Chapter 36: Monkey Demon, Water Style Rasengan (Seeking monthly ticket for follow-up reading)
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Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Xuan Yi's figure flickered forward along the riverbank.
Suddenly, he stopped. Not far ahead lay a corpse.
It was an enemy's.
He bypassed the corpse and continued forward, and not long after, he saw a chaotic battlefield with traces of Fire Release and two more corpses.
Xuan Yi didn't know how the three dead enemies compared to the Ice Release Ninja he had dealt with, but to be able to kill three out of seven attacking enemies, Sarutobi Shinnosuke's strength was very impressive.
And at this time, Sarutobi Shinnosuke was only twelve or thirteen years old.
He was Chunin level, but he probably already possessed Jonin strength.
...
Behind a large rock.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke was panting heavily.
There were still four enemies, and he was about to collapse.
If he retreated any further, he would reach the mining area.
"Xuan Yi is probably being held back by a powerful enemy, and so is Sakumo Hatake."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke mused to himself, "It seems I can only retreat into the mining area and execute the second plan."
Just then, two Kirigakure Ninjas charged out from left and right, simultaneously throwing Shuriken.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke vanished from his spot in a flash, dodging the Shuriken.
Clang clang clang!
Sarutobi Shinnosuke held a kunai in each hand, fending off the two Kirigakure Ninjas' frenzied attacks.
After more than ten exchanges, Sarutobi Shinnosuke grunted, was kicked away, and tumbled continuously across the river surface.
Boom boom boom!
The river surface exploded.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke leaped into the air, his body moving like a rabbit and a falcon, barely avoiding the Kirigakure Ninja's attack and landing on the bank, hands pressed to the ground.
Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!
An earth wall rose, and with a roar, two streams of water slammed against it.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke kept moving his feet, quickly retreating.
The four Kirigakure Ninjas pursued, moving in an interlocking pattern, launching continuous attacks on Sarutobi Shinnosuke, steadily closing in on the mining area.
They had considered leaving some people to delay Sarutobi Shinnosuke while others bypassed him to destroy the mining area.
But Sarutobi Shinnosuke's strength made them dare not do so.
They had underestimated Sarutobi Shinnosuke before, which led to heavy losses.
Now, they had to eliminate Sarutobi Shinnosuke, who was already at the end of his rope, no matter what.
...
Boom!
Fire Release against Water Release, water vapor permeated the air.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke immediately gritted his teeth and took the opportunity to retreat again.
But it wasn't long before he was blocked again, this time surrounded from front and back.
"Not much Chakra left..."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke panted, then put his finger into his mouth.
Crack!
Sarutobi Shinnosuke bit his finger.
Summoning Jutsu!
The four Kirigakure Ninjas lunged forward simultaneously.
Bang!
A huge cloud of smoke rose.
The Kirigakure Ninjas' blades sliced into the smoke, producing the sound of metal clashing.
"What?"
The Kirigakure Ninjas' expressions changed.
The next moment, the smoke dispersed, and a tall ape appeared before their eyes.
The ape was currently blocking two blades with its arms, while directly enduring the other two blades.
Even so, its skin wasn't even broken.
On the shoulder of the ape king, Sarutobi Shinnosuke was already weak: "Enma, it's up to you!"
"Understood!"
Enma spread his arms, and the two Kirigakure Jonin retreated accordingly.
The other two Kirigakure Ninjas also immediately leaped back, but Enma immediately caught up to one of them, sending him flying with a single punch, silencing him.
Enma was about to chase the other slow-retreating Kirigakure Ninja when Shuriken flew in.
The incredibly defensive Enma was naturally not afraid, but these Shuriken were heading straight for Sarutobi Shinnosuke on his shoulder, so Enma could only give up the chase and dodge.
Just then, Xuan Yi arrived and immediately formed hand signs without hesitation.
Genjutsu: Darkness Technique!
Instantly, the three Kirigakure Ninjas' vision was stripped away.
"Be careful, there's someone else!"
"It's a Genjutsu!"
The three Kirigakure Ninjas shouted.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke was overjoyed: "It's Xuan Yi!"
He quickly raised his hand and threw Shuriken. Although they didn't have much power, they could interfere with the three Kirigakure Ninjas, whose whooshing sounds forced them to abandon their hand signs and instead block the Shuriken with their Ninja blades.
After completing Darkness Genjutsu, Xuan Yi continued to form hand signs.
Water Release: Water Surge!
Water vapor condensed, water droplets gathered into a stream, and the stream spun rapidly upwards, then swept towards the three Kirigakure Ninjas like a flood.
The three Kirigakure Ninjas heard the sound, ignoring their current lack of vision.
Based on their visual memory from before losing sight, they all leaped into the air.
All three avoided the sweeping water current.
But while they were busy dodging, Enma seized the opportunity.
Bang!
One person was sent flying by Enma's punch before he could even land.
Xuan Yi arrived with the current, leaped up, and a Rasengan condensed in his right hand.
Water Release: Rasengan!
Yes, Rasengan had Water Release nature transformation added to it.
Xuan Yi's target was another Kirigakure Jonin.
This Jonin was in the air. Hearing the whooshing sound, he swung his blade down, and it precisely collided with the Rasengan in Xuan Yi's hand.
The two paused for a moment in mid-air, the Rasengan broke open, and the water vortex enveloped the Kirigakure Ninja, carrying him down from the air with a bang to hit a tree trunk.
Xuan Yi followed like a shadow, delivering a knee strike that accurately hit the Kirigakure Ninja's neck.
With a crunch, the Kirigakure Ninja's head slumped limply.
At this moment, the last Kirigakure Ninja finally dispelled the Genjutsu and immediately chose to retreat and escape.
"Leave him to me!"
Xuan Yi let out a low cry, forming hand signs as he leaped up, using Speed Boost.
Instantly, his speed surged, startling Sarutobi Shinnosuke on Enma's shoulder.
Watching Water Release against Water Release, easily dealing with the escaping Kirigakure Ninja, even Enma couldn't help but say, "This kid is quite extraordinary!"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke smiled and nodded: "Xuan Yi is indeed very powerful. His Water Release is unique in the Village; no one should be better than him."
Xuan Yi returned and said, "Senior, I'll go support the others!"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke nodded, and just as he was about to speak, a voice came: "No need!"
Swish swish swish~~
Sakumo Hatake, Akimichi Dozo, Yamanaka Kei, and Nara Kakuto appeared one after another.
"Teacher!"
Xuan Yi smiled, also letting out a sigh of relief.
It seemed this time, despite the scare, there was no danger.
"Shin'nosuke, are you alright!"
Akimichi Dozo and the other two asked one after another.
Enma transformed into a puff of smoke and dispelled the summoning. Sarutobi Shinnosuke smiled, "I'm fine, just a bit low on Chakra."
"Xuan Yi, Langyi is injured. Go help him with his healing."
Sakumo Hatake said to Shita.
"Understood!"
Xuan Yi immediately left.
He headed to the camp outside the mine.
Xuan Yi arrived at Uchiha Namiichi's room and saw Uchiha Namiichi lying down, with bandages wrapped around his waist.
"Xuan Yi."
Uchiha Namiichi forced a smile: "I'm troubling you again."
Xuan Yi stepped forward, untied the bandage to examine it, and smiled: "It's fine, just a flesh wound, no internal organ damage."
"We are comrades who entrust our backs to each other, there's no need to be so polite."
"Wait a moment, I'll go get something. Your wound needs to be cleaned before healing."
With that, Xuan Yi returned to his room to get his backpack.
On the other side.
As soon as Xuan Yi's main body left, his clone met up with Sakumo Hatake and the others, carrying the unconscious Kirigakure Ninja.
"Teacher, this guy is a Kirigakure Ninja with the Ice Release Bloodline Limit."
Xuan Yi threw down the captive.
"A Bloodline Limit Ninja!"
Nara Kakuto and the others exclaimed in surprise.
"This guy..."
Looking at the captive on the ground, Akimichi Dozo said, "He should be a Jonin, right?"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke was secretly surprised: "The Yuki Clan of the Hidden Mist Village doesn't have many members. At this age, his strength must not be weak. He was indeed held back by a powerful enemy earlier."
"But to be able to capture him alive, Xuan Yi is truly becoming more and more astonishing."