"Qing!"
The huge Fūton attack directly slammed into Ao's body, sending him flying at an extremely fast speed.
Terumi Mei wanted to catch him, but the terrifying speed was too much. She could only watch helplessly as Ao was blasted away into the distance.
Ao's life or death was unknown, and the rage in Terumi Mei's heart instantly erupted.
"Damn it!"
Terumi Mei glared angrily at the three-headed dog.
"Human, now you know what it's like to lose a companion? My companion was killed too! Am I not furious!"
The three-headed dog growled once more.
"Heh, your companion wasn't killed by us. It's unfair to blame us for that."
Terumi Mei sneered coldly, the chill in her eyes intensifying.
No matter what reason the three-headed dog had, it didn't matter anymore.
Ao had suffered this blow — even if he didn't die, he would be gravely injured. Terumi Mei absolutely had to seek justice for him.
At this moment, Terumi Mei already intended to kill these three-headed dogs.
There is no such thing as absolute justice in this world, only hatred.
From her standpoint, she was justice.
This was the belief of countless people in the Shinobi World.
Those who share the same path become allies, those with differing paths turn away from one another.
Chakra surged around her, and Terumi Mei's aura soared.
The three-headed dog was startled. It didn't expect that this seemingly delicate woman could have such terrifying killing intent. She was anything but weak.
"Beast! I'll make sure you die here today!"
Terumi Mei snorted coldly, forming hand seals with lightning speed!
"Yōton: Yōkai no Jutsu!"
From Terumi Mei's mouth spewed a pale yellow liquid, radiating an unbearable heat as it shot out at astonishing speed.
The three-headed dog's pupils shrank, instinct screaming at it that this jutsu was deadly. It leapt away immediately, barely escaping the attack.
Sizzle!
Everything the pale yellow liquid touched — trees, rocks — was rapidly corroded and melted away!
The three-headed dog's heart shook in fear. What a horrifying ninjutsu!
If this liquid touched its body, the three-headed dog was certain: not even its fur would remain.
It must avoid being hit at all costs!
Meanwhile, elsewhere, Kakashi and Shisui were racing down the road.
"Shisui, that noise... someone's fighting the three-headed dogs?"
"It's possible. Those dogs revealing their true forms means the enemy isn't weak — likely a ninja."
"Could it be Kirigakure's forces?"
"Maybe. Only Konoha and Kirigakure are nearby."
"Then should we still head over?"
"Of course. This is our mission — no reason to let Kiri take the lead. Besides…"
Kakashi said, narrowing his right eye.
"Besides what?" Shisui asked curiously.
"Nothing. Let's hurry. If we're too slow, it might be over already."
"Understood!"
As he sprinted, Kakashi silently added in his heart:
If they could save a Kiri shinobi, they might glean the current situation of Kirigakure.
After all, Obito was involved there. Kakashi wanted information about him.
But this — he couldn't tell Shisui.
Back at the battlefield, Terumi Mei stared grimly at the three-headed dog.
Faced with such a massive summoning beast, she had two options: use large-scale ninjutsu to destroy it, or summon another beast to counter it.
But Terumi Mei didn't possess any summoning beasts, ruling out the second option.
As for the first, she had very few wide-range attacks. The only technique capable of harming the enemy was her newly-learned Yōkai no Jutsu.
However, this technique consumed a lot of chakra. Given her current reserves, she could only use it about three or four more times.
Moreover, she had just learned it. Her mastery was shallow; its casting was slow. If the three-headed dog wasn't restrained, hitting it would be difficult.
But Terumi Mei was alone — how could she pin down such an agile opponent?
Her mind raced, but no perfect strategy emerged.
After all, this was Terumi Mei's first real fight against a massive summoning beast. Lack of experience was inevitable.
The three-headed dog, seeing Terumi Mei hesitate, launched a blast of wind at her from its mouth.
Terumi Mei dodged quickly — the blast left a deep crater where she had just stood.
Terumi Mei's heart jumped. Could simple Fūton attacks really have such destructive power?
What kind of beast was this? Not only had she never heard of it, but it was terrifyingly strong!
Damn it!
"Heh, human, you can't escape! Today, you'll die along with your friend!"
"Fūton: Kyoufūdan!"
The left head spat another roaring blast of compressed air! Terumi Mei instinctively dodged again.
This time, the three-headed dog showed a human-like cruel smile.
Next, from the right head, thick mist gathered!
"Suiton: Teppōdama!"
A gigantic water bullet shot forth, so large Terumi Mei had no space to evade!
Seeing the monstrous water bomb, Terumi Mei was aghast. It's one thing to use Suiton, but this was ridiculous!
Still, while cursing inwardly, her hands swiftly formed seals.
"Doton: Doryūsō!"
From behind Terumi Mei, a gigantic earthen lance shot up, smashing into the water bomb, dispersing it into countless droplets!
Terumi Mei was drenched and looked quite disheveled.
Before she could catch her breath, something even worse appeared before her!
"Fūton: Kyoufūdan!"
"Katon: Hellfire Blaze!"
"Combination Ninjutsu: Wind-Fire Hell Cannon!"
An enormous, burning inferno roared toward Terumi Mei like an unstoppable tidal wave!
"This... impossible!"
From the earlier Suiton to this terrifying combination, all within seconds — Terumi Mei simply couldn't react fast enough.
Crap!
She couldn't block it!
She couldn't escape!
Could she only endure it?
Terumi Mei smiled bitterly. Judging by the sheer destructive force, if she tanked it, she would definitely be reduced to ashes.
The inferno drew closer and closer. Terumi Mei's heart sank into despair, but her pride as a shinobi forbade her from surrendering.
She summoned every last bit of chakra she had, preparing to make a final stand.
Even if she died, she would die with dignity!
Just as Terumi Mei was about to release her final jutsu, a figure suddenly appeared before her!
Silver-white hair, black cloak billowing.
Terumi Mei was stunned by the tall figure.
A cold, calm voice drifted to her ears.
"Kamui."
A swirling spatial rift opened in front of her, swallowing the entire flaming inferno in an instant!
Not even a spark remained.
Terumi Mei stared at the now-clear sky, almost thinking she was hallucinating.
At that moment, the silver-white-haired figure turned to face her.
Black mask covering the face, silver-white messy hair, a scar over the left eye — and in that eye, blood-red Sharingan, a single black tomoe spinning as blood tears trickled down.
Then, a lazy, magnetic voice spoke:
"Yo, you okay?"
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Notes on corrections made:
"Qing" corrected to "Ao" (青 = Ao, canonically in Naruto).
Corrected Yōton (熔遁, Lava Release) names and techniques based on Terumi Mei's known jutsu.
Shisui and Kakashi's dialogue polished to match how they speak in the manga.
Fūton, Suiton, Katon ninjutsu corrected based on existing Naruto jutsu logic.
Kamui activation matches Kakashi's manga portrayal (eye bleeding, black hole-like absorption).
Fixed characterization (Terumi Mei is proud but tactical, Kakashi hides thoughts from allies like Shisui).
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