It took less than ten seconds for Seimei to arrive near Uchiha Sorata. His teammate was facing a B-rank giant mantis-like chakra beast and a B-rank, four-legged, five-meter-tall, big, water-type dire wolf chakra beast all on his own.
From the looks of it, Sorata didn't seem to be in trouble. But the chakra beasts were, especially the water-attributed Dire Wolf. It had numerous cuts and deep wounds on its limbs and all over its body.
These lacerations and wounds hampered its mobility severely. The only reason it was still alive was the giant mantis, which was occupying the majority of Uchiha Sorata's attention now.
Its hard exoskeleton was tough to penetrate, after all. Plus, Sorata had to be careful of its mandibles, sharp scythe-like forelimbs, and deadly wind-type innate skills.
So, as a good teammate and comrade, Seimei decided to take out the already injured Dire Wolf and minimize his burdens.
To do this, Seimei decided to try a new Wind Release Jutsu he invented that was fast, sharp, incredibly deadly, and almost impossible to dodge within short to medium ranges.
Seimei formed two single-handed hand seals as soon as he entered the area within a ten-meter radius of the Dire Wolf, and swiftly gathered the wind chakra in front of him.
Wind Release: Tearing Beast Fangs
The wind chakra formed three curved, two-meter-long, fang-like blades that kept rotating, surrounding each other to form a drill-shaped, sharp conical point at the front.
Then, it rocketed toward the Dire Wolf so fast that the wolf didn't even get enough time to move its neck and look at the drill made of three curved, fang-like wind constructs.
The Jutsu hit the chakra beast at its ribs and drilled in while shredding skin, muscles, bones, and internal organs, causing mists made of blood to spray into the air.
"Awoooooooo"
The Dire Wolf let out a painful howl and tried to create a protective membrane around its body to stop the Jutsu's advance. But it was clearly too late for that now.
Within less than half a second, the wind fangs turned the ribs and flesh of the beast into mushy powder. It left a large gaping hole in the beast's body. The hole was so big and bloody that it almost caused the wolf's forelimbs and head to be separated from its body.
Thud~
The corpse of the Dire Wolf fell heavily on the ground with a loud thud.
Seeing its companion's death, the mantis chakra beast's attack on Uchiha Sorata became even more frenzied.
It was a B-rank beast, and it still had some basic intelligence.
It understood that if it wasted any more time here, it would surely die under the assault of these two humans.
So, it aimed to injure the black-haired human, who was Uchiha Sorata, as quickly as possible and retreat swiftly, even if it meant getting hurt in the process.
At least, its life would be preserved.
However, its thoughts and actions were futile.
Uchiha Sorata, who was no longer under the pressure of a two-way siege, launched a fierce Kenjutsu assault on the mantis, cleanly cutting one of its scythe-like forelimbs with a decisive sword strike using the Uchiha-style Kenjutsu: Dance of the Sun Halo.
"Screeeeeeeeeech"
The mantis screeched in pain as the fire chakra that enveloped Sorata's short sword kept burning its wound. The wounded chakra beast couldn't help but be distracted for a few seconds.
And Uchiha Sorata, a seasoned Jonin, knew how to take advantage of a distracted opponent.
Sorata used a C-rank Ninjutsu, Wind Release: Gale Palm, to disrupt the balance of the mantis chakra beast further. Then, he decisively decapitated the beast with one clean sword strike.
From cutting off the beast's forelimb to making its head fly in the air, Uchiha Sorata did all this within five seconds.
Such combat prowess showed that even though he was a Jonin, his strength had already reached the threshold of a true Elite Jonin-level ninja of Konoha.
Although he looked a bit disheveled, he had no visible injuries, signifying his incredible battle power and exceptional performance against the horde of beasts so far.
If everything went well and Sorata survived this ordeal, he would surely receive a promotion in the Shinobi ranks.
Excellent Uchiha indeed.
Plus, he cared deeply for his comrades, even though he was a bit of a quiet type—the typical Uchiha tsundere traits.
All in all, he was a guy worth befriending.
But now was not the time to think about that. Because his Tenseigan just detected Aburame Shoji, Hyuga Ginjo, and a samurai, whose name he didn't know, fighting one of the A-rank fire-attributed demon-type chakra beasts.
Wait a damn minute.
I didn't see this demon bastard at the beginning.
Where did it pop out from?
So, we have a total of five A-rank chakra beasts?
Oh no…they can't hold out against it for too long.
We need to help them, now.
Seimei ended his inner monologue and turned his head toward Sorata.
He said, "Let's go. I can sense Shoji, Ginjo, and another guy fighting a bipedal chakra beast that's radiating a lot of ominous energy."
"We need to reinforce them now. They can't hold out for long."
Hearing this, Uchiha Sorata's face turned solemn. He nodded and replied, "Let's go."
Seimei didn't waste any more time and used the Body Flicker Technique.
Sorata did the same and followed Seimei closely.
Two of them cut down all the random D-rank and C-rank chakra beasts that blocked their paths and moved toward Shoji and Ginjo.
When they arrived, they could see the samurai and Hyuga Ginjo in a bloodied and battered state. Their entire bodies were filled with countless burnt wounds that made each of their movements extremely painful.
Aburame Shoji's state wasn't any better. As a member of the Aburame clan, he mainly relied on insect swarms and several secret techniques employing poisonous insects to overwhelm his opponents.
However, against the scorching fire and healing ability of the A-rank Fire Demon, his poisons and most of the insect techniques couldn't do much.
Seimei could see a lot of charred insects all around the battle zone.
Still, thanks to his insect-made protection, Aburame Shoji didn't have too many burnt wounds.
"Jonin Sorata," said Seimei as he signaled him to distract the Fire Demon first. He still needed to treat the injuries on Hyuga Ginjo and the unknown samurai so their bodies wouldn't give out in the middle of the battlefield.
Uchiha Sorata nodded and decisively rushed forward while coating his short sword in sharp Wind Release chakra that greatly enhanced his blade's cutting power.
Sensing the incoming threat, the Fire Demon didn't continue to pursue the wounded ninjas. Instead, it extended its sharp, chakra-coated claws to meet the incoming blade.
Ding~
The claws and blade collided, letting out a deafening sound.
Soon, the demon and Uchiha Sorata engaged in close combat.
Meanwhile, Seimei created two shadow clones, each with 15,000 units of his chakra. One shadow clone stayed on guard to protect the injured ninjas and samurai from the unexpected dangers.
The other shadow clone swung both of his hands to wrap the three patients in multiple chakra threads, activated the Mystical Palm Technique, and channeled the potent Yang Release chakra through those threads to heal his allies' injuries and stabilize their conditions.
The real Seimei instructed the shadow clone that stood in guard, "Be careful of any ambushes, and protect the people receiving treatment and the clone treating them."
The clone nodded seriously and replied, "Got it. You go deal with that fiery thing."
Seimei let out a barely perceptible smirk and replied, "On it."
With that, he also dashed forward to support Uchiha Sorata and eliminate the A-rank Fire Demon as soon as possible.
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