After Yukina destroyed the medical supplies the Konoha shinobi had been escorting, Shinosuke was consumed by rage. Without a second thought, he broke off his battle with Kengetsu and vanished in an instant, using the Shunshin no Jutsu.
Kengetsu smirked and gave chase, his footsteps barely whispering against the ground. In one fluid motion, he snatched a handful of shuriken and hurled them toward Shinosuke, the metal blades slicing through the air with lethal precision.
"SWISH!, SWISH!, SWISH!, SWISH!, SWISH!"
"THUD!, THUD!, THUD!, THUD!, THUD!"
Shinosuke effortlessly evaded the incoming shuriken and surged forward at full speed, not breaking his momentum.
When he finally arrived and saw Yukina standing beside the burning carriage, her katana gripped in her right hand and a bloodthirsty smirk curling across her lips, his eyes narrowed with cold, seething anger.
'She must be the one who destroyed the medical supplies. I'll kill her right here and now.'
Shinosuke quickly began executing a rapid series of hand seals.
"Fire Release Dragon Flame Bomb Barrage."
"WHOOSH!, WHOOSH!, WHOOSH!, WHOOSH!, WHOOSH!"
Shinosuke exhaled a raging torrent of flames, the inferno twisting and coiling into colossal eastern dragon heads. With blazing eyes and roaring maws, the fiery dragons surged forward, hurtling toward Yukina with overwhelming speed and destructive force.
Yukina's smirk widened, almost unnaturally, as the massive eastern dragon heads—formed entirely of roaring flames—hurtled toward her with devastating speed and force.
'Handsome and skilled… exactly my type. I should just kidnap him and have some fun with him.'
Without a flicker of hesitation, she bent her knees and launched herself high into the air, ascending straight toward the oncoming inferno.
"Fire Cutter Sword."
Yukina raised her katana high above her head, gripping it firmly with both hands. In one fluid motion, she brought it down in a series of swift, precise arcs, cleaving through the oncoming eastern dragon heads of fire and slicing each one cleanly in half.
Shinosuke's eyes widened in shock, and he let out a sharp yell.
"Extend Sarugi."
The staff Shinosuke wielded shot forward at incredible speed toward Yukina. Her eyes widened as her hidden sense warned her of the attack, and she activated her Hydrification Kekkei Genkai just in time.
"SPLASH!"
Shinosuke scoffed at the sight, his eyes chilling as he muttered under his breath.
I'm getting sick of those damn Hozuki clan bastards.
"BZBZBZBZBZ!"
Shinosuke didn't waste another second. He channeled his chakra into his staff, which crackled violently as arcs of blue lightning danced along its length. The air around him seemed to hum with raw power.
Yukina's eyes widened as the staff electrified her sending jolts of searing pain coursing through her body. She let out a piercing scream that echoed across the battlefield.
"THUD!"
Yukina fell to the ground as blue lightning sparks danced around her, her body completely paralyzed.
Shinosuke lunged toward her, his staff crackling with lightning chakra, blue sparks writhing along it like serpents.
He hoisted the staff high above his head, ready to crush Yukina's skull and end her in an instant.
But at that moment, Sarugi shouted at Shinosuke.
"Shinosuke dodge quickly."
Without hesitation, Shinosuke rolled to the side just in time, narrowly dodging multiple compressed water bullets hurtling toward him from behind.
Kengetsu suddenly shunshined in front of Yukina, a wide, unsettling smile stretching across his face.
"Yukina, you did well."
Shinosuke gritted his teeth as his eyes locked onto Kengetsu. He assumed his bo-jutsu stance, every muscle coiled and ready to strike.
"Shinosuke, calm yourself! Don't let your emotions take control. You're an elite Jonin. We need to retreat—now! I can sense your subordinates falling, one by one."
Shinosuke's eyes widened at his words, and Sarugi pressed on.
"Right now, Konoha is at war with the other great hidden villages. Every shinobi is too valuable to lose. If you keep fighting, more of your subordinates will die—we underestimated the strength of Kirigakure's shinobi."
Shinosuke nodded solemnly, his gaze locking onto Kengetsu and Yukina. He murmured something under his breath to Sarugi, barely audible but heavy with intent.
"Sarugi, ready the Reverse Summoning Jutsu! I'm going in to rescue our subordinates."
Sarugi's eyes suddenly appeared on the staff and he replied.
"Understood, Shinosuke."
Without wasting another second, Shinosuke began executing a rapid series of hand seals. He drew in a deep breath, and with a forceful exhale, a thick, inky black smoke poured from his mouth, swirling ominously around him.
"Fire Release: Scorching Smoke Cloud Jutsu."
The massive black cloud of smoke surged forward, swallowing the space between Yukina and Kengetsu.
Yukina's eyes widened in shock as the massive black smoke cloud surged toward her and Kengetsu. Her body froze, unable to move, and in her mind, she silently cursed.
'Damn it… I'm still paralyzed. I can't move. No choice—I have to hold my breath. That smoke cloud could be poisonous. I'm not about to test my luck with it.'
Yukina drew in a sharp breath, holding it tightly—but before the smoke could engulf her, Kengetsu yanked her by the collar and sprinted them both far from the looming black cloud.
After dropping Yukina to the ground, Kengetsu crouched slightly and asked seriously.
"Yukina, can you pinpoint where that Konoha bastard is hiding?"
Hearing Kengetsu's question, Yukina closed her eyes and extended her sensory radius to its limit. Her eyes snapped open as she detected Shinosuke's chakra signature.
"Kengetsu-senpai! That Konoha Jonin is charging at Zabuza and the others. You need to head northwest from here!"
Kengetsu narrowed his eyes and nodded.
"Alright, hide here for now and focus on expelling the lightning chakra from your system. Once you've done that, catch up with us. In the meantime, I'll go chase that Konoha scum."
Yukina sighed and nodded her head obidiantly.
"Understood Kengetsu senpai."
Without saying another word, Kengetsu shunshined away.
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With Zabuza and the others.
A thick, choking mist enveloped the Konoha chunins as Zabuza and Ameyuri glided through it, their movements ghostly and silent, executing the deadly art of the silent killing technique to ambush their unsuspecting targets.
One of the Konoha chunin sensed two chakra signatures closing in from behind. Instinct took over—without a second thought, he ducked to the ground, simultaneously shoving his teammates down to safety.
"THUD!, THUD!, THUD!"
Zabuza growled in frustration as the Konoha chunins narrowly dodged his and Ameyuri's attacks. Without hesitation, the two vanished into the thick mist, disappearing from sight.
"Tsk… this is irritating. That bastard senses us even when we suppress our chakra—he can pinpoint our ambush."
Ameyuri nodded seriously, then, in the next moment, a wide, bloodthirsty smirk spread across her face as she examined the mist.
"I've got a plan—but I need us out of this mist to pull it off."
Zabuza raised his eyebrows upon hearing this and asked.
"What you are up to?"
Ameyuri giggled but didn't reply, instead she retreated gracefully.
With a sigh, Zabuza trailed after her.
After Ameyuri and Zabuza exited the mist, Mei walked toward them, followed by Hiro, Koko, and Yagura.
"Did you finished off those chunins?"
Before Zabuza could reply Ameyuri responded.
"No, we didn't. Among those chunins, there's an exceptionally skilled sensor—he can detect our chakra even when we suppress it. I have a plan to deal with them, so all of you stand back."
Mei and the others eyed Ameyuri with a mix of curiosity and caution, taking a few steps back.
With a loud clank, Ameyuri crossed her two katanas into an X-shape and began coating them with crackling blue lightning chakra.
"BZBZBZBZBZ!"
Ameyuri's two katanas erupted with blue lightning, the sparks intertwining and coiling around each other like snakes.
Ameyuri smirked coldly and muttered under her breath.
"Lightning Release: Shining Blue Lightning Waves Jutsu."
A surge of powerful blue lightning waves erupted from Ameyuri's twin katanas, and in the next instant, the mist around them ignited with crackling blue waves of lightning all over..
"AAGGGGHHHHH!"
A piercing scream of pain echoed from within the mist, and Zabuza and the others froze, startled by the sound.
Ameyuri turned to Zabuza and said.
"Zabuza, let's go. Those Konoha chunins should be paralyzed by now—we can finish them off."
Zabuza smirked, nodding sharply, his eyes blazing with bloodlust and raw excitement.
"WHOOSH!"
But at that moment, a strong gust of wind swept away the mist, and a shadowy silhouette sped toward the paralyzed Konoha chunins.
Ameyuri and the others froze, eyes widening in astonishment at the blinding speed of the silhouette.
Not far away, Kengetsu charged forward, hurling a flurry of shurikens with uncanny precision.
""SWISH!, SWISH!, SWISH, SWISH!, SWISH!"
Shinosuke didn't even flinch at the shurikens. With a smooth flip, he dodged them effortlessly, landing gracefully on the ground before sprinting toward his three paralyzed subordinates.
"Sarugi, grab one of them—I'll grab the other two."
"Right."
Suddenly, the tip of the staff transformed into a small, furry hand, grabbing one of the paralyzed Konoha chunins, while Shinosuke seized the other two with swift precision.
Kengetsu cursed under his breath as he watched Shinosuke rescuing the paralyzed Konoha chunins and vanish swiftly toward the west.
"Curse him."
Kengetsu spun toward Zabuza and the others, his voice cutting through the chaos as he yelled.
"Follow me, we can't let them escape."
At Kengetsu's command, Mei and the others surged forward, chasing after Shinosuke with Kengetsu close on their heels.
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With Mengetsu and Shingo
Mengetsu and Shingo lay flat on the ground, their chests heaving and sweat pouring down their faces.
Next to them, Shingo's puppets lay destroyed beyond repair.
Mengetsu looked at the Aburame clan shinobi with eyes full of hatred.
'Damn it! No matter how many I blast with explosive tags, these damn insects keep draining my chakra dry. I can't make a dent in their numbers!'
The Aburame clan shinobi drew two kunai from his pouch and addressed Mangetsu and Shingo.
"It's time for me to finish you off. Since my beetles have drained almost all of your chakra, you're now helpless."
"I could let my beetles drain your chakra completely… but you two killed my closest friends. No, I must kill you with my own hands to avenge them."
"Without a hint of hesitation, the Aburame clan shinobi launched two kunais straight at Mengetsu and Shingo, aiming for their foreheads with deadly speed and unerring precision."
"SWISH!, SWISH!"
Time seemed to stretch for Mengetsu as a kunai whistled through the air toward him.
'Is this how it ends for me? Am I really going to die here? I haven't become the strongest ninja swordsman of Kirigakure yet… It seems I've failed.'
"SWISH!, SWISH!"
"CLANK!, CLANK!"
Two shurikens were hurled from the corner; they curved midair and struck the two Kunais with deadly precision.
Mengetsu, Shingo, and the Aburame clan shinobi froze in surprise as, in the next instant, Yukina shunshined directly in front of Mengetsu and Shingo.
Yukina smirked toward Mengetsu and said.
"You look pathetic, Mengetsu. I'm disappointed in you. You always claimed you would become the greatest ninja swordsman in Kirigakure, but seeing you give up like this… with this attitude, you'll never reach your goal."
Mengetsu's eyes widened at her words. He met Yukina's gaze and saw her cold, piercing eyes locked onto him as she continued.
"Getting defeated is normal, you moron. There's nothing to be ashamed of—but giving up and accepting death? That's utterly pathetic."
Shingo, still sprawled on the ground, gazed at Yukina with eyes full of awe, feeling his heart race uncontrollably.
"She is a goddess."
However, Mengetsu lowered his head in shame, gritting his teeth in frustration.
After speaking, Yukina turned to the Aburame clan shinobi, her lips curling into a wide, bloodthirsty smirk.
"You must be incredibly strong to take down Mengetsu and Shingo… simultaneously."
The Aburame clan shinobi stood still, his gaze fixed on Yukina. He raised a single finger toward her and muttered something under his breath.
"Go."
"BBBBBZZZZZZZ!"
Countless beetles swarmed from the gourd he carried and erupted from his body, hurtling toward Yukina.
Yukina's eyes widened at the sight. In a swift motion, she grabbed a handful of kunais wrapped in explosive tags and hurled them toward the swarm of beetles.
"BOOM!, BOOM!, BOOM!, BOOM!"
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Hidden among the tree branches not far away, was another Yukina. She offered a faint, knowing smile and swiftly drew a cluster of shurikens from her pouch.
'I'm glad I learned that clone jutsu the Uchiha used against me. It wasn't hard to figure out with my hidden senses. The problem is, though… this jutsu drains so much chakra that I can only manage five clones at most.'
'It's time to finish him. Mengetsu and Shingo need medical attention—I can't waste another second on this guy.'
Yukina carefully drew a handful of shurikens from her pouch, she focused, channeling her chakra and infusing each blade with the swirling wind chakra nature.
The shurikens hummed softly, each encircled by blades of wind-shaped chakra that danced around them.
Hidden in the shadows, she observed the movements of the Aburame clan shinobi, her eyes narrowing as she calculated the perfect moment. Heart steady and breath measured, she waited for the exact instant when her target would be most vulnerable, ready to release the deadly weapons with precision that could slice through both defense and distraction.
As countless beetles swarmed from every direction around her clone, Yukina hurled the wind-infused shurikens with unwavering precision, each spinning blade slicing through the air without a hint of hesitation.
"SWISH!, SWISH!, SWISH!, SWISH!, SWISH!"
The shurikens twisted sharply in midair, spinning with lethal precision as they hurtled back toward the Aburame clan shinobi.
The Aburame clan shinobi dropped to the ground, narrowly dodging the whirling shurikens—but not all of them. One shuriken sliced through his gourd with a sharp snap before driving into his spine, pinning him in place.
"COUGH!, COUGH!"
The Aburame clan shinobi coughed violently, blood spilling from his mouth as waves of excruciating pain tore through his body.
'Did I get ambushed? My beetles should have warned me if someone was hiding nearby—they're extremely sensitive to chakra. This doesn't make any sense.'
"POOF!"
At that instant, a flurry of kunais sliced through the air, striking Yukina's clone with unerring precision. In a burst of white smoke, the clone disintegrated, leaving only a faint shimmer in the air where it had stood.
Shinosuke widened his eyes upon seeing this.
'Shadow Clone! How did this Kirigakure kunoichi learn the Shadow Clone Jutsu, it is the jutsu that the Second Hokage invented?'
His eyes sharpened, and he gritted his teeth in frustration.
An eye suddenly appeared on his staff, and Sarugi spoke to him.
"Don't do anything stupid, Shinosuke! That Kirigakure elite Jonin is closing in on us with six other Chunin. We need to retreat now, or you and your remaining subordinates will die here."
Shinosuke nodded reluctantly, then surged forward toward the Aburame clan shinobi.
Another small hand sprouted from Shinosuke's staff, gripping the Aburame clan shinobi by the collar.
"AAGGGGHHHHH!"
"Shinosuke-senpai."
"Don't speak Shinoba save your strength."
Before Shinosuke could respond, Kengetsu, Yukina, and the others closed in, surrounding him from every direction.
Yukina gave Shinosuke a charming smile and said.
"You're not leaving just yet, handsome… we haven't had our fun."
Zabuza and the others broke into sweat at Yukina's words, but Kengetsu couldn't help bursting into laughter.
"Yukina-chan, you're still too young for this. Wait until you're older."
Yukina's elegant eyebrows twitched in annoyance as she muttered curses under her breath.
'Why I am still in a child's body I want to have fun with men and feel them inside of me this is not fair curse you god.'
Shinosuke ignored Yukina, narrowing his eyes as he scanned for an escape route, but Kengetsu's bloodthirsty smirk made him pause.
"Nowhere for you to run Shinosuke it is time for you to die."
Shinosuke cursed under his breath and readied himself for battle, but at that moment, he and the rest of the Konoha shinobi vanished in a white puff of smoke.
"PUFF!"
Kengetsu cursed under his breath upon seeing this.
'Damn it! That was a golden opportunity to kill Shinosuke… but at least we succeeded in our mission.'
After calming down he looked at his team and said.
"Seal the corpses. Check the injured and administer first aid to anyone who needs it. We need to move out immediately—before Konoha sends reinforcements. Let's go!"
Yukina and the others nodded, then quickly went to check on Mengetsu and Shingo, while sealing the corpses.
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