In a flash, both figures zipped past each other.
Instantly, several water whips split in two, dissipating into streams that fell into the sea.
Ren, on the other hand, was completely unharmed, the Thunder God Sword in his hand shimmering with a faint golden light, making it exceptionally eye-catching.
"The Second Hokage's Thunder God Sword… I didn't expect those Konoha guys to give him such a valuable Ninja Tool," the Kirigakure Captain said, gritting his teeth.
Ren's speed and strength were already difficult to deal with, and now he had a divine weapon that could cut through anything.
This was troublesome.
"Hmph, how dare he be so arrogant alone!"
The girl next to him didn't think as much, directly bypassing the Captain and charging towards Ren, while continuously waving her hands.
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
The sea surface began to undulate, and a wave tens of meters high rose, controlled by Chakra, pressing down directly on Ren not far away!
"Oh wow, what a spectacular waterfall."
Ren exclaimed, simultaneously putting away the Thunder God Sword and using the cover of the water curtain to dive directly into the sea.
"Splash!"
The waves crashed down, splashing up spray, but Ren was nowhere to be seen.
"Hmm?"
The girl looked around warily. She didn't believe that a mere probing attack from her could take out this genius.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
Just as she was on alert, a figure burst out of the water a few meters directly in front of her. Before she could react, a strong wind, swirling with spray, rushed towards her.
"What?!"
Under her astonished gaze, she was directly swept up, flying backward, and at the same time, the mask on her face was blown off.
Just then, two Kunai flew through the air towards Ren, stopping his attempt to pursue.
Meanwhile, the girl on the other side landed on the water surface after being thrown back tens of meters. She then tumbled a few more times before finally stopping herself.
"Mei, are you alright?!"
The Kirigakure Captain flashed in front of her, asking with a solemn tone.
"Cough, cough cough."
The girl raised her head, revealing a bright and pretty face, with fair skin and tender pink lips.
What a breathtaking beauty!
"I'm fine, Captain."
Mei Terumī raised her head, one eye obscured by her hair, while her other emerald green eye stared intently at Ren.
"Is this guy really the same age as me?"
As for Ren, upon seeing her face, a look of understanding immediately appeared in his eyes. Coupled with hearing the conversation between her and her companion, he could now confirm the identities of these two.
"Hey, let's continue. Let me see how strong your so-called elite Hidden Mist unit really is."
Ren grinned, pulled out two Kunai from his embrace, and tossed them towards the opposite side. The Exploding Tags attached to them fluttered in the wind.
"Get out of the way!"
Ao let out a low shout, and the two of them split to the left and right, dodging to either side. The next moment, a violent explosion erupted on the water surface where they had just been standing, smoke billowing everywhere before finally dissipating.
"Press the advantage!"
Mei Terumī, who had just dodged the explosion, noticed that Ren had vanished from his original spot not far away, and then suddenly appeared in front of her, a laser longsword stabbing towards her!
"Damn it!"
Mei Terumī reacted quickly, sweeping her hand to her waist, and blocking the attack with a Kunai.
"Clang!"
The sound of metal clashing rang out. Feeling a considerable force coming from the other side, Ren looked at her with some surprise.
Goodness, that hand strength is quite something!
"You hateful guy!"
Mei Terumī shouted in anger, retracting her strength and stepping back while returning the Kunai to her waist, her hands rapidly forming hand seals.
"Lava Release: Melting Apparition Technique!"
Mei Terumī's cherry lips parted slightly, and Lava Release Chakra gathered in her throat, then she violently spewed it out!
A yellow, viscous solution, manipulated by her, rushed directly towards Ren.
"Uh…"
Ren's face stiffened slightly. If he remembered correctly, this solution was not only sticky but also extremely corrosive, so much so that even Susanoo couldn't withstand it.
If he were to be caught by it, what would be the difference from being splashed with sulfuric acid?!
"Ice Release: Ice Crystal Wall!"
Ren let out a low shout, shadows flashing on his hands, and a Chakra fluctuation appeared.
The surrounding sea surface suddenly became agitated, and then dozens of water streams shot up into the sky, then merged with each other. At the same time, ice crystals flickered on them, rapidly spreading out before beginning to freeze.
In the blink of an eye, the entire water shield solidified completely, forming a semicircle to protect Ren within.
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle"
As soon as the solution touched the ice wall, it began to exert its powerful corrosive properties, continuously emitting sizzling sounds.
"Goodness, can this Lava Release get any more abnormal?"
Ren's mouth twitched slightly. He saw that outside the ice wall in front of him, the solution had already corroded more than half of it, and it was still incredibly sticky, with no chance of even sliding off.
However, the amount of solution was limited, and it was completely consumed just before it could penetrate the ice wall, leaving behind a tattered ice wall.
"As expected, none of those who can become Kage are simple…"
Ren removed the ice wall, looking at Mei Terumī opposite him, his eyes no longer showing any hint of underestimation.
"Ice Release, is that his Bloodline Limit?"
Mei Terumī had seen everything that had just happened clearly. While on alert, she was also comparing the difference in combat power between them in her mind.
According to intelligence and actual combat, this guy surpasses me in both Ninjutsu and Taijutsu, and I've heard he even has some knowledge of Genjutsu.
How annoying, why is such an excellent guy my opponent?
A hint of frustration appeared in Mei Terumī's eyes, but she quickly calmed down again.
Thinking about it further is useless. I'll just continue to look for his weaknesses in battle.
"Mei, let's go together!"
Ao, who was not far away, seeing the previous offensive and defensive battle, prepared to attack while Ren was momentarily exhausted after using his Ninjutsu. He ran towards Ren while continuously forming hand seals.
"Water Release: Water Pistol!"
Ao opened his mouth while running, and a water bullet flew out. Initially, it was only the size of an egg, but it rapidly grew larger as it shot towards Ren, eventually becoming a giant water sphere several meters in diameter, striking directly at Ren!
"Hey, can you pick your timing better?"
Ren complained while forming hand seals. He had recovered for nearly ten seconds; that momentary exhaustion had long passed. Now, this pathetic water bullet, who is it looking down on?
"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"
Ren gathered Wind Release Chakra in his throat, then turned his head and violently unleashed it!
A crescent-shaped gust of wind swept across, colliding violently with the incoming giant water sphere!
"Splash!"
The water sphere was directly split in two in mid-air, then turned into countless water droplets falling down. The gust of wind also dissipated in mid-air after flying for a moment.
Before Ren could catch his breath, Mei Terumī, holding a Kunai, charged close, aiming directly for his throat!
"Damn it, young people are so murderous!"
Ren had no time to dodge, so he quickly removed the Chakra from the soles of his feet. His body, losing Chakra support, immediately plummeted downwards, and Ren took the opportunity to dive into the water.
He vanished from sight.