"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
"Wind Release: Wind Cutter!"
"Water Release: Exploding Water Shockwave!"
Several shinobi closest to Yu Ye, still reeling in shock, launched their ninjutsu the instant he split their comrade in half.
In a flash, raging winds howled as torrential waters surged.
Crash—!
Water entwined with fierce gales, rolling forward like a monstrous tidal wave, threatening to swallow Yu Ye whole.
Yet Yu Ye didn't even turn his head.
He simply clenched his fist and slammed backward with brutal force.
BOOM!!
The air itself cracked like shattered glass, fractures spreading in every direction.
The shockwave erupted outward, forcibly freezing the raging torrent midair in an eerie, terrifying scene.
Three ninjutsu—
obliterated by a single punch.
In the next moment, Yu Ye turned around and stared at the collapsing water. A strange glint flickered in his eyes.
He raised both hands, pressing against empty space—
Then tore outward.
"Sea Quake."
Since his shock force had already reached the level where it could trigger earthquakes, creating a seaquake was only natural.
CRASH!!
The scattered water was violently ripped apart, shockwaves surging through it and reigniting its momentum!
In an instant, it reversed direction, transforming into a towering wave that crashed back toward the Kirigakure shinobi.
"What?!"
"He reflected the jutsu?!"
"You've got to be kidding me!"
The Mist shinobi were once again filled with disbelief.
The wave itself wasn't especially powerful.
But the fact that their own Water Release had been turned against them—
That was what truly horrified them.
Boom!!
The massive wave crashed down, engulfing everyone.
But shinobi of the Hidden Mist were intimately familiar with water. In an instant, they broke through the surge—none swept away, none injured.
And yet—
Yu Ye's figure appeared behind one of them once more.
A single punch fell.
RUMBLE!
Shock force detonated.
The shinobi didn't even have time to cry out before being crushed to death.
In his final moment, fear and despair filled his eyes.
Against Yu Ye's speed and overwhelming power, there was simply no time to react.
"Damn it! We can't fight like this!"
"At this rate, we'll lose!"
There had been nine elite chūnin.
Now, four were already dead.
The remaining five exchanged terrified glances.
Without hesitation, several of them activated their signature technique.
"Hidden Mist Technique!"
"Hidden Mist Technique!!"
Whooo—!
Dense white fog spread instantly, blanketing the battlefield.
Visibility vanished in an instant.
The mist was infused with chakra, reducing vision to near zero—even one's own hand couldn't be seen.
Yu Ye frowned slightly, but showed no fear.
Blocking vision—so what?!
In the next instant, Yu Ye bent forward slightly, crossed his arms before his chest, then smashed them outward to both sides.
BOOM!!
The white mist on either side exploded apart as if it were solid air.
Shockwaves roared outward, and muffled groans of pain echoed faintly from within the fog.
"Heh."
Yu Ye's lips curved upward. Locking onto the direction of the sound, he clenched his fist and struck.
Shock Release: Monstrous Strength!
BOOM!!
An even more violent shockwave erupted.
A shinobi hiding within the mist—just about to launch a sneak attack—was struck head-on.
His entire body convulsed uncontrollably.
In the very next moment, an even stronger shockwave slammed into him.
The fear in his eyes turned to despair.
Pff!
He spat out a mouthful of blood as cracking sounds echoed from his body—bones snapping one after another.
He collapsed to the ground, his fate unknown.
"This mist is annoying."
Judging by the result, Yu Ye had likely killed another. His gaze flickered, brows knitting slightly.
The Hidden Mist Technique was already dispersed by nature—his shockwaves couldn't simply blow it away.
In that case—
Taking a deep breath, Yu Ye spread his hands and pressed them against the ground.
"Shock Release: Earth Tremor Technique!"
BOOM!!
The ground roared violently, rippling like ocean waves before splitting apart inch by inch.
Instantly, movements were revealed from multiple directions.
"Good."
Yu Ye smiled faintly.
His figure flickered—
And vanished into the white mist.
Meanwhile…
The battle between Might Dai and Hōzuki Mugetsu raged fiercely.
Though Mugetsu was only a jōnin, his Hōzuki Clan's Water Transformation (Suiton: Sui no Jutsu). made him extremely difficult to damage with taijutsu unless his chakra was completely drained.
Might Dai, on the other hand, was only a genin—
But the Eight Gates were no joke.
Even opening just the Sixth Gate allowed him to unleash terrifying power. In this state, Might Dai was qualified to fight even a typical Kage-level opponent.
As a result—
Might Dai was completely suppressing Mugetsu.
And because of that, he hadn't opened the Seventh Gate.
The backlash of opening the Gates depended on the user's physical conditioning.
Might Guy could eventually open the Eighth Gate, so opening the Sixth Gate only caused fatigue, and even the Seventh wouldn't cripple him.
But Might Dai was different.
The Seventh Gate was his limit.
Opening it wouldn't kill him—but it would tear his muscles apart, leaving him severely injured.
Simply put, this was not yet Dai's peak.
"You're really that confident the kid can win?" Mugetsu asked calmly, despite being pressured, trying to distract Dai.
Might Dai was slightly distracted.
Yu Ye's side of the battlefield was now completely obscured by mist.
But the constant rumbling reassured him.
That thunderous震动—
That was Yu Ye's power.
"Of course I'm sure," Dai declared.
"He's the most outstanding prodigy I've ever seen! And right now, the one you should be worried about is—yourself!"
With the overwhelming aura of the Sixth Gate surging around him, even Dai's words carried immense pressure.
"Is that so?" Mugetsu sneered.
"Impressive, sure. But he's still just a child. Under Kirigakure's signature technique, even the strongest shinobi risk having their throats cut by an invisible blade!"
Mugetsu's words stirred Dai's concern.
That white mist truly was dangerous.
Without vision, Yu Ye might be flailing blindly—inevitably exposing an opening.
Gritting his teeth, Dai's attacks grew even more ferocious, intent on ending Mugetsu quickly.
But Mugetsu's lips curled in a look of triumph.
He could tell—
This state couldn't last for Dai.
And reckless attacks consumed even more stamina.
If it dragged on, victory would be his.
Yet—
As the two clashed violently—
From within the white mist, all sound suddenly vanished.
No more shockwaves.
No more explosions.
Only silence.
Utter, deathly silence.
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