"You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit. It's all the same if I cripple you and take you back. Hidden Mist Technique..."
As soon as the leading man prepared to fight, he immediately unleashed this silent assassination Ninjutsu. However, he didn't know that Uchiha Nagi had already activated his Mangekyo and was once again secretly learning from him... The Hidden Mist Technique was used by Zabuza when he fought Kakashi, a Ninjutsu that created a thick fog. The Ninjutsu was filled with trace amounts of Chakra, and even if blown away by Wind Release, it would quickly reform.
Because the fog was filled with trace amounts of Chakra, the Sharingan couldn't distinguish the caster's position, essentially isolating their vision. This was why Kakashi, even with his three-tomoe Sharingan, chose to play defense.
However, if it were the Byakugan, it would be a different story. The Byakugan's properties were similar to X-ray vision, directly revealing the caster's location.
"Hmm, next up, it wouldn't happen to be the Silent Killing Technique, would it?" Uchiha Nagi chuckled.
The Silent Killing Technique was a technique that complemented the Hidden Mist Technique, allowing one to move silently within a dense fog. In the absence of fog, it was useless as one's eyes would immediately spot them, but in a thick fog, it was an absolute trump card.
"Hmph, do you think your eyes are Byakugan? Hands, feet, head, which one do you want me to cut off first?"
The voice came from all directions. The leading Ninja had clearly entered a state of readiness, preparing to launch an attack. The few people who had accompanied him also infiltrated the dense fog and began their assault.
Whoosh—
Several shuriken and Kunai flew rapidly towards Uchiha Nagi and Kimimaro, clearly showing they had no intention of sparing the child with him.
Clang, clang, clang!!
After several clashes of metal and sparks flying, Uchiha Nagi's pupils suddenly contracted. There were actually several Kunai emitting sparks, indicating that the Anbu of the Hidden Mist were not as poor as rogue Ninja; they had all attached Exploding Tags to them.
Indeed, a cost-effective Exploding Tag, hitting with one was equivalent to being hit by a grenade. Ninja generally have high attack and low defense. Orochimaro, while on the run, was severely injured after accidentally being hit by one... However, this didn't faze Uchiha Nagi. His Mangekyo's dynamic vision was excellent. Although it was difficult to see far in the dense fog, a few meters up close was no problem. The moment he saw the Exploding Tags, he swung his nichirin blade and used his Breathing Technique.
"Water Breathing, Sixth Form: Twisting Whirlpool Flow."
Uchiha Nagi instinctively used the Sixth Form for both defense and offense. This technique combined the footwork of the Sixth Form: Twisting Whirlpool and the Third Form: Flowing Dance, absorbing the opponent's power into his own movements.
As a versatile Breathing Technique, Water Breathing, dealing with a few Exploding Tags was certainly not difficult.
Just as he blocked the Exploding Tags, a large sword silently appeared behind Uchiha Nagi and slashed down. This strike was both fast and precise, and eerily, under the enhancement of the Silent Killing Technique, it made no sound of cutting through the air.
"Be careful..." Little Kimimaro hadn't even finished saying the words "behind you" when Uchiha Nagi was cut in half at the waist by the large sword.
"Ah—"
Kimimaro couldn't believe it; his teacher, whom he had only recently met, had died just like that?
"Tch, I thought he was stronger, but I didn't expect..."
Pfft!!
Before he could finish speaking, the Ninja wielding the kubikiribōchō was stabbed through the heart from behind by a sword.
Meanwhile, the Uchiha Nagi who had been cut down earlier slowly dissolved into a pile of mud... This was something Uchiha Nagi had discovered: although an Earth Clone consumed a bit more Chakra than a Shadow Clone, it was also more durable, being made of earth after all.
"I've been wondering something. Without the Byakugan, you all can't see in the dense fog either, can you? What gives you the confidence to kill your enemies?" Uchiha Nagi said.
As soon as the opponent used the Hidden Mist Technique, he prepared an Earth Clone. Of course, if it weren't for the sake of learning from them, he could have just activated Susanoo and ended the fight in less than a minute.
Below the giant, all are ants—
Of course, that's false. Activating a giant robot against every type of enemy isn't how you use your resources. You have to understand that Susanoo isn't absolute defense. Currently, there's a woman in the Hidden Mist who can break through Susanoo... The leader was surprised for a moment, then his entire body transformed into a Water Clone. Clearly, the one who came to attack was still not his main body.
"You truly surprise me. When did you use your Earth Clone?" A figure reappeared behind Uchiha Nagi. The difference was that this time, he wasn't targeting the adult, but the child.
The kubikiribōchō slashed fiercely towards Kimimaro, aiming to cut him in half. At this moment, Kimimaro hesitated, the words of his teacher telling him not to use Shikotsumyaku flashing through his mind.
It was this moment of hesitation that allowed the blade to cut towards his body. Of course, at his age, even if he used Shikotsumyaku, his strength couldn't possibly surpass a Jonin. He was only a few years old... In terms of age, he was only two or three years older than Naruto. Before adulthood, he definitely wouldn't be very strong. Even the Chakra-rich Naruto only saw his Chakra reserves rapidly grow during his teenage years.
Just as it was about to strike Kimimaro, Uchiha Nagi, with his Mangekyo activated, lunged forward.
"An opportunity! You fell for it—" The leading Ninja's target was never Kimimaro. He only targeted him first to lure Uchiha Nagi into revealing a weakness.
"Thunder Breathing First Form: Thunderclap and Flash, Godspeed." A flash of lightning streaked by, and Uchiha Nagi's sword was already deeply embedded in the opponent's heart.
However, the masked Ninja, whose heart was pierced, showed no surprise; instead, he laughed sinisterly, "Hahahaha, you fell for it! Now's the time—"
"Water Release, Water Prison Jutsu—" x4
Four Ninja, who had been lurking nearby, suddenly appeared. A well-prepared combination Ninjutsu directly locked Uchiha Nagi and Kimimaro in a large Water Prison.
This massive Water Prison Jutsu was, of course, much smaller than Kisame's later Water Prison that could trap the Eight-Tails, but its advantage lay in being a stable and reliable combination Ninjutsu released by four people.
Uchiha Nagi frowned in the water. The Water Prison was filled with a strange Chakra that firmly sealed him. Was this why Ninja couldn't release Ninjutsu while in a Water Prison?
"Hahahaha, this kid wasn't hard to catch at all. Look, the four of us took care of it," a Hidden Mist Anbu wearing a fox mask burst into wild laughter.
"Don't be careless. He's the one who fought Orochimaru for a long time the night before last," the leader slowly walked over. "To be safe, let me cut off his limbs before we take him back..."
With that, he sinisterly raised the kubikiribōchō—
"I say, aren't you celebrating a bit too early?"
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