It was only then that they came to their senses: who had saved them? This superb Shuriken throwing technique could not possibly belong to an ordinary Ninja.
"Hey, Captain Purple Rhino, and Senior Shadow Leopard, you can counter this Explosive Clay with Lightning Release, have you learned it?"
Ling arrived in front of the two with a Body Flicker Technique, gently drew the Ninjato from her back, and with the hand holding the Ninjato, she formed a few hand signs with one hand, covering the Ninjato with Lightning Release Chakra.
This was a preliminary one-handed hand sign technique that Ling had created, but it could only be used for simple Chakra manipulation; Ninjutsu still required two-handed hand signs.
But even so, it stunned Purple Rhino and his two companions, as well as the Boiling Release Ninja opposite them. In their impression, a Ninja who could use Ninjutsu with just a few one-handed signs was definitely a master among Jonin.
Uh, Ling's one-handed hand signs were currently only for showing off, but while the process was wrong, the result was right—Ling truly was an elite among Jonin.
"Kyōri! How could it be you!" The three of them looked as if they had seen a ghost; they couldn't believe this little girl who hadn't even finished Ninja Academy had such strength.
"Heh heh, are all Konoha's masters midgets like you? How laughable. Someone who didn't know would think you were still a Ninja Academy Student who hadn't graduated."
The Iwagakure Boiling Release Ninja now intended to provoke the powerful Ninja opposite him to see if there was an opportunity to find a weakness.
"Hey, you dog-spawn opposite me, what are you barking about? Isn't your Iwagakure's leader the biggest midget in the Ninja World?"
Ling scratched her cheek, feeling that the Iwagakure Boiling Release Ninja opposite her was somewhat abnormal in the head. Didn't he know that his own village's Kage was also a midget when he called others midgets?
"Damn brat, how dare you slander Lord Iwakage! Die! Swarm Clay Bombs!"
The Iwagakure Boiling Release Ninja took out a ball of Explosive Clay the size of a basketball, infused it with Explosion Release Chakra, and then directly slapped it into fine mud specks with one palm.
These mud specks quickly transformed into finger-sized white bees, and as their clay wings flapped, each one flew towards Ling like a real bee.
"Kyōri! Be careful! Retreat quickly, we just need to stall him."
Purple Rhino looked at the densely packed Explosive Clay bees flying towards them and immediately shouted for Ling to retreat in horror.
"Heh heh, interesting. Lightning Release! Lightning Needle Drizzle!" Ling looked at the Boiling Release Ninja who followed closely behind the Explosive Clay bees, a hint of disdain flashing in her eyes.
Although she had seen through his intention to launch a sneak attack after the Explosive Clay bees exploded, or to take advantage of the chaos to enter the underground shelter, those densely packed Explosive Clay bees still required him to think.
Lightning Release: Lightning Needle was originally a C-rank Ninjutsu, but after being modified by Ling, it became Lightning Needle Drizzle, which had greater power and a wider coverage, reaching the level of a B-rank Ninjutsu.
A dark cloud formed about four or five meters above Ling's head, and then numerous lightning needles fell from it like rain.
Although the Explosive Clay bees were numerous and small, they were all hit and extinguished when faced with the continuous, rain-like lightning needles.
"Damn brat! Die! Rock Fist Technique!" The Boiling Release Ninja, a dozen meters away, used the Rock Fist Technique, forming a giant rock fist with his right hand.
He intended to use the Body Flicker Technique combined with the Rock Fist Technique to kill the seemingly frail masked brat with one punch. As for the other Ninjas who couldn't use Lightning Release, he could easily deal with them.
"Kyōri! Be careful!" Purple Rhino noticed the Boiling Release Ninja closing in on Ling. He himself couldn't rescue her in time, and even the fastest Shadow Leopard wouldn't make it.
But the two of them once again disregarded the pain in their ankles and used the Body Flicker Technique, intending to at least severely injure the Boiling Release Ninja even if they couldn't save Kyōri.
Ling naturally noticed the arrival of the Boiling Release Ninja, but facing this seemingly powerful Rock Fist Technique, she expressed, "Is that all?"
Ling condensed a ball of Chakra in her left hand. This punch would be terrifying; the Super Strength Fist was enough to smash the Boiling Release Ninja in front of her into minced meat.
"Brat! Die! Ah ha ha ha!" The Boiling Release Ninja's unpleasant laughter made Ling feel a bit grating, even worse than the squawking of hundreds of ducks.
"You're the one who's going to die!" Ling swung her left fist, instantly colliding with the Boiling Release Ninja's right fist.
Purple Rhino and Shadow Leopard no longer dared to watch that scene. In their eyes, Kyōri's height of less than 1.2 meters against the Boiling Release Ninja's height of over two meters was simply a tragedy.
And it was indeed a tragedy. Ling's Super Strength Fist instantly shattered the Boiling Release Ninja's Rock Fist Technique, but she didn't see the Boiling Release Ninja's panic; instead, she saw a smug, conspiratorial smile.
"Die! Brat, Boiling Release Chakra isn't only soluble in Explosive Clay; the earth and rock of the Rock Fist Technique can also absorb it! Crushing Rock Fist!"
Ling noticed that the shattered pieces of the Rock Fist Technique she had struck were glowing and heating up, then instantly exploded.
This punch directly caused a violent explosion, but the direction of the radiation was always towards Ling. In the crimson firelight, Ling's body shattered like a rag doll.
Then, it exploded into numerous rabbits, and these rabbits then dissipated before the horrified eyes of Purple Rhino and the Boiling Release Ninja, who couldn't understand the principle behind it at all.
In fact, Ling had long noticed the strangeness of the Rock Fist Technique. Ling herself knew the Rock Fist Technique, but this Rock Fist Technique's structure seemed somewhat loose, as if it was designed to be easily shed.
So Ling had already used the Rabbit Body Replacement Technique early on, and then, when the two were exchanging blows, she made the Boiling Release Ninja notice the movement of her right hand's blade.
The firelight dissipated, and a Escaping Rabbit finally exploded, transforming into a swarm of blue and purple butterflies dancing in the sky, beautiful and dreamlike.
Both of them were stunned, completely unaware that they had fallen under a Genjutsu. That's right, this was Butterfly Dance, one of the Nine Forms of Chiri-ryu Illusionary Sword Style.
With the help of a Shadow Clone, Ling learned the first form, and she didn't expect to have a chance to display it on the very day she learned it.
Both were shocked by this extremely beautiful scene. When the purplish-blue butterflies came close, the Boiling Release Ninja felt a slight pain. He finally broke free from the Genjutsu through the pain.
There were no butterflies in front of him; everything was just a Genjutsu. As the butterflies dissipated, the small Ninja holding the Ninjato also appeared before him.
Ling looked at the blood-stained Ninjato and disdainfully flicked the blood off the blade. This blade was too inferior; it couldn't compare to the Ame no Habakiri that Orochimaru had given her. It couldn't even keep blood from sticking to the blade—bad review!
"What a powerful Genjutsu! But why didn't you kill me! You damn brat!"
Looking at his two severed hands, the Boiling Release Ninja became somewhat hysterical, with intense pain and fear invading his heart.
The Boiling Release Ninja then stared at his two bleeding thighs. At this point, he could no longer feel his legs; he didn't even dare to take a step.
Because this might be his last chance to stand up in his life. The excruciating pain eroded his mind, making it difficult for him to concentrate Chakra to counterattack.
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