Grind is My Ninja Way

*Whoosh~~~*

Suddenly, a sharp whistling sound pierced the air.

Not far away, in a spot forming a triangle with Seimei, a person raised their right hand high, holding a giant shuriken in their palm.

But this shuriken wasn't a physical object, but rather condensed from chakra.

That's right, this was the S-rank forbidden technique - Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!

The one who cast this technique was naturally another one of Seimei's shadow clones.

And at this moment, the piercing sound in the field was caused by the 'Wind Release: Rasenshuriken' tearing through the air as it spun.

Sensing the terrifying power emanating from it, everyone on the nearby battlefield, whether Konoha ninja or Mist ninja, Chunin or Jonin, couldn't help but look over.

Then, they involuntarily retreated, as if afraid of being caught in the crossfire.

However, some people didn't retreat, and that was the three Swordsmen of the Mist and the two Mist Jonin.

The shadow clone, worried about any changes, didn't hesitate after preparing and charged towards Kaguya Morinosuke.

The two weren't far apart, so it was almost instantaneous.

And as he approached, a tremendous sense of danger enveloped Kaguya Morinosuke.

Stimulated by this, Kaguya Morinosuke broke free from the 'Genjutsu: Sharingan' in advance and regained his consciousness.

However, it was still too late.

Looking at the giant chakra shuriken held in the shadow clone's hand, Kaguya Morinosuke's face contorted, as if he had foreseen his own fate, and shouted loudly, "No--"

However, the shadow clone wouldn't stop its attack just because of his words. It pressed the 'Wind Release: Rasenshuriken' in its hand directly onto him.

As soon as it got close, the ferocious bone spurs on Kaguya Morinosuke's body turned into dust, as if they had been obliterated by something.

Kaguya Morinosuke's expression was terrified, but he didn't want to give up, so he frantically activated his 'Shikotsumyaku' ability, continuously thickening the bone armor on his body.

However, the 'Wind Release: Rasenshuriken' was less of a physical attack and more like a toxin erosion, and not just any ordinary toxin.

Its attack method was to condense wind-natured chakra into countless microscopic chakra needles.

Then, it used extreme rotational force to penetrate the target's body and attack the 130 trillion cells within the target from a microscopic level.

Undeniably, the bone armor condensed by Kaguya Morinosuke was very tough and had a very high density, but from a microscopic perspective, it was still full of "gaps."

And these "gaps" were enough for those chakra needles to enter.

In other words, Seimei's move was like striking an ox from behind a mountain, directly bypassing his opponent's bone armor defense and attacking his main body.

Thus, its destructive power was unimaginable.

Kaguya Morinosuke was hit by the 'Wind Release: Rasenshuriken', and his entire body was enveloped by a whirlwind, rising into the air.

Then, the 'Wind Release: Rasenshuriken' exploded, transforming into a massive energy sphere, engulfing Kaguya Morinosuke.

If one looked closely, they would find that this energy sphere was an aggregation of countless chakra needles.

They darted around, penetrating Kaguya Morinosuke's bone armor and wreaking havoc within his body.

"Ah~~~"

A painful scream erupted from Kaguya Morinosuke's mouth, sending chills down anyone's spine.

After a dozen breaths, the energy sphere gradually dissipated, and Kaguya Morinosuke fell powerlessly to the ground, remaining motionless for a long time.

At this point, Seimei's shadow clone had already collapsed and dispersed due to the aftereffects of the 'Wind Release: Rasenshuriken' explosion.

So, Seimei's main body directly flashed to Kaguya Morinosuke's side.

Proficient in medical ninjutsu, he could easily determine that there was no chance of survival for him.

The countless chakra needles had already destroyed his body at the cellular level. Now, let alone moving, he probably couldn't even mobilize his chakra.

Because even his chakra pathways had been pierced with holes by those chakra needles, making it impossible to transmit chakra.

In other words, even if Seimei didn't kill him now, from now on, he would most likely become a cripple.

But...

Why would he let him live?

As an enemy, naturally, he had to be eradicated. Even if there was a one in ten thousand chance, he didn't want to let him survive.

"It's better for enemies to be dead..."

Muttering to himself, Seimei threw the kunai in his hand.

*Pierce~*

The sound of a blade piercing flesh rang out. The kunai accurately pierced Kaguya Morinosuke's heart, taking away his last bit of strength.

Only now, witnessing his death with his own eyes, did Seimei finally relax completely.

His kill seemed simple, but it wasn't.

From the initial delay, analyzing intelligence, to formulating strategies and misleading the opponent, it all required a tremendous amount of mental effort.

The shadow clone seemingly easily found the opportunity to cast the jutsu in the end because Seimei had laid enough groundwork beforehand.

Without this groundwork, with his current 'Wind Release: Rasenshuriken' at only lv1, he definitely wouldn't have been able to hit anyone.

It could be said that the current outcome was all due to his calculations.

Back then, after confirming that his opponent was a Kaguya clan ninja, witnessing his 'Shikotsumyaku', and experiencing his combat experience, Seimei knew that there were only two ways to defeat him.

The first was to use the Mangekyo's abilities and crush him with absolute strength.

The second was to find an opportunity to unleash the 'Wind Release: Rasenshuriken' and achieve an instant kill. As an S-rank forbidden technique, it had the qualifications to do so.

The result was obvious. He chose the latter and formulated a complete plan for it.

Although there was a slight mishap during the process, and he managed to control Kaguya Morinosuke with 'Genjutsu: Sharingan'...

Unfortunately, the positions of the two shadow clones weren't ideal at that time, and he wasn't ready either, making it unsuitable to use the 'Wind Release: Rasenshuriken'.

To avoid alerting the enemy, he endured and gave up that opportunity.

The outcome proved that his choice was correct.

After getting back on track, he successfully completed all the preparations and finally created a perfect opportunity, flawlessly executing a killing blow on him.

His gaze shifted away from Kaguya Morinosuke's body.

Seimei ignored the surrounding gazes of excitement, shock, or fear and leisurely walked to the spot where Kaguya Morinosuke had dropped his short sword.

He bent down and picked up the short sword again.

Instantly, Seimei's aura changed drastically.

Before the people around could react, he used several consecutive Body Flickers to appear in front of the nearest Mist Chunin.

*Pierce~*

The short sword pierced through the Chunin's abdomen.

But he didn't die immediately. Seimei released the short sword, his hands rapidly forming seals, and grabbed his neck.

The next moment, a terrifying suction force erupted from his palm, and a large amount of chakra flowed out from the Chunin's body, passing through his palm and surging into his own body.

In just a few seconds, the Mist Chunin's chakra was completely absorbed.

Seimei tossed the corpse aside and charged towards another Mist Chunin.

In just an instant, the two Mist Jonin in the distance understood what Seimei was doing.

So, they immediately abandoned their opponents and rushed towards Seimei together.

The strength Seimei had just displayed was already astonishing enough. If he was allowed to replenish his chakra, it would be unthinkable!

That's right, in their eyes, Seimei was running out of chakra, so they wanted to take this opportunity to eliminate him.

But was that really the case?

(End of this chapter)