Chapter 42: I'm Just Here to Steal the Kill
In a dilapidated town on the edge of the Land of Fire, two jonin were fighting desperately. Everyone on the street was hiding indoors, afraid to show their faces. At this time, a child of about five years old was walking leisurely, undoubtedly very eye-catching.
Whether it was Chiba Tobey or the Blood Ninja, they couldn't help but glance at Kaito, their hearts sinking. When they were fighting desperately, they were most afraid of the appearance of a third party.
However, when they saw that the other party was only a special jonin, they felt relieved. A special jonin was not a big threat. After solving their opponent, it wouldn't take much effort to clean him up.
Besides, the two of them were now like arrows on the string, and they had no time to pay attention to Kaito. Not to mention the Blood Ninja, Chiba Tobey alone could only maintain the power he had gained through the forbidden technique for one hour. If he couldn't kill the opponent within one hour, then his new and old injuries would explode together. Even if he was lucky enough to save his life, he would be seriously injured and unable to move.
"Blood Ninja, die!"
Chiba Tobey shouted, his hands flying, and the hand seals were completed in an instant, "Chiba Secret Art: Thousand Flame Slaughter!"
His slender hair suddenly broke off, stimulated by chakra, becoming sharper than steel needles. With a bang, all his hair ignited in flames, shooting towards the Blood Ninja like dense flaming steel needles.
"Courting death!"
The Blood Ninja gritted his teeth, and his hand seals were completed at the same time as his opponent, "Blood Secret Art: Triple Blood Evil!"
Swish!
A blood-colored palm was struck out by him, the air was pierced by the blood palm, bringing up waves of ripples that rushed out, instantly transforming into three in the air, meeting the incoming attack head-on.
The two powerful A-rank secret techniques collided fiercely in the air.
Rumble!
Large cracks appeared in the buildings on both sides of the street, and chakra shockwaves that could kill a tiger radiated in all directions. Some ordinary people who were secretly watching through the cracks in the doors didn't have time to close the doors, and were swept away by the aftermath. The doors were shattered, and they fell to the ground, wailing.
When the shockwave reached Kaito, it seemed to encounter an invisible barrier, naturally separating, only blowing his clothes upward, unable to cause substantial damage.
The two who were fighting retreated three steps each, and instantly rushed towards each other again, fighting with taijutsu.
Both sides simultaneously took out kunai, clashing together. The jonin of the Warring States period still mainly practiced taijutsu. Immediately, the two figures in the street turned into two black shadows, with only the sound of kunai clashing being heard.
The sounds of fists, feet, and ninja tools were endless, the shadows were heavy, and the sounds of chakra explosions continued. The two fought from east to west, and then from the street to the top of the restaurant. Any place was a place for the two to fight.
Kaito stared intently at the two figures, his Sharingan already activated, taking in all the movements of both sides.
"Is he from the Chiba clan?" Kaito whispered to himself. He had seen a leaf painted on the front of the young man in green clothes. If he was not mistaken, it should be the Chiba clan's symbol.
Kaito didn't know much about the Chiba clan. They hadn't appeared in the original work. He only knew that their clan was located south of the Uchiha clan. He had heard that their clan was not weak, and they seemed to have ambushed the Uchiha when the Uchiha and Senju were at war more than twenty years ago. After being defeated, they had been recuperating and didn't move much in the ninja world.
"Is he a new generation who has grown up and is being released to train?"
Kaito thought to himself, not intending to intervene in the two's fight. Weren't they enjoying themselves? If he rashly joined in, he might be besieged. It wasn't worth it. He would just treat it as watching a live-action Naruto, a live version.
Soon after, a figure suddenly retreated, landing on a residential building.
It was the Blood Ninja!
"Don't think about delaying time, die!" Chiba Tobey shouted, the speed of his hands forming hand seals already showing afterimages. His forbidden technique only lasted for an hour, so of course he wanted a quick battle. If he couldn't kill the opponent in a short time, he would become a waste, at the mercy of others.
"Secret Art: Chiba Exploding Flame Burst!"
After completing the hand seals, strong chakra gathered in front of him. It could be felt that this attack would be extraordinary, close to the power of an S-rank ninjutsu.
"Earth Release: Earth Flow River!"
The Blood Ninja sneered, completing the hand seals before the other party, pressing his hands down, and the ground beneath the other party's feet instantly turned into a swamp.
Chiba Tobey slipped and fell into it. The newly completed secret technique deviated from its direction with a bang, heading towards the sky. After a dazzling light, it disappeared into the horizon.
"You actually know Earth Release!" Chiba Tobey exclaimed, his face full of disbelief.
Kaito also glanced at the Blood Ninja in surprise. There weren't few earth release users in the Land of Fire, but there weren't many either. If a long-established jonin like the Blood Ninja knew earth release, there was no reason for the information to be missed, unless he had only recently learned earth release.
"Kid, sometimes intelligence can kill people. Blood Secret Art: Blood Sword!"
The Blood Ninja sneered, waving his hands, and blood-colored chakra condensed into two long swords in the air, instantly stabbing towards Chiba Tobey in the swamp.
"Damn it." Chiba Tobey struggled twice, seeing that he couldn't break free from the swamp, ignoring the pressure on his body, he used the Body Flicker Technique to dodge the two long swords, appearing not far away.
"I've been waiting for you to come out. Earth Release: Barrier Earth Prison Dome!"
At the spot where Chiba Tobey landed, a circle of earth walls suddenly rose, surrounding him in a dome. Sounds of attacks came from inside, obviously the other party was attacking the walls. Unfortunately, the other side was covered with chakra, and it would recover immediately even if it was slightly broken. Chiba Tobey couldn't escape at all.
"Too naive!" The Blood Ninja sneered. He had calculated that the other party would use the Body Flicker Technique to dodge, and had already prepared earth release to trap him. Anyway, once time passed, the other party would become a useless person, at his mercy.
After trapping the Chiba clan's kid, he glanced at Kaito on the street. He originally wanted to take advantage of the situation to kill this special jonin, but when he saw the Sharingan in his eyes and the fan clan emblem behind him, his heart couldn't help but jump.
"The Uchiha clan's kid. Seeing that he is only watching our battle, and not intervening casually, he is probably just passing by. If he doesn't attack me, there's no need to pay attention to him. The Uchiha family are a bunch of madmen, it's better not to provoke them." The Blood Ninja thought to himself, never thinking that Kaito had also taken on a mission to kill him. After all, it was a joke for a special jonin to dare to hunt him down. It was no different from courting death.
Calculating the time silently, more than an hour had passed since Chiba Tobey used the forbidden technique, and no more sounds came from inside. The Blood Ninja removed the earth walls, and sure enough, he saw the other party lying motionless on the ground, with only slight breathing proving that he was still alive.
"Kid, you're not dying this time. Blood Sword!" The Blood Ninja simply formed hand seals, and a chakra short sword condensed, stabbing directly at Chiba Tobey below. Now that he couldn't move, the Blood Ninja had a smile on his face.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Suddenly, a huge fireball appeared out of nowhere, shattering the blood sword in front of Chiba Tobey, and a child of about five years old calmly walked to Chiba Tobey.
"Kid, you're courting death!" The Blood Ninja gritted his teeth, secretly thinking that he had kindly spared his life, but he dared to intervene recklessly. Did he really think that he wouldn't dare to kill him?
"Th-thank you!" Chiba Tobey was powerless, and his body was in a mess. He thought he was doomed, but was suddenly saved by the child who had been watching. He couldn't help but be moved, and forced a breath to thank him.
Swish!
In Chiba Tobey's shocked gaze, a kunai was pierced into his heart. He completely didn't understand what was going on. Wasn't this child here to save him? If not, why would he bother, what's the difference between him dying at the hands of the Blood Ninja and dying at his hands.
"You're welcome, I'm just here to steal the kill."
"Ding! Killed a jonin of the Chiba clan, rewarded with 5000 points!"