*Ding~*
The long blade was blocked.
Seimei looked at the Mist Hidden Jonin in front of him, then vanished once more.
In an instant, he reappeared at the opponent's side.
*Whoosh~*
A flash of cold light.
Seimei swung his sword again.
Koike Emi sensed the danger, quickly raising her kunai to block.
But this was just a feint; almost as soon as Koike Emi reacted, Seimei activated his *Instant Sword Technique* again, moving at lightning speed to her other side.
Without wasting time to draw his blade, he extended his left palm. A high-density chakra sphere formed in his palm, which he then aimed at the female ninja before him.
That's right—this was the silent ninjutsu: *Rasengan*!
An intense sense of danger overwhelmed Koike Emi, nearly suffocating her.
However, the powerful will of a Jonin helped her resist the pressure of death, allowing her to react at the critical moment.
*Bang~*
Seimei's palm struck her, but it only splashed a shower of water.
"Water Substitute, huh," Seimei murmured, seeing the water splash.
He looked up to see Koike Emi leaning against a large tree not far away, staring at him in shock.
Ignoring her gaze, Seimei's eyes lowered to spot traces of blood on her waist.
Clearly, although she had managed to use *Water Substitute* at the last second, she hadn't entirely dodged his attack.
Currently, Seimei's mastery of the *Rasengan* had reached level 7; although he hadn't gathered much chakra, the power was still considerable.
Just grazing her was enough to inflict damage.
Without wasting any more time, Seimei took a step forward and once again used his *Instant Sword Technique* to close in on her.
*Ding~*
*Ding ding ding~*
A series of metallic clashing sounds rang out.
This time, Seimei abandoned any pretense, simply attacking her with speed, relentlessly eroding her will.
The intense pressure filled Koike Emi's heart, leading her to panic.
She'd heard of Seimei before and knew he was powerful, but she'd assumed the rumors were exaggerated.
Now, facing him personally, she realized the rumors hadn't exaggerated at all—they had actually downplayed his strength.
She felt an overwhelming pressure!
*Ding ding ding~*
After several more exchanges, she was clearly struggling to keep up with Seimei's pace.
Just then, Tanabe Tomohiko finally found an opening, entering the battlefield to join the fight.
This greatly relieved the pressure on Koike Emi.
Seimei, however, only furrowed his brow slightly before continuing to attack the two of them.
With the strong insight of his Sharingan, his advanced swordsmanship, and physical prowess that was beyond his years, Seimei held his ground fighting two on one.
In fact, as time passed, he began to gain the upper hand.
At this point, the Mist Hidden Chunin around them had started gathering, but seeing the fierce combat between the three, they dared not intervene.
Seimei's speed was simply too fast; they couldn't find a chance to attack, only able to watch helplessly.
This was the dilemma of facing a far superior opponent.
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Time ticked by second by second.
Unnoticed, five minutes had passed.
At a certain moment, Seimei suddenly paused.
Then, in a rather awkward manner, he changed the order of his attack, redirecting the strike originally aimed at Tanabe Tomohiko toward Koike Emi.
This abrupt change in rhythm caught both opponents off guard.
Tanabe Tomohiko reacted quickly, realizing that Seimei hadn't attacked him as expected.
Without hesitation, he counterattacked, swinging his scythe-like ninja tool at Seimei.
However, Seimei had already observed his habits over the last few minutes, allowing him to predict Tanabe's moves. Intentionally leaving an opening, he easily dodged the attack.
At the same time, Koike Emi wasn't as fortunate when Seimei suddenly targeted her.
She'd already sustained minor injuries from the previous *Rasengan* attack, and her close combat skills were inferior to Tanabe's. When Seimei struck unexpectedly, her reaction was slower.
She barely managed to block the attack.
Her kunai clashed with his long blade, and the immense force made her stagger back half a step.
Seeing this, Seimei's eyes lit up. He immediately used *Instant Sword Technique*, evading Tanabe's second attack while moving to Koike Emi's right side.
In the next moment, a sharp blade of wind chakra shimmered along the edge of his sword, forming a visible wind blade about an inch long.
*Ssshhh~*
The sound of the blade cutting through flesh echoed.
With one swing, Seimei sliced off half of Koike Emi's shoulder.
*Clang~*
Unable to hold onto her kunai, it fell to the ground with a dull thud.
Without hesitation, Seimei twisted his wrist, swinging his blade down toward her neck.
At the last second, Tanabe Tomohiko let out a shout, stomping on the ground and bursting forward with speed, positioning himself in front of Koike Emi.
*Ding~*
His scythe-like weapon was raised just in time to block Seimei's long blade.
Sparks flew, and both applied pressure, causing a harsh grinding noise.
As Seimei considered using *Sharingan Genjutsu*, Tanabe seemed to sense it. He forcefully knocked away Seimei's blade, then dashed back several meters.
Koike Emi had already taken the opportunity to distance herself from Seimei.
Unfortunately, the balance was already broken, and even though they managed to escape temporarily, it was meaningless.
A blue glow enveloped Seimei as he prepared to use *Instant Sword Technique* to pursue them.
However, at that moment, the surrounding Mist Hidden Chunin finally saw an opening. They launched a coordinated attack, throwing kunai and using jutsu to attack Seimei.
Seimei frowned, reluctant to engage them, but their attack range was too wide.
Some, with their combat experience, even launched attacks along his potential paths to reach Tanabe and Koike.
This irritated Seimei.
So, he decided to go all out. Using *Earth Release: Hardening Technique* to protect himself, he charged at the lower-level Mist Hidden ninja.
Instantly, chaos ensued.
"Ah!"
"Be careful, he's here!"
"Get out of the way!"
Various voices rang in Seimei's ears, but he ignored them, continuously using *Instant Sword Technique* and his blade to attack one enemy after another.
At this moment, he was like a cold machine, executing the optimal attacks on his foes, impervious to distraction.
"Retreat!"
After an unknown amount of time, a voice suddenly rose above the others, ordering the Mist ninjas to retreat.
Immediately, they scattered in all directions, as if clinging to a lifeline.
Watching them flee, Seimei chose not to pursue.
*(End of Chapter)*