"What is that?"
In his field of vision, Seimei's three-tomoe Sharingan suddenly changed. Miura Naosuke immediately spoke up, both to question his companions and to warn them.
However, before the other two could react, Seimei's figure vanished before their eyes.
"What's going on?"
The three were shocked by what they saw, frantically looking around in an attempt to locate Seimei.
Yet, despite scanning their surroundings, they found no trace of him.
Being experienced fighters, they instinctively moved to form a back-to-back defensive formation at the first sign of uncertainty.
This way, no matter what tricks Seimei had up his sleeve, they could counter them.
However, just as they began their maneuver, Seimei silently reappeared behind Miura Naosuke.
"Watch out!"
Katui was the first to spot Seimei. Without hesitation, he shouted a warning while simultaneously throwing a kunai straight at Seimei's throat.
But Seimei remained unfazed. Instead, he swung his blade directly at the back of Miura Naosuke's neck.
A powerful sense of danger overwhelmed Miura Naosuke, sending a chilling sensation from his spine straight to the back of his head.
Fortunately, thanks to Katui's warning, his reflexes kicked in. He quickly crouched to dodge the incoming attack while forming hand seals to activate the Substitution Jutsu.
Poof!
A puff of chakra-infused smoke exploded, and Miura Naosuke's figure vanished, leaving behind only a wooden log.
Seimei's long sword sliced through the log effortlessly, splitting it in two.
At the same time, Katui's kunai reached Seimei—
And pierced through his throat.
Seeing this, a flicker of joy flashed across Katui's face.
But before he could fully celebrate, his expression froze.
Because Seimei, the one whose throat had been pierced, disappeared.
It was nothing more than an afterimage.
Realizing what was happening, Katui quickly turned toward Miura Naosuke, who had just barely escaped, and shouted, "Be careful!"
Miura Naosuke had already noticed Seimei's disappearance. Without Katui's warning, he was already on high alert.
Unfortunately, this time, he wasn't so lucky.
Seimei reappeared right in front of him. In the brief moment their eyes met, Seimei instantly activated the hypnotic ability of his Sharingan.
As a seasoned Jōnin, Miura Naosuke had considerable mental fortitude.
Even under the influence of a Mangekyō Sharingan's genjutsu, he only experienced a fleeting moment of disorientation before regaining his senses.
But just as he was about to avert his gaze, Seimei's left palm shot forward—
And struck him directly in the chest.
An overwhelming force surged from Seimei's palm, twisting into Miura Naosuke's body, causing excruciating pain.
Looking down, Miura Naosuke saw a small, highly condensed chakra sphere, about four inches in diameter, radiating intense energy as it pressed against his chest.
"Rasengan..."
He muttered the name under his breath, clearly familiar with Seimei's abilities.
But knowing it didn't change the outcome.
Splurt!
A mouthful of blood spewed from Miura Naosuke's lips.
His body was launched backward, crashing hard against a tree before sliding to the ground, unable to move.
Seimei didn't immediately go in for the kill. Instead, he glanced behind him before reactivating the ability of Heavenly Dominion.
In the next instant, a kunai flew through his afterimage, embedding itself into the ground before erupting into a violent explosion.
It was a kunai rigged with an Explosive Tag.
But against his invincible Heavenly Dominion, it was completely useless.
When Seimei reappeared, he was already behind Akita Ri, the one who had thrown the kunai.
Ignoring the lightning-clad Katui rapidly charging toward him, Seimei slashed with his blade.
Akita Ri tried to evade, but he was still struck.
Slash!
The sharp sound of flesh being torn filled the air.
A deep, bone-exposing wound appeared across Akita Ri's back.
Blood gushed from the injury, quickly soaking through his Kumogakure uniform.
Seimei pressed the attack, twisting his wrist as his sword transitioned from a slash to an upward strike, aiming once more at Akita Ri.
Already severely wounded, Akita Ri's reactions slowed further.
As a result, his right arm was severed halfway.
At that moment, Katui finally reached Seimei.
Seeing Yano's lightning-wrapped arm, as sharp as a blade, Seimei instinctively gathered chakra—
And activated his Mangekyō Sharingan's ultimate ability: Susanoo.
However, he didn't fully manifest it, stopping at the initial form—a skeletal frame consisting of ribs and an arm.
But that was more than enough.
If it were the Third Raikage or Fourth Raikage executing the Hell Stab, even just the "Four-Finger Thrust," Seimei would take it seriously.
But against this opponent?
There was no need.
Simply put, he didn't sense any real threat from Katui.
And sure enough—
Katui's Hell Stab: Four-Finger Thrust struck Seimei's ribs.
It managed to crack the Susanoo's defense—
But that was all.
While Seimei remained unsurprised, Katui's eyes widened in shock.
He never expected his strongest attack to fail against Seimei's defense.
Not wasting time, he quickly retracted his hand, preparing to unleash Hell Stab: Three-Finger Thrust for a stronger attack.
Unfortunately, before he could even curl his pinky finger, a silver skeletal hand seized him.
A surge of immense force crushed down on him, and despite the Lightning Armor's enhanced defense, pain spread across his face.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The sound of bones being crushed echoed in the air.
"AAAHH!!"
Katui let out a scream of agony.
Lightning surged from his body, desperately trying to break free from Susanoo's grip.
Sensing the strain, Seimei decided not to waste any more time. He pulled Katui closer—
And locked eyes with him.
Genjutsu: Sharingan activated.
Katui immediately tried to shut his eyes.
But against the Mangekyō Sharingan, he was too slow.
In an instant, his consciousness was dragged into an illusion. The lightning around his body flickered out—
And he froze in place.
"Katui!" ×2
Not far away, the heavily wounded Miura Naosuke and Akita Ri cried out, hoping to wake him.
But it was futile.
Even if Seimei had only used a three-tomoe Sharingan, once the genjutsu took effect, there was no way an outsider could break it without direct contact.
To be safe, Seimei decided to finish them off.
Without hesitation, he released Katui, deactivated Susanoo, and in a flash—
Appeared in front of Akita Ri.
Whoosh!
His sword danced.
Both Phantom Blade and Shadow Blade techniques activated simultaneously, creating six sword shadows—three real, three fake.
Akita Ri couldn't dodge in time, and two deep wounds tore across his body.
Seimei used the opening to execute Blink Blade, teleporting behind him—
And drove his sword straight through his heart.
"Guh..."
Akita Ri's eyes widened in shock. He glanced down at the sword protruding from his chest—
And the light in his eyes faded.
Seimei withdrew his blade, allowing Akita Ri's corpse to collapse, then turned toward Miura Naosuke.
Already fatally wounded from the Rasengan, Miura Naosuke was no different from Akita Ri.
Within moments, Seimei finished him off as well.
With that—
Only one member of the second Kumogakure squad remained:
Katui.
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