"Cough, cough, cough!"
As the dust from the explosion cleared, the figure of Jinin Akebisa emerged. Wrapped in bandages, he grinned ferociously. "Well, that should have killed him."
Upon receiving the notice from his subordinates, he had rushed here immediately, bursting in through the window to deal with the enemy in an instant.
In his opinion, the current Kirigakure ninjas were too indecisive. Why not just kill the enemy directly?
Aoba struggled to get up. Caught in the blast, he had some new injuries. If it weren't for his Byakugan, which allowed him to see Jinin Akebisa's attack in advance, he might have been killed just now.
But what about the others in the ward...
They were all dead.
This cold - blooded act made Aoba feel sick.
Jinin Akebisa looked at Aoba and said, "You're not dead? I thought you would be. Unlike these four useless ones, you've got some skills."
After controlling the concentration of the acidic fog in her ward to a safe level, Mei Terumī came over. Seeing Jinin Akebisa and Aoba with a grim face, she instantly understood what had happened.
Suddenly, both she and Aoba saw a mass of flames transform into a human - like shape. They shouted loudly, "Watch out!!!"
Jinin Akebisa quickly turned around, trying to swing his Blast Sword Hiramekarei, but it was too late.
Poof!
A flaming fist pierced through Jinin Akebisa's chest.
"Dam... mit..."
Blood spurted out from the wound, staining his arm red. The flames continued to burn, scorching his internal organs.
He turned his head and saw the flames gradually taking on the shape of a person.
It was a face he would never forget in his life.
An eleven - or twelve - year - old kid who had single - handedly defeated the fearsome Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
It was a lifelong shame for him.
He never expected to be attacked by this guy in his own village...
"Seisuke Asakawa?!!!"
Seeing Seisuke, Mei Terumī completely lost her temper. She asked through gritted teeth, "So, the ninja who infiltrated Kirigakure is you?!"
"I didn't want to come either."
Seisuke pulled his hand out, picked up the Blast Sword Hiramekarei from the ground, and kicked away Jinin Akebisa's open - eyed corpse. "I had no choice. My teacher gave me a troublesome task, and I had to follow it."
"Was that nurse just now you?!!!"
"N - no, it wasn't me."
Seisuke, feeling guilty, turned his head away, not daring to meet Mei Terumī's eyes.
"I'll kill you!"
Mei Terumī flew into a rage. She snatched the kunai that Aoba had just taken out from his hand and tried to kill Seisuke.
Seisuke brandished the Blast Sword Hiramekarei, causing Aoba to quickly hold Mei Terumī back. "Don't be impulsive. He has the Blast Sword Hiramekarei in his hand."
As a Kirigakure ninja, he knew all too well how troublesome this sword was. If one had to say, it was one of the most troublesome weapons, even more so than Samehada.
They couldn't act rashly.
The commotion here attracted a lot of people. After all, this was a hospital, where there were many injured ninjas and those who came to visit their companions.
After the initial chaos, they started approaching. A crowd gathered outside the door and the window.
Seisuke carried the sword on his shoulder, looked around, and laughed. "What a big scene. It makes me excited. Damn it, I'm fired up!"
And he really did catch fire. His whole body was ablaze, like a torch.
He's going to explode!
Mei Terumī, who was somewhat familiar with Seisuke's abilities, was shocked. She shouted loudly, "Don't act rashly, everyone!"
She stared at Seisuke, gritting her teeth. "Seisuke Asakawa, do you know how many innocent people there are in this hospital? Not just ninjas, but also ordinary civilians and children!"
If this guy exploded here, she didn't know how many people would die. She absolutely couldn't let that happen.
"Ah, I don't want this either. I'm socially awkward. I'm scared when so many people gather around. Tell them to back off!"
This guy's attitude really made people want to punch him.
"I'll ask them to leave."
Although she wanted to suggest this, some Kirigakure ninjas disagreed.
"Why should we be afraid of a mere Konoha ninja?"
Have you not seen Jinin Akebisa's corpse on the ground?!
"That's right. He's just a Konoha ninja!"
Are you guys stupid?!
"Back off, everyone!"
A young man with sutures on his left cheek said in a deep voice, "That guy has a huge amount of chakra. If he explodes, at least half of this building will be gone."
"Oh? There are still some perceptive ones. So, immediately, retreat. Don't think about using jutsu to kill me. I can explode faster than you can attack." Seisuke slammed the Blast Sword Hiramekarei on the ground and placed his hands on it.
He smiled and said, "Don't forget, there's also the Blast Sword Hiramekarei here. It won't be easy to get the summoning scroll from the Hozuki clan, right?"
He chuckled, confident of his advantage.
"Back off." The young man told the Kirigakure ninjas to retreat.
"But, Lord Yagura..."
"Back off! Didn't you hear me?"
"Yes."
"Yagura..." Hearing this name, Seisuke asked, "Are you Yagura Karatachi?"
"You've heard of me?" Yagura Karatachi asked.
"Of course."
The future Fourth Mizukage, a perfect Jinchuriki, and later an unlucky guy controlled by Obito.
Although he looked like a teenager, in fact, his real age was not that of a young boy. After all, in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, he even had a grandson.
"I really have bad luck." Seisuke said. "I should retreat now. Maybe we'll meet again someday!"
The Blast Sword Hiramekarei in his hand disappeared, presumably summoned back.
"Don't try to run!"
He waved his arm, and a pillar of fire shot up. His whole body turned into flames and flew out of the window along with the fire pillar. Yagura Karatachi immediately formed hand - seals. Just as he was about to use a Water Release jutsu, the flames that Seisuke transformed into suddenly exploded in the air, scattering like fireworks.
Fireballs rained down like meteors all over Kirigakure.
Mei Terumī immediately said, "Aoba, lock onto all the fireballs. That guy must be among them."
"Got it. Byakugan!"
Aoba naturally understood. He immediately used his Byakugan to lock onto all the fireballs, only to find that there was a person in every fireball within his sight. Cold sweat dripped down his face as he said, "That guy is in all the fireballs."
Yagura Karatachi said, "Then extinguish all the fireballs."
With that, he immediately used a Water Release jutsu to intercept the falling fireballs.
Not only him, but some Kirigakure ninjas who didn't know the truth also used Water Release jutsus to put out the fireballs.
However, there were too many fireballs. They couldn't extinguish them all in time, and some still landed in Kirigakure.
One of them exploded in an inn, instantly setting the whole inn on fire.
A group of people ran out, covered in ashes, shouting, "Fire! Fire! Put out the fire quickly!"
This wasn't the only place in Kirigakure. Similar situations occurred in many places.
Mei Terumī and the other two immediately realized that Seisuke had escaped.
"That crafty guy. We must catch him next time!"