Chapter 100: Renjiro's Overwhelming Strength
Renjiro VS Tomio and the Chunin—
While his students engaged in battle, Renjiro himself was clashing with the enemy's main combatants.
Like Masato, Renjiro was also restricted by the terrain, as he couldn't use most of his Earth Release techniques effectively.
Renjiro observed his opponents, thinking to himself, "One jonin and five chunin. It's been a long time since I faced such numbers. I wonder if they can hold out."
His opponents were also observing him cautiously. They were very nervous. Tomio thought, "He's skilled in Earth Release and Water Release. This terrain should nullify most of his Earth Release techniques. And I can counteract his Water Release. Plus, he won't retreat because of his students, and might even be distracted by them. We have a chance!"
Having assessed the situation, Renjiro threw six shuriken at his opponents. Immediately, he formed several hand seals.
Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique.
The enemy shinobi were amused when they saw only six shuriken flying toward them.
But when the shuriken suddenly multiplied into hundreds, they were startled.
Tomio once again used Water Release: Water Formation Wall to block the shuriken barrage.
Renjiro sneered. This was exactly his intention.
Although protected by the water wall, it meant they couldn't see Renjiro. He grabbed his sword and charged at them.
Unfortunately, one of them was a sensory-type shinobi, who shouted, "He's charging at us!"
He was the same shinobi who had previously sensed the Fire and Wind Dragon combination. This shout put them on alert, ready to face him.
The moment the water wall collapsed, Renjiro used Body Flicker, appearing behind the shouting chunin.
Before anyone could react, he attacked with his sword, intending to cleave him in half.
Knowing he wasn't fast enough to dodge, the chunin formed a hand seal. Renjiro ended up cutting through a log.
The enemy shinobi breathed a sigh of relief, seeing the sensory-type had used Substitution Jutsu, and immediately attacked Renjiro.
However, Renjiro still sneered.
Although Renjiro's sword cut through the log, his blade emitted chakra in the form of cutting waves. This was samurai-style kenjutsu.
While not as lethal as Kaito's Wind Release slashes, it was still very damaging.
Kairan Tomio noticed this and quickly shouted, "Watch out!"
And swiftly dodged the incoming chakra slash.
This alerted all four chunin. Three of them successfully jumped out of the way.
However, the last one was closest to Renjiro. He also tried to jump, but was too slow.
The slash struck his knee, severing his kneecap. He fell, screaming in pain.
Now, all five enemies were at least dozens of meters away from Renjiro. So he simply stepped forward and finished off the injured shinobi.
He looked at the shinobi from the Land of Tea and said coldly, "Five more to go."
These words put immense psychological pressure on them.
Tomio understood that Renjiro wanted to demoralize them. He shouted, "Get behind me!"
At the same time, he continued retreating from Renjiro and formed several hand seals.
The remaining chunin quickly moved behind Tomio.
Tomio unleashed Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
Renjiro noticed the hand seals Tomio formed and recognized them, but he just waited for him to complete the technique.
Soon, Tomio expended a large amount of chakra and unleashed the Water Dragon technique at Renjiro.
However, Renjiro merely used Body Flicker several times, completely avoiding the technique's attack trajectory, while muttering, "What a waste of chakra."
In an instant, Renjiro was already behind those shinobi, while the Water Dragon merely struck the debris on the ground.
Then Renjiro tried to attack them from behind, but the enemy shinobi had already grasped Renjiro's fast-paced fighting style.
The moment Renjiro appeared behind them, three of them simultaneously formed hand seals, each unleashing a technique.
Water Release: Water Shuriken Technique.
Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.
Fire Release: Flame Bullet.
The three techniques were released in sequence.
First, water shuriken were launched. Then, with the help of Great Breakthrough, their speed nearly doubled. Finally, the flame bullet merged with the Great Breakthrough, making it incredibly lethal!
Renjiro was impressed and praised, "Good teamwork!"
But he just used Body Flicker again, causing the attack to miss once more. Seeing Renjiro flicker, Tomio immediately formed hand seals.
He unleashed Water Release: Water Bullet Technique.
Wherever Renjiro appeared, he fired water bullets. However, Renjiro easily dodged them, occasionally sending out chakra slashes from his sword.
This stalemate continued for several minutes.
Tomio thought, "Why isn't he worried about those kids?"
He observed the genin battle from the corner of his eye, and the result shocked him!
Only Masato was left alive in that battle, being overwhelmed by three Konoha genin.
Tomio's expression became very serious.
By now, three fires had broken out in the destroyed forest area. Large amounts of smoke covered the battlefield, and visibility became very low.
The remaining forty bandits were initially confused about what was happening. But when they heard the explosions, they realized this was a shinobi battlefield.
They also noticed thick smoke rising from where the battle was taking place and all fled in terror.
Tomio and the four chunin beside him were all breathing heavily.
This brief engagement had consumed a significant amount of their chakra. Renjiro, on the other hand, seemed like he was just warming up.
Renjiro noticed they were exhausted, and that Tomio was checking on the other battle. He thrust his sword into a log beneath him and formed a hand seal. This immediately put all five enemies on high alert.
In an instant, Renjiro accumulated a massive amount of chakra and activated his technique.
Water Release: Water Severing Wave!
Tomio immediately formed hand seals, building another water wall.
However, he was shocked by the sight before him. Renjiro expelled a massive amount of water. They felt like, "It's like a tsunami hitting us!"
Tomio and another chunin created several water walls. However, it wasn't enough. The torrent swept all five of them away.
It also swept away the debris beneath them and extinguished one of the three raging fires.
All five of them were swept into the open area where the merchants and Renjiro's Shadow Clones were located.
Seeing them finally on solid ground, Renjiro smiled.
Hit by such a powerful technique, all five suffered injuries. They struggled to get up.
Tomio was the first to recover. He barely managed to get to his knees, breathing very heavily.
However, he soon discovered something that filled him with dread!
They were on open ground now. Only one thought flashed through his mind, and then he jumped up at maximum speed, shouting, "Oh no!"
As he jumped, earth spears emerged from the ground. All four chunin were impaled. Only Tomio successfully escaped.
Soon, more spears emerged from the ground, piercing all four repeatedly until Renjiro was certain they were dead.
Kairan Tomio witnessed all four of his subordinates being killed. He noticed that all other battles had also concluded.
He was horrified and fled in panic toward the Land of Tea's direction.
However, Renjiro used Body Flicker to appear in front of him, his sword in his right hand.
Just after Renjiro used that overwhelming technique, the genin had finished with Masato and were watching the battle.
Renjiro looked at Tomio and said, "You know, I'm surprised you chose to fight us in the Land of Fire's territory instead of the Land of Tea. If you had fought in the Land of Tea, at least you could have retreated, but here, all five of your units will be annihilated."
Tomio looked at Renjiro in horror and asked, "Has Konoha recovered from the losses of the Third Shinobi World War and the Nine-Tails attack?"
Renjiro said, "Not quite. But Konoha is not something people like you can challenge."
Then he charged straight at Tomio. Tomio grabbed a kunai, ready to fight, but with just one strike, Renjiro severed his head!
Kaito, Mieko, and Hodaka witnessed this scene.
Renjiro moved fluidly, decapitating his enemy, and sheathed his sword as if he had done something trivial.
Hodaka praised upon seeing it, "That was so cool."
Mieko snorted and said, "He's just showing off!"
Kaito nodded, agreeing with Mieko.
Renjiro glanced at his three students, who then used Body Flicker to reach his side.
Renjiro said, "Good job. Analyze your battle thoroughly—I want to hear your analysis later."
The three nodded. Kaito asked, "Sensei, should we do anything about the bandits who fled?"
Renjiro looked at his Shadow Clones. Both simultaneously used Body Flicker toward the fleeing bandits. He replied, "Leave them to my clones. Although we won, I wouldn't be surprised if some of them are hiding, trying to ambush us when we let our guard down. Many shinobi who die in peacetime lose their lives due to a moment of carelessness."
The three nodded in response, absorbing their sensei's experience and wisdom.
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