Grind is My Ninja Way

"Be careful!"

Hearing Seimei's words, Nagashima Tomojiu shouted and swiftly took out several kunai, throwing them towards Seimei.

That's right, the person who spoke just now was none other than Seimei. He had used the Transformation Technique to disguise himself as an Iwa ninja and mixed into the crowd amidst the chaos.

Originally, he didn't expect to encounter Roshi in this situation. But when he saw him, he immediately realized it was an opportunity.

So, he unconsciously leaked a trace of killing intent.

And it was this trace of killing intent that made Roshi sense the danger and quickly lock onto the source, which made Seimei a bit helpless.

*Bang*

He released the Transformation Technique.

Seimei revealed his true form.

Ignoring the Iwa ninjas on both sides who were retreating in panic, he activated his Sharingan, instantly locked onto the incoming kunai, and his figure flickered, dodging all the attacks.

Not only that, but he also took the opportunity to get closer to Roshi. With a "swoosh," he drew the short sword from his waist and thrust it straight at Roshi's heart.

"Be careful!"

Seeing this scene, Nagashima Tomojiu issued a warning again.

However, Roshi didn't move. Just as the sword was about to hit him, a layer of dark red chakra suddenly appeared on his body.

Along with it came an oppressive aura.

Then, Roshi's hand shot out like lightning, grabbing Seimei's short sword. No matter how hard Seimei tried, the short sword couldn't move an inch forward.

After a brief stalemate, Roshi let out a low shout, his right arm exerted a sudden force, and he instantly threw Seimei, along with the sword, away.

Spinning in the air several times, Seimei used his core strength to adjust his posture and landed on a large tree.

Looking at Roshi below, who was enveloped in a tailed beast cloak, and recalling the scene of him grabbing his short sword barehanded just now, Seimei frowned.

*Bang*

A loud noise came.

Roshi below kicked off the ground with both legs, his entire body shooting out like a cannonball, heading straight for Seimei on the tree branch.

Seimei had no intention of clashing head-on with him, so he simply put away his short sword, his figure flashed, and he jumped to another tree, dodging Roshi's pounce.

However, Roshi wouldn't let him off easily. Before landing, he extended an arm towards Seimei.

The next moment, a dark red chakra transformed into a claw, reaching out towards Seimei from afar.

Seeing this, Seimei formed hand seals and instantly used the ninjutsu - Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!

A fire dragon was spewed out from his mouth and collided with the Tailed Beast Claw.

*Boom*

A violent explosion sounded.

The fire dragon was instantly shattered, turning into countless sparks that scattered and fell. The Tailed Beast Claw only became slightly translucent and continued to grab towards Seimei.

Seeing this scene, Seimei's pupils constricted.

The Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique he had just used was specifically adjusted based on the chakra condensed in the Tailed Beast Claw, and it consumed a considerable amount of chakra.

But even so, when it clashed with the Tailed Beast Claw, it was instantly defeated. This was no longer a matter of quantity but a matter of quality.

Obviously, the tailed beast's chakra was a level higher than his.

Therefore, without considering factors like elemental advantage or technique suppression, when countering attacks of the same intensity, he had to expend more chakra.

Undoubtedly, this was a huge weakness.

And to increase the intensity of his chakra, the only thing Seimei could think of was to cultivate Sage Mode.

The senjutsu chakra it gathered could even contend with Yin-Yang Release, and its intensity was considered top-notch among chakra.

However, these were all things for the future.

Now, the most important thing was to deal with Roshi's attack.

Looking at the Tailed Beast Claw coming straight at him, Seimei didn't hesitate at all and directly used Body Flicker, disappearing from his spot.

*Boom*

The Tailed Beast Claw slammed into the tree, leaving several deep dents.

'Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!'

Before Roshi could retract the Tailed Beast Claw, Seimei, who had dodged the attack, used another ninjutsu. Dozens, even hundreds, of fireballs erupted from his mouth, raining down on the opponent like meteors.

"Humph! Flashy tricks~"

Looking at the incoming dense fireballs, Roshi snorted coldly, intending to swat them all away with his Tailed Beast Claw.

But at this moment, several shuriken emerged from the fireballs, shooting straight towards Roshi's face.

"What?"

Roshi clearly didn't expect this and hurriedly dodged.

*Slash* *Sizzle*

The sound of a blade cutting through flesh and the sound of flesh being scorched almost sounded simultaneously.

A red-hot shuriken grazed Roshi's cheek, leaving a charred scar there.

Feeling the burning pain on his face, Roshi was furious and shouted, "Brat, you're courting death!"

With that, he formed hand seals, took a deep breath, his chest puffed up high, and then he suddenly exhaled, using the ninjutsu - Lava Release: Melting Apparition Technique!

Lava fireballs appeared, smashing towards Seimei like cannonballs.

Feeling the intense heat emanating from them, Seimei didn't dare to take them head-on at all.

Moreover, they were made of magma and possessed physical attacks, so Seimei didn't dare to let them get close.

Therefore, he used Body Flicker consecutively, rushing straight into the surrounding crowd of Iwa ninjas.

Seeing this, Nagashima Tomojiu immediately shouted, "Everyone, attack him! Don't let him get close."

*Whoosh whoosh whoosh~*

A dense rain of kunai and shuriken shot towards Seimei, among which there were also explosive tags thrown by some quick-witted individuals.

The tomoe in Seimei's pupils spun rapidly, clearly seeing everyone's movements. Those kunai and shuriken, in his eyes, were like slow motion, posing no threat at all.

The only thing to watch out for were the explosive tags mixed in.

*Boom boom boom~*

Explosions rang out one after another.

With the Sharingan's powerful insight, Seimei precisely avoided the explosion range of these explosive tags while also dodging countless kunai and shuriken attacks.

"Ah~"

"Be careful!"

"He's coming! Retreat!"

"..."

Amidst the chaos, Seimei charged into the crowd of Iwa ninjas.

With a swoosh, he unsheathed his short sword and instantly killed two Iwa-nin Genin, causing even more panic in the crowd.

Seizing this opportunity, he formed hand seals again and used the ninjutsu - Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, still targeting Roshi.

This time, Roshi didn't dare to be careless and was fully prepared, but Seimei didn't follow up with a shuriken attack.

Realizing he had been tricked, Roshi was so angry that smoke practically rose from his body.

This wasn't a figure of speech but the actual situation.

Roshi formed hand seals and activated the Lava Release Chakra Mode.

Lava appeared out of thin air, controlled by him, wrapping around his entire body, forming a thick layer of lava armor.

Wisps of smoke emanated from his body. Even from a distance, Seimei could smell the scent of magma.

"Ha!"

Roshi shouted loudly and charged straight towards Seimei.

(End of this chapter)