Grind is My Ninja Way

Seimei put away his short sword and looked at the Mist Jonin who walked out of the forest with a serious expression.

He could clearly feel that this person's strength was on a completely different level compared to the Mist Tokubetsu Jonin he had killed before.

Looking at his attire and appearance...

Wearing a white kimono, with two buns, black eyeshadow, and two red dots between his eyebrows, he was clearly a ninja from the Kaguya clan.

The Kaguya clan was a well-known bloodline family in Kirigakure, possessing the Kekkei Genkai - Shikotsumyaku, which allowed them to freely manipulate the bones in their bodies.

The ninjas from this clan were mostly skilled in taijutsu and possessed formidable strength.

Seeing Seimei sizing him up, Kaguya Morinosuke also looked at Seimei, especially after seeing his Sharingan, the fighting spirit in his eyes almost overflowed.

Noticing this, Seimei thought to himself, "Truly a clan with a severe illness!"

This wasn't Seimei deliberately belittling them, but the Kaguya clan itself was quite a twisted family.

Most of their ninjas admired violence, enjoyed fighting, and loved killing. Then, in the midst of killing, they would gradually become cruel, bloodthirsty, and ultimately completely insane.

For example, the Kaguya Jonin in front of Seimei didn't have any other thoughts for participating in this mission, just wanting to vent his desire for killing.

"Sharingan... Uchiha ninja..."

"Very good! Excellent!"

Kaguya Morinosuke looked at Seimei, muttered a few words, and then suddenly burst into laughter, "Hahahaha~"

Hearing his unrestrained laughter, Seimei's expression remained unchanged. He just stood there, quietly watching him.

After a few breaths, Kaguya Morinosuke's laughter abruptly stopped, and the expression on his face was no longer as manic as before.

Obviously, his previous behavior was just an act.

Indeed, Kaguya clan ninjas were warlike and bloodthirsty, but that didn't mean they were stupid.

On the contrary, because they were constantly active on the front lines of battle, their combat experience and battle IQ were very high.

Everything he had just displayed was just to lure Seimei into taking the initiative.

Unfortunately, Seimei didn't fall for his trick.

Realizing this, Kaguya Morinosuke stopped wasting his efforts. His gaze turned cold, and he said in a harsh voice with a strange smile, "Hehe~, I hope you won't die easily like them."

Hearing this, Seimei looked behind him.

He saw the corpses of two Konoha Tokubetsu Jonin lying in the distance, their bodies limp, as if all their bones had been broken.

Obviously, this was the work of the person in front of him.

However, Seimei didn't feel any resentment towards this.

Firstly, he didn't have much of a relationship with the two deceased Konoha Tokubetsu Jonin, let alone any emotional attachment, so seeing their corpses didn't affect him much.

Secondly, there was no reason why he could attack Mist Tokubetsu Jonin, but the enemy couldn't attack Konoha Tokubetsu Jonin.

One should be reasonable.

As for the people who died on both sides...

They could only be considered unlucky and lacking in strength.

"Die!"

Seeing Seimei slightly avert his gaze and look behind him, Kaguya Morinosuke didn't hesitate at all. He immediately raised his hands and used the taijutsu - Shikotsumyaku: Ten-Finger Drilling Bullets!

In the blink of an eye, the bones of his ten fingers pierced through his skin and flesh, shooting out like bullets, aiming directly at Seimei's vital points.

*Whoosh whoosh whoosh~*

Hearing the whistling sounds by his ears, Seimei's pupils contracted sharply, and his three-tomoe Sharingan was pushed to its limit.

In the next moment, in his vision, those bone bullets seemed to be crawling like turtles, 'slowly' shooting towards various parts of his body.

Seimei carefully observed these bone bullets, and the short sword in his hand swung repeatedly, accurately deflecting all the attacks.

Of course, all of this happened in an instant.

Seeing Seimei block his attacks so easily, the fighting spirit that Kaguya Morinosuke had just suppressed surged forth once again.

He flicked his ten fingers continuously, shooting out bone bullets one after another, trying to break through Seimei's swordsmanship defense.

However, all of this was in vain. The three-tomoe Sharingan, coupled with his lv6, close to lv7 'Swordsmanship', simply couldn't be penetrated by mere bone bullets.

Not only that, but through repeated exchanges, Seimei gradually figured out his behavioral patterns. When he shot out bone bullets once again, Seimei decisively seized the opportunity.

Seimei dodged the bone bullets, and during his movement, he inadvertently made eye contact with Kaguya Morinosuke.

At the moment their gazes met, he raised his hand and cast 'Genjutsu: Sharingan'.

Powerful mental energy burst forth. Although it lacked the enhancement of the Mangekyo, this instant 'Genjutsu: Sharingan' still displayed power far exceeding its previous levels.

Kaguya Morinosuke's expression froze, and his movements stopped in place.

Seeing this, Seimei thought to himself, "Good opportunity," and then leaped forward, his short sword thrusting out, aiming directly at his opponent's heart.

However, the sense of crisis honed in life-and-death battles allowed Kaguya Morinosuke to break free from the genjutsu's influence at the critical moment.

Although Seimei's short sword was already close, his strong combat instincts still allowed Kaguya Morinosuke to make the most effective response.

He abruptly raised his right hand and grabbed Seimei's short sword.

*Slash~*

The sound of a blade cutting through flesh rang out, and blood seeped from his palm. Seimei felt obvious resistance but still didn't want to give up.

So, he continued to exert force, regardless.

The snow-white short sword pierced through his hand, stained with dots of crimson, and thrust towards his heart.

However, it was ultimately a step too slow.

Using his palm as a buffer, Kaguya Morinosuke bought himself enough reaction time.

He twisted his body, avoiding the vital point of his heart.

*Pierce~*

Seimei's short sword plunged into Kaguya Morinosuke's chest but missed his heart.

Not only that, but the short sword didn't penetrate very deeply.

Soon, he felt obvious resistance, as if the short sword had hit steel, unable to advance any further.

Kaguya Morinosuke looked at Seimei, who was close at hand, and grinned, revealing his sharp teeth.

"Brat, you're hurting me!"

After saying that, he exerted force with his right hand, instantly gripping Seimei's short sword tightly.

Then, bone spurs pierced through the flesh of his right arm, rapidly extending outward, stabbing directly at the nearby Seimei.

Seeing this, Seimei inwardly cursed, "Miscalculation!" He wanted to pull out his sword and retreat, but found that the short sword was gripped too tightly by his opponent, and he couldn't pull it out at all.

Forced, he could only let go of his right hand holding the sword, then kicked off the ground with both feet, his entire body rapidly retreating backward.

Seeing Seimei trying to create distance, Kaguya Morinosuke threw away the short sword in his hand and flicked his ten fingers, creating bone projectiles one after another.

Then, he shot them out rapidly, aiming at Seimei.

Seimei's Sharingan spun rapidly, locking onto these incoming bone projectiles. While retreating, he took out a kunai from his waist pouch.

The kunai was swung continuously, blocking all the attacks.

"Hahahaha~"

Seeing this, Kaguya Morinosuke not only wasn't discouraged but burst into laughter, "As expected of the Sharingan, I hope you can play with me for a while longer."

As he spoke, he tore off his clothes.

Then, he fully activated his Shikotsumyaku, and white bone spurs emerged from all over his body. In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a monster covered in bone spurs.

This was the power of Shikotsumyaku, manipulating osteoblasts and osteoclasts to instantly generate a large number of high-density bones, achieving absolute defense and the strongest spear.

(End of this chapter)