Grind is My Ninja Way

Meanwhile, on the main battlefield...

While battling with Uchiha Shisui, Muri Shihachi suddenly saw Seimei's figure dashing out from the forest, and his expression drastically changed.

He remembered that not long ago, Seimei was chased out of the battlefield by Kurosuki Raiga and Biwa Juzo.

Now, he had actually returned.

'Doesn't that mean...'

Muri Shihachi 's mind raced, and he quickly distanced himself.

Then, he glanced at the jungle behind Seimei but didn't find any trace of Kurosuki Raiga and Biwa Juzo.

The worst-case scenario had occurred. Muri Shihachi was decisive. He immediately took out a whistle from his bosom, stuffed it into his mouth, and blew hard.

The next moment, a piercing whistle rhythmically echoed throughout the battlefield.

Hearing this sound, the Mist ninjas present were first stunned, then their expressions changed drastically.

They glanced at Muri Shihachi from afar, then without hesitation, immediately distanced themselves from the Konoha ninjas and retreated in one direction.

Some Konoha ninjas on the field were already bloodthirsty. Seeing this, they still wanted to pursue, but they were all stopped by Uchiha Shisui.

He calmed down the chakra within his body, walked directly to Seimei's side, and asked, "Where are the two who were chasing you?"

Obviously, he had also noticed the scene where Kurosuki Raiga and Biwa Juzo chased Seimei away from the battlefield earlier.

"Killed."

Hearing this, Seimei replied indifferently.

"What? Killed!"

Although he had anticipated this when he didn't see those two appear, Uchiha Shisui still found it somewhat unbelievable when he heard Seimei's answer with his own ears.

It wasn't that he didn't believe Seimei's words; this kind of thing could be easily verified, and Seimei couldn't lie.

The key was, how did he do it?

Even dealing with one Muri Shihachi , he felt strained. But Seimei?

First, he killed over a dozen Mist special jonin, then killed the Kaguya clan jonin who looked tough at first glance.

Next, he killed several more Mist jonin, and now he had even killed Biwa Juzo and Kurosuki Raiga, who were on par with Muri Shihachi .

This level of combat power had already far surpassed that of a jonin, hadn't it?

"Could it be..."

Suddenly, Uchiha Shisui thought of some notes left by his ancestors.

Among them, it was recorded that the Sharingan of their Uchiha clan, after reaching the three-tomoe level, seemed to be able to evolve further.

'Was it called Mangekyo Sharingan?'

With this thought, Uchiha Shisui abruptly looked at Seimei's eyes.

Facing his inquiring gaze, Seimei's expression remained exceptionally calm.

The two looked at each other, and Uchiha Shisui faintly felt a sense of pressure from Seimei's eyes.

But it was still within an acceptable range, not the absolute suppression mentioned in his ancestor's notes.

'Could it be that I'm overthinking it?'

Uchiha Shisui pondered inwardly.

"What's wrong?"

Seimei asked, as if he hadn't noticed his unusual behavior.

"Oh~"

Hearing this, Uchiha Shisui came back to his senses, shook his head, and said, "Nothing."

After saying that, he looked at the entire battlefield again, his gaze lingering on the corpses of the captain and vice-captain for a moment before retracting his gaze. "Seimei, what should we do next?"

"What to do?"

Seimei pondered for a moment, also scanning the entire battlefield. He saw the surviving Konoha ninjas, all covered in wounds, and said, "Rest for a bit first, then continue advancing."

"Continue advancing?"

Uchiha Shisui's expression changed slightly, and he said pointedly, "Wouldn't that be too risky? What if there are still enemies lurking in the dark?"

His meaning was clear: these Mist ninjas were just the enemies on the surface; those who were secretly watching them hadn't made their move yet!

Hearing his words, Seimei also nodded and said, "Then let's rest first. As for whether there are enemies in the dark, I'll go check it out first!"

After saying that, he raised his hands and released the 'Shadow Clone Technique'!

*Poof~*

A cloud of chakra smoke dispersed.

Seimei's figure instantly disappeared.

Seeing this scene, Uchiha Shisui's eyes suddenly widened, and he exclaimed, "Shadow Clone!"

That's right, the Seimei on the field was just a shadow clone that Seimei had created earlier to divert the attention of Aburame Torune and the others.

At this moment, his real body was still on its way back!

At this moment, Uchiha Shisui once again doubted his previous judgment.

Just a shadow clone's Sharingan could bring him a slight sense of pressure. If the real body came, how powerful would it be?

"Could it be that he has really awakened the legendary Mangekyo Sharingan?"

Uchiha Shisui's heart was filled with turbulent waves.

...

On the other side, in the forest...

Seimei, who was rushing back, suddenly stopped.

Then, a memory abruptly surfaced in his mind - it was the relevant memory of the shadow clone during this time.

Seimei quickly browsed through the shadow clone's memory and immediately understood that Uchiha Shisui must have sensed something.

And with the shadow clone's sudden disappearance, his suspicion must have deepened.

However, this wasn't something the shadow clone did intentionally.

After all, when he created this shadow clone, Aburame Torune and the others hadn't appeared yet.

Therefore, the shadow clone didn't know the situation on his side.

So, after completing the task of diverting attention, it released the 'Shadow Clone Technique' according to the preset plan.

In this way, if everything was normal on his side, it could pass on the latest information from the main battlefield to him.

And if he happened to be in combat, it could also replenish some chakra for him through this method.

It could be said that this was killing two birds with one stone.

As for arousing Uchiha Shisui's suspicion because of this?

With his achievements this time, anyone with some understanding of the Sharingan would probably have suspicions. But as long as he didn't actively expose himself, suspicion would always remain suspicion.

Now that his strength had increased, others couldn't take action against him based on some unfounded matters.

Therefore, some suspicions were simply harmless.

After sorting out his thoughts, Seimei didn't linger any longer. He kicked off the ground, and his entire being rushed towards the main battlefield at an even faster speed.

A few minutes later...

Seimei saw Uchiha Shisui again.

At this time, he was organizing the surviving Konoha ninjas to clean up the battlefield.

Seimei roughly glanced around. The number of surviving Konoha ninjas was less than half of what they had when they set out.

The captain and vice-captain, two jonin, were killed in battle. Seven out of ten special jonin also died, and only twenty-three out of fifty-six chunin survived.

So, including him and Uchiha Shisui, only twenty-eight people were alive in total. Out of a seventy-person team, a staggering forty-two had died.

Seimei felt some regret about this result, but he wasn't surprised.

After all, the Mist ninjas' overall combat power this time far exceeded theirs.

Even though he had been trying his best to weaken the enemy's strength, due to being interrupted repeatedly, the effect was just so-so.

Those Mist ninjas still took advantage of the time he was entangled, utilizing their numerical and qualitative advantages to inflict heavy losses on the Konoha ninjas.

However, because of his intervention, the enemy also suffered significant losses.

Seimei roughly calculated that out of the more than one hundred people who ambushed and besieged them this time, more than half were also killed or injured.

Those chunin were one thing; although they were elites, they were replaceable. But the jonin combat power was different.

Such a huge loss would definitely make them feel the pain for a long time.

(End of Chapter)