The diamond-shaped shuriken returned to Troy's hands.
He smiled and said, "Sorry, but I use Magnet Style Ninjutsu."
"Damn it."
Uchiha Fugaku gritted his teeth.
If it were just Troy alone, he would still be confident in defeating him.
But against so many opponents…
Mikoto glanced at the two enemies surrounding her. A trace of helplessness flashed in her eyes.
"Don't drag this out, let's finish them quickly!"
"Yes!"
In an instant, a barrage of Lightning Style jutsu rained down on Uchiha Fugaku and Mikoto, forcing them on the defensive.
The Water Style and Earth Style techniques from the shinobi of Hidden Waterfall Village and Hidden Rock Village further worsened the situation.
No matter how talented Uchiha Fugaku was, there was no way he could fight back against so many enemies at once.
Dangerous!
Mikoto, who specialized in Medical Ninjutsu, was the first to be subdued within ten minutes.
A shinobi from Hidden Rock Village grabbed Mikoto and pressed a kunai against her face.
"Uchiha Fugaku, if you don't surrender, I'll scar her face!"
Though they couldn't kill her, disfiguring her was still an option.
Fugaku hesitated.
The clan had high hopes for him.
He wasn't just here for himself—he was representing the entire Uchiha clan.
If he failed here…
The Uchiha name would become a laughingstock.
Mikoto closed her eyes, as if understanding what he was thinking.
She smiled and said, "It's okay. I can just heal it with Medical Ninjutsu later."
The enemy ninja sneered.
"My kunai is coated with a special poison. Even Konoha's Tsunade won't be able to restore your face!"
Mikoto's expression instantly turned pale.
But for the sake of the Uchiha, she chose to endure.
Suddenly, a carefree voice rang out.
"Oh? Who's out here bullying a little girl with numbers on their side? Oh, Cloud Shinobi, huh?"
"Scary."
Mikoto turned her head toward the voice.
A blur of golden light flashed before her eyes.
Before anyone could react, the shinobi from Hidden Rock was sent flying by a powerful kick!
The venom-coated kunai slipped from his grasp, landing on the snow and turning it green.
The man caught Mikoto before she could fall.
"You okay?"
"I... I'm fine."
Mikoto let out a small breath and looked away from him.
'This guy... doesn't seem as annoying as before.'
Troy's expression darkened.
"Hanyu Simu!"
Unlike the others, he took Simu seriously—seriously enough to fear him.
If only the two fools from his team hadn't strayed too far, he would have called for all available reinforcements to deal with Simu.
He knew how strong the Raikage's son, Ay, was.
And anyone acknowledged by Ay couldn't be weak.
After all, Ay's only evaluation of him was four simple words: "Flashy, but useless."
But Troy wasn't going to give up easily.
"There are only three of them! Attack together! Don't be afraid!"
To boost morale, he took the lead by throwing his shuriken.
"Wind Style: Blaster Shuriken!"
Enhanced by Wind Style, the two massive shurikens spun violently, generating a powerful gust of wind as they charged toward Simu.
The other ninjas moved in as well.
A Cloud Shinobi lunged forward, trying to cover for Troy.
Just as he moved, a kunai whizzed through the air toward him.
He narrowly dodged it but immediately noticed something strange—
Unlike a regular rhombus-shaped kunai, this one had a peculiar trident-like design.
There was also a strange marking wrapped around its handle.
In the next second, he realized exactly what it was.
Because—
Namikaze Minato, clad in his signature white cloak, appeared in front of him in an instant.
Minato caught the kunai mid-air, his body twisting in a graceful 360-degree spin.
A Rasengan formed in his right hand, slamming the Cloud Shinobi into the snow with perfect precision.
Before anyone could even react, Troy's shurikens were already whistling toward Simu.
"Wow, such big shurikens… I'm so scared."
Simu easily predicted their trajectory with Observation Haki and tilted his head slightly to dodge.
Troy's eyes narrowed.
The two shurikens immediately reversed direction, guided by magnetic forces, and slashed toward Simu from both sides.
Mikoto, recognizing the technique, wanted to warn Simu.
But before she could speak—
Simu raised his hand, spreading his index and middle fingers slightly.
Black steel-like Armament Haki coated them.
Then, under everyone's shocked gazes—
As the shurikens hurtled toward him with deadly speed, Simu caught them between his fingers with ease.
The deadly spinning blades, capable of slicing through flesh like butter, came to an abrupt stop.
And it wasn't over yet.
The second shuriken, enhanced by a terrifying wind blade, was also closing in fast.
Still using only one hand, Simu calmly separated his middle and ring fingers—
And caught the second shuriken just as effortlessly.
To him, they might as well have been two playing cards.
A deathly silence filled the battlefield.
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