Chapter 176: The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist Attack
After a round of slaughter, besides the Kaguya clan, who were still fighting to the death, the other Mist ninja were already beginning to show signs of retreat.
After all, from the very beginning of the battle, it was clear that their side was inferior in both high-end combat power and overall strength. To continue fighting would be to just send themselves to their deaths. They were not like that group of madmen who would rush forward knowing they would die.
It had to be said that although the individual quality and high-end power of the Mist ninja were stronger than the Sand's, the cohesion of their forces was really no match for the Sand. If they were on the southwestern front now, the enemy would never so easily think of abandoning their comrades and retreating.
But as mentioned before, because the Mist ninja unit had advanced too aggressively, it was not an easy task to run away now.
He killed another enemy with his sword, and Kyosuke ordered without turning his head, "Shift your attack target. Prioritize dealing with the enemies who are trying to escape."
"Yes, sir," a ninja not far behind him said, and then he quickly went to relay Kyosuke's battle command.
"By now, the situation is firmly in my hands. Next..."
Kyosuke looked at Gen Tetsu Kaguya, who was slowly retreating in the distance, and the Kaguya clan, who were still fighting a bloody battle, and said, "It's your turn."
At this time, in the commander's tent of the Eastern Army, Kiyoshi Mitarashi was listening to his subordinate's report.
"Message from the third battlefield. At present, our side has successfully suppressed the enemy. The enemy leader, Gen Tetsu Kaguya, has been seriously injured and is on the verge of death by Commander Kyosuke."
Seeing that the situation was as smooth as he had expected, Kiyoshi Mitarashi's expression couldn't help but be filled with excitement.
"Great. Kyosuke really did not disappoint me. As long as we can take down the Kaguya clan, the subsequent battles will be much smoother."
Just as Kiyoshi Mitarashi was already thinking about the subsequent battle, a person rushed in from outside his tent in a panic.
"Report! According to the reconnaissance unit, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist are heading for the third battlefield."
"What?!" Kiyoshi Mitarashi, hearing his subordinate's report, his excited expression instantly froze on his face.
"Damn it! At a time like this," he walked around in a circle, gritted his teeth, and then said in a loud voice, "Send the order. Gather all the ninja on standby and go with me to support the third battlefield."
"Yes, sir."
Clang! A few Kaguya clan ninja deflected the oncoming shuriken. After a slight hesitation, they charged at the powerful enemy in front of them with a ferocious expression.
However, the huge difference in strength between the two sides would not be weakened in the slightest by their courage.
He beheaded the enemy in front with a single sword strike, and Kyosuke waved his hand and released a ferocious fire dragon.
"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique."
Boom!
Although this Fire Release did not annihilate all the enemies in one fell swoop, it successfully disrupted their formation. Now they were even less of a threat to Kyosuke.
Just as the scattered Kaguya clan were preparing to regroup, a series of afterimages suddenly appeared before their eyes.
"Body Flicker Technique: Afterimage Kill."
"Everyone be careful! This isn't an ordinary clone! This... ugh..." a Kaguya clan man said, watching his kunai pass through the afterimage in front of him. Just as he was trying to warn his comrades, the afterimage unexpectedly raised its hand and stabbed him with a sword, and at the same time, it blocked his words in his throat.
"What the hell is this thing..." With this question in his mind, this man thus slowly fell to the ground and died.
In less than three minutes, all the enemies in front of Kyosuke had been slaughtered by him.
He looked at the angry but helpless Gen Tetsu Kaguya, and a few poisonous snakes suddenly shot out of Kyosuke's sleeve. After tying him up, they brought him to him.
"Tell me the intelligence you know. Maybe I can spare your life," Kyosuke said with an expressionless face.
"Cough, cough, hahaha," to his surprise, faced with his threat, Gen Tetsu Kaguya not only did not fear, but instead laughed out loud.
While laughing, he said to Kyosuke with a mocking expression, "Do you think this war is over just like that?"
Seeing that he was still being stubborn, Kyosuke directly grabbed his head and forced him to look around.
"All the members of your Kaguya clan will die here, just like you, the clan head," Kyosuke said in a flat tone, stating a very unusual thing.
"Die?!" Gen Tetsu Kaguya muttered, and then laughed wildly again. "Our Kaguya clan has no cowards who are afraid of death! What's so great about death? Not to mention..."
A strange light flashed in his eyes, and he, ignoring the force of Kyosuke's hand, forcefully twisted his head over and said to Kyosuke with a vicious smile, "Do you think that after seeing your reinforcements appear, I did nothing?"
"Pah! You Konoha dog trash! Just stay here and wait to die! Hahaha."
Kyosuke tilted his head to dodge his spit attack. Looking at the latter's unrestrained appearance, he said coldly, "You like to turn your head, don't you? I'll let you turn it enough."
Crack! With a scalp-numbing crisp sound, Gen Tetsu Kaguya's head was directly twisted three hundred and sixty degrees by Kyosuke.
He waved his hand and threw his corpse down. Without paying any attention to the 84 experience points prompted by the system, Kyosuke only then began to think about what he had just said.
"The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, huh?" In fact, without much thought, the only ones who could provide support for the Mist now were those seven people.
He turned and glanced at the enemy who had been completely suppressed. Kyosuke waved his hand and added the more than 100 experience points he had gained this time to his "Swordsmanship Training." He then found a safe place and sat down cross-legged, preparing to replenish his consumed sage art chakra.
Since he was going to fight the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, it was very necessary to improve his close-combat strength again. With his swordsmanship only one level away from the max level, he was sure to give the enemy an unexpected surprise.
Another quarter of an hour passed. Just as Kyosuke had re-gathered his sage art chakra and stored it in his cursed seal, the figures of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen finally appeared on the battlefield.
"Hey, no way! How did the situation get to this point? Gen Tetsu Kaguya is such a waste," Juzo Biwa, who was carrying the executioner's blade, said, looking at the Mist ninja unit that had been gradually eaten away.
"Stop your nonsense and go down and support them," Kushimaru Kuriarare said to him. Then, without waiting for the latter to respond, he directly took the lead and charged down.
"Tsk, one day I'm going to kill you, you bastard," Juzo Biwa muttered. At the same time, he also charged toward another battlefield. He didn't want to fight with that cold-blooded and perverted guy.
The remaining five exchanged a look, and then they also charged toward different battlefields.
"Black long hair, thick eyebrows, and his upper body is wrapped in bandages and a black flak jacket. That's right. This person is the user of the 'lightning sword Kiba,' Raiga Kurosuki."
"The enemy has reinforcements! Th-this is the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist! Quick, report to the commander," a ninja belonging to Kyosuke's army shouted, his voice hoarse, after seeing the newcomer's appearance.
Then, he secretly made a gesture, and then he and a few of his comrades charged at the enemy.
"A ninja sword that can control lightning. We can't fight him from a distance," recalling the intelligence about him, this ninja directly charged at him with his comrades.
Raiga Kurosuki, seeing the enemy charge, sneered. A flash of lightning flashed from the blade, and then he, with a late start, came to the front of the few of them.
"Lightning Sword Technique: Flash."
Except for the lead ninja who had been lucky enough to dodge this fatal attack, the other few had all died under the lightning sword.
Just as this ninja was preparing to use a ninjutsu to stall for time, he suddenly found that his arm was a bit out of his control.
"This is... was I paralyzed by the flash of lightning just now? Damn it..."
Raiga Kurosuki looked at his "trembling" appearance and said in a very cold tone, "You're lucky to have been able to dodge my attack, but I wonder if this luck will continue to bless you."
After a futile attempt to form hand seals, this ninja, looking at the gradually approaching enemy, had a sense of despair in his heart.
"But I still stalled him for a while. This time should be enough for Commander-sama to react," he smiled with some gratification, then took a deep breath and prepared to meet his death.
Just then, a slight whistle suddenly came from beside his ear. Then, a scorching aura made him subconsciously glance at it.
As the flames and lightning danced wildly, Kyosuke's side profile also entered his eyes.
"Fall back. He's not an opponent you can handle," a calm voice finally woke him from his mixed emotions of chaos and surprise.
"Lo-Lord Kyosuke..." he shouted, and then, as if he had remembered something, he quickly retreated far away.
Seeing his subordinate retreat, Kyosuke's free left hand quickly completed the hand seals.
"Fire Release: Hidden in Ash and Dust Technique."
A large amount of high-temperature smoke spewed from Kyosuke's mouth, and in almost an instant, it spread to a few dozen meters away.
"So hot! Damn you, brat," Raiga Kurosuki said, covering his mouth with his hand to prevent inhaling too much dust. At the same time, his free hand raised the lightning sword and aimed it at the top of his head.
A bright flash of lightning flashed from the blade, and then it quickly shot toward the sky.
"Lightning Release: Lightning Fang."
The dark clouds in the sky quickly gathered, and then a series of lightning bolts suddenly struck down into the thick smoke.
After a long while, the smoke cleared, but Raiga Kurosuki found that the enemy's figure had disappeared from in front of him.
"Did he run...?" He carefully observed his surroundings, a puzzled thought in his mind.
Suddenly, a slight sound came from the ground beneath his feet. Then, a huge shuriken suddenly burst out of the ground and shot at him.
Raiga Kurosuki was startled and couldn't help but leap backward with force. His nose almost grazed the edge of the shuriken as he dodged this attack.
Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the shuriken disappeared with a poof, and in its place were Kyosuke's murderous eyes.
Raiga Kurosuki subconsciously looked up at him, and then his body instantly froze.
"Genjutsu: Sharingan."
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