A set of broken bones and ashes is complete. (Idiom implying a thorough and devastating attack)
Uchiha Ci wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Looking at the burning Dragon Fire Prison, he let out a breath.
After fighting to this extent, whether it was mental or physical strength, he was almost reaching his limit.
From yesterday to today, he had no time to rest at all.
After being woken from sleep by the explosion tag, he didn't have much time to react.
1 C-rank and 1 B-rank (likely referring to the ninjutsu used), the two ninjutsu combined with the Uchiha Style Shurikenjutsu almost emptied Uchiha Ci's stamina and chakra reserves.
However, as he looked at the burning Dragon Fire Prison with its black smoke, he couldn't help but grunt in his heart.
After the battle, he didn't feel any particular pressure at all.
As a Special Jōnin-level sealing ninja, Moloy did not show his due abilities at all.
Besides, Fire Release has always been known as a "compassionate ninjutsu" (lots of smoke, little damage).
The other party shouldn't be such a pushover that he'd just beat him to death, right?
The change on Uchiha Ci's side happened very quickly, and the three people confronting Uchiha Setsuna were also a little unprepared.
Especially the Great Elder, Uchiha Setsuna.
To be honest, when he saw Uchiha Ci push away Uchiha Seiichiro and hold the rear alone, his heart almost jumped to his throat.
Uchiha Ci, although his shuriken play did have some of the grace of his youth,
His opponent was a Jōnin.
When he was trapped in Kumogakure's barrier, Uchiha Setsuna's heart skipped a beat, and he felt like he was about to suffer a loss!
Uchiha Ci would never be a match for a Kumogakure Jōnin.
However, just a moment later,
the situation reversed!
A layman watches the spectacle, an expert watches the technique —
Uchiha Ci's response to the crisis, as well as the beautiful Uchiha Style Shurikenjutsu, successfully transformed the two weak C-rank ninjutsu, Dragon Fire Technique and Phoenix Sage Fire Technique.
It could be said to be a sublimation of ninjutsu!
The Dragon Fire Technique and the Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, as C-rank Fire Release, have very obvious shortcomings.
They both focus on wide area, strong suppression, but scattered power.
As for Uchiha Ci, he used the ninja wire threads to guide the dragon fire, and used the shuriken to upgrade the phoenix fire into Phoenix Spark Claw Red, focusing the scattered fireballs, and successfully combined the power of the two C-rank techniques, integrating them into one.
He unleashed power comparable to an A-rank ninjutsu!
Coupled with the amazing sharpness of the ninja wire threads when straightened,
The dragnet overturned!
It was almost like being slashed by dozens of ninja swords simultaneously!
Seeing this series of combined ninjutsu, Uchiha Setsuna was so impressed that he tried to replicate the operation himself.
It felt like it was nothing special!
This kid's combat talent was simply terrifying!
The moves he (Setsuna) taught with his front foot, Uchiha Ci could use with style with his backhand.
It's like a heifer rubbing against a wire—shocking! (Idiom meaning amazingly skilled/awesome)
"Moloy!" Dodai, one of the three Kumogakure ninja, exclaimed, looking horrified.
Who would have thought that in just a moment, Uchiha Ci completed the following series of operations to overcome the stronger with the weaker!
"Damn it! This kid actually took down Moloy..."
Dodai's face was extremely ugly, as dark as the bottom of a pot, veins bulging on his forehead. He almost couldn't help but rush forward and stab the kid in the barrier to death with a Molten Rock fist.
He knew in his heart that if Moloy was lost like this, then although he and Lamie could stabilize Uchiha Setsuna, they would never be able to kill him!
Then, this mission would most likely end here.
"Calm down!" Lamie, who was older than Uchiha Setsuna, grabbed Dodai's shoulders and said calmly:
"Dodai, don't be impulsive. Finish what we should do!"
"Moloy is not as weak as you think. Pay attention; the barrier hasn't been broken yet."
"Moloy, he's alive!"
Despite saying this, Lamie's brows were tightly furrowed.
Mainly, Uchiha Ci's offensive was so fast and so interlocking that it caught people off guard.
UI. (Unclear meaning, possibly an interjection or typo)
Not to mention that Moloy, as a barrier class ninja, most of his abilities lay in techniques.
Even for a veteran Jōnin like him, it would be difficult to form seals in time to respond to such a fast-paced attack.
You could only take it head-on.
His heart grew heavier at this time.
The three people in the battle all slowed down their offensive, staring closely at the battlefield within the death battle barrier out of the corner of their eyes.
Although it was just a Genin's battle,
It unknowingly affected the situation on the entire battlefield and even affected Kumogakure's entire strategic deployment in the Land of Yu!
Within the barrier.
Black smoke billowed and flames burned.
Dozens or hundreds of wire threads as sharp as knives, under Uchiha Ci's control, quickly cut towards the center!
The scene looked downright one-sided.
Uchiha Ci, this Genin who hadn't activated the Sharingan, actually single-handedly suppressed Moloy, the Special Jōnin of Kumogakure Village!
But soon, Uchiha Ci's expression changed.
He immediately noticed that something felt wrong!
The ninja wire threads cutting towards the center of the sea of fire should have cut Moloy into pieces like pork.
However, they now encountered a layer of obstacles, like a taut elastic rope hitting a layered yarn ball with a snap.
The wrapping became tighter and tighter, thicker and thicker, but was unable to take another step inward.
At this moment, the center of the sea of fire suddenly began to churn.
Immediately afterwards, a bone-chilling voice sounded——
"Kid, you don't think you've won, do you?"
As the words fell,
A pattern similar to a summoning formula suddenly expanded from the center of the sea of fire.
Uchiha Ci looked at this pattern, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
He pulled his hand to loosen the threads, pulled out eight more shuriken from his ninja tool bag, and threw them towards the center of the sea of fire!
"It's useless!" Moloy's indifferent voice sounded.
As the words fell, his figure gradually emerged from the sea of fire.
There might be some fallacy in using the word "emerged."
In Uchiha Ci's sight, it was actually the sea of fire that became lighter.
Like pressing the plunger of a toilet, the flames of the entire sea of fire converged clockwise towards Moloy's position in the center.
But Moloy just half-knelt on the ground, slammed one hand onto the scroll on the ground, and shouted with a cold look:
"Sealing Art: Fire Sealing!"
As soon as the words fell, the entire sea of fire was sealed into that small scroll by Moloy.
At this time, the eight shuriken thrown by Uchiha Ci had already flown towards him.
However, Moloy remained calm and formed the Ram seal, pressing his hands in the air.
A sphere-like magic circle opened.
"Sealing Magic Circle!"
It was this technique that had blocked Uchiha Ci's wire cutting.
Then, Moloy stood up and approached Uchiha Ci step by step.
A pair of hands was also constantly forming complex seals.
Uchiha Ci suddenly felt something was wrong and subconsciously wanted to leave the spot.
However,
Moloy opened his hands and shouted angrily, "Boy, where else do you want to run?!"
A seal formed from Moloy's hands, and he slapped it on the ground.
"Lightning Kill Binding!" (Rai Satsubaku)
The winding electric current rushed towards Uchiha Ci rapidly, forming a ring-like technique at Uchiha Ci's feet.
The word "Thunder" suddenly appeared!
Immediately afterwards, four whips formed by electric current suddenly wrapped around Uchiha Ci's limbs, binding him tightly!
Electricity coursed through his body. Uchiha Ci wanted to move, but to no avail.
Half of his body was numb, and even opening his mouth became extremely difficult.
"Haha, boy, what else do you want to say?" Moloy asked with a sneer.
Uchiha Ci raised his head and looked at the sky. There were ten thousand words in his heart that he didn't know how to express.
The ancients never deceived me.
Fire Release is really a compassionate ninjutsu!
No harm when there's smoke, no harm when there's smoke! (Proverbial saying about Fire Release)
Moloy slowly approached, pulled out the long sword, raised Uchiha Ci's chin with a playful expression, and said with a sneer:
"You Uchiha are just like this kind of flashy trick."
"But it's a pity that you met me!"
Moloy sneered indifferently, placed the knife against Uchiha Ci's neck, and stated flatly:
"That's the end of your bells and whistles!"
Facing such a powerful Moloy, the expression on Uchiha Ci's face gradually became distorted.
He wanted to laugh wildly, but didn't dare to laugh in advance, so he could only hold it in.
The more he held it in, the more distorted his expression became.
Uchiha Ci opened his eyes slightly.
There was a certain amount of mockery, a certain amount of disdain in his eyes, and a certain amount of calmness, as if he were an old man.
He raised the corners of his mouth, looked at Moloy's face, and couldn't help but smile.
He said leisurely:
"Yeah?"