Buzz—
The short sword, imbued with emerald chakra, flew back into the hands of the Sarutobi elite jonin.
Before Kazuki could properly observe this elite jonin, another elite jonin had already brought a sword straight down toward his head.
"Wind Release: Sword of the Wind God!" Kazuki formed hand seals to meet the attack.
Zzzt—
The two swords clashed, but the scene he had anticipated—cutting the opponent's long sword in half—did not occur. Instead, a piercing scraping sound came from between the blades.
Kazuki then noticed that the elite jonin had reacted quickly by covering his sword with a layer of wind-style chakra the instant he swung it down.
Sizzle!
Sizzle!
Sizzle!
...
In just a few seconds, Kazuki and this elite jonin had exchanged blows countless times.
Although the wind-attribute chakra covering the opponent's longsword was far inferior to his clan ninjutsu, the Sword of the Wind God,
No matter what, the opponent was an elite jonin, and the difference in their strength meant that the technique could not unleash its full power.
"Wind Release: Emerald Mist Gale!"
A short sword came at him again, and Kazuki quickly used the Body Flicker Technique to turn and run away.
After all, if he didn't run away soon, he would be doomed.
Whoosh!
Kazuki tilted his head, and the short sword wrapped in emerald green chakra flew past his ear.
"Damn it!" he cursed angrily.
Damn it, I'm just a mere jonin. What makes me worthy of being paired with two elite jonin to deal with me?
I'm just a kid!
"Ah—"
Several screams came from behind, and several Hagoromo ninjas were easily killed by the two elite jonin.
Bang!
Slash!
Thud!
...
The two elite jonin continued to attack, and any Hagoromo ninja who stood in their way was defeated in a single move.
On the battlefield, no one among the Hagoromo ninjas was a match for them.
This also showed just how lethal elite jonin were on the battlefield.
After all, elite jonin were on a completely different level from ordinary ninjas. Once such a ninja appeared, it would definitely have a huge impact on the situation.
Because ordinary ninjas simply couldn't stop them.
"Not good!"
"Sarutobi's elite jonin have appeared!"
"The young clan leader is in danger!"
Seeing two elite jonin appear on the battlefield, Reiryū jumped off the boulder without saying a word and rushed toward the battlefield.
Seeing this, several elite jonin beside Masamichi also followed suit and rushed onto the battlefield.
"Ha!"
As Kazuki drew closer to his destination, he couldn't help but chuckle.
Thud!
He landed with one foot.
"Wind Release: Wave Slash!"
The Sarutobi elite jonin swung his sword, unleashing a gust of wind.
Whoosh!
With a flash of frost, Kazuki vanished from his spot in an instant.
That's right, he used Ice Leap.
Just now, Kazuki wasn't within the Frost Domain, so he couldn't use Ice Leap. Therefore, he could only try his best to run back to the Frost Domain he had set up before in order to deal with these two elite jonin.
As for why he didn't cast the Frost Domain again...
Heh, please, his chakra wasn't inexhaustible. Using the Frost Domain once consumed nearly a quarter of his chakra.
Kazuki had already used it twice, and with the added strain of the battle, he only had enough chakra left to use the Frost Domain once more.
This last Frost Domain was for his own survival. He absolutely couldn't use it recklessly unless it was a critical moment.
Kazuki reappeared, already twenty meters away, and the two elite jonin also caught up.
Snap!
The moment the two elite jonin stepped into the icy domain, the frost on the ground caught their attention.
Kazuki sneered and raised his hand to form a hand seal. "Ice Release: Swallow Blizzard!"
In an instant, dozens of darts made of ice flew straight toward the two opponents, accompanied by gusts of wind and snow.
One of the elite jonin formed hand seals. "Fire Release: Great Flame Bullet!"
The fireball erupted and hurtled straight toward the ice darts.
Another elite jonin, wielding a short sword, followed behind the Great Flame Bullet, his expressionless face sensing Kazuki's location.
Boom!
When the two ninjutsu collided, they almost canceled each other out.
"Hah!"
The elite jonin wielding a short sword roared and instantly charged toward Kazuki.
"Wind Release: Sword of the Wind God!"
Kazuki formed hand seals, and sharp wind-attribute chakra surged from his short sword.
"Bring it on!"
Wielding the Sword of the Wind God, Kazuki was determined to fight the elite jonin with a crazed expression.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a flash of frost appeared, and he disappeared from the spot.
The elite jonin missed his target with a single strike.
"Not good!" The elite jonin who had just released the Great Flame Bullet immediately sensed something was wrong and used the Body Flicker Technique to dodge.
Slash!
The elite jonin vanished from the spot.
Kazuki held the Sword of the Wind God in his hand. An arm flew up in front of him, and a wisp of blood floated in mid-air.
Thud!
With the severed arm on the ground, the elite jonin appeared several meters away, clutching his shoulder and looking deathly pale.
Kazuki pressed his advantage, immediately forming hand seals. "Ice Release: Fierce Tiger Assault!"
Roar!
A ferocious ice tiger leaped out and pounced on the one-armed elite jonin in an instant.
"No—"
The one-armed elite jonin looked at the ice tiger pouncing on him, his face filled with fear.
Not everyone could perform hand seals with one hand, and he didn't know the kind of ninjutsu that allowed performing hand seals with one hand.
With one arm missing, the elite jonin had no way to dodge the extremely fast Ice Tiger.
"Mahoro! Watch out!"
After the elite jonin who had attacked Kazuki missed with his strike, he became wary.
Upon seeing his injured companion unable to dodge, the elite jonin instantly formed hand seals. "Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"
Rumble...
The ice tiger crashed into the earthen wall, stirring up countless dust particles.
Seizing the opportunity, Sarutobi Mahoro, who was hiding behind the earthen wall, quickly retreated and breathed a sigh of relief.
Whoosh!
A flash of frost appeared, and Kazuki appeared at the edge of the icy domain.
At this moment, the elite jonin with the missing arm had unintentionally withdrawn from the Frost Domain, so Kazuki could not directly appear beside him.
But a ninja who had lost his right arm would lose most of his strength.
Kazuki pulled out two shuriken and used Wind Release: Vacuum Blade to throw them at his opponent in an instant.
Buzz—
The wind-style shuriken, one meter in diameter, was like a deadly grim reaper, reaching the one-armed elite jonin in the blink of an eye.
The elite jonin used his full strength to employ the Body Flicker Technique to dodge the two shuriken.
The next second—
"Ice Release: Swallow Blizzard!"
Dozens of ice darts arrived in the blink of an eye.
With one arm missing, Mahoro was unable to use ninjutsu, and he couldn't use taijutsu like the Body Flicker Technique consecutively.
Therefore, the elite jonin's pupils contracted as he faced the ice darts flying right in front of him.
Hiss hiss hiss hiss...
Countless ice darts riddled the one-armed elite jonin with holes, leaving him sprawled on the ground, his pupils dilated, and motionless.
An elite jonin, considered one of the top combatants of the Sarutobi clan, died at the hands of Kazuki, a mere jonin, due to insufficient intelligence.
"Mahoro!!!"