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Chapter 63: Retaliation!
Chapter 63: Retaliation!
The sound of explosive tags igniting echoed through the air.
Two explosive tags, hidden on the branches, had just finished burning.
Boom, Boom!!
Two massive explosions instantly enveloped the area in flames and thick smoke.
Whoosh, Whoosh!
Several kunai, each rigged with explosive tags, shot towards the remaining Root members.
"You dare to—"
The lead Root jonin was absolutely enraged.
He had never expected his opponent to strike first.
After all, they were the Anbu, a direct subordinate force to the Hokage.
Attacking them was no different from betraying the village.
Even the proud Uchiha clan never dared to confront them, so it was no wonder the Root jonin was so shocked.
Boom, Boom!
The power of the explosive tags was on par with high-level fire jutsu, leaving no doubt about their destructive force.
The only downside was their cost.
Even Root ninjas could only temporarily avoid their blast.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
The sound of a summoning jutsu echoed through the smoke.
"Watch out for the summon!"
The Root jonin warned his subordinates.
The crow summon was indeed formidable, but this was a ninja battle. As long as it didn't get the chance to use its 'Sunset' technique, there was nothing to worry about.
However, when the explosion's light and smoke cleared, there was no sign of Tohei ascending into the air.
"Ah!"
A sudden cry of pain came from the side.
It was a Root ninja who had been trying to circle around to Tohei's rear.
"What did you do?"
The Root jonin pulled out a kunai and used Body Flicker to leap at Tohei, who was perched on a tree.
Tohei shrugged, a mocking expression on his face.
"Well, who knows!"
Even facing a jonin, he wasn't as worried as he used to be.
Before he grew stronger, jonins were like fathers to him, but now that he had grown, he was the one in control.
Just a Root jonin, no big deal.
Roa!
Intense flames burst from his gauntlets, wrapping around his body like a light veil.
Flame Cloak!
This was a technique Tohei had recently mastered.
He used the Blazing Fist to convert his chakra into controllable flames, bypassing the need for hand seals to activate the Flame Cloak.
Thank goodness for the Blazing Fist!
This ninja tool was tailor-made for him, with countless applications.
In Flame Cloak mode, he could hold his own against a jonin for a while using the Golden Crow Body Technique.
"Fire Fog Jutsu!"
Tohei habitually threw down some lime powder.
But Root had plenty of intel on him and knew the effect of this move. The Root jonin did a backflip, avoiding the lime and firing several shuriken while in mid-air.
As Tohei dodged the shuriken, the jonin landed on a tree trunk a dozen meters away and quickly formed hand seals.
"Wind Style: Vacuum Sphere!"
The Root jonin puffed out his cheeks and spat out a series of pale green, translucent spheres.
A B-rank wind jutsu!
And one that Danzo was particularly skilled at. If hit, the target would be riddled with holes.
Tohei's mind wasn't as simple as Karin's; he didn't just stand there and take it. He jumped to dodge.
His speed might not match the Vacuum Spheres' flight, but by focusing on the opponent's head, he could roughly predict their trajectory and dodge in advance.
Having survived numerous life-and-death situations and trained with Minato, the fastest shinobi in the world, Tohei had accumulated a wealth of combat experience.
One-on-one!
Tohei wasn't necessarily at a disadvantage.
Because Root's specialty wasn't fighting, but killing.
Killing machines!
Was that just for show?
Since their first encounter, Tohei had noticed the use of several secret poisons by his opponent.
Fortunately, he had recently received medical knowledge from Tsunade and had created his own antidotes. Otherwise, he would have been poisoned long ago.
Whoosh, Whoosh!
The Vacuum Spheres chased after Tohei as he leaped from branch to branch.
Even trees as thick as several people's arms could be easily pierced by these Vacuum Spheres.
Let alone flesh and blood.
Even steel would be shredded to pieces by such power.
At his speed, it should have been impossible for Touhei to avoid the attacks continuously.
But the Flame Cloak had another use.
Rush!
Touhei's palms suddenly burst into intense flames, boosting his jumping speed. He not only dodged the incoming Vacuum Spheres but also swiftly circled around to the side of his opponent.
Golden Crow Flow Technique: Solo Slaughter!
His body performed a high-speed flip in the air, and with the force, his right leg slammed heavily into his opponent.
Bang!
The Root Jonin was blasted to the ground.
Touhei had developed various special uses for the Flame Cloak.
Enhancing mobility was the most crucial.
The effect was astonishing!
As soon as he used it, it caught the Root Jonin completely off guard.
"Uchiha Touhei, do you plan to betray the village?"
The Root Jonin stood up from the crater he was thrown into, demanding an answer.
Ninjas are like 'little supermen.' With the support of chakra, their resistance to physical attacks is incredibly high. Unless it’s a piercing attack, it’s difficult to kill with blunt force alone.
"Then isn’t it a betrayal for your Root to attack a Konoha Chunin without the Hokage's order?"
Touhei stood on a tree branch, looking down at the Root Jonin, using words to attack his spirit.
In ninja battles, anything goes.
Psychological warfare is also a tactic, which is why ninjas often use verbal attacks when an attack isn't making progress.
The Root Jonin's mind wavered slightly when he heard Touhei's counter-question.
He hadn’t expected Touhei to know so much. By the time he regained his senses, a kunai was already flying toward him.
Swish!
The Root Jonin quickly dodged the kunai, which embedded itself in the ground at his feet.
Sizzle!
Before he could retaliate, he heard a burning sound.
The tail of the kunai was tied to an ignited explosive tag.
Boom!
The intense explosion engulfed the Root Jonin.
Cough, cough!
Dozens of meters away, on another tree branch, the Root Jonin’s figure appeared.
His mask was broken, and his uniform was torn, indicating that escaping the explosion wasn’t easy.
At that moment, he had only one thought.
Too damn rich!
Kunai and explosive tags are not cheap.
Especially high-quality explosive tags produced by the Uchiha clan, which cost tens of thousands of ryo each. Even in the black market, they can fetch up to a hundred thousand ryo.
Yet, Touhei had used several of them already.
He was clearly treating money as if it were worthless, catching them off guard.
Before he could catch his breath, he heard a voice from above.
"Fire Fist!"
A figure draped in red flame-like fabric, resembling a deity, descended from the sky. A large amount of flame gathered in his right fist.
Bang!
The flame-empowered punch shattered the tree trunk, and a violent flame spread out.
The display was impressive, but the effect was lacking.
Ninjas never lack powerful techniques, but they often lack techniques that can hit their targets.
Like the Fire Fist just now.
If it could hit, even a Kage-level ninja might struggle to withstand it.
But a Kage-level ninja would never be hit, even if faced with the same situation a hundred times.
"Wind Style: Fierce Wind..."
The Root Jonin, jumping away, formed hand seals in mid-air, preparing to counterattack with a technique.
But just as he finished the seals, he found himself unable to move.
Touhei, standing on the burning tree trunk, draped in the flame-like fabric, looked at him with a mocking smile.
Trap!
That attack was just a diversion. The real killing blow had another 'person' behind it.
And now, the Root Jonin had fallen for it.
(End of Chapter)
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