Chapter 73: Undoubtedly Doomed
Chapter 73: Undoubtedly Doomed
"Shakuton: Yoto!"
The voice at four times speed was like being played on fast-forward, making it extremely difficult to understand. However, Yoto barely made out her name at the end.
A cold light flashed in Yoto's eyes as she said, "So, you know my name, ninja of Konoha."
Feng Ye's previous words were inaudible, and he didn't wear the Konoha forehead protector, but at this point, it was clear he was a ninja of the Hidden Leaf Village.
Aside from Konoha's ninjas, there was no reason for ninjas from other villages to engage them instead of leaving quickly.
Buzz!!!
Five crimson fireballs appeared, glowing not with mere flame, but with a combination of wind and fire, radiating intense heat.
Instead of launching forward, the fireballs encircled Yoto, protecting her sides and back.
"This is interesting."
Feng Ye narrowed his eyes but didn't engage Yoto. Instead, he flickered towards another Jonin.
The Jonin's face twisted in fear, and he immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to evade Feng Ye's attack. But Feng Ye, having forced out his opponent's technique, turned to strike at another nearby ninja.
"Damn it!"
Seeing this, Yoto gritted her teeth. As she saw her companions in peril, she rushed to support them, but her speed couldn't match Feng Ye's.
The power of the Shakuton style was formidable, and because of that, it was difficult to use in this situation. Feng Ye's speed was too fast, and using the fire release technique risked injuring her allies!
In the brief clash—
Szz!
A flash of silver light, and Feng Ye's Kusanagi sword, accompanied by lightning, pierced the heart of a Jonin, causing him to cough up a mouthful of blood.
Yoto had brought six people to pursue Feng Ye. Aside from herself, the other five were Jonin-level ninjas from Sunagakure. But in the short time since the confrontation began, two had already perished!
"The... Yamizuki clan?"
Witnessing this, the remaining three Jonin trembled. Someone stared at Feng Ye in shock and couldn't help but ask in a quivering voice.
Bathed in silver light and using lightning release techniques, these signs all pointed to the Yamizuki clan of Kumogakure. But the young man before them bore no resemblance to the Third Raikage or his sons, according to their intelligence.
"No, he's a ninja of Konoha!"
"Use a barrier!"
Yoto shouted at her subordinates.
To deal with this speed-type ninja, they could only restrict him with a barrier!
The remaining three Jonin were all seasoned veterans. Without Yoto's reminder, shocked by Feng Ye's speed, they had already come to the same conclusion. They quickly formed hand seals.
Buzz!!!
In an instant, a yellow light screen suddenly opened and combined, forming a triangular pyramid-shaped barrier around their positions.
The wet soil was covered by the dull yellow light barrier, becoming dry, and large amounts of sand surged, swirling along the yellow light and covering the surface, making it difficult to see inside from the outside.
"Barrier..."
Feng Ye drew the Kusanagi sword and looked at the dull yellow barrier that enveloped him and Yoto. His figure flickered as he moved towards the nearest corner, his sword wrapped in lightning.
Buzz!!!
The sword blade struck the barrier's surface, and lightning and fire flashed, but it was like falling into a mud pit, distorting and deforming the barrier without breaking through.
"A constant maintenance-type barrier, similar to the Four Purple Flame Formation."
Feng Ye murmured to himself as he observed this.
However, its weaknesses were more pronounced.
Attacks could neither get in nor out of the barrier. Moreover, it required the continuous effort of three Jonin to maintain. Its utility was questionable as it could only trap one or two enemies at a time, and persistent attacks from within would inevitably lead to its collapse.
Such barriers were typically not employed to trap enemies but rather to impede their movements, preventing escape and creating a battlefield that favored their side.
Yoto was well aware of this.
Instead of seeking reinforcements, she headed towards the edge of the barrier, and the three Sunagakure ninjas obligingly created an opening for her to enter.
Yoto pushed a fireball forward, causing it to explode with scorching flames, ensuring Feng Ye couldn't take the opportunity to escape. She then stepped into the barrier.
Hiss!
The three Jonin immediately sealed the gap.
"Now your speed is useless," Yoto said coldly, her right hand palm-up, holding an orb of fire. "I accidentally let you take out two of our Jonin... Now, inside this barrier, it's time for you to experience my scorching Wind Style ninjutsu!"
As her words landed, Yoto abruptly waved her hand.
Swoosh!!
A scorching fireball hurtled towards Feng Ye, emitting a heart-pounding white light.
Feng Ye's figure vanished, and a flash of silver light appeared on Yoto's right. The Kusanagi sword in his hand, laced with lightning, descended.
Buzz!
Yoto curled her finger, causing the fireball on her right to suddenly expand and engulf Feng Ye.
Feng Ye dodged the swelling fireball, and the silver light flashed again, reappearing on Yoto's right. His sword slashed down once more.
Unfazed, Yoto calmly manipulated the fireball on her left to expand and burst towards Feng Ye.
Crackle! Crackle!!
Lightning and fire interwove.
The terrifying heat, even at a distance, showed signs of igniting Feng Ye's clothes. He could feel the scorching heat on his face.
"Inside this barrier, your movements are restricted, and with your strength, you can't win against my Fire Style ninjutsu... It ends here, ninja of Konoha!"
After countering Feng Ye's attacks twice, Yoto caused the fireballs to reappear around her body, like miniature suns, radiating a formidable power as they pressed towards Feng Ye.
Witnessing this, the three Jonin maintaining the barrier heaved a sigh of relief.
"It's a good thing Lady Yoto is here."
Without her, even if they could temporarily trap Feng Ye, it wouldn't have lasted long. Eventually, the barrier would collapse, and no one would be able to restrain Feng Ye's speed.
"I never expected Konoha to have such a fearsome speed-based ninja. If it weren't for the fact that Cloud ninjas have no reason to fight us, I would suspect this guy is from the Yomozuki clan of the Cloud Hidden Village."
"Even now, I still have my doubts... But it doesn't matter. Whether he's a Cloud ninja or a Konoha ninja, he'll soon be a corpse."
Trapped within this barrier and facing Yoto's Fire Style ninjutsu, even the Fourth Kazekage would struggle to cope, let alone anyone else.
A close-quarters ninja whose forte was speed found himself in a dire situation, his specialty now constrained.
Undoubtedly doomed.
(End of Chapter)
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