"What is this?!"
A Mist Ninja, who was attacking Might Guy, hadn't even realized what was happening.
In an instant, his body was sliced in half by the whip unleashed by Yu. The pungent smell of blood filled the air, creating a gruesome scene.
"What's going on?!"
Seeing Yu's brutal move, the remaining Mist Ninjas were shocked and instinctively scattered in all directions.
"Now you want to run? Isn't it a bit too late for that?"
Yu sneered as he watched the Mist Ninjas trying to escape. He raised his arm, and a whip over a hundred meters long gracefully danced through the air. It unleashed a tremendous force, cutting several Mist Ninjas to pieces who couldn't evade it in time.
"Such a domineering technique..."
Watching Yu use this incredible technique, Might Guy, Ebisu, and Genma couldn't help but widen their eyes in amazement. They muttered to themselves in disbelief.
"So, that's Yu's Bloodline Limit?"
The Over-Whip, as Yu currently called it, was the most powerful technique he could achieve using the Thread Thread Fruit's abilities. While it couldn't reach targets kilometers away like the Ultra Crushing Whip, this condensed version allowed for precise and versatile cutting and slashing.
"You little brats from Konoha!"
The last Mist Ninja, not far from the group, spoke with deep malice, "The Seven Swordsmen of the Mist won't let you off!"
Boom!
Before he could finish his curse, a series of explosions erupted. The Over-Whip severed his body at the waist.
Blood soaked the lush grass, creating a horrifying sight.
"The Seven Swordsmen of the Mist, huh..."
"I bet they're regretting their decision now..."
Hearing the last Mist Ninja's words before his demise, Yu wore a scornful smile.
The power of the Eight Inner Gates Formation was beyond imagination. In the face of this force surpassing Kage-level abilities, it was questionable if any of the Seven Swordsmen could survive.
Finally, with the overwhelming strength of Yu and the combined efforts of Guy's team, the five young Konoha ninja managed to annihilate the elite Mist Ninja squad.
"We won..."
"We've survived..."
Seeing their fallen enemies, Genma, lying on the ground, could only exhale deeply, utterly exhausted. This real ninja battle had been a hellish ordeal for these eleven or twelve-year-olds.
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"It was really close today..."
"If it weren't for Yu, we would've been done for."
Might Guy and the others, sitting on the grass, shared their relief. This was supposed to be a simple reconnaissance mission, but they had encountered the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist in the forest and were then surrounded by the Mist's elite forces. Without Yu's extraordinary strength, they would have been wiped out.
However, as they looked at the nearly devastated forest and the now-calm surroundings, they remembered the sacrifice of Might Dai, Guy's father, and couldn't help but shed tears.
"While we still have some chakra left, let's treat ourselves and get out of here quickly."
"I wonder if there are any other reinforcements from the Mist..."
After using a basic medical ninjutsu to treat himself briefly, Yu urged them, aware of his dwindling chakra and stamina.
"Yu's right. We should leave as soon as possible, or..."
Hearing Yu's words, Genma, who had managed to stand up, spoke up. But as they began to move, Yu suddenly felt an ominous sign.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
With a series of powerful explosions, everyone, including Yu, was blown away. They couldn't react in time to this sudden blast.
Damn it... more enemies...?!
I let my guard down...
Thrown several meters away and unable to check his own severe injuries, Yu lifted his head and fixed his gaze on the figures emerging from the dust and mist.
"Is that an explosive tag? It hurts... I can't move..."
Might Guy and the others, lying on the grass, were in an even worse condition. They couldn't get up, and their faces showed helplessness.
"Madman..."
"He's truly a madman! With that kind of physical ability..."
"That idiotic Genin... He doesn't even care about his own life!"
With the unfamiliar voice echoing, the figure within the dust and mist finally revealed itself.
Wearing the Mist headband, white bandages around the head, a black eye patch over one eye, and wielding an oddly shaped giant blade that resembled a scroll filled with explosive seals in his hand, it was Jinpachi Munashi.
In an instant, Yu recognized who this man was. Jinpachi Munashi, one of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist, who they had encountered earlier in the forest. Yu's heart sank.
This guy possessed the Explosive Blade - Spray, a unique sword that perfectly combined explosions. It was covered in explosive scrolls, and its destructive power was immense. By using the Explosive Blade Technique to throw the Explosive Blade - Spray's explosive scrolls towards the enemy, he could create unavoidable large-scale explosions.
In the original story, it was implied by another of the Seven Swordsmen, Raiga Kurosuki, that if Jinpachi Munashi were to use his most powerful explosive technique to destroy this sword, the resulting explosion would be capable of killing even a ninja with an Immortality Jutsu.
As he watched the figure of Jinpachi Munashi, who had just emerged from the dust, Yu, lying helpless on the ground, urgently pondered his options.
Yu and his group of five people fell on the grass unable to move, with a look of reluctance on their faces.they didn't expect that Jinpachi would actually escape from the forest at this time and in their direction out of all the possibilities...
"Dead... So many people from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen were killed..."
"Red steam...that guy is a monster!"
Muttering as if in disbelief, Jinpachi was not in a good condition at the moment. His body was covered with wounds of all sizes and he looked miserable.
Obviously in the forest just now, he had witnessed the most terrifying aspect of unleashing the eight gates with his own eyes.
'Damn it... Wasn't this guy killed by Dai in the original story? !'
Looking at Jinpachi who suddenly appeared in front of him, Yu calculated his remaining chakra and physical strength while thinking anxiously about countermeasures for what is to come
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"These corpses..."
Jinpachi Munashi, finally returning from his thoughts on the intense battle earlier, looked around at the five Konoha children lying on the ground, as well as the dozens of dead elite Mist Ninja surrounding them. His face displayed astonishment.
"You little brats from Konoha managed to wipe out the elite Mist Ninja led by Sui?!"
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