Grind is My Ninja Way

Half an hour later.

As Seimei pierced the heart of the Iwa-nin Jonin in front of him with his sword, he had already eliminated five Iwa-nin Jonin and Tokubetsu Jonin.

At this point, the only remaining high-end combat power on the Iwa side was Kurokawa Ichiro, the commander, and the sensory-type Tokubetsu Jonin who had previously delivered the message to him.

And now, they were being besieged by several Konoha Jonin.

Based on the current situation, their defeat was only a matter of time.

Since that was the case, Seimei didn't join in the fun.

He had to leave some soup for others after eating the meat, right?

However, not participating in the battle there didn't mean he wouldn't do anything.

Although the Konoha ninjas were greatly encouraged by his successive killings of enemy Jonin, their numbers were still at a disadvantage.

Therefore, although they had been suppressing the Iwa ninjas, they hadn't achieved a decisive victory.

Some of them even started to show signs of exhaustion due to overexertion.

If this momentum waned, the situation might reverse.

Seimei wouldn't allow such a thing to happen, so he decided to deal with the troublesome individuals among the Iwa-nin Chunin and Genin.

As for the unspoken rules of the battlefield...

Sorry, Iwa no longer had the ability to retaliate in kind.

Therefore, Seimei didn't need to follow any battlefield rules.

With this in mind, Seimei leaped a few times and arrived on the roof of a nearby building.

He activated his Sharingan and scanned the surroundings. Instantly, the scenes from various parts of the battlefield fell into his eyes.

There were Iwa ninjas who failed to react in time and had their throats slit by the Konoha ninjas they were fighting.

There were also Konoha ninjas who were no match for the Iwa ninjas and were killed on the spot.

And there were some ninjas who were fighting when they were suddenly hit by kunai or shuriken shot from the shadows and then killed by their opponents in front of them.

In short, every moment, someone was injured or killed here.

This battlefield surrounding Kogatani Village was like a meat grinder, harvesting countless lives.

And this was just a remote, small battlefield.

At this very moment, there were countless battlefields like this in the ninja world, and countless people were losing their lives here.

Seimei raised his head and looked into the distance. His gaze seemed to penetrate mountains and rivers, ignoring the obstruction of the night, and saw battles happening all over the ninja world.

Among them were ninjas from the Five Great Ninja Villages, ninjas from small ninja villages struggling to survive in the cracks, and bounty ninjas and wandering ninjas running for profit.

In short, everyone was participating in this great war in different ways, either passively or actively. No one could escape.

"Sigh~"

After a long while, Seimei sighed softly and withdrew his gaze.

"Without transcendence, one is ultimately just an ant. Under the grand scheme of things, one can only drift along with the current."

With a sigh of emotion, Seimei gathered his thoughts, and his gaze suddenly became sharp.

He didn't want to waste any more time.

'It's time to end this meaningless battle.'

Thinking this, Seimei swept his gaze and instantly locked onto a few prominent Iwa-nin Chunin.

Then, his figure flashed, and with a few Body Flickers, he arrived behind one of them.

*Whoosh~*

The short sword in his hand thrust out.

A sense of crisis washed over him. Chiba Kohei, who was suppressing two Konoha Chunin, his expression changed drastically. He then shifted sideways, narrowly avoiding a fatal blow to his back.

*Puchi~*

The short sword pierced into Chiba Kohei's back, puncturing his lungs.

A feeling of suffocation came, and Chiba Kohei endured the pain, pulling his body away from the short sword, and then quickly formed hand seals, using the Body Flicker Technique.

However, before he could take two steps, a short sword thrust towards him again, just blocking his path.

At the critical moment, Chiba Kohei abruptly stopped, narrowly avoiding the sword.

However, this was just the beginning.

Seeing the first sword miss, Seimei immediately thrust out the second, the third...

*Whoosh whoosh whoosh~*

Chiba Kohei felt enveloped by the shadow of death, facing the threat of death every second.

He couldn't see the angle or direction of Seimei's sword strikes and could only rely on his instincts to dodge.

After a dozen sword strikes, he was still alive.

This was his talent, the extremely strong combat instincts he had possessed since becoming a ninja.

It was precisely because of this talent that his actual combat ability far surpassed ordinary people.

And it was also because of this that he was able to consecutively dodge more than ten of Seimei's sword strikes.

However, that was the end of it. Seimei was just intrigued and testing him earlier.

Now...

Seimei's expression turned serious, and his movements suddenly accelerated.

Instantly, Chiba Kohei couldn't keep up.

There was no need for Seimei to use any other moves. Just a light sword strike pierced through his back, taking his life.

A Chunin was still a Chunin, and their upper limit was there. Perhaps only after he was promoted to Jonin could he possibly use this talent to counter his blind-spot tactics.

For now, he was still too inexperienced.

Unfortunately, he no longer had that chance.

*Tzing*

Seimei pulled out his short sword and let Chiba Kohei's body fall to the ground.

At this time, two Konoha Chunin approached and said, "Thank you, Captain, for your help!"

Although Seimei was a head shorter than them, their actions were quite respectful.

There was even a hint of awe.

This wasn't because Seimei had killed Chiba Kohei and relieved them, thus making them feel awe.

It was because Seimei had previously killed five Iwa-nin Jonin in a row, demonstrating his extraordinary strength.

It was this strength that made them feel awe.

Hearing someone speak, Seimei turned around and glanced at the two. He realized that both of them were personnel assigned to him by Omura Yuino, so he nodded and said, "Go and help the others."

"Yes, Captain!"

The two responded and joined other battle groups, while Seimei himself rushed towards another 'troublesome' Iwa ninja.

This Iwa-nin Chunin was quite clever. He had been paying attention to Seimei since he attacked Chiba Kohei.

Now, seeing him approaching, he immediately gathered a few Iwa ninjas around him to deal with Seimei together.

Unfortunately, without reaching the Jonin level, no matter how many people came, it was useless.

In less than half a minute, Seimei killed one of them, severely injured another, and broke their joint attack.

It took him about two more minutes to finish off everyone.

And this was because some people were cowardly and ran away, requiring him to chase them. Otherwise, it would have taken even less time.

After dealing with all these people, Seimei rushed towards another battlefield without stopping.

Just like that, he moved between several battlefields, specifically targeting prominent Iwa ninjas. In no time, he had pushed the morale of the entire Iwa ninja troop to rock bottom.

Correspondingly, because of his participation, the Konoha ninjas were in high spirits, almost overwhelming the Iwa ninjas.

Time passed by.

Seeing that the Iwa ninjas were about to collapse, Kurokawa Ichiro finally gave the order to retreat.

A sharp whistle sounded on the battlefield, and the Iwa ninjas, as if hearing some heavenly music, all showed expressions of relief.

Then, they didn't care about anything else and immediately rushed towards the outer edge of the battlefield.

Without the organization of Jonin, their formation was quite scattered. It could almost be said that everyone was looking out for themselves, without any coordination.

Such a good opportunity, the Konoha Chunin and Genin on the scene naturally wouldn't miss it.

Without needing Seimei or other Jonin to give orders, they had already chased after them.

Seimei didn't choose to pursue. He glanced towards Kurokawa Ichiro and saw that the sensory-type Tokubetsu Jonin who had been by his side was already dead.

And Kurokawa Ichiro himself had lost half an arm and was fleeing in a sorry state.

At this point, the Iwa ninjas' surprise attack could be said to have completely failed.

And he would also have a period of peace to train.

(End of this chapter)