Sensing the coordinates of the Flying Thunder God mark in his mind, Seimei swiftly dashed through the forest. In no time, he caught up with the Konoha spy.
At this moment, the spy was under siege by the two Kumogakure Chūnin from before, along with another Cloud ninja squad. He had already sustained some minor injuries.
Additionally, based on the Byakugan's vision, several Jōnin squads were rapidly approaching. If they couldn't resolve the battle quickly, they would be in serious trouble.
Without any hesitation, Seimei raised his hand and formed seals, unleashing the Wind Release: Great Breakthrough technique.
Whoosh~~~
A violent gust of wind erupted from his mouth, instantly dispersing the surrounding fog.
With his vision cleared, he immediately hurled a shuriken.
In the next moment, he rapidly formed seals and cast an A-rank ninjutsu—Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!
He had already mastered this technique to Level 9 (0/0)—the pinnacle of perfection. When combined with the powerful insight of his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, its threat level skyrocketed, especially against lower-ranked ninja.
Just like now, in just the span of a breath, the single shuriken multiplied into hundreds, splitting into multiple waves that rained down upon the Cloud ninja like a dragon's fangs.
Faced with this sudden threat, the Cloud ninja all ceased their attacks on the Konoha spy, focusing instead on their own defense.
Seizing this opportunity, the Konoha spy broke free from the encirclement and rushed to Seimei's side.
Ignoring the impact of his Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique, Seimei simply said, "Follow me." Without looking back, he sprinted toward the mountain.
Without hesitation, the Konoha spy followed closely behind.
However, they had barely covered some distance before a Kumogakure squad blocked their path.
Ordinarily, with the Byakugan's presence, Seimei shouldn't have made such a basic mistake.
In reality, he hadn't.
Taking this route was a decision of necessity.
As the battle progressed, more and more Cloud ninja squads had gathered nearby.
Given their speed, choosing any other path would have resulted in encounters with at least two regular squads or a Jōnin squad.
As the saying goes, "When faced with two evils, choose the lesser one." Seimei had no choice but to lead the way here.
Seeing Seimei and the spy approaching, the Cloud ninja squad wasted no time launching their attack.
Some threw kunai, others cast ninjutsu, while some fired signal flares—coordinating their assault seamlessly.
But it was all useless.
Since Seimei had already foreseen the ambush, how could he not be prepared?
Before their attacks could land, he had already completed his hand seals and slammed his palm onto the ground, unleashing Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!
Boom!
The ground trembled violently.
Suddenly, a ten-meter-long, five-meter-high earthen wall erupted from the earth, blocking all incoming attacks.
Not stopping there, Seimei swiftly turned around and cast another ninjutsu toward the approaching Cloud ninja—Earth Release: Earth Flow River!
Although only a B-rank jutsu, it was perfect for this situation.
Since Seimei had the high ground, transforming the terrain into flowing earth required little effort. The earth churned like a raging river, cascading down the mountain.
Everything in its path—rocks, trees, grass—was swallowed whole.
Faced with such a devastating technique, the pursuing Cloud ninja had no choice but to halt their advance.
Seeing this, Seimei shouted to the Konoha spy beside him, "Go!"
As he spoke, he leaped onto the earthen wall and cast Wind Release: Great Breakthrough once again, dispersing the Cloud ninja squad preparing to launch a second attack.
Then, without hesitation, he charged through their blockade with the Konoha spy.
During this time, the Kumogakure Chūnin and Genin launched several counterattacks, but Seimei and the spy managed to deflect them all.
After that, Seimei adapted to the situation, utilizing different ninjutsu as needed to break through multiple defensive lines. Finally, they managed to escape the encirclement—at least for now.
Huff… Huff…
Heavy breathing came from the spy beside him.
Thanks to his 22-point Stamina attribute and over 300,000 Chakra points, even after sprinting and fighting relentlessly, Seimei showed no signs of exhaustion.
On the other hand, the Konoha spy was struggling to keep up.
Of course, the main reason for his weakened state was simple—he had been poisoned.
That's right—poisoned.
During their escape, the spy had been careless and was grazed by a kunai thrown by one of the Cloud ninja.
And that kunai had been coated in poison.
Now, his face was deathly pale.
Fortunately, it was all over now.
Using his Byakugan, Seimei confirmed that the nearest Cloud ninja would need several more seconds to reach them.
That was more than enough time for them to escape.
With that in mind, Seimei raised his hand and activated Wind Release: Wings of Wind!
Whoosh!
Silently, a pair of massive chakra wings materialized on his back. Every feather was intricately detailed, resembling real wings.
Since he had to carry another person, Seimei deliberately made the wings larger.
While this would reduce stability and slightly slow his flight speed, once airborne, nothing could stop them.
Speed was no longer a concern.
Seimei grabbed the Konoha spy's arm and, under the despairing gazes of the Cloud ninja, flapped his wings and soared into the sky.
Some of the Cloud ninja, unwilling to give up, stood on the mountainside and launched attacks.
Unfortunately, every attack was effortlessly dodged by Seimei.
And once he gained altitude, the Cloud ninja could do nothing but watch helplessly.
Still, they continued to chase from below, running in the direction of his flight path, as if hoping he would land again.
Seeing this, Seimei let out a chuckle.
Then, flapping his wings once more, he accelerated toward a dense forest within the Land of Lightning.
Why not fly straight back?
Simple—the Konoha spy was on the verge of collapse. He needed immediate medical attention before he could be transported back.
Luckily, Seimei was well-versed in medical ninjutsu. Otherwise, even with the convenience of flight, the mission could have ended in failure.
This was proof of the unpredictability and high difficulty of A-rank missions—without sufficient strength, completing them was impossible.
…
Time passed—nearly an hour and a half.
Night had fallen.
Seimei arrived above the designated forest.
Using his Byakugan, he scanned the area and confirmed there were no Cloud ninja or other threats nearby.
Only then did he land.
Looking at the unconscious Konoha spy, he first erased the Flying Thunder God mark on his arm before beginning detoxification and wound treatment.
The process went smoothly.
With his Master-Level Delicate Illness Extraction Technique, removing this non-specialized poison was effortless.
As for other internal and external injuries, his Chakra Scalpel and Mystical Palm Technique were more than enough to heal them.