Two days later, a small team set out from the Village to purchase supplies.
When they reached an open area, Izumi used her Sharingan to scan from above, identifying four powerful Ninja and six civilians.
Izumi complained, "Ugh, how troublesome, I have to avoid accidentally harming civilians."
Izumi slammed her hand on the ground and shouted, "Fire Release: Exploding Tag Array!"
"Ah, no wonder Hanzou likes this move; it's really effective."
Suddenly, countless Exploding Tags appeared on the ground, wrapping around the legs of the Ninja.
"Hm!" The four were greatly startled and immediately used Ninjutsu to escape.
"Body Flicker Technique!"
"Substitution Technique!"
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
Two of them reacted instantly, using Ninjutsu to escape, but the other two were entangled by Exploding Tags on their legs.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang…"
Countless Exploding Tags continuously exploded, blowing the surrounding civilians away, most of whom fainted. Fortunately, Izumi controlled the power, otherwise they would have been directly blown to death.
It is difficult for ordinary people to control the power of Exploding Tags, but Izumi, who is good at precise manipulation, can do it with ease.
Although the client said that these people were villains who had sided with the Ninja and could be killed, Izumi did not do so, sparing their lives.
The civilians were fine, but the Ninja were a different story.
The lower halves of two Ninja were completely blown away, and the remaining Exploding Tags continued to entangle them, then continued to explode.
They quickly turned into a pile of minced meat. The other two Ninja who escaped were also affected by the explosion, sustained injuries, and were directly blown away. One of them lay on the ground screaming in pain, while the other was less severely injured.
As the two lay on the ground screaming, Yamamoto Kawa and Akido Jiro immediately rushed over, throwing Kunai at them.
"Success!"
Just as the two were excited, with two "bang, bang" sounds, two Kunai struck the Kunai, deflecting them.
Everyone looked in that direction.
Six Ninja stood there, looking coldly at Izumi and the two others.
Akido Jiro looked at the number of people and said in shock, "Huh? Is this their trap to lure us? There are so many of them."
One of the Ninja laughed and said, "Hahahaha, did you think we wouldn't know if someone was missing from your Village? We always follow you during every procurement."
At this moment, Sarutobi Muraki walked out and greeted the people opposite, "Yo, long time no see, Hayami."
"It's you!" Jonin Hayami's face became extremely ugly when he saw Sarutobi Muraki, but then he suddenly started to laugh.
"Hahahaha, I didn't expect it to be you! Sarutobi Muraki, this is my chance to get revenge!" Hayami immediately rushed forward.
"Oh? You've gotten so bold, it seems the lesson I gave you last time wasn't enough!" Sarutobi Muraki immediately rushed forward, and the two quickly confronted each other.
Hayami laughed and said, "Those three are yours!"
"Yes!"
The eight people on the opposite side, including the seriously injured, immediately rushed towards the three.
Izumi looked at them with her Sharingan and then shouted, "Cover me!"
"Okay!"
The two immediately stood together, then blocked in front of Izumi.
"Exploding Tag Array!" Izumi used all of her remaining Exploding Tags.
The charging enemies immediately scattered in all directions, but some were still hit by the Exploding Tags, falling to the ground screaming.
"There are quite a few of them, but they're not strong. By the way, did Izumi's Exploding Tags move faster just now, or was that an illusion?" Sarutobi Muraki glanced around, then blocked the opponent's attacks.
"There are so many people, it seems I need to make a move." The moment the opposing Ninja landed, several figures suddenly burst out from the ground, attacking from below and piercing several Ninja through.
Only three Ninja remained, looking at Sarutobi Muraki's five clones with ugly expressions. They retreated backward with some fear.
Sarutobi Muraki kicked Hayami away, then mocked, "After all this time, you're still so weak. You can't even defeat me with so many of my clones, and your subordinates are this weak. Jiro, the three of you take one each of the remaining ones."
"Yes."
Izumi chose a burly man with strong Chakra reserves and said, "You're it, come on."
"Hm? Hmph, even a brat is so arrogant." A large sword appeared in the man's hand, and he ran towards the nearby forest.
Izumi immediately chased after him.
On the other side, Yamamoto Kawa chose a thin man, and Akido Jiro chose a person holding a large shuriken. The three each took one, and the battle began, with Sarutobi Muraki's clones supervising from the side.
"Damn it!" Jonin Hayami looked at Sarutobi Muraki in anger. He shouted, "I'll get revenge for both old and new grievances! Die!"
Sarutobi Muraki sneered, "Let's see how much you've improved." Then he engaged him in combat.
Izumi continuously dodged the opposing Ninja's attacks. Although the man's strength was great, his speed was a bit slow, and the small, agile Izumi made him very uncomfortable.
"Damn it!" He raised his greatsword and fiercely chopped down towards Izumi's position.
Izumi dodged the blow with a sidestep. Seeing the man try to pull out his sword to fight again, Izumi directly kicked him in the stomach.
"Hm?"
"Hm?"
Both of them exclaimed in surprise.
"This guy is quite tough." Izumi was a Ninja with Senju bloodline, so her strength was not small, but the man actually withstood it.
The opposing Ninja was also very shocked, not expecting such a slender girl to kick him so hard that he felt his internal organs were displaced.
He endured the pain, let out a shout, held his sword in one hand, and struck at Izumi with the other.
After dodging the punch, Izumi saw the man trying to raise his sword again. She directly lifted her right leg high, then brought it down fiercely, stepping hard on the back of the sword, completely embedding the greatsword into the ground.
The man used all his strength but couldn't pull out the sword. After Izumi stood firm, she kicked him hard in the waist with her other foot.
"Ah!" The man immediately stumbled backward, clutching his waist, constantly spitting blood and screaming, and was sent flying.
This blow, containing Izumi's full force, finally dealt him a heavy blow, but he still struggled to stand up.
"He's really tough." Izumi couldn't help but marvel at how sturdy this person was. She appeared directly in front of him, then delivered an elbow strike to his chest. He immediately spat blood and fell to the ground.
Yamamoto Kawa and Akido Jiro also managed to defeat their enemies with difficulty, but both were injured.
Izumi sat on a rock, watching them hobble over, so she rushed to help them bandage their wounds.
Seeing this, Yamamoto Kawa couldn't help but exclaim, "Are you completely unharmed?"
"Huh? Do you wish I were hurt?" Izumi tilted her head, looking at Yamamoto Kawa.
"Hmph." Yamamoto Kawa turned his head away and whispered, "No."
Izumi deliberately asked with a smile, "Huh? What did you say? Louder!"
"Nothing, just hurry up and bandage my wound, damn it!"
"Sigh, is that how you ask for help? Honestly." Izumi said this, but still finished bandaging his wound.
Sarutobi Muraki's clones tied up the injured Ninja, then threw them together. Several clones directly disappeared, leaving only one clone to watch them.
Meanwhile, Sarutobi Muraki's main body had gained the upper hand. Hayami was already lying on the ground, unable to move. Seeing this, he not only didn't beg for mercy but instead burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha, you forced my hand!"
He bit the medicine hidden in his tooth, and his injuries instantly recovered. His originally lean body directly transformed into a muscular strongman.