Chapter 17: Mikoto: Thankfully, I Have You
Normal Ninja battles certainly wouldn't involve shouting out one's techniques, and the reason Seiji shouted was actually to remind Yue.
Yue immediately understood, quickly forming hand signs and using Ninjutsu to cooperate.
Mikoto, who had once again dodged the Rock Pillar Spear, was immediately trapped by densely rising rock pillars the moment she landed.
Earth Release: Rock Pillar Prison!
In this situation, she could only escape by going upwards, through the air.
But at the same time, a giant Water Dragon was already roaring and charging towards her.
Under the environmental buff of the Land of Rain, its power was even greater.
A single strike could easily shatter rocks.
If she chose to escape upwards through the air, Mikoto would directly collide with the Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
The power of this move was much stronger than the Water Needle Senbon from before; with her defensive capabilities, it would be impossible to block.
She had nowhere left to hide.
Although she understood this, Mikoto did not surrender.
If she couldn't dodge, then she wouldn't dodge.
She quickly formed hand signs with both hands, clearly intending to use Ninjutsu to counter.
"In this situation, what can you possibly do?!"
"Even if you use Fire Release, you won't be able to block my Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
Seiji roared triumphantly, and Yue, who was cooperating with him, also smiled.
In the past, no matter how strong the enemies they encountered were, they had absolutely no power to resist this combined move.
"Teacher Mikoto!"
Sasaki Ayami's expression changed drastically at the sight.
She instinctively wanted to rush out, but Minato pulled her back in time.
"Calm down, Ayami, you won't be able to help at all, and you'll only cause trouble for Sister Mikoto."
Minato, who said this, had an unwilling look on his face; he was still too weak.
When encountering strong enemies, he couldn't help at all.
Under the gaze of Minato and the other two, Mikoto finished forming her hand signs, then looked up and exhaled raging flames, which transformed into a fire dragon and collided with the water dragon.
Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!
This was also a B-Rank Ninjutsu, and with Mikoto's strength, its power should theoretically not be weaker than the Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
But don't forget, first, the environment of the Land of Rain was unfavorable for Fire Release.
Secondly, Mikoto used this move in a hurry, completely unable to maximize its power.
Plus, Water Release naturally counters Fire Release.
So the final result was that the fire dragon, upon colliding with the water dragon, was extinguished almost instantly.
Dense water vapor immediately spread, obscuring everyone's vision.
And the water dragon continued to roar, crashing into Mikoto.
Bang!
The violent impact destroyed the rock pillars that had trapped Mikoto.
Mikoto was also directly sent flying dozens of meters by the Water Dragon, landing with blood at the corner of her mouth, clearly injured.
Fortunately, the Great Dragon Fire Technique ultimately negated most of the Water Dragon Bullet Technique's power.
So although Mikoto was injured, she did not immediately lose her combat ability.
The collision between the Water Dragon Bullet Technique and the Great Dragon Fire Technique caused a huge commotion, and the spreading water vapor enveloped both Aomizu and the Hidden Mist female Jonin, who were further away.
The Hidden Mist female Jonin's face lit up with joy; she knew this commotion was caused by her companion's Ninjutsu.
In her opinion, that female Uchiha, having been hit by this move, was definitely either dead or severely injured.
The scales of victory were tipping in their favor.
Aomizu, however, had a solemn expression.
He certainly didn't think Mikoto would die directly at the enemy's hands, but her situation was definitely not good right now.
He couldn't delay any longer.
With this thought flashing through his mind, Aomizu continued to rush towards the Hidden Mist female Jonin.
At the same time, taking advantage of the greatly reduced visibility due to the spreading water vapor, he silently took out several exploding tags from the system's storage space.
These exploding tags were all obtained from blue orbs, and he usually kept them in the system's built-in storage space, able to retrieve them instantly with a thought.
It was much more convenient than a Ninja's tool pouch.
After igniting them, Aomizu, during a brief pass with the Hidden Mist female Jonin, stuck the exploding tags onto her body.
By the time the opponent discovered them, it was too late to react, and she could only watch helplessly as several exploding tags exploded together.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
The power of exploding tags could directly kill a Ninja; with these several exploding tags exploding at close range, even if the Hidden Mist female Jonin didn't die, she would lose her combat ability.
The blast wave from the explosion dispersed the water vapor.
Aomizu glanced at the Hidden Mist female Jonin, who was covered in blood and had a broken arm, ignored her wails, and quickly formed hand signs to use Ninjutsu.
Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!
Unlike Seiji's forty-four hand sign version, Aomizu only needed to form six hand signs to release it.
Not only was it faster, but its power was also not inferior to Seiji's Water Dragon Bullet Technique from earlier.
"Die!"
Seiji and Yue rushed towards Mikoto, wanting to take the opportunity to finish her off directly.
Mikoto knew that she, being injured, would definitely not be a match for the two of them, so she quickly retreated and dodged.
Just as she was thinking about how to break out of the situation, a roaring Water Dragon suddenly appeared, directly hitting both Seiji and Yue.
Bang!
Because they were completely unprepared, the two were directly sent flying dozens of meters by the Water Dragon, and were severely injured upon landing.
This sudden scene stunned Mikoto.
It wasn't until she saw Aomizu maintaining his hand sign posture that she exclaimed in surprise, "Aomizu, when did you master such powerful Water Release Ninjutsu?"
"I learned it from Uncle Kosuke."
During this past month, while Aomizu was learning Konoha Style Willow with Kosuke, he also learned several Water Release Ninjutsu from him.
The purpose was to be able to use the Water Dragon Bullet Technique openly.
"I see."
As Aomizu's comrade, Mikoto naturally knew Maruboshi Kosuke, and also knew that Aomizu had trained with him.
"Thankfully, we have you, otherwise, we really would have been completely wiped out on this mission."
Who would have thought that a simple C-Rank escort mission would lead them to encounter a team of twenty Rogue Ninja, including even three Jonin.
If Aomizu hadn't turned the tide, Mikoto's team would definitely not have been able to return to Konoha alive.
"Yes, Brother Aomizu, we really owe it all to you this time."
Seeing that all the enemies had been dealt with, Minato and the other two also came over, all looking relieved.
Their eyes were filled with shock and admiration as they looked at Aomizu.
Shocked that Aomizu, a Medical Ninja, was actually so powerful; it could be said that all the enemies this time were dealt with by Aomizu alone.
Hence, the admiration naturally followed.
Among them, Mukai Yuki felt a bit more embarrassed.
Whenever he remembered the words he had said to Brother Aomizu before they set off, he wished he could find a hole to crawl into.
With Brother Aomizu's strength, where would he need protection? It would be great if he could just avoid causing trouble for Brother Aomizu.
Except for Minato, everyone was injured. After dealing with all the enemies, Aomizu treated them one by one.
[Completed treatment for Uchiha Mikoto, rewarded with one gold orb.]
[Congratulations on obtaining Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.]
[Completed treatment for Mukai Yuki, rewarded with one white orb.]
[Congratulations on obtaining 10 Chakra.]
[Completed treatment for Sasaki Ayami, rewarded with one white orb.]
[Congratulations on obtaining 10 Chakra.]
Meanwhile, Minato noticed that someone else was approaching, and immediately drew a Kunai, ready for battle.
"Who's there?"