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Naruto : Chimera Ninja!
Naruto: Training is My Ninja Way
"You bastard brat!"
"That's a Hozuki clan member! Watch out, Sanji!"
Caught off guard by the sudden injury, the Grass ninja named Sanji twisted his face into a ferocious scowl. Beside him, Raichi, who recognized Suigetsu's origins at a glance, shouted a stern warning as his expression changed drastically.
The Hozuki clan was one of the three great noble families of the Hidden Mist Village, ranking alongside the Kaguya and Yuki clans. They had even produced a Mizukage and were renowned throughout the ninja world.
As a veteran ninja, Raichi had encountered Hozuki ninja during his younger days. In that battle, if not for a senior covering him, he would have been dead as a doornail. Ninja from the Hozuki clan were each more ruthless than the last.
It should be said that Mist ninja were originally the most ferocious existences in the ninja world.
Let alone the Hozuki clan, who were the cream of the crop!
Even after many years, the memory was still fresh in Raichi's mind. Although Sanji hadn't encountered the Hozuki clan on the battlefield, he knew of their reputation. Upon hearing his companion's words, he focused his gaze. Seeing Suigetsu's distinct appearance clearly, and especially feeling the powerful chakra fluctuations radiating from him, Sanji's heart shivered.
"Yeah, I know. I'll handle this guy. You hurry up and support Lord Hisashi!"
Although he knew the boy in front of him was a tricky enemy, Sanji didn't think he couldn't handle it. Instead, he was more worried about their leader. The attacker over there was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Any ninja with a bit of experience in the ninja world knew that a Jinchuriki equated to supreme power!
Not to mention, this was the strongest Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
Regardless of how much of the Nine-Tails' power the boy could control, Sanji felt they needed to face him with the highest level of caution.
"Right, I'll leave him to you!"
Raichi was also very aware of the critical nature of the situation. He nodded immediately, intending to head directly to support Hisashi.
However.
"Hehe, I already told you, both of you are mine!"
Opposite them, Suigetsu opened his mouth, revealing sharp fangs as he let out a sinister laugh.
"Water Style: Water Clone Jutsu!"
Two special water clones split off directly.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
They launched a fierce attack toward Sanji and Raichi. Two mere Jonin from the Hidden Grass Village—what did they count for!?
Suigetsu, who aspired to become the strongest among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and collect all seven great swords, wouldn't care about such insignificant enemies!
"Hmph, arrogant brat!"
"Then I'll start by cutting you down!"
This was a clear display of drawing aggro. Most importantly, Suigetsu's oppressive attack directly enveloped both of them.
Sanji and Raichi hardened their hearts, deciding to deal with Suigetsu in front of them first.
Regardless, they believed their leader could definitely hold out for a short time, not to mention there were so many companions from their ninja village around.
Unless this Menma Uzumaki could directly undergo Tailed Beast transformation.
Otherwise, Sanji and Raichi weren't afraid at all!
Unfortunately, Sanji and Raichi completely underestimated Menma's strength.
Tailed Beast transformation!?
To deal with the leader of a small ninja village who was, at best, only at the elite Jonin level, the current Menma could achieve a completely one-sided suppression.
After that not-so-successful cell activation stimulation experiment...
The further awakened bloodline power...
Had improved Menma's physical strength in all aspects. He might not be the "Naruto Uzumaki" from the original story.
He certainly might not have the ceiling-level Sage Body.
But his Uzumaki clan lineage was genuine.
coupled with the tempering from the Nine-Tails chakra accumulated over days and months, his physical fitness had already reached a height that ordinary ninja could never hope to reach.
Bang!
Under close-quarters combat.
Thud!
"Gah!"
It was a direct and ferocious oppressive attack.
Relying purely on the toughness of his body.
He flung Hisashi horizontally.
He smashed heavily onto the ground. With his abdomen injured, Hisashi tasted sweetness in his throat, and a mouthful of extremely thick blood sprayed out.
"!!!"
His aura plummeted instantly.
This attack was completely irresistible.
It was just a few rounds of exchange.
Hisashi looked at Menma nearby, his face extremely ugly and filled with disbelief. If Menma had teamed up with others, or erupted with Nine-Tails chakra to suppress him with brute force, Hisashi could have understood.
From the beginning, he didn't think he would be a match for the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
But now!?
The guy was alone and hadn't even used the Tailed Beast's power.
Just pure individual strength was enough to easily crush him. How could Hisashi accept this?
"Ninja Art: Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Strike while the enemy is down.
Menma wasn't the type of villain who talked too much and gave his opponent extra time to breathe and adjust. Posturing forward, he flung shuriken from his hand and rapidly formed seals.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
The next second, a sky-covering rain of shuriken assaulted the position where Hisashi had fallen. The gleaming rain of blades brought a chilling aura rushing toward his face.
Hisashi's pupils contracted.
He performed a kip-up.
"Earth Style: Mud Wall!"
While flipping up rapidly to dodge, he formed seals just as quickly.
A wall of earth with considerable scale rose from the ground.
Thud thud thud thud thud thud!
The earth wall blocked the majority of the projectiles. Although he couldn't be considered a top-tier powerhouse, as the existence leading the Hidden Grass Village, Hisashi Shigeru still had some skill. Judging from the current situation, he was comparable to an elite Jonin of the Five Great Ninja Villages.
But in front of Menma, this wasn't enough to look at.
Squelch!
"Ugh!?"
Most of the shuriken were blocked.
But a few had angles too tricky for Hisashi Shigeru to truly dodge.
His clothes were sliced open directly.
Wounds were cut into his flesh.
The overflowing blood completely soaked Hisashi's clothes in that instant.
Feeling the pain transmitted to his nerves...
Hisashi's expression became more ferocious than ever before.
"Sanji! Raichi!"
He shouted sternly.
Hisashi Shigeru knew very well that if support didn't arrive, he would definitely die at Menma's hands before too long.
This was a situation Hisashi absolutely could not accept.
For the village.
He absolutely couldn't die here. He had to go back alive to withstand Mui's conspiracy!
At this moment, Hisashi still thought this was a plan masterminded by Mui.
Menma was purely a combat asset dispatched by Orochimaru to support Mui.
"Hehe, stop shouting, Lord Hisashi. No one is coming to save you!"
Menma looked at Hisashi with a cold expression, speaking in a chilling tone.
Although he couldn't see them...
The combat fluctuations he could sense...
Made Hisashi's expression turn even uglier.
And it wasn't just that Sanji and Raichi were cut off; Menma's summon beast—the lizard Urushi—had also immediately blocked the direction from which other Grass ninja could come to support.
More importantly.
At the moment the battle started.
From all directions.
Massive chakra fluctuations suddenly gathered rapidly.
Although Hisashi wasn't a specialized sensory ninja, at such a close distance, he could clearly detect these chakra fluctuations.
The number definitely exceeded the Grass ninja troops he had brought with him.
"I didn't expect Orochimaru to support Mui to this extent!? What kind of benefits did that guy give you!?"
Up to this moment, Hisashi still thought these arriving ninja were subordinates of Orochimaru, because he couldn't see them and could only speculate.
"Benefits? Naturally, there are some. But there's no need to tell you, Lord Hisashi. Just go in peace!"
There was no need to explain anything.
Menma tapped his foot, and chakra erupted directly.
His figure flashed closer.
"Wait!"
An infinitely ferocious posture.
It was undeniably a look of going for a one-hit kill.
Hisashi's face changed, and he shouted loudly.
But Menma turned a deaf ear.
Chakra vented further, and his speed instantly soared to the limit.
Bang!
The figure instantly closed the distance to right in front of him. Menma's speed exceeded before, and Hisashi, slower by half a beat due to his injuries...
Couldn't make a reaction in time to the gleaming threat.
In a flash.
Menma grabbed Hisashi's body tightly with both hands.
With a violent swing of his right leg, he smashed heavily into Hisashi's abdomen, the body caving in.
"Gah!"
Another spray of blood shot from his mouth.
His body curled up directly.
Hisashi's expression became extraordinarily pained.
The next second.
Menma threw Hisashi downward very casually.
Bang!
As he smashed ruthlessly onto the ground, Menma's right foot stomped heavily directly onto him. Exerting force violently.
Crack!
The ribs on Hisashi's chest emitted the sound of fracturing.
"Hah... Hah..."
The sensation of pain piercing the heart.
Hisashi's entire body trembled accordingly.
"Farewell, Lord Hisashi."
Looking at the leader of the Hidden Grass Village before him.
There was not a trace of warmth in Menma's pupils. As his words fell, a kunai flipped into his palm. Amidst Hisashi's look of utter despair, he plunged it straight down toward Hisashi's left chest.
Squelch!
Precise and powerful.
The heart was pierced directly.
As he felt another wave of intense, drilling pain assault him...
Immediately after.
In less than a second.
Hisashi could feel the strength in his body fading rapidly like a receding tide. His vision gradually dimmed.
His right hand trembled, wanting to raise up.
Eventually, accompanied by the final wisp of life force completely draining away, his consciousness fell into infinite darkness.
That right hand dropped abruptly.
Head tilting to the side.
This leader of the Hidden Grass Village breathed his last.
And at the same time Menma killed Hisashi, the Waterfall ninja gathering from all directions completely surrounded the more than three hundred Grass ninja.
"Hisashi Shigeru is dead. The rest of you, do not resist stubbornly. We came this time at the invitation of Mui-san. You can still perform your respective duties in the future. There is absolutely no need to fight to the death here; that is a meaningless endeavor!"
Carrying Hisashi's corpse, Menma flashed back to the top of the lizard Urushi's massive head, shouting loudly to the Grass ninja below who were completely trapped in the heavy encirclement.
The moment the Grass ninja below saw Hisashi Shigeru's corpse...
Every one of them widened their eyes.
Upon hearing Menma's words, the vast majority showed looks of hesitation.
The leader had already died in battle.
If the enemy were the kind intending to wipe out their ninja village, they would certainly fight to the end, as surrender would lead to no good end. But the situation now was different; the other party seemed to be merely helpers invited by their own Lord Mui?
As for why Waterfall ninja appeared here...
These Grass ninja didn't care at all. In these times, it was common for ninja from other countries to intervene in the internal affairs of small nation ninja villages.
As long as their ninja village ultimately remained in the hands of their own people, that was enough.
Although these Grass ninja brought out by Hisashi were considered subordinates he could trust, and generally wouldn't betray him, that was strictly based on the premise that Hisashi was still alive.
Now that the man was dead.
What loyalty was there to talk about!?
Even if they didn't consider themselves, they had to consider their families left back in the village, right? Almost all these Grass ninja had families to support; it was impossible to truly have no concerns.
"Don't be bewitched by this guy! Attack together! Avenge Lord Hisashi!"
Of course, the absolute diehards like Sanji and Raichi were exceptions.
They couldn't possibly submit.
Instead, it should be said that upon seeing Hisashi Shigeru's corpse, they became even more frenzied.
"Kill!"
Looking at these completely tactless Grass ninja.
Menma wouldn't have any hesitation.
His right hand waved down coldly.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Squelch!
Suigetsu and the other Waterfall ninja swarmed up, directly cutting down Sanji, Raichi, and a dozen other similarly crazed Grass ninja on the spot.
And with the death in battle of these diehard Grass ninja...
The remaining two hundred-plus Grass ninja all dropped their weapons and surrendered one after another.
For these Grass ninja, a bad life was ultimately better than a good death.
Seeing these Grass ninja obediently choosing to surrender, a look of satisfaction appeared on Menma's face.
If too many people really resisted, leading to the need to kill more...
Menma would definitely feel a headache.
Every single one of these people remaining would be his combat pawns.
Although none were reliable existences, let alone possessing any degree of loyalty worth mentioning, as long as they could be used to fight battles with the wind at their backs, or even just to bolster the numbers, it was enough.
He couldn't truly expect these people to fight to the death for him.
Menma didn't think he had that kind of charisma.
Hisashi Shigeru's corpse was right there on the side, not even completely cold yet.
As for the Grass ninja who gave up resistance...
The surrounding Waterfall ninja also stepped forward, binding these Grass ninja one by one. After all, they still belonged to a rather unstable group currently.
To prevent some people's brains from overheating and trying unnecessary little tricks...
Menma naturally had to be extra guarded.
To save himself from more trouble appearing.