However, in the past, to avoid too much movement and because the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki was too important, only one person was targeted.

Now that the other party came to his door, he had no intention of letting him go.

A quick fight! The middle-aged man figured this out and immediately released a strong murderous aura from his body to frighten this Uchiha genin who didn't know the heights of the world.

Sure enough, feeling the middle-aged man's murderous intent that had almost turned into substance, Sasuke's face changed with shock, and he looked at the man warily.

The middle-aged man did not hesitate and rushed forward, intending to quickly subdue the opponent with physical skills.

"Fire Escape——"

Sasuke's hand has not yet been raised.

"too slow!"

The middle-aged man walked around behind Sasuke and slashed at the back of Sasuke's neck with his sword.

Which one, Sasuke turned around at an astonishing speed, raised his finger ready to form a seal, drew a kunai from his ninja bag like flowing water, and cut through the air in front of him.

The middle-aged man's body trembled and he quickly jumped to the side to avoid the attack.

Sasuke didn't give the opponent a chance to breathe. He gathered chakra under his feet and rushed forward. His speed suddenly increased, and his dark pupils were filled with calmness.

Damn it, this kid is not afraid of my murderous intent at all! The middle-aged man discovered a somewhat unexpected fact.

That means Sasuke can move freely without interference under his murderous intent.

Moreover, raising your hand to form a seal to use Fire Release is also a decoy feint, but an attempt to lure the enemy deeper from the beginning and take advantage of them to attack unprepared.

As a last resort, the middle-aged man also took out a kunai and fought with Sasuke.

The kunai of the two clashed fiercely in the air, splashing out sparks caused by the fierce battle.

Sasuke's skillful physical skills and lightning-fast movements are all reflected in Sasuke's body.

Even in terms of strength, he performed very well.

For a moment, the middle-aged man was once again shocked by the fact that Sasuke could compete head-on with him in physical skills.

What a joke, a genin could do this!

The middle-aged man's mood is very complicated.

Although he is not a real jounin, he is still a member of the special jounin. He is good at hiding and has the secret ability to avoid sensory ninjutsu, so he was specially promoted to be a special jounin in the village.

But it doesn't mean that he is not strong in other areas. Even if one eye is severely damaged, his taijutsu, body reflexes and speed are somewhat reduced, but it is not comparable to that of a genin.

And being able to swim freely in his own murderous realm, the middle-aged man realized that it was not an easy task to take down Sasuke in a short time.

But soon, he noticed an anomaly.

That is, Sasuke's face turned a bit unnaturally white, and there was more and more cold sweat on his face, as if he was struggling to cope.

trap?

No, it may be that some kind of secret technique was used to forcibly enhance physical skills.

The middle-aged man judged this.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

Just when the middle-aged man was about to step forward to test, Naruto's voice suddenly sounded not far away.

The middle-aged man turned his head and immediately saw a dozen Narutos running towards them, holding kunai in their hands, and launched a charge attack that seemed to result in a common death.

"This nine-tailed brat——"

How can it be?

I obviously hurt him hard!

Immediately afterwards, the middle-aged man saw a girl with cherry-colored hair not far away, standing next to Naruto's body.

Damn it, is she a medical ninja?

The middle-aged man miscalculated again.

He didn't expect that just a few genin could cause him so much trouble.

"Earth Escape·Rock Collapse!"

The middle-aged man quickly abandoned Sasuke, jumped back, formed a seal, and pressed his palm on the ground.

The ground directly cracked, and a dozen Naruto clones fell into the cracks in the cracked earth amid panicked screams, and disappeared into white smoke.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

Seeing the clones disappear, Naruto formed a seal again, and this time there were still more than a dozen shadow clones.

Just like before, launch a suicidal charge.

"..."

Is this the genin of Konoha? The middle-aged man felt that he was not fighting a group of genin.

The Shadow Clone Technique is a ninjutsu that consumes a lot of chakra. Generally, no one would use it in frontal combat, but rather to collect intelligence.

Using so many shadow clones one after another, not to mention the consumption of chakra, the mental backlash is not something that ordinary people can resist.

In particular, injuries, pain and other negative conditions suffered by the clone will also be transmitted back to the main body and borne by the main body.

But after seeing Naruto's nonchalant expression after the shadow clone disappeared, the middle-aged man began to fall into self-doubt.

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"Even if you have a body made of steel and iron, you can still scream when you need to."

Watching the giant Nekomata being dragged into the swamp by the giant water snake, it roared madly and struggled to break free from the snake's restraints. Ichiji had a smile in his eyes, as if he admired the other party's embarrassing posture.

The factory buildings were almost completely destroyed, and the water tower and power supply facilities were basically in a state of scrap and could not be used.

But Yiji, who originally planned to use this place as a battlefield, had no idea of ​​rebuilding a military factory here.

It was a pity that the ninjas of Konoha were not ambushed, but if they could capture a tailed beast, it would be a worthwhile trip.

"Roar----"

Nekomata roared again, and the chakra in Nekomata's body further exploded.

After realizing that he could not break free from the shackles of the boiling water snake with his body, he had no choice but to activate more chakra in his body and impact the external space.

A deafening loud noise was heard in the swamp of the factory, expanding to the surrounding area at an explosive speed.

The sonic boom that carried the wind and waves was even worse than before, not only further destroying the ruins of the factory buildings, but also every tree in the forest outside the factory was blown down by the hurricane and uprooted from the ground.

A water snake formed by the condensation of water flow, part of its body turned into disintegrating water droplets and scattered into the air.

The water snake lost its complete form, and its restraining power was greatly reduced.

Taking this opportunity, the cat roared again.

All the mud under his feet flew away, and a huge crack formed under Nekomata's feet, extending to Ichihime's feet.

Yiji had no choice but to jump away to avoid falling into the crack.

"sucker Punch."

Kazuki looked at the crazy Nekomata and commented like this.

The Water Dragon God's ability is very special, especially the ability to absorb chakra. For huge creatures like tailed beasts, the Water Dragon God is very restrained.

Coupled with the second ability that is almost immortal, the tailed beast's physical attacks cannot bring any fatal blow to the Water Dragon God.

Sure enough, the water dragon god turned into water droplets and collapsed. The water droplets that flew out seemed to be summoned by some kind of summons and began to gather together. In an instant, they condensed into a giant water snake again.

With his tongue hanging out, his crimson vertical pupils stared at Nekomata who was in a state of rage.

Seeing the chakra fluctuations in Nekomata's body becoming a little unstable, as if out of control, Kazuki was thoughtful.

"As expected, it's not a perfect Jinchuriki. The chakras of the Jinchuriki and the tailed beasts are starting to repel each other in the body."

If it were a perfect Jinchuuriki, it would be impossible for the tailed beast's chakra to go berserk.

The only explanation is that Yukito has not matured enough to master the skills of a perfect jinchūriki. The previous control of tailed beasts in battle probably put a heavy load on her.

In this case, releasing the tailed beast state is the best option.

But Yukito knew very well that once the tailed beast's true form was released, she would be quickly suppressed by Ichiki.

Is there only a temporary retreat here? Yukito, who was in the tailed beast's body space, began to bite his fingers unwillingly and fell into a dilemma.

Although I really want to defeat Kazuki, a future enemy with unlimited potential, the most important thing now is to escape from the enemy's encirclement.

If he is really caught by the Kingdom of Demons, he still doesn't know what problems the other party will pose for Kumogakure next.

Moreover, she was also a little worried about the retreating group of Kumogakure's subordinates.

The operation of stealing research data from the Kingdom of Demons can be said to be a failure. The best option is to conserve strength and return to Kumogakure safely at the moment.

On the next battlefield, let the people of Oni Country and Konoha continue to fight.

Thinking of this, Yumu Ren wanted to retreat.

The tailed beast's chakra has almost been consumed, so I will use this move to decide the outcome and seal it. Looking at Nekomata's strange-colored eyes, Ichiki thought to himself.
To be continued...