I'm in Konoha, and I have ten skill slots.

Shigure formed a hand seal with one hand, facing the dragon bullet sweeping towards him, his eyes slightly narrowed as he unleashed a torrent of chakra from his body.

Escape to the array wall!

In the blink of an eye, the stream that swirled up from beneath their feet formed a huge circle, which began to spin rapidly around Shigure.

A swish-swish-swish sound rang out.

The dragon projectile struck the array wall with a deafening roar, and a large amount of explosive force surged outwards in all directions.

The Konoha ninjas who were rushing to the entrance of Konoha Village to provide support were all startled.

"What an amazing collision!"

"Who are these people fighting in this place?"

The group quickly moved towards Shigure and Mei Terumi.

In that instant, countless lines shot out from below and instantly coalesced beside Mei Terumi.

A horizontal slash, carrying the flow of the sword, came down.

As Mei Terumi bent over to dodge, her mouth puffed out again.

'Escape Ball!'

puff puff!

The stream condensed into a fist-sized bullet in Mei Terumi's mouth, launching a counterattack against Shigure the instant his slash missed.

Mei Terumi didn't think Shigure could dodge such a close-range attack.

And indeed, that was the case; Shigure was hit in the arm and shoulder by a bullet.

His body flew backward rapidly, but in mid-air, Shiyu suddenly waved his hand.

Escape~Nawa Te!

An astonishing stream suddenly burst forth from Shigure's hand, instantly engulfing Terumi Mei.

The force of the current swept Mei Terumi away, pulling her into the rushing water and sending her hurtling off into the distance.

Mei Terumi, who was trying to stabilize herself in the current, was indeed somewhat surprised.

'This brat's skill in escaping is in no way inferior to mine!'

Although Mei Terumi is not a ninja who specializes in escape techniques, as a Kage, she is also skilled in escape techniques.

However, he seemed to be evenly matched with Shigure in their battle.

Pfft!

Mei Terumi jumped out and landed on a rooftop, while Shigure jumped to the opposite rooftop in the same way...

My arms and shoulders are already bleeding.

The art of concealment and healing.

As the flow continued, Shigure's wounds healed rapidly, visible to the naked eye.

At this moment, Shi Yu's fighting spirit was even stronger.

There really is someone who can rival me in the art of escape!

Shigure's nature transformation is very strong, but his ninjutsu is not enough.

Nature transformation is nature transformation, and ninjutsu is ninjutsu.

Both can enhance the power of escape, but one enhances the internal, while the other enhances the external.

Each has its strengths and weaknesses.

For example now.

Shigure formed a hand seal with one hand, still not intending to use any other ninjutsu, and planned to engage in a direct clash of ninjutsu with Zhaomyo.

Let's see whose escape technique is stronger.

Mei Terumi immediately formed hand seals as well.

The two unleashed their ninjutsu simultaneously, both choosing the same technique.

"Dragon Bullet!"?!

The two shouted in unison, and the next second, Shigure's dragon instantly condensed, and the stream of the dragon faintly shimmered with light.

It seemed perfectly clear.

On the other side, Mei Terumi's Dragon Bullet, though lacking the shimmering light, seemed even more powerful in both form and aura.

Shigure's dragon exudes spirituality, while Terumi Mei's dragon exudes a powerful aura.

The two dragons collided in mid-air, exploding into a giant flower.

The Konoha ninjas who arrived just happened to witness the collision of the two dragons.

"That's... the Kage of Kirigakure!"

"4.4 Who is the other one?"

"That looks like Gekko Shigure, a genin from Team 7!"

"How did he end up fighting Lord Shadow? What exactly happened?"

At this moment, Mei Terumi looked at Shigure and said, "I didn't expect your jutsu to be so strong, even if it is..."

As they were talking, Shigure raised her hand.

Escape!

This is a ninjutsu technique that I just obtained from Mei Terumi through analysis.

Shigure is no longer hiding it and is using it directly.

The sphere that had materialized behind her suddenly accelerated and hurtled towards Mei Terumi.

'So fast! '

Shigure's projectile speed was even more astonishing, and Terumi Mei quickly dodged.

But each of Shiyu's bullets was as powerful as an artillery shell.

The Konoha ninja who arrived at the scene were stunned by what they saw. "Is this Shigure's ninjutsu? Is this really a ninjutsu?"

Chapter 157 The Ice Storm is Completely Frozen

Mei Terumi dodged the attack, but after regaining her footing, she looked at Shigure with a surprised expression.

The reason for her surprise was the escape technique that Shigure had just used.

It wasn't the astonishing power of Shigure's escape technique that surprised her, but rather the way Shigure used her projectiles that allowed her to clearly see her shadow.

The same ninjutsu can take many different forms in the hands of different ninjas.

However, even though they may differ, they all lead to the same goal and belong to the same ninjutsu.

But the way Shigure used the bullets just now was clearly her own style; usually, the bullets are only the size of a bean.

'Could it be that this kid was able to imitate my escape technique just because he saw it once?'

What terrifying ninjutsu talent!

If that's really the case, then Mei Terumi would be even more eager to bring Shigure back to Kirigakure.

Bringing such a genius back will sustain Kirigakure for decades to come.

Mei Terumi gently licked the corner of her mouth and looked at Shigure, "As a genin, to be able to fight me, a kage, to a standstill in terms of ninjutsu, kid, you already have enough to be proud of!"

Upon hearing this, Shiyu didn't think there was anything to be proud of!

It's just a shadow!

He's not the strongest in the ninja world!

"escape……"

Shigure wanted to continue using his escape technique, but his actions were interrupted by Mei Terumi.

The next second, Mei Terumi used Body Flicker Technique to appear behind Shigure. The kunai spun rapidly in the air, and Mei Terumi grabbed it.

It slashed straight towards Shiyu's neck.

fast!

So fast!

I never expected Mei Terumi's Body Flicker Technique to be so amazing.

In that instant, Shigure didn't even have time to form hand seals. Since there wasn't time to form hand seals, he simply didn't.

Escape! Instantaneous movement! Whoosh...

Shigure instantly turned into a puddle, coalescing into countless threads that escaped directly from Mei Terumi's sight.

It coalesced in mid-air and landed on a rooftop elsewhere.

Mei Terumi's attack missed, and she looked up at Shigure.