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Chapter 188 Breakthrough (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

The secret passage exit of Wochao Village is located at the bottom of a cliff on the coast, hidden by huge rocks. It is absolutely impossible to find unless you get close.

Kohinata Mukai led a group of people out and boarded a hidden boat to escape towards the Land of Fire.

If this were an ordinary world, they might have escaped and made it to heaven.

But this is the world of ninjas, where there are enemies whose tracks can be detected from thousands of miles away.

Although the secret passage was dug very deep underground, and ordinary sensory ninjas wouldn't normally be able to sense such a distance, the Uzumaki clan members have strong vitality. When thirty of them gather together, they act like a signal light. Even if sensory ninjas don't consciously try to sense it, they can still detect it. And if they sense it more carefully, they can discover it immediately.

As soon as Kohinata and his group boarded the ship, they were surrounded by 500 elite Kirigakure soldiers, led by Yagura Karatachi, Hozuki Suigetsu, and Jinpachi Murashi.

"Konoha itself is struggling to survive, yet they still sent a team to rescue them. That's truly touching!"

Yagura, holding the coral staff upside down, looked at Kohinata and the others with a smile.

Yagura Karatachi has green hair and purple eyes, a youthful face, and a short stature, making him look like an underage boy. In reality, his son is about to get married, but he only looks so young because of his baby face.

The pufferfish demon following behind him, however, had the size of a small mountain.

Standing at approximately 2.5 meters tall, with a broad and obese physique, and long orange hair that reaches her heels, she carries a massive weapon called "Samehada," which is almost as large as a human and is wrapped in bandages.

The other member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, "Muri Jinpachi," was a tall, thin man with long black hair, a vertical braid, a long beard, thick lips, and sharp teeth. His left eye was covered with a black cloth, and his head and neck were wrapped in bandages.

The explosive blade, with its massive scroll forming the back and a blade as wide as a door panel, rests on the shoulder, looking exceptionally fierce.

Upon seeing these people, Kohinata Mukai's heart sank.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist – even though Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village) has been active in the Land of Water overseas, their names are widely known throughout the ninja world.

Although Yagura was not a acquaintance of him, the fact that he was chosen as the leader by two members of the Ninja Swordsmen speaks volumes about his status and strength.

Even against any one of these top-tier fighters, he couldn't guarantee a win, let alone against three of them together.

Moreover, the opponent was led by 500 experienced Kirigakure elites, while I was only with 30 ordinary people from the Uzumaki clan. There was no way I could win.

After a moment's thought, Kohinata looked up at Yagura. "They're just ordinary people. They don't have what you want. Let them live!"

"An ordinary person!?"

Wu Li Shenba grinned, excitedly saying, "Isn't that even better? I can take them down one by one; it'll be so satisfying!"

"you!"

The Konoha ninjas led by Kohinata Mukai were all furious, their eyes blazing with fire as they stared at him.

There are also unspoken rules in the ninja world.

Ninjas are not allowed to harm ordinary people unless absolutely necessary.

Although the current situation has reached a point where it is necessary, Muli Jinpachi's tone is not like that at all. He simply enjoys killing ordinary people. The brutality revealed in his words made the thirty ordinary people of the Uzumaki clan feel fear and their bodies tremble.

"Do you have some misunderstanding about the Land of Blood Mist?" Yagura Karatachi smiled calmly. "The ninjas in our village grow up by killing each other. Once someone is identified as an enemy, even a former comrade can be killed without hesitation."

"They'd even kill their own comrades?!"

Some of the ninjas in Konoha couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

It's no wonder he was making a fuss; Konoha and Kirigakure are two completely opposite extremes.

Konoha places great importance on teamwork and cooperation among teammates. Therefore, the importance of teammates is often emphasized during the Ninja Academy. After graduation, the instructors will focus on cultivating mutual trust among teammates.

Kirigakure, on the other hand, believed that ninjas were merely tools, requiring ruthlessness and obedience to the point of not hesitating to kill even their own family. Therefore, the graduation condition was to fight each other to the death with their classmates, and those who survived would graduate.

Completely different perspectives meant that the ninjas from the two villages had absolutely nothing in common.

"I'll fight my way out; you take your men and escape by boat!"

Kohinata's eyes narrowed, the veins near her left eye bulged, and her black pupil turned white.

"Eye roll!"

Yagura and the two Ninja Swordsmen couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

opportunity!

Taking advantage of the opponent's moment of surprise, Kohinata struck with his palm.

Yagura and his companions were no ordinary people; they would not be so easily ambushed.

They snapped back to reality the moment Kohinata made his move, and their bodies reacted instinctively, scattering in all directions.

But as soon as they landed, a Bagua diagram appeared on the water beneath their feet.

Before they could figure out what it was, they heard Kohinata's voice.

"Eight Trigrams Thirty-Six Palms!"

They looked over at the sound and saw Kohinata, who was in the middle of the three, charging towards Yagura with a special martial arts stance.

"snort!"

Yagura gave a cold smile, and a water mirror materialized in front of him.

He extended his coral staff with his right hand, hooked the top of the staff onto the mirror, and pulled it back. Another Kohinata emerged from the mirror in the same pose.

"One palm strike!"

"Two strikes!"

"Four palm strikes!"

"Eight Palms!"

"Sixteen palm strikes!"

"Twenty-four palm strikes!"

"Thirty-six palm strikes!"

The two Hinatas clashed palms at a dazzling speed, unleashing thirty-six strikes in the blink of an eye, causing the surrounding air currents to swirl.

"They even copied Gentle Fist!"

Kohinata shattered his own clone with a final blow, leaving him utterly astonished.

With a wild laugh, Muli Jinba launched a sneak attack from behind, slashing down with a massive, door-like blade he had slung over his shoulder!

With her Byakugan activated, Kohinata was naturally immune to a sneak attack. At the crucial moment, she jumped to the side, dodging the slash.

But the explosive blade missed its target and struck the water's surface, causing an explosion.

The powerful gust of air struck Kohinata, sending him flying and causing him to cough up blood throughout the flight.

"Even the Hyuga clan is helpless against the ninja swords!"

Suigetsu Hozuki mercilessly mocked Mukai, yet his hand gripped Samehada and rushed towards Mukai's landing spot ahead of time.

"team leader!"

More than twenty Konoha ninjas were shocked and were about to rush to their aid.

Yagura held the coral staff upside down in his right hand, his left hand forming a hand seal in front of his chest. With a smile on his face, he instantly blocked their path. "You should worry about yourselves. Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"

The calm ocean current suddenly became violent, sweeping towards the Konoha ninjas like a cascading waterfall.

Faced with this natural disaster-like power, these Konoha ninjas, who were only at the Chunin level, were swallowed up by the sea without any resistance.

(End of this chapter)