Naruto: All My Targets Are Ninjutsu

Chapter 104 First Test of Sealing Techniques: A Showdown with the Sand Village Puppet Master! (Third Update)

In the preceding months, Konoha and Sunagakure had engaged in seven or eight battles of varying sizes. With the conclusion of the last major battle, both sides needed a brief respite. However, they were also aware that the war was far from over.

It's just halftime.

Just as Konoha was sending new recruits in rotation, Sunagakure was doing the same. Moreover, both sides were consciously setting traps on this battlefield, wanting to eliminate the other side's manpower as soon as possible, especially these new recruits who had just been sent from their respective ninja villages.

This Sand Village squad is doing just that.

now.

In their line of sight, they saw a group of three people rapidly approaching their direction. The one rushing the fastest was a little boy with spiky black hair, wearing goggles, and holding a kunai. The latter was so engrossed in looking around that he didn't even notice where he was standing.

There, a detonation tag trap, concealed by leaves and appearing to be perfectly disguised, was about to be detonated.

But just as the Sand Village ninja were getting ready to enjoy a bloody spectacle, a white-haired man suddenly sped up from behind and kicked Obito in the side: "Idiot, can't you watch where you're going?"

"Yu? What are you doing—ouch!"

Hearing the sound of the wind, Obito subconsciously glanced to the side, and then felt a powerful force slam into his side, sending him flying sideways and crashing into the bushes, his mouth full of mud and grass.

Then, a kunai was thrown from Kakashi's hand behind him and landed in the fallen leaves directly in front of Obito with a bang!

The explosive tag traps set there were detonated prematurely.

A deafening explosion, accompanied by a towering flame, suddenly erupted where he had just been standing! The scorching air surged, carrying rubble and dirt that pelted him, startling Obito and giving him a chilling feeling.

the other side.

As Yu Mikami kicked Obito away, he also used the recoil to leap to the side, narrowly avoiding the core shockwave of the explosion. He then rolled on the spot to dissipate the force, shouting to Rin Nohara to watch her step while scanning her surroundings like a hawk.

Minato Namikaze is lagging behind, presumably intending to observe their performance before stepping in to help if things go wrong.

But Mikami Yu had no intention of lying down. At this moment, his gaze swept across the area and he caught several unnatural reflections dozens of meters away, as well as the slight abnormal swaying of the branches and leaves. So he reached into his ninja tool pouch and suddenly threw out several kunai and shuriken tied with transparent steel wires!

Chi Chi Chi -!

The kunai, with a sharp whooshing sound, precisely struck the trunk of the giant tree at several key support points!

Then, Mikami Yu pulled on the steel wire with both hands, took a deep breath, and after charging for two seconds, exhaled a burst of flame:

'

Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!

call-!!!

A condensed, tangible, orange-red flame spear shot out from Mikami Yu's mouth! Following the path indicated by the steel wires, it whistled as it pierced towards the large tree!

Boom—!

Like a hot knife through butter, the flaming spear pierced the tree trunk with almost no resistance, causing it to shake violently and emit a tooth-grinding groan. Then, the upper half of the tree wobbled and collapsed, kicking up a cloud of dust on the ground.

The two Sand Ninja could no longer remain hidden and were forced to hastily leap down from the dense foliage where they were hiding!

One of them immediately lunged at Mikami Yu with his sword, while the other, landing instantly, pressed his hands to the ground and shouted sharply, "Earth Release: Earth Rising Spear!"

Puff puff puff!

Sharp soil spikes broke through the soil!

"Rin, this one is for you and Obito!"

Yu Mikami tossed out a sentence, then used a substitution jutsu to switch places with the shuriken he had just thrown out. In the next instant, he drew the short sword from his back, the blade flashing coldly in the sunlight, and slashed at the Sand Village ninja who had just released Earth Release!

"—So fast!!"

The Earth Release ninja's pupils contracted sharply, completely unprepared for how Mikami Yu had gotten there. In his haste, he could only sidestep, reaching into his ninja tool pouch for kunai while preparing to use the Body Flicker Technique to create distance.

However, in that very instant, whoosh!

Mikami Yu's sword sliced ​​open the Earth Release ninja's chest. As blood splattered, fine black and red patterns appeared on the gleaming blade—the "Double Sealing Seal" carved by Kushina, activated by Mikami Yu through chakra. The same patterns appeared on the Earth Release ninja's chest as well.

The latter felt a strange blockage within his body, causing a slight stagnation in his chakra flow, which momentarily halted his intention to unleash the Body Flicker Technique.

Although it was only for a moment.

but----

For close-combat experts, it's a matter of life and death!

next moment.

With a flick of his wrist, Yu Mikami unleashed a second slash of light that sliced ​​through the air, sending a streak of blood shooting skyward!

The earth-style ninja stared in astonishment at the knife in Mikami Yu's hand, took two steps back, touched his neck, looked at the blood on his palm in disbelief, and fell backward.

"Yamazaki!"

A hurried and angry voice rang out!

Following the sound, Mikami Yu looked and saw a grotesque humanoid puppet with poisoned blades protruding from its joints hurtling towards him with the rapid clanking of its mechanisms. The one controlling it was a Sand Village ninja hiding in the shadows behind a tree a dozen meters away.

"So this is the puppetry technique of Sunagakure—"

This was the first time Mikami Yu had ever seen such a technique in real life, and he was quite curious about it.

With a try-it-and-see attitude, he swung his sword to block the puppet's attack, then used "Hatake Sword Technique" to exchange a few blows with it, feeling its strength and speed.

Clang! Clang clang!

The short sword clashed violently with the puppet's blade, sparks flying everywhere.

Although the Sand Ninja controlling the puppet was a young boy, the puppet was exceptionally strong. Its four arms, each wielding a poisoned blade, swung with tremendous force, and its sturdy outer shell made it appear to be evenly matched with Mikami Yu for a time.

certainly----

To achieve this, the Sand Ninja was frantically maneuvering his fingers, the chakra threads in his hands creating dazzling patterns, and beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead. Clearly, this level of puppet control was a heavy burden for him.

the other side.

Rin Nohara and Obito confronted the ninja wielding a sword.

Kakashi then faced off against another person.

After twenty or thirty moves, Mikami Yu roughly figured out the puppet's upper limit of strength. Too lazy to play house with it anymore, he took a deep breath and activated the [Heart Blade Domain]!