Naruto: All My Targets Are Ninjutsu.

At the same time, Obito gripped his kunai and chased after them, shouting, "Hey! Doesn't your Grass Village have its own Fire Release technique? Why are you using our Uchiha ninjutsu? Even if you're going to steal it, at least do it properly! This power is too pathetic!"

"That wretched brat..."

The short, fat man gritted his teeth, ready to fight to the death.

Just then, Obito's eyelids twitched as he heard a sound like liquid flowing. He subconsciously raised his head slightly and glanced at the reeds not far away, where he saw a blurry shadow flash by, accompanied by signs of chakra flowing.

"That is……"

Watch out behind you!

The second half of the sentence was said to the short, fat man.

Although Obito despised the actions of the Grass Ninja, he still offered a word of advice out of humanitarianism.

But the latter clearly thought this was a ploy to trick him into turning back: "Ha, such a clumsy trick, do you think I'd fall for it? I... uh!"

This moment.

A long, wet, sticky object covered with tiny barbs shot out from the dense reeds, covered nearly twenty meters at an astonishing speed, and landed on the short, fat man with a whooshing sound.

The latter only had time to let out a scream before being wrapped around the waist and abdomen, then her feet left the ground and she was pulled backward by a terrifying force!

"Hey!"

Obito reacted quickly, immediately flicking his wrist and sending out a series of kunai and shuriken with sharp whooshing sounds!

With a series of "plop" sounds, most of the hidden weapons pierced the body of the grass ninja, while a few were embedded in the long, thin object, leaving a series of wounds oozing light green liquid—judging from its shape and function, it should be a pinkish-green tongue.

"Damn it! Konoha scum..."

The grass ninja was hit by four or five kunai and instinctively cursed, but before he could finish his sentence, he was dragged into the depths of the reeds. Then came a chilling "crack" sound, as if flesh was being crushed by a tremendous force, followed by a shrill scream that abruptly stopped.

"..."

Obito gritted his teeth, his palms sweating as he gripped the kunai: What kind of monster is this?!

Just then.

A sound came from inside the tunnel, and Mikami Yu and Nohara Rin quickly emerged with four hostages—three of whom were real hostages prepared in advance by Konoha, and the remaining one was a tall, thin man who was unconscious and had his hands and feet bound.

The latter, as a "witness" to the crimes of Kusagakure, was something Mikami Yu intended to leave for the Yamanaka clan to search their souls, but at this point, it became the object that needed to be protected.

"Obito, what happened? Yu and I just heard a noise outside, and that Grass Ninja..."

Nohara Rin immediately looked around and asked in a low voice.

"Yu! Lin! Watch out!"

Obito, holding a kunai, pointed ahead and spoke rapidly: "There's a big guy over there, I don't know what it is, it used its tongue to snatch away a grass ninja and eat him!"

"Oh?"

Mikami Yu raised an eyebrow.

He had indeed sensed a massive and ferocious chakra aura, along with a chilling killing intent, the moment he emerged from the tunnel. Recalling the time when the "Summoning Jutsu" had found this location, it had warned him about a "big guy" in the wetlands.

Could it be the same one...?

"Rin, you protect the hostages! Obito, help me protect both flanks!"

Without hesitation, Mikami Yu drew a short sword from behind his back and issued an order.

Upon hearing this, Nohara Rin immediately shielded the several still-shaken hostages in the middle, clutching a kunai in her hand, and nervously looked around.

Obito also moved to the right of Mikami Yu, his scarlet two-tomoe Sharingan spinning wildly, trying to catch any clue.

The air seemed to freeze for a moment, leaving only the rustling of the wind through the reeds and the faint chirping of birds in the distance, accompanied by a faint smell of blood carried on the breeze.

suddenly!

"Left... at the ten o'clock position!"

Obito's eyes flickered as he was the first to catch a subtle trace of chakra flow, and his hands quickly formed the hand seals for the "Great Fireball" technique.

Almost at the same time that long tongue, carrying a foul stench, pierced straight towards him, Obito opened his mouth and spat out the blazing chakra that had already been gathered, forming an orange-red fireball several meters in diameter, blocking the path of the long tongue's attack!

hiss--!

The tongue was clearly extremely sensitive to high temperatures; it immediately retracted as soon as it made contact with the heat.

Yu Mikami paused his movement as he was about to dart over and deliver a slash, instead activating "Neural Activation Technique" to instantly double his dynamic vision and spot a blurry shadow that was lurking deeper into the wetlands!

"Living in damp waters, hunting with its tongue, and capable of cloaking... Could it be a large lizard or a salamander?"

Judging from the length of its tongue, the thing must be at least five meters long, possibly eight to ten meters... The only thing that made Mikami Yu a little uncertain was whether it was deliberately placed here by the examiners as part of the exam content, or just a coincidence.

next to.

Nohara Rin said in a low voice, "Yu, the hostages have been rescued. Should we retreat now?"

"...Wait a minute!"

Yu Mikami stared intently in the direction the shadow had disappeared, speaking rapidly: "It attacked us proactively. If we turn around now, it might sneak up on us from behind. If the hostage dies, it will be a real problem. We should find a way to deal with it, or at least severely injure it, and ensure our safety before leaving!"

As they were talking.

A faint sound of water came from afar, followed by a series of rustling sounds.

"It's come ashore! It's moving around us!"

Obito said.

Mikami Yu reached one hand towards his ninja tool bag: "Report your position!"

Chapter 156: Pain's Six Paths-Style Summoning Beast Material

As Obito opened the mouth...

Mikami Yu's hands moved in a blur as he continuously pulled out kunai and shuriken with steel wires attached from his ninja tool pouch and flung them forward.

Although the ninja beast that resembled a lizard could conceal its form, this concealment was clearly only visual and could not materialize into another space like "Kamui". Therefore, when faced with these physical attacks, it could only keep dodging and waiting for an opportunity to get closer.

The clanging and banging sounds blended together.

In just over ten seconds, Mikami Yu almost completely missed with his kunai.

Most of the kunai and shuriken were dodged, embedding themselves in the tree trunks behind and in the ground. Only a few landed on the lizard and were not thrown off by its movement.

Until then,

Mikami Yu suddenly clenched his fists, unleashing tremendous force using the technique of "Super Strength," tightening the steel wires. Then, he opened his mouth and spat out the shadow outline they had created: "Dragon Fire Technique!"

call--!

A condensed, almost tangible, fiery dragon roared forth, carrying terrifying penetrating power and speed!

Boom!!!

A towering flame erupted, and the towering trees, tens of meters tall, were as if struck by a giant axe, making a teeth-grinding cracking sound. The thick trunks instantly carbonized and crumbled under the high temperature and impact, and the upper half of the crown collapsed with raging flames!

The flames dispelled the darkness of the area, instantly revealing a huge, blurry outline covered in dark green scales.

Just as Mikami Yu guessed,

The creature was indeed the shape of a giant lizard, with a ferocious head, thick limbs, and a long tail trailing behind it. Its body had a color-changing camouflage similar to "penetration," and even in the firelight, it only revealed a dark green outline.

now.

It was clearly injured and enraged. It opened its mouth and let out a deafening screech. Then it leaped up from a tree dozens of meters away, like a towering mountain, and pounced down on Mikami Yu, Obito and the group of hostages behind them!

A huge shadow instantly enveloped everyone, bringing a suffocating sense of oppression!

"Water Escape·Water Formation Wall!"

Mikami Yu was prepared. The moment the giant lizard leaped up, his hands had already completed the hand seals for Water Escape, moving like butterflies flitting among flowers.

Whoosh—!!!

Chakra transformed into a thick, turbulent circular curtain of water, shooting upwards from the ground in front of and to the sides of the group! It firmly protected Mikami Yu, Nohara Rin, and the hostages!

boom! ! ! !

The giant lizard's massive body slammed into the rapidly spinning water curtain!

At that moment, a dull, drum-like impact exploded, making people's eardrums go numb! Water splashed everywhere, forming a white mist. Although the giant lizard's momentum was blocked by the water barrier for a few seconds, it eventually collapsed under the latter's powerful impact.

Take this opportunity.

The two water clones that Mikami Yu had created beforehand, along with Nohara Rin, each grabbed one or two hostages and retreated.

after that,

Mikami Yu glanced at the Uchiha beside him: "Obito! Use your strongest Fire Release!"

"Understood! Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"

Obito, his Sharingan gleaming with two tomoe, locked onto the silhouette of the giant lizard struggling in the mist, and unleashed his full chakra! A blazing fire dragon, slightly less powerful than when Mikami Yu used it, but still enormous and ferocious, formed from several intertwined flames, roared forth and lunged at the giant lizard's head!

Mikami Yu timely removed the water barrier!

then……

Boom!!!

Without the water curtain to block it, the Haolong Fire crashed into the giant lizard, unleashing even more intense flames and a deafening roar!

The massive amount of water vapor generated by removing the water array barrier came into contact with the extremely high temperature of the Haolong Fire, and in an instant, it burst forth with a "hiss" sound. The dense, scorching white mist, so thick that one could not see their own hand in front of their face, spread wildly in all directions! It instantly engulfed an area of ​​tens of meters in radius!

"...Yu! Obito!"

Nohara Rin had already jumped away from the danger zone with the hostages and stopped on a mound a few dozen meters away. She anxiously looked at the area swallowed by the thick white fog, her heart in her throat, but she couldn't abandon her defenseless hostages and rush over to help.

In a short time.

All that could be heard from within the mist were the furious and painful roars of giant beasts, the crackling of flames, and the sharp clashes of weapons!

In this foggy environment, neither the naked eye nor the Sharingan are of any use.

Otherwise, when Kakashi fought Zabuza, he wouldn't have needed to summon the Eight Ninja Dogs to break his "Hidden Mist Technique".

but,

The lizard was indeed injured, and its body was studded with shuriken with steel wire.

The distance between Mikami Yu and Obito and it was very close.

In this situation, even if you fight blindly with your eyes closed, there is a high probability that you will be able to hit its main body.

present.

"Instantaneous Shadow Killing Formation, activate!!"

As an invisible domain expanded into the mist, Yu Mikami's true form instantly transformed into six or seven afterimages. His white short sword slashed repeatedly, each strike carrying a sharp blade intent, landing on the giant lizard whose movements had become sluggish due to the burning and impact!

puff!puff!puff!

The sound of sharp blades cutting through flesh echoed continuously!

Light green blood gushed out like a fountain from all over the giant lizard's massive body! The excruciating pain made the giant lizard's roars even more shrill and frenzied. Its massive body twisted and rolled wildly in the white mist, using its tail and limbs to lash and sweep indiscriminately in all directions!

Bang!

A small tree, about the size of a bowl, was swept in half!

Immediately afterwards, deep craters were smashed into the ground, and mud and water splashed everywhere!

"Damn it! This guy's already so badly injured, and he's still going berserk!"

With the Sharingan's excellent dynamic vision, Obito barely managed to catch a glimpse of the massive black shadow sweeping across the thick fog. He dodged the opponent's attacks several times with close-quarters rolls, then swung his hands repeatedly, attempting to injure the giant lizard's eyes with kunai and shuriken, creating an opportunity for Mikami Yu's decisive strike.

but,

At this moment, Mikami Yu subconsciously slowed down his sword strike. He changed his target from vital organs such as the eyes, throat, and heart to the monitor lizard's relatively thick carapace and limbs, which were not fatal. His eyes gleamed with an unusual light.

how to say……

Yu Mikami has taken a liking to this monitor lizard.

Although its own strength is a bit weak, and it might not be able to defeat a regular Jonin in a one-on-one fight, its color-changing invisibility mechanism is too excellent. Coupled with its good defense and vitality, even after being hit by so many attacks from him and Obito, with its blood spurting like fountains, it can still be so ferocious...

This is excellent material for summoning beasts!

Hmm... Is it just my imagination? This thing looks a bit like one of the summoning beasts of the Six Paths of Pain.