vncnus Chapter 128 Deception and Deception
Chapter 128 Deception and Deception
Misato was young and much weaker than a powerful Jonin like Shirakumo Hayama. In addition, he was caught off guard and, although he managed to block Shirakumo Hayama's blade, he couldn't withstand Shirakumo Hayama's strength and was knocked off the tree branch.
"Water Release: Water Chaos Waves!"
At this moment, the two shadow clones closest to Mikami reacted. One used Water Release ninjutsu to attack Shirokumo Hayama, while the other charged forward with his sword.
Baiyun Yeshan dodged the impact of the water flow, and faced the short sword thrust by the shadow clone without dodging or avoiding it, forming a hand seal with his left hand.
"Konoha Instantaneous Movement".
Just as the shadow clone's short sword was about to pierce Baiyun Yeshan, Baiyun Yeshan transformed into a flurry of leaves and vanished from the spot.
Just then, Mi Shou landed on the ground and saw Bai Yunye Mountain disappear again. Alarm bells rang in his heart, knowing that the other party would definitely attack him, so he dodged to the side.
Just as Mikami took a step, Shirokumo Hayama appeared to Mikami's right, his sharp blade already falling, slashing towards the spot where Mikami had just stood.
Fortunately, I managed to dodge it in time.
Just as Mi Shou breathed a sigh of relief, he saw Shirokumo Hayama's sharp yet calm gaze, as if he was confident of striking successfully. He knew something was wrong; the enemy had a backup plan. He immediately raised his short sword in front of him.
"Vacuum Sword!"
Baiyun Yeshan swung his right hand forward, and a fierce stream of air appeared on the blade, rushing towards Mi Shou like a cold crescent moon.
Facing the airflow, Mi Shou swung his sword to block it. Although he interrupted the airflow and blocked most of the airflow that was attacking his vital organs, the scattered airflow struck his left shoulder.
The clothes on his left shoulder were torn, leaving a deep wound on the skin and flesh. Although the bone was not damaged, some muscles and nerves were damaged. Mi Shou not only felt severe pain, but the flexibility of his left arm also decreased sharply.
"The fact that the enemy can decisively use Shadow Clone Jutsu indicates that he has sufficient chakra. After the battle, it is clear that the enemy's close combat skills are weak. Therefore, we should engage in close-quarters combat to force him to give up as much opportunity as possible!"
The battle had only lasted a few seconds when Shirakumo Hayama, with his rich experience, had already analyzed Mikami's strength and characteristics and formulated corresponding tactics.
In the next two or three meters, Shirakumo Hayama launched a barrage of attacks on Mikami, relying on his superb body-flicking technique, swordsmanship, and physical skills.
Mi Shou was already inferior to his opponent in physical skills, and now the injury to his left shoulder reduced his movement speed, hand seal speed, and even affected his body coordination. He could only barely defend with his short sword, and it was becoming increasingly difficult for him.
In Baiyun Yeshan, Mi Shou faintly saw the shadow of Ai. The oppressive feeling of being defeated by Ai in one move once again appeared faintly.
Both Ai and the guy in front of them are skilled at combining ninjutsu and taijutsu, possessing both speed and attack power, making them the most troublesome opponents for Misato.
Although, Baiyun Yeshan's strength is naturally far inferior to Ai's.
Mikami possesses the chakra of a tailed beast. If he were to use ninjutsu to bombard the enemy like a cannon, he could unleash tremendous combat power. However, when facing an enemy with exceptional taijutsu skills, his chakra advantage would be difficult to utilize if he did not have the opportunity to use ninjutsu during the battle.
Chisuke has Shukaku inside him, which allows him to release Shukaku during battle and use its power to compensate for his lack of close combat skills. However, the other three, including Yamori, do not have Shukaku inside them, making their weakness in close combat very obvious.
The two swords clashed once more. Due to his continuous defense, Mi Shou's defense was somewhat delayed this time, and he did not fully mobilize his strength. With his superior strength and swordsmanship, Shirokumo Hayama directly knocked away Mi Shou's short sword and prepared to end the battle.
Mi Shou fell to the ground, watching the falling longsword. He didn't waste time dodging, but forcibly raised his left hand and began to form hand seals, his eyes filled with ruthlessness.
"You want to force me to retreat with a tactic of mutual destruction? Too bad, your left hand is injured, and your hand seal speed is definitely not as fast as my sword strike."
In the midst of the fierce battle, Baiyun Yeshan remained calm and collected, his mind racing. He was not deterred by Mi Shou's crazy actions, but instead accelerated his attack.
click.
During the life-or-death battle between the two sides, the ground at the foot of Baiyun Yeshan suddenly cracked open, and two hands reached out to grab Baiyun Yeshan's feet.
All our efforts were in vain!
Faced with the sudden attack, Baiyun Yeshan was not surprised, because he only knew that it was a small trap set by the other party and his shadow clone.
The only unexpected thing was that the speed at which the opponent's shadow clones provided support was slightly faster than Shirokumo Hayama had anticipated.
At the last moment before his success, Baiyun Yeshan was neither annoyed nor hesitant. He decisively retreated, causing the shadow clone on the ground to miss its target.
When Baiyun Yeshan retreated two or three meters, Mi Shou finished the hand seal and spat out a powerful stream of water, which was easily dodged by Baiyun Yeshan.
If he had retreated even a second later, my plan to lure him in would have succeeded, and I would have certainly killed him. What a pity.
Compared to Baiyun Yeshan's composure in the face of honor and disgrace, Mi Shou, though his face was stern, was still somewhat disappointed inside.
At this moment, Mi Shou's shadow clones arrived one after another, surrounding Baiyun Yeshan, allowing Mi Shou to finally catch his breath.
While continuing to form hand seals to create more shadow clones, Mi Shou also tried to stall for time.
"Konoha ninja, you attacked me, are you trying to provoke a war between Konoha and our Rain Village?"
Baiyun Yeshan glanced at the increasing number of shadow clones and knew there was no chance of capturing them alive. So he took a few steps back as a gesture of goodwill, while simultaneously deceiving them with a lie. He then looked for an opportunity to escape and continue his mission.
"I apologize. When Konoha heard that the Iwa ninja had invaded the Land of Rain, they sent me to investigate Iwa ninja. However, not long ago, a group of Iwa ninja disguised themselves as Rain ninja and attacked me. I thought you were one of their accomplices, so I launched an attack to obtain information about the Iwa ninja."
To be honest, Mikami doesn't have the ability to see into people's hearts, so he doesn't know whether Shirakumo Hayama is telling the truth or lying.
In the dream, Ooka Shin had already said that the Iwa ninja disguised themselves as Amegakure ninja and the Akatsuki organization to instigate internal strife in the Land of Rain, so it was indeed very possible that the Iwa ninja would disguise themselves as Amegakure ninja to attack the Konoha ninja.
Of course, aside from certain special individuals, under normal circumstances, a ninja's words are full of lies, and Mikami would naturally not easily believe what Shirakumo Hayama said.
In particular, the other party also injured him.
However, since Yamori is going to support Ooka Shin, he outwardly chooses to believe him and pretends to be relieved.
"I see. During this time, the Iwa ninja did indeed disguise themselves as Amegakure ninja and wreak havoc everywhere. You may have encountered these guys."
Upon hearing Mikami's words, Shirokumo Hayama nodded in deep agreement.
"It should be them. I wonder how the battle is going now. Can you tell me?"
Mikami said, half-jokingly, "The Iwa ninja are about to attack our Amegakure. I have just completed my mission and am preparing to go back to participate in the defense."
"I see. Then I won't bother you any longer."
"Please go ahead."
After a brief exchange, Baiyun Yeshan slowly retreated until he reached a safe distance before turning and leaving. Mi Shou kept his eyes fixed on Baiyun Yeshan, without letting his guard down for a moment.
Throughout their conversation, both were on guard. Baiyun Yeshan gripped his long sword tightly, while Mi Shou created dozens of shadow clones to protect him.