chsdbacks Chapter 362: 340. Curse Seal Surge Part-1
Chapter 362: 340. Curse Seal Surge Part-1
Chapter 362: 340. Curse Seal Surge Part-1
A/N:- A new arc has started. If you are here only for Izuna, then this arc isn't for you. This arc will focus on other characters and will move the plot forward and shed light on multiple factions from previous few arcs.
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Somewhere in a forest on the outskirts of Otogakure,
Swoosh... swoosh...
Three kunoichis wearing Konoha's headband chase after a figure wearing the headband of Otogakure.
"You won't get away."
One of the Konoha kunoichis makes some hand signs.
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She spits out a volley of small fireballs which surround the Sound Shinobi and converges at his position.
BOOM...
A loud explosion occurs at the place of impact as the kunoichi takes out their kunais.
"On your left..." Another kunoichi warns her partner.
Swoosh...
The first kunoichi, who appears to be a part of the Uchiha clan, dodges the kunai while in mid-air.
"Not good... paper bomb!"
"Wind Style: Vacuum Blast"
The second kunoichi pushes her palm in front of her body to repel the explosion of the paper bomb.
Heh...
The Sound shinobi smirks and waves his hand, revealing a trap full of paper bombs.
"It's over!"
He clasps his palm to activate the paper bomb trap.
"Sharingan"
Ayaka activates her Sharingan as the surrounding times seem to slow down for her.
She quickly spots the paper bombs in her vicinity.
"One... two... three...
Ten...
Thirty...
Seventy...
Ninety-nine..."
Ayaka's right-hand flashes with a dark black chakra as she infuses darkness chakra.
Swoosh... swoosh...
"Darkness Release: Omni-directional Senbon Barrage"
She locks her target with her Sharingan and diffuses all the chakra bombs in a fraction of a second with her jutsu.
"DIE!"
The Sound shinobi clasps his hand and waits for the explosion.
Ah...
He waits for five seconds, but there is no explosion.
"What's going on?" The sound shinobi stares at the Ayaka in confusion.
"Gentle Fist: Eight trigrams Vacuum Palm"
Hanabi quickly approaches the sound shinobi and sends him flying.
"You two... you have pissed me off!"
The eyes of the Sound shinobi turn red as curse markings appear around his neck. His skin turns blue as scales start appearing on his body.
"It's the curse marks!" Hanabi warily observes the sound shinobi's next move.
"Have a taste of my true power?" The sound shinobi infuses a large amount of chakra near his mouth.
"Water Release: Whale bomb jutsu,"
"You talk too much!" Lightning gathers in Ayaka's hand as she hurls a lightning spear towards the sound shinobi.
"Lightning Release: Gathering Storm,"
Bzzt...
The lightning spear slices through the water bomb and lands squarely on Sound shinobi's chest, jolting and knocking him out. The curse marks around his body fade away, returning him to normal.
BANG...
Ayaka effortlessly dodges the attack while Kajika's kick leaves a crater on the ground.
"You are quick on your feet, but what about this?"
Bang...
Another Kajika appears from the side and attacks Ayaka's blind spot.
Swoosh...
Ayaka ducks down and avoids the kick. She takes out a kunai from the holster and thrust it into her other feet of Kajika.
Kajika turns into a puddle of water and falls.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet,"
Meanwhile, the real Kajika spews out a water dragon from his mouth that rapidly approaches Ayaka.
Tch...
Ayaka makes rapid one-hand signs and brings her fingers in front of her mouth.
"Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique"
Ayaka spews out a giant fire dragon from her mouth. The fire dragon collides with the water dragon canceling out each other. Large amounts of mist and vapors cover the entire area.
Haah...
"Water Release: Drowning Murder"
The earlier puddle of water from Kajika's water clone turns back in Kajika and grabs Ayaka's ankles. It attempts to pull Ayaka into the water swamp.
Poof...
Ayaka disperses in a cloud of white smoke.
"Shadow clone?"
The water clone clicks its tongue and enters the ground.
The mist slowly disperses to reveal the real Kajika standing high up on a water pillar while surveying the area.
"Where is she? Where is that girl?"
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Meanwhile, on Hanabi's end
Hanabi confronts Iwana and Yamame on her own. Both of them make some hand signs and disappear from Hanabi's sight.
Clang... clang...
Hanabi blocks two kunais aiming for her back from behind.
'Do they take me for a fool?' Hanabi snorts.
'Using Hiding with camouflage technique against a Hyuga! Thanks to Sensei's training, I don't even need my Byakugan to see their movement.'
Bang... bang...
Hanabi uses her gentle fist to strike two palms at her invisible attackers.
Bleurgh...
Iwana and Yamame spit out a mouthful of blood and reveal themselves out of their invisibility.
"You could see us..."
Both of them stare at her with shocked expressions.
"Have you guys never heard of the Hyuga clan?" Hanabi withdraws her palm and calmly stares at them.
"You brat... I will kill you for looking down on us." Yamame bit her lip. The curse mark around the neck glows slightly.
Bang...
Suddenly, a piece of the metal ball falls in between the duo. It releases a blinding light and a deafening sound. Iwana and Yamame curl on the ground to avoid the metal.
After a few seconds, the blinding light fades away, revealing an empty forest.
"Damn! They escaped..." Yamame smashes her fist on the ground.
A few hundred meters ahead, Hanabi puffs her cheeks and stares at Ayaka.
"Ayaka chan, why did we flee? I could easily deal with them."
"No, we are not on a combat mission. We already secured the target; there was no need to embroil in a pointless fight; if we could retreat safely. Besides, I don't want to hear another lecture from Izumi Sensei." Ayaka shakes her head.
'Also, I had an uneasy feeling that someone was spying on us from nearby.' Ayaka thinks to herself.
"Yeah, you are right!" Hanabi nods as she recalls the previous lecture from Izumi Sensei.
"Let's group up with Yakumo and Izumi Sensei."
"Alright!"