Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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The water clones plunged directly into the mist and quickly ran towards the mist-hidden team behind them.

Meanwhile, Hozuki Tetsu, still standing in place, once again formed a hand seal with one hand: "Ninja Art: Water Flicker Technique!"

The sea is the domain of the Hidden Mist Ninja.

Ordinary ninjas would not dare to easily fight the Hidden Mist ninjas on the water.

An acceleration occurred, appearing at the other end before the kunai could leave and return to its original position.

boom! ! !

A violent explosion suddenly erupted in the fog, and even through the thick white fog, the blinding red light that burst forth could be seen ahead.

"Uncle Shinku!!"

"Teacher Shinku..."

Despite his grief, Yuhi Ryuun rowed the boat with all his might, letting his tears fall onto his clothes. Beside him, Shiranui Kumo also silently shed tears.

—In a duel between Jonin, they can do nothing.

"Damn it! I hope something's happened to Shinku-senpai." Nawaki stood at the stern, his brown eyes peering ahead, but he could only see a flash of red light before the white mist returned to calm, and the red light vanished without a trace.

"Trust in Shinku-senpai." Dai, who often proclaimed that youth never fades, also began to feel downcast and lost, rowing the boat with all his might.

A short while later, the noise from the explosion caused the waves in front of them to rise suddenly, and the ship rocked slightly several times.

thump!

Shiranui Kumoma and Yuhi Ryuun's melancholy mood instantly froze: Wait, no?! This isn't the Chunin Exams!!!

Ahead, Shirahoshi, who had been standing perfectly still just moments before, suddenly lost her footing and fell into the sea.

After a while, Bai Xing hurriedly poked her head out, shook the water off her head, climbed out of the seawater, and said with an embarrassed look:

"Sorry, I was so engrossed in watching that I fell into the water."

At this moment, whether it was the evening clouds and the Shiranui clouds, or Might Guy and Nawaki on another wooden ship, their sadness lessened a bit, and they all rolled their eyes at Shirahoshi.

Shiranui Kumo: "As expected of the No. 1 unpredictable genin of the past seven years."

Evening Clouds: "Come quickly! We need to get to the border outpost as soon as possible to find village ninjas for support!"

Matt Day: "..."

Rope Tree, standing nearby, covered his face and said, "This is a disgrace to the village. Especially at such a crucial moment..."

Hearing what Yuhi Ryuun said from ahead, Shirahoshi turned her head to look in the direction of Yuhi Shinku, then nodded in response to Ryuun: "Mm!"

Chapter 48: Enchanting and Breathtaking Illusions

Soon, the wooden boat, accelerated by the power of the ninja's chakra, quickly moved away from the area enveloped by the white mist.

At this moment, everyone breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Don't relax, there's definitely more than one of them! If you're out of energy, have someone else row!"

With Kurenai Yuhi no longer around, Shirahoshi is now the captain and commander of both classes.

At this moment, Bai Xing's eyes widened slightly as she looked at the vast expanse of white mist ahead:

"Such a vast range of ninjutsu..."

"It would take at least four or five Chunin-level or higher ninjas working together to do that!"

Hearing Shirahoshi's voice, he instinctively trembled as he handed the oar to Shiranui's Cloud-Piercing Sunset Clouds.

"Four or five Chunin?! Then what about Uncle Shinku...?"

The girl's eyes were slightly red, and tears welled up in the corners of her eyes again.

Before taking the oar, Shiranui Kumo patted Yuhi Ryuun on the shoulder and said, forcing back her sorrow, "Trust Shinku-sensei."

"This is all we can do now."

......

"What! There are two Jonin?!"

Hozuki Tetsuichi's clone nodded: "To be precise, besides the Jonin who stayed behind, there was another younger Konoha Jonin, along with another Chunin and three Genin, who tried to leave the range of our ninjutsu."

"This point."

"They should have already left."

"Damn it! This will cause problems with our mission!"

"Isn't it all the same? Killing a Jonin is actually more beneficial to our Hidden Mist Village," the water clone said calmly.

"You don't know anything! Alright, Sato, Shota, you two come with me!"

"You two, keep maintaining your ninjutsu!"

"Yes!" x2

A short while later, two young Chunin from Kirigakure emerged from the seawater.

"This is my first time fighting a Konoha Jonin. This kind of battle is really exciting!" Kurosuki Shota said, clenching his fist.

"Changtai, don't overthink it. At most, our level is only enough to prevent the opponent from escaping when they are seriously injured. It would still be difficult to deal with a Konoha Jonin in full strength," said Souto Karatachi.

“Hasato understands my thoughts best.” The Kirigakure Jonin nodded, glancing at the water clones that had already dissipated on their own, and stepped forward: “Team 7 of Kirigakure, let’s go.”

"Yes!" x2

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White mist caressed the skin, while sweat and blood dripped onto the sea surface.

A faint smell of blood mingled with the original dampness of the water mist in my nostrils.

Exhaustion, pain, and even a fear from the abyss of death pierced Kurenai's heart.

"It looks awful~"

"So this is what a Jonin from Konoha is like? Nothing special~"

In the white fog environment where the surroundings are indistinct, sounds come from all directions, just like listening to the special effects of modern Dolby Atmos sound in a movie theater.

"Heh, if you've got the guts, come out and fight me head-on!" Yuhi Shinku was breathing heavily. At this moment, the confident young Jonin's face and even his entire body were covered with scratches and wounds.

There was even a shuriken stuck in his left shoulder.

During a battle, there is simply no space or time to treat one's wounds.

Moreover, after the sharp object is pulled out, you need to take out the hemostatic bandage you are carrying to bandage it, otherwise the bleeding from the wound will only be more!

"In that case, let me, an ANBU ninja from Kirigakure, cut off your head, you Jonin from Konoha!"

"Die!"

At this moment, the number of people outside the white mist who were outputting and controlling this ninjutsu decreased, and Kurenai Yuhi also vaguely saw a blurry figure appearing in the white mist, rushing towards her:

"caught you!"

"Illusion Technique: Triple Cherry Blossom!"

"not good!"

On the water's surface, Hozuki Tetsu's body stiffened slightly. The Konoha youth who had been standing on the water and almost lost his fighting ability disappeared, replaced by countless flower petals floating out from the white mist.

Compared to Yuhi Ryuun's 'Cherry Blossom Season', which uses illusion magic to prevent people from seeing the incoming attack, Yuhi Shinku's 'Three Perfect Cherry Blossoms' makes cherry blossom petals appear everywhere Hozuki Tetsu's line of sight.

In the instant that Hozuki Tetsu was stunned, the pink petals in the air rapidly approached him:

"Haha, that's it."

Hozuki Tetsu immediately recognized this as a mental illusion attack that could use flower petals to create a suffocating sensation.

Just as he was about to dodge, a large pile of pink petals appeared beneath his feet, binding Hozuki Tetsu's movements:

"Damn it! So that's how it is?!"

"They actually used pink petals in mid-air to attract my attention, and then took advantage of my momentary lapse in attention to control my movements!"

"Truly worthy of being... a Jonin of Konoha!"

To properly dispel a genjutsu, one needs to maintain a relatively safe state within the genjutsu realm and then disrupt the body's chakra to break the genjutsu.

Such high-level illusionary deception attacks require the above methods even more.

At this moment, Hozuki Tetsu's last words were blocked by countless pink petals, and his whole body was covered with cherry blossom petals, making him look like a man who liked macho pink.

In reality, Hozuki Tetsu grabbed his own neck with both hands, trembling all over, and eventually managed to strangle himself unconscious.

Thump, thump—

Two voices fell at the same time. The first was from Yuhi Shinku, who was weak from being injured all over and bleeding profusely, and was kneeling on the water.

The other one was a member of the Hidden Mist Anbu who choked himself unconscious, causing him to fall onto the water's surface and float.

"Hu, hu, hu."

On the water's surface, after resting for a while, Kurenai Yuhi stood up again and walked towards the direction of the Hidden Mist ANBU.

The pain from the wounds on the young man's body was somewhat erased by the victory before him.

"At least."

"Before I die."

At that moment, Shirou Yuhi suddenly accelerated, gripping her kunai tightly, determined to kill the Hidden Mist Jonin ahead of her.

"Take down a Jonin from Kirigakure!"

"Unfortunately, if you had acted immediately, you might have succeeded."

Suddenly, a mature-looking man appeared on the water in front of Kurenai Yuhi, wearing combat plate armor specially worn by Chunin of Kirigakure, a headband shaped like flowing water.

At this moment, the man looked expressionlessly at Yuhi Maku who was rushing towards him, dodged Yuhi Maku's attack by sidestepping, and then kicked the already seriously injured Yuhi Maku back.

puff, puff, puff—

The young man was rolling around on the water.

The splashing water created ripples and produced the sounds of splashing.