Grind is My Ninja Way

Seimei collected his thoughts, stopped dwelling on it, and turned to look at the two Kaguya clan Chunin behind him who had just been assisting Kaguya Kotaro in attacking him.

At this moment, these two hadn't yet recovered from Kaguya Kotaro's sudden death.

Compared to them, Kaguya Kotaro held a much higher status and possessed far greater strength within the clan, having experienced countless battles, big and small.

But for such a figure to suddenly die in front of them, it gave them a sense of unreality.

However, Seimei didn't care about their thoughts.

Locking onto the two, he immediately activated the 'Instantaneous Sword Technique'. In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of one of them.

Whoosh~

A flash of sword light.

The Kaguya Chunin still wanted to resist, but Seimei instantly controlled him with the 'Genjutsu: Sharingan'.

Then, the long katana sliced across his throat, taking his life in an instant.

Seeing his companion die, the other Kaguya Chunin finally reacted and instinctively turned to flee.

However, before he could take two steps, a long katana pierced through his body.

Drops of scarlet blood fell, and intense pain surged through him. Kaguya Chunin looked down and saw the tip of a katana protruding from his chest.

"Am I going to die?"

Kaguya Chunin murmured.

The next moment, an overwhelming suction force came from his back.

Instantly, the Chakra in his body gushed out like a broken dam. Without the sustenance of Chakra, his life force rapidly weakened.

In just a few seconds, he completely lost his life.

Seimei withdrew his hand and muttered: "Not bad, I've replenished it!"

Just now, he had consumed quite a bit of Chakra using the 'Wind Release: Rasenshuriken', and now that he had the opportunity to replenish it, he naturally wouldn't miss it.

Shing~

Seimei pulled out the long katana and let the Kaguya Chunin's corpse fall to the ground.

Shaking off the blood from the katana, Seimei looked around and saw that all the Kiri-nin were keeping their distance, and no one dared to approach him.

Previously, they might have done this out of fear that the battle between him and Kaguya Kotaro would affect them.

But now...

It was simply because they had witnessed his strength and didn't dare to come near.

However, just because they didn't come didn't mean that Seimei wouldn't cause them trouble.

Just as Seimei was looking for his next target, a surge of mental energy suddenly invaded his mind, followed by a voice.

'This familiar feeling and process, it's the Yamanaka clan's secret technique - Mind Transmission Technique!'

Seimei felt that if this happened a few more times, he could even figure out a similar secret technique himself.

It wasn't that he was particularly talented, but rather that his foundation was too strong.

With his current 19 points in the 'Spirit' attribute, learning such a mind-related secret technique was simply too easy.

However, Seimei wasn't in a hurry; he would just let things take their natural course.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and Seimei quickly focused, listening to the other party's words.

He heard a relatively young voice say: "Jonin Seimei, the situation on the eastern defense line is critical. The captain wants you to immediately lead your men to provide support."

In order to facilitate access to the sea and better respond to Kirigakure's invasion, the forward base Konoha had established in the Land of Waves was located on the southeastern coast.

The base wasn't large, and the defense line wasn't very long either.

But it was still divided into three sections: the eastern defense line and the southern defense line located on the flanks of the base, and the southeastern defense line located at the front.

Among them, the southern defense line faced the least pressure because it didn't directly face the Land of Water.

The southeastern defense line was sandwiched between the eastern and southern defense lines, and its pressure wasn't too great either.

Only the eastern defense line, because it directly faced the Land of Water, was usually the first stop for Kirigakure's invasions.

Therefore, it faced the greatest pressure.

And this time, Kirigakure's landing point was precisely there.

Now, it was that defense line that was in trouble.

While Seimei was thinking, the voice in his mind sounded again.

"Also, Jonin Seimei, Terumi Mei and Ao, along with other Kiri-nin you defeated earlier, have returned. Judging by their direction, it seems they also intend to join the eastern battlefield. Be careful!"

"Terumi Mei and Ao..."

Seimei murmured, then replied in his mind: "Mm, I understand. Is there anything else?"

"No."

Yamanaka clan ninja replied.

Hearing this, Seimei directly dispelled that mental energy.

Then, without lingering, he immediately called the twenty or so Konoha ninjas nearby to rush to the battlefield on the other side of the base with him.

That's right, the location they returned to the base was the southern battlefield, farthest from the eastern battlefield, which was also the area where Kirigakure was conducting a feint attack.

That was why their whereabouts hadn't been exposed.

However, this also indirectly indicated that the forces Kirigakure had dispatched this time were very strong.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have deployed a powerful figure like Kaguya Kotaro in this less prioritized direction.

If even the feint attack direction was like this, then the eastern battlefield, which was the main attack point, must be even more formidable!

Perhaps that was why the eastern defense line, which was the focus of the base's defense, was in danger.

As for Terumi Mei and Ao...

Honestly, Seimei wasn't too worried.

Let's not talk about Ao.

He had already been severely injured by him and couldn't recover to his peak state in a short time, so his strength had significantly decreased. There was nothing to worry about.

Terumi Mei...

Her Lava Release and Boil Release were indeed powerful, but precisely because of this, there was no need to worry.

Because both of these ninjutsu were more suitable for large-scale attacks, especially the latter, which spread over a wide area once released.

On this chaotic battlefield, they couldn't unleash their full power at all.

Just like earlier near Watchtower No. 3, even with the vast sea as a buffer, Terumi Mei didn't dare to recklessly use this technique, fearing that she might accidentally injure her own people.

So, let alone on this relatively dense land battlefield, she would probably be even more restricted.

Such a ninja, what was there to be afraid of?

But other Jonin...

If they joined forces to deal with him, it would indeed be troublesome.

Seimei didn't want to risk using the Mangekyo Sharingan there again.

Therefore, after going there this time, he couldn't be too high-profile. He just needed to hold off a few Jonin.

The reason why the eastern defense line was in critical condition was the lack of high-end combat power.

As long as he could hold back some of Kirigakure's Jonin, with Konoha's current forces at the forward base, it would be enough to defend.

In this way, when the reinforcements from the rear border troops arrived, the crisis would naturally be resolved.

Or even, without them arriving, the Kiri-nin would retreat on their own.

After all, if they dragged on for too long, they would also have to worry about being pursued and attacked by Konoha from behind.

Indeed, Konoha's warships weren't as advanced as Kirigakure's, but in short distances, catching up to them wasn't a problem.

Naval battles were different from land battles. Once the warships they were on were destroyed, they could only fight to the death with the Konoha ninjas.

And this place was closer to the Land of Fire, so Konoha's reinforcements would definitely arrive faster. They wouldn't dare to engage in a decisive battle here.

Therefore, as long as they showed the strength to defend the base and let the Kiri-nin know that this place wasn't so easy to conquer, they would naturally retreat.

In other words, he just needed to stall for time.

After figuring this out, Seimei's pace couldn't help but quicken.

(End of Chapter)