Chapter 426 The Golden Skyline That Shocked the Hidden Mist Villagers (6k)

No need for words, Obito knew Kakashi’s thoughts just from his eyes.

“Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!”

Obito immediately condensed Chakra in his throat, quickly formed hand seals, and spat out a large amount of flames, forming a fireball that hurtled towards Raiga Kurosuki, who was closest to them.

Due to his Ninja Blade’s abilities, Raiga Kurosuki had put more effort into Lightning Release, but as a Mist Village Jonin, he actually also possessed a decent Water Release.

Facing the incoming fireball, Raiga Kurosuki did not dodge, but instead spat out a stream of water, neutralizing Obito’s Great Fireball Technique.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!

After Obito released the Great Fireball Technique, Shisui, using the visual obstruction of the fireball, immediately threw several Shuriken carrying flames towards Raiga Kurosuki.

Kakashi, who had been accumulating strength, gripped his White Fang Short Blade, converting all the Chakra in his legs into Lightning Release Chakra to activate his cells and enhance his strength. As soon as Raiga Kurosuki showed the slightest opening, he would immediately unleash a Lightning Flash attack.

Due to the disparity in their respective strengths and reputations, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist did not regard them as true opponents. Kakashi wanted to seize this opportunity to focus fire and instantly kill one of them, which would make the subsequent battle much easier.

“Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!”

Biwa Jūzō formed hand seals and spat out a Water Dragon that encircled Raiga Kurosuki, blocking all the flaming Shuriken Shisui had thrown and continuing to charge towards Kakashi and the others.

Kakashi sighed inwardly. Although they weren’t considered opponents, the other party was, after all, the renowned Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. Their little ploy had been seen through.

The next moment, Suikazan Fuguki, Jinin Akebino, Kuriarare Kushimaru, and Raiga Kurosuki all drew their swords and charged together, ready to end the battle quickly.

“Eight Gates, First Gate, Gate of Opening, open! Second… Fourth Gate, Gate of Pain, open!” Might Guy roared, directly opening the Fourth Gate of the Eight Gates and concentrating his breathing to the extreme.

Currently, Might Guy could stably open the Fifth Gate, but opening the Fifth Gate did not allow for prolonged combat. While this didn’t matter in sparring, in a real battle, he couldn’t just throw out all his trump cards thoughtlessly.

“Leaf Great Whirlwind!”

Might Guy unleashed his full strength, his body flickering as he rapidly approached Jinin Akebino, who was closest to him, and suddenly delivered a whirlwind kick.

“Your speed is quite fast, but you’ve chosen the wrong opponent.” Jinin Akebino used his hammer to guard in front of him, blocking Might Guy’s powerful kick, and the blade in his left hand swung towards Might Guy.

He was the strongest iron fist among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist; Might Guy trying to fight him with Taijutsu was simply wishful thinking.

But Jinin Akebino underestimated Might Guy’s control over his body and his combat experience.

Facing the swinging giant blunt sword, Might Guy’s expression remained unchanged as he adjusted his body to the limit, dodging the swing, and then slammed his hand blade, condensed with a large amount of Chakra, onto Jinin Akebino’s hammer.

“Leaf Hand Blade!”

Clang!!

The immense force made Jinin Akebino retreat repeatedly, his hand gripping the hammer tingling slightly from the shock.

Jinin Akebino looked at Might Guy, his face showing some surprise.

His Ninja Blade was forged from various rare materials and was incredibly hard. Might Guy striking it with his palm, by rights, the counter-shock force transmitted would be enough to break the bones of an ordinary person, yet Might Guy looked as if nothing had happened.

“Are his palms made of iron?” This question subconsciously popped into Jinin Akebino’s mind.

Might Guy’s physical toughness was a bit abnormal.

Jinin Akebino, of course, didn’t know that Might Guy’s Rock Breathing was already quite proficient, and under high concentration, it could greatly enhance his physical defense, so he couldn’t be measured by ordinary standards.

“Even if your body is made of iron, I can still chop you to pieces!” After a brief moment of surprise, Jinin Akebino regained his composure.

Not to mention that ‘iron-made’ was an adjective; even if he were a real iron man, Jinin Akebino could still chop him into iron fragments with the blunt sword, Kabutowari, in his hand.

“Flash!”

Although Raiga Kurosuki didn’t show an opening that could lead to his demise, the arrow was on the string and had to be shot. Kakashi couldn’t bear to waste the accumulated power, as he didn’t have much Chakra to begin with.

Swish!

Kakashi, bursting with Thunder Breathing, attacked Raiga Kurosuki like a Flash of lightning.

“Lightning Release: Lightning Fang!”

Before Kakashi could get close, Raiga Kurosuki brandished his two lightning blades, creating a large amount of lightning that shot out in all directions, forcing Kakashi to brake hard.

He didn’t have enough Chakra to cover his entire body with Armament Haki for defense.

Whoosh!

After forcing Kakashi to stop, Raiga Kurosuki immediately used Body Flicker Technique to charge at Kakashi, wielding his two long lightning blades with incredible agility, like venomous snakes that could spit lightning.

Facing a member of a renowned combination in the Ninja World, Kakashi dared not be careless and immediately activated the Transparent World, and the world in his mind changed.

After entering the Transparent World state, Kakashi could clearly feel Raiga Kurosuki’s speed suddenly slow down.

Of course, Kakashi, who understood the effects of the Transparent World, knew that Raiga Kurosuki wasn’t actually slower, but rather his observation skills had become stronger, and at the same time, he himself had become faster.

Clang!

Raiga Kurosuki’s swing of his lightning blade was easily blocked by Kakashi.

Raiga Kurosuki expressionlessly swung several more times, but all were perfectly blocked by Kakashi. Even though he had two long blades, he couldn’t break through the defense Kakashi had established with his short blade.

Each of Kakashi’s blocks could be described as perfect, not wasting an ounce of strength, nor allowing Raiga Kurosuki to touch even the hem of his clothes.

Raiga Kurosuki frowned slightly. Although his swordsmanship wasn’t top-tier in Hidden Mist, it was still considered good, yet he was being suppressed like this by a ten-year-old child.

Although it seemed like an even match, in the sword fight, Raiga Kurosuki had already fallen into a disadvantage. All his attacks were predicted by Kakashi; it was as if his bottom had been seen through.

Raiga Kurosuki immediately judged that Kakashi possessed extraordinary talent in swordsmanship. If it were the samurai era, he might have become a sword saint.

“Ninjutsu is still the most important thing for a Ninja!” Raiga Kurosuki retreated at high speed, condensing Chakra to release lightning at Kakashi with the lightning blades in his hands.

As an assassin, Raiga Kurosuki was never stubborn. Although it was a bit embarrassing to be unable to defeat a ten-year-old child after so many years of blade training, fighting stubbornly might cost him his life.

In just a short minute, Kakashi’s White Fang Short Blade had already left two scratches on him.

Kakashi burst into high-speed evasion, a hint of regret on his face.

How he wished Raiga Kurosuki was a Ninja with strong self-esteem; in that case, Kakashi would have the confidence to defeat him in a short amount of time.

But unfortunately, Ninjas rarely use their self-esteem in battle.

“Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!”

Obito’s Flame Breathing continuously concentrated, enhancing his Nature Transformation abilities, then condensed a large amount of Chakra in his throat, rapidly converting it into Fire Release Chakra, continuously spewing out large sheets of flames, which quickly formed a sea of fire.

The sea of fire evaporated the incoming Water Dragon Bullet, and the residual flames then split into two Fire Dragons, charging towards the approaching Suikazan Fuguki and Kuriarare Kushimaru.

Actually, the Water Dragon Bullet wasn’t very fast, and like the Great Fireball Technique, it was easy to dodge, but the current situation didn’t allow Obito to dodge.

Because not every Ninja had the ability to fight against the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. If they were caught off guard while dodging, they would fall into great danger.

To protect Rin Nohara and the others, Obito could only use Ninjutsu to block the attack.

Shisui silently activated his Sharingan, his blood-red eyes fixed on Kuriarare Kushimaru and Suikazan Fuguki. The next moment, he instantly used Body Flicker Technique to Flash and attack; he couldn’t let them get close.

Obito’s Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, not in Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, had limited power, and coupled with being just residual flames, Suikazan Fuguki merely lightly swung Samehada in his hand, cutting the flames in half.

Feeling the hot flames, Samehada’s hilt twisted twice, tapping Suikazan Fuguki’s arm in dissatisfaction; it hated such scorching things.

Samehada’s blade was massive, and normally this detail shouldn’t have been noticed, but Shisui’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan saw this scene, which made Shisui think of something.

“Phantom Body Flicker Technique!”

The battle was very urgent, and Shisui didn’t have time to think much before activating the Ninjutsu, creating dozens of phantom clones that surrounded Kuriarare Kushimaru and Suikazan Fuguki.

“Shadow Clone? Impossible, there shouldn’t be that much Chakra.” Suikazan Fuguki shook his head.

There were indeed Ninjas who could create dozens of Shadow Clones with Chakra, but Ninjas with that much Chakra wouldn’t do so, because it was meaningless except for wasting Chakra.

Swish, swish!!

Kuriarare Kushimaru swung the long needle-like blade in his hand at an extremely fast speed, piercing the necks of three of Shisui’s clones around him.

But strangely, the pierced Shisui did not disappear, nor did his body have any wounds, as if they were illusions.

Just as they thought all these Shisui were insubstantial phantoms, several other Shisui actually launched attacks, forcing the two to stop their advance.

Obito, meanwhile, took the opportunity to retreat with the three weakest in combat.

“Sharingan, phantom, entity, it should be genjutsu.” Kuriarare Kushimaru calmly thought, connecting everything, and instantly came to the answer.

Kuriarare Kushimaru didn’t hesitate, immediately striking Suikazan Fuguki with a palm, helping to disrupt the Chakra flow in his body and break the genjutsu.

After dispelling the genjutsu, only three Shisui remained in Suikazan Fuguki’s eyes: two Shadow Clones and one original body.

“A genius not on the list, it seems our luck this time is even better than expected.” Suikazan Fuguki also immediately gave Kuriarare Kushimaru a palm.

Sharingan genjutsu cannot be dispelled just by knowing one is under genjutsu. The simplest way is to have others help.

Shisui, whose Ninjutsu was seen through, was not too flustered. His opponents were existences of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist’s caliber, and Shisui was prepared for it to be countered.

Kuriarare Kushimaru and Suikazan Fuguki both burst with Chakra and charged towards Shisui. They weren’t worried about Obito escaping; the remaining three members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist weren’t just watching.

“Trying to abandon your comrades and escape? Unfortunately, you can’t even escape.” Biwa Jūzō, intercepting with Water Instant Body Technique, laid his kubikiribōchō across the path, as if saying, “No passage here.”

Munashi Jinpachi also silently held his Explosive Blade: Shibuki, blocking another direction, while the lightly injured Mist Village Jonin stood beside Munashi Jinpachi.

“Who would abandon their comrades? Don’t look down on us!” Obito shielded Rin Nohara behind him and immediately entered Flame Breathing Chakra Mode.

At this moment, he could no longer worry about his Chakra consumption. He had watched Kakashi’s and Might Guy’s battles, and every Ninja of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist was not to be underestimated. Facing two members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist simultaneously, he had no room for carelessness.

Kakashi, even with his full power, could only gain a slight advantage in his area of expertise. The final outcome of a true battle remained an unknown.

Obito was well aware of one of their problems: their stamina was too poor for prolonged combat.

Actually, this wasn’t a flaw in their Chakra reserves. They had significantly more Chakra than ordinary Ninja of their age. They simply possessed abilities far beyond their current stage, which made their Chakra seem insufficient.

“Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!”

Obito didn’t need to form hand signs. In Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, he easily generated the Chakra for a Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique and directly spewed a high-temperature fireball from his mouth.

There were too many enemies, and Obito dared not waste Chakra, so he used the relatively less consuming Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.

This hand sign-less Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique somewhat surprised Biwa Jūzō. However, no matter how much time was saved, the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique couldn’t be fast. Biwa Jūzō easily dodged the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique and, incidentally, used kubikiribōchō to bat away the Ninja tools thrown by Ebisu and his companions.

“Too weak.” Ebisu clenched his fists, a strong sense of powerlessness surging within him.

Now he truly understood what it meant to be willing but unable. He desperately wanted to help Kakashi and his companions share the pressure, but if he rushed in recklessly, he would only add to their burden, because they were too weak and would easily be injured or killed.

Their ideal state was to stand in a safe place and use Ninjutsu or other techniques to assist Kakashi and his companions.

To relieve Obito’s pressure, Rin Nohara proactively stepped forward to engage Biwa Jūzō, allowing Obito to focus on Munashi Jinpachi and the Mist Village Jonin.

Rin Nohara didn’t have the strength of Kakashi and his companions, but with Shiranui Genma and Ebisu assisting, temporarily holding off one person was not a problem.

Due to being in the Transparent World, Kakashi could observe the entire battlefield situation very well.

“As expected, it’s an unprecedented crisis.” Sweat dripped from Kakashi’s forehead.

The battle had just begun, and they were already at a significant disadvantage.

With one member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist still on standby and not yet engaging, they were practically in a desperate situation.

Might Guy, in the Gate of Limit, couldn’t gain an advantage over Jinin Akebino. Kakashi, fighting with all his might, also failed to gain an upper hand against Raiga Kurosuki after he became cautious.

Shisui was struggling under the combined assault of Kuriarare Kushimaru and Suikazan Fuguki, his situation extremely perilous.

Obito, in Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, along with the assistance of Rin Nohara and others, could only barely withstand the combined attacks of Biwa Jūzō, Munashi Jinpachi, and the Mist Village Jonin.

The remaining members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist didn’t even need to intervene. They only needed to hold on a little longer, and Kakashi and his companions would be overwhelmed.

Furthermore, Kakashi noticed that the remaining member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist didn’t seem to be idle. His Ninja blade was emitting Chakra light, as if he was charging up for an attack.

This situation could truly be described as desperate.

“Eight Gates, Fifth Gate, Gate of Limit, Open!” The situation was too critical. Might Guy didn’t have time to think further and directly entered the Fifth Gate of the Eight Gates, his Chakra surging again.

“Leaf Strong Whirlwind!”

Might Guy’s powerful kick repelled Jinin Akebino, who was entangled with him, and he burst forward at extreme speed towards Shisui, who was being surrounded.

Shisui was already in a very sorry state, facing the two-person encirclement, with multiple long sword stitch steel wire scratches on his body.

Hozuki Mangetsu immediately aimed his Twin Swords: Hiramekarei at Might Guy and fired a Chakra orb at him.

“Guy, watch out!” Kakashi, who detected the attack first, immediately warned Might Guy.

Whoosh!

Might Guy’s Chakra erupted from his feet, leaving an afterimage in his original spot, and he shot out like a green streak of light.

Boom!

The Chakra orb smashed into Might Guy’s afterimage, causing a violent explosion. After a cloud of yellow dust, a large crater was left in the ground.

Kakashi frowned slightly. An attack of this magnitude, unless Armament Haki covered most of the body, would inevitably cause severe injury.

Now, with the Transparent World, he could not only dodge himself but also timely warn his teammates. But what would happen after he could no longer maintain the Transparent World due to exhaustion?

Kakashi wasn’t a gambler, but at this moment, he realized their only chance of survival was for the commotion here to be noticed by powerful Konoha Ninja.

Not only did it have to be Konoha Ninja who discovered them first, but they also had to be powerful Konoha Ninja, otherwise, even being discovered would be useless.

“That barbed blade can absorb Chakra. We need to fight it with pure Taijutsu.” Shisui panted, reminding them.

If it weren’t for his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and his excellent Body Flicker Technique, an ordinary Konoha Jonin would probably have died under the combined pincer attack of the two.

Might Guy nodded, noting the information. He channeled Rock Breathing to its limit, erupting with all his strength, and delivered a whirlwind kick towards Suikazan Fuguki, forcing him back.

Shisui roughly guessed Might Guy’s intention. He dragged his exhausted body and fully blocked Kuriarare Kushimaru.

Now that Might Guy had opened the Fifth Gate of the Eight Gates, he was absolutely the strongest in their team and the most likely person to defeat a member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. Shisui needed to create an opportunity for Might Guy.

Might Guy felt an unprecedented urgency. He had to defeat a member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist as soon as possible, otherwise, without external intervention, it would be a certain death.

Jinin Akebino, who had been repelled, did not pursue Might Guy but instead went after Kakashi, who was closest to him. This time, Kakashi was being ganged up on and taking the pressure.

Fortunately, Jinin Akebino was a type Kakashi was relatively good at dealing with. Jinin Akebino was strong, but if he couldn’t hit anyone, no matter how great his strength, it was meaningless.

With the Transparent World’s enhancement, Kakashi didn’t quickly fall into a major disadvantage, merely shifting from offense to defense.

However, Hozuki Mangetsu, who was re-charging, put a lot of pressure on Kakashi. In their entangled fight, he might not be able to dodge the Chakra orb fired by the Twin Swords: Hiramekarei.

“Golden Skyline!”

Seeing the situation getting worse, Might Guy couldn’t help but use his strongest Ninjutsu available at the moment.

Might Guy pulled out a nunchaku, holding the stick with his left hand and the nunchaku chain with his right. Then, he slightly parted his legs, turned his body to the right, simultaneously placing his left hand in front of him and his right hand behind his waist, extending his index and middle fingers.

Might Guy had practiced this movement countless times in the past year. He completed everything incredibly quickly and then charged towards Suikazan Fuguki.

As he charged, Might Guy’s left hand, in a drawing sword motion, led his right hand to slash forward, ultimately drawing a golden thin line.

Suikazan Fuguki raised Samehada, intending to block with it, but then noticed Shisui looking at him.

Gazing at Shisui’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Suikazan Fuguki was momentarily dazed.

In everyday life, such a daze would have no impact, not even enough to make someone stumble, but in high-intensity combat, it was extremely fatal.

Boom!

With a loud bang, a large amount of blood splattered. A bloody hole appeared in Suikazan Fuguki’s abdomen, and he was sent flying backward, a large amount of fresh blood splashing onto the ground.

This sudden turn of events greatly shocked the other Ninja of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Suikazan Fuguki was considered one of the stronger members among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, yet he was nearly killed by a ten-year-old child.

“How is that possible? That’s Lord Suikazan Fuguki!” The Mist Village Jonin, who was fighting Obito, was greatly startled.

At this moment, he felt incredibly fortunate. Luckily, he wasn’t strong enough, so Kakashi and his companions hadn’t gone all out.

If Obito’s Flame Breathing Chakra Mode and Might Guy’s Golden Skyline had been directed at him from the start, he probably wouldn’t have lasted even a minute and would have died before the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist arrived.

“I misjudged you. It’s indeed inappropriate to describe you as weak.” Biwa Jūzō began to take these young Konoha Ninja seriously.

There are differences even among young geniuses. Although young, the strength displayed by Obito, Kakashi, Might Guy, and Shisui earned Biwa Jūzō’s recognition, considering them worthy opponents.

Biwa Jūzō could only describe the performance of Kakashi and his four companions as astonishing.

A ten-year-old child could withstand the encirclement of two members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. Even for a minute, it was something to be proud of. They were the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, who struck fear into countless Ninja in the Ninja World, not just any random person from a Village.

However, such cooperation was not without cost.

The next moment, Kuriarare Kushimaru’s long needle stabbed towards Shisui’s heart.

However, to Kuriarare Kushimaru’s surprise, he failed to pierce Shisui’s body. Shisui’s chest seemed to have an incredibly hard piece of metal.

Kuriarare Kushimaru was an experienced Ninja. If the chest was protected, then he would aim for a different spot.

Kuriarare Kushimaru gripped the hilt of his blade and forcefully slashed at Shisui’s abdomen, leaving a long, narrow bloodstain on his body.

Immediately after, Kuriarare Kushimaru quickly retreated backward because Might Guy was charging over.

Kuriarare Kushimaru did not want to directly collide with a Taijutsu Ninja who could send Suikazan Fuguki flying with a single blow.

“Shisui!” Might Guy looked at the blood continuously seeping from Shisui’s abdomen, his heart filled with anger.

Shisui exhaled and shook his head, indicating that he was fine.

Although it looked terrible, compared to Suikazan Fuguki, his injuries were very light. This operation plan was very successful.

“As repayment for saving your life, contribute your Chakra.” Munashi Jinpachi motioned for the Mist Village Jonin to go to Suikazan Fuguki’s side.

The Mist Village Jonin knew some information about the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and understood Munashi Jinpachi’s meaning. He used Body Flicker Technique to reach Samehada’s side.