"Takuya! Damn it!"
Seeing Mihara Takuya being killed by Seimei's sword, Yamada Shinichi cursed under his breath. He quickly formed hand seals and unleashed a ninjutsu against Seimei.
**"Lightning Style: Lightning Chain!"**
In an instant, a bolt of lightning shot out like a rope, rapidly entangling towards Seimei.
Already aware of the power of the opponent's Lightning Style, Seimei naturally wasn't going to be caught so easily.
He swiftly dodged to avoid the lightning chain.
However, the chain didn't dissipate; instead, like a venomous snake, it abruptly changed direction and chased after Seimei again.
Seeing this, Seimei frowned slightly, then stomped hard on the ground, changing direction several times in quick succession.
But even so, he couldn't shake off the pursuit of the lightning chain, which clung to him like a curse that wouldn't let go.
"Hmph!"
Growing impatient with the pursuit, Seimei snorted coldly and stopped in his tracks, no longer dodging.
Turning to face the approaching chain, he swung his sword.
Just before his blade met the lightning chain, he infused it with Wind Style chakra, sharpening its edge even further.
**Crackle~ Zap~**
The sound of electricity crackling echoed as Seimei's sword, though slightly hindered, cut through the lightning chain.
In the relationship of elemental chakra natures, wind is a poor conductor of electricity, making Wind Style a natural counter to Lightning Style.
Moreover, Seimei's chakra output far exceeded his opponent's.
Thus, even without using a full ninjutsu or leveraging additional force, he broke through what was at least a B-rank ninjutsu with a single slash.
Seeing this, Yamada Shinichi's pupils contracted in surprise. He hadn't expected his technique to be so easily countered, leaving him visibly shocked.
However, after a brief moment of surprise, he quickly formed more hand seals, casting another ninjutsu with lightning speed— **"Lightning Style: Twin-Headed Wolf!"**
**Crackle~**
Accompanied by a wild dance of electricity, two large lightning wolves, each the size of a grown adult, appeared.
Looking at the wolves, Yamada Shinichi shouted, "Go!"
The next moment, the two wolves charged at Seimei with terrifying speed, one from each side.
The **"Lightning Style: Twin-Headed Wolf"** was an advanced version of the lightning beast summoning technique Yamada Shinichi had used earlier.
The summoned creatures had evolved from their previously vague forms into clearly defined wolves, making them more agile. Their numbers had also doubled from one to two.
Naturally, their power was not to be compared with the earlier version.
Seimei knew that these lightning beasts would explode upon contact, so he wasn't about to let them get close.
With that thought in mind, he sheathed his sword and formed hand seals, casting a Wind Style jutsu— **"Wind Style: Wind Blade!"**
**Whoosh~**
A transparent wind blade flew out, slicing toward the wolf charging from the right.
With just a glance, Seimei was certain the wolf wouldn't be able to dodge in time.
He then shifted his attention away and leapt backward, distancing himself from the wolf coming at him from the left.
Without delay, he formed more seals and unleashed another technique— **"Water Style: Giant Shark Bomb Jutsu!"**
In an instant, a massive shark-shaped water missile materialized in front of him, launching itself toward the approaching lightning wolf.
Using the precise perception of his Sharingan, Seimei accurately predicted the wolf's evasive movements, and the water shark caught the lightning wolf in its jaws.
Because of its ability to absorb chakra, the moment they collided, the wolf lost its chance to resist, and the water shark began to rapidly drain its chakra.
As this process continued, the water shark grew larger, while the lightning wolf shrank smaller.
The outcome was already clear.
"Damn it! Explode!"
From a distance, Yamada Shinichi cursed under his breath, quickly changing his hand seals to trigger the lightning wolf's detonation.
The next moment, a blinding flash of lightning erupted, accompanied by a loud surge of electricity. The entire water shark was engulfed in the lightning, eventually disappearing.
Although the **"Water Style: Giant Shark Bomb Jutsu"** had a chakra-absorbing ability that could counter almost any ninjutsu, it was still only an A-rank technique. The speed and amount of chakra it could absorb had limits.
Once those limits were exceeded, the jutsu would break on its own.
Without a doubt, the chakra released in the lightning wolf's self-destruction exceeded that limit.
Thus, the two techniques ultimately canceled each other out.
Not only did the exploding wolf perish, but the second lightning wolf was also sliced in half by the massive wind blade Seimei had unleashed.
With that, the threat posed by Yamada Shinichi was neutralized.
Without any hesitation, Seimei drew his sword and used the **"Blinking Blade Technique,"** closing the distance to Yamada at incredible speed.
**Whoosh~**
A flash of cold light appeared.
Seimei swung his sword, aiming straight for Yamada's neck.
Sensing the deadly chill from Seimei's blade, Yamada Shinichi didn't hesitate. He leaned backward to dodge the strike.
**Slash~**
The blade sliced through the air in front of him, the Wind Style chakra on the blade tearing his clothes and leaving a shallow cut across his chest.
Feeling the faint pain from the wound on his chest, Yamada Shinichi pushed hard off the ground, retreating backward at an angle.
Seeing this, Seimei pursued relentlessly, stepping forward and swinging his sword again, aiming for Yamada's chest.
Yamada Shinichi, not daring to block the strike, quickly sidestepped to avoid it.
Another missed slash. Seimei remained undeterred, continuing his assault, while Yamada Shinichi kept dodging.
For a while, they exchanged blows, creating an intense back-and-forth battle.
However, upon closer observation, it was clear that most of the time, Seimei was attacking while Yamada Shinichi was focused on evading.
Although Yamada Shinichi was a true jonin with well-balanced abilities in ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu, he found himself constantly outmatched by Seimei.
He had no chance to use ninjutsu once Seimei closed the distance.
As for genjutsu, against the power of Seimei's Sharingan, Yamada didn't even dare to attempt it. He was too busy avoiding being caught in an illusion himself.
In the end, he had only his taijutsu to rely on.
Fortunately, he was skilled in Lightning Style, using it to enhance his neural response speed, which allowed him to barely keep up with Seimei's speed.
Otherwise, he would have long since fallen to Seimei's blade.
But even that wouldn't last much longer.
After several minutes of intense combat, Seimei had already figured out Yamada's patterns.
With the enhanced perception of his Sharingan, it wouldn't be long before Seimei found an opening.
When that moment came, not even Yamada's Lightning Style enhancements would save him.
With this in mind, Seimei decided to go all out, launching an aggressive assault.
Yamada Shinichi soon found himself in a truly precarious position.
(End of Chapter)