Chapter 157: Tactics

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*Tssss~* Seimei pulled the short sword out of Ishida Shinsuke's chest, watched his body slowly fall to the ground, and then scanned the surroundings. At this moment, the Iwa-nin had been divided and surrounded by the Konoha ninjas, caught in a fierce battle. After all, although Iwagakure had hidden some of their forces, the total number was only a little over a hundred. And on their side? Nearly five hundred! The two sides weren't even on the same level. Therefore, Seimei wasn't worried about the outcome of this battle, but he was concerned about whether the subsequent advance would be smooth. However, those were matters for later. Let's check the gains from this battle first! Seimei hadn't forgotten his main purpose for joining the combat team. If the rewards weren't up to expectations, he wouldn't put in too much effort later. Opening the panel, Seimei's gaze directly locked onto the 'Swordsmanship' option in the skill column. He saw that the proficiency behind it had directly increased by more than twenty points compared to before. This was almost equivalent to half a day's worth of his cultivation. Seimei was very satisfied with this. 'It seems I can't slack off later.' Thinking this in his heart, Seimei closed the panel and then searched the battlefield for a new target. Soon, an Iwa-nin Jonin wielding a sword entered his sight. After carefully observing for a while, Seimei determined that the opponent's swordsmanship level was average. But even a mosquito leg was still meat. Seimei didn't disdain it. With a few flashes, he directly appeared in front of this Iwa-nin Jonin. *Ding~* A crisp metallic clash sounded. Seimei raised the short sword in his hand, blocking the Iwa-nin Jonin's strike. Then, without turning his head, he said, "I'll take this one. You go and direct the battle." Hearing this, the Konoha Jonin who was previously entangled with this Iwa-nin Jonin looked back at the place where Seimei had fought earlier. Seeing the already dead Ishida Shinsuke, he couldn't help but gulp, then decisively nodded and said, "Okay!" This simple word revealed absolute trust. After all, he was only a Tokubetsu Jonin, and the Iwa-nin Jonin he was fighting was also a Tokubetsu Jonin. However, he had glanced at Ishida Shinsuke, who was fighting Seimei, and the opponent was definitely a true Jonin. And such a Jonin died at Seimei's hands in just a few minutes, so what else did he have to worry about? Now, it should be the Iwa-nin Jonin on the other side who should be worried. In fact, that was indeed the case. When Toyama Daito followed his gaze and saw Ishida Shinsuke's corpse, his heart trembled, and then a thought of escape arose. Especially when he saw Seimei's blood-red Sharingan, he felt even less confident. However, since Seimei had already arrived, whether to fight or flee was no longer up to him. Not giving him a chance to think, Seimei loosened his wrist, retracted the short sword, then his figure flashed and appeared beside Toyama Daito. Then, he swung his sword, aiming directly at the opponent's neck. Sensing the impending danger, Toyama Daito quickly focused his mind, dodged to the side, and at the same time swung his sword to counter Seimei. However, the moment Toyama Daito's arm muscles bulged and his legs shifted their stance, Seimei had already guessed his movement. Thus, he dodged in advance, causing Toyama Daito's attack to miss. And before Toyama Daito could regain his footing, Seimei's second attack arrived. As always, the attack came from the blind spot, leaving Toyama Daito with very little time to react. He could only dodge to the greatest extent possible. This was equivalent to compressing the opponent's counterattack time. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Seimei continued to launch attacks around the opponent's blind spot. In a short while, Toyama Daito fell into the same situation as Ishida Shinsuke, unable to do anything but passively defend. However, Seimei wasn't in a hurry to finish him off. Instead, he used this opportunity to continuously improve his tactics. What? You say such simple tactics still need improvement? Isn't it just using the Sharingan to force the opponent into an abnormal fighting state and then attacking from their blind spot? If you really thought that, then Seimei could only say that you were underestimating the enemy. Which ninja who had been promoted to Jonin didn't have rich combat experience? If he just rigidly adhered to attacking from the blind spot, he would probably be countered or even exploited in reverse after a few attempts. This tactic seemed simple, but it was actually very complex. Not only did he need to constantly judge the enemy's movements, but he also had to be able to come up with countermeasures based on the enemy's movements in an instant. The countermeasures here didn't just refer to dodging movements, but also went a step further, that is, thinking about the counterattack after dodging. Only in this way could he force the enemy into his rhythm. And once he made a mistake, the enemy might seize the opportunity. At that time, whether the enemy escaped or counterattacked, it meant he had to start all over again. Therefore, to trap the enemy, he couldn't afford a single mistake. Obviously, to achieve this, he had to have the Sharingan's assistance, otherwise, it would be impossible to make so many decisions in an instant. But just having the Sharingan wasn't enough, he also needed rich combat experience. Otherwise, if the enemy made a feint and he fell for it, it would be useless. In addition, to ensure the effectiveness of the attacks, he also had to have decent close combat skills. In Seimei's case, it was his lv5 'Swordsmanship'. But even so, Seimei had practiced for a long time before gradually mastering the tricks. Back when he wasn't proficient, the enemy often broke free from his rhythm. Although those people were eventually killed by his ninjutsu, it was enough to show that this tactic wasn't easy to master. Even now, he could only use this tactic to deal with some relatively mediocre Jonin. When encountering stronger Jonin, he usually couldn't completely trap them. Not only that, but this tactic also had a drawback, that is, it couldn't deal with multiple enemies and could only be used for one-on-one combat. So, it had quite a few limitations. However, it was good for honing 'Swordsmanship'. Just like now, even without opening the panel, Seimei could clearly feel his 'Swordsmanship' slowly improving. In fact, not only him, but Toyama Daito on the other side also vaguely sensed this. Although Seimei's evaluation of his swordsmanship was average, it was still considered good among ninjas. And to be able to train swordsmanship to this level, he must have some talent. Therefore, it was natural for him to notice the improvement in Seimei's swordsmanship. But precisely because of this, he felt even more despair, because it meant that Seimei wasn't even using his full strength, and was just using him to practice his sword. The expression on Toyama Daito's face changed again and again. He glanced at the decreasing number of Iwa-nin around him, and finally, with a hardened heart, he ignored Seimei's attacks and launched a counterattack. And the moment his movements changed, Seimei noticed the anomaly. (End of Chapter)

Chapter 157: Tactics

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