Chapter 214: Escape

Words : 1389 Updated : Oct 8th, 2025

Feeling the intense heat from the front, Gari didn't hesitate and dodged the fireball with a sideways dive. But before he could stand up again, several faint whistling sounds came from the air. Although these sounds were barely noticeable in the rain, Gari, who was highly alert, still sensed the threat. So, he did a backflip and narrowly avoided the attack. Several kunai landed on the ground, making a sizzling sound. "Hmm?" Hearing this familiar sound, Gari's expression suddenly changed. He glanced to the front from the corner of his eye and saw an explosive tag burning fiercely on one of the kunai. At the critical moment, Gari kicked off the ground, his entire body shooting out like a cannonball. Boom~ A loud explosion sounded. A burst of flames erupted, and a powerful shockwave rapidly spread out from the center of the explosion. In mid-air, Gari was hit by this shockwave, and his speed of flying away increased even more. Cough, cough, cough~ After landing, Gari coughed lightly, and a few drops of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, showing that he wasn't completely unscathed. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~ A few more kunai were shot out. "Again?" Hearing the familiar whistling sound, Gari snorted coldly. His hands quickly formed seals, and then he slapped the ground. When he pulled his hands back up, a stone slab two meters square had appeared in front of him. Clang, clang, clang~ The kunai hit the slab, making a crisp sound. Even when the explosive tags attached to them detonated afterward, they didn't cause any harm to Gari behind it. Seeing this, Seimei didn't even think. His hands quickly formed seals, and he opened his mouth, spitting out hundreds of fireballs, performing the 'Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique'. Seimei controlled these fireballs, dividing them into two groups, and flanking Gari from the left and right sides. Seeing the fireballs flying towards him, Gari took a few leaps back, increasing the distance and dodging the attack. At the same time, he didn't hold back either. While dodging, his hands quickly formed seals. The moment he landed, he slapped the ground, performing the ninjutsu - Earth Style: Mud Swamp Technique. Instantly, the ground beneath Seimei's feet, already wet from the rain, softened into mud, like a giant abyss trying to swallow him whole. At the critical moment, Seimei gathered chakra at the soles of his feet and leaped onto a nearby tree. Then, he jumped again, landing on another tree before the first one was swallowed by the mud swamp. However, this also gave Gari an opportunity. Before Seimei could stabilize himself, Gari threw several kunai, aiming directly at his vital points. Fortunately, Seimei's Sharingan was powerful, and in just an instant, he locked onto the flight paths of all the kunai. Seimei twisted his body, dodging all the kunai attacks within the smallest possible range. For a moment, the battlefield seemed to fall silent. Seimei and Gari, one standing on a tree, the other standing under the tree, about twenty meters apart, looked at each other from a distance, neither making a move. Time passed by. The two continued their standoff. At some point, the rain suddenly intensified, obscuring Seimei's vision. 'An opportunity!' Seeing this, Gari's heart stirred. His figure flickered, like an agile monkey, using the trees on both sides to charge directly at Seimei. Even though he was attacking upwards, it didn't take Gari long to cover the twenty-meter distance. In almost the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of Seimei. Gari threw a punch, and Seimei dodged sideways. Gari's fist hit the tree trunk behind him. Boom~ A loud explosion sounded. The tree behind Seimei snapped, and the scattered wood fragments hit his cheeks, causing a stinging pain. That wasn't all. Seeing his punch miss, Gari didn't hesitate and immediately swung his left fist, aiming directly at Seimei's abdomen. Feeling the massive explosive chakra condensed on his fist, Seimei didn't dare to take it head-on. He kicked off the branch and fell towards the ground behind him. Seeing this, Gari wanted to continue his pursuit, but how could Seimei let him maintain the initiative all the time? Before landing, he formed hand seals, completing the preparations for the 'Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique'. Then, the moment Gari caught up, he opened his mouth and spat out a stream of fire, aiming directly at Gari in mid-air. Seeing this, Gari thought to himself, "Not good!" He raised his hand to form seals and performed the 'Body Replacement Technique', increasing his speed to dodge the fire stream attack while leaving a stone as cover. Boom~ The fire stream hit the stone, instantly shattering it into pieces. However, Gari took this opportunity to hide behind a tree. Huff~ Huff~ Gari gasped for breath, thinking to himself, "That was close!" However, at this moment, a transparent wind blade about a meter long suddenly pierced through the tree and landed on him. Instantly, blood gushed out as if it were worthless, dyeing a large area of the water at his feet red. Only then did the pain come. Gari looked down and saw a long bloody gash on his chest. On the other side, seeing this scene, Seimei lowered his hands, and a relaxed expression appeared on his face at the right time. Although the opponent's movements to dodge the 'Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique' were fast, they weren't faster than his eyes. He saw all of the opponent's actions after performing the 'Body Replacement Technique'. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he completed the hand seals and then, the moment the opponent stopped, performed the 'Wind Style: Wind Blade'. It was only because the tree was thick that it reduced the power of the wind blade. Otherwise, this 'Wind Style: Wind Blade' that he performed with all his might could definitely cut him in two. But, it was almost the same now. Although he didn't directly cut him in half, he also rendered him completely incapable of fighting. Seeing Seimei approaching quickly, Gari used his last bit of strength to quickly form seals and performed the 'Earth Style: Earth Dragon Concealment Technique'. "Whoosh," Seimei appeared behind the tree. Looking at Gari, who had disappeared again, his expression wasn't very good. This was the second time! The last time was the same. After he gained the upper hand using the kite-fighting tactic, the opponent slipped away right under his nose. This time was even worse. He was already severely injured, but he still managed to escape. 'But, there won't be a next time...' Secretly making up his mind, Seimei gathered his thoughts, drew his short sword again, and scanned his surroundings. In the rain, the battle was still ongoing. The Iwa ninjas' combat power this time was obviously not to be underestimated. The Konoha ninjas tried many times to break free from the entanglement but failed. However, this was all in the past. With Seimei joining the fight, the balance of the battlefield quickly tilted. Among the Iwa ninja team, except for Gari, whose fighting style somewhat countered his, no one else was his match. Even Jonin couldn't handle him unless they joined forces... Unfortunately, the other Konoha Jonin didn't give them this opportunity. Therefore, Seimei could attack without any restraint. The result of this was that within just a few minutes, the Iwa Chunin and Genin were overwhelmed and defeated. And without the restraint of these Chunin and Genin, the Jonin didn't dare to engage for too long either. In the end, Seimei and the others successfully broke through the last line of defense and entered the radiation range of the Kaze willow Town stronghold. Although the road ahead wasn't absolutely safe, it wouldn't be dangerous at every turn. The only thing that puzzled them was that a whole day had passed, and their distress signal still hadn't received a response. That's right, they had sent a distress signal to Kaze willow Town as early as when they encountered the first wave of enemies. But even now, there was still no response. This gave Seimei and the others a bad feeling.

Chapter 214: Escape

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