(A.N: Sorry this chapter is on shorter side TT)
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Yukihiro appeared in front of the Jonin with the highest chakra among the enemy ranks. Knowing he didn't have much time, he went straight for the kill with his trusted sword.
However, the Jonin Yukihiro attacked was also a sensor ninja. Sensing the danger, he predicted the attack. Feeling the immense chakra emanating from the sword, he didn't even attempt to block it; instead, he quickly evaded a a Rock e behind to attack Yukihiro with taijutsu.
Earth es, uher es, are very hard and excel in close bat. Although Yukihiro mao ssh the e in half with his fire-coated chakra bde, the sword was so hot that it cut through the e effortlessly.
'Damn it, why is my luck so bad? This was supposed to be an easy mission, but now I have to fight *Fire Sword* all by myself. I'm 100% sure that in one-on-one bat, I'll die. I o stall for time. Once my subordinates finish off those brats, we take on Yukihiro together,' the Jonin thought as he quickly used ah spike jutsu to attack Yukihiro.
Sensing chakra from the ground, Yukihiro jumped aaliated with a fire breath jutsu aimed at the Jonin. Both attacks missed their marks as the two shinobi tiheir deadly dance, each trying to gain the upper hand.
Yukihiro kept trying to close the distao use his kenjutsu, intending to finish the fight quickly. The Jonihat the moment Yukihiro got close, he would die. Yukihiro's kenjutsu skills were infamous, sidered S-rank by many. The Jonin fought desperately to maintain distance, using advanced earth-style teiques that altered the terrain, making the ground slippery or sandy to hinder Yukihiro's movements.
'Damn, this guy is as resilient as a cockroach, and his movement jutsu is not only helping him escape but also hindering me. I have to end this fast, or those three will be in danger,' Yukihiro thought.
For five tinuous mihey exged blows, the Jonin managing to maintain his distand keep Yukihiro at bay. But the Jonin made a critical error when he became momentarily distracted after sensing his subordinate summoning a beast.
Yukihiro seized this golden opportunity. He poured as much chakra as he could into his legs, boosting his speed, a straight for the Jonin's head.
Realizing his mistake, the Jonin cursed himself. He knew he couldn't dodge or block the atta time. He shifted the dire of the attack using his iron skin-hardened hand, sacrifig it to save his life. Though he mao deflect the attack, he lost his right hand—his dominant hand.
Knowing that pleting the mission was now impossible, the Jonin used a red smoke bomb to signal retreat and prepared to stall Yukihiro to buy time for his subordio escape. In a st-ditch effort, he created 40 earth es to stop Yukihiro, while he used his movement jutsu to flee. Yukihiro expected this and fired several wind bdes at the es, dispelling most of them. The remaining es were easily dealt with by another barrage of wind bdes. Yukihiro then pursued the Jonin.
After a 2-kilometer chase, Yukihiro frohe Jonin again. The Jonin, exhausted from using so many jutsus back-to-back, was quickly killed with a simple ssh to the neck.
'Huh, he was a tough one. I hope my students were able to hold on until now. Let's hope I'm not too te,' Yukihiro thought.
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**(At the start of the fight…)**
The Jonin Kaida was about to face was on high alert. His leader had warned him that there were two individuals with Jonin-level chakra among the enemy ranks. Even though he was a sensor ninja, his abilities in this area were limited, giving him a smaller sensing range.
Fully alert due to the warning, the Jonin sensed a chakra-enhanced kunai heading toward him. Thanks to his heightened awareness, he easily dodged the kunai. However, in the split sed it took him tain his footing, a sword came toward his neck from behind. With no time to react, he activated his iron skin jutsu and body flicker jutsu simultaneously.
If it had been a normal sword attack, iron skin jutsu would have been suffit. But the Jonin could sense chakra flowing through the sword, and every instinct told him he would die if he took that attack, even with iron skin. The fear for his life pushed him to achieve a speed he had never reached before, allowing him to barely dodge the sword with the help of body flicker jutsu.
*Ssh*
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**(A.N: Thank you for reading ^.^)**
