Whoosh~
A flash of cold light.
The "Illusionary Sword Technique" was activated.
The Mist ninja Jonin in front of him was momentarily distracted by the glint of the blade.
However, he was, after all, a Jonin skilled in genjutsu, so he quickly reacted and leaned back.
The long sword swept past, and a few strands of hair fell.
"Hmm?"
Seimei let out a soft sound, seemingly surprised that the Jonin could break free from the influence of the "Illusionary Sword Technique" so quickly.
But that was all.
With a thought, Seimei flicked his wrist, and the long sword changed from a downward slash to an upward thrust, aiming directly at the opponent's carotid artery.
A strong sense of crisis arose, and Mizuguchi Hideo felt a chill run down his spine. Without thinking, he instinctively dodged backward.
Slash~
The long sword grazed his chest, leaving a deep wound. Crimson blood instantly flowed out, soaking his clothes.
"Ugh~"
A muffled groan escaped Mizuguchi Hideo's mouth.
However, he ignored the pain from the wound, opened his mouth, and released the ninjutsu he had prepared while dodging.
In the next moment, a visible sound wave emitted from his mouth, spreading rapidly in all directions.
As the closest person to him, Seimei naturally bore the brunt of it.
Although the sound wave emitted by the opponent this time wasn't genjutsu, the effect it caused was no different from genjutsu.
The nerves in Seimei's ears were affected, his balance was disrupted, and his entire body swayed unsteadily for a moment.
Not only that, but his internal organs also felt a sharp pain, as if they had been struck by an invisible hammer, making him nauseous.
'Resonance?!'
Suddenly, a term Seimei had learned in his student days in his previous life popped into his mind.
He couldn't remember the specifics.
He only knew that it seemed like everything had its own frequency, and once other things resonated with their frequency, a resonance phenomenon would occur.
Generally speaking, resonance was harmful and would damage the resonating object.
Just like now, his internal organs were injured by Mizuguchi Hideo's sound wave resonance.
However, unlike in his previous life where he could only passively endure it, in this extraordinary world, there were various ways to resist such damage.
With a thought, the chakra within his body erupted, and an invisible aura emanated from him. Seimei instantly dispelled the sound waves that had invaded his body.
Then, a flash of green light appeared, and the "Instantaneous Body Flicker Technique" was activated once again. He took a step and appeared in front of Mizuguchi Hideo.
At this time, the opponent had just retreated a few steps and hadn't gone far.
Whoosh~
Another sword strike.
A cold light flickered on the blade, and the "Illusionary Sword Technique" was on the verge of being unleashed.
Mizuguchi Hideo's expression was tense. He didn't dare to meet Seimei's eyes, nor did he dare to look at the approaching long sword. He could only dodge based on his senses.
However, his taijutsu was ultimately lacking. After just a few sword strikes, Seimei, relying on his experience from their previous encounter, seized an opportunity and slashed his chest.
Unlike the shallow wound from before, this time, the cut was deep enough to expose the bone.
A large amount of blood gushed out, and the opponent's aura instantly weakened.
Seeing this, Seimei's chakra exploded beneath his feet, and his speed surged. In an instant, he appeared beside the opponent.
Then, he swung his long sword, Wind Release chakra rapidly flowing on it, faintly forming a sharp, cold glint.
The glint sliced across the opponent's neck, leaving a thin bloodstain.
However, it was this thin bloodstain that caused Mizuguchi Hideo to freeze in place.
He looked at Seimei, opened his mouth as if wanting to say something, but after uttering only a "You," his head slid off his neck.
In the next moment, a fountain of blood several meters high erupted from his neck.
Seimei looked at all this with an expressionless face, then withdrew his gaze from the corpse and looked at the others around him.
Everything that had just happened occurred in an instant.
At this time, the surrounding Mist ninjas were just breaking free from the indiscriminate auditory genjutsu Mizuguchi Hideo had cast.
They looked at Mizuguchi Hideo's corpse and Seimei standing there with his sword, their expressions quite unsightly.
"Kill!"
Finally, under someone's command, these people launched an attack.
Immediately, the battle erupted once again.
Seimei didn't retreat at all. This chaotic battlefield was perfect for him to utilize his Sharingan and swordsmanship.
Focusing his mind, Seimei tried his best to recall the state he was in just now. It didn't take long for him to enter that selfless state again.
Then, the surrounding Mist ninjas once again witnessed that terrifying scene.
Seimei, alone with his sword, reaped heads.
During this time, some Mist ninjas naturally tried to launch sneak attacks with ninjutsu or genjutsu, but he sensed them all with his keen perception.
Then, what greeted them were Seimei's continuous sword strikes.
On the clifftop, the Konoha ninjas who stayed behind saw the chaotic battlefield and their comrades entangled with the enemy ninjas. After a brief hesitation, they also joined the fight.
This relieved the pressure on Uchiha Tetsuka and the others once again, and their offensive momentum became even fiercer.
...
Time passed by.
In the blink of an eye, more than half an hour had gone by.
The sky was getting dark, and the sun was about to disappear completely. Suddenly, a loud horn sounded from the distant Mist warship.
In an instant, the Mist ninjas on the battlefield seemed to be awakened, snapping out of the厮杀.
They looked back at the warship and, seeing that it had already turned around, retreated without hesitation, creating distance between themselves and the Konoha ninjas.
After retreating to a safe distance, they immediately turned and ran towards the warships behind them.
Seeing this, except for a few Konoha ninjas who had already been consumed by the bloodlust, no one tried to stop them.
It wasn't that they wanted to let the Mist ninjas on the field go, but they simply didn't have the strength to stop them anymore.
Although the previous battle didn't last long, its intensity was no less than any major battle.
In fact, it was even more intense.
After all, two hundred people against four hundred, even with Seimei disrupting the opponent's formation twice and attracting a large number of high-level Mist ninjas, it was still quite difficult for the Konoha ninjas.
During the battle, they didn't feel it much, but once the fighting stopped and they relaxed, their fighting spirit instantly dwindled.
Similarly, Seimei didn't choose to stop them either.
Even though he knew that if he could hold them off for a while longer, Kuroiwa Naruki's reinforcements would arrive.
At that time, these Mist ninjas would definitely be doomed.
But he still didn't intervene.
As for the reason...
It was simple. If he could think of it, these Mist ninjas could definitely think of it too.
Therefore, once he tried to stop them, these Mist ninjas would definitely fight back fiercely.
At that time, what awaited him would undoubtedly be a brutal battle.
He was already being targeted by Kirigakure. If these Mist ninjas all died here because of him...
Then, what awaited him would definitely be even more intense targeting.
Although he had "Amenotejikara," Seimei wasn't afraid of being targeted.
But as the saying goes, one who often walks by the riverbank will eventually get their shoes wet. A trump card was a trump card precisely because it shouldn't be used lightly.
If Kirigakure's targeting forced him to frequently use "Amenotejikara," then sooner or later, someone would notice something strange.
At that time, if someone figured out a way to counter it, it would be a big problem.
So, it was better to keep some things hidden if possible.
Moreover, when those Mist Chunin and Genin were retreating, he was being watched by several Mist Jonin and had no chance to act.
So, in the end, he could only let them leave.
(End of Chapter)