After hearing Hizashi Hyuga's shout, Yue Yan turned around immediately and raised his guard.
However, the speed of that Mist Jonin was so fast that even if Yue Yan used the Lightning Bolt to stimulate his body to accelerate, he could only barely prevent the long knife from hitting his heart.
Seeing the surging lightning on the Mist Jonin, Yue Yan also understood why he was so fast.
Initially, the Mist Jonin was entangled with Hizashi Hyuga. He initially thought they were just some Genin from Konoha. Even if they resorted to a sneak attack, his team shouldn't have been defeated so quickly.
However, when he caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye that Yue Yan easily killed the vice - captain with a single move, and then used two large - scale and powerful ninjutsu one after another to kill the other Mist Ninjas, his eyes instantly turned red.
These were his old subordinates who had followed him for many years, and they died at the hands of this young Konoha brat.
In his fury, the Mist Jonin was willing to receive several strikes of the Silent Fist from Hizashi Hyuga just to rush over and kill Yue Yan.
Judging from the fact that Yue Yan was so young yet so powerful, he must be a genius from Konoha. As long as he eliminated him, he could eliminate a strong enemy for the Mist Ninjas in the future.
In a full - powered outburst, the Mist Jonin was confident that Yue Yan couldn't dodge his killing blow.
However, with the help of the Lightning - Net Perception and Hizashi Hyuga's reminder, even though the Mist Jonin launched a Lightning Release - enhanced knife attack, Yue Yan still reacted in time. The blade only penetrated his left lung.
Noticing the shocked expression on the Mist Jonin's face, Yue Yan unleashed his superhuman strength and firmly grasped the long knife that had been stabbed into his chest. Despite the Mist Jonin's best efforts, he couldn't move the knife an inch.
"What great strength."
Hearing this, Yue Yan grinned cockily.
"Damn it, it really hurts."
As he said that, Yue Yan conjured a Lightning Spear in his hand and was about to blast the Mist Jonin's head.
The intuition honed through countless life - and - death situations wouldn't let this Jonin stand there like a sitting duck. Instinctively, he leapt away instinctively and put some distance between them.
Upon seeing this, Yue Yan still threw the Lightning Spear. From this distance, even if he couldn't kill the Mist Jonin, it would still injure him. Then Hizashi Hyuga, who was dashing towards them, could easily deal with him.
However, before the Lightning Spear could hit, a blinding light flared up not far away.
Right after that, a blue phantom flashed in front of everyone's eyes.
The Mist Jonin, whose vision had been temporarily blinded by the earlier bright light, didn't have time to react. All he could dimly make out was a blue fist. Then, his consciousness plunged into eternal darkness.
All this transpired in the blink of an eye, and neither Yue Yan nor Hizashi Hyuga on the scene had time to react.
After the Lightning Spear, which had lost its target, struck the ground with a thunderous blast, Yue Yan finally looked at the towering blue figure only after the fact.
It stood on two feet, looked like a dog, with most of its fur being blue and black, and the fur on its torso being cream - colored. There was a short protrusion on each of its upper limbs, chest, and back.
It has a long snout and long ears. When it opens its mouth, a pair of fangs can be seen on both its upper and lower jaws.
After recognizing that the blue figure in front of him was Xiaolan, who had evolved from Riolu to Lucario, Yue Yan got really excited.
"Xiaolan! You've evolved!"
"Chao!" (Note: It's an exclamation of annoyance)
Yue Yan's mouth kept twitching. He wasn't sure if it was because of the long blade still stuck in his body or because after evolution, Xiaolan's voice had become deep and magnetic while the content of his words remained unchanged.
Seeing Xiaolan who had teleported over to show concern for him, Yue Yan waved his hand, indicating that he was fine.
"I'm fine, Xiaolan. Don't worry about me."
As he said that, in front of everyone with shocked expressions as if thinking 'Are you even human?', Yue Yan pulled out the long blade stuck in his chest with a puff. Thanks to the Mystical Palm Technique and some skills, there wasn't even a single drop of blood.
"See, I'm fine, right?"
Yue Yan comforted Xiaolan a few words so that he wouldn't worry too much.
After all, as time went by, Yue Yan's recovery ability had reached a level where even if a long blade pierced through his heart, as long as the heart wasn't completely smashed, he wouldn't die.
And now, Yue Yan's recovery ability was about to reach the minimum standard for learning the Bone Forest Sannin Mode. So, this stab wasn't as threatening as the one Zabuza gave him during the Chunin Exams. After all, Yue Yan's recovery ability was growing at an astonishing rate every day.
"Yue Yan, are you okay?"
At this time, those who finally came to their senses after being shocked by Yue Yan being attacked by a [Mist Jonin] and then Xiaolan punching the [Mist Jonin]'s head off rushed over to show their concern.
"I'm fine. I've already treated it with the Mystical Palm Technique. Don't worry, Teacher Hizashi Hyuga."
Hearing this, Hizashi Hyuga finally let out a sigh of relief. If his disciple died because he failed to hold off the [Mist Jonin], given his personality, he would feel guilty for the rest of his life.
Knowing Yue Yan's strength in the Mystical Palm Technique, Hizashi Hyuga also trusted him very much. Since Yue Yan said he was okay, then he must be okay.
"Although it didn't have much of an impact, I still have to say sorry to you, Yue Yan. It was my negligence that made you get hurt."
Knowing that Hizashi Hyuga was a very traditional, serious, and somewhat rigid person. Otherwise, when the Cloud Ninjas came to Konoha to cause trouble, snatched the Byakugan, and shamelessly blamed the Hyuga clan in the future, he wouldn't have volunteered to die in place of Hiashi.
Yue Yan knew that simply saying 'It's okay' and other useless words wouldn't help at all. Instead, it would only increase Hizashi Hyuga's sense of guilt. So, at this time, all Yue Yan could do was calmly accept Hizashi Hyuga's apology.
After cleaning up the battlefield, Hizashi Hyuga led everyone to continue moving forward. Just like before, Hizashi Hyuga and Yue Yan took turns to sense every five hours.
Nothing else happened during the remaining journey. Even though Asuma and the others were a bit curious about Xiaolan's changes, they didn't ask too many questions to expose Yue Yan's secret.
Even if they didn't ask, their intense stares at him and Xiaolan gave Yue Yan goosebumps on his back.
Yue Yan sighed. Not only were Asuma and the others curious, he was also intrigued by Xiaolan's transformation. After all, Xiaolan evolved after a burst of white light. He'd find a chance to ask later.
Moreover, after Xiaolan killed that Mist Jonin, Yue Yan heard the system's prompt in his mind and obtained his first purple treasure chest.
Yue Yan didn't rush to open it. Instead, he planned to wait until they reached the camp and he could get settled.
When they arrived at Konoha's front - line camp in the Land of Water, as the team leader, Hizashi Hyuga verified multiple passwords and passed through numerous inspections before Yue Yan and the others entered the camp.
Seeing the well - organized layout and the multiple passwords used for safety, Yue Yan knew that the commander - in - chief here was no ordinary person.
After Hizashi announced the dismissal, just as Yue Yan was about to find an empty place to open the purple treasure chest and ask about Xiaolan's situation, he was told to go to the command post with Hizashi.
Even though he was a bit bewildered and didn't think he, just a Chunin, had anything special, Yue Yan still tagged along with Hizashi.
As soon as Yue Yan stepped into the command tent, he felt like he was being eyed by a cold - blooded and deadly viper.
Yue Yan: "Damn it! What's with this suffocating feeling like being Coiling Around by a python?"