Naruto: Chronicles of A Fire Ninja

Chapter 64: Yomi and Ryota vs Chunins

Kaida was ready for the fight, certain that it couldn't be avoided, but his instructions to Yomi were clear:

"During the fight, if you feel that your life is in danger, use the Body Flicker Jutsu and run. Don't even think about continuing the fight. I'll follow you after that, OK?"

Yomi just nodded her head, mentally preparing herself for the fight. All of them took Soldier Pills to maximize their efficiency.

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Twenty ninjas were running toward the carriage. They were ninjas from Iwagakure, only rogue in name. They mostly did the work that villages didn't want their name associated with. This time, they were hired to kill a Konoha council member who was about to make a deal with the Land of Noodles, as the client didn't want Konoha's financial condition to stabilize.

Since they had to attack a council member, the group included two Jonin, seven Chunin, and the remaining eleven were Genin. Knowing that a Jonin would likely be guarding the council members, they planned to sneak attack them, staying 500 meters away to catch them off guard. The main goal of the surprise attack was to kill the Jonin or at least injure him, making the fight easier.

As they ran toward the location, a firewall suddenly appeared in front of them. The Genin couldn't react in time, but the Chunin, being veterans, quickly created an earth wall to protect themselves. However, the fire was so strong that it burned them even around the wall's edges.

All the Chunin and Jonin used the Body Flicker Jutsu to evade the firewall. Though some were slightly burned, they could still fight, while the Jonin were relatively unharmed as they reacted faster than the Chunin. The Genin, however, took the most damage. Most were either critically injured or dead. Just as they were recovering from the shock of the attack, a barrage of ranged attacks—fireballs, wind blades, earth bullets, and water bullets—came at them.

Sensing the danger, the Jonin quickly erected earth walls around the team. Unfortunately, one of the Chunin was out of range of the wall. Before he could move or do anything, a wind blade sliced through his head, and his body was then riddled with bullets.

The rest of his teammates didn't have time to mourn his death, as they were too busy trying to protect themselves. One of the Jonin commanded, "Disperse in pairs and

*Buzz buzz*

The shuriken, charged with lightning chakra, paralyzed them for a fraction of a second. Ryota didn't waste the opportunity and fired a barrage of earth bullets at them.

Within just a minute, both enemy Chunin were critically injured. Their hands were useless from the earth and water bullets, and their legs were in critical condition from the shuriken.

Not wanting to give them a chance to recover, Yomi used the Body Flicker Jutsu, appearing behind them. With one clean slash, their heads were on the ground.

Ryota and Yomi breathed a sigh of relief, but Kiba suddenly started barking. Ryota turned to Yomi, and they both used the Body Flicker Jutsu to escape.

Just as they vanished, the spot where they had been standing was bombarded with kunai, shuriken, and even some earth bullets.

"Shit, all four of them are on our backs! We don't stand a chance now. Let's keep running until Kaida and Yukihiro-sensei finish their fights. We'll handle these four if we get the chance," Ryota said.

"Okay," Yomi agreed, but she was already thinking of running away, as Kaida had instructed. The only thing stopping her was that she didn't want to leave Ryota and Kiba alone.

Still, the situation wasn't that bad. They had already killed two Chunin, and now they only had to stall for time, which was doable since they had spent a month practicing the Body Flicker Jutsu to use it as efficiently as possible.

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(A.N: Thanks for reading ^~^)