Chương 64: Chapter 64
As the chapter opens, Kamikawa's gaze sweeps over his subordinates with a hint of irritation.
"Burial, is it?" He mutters.
Though he is a seasoned strategist, sharp and cautious, there's a faint exasperation in his eyes. Why do these idiots always look at him as if he were some reckless brute?
Suddenly, Aburame Muto senses something.
"We've got company outside!" he announces, voice tense. "There are… at least forty, maybe more."
Inside the earthen chamber, Muto can feel the pulse of hostile chakra surrounding them, and his entire body tenses.
"So, we're really surrounded…"
"Shin-sensei!" Fuijwara Tetsuya says, trying to keep his voice steady. "When we break through, I'll hold them off. You take these three kids and retreat to the ship."
He looks down, frustration evident in his expression. "It doesn't sit well with me, but this mission is over. We'll have to pull back for now."
As they brace themselves for battle, Jiraiya suddenly steps forward, positioning himself as a shield between the group and their enemies. An intense wave of chakra surrounds him, radiating a quiet, comforting power.
Jiraiya-sama… you've come this far.
Shin, a veteran in the ways of a shinobi, knows the paths Jiraiya has walked. He understands, in this moment, that this student of the Hokage stands on the brink of reaching Kage-level. The gap between Jiraiya's strength and his own is undeniable, yet he nods, agreeing with Jiraiya's plan.
"Well then!" Jiraiya calls, a subtle grin lighting his face. "You kids ready?"
"Earth Style: Earth Dragon Bullet!"
With a rumbling surge of energy, a thick earth dragon erupts from beneath Jiraiya, carving through rock and rubble to clear a path to the outside world.
As they break through, Jiraiya's hands flash through seals, and he launches an attack into the mist.
"Fire Style: Flame Bomb!"
A torrent of fire erupts from Jiraiya's position, striking toward the Mist-nin waiting in ambush. In seconds, the dense mist begins to evaporate under the searing heat.
"Fire techniques, huh?" says Kamikawa with a faint smirk. "But this is Mist territory."
"Water Style: Water Formation Wall!"
Two Mist shinobi leap forward, crafting a massive wall of water that blocks Jiraiya's flames a few meters away from Kamikawa, dousing the fire entirely.
"Leave Jiraiya to me," Kamikawa orders, stepping forward with a deadly gleam in his eyes. "The rest of you, split into squads. Go and… play with those Leaf brats. Make sure they understand what it means to face the Hidden Mist."
His voice is ice-cold, and the bloodlust emanating from him only intensifies as he faces Jiraiya. There is something wild, almost unhinged, lurking beneath his collected demeanor—a promise of pain and death.
"Dance of the Clematis: Flower!"
This is Kaguya Kamikawa—a wielder of the Dead Bone Pulse, an elite shinobi of near-Kage level. A man chosen by the Mist Village to carry out this mission against the Land of Whirlpools and the Uzumaki Clan.
"A Kaguya Clan warrior…" Jiraiya murmurs, recognizing the bloodline limit as Kamikawa closes in. Jiraiya's gaze sharpens. He hadn't expected someone of this caliber on Mist Island. The odds were slim that his squad would make it out alive.
To the rest of Team 13… live. Hang on until I can reach you.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
In an instant, a colossal toad, towering at several dozen meters high, materializes with a ground-shaking crash. Even the island itself seems to tremble at the creature's appearance.
"Jiraiya! Enemies ahead?" Gamahiro asks, looking down at the shinobi.
"Yeah! Let's take them down, Hiro!" Jiraiya says, keeping his voice steady as he surveys the scene. "The details don't matter; let's just smash through."
"You got it!"
As Gamahiro draws his blade, a fierce whirlwind erupts around him, the force leveling the trees nearby.
"This—this is a summoning beast?!"
"How can something so massive even exist?!"
"Get it together!" one Mist shinobi barks, his gaze shifting nervously to Kamikawa. "With Lord Kaguya here, there's no way we'll lose!"
Some of the Mist shinobi, assured by Kamikawa's strength, don't attack; they instead pull back slightly, watching the chaos unfold on the battlefield.
"Dance of the Willow!"
Kamikawa, empowered by his bloodline limit, meets Gamahiro's blade head-on. His movements are fluid, deadly, weaving between the attacks with expert precision.
"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
Kamikawa grins as flames roar toward him.
"That's it, Jiraiya! Give me a real fight!" His voice drips with dark amusement. "Let me give you a fitting end!"
"Dance of the Camellia!"
While Jiraiya and Gamahiro engage, Mist squads advance toward the rest of the Leaf team—Shin, Tetsuya, and the others.
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"Shin-sensei!"
Tetsuya's voice breaks the tense silence as they move. "They're closing in on us from behind! If they reach the ship before we do…"
"If they find the boat," he mutters, "we'll lose our only shot at escape."
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