High in the sky, Seii gazed down at the group of Mist Ninja below. With a calm, deliberate motion, he brushed the dust from the corner of his robes, his expression exuding an effortless composure.
This wasn't pretense—it was genuine confidence.
True, his appearance was sowhat disheveled, but the reality of his situation was far better than the Mist Ninja below could imagine.
Protected by the *Earth Release: Hardening Technique* and *Chakra Cloak*, the residual force from the explosive tags had not inflicted any serious injuries.
As for the minor wounds, his body's natural regeneration, bolstered by his 20 points in constitution, ensured rapid recovery without the need for dical ninjutsu.
Thus, Seii was truly at ease.
However, his unflustered deanor placed an even heavier psychological burden on the Mist Ninja below.
For several seconds, both sides stood locked in silence.
Once Seii felt his internal injuries had sufficiently healed, he spread his wings and dived straight toward the group of Mist Ninja.
The Mist Chūnin directly facing him instinctively stepped back half a step, while the others, intimidated by his aura, hesitated to launch an imdiate attack.
At that mont, a voice pierced the tension.
"Attack! All of you, now!" commanded Hozuki Muzuki.
The sound snapped everyone out of their stupor. In unison, they hurled kunai ard with dozens of explosive tags toward Seii.
But this ti, Seii feinted. His figure carved an arc through the air before ascending once more into the skies.
The Mist Ninja below sighed in relief, though tinged with regret.
Their relief was short-lived. Seii suddenly pivoted, accelerating to his maximum speed in an instant. In a re blink, he was among the Mist Ninja.
**Shing!** His blade was drawn.
A faint blue glow enveloped Seii as he activated the *Blinking Blade Technique*. Before the Mist Ninja could fully register what was happening, Seii was already closing in on one of the Chūnin.
In a single, swift motion, he swung his blade.
**Whoosh~**
The blade's glint cut through the air.
The targeted Chūnin, startled by Seii's abrupt proximity, barely had ti to react. He hastily raised his kunai to block.
But Seii had another trick up his sleeve: *Illusory Blade Technique*.
In the Chūnin's eyes, Seii's single strike transford into three overlapping attacks, each seemingly coming at a different mont in ti.
Panic set in. Unable to discern which strike was real, the Chūnin could only gamble and block the first blade.
Unfortunately, he guessed wrong.
His defense ca too early.
Seii instantly adapted, switching his vertical slash to a horizontal sweep. His blade neatly avoided the kunai, slashing deep into the Chūnin's chest.
**Screech~**
The blade's wind-enhanced edge tore through the Mist Ninja's uniform and cut deeply into flesh, leaving a wound so severe that bone was visible.
Had Seii already mastered the *Wind Release: Vacuum Blade*, the strike would have cleaved the Chūnin in two.
But killing wasn't his intent.
**Thud!** A kunai flew toward him.
Seii stepped back, evading the projectile.
**Whoosh~** A figure appeared before the injured Chūnin.
Seii's Byakugan revealed the newcor's chakra reserves—a bona fide Jōnin.
Without hesitation, Seii redirected his focus, using the *Blinking Blade Technique* to close in on another nearby Chūnin.
The Mist Jōnin, keen and experienced, imdiately sensed Seii's intent and activated the *Body Flicker Technique*, intercepting him.
Yet Seii was unfazed. Locking eyes with the Jōnin, he channeled intense ntal focus. His *Sharingan Illusion* hovered, a threat not yet unleashed.
Faced with Seii's crimson, three-tomoe Sharingan, the Jōnin felt an ominous surge of ntal power and imdiately retreated, eyes tightly shut to avoid falling into a genjutsu.
But Seii had no intention of using a full illusion. Without activating the Mangekyō Sharingan, any cautious Jōnin could resist his basic genjutsu. His goal was only to force a retreat.
And it worked.
The mont the Jōnin backed off, Seii reached another Chūnin and unleashed his *Sharingan Illusion*.
The Chūnin froze mid-motion, kunai raised but completely immobilized.
In the blink of an eye, Seii sidestepped a volley of kunai and reappeared behind the incapacitated ninja.
The other Mist Ninja hesitated, their attacks faltering for a brief mont.
Seizing the opportunity, Seii ford seals, instantly activating the *Chakra Absorption Technique*.
He grabbed the Chūnin's shoulder, draining their chakra while dragging them away.
**Clink!** A kunai landed where Seii had just stood.
**Sizzle~** A burning sound erupted as the kunai's attached explosive tag ignited.
**Boom!**
A massive explosion cratered the ground.
Clearly, the ninja who threw that kunai—a perceptive special Jōnin—had no regard for the Chūnin's life.
Seii took note of the cold-blooded thrower, filing away the information for later.
He continued dodging kunai and shuriken while draining the Chūnin of their chakra, along with their physical and spiritual energy.
In monts, Seii replenished his own depleted reserves, fully recovering from the strain of his earlier shadow clones.
With his objective achieved, Seii unceremoniously discarded the now-lifeless body.
Amid the chaos, he quickly ford seals and activated *Wind Release: Wings of Wind*.
His speed surged as he soared diagonally out of the Mist Ninja's range.
The entire exchange—his descent, confrontation, and escape—lasted no more than twenty seconds.
By the ti the Mist Jōnin regrouped at Seii's last location, he was already hovering high above them, far out of reach.
Looking up at Seii's calm figure, a deep sense of helplessness settled over the group.
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