Chapter 22: Besieging the Jonin

The situation on the battlefield was reversed in a very short time, and Ikemoto Eiichi's arrogance and negligence gave Yeshan the opportunity to turn defeat into victory.

The flash of lightning in the sky illuminated the ridgeline and also illuminated Ikemoto Eiichi's extremely gloomy face. After taking a few deep breaths, he instantly left, wanting to make up for his mistake and save the remaining two team members.

Amid a low thunder, Yeshan and Uchiha Fugaku each killed a Sand Ninja. Before they could breathe a sigh of relief, an overwhelming fire escape swept in with Ikemoto Eiichi's rage.

"Fire Release·Big Flame Bullet!"

The change in the nature of the fire-attributed chakra gave the flame an extremely high temperature. Although there was some distance between them, Ye Shan's lips were a little cracked due to the scorching heat and lack of water. He couldn't help but feel a little shocked. He bent his legs and jumped out of his original position with force to avoid the powerful fire-style ninjutsu.

Ye Shan, who had just landed, keenly noticed that the soil where he landed was a little soft. He looked down and a familiar ninjutsu popped out from between his teeth. This was Ant Hell!

Under Ye Shan's horrified gaze, the soil under his feet began to spin at high speed like quicksand, sucking his feet tightly, and then suddenly sank, forming a funnel-shaped quicksand vortex that was about to swallow him completely.

Knowing well how terrifying this technique was, Ye Shan didn't care whether the Sand Ninja would show up to attack. He quickly formed hand seals, and a large amount of chakra gushed out from his trapped feet as he drilled downwards.

"Tu Dun·Tu Liubi!"

An uneven earth wall supported Ye Shan's body and rushed out of the ant hell. Before he could rejoice in his escape, the Sand Village jonin launched the next ninjutsu.

"Wind Release·Vacuum Jade!"

The wind-attribute chakra accumulated in Ikemoto Eiichi's mouth and was shot out like a bullet when he exhaled. The high-speed flying chakra squeezed the air and made a whimpering sound!

Ye Shan's pitifully limited reserve of ninjutsu left him with a large amount of chakra but nowhere to release it. Faced with the Sand Ninja's perfectly timed ninjutsu, he could only grit his teeth and jump off the earth wall, hoping that the blocked vision could delay some time.

Ikemoto Eiichi sneered. He knew that Ye Shan was stalling for time to wait for his teammates' help, but you have to be able to hold on until then! After taking a deep breath, Ikemoto Eiichi's chakra gathered frantically in his chest, causing his combat vest to deform greatly.

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"

The blazing flames devoured everything in their path; even the rocks were turned into scorched earth in the roar of the flames!

Yamashiro Tatsuya and Uchiha Fugaku had no time to support Hayama and could only watch as the Sand Ninja displayed their power. One ninjutsu after another overwhelmed Hayama so much that he couldn't breathe.

Finally, the devastating fire-style ninjutsu stopped raging, leaving a deep mark on the dozens of meters long rocky road. The ground was smoking silently, telling of the pain it had endured.

Ikemoto Eiichi stared at an inconspicuous hole in the burn mark, a trace of regret flashed across his eyes, and then he held his breath, concentrating on being alert to his surroundings.

Not far from Uchiha Fugaku's side, a black hand suddenly broke out of the ground, scaring him so much that he shook the kunai in his hand and was about to shoot.

Yamashiro Tatsuya quickly stopped him because he knew that this was the hardening technique of his captain Ye Shan.

Ye Shan crawled out in a panic, lying on the ground and breathing in fresh air, but suddenly he coughed a few times and spit out blood. Thinking back to the thrilling scene just now, he was terrified. If he hadn't been smart enough, he would probably be dead now.

It turned out that when Ye Shan jumped off the wall to avoid the wind escape, he kicked the wall in the air. With the help of this force, he cautiously distanced himself and wanted to use ninjutsu to counterattack. It was this action that saved his life.

As soon as he landed, Ye Shan felt a heat on his back. He had no time to look back and could only burrow underground to avoid it. But the flames followed and rushed over through the hole. The fiercely burning flames instantly consumed all the oxygen around. Ye Shan, who was caught off guard, just took a breath, and the high temperature almost roasted his lungs! In a hurry, Ye Shan in the cave created three earth walls in one breath to block the fierce flames, and he sneaked underground without even looking, and finally crawled out of the ground before he was suffocated to death.

'Whoosh whoosh'

Every time Ye Shan took a breath, he felt a burning pain in his throat, but the active cells in his body would not allow him to stop. He could only endure the pain and breathe heavily.

Uchiha Fugaku looked at Hayama who was lying on the ground in an extremely embarrassed state with a complicated expression. He did not have any intention of mocking him, but only deep admiration. Ask yourself, if it was him who was targeted by the Sand Ninja, even if he had the Sharingan, he would not be able to dodge without any unnecessary movements, and could only die on the spot!

Ye Shan took out the kettle and took a few gulps of water. Feeling that his throat was better, he said, "Use Taijutsu to suppress the opponent. Don't give the opponent a chance to use Ninjutsu!"

His voice was extremely hoarse, which made people feel uncomfortable and itchy, and they wanted to cover his mouth and stop him from saying a word.

Yamashiro Tatsu pulled out the ninja sword from his back and silently rushed towards the Sand Ninja, while Uchiha Fugaku hid behind him tacitly, waiting for his opportunity to move.

'Jingle Jingle'

After a few rounds of fighting, Yamashiro Tatsu, who specialized in swordsmanship, was defeated and kicked away. Uchiha Fugaku, who had a rough idea of ​​the opponent's physical strength, pressed forward with a pair of slightly rotating magatama Sharingan.

Under the dynamic visual observation of the Sharingan, every move of the Sand Ninja was captured by Uchiha Fugaku. Gradually, he got used to the opponent's offensive rhythm and could occasionally launch a few attacks in the gaps between defenses.

This is the rogue nature of bloodline limits, which can often make up for the shortcomings of an individual in strength and accomplish the goal of defeating the stronger with the weaker. This is especially true of the Sharingan, which is known as the strongest bloodline limit and is even more difficult to defend against in a one-on-one battle.

After repelling the Uchiha ninja in front of him with a side kick, Ikemoto Ying began to form hand seals, hoping to win with ninjutsu, but Yeshan, who had just suffered, would not give him this opportunity.

A black hand suddenly broke out of the mud beside the Sand Ninja's feet, accurately grasped the Sand Ninja's ankle, and exerted force, trying to pull him into the mud.

Ikemoto Eiichi snorted coldly. He was tired of this kind of trick when he was still a Chunin! The chakra gathered under his feet exploded suddenly. The huge impact force blew a big hole in the ground. Under the reaction of the force, Ikemoto Eiichi took off like a rocket, with the unbelievable Yeshan hanging on his feet.

Uchiha Fugaku's eyes narrowed, and he had no time to provide support, so he could only throw out a few kunai, hoping to disrupt the Sand Ninja and help Yeshan escape safely.

Ye Shan's face turned pale. He didn't dare to let the Sand Ninja continue to climb up. He let go of his hand helplessly, and his body fell to the ground under the pull of gravity.

Ikemoto Eiichi has a bloodthirsty smile, just waiting for you to let go!

"Wind Style: Wind Cutting Technique!"

The huge wind blade that suddenly appeared blew away the kunai thrown by Uchiha Fugaku, and flew towards Yeshan who was in the air with nowhere to gain support as fast as lightning.

Before the wind blade arrived, the sharp wind cut Ye Shan's face, leaving several small wounds, forcing him to squint his eyes.

At the critical moment, a huge Fuma Shuriken flew in front of Ye Shan. Ye Shan, who was in desperate situation, had a fascinating light flashing in his eyes, and he clenched his right fist and smashed the shuriken hard.

'when'

Ye Shan used his hardening technique to smash his fist into the side of the Fuma Shuriken, knocking it away while his body flew backwards, barely avoiding the fatal blow.

Ye Shan, who landed on his butt, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and looked at Shan Chengchen not far away with gratitude. If it weren't for his Fuuma Shuriken, even if Ye Shan used the Hardening Technique, the best result would be that he would be seriously injured by the wind blade!

Long-time teammates will always lend you a hand when you need it most, which is why the ninja team system has endured.

Uchiha Fugaku breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Yeshan land safely. He didn't dare to imagine the consequences of reducing the number of members in the team. The high-intensity battle didn't give him time to think about it. With a flash of his body, Uchiha Fugaku moved forward again, continuing to put pressure on the Sand Ninja and not giving the other side the opportunity to release ninjutsu.

However, Uchiha Fugaku, who had just awakened the Three-magatama Sharingan not long ago, was unable to unleash the true power of these eyes. He could only use his powerful visual capture ability to barely cope with the Sand Ninja's superb physical skills.

The field was in a stalemate, and Ikemoto Eiichi's heart gradually sank. You know, he is now in the territory of the Land of Fire, without any support behind him, and the Konoha side will not be around for too long, and there will definitely be support. The original plan to take over the place and wait for help fell through after all the team members were killed. What he has to do now is to quickly kill this team of Konoha ninjas and then retreat to the Land of Rain. But he didn't expect that this group of young kids were more difficult to deal with than the other, especially the Konoha ninja who had dodged his fatal attacks many times, like a cockroach, jumping around even after being injured, which made him sick.

Little did he know that Ye Shan was also complaining in his heart. He had seen jonin before, but this was the first time he had fought such a strong jonin. The opponent's domineering physical skills made him dare not get close easily. He wanted to use ninjutsu to create a killing opportunity, but the opponent's attainments in ninjutsu were even more overwhelming. It was like a ninjutsu machine gun. Once he seized the opportunity, he would bombard and shoot him, making him extremely depressed.

Ikemoto Eiji became anxious. After being besieged by three people for a long time, he lost his initial strength. The little chakra left made him dare not release powerful ninjutsu easily. But fortunately, the three Konoha ninjas on the opposite side were not much better. As long as he persisted, he would eventually find their flaws!

After an unknown amount of time, just as Ye Shan's eyes went dark due to lack of blood, the cold blade in Yamashiro Tatsu's hand slashed across the chest of the Sand Ninja, leaving a mark on his body for the first time, although it only scratched his clothes. Seeing this, Ye Shan was refreshed and launched an attack with Uchiha Fugaku from the left and right.

In the distance, the rising sun dispelled the darkness that had enveloped the earth for a long time, the drizzle that had been floating in the middle of the night also stopped, and the sleeping animals in the jungle came out of their nests to look for food. Everything seemed full of vitality. However, the long-lasting battle on the ridge was still going on, and it was the critical moment to decide who would live and who would die.