On their right, a gigantic dragon made of wind was flying towards them. Yugao immediately jumped forward and out of its way. Fumito sensed the attack as well. Only Bunjiro was caught off guard. Fumito grabbed his arm and jumped in the opposite direction.
Hiding among the trees, Fujin observed their movements and thought, 'Not bad. I was expecting Fumito to dodge by himself.'
The Dragon suddenly turned towards Fumito and Bunjiro and chased after them. Fumito let Bunjiro's arm go and said, "Use a Water jutsu to stop it."
He began weaving hand signs himself while moving backwards. Bunjiro also did the same.
Just when the Wind Dragon was about to crash into them, Bunjiro released his jutsu.
'Water Release: Water Wall jutsu'
A wall of water appeared in front of the dragon. Fumito immediately launched his jutsu as well.
'Lightning Release: Lightning Net jutsu!'
Lightning began flowing through the water wall and a blue net could be seen sparkling inside it. Bunjiro's eyes widened in shock, 'He created a perfect combination attack on the first try?'
At the same time, Yugao traced the Wind Dragon's path and tracked Fujin's location. She tried approaching him sneakily but Fujin spotted her immediately. Since stealth was of no use, Yugao approached him openly and jumped in the air. She swung her swords in a circular motion, leaving a trace of afterimages behind.
'Hazy Moon Night'
Yugao moved at a remarkable speed, forming a blur as she closed the distance between her and Fujin in the blink of an eye. In one swift motion, she unleashed a slashing strike aimed directly at Fujin's neck.
Though her sword movements were irregular and her speed very high, Fujin had no issues in seeing her actions clearly. A sword appeared in his hand. He raised it just in time, meeting Yugao's blade with a resounding clash!
Yugao had expected Fujin to stop her attack. She intended to use the impact to halt her momentum and swiftly transition into her next series of attacks. Yet, to her surprise, she found herself unable to feel the expected resistance from Fujin's forceful strike.
Instead of blocking, Fujin parried her blow and sent it veering to his right. The sword harmlessly passed by him. Yugao, carried by the momentum of her own strike, continued her movement and found herself dangerously close to Fujin's flank.
In one fluid and precise motion, Fujin continued the natural flow of his sword and slashed her thigh, cutting the straps of the weapon pouch attached to her right leg.
Yugao stopped a few meters behind him. Her right leg had a shallow sword cut causing it to bleed. She turned around to look at Fujin. Shock could be seen in her eyes as she thought, 'He parried my attack? But how? Even Hayate-senpai never managed to do this. He could only dodge or block my attack.'
A bit away, Fumito and Bunjiro were able to stop the Wind Dragon with their combination jutsu. However, before they could relax, they heard, "That's impressive."
Both immediately jumped forward and turned around and saw Fujin standing with two balls of wind in his palms. Fujin's shadow clone fired two Wind Explosion Spheres at Fumito and Bunjiro. Neither had sufficient time to use a jutsu. So both of them jumped out of the way. Though they dodged, the spheres exploded and sent sharp winds flying in all directions. Both received several minor cuts on their chest, abdomen and arms.
Both had frowns on their faces. Fumito realized, 'He can hide his chakra perfectly. I didn't sense him at all. If this was a mission, we would have died.'
Bunjiro was dumbfounded. He thought, 'I got injured by a rank D jutsu? I thought that I had reduced the difference between us. But now… How much is he holding back to fight with just C and D rank jutsus?'
Despite their emotions, both attacked immediately. Fumito shouted, "Distract him! I'll get him with Mind Body Switch jutsu!"
He extended his arms towards Fujin's clone and waited for an opportunity. Bunjiro ran towards Fujin's clone while weaving hand signs quickly.
'Water Release: Water Shuriken jutsu'
Dozens of water shurikens appeared in front of Bunjiro and flew at Fujin's clone. He dodged them while thinking, 'Since when did Anbu start having ninjas that shout out their tactics? Besides, even though that jutsu is overpowered, it is useless without the aid of a Nara or excessive support.'
He dodged a few dozen water shurikens, but more kept appearing around Bunjiro and launched at him continuously. The Clone's eyes began glowing and landed on Bunjiro. Bunjiro was continuously releasing his chakra. The chakra in his body was moving in the same way it did after he weaved the hand signs.
Fujin's clone analyzed, 'I see. Though he needed hand signs for the first time, he has learnt to control his chakra well enough to keep spamming that jutsu without the need for repeating or maintaining any hand seals. My previous analysis of just an average Chunin was wrong. He should be able to perform this jutsu without any hand seals very soon.'
Fumito observed Fujin's clone moving around at high speeds. He had no chance to use his jutsu. However, he didn't mind and waited for an opportunity.
A bit away, Fujin and Yugao were clashing with their swords. Neither used any jutsu. Yugao was breathing heavily. In just a few minutes of clashing, there were dozens of cuts on her body. On the contrary, there wasn't a single cut on Fujin's body.
Behind her mask, Yugao had a bitter smile. She muttered to herself, 'I understand what Lord Hokage meant. I have used every style, every dance that I know, but he countered all my attacks without using any sword style. No wonder he was promoted to Anbu Captain at such a young age. I'm not even worthy enough to make him fight seriously.'
Knowing that competing with swords will be pointless, Yugao sheathed her sword and made a hand seal.
'Multi Shadow Clone jutsu'
3 Shadow clones appeared next to her. Fujin saw them weaving hand signs and sighed, 'I should avoid sparring in the future. My natural instincts have completely been honed to kill. All 3 of them have provided me with so many openings that it has been a challenge to restrain myself. Anyways, I have seen enough. Time to end this.'
Yugao's clones completed their hand seals.
'Wind Release: Great Breakthrough jutsu'
'Fire Release: Fireball jutsu'
Fujin saw a giant Fireball that was being deconstructed into flames and spreading along the wind, heading towards him. He immediately moved out of the range of the attack. However, the last clone and Yugao followed him.
'Wind Release: Air Bullet jutsu'
'Water Release: Water Bullet jutsu'
Both shot a dozen bullets each at Fujin. However, Fujin rapidly moved towards them while dodging the bullets with ease and leaving multiple afterimages behind. Yugao tried targeting Fujin's path but was unsuccessful.
Fujin appeared behind her as chakra gathered on his palms. Yugao and her clone tried moving away while grabbing their swords. However, Fujin hit their abdomens with his palms.
Yugao's shadow clone dispersed due to the damage. Yugao herself was sent flying and slammed into a tree! The damage caused her remaining clones to dispel as well.
On the other side, Bunjiro realized that Water Shurikens won't help him resolve the situation. He weaved a few hand seals quickly.
'Water Release: Raging Waves jutsu'
Bunjiro supercharged the jutsu by pouring most of his chakra into it. He spewed a large amount of water that rushed towards Fujin's clone like a giant waterfall!
Fumito was waiting for such a move. Lightning appeared on his palms and a beam was launched into the Water that Bunjiro released, electrifying it!
Fujin's clone noticed the combination attack and smiled, 'Not bad. He bluffed when he said he wanted to use the Mind Body Switch jutsu. He was waiting for Bunjiro to try and drown me. Looks like I won't have to worry about them dying easily. Oh well, time to establish my prestige in this team.'
The electrified water wave appeared in front of him. Fujin's clone refined his chakra instantly and attacked.
'Wind Release: Infinite Breakthrough jutsu'
Fujin's clone exhaled very strong winds. It clashed with the combination jutsu and overpowered it instantly. The electrified water was sent flying towards where Yugao's clones had lit a fire. The winds created deep scars in the ground. Many trees were cut while a few were uprooted.
Bunjiro created a water wall to protect himself. However, it kept crumbling at every second. He desperately put all his chakra into the Wall to ensure that it protected it. He gritted his teeth and thought, 'Fujin is this strong? This is crazy! Luckily this attack isn't targeted at me. Otherwise, even if there were a hundred of me, we would have died!'
Fumito escaped into the ground without any hesitation. He was horrified by the attack. He cursed, 'What the fuck? How the hell can a 14-year-old use such an insanely strong attack? That too with just half his chakra! Anbu Captain my ass. His level should be far beyond it!'
