In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 135 A One-Sided Battle

"No, our target is Fujiwara Chiya. The other two look like they're from the same organization as Fujiwara Chiya, and their identities are currently unclear. They also possess extremely powerful chakra, and their abilities are unknown. Let them go," Sarutobi Asuma said in a deep voice.

"Then it seems we only need to keep Fujiwara Chiya." Might Guy nodded.

"Leave me here?" Qianye smiled, slipping his left hand into his pocket.

"What, is this funny?" Might Guy frowned.

"No, not really. But we don't seem to have any grudges against each other, including Captain Ibiki Morino of the Konoha Torture Division. You could say that before today, we had almost no connection whatsoever," Chiya said calmly.

Ibiki Morino chimed in, "You've committed such a crime in Konoha, don't you think it's too late to beg for mercy now?"

"No, you misunderstood me. What I meant was hatred. The reason you are standing here today is only out of a sense of responsibility to Konoha. You have no hatred for me whatsoever. If you fight me with this mentality, you won't be able to stop me, let alone even touch the hem of my clothes."

Qianye said calmly.

"And what about me?" Sarutobi Asuma's eyes turned red, and he stared at Chiya with a ferocious expression.

Chiya said calmly, "You have enough hatred, but unfortunately, your strength is too weak. You were utterly defeated by me back then, and you don't even have the right to attack me. Or have you forgotten how I castrated you and your nephew Sarutobi Konohamaru right in front of you? And then fed them to you."

"asshole."

Asuma let out a delicate shout, and her Wind Release chakra condensed on the Flying Swallow blades in her hands, instantly increasing the curvature of the blades several times over, forming sharp twin swords.

"A chakra blade formed from the shape transformation of Wind Release chakra? That's quite a sight. You remind me of your deceased older brother. He used the same technique on me back then."

Every word Chiya uttered was like a steel needle, piercing Sarutobi Asuma's heart.

At this moment, Sarutobi Asuma's anger had been suppressed to its peak.

Asuma shouted, "Take this, Fujiwara Chiya!"

Qianye smiled slightly, maintaining the posture of his left hand in his pocket, his expression indifferent.

"It seems you disdain to take this attack." Sarutobi Asuma took a deep breath, brandishing his twin swords, Wind Blades, and charged forward.

"Oh"

The sparks from the clash of blades were instantly swallowed up by the intense wind pressure.

Sarutobi Asuma maintained his crossed-blade stance, but was firmly suppressed by Chiya's Zanpakuto.

Kakashi, who had only opened his left Sharingan, was startled and thought to himself, "What a brilliant Wind Release form transformation! He can attach Wind Release chakra to the blade in a way that is imperceptible to the naked eye, and he has such terrifying power. He actually suppressed Asuma's wind blades that he had launched from both hands with just one hand."

"Rushing in like this, are you courting death, son of the Third Hokage?" Chiya calmly gripped the blade, slowly pressing it against Sarutobi Asuma's shoulder, and chuckled.

Sensing the immense force emanating from Chiyo's blade, Sarutobi Asuma was utterly shocked, but his face remained impassive. He coldly sneered, "Fujiwara Chiyo, I should commend you; you didn't use any illusion techniques with your very first strike."

"Didn't you use illusion magic for the first strike?" Qianye smiled, raising his left hand from his pocket in a blocking stance. "No, I should praise you for not being foolish enough to rush over alone."

As soon as he finished speaking, Might Guy's steel leg kicked out and landed on Chiya's arm as she was blocking.

At the same time, Might Guy's rough voice echoed in everyone's ears, "Konoha Power Whirlwind."

"How is it possible that he caught my Leaf Village Whirlwind with just one hand?" Might Guy, still in the back kick position, felt a sharp pain in his Achilles tendon and exclaimed in shock.

"Kai, retreat now while the wind is at its strongest!" Sarutobi Asuma shouted.

Using the technique of teleportation to conceal himself in the shadows, Moonlight Gale drew his sword and suddenly rushed out, forming a hand seal with his right hand to create two shadow clones.

Sarutobi Asuma and Might Guy suddenly retreated, creating distance between themselves and Chiya.

Leaf Style Swordsmanship: Dance of the Crescent Moon

The two clones of Moonlight Gale and the main body quickly teleported in front of Qianye, attacking his vital points from the left, top, and right.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

However, just as Moonlight Gale's blade was about to strike Qianye's vital point...

Qianye suddenly vanished, accompanied by three flashes of sword light. She reappeared, already behind him.

"As expected of Konoha's special Jonin, Hayate Gekko, his swordsmanship is excellent, and the timing of his sneak attack was just right."

"With Might Guy and Sarutobi Asuma holding their hands back, facing this move would probably be a fatal blow for most people."

"But unfortunately, I used to wipe out more than two thousand ninjas from Sarutobi and Shimura using only my swordsmanship."

"Your Konoha-ryu swordsmanship is like a child's game to me."

As soon as he finished speaking, two loud bangs rang out, and Moonlight Gale's two shadow clones vanished simultaneously. Meanwhile, a long, narrow gash was torn open on his back, splattering blood everywhere.

He fell straight down to the ground.

"Swift Wind!" Sarutobi Asuma shouted.

Might Guy crossed his arms over his chest and roared, "Damn it, if that's how it is, then... I'll use the Eight Gates!"

"Don't worry, as I said, we have no grudges against each other, so I won't kill him. In a way, maybe if I cut him, I'll actually save him. However, I won't give you the chance to use those dangerous martial arts techniques."

However, before Might Guy could activate the Eight Gates, Chiya appeared suddenly behind him like a ghost, his Zanpakuto piercing through his abdomen from his lower back.

"How is this possible? You were just over there a moment ago!" Might Guy stared wide-eyed at the spot where Chiya had stood, his voice gradually fading. "It was an illusion."

Qianye, who was standing still, quietly transformed into cherry blossom petals and disappeared.

"Kaitohara Chiya, you bastard! When... when did you cast an illusion?" With a roar, Sarutobi Asuma charged forward, rapidly wielding wind blades with both hands.

Chiya drew Kyoka Suigetsu and flicked it, wiping the blood off the blade. In a flash, she dodged Sarutobi Asuma's attack, maintaining her sideways position, most of her face obscured by shadow. "When did you cast the genjutsu? Interesting. Well then, let me ask you this too: when did you think I wasn't casting a genjutsu?"

Sarutobi Asuma did not answer again. He formed a hand seal and exhaled a cloud of hot ash from his mouth, covering Chiya.

Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning.

P.S.: This is the third update. There's one more to come, probably...

(End of this chapter)