Ninja Pot Shadow

A chakra remnant that exists between image and soul is something that ordinary ninjas really can't handle. In this genjutsu, the mustachioed man is the absolute master, and he can refuse to teach whenever he wants. If this round is judged as a loss, then he can only withdraw. Ino has no intention of withdrawing; she is no ordinary ninja either!

"Senior, I need to use some methods, please forgive me!"

She formed hand seals so quickly that her hands left afterimages.

The man with the mustache was taken aback at first, then carefully examined her hand seals before sneering, "This hand seal method is... such strong spiritual energy. Are you trying to use illusion magic on me?"

"Wrong, it's a secret technique!"

This is the third stage of the Yamanaka family's secret ninjutsu, the Mind-Disrupting Technique!

This secret technique is said to be able to permanently change the mind of a deity, making the deity a friend of the caster, with effects comparable to Kotoamatsukami!

It is extremely difficult to alter the thoughts of a spiritual being.

Ino's current Yin Release level and spiritual energy are far from reaching that level, but similarly, the mustachioed man is not a god. This kind of chakra remnant without a physical form is completely within the influence range of the Mind Disruption Technique.

The mustachioed man could interrupt Ino's technique midway. Ino's spiritual energy was insufficient, and her Yin Release level was not high enough, so she could only gradually build it up through hand seals. Her proud personality prevented the mustachioed man from making a move. "I am the Second Mizukage! What can a kid from Konoha do to me? I want to see what kind of secret technique you have!"

Chapter Ninety-One: Chojuro and Shiro

Ino formed nearly seventy hand seals to establish the basic framework of the technique. She estimated that this was about right, so she placed her left hand on top and her right hand on the bottom, palms facing each other, as if holding a circle, and aimed the hand seal at the mustache.

"Ninja Art: Mind Disruption Technique!"

The spiritual energy accumulated through ninjutsu is vast, but extremely complex. Compared to the total spiritual energy, only a small portion is projected out, yet it is the most refined and purest spiritual energy.

A colorful mental chain connected the two "people." The mustache's life story entered Ino's mind like a slideshow, all fragmented and unreadable. Ino's expression was pained, as she suffered a backlash of mental energy every tenth of a second, and she could only grit her teeth and endure it.

The man with the mustache was first taken aback, then annoyed, but as the spell continued, his expression became calmer and calmer. After ten seconds, the chains that had been binding his mind and spirit disappeared, and the way he looked at Ino was completely different from before.

The same smile, but the one that was defensive before looks much more friendly now.

He stood to the side, looking Ino up and down by her ponytail and profile: "Hmm... from this angle, you look a bit like the neighbor of my cousin's niece's brother... Did your ancestors also come from Kirigakure? Konoha ninjas, what a hassle. Oh well, never mind, never mind. It's not easy for a young lady like you. You've come all this way, and I'm not unreasonable... Sigh, I'll consider this a pass!"

With a wave of his hand, the bustling city in front of him vanished instantly. Ino's mental energy was somewhat depleted, and she covered her forehead with her right hand. The spatial displacement almost made her fall. When she looked up, she found herself in a lake.

As an excellent water-style ninja, walking on water had long become instinctive for her. She didn't care whether it was a genjutsu or not, and directly concentrated her chakra in the soles of her feet, stood on the water's surface, assumed a defensive posture, and observed her surroundings.

Not far away, Chojuro and Shiro were talking in hushed tones. When they saw her appear, they quickly retreated.

The spirited young man even struck a pose resembling a quick-draw sword strike.

The mustachioed man reappeared: "Hahahaha—one-on-one fights are boring, aren't they? I'll make it a little harder for you, a free-for-all!"

Chojuro was the first to react, and he stammered, "Second Hokage, this female ninja is from Konoha!"

The man with the mustache tugged at his ear: "So what? I never said back then that Konoha ninjas couldn't take my test, did I? I don't remember saying that... Besides, it was you juniors who let her in, not me! You can discuss the rules yourselves, or you can team up to beat her up, it's up to you. Hmm, kids, good luck!"

Seemingly afraid of softening his heart, the man with the mustache waved his hand and disappeared.

Originally intending to settle the score and determine the final victor, Shiro and Chojuro immediately turned their guns on Ino, an outsider.

Ino called out "Senpai" twice to the air, and the mustache disappeared without a trace.

She estimated that the level of goodwill she could gain through the Mind-Disrupting Technique was only this much, so she gave up hope and prepared to fight two opponents at once!

To appear more formal, she untied her ninja headband from her waist and tied it on her head; at this moment, she was to fight as a Konoha ninja.

Seeing Chojuro looking around in a panic, and Shiro hesitating slightly, she spoke first: "Hey, you two are definitely going to team up, right? Don't hesitate, draw your weapons and let me take on both of you by myself!"

If Naruto were to say this, he would definitely rush at him with a lot of shouts. Chojuro and Haku are both a bit soft-hearted, and since they are not familiar with each other, they are still a little hesitant about fighting together.

"Stop being so indecisive! Since you're not moving, then I'll come!"

One-on-two is extremely difficult, and Ino has no guarantee of victory. She can only take advantage of her opponents' weaknesses and defeat them one by one.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!" She used this skillful water-style ninjutsu to test the waters as soon as she got started.

After sailing at sea for more than half a month, neither her Water Release level nor the value of her hand seals had improved, but she had become very proficient in the Second Hokage's Water Dragon Bullet technique.

Previously, twelve mudras were required; now, only six are needed.

Beneath their feet lay a lake that stretched to the horizon. She controlled the water in the surrounding environment, and a massive water dragon shot into the sky, carrying immense power as it roared toward the two of them.

Haku's performance was very different from his performance in the last battle. Before, he was Zabuza's tool, but now he is Zabuza's successor.

The same ice mirror appeared behind him again, but this time he didn't run away; instead, he took the initiative to fight it.

The water dragon bullet swept towards the two of them. Ino felt a flash of light from the side. The next second, Shiro rushed out of the ice mirror, his right hand on the hilt of his sword. He shifted his feet and then unleashed a magnificent slash covered in ice and snow crystals.

Ino still fights with one main body and two shadow clones.

The main body controlled the Water Dragon Bullet to fiercely attack Chojuro, while the shadow clone sprayed out a curtain of water.

"Water Escape·Water Formation Wall."

The ice and snow strikes hit the water wall, freezing the water wall into solid ice within an area of ​​about five or six square meters.

Ino's shadow clone was not afraid at all. It formed two more hand seals, and the water flowed rapidly, breaking through the solid ice and turning defense into offense. The water array wall crashed towards Bai like a monstrous wave.

Just as the giant wave was about to engulf this gentle man, Bai nimbly leaped into the air. A piece of broken ice appeared beneath his two-pronged wooden clogs, and he forcefully stepped onto the ice with his right foot to perform a double jump.

When he jumped to a height of ten meters, an ice mirror appeared behind him. He leaned back and reappeared beside Chojuro.

Using the time he gained, Chojuro formed hand seals and unleashed "Water Release: Water Fang Bullet," shattering the Water Dragon Bullet from the side.

“The test is over. She’s very capable. You need to join forces with me,” Bai said bluntly.

Chojuro's face was covered in sweat from nervousness, and he seemed a little shy. Ino, who was in the distance, was completely confused. What's there to be shy about?

"I...I'm really not good at fighting..." Chojuro explained dryly for a moment, then became resolute under Bai Ping's calm gaze.

Unlike Haku, who had just joined the group, Chojuro had lived in Kirigakure since childhood and was now regarded as a leader of the younger generation. He had a strong sense of belonging to the village, and seeing that Haku was fighting seriously, he had no reason to back down, both emotionally and logically.

"Okay, fine... I'll cooperate with you..."

The two formed hand seals simultaneously.

Chojuro's Water Dragon Bullet is a simplified version of the Water Release ninjutsu with simplified hand seals. Coupled with his good basic skills, he was the first to complete the hand seals.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"

Then, Chojuro's water dragon shot into the sky. Haku used Ice Release on the water dragon, turning it into an ice dragon, and then followed up with a slash attack.

"Combined Ninjutsu: Demon Blade Ice Strike!"

Chapter Ninety-Two: One Against Three

The ice dragon came on fiercely, and Bai, who was following closely behind, seemed to be using a high-speed sprint to gather strength. The opponent's next move, the Iai Slash, was sure to be earth-shattering.

Chojuro thought he was fierce, but to Ino he sounded like a puppy barking. Then he drew the ninja sword from his back and combined the two swords into a giant sword that looked like a flounder. This was the Hidden Mist Village's ninja sword "Twin Swords: Hiramekarei"!

Hiramekarei is the largest of the Seven Ninja Swords of the Mist. After absorbing the user's chakra, it can fire chakra light blades and chakra light spikes, making it the only one of the Seven Ninja Swords with ranged attack capabilities.

With the ice dragon in front, two Hidden Mist ninjas charged in a cone formation on the left and right flanks, targeting Ino's weakness in close combat.

Using water-based techniques on a lake that stretches to the horizon is extremely advantageous, while using other techniques would be a huge disadvantage.

With the enemy advancing fiercely, Ino worried that the water defenses would be insufficient, so she had to build earth out of thin air.

She and her shadow clone each unleashed their ninjutsu.

"Water Escape·Water Formation Wall!"

"Tu Dun·Tu Liubi!"

Then there was a loud "boom".

First, the three-meter-high water wall was frozen into solid ice by the ice dragon, and then shattered in less than a fifth of a second. The ice crystals in the sky were exceptionally dazzling in the sunlight.

However, the impact with the water wall had depleted most of the ice dragon's energy. When it crashed into the earth wall, although the impact created a lot of spider web-like cracks, the ice dragon was already somewhat powerless.

The earthen wall was riddled with craters from the impact. With a loud shout, Chojuro raised his flounder high and, like a heavy hammer, slammed it down on the upper third of the earthen wall.

The earthen wall collapsed with a roar.

Ino's two lines of defense were breached one after the other.

Chojuro expended a lot of energy to unleash this attack, and was repelled by the "Exploding Water Wave" used by the shadow clone.

The white figure moved like lightning, stepping on the water to continue its forward assault.

Bai slammed his left foot against the earthen wall for leverage, increasing his sprint speed to another level. He completely abandoned his defense, and his katana emitted a dazzling white light as he unleashed an extremely dazzling iaido slash toward Ino's neck.

He was greeted by three kunai flying in a triangular formation, with explosive tags attached to their handles.

"Huh?" Ino noticed something was wrong halfway through the flight of the kunai.

The kunai pierced through Shiro's body, but instead of exploding, it passed through the air.

An illusion!

"Damn it!" Ino cursed.

These people from Kirigakure are really unscrupulous! They must have some way to get through the illusionary labyrinth ahead. Ino seems to be facing two enemies, but Ranmaru is actually there too. She's currently fighting three against one!

The white blade stabbed from behind. The two shadow clones were only able to hold off Chojuro to the limit and could no longer provide her with any help. She could only rely on herself.

"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"

Ino didn't know if Ranmaru's bloodline limit could confuse her vision, so she spat out a silver stream of water that swept across a fan-shaped area diagonally behind her.

Several cracking sounds rang out as the ice mirror shattered. Her misjudgment meant she could only shift her body slightly in the critical moment.

With a "thud," a long, jet-black blade pierced her shoulder from the left side.

Ino gritted her teeth, gripping the white blade tightly with her left hand, letting the sharp blade cut her palm, preventing the other party from drawing the knife.

Bai valued this weapon highly; he would rather lose his life than not draw the knife.

The meticulously planned operation had a flaw, and Ino, who was being ganged up on by three people, finally found an opportunity.

Ino and Shiro are both weak, but at this point, strength is not important.

No longer caring about hiding her trump cards, she used the chakra she had accumulated, took a deep breath, and then exhaled several gusts of wind towards Haku.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Ball!"

This is a B-rank Wind Release ninjutsu from the Yamanaka family collection. There are very few C-rank ninjutsu in the Wind Release ninjutsu system, and any ninjutsu with a bit of lethality is B-rank in terms of learning difficulty.

At this moment, the two were too close, and Ino's Vacuum Ball unleashed a large amount of chakra, which, like bullets, was fired out densely in front of her.

Bai was as if he had been shot at close range, with multiple bullets hitting his body. At the critical moment, he used his left arm to protect his face... As a result, his left arm was pierced by the vacuum jade, leaving a deep, bone-revealing hole. His shoulder, thigh, and calf were also injured in multiple places, and Bai's straight legs were instantly stained red with blood.