Grind is My Ninja Way

*Whoosh whoosh whoosh~*

A dozen shuriken shot towards him.

Seimei paused slightly, the three tomoe in his pupils spinning rapidly, instantly locking onto the flight trajectories of all the incoming shuriken.

Then, he either dodged or blocked, perfectly avoiding all the attacks.

However, before he could even catch his breath, several kunai flew towards him. With the help of his Sharingan, Seimei clearly saw the explosive tags tied to them.

Without any hesitation, Seimei used several Body Flickers to create distance.

*Boom* *Boom* *Boom*

Violent explosions rang out one after another, and fireballs appeared, compressing the surrounding air and forming several shockwaves, causing Seimei's hair to flutter wildly.

Just as he was waiting for the shockwaves to pass, a series of sharp whistles of varying lengths sounded on the battlefield.

Instantly, the Iwa ninjas on the battlefield, as if receiving some kind of order, quickly retreated, creating distance from the Konoha ninjas in no time.

That's right, Seimei was currently on the battlefield.

At this moment, half a month had passed since he awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, and twelve days had passed since he started his training.

And just on the second day of his training, the Iwa ninjas had completed their preparations and launched another attack on Kogatani Village.

This time, because they were aware of his existence, Iwagakure specifically dispatched several experts to target him.

To remain hidden, he didn't reveal his full strength and was thus held back.

Because of this, the Konoha ninjas at Kogatani Village stronghold had a very difficult time in that battle, losing almost one-third of their forces before finally repelling the Iwa ninjas.

In the following ten days, the Iwa ninjas launched several more attacks.

The battle had continued until today. Even though Kaze no Sato had sent two waves of reinforcements, the surviving Konoha ninjas in Kogatani Village were still less than one hundred and fifty.

Moreover, everyone was exhausted.

It could be said that this stronghold was on the brink of collapse. Just one mistake, and it would basically fall apart.

Similarly, the other strongholds near Kaze no Sato were also in a state of imminent collapse.

Despite this, Omura Yuino's strategy, to some extent, could be considered a success. Although it only succeeded partially, but...

The separate deployment of powerful Jonin like Seimei did indeed compensate for some of the shortcomings of the Konoha ninjas' lack of numbers.

Their presence did delay the Iwa ninjas' advance, keeping their attacks stuck at the outer strongholds until now, unable to pose a major threat to Kaze no Sato.

Unfortunately, this stalemate wasn't a good thing for the Konoha ninjas on the lower levels.

No other reason than because of the persistence of Jonin like Seimei, the battles at the Chunin and Genin levels were exceptionally fierce, leading to their heavy casualties.

Although this also caused considerable losses to the Iwa ninjas, this continuous exchange wasn't unacceptable for the Iwa ninjas with their larger numbers.

That's why Seimei said that Omura Yuino's strategy was only partially successful.

Based on the current information, they might be able to defend these strongholds in the short term, but as time went on, their fall was only a matter of time.

And once these outer strongholds fell, the fall of Kaze no Sato, located in the center, would also be a matter of time.

'I wonder what Omura Yuino and the main camp are thinking?'

Seimei pondered, turned around, and walked back to the Kogatani Village stronghold.

Looking at the wounded all over the ground, Seimei skillfully transformed into a medical ninja and began treating them.

Fortunately, most of the injuries on these people were external injuries caused by ninja tools. With his lv7 Mystical Palm Technique and lv4 Chakra Scalpel, the treatment was relatively easy.

After spending more than an hour completing the treatment with several other medical ninjas, Seimei instructed a few squad leaders to pay attention to vigilance and then returned to his residence.

Perhaps it was because of the significant increase in strength after awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Or perhaps it was because he already knew the outcome of this Ninja World War, and by tracing back from the result, he could easily deduce the final outcome of this Kaze no Sato battle.

In any case, facing the Iwa ninjas' attacks now, Seimei no longer had much interest.

At this moment, he was like an outsider, simply following the established persona and doing what this persona should do.

As for the rest, such as the deaths of his subordinates, the direction of the war, and so on, he didn't care much about them.

Seimei didn't know if he was cold-blooded or something, but ever since he awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan and had the power to protect himself, he had always had this mentality.

Seimei didn't know if this change was good or bad, nor did he want to think about those complex things.

Now, he just wanted to cultivate, continue to improve his strength, and then do whatever he wanted, doing the things he wanted to do.

Perhaps, this was also a kind of purity!

...

In a flash, another day passed.

After a night of rest, the Iwa ninjas impatiently launched another attack.

And it seemed that this time, they were determined to take them down in one fell swoop.

Standing on a rooftop, Seimei looked at the three hundred Iwa ninjas full of vigor in front of him, and then at his own side - less than one hundred and fifty people, all with exhausted expressions.

In this state, Seimei felt that if he didn't exert himself this time, the stronghold might really fall.

And just as he was considering whether to expose some of his strength, four Iwa-nin Jonin rushed out from the troop, heading straight for him.

Seeing these four, Seimei's face darkened. In the past ten days or so, he had been disgusted by this kind of "sticky candy" tactic countless times.

Although he had also taken the opportunity to kill a few of them, it was useless. The Iwa high command seemed determined to entangle him. Every time he killed a few, they would send more.

In short, they wouldn't let him interfere with other battlefields.

This made him very helpless!

Seimei took one last look at the determined Konoha ninjas around him and then at the Iwa ninjas rushing towards them from afar. He sighed inwardly, "Alright, I'll let you guys survive this time!"

Thinking this, Seimei exerted a slight force with his feet and used the Body Flicker Technique.

In an instant, his figure disappeared from the rooftop, and when he reappeared, he was already in front of the four Iwa-nin Jonin.

The four Iwa-nin Jonin reacted quickly and immediately made attacking moves.

But at this moment, Seimei's eyes spun rapidly, instantly capturing the four's movements into his vision and predicting their subsequent changes.

Then, he twisted his body, narrowly avoiding the attacks of two of them, and then with a "swoosh," he drew the short sword from his waist.

*Clang* *Clang*

Two crisp sounds of metal clashing rang out. The kunai thrown by the other two Iwa-nin Jonin were also accurately blocked by him.

At this moment, the entire battlefield seemed to freeze, and everything in Seimei's eyes slowed down countless times.

In an instant, he raised his free left hand and, at an unprecedented speed, completed the hand seals, using the ninjutsu - Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!

His chest puffed up high, he took a deep breath, and then exhaled forcefully.

(End of this chapter)