My Kekkei Genkai Is Kinda Weird?!

Rin didn't retreat. Instead, she quickly formed hand signs.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

A massive water dragon surged from the ground, roaring as it crashed into the enemy lines. At the same time, Rin drew her short blade with her left hand, its edge glinting coldly.

"Uchiha Style: Sword Leap Slash!"

Her movements were ghostlike, and her blade traced a graceful arc, striking precisely into a Mist chunin's shoulder. Before the enemy could react, Rin kicked him away with a sharp blow.

"Shisui, cover me!" Rin shouted, forming seals at high speed.

"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"

Dozens of shuriken flew from her hands, instantly multiplying into hundreds in the air, raining down like a storm. Shisui responded in perfect sync, his Sharingan locking onto the enemy positions.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Fire Technique!"

Fireballs and shuriken weaved together into a deadly net. Several Mist ninja cried out and fell.

Seeing the tide turn against them, the Mist ninja quickly used Water Release to block the attacks. For a moment, the battlefield was a chaotic blend of fire and water, creating a thick steam cloud.

On the other side, Shinji was gaining the upper hand. His three-tomoe Sharingan completely read the Mist jonin's movements, forcing him to retreat with a precise Fire Release strike.

In the thick mist, Rin's short blade flashed coldly. She narrowly dodged a water blade slash, bit down on the back of her blade to hold it in place, and freed both hands for rapid seals:

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

Over the past few years, Rin had focused on strengthening her fundamentals—physical ability, seal speed—knowing from her past life as a gamer how critical first strike advantage was. In battle, whoever acted first had the edge. Thanks to her training, she could now complete three seals per second.

Two clones appeared instantly on either side of her. All three Rin simultaneously thrust their blades at the enemy. The Mist ninja retreated in panic—only to crash into a wire trap Shisui had set earlier.

"Uchiha Style: Flame Slash!"

Shisui's figure flashed through the fog, his blade engulfed in flames as it slashed downward. The Mist ninja didn't even have time to scream before fire devoured him.

Meanwhile, Rin had already leapt into the air, forming seals with both hands:

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"

A torrential cascade gushed from her mouth, sweeping away three Mist chunin attempting a sneak attack. As she landed, she braced with one hand and threw three shuriken with the other.

The target Mist ninja prepared to dodge, only to see the shuriken brush past him without even scratching. He was about to mock her aim—until the projectiles suddenly struck one another midair, changing direction.

Classic Uchiha shuriken throwing technique.

The shuriken curved in unnatural arcs, precisely striking the wrists of his allies behind him. One of them had an explosive tag attached, detonating on impact.

"Left side!"

Shisui's warning made Rin duck just in time as a water blade grazed her hair. She flipped backward, clamped her legs around the attacker's neck, and used her momentum to slam him to the ground.

"Earth Release: Earth Spears!"

Jagged stone spikes shot up from the ground, piercing through the Mist ninja's chest. Rin rose to her feet, breathing heavily, and saw that Shinji had defeated the enemy jonin—but was badly wounded himself.

"Shinji-senpai!" Rin quickly formed seals.

"Mystical Palm Technique!"

Chakra gathered in her palm as she pressed it to the bleeding wound on Shinji's abdomen. But suddenly, the ground trembled.

"It's Water Release: Water Surge!" a Uchiha chunin shouted.

"They've got reinforcements!"

A massive wave surged from deep within the forest, toppling trees in its path. Rin gritted her teeth, maintaining the healing jutsu while creating a shadow clone:

"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"

The clone raised a wall of earth, but it was quickly smashed apart by the powerful water surge. At the critical moment, Shinji forced himself to channel chakra and formed seals:

"Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique!"

A blazing fire dragon crashed into the wave, erupting a massive cloud of white mist. Using the cover, Shinji staggered upright.

"Retreat! Head toward Captain Hachidai!"

Rin hurled a smoke bomb into the enemy ranks and, with Shisui, supported Shinji. The three remaining chunin covered their retreat, throwing exploding shuriken to stall pursuit.

"There's an ambush ahead!" Rin suddenly halted. Her sensory connection to the plants told her something was wrong.

"Northwest—five people!"

Shinji's Sharingan immediately turned in that direction.

"A Mist chunin squad… Dammit, we're surrounded."

"I'll break through." Rin handed Shinji off to Shisui, forming rapid seals:

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

A colossal water dragon surged toward the ambush point, forcing the Mist ninja out of hiding. Shisui seized the moment:

"Fire Release: Crimson Lotus Fire Claws!"

Dozens of fireballs homed in on the exposed enemies. Rin dashed in, short blade spinning cold arcs. In this moment of crisis, she could no longer hold back—she activated "Sange no Mai", letting its marks accumulate freely.

From Rin's perspective, every enemy she struck bore a flower-petal-shaped mark above their head. Each mark lasted two seconds. If she struck again during that time, the mark would stack, up to three layers.

Her goal wasn't maximum damage—just to make contact and apply the mark.

So she pretended to cast another Great Waterfall Technique. Using up a huge amount of chakra, she flooded the entire area into a marsh.

Enemies laughed at her "reckless waste" of chakra—even Shinji and Shisui didn't understand why she'd change the terrain, making escape harder.

Only Rin knew what she was doing.

Once she confirmed that every visible enemy bore three marks, she made a one-handed seal:

"Detonate."

Boom—

A series of muffled blasts erupted among the enemies. Mist ninja coughed up blood, as if struck by invisible hammers. At the same time, part of their chakra vanished—transferred into Rin's body.

Three nearby chunin collapsed to their knees, blood seeping from their eyes and ears.

"What is this…?" Shinji's Sharingan contracted. He clearly saw the enemy chakra vanishing.

Rin offered no explanation. She dashed across the water, blade slicing arcs of cold light. One Mist ninja tried to form seals:

"Water Release: Wat—"

But her blade was faster than his jutsu.

"Now!"

Rin's short sword cut clean through his throat, blood spraying across her pale face. Shisui's Sharingan spun wildly as he matched her rhythm, unleashing a synchronized assault.

He became a blur of black, slashing two enemy wrists, disarming them in a flash. As their weapons clattered to the ground, Rin was already upon the third.

Together, the two of them took down three Mist chunin in mere seconds—but more were closing in through the fog, far more than expected.

"Fifteen… no, more than twenty!" Shinji leaned against a tree, panting, his wound reopening.

"It's another advance squad, just like ours!"

After using several large-scale jutsu, Rin's chakra was nearly drained—but thanks to Falling Petals, the absorbed chakra was refilling her reserves. She shook out her aching wrists and helped Shinji up.

"Let's go!"

The three had only run a few steps when a blade slashed at them out of the mist. Rin instinctively raised her sword to block. Sparks flew from the clash, revealing the twisted face of a Mist jonin.

Rin was physically weaker and was quickly forced backward under the pressure.

"Little Konoha rat…" the man sneered, forming seals.

"Water Release: Water Prison Technique!"

Suddenly, Rin's feet were trapped in a pool of liquified chakra—

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