Wok Shadow Ninja

Chapter 70: Black Hoe Raiga and Ranmaru

Team 10 had not anticipated this situation beforehand.

In the ninja world today, there are very few ninjas with sensory abilities. Now, not only does the enemy have a sensory ninja, but they can also suppress Ino. How low are the odds of that?

Shikamaru's plan was to lure the snake out of its hole.

What if it doesn't come out, or there's simply no snake inside? Then we'll just come back.

Ino added, "If we follow the river, even if we encounter enemies, I can use my Water Release to hold off a few of them."

She was being quite modest. With her Water Release jutsu, abundant chakra, and the natural environment of the river, she could easily handle four or five ordinary genin or chūnin.

Asuma remained silent, tacitly approving this approach. Chōji had no objections to their unanimous decision.

To make the act convincing, they spent half an hour investigating the village before hurriedly leaving.

On the mountainside near the mine, a man clad entirely in black robes with a hood stood watching. From his vantage point, he could clearly see the four figures leaving the village.

"Raiga, those guys ran away. They're moving fast and don't seem like they'll be coming back," a rather youthful voice spoke from within the man's robes.

A light rain fell from the sky. Through the hood, the man's thick eyebrows and dark eye circles were visible.

The man looked up at the sky like a philosopher, his tone laced with madness: "We were as close as family with the villagers. These outsiders just had to come and disrupt our peace. Really, why do they force me like this? I'm so sad! I really don't want to kill anymore!"

The youthful voice fell silent for a moment before saying, "...Raiga, I am your eyes. I will definitely help you."

The man nodded in agreement: "That's right! Ranmaru, you are my eyes, and I am your hands and feet. Together, we will find our purpose in this chaotic world!"

"This is our home. We absolutely cannot allow these outsiders to destroy the harmony between us and the villagers. Chase them down! Kill them! Then we'll hold a funeral for these ninjas who came from afar! I will give them the grandest funeral!"

With the man's command, seven black-robed figures emerged from the shadows. Agile and brimming with killing intent, they spread out like a net, pursuing the four who had fled the village.

Raiga was the fastest. His heart was consumed by surging bloodlust, and he had no patience to wait for his subordinates. Transforming into a bolt of lightning, he rapidly closed the distance between himself and Team 10.

The youthful voice seemed accustomed to his behavior: "Raiga, if you run this fast, I won't be able to use my abilities to conceal our tracks."

He laughed maniacally: "Just a few small fries who came out of nowhere. Watch me take them out in one go!"

Meanwhile, as they sprinted, Ino also noticed the enemies chasing from behind.

"Shikamaru, those guys seem to have dropped their concealment and are chasing us. There's one, two, three... eight of them. One of them is really fast wow, this guy's speed is almost on par with Asuma-sensei!"

Sensory abilities aren't as precise as the Byakugan; they can't accurately gauge the enemy's chakra, only estimate.

Hearing that the enemies were pursuing them, Shikamaru secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This was his first time formulating a strategy, and the complete trust from Asuma and his teammates had put a lot of pressure on him. He had been worried that he was just overthinking things.

At this moment, he couldn't help but glance back. Lightning was gathering in the clouds, and the rain was getting heavier, reducing visibility. He asked Ino, "How much time do we have?"

"If we maintain this speed, three minutes."

"Asuma-sensei, let's set up traps ahead. Ino, you and Chōji go to the mountaintop and ambush..." Shikamaru assigned combat tasks to each of them.

Three minutes later, Raiga and Ranmaru reached the base of a cliff. Without hesitation, Raiga used lightning to detonate the seven traps Team 10 had set, then began climbing the cliff.

Ino and Asuma peeked out from the mountaintop.

Through the dark night, Ino saw Raiga's crazed eyes and the twin swords crackling with lightning in his hands.

While she was still wondering who this guy was, Asuma immediately identified him.

"That's Kirigakure's missing-nin, one of the former Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist Black Hoe Raiga."

Ino was stunned: "The Seven Ninja Swordsmen? No way..."

It was unbelievable! In a backwater village like this, they had stumbled upon one of Kirigakure's former Seven Ninja Swordsmen, the elite jōnin Black Hoe Raiga, wielder of the Kiba swords.

Wow, she hadn't gone to the Land of Waves to fight Momochi Zabuza, but here in the Land of Rivers, she had encountered another member of the Seven Swordsmen?

During the Third Great Ninja War, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had encountered a few young chūnin from Konoha. All seven of them were elite jōnin-level, and the Konoha chūnin were no match for them. At the critical moment, Might Guy's father, Might Dai, arrived. He was also a legendary "Konoha genin" with immense strength. He directly opened the Eight Gates and kicked four of the elite jōnin to death. Only Ameyuri Jūzō Biwa, Black Hoe Raiga, and Fuguki Suikazan managed to escape in disgrace, reducing the Seven Swordsmen to just three.

Jūzō Biwa joined the Akatsuki and died fighting to protect Itachi Uchiha. His Executioner's Blade fell into the hands of Momochi Zabuza, who became the second generation of the Seven Swordsmen.

Fuguki Suikazan was the tallest person in the entire ninja world, standing at 2.49 meters! Who knows how this guy mutated to such a height he could've even made a name for himself in the world of One Piece. Despite his towering stature and immense strength, his character was terrible. Fuguki Suikazan was eventually killed by a junior from his village, and his sword ended up in the hands of the infamous dam-building fanatic, Hoshigaki Kisame.

Of the first generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, only Black Hoe Raiga's whereabouts were unknown. And now, Team 10 had run into him.

Ino looked at Asuma.

Asuma began forming hand seals: "The enemy is stronger than expected. Execute Plan B."

"Got it." Ino also started forming seals.

Water Release counters Fire Release, but conversely, if Fire Release is used in full coordination, it can also enhance the power of Water Release.

In the original timeline, Naruto and Sasuke's "Scorch Release: Halo Hurricane Jet Black Arrow Style Zero" was a combination of Naruto's "Wind Release: Rasenshuriken" and Sasuke's "Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi." The name of this technique was made up on the spot and had nothing to do with Pakura's Scorch Release. It was simply a composite ninjutsu that utilized the principle of "Fire countering Wind, while Wind also amplifies Fire."

The representative figure of composite ninjutsu in the current era is the Third Hokage. Jiraiya's Sage Art: Goemon surpassed its predecessor and can be considered a composite sage art. Asuma doesn't have Jiraiya's level of strength, but he knows how to use composite ninjutsu. Now, he was using his Fire Release to complement Ino's Water Release.

He followed Ino's hand seals step by step.

As the Water Dragon Bullet surged into the sky, Asuma completed his seals and unleashed a blast of scorching flames at the water dragon.

"Composite Ninjutsu: Water Dragon Flame Torrent!"

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