Grind is My Ninja Way

*Bang*

Seeing the corpse of the Iwa-nin Jonin fall to the ground in the distance, Seimei withdrew his gaze.

Then, he scanned his surroundings.

Instantly, those who were caught in his gaze involuntarily looked away. No one dared to meet his Sharingan's stare.

Seimei directly chose to ignore these people.

Now, he wasn't deep behind enemy lines or forcefully charging into their formation. There were not only enemies around him but also teammates.

In this situation, he naturally had to abide by the unspoken rules of the battlefield - not to casually attack these Iwa-nin Chunin and Genin.

Otherwise, if the Iwa-nin Jonin retaliated, their own Chunin and Genin would also suffer.

Of course, if all the enemy Jonin were killed, then there would be no problem.

Thinking this, Seimei quickly searched for the traces of other Iwa-nin Jonin.

"Eh?"

Suddenly, he let out a soft exclamation, as if he had seen something interesting.

In the distance, an Iwa-nin Jonin was ignoring the attacks of the Konoha Jonin opposite him, waving his petrified fists, and continuously smashing them at the Konoha ninja.

That's right, petrified fists.

With the help of his Sharingan, Seimei could clearly see that the opponent wasn't using some kind of Earth Release ninjutsu to change the density of his fists. His flesh and blood fists had truly turned into stone.

Not only his fists, but even his body was rapidly petrifying. His entire being was like a stone man, charging and crashing around with astonishing defensive power.

The Konoha Jonin's attacks landed on him, leaving only craters, unable to cause any fatal damage.

Moreover, Seimei also noticed that those craters quickly recovered with a surge of chakra.

This showed that his recovery ability was also amazing.

"This should be a Kekkei Genkai, right?"

Seimei pondered.

As everyone knew, in the ninja world, besides Kekkei Genkai like Lava Release, Boil Release, and Ice Release, formed by the fusion of different chakra natures, there were other types of Kekkei Genkai.

Typical examples were the Uchiha clan's Sharingan, the Hyuga clan's Byakugan, and the Kaguya clan's Shikotsumyaku.

In addition to these, there were also some less stable Kekkei Genkai. For example, the Iburi clan, whom Orochimaru used as experimental subjects, had the ability to transform their bodies into smoke.

People with this ability could enter others' bodies by turning into smoke, thereby controlling the target's actions or killing them from the inside out.

Undoubtedly, this was a very powerful ability.

However, such a powerful ability had a major flaw: it was unstable.

The Iburi clan members could turn into smoke at any time, and once they did, they would dissipate if exposed to wind, ultimately losing their lives.

Similarly, this unheard-of body petrification, just from what Seimei had observed so far, had more than one drawback.

Firstly, after petrification, this Iwa-nin Jonin's perception of his surroundings was significantly weakened. He failed to dodge many attacks that he could have otherwise avoided.

Seimei didn't believe that he was disdainful of dodging because he relied on his amazing defense.

There were two reasons for this. Firstly, his body still made dodging movements, which meant that he subjectively wanted to dodge but simply couldn't.

Secondly, this kind of meaningless damage would greatly consume his chakra.

Any ninja, as long as they had the ability, wouldn't let their chakra be wasted like this.

And if such a thing happened, there was only one possibility: he had no other choice.

Obviously, this Iwa-nin Jonin belonged to the latter.

Therefore, Seimei speculated that petrification made the opponent's perception dull.

In addition, Seimei also discovered that after petrification, the opponent's agility also decreased significantly, so he could only use wide and powerful movements to attack.

Unfortunately, the Konoha Jonin in front of him didn't give him any chance to land a hit, only constantly moving around and attacking, wearing down his chakra.

It was foreseeable that if this continued, without anyone else's help, this Iwa-nin Jonin would undoubtedly be defeated.

No wonder he hadn't heard of this Kekkei Genkai with such obvious flaws in his previous life!

Shaking his head inwardly, Seimei used the Body Flicker Technique, flashing several times, and arrived in front of this Iwa-nin Jonin.

That's right, right in front of him.

With the opponent's defensive power, even with a surprise attack, his short sword, which couldn't conduct chakra, definitely wouldn't be able to break through his defense.

Since that was the case, it was better to appear directly in front of him.

Just in time, after petrification, the opponent's reaction was a bit slow, and he could take this opportunity to use genjutsu to control and kill him.

And the development of the situation was just as he expected.

The moment he appeared, the opponent was clearly stunned. By the time he saw his Sharingan and wanted to avoid it, it was already too late.

'Genjutsu: Sharingan~'

Seimei raised his hand and used this technique. The evolved three-tomoe Sharingan's power was fully unleashed, instantly pulling the opponent's consciousness into the illusion.

Instantly, his body froze in place, motionless.

The Konoha Jonin on the side reacted quickly, kicking off the ground and instantly arriving in front of him.

Then, with his hands flying, "swish swish swish~", three explosive tags were attached to the Iwa-nin.

Moreover, the placement of the tags was quite strategic. Apart from the two vital points on the head and chest, one was also attached to his calf.

Obviously, this was to ensure that even if the first two explosive tags failed to kill the opponent, the third one could cripple his mobility.

After completing this, the Konoha Jonin immediately retreated and then raised his right hand, igniting the three explosive tags.

*Boom boom boom~*

Violent explosions sounded, and three crimson fireballs appeared, instantly engulfing the Iwa-nin Jonin.

Suffering this heavy blow, the Iwa-nin Jonin broke free from the genjutsu, but what greeted him were raging flames.

"Ah—"

A painful roar erupted from his mouth, attracting the attention of many people.

Subsequently, Seimei's figure also entered the sight of more people.

After this, it was probably impossible for him to eliminate enemies as easily as before.

However, Seimei didn't care too much. After all, with his current strength, none of the Iwa ninjas on the field, one by one, could pose any threat to him.

Since that was the case, there was no need for him to hide anymore.

Maybe this way, it could even have a better effect on boosting morale!

A few moments later, the flames died down, and the Iwa-nin Jonin stopped making any sound.

However, Seimei could sense that he was still alive.

Not even being hit by three explosive tags at close range could kill him, which made Seimei look at this person's Kekkei Genkai with a bit more respect.

But it was just a bit more respect.

*Whoosh*

A kunai flew from Seimei's hand and accurately pierced the man's chest.

Yes, although the explosive tags didn't kill him just now, they also broke his petrification, and he was now just flesh and blood.

Therefore, Seimei easily ended his life.

Having eliminated another high-end combat power of the Iwa ninjas, Seimei nodded at the Konoha Jonin beside him and then rushed towards other parts of the battlefield, preparing to hunt down more Iwa-nin Jonin.

(End of this chapter)