"You deserve to die!"
Shimura Tomohisa's face twisted with anger as he glanced at the wound on his abdomen. His sharp gaze locked on the rebel ninja of the Hidden Mist Village—Uchiha Fugaku in disguise.
"Wind Style: Great Net!"
A crisscrossing grid of razor-sharp wind blades expanded outward, forming a giant net that descended upon Uchiha Fugaku.
"Ice Release: White Whale!"
Fugaku calmly formed hand seals. A massive white whale of ice materialized and charged toward the net of wind blades. Restricting his power to an elite jonin's level to maintain his cover, Fugaku still displayed overwhelming might, characteristic of a bloodline limit user.
Crunch!
The net of wind blades struggled to hold the white whale but failed. The ice construct broke through, scattering shards of wind chakra. The white whale continued its trajectory toward Shimura Tomohisa, who barely managed to dodge in time.
Crash!
The whale struck a house behind Tomohisa, demolishing it entirely.
Clang!
In a blur, Fugaku appeared beside Tomohisa, an icy blade forming in his hand. He slashed downward. Tomohisa crossed his kunai to block the strike but left himself open.
Thud!
Fugaku's powerful kick struck Tomohisa's abdomen, sending him flying into the rubble of the collapsed house.
"Tomohisa-senpai!" Gekko Daisuke and Mitarai Shizuku cried out. Seeing their teammate in trouble, they sprang into action.
Daisuke unsheathed his sword and slashed at Fugaku, while Shizuku launched a flying kick from another angle.
"Ice Release: Frosted Wall!"
Fugaku formed an ellipsoidal ice barrier around himself. The wall blocked both attacks and unleashed a chilling wave of cold air that coated Daisuke and Shizuku in ice crystals. Their movements slowed, their bodies stiffening.
Ignoring the pair, Fugaku focused on Tomohisa, who was climbing out of the rubble.
"Wind Style: Vacuum Bullets!"
Tomohisa spat compressed spheres of wind chakra, each as powerful as a cannonball, at Fugaku.
"Ice Release: Frozen Rain!"
Fugaku summoned a hail of sharp ice shards from the air, which descended like a rainstorm. The ice shards shattered the wind bullets and continued their descent toward Tomohisa.
Puff!
An ice shard struck Tomohisa in the abdomen, drawing blood.
Gekko Daisuke, shaking off the chill, lunged at Fugaku with his sword. Fugaku blocked the attack with his ice blade and sent Daisuke flying with a well-placed kick.
Mitarai Shizuku attempted another kick, but Fugaku caught her leg mid-air. Without hesitation, he swung her by the ankle, slamming her into the wall of a nearby house.
The Final Strike
"Wind Style: Wind Blade!"
Tomohisa's kunai transformed into a blade of pure wind chakra, emitting a sharp hum. The technique, an A-rank jutsu, was his strongest. The wind blade could cut through even the toughest defenses.
Fugaku remained calm, assessing the danger.
"Ice Release: Frozen Cage!"
The ice beneath Tomohisa expanded rapidly, forming a square prison of solid ice that froze him in place before he could attack.
"Ice Release: Ice Spikes!"
Dozens of icy thorns materialized within the frozen cage, piercing Tomohisa from all directions. His horrified expression froze as the spikes riddled his body with holes.
Puff!
Blood seeped from every wound. Tomohisa collapsed, lifeless, his body a bloody mess encased in ice.
"Tomohisa-senpai… was killed?" Gekko Daisuke muttered, horror etched on his face. Mitarai Shizuku, leaning against the wall she had been thrown into, stared in disbelief.
Even with the combined strength of an elite jonin and two jonin, they had been utterly defeated. The rogue ninja from the Hidden Mist Village—Fugaku in disguise—had dominated them effortlessly.
Fugaku turned to glare at the two survivors. His blood-red Sharingan eyes glowed menacingly. Both Daisuke and Shizuku froze, trembling as fear consumed them.
"Snort," Fugaku scoffed disdainfully before walking away, sparing their lives.
The two Konoha ninjas collapsed to their knees, gasping for breath as they stared at Tomohisa's frozen, bloodied body.
Shimura Family Headquarters
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Shimura Atsushi knocked urgently on Shimura Naoya's door.
"Come in," came Naoya's weary voice. His face was pale, his eyes shadowed with exhaustion. The constant flow of bad news had left him drained.
"Master, I've just received word that Shimura Tomohisa was killed in a conflict with a rogue ninja from the Hidden Mist Village," Atsushi reported, panic evident in his tone.
"What?" Naoya shot to his feet, his exhaustion vanishing instantly. His mind, clouded by fatigue moments ago, now raced with clarity.
Tomohisa was the Shimura family's only elite jonin besides Naoya himself. The loss was catastrophic.
"Explain everything," Naoya demanded, his voice cold.
"After completing his mission, Tomohisa passed through a small town. He encountered a rogue ninja from the Hidden Mist Village, a member of the Yuki Clan with the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai. The rogue ninja's strength was comparable to an elite jonin. Tomohisa-senpai… didn't survive the fight," Atsushi explained, his voice trembling.
"Ice Release Kekkei Genkai…" Naoya muttered, his frown deepening.
The revelation unsettled him. The Yuki Clan's Ice Release was a formidable bloodline limit, but the loss of Tomohisa was not a coincidence. There was a pattern to the recent deaths of Shimura family members.
Naoya slumped into his chair, his expression dark. "This isn't just bad luck. Someone is targeting the Shimura family."
(End of Chapter)
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