Chapter 116

- Let's move on," Akira commanded, removing his hand from the wound and folding the seals, "Suiton: Mizu bunshin no Jutsu (Water Release: Water Body Division Technique).

Two figures grew from the nearest puddle, transforming into exact replicas of the iryonin and without wasting time, rushed further down the corridor. Having boxed up their employer, the four nukenin similarly rushed forward, keeping the necessary distance.

If it wasn't for this technique successfully defusing the traps and taking the first hit, the team of five fighters would have suffered fatal losses long ago.

And this time, the blades that popped out of the floor spat out a copy, causing one of the jonins to slow down, folding a couple seals and silently stamping his hand into the wall. The wave of stone that passed down the corridor instantly crumpled the mechanisms and secured the passage for the others. A turn and a doorway appeared ahead. The clone who had run first began to fold the seals rapidly.

- Suiton: Suiryudan no jutsu (Water Release: Water Dragon Projectile Technique).

The water spit out of his mouth and transformed into a large dragon that could barely fit in the hallway and slammed into the wall with all its might, crushing the stone with a rumble and making a wide passageway into the room.

Having expended almost all of his chakra, the doppelganger dissipated. The explosion of fire that sounded a moment later inside destabilized the technique and flooded the rather vast hall with water, and tables, chairs, and papers flew in different directions, washed away by the rushing stream.

It was the only success of the six shinobi waiting inside - distracted by such an extravaganza and attacking the dragon, they missed the moment when the jonins jumped out of the breach and scattered in different directions, having successfully passed the danger zone.

The unnamed fighters, wearing the same dark uniforms and cloth face masks, were bombarded with fire and earth techniques from different directions, while Akira leapt to the ceiling and immediately attacked while still in flight without any seals.

- Suiton: Teppodama (Water Release: Weapon Shot)!

Protected from being hit from both sides by a massive stone wall, the six simply did not have time to react to the attack from above and the spit of water knocked the black-clad figure off his feet, toppling him onto a pile of furniture against the wall.

Kanpeki ningyo had to urgently push himself off the ceiling and fall down to avoid the retaliatory projectiles and a couple of fireballs, while the remaining two fighters managed to dash to cover the distance to the enemies. The mercenary who had lunged forward swung his stone-encrusted arm wide and slammed into the obstacle.

The wall built by the technique literally exploded at the point of impact, shrapnel of sharp splinters and cobblestones showering the shinobi hiding behind it. Some of them were able to dodge and bounce away, or to repel the deadly gifts with their weapons, leaving only scratches or minor injuries, but the fighter who had been hit by the technique, who had just begun to rise, and another who was standing closest to it, were literally stuffed, dying instantly.

The jonins, coming in from different directions, were almost pinned down, but the kunai with kibakufudas (explosive seals) and the yellowish wall of the barrier made them pull back out of range. A couple of the more experienced nukenins even managed to knock the nearest shuriken back, and the Doton Man managed to cover himself and his partner nearby before the explosions went off.

Staying behind, Akira swiftly began folding the seals of the already well-proven technique, investing a decent amount of chakra, ignoring the one subordinate who still got too close and was sealed into the wall by the blast wave.

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