Chapter 199 Interception
"what?"

Not far away, although the young man from Iwagakure was a little unstable due to the continuous attacks, his abilities were still good.

Almost at the moment Qingming took action, he noticed something unusual, and immediately exclaimed, closed his eyes, and stepped back.

Because there was originally some distance between the two parties, and the opponent's retreat made the distance even farther, which resulted in Qing Ming being unable to hypnotize the opponent.

However, this is enough.

Seeing that the other party closed his eyes, Qing Ming did not hesitate at all. He took out several shurikens with both hands and shot them at the other party rapidly.

Shuriken are small in size and fast in speed, so they make little noise when passing through the air.

Therefore, without visual assistance, it is difficult for ordinary people to find it.

Just like now, when these shurikens were about to hit him, the young man from Iwagakure realized the danger.

At the critical moment, he used the "Substitution Technique", which increased his speed while leaving a stone behind as a cover.

Ding Ding Ding ~
Several shurikens hit the stone, making several crisp collision sounds and leaving a few white dots and some scratches.

Obviously, Qingming's attack still failed to work.

However, he was not discouraged.

His Sharingan was always locked on the opponent, and he began to form hand seals almost at the moment when the opponent performed the "Substitution Technique".

After he dodged the shuriken attack and hid, he also completed the hand seal.

"Fire Style: Phoenix Fire Technique~"

The next moment, a ball of fire like Impatiens seeds burst out of his mouth, densely packed and fan-shaped, wrapping around a big tree not far away.

And behind that tree is the hidden young Iwanin.

"So fast!"

Aikawasuke looked at the large balls of fire coming towards him from both sides, and before he could even catch his breath, he rolled over and hid forward.

bang bang bang~
The fireball hit the tree trunk, leaving behind a number of fist-sized charred holes.

Seeing this scene, Aikawasuke felt a chill in his heart. He quickly stood up, performed the "Instant Body Technique", and ran away farther.

Although he had never fought with Qingming personally, he had at least seen how Iwama Yoto and Fukui Ichiro were suppressed.

Therefore, he didn't dare to fight Qingming in close combat.

From the very beginning, Qing Ming did not stop approaching, so he had to keep a distance to avoid being caught up by him.

As for counterattack, it’s not too late to wait until he is safe!

But Qingming created such a good opportunity in the early stage, how could he let the other party escape easily?

After performing the 'Body Instant Technique', the opponent's speed was indeed very fast, but it was still not enough for Qingming's three-magatama Sharingan that had evolved to the limit.

huh~
A shuriken flew out, accurately blocking the opponent's way forward.

Seeing this, Aikawasuke quickly dodged.

But the next moment, another shuriken shot over. Aikawasuke dodged twice. Qingming shot again, and he dodged again. Qingming continued to shoot, and he continued to dodge.

Just like that, in the blink of an eye, Qingming fired six shurikens in a row, completely blocking Aikawasuke's route.

Aikawasuke stopped with a gloomy face, and looking at Qingming who was approaching rapidly, he had no choice but to fight.

He quickly completed the seal, then stretched his palms together, and a beam of light appeared between his palms.

A dazzling white light emanated from it, shining into Qingming's eyes, making him unable to help but close his eyes.

Not only that, his consciousness was briefly confused.

Obviously, this is also an illusion, but unlike the auditory illusion like "Lightning Escape: Thunder", this illusion is triggered by vision.

Normally, Qingming should be more resistant to visual illusions, but this 'Lightning Release: Lightning Pillar' has a certain inhibitory effect on the Sharingan.

Therefore, the time that Qingming's consciousness fell into confusion was longer than expected. But it was only a little longer.

This amount of time was just enough for Aikawasuke, who was not far away, to throw a few shurikens.

So, the moment Qingming got rid of the illusion and opened his eyes, several shurikens appeared in his field of vision.

The magatama in Qingming's pupils spun rapidly, and with just one glance, it locked onto the flight paths of the shurikens.

Then, he dodged all the attacks with a few quick moves.

Not only that, while dodging, he also formed seals with his hands.

Finally, at the moment his body stopped, he performed the Uchiha clan's iconic ninjutsu - Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu.

A fist-sized ball of fire flew out of his mouth, then spun and grew rapidly, and within a breath its diameter increased to three meters.

At this time, the fireball had already come close to Aikawasuke.

Feeling the scorching heat coming from above, Aikawasuke did not hesitate at all and immediately dodged to the side.

Boom~
The fireball passed by his afterimage, hit a big tree behind him, and then exploded.

In just a moment, the big tree was blown to pieces, and the scattered flames wrapped around the broken wood, shooting in all directions like flowers scattered by a fairy.

Because the distance was too close, Aikawasuke could only dodge repeatedly.

And during this delay, Qingming had already arrived close to him.

蹭~
The sound of a sharp blade being unsheathed was heard.

Qingming drew out the dagger from his waist and rushed straight towards Xiangchuanjie.

At this time, Aikawasuke had no way to retreat, so he had to draw out his kunai and fight with Qingming.

However, it was obvious that the opponent's melee combat ability was average. After only a dozen moves, Qingming left a scar on his body.

Logically speaking, even if the opponent is not good at close combat, he is still a jonin after all, and he should not show signs of defeat so quickly.

One of the main reasons for this is that Qingming's "swordsmanship" has been upgraded to level 6, which is far beyond the opponent's.

This, coupled with the fact that fighting alone makes it easier for him to use the tactic of blocking the opponent's vision, is how he can hurt the opponent in such a short time.

Feeling the pain in his forearm, Aikawasuke became highly alert.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, his senses fully open, and he was alert to any movement around him.

huh~
Another sword stabbed from the blind spot of vision.

Aikawasuke reacted quickly and immediately swung out his kunai to block.

Hey~
The kunai and the dagger collided, and the two sides separated as soon as they touched, and Qingming disappeared again in the blind spot of Aikawasuke's vision.

During the whole process, Aikawasuke only saw a little corner of Qingming's clothes.

At this time, Aikawasuke finally understood why Qingming was called the "Ghost Sword".

Qing Ming's current behavior is just like a ghost. You can only see his shadow but not his shape. If you are not careful, you will die on the spot.

Isn't this just fighting ghosts?
'No wonder the village allowed the middle and lower ninjas to run away when they encountered each other. Which middle and lower ninja could withstand such a fighting style?'

All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind, but were quickly put behind Aikawasuke. Now was not the time to think about these things.

Now, the most important thing is to save your life from Qingming and wait for support from teammates.

Everything just happened too fast and too suddenly, and no other jonin noticed this yet, or rather, they had noticed but were just unable to get away for the time being.

But as long as he delayed for a while, he believed that someone would come to support him.

Therefore, the most important thing at the moment is to save your life.

With this thought in mind, Aikawasuke began to defend with all his strength to delay time.

(End of this chapter)