Chapter 117: Fight Begins

Renjiro flickered towards Kazuki, while his clone flickered towards the other Kiri Jounin. Fujin, Hoka, and Mieko also flickered. Hotaka was left alone. He was shocked at how quickly the team dispersed. He muttered, "They are just kids and they move this quickly..."

Both he and his dog moved towards the last remaining enemy.

The Kiri ninjas had just dispersed momentarily. They intended on regrouping immediately. However, 5 of them were immediately engaged by Konoha ninjas. That last one was engaged a few seconds later.

Kazuki's face was grim. He didn't want to engage Renjiro.

Fujin flickered towards the Kiri ninja who was the farthest from any other Kiri ninja. He grabbed his sword and attacked his enemy.

The Kiri ninja was Matsuzaki Masa. He was an elite chunin. He noticed Fujin approaching him. He furrowed his eyebrows due to how quickly Fujin attacked him.

He grabbed his kunai to block the hit. At the same time, he was moving backwards. After clashing with Konoha ninjas for the last few days, escape became their priority. He might have underestimated Fujin under normal circumstances, but he had just witnessed Fujin blow a rank C jutsu instantly without any hand signs.

Fujin flowed his chakra through his sword. Masa immediately noticed it! He immediately moved backwards with no intent to engage Fujin. Fujin was surprised that his opponent was able to sense the chakra flow.

He swung his sword from a distance. A sharp flying slash of chakra went towards Musa. Musa was very surprised! He didn't expect his opponent to be able to attack with his sword from a range. He quickly dodged.This chapter's initial release occurred on the n0vell--Bjjn site.

Fujin followed up with 3 more slashes, but Musa dodged all 3! Each time, he dodged with more precision and lesser movement. Musa smirked and said, "You are too green brat! I have sparred against all 7 Swordsmen of the Mist! Your sword is ineffective against me."

Though Musa sounded arrogant, in reality, his mood was very grim. He was thinking, 'This brat is troublesome! I have to watch out for his Great Breakthrough jutsu in addition to his sword slashes.'

Fujin didn't pay much attention to his opponent's words. He made a hand sign, and dozens of Wind clones appeared. Musa observed the clones properly and focused on one clone.

Fujin frowned, 'First sensing chakra flow and now looking at that clone. Looks like he is a sensor as well.'

Musa managed to defend against all attacks, however, he couldn't get close to Fujin. He frowned and decided to use the 2nd tactic. However, as soon as he changed his direction, Fujin chased him and his clones once again harassed him.

This forced him to stop and confront Fujin, who just retreated back and didn't confront him. The two exchanged attacks in this manner a few times.

Musa's face became ugly. Fujin's tactic was very annoying. He cursed Fujin loudly and taunted him, but Fujin didn't reply and continued the same tactic.

However, despite the high number of exchanges, Musa wasn't injured at all! He never gave any openings for Fujin to exploit. Fujin, who was at a distance waiting to sneak attack, frowned. He thought, 'Are all Kiri ninjas so tough to kill?'

At the same time, others were engaging in a clash as well. The quick attack by Renjiro and his students ensured that the Kiri ninjas stayed separated. They had witnessed their teamwork in the short clash and didn't want them to get together.

Hoka's opponent was another elite chunin. His name was Ona Danjuro. Just like most Kiri ninjas, he too was an expert at Water Release jutsus. As soon as he saw Hoka's Byakugan, he immediately moved away from him and quickly made a few hand signs.

'Water Release : Wild Water Wave jutsu'

A huge wave of water appeared and crashed towards Hoka. Seeing the wave, Danjuro thought, 'I should never get in close combat with him. I still remember how Sensei was killed by Hyuga Hizashi in the 3rd War! Despite being so strong, he couldn't retaliate at all after having his chakra points closed.'

Hoka immediately flickered out of the way and flickered once again to come close to Danjuro. Danjuro moved backwards while making more hand signs.

'Water Bullet jutsu'

Hoka could have dodged them. However, he wanted to fight head-on. So he gathered chakra in his palm and used Vacuum Palms to stop his water bullets.

Danjuro was surprised to see such a young Hyuga use this jutsu. The Vacuum Palms and Water bullets clashed. Some of the Vacuum Palms went through the Water bullets and moved towards Danjuro. Danjuro immediately dodged.

He created more distance from Hoka and engaged in a long-distance battle. Hoka tried getting close many times, but Danjuro managed to keep his distance and used mid-range Water jutsus. Hoka could only engage him with Earth jutsus and Vacuum palms.