Naruto: Five Lives, Five Times the Excitement

Chapter 227 Misato vs. the Warrior

There were three people chasing Mikami. Mikami recognized the leader, who was the Crystal Release ninja Seishi.

Seeing that Mikami was hit by the white light, the remaining two immediately threw out kunai.

The kunai had explosive tags pasted on it.

Rumble!

After the explosion, a charred crater appeared where Mi Shou was standing, emitting grayish-black heat.

"Abe Morikazu is usually so arrogant, but his strength is nothing special."

"What Abe Morikazu? That's just a fake identity. Heh, Kazuma really lost face this time. No wonder he was so angry that he sent everyone out to hunt down this guy."

The two thought they had completed their mission and exchanged a few words in a relaxed manner. Then they felt the ground beneath their feet shake violently and a huge crack appeared.

Caught off guard, the two fell directly into the dark crevice, which then closed.

"I really didn't expect that Kazuma would give me such a precious gift as we parted."

Misato emerged from the dust of the explosion, his gaze fixed on Seishi, his covetousness undisguised.

Crystal Release is also a decent bloodline limit; Kiichiro should be interested in studying it.

In his right eye, the pupil was bright red, and the three black tomoe turned slightly, radiating a terrifying power.

"That's right, it's that voice, that disgusting tone. You really did replace Abe Moriichi, the Kirigakure rogue ninja, Mi Mori."

The traveler appeared calm on the surface, but was filled with pressure inside.

In the ninja world, Mikami was quite well-known.

Despite being a rogue ninja for several years, he was not eliminated by the Mist Ninja and even escaped death during the pursuit by Konoha. He also stole the Sharingan from the Uchiha clan.

These experiences, each more exaggerated than the last, are far beyond what an ordinary ninja could accomplish.

When people talk about Mikami, they ignore his age of twelve or thirteen and regard him as a true strongman.

As a ninja from a small ninja clan, Seishi was collecting information on these powerful rogue ninjas not to kill them for the bounty, but to avoid them and prevent losing his life in confusion.

However, now that he has become Kazuma's subordinate, while enjoying the benefits, he also has to fight battles he doesn't want to fight.

Without bothering to disguise himself, Mi Shou went all out, first releasing dozens of shadow clones to deal with the opponent.

"Dissipate!"

The warrior clasped his hands together, and the crystals in the sky rapidly disintegrated, with snowflake-like crystals bombarding down like a storm.

These crystals are extremely hard and powerful, capable of easily shattering trees and rocks, and stirring up billowing dust.

In the blink of an eye, the numerous shadow clones were destroyed.

Before the warrior could even rejoice, he saw a hundred or so guards emerge from all around, forming an encirclement and beginning to attack him.

"Heh, as expected of a notorious rogue ninja, such a massive amount of chakra..."

The soldier gave a bitter smile, feeling that he might not live to see the day, but thinking of his wife and daughters waiting for him to return, he would not surrender without a fight.

"Crystal Release: Hexagonal Shuriken Dance!"

The warrior created a large number of crystal shurikens and destroyed the shadow clones in front of him.

A shadow clone immediately created an earthen wall to block the crystal shuriken.

Then, a shadow clone used Earth Release to create a large number of sharp rocks, which were shot at the warrior from behind.

Fireballs also came from both the left and right sides.

The warrior quickly formed hand seals, and four enormous hexagonal crystal pillars burst forth from the ground, protecting him in the center and blocking attacks from all around.

After the flames, two shadow clones rushed out, leaped over the crystal pillar, and brandished long swords to slash at the warrior.

The warrior kept his hands in a hand seal, looked up at the sharp blade, and shouted, "Explode!"

boom!

An explosion occurred atop the crystal pillar, sending shattered crystals flying in all directions, shattering the two shadow clones wielding swords.

Then, Zhengshi immediately jumped up, narrowly avoiding the arm that reached out from under his feet to grab his ankle, and landed on the uneven top of the crystal pillar.

The battle just now has consumed a lot of chakra and also eliminated some shadow clones.

Looking around now, there are still many shadow clones of Mi Shou, and it's impossible to find Mi Shou's real body.

The traveler's mood grew even heavier.

In the next two minutes, Mikami's shadow clones launched a dense attack, but Seishi defended perfectly and eliminated twenty or thirty shadow clones.

On the field, the two sides are evenly matched.

However, the soldier's breathing became heavier and heavier, and his face gradually turned pale.

He had reached his limit in terms of both chakra and physical strength.

That's about enough, time for one last push!

The warrior repelled another attack from the shadow clone, using crystals to protect himself from the incoming attack, and then quickly formed hand seals.

"Crystal Release: Crystal Labyrinth Technique!"

During the recent battle, the battlefield shifted continuously, and the shattered crystal fragments, mixed with seeds of octagonal emerald crystals, silently burrowed into the ground.

At this moment, these seeds sprouted from the soil, grew like plants, and soon turned into a large crystal.

These crystals rapidly expanded, transforming into a crystal cage that covered the entire sky, ground, and underground, trapping all the shadow clones.

Having successfully executed the ninjutsu, the warrior's chest heaved violently as he gasped for breath, his body swaying slightly.

"Huff~ huff~ huff~ Chakra is almost depleted. Fortunately, the tactic was successful, and all the enemies are trapped in the maze."

The Conqueror was confident in the strength of the Crystal Maze and did not believe that the enemy could break through it in a short time; he had enough time to escape.

Yes, it was an escape.

He was at his limit and no longer had the strength to fight.

Returning empty-handed, at worst receiving blame, is better than dying here.

With that thought, the warrior sank into the ground and easily left the battlefield.

When he reappeared, he was already outside the crystal maze.

At this moment, the shadow clones inside the crystal maze began attacking the crystal maze, creating quite a scene.

The traveler paid no attention to any of this and continued onward, heading away from the crystal labyrinth.

Whoosh.

A faint whooshing sound came from behind, and a sharp blade pierced the warrior's heart.

Mikami appeared behind Seishi, gripping the hilt of his sword with both hands and twisting it slightly, completely shattering Seishi's heart.

"A death throes, a waste of my time."

Just as Mikami was about to draw his long sword, he suddenly saw the warrior in front of him shatter into countless crystal shuriken that shot towards him.

not good!

As Mi Shou was about to retreat, his feet were enveloped in crystals, rendering him unable to move. These crystals rapidly spread towards his legs.

Puff puff puff!

Numerous crystal shurikens came hurtling towards him, piercing his entire upper body, and blood flowed continuously from the many wounds.

At the same time, the crystal on his feet spread upwards, enveloping Mi Shou's body.

"Finally... we succeeded, we captured the main body..."

Before Mi Shou, the warrior crawled out of the ground and raised his right hand to press down on the crystal that was encasing Mi Shou.

At this moment, the soldier was extremely exhausted, his eyes were bloodshot, his body was slightly hunched, his speech was much slower, his mind was foggy, and his thoughts seemed to be about to stop at any moment.

However, he was in a good mood, feeling a profound joy that penetrated his soul, and his body felt light and airy.

This time, not only did he manage to return alive and see his wife and children again, but he also completed his mission—a truly perfect outcome.

It was like a dream, so beautiful.

"broken!"

With the sound of crystal shattering, Mi Shou's body also broke into pieces.

Having done all this, the traveler turned and left, feeling that the world had become much brighter.

Step by step, as the traveler walked, the surrounding light grew stronger and stronger.

Trees, rocks, earth—everything was swallowed by the light.

The light also devoured the warrior's shadow and began to consume his body.

"Everything is so beautiful...why am I crying..."

The traveler grew happier and happier, his smile becoming brighter and brighter, but large tears kept falling from his eyes, as he felt he had lost the most important thing.

"red lotus……"

Before being swallowed by the light, the traveler murmured his daughter's name, his voice filled with longing.