Naruto: Hatake's No Misfortune

The two of them held the detonating talisman in their hands, ready to throw them on Muzan's command. However, Muzan didn't say anything. Instead, he teleported to them and quickly formed hand seals.

"Earth Style: Earth Wall!"

Two dog-headed walls rose from the ground, forming a triangle that redirected the water flow to the sides. But the crisis wasn't over. The muddy ground under their feet was washed away by the current, leaving a large hole.

"Are you two ready?" Muzan asked as the water flow slowed down. He immediately grabbed their shoulders. Anko and Mari were confused, wondering if he meant the detonating talismans in their hands.

But then they felt Muzan's strong grip, and with a powerful force, they were thrown away.

"Ah! Help!" Mari screamed.

"Bastard Muzan, you've gone too far!" Anko yelled.

They landed in the stone forest not far away, needing to use the substitution technique to avoid being impaled by the rocks. Anko did not want to be the first person to be thrown out by a teammate and fall to her death.

The Kumo ninja leader looked at Muzan with a cruel smile. He didn't care about the kids thrown aside. What really mattered was capturing Muzan.

"Giving your teammates a chance to survive. I don't know if you're stupid or naive! As long as I capture you, those two brats can report the news!"

Facing five chunin alone, even a special jonin, he had to be careful.

"Do you think you've got me?" Muzan stood on the wall, holding his ninja sword in both hands, leaning forward.

"I feel that with them by my side, I cannot display my true strength. Have you ever seen the real Hatake swordsmanship? Now you are lucky enough to see a trace of Konoha White Fang!"

A silver-white light enveloped the ninja sword. At that moment, Muzan's aura changed, becoming more dangerous, like a wild beast. The biting sword light seemed like the claws of a beast.

"So fast!" The Kumo ninja leader's eyes narrowed as Muzan rushed at him. He made the most rational move, retreating with his team.

At the position they had just left, Muzan's figure appeared, and a stone pillar behind them was cut down with a single sword. The powerful Hatake swordsmanship had claimed many lives, and under the White Fang of Konoha, many strong opponents had perished.

"Don't be so complacent, kid! Let me show you the strength of a chunin!"

"Water Style: Water Bullet!"

The river formed due to water style jutsu, and using water style in this area enhanced its effect. A wave mark appeared under Muzan's feet. Sensing danger, Muzan immediately jumped up as a water column shot up from beneath him.

The Kumo ninja temporarily blocked Muzan's close attack. No matter how strong Hatake swordsmanship was, if Muzan couldn't get close, it wouldn't be effective. And he was still a child, with presumably less physical strength than them. The Kumo ninja were skilled in ninjutsu, combining it with taijutsu for effective combat.

The water forced Muzan to evade. He wasn't afraid of getting hurt, but he didn't want the water to penetrate his body and break his clothes, exposing him. The Kumo ninja thought Muzan was scared, but every step he took was calculated, and he was even measuring the distance between them.

"They're really idiots. No wonder Konoha sees the Cloud Village as muscle heads who only know how to exercise."

Besides Hatake swordsmanship, the Kumo ninja didn't know Muzan's other techniques. A ripple shot out from the water, and a Kumo ninja was hit instantly.

"Ah!" Bright red blood flowed from his body as continuous blows left whip marks on him, like an invisible whip lashing him.

"What kind of attack is this!" The Kumo ninja leader watched his teammate turn into a bloody mess. He didn't see how Muzan attacked, only the ripples on the water disrupted by some kind of strike.

"Be careful, this attack is coming again!"

Two kunai blocked the invisible whip, but in just one exchange, the team of five became four.

"It's a pity the whipping isn't accurate enough." Muzan thought. He couldn't control it effectively yet, only roughly directing it. To hit a specific person, he needed to gather more whips to form a crisscrossing network.

"Damn you, brat! I can't hold back anymore!"

The Kumo ninja had already lost one teammate. If they lost another, even capturing Muzan alive wouldn't save them from punishment.

Muzan stood in the shadows, his hat slowly falling off.

"You think too highly of yourselves and underestimate me."

Noticing Muzan's blood-red eyes, the Kumo ninja leader felt a brief moment of confusion. Not everyone could withstand the pressure of those eyes. Even a moment of hesitation could be fatal.

Muzan formed hand seals at an astonishing speed, completing 44 seals in a short time.

"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet!"

Muzan poured a large amount of chakra into the water, forming it into a dragon. The roaring water dragon swept through the area with immense force.

Hanging on the stone forest, Anko and Mari saw the powerful ninjutsu for the first time. A ferocious water dragon roared, changing the surrounding mud.

"Is this the power of Muzan? We are the same age, yet he is a monster!"

"Anko, I realize we really are a drag."

If they got caught in the raging current, the consequences would be disastrous.

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