In the white mist,
Oozora Yoshiki stood on the deck, gazing at the vast whiteness surrounding him.
He expanded his senses and immediately realized that his ability to perceive had been significantly affected. Without hesitation, he gave the command for all ships to approach with caution.
A few moments later, after the command had been transmitted, Oozora Yoshiki was still deep in thought about how to break the deadlock when a loud "boom" echoed from behind.
"Is that... an exploding tag?!"
Oozora Yoshiki was taken aback, realizing that it was likely Qingming who had made his move.
This put him in a difficult position.
In the past, it had always been their team using the 'Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique' to limit their enemies' actions. But this time, they were the ones at a disadvantage, and they now understood what it felt like to be restricted.
Wait a minute...
Suddenly, an idea crossed Oozora Yoshiki's mind. Since they couldn't break through the enemy's blockade, why not add more fuel to the fire?
In an instant, his thoughts expanded.
Without paying attention to the increasingly intense sounds of battle from behind, Oozora Yoshiki immediately called over his side companion, Sakurai Miyuki. "Miyuki, immediately notify the captains of each ship to organize their personnel and activate the 'Hidden Mist Technique'."
"Activate the 'Hidden Mist Technique'?"
Hearing this command, Sakurai Miyuki was momentarily puzzled. But she quickly understood Oozora Yoshiki's intention.
She immediately nodded. "Understood, Captain!"
After acknowledging the order, she wasted no time and used the Secret Sound Technique to relay Oozora Yoshiki's command to the captains of all the ships.
However, after performing this technique, her face visibly paled.
Clearly, with Qingming's enormous chakra disrupting the area, it was a difficult task for her to precisely transmit the command.
Fortunately, she managed to do so.
Just after Oozora Yoshiki's orders were delivered, Qingming, who had been attacking a Mist Clan warship from behind, suddenly halted midair.
As he narrowly avoided several kunai, he flapped his wings and quickly ascended, escaping from the range of the Mist Ninjas' attacks.
He hovered in mid-air, closing his eyes and using the chakra dispersed throughout the white mist to sense any movement below.
After a moment, he opened his eyes and murmured, "As expected, there's foreign chakra!"
Indeed, just moments ago, he had sensed an unfamiliar chakra spreading through the mist. Not only did it interfere with his perception, but it also thickened the surrounding white mist.
Upon closer examination, Qingming confirmed that someone else was also using the 'Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique.'
And it wasn't just one person.
During his moment of sensing, three other individuals had activated the same technique.
And that was only the beginning.
Now, the white mist was growing thicker at a visible rate.
"They're quick to react, no wonder they are masters of the 'Hidden Mist Technique!'"
Watching this unfold, Qingming couldn't help but marvel.
At this point, he had figured out the Mist Ninjas' plan.
They were clearly trying to use the characteristics of the 'Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique' to dilute his presence within the mist, preventing him from launching attacks freely.
Moreover, because the Mist Ninjas were accustomed to this technique due to their environment, they might even use it to launch a counterattack.
However, achieving that goal wasn't going to happen quickly.
Before that, Qingming thought he could destroy one more Mist Clan warship.
With this in mind, Qingming shifted his gaze downward. His eyes seemed to pierce through the white mist, and he could see the chaos among the people on the ship below.
Not long ago, he had been attacking this warship, and now he saw an opportunity for a counterattack.
Without hesitation, Qingming raised his hand, formed the necessary hand seals, and cast a jutsu — Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!
Hundreds of chakra points were drained, and a moderately strong gust of wind was released from his mouth, blowing away a section of the mist below.
On the warship below, the Mist Ninjas were still puzzled as to why Qingming had suddenly left, but the moment the mist in front of them dispersed, many of them showed expressions of relief.
They thought their own ninjas had broken Qingming's technique.
Oozora Yoshiki's orders had just been delivered to the captains of each ship, so the middle and lower-ranked ninjas weren't fully aware of his intentions.
It was understandable that they would think this way.
But it was precisely this misunderstanding that Qingming had been waiting for. As the Mist Ninjas celebrated, he took the opportunity to move. With a powerful flap of his wings, he sped toward the warship.
The two Mist Ninjas on board immediately saw the danger, their expressions changing drastically. They both launched attacks while shouting, "Everyone, attack immediately!"
Unfortunately, Qingming was far too fast for the lower-ranked ninjas to react.
As for the attacks from the two upper ninjas — Qingming activated his 'Earth Release: Hardening Technique' to withstand one of the kunai they threw, while quickly dodging the Fire Release technique from the other ninja with the flap of his wings.
By this time, he was already dangerously close to the ship.
Without hesitation, Qingming raised his hand again, quickly forming seals and casting the technique — Wind Release: Wind Blade!
Whoosh~
A massive wind blade, several meters long, appeared and shot directly at the Mist Clan warship.
The two upper ninjas tried to stop it, but the wind blade was too fast, and Qingming had positioned it perfectly. They couldn't react in time.
The wind blade pierced the ship, causing the wooden boards to crack.
With a sharp noise, a large gash appeared in the hull, below the waterline.
Moments later, large quantities of seawater flooded in.
Seeing that the ship was about to be submerged, some of the Mist Ninjas shouted, "Quickly, block the hole!"
However, they had no time to respond before Qingming acted again.
Almost as soon as the wind blade penetrated the ship, he formed seals once more and cast — Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique!
Fwoosh~
A jet of flame shot from his mouth, quickly transforming into three massive fire dragons. Under his control, one dragon shot at the ninjas attempting to block the hole, while the other two headed straight for the warship.
The two Mist Ninjas immediately intervened, stopping the fire dragons from reaching the ship. However, they were unable to stop the third dragon.
The remaining Mist Ninjas had no choice but to abandon their attempts to block the hole in the ship and instead teamed up to intercept the fire dragon.
Though their combined efforts succeeded in destroying the dragon, more water poured into the ship, causing it to tilt dangerously.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Qingming flew around to the other side of the ship and launched another round of Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique.
This time, only one dragon was stopped, while the other two crashed into the ship, setting it ablaze.
With no other option, the two Mist Ninjas ordered all personnel to abandon the ship.
At this point, only a few moments had passed, and the white mist, which had just been blown away, began to gather once more.
This meant that Qingming could no longer continue his attack.
But that didn't matter. The warship had already been destroyed by the wind blade and fire dragons, and there was no chance of survival.
There was no need to take any more risks.
Even better, there was no need to attack the other ships. Destroying two warships had already significantly slowed their progress.
From here on out, all he needed to do was maintain the 'Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique' to ensure they couldn't escape for a while.
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