Chapter 128

— Good job, three are destroyed and only the jounins with the sensor remain, — Hyuga announced over the comms.

Of course! In this weather, it's a miracle they managed to avoid the strike at the last possible moment. Despite the terrible visibility and the wall of rain making it hard for anyone to use techniques other than Suiton, having a Byakugan user on our side gives us an edge in detection.

Judging by the defensive positions taken by the enemy shinobi, it's clear they understand this well and are trying to protect their sensor. After all, through a wall of water, one can only detect the approximate location of the enemy, and even then, getting to them without tripping over the rocky terrain is another challenge.

While chakra users do exceed ordinary humans in capability, they too struggle to fight well with significant visual and auditory interference. Naturally, this doesn't apply if you happen to have a couple of Byakugan or even Sharingan on hand.

— My supplies are still nearly full, so I can launch another area attack if you give me an approximate location, — I replied to the commander.

A moment later, Hyuga descended to my level on the cliff, raised his hand, and pointed to where I sensed the enemy chakra sources.

— That direction, about fifty meters from our position, — he whispered, barely covering the sound of the falling rain. — So hit them faster than your first jutsu.

— Understood.

Pulling out one of my kunai from my pouch, I threw it forcefully in the indicated direction and almost immediately performed a series of hand seals.

— Kunai Kagebunshin no Jutsu!

I couldn't see how the thrown kunai multiplied into one hundred and fifty, forming a true wall of iron rapidly advancing toward the Iwa shinobi. However, noticing the malicious smirk beginning to appear on the commander's face, I understood that the enemies would not be able to completely evade the attack this time either. Moments later, the smallest chakra source disappeared, and the remaining two began to close in.

— Inuzuka with me, and you two provide support, — Hyuga ordered and immediately jumped down, charging toward the jounins.

Tsumé followed closely behind, with her dog, while Rōtarō and I followed them. It took us only a few steps before the silhouettes of the enemy shinobi emerged from the darkness, moving just a couple of meters apart from each other. Despite the horrible visibility, I managed to see that they had been hit by my technique, judging by their clothes, which were cut in several places.

This realization took only a fraction of a second, and the next moment several kunai, with attached explosive tags, flew towards us. Our team had to break formation and jump in different directions.

The powerful explosions, which would have hit us hard in another situation, were significantly weakened due to the katon chakra used, and the pair of enemy shinobi were unable to do much more — our taijutsu specialists simply didn't give them a chance. I waved Rōtarō towards our teammate and followed the commander, figuring that the three of them would manage the jounins.

Watching the lightning-fast exchanges of blows between the Byakugan user and the inconspicuous man in a bandana, dressed in the characteristic high-rank shinobi attire from Iwagakure, I found myself enjoying the smooth and mesmerizing movements of the soft style.

Even against an opponent armed with two knives, Hyuga's superiority in skill was evident. However, his opponent understood that if the Byakugan user got too close, the fight would be lost after a few hits getting through his defense. Moreover, the enemy jounin had to keep an eye on me as well, which the commander was clearly trying to exploit.

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