Chapter 61 : Fujin's Decision

Fujin concluded, 'Oh, so Mieko lost and ran away? Who's the coward now? Anyways, whom to attack?

Since Mieko ran away, it's safe to assume that she's injured. Most likely Hoka managed to block some of her chakra points. Maybe one or two. Any more, and Hoka wouldn't have given her any chance to run away.'

Hoka too was thinking at the same time, 'Fujin will most probably target Mieko, as she's the one who ran away. I should be ready to hit him after he fights her for some time.

Mieko sat while resting against a tree after retreating to the opposite end of the training ground. She was very annoyed with herself, 'I put my guard down, that's why I got hit. Otherwise, I could have beaten him as I was suppressing him throughout the fight.'

She looked at her left arm. It was swollen, 'He blocked the chakra point on my left arm. I won't be able to create hand signs. Even moving this arm is very painful.'

She began applying first aid on her left arm. She didn't bother hiding, as she knew that both Fujin and Hoka wouldn't have any issue tracking her.

While applying first-aid, she thought, 'Fujin will most likely attack me soon, I need to be ready.'

Hoka kept his Byakugan activated. He kept an eye on Mieko while waiting for Fujin to make a move. Soon, he noticed something moving at a very rapid speed.

In the next second, he noticed Fujin approaching him, 'So fast! Why is he moving towards me? He's already here.'

Hoka looked straight ahead, Fujin was already standing on a branch. He took his fighting stance.

Unfortunately for him, as soon as he reached there, Fujin released a supercharged (5%) Great Breakthrough jutsu toward Hoka.

Hoka quickly erected a Rock shield to protect himself. He was shocked by the power of the Great Breakthrough jutsu, 'Why is this so strong? Did he learn any rank B jutsus? Damn! Not good!'

The Rock Shield obviously couldn't give complete protection to Hoka. And Flickering away wasn't an option. So he went underground and used Earth Instantaneous Body jutsu and managed to move 125 meters to the south. He used it twice more to completely get out of the range of the deadly jutsu while wondering, 'Why did he attack me?'

Two minutes earlier -

Fujin thought for a few seconds before concluding, 'Normally, attacking Mieko would be the best choice here. Except that there could be an issue. Mieko, though smarter than Hoka when it comes to tactics, is just way too arrogant.

Hoka, on the other hand, will most likely move to help Mieko and prevent me from defeating her when she's injured. Even if he doesn't, his Byakugan will provide him with all the info, and he'll have the initiative of attacking or being a spectator.

So that means my target should be…'

Having concluded, he quickly used Wind Instantaneous Body jutsu to approach Hoka.

Though Hoka ran underground, Fujin had no trouble sensing him. He followed him with Body Flicker. Hoka too could see that Fujin was following him as he expected, 'As expected, he can track me with ease. I need to get out and engage him in close combat. I don't think he can use that strong jutsu again.'

However, before he could get out of the ground, Fujin landed on top of where Hoka was and punched the ground with his full power chakra-enhanced punch!

Since Hoka sensed Fujin building up chakra, he didn't completely get out of the ground. However, how could he have imagined that Fujin would punch the ground?

The impact created a shockwave that travelled through the ground toward where Hoka was.

While the shockwave was harmless, it caused the entire underground to become a mess. The random movement of the ground hit Hoka many times while he was underground, even injuring him.

He tried using Earth Instantaneous Body jutsu again, but as the underground was a mess, he couldn't perform it. As a last effort, he hardened the walls next to him by using a Rock shield. It provided him with some cover, but he was already injured.

His right elbow and shoulder had taken hits. Many rocks also hit his chest, abdomen, and his back.

Later, even despite the protection of the rock shields, his left ankle got injured, rather badly. Finally, the tremors died down and Hoka managed to get above the ground.

That's exactly where Fujin was, but unfortunately, he didn't have a choice.

As soon as he got out of the ground, a Kunai was placed at the back of his neck. He saw Fujin standing in front of him. He said, "Give up. You've lost."

Hoka unwillingly accepted his loss, "I give up."

As soon as he said that, Fujin's wind clone dispersed himself.

The fight only took 2 attacks. 1 Great Breakthrough jutsu and 1 punch.

Mieko noticed the winds blowing and heard a big noise when Fujin punched the ground. Unfortunately, she was too far away to understand what was happening. She wondered, 'Are Fujin and Hoka fighting? Should I go and check? No, I'm injured, let me wait for a bit. The chakra point will open up soon.'

As soon as Hoka gave up, Fujin flickered away toward Mieko. He noticed that Mieko was now standing in a spot with no trees around, 'Not bad. She knows that hiding is pointless. So she stayed in open ground to not give any chance to sneak attack.

Actually, I can still sneak up on her from behind. But, I'm pretty sure that she has deliberately left this opening. The area around her should be full of traps.

Having figured out her tactic, Fujin began making wind clones. 20 Wind clones appeared around Fujin. Fujin then suppressed his chakra and hid behind a tree.

His wind clones dispersed through the forest, surrounding Mieko from all sides while still hiding.

One clone moved to a path that allowed him to sneak up on her. On route, the clone noticed that there were a lot of strings on the ground. He smirked, having guessed right.

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