Momochi Akahara unleashed a powerful technique without hesitation. He had no regard for the consequences, even though Great Wave Village was a bustling settlement with tens of thousands of residents. He didn't care, nor did he even consider the fallout of his actions. His only goal was to find Haruto Saito and kill him. Nothing else mattered to him!
Houses and streets were obliterated one after another. Water was merciless—it didn't discriminate between friend and foe, nor did it care about right or wrong. Countless ordinary people living in the area likely perished under this devastating attack.
"Damn it!"
"What's happening?"
"Help!"
Chaos erupted throughout Great Wave Village. The overwhelming S-rank water release forbidden technique caused the entire village to tremble, the deafening roar shaking the heavens and the earth.
Great Wave Village did have some powerful samurai and ninja. They appeared on rooftops in the distance, watching as the flood continued to surge, sweeping people away and leaving them struggling and screaming for help…
Underground.
Haruto, who had been moving rapidly using his **Earth Release: Underground Movement Technique**, suddenly felt immense pressure from above. His body shuddered violently, and a metallic taste filled his mouth as he nearly spat out blood. Momochi Akahara's technique didn't directly hit him, but it intensified the downward pressure of the earth. For Haruto, who was underground, this could be fatal!
For anyone else, if they didn't immediately escape to the surface, they would likely be crushed to death!
Haruto, however, held on. His mastery of the **Earth Release: Underground Movement Technique** was nearly perfect, so he wasn't instantly killed or severely injured to the point of being unable to escape.
Under the night sky, a lake had formed in the middle of Great Wave Village.
This was the result of Momochi Akahara's attack. The water-covered area, spanning hundreds of meters, was now more advantageous for the Hidden Mist ninja.
"He hasn't come out! He's still moving south!" the ninja hound Kuro growled in a hoarse voice. "After him!" The ferocious hound ran across the water, with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist following closely.
"Fifty meters ahead!" Kuro barked.
"I'll handle it!" a thin, dark-skinned man wielding the dual swords Hiramekarei responded. He accelerated forward, leaping into the air and forming hand seals.
**Water Release: Exploding Water Dragon Technique!**
A massive wave rose from the water, transforming into an enormous water dragon that surged forward.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!!
The water erupted into waves dozens of meters high, and the resulting mist spread in all directions.
Underground.
Haruto was struck again. He had no choice but to force himself to move underground, pulling out a **Primary Healing Card** and swallowing it…
He didn't dare surface!
He had to keep running!
Running like mad!
His speed underground increased dramatically because he no longer cared. When using the **Earth Release: Underground Movement Technique**, moving too fast would put immense pressure on his body, potentially causing injuries or even death!
The most terrifying injury would be broken bones, but Haruto wasn't afraid of that—his bones were as hard as iron.
As for other injuries, Haruto wasn't too concerned.
He could always use healing cards!
He had stockpiled many **Primary Healing Cards**. If he got too badly injured, he'd just use one.
He moved recklessly underground, speeding up and diving deeper. The ground's resistance was strongest near the surface. If he could reach a certain depth, his enemies above would no longer be able to sense him.
"He still hasn't come out!"
"Over there!"
**Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!**
"There!"
"After him!"
"Damn it!"
**Water Release: Heavenly Spring!**
Haruto kept running, while the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist pursued him. The ninja hound Kuro repeatedly pinpointed Haruto's location. Since none of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen had earth release abilities, their only options to kill Haruto were to either blast him out with water release techniques or force him to surface!
Among the five basic nature transformations, water release techniques had the largest attack range. Water could spread over a wide area, and with enough chakra, it wasn't difficult to cover a kilometer in a single attack.
The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist bombarded Great Wave Village with relentless attacks.
The entire village had turned into a living hell!
Many people were torn apart by the terrifying water, including some samurai and ninja. Only those with considerable strength managed to escape the range of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen's attacks, but no one dared to confront them!
The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were too infamous, and their weapons were too recognizable.
No one dared to approach or reprimand them. Everyone was fleeing for their lives!
Great Wave Village was a relatively powerful village in the mundane world, but in the ninja world, it wasn't even considered third-rate. There were no strong enough individuals here to stop the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. Even if a Kage-level ninja happened to pass by, they probably wouldn't dare to intervene!
In the entire ninja world, there were only a handful of individuals who could single-handedly take on the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. You could count them on one hand!
Great Wave Village was destroyed in an instant.
Haruto had already used over a dozen **Primary Healing Cards** by the time he escaped the village's underground. The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and the ninja hound chased after him!
South of Great Wave Village, an endless forest stretched out.
"Why isn't he dead yet? He's still running!" Kuro roared as it leaped from tree to tree. "Ahead, straight ahead… no, a bit to the west! Predict his path, 109 meters!"
**Water Release: Water Pillar Spear!**
Momochi Akahara attacked again, completing his hand seals and spitting out a streak of light!
It was a thin stream of water shaped like an arrow!
In an instant, it shot a hundred meters, piercing into the ground and creating a hole!
Underground.
Haruto felt a sharp pain in his calf—he had been hit by the water arrow that had pierced the ground!
"What the hell?! How is this possible?!" Haruto felt like he was going insane. How could he be attacked like this while underground? Even if the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were strong, they couldn't be this strong, could they? If they had such abilities, they would have been tracking him underground from the start instead of causing chaos above ground.
"Wait, no… it's the eighth presence! It's that ninja hound!"
Haruto seemed to realize something.
He had been running without thinking, just trying to escape. But now, it seemed he might not be able to get away, so he had to figure out how to survive!
Where was the problem?
Clearly, it was the ninja hound! Without it, Haruto might not have escaped immediately, but he wouldn't be in such danger. Haruto had sensed the hound's chakra earlier—its strength was likely no less than that of an elite jonin.
Haruto continued to flee desperately.
The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and Kuro pursued him relentlessly.
Attacks were launched intermittently, and sections of the forest were destroyed!
As he ran, Haruto thought about how to survive.
He had already used over thirty **Primary Healing Cards**.
"No! I can't keep going like this! Damn it! I have to kill that ninja hound first!" Haruto couldn't take it anymore!
Three kilometers south of Great Wave Village, the ground in the forest suddenly exploded!
Haruto, covered in blood, burst out from underground and landed on a tree branch, gasping for breath.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Almost instantly, eight figures closed in within thirty meters of him, stopping abruptly and lining up, all staring at him with cold, menacing eyes.
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