The Mist Ninja, who had narrowly escaped death, arrived at a patch of woods near the Tiger Whale Girl.
The Tiger Whale Girl's face showed no normal expression.
A lucky Genin, however, stumbled and crawled through the thick fog, collapsing at the Tiger Whale Girl's feet.
As he struggled to get up, his legs trembled, and his crotch was wet.
Seeing this pathetic sight, Shachi kicked him away, and the Genin let out a pained shriek.
His waist and abdomen caved in, twisted at a grotesque angle.
At this moment, the Shinobi gathered nearby looked at each other.
Shachi turned her head, looking around.
"Has everyone returned?"
No one answered immediately; the screams echoing in the surrounding fog answered Shachi's question.
Shachi already had her answer.
She discreetly counted the heads nearby.
They had come with over a hundred people, and now only...
Shachi looked at the others: a young girl from the Yuki Clan, a young boy from the Hozuki Clan, a civilian Jonin, and five of her own clansmen by her side.
Only nine remained.
Everyone else was wiped out in an instant.
There were originally ten.
"What happened?" Shachi asked.
"It was bugs!" the Hozuki boy calmly said, "They attacked us stealthily, with potent venom, entering our bodies to attack."
"Truly terrifying opponents," Shachi understood the situation and said, "Where are the bugs? What do they look like?"
"..."
I didn't dare touch them.
The Hozuki Clan member remained silent.
"Useless, you might as well be dead," Shachi pushed the Hozuki boy away with her hand, saying, "Get out of the way, stand behind me."
"Hmph!" The Hozuki boy moved behind Shachi, while the Yuki girl and the Jonin wisely took their positions, not wanting to incur her wrath.
Shachi's plump fingers slowly and deliberately formed hand seals, then she opened her large mouth.
Sound Release: Super Vibrating Wave
A ringof sound waves instantly erupted, directed towards the direction the group had come from. The dense fog was churned by the shockwave, parting to create a large hole. Amidst the deafening sound waves, trees, weeds, rocks, and earth along the path were all pulverized into dust.
The sound waves spread far and wide, and as the attack distance increased, so did its range.
The ground sank, creating a fan-shaped path.
They're trying to run!
Miki raised an eyebrow!
Are they really that straightforward?
Aren't they going to try again?
And they even cleared a safe path, specifically to prevent her from cutting off their retreat.
Miki had indeed quietly taken a detour to cut off their retreat.
As a result, all the Insects deployed along that line were wiped out.
The Tiger Whale Girl retracted her Ninjutsu and coldly commanded, "Let's go!"
She then took the lead and ran off.
The other Shinobi immediately followed.
They didn't want to stay in this cursed place for another second.
That won't do!
Miki quickly surfaced from underground, rapidly approaching at an angle.
She pursued them all the way to the path they had created.
When she got within about three meters, Shachi roared, "They're here! Behind us! Prepare for battle!"
Sure enough, this fellow could sense vibrations, making it incredibly difficult for Insects to approach her stealthily.
Hearing this, the Mist Ninja all leaped up, and the five clansmen by Shachi's side quickly formed hand seals.
Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave
Five powerful waves erupted from their mouths, converging and crashing onto the ground, rapidly forming a giant oval-shaped Water Prison.
It stood tall in the clearing they had made in the forest.
This fellow!
Miki stopped underground, not wanting to crash headfirst into the Water Prison.
Unlike an underground environment, there is oxygen in water.
Oxygen dissolves into the water through contact with the air.
The Hozuki Clan's Water Transformation Technique doesn't seem to rely much on oxygen.
They directly dissolve into the water within the water sphere, becoming one with it and disappearing.
The surviving Jonin's Ninjutsu was a bit strange.
After being ejected from the edge of the water sphere, he started blowing bubbles, letting them attach to his back one by one, then he dove into the water.
This technique was Water Spider.
It's a Ninjutsu that utilizes oxygen; the simplest method is to use a breathing tube that extends above the water's surface.
In nature, there's also a rebellious water spider that uses the same ability.
And that Yuki girl was desperately swimming towards the water sphere, reaching the top and poking her head out, absolutely unwilling to dive down.
The Tiger Whale Girl and her clansmen, on the other hand, swam freely within the water sphere.
Logically speaking, as a mammal, the whale is not a fish and doesn't have gills, so she needs to surface for air.
It just depends on how long she can hold her breath.
Miki didn't want to fight in the water with fish.
Moreover, this terrain would greatly amplify the power of her sound waves.
Its essence is a vibration; in the sea, Miki had no doubt that this fellow could easily trigger a tsunami.
Seeing that Miki did not show her head.
Inside the water sphere, Shachi opened her mouth and let out a cry.
The five clansmen, having received the sound wave signal, began to swim, and the giant water sphere rolled and moved along with them.
She really wants to run!
Am I that scary?
Miki surfaced on the damp ground.
She gazed at the fleeing giant water sphere.
Upon seeing the enemy appear, Shachi began to form hand seals in a deliberate manner.
She opened her mouth, and a sound wave erupted from it.
Immediately after, the water sphere began to vibrate, and in the next second, a water pillar several meters in diameter shot out towards Miki's direction.
Miki clapped her hands together.
A continuous earthen wall rapidly rose from the ground before her, standing tall on the land.
Shachi's eyes widened.
She glanced at her plump hands.
At this moment, behind the earthen wall, Miki clapped her hands again, and then, concealed by the earthen wall, an endless stream of bugs was spewed out.
At this time, Winter Storm Chariot should be used, but Winter Storm Chariot has other tasks.
Summer Red Soldier is still being produced at full throttle and cannot be used for the time being.
The only thing she could rely on was the Insects.
Although Flamebug could also be used, Miki decided to keep that a secret.
In the end, only the Insect Sister could be used.
Dense black Insects crawled all over the earthen wall, continuously flying out.
At this time, Shachi inside the water sphere looked at the earthen wall, wondering what trick Miki was playing.
She did not order the water sphere to stop moving.
After forming hand seals, an invisible sound wave shot out, piercing through the earthen wall.
The next second, Shachi opened her mouth, and small, connected bubbles tumbled out.
It looked like she was cursing.
Miki saw it; it definitely wasn't anything good.
Her actions were discovered.
Shachi meticulously formed hand seals, and then a water pillar shot out from the water sphere, slamming into the earthen wall, which vibrated and roared.
Miki ignored it, continuing to summon Insects.
Water pillars continuously spewed out, pounding against the earthen wall, which trembled violently and was gradually broken through. Water pillars constantly pierced through the earthen wall, creating large holes, and it began to totter.
The Insects behind it flew, avoiding the water pillars and debris.
At the same time, the volume of the water sphere began to decrease.
When the number of Insects was sufficient, Miki clapped her hands.
A massive swarm of Insects rose into the air, like a black curtain covering the sky. The dark mass of Insects enveloped a large portion of the sky, casting a continuous shadow.
The Insects swarm surged and flew, forming a single mass.
It hovered in mid-air like a giant meteorite.
Around it, black, filamentous wisps constantly danced.
The mass of a single Insects is limited.
But a swarm is different.
Chakra connected them, making the Insects into a solid block.
Insect Secret Technique: Insect Meteor
A giant insect sphere fell from high in the sky towards the water sphere.
Everyone inside the water sphere stared wide-eyed at the exaggerated giant sphere in the sky.
This wave is called a clash of waves.
Miki stood on the left.
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