However, at this moment, Raiga did not recklessly launch a Lightning Release as he had just done.
Instead, he stood quietly on the surface of the sea, balancing on one foot with his toe lightly touching the water.
As he slowly lifted his other foot and performed hand seals, his figure gradually vanished before the girl’s eyes.
Sakura’s emerald eyes narrowed.
She realized that the thick fog, which had been dispersed by the Water Release, was spreading once again, and it was even denser than before.
“The Hidden Mist Technique again!” It seemed that Ninja from the Hidden Mist Village were all very skilled at using this type of Ninjutsu.
“Little girl, now I will let you know what the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist truly are!” The voice came from all directions, making it impossible to determine Raiga’s location.
Sakura immediately accelerated the activation of her Water Armor.
“I don’t know what you are trying to do, but when facing an invisible enemy, everything is futile.” Raiga spoke arrogantly.
“Slash—” The sharp lightning blades sliced across the girl’s back.
Sakura let out a scream, “Ah!”, and immediately fled in the opposite direction.
The girl clutched her injured shoulder, her movements slowing down significantly.
“That’s not enough, far from enough.
I will slice your body open, one cut at a time, and let your blood dye the seawater red.
Enjoy this hearty feast of slaughter.” Raiga became crazed.
What a pervert!
Sakura’s lips twitched as she tried to pinpoint the opponent’s location.
Another cut was made on her lower abdomen, followed by another scream.
“Hahaha, how does the taste of judgment feel?” The voice in the thick fog lingered right by the girl’s ears, yet she could not see a single trace of the enemy.
“Slash—slash—slash—” In an instant, several more strikes landed on the girl’s body.
Sakura could no longer hold on; she collapsed onto the surface of the sea, her pink body trembling uncontrollably.
The girl gasped for air, having completely lost the ability to resist.
“Poor little girl, I’ll give you a quick end!” Seeing that Sakura no longer posed any threat, Raiga’s body slowly materialized.
He raised the lightning blades in his hands and thrust them straight toward Sakura.
It was evident that his earlier Hidden Mist Technique had consumed a large amount of Chakra; he hadn’t even used a long-range Lightning Release, instead rushing over completely unguarded.
“Heh!
You’ve fallen for it!” A curve appeared on Sakura’s lips.
Hadn’t the opportunity just arrived?
“Water Release: Water Binding Coffin!” The girl clenched her right fist, controlling the water flow beneath Raiga’s feet, binding his legs tightly, and then squeezed with all her might.
Sakura had to thank that person from the Hidden Sand Village for the inspiration for this Water Release technique she had cultivated.
“Ah!!!!!” A heart-wrenching pain shot from the soles of Raiga’s feet.
He collapsed onto the water with a thud, and the two lightning blades flew out due to inertia, falling into the bottomless waves.
“You—you aren’t injured!” Raiga looked at Sakura before him and only then realized that there wasn’t a single drop of blood on the girl’s body, despite him having slashed her.
Sakura snorted coldly and stood up gracefully.
The Water Armor on her body manifested, with blue Chakra scales tightly wrapping around her entire body.
The screams from just moments ago were naturally an act, intended to lure the opponent into revealing himself.
Sakura did not yet possess sensory abilities, so she could only use this method to draw out Raiga, who was hiding in the shadows.
“How about that!
Do you give up?” Sakura stood with her hands in her pockets, looking at Raiga, who had been so arrogant just a moment ago.
The lethality of the Water Binding Coffin was extremely high; the water contained high-speed rotating Chakra, which was even more formidable than Gaara’s Sand Binding Coffin.
“Was it that layer of scales on your body that withstood all my attacks just now?” Raiga looked at the transparent armor on the girl’s body that shimmered with a silver light, his eyes full of astonishment.
“That’s right.
It would have been very difficult for me to win against you if I didn’t have this secret weapon.” Sakura knew that if she went head-to-head with Raiga using her raw strength, she would only end up exhausted of Chakra and die.
Her current Chakra reserves were still far from enough, so she had been planning and calculating from the very beginning.
A formidable Ninja must also have a clever brain to flexibly face various emergencies; this was how Shikamaru in the original story defeated Hidan, who was stronger than him.
“Heh, I underestimated the enemy.
I never expected that I, Raiga Kurosuki, a dignified member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, would actually be defeated by a little girl.” Raiga looked at Sakura, gritting his teeth in frustration.
Without his dual blades and with his legs crippled, it was impossible to escape, even using the Body Flicker Technique.
“If you want to blame someone, blame my acting for being too good.” Sakura said with a smile, then her eyes sharpened: “Water Release: Water Blade Technique!” A sharp water blade flashed on the girl’s fair wrist and plunged straight into Raiga’s chest.
Raiga was caught off guard and died without a hint of pain.
In the world of Ninja, if you don’t kill the enemy, the enemy will kill you.
Sakura would not give the opponent a chance to breathe, and she would certainly not be a saint.
From the day she became a Ninja, she had told herself this.
Now, she had gradually adapted to the feeling of killing, having no so-called sympathy or pity.
In the world of Naruto, sympathy is the original sin.
Ding!
[Successfully killed a member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
HP +1000, Chakra +800, and a surprise reward has dropped.] Click on the surprise reward.
[Please choose one from “Snake Summoning Jutsu” and “Katsuyu Summoning Jutsu”.] [Select “Katsuyu Summoning Jutsu”.] Sakura’s eyes lit up.
Holy crap, this is so lucky!
I actually unlocked the Katsuyu Summoning Jutsu.
As expected, killing higher-level Ninja yields more generous rewards.
As for that “Snake Summoning Jutsu,” Sakura waved her hand with disdain.
She didn’t want to be like Orochimaru, constantly sticking out her tongue and turning herself into a weird white-scaled snake.
How would she ever get married and have kids in the future!
Closing the system, the girl protected her body with a water cloak and dove into the sea where the lightning blades had fallen.
After searching around, she finally found the “Raiga’s dual blades” and, carrying them, immediately headed toward the bridge.
She wondered how things were going on Kakashi’s side.
…
Arriving at the bridge, she saw from afar that Zabuza was being held tightly by eight vicious dogs.
Among them, Pakkun was biting the most enthusiastically.
The silver-haired man was panting heavily, looking at Zabuza before him.
As expected of the guy who can fight anyone to a draw; it seems the outcome has been decided, Sakura thought, feeling impressed.
Looking over at Naruto and Sasuke, huge Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals shrouded the two of them, making it impossible to see what was happening inside.
Because of the battle she had just fought, Sakura had very little Chakra left; going in would probably be suicide.
She could only pray for the two cheaters to look out for themselves.
Inside the ice mirrors, Sasuke was covered in blood.
To protect Naruto, the black-haired boy had been pierced by silver needles like a hedgehog and was on the verge of death.
Every mirror contained a figure of the masked boy, making it impossible to tell where Haku’s true body was.
“Damn it!
To actually hurt Sasuke like this!” Looking at his good friend kneeling on the ground, Naruto became agitated and restless.
The Nine-Tailed fox markings on his face became increasingly distinct, and the amount of Chakra surrounding the boy was rising sharply, actually turning into visible red steam.
Haku, inside the ice mirrors, was slightly stunned: “How can this be!
He clearly had no Chakra left; why would such a massive amount of energy suddenly surge forth!” Haku naturally did not know that a super cheat was hidden inside the boy’s body.