"You bastard, let go of Sasuke!"
BOOM!
Just as Aoba was about to extend his sinful claws toward Haku, a sudden angry shout from Naruto came from outside, followed by a loud explosion.
It made him instinctively stop his action.
This also let Haku and Zabuza secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
Aoba stood up and pushed open the window, just in time to see the retreating Mist Ninja group, as well as Kurenai Yuhi and the others who were chasing after them.
Uzumaki Kasui stayed behind to take care of the slightly weakened Sasuke.
This was clearly a diversion tactic from the enemy.
He immediately created a shadow clone to follow after them.
To prevent Kurenai and the others from being ambushed.
At this moment, a surge of chakra suddenly appeared behind him, accompanied by the sound of wind being torn through.
Aoba instinctively bent down to dodge.
CRACK!
A chop landed straight on the window frame, shattering it on the spot.
"Huh?"
A surprised female voice rang out behind him, obviously not expecting Aoba to be able to dodge her attack.
While bending down, Aoba also used the momentum to launch a back kick.
The female ninja leapt back to avoid Aoba's attack.
Only now did Aoba turn around and clearly see the person who ambushed him.
Emerald green eyes, red-brown forked long curly hair covering one eye, full figure, delicate skin, and moist lips that appeared quite sexy.
And that blue strapless dress with a purple belt.
The identity of the other person was now almost certain.
"Terumi Mei?", Zabuza looked at the female ninja in front of him with a surprised expression.
She was a senior Mist Ninja from a year above him; the two had met a few times in Kirigakure.
Terumi Mei didn't look at Zabuza, only stared at Aoba.
"What an unromantic little pretty boy. You actually tried to get rough with this beautiful big sister without even a word," She wiped her sexy lips. Though her words were flirty, her gaze was full of caution.
"You were the one who ambushed first, weren't you?", While speaking, Aoba had already taken a combat stance.
The sudden shift in his aura made Terumi Mei's expression even more serious.
"Little pretty boy, we had no intention of hurting you all. We just wanted to take those two people back, that's all."
"Sorry, but they are now Konoha's captives. If you want them back, you'll need to show the proper sincerity."
"Looks like there's no room for negotiation then," Terumi Mei raised her hand and reached toward Zabuza and Haku but Aoba immediately blocked her path and kicked out.
'So fast!'
Feeling the gust of wind surging toward her, Terumi Mei had no time to react.
That kick landed directly on her body.
BANG!
Terumi Mei's body was sent flying, smashing through the wooden wall of the house as if it were made of paper, and she landed on the open grassy ground outside.
"Blocked it with her arm at the last moment?", Aoba stared at the rising smoke not far away.
Although Terumi Mei had been kicked far away, she quickly regained her footing.
She also looked at Aoba, "Such speed... is it some kind of Kekkei Genkai?"
"Aoba? There's still an enemy here?", Kasui, who was checking Sasuke's injuries, noticed the commotion on Aoba's side.
Terumi Mei also looked in their direction.
Aoba flashed in front of the two, "Aunt Kasui, take Sasuke and retreat. Leave this place to me."
"Understood!"
Kasui retreated with Sasuke for several dozen meters, leaving the battlefield to the two of them.
Seeing this, Terumi Mei had to give up the idea of using hostages to exchange.
Her gaze locked onto Aoba, and her hands began forming seals.
"Hmph! I quite like confident little pretty boys, but arrogance is definitely a turn-off."
"If it's just speed, you're no match for me."
"Boil Release: Skilled Mist Technique!"
Terumi Mei parted her red lips and spewed a large amount of high-temperature mist.
But instead of attacking Aoba directly, she surrounded herself with the mist, protecting herself inside, and then gradually let it spread outward.
Wherever it went, the terrifying heat melted even the ground, creating a deepening crater. Yet she herself remained completely unaffected inside.
Aoba understood her intent. In this situation, his speed was indeed no longer a significant advantage.
But that didn't mean he was out of options. He also began forming seals.
At that moment, from within the mist, Terumi Mei cast another jutsu.
"Lava Release: Lava Monster Technique!"
Her body leaned backward, and she spewed a large amount of viscous and highly corrosive acidic fluid from her mouth.
As the acid appeared in mid-air, it expanded rapidly, raining down toward Aoba like a waterfall.
In the original story, she had once used this technique to melt Susanoo, its power was extremely terrifying.
Aoba immediately switched to another jutsu.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"
Several massive water dragons emerged beside him and charged toward the acid falling like a curtain.
This was the three-seal version modified by Tobirama Senju.
The water dragons collided with the acid, instantly releasing a massive cloud of steam.
Watching the acid rain pour down, and hearing the corrosive sizzling sound on the grass and trees, Kasui, observing from afar, couldn't help but tense up inside.
But when all the mist cleared, both Aoba and Terumi Mei stood unscathed at their original spots.
Terumi Mei wiped the residual fluid from the corner of her mouth,
her expression surprised.
"You blocked my Lava Release with just a Water Release? How much chakra do you have exactly?"
Aoba said nothing, only formed seals again.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
He once again spat out a raging whirlwind from his mouth.
This basic Wind Release jutsu only generated a gale, but the strength of the wind depended directly on the user's chakra.
The violent wind immediately blew away the high-temperature mist around Terumi Mei.
Then, under her shocked gaze—
Aoba had already closed the distance.
When a turret-type caster is approached by an assassin, the outcome is already determined.
A huge fist struck directly at Terumi Mei's head.
But her body burst apart like a water balloon—
'A Water Clone, huh,' Aoba wasn't surprised.
With his Kagura's Mine Eye, Terumi Mei's chakra had nowhere to hide.
He adjusted his posture mid-air and punched the ground.
Terumi Mei, hiding underground, immediately jumped up to evade the attack.
While still mid-air, she began forming seals again, her cheeks bulging.
But before she could release her jutsu, she saw chains swinging up behind Aoba.
Her beautiful eyes widened.
Then her entire body was bound by the chains.
The jutsu she was about to unleash was forcibly interrupted,
and she slammed weakly into the ground.
"You! You're actually from the Uzumaki Clan?", Terumi Mei never expected her opponent to be from the Uzumaki Clan.
That head of white hair, who would've thought he was actually an Uzumaki.
Aoba looked at Terumi Mei, whose figure was made even more voluptuous by the chains binding her, and spoke with a teasing tone, "Now you're a captive too."
"You!", Terumi Mei snapped out of her shock and began struggling fiercely.
But this sealing technique couldn't even be broken by the Nine Tails,
so how could a mere elite jonin possibly escape?
"Aoba!", Seeing the battle was over, Kasui walked over with Sasuke, full of concern.
"Are you hurt? Do you need healing?"
"I'm fine," Aoba shook his head, then turned to ask, "How's Sasuke?"
"You can put me down now. I'm just a bit exhausted!", Carried by Kasui, Sasuke let out a disgruntled voice.
'This is so humiliating!'
"Sorry," Kasui quickly set him down.
Then they both looked toward Terumi Mei, who was still squirming on the ground.
Terumi Mei, still struggling, noticed the strange looks from the others.
Realizing how humiliating her current situation was, her face instantly turned bright red.
Though she often appeared mature and composed, and dressed rather boldly, both her heart and body still retained the purest innocence.
'It's over! I'm never getting married now!'
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