At this moment, Chizhao's brain processor was already running on overdrive.
She couldn't understand why a child around her age would go to such lengths to trick her into coming here.
And with such skill, why had she never heard of him at school?
"Don't be nervous, I just want to spar with you..." Yu Chuanwu's words held a certain hidden meaning.
"Huh? You tricked me to this godforsaken place just to spar?"
Chizhao stared at Yu Chuanwu on the tree trunk. She would never believe him to be just an ordinary child.
Every movement, every look, revealed an extraordinary aura about him.
"Because only here will we not attract unnecessary trouble..."
After speaking, Yu Chuanwu's small body twisted strangely.
Through the sunlight filtering down from the treetop, Chizhao clearly saw a black mark around his neck.
What was that? Orochimaru's Cursed Seal?!
No, I remember Orochimaru's Cursed Seal was in the shape of three tomoe, but this one only has three dots...
Yu Chuanwu's left half of his face was covered in a leaf-like pattern, his eyes were stained black, and as Chizhao looked at everything before her, she nervously took a step back.
"Show me your full strength and fight me... otherwise... you'll die~"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Chuanwu swiftly darted forward, his right hand rapidly swinging towards Chizhao's throat.
Chizhao reacted quickly, bending at the waist to dodge. His sharp claws narrowly grazed her throat, cutting off a strand of hair in an instant.
Chizhao's heart tightened. She drew her cang luan blade and swept it horizontally towards Yu Chuanwu's abdomen.
However, this move seemed to be seen through by the opponent. Yu Chuanwu quickly retracted his sharp claws and leaped backward, maintaining a safe distance between them once again.
Watching her hair slowly fall through the air, Chizhao steadied her breath, holding the blade with both hands, and watched Yu Chuanwu warily.
"Why are you targeting me? Who sent you?"
Yu Chuanwu smiled indifferently. In the hazy mist, his eyes faintly glowed with a terrifying red light.
"You don't need to know that..."
Before he finished speaking, he lunged at Chizhao again.
The blades and sharp claws clashed between the two, sparking tiny fires.
After a period of sparring, both sides had sustained more or less some injuries.
Chizhao's chest rose and fell rapidly. Repeatedly vibrating the blade had made the tiger's mouth grip of her hand slightly numb.
However, Yu Chuanwu, with the enhancement of the Cursed Seal, still seemed to be at ease.
But continuing like this was not a solution. If she didn't escape before dark, the forest at night would also be full of dangers.
So, she gathered strength in one hand, raised the cang luan blade over her head, and swung it down forcefully.
A tangible blade aura stirred up the surrounding leaves and slashed towards Yu Chuanwu.
Yu Chuanwu's pupils contracted. He rolled aside with difficulty, but was still a step too slow. A wound bloomed on his shoulder, instantly splattering blood.
【Bad Deed Progress + 8】
This counts as a bad deed?! Isn't this self-defense?
Never mind, for her, the more bad deed progress, the better.
Yu Chuanwu clutched the wound on his shoulder. Although it was only a superficial injury, it was enough to pose a threat to him.
It seemed he couldn't drag this out any longer either. The mission was paramount.
Yu Chuanwu jumped onto a tree trunk, gathered Chakra, and began to form hand seals with both hands.
"Ice Release: Ice Spike!" As he shouted, countless ice cones condensed behind him and rapidly shot towards Chizhao.
Oh my goodness?!
If you can't beat them, use Ninjutsu, right!
Seeing the ice cones falling like rain from the sky, Chizhao quickly found a large tree to temporarily hide behind.
But the intense attack made the large tree behind her shake non-stop, and the shattered bark mixed with ice shards cut her clothes and arms.
"Hiding is useless..."
His offensive showed no sign of stopping. His eyes were fixed on the big tree, waiting for the opponent's counterattack.
Chizhao gritted her teeth and pulled out a Membrane Card, Jiraiya's instructions echoing in her mind again.
Damn it... at this point, saving my life is what matters most!
Gradually feeling his Chakra approaching its limit, and a headache also coming on, Yu Chuanwu began to grow impatient:
"You're forcing my hand..." His tender hands clasped together in front of him, his whole body tense, preparing for a powerful strike.
Countless small ice cones gathered above him, and soon a giant ice cone gradually took shape.
He let out a loud shout, and the giant ice cone shot towards the direction where Chizhao was hiding.
A figure not far away watched everything here nervously.
He drew the blade from his back, his black pupils instantly turned blood-red, and the patterns that appeared on his pupils emitted a mysterious and powerful force.
Just as he was about to fly forward to block the ice cone, he saw the girl's figure leap out from behind the tree trunk, waving something he had never seen before in her hand, instantly absorbing the ice cone completely.
This is...
Yu Chuanwu stared at everything before him, stunned for a second, then burst into happy laughter:
"Hahahaha, the adult was right, you really are special!"
"Who exactly sent you?! Orochimaru?!"
Chizhao tightened the Membrane Card in her hand, looking up at the silent Yu Chuanwu. Her guess was confirmed.
"Hmph~ Interesting, I'm starting to like you a little..."
"Huh? No, are you sure your brain is alright?"
Ignoring Chizhao's offense, Yu Chuanwu's lips curved into an arc, and he formed hand seals again with both hands.
Again?
Chizhao had intended to repeat her old trick of hiding behind a large tree, but looking around, the surrounding large trees had already been shattered into pieces by the ice cones.
The intact large trees were still some distance away from her. She estimated that she would be riddled with holes before she could even run over there.
There was no other way. Since it was already exposed, she didn't care anymore.
Countless small ice cones shot towards her. Chizhao placed her sword finger horizontally in front of her.
She held her breath and concentrated, and countless fragments of light converged at her fingertips, a Membrane Card gradually taking shape.
"Fire Release: Flame Bullet!"
With a loud shout, Chizhao threw out the Membrane Card.
Countless flames and countless ice cones collided violently, whether it was due to the elemental counter or the power of Jiraiya's Ninjutsu.
Her side's power easily overwhelmed the opponent's, and the water vapor evaporated by the high temperature instantly filled the surroundings.
The fierce collision between the Ninjutsu slowly ceased in the sudden mist, and Chizhao retrieved her Membrane Card.
When she looked back at the tree trunk, there was no sign of Yu Chuanwu, only some scorched marks.
Did he escape?
After the danger was removed, Chizhao collapsed to the ground, looking at the mess around her, feeling a sense of surviving a catastrophe.
It seems my training is still not enough...
The setting sun shone through the trees into her eyes. She raised her hand to look, and the surroundings had already begun to grow dim.
If she didn't leave soon, the sun would set, and without a light source, she could easily get lost in this forest.
She pulled a healing Membrane Card from her pocket and placed it on her wound.
She stood up with difficulty, scanning the forest before her, confusedly trying to discern the direction...
"Oh no, I don't remember the way I came at all..."
Just then, a crow flew over. It landed steadily on a branch, tilted its head, and looked at Chizhao.
Then it spread its black wings and flew forward.
"Wait!"
Chizhao chased after it. For some reason, she felt that this crow was guiding her.
Shisui, standing not far away, watched the girl's retreating figure and let out a sigh of relief.
Recalling the scene he had just witnessed, he felt it necessary to report to the Third Hokage, and with a Body Flicker, he vanished from the spot.