[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-grind-is-my-ninja-way":3,"chapter-grind-is-my-ninja-way-grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-97":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Grind is My Ninja Way",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1481468,1929,"Chapter 97: Explosion","grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-97",97,"\u003Cp>\"Alright, let's end this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the forest, Chiya, who was fleeing, suddenly heard this sentence. His expression changed abruptly, and he stopped, staring intently at the figure that suddenly appeared in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person was none other than Seimei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's you! You discovered me long ago?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the familiar face and those familiar eyes, Chiya gritted his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei chuckled softly and said, \"If I couldn't even discover your traces like this, then these eyes of mine would be useless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiding in place to conceal one's whereabouts and moving without being detected were two entirely different concepts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei had only chased for a short while before discovering the traces left by Chiya's main body through the Sharingan's powerful perception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't stopped him immediately only to ensure the battlefield was as far away from the previous location as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was about time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any further delay, and the other teams might encircle them. He had to finish the battle quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, there was another reason for choosing this location as the battlefield: there was a hidden spot nearby suitable for confinement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an underground space, seemingly created by someone using Earth Style ninjutsu during the last Great Ninja War. Seimei had accidentally discovered it while patrolling two days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't paid much attention to it at the time, but now it could be used to imprison this puppeteer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, before that, he still had to capture the opponent first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought, Seimei abruptly threw several shuriken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Chiya didn't dodge or evade. He snorted coldly, and with a slight flick of his fingers, two dark shadows darted out from the forest behind him, directly blocking his front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These shadows were none other than the spider puppet, missing three legs, and the humanoid puppet, left with only its head, torso, and one leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump, thump, thump~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shuriken hit the puppets, producing a series of dull sounds, failing to cause any damage to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately afterward, Chiya's counterattack came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His ten fingers moved rapidly, controlling the spider puppet to release a large number of hidden weapons while also manipulating the humanoid puppet to engage in close combat with Seimei, attempting to disrupt his movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Seimei wasn't easily disturbed. He dodged the incoming hidden weapons while wielding his short sword, blocking the attacks from the humanoid puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he even took advantage of a gap in the spider puppet's attack to rush towards Chiya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, Seimei had only been targeting the puppets before, but that was because he hadn't discovered Chiya's main body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the opponent had appeared before him, he naturally wouldn't stubbornly fight the puppets. Instead, like others, he chose to attack the puppeteer himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, although Chiya lacked combat experience, he had received formal puppeteer training and knew that he himself was the biggest weakness, so he had always been on guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Seimei's assault was unsuccessful, and his sword strike was blocked by the spider puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, but two tubes extended from the spider puppet's abdomen, spraying two streams of yellow-green poisonous mist towards Seimei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Seimei possessed the Sharingan and had already retreated vigilantly the moment those tubes appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the poisonous mist could spread, Seimei, relying on his memory, threw three kunai towards where Chiya was standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kunai pierced through the poisonous mist and attacked Chiya, but once again, they were blocked by the spider puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, before Chiya could breathe a sigh of relief, a \"sizzling\" sound suddenly came. He looked closely and saw three explosive tags fiercely burning behind the three deflected kunai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chiya was terrified. He retreated while controlling the spider puppet to shield him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom~ Boom~ Boom~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blinding flash of light appeared, followed by deafening explosions. Three crimson fireballs rose, instantly engulfing the spider puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, to Seimei's surprise, even after being hit by three explosive tags, the spider puppet didn't seem to have any major problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected, there's something special about it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mumbling to himself, Seimei leaped forward again, charging towards Chiya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Chiya immediately controlled the two puppets to intercept him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei used the same tactic, once again starting to dismantle the two puppets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a moment, the severely damaged humanoid puppet was disassembled into parts, completely immobilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, the spider puppet had another leg removed by Seimei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, Chiya naturally tried to resist, but it was futile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when hiding in the shadows earlier, he couldn't stop Seimei from dismantling the puppets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with his main body exposed and such a big weakness, he naturally couldn't stop him even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the spider puppet, in order to protect him, was already in tatters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Chiya, in desperation, resorted to his last resort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spider puppet, which was grappling with Seimei, suddenly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, accompanied by a \"click, clack, clack\" sound, it abruptly scattered into parts all over the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't parts, but rather spider puppets of varying sizes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chiya's ten fingers moved slightly, and the chakra threads he shot out split into two, then four, then eight...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, they connected to all the puppets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Seimei couldn't observe the chakra threads before because they were too thin, now he could faintly see them even without activating his Sharingan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So many chakra threads, can he, a mere Chunin, really control them all?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One had to know that Chiyo was already hailed as a top-notch puppeteer for controlling one puppet with a single finger. This...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei roughly counted the number of spider puppets. There were at least a hundred of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Controlling such a scale of puppets in battle, perhaps only Sasori, after transforming himself into a human puppet, could achieve that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei didn't believe this \"unknown person\" could do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'There must be something fishy going on here.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei pondered inwardly, unconsciously taking half a step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as soon as he retreated, it was like poking a hornet's nest. The spider puppets on the ground jumped up one after another, pouncing towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flash of cold light, Seimei swung his short sword, instantly splitting the spider puppet at the forefront in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, at that moment, alarm bells rang in his heart. His Sharingan spun rapidly, and everything in front of him seemed to slow down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, within the spider puppet that had been split in two, he saw a familiar piece of paper. It was undoubtedly an explosive tag, and it was still burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei cursed, his figure abruptly retreating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were just one explosive tag, it wouldn't be a big deal. But he was afraid that all those spider puppets contained explosive tags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once surrounded by them, with hundreds of explosive tags detonating simultaneously, Seimei didn't know how to defend against that without Susanoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, to be safe, it was better to retreat first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facts proved that his decision was correct. As soon as he left, two spider puppets jumped to the spot where he had just stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, along with the spider puppet he had split, three explosions sounded almost simultaneously. Raging flames instantly engulfed an area of several meters around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1203,"2026-06-06T03:30:41.618Z",1,"novelbin.me","74980813781c27c009368bfcb72af6ee21057f708db014fa690a6f45cc7a8329","grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-98","grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-96",1097,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrind-is-my-ninja-way-cover.jpg"]