Chapter 172: Like a Hell Thrust

Troy quickly pulled a specially-made square shuriken from his ninja tool pouch and infused it with Magnet Release chakra.

Under the control of his Magnet Release chakra, Troy merely waved his hand lightly, and the shuriken shot toward Kakashi like a rain of arrows.

Unlike other Magnet Release users, Troy had developed his Magnet Release into a control technique: he could inject unique Magnet Release chakra into shuriken, and whoever touched them would be magnetized and immobilized under his control.

Although Kakashi had not touched them with his hands, the weapons were magnetized and the effect transmitted directly to his body, just as if he had touched them.

With this masterful control ability, Troy had killed many jonin—anyone unaware of his ability would easily fall victim.

"Teacher Muyue, his shuriken are strange—don't block them with your weapons." Kakashi, seeing the bizarre shuriken coming again, quickly warned, worried that Muyue might also be caught.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Nail Crimson!"

Muyue spat out a large burst of flame and swiftly threw out numerous shuriken; the shuriken, burning with intense fire, were like small fireballs with blades, carrying extraordinary power.

Boom!!

All of Troy's incoming shuriken were instantly blocked, and many small fireballs continued hurtling toward Troy and Gang Ximei.

The two immediately dodged sideways to avoid the fireball attacks.

"What a powerful Fire Release." Troy was surprised that all his Magnet Release shuriken had been intercepted.

His Magnet Release shuriken had two uses: one was pure control, which consumed less chakra; the other was strengthening the shuriken's power at greater chakra cost—he had just used the second type.

"I'll engage in close combat; you look for an opening." Gang Ximei said with a resolute look, drawing the longsword from her back.

Muyue seemed like a ninja especially skilled in ninjutsu, so Gang Ximei planned to find opportunities through close-quarters combat.

The Cloud ninja specialized in Lightning Release nintaijutsu; while a Hokage might not know Fire Release, the Cloud ninja of the Land of Lightning generally all mastered some Lightning Release nintaijutsu.

"I'll provide support in time." Troy pulled out more square shuriken, which floated around him under the control of Magnet Release chakra, ready to fire at any moment.

Gang Ximei burst chakra from her feet, using the Body Flicker Technique to dash toward Muyue at extreme speed.

Seeing the enemy try to engage Muyue in taijutsu, Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief—Muyue was no one-track ninja; though his ninjutsu was strong, his taijutsu was no slouch either.

As she closed in, Gang Ximei immediately infused her longsword with a large amount of Lightning Release chakra, enveloping the blade in blue electrical light that crackled incessantly.

"Want to compete in nintaijutsu? I know a little too." Muyue chuckled, silently switching his breathing technique from Rock Breathing to Thunder Breathing.

"Thunder Breathing, Total Concentration Breathing, Lightning Release: Finger Gun!"

Brilliant electrical light burst from Muyue's hand, and with Total Concentration Breathing, his aura suddenly became terrifying.

Facing the incoming sword, Muyue chose to stretch out a finger from his right hand and poke.

On one side was a sword wreathed in lightning; on the other, a finger empowered by thunder.

Zzzt!

A huge electrical noise exploded, and intense blue light flashed between them, dispelling some of the surrounding darkness.

Clang!

The longsword wrapped in dazzling lightning snapped in an instant, and the immense force sent Gang Ximei flying backward, smashing heavily through several large trees before stopping.

Gang Ximei's eyes were filled with incredible surprise—she couldn't believe her proud nintaijutsu had been crushed like this.

Muyue's finger breaking the sword made Gang Ximei involuntarily think of their Cloud Village's Third Raikage; the Third Raikage had a special move called Hell Stab, also a finger-used nintaijutsu, and when using only one finger, it was called the strongest spear—a terrifying nintaijutsu that even tailed beasts couldn't withstand.

"Impossible, how could a Leaf ninja master Hell Stab? If it were One-Finger Thrust, I would already be dead." Gang Ximei, coughing up a mouthful of blood, comforted herself inwardly.

Not even the Third Raikage's own child had mastered that terrifyingly powerful nintaijutsu.

While Gang Ximei attacked, Troy hadn't been idle; he manipulated his shuriken to stab at Muyue from the other three sides, coordinating with the frontal attack from Gang Ximei for an all-directional assault.

However, Troy hadn't expected Gang Ximei to be routed so quickly, almost instantly being knocked flying.

What surprised Troy even more was the speed Muyue displayed next; Muyue dodged all the shuriken at a speed Troy couldn't even see, and his shuriken didn't even touch Muyue's clothes.

"So strong! So fast!" Even Kakashi, who could only watch, couldn't help exclaiming.

He had been a bit worried when he saw Muyue using his finger to directly clash with the enemy's sword instead of using his super speed to dodge, but Muyue's taijutsu was even stronger than he had thought!

Just now, Kakashi couldn't even see Muyue's movement speed; he only felt Muyue shift many times in an instant, perfectly evading every attack.

After exclaiming, Kakashi was confused—how could a ninja of Muyue's caliber be a teacher at the Ninja Academy? Did the Academy really need such a strong teacher? Wasn't it just teaching basic taijutsu and the Three Basic Techniques?

Comparing like this may seem somewhat heartless, but Mu Yue's displayed strength can thrash his previous instructor.

"Haha, it seems your companion is no match for Teacher Mu Yue at all." Obito laughed loudly upon noticing the commotion from Mu Yue's side.

"It's still too early to say that." Although Luo Kebi also felt something was off, he still chose to trust Teluoyi.

In order to quickly finish off Obito and go help Teluoyi, Luo Kebi deliberately revealed a flaw, letting Obito push him back step by step, waiting for Obito to rush in recklessly before striking him down in one blow.

"Teacher Mu Yue, I'll come help you soon." Obito felt he was about to finish off the enemy in front of him.

"Don't get carried away. The one in front of you is not a teammate sparring with you, but an enemy who wants to kill you." Kakashi couldn't help but remind him.

"Damn it, Kakashi, you can't even move yourself but still try to boss me around." Although Obito cursed under his breath, he indeed followed Kakashi's advice, becoming much more conservative in his attacks.

He didn't want to make a mistake and lose face at such an important moment. When this was over, he would definitely mock Kakashi thoroughly.

"Gang Ximei, do your best to interfere with him." Teluoyi gave the order with a serious expression, then took out a scroll and summoned two giant shuriken over a meter long.

He was about to use his trump card, but because of the speed Mu Yue had just displayed, Teluoyi worried he might not hit her.

Teluoyi first used Magnet Release chakra to magnetize the giant shuriken, then infused a large amount of Lightning Release chakra into it, thus creating a high-speed spinning giant Lightning Release shuriken.

Let's sleep, that's it for today.