Following Zixiao's order, the three of them quickly left the empty space, hid in the dark, began to set traps and think about countermeasures.

The teleportation technique he used just now was so fast. If he could maintain this speed for a long time, it would be a luxury to even approach him, let alone snatch the bell... Duke started to think about strategies.

Judging from the instant body skills displayed by the enemy, close physical skills will be crushed, and the use of ninjutsu will be easily avoided, which will only waste chakra. As for illusions, Hong is good at it, but the opponent is an experienced jonin. Unless it is a powerful eye technique of Uchiha, but there is no Uchiha clan in the team... It's really difficult.

"As expected of a jonin, a single instant body jutsu has left me helpless. We must find a way to restrict his movements. How can we do that? Traps... that's the only thing we can try."

"You have done a great job concealing your aura and hiding, and have reached the level of a Genin." Zixiao closed his eyes and felt the chakra fluctuations coming from the jungle, and was very satisfied. He has a solid foundation and a good mind. As a ninja rookie, he knows how to hide and set traps when facing a strong enemy, which is precious. Many noisy little ghosts choose to fight hard at the first opportunity, and these people die the fastest on the battlefield.

"But just waiting won't accomplish the mission. And facing a jonin, separating will only lead to death!"

Zixiao strode towards Hong's hiding place, ready to fight quickly and defeat them one by one.

"Ice Release: Blizzard!"

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No, this isn't Wind Escape! Zixiao quickly used the Shadow Clone Technique to move his body away from the spot. With years of experience, he could tell at a glance that there was something strange about this technique.

"It's useless. Your water-attribute chakra has no property change or form change. It can't hurt me."

The two clones jumped up from the splashing water of the water dragon, waving water whips and wrapping Zixiao like a dumpling.

"Really? That's terrifying!" Zixiao praised again: "Compared to your peers, you are so outstanding."

"Teacher, you are too careless."

"To be honest, I am very satisfied with your attainments in water escape." Zixiao wiped the water off his face and praised: "Xia Shu is more suitable to be your teacher than me."

"Wind Style: Wind Blade!"

Zixiao dodged the fireball and stood on a branch. He saw Asuma and Hong running away side by side and did not chase them. If he wanted, he could eliminate the two in an instant, but that was not what he wanted. The bell was just a cover. It didn't matter whether they got it or not, because no one would be eliminated. The idea of ​​returning to school and rereading was to let the three of them show their true level under pressure, and by the way, let them know how real ninjas should fight.

Duke formed a seal with one hand, and his body emanated a chill. His limbs, hair, and face were covered with a layer of frost. His rosy lips glowed blue, like a corpse in a freezer.

"Uncle Zixiao is too fast. Even if the three of us get together, we can't change anything." Duke formed a seal and mobilized the chakra in his body, creating two shadow clones that formed a triangle and surrounded Zixiao in the middle.

Over the past two years, Duke has become more and more proficient in the Water Dragon Bullet Technique. Apart from the complicated hand seals that are too time-consuming, this ninjutsu is perfect, with great destructive power and impact.

"The teacher is so strong. He saw through the trap I set at one glance." Hong was worried. It was too difficult to grab the bell.

"It was so dangerous. I almost died. You really had the heart to do that!" Zi Xiao stepped hard on the ice, leaving several cracks. The ice was very thick. If he was hit head-on by the ice escape just now, he would have died. Even if he was hit by the aftermath, he would probably be in danger.

"Illusion: Falling Cherry Blossoms..."

"This is... Ice Escape!?" Zixiao leaped several meters and dodged far away. In just one night, he was already proficient in using Ice Escape? This can't be described as a genius...

Duke's real body quickly formed seals with both hands, and with the help of the two shadow clones delaying him, he successfully formed seals and launched a ninjutsu.

Duke clasped his hands together and took a deep breath, his chest swelling like a blower.

"Is this a taijutsu you created yourself? I've never seen you use it before."

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

"Ice Escape: Low Temperature!"

"Asuma, thank you!" Hong said gratefully after hiding.

It's a shadow clone! When did they seal it? The two panicked clones were torn into pieces by Zixiao who jumped out of the water and disappeared into smoke.

There's a chance! The two shadow clones approached closely, and their fists swung rapidly, making a bang, using Gabumon's signature move - the machine gun combo punch. With the help of the clone's ability, the machine gun combo punch covered a larger area. Zixiao dodged the fists waving in the air with interest, occasionally stretching out his hands to block.

The high-concentration fireball, with rolling heat waves, swelled against the wind and turned into a huge fireball in the air. With the cover of the fire wave, Asuma jumped to Hong's side, grabbed her and ran away quickly. The two knew that they could only outsmart the jonin and face them head-on, which would only lead to their own destruction. That was not bravery, but recklessness.

"Water Style: Water Whip!" The two shadow clones were not idle either, and they threw out four water whips with condensed chakra in their hands, rolling towards Zixiao in mid-air. Zixiao, who came from a gymnastics family, completed two and a half turns in the air and a leap, then stepped on the water dragon and jumped into the air. The water dragon came forward, opened its mouth wide and waited for Minato to fall into its mouth.

The running water dragon leaped up, roared in the sky, leaned down, opened its mouth wide, and wanted to swallow Zixiao in one gulp. The sharp teeth transformed by the water flow made a hissing sound in the air, and no one dared to doubt its destructive power. Zixiao didn't dare to take it head-on, and jumped on the back of the water dragon. With high-speed and agile physical skills, he flipped over and over on the back of the water dragon. The water dragon roared continuously, but there was nothing he could do.

"My wind escape technique is also very good, have you forgotten?" Seeing Zixiao was soaked all over, Duke smiled, thinking that all the efforts I made in the series of ninjutsu were not in vain.

In the middle of the stream, Duke and Zixiao stood opposite each other. Duke said nothing and threw shurikens with both hands at high speed. Zixiao dodged and asked, "Aren't you going to find your companions? I won't show mercy this time. You have no chance alone."

"Well, with the teacher's speed, if we get serious, we won't be able to fight back, and it's simply nonsense to grab the bell. The difference in quality cannot be made up by quantity."

Duke opened his mouth and spit out a hurricane. The strong wind brought snowflakes, and the temperature dropped sharply wherever it passed. Soon a large section of the river surface was frozen into ice. This is a combination of the Ice Release Bloodline and the Articuno's special move. It is a new ninjutsu produced by the compatibility of the abilities of the two worlds. It has extremely strong destructive power and will cause irreversible and disabling damage to the human body.

"Isn't this exactly what the teacher wants? To show us our strength."

"It's a pity that I don't know Thunder Escape, otherwise it would be very exciting to use it with the Water Whip." The two clones said regretfully.

"Mizunotsuki's bloodline is truly terrifying!" Zixiao jumped far away, shook off the broken ice on his body, and said solemnly: "It seems that you are indeed determined to kill me. In this case, I have to be serious. I didn't bring a sword today, so I can only use physical skills. It's really a mistake."

"Haha! It's nothing. Aren't we teammates?" Asuma scratched his head and grinned.

Dozens of shuriken flew out of the bushes, but Zixiao dodged them easily. Hong knew she was not strong enough, so she quickly retreated. The trap she set up did not work, and she was soon caught up by Zixiao. With no way to avoid it, Hong clenched the kunai in her hand and planned to give it a try.

Zixiao was not afraid of danger. He condensed a wind blade made of strong winds with one hand, and tore the entire water dragon into pieces the next second after it touched the dragon's head.

"Then teacher, please try my wind escape technique!"

"Seeing through?" Zi Xiao stroked his chin and said, "You are still so smart. I just hate this about you. It would be better if you were a little dumber. I have never felt any sense of accomplishment."

"If that's the case, why don't you surrender?" Zixiao asked puzzledly.

"We are indeed very strong, just the two of us... But where is Duke?" Asuma wanted to say that if the three of them worked together, they might still have a chance, but suddenly realized that there was one person missing from the three-person team.

"Ice Release: Freezing Fist!"

Unless it was a fatal attack, Duke rarely dodged, swinging his fists and feet to attack Zixiao continuously. Even if he was wounded by the kunai, the blood would quickly coagulate, and the situation seemed to be developing in Duke's favor.

Facing Duke rushing towards him, Zixiao no longer held back and took out his kunai to fight Duke. Every time the two collided, the moisture on Zixiao's clothes would be frozen by the cold air, which affected his movements and gradually slowed down.

The fist wind was chilling, and after Zixiao dodged, the fist slammed hard on the ice, causing large icicles and ice flowers to explode. It was unimaginable whether a fragile human body could withstand such a strong penetrating cold if it was hit. Zixiao estimated that if he did not defend himself, as long as he was hit, all the blood in his body would freeze into ice slag within a second.

"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

"When you are on a mission, I am your team leader. This is the only relationship we have. You can call me captain or teacher Zixiao." Yutarai Zixiao corrected.

Not far away, Asuma saw Hong in danger and quickly jumped out to cover her, using the representative ninjutsu of Konoha Ninja, which is also the favorite of Uchiha clan. The power of the Great Fireball Technique depends on the chakra strength of the caster. Although it is only a C-level ninjutsu, it still has the destructive power comparable to A-level ninjutsu in the hands of a strong ninja. It's just that the record in the original work is rather embarrassing. It's okay to bully weak opponents, but when encountering strong opponents, it is easily resolved.

"Bang!"

Duke was facing a formidable enemy and formed seals with both hands at a rapid speed. His speed in forming seals was remarkable compared to that of ordinary ninjas. Unfortunately, facing Zixiao, who was proficient in wind and body ninjutsu, there was no difference between forming one seal per second and forming ten seals per second. He only saw a black shadow flash by, felt a numbness at the back of his neck, and then passed out.

"That was a close call, I almost couldn't cover it!" Zixiao supported the unconscious Duke and shuddered.

A moment later, Duke opened his eyes, holding his aching neck. Next to him, Zixiao and the other two were sitting together chatting. Asuma and Hong both had excited smiles on their faces.

"Are all jonin so fast? That golden flash should be reaching the sky soon... However, the back of the neck is very dangerous, I might have died just now." Duke rubbed the back of his neck, and a green light emerged from his palm as he treated the wound left by the kunai on his body.

(End of this chapter)