Tatsuma suddenly appeared in front of a Sand Ninja, whose face showed a trace of horror. Tatsuma's own face also displayed signs of emotional turmoil.
However, at this moment, Tatsuma's mind was strangely clear. He hadn't completely lost his rationality. It was as if an angry person hadn't changed souls, but simply stopped suppressing their emotions.
Yet, Tatsuma's current state was more peculiar than ordinary anger. He couldn't regain control of his emotions, unable to easily take a deep breath and calm down.
However, his consciousness still controlled his body. Watching the emotional changes on the Sand Ninja's face, Tatsuma felt incredibly clear-headed, as if the whole world had slowed down.
Seeing the panicked hand movement of the Sand Ninja, Tatsuma also extended his own hands. His speed surpassed the Sand Ninja's by an unknown amount. When he grabbed the Sand Ninja's wrist, the Sand Ninja hadn't even reacted yet.
Staring at the hand of the Sand Ninja now in his grasp, Tatsuma's mind flashed with numerous connecting techniques. His restless emotions, his extreme anger, awaited the command from his dwindling rationality.
'I wonder how strong I'm right now...'
The thought had just arisen when Tatsuma's body reacted. He twisted the Sand Ninja's wrist, and under the force, the Sand Ninja instinctively half-turned.
Tatsuma's hands forcefully pressed down, completely disrupting the Sand Ninja's center of gravity and balance. Then, he flicked his hands to the right.
"Boom!"
Tatsuma didn't even feel like he exerted much strength, but the Sand Ninja was flung directly out, crashing into a large tree, and lying on the ground, still in a state of breathlessness.
This scene startled even the surrounding Hidden Sand Village Ninja. Even Tatsuma himself felt somewhat incredulous with how such a simple twist of his wrist proved enough to fling an adult male like a ragdoll despite him trying his best to hold his ground.
After all, in a deadlock, both opponents would concentrate intensely, making it impossible to easily lose their balance or open up their defenses.
However, when the disparity in strength is huge and with Tatsuma's martial arts knowledge from his previous life, his mind was filled with all kinds of techniques on how to manipulate and disturb the opponent's balance, and they were all flowing into his mind right now even though he hadn't trained in some of them such as judo and tai chi...
Tatsuma marveled at his current strength and how such simple actions resulted in a force strong enough to cause casualties. It's no wonder they say the most crucial aspect of combat is strength and speed and this principle was vividly demonstrated by Tatsuma at this moment.
However, despite their astonishment, the surrounding people were, after all, ninjas. After a moment of surprise, they quickly regained their composure and launched attacks towards Tatsuma, who was still standing in place.
Some threw ninja tools, and some formed seals to use Ninjutsu, but nobody dared to approach Tatsuma. His body was just too unpredictable. From the beginning until now, Tatsuma had been in constant combat, constantly sustaining injuries.
However, Tatsuma's strength and speed showed no signs of decline. On the contrary, he seemed to become more formidable with each battle. Even with numerous terrifying injuries, he remained undeterred.
Sensing the Chakra in the surrounding air, dense clusters of it appeared out of nowhere. Seeing Kunai and Shuriken continuously flying towards him, Tatsuma didn't hesitate. He continuously spun and rotated his body, trying his best to dodge the attacks.
"Thud, thud, thud~"
"Splish, splish~"
"Thud, thud, thud~"
Tatsuma managed to evade the majority of the attacks, but several streams of blood sprayed from his left arm, and a Kunai along with two Shuriken were lodged in his arm.
Gritting his teeth, Tatsuma pulled out the Kunai and Shuriken, swiftly throwing them back. At the same time, he continuously sought cover, while the red Chakra emanating from his body continually repaired his wounds.
Taking refuge behind a large rock, Tatsuma breathed heavily until there was a pause in the Sand Ninjas' attacks. He then decisively chose to leave his position and sprint towards the nearest Sand Ninja.
The Sand Ninja, who had been vigilant of Tatsuma's movements, saw Tatsuma appear in front of him and promptly thrust his Kunai. However, Tatsuma's current speed was simply too fast.
Raising his left hand to push down the Sand Ninja's right hand, Tatsuma's right hand had already pierced through the right side of the Sand Ninja's cheek. Twisting his body, he delivered a horizontal strike directly to the Sand Ninja's cheek.
"Crack, crack~"
Several consecutive sounds of bones breaking echoed. When Tatsuma disappeared once again with a Body Flicker, people finally saw that the right side of the Sand Ninja's face had completely deformed. His entire head tilted to the left, the bent angle instilling an inexplicable sense of fear in the depths of their hearts.
As Tatsuma reappeared after disappearing, he was now in front of a Sand Ninja Jonin, not Hoshi, but another Jonin from the Hidden Sand Village who had fought Inuzuka Makoto before Hoshi led his team to the scene.
The Jonin, upon seeing Tatsuma actively attacking him, became enraged. Considering Tatsuma's age, defeating a Chunin from the Hidden Sand Village with such agility was already remarkable.
But now, Tatsuma dared to challenge him, who didn't know his place?!
Unable to bear it, the Jonin was also known for his expertise in Taijutsu within the Sand Ninja village. Seeing Tatsuma approaching him, he didn't hesitate and charged directly at Tatsuma with a punch.
Observing the Jonin's fist technique, Tatsuma raised his hand to block, not only deflecting the punch but also maneuvering to the side of the Jonin. He grabbed the Jonin's left wrist with his left hand and positioned his right elbow to strike the Jonin's left elbow joint.
"Crack~"
"Ahh!!"
The Jonin's left arm underwent a strange twist as he unleashed a shiver-inducing scream while staring at his bent arm!
With his left arm disabled, the Jonin was both shocked and furious. Pulling back his injured left hand, he delivered a downward chop with his right hand. Compared to Tatsuma, who was much shorter, the instinctive choice for the Jonin to exert force smoothly was a downward chop from above.
However, this left his waist and abdomen completely exposed, utterly defenseless. Tatsuma seized the opportunity and advanced, intercepting with his elbow at the waist.
As he delivered a liver-bursting elbow strike to the Hidden Sand Village Jonin, the Jonin's downward chop also landed on Tatsuma's back. Under normal circumstances, this punch alone could render Tatsuma powerless to resist, perhaps even preventing him from standing up for the rest of his life.
But now, Tatsuma only felt a slight pain in his back, without any other negative sensations. He straightened up, noticing the Jonin's instability due to the blow to his liver. Tatsuma swiftly maneuvered his leg around and positioned himself behind the Jonin.
With a simple leg trip, Tatsuma directly threw the Jonin down.
If Tatsuma were of adult height, he could have chosen to use a hip throw. However, due to his height, if he were to use a hip throw on this Jonin, he would only be able to throw him by leveraging against the Jonin's waist.
Obviously, this would require more effort, so using a leg trip was much more practical
As the Jonin fell, completely losing his balance, Tatsuma was about to finish him off when he noticed some activity coming from Hoshi's direction.
Lowering himself, Tatsuma grabbed the Jonin by the back of his neck and belt, then hurled him in the direction of Hoshi.
"Splish, splish, splish~"
Countless Senbon needles pierced the Jonin's body as Tatsuma took advantage of the distraction to make his escape, sprinting towards another Hidden Sand Village Chunin.
Meanwhile, seeing that he had "accidentally" killed his comrade, Hoshi could only express his unrestrained rage by shouting, "You bastard!!!"
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