Chapter 100
<span style="font-weight:400">As Hui strolled through the streets of Uzushio Vige, he observed his surroundings with curiosity. Apanying him was Uzumaki Mina, the Uzumaki n princess.
<span style="font-weight:400">The meeting with Uzumaki Suihei had ended, and now Uzushio and the Konoha Anbu were working together to identify which viges the Anbu operatives in the Land of Whirlpools were from and what their true objectives were.
<span style="font-weight:400">There was no need for Hui to personally handle such matters, so he left it to his subordinates.
<span style="font-weight:400">Feeling a bit bored, Hui decided to explore Uzushio Vige.
<span style="font-weight:400">As for why Uzumaki Mina, the n''s princess, was his guide, it was partly due to Hui''s status, and partly because Mina herself was quite intrigued by him.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Would you like to try this ce, Hui-kun? They serve excellent chicken here," Mina suggested with a smile, noticing Hui''s gaze linger on a small restaurant.
<span style="font-weight:400">Her eyes sparkled with curiosity as she nced at the young man beside her, who was two or three years yunger than her. Though Hui appeared harmless, Mina knew of him well.
<span style="font-weight:400">It wasn’t just that Hui had earned a fearsome reputation across the ninja world, known as the Konoha''s Ghost.
<span style="font-weight:400">Mina had also heard about him through her correspondence with Uzumaki Mito, her aunt. Mito often praised Hui, further piquing Mina’s interest. She had been curious about him for some time now.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Sure, let’s give it a try," Hui agreed, deciding to see if the chicken was as good as advertised. If it was, he thought, he could bring Tsunade here sometime—after all, she loved chicken.
<span style="font-weight:400">They exchanged casual conversation as they entered the small restaurant. After ordering a dish of chicken, Hui found the vor to be quite good—definitely worth rmending to Tsunade.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Hui-kun, it’s impressive that someone so young has already made such a name for himself in the ninja world," Mina said suddenly, ncing at Hui after they had finished eating.
<span style="font-weight:400">She found it hard to reconcile the seemingly gentle boy before her with the legendary Konoha''s Ghost who had terrified so many.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Not at all, there’s still much for me to learn," Hui replied modestly.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I wonder… could I see a demonstration of your strength? I''m just really curious. If you''re notfortable with it, please forget I asked," Mina said, hesitating as she voiced her request.
<span style="font-weight:400">She had long been curious about Hui''s abilities and wanted to witness firsthand the power that had struck fear into the hearts of so many.
<span style="font-weight:400">Hui paused, then smiled. "Of course, I don’t mind. In fact, I’ve been wanting to see Uzumaki n’s sealing techniques for quite some time."
<span style="font-weight:400">He agreed readily. He had been looking for an opportunity to observe the Uzumaki n’s famous sealing techniques, and now Mina had provided him with the perfect chance.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Great! Please, follow me to the training ground," Mina said, leading the way.
<span style="font-weight:400">The Uzumaki n’s training grounds were simr to those in Konoha. However, the area seemed rather quiet, with no one else present when Hui and Mina arrived.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Shall we begin?" Hui asked, standing in the center of the training ground and inviting Mina to make the first move.
<span style="font-weight:400">Mina didn’t hesitate. After all, she was facing a Kage-level shinobi and couldn’t afford to hold back. Swiftly forming hand seals, she sent several wind des flying toward Hui.
<span style="font-weight:400">It was a wind release jutsu, not a sealing technique. Though the Uzumaki n specialized in sealing, it didn’t mean that all their members only used seals.
<span style="font-weight:400">Seeing the iing wind des, Hui casually responded with his own wind release jutsu, sending stronger wind des to counter hers. His des quickly shattered Mina’s, continuing forward toward her.
<span style="font-weight:400">Mina deftly evaded the attack, moving swiftly as she closed the distance between them. It seemed she intended to engage in closebat.
<span style="font-weight:400">Truth be told, closebat wasn’t always favorable for female shinobi, as they often had a physical disadvantagepared to their male counterparts.
<span style="font-weight:400">Hui, at just fifteen, was already taller and more physically imposing than seventeen-year-old Mina. Not to mention, Hui’s body had been thoroughly enhanced, with strength, speed, and reflexes that far surpassed ordinary humans.
<span style="font-weight:400">As soon as they shed, Mina immediately felt the terrifying power behind Hui’s movements. Her expression changed, realizing she couldn’t afford to waste time in a prolonged fight. She quickly activated her true specialty.
<span style="font-weight:400">It was a sealing technique. As she leapt back, Mina formed a series of rapid hand seals, and Hui suddenly felt a strange force locking his body in ce.
<span style="font-weight:400">ncing down, he noticed sealing marks had appeared on the ground beneath him.
<span style="font-weight:400">He hadn’t seen how the seals were ced, but the force was weak. With a simple exertion of strength, Hui broke free of the binding, shattering Mina’s seal.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Interesting!" Hui’s eyes lit up. Even though he had broken free with ease, the seal itself intrigued him.
<span style="font-weight:400">Mina was shocked.
<span style="font-weight:400">Her binding seal, though not incredibly powerful, should have been enough to restrain most jōnin for at least a few seconds. Yet Hui had shaken it off instantly, further proving his overwhelming strength.
<span style="font-weight:400">"What’s this seal called?" Hui asked, clearly fascinated.
<span style="font-weight:400">"It’s called the Binding Seal. It restricts the movement of anyone caught within its range," Mina exined, before forming more hand seals tounch another jutsu.
<span style="font-weight:400">Hui responded in kind, casting his own jutsu.
<span style="font-weight:400">However, the ninjutsu was merely a distraction. Mina’s true aim was to use the opportunity to prepare her next sealing technique. Hui sensed what she was doing but chose not to interfere.
<span style="font-weight:400">He was more than happy for Mina to continue using sealing techniques against him—after all, that was exactly what he wanted to observe. However, it seemed that her seals required specific conditions to be used, as she wasn’t casting them freely.
<span style="font-weight:400">After their ninjutsu shed, Mina rushed forward again, aiming a punch at Hui. But just as her fist was about to make contact, she switched to an open palm, grabbing hold of Hui’s arm.
<span style="font-weight:400">As soon as her hand made contact, sealing marks rapidly spread from her palm, covering Hui’s entire arm in moments. He felt a strange force sealing the chakra in his arm, preventing him from channeling it.
<span style="font-weight:400">However, Hui’s physical strength was exceptional. With a quick shake of his arm, he dislodged Mina’s grip, breaking free of the seal.
<span style="font-weight:400">He raised his arm and could feel the odd energy from the seal weakening, and it would soon dissipatepletely.
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