Mieko faced a tricky opponent as well. Her Opponent was Ishimaru Hoshi, a chunin with Water affinity.
On flickering in front of him, Mieko immediately launched a Fireball jutsu. However, Hoshi easily dodged her and used Water Release : Wild Bubble Wave jutsu!
He spat out a large volume of foam-like bubbles. They rushed towards Mieko, who flickered out of the way. The bubbles covered that part of the ground and made it very slippery.
Mieko tried flickering behind him, however, he once again spat another Wild Bubble Wave jutsu at her, forcing her to dodge.
She tried attacking him twice more, just to be countered the same way. She frowned and flickered again and used another Fireball jutsu from mid-range.
Hoshi once again made hand signs and used the same jutsu! On clashing, his jutsu overpowered Mieko's and doused the fire. By now, all the ground around him in a 30-meter radius was filled with bubbles. It was very slippery!
Mieko noticed this as well and frowned. She analyzed, 'He is trying to make a battlefield more favorable for him. And his chakra is higher than mine, so he can use a lot more ninjutsu than me. I need to end this quickly.'
Mieko kept her distance and attacked with shurikens. Hoshi used another bubble jutsus, but this time using way less chakra and producing a very small volume of bubbles. However, they were adequate to block her shurikens. At the same time, they spread out the slippery field even more.
Mieko kept attacking with shurikens, kunais and explosion tags. At times she even used Fire or Earth release jutsus. However, Hoshi kept neutralizing her weapons and Fire jutsus with bubbles. As for Earth jutsus, he used to just slide out of the wave!
Mieko kept her Sharingan active the whole time to cast a Genjutsu on him. However, Hoshi never looked into her eyes. Hoshi then used Hidden Mist jutsu to block any attempts to cast Genjutsu on him.
Mieko frowned. Her Sharingan couldn't see through the mist. She kept attacking from a range but produced no good result. The stalemate continued in this manner.
Inuzuka Hotaka was the only one who was at a disadvantage. He hadn't learnt any nature manipulation, while his opponent, Mimasuya Doi, was quite good with his Water Release. He kept his distance and kept attacking Hotaka with Water bullets from a distance.
While he hung on, both he and his dog had taken a lot of minor injuries. However, he gritted his teeth and kept fighting. He didn't want to be the one to lose when even kids less than half his age weren't being defeated!
Seeing that he couldn't defeat his opponent in a short time, Mimasuya Doi used Hidden Mist jutsu. This was a common escape tactic among Kiri ninjas. They would cover the battlefield with mist and could decide whether to escape or assassinate their enemies!
Hotaka used his strong sense of smell to keep a track of his opponent and kept fighting. However, the mist kept spreading throughout the battlefield!
Unlike others, Renjiro was overbearing. On flickering, he immediately attacked Kazuki with his full strength. Kazuki barely managed to hang on to his life. He used Water jutsus to counter Renjiro's Water jutsus and used Lightning jutsus to counter his Earth jutsus. His entire focus was on stalling Renjiro until one of his subordinates managed to defeat their opponent and allow them to flee. However, it was just a matter of time before he fell to Renjiro if others didn't find a breakthrough.
Renjiro's clone, on the other hand, was at a disadvantage. He couldn't risk getting hit by anything. So he kept his distance and blocked any attack by his opponent. His opponent, Mimasuya Junji, kept trying to disengage and hit the chunins, but Renjiro's clone kept blocking him. He tried using Hidden Mist jutsu, but Renjiro dispersed it every time.
In this way, the clash entered a deadlock. Both sides knew that only one ninja would have to claim victory in order to turn the tides. However, the Kiri ninjas were under more pressure due to them being in Konoha's territory.
The stalemate continued until the Hidden Mist jutsu used by Mimasuya Doi spread to other battles. The Kiri ninja sighed in relief on seeing it. They would finally be able to escape.
However, it wasn't easy. Fujin and Renjiro easily dispersed it and kept up their attack. They gave no chance to their opponents to take advantage of the Mist.
The breakthrough that both sides were waiting for came in the fight between Mieko and Hoshi! They kept fighting till Mieko noticed that there was another ninja casting Hidden Mist jutsu as well. She realized, 'They are planning to use Hidden Mist jutsu to cover their escape!'
She gritted her teeth and made a few hand signs. She jumped into the slippery field to confront her opponent. On entering the mist, her leg slipped and she fell down. Hoshi heard it and an evil grin appeared on his face. He quickly moved towards her, 'Today an Uchiha genius will die at my hands!'
Mieko got up while maintaining her hand signs. She analyzed, 'He should have heard that fall. Now I only have to wait for him to come to me!'
Hoshi silently slid through the ground. He made almost no noise. He moved around Mieko to hit her from behind. Despite the hidden mist jutsu, he wouldn't underestimate her Sharingan.
Mieko didn't sense or hear him at all. However, when Hoshi was around 5 meters behind her, she felt that she was about to be hit in the back. Constant spars with Fujin and Renjiro had made her very sensitive to sneak attacks! She immediately used her jutsu.
'Fire Release : Hellfire Clap jutsu'
A ring of Fire appeared instantly around Mieko. Hoshi felt the heat and became alert. He thought, 'What is this bitch doing?'
He immediately decided to retreat and attack again later. However before his legs could move, the fire expanded in all directions! It expanded for 10 meters, catching Hoshi!
The fire was very hot! Without any defenses, Hoshi was burned instantly! He yelled loudly. The Fire burnt all his skin and his organs as well. He tried making a hand sign to survive but fell midway. His insides had been cooked and his skin had been burnt!
The jutsu burnt all the grass and even soil in a 10 meter radius. Even the mist there was dispersed. Mieko's Sharingan saw as Hoshi was burnt alive with no way to resist. His burnt body fell on the burnt soil.
Mieko took deep breaths. The jutsu used up a lot of her chakra. However, she smiled. The breakthrough that everyone was looking for was provided by her to Konoha.