Since there was a possibility that Misaka Mikoto could become his follower, it wouldn't hurt to be a bit "more enthusiastic" toward the girl.
Uchiha Fucheng changed his previous cold attitude.
After all, he had finally found a follower recognized by the system, and the most urgent thing for him now was to increase the follower's approval rating.
Perhaps when the value reached one hundred percent, he would be able to use the reward.
Uchiha Fucheng casually sealed the heads of the Sand NinjaChunin and the Puppet Master into a scroll.
He spoke to Misaka Mikoto in a gentle tone, "How did you few Chunin and Genin end up operating alone on the battlefield?"
Misaka Mikoto's eyes dimmed a little.
She pointed to the side of the road, where the bodies of two KonohaGenin lay, their blood still not yet dry.
She said sadly, "We had four Chunin squads escorting supplies, but we encountered a Sand Ninja ambush halfway. I and a few Genin ran with the supply wagons, and as a result, we got separated from the main force."
"Just now in this forest, we accidentally encountered a Sand NinjaPuppet Master and that masked Chunin."
"We were first attacked by his puppet, which killed two people with poison needles, and I, along with the remaining three Genin, are the only survivors left."
As she spoke, Uchiha Hezi, who had just retreated, returned with two civilian Genin, having retrieved the supply wagons that had run off in a panic.
Looking at the miserably dead Sand Ninjas nearby, Hezi appeared exceptionally excited, "Lord Fucheng, I am the Second Elder's granddaughter! My name is Uchiha Hezi. We would have been dead for sure this time if not for you, Lord Fucheng."
The girl, her face flushed red, was staring with a pair of single-tomoe Sharingan, enthusiastically telling Uchiha Fucheng the sequence of events.
Uchiha Hezi had the look of someone who had just survived a disaster.
Her single-tomoe Sharingan had been scared out of her by this life-or-death experience.
Uchiha Fucheng encouraged her, "You're not bad yourself. A twelve-year-old girl who can awaken the Sharingan will be able to become a Chunin very soon."
Hezi lowered her head slightly, "It was all because my companions protected me, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to awaken my eyes."
Following Hezi's gaze, Uchiha Fucheng saw the body of a Genin lying on their back by the roadside.
That posture, along with the green wound on the arm, seemed to be the stance of someone who had blocked a poisoned Kunai for someone else.
Hezi murmured, "This toxin, which the Sand Ninjas call [Chiyo's Poison], is too strong; the antidote we brought doesn't work."
Uchiha Fucheng sighed inwardly, "Regardless, they are only twelve-year-old children. War is just too cruel for these kids who haven't fully grown up yet!"
As a former wild small mine owner from Earth who made his fortune by "relying on many brothers and big fists," Uchiha Fucheng admitted that he wasn't exactly a "good person."
He was just ruthless enough, bold enough, and still had a bottom line of morality that his brothers praised.
But compared to these people in the Ninja world, he could already be considered a "white lotus" with very upright values.
At his age of fifteen or sixteen, in his fused memories, he had killed at least hundreds of people with his own hands.
What kind of concept was this? Even the most perverted serial killers on Earth might not be able to kill hundreds of people.
No wonder there were few cases of Uchiha ClanNinjas on the battlefield who didn't awaken their eyes.
The mental trauma on the battlefield was simply too great.
Although Uchiha Fucheng was not their Jonin captain, as the only Jonin combatant present, he quickly arranged follow-up tasks for them.
"Clean up the scene as quickly as possible and withdraw the supplies to the southwest. The main force of reinforcements is rushing here from the southwest."
After arranging for them to retreat, Uchiha Fucheng intended to return to the battlefield first.
Perhaps with his increased strength, it would be safer to rendezvous with Uchiha Yashiro and the others.
But Misaka Mikoto, who had just left, encountered even bigger trouble before she had gone very far!
...
This time, it was Uchiha Hezi who was the first to be alert. Under the detailed observation of her Sharingan, she keenly discovered that there was a special anomaly under the sand by the roadside.
"Watch out, there's an ambush! Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Uchiha Hezi knew that her Fire Release wasn't very powerful.
But she wasn't trying to hurt anyone; she just thought that Uchiha Fucheng hadn't gone far, and she wanted to use a louder Fire Release to alert Uchiha Fucheng that there was a sudden enemy situation here.
The enemy under the sand, as expected, jumped directly out of the sand under the attack of the Fire Release.
It was as if he had just been freely swimming underground.
"A Ninja from the Land of Fire, to actually be able to discover me, you are quite good."
A Ninja wearing a Sand Ninja headband showed no nervousness at being discovered; instead, he swaggered out from his underground concealment.
The previous Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique was like a small firework set off beside him, posing no threat to him at all.
The mysterious Ninja was not only masked but also wore goggles characteristic of the Land of Rain.
The main point was that his equipment was strange, and his style was a mix-and-match.
If it weren't for the stone defense hanging on him, which clearly showed traces of Earth Release, he didn't look like a normal Ninja at all.
Uchiha Hezi's Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique had only charred a small part of the opponent's Earth Release defense.
The opponent was strong!
Misaka Mikoto knew that Uchiha Fucheng was not far away, and if he heard the commotion, he would definitely come back to support them.
Therefore, her mindset was much more stable than when she encountered the Puppet Master earlier.
Looking at this mysterious Ninja hiding his identity, Misaka Mikoto just carefully protected the few Genin around her.
She wanted to use stall tactics to wait for reinforcements.
The opponent could clearly sense Misaka Mikoto's intention, but just sneered indifferently.
The enemy said coldly, "The Sand Ninja battle ahead hasn't ended yet, so what kind of expert would come to help you? Why not just quietly enjoy death and enjoy the art of explosion?"
In Misaka Mikoto's view, this mysterious Ninja wearing a Sand Ninja headband and Land of Rain goggles was suspicious from head to toe.
Whether it was the underground concealment or the Earth ReleaseNinjutsu on his body that could defend against the Great Fireball, it reminded Misaka Mikoto of one Ninja village.
Iwagakure.
Especially the Ninjutsu the opponent used to hide underground, which was very similar to Iwagakure's signature Ninjutsu, "Earth Release: Subterranean Voyage."
The mysterious Ninja seemed very confident.
He was very proud of his strength, and even in terms of disguise, he was very sloppy.
Perhaps in that person's view, as long as he killed everyone, it didn't matter if his disguise was successful or not.
Before Misaka Mikoto could continue analyzing, this enemy Ninja appeared directly in front of her with a Body Flicker Technique.
The fist the opponent swung also carried the sound of fiery explosions.
"I can't block it!"
Misaka Mikoto was shocked.
Instantly stimulating her body with lightning, Misaka Mikoto dodged rapidly to the left.
The flaming fist, which Misaka Mikoto barely dodged, smashed the ground beneath her into a deep pit with a diameter of three or four meters.
"Explosion Release: Landmine Fist"
Boom! Rumble!
The continuous explosive roar and shockwave blew Misaka Mikoto, who had dodged the direct attack, more than ten meters away with the blast wave.
There was a large tear of eight or nine centimeters on Misaka Mikoto's Chunin vest.
A piece of cone-shaped gravel, over ten centimeters long, was embedded in her left shoulder.
Uchiha Hezi and the other two Genin stood in terror behind the supply wagon; they could only use Kunai to throw, reluctantly trying to interfere with the opponent.
The power of Explosion Release was enormous.
This mysterious person used Explosion Release: Landmine Fist again, directly blowing away all seven or eight Kunai that were shot at him.
Because Misaka Mikoto's speed was very fast, the opponent's second surprise attack did not continue to pursue the lightly injured Misaka Mikoto.
Instead, like a bull charging wildly, he waved his fists and rushed toward Uchiha Hezi and the other two.
"Feel death!"
The Explosion Release Ninja said with a ferocious expression and a cruel tone.
"Art is an explosion!"