This resounding utterance that he'd evoked was a calculating move by himself. To prevent other people from being indiscriminately killed and taunted all Amegakure Shinobi were drawn toward him.
!!!
Shit! I couldn't dodge this one!
As Yoichi retreated from the location, horrifying projectiles were thrown towards him. Even with the Battle Instinct shrieking so hard in his brain, Yoichi gritted his teeth and rolled forward with his swift momentum.
However, Yoichi swiftly evaded the projectiles until his body staggered as a kunai pierced through his heart in an instant. Like a hot knife slicing through the butter, the kunai ignored the protective film in his skin.
His right chest, left shoulder blade, and heart were exposed due to the abrupt impact along with the potent energy. As a result, it left a huge toll on Yoichi's body as he suffered heavy injuries from those deadly kunai.
Fuck! Wind-infused Chakra Metal Kunai!
Soon, the excruciating pain made him dizzy and kneel with one knee to the ground. Yoichi spat a mouthful of blood and went pale from the loss of his heart, turning his head to notice that Kouji struck him from afar with extraordinary precision and accuracy.
Although he was impervious to usual metallic sharp objects, an infused Chakra Metal could pierce his defensive membrane with ease.
Especially with an elemental Chakra property like wind, it would've been truly an instant death with such serious injuries through his heart.
Phantom Steps!
Regardless, Yoichi had another heart and unhurriedly maintained the distance by running at maximum speed as far away from these cold-blooded assassins.
Then, he took out 2 Qi Blood Pills and ate them, recuperating his injuries through the usage of his divine passive abilities while supporting his left arm temporarily.
"How's that even possible?! He was still alive after my attack!" Meanwhile, Kouji was dumbfounded and felt like his whole reality was crumbling apart.
It was truly illogical and inconceivable since there's no such person who could practically survive in that attack.
The 6 Ame-Nins came out of the smoke with intense killing intent in their eyes, pursuing Yoichi to the forest with anger as a main source of fuel.
"What are you waiting for? You lazy bastards! Chase him down and bring his head to me!" In a dominant roar, Motoyasu scowled and followed suit.
With the Jōnin title as the Bloody Hound of the Rain, his pace and agility suddenly burst through.
Now, Kouji also went ahead with a cold gleam of killing intent in his eyes.
As the crisis faded in the area, Uchiha District became dilapidated and cold.
Panicked citizens immediately left, and chaotic debris, and devastated establishments were a depiction of the earlier encounter within the community.
The true cat and mouse game has finally begun. Instead of a game, it was a life-and-death situation for Yoichi himself.
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In the Hokage's room.
"Hiruzen, I—" As Danzo slammed the door violently and came in along with the numerous shinob behind him, Hiruzen stood up and placed his Hokage's hat on the desk solemnly.
"I know! Immediately dispatch all active shinobi nearby and execute the operation right now! Furthermore, find the child as soon as possible and kill them without mercy."
Looking at the non-stop fireworks in the Uchiha District, Hiruzen dressed in his shinobi attire and commanded with authority in full swing.
Currently, he was still in his prime as a 24-year-old so he coupled with Danzo was the primary force of Konoha.
Besides him, there were 25 Jōnin and over +100 Chūnin who were following him towards the Uchiha District with unbounded speed.
These Jōnin were the cream of the crop of each major village and the resources allocated to these battle-hardened shinobi were astronomical.
Although it was an overstretch to deploy all of them against the foreign 2 Jōnin and 6 Chūnin, it was Konoha.
They couldn't let anybody wantonly waltz around their backyard as if no one were here in the first place.
Meanwhile, in Hiruzen's mind, he couldn't help but feel a pang of guilt about Yoichi. This demanding and risky mission to act as bait was really a preposterous idea yet the child jumped in regardless of the difficulty.
"Don't think too much, Hiruzen! Uchiha were a bunch of crazy bastards! You can't put logic in their minds."
On the side, Danzo let out a grunt and huffed the moment he remembered any Uchiha Clan Members except his deceased teammate.
Hearing this, Hiruzen shook his head and declared, "Find clues and their whereabouts! Then, perform the encirclement to kill these rats out of Konoha! Do you all understand?"
All of the shinobi merely nodded in acknowledgement while they began to run with unprecedented agility.
Therefore, like a shinobi crusade, they streaked to the Uchiha District in no time alongside the murderous intent in their flickering eyes.
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"Fuck! They are worse than the police in those dramas! Always late when needed!"
Meanwhile, Yoichi cursed under his breath as he ran and threw numerous projectiles just to delay the inevitable. His serious injury earlier has slightly recovered while his left shoulder was able to move with certain limitations.
"Brat! Prepare your head for me!"
As the distance between the 6 Chūnin and Yoichi gradually closed, the ferocious intent on Yoichi's small frame was unleashed in full force.
"Not running away? Then embrace your death!"
Suddenly, Yoichi stopped and turned around while his body's momentum lessened. Then, the Qi Blood within his physique poured out of his right arm, overflowing with robust energy.
Phantom Steps!
Mountain Crushing Fist!
In a hard stomp, Yoichi's body vanished yet the phantom-like shadow was left in his previous position, awfully deceiving the 6 Chūnin's perception and keen eyesight.
"Look out!" One of Kouji's associates shouted.
However, it was far too late.
Kouji's leading Chūnin's pupils dilated in shock and instinctively blocked the fist going straight into his torso.
Yet, it wasn't an ordinary punch.
*Crack!*
The overwhelming force of that punch violently crumbled the defense in one go. After the fist forcibly landed on the Chūnin's chest, the breaking sounds of the ribs reverberated as the whole body of the Chūnin streaked backward in such devastating force.
Thanks to the disastrous impact, the Chūnin's chest caved in at the spot as a consequence. For his life, it was undoubtedly uncertain since the Chūnin remained unresponsive.
Vacuum Sword!
On the side, Hideaki swung his wind-infused blade which left a whiff of arched Chakra slash. In a swift turn of events, the sword arc made contact with his target yet it just passed through.
Phantom Steps!
Along with deep-red Sharingan in his eyes, Yoichi felt neither joy nor sorrow as his rational mind kept him cool, retreating once more with swiftness.
Even though the Sharingan tempted him to fight, Yoichi's motto steered him through his uncontrollable sanity.
To survive! Nothing else mattered!
"Fuck! Pay attention to your surroundings and kill this bastard. I don't believe that brat can escape us!" Hideaki became cautious and impatient as the group chased Yoichi, immediately finding the target's footprints.
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(Current Progress)
[Realm: Skin Refining Stage] (Gold Skin)
[Heavenly Demon Posture: (Perfection) 1/1000]
[Mountain Crushing Fist: (Small Success) 96/300]
[Lightning Spear Thrust: (Small Success) 67/300]
[Phantom Steps: (Small Success) 115/300]
[Tickets: 1 Prismatic, 0 Gold, 0 Silver.]
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