Chapter 21 Decision Making
Uchiha启's tone was chilling, without any hint of joking; in fact, his eyes had unknowingly turned crimson, and three tomoe spun subtly within them.
Rin Nohara was completely stunned by this sight; she never imagined someone from the same squad would do such a thing.
What made Rin Nohara feel even more incredible was that Hyuga Aya, who seemed to be quite nice to her, also directly activated her Byakugan.
For a moment, the scene looked extraordinarily tense, while Imai Kenta still maintained his harmless demeanor, though his eyes lingered somewhat dangerously on Rin Nohara.
Their squad's matters were their own, and it was better for their squad's secret not to be exposed after all.
Imai Kenta wasn't doing it for the squad, but purely for himself; leaving such a survivor was ultimately a hidden danger.
Especially once Hyuga Aya and Uchiha启 truly started fighting, many things would genuinely become irreversible.
However, Imai Kenta felt that in the end, they probably wouldn't fight, if Hyuga Aya wasn't insane.
Sure enough, Hyuga Aya ultimately held back; she could disregard an Uchiha启 without a Sharingan.
Although restricted by rules, Hyuga Aya didn't think a guy who couldn't even use a Bloodline Limit had any future.
But now it was different; an Uchiha启 with a Sharingan was someone Hyuga Aya genuinely didn't want to face.
Especially since Uchiha启 had evaded Minato Namikaze's fatal sneak attack at the time, Hyuga Aya didn't think her own speed could achieve that.
"Tell me your plan," Hyuga Aya said, somewhat frustrated, but she still proactively deactivated her Byakugan. "You'd better have a complete plan, not just lead us to our deaths."
"I haven't even survived myself," Uchiha启 also deactivated his Sharingan; that feeling just now truly made him comfortable. "I said before, what we want, the Stone Ninja definitely want too, and looking at the map, this place with the fewest people is actually an encirclement point. After Kakashi goes in, people from other areas can fully support at full speed."
"So?" Hyuga Aya looked calmly at the map. "Lead us and Kakashi to our deaths?"
"But don't forget, once we choose a certain place to break through, they can completely send reinforcements back, and compared to here, other places are even harder to conquer. We have too few people," Uchiha启 said coldly.
That's right, although Uchiha启 had looked at the map for a long time and found no hidden content, he could already think of many things based solely on the map's surface and Hyuga Aya's intelligence.
The Stone Ninja couldn't be that foolish to place so few people in a relatively easy-to-break-through spot. Therefore, it could be said that this was definitely intentional. It could completely be said that this was a trap, either waiting to encircle them like dumplings, or it was an empty fort strategy.
Uchiha启 didn't think the Stone Ninja, given their intelligence, would dare to do such a thing. To be precise, given the current situation of this battle, they wouldn't dare to do so.
The situation there was likely a group of powerful Ninja guarding it, ready to support other areas at any time, or waiting for foolish Konoha Ninja who wanted to sneak attack to pass through and then encircle them all at once!
Under normal circumstances, Ninja seeing this situation might do as they did: set a bait and then attack elsewhere.
But Uchiha启 decided to hit them hard; he would go through this place!
Although it had a strong gambling flavor, once they succeeded in gambling, then it would be smooth sailing afterward, even directly reaching Kannabi Bridge.
Uchiha启 didn't like to gamble, but this time Uchiha启 had a chip; Kakashi had given him Minato Namikaze's Kunai before he left, so Uchiha启 could completely decide when to summon Minato Namikaze.
"Are you worried they're doing it on purpose?" Although Uchiha启 didn't voice his thoughts, Hyuga Aya and Imai Kenta seemed to have thought of something.
"Not worried, but it's very likely they are," Uchiha启 nodded. "So, I've decided to adopt some more extreme methods."
"But if we follow like this, aren't we going to our deaths, Captain?" Imai Kenta rubbed his head, but when he saw Uchiha启 create several Shadow Clones, he immediately understood. "You plan to intentionally send out Shadow Clones?"
"So that's it," Hyuga Aya nodded. "Ninja on a rear-flank assault need to conserve Chakra, so they won't use Ninjutsu that consume too much. Intentionally sending Shadow Clones to raid a point will make them immediately return to reinforce. Taking advantage of this time difference and the paralyzing effect of Kakashi attacking alone, we'll launch a strong assault. Hmph."
Uchiha启 smiled. Although Uchiha启 intensely disliked these two smart people, he had to admit that for mission coordination, smart people were indeed much more convenient.
Looking at Rin Nohara, who still hadn't grasped the situation, Uchiha启 shook his head, not intending to explain anything. She might be a competent Ninja with enough 'capacity,' but she would absolutely not be a smart person.
After understanding the situation, Uchiha启 and the others each created several Shadow Clones, which then ran in different directions.
Uchiha启 and the others' true bodies directly followed behind Kakashi. Creating several Shadow Clones with equivalent Chakra was still a significant drain for them.
However, Uchiha启 clearly saw that Imai Kenta and Hyuga Aya had already eaten their military rations at the first opportunity, then tried their best to maintain their Chakra recovery during the action.
In fact, Uchiha启 himself was the same; they were all 'veterans' on the battlefield, how could they not know what to do?
Although it was a drop in the bucket, even a little Chakra recovery was better than having no Chakra at a critical moment.
Presumably, the Stone Ninja also calculated this point, but they didn't expect such gamblers to do such a thing!
After eating the military rations, Uchiha启 set off first. He tried his best to Control his breathing and footsteps, ensuring he could keep up with Kakashi while allowing his Chakra to recover as much as possible.
"I hope you don't get us killed," Hyuga Aya also followed, speaking directly without caring about the presence of outsiders. "I've been on the battlefield for seven years; I don't want to fail at the last moment like this."
"I've also been on the battlefield for six years," Uchiha启 said calmly. "Imai Kenta has been there the longest, eight years, right? If it weren't for holding the same belief, we wouldn't have made it this far, nor would we have met. Although I really dislike you two because we are the same kind of people, the current situation is that we must cooperate, otherwise none of us will make it back."
Imai Kenta nodded silently; at this moment, he no longer displayed his characteristic fake smile.
Hyuga Aya also nodded after a moment of thought, clearly agreeing with Uchiha启's words.
Only Rin Nohara, who was very weak at this time, had no idea what was going on. She completely didn't understand what these three were saying, nor could she figure out what the relationship between these three was.
The night was bleak, and five figures continuously moved through the forest, one after another.