Chapter 36 Skilled Sneak Attack Techniques
With a Body Flicker Technique, he instantly appeared behind a Stone Ninja, and taking advantage of the perfect opportunity before the opponent could react, Uchiha启's ninja blade pierced his heart from behind.
Uchiha启 didn't hesitate. After dealing with this Stone Ninja, Uchiha启 once again created distance and attacked the other Stone Ninja of the squad.
Thirty seconds later, deep in the forest, the remaining three Stone Ninja of the opposing team were also sent by Uchiha启 to reunite with their captain.
These Stone Ninja were just as Minato Namikaze had described; their Chakra intensity was indeed very ordinary, and without any special bloodline limits, their combat performance was nothing remarkable.
Uchiha启 took a deep breath. He had already dealt with at least four such squads. Under the power of his Sharingan and his exquisite Body Flicker Technique, these Stone Ninja truly had no ability to resist.
As for Imai Kenta and Minato Namikaze, Uchiha启 wasn't very clear about their situation because they were fighting separately and therefore had no idea about each other's progress.
However, Uchiha启 roughly knew their direction, which prevented him from worrying about getting lost.
"But the number of Stone Ninja here seems to be genuinely high, and why are all these guys in the Stone Ninja's deep rear?"
Uchiha启 didn't even glance at the Stone Ninja lying on the ground, his eyes still open, as he continued to search for his next target while pondering.
The quality of these Stone Ninja indeed made Uchiha启 feel they were quite ordinary. Most were Chunin, and some even seemed like Genin.
However, Uchiha启 soon seemed to understand why: the Stone Ninja remaining in Land of Grass were probably at their limit!
The Land of Earth had foolishly killed the Third Raikage, which resulted in a furious counterattack from the Cloud Ninja.
That group of Cloud Ninja was now biting at the Stone Ninja like mad dogs, and the Stone Ninja had probably already shifted their strategic focus from 'offense' to 'defense'.
Elite forces were naturally needed to defend their homeland, and the Stone Ninja had underestimated Konoha's resilience. Although they dispatched a thousand-Ninja army to fight, and continued to send combat personnel afterward.
It was just that the personnel they were sending were really not up to par. Perhaps they could still deter Konoha on the front lines, but once they were ambushed behind enemy lines, they were truly insufficient.
Coupled with Uchiha启's previous actions, it was highly likely that he had drawn out most of the powerful defensive forces. If that was the case...
Understanding this, Uchiha启 felt a surge of joy. If the absolute majority of Stone Ninja they had to face now were of this caliber, then it truly wouldn't be a near-death experience!
Indeed, following Minato Namikaze was the right decision, even though this mission almost got him killed by Kitsuchi.
But at least it avoided becoming cannon fodder and instead let others be his cannon fodder.
Moreover, he could use this mission to build a good relationship with Minato Namikaze, gain his protection behind enemy lines, and then unexpectedly encounter such a situation.
"But I still need to be careful. The most critical areas defending the bridge will definitely not be guarded by these types of guys."
Uchiha启 dared not be careless. Prudence, caution, and a bit of luck were the keys to surviving on the battlefield.
Silently pushing forward, Uchiha启 could even see a massive Earth Release Ninjutsu appearing dozens of meters away from him.
It seemed Minato Namikaze had also encountered some slightly tricky enemies this time, but those Earth Release Ninjutsu crumbled and disintegrated in less than a minute.
However, none of this had much to do with Uchiha启. Uchiha启's enemies were not those tricky opponents, but rather these numerous but relatively easier-to-handle individuals.
Utilizing the complexity of the dense forest terrain, Uchiha启 quickly locked onto some Stone Ninja.
This time, these Stone Ninja were smarter. There were eight of them in total, clearly two squads that had noticed something was wrong and started to gather.
But this was good; it saved Uchiha启 the trouble of searching for them one by one. Uchiha启 checked his current Chakra levels; they weren't optimistic, but he could definitely continue fighting.
Taijutsu was definitely the least Chakra-consuming combat style. He could completely use all his Chakra to maintain his Sharingan.
Using the cover of Land of Grass's dense jungle, Uchiha启 quietly approached his targets. Soon, he reached a spot less than twenty meters from these Stone Ninja, who still seemed completely unaware.
This made Uchiha启 sigh with emotion. These guys were either setting traps or their experience was truly too poor.
Regardless of which it was, they were Uchiha启's prey. For Uchiha启, who was already very skilled at sneak attacks, he did not hold back his Chakra at this moment.
"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"
Like the seeds of a balsam flower that scatter upon touch, the flames spewed from Uchiha启's mouth spread in all directions, attacking these Stone Ninja!
The flames were all controlled by Chakra, so it was not easy to avoid them all, but Uchiha启 did not waste Chakra controlling these flames.
The moment he completed the Fire Release, he had already charged out, the crimson eyes reflecting the shadows of these Stone Ninja, as if they were already dead men.
The Stone Ninja, suddenly attacked, immediately scattered. Although they had some psychological preparation, their directions of dispersion were unusually disorganized.
Lack of experience, poor coordination, and other shortcomings immediately surfaced in Uchiha启's mind. Uchiha启 didn't take these too seriously; although his own squad didn't lack experience, they also had no coordination to speak of!
The ninja blade was drawn, and a streak of light flashed.
One Stone Ninja had no time to react at all and was directly killed by Uchiha启 with a single strike. Even though he was on guard, his guard was full of holes in Uchiha启's eyes!
"Enemy attack!"
Killing a Stone Ninja with one blow immediately caused panic among the other Stone Ninja. One of them, after dodging the Phoenix Sage Fire attack, immediately shouted, but what greeted him was not rescue from his teammates, but Uchiha启's ninja blade!
With the help of his Sharingan, Uchiha启 used a Body Flicker Technique to appear directly behind this Stone Ninja. The Stone Ninja immediately felt pressure from behind him.
But as he made an evasive maneuver at the fastest speed of his life, Uchiha启's ninja blade still pierced his heart with a strange arc!
Drawing back his blade, with a standard evasive maneuver, Uchiha启 dodged the attacks from the reacting Stone Ninja.
However, Uchiha启 did not intend to continue dodging. Repeated use of several Body Flicker Techniques had already made Uchiha启 feel uncomfortable. Out of the eight Stone Ninja, Uchiha启 specifically targeted two relatively stronger ones.
As for the remaining six, Uchiha启 did not plan to use any other power. Sharingan combined with Taijutsu was enough to deal with them!