Chapter 40 Illusion
Uchiha启, fully focused, reacted the moment Hunt appeared. If it were the old Uchiha启, he would never have done something so risky.
But now, Uchiha启 was completely different. Although he still disliked doing dangerous things, he also knew that if he didn't show some 'flaws,' this guy named Hunt wouldn't come out.
Not all Stone Ninja were powerful, skilled in Earth Release, and preferred to confront you head-on.
They also had characters who liked to use the characteristics of Earth Release to launch various sneak attacks, delivering fatal blows.
A Ninja is a tool skilled in patience; this is a Ninja's wartime principle, and Uchiha启 remembered it clearly.
Clearly, this Hunt was such a character. His speed was fast, his concealment was silent, and his bloodline limit was terrifying; he was practically a viper.
The moment Hunt made his move, Uchiha启's Substitution Technique was immediately activated. His Sharingan had been constantly observing the movements around him.
Although he looked very relaxed, he would never truly relax; that wasn't foolishness, but rather being tired of living!
This guy named Hunt was clearly very experienced. When his fist hit the 'Uchiha启's' body and he realized the feel was wrong, he immediately kicked the tree trunk hard.
Using the recoil from the tree trunk and the huge explosion generated by his punch, he quickly left his original position.
And not long after he left, several Kunai flew out of the smoke from his previous location.
Uchiha启 wouldn't let him hide again; if he kept letting him stall for time, Uchiha启 and his team would only have a dead end!
Although the front line was cooperating with them, who knew how long they could stall, and Uchiha启 and his team had already spent a lot of time fighting their way here.
If they were truly held back by a 'viper,' or if that idiot Imai Kenta was ambushed by chance, and Uchiha启 and Minato Namikaze couldn't break free...
Then they would truly be finished!
One must know that even if the forces on the main battlefield couldn't rush back immediately, they still had Kitsuchi behind them.
Hunt clearly wanted to stall, but Uchiha启 had already appeared behind him, undetected.
The Akimichi Clan's medicine temporarily gave him ample Chakra, and he unhesitatingly attached Chakra directly to his ninja blade!
A faint blue light appeared on the silver blade. Uchiha启 unhesitatingly slashed at Hunt, while his Sharingan kept a close watch on the guy.
He had escaped once, and Uchiha启 didn't want to encounter a second time!
"Got you!"
Sure enough, facing Uchiha启's slash, Hunt still chose to dodge rather than confront it head-on. Perhaps his tactic was to stall these Konoha Ninja!
However, what he never expected this time was that after Uchiha启's blade cut through his Substitution Technique, he suddenly twisted his ninja blade and slashed at him again from a strange angle!
Feeling an extreme threat, Hunt knew he couldn't dodge, so he decisively leaped backward, not forgetting to throw a few Kunai at Uchiha启.
These Kunai had no killing power whatsoever, but if Uchiha启 ignored them, he might get injured.
Uchiha启 parried the Kunai with a few quick slashes and then pursued directly, but Uchiha启 had already missed the best opportunity to kill this guy, as he had already stood firmly on the ground.
Uchiha启 paused for a moment, but his eyes remained fixed on the guy.
"Not bad, huh?" Hunt suddenly let out a light chuckle. "I heard you fought Kitsuchi? And you're still alive? Not bad at all."
"Ah, it was quite dangerous, indeed." Uchiha启 smiled indifferently. "That's why I said you'd be much easier to deal with than him. After all, you're just a rat, while he's a true warrior."
"Hmph, a crude provocation." Hunt scoffed, but he didn't hide again. "I've always been curious about how powerful the legendary Sharingan truly is. It's a good chance for me to test your skill and see how you fought Kitsuchi."
"The facts prove, this is no crude provocation." Uchiha启 wouldn't let go of this opportunity, but his Chakra was already brewing.
Neither of them spoke again, and for a moment, both fell silent.
However, the silence was brief. In just a moment, Uchiha启's ninja blade was unsheathed once more.
He burst with Chakra underfoot, launching a forward thrust, his movements swift, the Chakra-infused blade glinting like a streak of light in the sunlight.
But Hunt was, after all, a master of the Stone Ninja's explosion corps. Hunt sidestepped Uchiha启's thrust, and also had time to deliver an elbow strike to Uchiha启.
Uchiha启 quickly shuffled his feet, dodging the attack while forcefully swinging his ninja blade backward.
Hunt's speed was incredibly fast; he dodged Uchiha启's blade with a sidestep, and at the same time, an unusual light appeared on his right hand again.
This strange light made Uchiha启 frown. Uchiha启 had seen this power once before, and he couldn't forget the intense explosion.
However, this power also seemed somewhat familiar to Uchiha启. He remembered having seen it in the original story, but he couldn't quite recall where.
But during the battle, Uchiha启 couldn't flip through his notes, and besides, he hadn't brought them with him anyway.
Uchiha启 felt that the greatest possibility was that this guy might have been a minor character in the original story, but even if he was a minor character, he was definitely not simple. At least for the current Uchiha启, he was still very dangerous.
With that punch of his, Uchiha启 felt that it could at least blow up his opponent directly!
"Explosion Release: Landmine Fist!"
"Explosion Release?"
Uchiha启 frowned slightly. Uchiha启 seemed to remember this bloodline limit; it was something similar to Deidara's.
However, Uchiha启 didn't dwell on it too much. The most crucial thing was that this was an excellent opportunity!
For Uchiha启, who possessed the Sharingan, as long as the enemy attacked, he would definitely find some openings.
Unless that person's strength completely surpassed Uchiha启's, like Kitsuchi, whom Uchiha启 had no way of dealing with.
But this Stone Ninja named Hunt was not in that category. Although this jutsu made Uchiha启 feel danger, at this moment, Uchiha启 didn't want to miss this opportunity!
After only a moment of thought, Uchiha启 had made his decision. Hunt's fighting style was not as cautious as Kitsuchi's; he hadn't avoided Uchiha启's eyes.
"In that case, Genjutsu: Sharingan!"