Misstep

Meanwhile, Shisui and Asuma's battle with the enemy continued.

Facing two Chunin alone, Asuma was barely able to hold them off even after using the Shadow Clone Technique, and he even had the upper hand.

As the Third Hokage's son, his talent was also exceptional, and he was highly proficient in all kinds of ninjutsu.

Moreover, he was the calculating type of shinobi, taking the surrounding factors into account and even secretly setting traps. By the time Yei looked over, he had already used an Exploding Tag trap he had laid to kill one of them!

"Damn it!" Seeing this, the remaining man quickly retreated, not daring to continue the fight!

On the other side, Shisui had it even easier. Even without activating his Mangekyo, his strength was firmly at the Jonin level, and he had even killed Jonin before.

The enemy Chunin had no ability to resist before Shisui. Shisui closed in with a Body Flicker Technique, and before the man could react, a single strike took his life!

"The Sharingan? A Jonin from the Uchiha Clan? And that Body Flicker Technique that no one can react to... are you Body Flicker Shisui?" When the other Jonin, Hideki Yuda, saw Shisui kill someone so effortlessly and noticed the blood-red eyes behind his mask, his expression changed drastically as though he had realized something!

That Body Flicker Technique that gave people no time to react, along with those Sharingan eyes that inspired fear at a glance, allowed him to guess the other party's identity!

Body Flicker Shisui of the Uchiha Clan!

"Damn it!" Hideki Yuda cursed under his breath. Not daring to confront Shisui head-on, he hurriedly used the Body Flicker Technique to retreat, no longer approaching...

During the Third Shinobi World War, the people of Mist had encountered members of the Uchiha Clan more than anyone else!

And within the Uchiha Clan, the name Body Flicker Shisui had left an enormous psychological scar on Mist!

In one battle, Body Flicker Shisui had single-handedly killed several of their Jonin and over a hundred shinobi!

Hideki had seen it with his own eyes. Even now, recalling that overwhelming terror still made his hair stand on end, and he did not dare face Shisui!

Kakashi's battle with Biwa Juzo continued.

The two exchanged blows, their weapons colliding as their figures flashed back and forth!

Both were experts in close combat, and in terms of skill, they were evenly matched.

However, Kakashi was still young. His physical condition had not reached its peak, and one of his Sharingan eyes was even a burden. During his battle with Biwa Juzo, he gradually fell into a disadvantage.

"As expected of Konoha's genius. To possess such formidable combat strength at such a young age!" Biwa Juzo dodged Kakashi's sword, retreated several steps, and planted the Executioner's Blade into the ground. A cold smile hung on his lips as his hands rapidly formed seals.

Kakashi's Sharingan fixed tightly on Biwa Juzo, clearly seeing his movements as he formed seals as well, copying Biwa Juzo's ninjutsu.

Almost simultaneously, the two shouted, "Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

Two water dragons appeared behind them and charged at one another, colliding in midair. Water sprayed everywhere, as though a torrential downpour had begun.

"The Sharingan's copying ability?" Biwa Juzo did not attack again. Instead, he looked in other directions and saw that several of his subordinates had actually been defeated by Konoha's Anbu. He cursed, "Trash!"

"Captain, one of the enemy is Body Flicker Shisui of the Uchiha Clan!" Hideki hurried to Biwa Juzo's side and said anxiously.

"Body Flicker Shisui? Uchiha Shisui, the one rumored to have killed over a hundred Mist shinobi during the Third Shinobi World War? But didn't Yagura Karatachi say that was false information?" Biwa Juzo looked toward Shisui, narrowing his eyes.

He had also heard the rumors circulating through the village: that Body Flicker Shisui had once killed more than a hundred Mist shinobi alone, including several Jonin.

The matter had caused a huge stir throughout Mist at the time.

However, the current Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, had said it was merely a rumor!

They had only suffered such severe losses because they had fallen into Konoha's ambush!

Hearing this, Hideki hurriedly shook his head, lingering fear flashing across his face. "No, it's true! I was watching from afar at the time. I saw him use a powerful ninjutsu, something like a green skeleton. With every gesture, he killed all the Mist shinobi! The Fourth Mizukage only said that because he was afraid it would affect morale!"

Hideki had encountered Uchiha Shisui on the battlefield before. Ao, who possessed one Byakugan, had been traveling with him, and because their squad had Ao, they discovered the anomaly immediately.

However, Shisui still sensed them. One look from him frightened them so badly that they did not dare approach...

Afterward, they reported this intelligence to Yagura Karatachi, who had only recently assumed the position of Fourth Mizukage at the time, but Yagura Karatachi suppressed the news.

The reason, of course, was fear that it would affect the morale of Mist's shinobi!

"A green skeleton... Could it be..." Biwa Juzo narrowed his eyes, as though he had thought of something, and his heart tightened slightly.

As one of Mist's Seven Ninja Swordsmen, he had heard more or less about some of the Shinobi World's secrets.

As far as he knew, the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan seemed to have another state, a dojutsu known as the Mangekyo Sharingan!

Konoha's Asura of old, Madara Uchiha, had possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan!

Could that green skeleton be the legendary Mangekyo Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan? Biwa Juzo speculated inwardly, a trace of wariness appearing in his gaze toward Shisui!

Then, after hearing the rest of Hideki's words and thinking of Yagura Karatachi, Biwa Juzo snorted coldly. "Hmph, that bastard Yagura Karatachi actually concealed something so important..."

Clearly, he had some grievances against Yagura Karatachi!

That was also why he had defected from Mist. Using the failure of his mission as an excuse, Yagura Karatachi had actually wanted to strip him of his shinobi status and take back the Executioner's Blade!

But this was not the time to think about that. Biwa Juzo swept his gaze over Yei and the other three gathered together, his eyes cold as he cursed inwardly, I thought they were just weaklings, but among those four Anbu, there are actually experts from the Uchiha and Hyuga Clans. What a miscalculation!

He had originally thought Konoha only had four Anbu agents, and judging from Kota's sensing, their Chakra fluctuations had not seemed particularly strong. He had not expected them to be from Konoha's two great clans, the Uchiha and Hyuga.

Of their two Jonin, one had died at the hands of the Hyuga Clan, while the other had been frightened into retreat by Uchiha Shisui.

Although the remaining Anbu had not reached the Jonin level, he was not weak either!

He had thought Konoha had merely sent a few Anbu to investigate, but he had not expected every one of them to be formidable, with one of them being Uchiha Shisui, who seemingly possessed a powerful ninjutsu.

Now they had lost three men, leaving them with fewer people than their opponents...

This situation was beyond his expectations...

A wise man did not fight when the odds were against him. Seeing his side at a disadvantage, Biwa Juzo began considering leaving this place...