Rescue Operation, Part Fifteen

"You barbarians, go back underground and eat dirt!"

Otoha roared excitedly, a flush rising to his face. The Tomoe in his scarlet eyes spun rapidly like windmills, their sharp light aimed straight at the neck of the Cloud Ninja.

Unlike before when they were chased to the brink of defeat by the Cloud Ninja and had no choice but to fight a desperate battle with their backs to the wall, this time the numbers were evenly matched, and they even had five Jonin them up. He refused to believe that these Cloud Ninja could turn the tide.

With no more reservations, the katana in his hand was like a mad tiger unleashed from its cage, baring its fangs without restraint, releasing all the pent-up frustration in his heart.

Ninomiya Hao's remains are still sealed inside the scroll.

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"Boom!!!"

[Foot Strength Enhancement - Jet], a dull, restrained explosion, the muscles in Katsuki's calves bulged and jutted out abnormally, each bulge as hard as iron, each muscle bounced like a firecracker exploding, the blood vessels inside dilated, the blood was scalding hot, and the flow speed suddenly accelerated, the tree trunk as thick as a water bucket under his feet snapped with a "crack", and he shot out like a cannonball.

The figure soared through the air, heading straight for the three Kushina Cloud Ninja beside Kushina.

This was a plan that had been discussed before the war began.

Their goal has always been to save people, not to eliminate the Cloud Ninja spies; this is something that must not be mistaken.

If we put the cart before the horse and fail to rescue anyone in the end, what's the point of killing all the Cloud Ninja along the way? To put it bluntly, rescuing Kushina is the most important thing, or rather, the Nine-Tails is the most important thing.

Uchiha No and the other four Uchiha Clan joined Jonin to deal with the Cloud Ninja from the Cloud Village, while Katsuki and Minato worked together to rescue Kushina.

[Arm Strength Enhancement], activated.

The muscles in his right forearm, gripping the short sword, bulged violently, the blue veins protruding like small snakes beneath his skin. The arcs of electricity leaping on the blade suddenly compressed towards the center due to the sudden acceleration, the lightning solidified, deflecting the Cloud Ninja's long sword and plunging it fiercely into the opponent's left chest.

Draw your sword.

Blood gushed out like a fountain.

Cloud Ninja's face still held a hint of bewilderment and horror. He couldn't even react until his death, wondering why his speed had suddenly become so fast, or why a mere youth possessed such formidable strength. Filled with resentment, he breathed his last, his convulsing body collapsing to the ground.

"Pfft!"

The blood-stained dagger slashed open the Cloud Ninja's carotid artery, and blood splattered like a bursting water pipe. The second Cloud Ninja clutched his neck, helplessly waving his long sword before collapsing limply to the ground. The price was that Katsuki was stabbed in the left shoulder again, but fortunately, he didn't lose much blood, and the wound healed in the blink of an eye.

Trading injury for life, Katsuki is becoming more and more adept at this fighting style.

"Sis, it's alright now."

Katsuki looked at Kushina, grinned, revealing her white teeth, which contrasted interestingly with the string of blood droplets splattered on her face.

The remaining Cloud Ninja was bound by Kushina's Adamantine Sealing Chains, and Minato slit his throat. The chains binding Kushina were also easily severed by Minato; the cutting power of Wind Release Technique is unparalleled among the Five Great Nature Transformations.

"Katsuki, is your shoulder... alright?"

Kushina flexed her wrists, her nonchalant demeanor making it impossible for her to appear kidnapped. Her expression was unusually calm, and her gaze shifted to Katsuki's shoulder. However, through her tattered clothes, only dark red bloodstains were visible on her shoulder, the surface smooth and without a trace of wound.

So much so that Kushina stammered when she asked questions, truly because Katsuki's recovery ability was terrifying; even she, Jinchuriki, dared not claim to be able to compare.

"It's nothing serious, I'll just need to make sure I have some good nutrition when I get back to the village."

Katsuki casually moved his shoulder, completely unconcerned. This injury was nothing to him; the previous injuries were truly serious. Compared to that, this knife wound was like a mosquito bite.

More than his own injuries, he was heartbroken for the short sword in his hand. After countless battles, the short sword had reached the end of its lifespan, with clearly visible cracks spreading across its blade, giving the impression that it could shatter at any moment.

"Well!"

With a sigh, Katsuki sheathed the short sword, then took out a Kunai Minato Kushina.

At this point, the outcome of the battle between the two sides in the forest was already clear.

The Konoha side was stronger; their five Jonin were enough to overwhelm the Cloud Ninja side. Apart from Kurokawa, who was still entangled with Uchiha No, the remaining Cloud Ninja had been slaughtered.

"Damn it, those shameless bastards from Konoha."

Kurokawa was extremely frustrated and cursed the people of Konoha in his heart. They actually put five Jonin in one team, and all of them were Uchiha. Compared to ordinary Jonin, one Uchiha Clan expert is equivalent to two ordinary Jonin. Five Uchiha Clan Jonin enough to deal with almost twice the number of enemies.

Normally, it's rare to see so many Uchiha Clan acting Jonin. However, this rare occurrence of something out of the ordinary has been a disaster for Kurokawa, leaving him feeling utterly hopeless.

The defeat is inevitable!

Even though the other four Uchiha Clan Jonin not join the battle, Uchiha No alone, as time went on, showed signs of being Kurokawa.

Those who Kekkei Genkai are the ones who stand at the pinnacle of the Shinobi World; this is the truth.

"How hateful!!!!"

With a roar of resentment, filled with envy, jealousy and hatred towards those with Kekkei Genkai, Kurokawa's head flew seventeen or eighteen meters away, his burly body crashing to the ground with a thud, while a cloud of red blood mist slowly drifted down from mid-air.

Uchiha No's eyes were bloodshot, the whites of his eyes even seemed to be stained crimson, and his boiling killing intent was like boiling water, bubbling and steaming, and it was impossible for him to calm down for a while.

He kicked the corpse at his feet, scanned the area with his Sharingan to confirm the guy was dead, Uchiha No. "Otoha, go retrieve the head and take it back to the Yamanaka Clan to dig around. There should be a lot of good stuff inside... Take this thing back with you too."

Every Jonin's corpse is a treasure trove, especially their heads. The Ninjutsu and information contained within are very valuable; if you were to sell them on the black market, the starting price would be tens of millions.

Araki, the Cloud Ninja Jonin was killed by Katsuki, had his body collected by Katsuki; it was his spoils of war, an absolutely substantial trophy.

Otoha carefully placed Kurokawa's head and body together. If she accidentally shook the brains inside into a paste, it would be worthless. It was still warm inside and hadn't cooled down or solidified yet, so she had to be careful.

"Hmm... more people are coming... it should be reinforcements from the Cloud Ninja, about twenty of them. What should we do?"

Katsuki glanced sideways at Uchiha No. As the strongest person in the area, it was obvious that this guy was now their leader.

"About twenty people, right? How's their Chakra levels?"

"It's just so-so..."

Upon hearing this Uchiha No laughed, licked his lips, and the killing intent he had just suppressed resurfaced in his eyes!

"Then... of course, we should kill them all."