Show What He Could Do

On the third day, at three in the afternoon, the Iwagakure ninja had waited in vain for the Konoha Ninja to attack. Their patience completely exhausted, they launched an all-out assault before their supplies ran out.

More than eight hundred Iwagakure ninja chose the northwest—the direction of Iwagakure—and charged down from the mountain.

While the Konoha Ninja in the northwest and the various traps hindered their breakout, Minato Namikaze ordered the Jonin and Special Jonin to rush over at top speed for support, while the Chunin led the Genin in completing the encirclement.

Since he did not know which direction Rock would attack from, Minato Namikaze adopted a strategy of responding to all changes with constancy.

The entire mountain was not very large anyway; at a ninja's speed, reinforcements could arrive quickly.

After issuing his orders, Minato Namikaze used a Flying Thunder God mark to instantly reach the northwest, making a dazzling entrance before the many Konoha Ninja.

Team 7 was Minato Namikaze's direct squad, and with Jonin Kakashi leading them, they were among the first groups to arrive despite having two Chunin on the team.

Team 7 arrived a little later, because Rin Nohara, as a medical ninja, was limited in speed. By the time they got there, the fighting was already fierce.

Whether Rock wanted to resist to the bitter end and inflict casualties on Konoha, or break through the encirclement, they had to succeed before the main force arrived.

Across the battlefield, Kunai, Shuriken, Exploding Tags, and all kinds of ninjutsu flew everywhere. Roars, explosions, and screams rang out without end. Lives withered away every moment; without absolute strength, entering such a place meant that no amount of caution could eliminate the possibility of death.

At the center of the battlefield, the most dangerous place, a yellow flash flickered incessantly. Each flash took a life with the Kunai in its hand. Many Rock ninja did not even know how they had died before their consciousness sank into darkness.

That fighting style was undoubtedly the most eye-catching thing on the battlefield, yet the Rock ninja could do nothing about Minato Namikaze. They could only remain vigilant at all times and passively endure it.

At the edge of the battlefield, Kakashi shouted, "Triangular formation! Gen, protect Rin!"

"Don't worry," Uchiha Gen replied.

"Watch your own safety. I may be a medical ninja, but Genin can't threaten me," Rin Nohara said.

"I know. I've never underestimated Rin."

Seeing the Two-Tomoe Sharingan in Uchiha Gen's eyes, Rin Nohara blanked out slightly, as though she could see Obito still there...

As they spoke, the three had already shifted into formation. Kakashi stood in front, Uchiha Gen on the right, and Rin Nohara on the relatively safe left.

What a gentle, thoughtful, sensible girl. What a pity. Madara Uchiha had truly committed a sin.

Perhaps he could find an opportunity to revive her in the future.

Obito Uchiha, who had committed countless sins, did not deserve this girl at all. He did not even deserve to be with her in the Pure Land.

If she learned of the sins Obito Uchiha had committed, would this girl, who had been willing to sacrifice her life for Konoha, truly forgive Obito?

He was more inclined to believe that Obito's interactions with Rin during the Fourth Shinobi World War had all been nothing more than Obito's one-sided wishful thinking.

If Obito went to the Pure Land while Rin returned to the living world, that would be truly interesting—and the cruelest punishment for Obito!

He had somewhat admired Obito as a character when he was a teenager in his previous life. The older he got, the less he liked him. After coming to this world and becoming an Uchiha, he loathed him even more!

Uchiha Gen sighed inwardly, but his hands did not stop. His Sharingan spun as his ninja sword swept out, knocking away every incoming Kunai and Shuriken.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!

Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!

Seeing Uchiha Gen form seals he knew all too well, Kakashi went all out with his hand speed and followed up with Wind Release.

The orange-red fireball, initially several meters across, swelled to more than ten meters under the gale's boost. Its color turned golden orange, and its temperature rose to 1,200 degrees Celsius.

Three Iwagakure Genin desperately tried to dodge, but they were still engulfed by the enormous fireball. Miserable screams rang out. Fortunately, their life force was not particularly tenacious, so their suffering did not last long.

When the flames dispersed, three charred corpses collapsed to the ground with a crash.

That cruel scene did not make the three pause in the slightest, because they had long grown accustomed to such things.

As they pushed deeper into the battlefield, they encountered more and more enemies, but they were all Genin. For an overpowered squad like Team 7, they posed no difficulty at all.

Even Rin, the weakest among them, could take out a Genin squad with some time, so long as she was not careless.

The three's rampage across the battlefield gradually drew the attention of some Rock ninja, who began to think of eliminating Konoha's geniuses before they could grow.

One Iwagakure Special Jonin and two Iwagakure Chunin rushed over. Their hands formed seals, and once they reached a certain distance, they stopped and became three artillery emplacements.

Earth Release: Rock Iron Cannon Technique!

Pebbles shot from the three men's mouths, rapidly expanding in midair to the size of washbasins. At such high speed, their destructive power could not be underestimated.

Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!

Kakashi reacted swiftly, pressing both hands against the ground. A thick, semicircular wall rapidly rose up.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Dull impacts rang out. Dirt scattered and the wall cracked, but it ultimately blocked the three men's combined attack.

"Protect Rin."

With that, Kakashi drew his spare short sword and charged out, utterly fearless and ferocious as a starving wolf.

The three Rock ninja drew their Kunai and rushed forward together.

In the blink of an eye, the four were locked in a dazzling taijutsu clash.

Kakashi could not match the strength of the three grown men, but relying on the exquisite White Fang Blade Technique and the dynamic vision of his Sharingan, he fought one against three without falling at any disadvantage.

"Rin, watch out for genjutsu."

After quietly warning her, Uchiha Gen formed hand seals.

Nirvana Temple Technique!

Illusory feathers suddenly drifted down from the sky, densely layered upon one another. Because Uchiha Gen had deliberately narrowed the technique's range, the genjutsu's power was considerably stronger.

The dense feathers appeared before the three Rock ninja and Kakashi. Under an invisible force, the four men's eyelids grew incomparably heavy, as though weights had been hung from them.

The two Chunin collapsed first. The Special Jonin held on for one more second before he could no longer endure it and fell over as well.

"Not good, it's genjutsu!"

Kakashi shuddered in alarm and quickly formed seals to disrupt his own Chakra, breaking free of the genjutsu. Seeing the scene before him, he could not help but freeze.

It wasn't the enemy's genjutsu?

"Gen, I never expected your genjutsu to be this powerful. Even Kakashi almost got caught by it," Rin Nohara said, her face full of amazement.

Having been warned beforehand, Rin Nohara had continually used Medical Ninjutsu to disrupt her own Chakra, so she had not fallen under the genjutsu.

"It really is powerful. Was that an A-rank genjutsu just now, the Nirvana Temple Technique?"

"As expected of Kakashi. You really are well-informed. It was indeed the Nirvana Temple Technique."

Kakashi: "..."

Wasn't it a little too much for a Chunin to use an A-rank genjutsu?

And it could even affect him, someone with Jonin-level strength enhanced by the Sharingan...

"But compared with you, Kakashi, I'm still far behind. You've even created an A-rank ninjutsu yourself."

Right, he had created an A-rank ninjutsu himself.

Then it was fine.

But why did it still feel like something was off...

Wait, did these three Chunin-level Rock ninja not know how to dispel genjutsu on their own?

You had to be kidding.

Hiss... What terrifying mastery of genjutsu!

"Rin, use Medical Ninjutsu to sever the tendons in their hands and feet, so they can't kill themselves."

Seeing Kakashi lost in thought, Uchiha Gen spoke up.

Living Rock ninja were generally more valuable.

"Okay."

Rin Nohara quickly ran over and deftly severed the tendons in all three men's hands and feet. To prevent them from hurting themselves, she even dislocated their jaws.

After dealing with the enemies, the three did not continue advancing toward the center of the battlefield. Instead, they fought Rock ninja around the outskirts.

Without Flying Thunder God, it was best not to recklessly venture into the center of the battlefield. Even an elephant could be bitten to death by enough ants...

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