Chidori That Tears Apart the Night

Higure Town was remotely located, and places like this were the most likely to breed all kinds of evil.

The shop clerk was a lookout cultivated by a band of thieves, selecting suitable fat sheep for them to prey on.

At first, Kyosuke, who looked utterly ordinary, had failed to draw the clerk's interest.

Unexpectedly, a seemingly "unintentional" action directly exposed the fact that he was worth a fortune.

Had the clerk not been sharp-eyed, he might have missed this fat sheep that had delivered itself right to his door.

"Damn, he nearly fooled me." Using the excuse of going out to take a leak, the clerk took the chance to release a carrier pigeon.

Before long, the thieves' contact would appear in town.

With him around, that young merchant would never escape their clutches.

"Hehe, blame your own stupidity." The clerk's sinister laugh was swallowed by the noisy atmosphere inside the shop.

Outside, at an inconspicuous roadside stall.

Watching the pigeon in the sky, a middle-aged man reeking of the jianghu silently cursed several times.

He had been running this stall for days. How could he fail to see through the shop clerk's scheme?

Murdering and robbing people was nothing to him. He merely feared that their reckless actions would bring unnecessary trouble to the plan.

"Let's see how things go tonight. If nothing comes up, I'll quietly butcher that guy." The man narrowed his eyes, doing his best to conceal the killing intent within them.

He was one of the four Chunin who had come with Nara Teppei, tasked with observing every passerby who tried to approach the trap.

Including Kyosuke, not a single person could escape his eyes.

Naturally, the clerk's little movements had not escaped his notice either.

Meanwhile, after finishing his meal, Kyosuke casually found an inn nearby.

There was nothing he could do. He had waited and waited, but the clerk had yet to make a move, which meant they still needed time to prepare.

Having roughly figured things out, he simply rested where he was, perfectly displaying the fearless innocence of a naive young man.

During the day, he wandered around looking harmless to man and beast.

At night, once the mask went on, he loved no one.

Once his subordinates returned from scouting, tonight would be the best time for them to strike.

"The hunting game has begun." The boy kept grinning eerily.

Soon, night fell.

Other than drunkards lingering at the izakayas, there were no longer any pedestrians on the streets.

The ninjas who had disguised themselves during the day had now gathered around the wooden buildings and shops, waiting for enemies who might arrive at any moment.

Suddenly, a cry rang out from the end of the street.

"Help!"

In an instant, the seven hidden people each became alert.

"That's the boy from earlier today." Watching the figure sprinting desperately down the road, one of them subtly made a hand signal.

Safe.

"Help!" The boy spotted a muddleheaded drunkard at the street corner and ran toward him as if he had seen his savior.

At that moment, the Chunin felt an overwhelming urge to curse.

Making such a huge commotion might very well draw the target's attention.

He could not expose himself. Otherwise, he would most likely alert the enemy.

The Chunin disguised as a drunkard swore that once this was over, he would kill every last one of those bastards.

He let the boy throw his arms around him, intending to play dead drunk. No one would take interest in a down-and-out middle-aged drunkard anyway.

Just then, the drunkard suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest. Before he could react, his life was snuffed out.

System Prompt: Killed a Yamanaka Clan Chunin. Obtained 300 Points.

Getting to his feet in a fluster, Kyosuke, still playing the fleeing boy, continued sprinting forward.

There's a Jonin lying in wait. The body can't be hidden for long.

At most five seconds before the Chunin's death is exposed.

One second passed. Nara Teppei, hidden inside the building, had yet to notice anything wrong.

Two seconds passed. He wondered why his subordinate had not sent the signal yet.

The third second. His expression turned completely grave.

"Watch out for an enemy attack!"

Almost the instant his shout rang out, a ferocious, roaring fire dragon suddenly engulfed the entire shop.

The soaring blaze thoroughly awakened the sleeping town.

"What's going on?" Before the Chunin hidden in the neighboring courtyard could react, he discovered that the space around him had begun to warp entirely.

"Genjutsu?!" The Chunin turned pale in shock, desperately churning his Chakra in an attempt to break free of the illusion.

However, was a genjutsu cast by the Three Tomoe Sharingan really so easy to dispel?

Several seconds later, after the Uchiha Maya hidden in the darkness departed, only a corpse with unclosed eyes remained in the courtyard.

On the other side, seeing that the enemy had noticed them ahead of time, Kyosuke decisively dropped his disguise.

After a few simple Hand Seals, the lightning of Chidori Chorus directly drowned out the thunderous roar caused by the explosion.

"Damn it!" The shadows spreading out from the darkness could not catch up to that figure charging forward at high speed.

"What kind of damned ninjutsu is this?" Nara Teppei was nearly beside himself with frustration.

He could not understand why their originally flawless ambush plan had been exposed so completely.

Was their opponent's perception truly that astonishing?

Or had they known something from the very beginning?

A deeply ominous feeling began to rise in his heart.

Low-ranking ninjas had access to very limited intelligence, so there was little use in capturing them.

Only Jonin could absolutely not fall into the enemy's hands.

In the past, the Three Clans had worked together flawlessly, never giving the Uchiha Clan any opportunity.

Yet today, he had exposed himself to the enemy's sight of his own accord.

All for some bullshit Evil-faced Rakshasa?

At that moment, Nara Teppei finally came to his senses, but reality no longer allowed him to leave the game.

System Prompt: Killed an Akimichi Clan Chunin. Obtained 350 Points.

Against the combination of the Sharingan and Chidori, mere Chunin had no way to respond.

Even the Akimichi Clan, known for their formidable combat strength, could not escape the fate of death.

Pulling his hand from the enemy's still-warm chest and avoiding the blood spraying everywhere, Kyosuke shifted his gaze—and vanished from where he stood.

"Damn it." Yamanaka Rumiko cursed under her breath. She had not expected the other party to be so vigilant.

If she had been even a step faster, she could have taken control of the boy's body and completed the plan to seize the target.

Now, not only had she failed to capture him, but she had also exposed her own location. With a sigh, she decisively smashed through the partition and rushed out of her hiding place.

The next second—Boom! The fire dragon soared into the sky, turning everything behind her into a sea of flames.

Seeing this, Akimichi Kanbei no longer bothered concealing himself and directly unleashed a high-output Partial Expansion Jutsu.

An arm like that of a towering giant howled through the air as it smashed toward the enemy's hiding place.

Left with no choice, Uchiha Izumi could only reveal himself and engage.

Three Jonin and four elite Chunin made for an exceptionally luxurious team lineup.

Yet the moment the two sides clashed, their side had already lost two major combatants in succession.

Just as he was about to issue combat orders, a familiar chirping sound in the distance suddenly caught his attention.

However, this time, it was not Kyosuke who had unleashed Chidori, but Uchiha Izumi, his face filled with killing intent.

To maximize their strength, Kyosuke had not hesitated to teach him the ninjutsu.

As a Chunin, Kyosuke could instantly kill opponents of the same rank with Chidori.

So if the user were Uchiha Izumi instead, just how much stronger would it become?