Clash

At dawn, Shuichi's squad arrived ahead of time at the edge of the area where this Konoha Squad might be operating, and found a safe place to wait.

According to his estimation, the squad with insufficient reconnaissance capabilities would not be able to complete the mission faster than them. It was now the fourth day of the mission, which was also the day when the Konoha Ninja had the highest probability of encountering the Sunagakure.

After waiting for several hours, the three of them were not in a hurry. Whether they would happen to encounter a situation where they needed support depended on luck. Maybe this Konoha Squad would be very lucky and be completely unharmed. Shuichi had already prepared to wait for two days.

"Whoosh... BOOM!"

At that moment, a soft sound rang in the ears of the three. His expression turned serious, and he and his two teammates stood up and looked at the distant sky.

A ring of black smoke appeared on the horizon and was slowly dissipating. From this distance, it could be seen by everyone within a radius of more than ten kilometers.

"Something's happened. It looks like this Konoha team is about to be surrounded by multiple people. Let's move in."

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..." Shuichi's squad immediately set off towards that location, Hyuga Akiha immediately activated her Byakugan. All three of them moved at an extremely fast speed.

"Now we have to take a gamble. I deliberately chose the direction they are most likely to retreat in. If they run in the opposite direction, then there's nothing we can do," Shuichi thought to himself. Coming to their aid was already more than enough; he couldn't risk his life for it.

After traveling at high speed for more than ten minutes, Hyuga Akiha spoke up, "900 meters at 1 o'clock, we've spotted a Sunagakure Village hunting team. Judging from their chakra levels, it should be a squad of two Jonin."

"Time's almost up." Shuichi had been calculating the distance. Of course, he wouldn't lead his teammates into the encirclement; he could only hope that the Konoha Squad wouldn't collapse immediately.

"Ninja Technique· Super Beast Imitation Drawing!"

The Scroll was unrolled, and several small birds, which had been prepared beforehand, flew out from the paper.

After running several dozen meters, Shuichi took out a Sunagakure Smoke Bomb and threw it into the distance. "BOOM!" The birds mixed into the smoke and picked up the special smell, then began to fly in all directions.

"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Three of Shuichi's Shadow Clone took the Signal flare from his main body and ran off in another direction.

"The enemy's reinforcements shouldn't arrive so quickly this time. Let's follow that Sunagakure group at the furthest distance, circle around to their other side, and then find an opportunity to strike."

"Yes!"

A few minutes later, three rings of black smoke appeared in the sky to the side of Shuichi's squad, neither too far nor too close. Each Shadow Clone successfully completed its mission of launching Signal flare, indicating that the enemy's encirclement was not progressing very quickly.

"Captain, the Sunagakure's speed has slowed down..." Hyuga Akiha kept a close eye on the situation ahead, "The Konoha team has appeared... the two sides have clashed!"

"Accelerate! Prepare for battle!"

The three immediately extracted a large amount of chakra. Just in case, Shuichi immediately used Water Release to clean up any trace of scent that might have been on his body, hoping to create an opportunity for a sneak attack.

"One of Konoha's men is wounded..." A few hundred meters away, Hyuga Akiha continued to report the battle situation, "He has already fallen. The battlefield ahead is mainly jungle, and there's a forest not far away."

As Shuichi and his two companions drew closer, the Konoha Squad under attack began to crumble under the enemy's onslaught.

"Captain, Yamada is dead. What should we do next?" a Konoha Ninja said through gritted teeth.

"Enter the forest, then escape northeast." The Konoha who answered Jonin light black hair and deep purple eyes. He forced back his grief over the loss of his teammates and gave the order.

The other two didn't hesitate either. They knew something was wrong when they saw the Sunagakure's Signal flare. Now they could only try their best to escape, as they were at a huge disadvantage in numbers in a direct confrontation.

"Chase!" The middle-aged man from the Sunagakure carrying a long sword immediately shouted. A strong-looking companion ran alongside him, and five more Sunagakure quickly followed.

The two sides were very close, and just as the Konoha Ninja were about to rush into the forest, a strong chakra fluctuation came from ahead.

"Earth Release · Yellow Springs Swamp!"

The Sunagakure, who was in pursuit, suddenly lost his footing. "Damn it, there are more enemies! Scatter!"

Before the words were even finished, several large trees beside the Konoha Ninja were torn apart by countless Wind Blades, which continued flying towards the Sunagakure Wind Blade undiminished speed.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"

"Damn it! Yan, I'll cover you!" The ninja gripped the hilt tightly with both hands, channeling all his chakra into the longsword. "Wind Blade!"

Although he was a little unsteady on his Jonin qualities were on full display. A powerful Wind Release emanated from his sword, colliding with the incoming Wind Blade. "Boom!"

Another Jonin said that fine sand appeared on his body and fell into the swamp, using it to move behind him.

The five Sunagakure behind them were also dodging with all their might in the face of death, and in the end only two of them got close to them.

"Ah! Ah..." The remaining three were directly hit by multiple Wind Blade, their bodies were cut into multiple pieces, blood splattered everywhere, and the severed limbs fell into the mud without even bubbling up.

The fleeing Konoha Jonin, Mitarashi Kiyohi, and two Chunin stopped in surprise. They had never expected that village ninjas would arrive so quickly and with such formidable strength.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh." Three figures flashed and appeared in front of them. Shuichi immediately said, "We are Konoha Ninja. There's no time to explain. Now, let's counterattack together."

Mitarashi Kiyohi looked at the newcomer, a purple- Jonin Vest boy wearing Konoha Forehead Protector. The Jonin vest looked a bit out of place on him; he hadn't seen such a young Jonin in many years.

"The genius Jonin, Takeda Shuichi?" Without much hesitation, Mitarashi Kiyohi, realizing what was happening, immediately replied, "Okay." The six of them charged towards the Sunagakure group without stopping.

At this point, there were still 4 people left on the Sunagakure side. Yan began to continuously generate sand to fill the ground, and soon they would have a place to stand.

"Whoosh..." Several Konoha Ninja rushed towards them, firing Shuriken and Kunai a path, almost completely blocking all of Sunagakure's escape routes.

"Retreat, the situation has changed." The Sunagakure Ninja with the sword gave the final order. The balance of power had completely reversed, and now they had to find a way to send the information back. They didn't know why Konoha had sent reinforcements so quickly.

"Clang clang clang..." He swiftly swung his long sword to parry the ninja tools, using the sand for support to activate his Body Flicker Technique and leave the muddy ground. On the other side, Yan jumped out first and the two fled in different directions.

"Akiha, you go and take care of those two Chunin. Shihei and you guys go and hold off the one with the knife. Leave the other fat guy to me." Shuichi, and then chased after the strong Sunagakure.

Mitarashi Kiyohi immediately obeyed Shuichi's orders and acted accordingly. This Konoha genius had already proven himself to be the strongest on the field, not to mention that his team had been saved by him.

Although he was also Jonin, even Shuichi, he had no right to question the orders of a strong person; in the world of ninjas, might makes right.