The One Who Destroyed Dreams
Most of the Sunagakure residents were on guard, waiting for the combat personnel to figure out the situation before making a decision. Even if the enemy launched a large-scale attack, they would have the ability to cover the Medical Unit's escape.
But what no one expected was that the terrifying Water Blade would appear directly in the center of the camp. Before the many ninjas, whose vision was obscured by tents and smoke, could react, their bodies were sliced in half, and the area instantly turned into a bloody hell of death.
"Ah..."
"Enemy attack!"
"Right next door..."
Various shrill screams rang out; some people were screaming madly before dying after their bodies were cut in half, while others were trying to warn their teammates at the last moment.
Amidst the aftershocks of the explosion, the Sunagakure base was thrown into complete chaos.
Having completed his internal coordination, Shuichi let out a breath. His main body's chakra could still sustain him for a while longer. A murderous intent flashed in his eyes. "In just a few minutes today, I've probably killed more people than all of them combined. But this is a life-or-death war. The more Sunagakure I kill, the more Konoha Ninja I save. Don't blame me for being ruthless."
Even so, he still cleverly had all his Shadow Clone use the Transformation Technique.
"Swish, swish..." Five people of different heights and appearances silently drew their long swords and disappeared into the room, instantly becoming reapers of death.
Shuichi didn't go out with them. Instead, he continued to disappear underground, figuring that his best course of action was to help his Shadow Clone intercept and kill the experts amidst the chaos of battle.
The Shadow Clone, carrying the memories of the original body, was very clear about the distribution of the Medical Ninja in the vicinity. Just now, a single Water Severing Wave had taken down two Jonin Commander and several medical team members. Hanano Jonin was also stabbed in the back and killed by him beforehand. Therefore, the remaining leaders of the Medical Department were naturally the main targets.
The Shadow Clone transformed into ruthless killers, rushing out and slashing at anyone in sight. As a speed-type ninja, Shuichi's full-force attack was so powerful that even ordinary Chunin couldn't withstand more than two strikes.
Who exactly are you people?
A Sunagakure dodged the Shadow Clone, and the two clashed repeatedly with their long swords.
In a short time, he witnessed several members of the Medical Unit being killed by these people, and his eyes turned bloodshot with rage. "Die! I'll tear you all to pieces..."
Earth Release: Trap!
Shuichi's true form silently swam from underground to between the two, and before the two sides clashed, he launched Ninjutsu, causing a small section of the road leading to the Sunagakure to collapse.
Even a tiny crater caused the ninja to stumble at a crucial moment in the fight, resulting in a complete loss of balance.
The Shadow Clone reacted quickly and didn't waste the opportunity, deflecting his blade and then piercing his heart with a single strike.
"That's too sneaky! The combination of X-ray vision and Earth Release is simply impossible to defend against!" Shuichi easily killed this Special Jonin with just one Earth Release Earth Release that didn't even consume enough chakra to be considered D-rank Ninjutsu.
"I love it, I'll do this all the time." He thought this combo was incredibly effective; even the Rinnegan and Byakugan couldn't see through the ground.
An ordinary ninja would never expect that while running, he would accidentally step into the air at a crucial moment, and then the opponent would immediately seize the opportunity to launch a seamless attack. Such coordination would definitely send chills down anyone's spine if they knew about it.
"When using this trick again, never leave anyone alive. Everyone who has seen it is dead."
Shuichi felt he had become the strongest earth-burrowing assassin in the Shinobi World. Floor-dwelling ninjas without sensory or Flight ability were completely unaware that a ghost was following him from below, and he could easily kill him at any opportunity.
After killing the Sunagakure, the Shadow Clone continued forward without stopping, with the main body following closely behind.
This direction leads to the location of the remaining two Medical Jonin. If the Shadow Clone were to act alone, they might fail. However, with the main body assisting, success is highly likely.
He continued cutting and slashing as he went, and soon a middle-aged man wrapped in a light white coat appeared. As a Medical Jonin, he was caught by the unknown attacker before he could even run away.
"You despicable bastard! You killed so many of our comrades! I'll fight you to the death!" He charged forward with a desperate roar, thinking of how this man had destroyed the Medical Unit that the village had worked so hard to build over the years.
"Yoshioka, you must leave now!"
Several Sunagakure Villagers tried to block the enemy from his way, but due to their lack of combat experience, the Shadow Clone made the first Shadow Clone, using Body Flicker Technique to slip into the gaps in the enemy's formation, and the longsword, stained with blood, mercilessly slashed across their necks.
"Tear..."
Seeing his assistants, with whom he had worked for many years, all fall down, and with blood splattered all over his face, Yoshioka's eyes flashed with countless emotions: sadness, pain, resentment... His face became ferocious, like that of a man-eating beast.
"Ah..."
Earth Release: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique!
With a gentle pull on his ankles, the Shadow Clone charged forward and delivered a fatal blow, catching the Medical Jonin ninja off guard and beheading him.
Seeing that there were hardly any living people left in this small area, Shuichi and his Shadow Clone turned and headed towards their other "teammates," no longer targeting the stronger combat ninjas on the outer perimeter.
Just one minute later, several Shadow Clone began to dissipate. Shuichi, suppressing his exhaustion and mental shock, checked the results of the battle and found that the Sunagakure Medical Unit had been almost wiped out. His mission was considered a complete success.
"Sizzle!"
The last Shadow Clone that was still active Jonin several rounds, indicating that the real body had suddenly come to help.
Sensing that a large number of Sunagakure were returning nearby, he no longer coveted the spoils of war and dispelled the debunking himself when no one was around to witness it.
"Perfect!" Shuichi thought to himself as he slowly moved forward, hidden more than ten meters underground. "There's still some finishing touches to be done, but it's okay to go a little further ahead beforehand."
Before long, countless Sunagakure began to approach the center of the base. When they arrived and surrounded the area, everyone stopped in their tracks.
By this time, it was already getting dark, but the area where the Medical Department was located was still a mess. A large number of corpses lay in pools of blood, and the sight of various dismembered limbs stung the eyes of the Sunagakure ninjas. Many of them could no longer control their trembling.
"Yui!" A young man who arrived a step too late was on the verge of collapse upon seeing the scene before him.
Instead of stopping like the others around him, he swung his arms and ran frantically into the camp, completely losing his mind and forgetting even the basics of ninja skills.
"Yota, get back here!" the mature-looking Sunagakure captain roared. "It's still uncertain whether the enemy has left any traps, you..."
Yang Taichi rushed into the former Medical Department without any incident. Corpses flashed past his eyes until a familiar face appeared, which made him stop.
The woman whose body was cut in two was none other than Yui, his childhood Yui whom he had married less than a year prior. Her eyes were still open on her blood-stained face, and the experienced coroner could tell that she had died from an unexpected attack.
"Ugh... Ughhhhh..."
Tears streamed down Yota's face instantly. Overwhelmed with emotion, he roared to the sky, "Konoha Ninja, I swear I will never forgive you!"
"Boom!"
A violent explosion resounded once again in the center of the camp; the culprit was none other than Shuichi, who was on the verge of escaping.
Before leaving, he hid the remaining Explosive Tag among the corpses of all the ninjas who had died from the Water Severing Wave.
He had originally planned to wait a while before making his move, but a voice came from there, which made him immediately detonate all the Explosive Tag.
"Well, I wonder which unlucky guy it is," Shuichi thought to himself.
Little did he know that he had killed a passionate young man who knew how to run scientifically, and at the same time, enabled the man to sacrifice himself for love.
He was now genuinely a little scared, not because of the difficulty of the mission, but because his experience with the Shadow Clone had shown him that in just over a minute he had killed nearly 30 female Medical Ninja from Sunagakure, Medical Department was exactly half male and half female.
"Medical Ninja hold a very high position in the hearts of ordinary ninjas." Shuichi could guess this from Tsunade's future prestige in Konoha. "Each female Medical Ninja probably has several admirers, and this time I killed people of all ages, essentially destroying the dreams of countless ninjas."
"In the Shinobi World, after each treatment, the rescued person experiences positive emotions such as gratitude, warmth, and comfort. As a result, I'm afraid I've directly attracted the hatred of thousands of Sunagakure!"
He was startled by the thought. He used to believe that interests outweighed hatred in the causes of war, but with so many Medical Ninja killed this time, things were not so simple.
"Luckily, I was quick-witted enough!"
Now he felt that his previous decision was absolutely right. Not only did each Shadow Clone change its form, but he also completely erased all traces left by Water Severing Wave.
In this way, the other party couldn't even recognize the corpse, and he never revealed his true face. Even the Impure World Reincarnation and the Human Path Soul extraction couldn't trace him.
"I will never admit that I did it, no matter what. I'm still just an innocent and naive child."