I Declare That Blade Mine

Ishikawa Tatsuki and Asuma breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the village's reinforcements arrived in time; otherwise, they would have been in danger today.

At this moment, the Kirigakure elites who had been scattered by the Fire Release Kirigakure regrouped. One of them was hit in the arm because he couldn't react in time, and half of his body was blackened, which shows that the caster was incredibly powerful.

"It's the Uchiha Clan!"

Raiga Kurosuki and another Jonin looked at the newcomers. There were three Konoha Ninja in total. The leader was a middle-aged man with short black hair. He had a slightly serious face and looked mature and steady. His Sharingan with Three-Tomoe was staring intently at them.

Beside him were two young men, the older one around 15 or 16 years old, and the younger one about the same age as Ishikawa Tatsuki and the others.

It was obvious that such a powerful Fire Release must have been released by the leader and captain; the others did not appear to be strong, which is why the Mist Ninja did not retreat immediately.

"Clan leader, should we attack directly?" Uchiha Inabi asked.

Uchiha Fugaku glanced at the Konoha Squad beside him and noticed that Asuma, the Third Hokage's son, was also there. If a fight broke out, he would be the only one capable of leading the attack. "No," he said, "The enemy is strong. We don't know how many more people from Kirigakure have invaded. To be on the safe side, we should hold off for now."

Uchiha Inabi and Uchiha Tekka both Sharingan and assumed fighting stances. Two Tomoe and One-Tomoe could be seen in their eyes, indicating that they were both among the younger generation of Uchiha who had awakened their Sharingan.

Due to the current shortage of combat power in Konoha, this patrol mission would not bring together multiple Jonin, so Fugaku selected outstanding juniors from his clan to train with him.

Unexpectedly, the Land of Water sent the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist for their first attack. Although he was confident that his strength was superior to these Kirigakure elites, he had to restrain his desire to take the initiative in order to prevent any accidents from happening to these young people.

"This Uchiha Jonin very strong. Shall we make a move, Lord Raiga?"

Raiga Kurosuki was conflicted. If they went back now, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist would lose all their prestige. Only by capturing Asuma could they atone for their mistake. The key question was how long it would take to deal with this Konoha Jonin...

"Oh no! More reinforcements from Konoha are on their way!"

A Kirigakure Sensory Ninja exclaimed in slight panic, "Such powerful chakra! His speed is astonishing. I've never seen a ninja this fast before. He's one of Konoha's top ninjas..."

"Retreat! Let's get back to sea first."

After hearing this, Raiga Kurosuki gritted his teeth and gave the order. Influenced by Might Duy, he dared not underestimate the quality of Konoha Ninja, especially since the Anbu had clearly described the strength of the newcomers.

"Brush!"

Several Mist Ninja immediately left the spot. The Jonin, who had been ambushed by Ishikawa Tatsuki several times, Jonin but knew that if he didn't leave, he would be in danger.

Fugaku frowned slightly, but ultimately decided to watch the Mist Ninja leave. If he went after them, he would be leaving Asuma and the others behind.

He has only recently assumed the position of clan leader, so it would be more valuable for him to cultivate a good relationship with the Third Hokage. Therefore, he doesn't need to be greedy for these battle achievements.

"Swish, swish..."

Before long, a figure arrived like an arrow released from a bow, the speed of which made the Jonin tense.

Even with his Two-Tomoe Sharingan, Uchiha Inabi was sweating profusely; despite his Dynamic Vision, he couldn't even see the newcomer's movements clearly.

"Phew..." Shuichi nimbly stopped on the tree trunk and was relieved to find that Ishikawa Tatsuki and Kurenai were unharmed.

"Shuichi, you've come!"

Ishikawa Tatsuki shouted excitedly. Every time he saw this "man", he felt a sense of security.

"Hmm." Shuichi glanced around the area and was somewhat surprised to see the village's support team that had arrived first. "It's Jonin Fugaku? What kind of enemy did you encounter?"

"So it's Jonin Takeda!" Uchiha Fugaku was secretly shocked. Under his Three-Tomoe perception, the chakra strength of this Sannin Disciple was simply outrageous; ordinary Jonin were not even in the same league. "There are several Mist Anbu in total, and the leader seems to be one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen..."

Shuichi's hands moved swiftly after hearing this, "Shadow Clone Technique!"

Before anyone could react, the main body vanished in a flash, Shadow Clone immediately spoke up with a forced smile, "Haha, sorry, I saw they hadn't gone far so I tried to give chase. Injuring my companion doesn't mean you can escape so easily..."

As he pursued, a strange smile crept onto his lips. Though outwardly calm, his heart burned with intense desire. "Thunder Swords? Do you know how long I've waited? Now this blade is officially renamed my blade!"

Ever since he learned that he would be fighting Kirigakure, Shuichi had his eye on these Ninja Blades. Among them, he wanted Hiramekarei and Thunder Swords the most, even more so than Samehada.

There's no other reason than that these two weapons are made of metals with excellent chakra conductivity, and they're quite heavy. Once he gets his hands on them, he can do whatever he wants with them, melting them down without feeling any pain, and he'll never have to slowly scrape together the money to buy them again.

Ahead, a group of six from Kirigakure were rapidly heading towards the sea. Besides Raiga Kurosuki, there were two Jonin and three Chunin. Ordinary ninjas wouldn't dare to mess with them.

However, they never expected to be targeted like prey. In Shuichi's eyes, the combined lives of these people were not even worth a piece of iron from Thunder Swords.

Although they were almost out of the Land of Fire's territory, the Mist Anbu remained vigilant. One of them activated his Sensory Ninjutsu again to scout ahead. "We've been caught. It's that incredibly fast expert. He's all alone."

Raiga Kurosuki was furious after hearing this. This Konoha Ninja completely disregarded them. They were still some distance from the sea, and at this speed, they probably couldn't wait until they were at sea to engage in battle.

"Then teach him a lesson!"

Behind him, Shuichi maintained his high-speed pursuit, when suddenly his face lit up with joy. "It seems Kirigakure didn't choose to take a detour. They're right within my perception range now. I've got the Thunder Swords."

As he drew closer to the enemy, thick fog appeared in the woods, gradually obscuring his vision.

"Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Technique!"

Three Mist Ninja joined forces to use the Hidden Mist Technique, which was much faster than when used alone. At the same time, the Sensory Ninja began to Hand Seals on the spot, preparing to engage in battle with the Konoha pursuers.

"I love this technique!" Shuichi thought to himself with Ichiraku. "They want to use the dense fog to limit my speed. It seems I can't let any of these people escape. I can continue to ambush them when I fight against the Kirigakure Village in the future."

Within the white mist, Sensory Ninja the Kirigakure Village warned, "He hasn't stopped; he's still advancing straight ahead, heading in our direction."

"I'll make him pay!" A Jonin drew his long sword; he was the one who had fought Ishikawa Tatsuki's team. A ninja skilled in sound localization followed closely behind, and the two began to infiltrate into the mist.

"Tap tap..."

Shuichi walked straight into the opponent's Ninjutsu, calmly moving forward, seemingly unaware that two dark figures had already descended beside him.

"Whoosh..." A slight sound of wind breaking rang in his ears, but he moved a step ahead, crouching down to dodge the first slash, while simultaneously exerting a little force to lunge to the side and rear, just in time to dodge another thrust, and at the same time extending two fingers to stab at the enemy's heart.

With a light tap, the Kirigakure from Kirigakure Chunin as if struck by lightning. A gaping hole appeared in his heart, and his body went limp, the sword falling from his hand to the ground.

"Ding ding..."

"Huh?" The Jonin was attacking with him was unaware of what was happening when he felt a gust of wind from a punch coming from the side.

With swift and decisive swordsmanship, he twisted his waist to execute a horizontal slash, intending to eliminate the enemy while defusing the crisis. Unfortunately, judging from the feel of his hand, it seemed as if he hadn't struck anything.

"Snap!" A hand grabbed his wrist, followed by a sharp pain.

"Ah..." Caught off guard by the sudden attack, he couldn't help but cry out in pain, releasing his grip on the knife and quickly retreating.

Shuichi easily caught the falling knife, gripped it in reverse, and threw it like a javelin. The tip of the knife pierced the opponent's throat, and the sound stopped abruptly.

"How is this possible?" The Sensory Ninja's body began to tremble. "It's Senior Ueda's voice! Hyōga and his chakra are disappearing... they..."

The nearby Mist Ninja were incredulous. How much time had passed, and two Anbu members had been killed by the enemy?