A Grand Show
Ogawa Eri followed behind and took the Kunai to stab Saki again with Saki. Saki had no choice but to temporarily abandon her sword and dodge, but Uchiha Ryouya had already anticipated his response and prepared his chakra in his feet in advance. He then kicked Saki in the chest from behind.
"Bump!"
"Ugh..." Saki felt as if she had been hit by a heavy hammer in her upper body, and the breath in her stomach was stuck in her chest and she couldn't exhale.
However, he managed to buy time for his teammates by injuring himself. The other four rushed over as quickly as possible after the battle began, and it looked like they were about to surround and attack Uchiha Ryouya and his two companions again.
"How annoying!" Uchiha Ryouya could see clearly from the air that Yukari's fan was already open, and it was very likely that her Wind Release Ninjutsu was ready to be unleashed. They didn't have a good way to deal with it, and if their condition deteriorated, they would be worn down by their opponent.
So he took out the Heaven Scroll from his pocket, lightly touched the edge with his thumb, and then shouted, "If you want the Scroll, then go pick it up!" After saying that, he threw the Scroll of Heaven into the woods on the left.
Upon seeing this, Yukari and the masked Masked Boy the Sunagakure Ninja Village paused, temporarily halting their impending attack.
"He still has a Scroll on him. We can go find the one he threw away after we defeat them!" Seeing his two temporary teammates hesitate, Yazo shouted a reminder from behind.
"Damn it, those damned Sunagakure Ninja, I'll remember you. If I make it to the third round, you'll be sorry." Uchiha Ryouya cursed the Sunagakure in his heart after hearing this, especially remembering Yazo's appearance.
He took out his team's Scroll of Earth again, and shouted with a hint of heartache, "If you want it, go get it yourself. Come back and we'll have a good fight." With that, he threw the Scroll into the woods to his right.
The Sunagakure members slowed their pace; their opponent had run out of Scroll, and continuing the pursuit seemed pointless.
"Those who cause us trouble, I'll make sure you get nothing." Uchiha Ryouya felt a vengeful thrill, eager to see the expressions on the faces of the Sunagakure after they found the Scroll.
The three from Konoha didn't stop. After running a distance, they turned into the woods and disappeared from sight.
A few minutes later, Yukari, Yazo, and the other four looked at the two Scroll in their hands with darkened faces. Uchiha Ryouya Ryo had previously used fire-style chakra to burn a small part of the edge of the Scroll, and showed them the intact side when he threw it away.
The Sunagakure team that retrieved the Scroll discovered that both Scroll were severely damaged, essentially rendering them ineffective.
"Next time, let's just strike directly. No need to waste words with the enemy." Yazo's expression was somewhat gloomy. This interception made them feel that the situation was not good, because they couldn't stop the team holding the Scroll from destroying Scroll themselves.
Yukari believes that their current strength is not enough to deal with strong teams. "We are still short-handed. If we could have another team, that would be great. Even stronger teams could be surrounded without any possibility of being breached."
"But we can't guarantee that the other four teams won't encounter any unexpected situations." Yazo wasn't very optimistic. "If a Konoha team teams team up, then we're more likely to lose if we run into them."
"We can only hope they perform well; today is crucial." The Sunagakure Village members had no other choice but to gamble on the remaining squad joining them.
Having successfully escaped, Uchiha Ryouya and his team can only frustratingly begin searching for the team carrying the Scroll once more.
While they were resting in one place, Mokui's team came knocking on their door.
"Are you here to steal the Scroll? Sorry, but I'm here to steal your Scroll now." Uchiha Ryouya Mokui, who had appeared in front of him, his tone somewhat unfriendly.
"Hehe, it seems you guys were really unlucky just now, running into the Sunagakure's interception and losing Scroll you collected!" Mokui didn't care about Uchiha Ryouya, and he directly took out four Scroll from his small bag to show him.
"Our team now has two pairs of Scroll. How about it, want some?"
"What? How is that possible? Then why didn't you go into the Tower?" Uchiha Ryouya and the other two asked in surprise.
Mokui explained the current situation to Uchiha and the others in detail, "Because the Sunagakure forces are currently united near the Tower, and more Sunagakure Squad are heading this way, you don't need to know why we're moving around..."
"I have a plan you can listen to. If you follow my suggestion, you won't need to search for the Scroll anymore... In the end, even if you don't collect them all, I promise to give you the extra pair I have. How about that?"
Mokui planned to use the Scroll in his hand to motivate the Konoha Squad, as the three of them alone couldn't handle the situation. Furthermore, Uchiha Ryouya and his two companions were also quite strong, making it a win-win situation.
Uchiha Ryouya felt that this was the best method at the moment, and after thinking about it, he agreed.
While the battle raged fiercely in the Forest of Death, Shuichi's squad slept soundly until noon. Unable to leave because their exams weren't over, they idly sat in the tower, only occasionally stretching their bodies.
"Clang!"
Just then, the Tower's doors opened again.
Shuichi glanced over and saw that it was Konoha's Ino-Shika-Cho team. All three of them were covered in mud and leaves, so it seemed that a battle had taken place during their last run in. It was probably Sunagakure's doing.
Before the scene could quiet down, chaotic and hurried footsteps came from behind Ino-Shika-Cho, as if someone was fleeing after being chased.
"Clap, clap, whoosh..." Shuichi was momentarily stunned by the scene before him. Was the group behind him putting on some kind of acrobatic performance? Their poses were too amazing.
Three boys wearing headbands with four Raindrop Headband rushed into the Tower with ferocious expressions. Judging from their attire, they were Genin squad from Amegakure.
A few meters from the entrance, the three of them stomped their feet on the ground with all their might, then leaped into the tower like fish.
"Screech..." The group fell flat on their faces and slid for a distance. Shuichi, watching their movements from inside, felt the pain.
But they were not afraid at all. After landing, they laughed like lunatics, as excited as those football players in their previous lives who headed the ball through the net.
Outside the tower, the faces of the Sunagakure members were as black as ink, their eyes filled with murderous intent. Near them lay three Amegakure Genin, all of them severely injured.
"Cough, cough... Haha, our mission is complete. Even if you kill us now, it won't do you any good. The Scroll is already inside the tower." A heavily wounded Genin coughed up blood, but looked at the Sunagakure in front of him with a smile.
Saki has a somewhat volatile temper, almost couldn't resist drawing her sword and slashing down when she saw his mocking smile, but was stopped by Yazo, who managed to remain calm.