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Yichen and the Uchiha Clan Jonin chased each other as they rushed towards the outside of Konoha.

Yichen's speed wasn't fast, and the distance between him and the pursuing Uchiha Clan Jonin slowly closing. Therefore, the Uchiha didn't immediately send out a distress signal, resulting in them missing the best opportunity to surround Yichen.

Just as Yichen was about to catch up, he activated the Lightning Release Stimulation Method, and then, under the Jonin, he unleashed a speed far exceeding his previous speed, quickly rushing out of the edge of Konoha.

The Jonin realized he had been tricked, so he Hand Seals and unleashed a massive Great Fireball that shot into the sky.

Yichen was running ahead, naturally noticed it as well, and was somewhat speechless. Did every member of the Uchiha Clan carry a built-in Signal Flare?

However, Yichen was no longer afraid of being exposed. When he passed through the outer wall of Konoha earlier, he had sensed a slight fluctuation of Chakra, which should be the barrier.

Presumably, the Konoha Sensory Team has already issued instructions.

Yichen, carrying Sokai Uchiha, sped away from Konoha. Konoha, already on high alert, moved swiftly, and the number of pursuers behind Yichen increased rapidly.

These aren't the most troublesome issues; there are also quite a few ninjas blocking Yichen's path. After all, this is near Konoha, and the density of patrolling ninjas is very high.

At first, Yichen could use his Mind's Eye observation skills to evade danger in advance, but it became increasingly difficult as time went on.

Finally, Yichen was intercepted by the patrolling ninja squads from the three squads ahead.

Fortunately, the three teams were not very strong. The two teams directly in front of Yichen and to his right each had two or three Chunin, while the team to his left had Chunin Yichen three Genin.

Without showing off, Yichen changed direction and rushed quickly to the left front.

Yichen carried Sokai Uchiha on his back, then Hand Seals and Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu. A fireball with a diameter of over ten meters crashed forward.

The four-man squad, consisting of only one Chunin, knew they couldn't hold out, so they didn't persist and instead cleared the passage.

Yichen successfully passed the interception.

But this was just the appetizer. Yichen continued to encounter patrolling ninjas and ninja squads carrying out missions in the surrounding area. Yichen chose to avoid them if possible, and to deal with those he couldn't avoid quickly.

Although the process went smoothly, it was ultimately slowed down.

And after shaking off squads of patrolling ninjas, they finally encountered a tough opponent.

200 meters ahead of Yichen, at the limit of what his Mind's Eye could sense, 12 Chakra sources suddenly appeared. Among the 12, 3 Jonin and the rest Chunin.

Yichen frowned. What was going on? Three fully-manned Anbu Squad? When did Konoha Anbu get ahead of him?

After Yichen was exposed, he took a route that was mostly straight, with only slight bends along the way. Although his speed decreased slightly, it wasn't much. Yichen could accept it if one or two ninjas skilled in speed got ahead of him, but it was strange that three complete Anbu Squad suddenly appeared.

With Yichen's strength as a junior Kage, coupled with the speed boost from the Lightning Release Stimulation Method, it would be impossible for the Konoha Anbu to get close enough to him.

Unless these Anbu were originally in front of Yichen, but if there happened to be an Anbu Squad carrying out a mission nearby, Yichen could understand it, but for three squads to suddenly appear was abnormal.

Did Konoha set up ambushes all around the village? That's impossible. Konoha is so big; setting up ambushes everywhere would require deploying countless Anbu. Is it really worth it for an infiltrator whose background we don't even know?

Yichen didn't know was that this was actually his bad luck; he chose to leave Konoha from the direction of the Uchiha Clan, a direction that the Konoha High-ranking officials had specifically set up a security network for.

Konoha's arrangements were not for waiting for Yichen, but to prevent the Uchiha Clan from defecting.

After all, the Uchiha Clan is right next to Konoha. If the Uchiha Clan were determined to leave secretly, the Konoha High-ranking officials might not be able to detect it in time.

Yichen was unaware of these things; this intelligence was not something spies could access, so Yichen walked headlong into this surveillance network.

Fortunately, this network has only just been set up and is not very dense. Right now, there are three Anbu Squad in front of Yichen. If he waits another month or so, Yichen will be facing at least five Anbu Squad.

"Three Anbu Squad?" Yichen carefully examined the Chakra attributes of these Anbu. Hmm, thankfully, none of them had particularly strange Chakra; they shouldn't be members of any ninja clans.

Although he had obtained the Uchiha Clan bloodline, Yichen didn't care if his identity was exposed. Konoha wouldn't go to war over something like this. At most, Iwagakure would have to pay a price, which was worthwhile.

But since their identities haven't been exposed yet, they should try again to see if they can get past the interception without using the unique Ninjutsu of Iwagakure.

As Yichen charged forward, he formed hand Hand Seals and unleashed his Water Clone. Then, his main body and Water Clone attacked together.

"Water Release: Water Style: Raging Waves, Lightning Release: Lightning Vine." Both are B-rank Ninjutsu. The Water Release needs no introduction. The Lightning Style: Lightning Spreading was created by Yichen after slightly modifying the C-rank Lightning Conduction technique. It has no other use; it is specifically designed to be used in conjunction with the Water Release to perform Combination Ninjutsu.

The two B-rank Ninjutsu, unleashed by Yichen without regard for Chakra consumption, possessed power approaching that of A-rank ninjutsu. When combined, their combined power far surpassed that of ordinary A-rank Ninjutsu.

Of course, Yichen didn't expect to be able to defeat the ninjas who were blocking his way. The Anbu weren't so easy to deal with.

Yichen's goal was to intercept the opponent's group Ninjutsu.

As expected, the opponent's tactics were the same as Yichen's: they launched a Combination Ninjutsu from a distance. Five out of the twelve people participated in a Combination Ninjutsu.

However, although the opponent outnumbered them, the power of their Ninjutsu ultimately couldn't match the Combination Ninjutsu used by Yichen alone.

After Yichen's Water-Lightning Combination Ninjutsu dispersed the opponent's Combination Ninjutsu, it still had the power to launch an attack.

This forced the opposing side to abandon its original attack strategy and adopt a defensive posture.

Two Earth Wall rose from the ground, blocking the greatly weakened Combination Ninjutsu.

Normally, following the typical pattern of a strong person attacking a group of weaker opponents, Yichen should have charged into the enemy ranks, disrupted their formation, and then defeated them one by one.

The Konoha Anbu were also prepared for this. Having lost the initiative, they were now waiting for Yichen to make his move.

However, Yichen did not rush in. Since he could not reveal his bloodline limit, the greatest help he could rely on was his Yichen Hand Seals speed.

So, just as the Konoha Anbu behind the Earth Wall received the Combination Ninjutsu and were still guessing which direction Yichen would advance from, Yichen's next wave of Ninjutsu attacks arrived.

A-rank Water Style Jutsu Ninjutsu: Water Cutting Technique. This is Yichen's only completely original A-rank Ninjutsu. After its successful development, it was rarely used, and all enemies who saw this Ninjutsu were silenced.

Water Cutting Technique is Yichen's strongest A-rank Ninjutsu. Although it is a group Ninjutsu, its Water Cutting Technique is small, so it can be used as a single-target attack Ninjutsu.

However, the Water Cutting Technique is indeed a group Ninjutsu, making it most suitable for dealing with enemies like this, whose formation is dense and whose vision is obstructed.

Suddenly, a line of water pierced through the Earth Wall where the Konoha Anbu were hiding.

Everyone was startled, then secretly relieved that the water line had been misdirected, and that it had penetrated the Earth Wall further to the left than the person on the far left.

Just as their relief began, an unexpected change occurred: the waterline suddenly sliced across horizontally at an extremely fast speed.

This caught everyone off guard, and all 12 people were caught in the attack.

The three on the far right reacted quickly and were far enough away to narrowly escape, while the remaining nine were all hit. Of the nine, only one Jonin was quick enough to survive, leaving only a leg intact; the other eight were cut in half at the waist.

Yichen was not surprised by this result; such situations can occur if a ninja is unaware of the enemy's intelligence.

Yichen's Water Cutting Technique was deliberately amplified in power, consuming 100A of his Chakra in a single strike. If he were still Elite Jonin Yichen, he would never have wasted such a resource.

However, the effect was obvious; the remaining four had lost their courage and no longer posed a threat to Yichen.

Just as Yichen was about to use a few more Ninjutsu to finish off the remaining Anbu, he suddenly felt a massive source of Chakra behind him.

Without hesitation, Yichen activated the Lightning Release Stimulation Method, instantly bypassing the remaining Anbu and continuing his retreat into the distance.

"This amount of Chakra, this chilling Chakra... Fugaku Uchiha? He caught up so quickly?"

After thinking for a moment, Yichen created a Water Clone while running.

The person who arrived was indeed Fugaku Uchiha; he had set off from the Police Force after seeing the Great Fireball warning.

The location of the Great Fireball was near the new Uchiha Clan territory. Fugaku was still somewhat worried about his clansmen, so he didn't notify his subordinates and rushed over alone.

When Fugaku arrived at the location Anbu just intercepted Yichen, his gaze darkened. He quickly understood what had happened and guessed why the Anbu had appeared there.

This matter was more distressing to Fugaku Uchiha than Yichen kidnapping a child from his clan.

"The village is already treating us like enemies."

Fugaku glanced at the remaining four Anbu with an enigmatic look, then gritted his teeth and forced out two words: "Intelligence!"

The remaining Anbu dared not conceal such a matter. One of them, who was uninjured, immediately said, "There was only one enemy, and he captured a boy."

"He is skilled in Ninjutsu, knows a combination of Water Release and Lightning Release Combination Ninjutsu, and is suspected of mastering the Lightning Release Stimulation Method. He has a very powerful group Water Release move; all our people have fallen victim to that move."

Fugaku didn't say anything, and walked past the group, chasing after Yichen in the direction he had left.

Before long, Fugaku encountered the Water Clone left behind by Yichen.

Having awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Fugaku quickly determined, based on his experience, that this was not Yichen's true form.

Just as they were about to finish the battle quickly, Yichen's Water Clone spoke up.

"Senior Fugaku, is there any way to spare the Uchiha Clan's lives?"

Fugaku acted swiftly, blasting Yichen's Water Clone with a single punch just as Yichen finished speaking.

However, Water Clone defeating Yichen Shui, Fugaku did not immediately pursue him. He stood there silently for a while, then turned and walked towards Konoha.

If Fugaku hadn't encountered those Anbu earlier, he wouldn't have been so easily swayed by Yichen's words. However, given the presence of those Anbu monitoring and guarding against him, Fugaku had no choice but to take Yichen's words to heart.

After walking back for a while, Fugaku encountered ninjas who had been chasing him, including members of the Uchiha Clan and ordinary ninjas from Konoha.

Everyone was puzzled to see Fugaku return alone. The Jonin who had initially tracked Yichen and then Fire Release to Jonin forward cautiously and asked, "Clan Chief, did Sokai return?"

Fugaku Uchiha glanced at him, then at the other ninjas not far away, his gaze lingering on the Anbu among them for a moment. Then he said calmly, "We've lost them. Let's go back to the village."

The Jonin puzzled and wanted to say something, but he held back. Then the Uchiha Clan members followed their clan leader back to Konoha.

The remaining ninjas looked at each other, puzzled as to why Fugaku had stopped pursuing them.

After a final discussion, the Anbu decided to continue the pursuit, while the other ninjas returned to the village to report to the Third Hokage.