Isn't This Just a Normal Level?

The one who intercepted the enemy the moment he made a move was neither Uchiha Tekka, Uchiha Inabi, nor Uchiha Yashiro.

The three Jonin of the Uchiha Clan had not even had time to act.

Amid the billowing smoke, after letting out a pained scream from being struck by a kunai, the enemy accelerated his retreat.

Uchiha Tekka and the other two once again wore expressions of disbelief as they looked at Uchiha Daiki.

Their gazes seemed to ask: What kind of kunai-throwing technique was that? How could it be so powerful?

Only Uchiha Daiki himself knew about his Hundred-Hit Kunai.

After throwing two more kunai and wounding his opponent, Uchiha Daiki rushed into the smoke ahead of the others.

"Wait!"

Seeing him act so recklessly, Uchiha Tekka hurriedly tried to stop him, but he was still a step too late.

Watching Uchiha Daiki vanish into the smoke, the three could only grit their teeth and chase after him.

As soon as they passed through the smoke, Uchiha Tekka and the others saw Uchiha Daiki rapidly forming hand seals with both hands before spitting a massive fireball toward the fleeing enemy's back.

"Great Fireball Technique!"

The three men's pupils narrowed slightly.

The moment the words left his mouth, they saw that Uchiha Daiki's Great Fireball had already swallowed the enemy.

Amid the roaring flames, the enemy let out a shrill scream.

But the scream did not last long.

Very soon, it stopped abruptly.

Because Uchiha Daiki had followed up and finished him off completely.

By the time Uchiha Tekka and the other two reached his side, he casually dusted off his hands and turned around. "Alright, the enemy's taken care of. We can continue with our original mission."

"Who did you learn those kunai-throwing skills from?"

Uchiha Inabi could not help asking.

"I trained them myself. Isn't this just a ninja's normal level? What, you can't do it?"

Uchiha Daiki asked in return.

Uchiha Inabi was left speechless for a moment. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something more, but Uchiha Tekka stopped him.

"Enough. Don't talk about that right now."

"Let's carry out the mission first!"

He gave Uchiha Daiki a deep look.

He had gained a new understanding of this clansman's strength, and his attitude gradually began to change.

After signaling for the other two companions to prepare to continue toward the docks, Uchiha Tekka said to Uchiha Daiki, "Next time you encounter an enemy, don't be so reckless."

"Charging through a smoke bomb to pursue them like that was dangerous. The enemy might have had an ambush waiting..."

"Understood, senior."

Uchiha Daiki nodded, looking very serious.

In truth, only he knew what had happened just then.

With his powerful perception, he had already confirmed there was no danger behind the smoke and that the enemy would be easy to capture.

Otherwise, why would Uchiha Daiki have chased after him directly?

A short while later, the four of them arrived at the seaside together.

Hidden behind a pile of rocks, they quietly watched the dock roughly a hundred meters away.

A fierce battle had clearly taken place here.

Whether in the woods along the shore or on the beach, countless traces of battle remained, and the surrounding area had been devastated.

But it was equally clear that Kirigakure's forces had now retaken control of the area.

That was why their ships could continue landing here without restraint, transporting combat troops.

Not long after Uchiha Daiki and the others arrived, they saw a ship sailing toward them from the distant sea.

Then came a second ship, a third, a fourth...

A total of six ships brought over dozens of Kirigakure Ninja.

"These should be Kirigakure's reinforcements. We need to report this to the rear..."

Uchiha Inabi said quietly.

At that moment, Uchiha Tekka glanced up at the sky and shook his head. "Our people already know. We don't need to worry about these guys. We're only responsible for destroying their ships!"

Hearing that, Uchiha Daiki also instinctively looked up at the sky.

His sharp gaze immediately spotted a tiny black dot slowly flying roughly two hundred meters overhead.

His eyes were like telephoto lenses, automatically focusing at that moment and instantly magnifying the tiny black dot countless times.

Where ordinary eyes could only make out a blurry black speck, Uchiha Daiki's eyes now saw it clearly as a crow.

"Uchiha Shisui..."

The moment he saw the crow, Uchiha Daiki immediately thought of that man.

A ninja who used crows as Summoning Beasts and was renowned throughout the ninja world for his Body Flicker Technique—Uchiha Shisui.

The appearance of a crow Summoning Beast here meant that Uchiha Shisui already knew about the situation. Those several dozen Kirigakure Ninjas no longer needed to be dealt with by them.

The four of them stopped speaking and remained perfectly still, quietly lying in ambush where they were.

Before long, all six ships docked. After mooring them along the shore, the several dozen Kirigakure Ninjas swiftly flickered into the forest and vanished.

Only after they had left did Uchiha Yashiro say in a low voice, "Let's go over and blow up all their ships with Explosive Tags!"

"Let's go!"

Uchiha Inabi immediately moved to rise.

But just then, his shoulder suddenly sank, and someone pressed him directly back down.

Uchiha Inabi immediately turned toward Uchiha Daiki in astonishment.

The other two also looked at him in confusion.

Uchiha Daiki shook his head and said quietly, "Don't rush."

The others had no idea what he was planning. Uchiha Tekka frowned and said, "Opportunities in battle vanish in an instant. If we delay the mission and let those ships return, they can transport even more forces over here!"

Uchiha Yashiro was also somewhat displeased and reminded him irritably, "Daiki, what are you doing?"

Just as they finished speaking, all of their ears twitched slightly at once.

Their hearts tightened, and they looked at one another simultaneously.

From outside the pile of rocks came a puzzled voice. "No one's here? Looks like those Konoha bastards never made it here. We can retreat without worry."

"Not so fast. Leave them a little gift! These ships are all old anyway; there's no need to keep them. Let's set up an Explosive Tag array on board. Maybe we can blow up a few Konoha Ninjas!"

The conversation of the Kirigakure enemies outside made Uchiha Tekka, Uchiha Inabi, and Uchiha Yashiro's hearts tighten once more.

Only then did they finally understand why Uchiha Daiki had stopped Uchiha Inabi from acting earlier.

The three of them were once again shocked by the strength Uchiha Daiki had displayed.

Yet before they could voice their admiration, Uchiha Daiki suddenly sprang from the ambush site and jumped out.

"Hey!! You bastard..."

Seeing that Uchiha Daiki had ignored his earlier warning and rashly revealed himself to engage the enemy again, Uchiha Tekka immediately felt a pounding headache and hurried after him.