Igniting the Flames of Change: From the Ninja World
Chapter 18

Escape, Though Shameful, Is Useful

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Yuhara cautiously approached the dangerous area of the battlefield. In reality, once he crossed the Kumogakure frontline and reached the relatively safer rear, the danger level wouldn't be as high.

As for whether Yuhara could successfully cross this frontline, honestly, it involved a matter of luck. If he was lucky, he could pass through as if strolling in a leisurely manner. If he was unlucky, he would run into a Cloud Hidden Ninja... The way ninjas controlled battle lines was relatively loose, relying on powerful sensory ninjas rather than a large number of ordinary personnel. Therefore, loopholes would always appear.

However, when facing such a situation, normal people wouldn't entrust their lives to so-called luck.

If Yuhara knew Shadow Clone Jutsu or other solid clone techniques, his infiltration would be much easier, but he didn't.

About fifty kilometers from the target location, Yuhara once again took out the mission map Orochimaru had given him. After staring at the map for a long time, he finally determined the position from which to cross.

Coupled with the fact that he had just realized that the possibility of not being discovered by relying on himself alone was very low, he finally decided to implement that bold and ungentlemanly infiltration plan.

Konoha's "Yellow Flash" had a very obvious characteristic that enemies could recognize at a glance. Moreover, basically no one would think that the "Yellow Flash" they saw was a counterfeit. Just as explained before, a ninja like the "Yellow Flash" had the ability to slaughter through the Kumogakure frontline. Once he appeared on the battlefield and assumed an offensive posture, it would inevitably cause a series of uncontrollable chain reactions.

The "Yellow Flash" would make the enemy's actions uncertain, which would then leave Konoha unable to cope with those uncertainties... If Minato Namikaze were truly on the battlefield, then Konoha would naturally have no problems; their morale would even soar. However, what if the "Yellow Flash" was fake?

In short, such actions that harmed others without benefiting oneself, only causing chaos for both sides of the war, would normally never be done by anyone.

But Yuhara didn't care about that. Did he really consider himself a Konoha ninja just because he got a Konoha headband?

The appearance of the "Yellow Flash" on the battlefield would indeed make the enemy's actions uncertain, but the enemy's first reaction was predictable... a contraction of forces.

Ordinary ninjas were useless against Minato Namikaze; they would just be fodder. Killing fifty enemies instantly was definitely not Minato's limit. As for Yuhara doing something like this, it was actually to make the Cloud Hidden Ninjas huddle together and make way.

Under normal circumstances, people would give a certain evaluation to his clever move... profoundly immoral.

Since the plan was clear, Yuhara checked his equipment, and then the infiltration began.

Reconnaissance and sensory type ninjas were rare. Not every ninja village had a large quantity of high-quality reconnaissance ninjas like Konoha. In this regard, Konoha's approach had always shown a wealthy demeanor. Was one Hyuga enough? Not enough? Then a pair, three, then two, a straight, a flush, and a royal flush of Hyugas? That should be enough.

Moreover, the current Konoha was considered to be in decline. In the past, Konoha had Hyuga on the left and Uzumaki on the right, and they could see through enemies' underwear.

However, even though other ninja villages didn't have the Byakugan, everyone knew the importance of intelligence. Therefore, each village had its own excellent reconnaissance and sensory ninjas, and Kumogakure was naturally no exception.

So, when something approached their control zone at high speed, Kumogakure immediately noticed.

Did someone misunderstand the meaning of the word "infiltration"? No, it was because he had his own strategy.

"Position 60/45, direction NE... I know, I'm very close to that area, I'll go check the situation immediately."

A Cloud Hidden Ninja received the message from headquarters, transmitted in the most secret and swift way, and then headed straight for the target.

Just as the ninja said, he was very close to that area, so he quickly saw the "target":

Very young, dressed as a regular Konoha Jonin, but...

He had golden hair.

When the Cloud Hidden Ninja saw the target, the other party seemed to have noticed him as well. So, when the high-speed moving "target" slowly turned its head, this Cloud Hidden Ninja instantly forgot to breathe.

His gaze met a pair of clear, limpid lake-blue eyes, unstained by any impurity.

The Yellow Flash!

It's Konoha's Yellow Flash!

After their eyes met, the Cloud Hidden Ninja's ability to think stopped for a few seconds because he subconsciously thought he was already dead. It wasn't until the figure disappeared that he reached out and touched his neck, discovering that his head was still on duty.

After regaining his senses, he gasped for air.

This information must be immediately relayed back to headquarters. First, the "Yellow Flash" didn't silence him, indicating that he was on an urgent mission where every second counted. Second, the direction the "Yellow Flash" was heading was towards Kumogakure's headquarters.

With the "Konoha White Fang" in front and the "Yellow Flash" behind, each generation was more outstanding than the last. This kind of ability to decide the outcome of a battle on the battlefield, this terrifying deterrent force that struck directly at people's hearts, could never be simply summarized by saying "very strong in combat." In this sense, ten thousand Kakashis were not as good as one Minato Namikaze... well, ten thousand might be a bit of an exaggeration.

Kakashi was a genius; he wasn't beyond saving.

After all, he could also master Transformation Jutsu.

After the Cloud Hidden Ninja relayed the news of the "Yellow Flash's" appearance and the possibility of a surprise attack on the headquarters, setting aside Kumogakure's subsequent movements for now, he finally had time to recall the details of what had just happened. He then realized... the "Yellow Flash" didn't seem as fast as he imagined.

Although the opponent's speed was already very fast, it was far from being imperceptible. Perhaps that was the opponent's economical cruising speed? Well, this small detail didn't really matter.

The "Yellow Flash" appearing on the front lines could only be Yuhara. As for how he achieved high-speed movement, it was because Transformation Jutsu only changed his appearance. In reality, he was still carrying two lumps of iron, and he could "take off" using these two lumps of iron.

And theoretically, regardless of whether he had iron lumps on him or not, anyone who could manipulate magnetism should be able to fly easily. However, for him at this stage, playing with iron honestly was easier.

He floated his body close to the ground, then continuously propelled himself with Chakra bursts from his feet. In this way, he achieved "ground-hugging flight" with his muscular engine... a true magnetic levitation human-powered propulsion train.

The speed was mediocre; it shouldn't be compared to true divine speed.

As for things like superconducting magnetohydrodynamic propulsion, sorry, for Yuhara at this stage, human-powered propulsion was already quite advanced.

After letting two or three more enemies witness the "Yellow Flash," Yuhara directly canceled his transformation on the spot, changed his direction of advance, and stopped foolishly running towards Kumogakure's core area. Instead, he began moving towards the location marked on the map.

About half an hour later.

Konoha's frontline camp received the latest movements from Kumogakure.

Orochimaru was a bit confused:

"Kumogakure is preparing for the final decisive battle?"

PS:

Requesting collections, monthly passes, and recommendation tickets on Monday. Last week's collections were ordinary.

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