"Mina, can you sense how many people are at this distance?"
"There are six in total, but none of them have more Chakra than you. Two have about as much as Hatake, and the other four have less than him, Lord Yoichi."
Using her ability, Uzumaki Mina sensed the number of people and their Chakra levels at the Stone Ninja sentry post and reported them to Uchiha Yoichi.
The Stone Ninja sentry post was more than a kilometer away. If they moved any closer, Uzumaki Mina's perception would become even clearer.
"That's a little unexpected, but it's still not enough to make up two squads. I'll draw their frontal fire in a moment."
After observing through his binoculars, Uchiha Yoichi continued speaking to Kakashi: "They don't have a Sensor Ninja. Kakashi, use Earth Release to deal with two Genin, then just support me with Ninjutsu."
He had cultivated Lightning Release Chakra Mode, which made him suited to drawing fire from the front, whether because of his speed or his physical defenses. Furthermore, Lightning Release countered Earth Release. The thing Stone Ninja feared most on the battlefield was running into Cloud Ninja who had cultivated Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
"You remember what I told you, right?"
Kakashi replied with his usual dead-fish eyes, "Don't worry, Captain."
There was no need to wear Cloud Ninja forehead protectors this time either. The mission called for total annihilation, so whether they wore forehead protectors was meaningless.
After discussing the details, the three of them split up.
Uzumaki Mina did not need to fight. She was responsible for keeping watch around the perimeter.
Uchiha Yoichi did not know any stealth techniques, and the Stone Ninja sentry post was not completely without guards. Once Uchiha Yoichi approached within eight hundred meters, he was spotted by the Stone Ninja assigned to sentry duty.
"Enemies!"
The Stone Ninja on guard had just sent out the warning when Uchiha Yoichi abandoned stealth. Lightning surged around his entire body, and he charged toward the Stone Ninja sentry post at blinding speed.
"Enemies? Assemble and engage them! B formation!"
After hearing the warning from his comrade outside, the person in charge of the Stone Ninja sentry post immediately issued an order.
The group quickly emerged from underground. The moment they left the sentry post, they saw a streak of lightning hurtling toward their comrade from the same village who was standing guard outside.
The speed granted by Lightning Release Chakra Mode was simply beyond an ordinary Ninja's ability to react to. Besides, the Stone Ninja standing guard outside was only a Genin.
Seeing Uchiha Yoichi charging at him at tremendous speed, the Ninja was overcome by fear.
"Damn it, die!"
Shuriken and Explosive Tags!
However, those methods of attack posed little threat before Uchiha Yoichi's Two Tomoe Sharingan. When he had practiced Kenjutsu, he had faced attacks from three Kakashi using shuriken. That had been far more dangerous than this.
He dodged left and right, swinging his blade to block and deflect the attacks. Even the few Explosive Tags failed to pose much of a threat to Uchiha Yoichi.
In those few short seconds, Uchiha Yoichi had already come within five meters of the Stone Ninja on guard.
At that distance, it felt as though the Death God himself had arrived. The Stone Ninja was so terrified that he lost all thought of resisting.
"Stop!"
I'm going to die this time. Father, Mother—
The thought had barely flashed through his mind when the Stone Ninja on guard felt the world spin. Amid the rotation, he seemed to see his own body, that terrifying, demonic figure, and his captain and teammates in the distance.
"Damn bastard!"
The captain in charge of the Stone Ninja sentry post came out with a livid expression. He had initially thought that Cloud Ninja had attacked them. After all, the technique that sent lightning surging around the attacker seemed to be something only Cloud Ninja's Lightning Release Chakra Mode could accomplish.
But when he saw Uchiha Yoichi's Two Tomoe Sharingan, the Stone Ninja captain stopped himself. His expression turned ugly as he said, "I told you to stop just now!"
"Idiot!"
Uchiha Yoichi cursed. Lightning and electricity surged around his body once more as he charged at the Stone Ninja squad.
"Hmph. Lightning Release Chakra Mode? Attack together! Earth Release: Split Earth Palm!"
After ordering the attack, the Stone Ninja captain formed hand seals and quickly slammed his palms against the ground.
The earth instantly split open with enormous cracks. Accompanied by violent tremors, they directly hindered Uchiha Yoichi's charge.
There was considerable hatred between the Stone Ninja and Cloud Ninja, so the Stone Ninja had long since become adept at countering Cloud Ninja's Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
Earth Wall blocked vision, while Split Earth Palm hindered an enemy's forward charge. Against Cloud Ninja, who only knew how to charge headlong, the combination was extremely effective.
But that was when the Stone Ninja had the chance to gather together—and Uchiha Yoichi was not Cloud Ninja.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball!"
After forming hand seals, he sent a scorching fireball four or five meters across hurtling toward the Stone Ninja. However, Uchiha Yoichi was not attacking the Stone Ninja captain, but the four companions around him!
"Dodge!"
A Stone Ninja shouted, but just after they leaped aside, they saw more than a dozen shuriken flying toward them. The shuriken collided in midair and changed direction.
The Stone Ninja immediately felt a chill run down their backs.
They had intended to counter with shuriken and knock away all the ones Uchiha Yoichi had thrown, but they had not expected his shuriken to collide in midair and change trajectory.
"Get out of the way!"
Now they could only roll along the ground the moment they landed. Otherwise, they would be pierced by the shuriken.
Although their evasive movements looked somewhat undignified, there was no need to care about that on the battlefield. Staying alive was the priority.
However, after rolling across the ground to evade the shuriken and getting back up, three of the Genin suddenly had their ankles seized by a pair of hands reaching out from underground. Panic immediately filled their hearts.
At the same time, a voice came from underground: "One of the Ninja regulations states that even when locked in battle with an enemy, you must remain alert at all times for attacks from the shadows."
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
"Captain, help—"
The three of them were dragged underground. Before they could even finish calling for help, blood sprayed from the corners of their mouths. In just a few seconds, they were dead.
"Bastard!"
The Stone Ninja captain roared furiously, but a trace of fear arose in his heart. He was probably going to die here today.
Nearby, Kakashi emerged from underground. Holding his short blade, he fixed his eyes on another Stone Ninja and said, "Captain, leave this one to me."
"All right."
Uchiha Yoichi wanted to ask whether Kakashi still had enough Chakra left, but with the enemy right in front of them, he could not say anything that might reveal their information.
They would deal with them first!
Ten minutes later, every Stone Ninja at the sentry post had been killed by Uchiha Yoichi's squad.
Only after confirming that all the enemies had been eliminated did Uzumaki Mina emerge from the shadows and hand Uchiha Yoichi a waterskin. "Captain, take a break."
Uchiha Yoichi accepted the water and said, "All right. We'll clean up in a moment, and then the mission will be considered successfully completed. Kakashi, eat some Soldier Pills to restore your Chakra. Mina, stay alert and keep sensing for enemies. This place is relatively close to the Land of Earth."
"Understood."
The two answered before going off to handle their respective tasks.
After clearing out the Stone Ninja sentry post and taking everything useful inside, Uzumaki Mina used Sensory Ninjutsu as usual.
However, the instant her perception spread out, Uzumaki Mina's expression changed. She hurriedly said to Uchiha Yoichi, "Captain, enemies are coming. There are seven of them in total. Only three have less Chakra than you, and one of them has far, far more Chakra than you."
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