Assassination

Shiyu immediately turned around, his hands already blocking behind him. One hand firmly caught the Kirigakure rogue ninja's kunai, while the other palm had already slammed towards the Kirigakure rogue ninja's chest.

The Kirigakure rogue ninja showed no fear, and attacked Shiyu with full force.

In his eyes, how much attack power could a child's palm have?

"Hmph!" Shiyu snorted coldly, and his single-handed Gentle Fist struck the Kirigakure rogue ninja's left chest.

"Pfft!!!" The Kirigakure rogue ninja instantly vomited blood, his eyes filled with shock and fear.

His brain seemed unable to control his body. On the verge of death, he still couldn't understand why Shiyu had the ability to kill him.

"You dare use Kirigakure Jutsu? Otherwise, I wouldn't have used Gentle Fist in broad daylight to take your life!" Shiyu sneered and walked towards his teammates.

"Shiyu! Are you injured?" Kurenai saw Shiyu and immediately asked with concern.

"Your hand is bleeding! Where's the enemy?" Kurenai continued to ask.

Nao was also searching around with Gray Fang.

"It's nothing, I've already killed that Kirigakure rogue ninja. These injuries are minor." Shiyu instructed, "I wonder how the battle is going on Teacher Hizashi's side."

"Kirigakure Jutsu: Release!" Shiyu had just copied the Kirigakure Jutsu, so naturally, he instantly learned the reverse Kirigakure Jutsu.

The heavy fog instantly dispersed, and from afar, they could see Hizashi Hyuga and that Kumogakure rogue ninja fighting fiercely.

Both were Taijutsu masters. The Kumogakure ninja mainly used Lightning Release, while Hizashi Hyuga used the Byakugan and Gentle Fist. The two seemed evenly matched.

"What?! What a waste! You can't even deal with a Genin!" As the heavy fog dispersed, the Kumogakure rogue ninja immediately saw the corpse of his teammate lying on the ground.

"Hmph!" The Kumogakure rogue ninja threw a barrage of shuriken, and Hizashi immediately used Eight Trigrams Palms: Revolving Heaven.

The shuriken were all knocked down. After Hizashi Hyuga stopped, the Kumogakure rogue ninja directly threw several kunai, which were attached with Explosive Tags.

"Be careful! Teacher Hizashi!" Shiyu immediately warned, then made a prediction and quickly formed hand seals with both hands.

Hizashi immediately retreated, while the Kumogakure rogue ninja turned to flee.

At this moment, Shiyu finished forming hand seals and immediately said, "Wind Release: Wind Dragon Bullet Technique!"

The predicted ninjutsu instantly attacked the Kumogakure rogue ninja. The Kumogakure rogue ninja frowned, but he could no longer escape.

Crossing his arms, he intended to withstand the B-rank Wind Release ninjutsu with his bare body.

"It seems I guessed correctly. This Kumogakure ninja specializes in Lightning Release, is countered by Wind Release, and doesn't know Fire Release."

"In that case!" Shiyu finished forming hand seals again and spat out scorching flames from his mouth.

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bullet Technique!"

The Wind Dragon had not yet disappeared when the Fire Dragon appeared again. The wind boosted the fire, and the fire rode the wind. Instantly, two dragons merged into one, forming the ultimate technique of the Third Hokage - Compound Ninjutsu.

"Compound Ninjutsu: Wind-Fire Dragon Bullet Technique!"

"What!?" The Kumogakure rogue ninja was also greatly surprised and immediately strengthened his defenses.

Although they were two B-rank ninjutsu, under Shiyu's use, they instantly reached the power of an A-rank ninjutsu. Even for a Kumogakure ninja, who was famous for his strong physique, he was still covered in injuries from this wave of ninjutsu.

"I didn't expect there to be such a powerful kid in the plan! Hmph hmph!" The Kumogakure ninja still let out a laugh, then used the Body Flicker Technique and disappeared.

"No need to chase him! Shiyu!"

"Well done!" Hizashi Hyuga deactivated his Byakugan, looked at Shiyu, and nodded. Hizashi's brows were tightly furrowed.

"Besides the bandits and robbers, ninjas are already involved now. The strength of those two rogue ninjas just now was probably at the Jonin level. But I feel like there's someone else behind them."

Hizashi looked at Noguchi and saw Noguchi's guilty and pitiful gaze, then felt like sighing.

"The mission itself was only C-rank, but now not only has a bandit group appeared, but also more than several Jonin-level rogue ninjas. I don't know what kind of enemies will appear next. The actual mission level is tentatively set at B-rank. This is already within the scope of a Jonin mission. You can withdraw here, and it will be considered as completing the mission."

Hizashi Hyuga then said sternly, "From now on, even I can no longer guarantee the safety of you four. If you stop here, there's still time."

"I am the client. No matter how dangerous it is, I must go to the Land of Artisans. I cannot withdraw!" Noguchi said.

"I want to go. After all, only by constantly fighting can my strength improve." Shiyu said truthfully.

"What about you guys?" Hizashi asked.

"We are a team, and we want to go together!" Kakashi Nao also responded.

"Me too."

Kurenai, although the only girl, still said firmly.

"Alright! Team Seven! Continue the journey! Target: Artisan Village in the Land of Artisans!" Hizashi Hyuga then set off again with the four of them.

Practical combat allowed Shiyu's strength to improve rapidly. Although he possessed the bloodline of the Otsutsuki clan, without experiencing the storms of actual combat, he could not exert its full potential.

"Body Flicker Technique, Kirigakure Jutsu, Water Clone Jutsu. Although their power is not great, they are all particularly practical ninjutsu. Especially the Body Flicker Technique, although it is only a D-rank ninjutsu, it has created countless strong individuals, such as the Body Flicker Shisui!" Shiyu practiced the Body Flicker Technique continuously while on the road.

A week passed. During this week, the group took turns keeping watch, and they hurried on their way during the day. Finally, they left the northeastern border of the Land of Fire and entered the territory of the Land of Artisans.

"We're finally here!" Kakashi Nao breathed a sigh of relief.

The journey of the past few days had kept the five of them on high alert, but they had not encountered any more enemy attacks.

Hizashi Hyuga also took the opportunity to train Hinata Kurenai and the three Genin in Chakra control.

Practicing control naturally involved climbing trees and walking on water. Shiyu's Chakra control was naturally perfect. He was like a miracle, achieving the fastest completion record among the three. Hizashi Hyuga was naturally completely shocked.

According to Hizashi's words: "Uchiha Shiyu truly has extraordinary talent. A mere Genin can defeat a Jonin, his personality is calm and collected, and he uses various tactics. He is absolutely rare in this world. If we compare him to the legendary Uchiha Madara in his youth, it's hard to say who is more dazzling? If possible, he might even be more powerful than Uchiha Madara."

Shiyu naturally didn't know that his teacher praised him so highly. He still practiced every day as usual, practicing the ninjutsu he had copied not long ago.