Fewer than ten members of the Three Clans escaped the battle.
When the news reached the main camp, it immediately boosted the morale of everyone there.
The members of the Three Clans, on the other hand, were all terrified, afraid they might run into Kyosuke's Legion, which was as fearsome as a demon.
Points: 16721.
The fierce battle was over, and Kyosuke was getting closer and closer to 20,000 points.
That meant he'd soon be able to exchange them for an S-rank ninjutsu.
He'd already chosen his target: the S-rank ninjutsu he absolutely had to get, the Space-Time Ninjutsu Flying Thunder God, reputed to be the fastest technique of all.
With it, he could attack or retreat at will, and there would be very few people in the Shinobi World who could threaten him.
Even if Flying Thunder God in its early stages was little more than a technique for escaping and traveling quickly, that didn't diminish Kyosuke's fondness for it.
In close combat, the Shisui Style Body Flicker Technique was more practical, since it wasn't limited by the need for space-time markers.
Near the end of the Shinobi World War, Sasuke had used a series of attacks at godlike speed to pierce the arm of Uchiha Madara after his resurrection.
Edo Tensei Tobirama had used Flying Thunder God to launch a sneak attack, yet he hadn't managed to harm even a single hair on Madara's head.
In Kyosuke's view, before reaching Super Shadow Level, Space-Time Ninjutsu was far more terrifying than any kind of Body Flicker Technique.
However, once someone reached a certain level of strength, especially when they entered the realm of the Six Paths, space-time techniques became far less important.
What had once been a sure-kill technique gradually became little more than an awkward support measure.
The proof was that Edo Tensei Minato and Edo Tensei Second Hokage had repeatedly used Flying Thunder God to launch attacks, yet they hadn't managed to harm even a single hair on Six Paths Madara's head.
By contrast, Might Guy opening the Eight Gates, Sasuke using Lightning Release to stimulate his body, and Naruto drawing strength from Nine-Tails Chakra Mode had all managed to pressure or even injure Six Paths Madara.
Of course, battles at that level were still a hundred thousand miles beyond Kyosuke's reach.
Right now, he needed a way to keep himself alive, and no other kind of ninjutsu could compare to the mysterious, elusive power of space-time techniques.
Closing the system panel, Kyosuke gave up on cleaning up the battlefield and hurried off with his men toward the next encirclement point, following the intelligence they'd received.
Behind him, the two other jonin who commanded units couldn't help feeling rather impressed.
"People say the Young Clan Head has talent to match his. I'm not so sure."
"Heh, Clan Head. You know how it is."
"Enough. Be careful someone outside doesn't hear you."
"Hahaha, someone outside, huh?"
After clearing the bodies from the Gobi Desert, the two units began counting their casualties.
After a brief discussion, they decided unanimously to move together.
Not everyone had a unit like Kyosuke's Legion, with its incredible mobility and terrifying one-hit-kill techniques.
To protect their own lives, it was better to stick together as much as possible, lest that Nara brat scheme against them from the shadows.
"Let's go and meet up with the main force."
Nara Higashihiko smashed the table in front of him.
"Can someone tell me why this battle report is so unbelievably ridiculous?!"
"Eighty-seven men, scattered in just three exchanges, and the other side didn't suffer a single casualty?!"
"Are your heads full of pig brains?!"
He wasn't angry without reason. The report was simply too outrageous.
If the Uchiha were all that strong, what was the point of fighting? They might as well wash their necks and wait to be slaughtered.
At the entrance to the tent, a messenger tremblingly picked up the report. After hesitating for a long while, he tentatively spoke up. "It may have been a moment of carelessness. Ninjutsu on the scale of a legion is relatively rare, after all."
"We've already sent intelligence to all the units. Now that they're prepared, I'm sure this won't happen again."
"Report!!!"
Before he could finish, another messenger stumbled into the tent.
"Reporting to the Leader, news has come in. The Seventh Unit just encountered Kyosuke's Legion—"
At this, Nara Higashihiko sprang to his feet, his eyes filled with a madness that looked ready to devour someone.
He had a feeling the news would be anything but good.
Perhaps sensing his leader's fury, the messenger swallowed and spoke hesitantly. "The S-Seventh Unit fought bravely against the enemy, but the enemy's strength was simply too difficult to handle."
"They would strike and retreat at the first sign of a fight, never giving the Seventh Unit a chance to encircle them. After three days and three nights of fighting, the Seventh Unit had no choice but to withdraw from the front lines."
"What were the casualties?" Nara Higashihiko asked darkly, a vein pulsing at his temple as his anger threatened to boil over.
"The Seventh Unit had 216 men in all. At present, only—only 103 of our clansmen remain."
With a bang, Nara Higashihiko kicked aside the screen in front of him, strode forward, and grabbed the messenger by the collar. He asked, each word distinct, "More than a hundred dead. Then tell me, how many casualties did the enemy suffer?!"
The poor messenger could even see blood seeping between his leader's teeth.
It was a sign of his fury reaching its absolute limit.
Even so, the messenger still had to deliver the most devastating blow.
"The enemy—"
"Spit it out! Stop stammering!"
The messenger squeezed his eyes shut and forced himself to say the truth. "The enemy had two killed and seven wounded. Uchiha Kyosuke is safe and sound."
The messenger waited for a long time, but the terrifying blow he expected never came.
When he cautiously opened his eyes, he saw that Nara Higashihiko had rolled his eyes back and was swaying as he fell toward the ground behind him.
"Someone! Help! The Leader has fainted!"
Before long, news of Nara Higashihiko fainting from anger had spread far and wide.
The Southern Legion, upon hearing the news, naturally spared no effort in mocking him. At the same time, Uchiha Kyosuke's name spread far and wide as well.
In this battle, he'd made clever use of the terrain and Chidori's terrifying mobility.
Each time, he launched a surprise attack from a distance, then withdrew as soon as he landed a hit, giving the enemy no chance to surround him.
They pursued him for thirty miles, and every night Kyosuke launched another surprise attack.
In the end, many of the enemy were so terrified that they trembled at the mere sound of thunder.
Of course, it hadn't all gone smoothly. In the final charge, casualties had proved unavoidable.
Two had died on the spot, and the other seven had suffered severe injuries.
Their lives had been saved, but they could no longer fight on the battlefield.
Fortunately, Kyosuke's reputation was now resounding, and countless clansmen from outside wanted to join him.
When he returned to camp and announced that he wanted to recruit new members, the crowd rushing to enlist nearly trampled his encampment flat.
Seeing this, Uchiha Rei burst into laughter, stepped forward personally to calm the uproar, and took the opportunity to praise Kyosuke's performance at length.
"In view of your outstanding achievements, you are hereby authorized to increase your unit's strength to fifty members."
Everyone knew the Legion Commander was deliberately giving him more authority.
He intended to support Kyosuke and prepare him to contend for the position of Clan Head in the future.
In the face of the boy's astounding achievements, even Uchiha Tajima couldn't openly target him.
So what if it broke the rules? Hadn't Tajima assigned plenty of men to his own son?
"Pass on the order. Uchiha Kyosuke's achievements are exceptional. He is hereby appointed Deputy Legion Commander of the Southern Legion."
At these words, the crowd fell silent for a few seconds, then burst into wild cheers.
"Long live Lord Kyosuke!"
"Long live Lord Kyosuke!"
"Long live Lord Kyosuke!"
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