Uchiha Style: Lightning Fire Sword

In the valley.

"Enemy target detected!"

The young Rock Ninja's expression changed, and he whispered.

The three of them immediately stopped their forward momentum. The young Rock Ninja closed his eyes and concentrated his senses for a moment before opening them and letting out a sigh of relief.

"Good, there are only three people on the other side."

"Only three people? It looks like Konohagakure is really struggling."

Captain Tsuchikawa sneered, forming hand seals rapidly: "You two follow behind slowly, I'll go take care of them first."

As he spoke, his figure became distorted and blurred, then he vanished.

Ninjutsu: Camouflage and Invisibility Technique!

Using this invisibility ninjutsu, he had easily defeated opponents many times in the past without effort.

Even some Jonin had been caught off guard, ambushed at close range after he went invisible, and killed with a single blow!

Concealing his form with the Camouflage and Invisibility Technique, Tsuchikawa advanced cautiously, making no sound as he quietly approached the direction of Qingye and the other two.

Before long, the three young boys and girls appeared in his sight.

Two of them were chatting and laughing, while the other stood with closed eyes, resting, completely unaware of his arrival.

Tsuchikawa held a kunai, held his breath, and a cruel expression appeared on his face.

"Die!"

Just as he was about to stab Qingye with the kunai, Hyuga Himon on the other side suddenly opened his eyes, veins bulging at the corners of his eyes. Four explosive tags flew towards the hidden Tsuchikawa.

At the same time, Qingye and Yūhi Kurenai, who had been chatting as if they hadn't noticed Tsuchikawa's arrival, quickly jumped back.

"What?!"

Tsuchikawa's face changed dramatically.

They had discovered him in advance?!

Do they have a Sensory Ninja too? When did they find out?

With no time to think, Tsuchikawa formed hand seals rapidly, hardening his right arm with Earth Style Ninjutsu and thrusting it forward to block, barely withstanding the explosion's impact.

"Too bad, Himon, you're still a bit slow."

Qingye had already retreated and leaped onto the branches of a large tree behind them, looking down at Tsuchikawa, whose clothes were tattered from the blast.

Yūhi Kurenai also expressed some regret: "If only you had thrown a few more explosive tags, Himon."

Even if that guy could react, if there were enough explosive tags, they could have at least injured him, or even severely wounded him.

"Well, this is a lesson learned. Next time I have such an opportunity, I won't be stingy with explosive tags."

Hyuga Himon was also very regretful.

Judging by the enemy's chakra reaction, that was a Jonin!

Killing a Jonin from an enemy village would be a huge contribution!

"Byakugan!"

Tsuchikawa looked at Hyuga Himon's eyes and suddenly understood.

No wonder this kid had his eyes closed earlier!

This Hyuga ninja with the Byakugan must have discovered their arrival long ago, then pretended not to notice, even closing his eyes to feign rest, fearing he would be discovered!

"Good, good, good!"

Tsuchikawa laughed in anger.

He had been tricked by three Konoha ninja who were barely teenagers.

He rapidly formed hand seals, his right arm swelling and becoming like rock. Tsuchikawa then leaped forward, charging towards Hyuga Himon.

Earth Style: Rock Fist Technique!

Hyuga Himon's expression changed; he couldn't withstand this power.

Quickly adopting a Gentle Fist stance, he pushed forward with both palms. An immense force struck his hands. Hyuga Himon felt his arms tremble. The power, even after being weakened by the Eight Trigrams Palms, sent him flying backward.

Just as Tsuchikawa was about to pursue, his peripheral vision caught a flash of steel, and he stopped abruptly.

"I'll handle him. Kurenai and Himon, you two deal with the other two."

Qingye, holding a tachi, blocked Tsuchikawa's path and instructed: "If possible, try to keep them alive for interrogation."

Without hesitation, the two bypassed Tsuchikawa and moved on.

Tsuchikawa made no move to intercept them, instead staring intently at Qingye.

Despite being a teenager, he felt a great threat from the other party.

"What a joke!"

"Who do you are?"

Tsuchikawa's expression turned wary. "I've heard of a Kakashi Hatake in Konohagakure, apparently the son of that White Fang of Konohagakure. Could you be him?"

"..."

Do I look like that white-haired guy, Kakashi?

Qingye didn't intend to waste words with the enemy. He increased his speed, drawing his Tachi and slashing forward.

Tsuchikawa let out a cold snort, evaded the attack, and retreated a distance. He formed Hand Seals, activating the Camouflage Ninjutsu once more.

Qingye: "..."

Did this guy not check the almanac before leaving home today?

Qingye held his long sword in front of him, looking cautious. But in the next instant, a crimson light flashed in his eyes. Within his Sharingan's vision, a blurry figure in front of him was clearly revealed.

Uchiha Style: Sword Leap Flame!

He suddenly slashed his Tachi towards Tsuchikawa's direction, a torrent of flame erupting from the tip of the blade.

"Sharingan?!"

Tsuchikawa's eyes widened.

No, what kind of luck am I having today?

He's encountered both of Konohagakure's great Dojutsu bloodlines, both of which can ignore his Camouflage Ninjutsu! And he's run into them both!

However, after the failed sneak attack earlier, Tsuchikawa had learned his lesson. He had already used Earth Style: Earth Spear to harden his left arm, raising it to block the fiery slash.

The sleeve of his left arm was instantly incinerated. His Earth Style-hardened left arm was burned black, accompanied by a slight stinging pain.

"Are you a genius of the Uchiha clan? Kid, state your name!"

After Tsuchikawa finished speaking, he saw that Qingye completely ignored him. He activated the Body Flicker Technique, his figure vanishing from the spot with a shua, followed by wave after wave of fiery slashes from all directions.

Uchiha Style: Sun Halo Dance!

"Is this all you can do?"

Tsuchikawa, with his left arm hardened by Earth Spear and his right fist empowered by Rock Fist, blocked three consecutive fiery slashes. His right arm expanded further, and he lunged forward, smashing towards Qingye.

With my Earth Style defense, his Fire Style swordsmanship is basically useless!

This battle, the advantage is mine!

Qingye's expression remained unchanged. He increased his speed, easily dodging the attack.

"...His speed is quite fast." Tsuchikawa was slightly surprised.

Three-Tomoe Sharingan, that Fire Style swordsmanship, and now speed that's even faster than mine. He's probably more than enough to deal with an ordinary Jonin.

Konohagakure's geniuses really do make one feel envious.

With that thought, Tsuchikawa's killing intent intensified.

Let's see how many more times you can dodge!

Tsuchikawa's massive fists chased Qingye, smashing everywhere. His Rock Fist-enhanced fists could topple giant trees and shatter rocks with a single blow. Qingye, on the other hand, merely weaved around him with speed, occasionally unleashing a fiery slash.

Seeing this, Tsuchikawa's heart settled.

"Surrender. With your talent, you probably don't want to die on the Battlefield at this age, right?" Tsuchikawa said as he pursued.

On the other side, Qingye suddenly clenched his Tachi.

Chakra flowed into the blade, and he aimed it at Tsuchikawa, unleashing another fiery slash towards Tsuchikawa's right arm!

Tsuchikawa sneered inwardly. He raised his arm to block as usual.

Has he lost his composure?

As expected, he's still too young!

When the fiery slash neared, Tsuchikawa raised his massive Rock Fist arm to defend, only to suddenly notice faint flashes of lightning within the fiery attack.

With the enhancement of lightning, Tsuchikawa's right Rock Fist instantly shattered!

"I forgot to tell you."

Qingye smiled as he spoke to the howling Tsuchikawa, "Compared to Fire Style, I'm better at Lightning Style."

The previous move was specifically designed for Iwagakure Ninja. It was based on the traditional Uchiha Style swordsmanship's Sword Leap Flame, but with the addition of Lightning Style Chakra, using the flames to conceal the lightning.

Qingye had even given this move a name:

Uchiha Style: Lightning Fire Sword.