Slaying Iwagakure Ninja

I'm going to die!!!

Zishui's face was pale, that was the only thought in her mind right now.

She originally thought the ninja across from her was just a teenager, and even as a reconnaissance ninja, she could fight him. Even if she couldn't guarantee a win, she could at least hold her own.

But the moment Sora Uchiha made his move, she knew she was wrong, completely and utterly wrong!

This guy! Why are you using Ninjutsu without hand seals?!

Why is lightning striking me? Why is that little tornado so strong?!

This guy, what kind of things are you summoning?!

Why are there a bunch of them drilling out of the ground? Why is that toad jumping up and spitting water?!

Yes, the moment they clashed, Sora Uchiha was incredibly direct. He started with two secret scrolls and two summoning jutsu, unleashing them all on Zishui.

What? You say Zishui is a woman?

Sorry, he believes in gender equality. Never mind women, on the battlefield, even if a group of elderly people or a group of children stood before him, he would still kill them all.

Those not of our clan must be punished.

In a way, Sora Uchiha's mindset was very suitable for the Anbu. The Anbu believed that orders were their sacred duty, and obedience was the first rule.

In the future, Might Guy would be rejected by Hiruzen Sarutobi when he wanted to join the Anbu because Might Guy was too soft-hearted and couldn't be as decisive as Kakashi.

A figure drew a perfect arc through the air, falling heavily onto the white chrysanthemums.

"Cough! Cough!"

Her slender, delicate body trembled violently, and she tilted her head, spitting out several mouthfuls of hot, seductive blood that splattered like flower petals, dyeing the white space with a blinding red.

Just as the suffocating visual impact had yet to dissipate, Chop, chop-chop...

Footsteps like the arrival of death echoed in her ears. The sound was unhurried, heavy yet carrying a chilling aura. The white chrysanthemums were trampled, swaying haphazardly.

Zishui's pupils suddenly dilated. Every step Sora Uchiha took felt like it was landing on her heart, striking the very core of her being. An icy chill shot straight to the crown of her head. An intense fear, like a cold tsunami, instantly engulfed her limbs and bones.

Trembling, she raised her head to look, but only met a pair of cold, seemingly emotionless eyes.

Driven by the instinct for survival, she desperately clawed at the ground with her trembling hands, scrambling backward on all fours. The gravel in the flower field cut her palms, but she seemed oblivious. Soon, a shocking trail of blood appeared in the flower field.

"Ah!"

Not far away, the screams of a comrade could be heard. His body fell powerlessly, but she had no energy to look.

Because, the god of death was getting closer and closer...

"Let, let me go..." she pleaded almost desperately, "I still have family, and a lover. They're waiting for me to come back..."

Sora Uchiha's calm gaze remained undisturbed. He slowly raised the Kunai in his hand.

This action, simple as it was, terrified Zishui to the point of madness.

"I, I'm a reconnaissance ninja. If you capture me, my value alive is greater than dead!" Zishui suddenly screamed. "Don't kill me, this is my first time on the battlefield! Please, I'll do anything! I can be your slave! Serve you for all eternity!!!"

As she spoke, she seemed to think of something and frantically tore open her ninja combat uniform, revealing her infinite beauty.

"Let me go, I, I'll do anything, I can give you—"

It was as if a pause button had been pressed. All sounds drifted away with the wind. Zishui was stunned. She lowered her head, stuttering, and saw blood gushing from her neck like a fountain.

"Wh, why..."

But she could no longer hear the answer.

Thus, Sora Uchiha's mission was complete.

Looking at the withered woman before him, Sora Uchiha gazed at her silently for a long while. This wasn't the first time he had killed someone, but it was the first time he had killed someone at such close range.

He had witnessed all the terror in the woman's eyes before her death.

Generally speaking, a veteran soldier wouldn't be so disheveled. Perhaps, as she said, it was her first time on the battlefield, and even this was less than one-ten-thousandth of the fear of war.

"Well done." At this moment, a masked man walked over and patted his shoulder. It turned out that while Zishui was begging for mercy, this ambush had mostly concluded. Only the battles between Shinnosuke and the Tsuchikage were still ongoing.

"I thought you might show mercy," the masked man said.

Sora Uchiha turned his head to look at him. This masked man was the one who brought him into the Anbu. After two days of getting along, he had also learned the man's name: Kazuki Utsuki, codenamed Monkey.

"See, you're only twelve years old, this must be your first kill, right?" Kazuki Utsuki explained, sighing. "I remember after my first kill, I threw up for a long time right there."

Sora Uchiha thought to himself, You've misunderstood. This isn't my first kill.

Speaking of which, this person, who was initially stern and unsmiling, had changed his personality since Sora Uchiha joined the Anbu, or rather, returned to normal.

It seemed that towards people outside the Anbu, he appeared exceptionally difficult to approach.

Kazuki Utsuki patted his shoulder again. "Let's go, we need to support the boss."

He then headed towards Shinnosuke's location. Before leaving, Sora Uchiha suddenly thought of something, stopped, bent down, and broke off a cluster of white chrysanthemums, placing them on Zishui's abdomen.

Then, he hurried off in the other direction.

As for the white chrysanthemum, he didn't regret it. Rather, after hearing what Zishui said when begging for mercy – that she had family and loved ones waiting for her return – he was inexplicably touched. After all, his golden finger didn't make him invincible. As he was now, he still couldn't defeat a Jonin, and would surely die facing an enemy of Kage-level strength.

He too had family, and people he cared about.

He thought that if one day he were to die, he hoped the other party would also offer him a flower.

This planned ambush was decided from the moment it began. Now, Iwagakure's overall situation was lost.

Tsuchikage glanced at the surrounding corpses of Iwagakure shinobi, cursed under his breath, and could only look for an opportunity to escape. The Shinnosuke before him was exceptionally troublesome.

Even when he used both the Heavy-Weight Rock Technique and the Light-Weight Rock Technique simultaneously, he could only fight Shinnosuke to a draw. It was important to note that Shinnosuke hadn't even used much Ninjutsu.

This meant that Shinnosuke's strength was superior to his! With the overall situation lost, he could only flee.

Seeing the Anbu members in the distance rushing towards them, he gritted his teeth, mobilized a large amount of Chakra, and shouted, "Earth Release: Earth Tremor!"

Instantly, the earth shook, and a huge crack tore open on the ground! The ground vibrated continuously, and rolling smoke and dust erupted due to the earthquake.

Shinnosuke frowned, quickly formed hand seals, and in an instant, a fire dragon spewed from his mouth, scorching everything in its path!

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet."

At the moment Tsuchikage was distracted by his escape, the fire dragon directly struck his shoulder. He grunted and waved a large amount of rock and earth towards it.

As the smoke and dust dispersed, only scorched clothes remained, but Tsuchikage was nowhere to be seen.

Killing a Jonin without overwhelming power was as difficult as ascending to heaven. Every Jonin was an elite among elites of their respective villages.

This mission to intercept Iwagakure's supplies was a success.