Heavyweight Debut

Land of Rain, Konoha Forward Command Post.

"My lords, the message is back! Torifu Akimichi's squad has been ambushed!"

A ninja from the Yamanaka clan rushed up to Mitokado Homura and Shimura Danzō.

In this fishing operation, Konoha not only used Torifu Akimichi as bait but also extravagantly established an intelligence relay link with the Byakugan's insight. A large number of Hyuga and Yamanaka ninja were involved, relaying information at the fastest speed like beacons passing fire.

"In that case, immediately apprehend Number Three. His Iwagakure spy identity is confirmed," Shimura Danzō said grimly.

Mitokado Homura focused more on the front lines. "Immediately dispatch a support team to eliminate those Iwagakure ninja and rescue our squad."

"Yes!"

Several Konoha squads, lingering within the Land of Rain and ready to act, immediately headed to the front lines for support.

A high-speed spinning shuriken, wrapped in wind blades, easily pierced the smoke screen and then shot towards the Iwagakure ninja at extreme speed.

Due to the wind-attribute attachment effect, the shuriken became lighter and faster, leaving the enemy less time to react.

The only regret was that when Yuzuru used the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique, he struggled to make the number of clones reach three digits. Compared to the inventor of this technique, the Third Hokage, his number was considered beginner-level.

The Third Hokage could create thousands of shuriken at will, forming a massive area-of-effect attack, something the current Yuzuru could not achieve...

This single attack had already consumed more than half of Yuzuru's chakra.

But regardless, the signature ninjutsu of the Third Hokage and Shimura Danzō were being used by a mere Chunin like Yuzuru in a combined technique.

Poof!

The foremost Iwagakure ninja was directly hit by the Wind Release shuriken. The sharp blade instantly cut through his body. It spun backward at an angle, severed the leg of another unfortunate ninja behind it, and then skipped across the grass before flying into the distance.

With this number of shuriken, the next moment was "overwhelming."

"Not good! Area attack!"

"Earth Style: Earth Wall!"

However, an ordinary earth wall couldn't withstand the cutting power. Some Iwagakure ninja, by actively blocking their vision, were directly hit by the wind blades that pierced the earth wall... One had to remember that Yuzuru was only using Wind Release Shuriken, not Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.

In an instant, Yuzuru's attack enveloped more than half of the Iwagakure ninja. Those who were unlucky died instantly, and those who couldn't dodge in time were severely injured!

"Another one!"

Immediately after, something else rushed out of the smoke screen. However, Yuzuru unfortunately didn't have the capacity to use such a combined move again. What was thrown out this time were just ordinary kunai and shuriken, with a burning Exploding Tag tied to each of them!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The battle had just begun, and Yuzuru alone had created a suppressive effect.

This attack directly motivated his teammates. Torifu Akimichi saw that the younger generation was performing like this, so he, as the captain, had to put in some effort too.

"Expansion Jutsu!"

Torifu Akimichi's physique and the weapon in his hand immediately expanded to an unimaginable scale. Then, he swung his iron rod, making the Iwagakure ninja who tried to get close jump around in panic.

As the dust settled here, Yuzuru saw a ground full of severed limbs. Because the smoke screen had blocked a significant portion of the Wind Release shuriken's attack path, his "surprise attack" had achieved quite good results.

The crimson blood stained the green grass, the stark contrast between the two colors was quite uncomfortable.

"Damn you, what did you do!"

An Iwagakure ninja with an enraged face charged at Yuzuru. The sudden loss of his squad had made him lose some of his reason.

Clang!

Yuzuru blocked the enemy's kunai with his short sword. Although the killing effect just now was good, he himself felt that the job was done a bit crudely.

"Sorry."

Finishing off an enemy cleanly was a qualified ninja's tactical action. This kind of situation, with blood everywhere and enemies screaming, was somewhat amateurish... After all, ninja pursued the death of the enemy, not the enemy's suffering.

Therefore, Yuzuru had to apologize.

He forcefully parried the enemy's kunai, casually tossed aside the short sword in his hand, then took a step back. While creating distance, he completed his hand seals.

Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!

In an instant, the wind blade he exhaled directly severed the enemy's neck!

Alright, Yuzuru was someone who corrected his mistakes. This strike was clean and efficient. The opponent lost his life without feeling much pain.

"Wh... what..."

However, the enemy's numbers were still greater. Yuzuru lacked combat experience fighting against multiple opponents. Just as he dealt with the enemy in front of him, an enemy attacked from his blind spot to his back left, while projectiles were heading straight for his chest from the front.

In this situation, he instinctively thought of using the Body Flicker Technique to the right, but after doing so, he immediately felt something was wrong.

A sense of crisis surged from the bottom of his heart.

Not good!

Consecutive body flickers? Would that be enough?

At his landing spot, a figure was rapidly approaching. The opponent didn't use any fancy techniques, just a brute charge directly at Yuzuru's silhouette.

Bang!

Yuzuru felt a high-speed impact on his side, his entire half of his body falling numb for a moment. Immediately after, he was sent flying high into the air before rolling like a tumbleweed.

The enemy had grasped his movement path.

After stopping his roll, Yuzuru involuntarily coughed up a mouthful of blood, but he immediately tried to stand up. However, his numb body made his movements look more like struggling.

Yuzuru was simply too fragile, completely incapable of tanking damage. Even though he had tried his best to adapt to the complex battlefield environment, he lacked the ability to precisely track every attack from every enemy.

It wasn't really his fault, though. In a chaotic battle, a ninja of his level was bound to get injured.

As the saying goes, you supplement what you lack. In that instant, Yuzuru thought of Orochimaru... A ninja's physique was innate, but if one wanted to strengthen it later, Orochimaru was the shortcut. Even learning some of his Body Modification techniques would allow him to withstand attacks on par with Tsunade's monstrous strength.

Unfortunately, thinking about it now was of no use.

The enemy charged towards Yuzuru again. In a short period, he had lost the ability to deal with it.

At this moment, a flare for reinforcements exploded in the sky. Surprisingly, it was the Iwagakure side, which had the numerical advantage, that fired the signal first... The Ninjutsu Yuzuru had used, which was beyond his usual level, had played a huge role at the start of the battle.

An iron rod swept through the air, forcing back the enemy approaching Yuzuru as Torifu Akimichi stepped in front of him.

Thank goodness, this was support from a teammate.

"Yuzuru, you did well. Hold on a bit longer!"

The numbness gradually faded, and a sharp pain suddenly struck. Yuzuru lay on the ground, blood seeping from his temple forcing him to close one eye.

Ahead of him, Torifu Akimichi's expression turned grim as he faced the enemy.

"Futile."

The Iwagakure ninja naturally wouldn't retreat. It didn't matter if he couldn't get close, as he wasn't a Taijutsu-type ninja but a Ninjutsu-type. He began forming Hand Seals at a leisurely pace, seemingly ignoring Torifu Akimichi's threat entirely.

The next moment, a scorching Ninjutsu shot towards them—Lava Release: Lava Flow River!

He was another ninja who had mastered a Kekkei Genkai. Explosion Release, Lava Release, Boil Release—these were the three Kekkei Genkai mastered by Iwagakure. Besides these, they also possessed the unique Kekkei Tōta in the Shinobi World: Dust Release.

The heat surged, but Torifu Akimichi couldn't dodge. If he moved, Yuzuru would be hit.

And just then, another loud noise rang out. Yuzuru, lying on the ground, was tossed around uncontrollably like being shaken in a pan.

After the loud noise, a super-giant "tanto" suddenly pierced the ground in front of Torifu, its wide blade blocking the Lava Flow.

Then, an even louder sound followed.

A giant toad descended from the sky.