Uchiha Jin twitched the corner of his mouth.
Looking at Omura Sawa standing right in front of him, he truly had no idea what to say.
Class A in each grade and the other classes were fundamentally two entirely different concepts; Class A consisted of clan ninjas plus a few civilian elites, while the other classes only had a handful of clan washouts and a large number of civilians, making the value completely incomparable.
"Get lost!"
With a simple phrase, Uchiha Jin could not be bothered to bicker.
Especially to maintain the arrogance of the Uchiha, he directly ignored the fellow in front of him. This was precisely why the Uchiha were hated; even the ninja clans looked down upon them immensely, let alone a mere civilian ninja.
Kakashi, for his part, directly ignored him.
Lying atop the supply cart with his head tilted back to gaze at the sky, he merely glanced apathetically at him before turning his head away once more to stare blankly at the sky in a daze.
"You two, are you scared?"
Omura Sawa spoke coldly.
Kakashi was still in no mood to reply, whereas Uchiha Jin drew a kunai, looking entirely ready to throw down with the opponent.
Takada Fujiwara walked over. "Causing trouble during a mission, are you prepared to accept punishment?"
"Omura Sawa, do not ruin yourself!" Omura Sawa's team leader walked over.
He was merely a Chunin, and a Chunin who had been on the battlefield at that, so naturally he was not nearly as arrogant as Omura Sawa.
After bowing in apology to Takada Fujiwara, he took the resentful Omura Sawa and left.
"Good grief—what a pain!"
Nara Shikaichi felt somewhat troubled and could not help but sigh.
Uchiha Jin did not take it to heart, lying back down on the supply cart to lazily bask in the sun. To put it bluntly, this world still revolved around bloodline, and the chances for ordinary civilians to make something of themselves were far too low.
Even if Sarutobi Hiruzen was propping up the civilian faction, it was useless; without the buff of the Otsutsuki bloodline, they were destined never to become true powerhouses.
Hard work was useless!
Even with Might Guy, who succeeded through hard work among the civilians, the man himself possessed a sturdy physique to begin with; otherwise, if he were truly replaced by an ordinary person, his own body would have collapsed before he could cultivate the Eight Inner Gates.
Time slowly passed.
Three days later.
Because they were located in the borderlands of the Land of Fire, Uchiha Jin's laziness completely vanished, and his entire person began to grow increasingly cautious.
"In another half-day, we will be able to reach Kikyo Mountain."
"Although the probability of encountering Sunagakure ninja is very small, we still need to be somewhat careful and cautious."
Takada Fujiwara spoke in a low voice.
Uchiha Jin and the others nodded solemnly. Even though they had never been to a battlefield, they knew that the closer they got to the front lines, the more dangerous it would be.
The reality was precisely so.
One hour later.
As many as ten Sunagakure ninja squads suddenly rushed out, charging directly toward their transport team.
"Wind Release: Wind Blade Technique!"
When they were dozens of meters away from the group, the Sunagakure ninja began to form hand seals simultaneously.
Almost in the blink of an eye.
Countless small, straight wind blades came slashing toward the group in a dense mass.
"Protect the convoy, Earth Release ninjas use earth walls!"
Toyama Ryuichi, who was in the lead, let out a loud shout and began forming hand seals.
"Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"
Accompanied by a series of rumbling sounds, an Earth Flow Wall nearly ten meters tall rose directly from the ground, shielding the majority of the convoy.
"Earth Release: Earth Wall!"
The remaining Earth Release ninjas also began using Earth Release to protect the rest of the convoy entirely.
Yet at that very moment, the Sunagakure ninja had already closed in.
"Team leaders, step forward to engage the enemy! Genin, protect the convoy!"
Following Toyama Ryuichi's command, the eight team leaders stepped forward collectively, and the two sides immediately locked in fierce combat.
However.
Unlike their portrayal in the original work, everyone rarely used ninjutsu, generally relying on taijutsu for the slaughter, with ninjutsu basically reserved for delivering the finishing blow.
This was also normal!
Aside from powerhouse ninja clans like the Uzumaki and Senju, ordinary ninjas possessed very little chakra, and even the Uchiha clan was no exception.
Uchiha Jin and Nara Shikaichi drew their kunai, while Kakashi directly drew his ninja blade and stood at the very front. The three of them formed a triangle formation to guard the front of the supply cart, showing not the slightest intention of proactively stepping forward to join the combat.
On one hand, this was the order of the Jonin team leaders; on the other hand, they knew well in their hearts that these enemies were not opponents they could handle.
Those capable of participating in behind-the-lines operations were elite squads, spearheaded almost entirely by Jonin team leaders, and their members were also seasoned elite Chunin. Yet all of them were Genin who had never participated in a war and had graduated less than a year ago.
Especially Uchiha Jin, Kakashi, and Omura Sawa, who were Genin that had just graduated ahead of schedule.
Precisely because they were too weak, they had not been assigned to logistics transport.
On the battlefield, the sounds of slaughter continued.
Facing such a bloody scene for the first time, many Genin turned pale, and only a handful of ninjas managed to maintain their composure.
Shortly after.
Because the number of team leaders was too small, a dozen or so Sunagakure ninja broke through the defense line and charged directly before the group.
"Move!"
Uchiha Jin spoke coldly.
Nara Shikaku was the fastest; his Shadow Secret Technique directly bound the charging Sunagakure ninja, and taking advantage of the moment the opponent struggled free, Kakashi used the short blade in his hand to slice open the enemy's throat.
Yet right at that moment, another Sunagakure ninja had already rushed before Kakashi.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Uchiha Jin, who had anticipated this scene in advance, also hurled a massive fireball directly.
Boom!
This Sunagakure ninja possessed high speed, dodging the massive fireball outright, but Kakashi, having recovered his wits, also charged over.
The two crossed swords, locked in a tight match.
Although Kakashi was a genius, he had only just graduated after all; facing an elite Sunagakure Chunin at the moment, he could barely manage to maintain his self-preservation.
Nara Shikaichi's Shadow Secret Technique was clearly not up to par. On this shifting battlefield, facing a prepared enemy, it was exceedingly difficult to use the secret technique to bind the foe.
Another Sunagakure ninja lunged forward, and Uchiha Jin directly blocked him.
He did not use ninjutsu; even though his chakra was plentiful, forming hand seals still took time. On this shifting battlefield, the enemy simply did not afford him that time.
This was precisely the fundamental reason why ninjas who possessed seal-less ninjutsu were almost universally powerhouses!
"Kid, not bad!"
"At such a young age, and an Uchiha to boot, looks like we ran into a genius this time."
"In that case—I must kill you all the more!"
The Sunagakure ninja wore a ferocious grin. After kicking Uchiha Jin away with a single sweep, he seized the opportunity to execute the Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique, coating his kunai with a layer of wind chakra before charging straight at Uchiha Jin.
Uchiha Jin breathed heavily.
Having merely exchanged brief blows with the man, he still felt the strain.
Even though he had undergone two bloodline augmentations, the gap between him and an elite Chunin remained quite significant, especially since the Sunagakure ninja before him had clearly killed plenty of people and had been tempered countless times on the battlefield.
Seeing the Sunagakure ninja charge at him once more, and seeing out of the corner of his eye that yet another Sunagakure ninja was rushing toward Nara Shikaichi—who was clearly looking somewhat overwhelmed—Uchiha Jin held back no longer and directly activated his Sharingan.
"Sharingan: Genjutsu!"
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