Sunagakure's Intelligence, Everyone's Faces Turn Grim!

In the pattering rain, the dense forest was silent.

Uchiha Jin and the others remained alert, completely concealing their Chakra. Soon after, a squad of Sunagakure ninja appeared and, not far from where Uchiha Jin and his group were hidden, directly confronted ninja from the Land of Rain.

"The intel is wrong!"

"These are all ninja from the Land of Rain, not from Konohagakure. This doesn't match our mission."

"Captain, what do we do?"

The Sunagakure squad members spoke one after another.

Their expressions were uneasy, and they all looked to their squad leader.

But, unfortunately.

Before the Sunagakure squad leader could speak, the ninja from the Land of Rain couldn't hold back.

"Damn it, don't look down on us!"

"You Sunagakure ninja are invading my Land of Rain, so you should be prepared to die."

"Attack!"

The leader of the Rain ninja, with a grim expression, directly pulled out a round object and threw it towards the Sunagakure ninja.

Seeing this, the other Rain ninja naturally attacked as well.

The Sunagakure ninja looked at them with disdain.

If it were Konohagakure ninja, perhaps. But mere ninja from the Land of Rain dared to attack?

They were practically asking for death!

"Attack!"

The leader of the Sunagakure squad directly drew his katana and slashed the thrown sphere in half.

Almost instantly.

A purple poison spread out. Seeing this, the faces of the Sunagakure ninja turned deathly pale.

"Damn it, Salamander Poison Mist!"

"Don't destroy those ninja tools. These guys are elites from Amegakure."

"Run!"

The leader of the Sunagakure squad shouted loudly.

But it was too late!

The Rain ninja controlled the ninja tools to explode, and a hazy purple mist of poison spread out, completely engulfing the entire Sunagakure squad.

The Sunagakure ninja's main objective was to pursue the Konohagakure ninja, and they hadn't intended to make an enemy of Amegakure. Therefore, this time they hadn't even brought gas masks, and as a result, they were all poisoned almost instantly.

Although this poison wasn't personally unleashed by Hanzo of the Salamander, it still made their bodies numb, and their skin showed slight signs of corrosion.

They began to cough, and their Chakra circulation became sluggish.

Seeing this, the Rain ninja burst into laughter.

Countless shuriken and kunai were thrown. Under normal circumstances, these minor attacks wouldn't have harmed them, but due to their poisoned state, even though they tried their best to dodge, they were still injured by these ninja tools.

Following that.

The Rain ninja, armed with kunai, charged directly at them.

After a fierce battle, the Sunagakure ninja still won!

Although the Rain ninja used the Salamander Poison Mist, it wasn't Hanzo of the Salamander himself who unleashed it. And while the Sunagakure ninja suffered greatly, they were still one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, and the elite level of their ninja was naturally not comparable to the Rain ninja.

However.

They still suffered heavy losses, leaving behind five corpses. The remaining Sunagakure ninja were also injured and, more importantly, poisoned.

"Quick, return to base camp!"

"Grandma Chiyo just arrived at the camp today. She can definitely help us detoxify."

The leader of the Sunagakure squad issued this order.

The others naturally had no objections!

After all, their mission this time was not mandatory. Whether they encountered the Konohagakure ninja mentioned in the mission was almost entirely dependent on luck. Therefore, they were currently under no pressure.

But, just then.

"Fire Style: Majestic Fire Destruction!"

Uchiha Jin charged forward and directly used Fire Style.

Almost instantly.

A stream of flames erupted from his mouth, transforming into a raging inferno that annihilated the remaining Sunagakure squad.

What's more...

The flames spewing from Uchiha Jin's mouth at this moment were not the normal orange-yellow of Fire Style, but a surging and deep dark purple.

Ah!

The remaining Sunagakure ninja let out screams of pain.

Takada Fujiwara: "..."

Kakashi: "..."

Nara Shikaichi: "..."

Staring at the sea of flames before them, their eyes were vacant.

This was too much!

They had never imagined that a mere B-Rank Fire Style jutsu would unleash such an exaggerated spectacle.

Even Uchiha Jin's eyes flickered, his face filled with excitement.

While it still couldn't compare to Madara's displays during the Fourth Great Ninja War, it was more than enough to deal with ordinary ninja!

A moment later.

After the sea of flames, the area was a mess.

Even though a light rain was still falling from the sky, it evaporated before it could hit the ground.

Uchiha Jin spoke, "There's another chakra fluctuation. Captain Takada, please interrogate them. I want to know if their squad's mission is related to ours."

Takada Fujiwara nodded and immediately grabbed a Sunagakure ninja.

His body was already extensively burned, but it was still possible to recognize him as the leader of the Sunagakure squad.

"Konohagakure ninja?"

"One Jonin, three freshly graduated Genin."

"It seems the village's intel was correct. You guys really are in the Land of Rain."

"What a shame!"

The Sunagakure squad leader's lips curved into a bitter smile.

Hearing this.

Everyone's expressions turned grim.

It seemed there was no need for interrogation.

The objective of these Sunagakure ninja was indeed their squad, and they had obtained information about their location.

Takada Fujiwara glanced at Uchiha Jin, who immediately understood his meaning.

After a simple nod, Takada Fujiwara snapped the ninja's neck!

"Something's very wrong!"

"Although we know we're in the Land of Rain from our mission scroll, we randomly chose our current location these past few days."

"Even if Danzo wanted to use Sunagakure to eliminate us, how did Root know our current position?"

Nara Shikaichi couldn't understand.

The others were also puzzled, unable to grasp the reasoning.

Kakashi spoke coldly, "Although I don't know how they managed it, we can directly confirm that Root is still intent on our demise."

Takada Fujiwara's expression was grim.

He even regretted accepting this squad mission and participating in the previous division of spoils.

Damn it!

If he hadn't been so greedy last time, he wouldn't be in such a big mess now.

Of course.

He also knew there was no turning back. Even if he returned the money now, Danzo wouldn't let a small fry like him go. So, all he could do now was cling to Uchiha Jin's leg and silently hope he would quickly grow into a strong ninja.

There was no other choice.

He was already on this sinking ship, and they were all in the same boat.

Trying to jump off now?

Too late!

On the other hand, Uchiha Jin, having read the original story, seemed to have figured something out after a moment of thought.

"Spies!"

"Root's purpose is to secretly disrupt other countries."

"It's imaginable that they have a large number of spies in other countries. Every time we go to town to procure supplies, we must have been seen by spies who had our portraits."