Lightning and Flint

"Are those bees? No, Captain, these insects have chakra inside them. They're very likely the Aburame Clan's Kikaichū!" the sensory ninja said.

"The Aburame Clan? So that brat from the Uchiha Clan really was scouting the way?"

"What should we do, Captain?" one of the Genin asked, watching the incoming insects.

"What are you panicking for? If they haven't attacked directly, that means they aren't confident they can take us down." With that, the captain formed hand seals.

"Water Style: Great Waterfall Technique!"

The middle-aged man beside the captain, who had not spoken a word this entire time, also formed hand seals.

"Lightning Style: Lightning Flash."

The combined Water Style and Lightning Style ninjutsu swept toward the swarm.

The swarm immediately scattered and rose straight upward. Most of the insects dodged the attack, while a small portion failed to evade in time and were swallowed by the combined Water Style and Lightning Style ninjutsu.

The Aburame Clan's insects had a certain resistance to ninjutsu, but Water Style plus Lightning Style was not something these insects could handle. The moment the insects touched the water, they would immediately be paralyzed by the Lightning Style, leaving them no chance to fly out at all.

Fortunately, this attack did not cause much damage to the swarm. The remaining insects split into four groups in midair: one group flew toward the leading Kirigakure Shinobi, one toward the sensory ninja, one toward the ninja who had just released Lightning Style, and the last remained in the air to protect the swarm's king.

The fact that the Aburame Clan's insects could devour chakra was practically common knowledge in the Shinobi World, so the Kirigakure Shinobi did not dare let the insects get close.

The leading Kirigakure Shinobi quickly formed hand seals and spat a thick fog from his mouth, blocking his opponents' vision.

At that moment, Hyuga Asana, three hundred meters away, said to the others, "The Kirigakure Shinobi used the Mist Technique."

"Can you still confirm their positions?" Shibi Aburame asked.

"Yes. My Byakugan can see their chakra clearly."

"When facing the Mist Technique, the Sharingan doesn't have much of an advantage. My insects don't dare continue attacking either. Relying only on Asana's Byakugan to lock onto their positions doesn't seem too feasible. This is a bit troublesome," Shibi Aburame said.

Uchiha Yuan frowned at that. The Mist Technique was indeed quite troublesome. He remembered that this technique had two methods of activation. One was to spit thick fog from the mouth to obstruct the opponent's vision, and the other was to form hand seals and condense the thick fog in the air to obstruct the opponent's vision.

The thick fog released could blur the surrounding environment, allowing the caster to hide in the mist and ambush the opponent. Within the range of this technique, even the Sharingan's vision would become blurred.

Even more troublesome was that the density of the fog changed according to Chakra Amount.

That really did make it difficult for them to attack.

"Teacher Shibui, I can share the senses of the four of us. With Asana's Byakugan, whatever she sees, we'll be able to know too," Yamanaka Kizuki said.

"But the other side has a sensory ninja as well, and his sensing range is wider than yours. Once we approach, they'll discover us first. If I can't get close, I can only use my insects for simple harassment attacks. I won't be able to use the Aburame Clan's secret techniques unless..."

"Unless we kill that sensory ninja!" Uchiha Yuan picked up the thread.

"Teacher Shibui, judging from the scale of the Lightning Style used by that ninja just now, his strength shouldn't be too high. He should only be a Chunin. If we can kill that sensory ninja, we can still fight them head-on. Yuan and I won't lose to him if we work together," Hyuga Asana said.

"Then let's try it! We'll advance a bit farther, then I'll use my insects to help interfere with them. After you confirm the sensory ninja's exact position through Asana, use the Body Flicker Technique to launch a surprise attack. If you fail to kill him in one strike, retreat immediately."

"I understand!" Uchiha Yuan nodded and said.

Shibi Aburame then led everyone forward again while remotely controlling the insects to start charging into the mist.

When the insects searched for enemies, they relied more on smell. However, within the mist, the Insect King had no way to issue more accurate orders about exactly which one to attack, so the swarm could only surge in all at once, harassing the Kirigakure Shinobi hiding inside the thick fog.

After Shibi Aburame and the others advanced to a distance of a hundred and fifty meters, Yamanaka Kizuki activated the Mind Transfer Body Technique. Through the shared senses, everyone saw the scene reflected in Hyuga Asana's eyes.

At that moment, the Kirigakure Shinobi had their backs to one another and were grouped tightly together, jointly fending off the swarm's attack.

The sensory ninja was not being specially protected by them. Clearly, the Kirigakure Shinobi believed that with the Mist Technique plus the sensory ninja's sensing range of up to a one-hundred-meter radius, it was impossible for anyone to sneak up on them under such circumstances.

But this time, they were wrong. Uchiha Yuan activated his Sharingan, gripped his Kunai tightly, and used Teleportation.

With his first Teleportation, Uchiha Yuan leaped to a position only fifty meters away from the Kirigakure Shinobi.

At that moment, Uchiha Yuan had already entered the sensory ninja's sensing range.

The sensory ninja immediately tried to report it to his companions, but before he could open his mouth, Uchiha Yuan's second Teleportation leaped directly in front of him. Then Uchiha Yuan decisively released Hell Viewing Technique, leaving the sensory ninja unable to resist.

Finally, he raised his Kunai and pierced the sensory ninja's throat.

The interval between Uchiha Yuan's two Teleportations was no more than two seconds. In two seconds, he had appeared in front of the sensory ninja from a hundred and fifty meters away and instantly killed him. Even Hyuga Asana was stunned by such a fast Body Flicker.

From Hyuga Asana's Byakugan perspective, she only saw Uchiha Yuan's figure suddenly appear from one point to another point, then vanish again and reappear again, and just like that, the enemy sensory ninja had been killed.

After Uchiha Yuan killed the sensory ninja, he immediately used a third Teleportation, preparing to leap to a safe area.

But he had still underestimated a Jonin's reaction speed. The instant his figure appeared, the leading Kirigakure Shinobi had already jumped behind Uchiha Yuan and thrown a Kunai toward Uchiha Yuan's heart.

Uchiha Yuan had intended to kill the Kirigakure Shinobi's sensory ninja and then immediately Teleport again to leave the battlefield, but the leading Kirigakure Shinobi's Kunai had already arrived behind him.

Uchiha Yuan could only twist slightly to the side, adjusting his position a little.

"Rip—" The Kunai tore through his clothes and stabbed into Uchiha Yuan's shoulder.

The Kirigakure Shinobi captain still wanted to finish him off, but Uchiha Yuan's figure had already vanished from the spot.

"What a fast Body Flicker!" the Kirigakure Shinobi captain said with a frown.

Just as the Kirigakure Shinobi captain was hesitating over whether to chase after him, a sudden scream came from his teammates.

"Ah!"

The Kirigakure Shinobi captain hurriedly turned back, only then discovering that the two Genin had already been devoured by the swarm.

"Something's wrong. Let's retreat, now!" the Kirigakure Shinobi captain shouted to the Lightning Style ninja.

"You want to leave now? Too late. Secret Technique: Insect Tornado!"

At Shibi Aburame's command, the surrounding swarm created a whirlwind that trapped the Lightning Style ninja inside.

Naturally, the Lightning Style ninja would not sit and wait for death. He used all his strength to release several Lightning Style ninjutsu in succession, but he still had no way to break free from the swarm.