The Great Melee (New book seeking collections, seeking recommendations~)

"This is... Chidori!"

Upon hearing this voice, Uchiha Kei immediately understood what was happening. Although Uchiha Kei didn't believe Kakashi had recovered his Chakra yet, it was great that he could make a move.

In a three-on-three situation, as a team, Uchiha Kei and his companions shouldn't have chosen to fight one-on-one.

Their best approach would have been to combine the strength of two to forcefully kill one opponent, and then figure out how to deal with the remaining two.

But unfortunately, there seemed to be no trust among the three of them. As a result, they rarely coordinated with more than one person throughout their battles. Even against stronger opponents, they preferred to fight on their own.

At this moment, all three of them looked disheveled, but they had no intention of helping each other.

No wonder Konoha would instill the concept of teamwork in Genin selection in the future. Perhaps it was precisely because of guys like Uchiha Kei that they were forced to make such a choice?

However, none of this concerned Uchiha Kei. His relationship with Hyuga Aya and Imai Kenta was one of mutual distrust, but forced cooperation out of necessity.

If they had a choice, none of them would have wanted to take on this mission. Even if they had to do it, they would have preferred to team up with someone more naive and easygoing.

Therefore, without coordination, they could only do their own thing. But Uchiha Kei's luck seemed to be a bit better than theirs, because Kakashi was here to rescue him!

After Uchiha Kei landed, Kakashi immediately rushed forward and struck Kitsuchi in the chest with a Chidori.

As a result, Kitsuchi's offensive rhythm was disrupted. However, the guy reacted incredibly quickly, raising an Earth Wall in front of himself to block the Chidori.

Uchiha Kei breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to do something, he noticed Kakashi pull out his right hand, leap forward, and attack Kitsuchi again!

Seeing this, Uchiha Kei was stunned. Was this guy here to cause trouble or what?

While Kakashi's sudden appearance disrupted Kitsuchi's attack, his aggressive follow-up also disrupted Uchiha Kei's own offensive plans!

It had to be said that the lack of coordination was extremely fatal. Or perhaps, Kakashi was just used to others cooperating with him.

With no other choice, Uchiha Kei could only try to cooperate with Kakashi. But this was a bit difficult for Uchiha Kei, as he wasn't Uchiha Obito.

"What a reckless guy."

But there was nothing he could do. Uchiha Kei could only try to keep up. The Chidori Ninjutsu was very special and terrifying. Its piercing power and explosive force were simply incredible!

However, this Ninjutsu also had a fatal flaw: it required space for a charge and extremely high dynamic vision during high-speed movement.

Thanks to Uchiha Obito's sacrifice, the dynamic vision issue had been resolved. It could even be said that this Ninjutsu was practically invented for the Uchiha clan.

But the other problem couldn't be easily solved: the need for charging space.

Although Chidori could counter Earth Style, Kitsuchi was no pushover. As the son of the Third Tsuchikage, he hadn't risen to prominence solely on his father's reputation.

He had recognized the strengths and weaknesses of this Ninjutsu almost immediately. Therefore, he naturally wouldn't give Kakashi the space to charge. Facing Kakashi's second attack, he remained calm. As long as he could block this attack, he could easily deal with this guy!

But Uchiha Kei wouldn't let him have it easy. Uchiha Kei knew what he had to do now: tie down this damned Kitsuchi's attacks so that Kakashi could have an opportunity for a fatal blow!

Uchiha Kei knew very well that if he could handle Kitsuchi, the remaining two Iwa Ninja wouldn't be able to cause much trouble.

Kitsuchi was the Tsuchikage's son, and very likely his only son. If something happened to this kid, they would be in a terrible situation.

"He really did a 'good deed'."

To some extent, whether Uchiha Kei wanted to or not, his and Kakashi's offensive could tie down the other two Iwa Ninja.

However, at this moment, Uchiha Kei couldn't be bothered to think so much. He secretly glanced at the situations of the others and felt a little relieved.

Hyuga Aya was worthy of the Hyuga Clan, and this woman was much fiercer than the Hyuga Neji and Hyuga Hinata he remembered. One could only say that the battlefield was the true catalyst for ninjas.

Although this woman was being suppressed terribly, as a member of the Hyuga Clan, her 'turtle shell' defense was truly not bad. Even though her mouth was already bleeding, she could still hold on.

As for Imai Kenta and Nohara Rin, their situation didn't seem too bad. One had to admit that Imai Kenta, who looked like he only knew how to 'fake smile', seemed to be hiding his true strength very deeply.

While bringing Nohara Rin, who was like a 'pendant', he could still block the attacks of another Iwa Ninja. One could imagine how formidable this guy was, truly someone who had survived on the battlefield for eight years!

Thinking of this, Uchiha Kei immediately attacked Kitsuchi again. Kakashi's second attack had already reached Kitsuchi's eyes, but Kitsuchi calmly dodged this Chidori.

A Chidori at such close range couldn't cause any damage to Kitsuchi. It was clear that Kakashi was a bit anxious, but that was understandable. After all, his condition wasn't good, and he wasn't the super '50-50' he would become in the future.

As Kakashi was kicked flying and Kitsuchi prepared to follow up, Uchiha Kei's kunai was already inserted in his path.

The kunai fiercely stabbed towards Kitsuchi's chest. This strike was fast, accurate, and ruthless, forcing Kitsuchi to stop. Kitsuchi, somewhat annoyed, dodged Uchiha Kei's kunai and then fiercely punched towards Uchiha Kei again.

Uchiha Kei immediately leaped backward, but Kitsuchi displayed his astonishing ninja abilities.

He quickly formed hand seals and pressed his hands onto the ground. Chakra was immediately poured into the earth.

Uchiha Kei, however, was much calmer than Kitsuchi had imagined. The Sharingan in his eyes spun slightly. Just as he was about to land, he forcefully pressed his right hand onto the ground, and his body drifted to the side. These Earth Spears passed through his afterimage and pierced the ground where he was about to land.

Uchiha Kei's feet landed on the ground, and he began to circle and dodge again. His movements were sometimes fast, sometimes slow, constantly changing speed, angle, stopping abruptly, accelerating instantly, and changing direction.

All sorts of difficult movements were performed by Uchiha Kei with such fluidity, as if he had practiced them thousands of times, without any stiffness or awkwardness.

Whether it was the Earth Spears or the kunai with Explosive Tags that Kitsuchi threw later, Uchiha Kei dodged them all.

One had to admit that Uchiha Kei using the Sharingan and Uchiha Kei not using the Sharingan were like two ninjas on completely different levels.

It was just that Kitsuchi seemed to feel that continuing to entangle with Uchiha Kei would yield no results. He once again set his sights on Kakashi.