Not-So-Pure Sniper

"Now, if you still think my tactics are unworkable, then feel free to leave. I will still act according to my own plan. I will continue attacking." Looking at the shocked expressions of the Konoha Ninja, Yueguang Han merely spoke coldly.

"Young man of the Hayate Clan, we acknowledge your strength and ability, but we still cannot agree with your plan. It is too risky. We cannot stake the lives of more than a hundred people on your risky tactics, nor can we agree to let you act alone. We should retreat first and make more plans!" Upon hearing this, a Jonin from the Mitarashi Clan spoke up, still unwilling to support Yueguang Han's plan.

The other Jonin nodded as well.

Although they had to admit that Yueguang Han's Bloodline Limit was indeed extremely powerful, and had witnessed its strength firsthand, they did not believe what Yueguang Han said was truly feasible. After all, it concerned the lives of more than a hundred of them. They also could not let Yueguang Han take such a risk alone, since he was the key to this mission.

However, after Yueguang Han displayed his strength, their tones became much more restrained, and the other Konoha Ninja suppressed their anger once more. This was also the result Yueguang Han wanted: real authority, rather than being a junior guided and protected by others.

"Young Han, your plan is still too risky. Let's make further plans. With your Bloodline Limit, we will have a much greater chance of taking this stronghold," Yueguang Xingye advised. He was even somewhat excited inside. He had seen everyone's attitude change after Yueguang Han revealed his strength. This was the beginning of the clan's rise.

"Although I do not know what kind of battle plan you will come up with." Seeing that the Jonin had softened their tones somewhat, Yueguang Han shook his head and finally explained, "I suppose I was not clear enough, which is why you think my tactics are too risky. In truth, my tactics are not risky at all, and they can take the Sand Shinobi stronghold in the shortest possible time. You simply do not understand my Bloodline Limit."

No one spoke, waiting for Yueguang Han to continue.

Seeing that no one made a sound, Yueguang Han continued, "I said before that if we could get within one hundred and fifty meters of their stronghold, I would be confident in taking it by force. I meant me, not us. As long as I can get within one hundred and fifty meters of their stronghold, I can level it within one minute. Conversely, even if we cannot get within one hundred and fifty meters of the Sand Shinobi stronghold, if the Sand Shinobi get within one hundred and fifty meters of us, then before the two sides engage at close quarters, I can still inflict massive casualties on them, even make it difficult for them to approach."

"Young Han, are you telling the truth?" Yueguang Xingye asked gravely. He began to waver. The other Jonin also began weighing their options. Yet no one dared gamble the lives of more than a hundred people, and no one dared agree.

Hearing this, Yueguang Han said, "If you still feel it is unsafe, then let us use a compromise. I will attack alone, while you set traps and lie in ambush here. If I succeed, you launch an attack and expand the results. If I fail, I will lure the Sand Shinobi into the traps. I have already killed quite a few Sand Shinobi. Even if I fail, they will not be able to take me down anytime soon. And for a genius like me, the Sand Shinobi will definitely do everything they can to kill me."

"Fine, I agree. Yueguang Long, Yueguang Shiya, and I will accompany you. Everyone else will set traps here and make preparations." Seeing Yueguang Han insist so firmly, Yueguang Xingye finally nodded and agreed to his compromise. However, he was still worried about Yueguang Han's safety, so he planned to act together with Yueguang Han alongside two members of the Gekko Clan.

Seeing that Yueguang Xingye, the commander, had agreed, and that those going were all from the Gekko Clan, the other Jonin could only agree as well.

"Young Han, what should we do?" Yueguang Xingye asked Yueguang Han.

"Charge toward the Sand Shinobi stronghold at the fastest speed possible." Yueguang Han answered. After seeing Yueguang Xingye and the other two nod in agreement, he immediately rushed toward the Sand Shinobi stronghold in the valley at top speed. Yueguang Xingye and the other two quickly followed.

"Set the traps." Seeing the four members of the Hayate Clan rush toward the Sand Shinobi stronghold in the valley, the Jonin who remained immediately spoke up and began making arrangements.

Inside the Sand Shinobi stronghold in the valley, the Sand Shinobi hid behind the obstacles within the stronghold, not daring to show themselves carelessly. No one wanted to gamble with their life. An attack faster than sound was something the naked eye could not catch. They could only react after being hit, and they had almost no chance of evading it. Only several Sand Shinobi skilled in Earth Style quietly left by tunneling underground, heading for the mountain on the right to search for traces of the enemy launching sneak attacks from the shadows.

If Yueguang Han had seen this, he would definitely have said that these Sand Shinobi understood the terror of sniping better than their companions. They did not dare expose themselves easily, because this was a conclusion their comrades had reached at the cost of their lives.

Sand Shinobi Elite Jonin Luo Fei continuously considered countermeasures. This was an incomparably troublesome and dangerous enemy, and there was definitely more than one of them. If they could not find and eliminate these enemies, then not only would everyone in the stronghold, including himself, face death at any moment, but this transportation route, so vital to the Sand Shinobi, would also face enormous danger.

"The enemy is charging down. There are four of them, five hundred meters away."

Just as Luo Fei was at his wit's end, the Sensory Ninja beside him suddenly reported.

"Everyone, prepare for battle. Fight the enemy from behind the obstacles as much as possible. If possible, capture them alive." Upon hearing this, Luo Fei's face lit up with delight. He hurriedly shouted his orders to the Sand Shinobi hiding behind obstacles everywhere. This might be a breakthrough. However, he had not forgotten the enemy who posed the greatest threat to them. With that kind of ability, staying hidden was the most advantageous option.

Although he knew the enemy charging down so openly must have some kind of plan, perhaps intending to lure them out from behind their cover, this was also an opportunity for him.

(The protagonist was not a purely sniper. He also did not want to spend a great deal of time sniping bit by bit.)

On the tree- and shrub-covered slope, just as Yueguang Han's group of four leaped over a patch of bushes, a Sand Shinobi suddenly burst out of the ground in front of Yueguang Han. He thrust the Kunai in his hand viciously toward the chest of Yueguang Han, who was being protected in the middle by Yueguang Xingye and the other two.

At the same time, a pair of hands suddenly stretched out from the ground beneath Yueguang Xingye's feet, grabbing both his ankles and trying to drag him into the earth. Beside Yueguang Xingye, another Sand Shinobi emerged from underground with a Kunai, preparing to charge at Yueguang Xingye, whose feet had been seized.

Around Yueguang Long and Yueguang Shiya, outside the protective circle, four Sand Shinobi likewise suddenly emerged from underground. Before one of them had even fully crawled out of the soil, he immediately fired a signal flare into the sky.

Facing the suddenly appearing Sand Shinobi, Yueguang Xingye and the other two, who had remained vigilant, immediately drew their swords to meet the enemy.

Bang! The shotgun roared. Before the Sand Shinobi attacking Yueguang Han had fully emerged from the ground, his head burst open.

Rat-tat-tat... The M249 LMG formed from Yueguang Han's left hand spewed dense tongues of fire, turning the Sand Shinobi beside Yueguang Xingye, who had not fully emerged from the ground, into a sieve in the blink of an eye.

Bang! The Barrett's shot thundered through the forest, and two .50-caliber bullets directly severed the hands gripping Yueguang Xingye's ankles.

"Hmph! You saw that I was young and thought I was an easy target. You Sand Shinobi have already used this trick on me before." Yueguang Han snorted coldly. His right hand had transformed into a shotgun, his left hand into a light machine gun, and his feet into Barretts. His attacks had come in the flash of an instant.

Although the Electronic Eye could not detect enemies underground, it could observe every detail, and its reaction speed was beyond anything these Sand Shinobi could compare to. Only its movements were somewhat slower. But the instant the ground showed any abnormality, Yueguang Han had already made his preparations.

"Damn it!" Two of their companions had died in an instant, while one had been crippled. The remaining Sand Shinobi immediately cursed under their breaths, then charged together at Yueguang Han. This child was the one who had attacked the stronghold, and also the one who posed the greatest threat to them.

"Protect Young Han!" Seeing this, Yueguang Xingye immediately shouted and took the lead in blocking two Sand Shinobi.

In truth, Yueguang Long and Yueguang Shiya did not need Yueguang Xingye's reminder. They knew that Yueguang Han was the first person they had to protect. They could all die; even Yueguang Xingye, the clan head, could die. But Yueguang Han absolutely could not die.