The Infiltrating Sand Shinobi Squad

Back in the cave, Yueguang Han began his final experiment. Fortunately, he possessed Lightning Release Chakra, which allowed him to use Lightning Release ninjutsu.

"Hare, Rat, Horse, Ram."

"Lightning Release: Earth Run."

Blue electric current flowed from Yueguang Han's hands, striking the ten kunai he had driven into the ground in front of him. Each kunai was tied with steel wire, and the other ends of those wires were wrapped around Wang Han's feet and waist. Although dangerous, this was the method Yueguang Han most wanted to test; even if it failed, the worst that would happen was that his entire body would be paralyzed and unable to move for a while.

"Zzz..." The buzzing sound echoed through the cave, and the blue light illuminated every corner of the cavern.

The buzzing blue electric current hit the kunai and surged back along the steel wires toward Yueguang Han's body.

There was no scenario where electricity flowed through his entire body, lighting him up like a lightbulb. The moment the electric current traveling back along the steel wires touched Yueguang Han's skin, it was converted into the purest form of energy and absorbed by the system, becoming Yueguang Han's Energy Points.

Seeing the best possible outcome, Yueguang Han breathed a sigh of relief. His hypothesis was correct: Lightning Release ninjutsu could be converted into Energy Points, and furthermore, he was at least immune to low-level Lightning Release. As for Fire Release, he had already known about that previously.

Once his Lightning Release ninjutsu ended, Yueguang Han couldn't wait to sink his consciousness back into the sea of consciousness and open the system's energy tab. He saw that the original 1,700 Energy Points had become 1,710, an increase of ten points. Releasing Lightning Release: Earth Run at his current level could recover ten Energy Points. With his current amount of Chakra, he could still use Lightning Release: Earth Run six more times.

He also experimented with refining Chakra, and the situation he feared most did not occur; even with the T800 robot template and the Nano-Blood Robot template installed, he was still able to refine Chakra. However, the tech templates did have an impact on his Chakra refinement, as the speed was more than twice as slow as before.

That made sense; he still possessed flesh, it was just that his blood had been replaced by nanobots.

Although he wanted to use more ninjutsu to replenish his energy, or perhaps chop down two trees to ignite and roast himself over a fire, the commotion caused by his recent weapon testing was significant. A ninja might be attracted to the area. Whether it was a Konoha Ninja or a Sand Shinobi, Yueguang Han did not want them to discover him at the moment. Using firearms at night also made it easy to expose the muzzle flash and the trajectory of the bullets.

Taking his loot, Yueguang Han quickly left the cave and vanished into the night.

In the darkness, illuminated by the faint moonlight, an elite squad of twenty-one Sand Shinobi moved silently through the forest in a fixed formation. They remained vigilant of their surroundings at all times, clearing away any traces they left behind. The two Sand Shinobi responsible for sensing rotated duties, maintaining sensory ninjutsu constantly, not daring to be the least bit careless.

Their mission was to bypass the main battlefield where the forces were deadlocked, infiltrate the rear of the Konoha Ninjas, gather intelligence, locate enemy outposts and forward camps, assassinate enemy ninjas, and harass and sabotage the logistics of the Konoha Ninjas.

Beyond operations on the main battlefield, such tactics were very common in wars between ninjas. Konoha also frequently dispatched ninja squads to infiltrate their rear, and there were even specialized assassination squads. Both Konoha and Sunagakure had suffered greatly from these tactics, yet they were helpless to stop them and remained tireless in their use.

"Captain Ohno, I've detected a Chakra reaction two kilometers ahead. Just one, and the amount of Chakra is very low. It should be a Genin."

Within the silently advancing Sand Shinobi squad, the ninja responsible for sensing whispered to the middle-aged Sand Shinobi beside him.

Is it an outpost? Or is it really just a Genin? If it's a Genin, then it's a runaway ninja! Upon hearing this, the middle-aged Sand Shinobi quickly weighed the situation. Regardless of which it was, they had reason to investigate. It would be even better if they could wipe out an enemy outpost. He whispered to the others, "Infiltrate quietly. Try to capture them alive without causing a stir. If it's a runaway ninja from Konoha, we might be able to obtain some useful intelligence. If it's one of our own... then kill them."

(During wartime, Genin are generally not used for outposts. Genin lack experience and are weak in strength, which would greatly increase the chance of enemies infiltrating and even lead to the exposure of intelligence. A small number of Genin are exceptions.)

No one responded; everyone nodded silently and, guided by the sensory ninja, crept toward the direction where the ninja had been detected.

A distance of two kilometers was nothing to a ninja. Even while moving stealthily, it only took them ten minutes to reach the vicinity.

"The target is hiding in a tree one hundred meters in that direction." Hiding behind a tree, the sensory ninja pointed in a direction and whispered to the squad captain, Ohno, who was hiding behind a tree nearby.

They haven't even set up any warning traps; it really might be a runaway Genin. Upon hearing this, the Sand Shinobi captain, Ohno, felt a surge of joy. The opponent was clearly inexperienced. They had approached within a hundred meters without encountering any traps. It wasn't an outpost; it was highly likely to be a runaway Genin.

Ohno immediately used hand signals in the moonlight to gesture to the other Sand Shinobi. The Sand Shinobi immediately relayed the orders through hand signals, surrounding the tree mentioned by the sensory ninja from both sides.

Although they were likely dealing with nothing more than a fleeing Genin, they did not let their guard down. A low amount of Chakra did not necessarily mean the target was truly just a Genin.

Did they track me down by sensing my Chakra? That saves me the trouble of having to go find them. Resting in the canopy of a large tree, Yueguang Han was awakened. He observed the approaching Sand Shinobi calmly, feeling excited as he quickly formulated a battle plan.

With the Terminator T800 Template, his eyes were no longer made of flesh and blood, but were instead Smart Electronic Eyes. Not only did they possess night vision, allowing him to easily distinguish their appearances and clothing in the dark, but his observational capabilities were also incredibly powerful. As long as the ninja weren't burrowing underground, the moment they exposed their figures—even for a split second—their infiltration could not escape his sight.

He had indeed not set any warning traps, nor did he have the materials to set any, but the T800 robot's system was highly vigilant.

Having installed the Tech Template, his physical body only required nutritional supplements and relief from cellular fatigue. As for mental rest, he could achieve it simply by sinking his consciousness into his sea of awareness. His physical body remained in standby mode, requiring no movement and not even needing to close his eyes; he could still monitor all surrounding movements and sounds at all times, triggering a warning to awaken his consciousness should any situation arise.

Two minutes later, the two Sand Shinobi Jonin had carefully crept to the base of the tree. Looking up at Yueguang Han, who was resting against the trunk and appeared to be asleep, the two Sand Shinobi Jonin exchanged a glance. Pushing off with their feet, their figures shot toward the canopy like arrows in flight to strike at the resting Yueguang Han.