Facing the Battle Alone

When the Sunagakure ninja squad was searching for Mei Terumi with tracking scrolls in hand, Uchiha Yue knew that Mei Terumi had already been tracked by the Sunagakure ninja when she was with the Kirigakure ninja. However, the Kirigakure ninja squad to which Mei Terumi belonged was completely unaware that the Sunagakure ninja had tracked them down, which is why Uchiha Yue and Mei Terumi's whereabouts were now exposed to the Sunagakure ninja.

As for why Uchiha Yue didn't notice the tracking mark on Mei Terumi's body, it's because the tracking mark on Mei Terumi's body is impossible to detect unless it corresponds with the tracking scroll. Even someone with outstanding mental energy like Uchiha Yue couldn't possibly detect the tracking mark on Mei Terumi's body, let alone the Kirigakure ninjas or Mei Terumi herself.

Because of this, Mei Terumi was completely unaware of why she was being tracked. Even her fellow Kirigakure ninja companions were unaware that their actions had already been exposed to the Sunagakure ninjas. By the time Uchiha Yue was about to remove the tracking marks from Mei Terumi, it was already too late.

Because the Sunagakure ninja forces in front of Uchiha Yue and Mei Terumi had already assembled.

Next, the Sunagakure ninjas set their sights on Uchiha Yue and Mei Terumi.

Unless Uchiha Yue and Mei Terumi defeat that Sunagakure force, they will only be hunted down by Mei Terumi!

"Damn it, we've been found out!"

"Uchiha Yue, let's run away!"

Sensing that the Sunagakure ninja force had discovered her and Uchiha Yue's whereabouts, Mei Terumi Uchiha Yue 'Uchiha Yue hand, intending to escape with him.

Unexpectedly, the instant Mei Terumi grasped Uchiha Yue's right hand, Uchiha Yue suddenly shook off Mei Terumi hand, formed hand Hand Seals, and placed them on her body, removing the Mei Terumi. Then, after the tracking mark was removed, Mei Terumi took a deep breath and said, "Mei Terumi Uchiha Yue, it's too late."

"I didn't expect that you and your companions had already been marked with tracking marks by those Sunagakure ninjas. That's why they were able to find you and your companions using the tracking scrolls they had. I've just removed the tracking marks from you, so you no longer need to worry about being tracked by the Sunagakure ninjas. As for escaping, that'll probably have to wait until we defeat those Sunagakure ninjas!"

"Otherwise, we'll have to endure the pursuit of the Sunagakure ninja!"

Then, Uchiha Yue slowly opened his eyes, the intense killing intent emanating from them causing even Mei Terumi beside him to shudder.

After Uchiha Yue opened his eyes, his gaze didn't fall on Mei Terumi. Instead, he stared at the Sunagakure ninja in front of him and continued speaking to Mei Terumi beside him, "Now, listen to my orders, Mei Terumi. You must escape quickly. Don't stay and fight those Sunagakure ninja. With your strength, trying to fight so many Sunagakure ninja is tantamount to suicide. But I'm different. I have the ability to hold off those Sunagakure ninja, so if you escape first, I can quickly shake off those Sunagakure ninja and rejoin you!"

"Don't lie to me, Uchiha Yue!"

"You and I are separated, how will you reunite with me?"

As soon as Uchiha Yue finished speaking, Mei Terumi did not run away as Uchiha Yue had suggested. Instead, she stayed behind and questioned Uchiha Yue.

Uchiha Yue had already guessed that Mei Terumi might not want to escape, so when Mei Terumi had just questioned him, Uchiha Yue's voice suddenly turned cold, and then he stared at Mei Terumi with icy eyes, saying, "Mei Terumi, don't forget that we belong to opposing ninja villages. Don't talk about feelings now! I already owe you a life, and now it's time to repay you! As for how I will reunite with you, you don't need to worry about that. Just get out of here!"

Before he could finish speaking, Uchiha Yue seized the opportunity while Mei Terumi was still in a daze and sent her flying with a single Mei Terumi strike.

However, it was precisely this palm strike from Uchiha Yue that directly caused Mei Terumi to get away from that Sunagakure ninja force.

Immediately afterwards...

When Uchiha Yue used his Purple Eye to see that Mei Terumi, after being knocked away, was indeed fleeing in the opposite direction...

Uchiha Yue closed his eyes tightly in front of the Sunagakure ninja force, then took a deep breath and thought, "The bloody battle begins!"

"Whoosh..."

Using the Falling Moon Style: Shatter Step, Uchiha Yue attacked the Sunagakure ninja force without using any chakra. Moreover, when he reached the Sunagakure ninja force, in order to contain all the Sunagakure ninja and prevent some from pursuing Mei Terumi, Uchiha Yue Uchiha Yue used all the chakra he could muster to unleash a Fire Release Ninjutsu, blocking the Sunagakure force's advance!

"Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique!"

"Boom..."

In an instant, Uchiha Yue completed the Fire Style Chakra nature transformation, forming Hand Seals in just three seconds. He then unleashed a torrent of flames, condensing them into a ferocious fire dragon that instantly attacked the Sunagakure ninja force before him. However, the Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique Uchiha Yue was currently using was actually intended to prevent the Sunagakure ninja force from pursuing Mei Terumi.

Therefore, the Fire Release Ninjutsu released by Uchiha Yue at this moment had almost no destructive power. Not a single member of the Sunagakure ninja force was injured by Uchiha Yue's Fire Release Ninjutsu. On the contrary, when the members of the Sunagakure ninja force saw that Uchiha Yue dared to attack them with a Sunagakure -scale Fire Release Ninjutsu, almost all of them concentrated their attack on Uchiha Yue.

If Uchiha Yue hadn't been able to skillfully use the Falling Moon Style: Shatter Step, he might have been surrounded and attacked when the entire Sunagakure ninja force attacked. However, even though Uchiha Yue skilled in using the Falling Moon Style: Shatter Step, he still felt pressured when facing an entire Sunagakure ninja force without being able to use his chakra.

Subsequently, while surrounded by the entire Sunagakure ninja force, Uchiha Yue used his Purple Eye to perceive the number of Sunagakure ninjas in the surrounding area, and secretly thought to himself:

"Being a hero is indeed not so easy!"