A breeze stirred through the forest; in the unseen corners, deadly dangers always lurked.
Uchiha Matsuzaki had lived here for a year, knowing full well that without vigilance, one could die anywhere at any moment.
As the wind picked up, a faint white glint flew toward Uchiha Matsuzaki.
Having long since mastered various hidden weapons, Uchiha Matsuzaki observed it instantly, performing two backflips to dodge a kunai.
While flipping backward, Uchiha Matsuzaki already held two kunai in his palms.
I never expected that, so soon after the Third Shinobi World War, someone would already be taking advantage of the chaos to infiltrate!
Uchiha Matsuzaki thought as he stared at the woods ahead.
The sneak attack just now was, in his view, merely a probe.
After all, any enemy one hasn't encountered yet needs to be tested to gauge their strength!
"Who would have thought, Konoha is truly a place where hidden dragons and crouching tigers reside!"
"I thought you were just an ordinary kid. As expected, one shouldn't judge by appearances. You really are full of surprises!"
Two enemies slowly emerged from the shadows of the forest, both women bearing no identifiable markings.
"Sister is becoming more and more interested in you now..."
"I really want to kill you quickly and study your body in detail!"
"Hahaha!!!"
A red-haired enemy laughed as she spoke.
"Number Seven, what time do you think it is? Stop obsessing over your disgusting whims. This kid has already seen us, and his strength is not weak. If we don't eliminate him, he will surely become a stumbling block for us in the future. He cannot be left alive."
"Hurry up and finish him; we still have a mission to complete!"
The other enemy standing beside her revealed a cold light in her eyes, as if she were nothing more than a heartless killing machine.
Upon hearing what the two enemies said, Uchiha Matsuzaki put away his blades.
"So that's the reason! Big sisters, I haven't seen you, and you shouldn't take me seriously either. We have never met."
"Why don't you just let me go? No one would believe the words of a little kid like me! Besides, I won't tell anyone I saw you!"
"Little one, you want sister to let you go? How is that possible! I haven't properly studied your body yet..."
The red-haired enemy finished speaking and instantly raised her weapon, lunging toward Uchiha Matsuzaki.
Both enemies' eyes radiated a chilling coldness, giving off a dangerous aura.
It seems there's no room for negotiation!
Uchiha Matsuzaki leaped up, easily dodging the enemy's charge.
He then turned in mid-air, threw the kunai he had just drawn toward the enemies' backs, and landed steadily.
"A kid is still just a kid, though your reaction speed is quite impressive!"
The enemy sneered, then turned and swatted the kunai to the ground.
Seeing his attack had no effect, Uchiha Matsuzaki quickly rose and rushed toward the other enemy.
In a short span of time, Uchiha Matsuzaki had forced the two of them together.
With a flick of his hand, he threw several more kunai.
As an expert in various hidden weapons, the kunai thrown by Uchiha Matsuzaki were incredibly fast and powerful.
"In the end, these are just child's play."
The two enemies dodged Uchiha Matsuzaki's attacks with ease, their faces full of mockery.
"It's getting late; I can't afford to waste any more time with you!" Uchiha Matsuzaki smiled as he looked at the enemies.
The two enemies stopped laughing the moment they saw Uchiha Matsuzaki's smile, for they were surrounded by transparent steel wires.
The slightest movement would cost them their lives.
From the very beginning, the kunai Uchiha Matsuzaki used had steel wires attached to their ends.
With a pull of his hands, the wires tightened instantly; several bloody gashes appeared on the bodies of the two enemies, and their carotid arteries were sliced open.
Looking at the two corpses on the ground, Uchiha Matsuzaki shook his head.
"Didn't your parents ever tell you not to provoke a troublesome brat?"
"It's just a pity I don't know their objective, nor where they came from!"
At this moment, Uchiha Matsuzaki had completed his first kill since arriving in this world.