Instant Kill and the Female Ninja (No-Prize Guessing Game-The Hint Is Obvious, Let's See Who Can Guess the Next Noble Phantasm)

"Alright, that's everything. Let's get moving."

"Yes!" X2

"Yeees~" Needless to say, that was Shikaki's voice.

Nakamura glanced at Shikaki but said nothing. He probably had no way to deal with him either, and could only turn around and set off with a helpless expression.

A day later.

"According to the intelligence, there's a bandit hideout up ahead. Which of you three wants to handle it?"

"I'll go, Captain. We can't waste time on these guys."

"Mm. Make it quick."

"Uh, saying this might be a little embarrassing, but when it comes to speed, I'm the fastest."

Shikaki and Taichi had no objections. Shikaki simply did not want to move, while Taichi knew very well how overwhelmingly Shiro could crush opponents weaker than himself. Unless the human-wave tactic reached a certain scale, there was nothing they could do to him.

Since neither of them objected, Nakamura naturally had no objections either. He was rather satisfied with the arrangement; their main priority was the group of rogue ninjas, so the sooner these bandits were dealt with, the better.

Shiro immediately leaped onto higher ground, used Reinforcement Magecraft to enhance his eyesight, and pulled Kizuna from his bracer.

"Projection, begin!"

With a thought from Shiro, four arrows made of Explosive Tags appeared in his hands.

After all this time training, Shiro's effective range had reached roughly eight hundred meters!

So from here, he could already shoot the bandits dead.

At the same time, Shiro wanted to complain about something. Those intelligence gatherers had already infiltrated the place and learned there were no hostages, so why not just take the bandits out while they were at it?

But complaints aside, Shiro knew that for most ninjas, the mission came first. Besides, to put it more cynically, if I clear out the bandits for you, who's going to issue the mission?

Anyway, back to the point. Shiro had already picked his targets, so he fired the four arrows!

One at a time.

Ahem, Shiro still could not fire several arrows at once, so this was all he could do.

It was a little lame, but as long as it worked, that was enough.

Four distant explosions rang out. Most of the bandits had already been blown to death, while the rest were merely lackeys incapable of causing trouble. Shiro's group ignored them and continued onward.

Two days later, Shiro's group stopped atop a mountain. Looking down at the town below, Nakamura said, "According to the intelligence, there's currently a rogue ninja staying in this town. He specializes in Wind Release and poison. Which of you wants to go?"

"I'll go, Teacher Nakamura."

"Are you sure? Neither your Fire nor Lightning has the advantage here."

"Hmph. Before these eyes, there's no ninjutsu that can counter me!"

"Uh, isn't copying ninjutsu something only a Three-Tomoe Sharingan can do? You only have one tomoe, right?"

At Shiro's words, Taichi's face instantly darkened. I was just trying to look cool. Was that really necessary? Taichi shot Shiro a resentful look, then said with a dark expression, "I meant the Sharingan's enhancement of genjutsu!"

"Uh, then you go." Honestly, seeing Taichi like this, Shiro did not dare keep rubbing it in. If Taichi got angry and awakened a Mangekyo Sharingan, Shiro would definitely be the first one dead!

Besides, it was not impossible. After all, when someone interrupted the Uchiha clan's attempts to look cool, anything could happen.

Taichi, heading toward the town, naturally had no idea how Shiro was slandering him in his mind. He only knew that he was in a terrible mood, so right now, he was extremely fierce!

He could not even manage to look cool properly. Taichi felt he had disgraced his clan, so he would slaughter the culprit responsible for making him lose face—the Suna Ninja! No, he should be called a rogue ninja now.

As Taichi neared the town, he removed his forehead protector and took out a change of clothes from a scroll. Only after changing did he enter. This was the usual method employed by most third-rate ninja assassins.

First-rate ninja assassins just walked right in and confronted their targets head-on.

Yes, Shiro had told Taichi that. Taichi's response had been that if he had Clan Head Madara's eyes, he could do the same. (The Uchiha themselves seemed to know of the Mangekyo Sharingan's existence, though most did not know the conditions for awakening it.)

Unfortunately, Taichi did not have them, so third-rate it was. As long as he completed the mission, that was what mattered.

Grumbling to himself, he entered the town. Once inside, Taichi did not wander around aimlessly. Instead, he followed the town's coded signals and found the intelligence agent stationed there.

The moment Taichi met the intelligence agent, he opened his Sharingan without another word. This was far more reliable than coded signals. He said directly, "Give me the intelligence on this person."

Yes, this was how the Uchiha gradually ruined their reputation with others.

The other man was equally straightforward and immediately gave Taichi the intelligence. After all, the Sharingan was Konoha's bloodline limit; there was no mistaking it. Besides, the Sharingan was still active. If Taichi was an ally and he refused, he would be killed as a spy or traitor. If Taichi was not an ally... well, refusing would get him killed too.

Thus, as a seasoned veteran, he decisively surrendered.

It had to be said that Konoha's strength was truly formidable. Even after just experiencing a great war, the village still possessed a sufficiently powerful intelligence network. The moment that man arrived in this town, he had been completely placed under surveillance.

So Taichi headed straight for the "rogue ninja."

A short while later, Taichi spotted the man. He did not bother concealing himself and simply walked directly toward him.

Naturally, the other man was no fool. He had clearly noticed certain differences in Taichi's mannerisms and guessed that he might be a ninja. However, he had only just arrived in town and wanted to rest first, so he did not strike immediately, merely remaining secretly on guard.

But there was one thing he did not know: Taichi was an Uchiha with his eyes open. As Taichi drew near, his Sharingan activated!

"Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique!"

Because he had been secretly watching Taichi the entire time, he was caught instantly. And Sharingan genjutsu could only be dispelled by a third party or the caster.

So Taichi cleanly sent him on his way with a single Shuriken!

It had to be said, this guy had been truly confident. He was one of the few who dared to look an Uchiha with an active Sharingan directly in the eye.

"Ah! Murder!"

"Hurry, run!"

Because the war had been kept outside the Land of Fire, its effects on the people of the Land of Fire had been limited to the economy. Seeing such a scene, they were terrified and fled at once.

Taichi frowned, but did not pay them much attention. He walked over and sealed the corpse into a scroll. Of course, this was not the Muscle Extraction Technique Shiro had taught him; he was not short on that little bit of Chakra.

After cleaning up, Taichi hurried off to meet up with Shiro and the others. After all, there were still several more targets.

On the way, Shiro asked, "Captain, who's next?"

"Be more careful with the next one. She's a dangerous opponent from Kirigakure. Although she's a woman, she's especially skilled in the Silent Killing Technique! She'll be troublesome. You should all attack together when the time comes. Play it safe."

The Silent Killing Technique was Kirigakure's signature ninjutsu. Before acting, its user would first release the Hidden Mist Technique to obscure the enemy's vision. It was said that even the Sharingan could not see through it!

"Mist. Female." Shiro murmured softly, then confidently said to Nakamura, "Captain, leave her to me. I'm especially good at dealing with opponents with such obvious traits!"

"Are you sure? This is no joke. Her strength can already be rated as Special Jonin!" Nakamura said with a frown.

"Don't worry, Captain. If she weren't a woman, I wouldn't be able to deal with her either."

"Let me warn you, Shiro. Don't underestimate female ninjas. It will get you killed!" Nakamura stopped walking and narrowed his eyes at Shiro.

"Don't worry, Captain. I know firsthand how terrifying female ninjas can be!"

"But this time, she has nowhere to run. Who told her to fit the requirements so perfectly?"

Thanks to A Thousand Armies and Ten Thousand Horses Avoid the White Robe, Book Friend 20171022213613800, Chapter of Memory, and Life Without Chains for the recommendation votes.