Tacit Coordination

Uchiha Yo glanced back. Apparently not seeing the two injured ninja, he turned to En and Retsu. "Did you see the ninja who were on the water earlier?" The two looked back and answered in unison, "No." Uchiha Yo smiled. "If I'm not mistaken, Sensei has probably already taken their heads. I have a plan. We might be able to turn this around and kill them." The three whispered among themselves for a while, revealing lewd grins. Then, "Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!" "Uchiha Shuriken Technique!" "Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!" Each of the three used a technique, then continued forward without looking back. This barrage of shuriken did not even graze the enemy. If it had any effect, it was probably scattering their formation further.

Before long, another wave of attacks came. This time, the shuriken flew only toward the ninja in the center and on the left. Since the three ninja on the right did not dodge, they pulled ahead of the others by some distance. Uchiha Yo ran to the right while the other two continued forward. The three ninja on the right signaled that they would handle the rear, then chased after Uchiha Yo.

Uchiha Yo ran strangely, as though circling around a central point, occasionally throwing out a few shuriken. Suddenly, the three ninja saw him drop to the ground and charge at them. "Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Claw Red!" At the same time, the branch beneath their feet exploded, sending all three to the ground. "Earth Release: Underworld Swamp!" Just as they prepared to break free from the ground, "Fire Release: Majestic Destroyer Flame!" erupted to their left. Ahead of them, Uchiha Yo used, "Wind Release: Wind Blast!" Empowered by the wind release, the fire release exploded, instantly killing the three pursuing Root ninja.

"Sensei, En and the others will lead the enemy to the left side of the valley—the place where we made our plan and changed disguises earlier. We're close to it, so we can get there first and set things up," Uchiha Yo said. Uchiha Ming looked at his disciple with pride filling his heart and satisfaction in his eyes. There was no time for idle talk, or he would definitely have praised him properly.

The two arrived at their destination ahead of time and began setting up mechanisms and traps. In the direction Uchiha En would be coming from, Uchiha Yo made two conspicuous squad markers so his teammates could spot them. Then they lay in ambush nearby. Soon, the two teammates arrived at the marked location, dragging their somewhat exhausted bodies behind them. They quickly noticed the markers and secretly adjusted their pace, changing the direction of their escape and slowing down slightly, doing their best to lure the enemy into the traps. When the Root ninja saw that the two ahead had changed direction again, they followed suit. Just as they finished adjusting and thought the two were practically in their grasp, Uchiha En and Uchiha Retsu accelerated. At the same time, the trap was triggered manually. Explosive tags boomed. The two Root ninja at the rear immediately leaped backward, but just as they jumped, Uchiha Yo's voice came from behind them. "Fire Release: Dragon Flame Technique!" He killed one ninja, then engaged the other, who had suffered only minor injuries. The leading ninja reacted quickly as well, accelerating with another ninja in an attempt to leave the trap zone. The moment they burst out of the smoke from the explosions, Uchiha En and Uchiha Retsu's combined ninjutsu arrived. "Fire Release: Grand Fireball Technique!" This was a combination of "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!" and "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!" It directly killed the ninja beside him. The two did not linger and ran to the right. One jonin remained in the center, slightly injured as he fought Uchiha Ming. The leading ninja pursued Uchiha En and Uchiha Retsu, gradually leaving the trap zone and dividing this forest into three battlefields.