The three men still protecting the area in secret immediately sensed the danger. Almost at the same moment, they used the Substitution Technique, narrowly evading Uchiha Yū's fatal strike.
Bang!
A violent explosion accompanied by blinding white light shook everyone in the area awake from their sleep. Yet the moment they opened their eyes, the glare blinded them.
The three jonin had narrowly avoided the fatal blow. They stared in terror at the spot where they had been standing, which had already become a massive crater.
"What kind of ninjutsu was that?!"
In the brief instant they froze in shock, Uchiha Yū gave them no chance to prepare. The power he unleashed in an instant brought him directly before one of them.
Bang!
At the critical moment, a companion beside him used a ninja blade to block the impact of the Monstrous Strength Fist. However, the force sent him flying downward, and the broken area below was filled with shattered rubble!
"Shan Jie!"
The ninja who had recovered his senses immediately threw out kunai tied to explosive tags. Uchiha Yū quickly darted backward to evade.
That also gave their last companion the chance to rescue him. He flashed to the ruins and watched as a man covered in blood crawled out.
"Cough, cough... What terrifying strength. Be careful—he's an extremely powerful taijutsu ninja!"
Shan Jie had been blasted away the moment he made contact. If not for the ninja blade, that punch would have landed directly on him, and their companion would surely have died.
Even his own hands could not stop trembling. He had suffered severe injuries after only a brief exchange.
"This guy seems to be the one who attacked the daimyo before. I never expected him to have the nerve to come back!"
As he turned to