Destroying the Warehouses

"Here are the weapons."

"Here is the equipment."

"Here are the medical supplies."

"Here are the soldier pills."

"Wait here a moment. I'm getting a little hungry."

"Give me some. I'm hungry too."

"We're one body! If I'm full, aren't you full too?!"

"That's nonsense! Wouldn't two people eating be faster?"

"You've got a point."

After making a round, the two of them had quietly inspected nearly every warehouse and left a Shadow Clone inside each one.

"That should be enough. Let's go to the medical unit and take some of their medical supplies."

The two turned and headed for the medical unit's tents.

"What symptoms do you two have?"

"My eyes hurt a little. A kunai grazed them during battle."

"Why did you only come now... Are you two twins?"

"Yes! Please examine my brother first!"

"Pull open your eyelids. Let me take a closer look."

"It really is! Your eyes are completely bloodshot! Why are there patterns in them too..."

"Doctor, don't you recognize the Uchiha Clan?"

"The Uchiha Clan? Aren't they from Konoha..."

The doctor rolled his eyes back and collapsed onto the table.

"How did it go on your end?"

"Done. Let's start moving things."

The two walked over to the medical equipment storage area, summoned a wooden door, and began frantically stuffing supplies through it.

About half an hour later, Xuanhui wiped away his sweat and figured it was about enough.

No matter how vast his chakra reserves were, maintaining Shadow Clones for so long had left him with only half remaining.

He still had other things to do later!

"I'm leaving! You remember what you're supposed to do, right?"

Xuanhui patted the clone on the shoulder.

"Don't worry!"

The clone gave him an OK gesture, and Xuanhui immediately turned and withdrew.

After waiting half a minute, the clone formed hand seals.

"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"

A massive bolt of lightning shattered the roof. The rumbling crash of the collapsing building rang out with startling clarity in the night!

"Gather up! Enemy attack!"

The Shadow Clones at the other warehouses had been tirelessly using Light Release to destroy supplies.

The moment they heard the noise, they knew it was the signal.

"Light Release: Laser!"

Enormous beams of light shot from their hands. Every object at the end of the beams instantly melted away upon contact with the chakra of Light Release.

In only half a minute, all the supplies vanished without a trace. The Shadow Clones also turned into smoke as their chakra ran out.

All the exhaustion instantly flooded Xuanhui's original body, slowing his footsteps despite himself.

"Damn... That really eats chakra! I need to hurry up and develop other ninjutsu later..."

At the same time, the Hidden Rain ninjas had gone mad. Everyone was awakened, and the clamor shattered the tranquil harmony of the forest.

"Quick! Contact Lord Hanzo!"

"You, confirm the status of the supplies!"

"Everyone else, conduct a full search!"

By the time Hidden Rain had reorganized its forces, Xuanhui had already run far away.

Camp One had entered his sensory range. That powerful chakra had to belong to Hanzo the Salamander.

All he had to do next was wait for Hanzo to move out...

"All the supplies have disappeared!"

"They're gone? All of them?"

"Not gone. Disappeared!"

"Isn't that the same thing?"

The captain of Hub Two rubbed his forehead, feeling his head swell.

The enemy couldn't be found, and all the supplies had vanished. Was Lord Hanzo going to throw me into the sea to feed the fish now?

"Have we contacted Lord Hanzo yet?"

"The communications ninja has already set off at full speed. He'll reach Camp One in ten minutes."

"Damn it! Go find them! The supplies or the enemy—just find one of them! Move!"

"Yes!"

Yet even if they were given another hour, they would not find anything. After all, no one believed that someone could destroy or move away every last supply right under the noses of so many ninjas.

When Hanzo heard the news, he was undoubtedly furious.

With the logistics hub cut off, what war was he supposed to fight on the front lines?

Were all the people he raised just good-for-nothings?

No, this was too important. He had to personally go see what was happening with the logistics.

Hanzo did not even put on his combat uniform properly, merely draping it over himself as he grabbed his scythe and rushed out.

Elsewhere, Xuanhui had been squatting on the ground when he suddenly rose to his feet.

"He's moving! Hanzo, Hanzo, you finally mobilized!"

If I camped outside Hub One, Hanzo might detect me.

But as long as I lure him away and run farther off at an angle, our routes won't intersect.

Then it'll come down to a contest of speed!

Perfect. I can test just how much Nigi Hayahi no Mikoto can increase my speed!

Xuanhui shook out his legs, took a deep breath, then picked a direction.

"Nigi Hayahi no Mikoto!"

Dazzling patterns flowed through his eyes, and a streak of bloody tears slid down his cheek.

Xuanhui stepped forward and drove force into his thigh.

"Holy shit!"

His entire body launched forward like a missile.

"Is it really this fast? It's probably more than five or six times faster!"

After using Lightning Release for so long, Xuanhui had finally become almost as fast as lightning!

Hanzo had barely been out the door for two minutes when Xuanhui arrived at the entrance of Hub One.

He hurriedly closed his eyes to ease the stabbing pain in them.

"The burden the Mangekyo Sharingan puts on a person... really isn't ordinary..."

It seemed he should use it less in the future.

But since he was already here, he might as well leave Hanzo another little surprise...

Hub Two on the Hidden Rain front line, the Hidden Rain Village's logistics transfer department, was already in complete chaos.

At first, everyone had rushed around the camp looking for supplies and people.

But they could not find anything at all!

Someone discovered a hole in the wall, and one group followed that direction in pursuit while the remaining group searched the area around the camp.

"Find them, damn it! These were supplies that were just checked half an hour ago! How could they disappear instantly right under our noses?"

The ninjas below did not even dare raise their heads. They could only listen to their captain's rage while trembling.

"I'd like to know why too!"

The captain abruptly raised his head and looked toward the entrance.

A man he respected deeply, but who absolutely should not have appeared here at this moment, had arrived!

"Yan Yuming! How did the Hidden Rain ninjas' logistical supplies vanish without a sound?

Go on, tell me!"

Yan Yuming hurriedly dropped to his knees, begging Hanzo for forgiveness.

"Forget it. This matter is far too strange. I suspect it was the work of some special ninja.

Even I have no clue. I imagine you know even less!"

He had personally inspected several warehouses. There were no signs of transportation; it looked more like the work of a space-time ninjutsu.

But the charred remains on the ground left him unable to understand.

If it had been Fire Release, ashes should have been left behind.

The matter was simply too strange. Yan Yuming probably did not have the ability to handle it either.

He might as well spare him.

But Hanzo was certain that Konoha ninjas had done this!

"Yes! Lord Hanzo is absolutely right!"

"You cannot escape punishment for this. From now on, you will serve as deputy head of the logistics department."

"I... understand..."