Iwagakure dared to fight back

A Stone Ninja Squad gazed at the forests of the Land of Fire from afar.

"If only we could run into a Hidden Leaf Village genin squad."

"Genin squads are weak, but the ninja leading them are strong. A lot of them are Hidden Leaf Village jonin. We could kill the genin, but we could easily die at their jonin's hands."

"What if we ran into a Hidden Leaf Village chunin squad?"

"I think a chunin squad would be easier to deal with."

"Hidden Leaf Village is crafty. Sometimes they send a jonin with several special jōnin as a Defense Squad. It's downright underhanded."

"A genin squad would still be easier. Stop arguing."

"Let's go. Keep looking for clues and see if we can find an easy target. Our squad's mission is to launch a probing attack on a Defense Zone near Hidden Leaf Village. Maybe we can get some intelligence out of it."

The squad continued south along the forest.

"Someone's there!"

They saw a Hidden Leaf Genin slowly emerge from the forest.

"There's a genin squad over there!"

The four Stone Ninja exchanged glances, all seeing an opportunity.

They charged at the genin.

Halfway there, their squad leader suddenly shouted, "He's an Uchiha genin! Stop!"

The Stone Ninja on the front lines had suffered several setbacks. Some suspected that the despicable Hidden Leaf Village had disguised an Uchiha jonin with dwarfism as a genin, whose Fire Release could unleash a veritable sea of fire.

They could try fighting an Uchiha chunin or jonin, but they had to be careful if they encountered an Uchiha genin.

Uchiha Ling leaped onto a tree trunk and looked down at the Stone Ninja Squad.

"That's right! It's him! Barbecue Mountain Man!"

It wasn't easy, Uchiha Ling thought. *I've finally made a name