One Blade, One Konoha Ninja

The Stone Ninja squad leader's previous mission had been to clear a battlefield.

Uchiha Ling saw a hazy world of memories. From a first-person perspective, he ran across a plateau in the Land of Waterfalls.

He reached a cliff and saw bodies sprawled in all manner of positions below it.

Most of them were Konoha Ninja!

The squad leader followed the Squadron Commander down to the bodies. The Squadron Commander headed straight for one of them.

The Squadron Commander kicked the body over and clicked his tongue in amazement.

"Well, look at that. Shimura Ganfū, an elite Jonin of the Hidden Leaf Village! How did he die here? Which lord of Iwagakure took him down?"

The Squadron Commander crouched and examined the body closely. He shook his head. "That lord's swordsmanship is incredible. Even an elite Jonin like Shimura Ganfū took a blade in the back. Straight through the heart, clean and decisive.

"Shimura Ganfū was stubborn, though. The Ninja Blade broke off in his chest, and he still tried to turn around and fight back."

The moment Uchiha Ling heard that the killer was a master swordsman, one person came to mind.

Could it be... The Stone Ninja Squadron Commander continued examining the battlefield.

"One of our Iwagakure squadrons was resting by the waterfall when Shimura Ganfū's battalion ambushed them. They were completely unprepared. That poor Squadron Commander..."

"Lots of Body Flicker Technique footprints here. They're deep, with earth pushed out to the sides of the shoes. Shimura Ganfū's battalion came in from the north and ambushed our squadron..."

"Everything looks normal up to this point. Our squadron took casualties fast. Shimura Ganfū was strong enough to cut through their formation with Wind Release in an instant..."

"Here... Something unexpected happened here..."

"Three ninja entered the fight and went