The Barbecue Master

Drawn by the thunderous noise, Inuzuka Hara turned and saw the five fireballs explode one after another.

A chunin who could produce even one fireball that size could call himself a ninjutsu specialist. Yet Uchiha Ling had spat out five at once, each as large as a two- or three-story house.

The fireballs themselves swallowed vast stretches of ground, and their explosions destroyed the spaces between them.

The areas caught between multiple fireballs were battered by repeated blasts, pulverizing everything within them.

The Stone Ninja squadron commander who had killed Inuzuka Hara's ninja dog and then his teammate died right in the explosion.

If... Inuzuka Hara suddenly wondered. If I'd taken Uchiha Ling along on the reconnaissance mission instead of leaving him behind to support us, would things have turned out differently?

Would my ninja dog and my teammate still be alive?

Inuzuka Hara shook his head.

He had discovered an entire battalion of Stone Ninja. If he had brought two squads, that battalion would not have sent just one squadron after them.

There were no ifs for a ninja.

Watching Uchiha Ling's performance, Suzuri suddenly accepted it. He had the strength to back up his arrogance. That was simply who he was.

A man like him was a little young, but he already possessed a hint of the allure of the powerful.

In the ninja world, strength came first.

Ōnoki was a dwarf, but who could say he lacked charisma?

[Detected: Stone Ninja squadron commander's defenses broken. Drawing abilities associated with the Stone Ninja squadron commander. Host may choose one of the following three options.

Option one: Earth Release: Earth-Style Earth and Stone Dragon;

Option two: Earth Release: Rock Fist Technique;

Option three: 1.2 Kā of chakra.]

As expected of a Stone Ninja squadron commander, an opponent