The Rat Emerges

For the strength of Amegakure, to become one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, those who had come were willing to give up their lives! There was a touch more madness in them.

"Kill them all! Destroy the supplies!"

As an Elite Jonin, Salamander Pufferfish had his own principles.

The mission he had accepted was to kill Uchiha Yuu, but an Aburame Clan ninja stood in his way.

The greatest problem with the Hidden Mist Technique was the concealment of ninjas. The Jonin present all had ways to deal with it, but the enemy was hidden in the dark while they stood exposed in the open.

It was an extremely passive situation.

"Everyone, attack together! Use Wind Release ninjutsu!"

"Wind Release! Great Breakthrough!"

A fierce gale swept through, revealing faint silhouettes hidden within the mist. The instant Great Breakthrough was unleashed, the enemy immediately chose to bombard them with Explosive Tags!

"Damn it! We can't let them destroy the supplies!"

If the supplies were destroyed, Konoha would not be able to spare manpower in the short term. The Sand Ninja present valued the supplies more than their own lives.

They used Water Release ninjutsu to put out the flames.

The chaos caused by the enemy had not stopped, but Salamander Pufferfish's target remained Uchiha Yuu.

From Uchiha Shuiyun, he had learned that Yuu was not only a medical ninja, but also a genius. If such a genius grew up, he would become a considerable problem for Amegakure.

"Be careful, Yuu. You're their target."

Aburame Hanfeng controlled his insects as they spread out before him, and the blue chakra energy drew the attention of the surrounding ninjas.

"Secret Technique! Insect Deception Technique!"

Blue chakra energy erupted, and insects streamed out from his body. Their target was Salamander Pufferfish before them.

"Click, click, click!"

Salamander Pufferfish took two steps back and evaded the insects. At the same time, he summoned a massive torrent of water.

"Water Release! Great Waterfall Technique!"

It was a wide-ranging and powerful ninjutsu. If Genin Uchiha Yuu were swept into it, he would undoubtedly die, and the surrounding supplies would be washed away as well.

"Yuu! Get up into the trees!"

Countless dangers hid beneath the surging water. Worried about Uchiha Yuu's safety, Aburame Hanfeng turned around only to find that Yuu had transformed into a crow.

"Caw, caw, caw!"

The sound seemed to mock them both.

"That brat... he ran pretty fast."

What a joke. A battle between Jonin was not something a lone Genin like him could take part in. Before the enemy had even unleashed his ninjutsu, Uchiha Yuu had used the Substitution Technique and Transformation Technique to leave the scene.

"Why are they targeting me?"

Uchiha Yuu arrived atop a tree and quietly pondered the reason as he watched the chaotic scene below.

The enemy's actions had been clearly targeted. Besides, how had they known their route? Or was there a traitor within the team?

First, he could rule out the higher-ups of both sides. Even Danzo would not hand intelligence to Amegakure; there was no benefit in doing so.

As he watched the people fighting, Uchiha Yuu noticed that one person was absent from the team.

"Uchiha Shuiyun!"

"If he's the traitor, and he also has a grudge against me, then everything can be reasonably explained."

"Damn it!"

The other man's betrayal had exceeded Uchiha Yuu's expectations. If the Hokage learned that an Uchiha Clan member had been involved, Yuu's own actions would likely come under suspicion as well. With war about to break out, he would probably face a thorough investigation.

"I have to think of a solution."

Either he killed the man and made sure there was no evidence left. Even if Uchiha Shuiyun had betrayed the village, without proof, the Hokage would not move against the Uchiha Clan.

Or he could find him and personally kill the traitor under everyone's watchful eyes, clearing himself of any connection to Uchiha Shuiyun.

Both options required killing him! Shuiyun had betrayed the village and sent Rain Ninja to kill him. Their hatred had reached the point where only one of them could survive.

With that vindictive personality, he would definitely be hiding nearby, watching to see whether Yuu had been taken out.

"Then let's see who comes out on top."

Crouching low on the treetop, Uchiha Yuu's eyes shifted into their One-Tomoe state as he observed every place around him where the other man might be hiding.

After identifying several suspicious locations, Uchiha Yuu deliberately moved closer to them.

The chaotic situation on the surrounding battlefield restricted Uchiha Yuu, but it also narrowed down the places from which Uchiha Shuiyun could launch an attack.

The central battlefield was no longer suitable for Chunin-level combat. At this moment, Uchiha Yuu was prey in everyone else's eyes, and between prey and hunter, a single breath was often all it took.

At the edge of the battlefield, Yuu's front foot had barely touched the ground when he heard the whistle of something cutting through the air behind him.

"Clang!"

Kunai collided with kunai.

"Boom!"

Exploding flames swept through the area. Both men had chosen the most direct method, tying Explosive Tags to their kunai. Whether they struck the other or not, an explosion would follow.

As the smoke dispersed, two pairs of Sharingan met. What surprised Uchiha Yuu was that the other man had actually awakened Two-Tomoe.

"So it really was you pulling strings behind the scenes."

Uchiha Shuiyun, his opponent, was even more shocked. Awakening the Sharingan at such an age meant that Yuu's future achievements would certainly surpass his own.

The twisted jealousy in his heart burned away his reason like flames, and his piercing voice sounded like a dried-up riverbed:

"Uchiha Yuu! Amegakure is a bunch of trash too! Even an Elite Jonin couldn't kill you!"

He had a premonition that if he killed Uchiha Yuu, his Two-Tomoe Sharingan would evolve into Three-Tomoe!

"You came here personally. Do you really think you can kill me?"

Yuu undid his clothing. The instant the iron blocks fell to the ground, the earth trembled faintly from the impact.

"Much more comfortable now."

"What!"

Uchiha Shuiyun's eyes widened in disbelief. He was so shocked by those iron blocks that even the kunai in his hand fell to the ground.

"Are you a monster?"

But Uchiha Yuu answered with a rapidly flashing figure. Freed from the restraints of the iron blocks, his explosive speed carried him straight before Shuiyun.

The powerful vision granted by the Two-Tomoe Sharingan allowed him to see the path of Yuu's charge, but dodging it was still extremely difficult.

At the critical moment, Uchiha Shuiyun retreated several steps. A long gash tore across the clothing on his chest, but fortunately, he had avoided it!

He stared at Uchiha Yuu with lingering fear, unable to understand how the other man had rushed over.

He immediately used the Substitution Technique to widen the distance between them. He was a Chunin! There was no need to compete in taijutsu with a Genin.

"Fire Release! Great Fireball Technique!"

"Just as expected, the Uchiha Clan's signature ninjutsu... don't you know anything else?"

He could tell what ninjutsu was coming just from the man's hand seals.

Uchiha Yuu directly hammered the ground with his fist. The depression beneath his feet caused the surrounding soil to surge upward, blocking the Great Fireball Technique.