Battle on the Long Street

"Assassin attack! Protect VIPs!"

"Fire Signal Flare and request backup."

The sudden assassination brought great chaos to the once peaceful Capital of the Land of Earth, and also surprised the Stone shinobi who were on the mission. Although they had made preparations, the actual appearance of the assassin was still unexpected for many.

After all, in the eyes of most Stone shinobi, entering the Capital was teeming with Ninja, to assassinate a high-ranking official was no different from suicide.

The reason of judging others by one's own standards is ridiculous in itself, and from the day he Jonin, he had already disregarded life and death.

The explosion of the Explosive Tag shrouded half a block in smoke and dust, sending rocks flying and buildings collapsing. Chaotic Civilian scattered in all directions, many suffering head injuries from flying stones.

Originally intended to protect against natural disasters, stone structures have now become weapons used to take the lives of many Civilian.

The explosion also attracted a large number of Stone shinobi Patrol the nearby streets, and figures rushed into the melee to provide support.

Fugaku casually stabbed a black Kunai into the throat of an Stone shinobi who came to provide support, killing him instantly. A flash of black light followed, and he killed two more Stone shinobi who had arrived at the scene.

Turning around, Fugaku also plunged into the dust, his Sharingan spinning rapidly to capture shadows, his Kunai flashing as he drew blood.

Every strike takes a life; even through the smoke, the opponent's movements are clearly visible to the Sharingan.

A series of notifications appeared in Fugaku's mind.

"Killed a Genin and gained a small amount of Pupil Power."

"Killed a Chunin, gained a small amount of Pupil Power."

As Fugaku continuously absorbed the Pupil Power, he felt his eyes being constantly moisturized and refreshed, and his Sharingan was gradually becoming stronger.

Fugaku thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of his eyes constantly growing stronger, but he didn't become addicted to it. He kept his mind clear at all times, knowing who should be killed and who shouldn't.

Screams, explosions, and the clamor of the Capital's large population made many people realize for the first time how close war was to them.

The war that was once only felt by the people of Small Nations has now befallen the people of the Land of Earth. Although it was just an assassination, it made them realize that there is no place in this world that is absolutely safe.

In the blink of an eye, Fugaku had killed many of the Logistics Department staff and Stone shinobi.

These ordinary people, including the ordinary Ninja of Stone shinobi, were no different from Fugaku under his Kunai; they were all objects whose lives were constantly harvested and who were killed at will.

The Sharingan rotated continuously, capturing Hyuga Ning's movements.

The continuous Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven not only stirred up the surrounding dust and smoke, but also repelled the attacking Stone shinobi from all sides. As for ordinary people, once hit, they would either die or be maimed.

"Wind Release: Gale"

A Gale swept in, dispersing the smoke and dust that shrouded the battlefield and revealing the five people who were fighting.

A Signal Flare rose into the Heaven, Sharingan swept across the area. Almost all the personnel used for negotiations were killed or wounded, including Nagai Shiro.

The assassination mission is complete. The next step is to figure out a way to retreat. Fugaku knows that he has disrupted Iwagakure's major strategic plan.

To escape would be incredibly difficult.

The leader of the Stone shinobi gritted his teeth and looked at the five assassins, saying, "The Hyuga and Uchiha of Konoha are both Elite of Konoha. Be careful of the Uchiha's Sharingan, and don't fall into their Genjutsu."

"Hold them off; Reinforcements will be here soon."

"Captain, Nagai Shiro has been killed."

"I know," the Captain said, his eyes red. "The mission has failed. The most important thing now is to keep Konoha's assassins here. If we can keep a group of Konoha's young Elite in the Land of Earth, the Tsuchikage will be very happy."

Fugaku Uchiha four companions quickly gathered together.

Crow circled in the sky. Yamashiro Kiyokawa said, "Fugaku, we have Stone shinobi coming to our aid from all sides. There are over a hundred of them. We must break through the encirclement quickly, otherwise, if we get entangled, the situation will be dire."

"Trying to leave?" The Stone shinobi Captain laughed angrily. "Killing so many of our people, including a Capital official, where does that leave the face of Iwagakure? One of their Ninja is using Crow for reconnaissance."

Use Concealed Weapons to shoot down all the Crow in the sky.

"Dispel the summoning of Crow; there's no need to waste time here," Fugaku said. "For the rest of the battle, Hyuga Ning can handle the scouting."

Fugaku faced the Stone shinobi Captain was now blocking his way. The Stone shinobi in front of him were the leaders of the Stone shinobi. Fugaku sensed the power emanating from the other party. Although strong, he was only above average among Jonin and had not yet reached the level of Elite Jonin.

The Stone shinobi Captain drew Short Sword from his back; the sharp blade gleamed with white light, and the light and shadow flickered as the Short Sword thrust straight at Fugaku's chest, the attack fierce and unpredictable.

With his eyes narrowed and his Sharingan rapidly rotating, maximizing his perception, he shifted his body to the side with a mere millimeter to dodge the opponent's attack, while the black Kunai at the opponent's chest.

The first round ended in a draw, and Fugaku began to prepare Genjutsu within his Sharingan.

The two exchanged blows for several rounds, evenly matched. Fugaku realized that if he continued to fight his opponent, his entire team would be wiped out.

The three Tomoe spun continuously, and the Genjutsu that had been brewing in his eyes for a long time shot directly into the opponent's eyes.

With Fugaku's current Pupil Power, he is fully capable of Jonin casting Genjutsu on a Jonin in a short period of time.

The Stone shinobi Captain's vision began to distort, and a pair of enormous Three-Tomoe Sharingan stared at him. The Stone shinobi Captain tried to move and shout, but found that he could do nothing.

Beads of cold sweat trickled down his forehead. What might have seemed like a long time to the Stone shinobi Captain was just a fleeting moment to Fugaku.

A Black Kunai forward, its black light flashing, piercing the throat of the Stone shinobi Captain before him.

"Killed a Jonin and gained a moderate amount of Pupil Power."

"Walk"

Five figures shot forward like arrows, leaving the lower and middle Chunin in their Genin as cannon fodder, falling to the ground in the blink of an eye.

"Hold them back, don't let them escape."

"Earth Release, Swamp of the Underworld."

"Earth Release: Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet Technique"

The hard ground beneath their feet became extremely soft, and an earthen dragon leaped up from the ground.

The bustling street was now a mess, and the buildings on both sides were also severely damaged. Fugaku glanced around, fearing that the Tsuchikage would hate him for it later.

Using Ninjutsu in the densely populated Capital, even though it was to stop the five of them, completely disregarded the safety of the Capital's Civilian and greatly deepened the rift between Civilian and Ninja Village in other parts of the Land of Earth, and may even have generated hatred.

If the Tsuchikage wants to mobilize the Land of Earth's resources for the war again, he will probably have to give up most of the benefits.

Body Flicker Technique.

Five figures leaped onto the houses on both sides and retreated again along the pre-arranged route.

The Sharingan constantly surveyed the surroundings, remaining vigilant against any sudden attack.

A series of Concealed Weapons slashed through the air, heading straight for the backs of the group.

The appearance of the Concealed Weapons did not escape the observation of Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven Hyuga Ning's Byakugan. He quickly appeared and deflected all the incoming Concealed Weapons, along with the buildings and stones beneath his feet.

The Stone shinobi seemed to have realized that using Ninjutsu was not only ineffective against enemies, but also easily damaged buildings in the Capital and harmed the Civilian living there.

The evacuation of Civilian had already begun ahead of Fugaku and his group. After all, damaged buildings can be repaired, but the dead cannot be brought back to life. Every Civilian accidentally killed would make the Stone shinobi more hesitant to act, and the reputation of Iwagakure in the Land of Earth would become even worse.

The Capital is not Ninja Village, so it's impossible to conduct drills for attacks, and the evacuation proceeded rather slowly.

Fugaku Byakugan situation and said, "Speed up! Try to get out of the capital before the Civilian ahead evacuate, otherwise we might get bogged down by the enemy."

The five figures accelerated again, Fugaku continuously produced Shuriken Kunai in his hands, quickly turning around and throwing them behind him to slow down the Ninja chasing after him.

(End of this chapter)