Ninja Combat Styles

The fighting style of ninjas is actually very simple.

To kill the enemy with the least amount of strength while preserving oneself.

Later on, that kind of power-leveling clash in NARUTO was no longer the way of the Hokage at all.

Up until the Chunin Exams, the ninja world was still quite normal, or rather, before Six Paths Pain appeared, the ninja world was still the world of ninjas.

So now, they could fight using the ninja's combat methods to their heart's content.

First, there was intelligence warfare.

The enemy had no intel on them, while they knew everything about the enemy. This intelligence warfare gave them the upper hand from the start.

Was it really just for writing material that Jiraiya, one of the Konoha Sannin, often left the village to travel the world later on? His intelligence gathering ability was top-tier among Kage-level ninjas in this world. It was precisely because he sacrificed himself to gather intel on Pain that Naruto was able to fight Pain on equal footing in the early stages.

Just like how this group of people easily killed those Chunin and Genin by relying on the ninjas' unfamiliarity with their weapons and equipment, these people had only learned the superficial aspects of being a ninja and thought that was the ninja way of fighting. They were truly too naive.

In front of Oguri Hayashi, who was clear about their equipment and abilities, any of their actions would be seen through.

The four shadow clones were indeed just decoys, but clearly only the two who spoke saw through them. The enemy's head-mounted display equipment was really good. As for the other person, they clearly had real skill. The one who rashly charged forward to attack the shadow clones had their vision blocked by the clones and was killed mid-air by four kunai, achieving their objective.

Kunai and shuriken are two types of projectiles, one heavy and one light, and are the two most favored throwing weapons by ninjas. Even senbon and pinwheel shuriken cannot replace the important position these two hold among ninjas.

Shuriken have low killing power, but many can be thrown at once. For example, Konoha Uchiha's shurikenjutsu combined with a pair of Sharingan can easily create a huge threat even without using chakra.

Kunai are heavy, have strong armor-piercing capabilities, and can sometimes break through ninjutsu to hit the enemy. Held in reverse, they are like daggers, extremely practical in close combat.

The other side didn't expect their coordination and throwing techniques to be so good. By the time they reacted, their teammate was already hanging from a tree by their own wire like a dead chicken.

"Behind the large tree on the left, under the roots of the tree in front, on the treetop to the right, and there's another one..."

What convenient tools. Listening to Ruan Takou reporting enemy positions to his teammates, Oguri Hayashi curled his lips. The enemy could easily possess the functions of the Byakugan, which was truly unfair. As expected, technology is the core productive force.

But even so, could his teammates really react in time?

The Genin, following the tactics, scattered and moved slightly away from them, then began throwing shuriken at them.

Who wouldn't carry twenty to thirty shuriken on them for emergencies?

Especially during wartime, shuriken and binhuanggou (soldier's ration pills) are indispensable items.

Yes, the G36 rifle is quite powerful. The short-barreled G36 is like a submachine gun, firing 5.56 rounds at a submachine gun's rate of fire, but you can't possibly shoot down all these shuriken, can you?

Shoot them down if you can!

Oguri Hayashi stood on the treetop, motionless, as quiet as a leopard about to pounce.

Ling Chaozong spotted Oguri Hayashi, but he couldn't move.

Not only could he not move, but he also had to stand his ground.

That's right, the weakness of this squad was their poor defense. Their equipment clearly indicated they were all offensive players, whether it was the 3D maneuvering gear or the G36 rifle. Oguri Hayashi even boldly guessed that their captain was also an offensive melee fighter, and it seemed to be true.

What was strange, however, was that their captain and that special forces soldier simultaneously blocked the person behind them, one in front and one in the back. Then, the short one pulled out a magic staff from his sleeve and shouted, "Protego!"

The enemy wasn't protecting the short one, but rather shrinking the short one's casting range to have the short one protect himself!

It now seemed that the final piece of the puzzle for their team was also in place.

But, can this really match me?

Oguri Hayashi's gaze was incredibly dangerous, even with slightly slitted pupils, like a tiger staring at its prey, waiting for the moment it revealed an opening.

Yet, he was also like a wolf king, commanding his pack to constantly tear at the enemy.

The magic formed a transparent wall, causing the shuriken to bounce off as if hitting a wall. The moment the shuriken bounced off, the magic wall disappeared, and Ruan Takou, holding the G36, began firing wildly at the others.

Oguri Hayashi was expressionless. No matter how many bullets the enemy's G36 had, they were still finite. He could suppress at most one person. Now, couldn't the other two among the three still throw shuriken?

Two shuriken flew towards Ruan Takou from two tricky angles. Ruan Takou was startled, but trusting his captain, he ignored them. He saw Ling Chaozong, with arms like an ape's, reveal his dark gauntlets and, with two punches, one left and one right, instantly swat away the two shuriken.

The strongest one among them was indeed the captain.

Not only Oguri Hayashi, but the three Genin also came to the same conclusion.

However, they showed no panic or surprise. After all, their strongest captain hadn't made a move yet, and with just his command, they had already thrown the enemy into disarray and killed one of them.

"Three!" Oguri Hayashi raised his hand, showing three fingers, startling his three subordinates who could see him even as he changed positions.

One represented projectile warfare tactics, two represented taijutsu, and three represented ninjutsu tactics.

Ninja chakra is very precious, consuming both mental and physical energy. Therefore, most of the time, it's best not to use it if you can avoid it. But since Oguri Hayashi had decided to use ninjutsu combat, his subordinates were not stingy with their chakra.

"Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"

"Earth Style: Underworld Swamp!"

"Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"

Genin are capable of learning C-rank ninjutsu. Besides the three basic jutsu, Genin usually learn one or two C-rank ninjutsu that suit them and refine them. For example, their Phoenix Sage Fire Technique and Great Breakthrough, when combined, become a Fire Dragon Tornado technique with extremely high destructive power that can instantly blind the enemy.

And the Earth Style: Underworld Swamp can trap them in a swamp, making it impossible to escape for a while.

This, is the way of ninja combat!