Mind Body Switch Technique.
A secret technique passed down through the Yamanaka Clan. It could link to an opponent's soul, use spiritual energy to control the enemy's movements, and even steal intelligence in the process.
As a member chosen by Danzo, Yamanaka Fu had grown increasingly proficient in using his clan's secret techniques after officially becoming active in the shinobi world as a Root ninja.
Controlling shinobi with exceptionally strong wills might have been troublesome, but controlling Sasuke Uchiha, who had only just become a Genin, was effortless.
Naruto Uzumaki grabbed Sasuke's arm from behind!
He turned his head and spotted the ninja maintaining his stance through a gap between the enemies. Clearly, he could not abandon his teammate and rush over...
Then he could only rely on his teammates.
Naruto turned his head and said, "Sakura, can you knock him out? I probably don't have the time to spare to keep an eye on him..."
At that moment, one ninja completely broke through the Shadow Clone Jutsu's line of defense and lunged at Team Seven, raising his ninja blade high!
Clang!
Naruto flashed forward to block the blow. The kunai in his hand caught beneath the ninja blade as a chakra vortex rapidly formed in his right hand, ready to strike the enemy!
Just as the Rasengan in his palm was about to land, Naruto's right hand was suddenly seized in a tight grip, unable to move forward even an inch!
"Naruto, watch out!"
Sakura Haruno was tightly holding Sasuke Uchiha, not daring to let him make the slightest movement. Yet she saw another enemy break through the Shadow Clone Jutsu's defense, pulling out a chain in an attempt to bind Naruto Uzumaki!
The chakra vortex in his right palm rapidly compressed!
Rasengan Bullet!
A small Rasengan spun energetically in Naruto's palm. He flicked it out with his fingers, and it struck the head of the man before him in a single blow!
Naruto had no time to hesitate. He ducked beneath the chain's attack, drew a shuriken, and viciously drove it into the enemy's lower abdomen!
Another chakra vortex emerged from his palm and slammed into the enemy's chest, sending him flying!
The crisis was immediately eased.
After finishing all that, Naruto counted on his fingers. "There are eighteen enemies in total. Four are over with Sensei Kakashi, and I just killed four..."
"Ten left!"
Sakura was still restraining Sasuke with her arms, shouting anxiously, "Hey, Naruto, hurry up and deal with them! I can't hold on much longer!"
At their age, Sasuke, who had trained in taijutsu year-round, was far stronger than she was!
If Sasuke broke free, he would definitely continue attacking Naruto under the enemy's control!
And then their team would inevitably suffer casualties!
"It's not that easy!"
Naruto sighed. All of his Shadow Clone Jutsu had been broken, and the pain from their deaths was returning to his body one by one.
Fortunately, he seemed to have gotten used to it...
Aside from Yamanaka Fu, the remaining nine ninja reformed their formation and stood opposite Naruto Uzumaki. Besides ninja blades, they wielded all sorts of strange weapons, their bodies giving off a bloody stench and murderous intent.
These people did not hesitate when it came to killing!
Shimura Danzō had always believed that the only troublesome part of this mission would be Kakashi Hatake. The flashy White-Haired Jonin's strength was unpredictable, so he had specifically selected several elite Jonin skilled in close-quarters combat to join the operation!
As for Team Seven's three little brats, several mixed Root squads made up of Jonin, Special Jonin, and Chunin were responsible for surrounding them and capturing Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.
They had thought it would be an easy victory, but because they had underestimated Naruto Uzumaki's strength, four of their people had been killed or wounded in succession. One Jonin had even been carelessly split into two!
No, it had not been carelessness. He had simply been inferior! This brat named Naruto Uzumaki possessed astonishingly high talent for ninjutsu.
"Cough, cough..."
Amid the grim silence, a bout of soft coughing drew everyone's attention.
Yamanaka Fu returned to his own body. He had actually been forcibly expelled by a child's will just now. Rubbing his temples hard, he quietly ordered his subordinates, "Stay alert. Surround them. Don't let a single one escape."
The nine ninja shifted their footing and spread out.
In an instant, they changed from three groups of three into a formation of four in front and five behind, creating a two-layer encirclement around Team Seven.
"Sakura, let me go!"
Sasuke Uchiha's struggles gradually ceased. His eyes were blood-red, and two tomoe emerged within each of his Sharingan...
At last, he had defeated Yamanaka Fu through sheer willpower and regained control of his body. His emotions had also triggered the evolution of his Sharingan!
"Really?"
"Probably."
Naruto pointed at the moving Yamanaka Fu in the distance and told the still-wary Sakura Haruno, "You can let Sasuke go now!"
"Hey, Naruto!"
Sasuke Uchiha immediately pulled out a roll of bandages he commonly carried and tossed it to Naruto. Staring at him coldly, he said, "Bandage your wound first. Leave the remaining enemies to me!"
Because Sasuke had been controlled into stabbing Naruto Uzumaki, no one besides Sasuke had likely noticed Naruto's wound. His orange jacket was covered in blood.
Sasuke Uchiha felt somewhat guilty. He was stubborn by nature and did not know how to apologize to Naruto. The only way to ease that guilt was to kill more enemies and lead his teammate out of danger!
"Shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Naruto Uzumaki had a high tolerance for pain. Reaching down, he felt the wetness at his waist, where blood was still slowly flowing...
However, as a descendant of the Uzumaki Clan, his wound was also slowly healing. He casually stuffed the bandages against the wound.
"Hey, hey, at least bandage it properly!"
Sakura quickly pulled him back into the group, lifted his shirt, and wrapped the bandages around his waist several times before tying them into a bow.
"I'll take care of every last one of them!"
Sasuke Uchiha held a kunai and stood before his teammates. Opening his crimson eyes, he said, "Nothing you do can escape the Sharingan!"
"That is... the Two-Tomoe Sharingan?"
"He has the Two-Tomoe Sharingan at twelve?"
The Root ninja were instantly startled by Sasuke's Sharingan. Many among them had dealt with Sharingan before.
Some had dug Sharingan out of Uchiha corpses.
Others had once fought geniuses of the Uchiha Clan.
"Let me handle this!"
One ninja stepped forward. Judging from her figure, she appeared to be a female ninja. Tightening her grip on her ninja blade, she said coldly, "Hmph. The humiliation Itachi Uchiha once brought me will be repaid by his younger brother!"
Back then, they had been ordered to hunt down a ninja carrying evidence harmful to Shimura Danzō. Who would have thought that they would encounter Shisui Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha, who were conducting ANBU entrance examinations?
Her teammate had chosen to face the already renowned prodigy Shisui Uchiha, leaving her to deal with the comparatively weaker Itachi Uchiha...
In the end, she had actually lost even faster than her teammate!
That extraordinary boy had toyed with her during the battle, casually using the trap she had set to defeat her, then leaving her with a humiliating remark.
And now, compared to his brother, whose calm face had seemed to regard everything as beneath notice, this arrogant Sasuke Uchiha disgusted her even more!
Sasuke Uchiha's face darkened in anger. A shuriken spun nimbly around his hand before he flung it out. "Hey, don't compare me to that man!"
Second update.
Sasuke Uchiha: Because of you, I've suffered quite a lot...
Itachi Uchiha: Who bullied you?
Sasuke Uchiha: Do you remember a female Root ninja?
Itachi Uchiha: Hm? Before I left the village, I remember killing the Root members Danzo sent to monitor me!
Sasuke Uchiha: No, when you were really young, seven or eight years old, you defeated a female ninja...
Itachi Uchiha: Don't remember.
Sasuke Uchiha: Did that woman deliberately come after me and beat me up?
Itachi Uchiha: There were plenty of people who couldn't beat me. Do I have to remember every one of them?
Sasuke Uchiha: Thanks, but they all still remember you!
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