Chapter 44

Liu Feng furrowed his brows, a little worried. Uchiha Sou was no longer young, and his physical abilities had already begun to decline.

Coupled with the hidden injuries he had sustained in his youth, his condition was actually far from good.

"Though I'm just an old bag of bones, I'm confident no one can hurt me. Besides, Konoha is in a precarious state now. If we lose, the Uchiha clan won't be able to escape unscathed either."

Even if it was not for Konoha, he had to go to the battlefield for the Uchiha clan.

Liu Feng knew he could not persuade him, so he could only tell him to be careful before returning to make preparations.

After getting ready, Liu Feng found Mikoto and told her about it. Mikoto had originally wanted to go to the battlefield with him, but Liu Feng talked her out of it.

The battlefield was no place for games. Liu Feng could not protect Mikoto at all times, and it was too dangerous. He did not want her to take the risk.

The next day, Liu Feng took Uchiha No to the battlefield. Of course, they were not the only ones headed there.

Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga led members of the Hyuga clan, along with the Ino-Shika-Cho trio: Shikaku Nara, Choza Akimichi, and Inoichi Yamanaka.

The other major clans, such as the Aburame clan, Sarutobi Clan, Shimura Clan, and Inuzuka clan, had also sent clan members to the battlefield.

Nearly all of the remaining Senju clan members had gone to the battlefield. Even that old fellow Danzo had left Konoha, leaving Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu to manage the village.

"I didn't expect to be assigned to the same squad as you two brothers."

Liu Feng looked at Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga. Their relationship could not be called particularly good, since there had been no shortage of disputes between the Uchiha and Hyuga clan.

Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga were very cold toward Liu Feng and did not speak to him at all, so Liu Feng did not bother trying to make conversation.

"Let's go. Time to carry out the mission."

Their three-man squad had Liu Feng as its captain. Perhaps that was why the two brothers were so cold toward him.

They were deeply dissatisfied with Liu Feng being the captain.

"You two brothers can handle locating the enemy."

Their current mission was to find enemy ninja who had been launching sneak attacks from behind the lines. Once they found them, Liu Feng did not need to eliminate them. They only needed to report it promptly.

Hizashi Hyuga activated his Byakugan. To be honest, the bulging veins around his eyes after activating it really did not look good.

However, Liu Feng did not make any jokes about it. If he said the Byakugan looked ugly, the Hyuga brothers would probably fall out with him on the spot.

"There's a huge amount of Chakra one kilometer away. It should be one Elite Jonin and two Jonin."

Hizashi Hyuga's body trembled as he hurriedly reported to Liu Feng.

"Not good. They've discovered us and are rapidly heading toward our position. We need to leave now."

Liu Feng remained fairly calm, but the Hyuga brothers' previously cold expressions changed drastically. One Elite Jonin and two Jonin—how could they possibly defeat them?

The Hyuga brothers were probably only a little stronger than Elite Chunin, and only by a limited amount.

As for Liu Feng, although the Hyuga brothers knew he had defeated Uchiha Fugaku after Fugaku became a Jonin, they still did not believe Uchiha Liu Feng could defeat an Elite Jonin.

There was a huge gap between a Jonin and an Elite Jonin. Even three Jonin besieging an Elite Jonin could be counter-killed.

"Do you think you can get away? Can you outrun Jonin and an Elite Jonin?"

Liu Feng asked Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga, who wanted to flee.

The brothers' faces turned ugly. It truly would be difficult to escape from two Jonin and an Elite Jonin.

"I'll stay behind and hold them off. You two run. I can't hold on for long, so get help as quickly as possible."

Hizashi Hyuga gritted his teeth and spoke to Liu Feng and Hyuga Hiashi.

"Hizashi, what are you saying?"

Hearing Hizashi Hyuga say he would stay behind to hold them off, Hyuga Hiashi immediately objected. How could he let his own younger brother stay behind to die?

Liu Feng looked at Hizashi Hyuga in surprise. He had not expected him to volunteer to stay behind and cover their retreat.

"Big brother, I'm from the Branch Family. I'm destined to sacrifice myself for the Main Family. Nothing can happen to you."

Hizashi Hyuga tried to keep his tone calm, but there was still sorrow on his face. Whether he mourned his own status or his impending death, no one knew.

"No, I won't agree to let you stay behind alone. If anyone stays, we brothers stay together. Uchiha Liu Feng, you go."

Hyuga Hiashi said resolutely.

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Chapter 44

"Those two bastards! When I get back, I'll beat the hell out of both of you."

Liu Feng leaned against a tree, cursing the Hyuga brothers, Hiashi and Hizashi.

Earlier, seeing the two brothers looking as though they would both stay behind to die, Liu Feng had been somewhat moved by their brotherly bond.

So Liu Feng simply said that he would cover their retreat and told the two of them to leave. Yet those two bastards did not even hesitate before running off.

"Forget it. It's fine that those two bastards ran away. Now I can fight without holding back."

As he sensed the approaching enemies, a flash of excitement passed through Liu Feng's eyes.

"Uchiha Liu Feng, we're back."

"You two bastards ran away, didn't you? Why are you back?"

Liu Feng turned his head and glared unhappily at the Hyuga brothers. Those two idiots had run away so fast before, so why had they come back now? Had they brought reinforcements?

"Hmph, I can't bring myself to abandon a companion and run away."

Hyuga Hiashi snorted coldly.

The two of them had fled halfway before ultimately failing to get past their own consciences. They gave up on running and instead returned to help Uchiha Liu Feng.

"You're not afraid of dying?"

Liu Feng looked at the brothers in surprise. He had to admit, he truly thought more highly of them now.

"We can't let the Hyuga clan be disgraced."