Iwagakure's genius Genin

They heard that Stone Ninja were attacking, and that quite a few routed Konoha ninja were fleeing their way.

Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio exchanged a glance, then immediately took off running.

Although Bieshu Feifan was young, he had done plenty of running during his regular training.

Bieshu Feifan knew that on the battlefield, being able to fight was not as useful as being able to run.

Thanks to those years of training, Bieshu Feifan actually ran ahead of Shimura Daio, instantly feeling much safer.

When they had looted that Sunagakure Chunin earlier, Shimura Daio had taken the vest.

Mostly because Bieshu Feifan was too small to wear it.

Only after feeling a little safer did Bieshu Feifan quietly look back and activate his Byakugan.

Sure enough, a dense mass of Iwagakure ninja was pursuing them several hundred meters behind.

Judging by their numbers, there were at least two thousand.

Startled, Bieshu Feifan ran desperately toward the Konoha camp. As long as he reached it, he would have won.

This made things miserable for Omori. Still carrying Uchiha Kun, who was a head taller than him, he quickly fell behind.

But,

he neither dared nor wanted to put Uchiha Kun down. This was his protective charm.

However, as he watched Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio run for their lives until their backs were almost out of sight,

Omori cried.

He cried as he ran, his companions passing him one after another.

Behind him were countless Iwagakure ninja, close enough now for him to see their sinister grins.

Although Bieshu Feifan was somewhat reluctant to give up Uchiha Kun's Sharingan, it meant nothing compared to his own life.

What mattered was the night of the Uchiha massacre. That was what Bieshu Feifan was planning for.

Just as these Konoha Genin were fleeing for their lives, wailing for their parents, a fierce wave of fire suddenly swept in from the left.

The scorching flames instantly surged into the pursuing Stone Ninja ranks behind them.

"Aaaah!"

More than a dozen Stone Ninja were burned to death on the spot.

Then a large group of Konoha ninja charged out from the left, immediately clashing with the pursuing Stone Ninja.

Safe at last.

To escape with his life, Bieshu Feifan had kept his Byakugan active the whole time, searching for the safest route.

Now he felt a wave of exhaustion wash over him.

Just as Bieshu Feifan was about to collapse onto the ground and rest, a voice rang out.

"No running! Fight back!"

Bieshu Feifan looked up. The one barking orders was a Konoha Chunin.

After knocking down several Konoha Genin who were still trying to flee with a few punches, the Chunin quickly organized a force of several dozen Shinobi.

Satisfied, the Chunin led the group in a countercharge.

Bieshu Feifan's face darkened. He had been swept into this group too.

And right now, Bieshu Feifan felt nothing but exhaustion.

Shimura Daio was panting too, shooting a resentful glance at that meddlesome Chunin.

As Bieshu Feifan was forced to head back, he encountered Uchiha Kun and Omori, who were likewise half-dead.

Those two had been lucky too, saved by the Konoha ninja's Fire Release just now.

Seeing Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio, Omori immediately demanded loudly,

"Why did you two just..."

There were plenty of people here. He absolutely could not let anyone smear his name.

Bieshu Feifan would never allow anyone to remember him, whether for good or bad.

He immediately shouted:

"Omori, what were you doing just now? Is that how you protect your comrades?"

Bieshu Feifan turned the accusation back on him, instantly silencing Omori.

Before he could process it, Bieshu Feifan's hand was already on his shoulder, his voice much calmer.

"Omori, remember, the battlefield isn't a game. Don't take things for granted."

Omori was completely dumbfounded. What was Bieshu Feifan talking about?

Before Omori could work it out, Shimura Daio also patted his shoulder.

"Omori, remember, when a comrade is entrusted to you, you have to protect him. You can't just think about running away yourself."

Omori froze completely.

These two

were bad people.

Uchiha Kun had recovered some strength by now and could stand and walk on his own. Hearing their shameless remarks, he merely sneered.

He disdained arguing.

"Stop standing around! Charge!"

An authoritative voice rang out beside the four of them, nearly deafening Bieshu Feifan.

It was the Chunin who had organized the routed soldiers earlier. He was staring sternly at the four of them, a kunai gripped in his hand.

Bieshu Feifan immediately felt pressure. If he did not charge, this man would kill him.

Just as the four-man squad gathered and charged once more, that Chunin began urging the other Genin forward again.

He himself, however, did not charge.

Looking ahead at the Earth Release Ninjutsu rampaging across the ground, along with all sorts of Fire Release and Water Release... the ground had already been plowed over again and again.

Holding his kunai, Bieshu Feifan did not understand what he was charging over there for.

As for his earlier spear, he had long since lost track of where he had dropped it while fleeing.

Still, Bieshu Feifan did not dare refuse to charge. His intuition told him that the Chunin behind him really would kill.

Bieshu Feifan activated his Byakugan again. The most dangerous spot on the battlefield was where a white-haired Konoha ninja stood, more than three hundred meters away from him.

At that moment, many Iwagakure Jōnin were surrounding and attacking this white-haired Konoha Jōnin.

Bieshu Feifan tugged at Shimura Daio, called to Uchiha Kun and Omori, then began charging in a direction away from those Jōnin and Chunin.

Originally, Bieshu Feifan had not wanted to call anyone else along, but as cannon fodder, he was simply too weak. Bringing a few teammates would improve his survival rate.

Even if they asked questions, he could just fob them off with any excuse.

By now, Uchiha Kun had long since run out of strength and no longer cared that Bieshu Feifan was the one giving orders.

Out of trust in someone of his own kind, Shimura Daio had no objections either.

Omori shook off Bieshu Feifan's hand and ignored him.

Bieshu Feifan stopped bothering with him too, taking Shimura Daio and Uchiha Kun along to find suitable opponents.

With a loud shout, he picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at an Iwagakure Genin in the distance.

The sight nearly made Uchiha Kun black out, while Shimura Daio's mouth twitched.

But Bieshu Feifan ignored what the two thought and continued throwing stones at that Iwagakure Genin.

He soon attracted the attention of several Iwagakure Genin, who immediately charged over, yelling.

That was how Bieshu Feifan did things: the Genin he provoked were all around his own age.

Two of them came over. Looking at the poor condition of Bieshu Feifan and his three companions, the Iwagakure brats were not afraid at all.

Seeing the Iwagakure Genin charging toward them, Uchiha Kun and Shimura Daio immediately wanted to rush forward.

But Bieshu Feifan moved faster, handing each of them a stone.

"Use these. They're super effective."

Uchiha Kun rolled his eyes at Bieshu Feifan and ignored him.

Shimura Daio narrowed his eyes, seeming to understand something.

Taking the stone from Bieshu Feifan, he shouted:

"Kill those two Land of Earth Shinobi!"

As the two of them threw stones, the two Iwagakure Genin felt humiliated too, raising their kunai and charging forward.

Uchiha Kun was about to meet them in battle when Bieshu Feifan grabbed him.

"The enemy is formidable. We can't beat them with strength. We have to outsmart them."

Uchiha Kun stared at Bieshu Feifan in disbelief. Their opponents were merely two six- or seven-year-old brats, and he was saying they could not beat them with strength?

"What do you take us Uchiha for?!"

With an angry shout, Uchiha Kun shook off Bieshu Feifan's hand and charged at the two Stone Ninja.

But Uchiha Kun was so exhausted that he did not even activate his Sharingan.

"Idiot."

Shimura Daio cursed under his breath. Bieshu

Feifan also inwardly cursed Uchiha Kun. With opponents this good, why the hell are you taking it seriously?

But just as Bieshu Feifan and Shimura Daio were inwardly cursing Uchiha Kun for ruining things, two more six- or seven-year-old Stone Ninja charged over.

Bieshu Feifan's and Shimura Daio's eyes lit up at the same time. With a shout, they began trading moves with the two Iwagakure Genin.

The moment they exchanged blows, Bieshu Feifan sensed how weak his opponent was.

At least in terms of strength, the Iwagakure Genin he had been paired with was no match for him at all.

Still, Bieshu Feifan put on a strained look, fighting back and forth with his opponent.

And as he fought, he drew his opponent away from the center of the battlefield.

Although Shimura Daio had also understood Bieshu Feifan's tactics, he was a grown man wearing a vest, yet he was evenly matched with a six- or seven-year-old Iwagakure brat.

He really was putting effort into a convincing performance.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Kun had not understood Bieshu Feifan's tactics at all, but because his stamina was exhausted, he really was fighting the two Stone Ninja brats to a draw.

At first, the Iwagakure brats had been somewhat worried when they saw that their opponent belonged to the Uchiha Clan.

But as they fought, they discovered that Uchiha Kun's strength was quite ordinary, and immediately shouted excitedly:

"I fought an Uchiha to a draw!

I really am Iwagakure's genius!"