Faced with that scene, Kakashi's dead-fish eyes couldn't help narrowing slightly, a trace of shock flashing through his pupils.
Too fast.
If it had been him, he was fairly confident he could have dealt with four or five Suna ninja alone too. But under normal circumstances, it would definitely involve a drawn-out fight, perhaps even trading injuries.
But now, from the moment Mikami Yuu broke in and released that Fire Release technique—whose chakra fluctuations could be felt even from outside—to the moment Kakashi rushed in…
How much time had passed?
Half a minute? Twenty seconds?
And it was already over?
Even if four or five pigs were lying there, killing all of them would still take a little time, right?
At that moment, a shout suddenly came from upstairs. It sounded like someone had released a Wind Release technique, making the walls and floor tremble a few times. Then came several dull impacts, the sound of blades entering flesh, and finally everything fell silent.
Only then did Obito and Rin break in from the main entrance.
Obito still had the excitement of a charge on his face. The moment he entered, he shouted while looking around, ready to show the enemy some proper care with Great Fireball.
Rin, meanwhile, held a kunai in hand, nervously pressing her lips together as she searched for Yuu and Kakashi.
"…Huh? Where's Yuu?"
Rin asked.
"Probably upstairs."
Kakashi said.
"Kakashi, did… did the two of you do all this?"
Obito finally got a clear look at the scene inside, pointing at the bodies scattered around in shock.
Seriously? You two finished all the work already? Then what were Rin and I supposed to do?
"…"
Kakashi started to say something, then stopped.
At that moment, footsteps sounded from the wooden stairs. Mikami Yuu came down the stairs with his blade in hand, expressionless. A few specks of crimson blood dotted his clean, handsome face, making him look like an asura who had just walked out of a bloodbath.
"It's over."
From the start of the surprise attack to the end, the whole operation took less than five minutes.
There had been eight Suna ninja inside the watchtower. Mikami Yuu alone killed six and took the MVP of the entire battle. Kakashi killed two. Obito and Rin spent all that time busy outside but ended up as atmosphere support, doing nothing except drawing attention and throwing kunai.
Rin didn't have any complaints about that.
Obito, however, was a little dissatisfied.
"Hey, hey… Yuu! Kakashi! You two were way too fast! According to the trolley problem, you should've left six enemies for me so I could choose whether to kill one or five. Rin and I finally rushed in, and we didn't even get a single opponent! That's going too far!"
"…"
Yuu thought: Is that how the trolley problem is supposed to be used?
But seeing Obito's indignant expression, he still agreed readily. "Fine, fine. Next time for sure."
"…That's more like it."
After that,
Yuu began looting the bodies with practiced efficiency, collecting any usable ninja tools, rations, and explosive tags from the Suna ninja. There was no helping it. The "Konoha Raw Cola" plan hadn't been realized yet, and as a child from a civilian family, he still had to live frugally at times like this.
Rin came over to help too, while also checking whether he had gained any new injuries.
Kakashi took the signal flare he had found on another Suna ninja, walked to an open space outside the outpost, and pulled the fuse.
Whoosh—bang!
A bright red flare rose into the night sky trailing fire, then bloomed into a brief red flower high above, especially eye-catching in the quiet night.
This signal flare meant that Yuu's side had successfully completed its operation. At the same time, it was also a lure meant to draw the Suna ninja away from Oborozuki Castle.
If the enemy pulled manpower from Oborozuki Castle to reinforce this watchtower, then the outpost's defenses would be weakened, creating an opening for Inuzuka Tsume and Minato's operations. At the same time, Yuu's team could try to eat the reinforcements and gain another wave of battle merits.
If they didn't come, that was fine too. Yuu's group could head directly toward Oborozuki Castle and regroup with the other two teams.
So,
Yuu and the others quickly cleaned up the scene and left, then set up an ambush on a nearby high ground with good visibility. They recovered chakra while waiting for Suna's reaction.
By now, the weather had grown a little cold.
Yuu took a blanket from his tool pouch and handed it to Rin beside him.
She froze for a moment, then looked pleasantly surprised and whispered, "Eh? Yuu-kun, there's no need, right? The Suna people might come soon…"
"It's fine. We'll deal with it when they come."
Yuu said.
Obito turned his head. "What are you two talking about?"
"Nothing. Go play."
"?"
Not long after,
hurried footsteps sounded in the distance. A four-man Suna squad was rushing over from the direction of Oborozuki Castle. They were clearly well-trained, remaining alert even while moving at speed. One of them seemed to be a sensory ninja and suddenly looked toward the high ground where Yuu and the others were hiding.
"…We've been discovered?"
"Then there's no helping it. We'll fight head-on."
This time, Yuu didn't compete with Kakashi and Obito for kills.
Instead, he gave up the main attacker position and picked a powerful-looking Suna ninja wielding a long blade. He exchanged sword blows with him for a while and tested Monster Strength: Mad Gamble.
[Monster Strength: Haha, little white-hair, I knew you wouldn't be able to resist. How could anyone see dice and not want to throw them? Come on, I'll throw for you this time. I'll show you what a gambling god looks like!]
[Monster Strength rolled the dice.]
[Dice result: Blank Spin! No buff!]
[Monster Strength: Ah, a misplay! This one doesn't count! Watch me throw again!]
"…Put the dice down. I'll do it myself."
[You rolled the dice.]
[Dice result: Blank Spin! No buff!]
[Monster Strength: Haha, see? I told you it had nothing to do with me. Even when you roll, it's the same result! Come on, come on, let me do it this time. I'll definitely roll a 'Sweep' for you!]
"…Shut up."
Yuu hesitated, but in the end, he still rolled a third time.
This time, he finally got positive feedback:
[Dice result: Small Win! Destructive power increases by an additional 75%!]
As the text box appeared, the force behind Yuu's blade abruptly grew heavier. With a sharp whistle through the air, his slash came down on the Suna ninja's blade.
The opponent had not expected the sudden change at all. His hand instantly went numb, and the long blade in his grip snapped in half at the middle. Before he could react further, a streak of blood sprayed from his throat, drawing a crimson arc through the air.
"…Fine."
Yuu spun the blade once, flicking the blood from its edge, then exhaled lightly.
Three dice rolls, and all he managed was a Small Win. It seemed he could basically rule out the possibility that he was secretly blessed with god-tier luck.
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