If they truly worked together, his big brother would have to slow down to accommodate him, which would end up being a burden.
So his big brother placed him in the rear, letting him patrol the village's major supply points, entrusting him with the places that could not afford any mistakes, to the person he trusted most.
"Sigh…"
B Yotsuki was letting his thoughts wander aimlessly, preparing to take a nap, when suddenly…
"Hmm!?"
B Yotsuki's eyes snapped open and azzling azure lightning burst forth from his robust body without warning!
Violent lightning nature chakra instantly covered his entire body, emitting a sharp metallic hum. In the next moment, his figure had already disappeared from where he sat.
A few minutes earlier, in the valley, where thick mist spread everywhere.
A flash of blade light passed, and two Kumogakure ninja fell silently.
Shinichi made a safe hand signal. Several figures behind him quickly stepped forward to deal with the bodies. The entire process took less than three seconds.
This was inside Ashen Valley, about five hundred meters from the valley entrance. Shinichi's first reconnaissance squad had already infiltrated the area for ten minutes, with the insect swarm controlled by Toma Aburame clearing the way in the shadows, avoiding all barrier nodes and traps.
They had encountered danger three times along the way, each narrowly resolved.
"Turn left ahead. After bypassing the rock wall, it is the target area."
Information from Toma Aburame formed into text midair via the insect swarm: "The swarm detected chakra fluctuations, at least thirty stable life signatures."
"Continue advancing."
Shinichi gave a hand signal for the first assault squad to prepare to engage.
"Wait a minute."
Tsume Inuzuka suddenly sniffed. "A new scent is approaching, very fast! Seven people, at two o'clock direction, distance, one hundred fifty meters!"
A patrol unit.
Shinichi signaled conceal, and everyone instantly blended into the mist.
Moments later, seven Kumogakure ninja passed by twenty meters away. Shinichi glanced at them, assessed their strength, and then made a signal.
"Eliminate them!"
As soon as the signal fell, Shinichi had already disappeared. Around him, twenty figures burst into motion simultaneously!
Shinichi was the first to strike. With a flash of blade light, two Kumogakure ninja had their throats slit. Without stopping, he swung his blade backhand and severed the head of a third ninja, then grabbed the fourth's throat with his left hand and crushed it with a snap.
Four Kumogakure ninja were eliminated instantly!
At the same time, the remaining three Kumogakure ninja suddenly stiffened, their eyes falling into a daze. Ueno Kaito and the others, who had been lurking nearby, lunged out of the mist, finishing them off cleanly with one strike each. Before the seven bodies could even fall, they were dragged into the shadows.
In less than three seconds total, they deal with the seven-member patrol unit.
Shinichi lightly wiped the blood from his blade and sheathed it.
"Continue advancing."
The unit moved again, passing through the last layer of mist. The scene ahead suddenly opened up.
In the center of the clearing stood several huge warehouses, surrounded by a three-meter-high fence, watchtowers at the four corners, and a barrier membrane covering the entire area.
"At least one hundred twenty stationed personnel. Barrier density is high, and it is difficult to break through silently."
Toma Aburame quickly reported through the insect swarm.
Shinichi observed the patrol patterns. "First, find the barrier's—"
Before he could finish…
Boom!!!
An explosion came from the direction of the valley entrance, then flames tore through the thick mist, and the clash of weapons and shouts followed immediately!
"It's the third assault team! They have been exposed!"
"Damn it!"
Ueno Kaito's expression changed.
"Enemy attack!!!"
"It's Konoha dogs!"
The alarm echoed through the valley. The ninja on the watchtowers immediately sent signals.
Ground patrol units quickly contracted, forming formations with their backs to the warehouses.
More Kumogakure ninjas, wielding weapons, poured out from the barracks beside the warehouses.
The entire Ashen Valley, like a disturbed hornet's nest, erupted into chaos.
'Were exposed, and the plan was disrupted.'
A cold glint flashed in Shinichi's eyes as he made an instant decision while shouting in a low voice: "Force attack! Senior Ueno! Coordinate with me! Tear open a breach from the front!"
As he spoke, a point of crimson suddenly condensed at his fingertip, and he flicked his hand.
Dark Sweep!
A spark of flame shot out like a piercing arrow, then suddenly exploded midair. A massive wave of fire surged into existence, sweeping toward the warehouse area like a raging tide!
Almost exactly two seconds after Shinichi made his move, Ueno Kaito completed his hand seals, his chest swelling high.
In the next moment, "Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"
A violent gale roared out, pouring directly into the sea of flames!
Wind fed the fire, and fire borrowed the might of the wind!
The already surging wave of flames suddenly expanded severalfold, transforming into a sky-covering inferno storm that pressed fiercely toward the Village Hidden in the Cloud formation!
Scorching heat waves rolled outward. Wherever it passed, the mist evaporated instantly, the ground blackened and cracked, and even the air itself warped from the heat.
With a crack, the barrier membrane flickered violently under the impact of the inferno storm. It lasted less than half a second before shattering like fragile glass!
"The barrier is broken!"
"Hold them back!"
The Village Hidden in the Cloud side reacted extremely quickly. At the exact moment the barrier shattered, the front twenty ninja had already begun rapidly forming hand seals!
"Charge ahead!"
"Rising Dragon!"
As the words fell, a flickering crimson glow suddenly spread beneath Shinichi's skin, as if threads were emerging from his body surface, then the ground beneath his feet exploded. His entire body transformed into a rapidly spinning crimson tornado wrapped in blazing flames, carving a scorching path through the air as it violently crashed toward the Kumogakure's ninjas with a tremendous force!
"Lightning Style: False Darkness!"
"Lightning Style: Lightning Beam!"
"Lightning Style: Lightning Ball!"
Almost at the instant Shinichi's flaming tornado began its charge, the twenty Kumogakure ninja completed their hand seals and shouted in unison!
Blinding lightning spears, thick pillars of lightning, and several crackling, violent lightning balls… various lightning style ninjutsu surged forth from their hands, weaving into a destructive azure net that collided head-on with the unstoppable flaming tornado!
Boom!!!
A blinding light exploded, making it impossible to look at directly! The violent energy shockwave spread outward in a ring, instantly evaporating the surrounding mist! The gravel on the ground was shaken into the air, then pulverized into dust by the subsequent impact!
The lightning net collapsed, turning into arcs of electricity leaping across the sky.
The flaming tornado also exploded with a loud bang, crimson fire scattering and splashing in all directions.
And at the very moment the flaming tornado disappeared, Shinichi's figure burst out fiercely from the sky full of sparks and electric arcs!
In mid-air, his right leg was raised high, straight like a battle axe, carrying his entire weight and the kinetic energy of the fall as he crashed down like a meteorite towards the densest area of the Kumogakure ninjas below!
Boom!!!
A deafening explosion rang out, making people's eardrums ache!
The three Kumogakure's ninja at the center were kicked to death on the spot, the sound of bones shattering clearly audible. A huge crater several meters in diameter was left in place, with shattered stones shooting outward.
More than twenty Kumogakure's ninja around them were violently blasted away by the shockwave. Some spat blood and were sent flying backward, some rolled on the ground, unable to get up, and some crashed into the wooden warehouse walls with dull thuds.
The entire Kumogakure's formation was torn open with a massive gap in an instant by this single strike!
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