Chapter 8: I won't hold back against you
Looking towards the distant land of wind.
"Kurenai Yuhi, Hyuga Kei, what do you guys think? Do you also find it too boring?"
"No, I take the mission very seriously," Kurenai Yuhi shook her head.
"I think we should be more careful now," Hyuga Kei replied.
Why be careful?
"Since there hasn't been any fighting for several days, doesn't that mean it's about time for fighting to break out?"
Upon hearing Hyuga Kei's insights, Asuma and Kurenai both looked at him with some surprise.
The Souji nodded slightly.
"That's right. Sunagakure is coming with great force, launching attacks on both Konoha and Iwagakure at the same time.
How could they possibly be content to just stand here and stare at each other?"
"Since there have been no fighting conflicts for several days, as Hyuga Kei said, we need to be even more vigilant, because there is a high chance that fighting will break out in the near future!"
Upon hearing this, Asuma and Kurenai both nodded solemnly.
Meanwhile, Kurenai Yuhi looked at Hyuga Kei with a somewhat resentful gaze.
Seeing this, Asuma, though he hadn't cared much about the Hyuga clan member being praised, couldn't help but glare at Hyuga Kei with a somewhat hostile look.
The Souji-in-chief was somewhat helpless upon seeing this.
It seems I've inadvertently stirred up a competitive spirit in these little guys.
Konoha's traditional team composition of two men and one woman is far too prone to causing conflicts in male-female relationships.
I never imagined that something like this would happen to my team.
The team continued patrolling along the route.
We arrived at the next location.
Souji also approached the Chunin captain stationed there.
"Give each other the password."
What is the first hand seal for the Great Waterfall Technique?
"Yin".
"Wrong, say it again."
"Yin"
The two nodded slightly.
"You've worked hard. Have you noticed anything unusual?" the commander asked.
"Yes." The Chunin captain's expression was grave.
"I've discovered... Konoha is nothing to fear!"
A flash of white light streaked across the sky!
The prepared Souji leaped backward to dodge, but the attack failed, and at the same time he threw a kunai at the opponent!
"Hmph! The guys from Konoha are really vigilant, but... ah!"
The Chunin captain spoke confidently, but before he could finish his sentence, a kunai thrown by Souji pierced his head and killed him.
"???"
Before he died, his mind was filled with doubts and confusion.
I clearly moved aside!
Why were you hit?!
These thoughts only lasted for a moment, and quickly dissipated with the death of the ninja.
With a bang, the ninja died, the transformation technique was canceled, revealing his true form wearing a Sand Village headband.
The three Sand Ninja disguised as team members were about to make their move when they saw their comrade suddenly die, leaving them completely dumbfounded.
"Everyone be careful!"
The ninjas from both sides shouted at the same time.
Upon suddenly seeing the enemy appear, Asuma and his two companions were all on high alert.
However, compared to Sunagakure, the people there were even more nervous and somewhat panicked!
They were already in a panic when one of their teammates was eliminated right at the start of the game.
More importantly, they couldn't understand how their companion died!
He had clearly dodged them all, so why did that kunai suddenly accelerate and turn, appearing right in front of his companion and stabbing him to death?
What kind of ninjutsu is this?!
There were three more Sand Village members who revealed their true forms.
The fact that the other side was so calm and collected in their ambush suggests that the squad stationed here is likely in grave danger.
"Let's join forces! Take care of the leader first!"
Seeing their companion's strange death, Sunagakure dared not be careless. With a shout, the three of them attacked Souji at the same time!
"Wind Release: Chaotic Airflow!"
One of them threw a few shuriken first, and then used the Sand Village's signature Wind Release ninjutsu, which created a strong wind that stirred up sand and dust, obscuring the vision of the Souji squad and creating an opportunity for his comrades.
The shuriken, propelled by the wind, flew towards Souji at incredible speed.
At the same time, two figures charged out fiercely from the sand and dust!
One person gathered Wind Release chakra in his hand and launched a powerful taijutsu attack!
The other person... wasn't even human, but a puppet!
"It seems that none of you are unknown figures in Sunagakure."
Puppetry is a specialty of Sunagakure, and each one is extremely expensive to make. Ordinary ninjas without a certain status or background really can't afford to play with this.
The fact that they can form a team with a puppeteer suggests that the others must also be quite skilled; it seems this is an elite team of Chunin.
"When facing opponents of your caliber, it's not good to hold back."
Thanks to the improved physique from the system rewards and his understanding of Konoha Fluid Technique, Souji's close combat skills are now quite impressive, allowing him to easily evade the attacks of two elite Chunin.
At the same time, he lightly waved his hand and threw two kunai.
"Watch out for this guy's kunai!"
The ninja using Wind Release taijutsu gathered chakra in his feet and used Body Flicker Technique several times in succession, creating an extremely long distance in the blink of an eye.
The puppeteer fled far away, using the puppets as shields to actively confront the kunai.
Neither of them was careless or underestimated their opponent, and both made their most cautious responses.
However, the next moment.
Pfft! Pfft!
Two dull sounds rang out as sharp objects pierced flesh!
Both of the Sand Village's headbands were pierced by a kunai, their eyes wide open, and they fell to the ground dead!
Both of them had a look of incomprehension in their eyes.
Especially the puppeteer.
I even used the puppet to block the kunai!
Why did the kunai suddenly appear in front of me?!
What kind of ninjutsu is this?!
After dealing with those two, Souji looked at the remaining person.
Asuma and his companions, three against one, seized the opportunity when the man was thrown into disarray by the strange death of his companion and subdued him in one fell swoop.
The Sand Villager was first caught in Kurenai's genjutsu, then pinned to the ground by Asuma, and finally Hyuga Kei activated his Byakugan and used his family's traditional techniques to seal the chakra points on his body.
This Sand Villager was completely powerless to resist.
"You did a great job. You cooperated with my battle plan, helped me deal with the enemies I didn't have time to deal with, and quickly subdued this Chunin. You're really amazing." Souji praised the three of them with an appreciative look.
Looking at the Souji, who was clearly in complete control, the three of them were both surprised and impressed.
"Mr. Mochizuki, you're amazing! You managed to take down three Sunagakure ninjas in one go!"
"With your strength, how come you've remained unknown all this time?"
"Ninjas don't need to be too flamboyant; it's better to be low-key."
When faced with Asuma and Kurenai's questions, Souji didn't offer much explanation, simply giving a casual reply.
[Killed three elite Chunin, reputation +200]
[A Chunin has been captured alive. Reputation +45]
Having defeated these four Sand Village ninja, I gained 245 reputation points, bringing my total reputation points to 350.
As expected of an elite Chunin, he possesses formidable strength and considerable renown, even surpassing his reputation for defeating Asuma, a genius Genin.
The Souji first released a messenger bird to relay the situation back to the village, and then tried to interrogate the villager for information, but the villager remained silent.
While pondering the next step.
A loud bang suddenly came from the direction of the camp!
Two enormous plumes of white smoke exploded, revealing two gigantic beasts at the Konoha camp.
A large rat with red fur, and a large, dark purple snake!
"Orochimaru summoned Manda?"
The commander looked in surprise toward the camp.
At the same time.
From the direction of the Sand Village camp, a large number of Sand Village figures appeared, approaching at an extremely fast speed and launching an attack on the Konoha camp!
End of this chapter...