Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 30 Instant Kill

"Such speed... Watch out! He's coming!"

The leader of the four-man team broke out in a cold sweat, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes. He was just a special Jonin, and the few subordinates he had with him were just ordinary Chunin. Such a lineup was already considered elite in the Sand Village.

But the ninja rushing towards him only left a lightning-fast afterimage in his retina before rushing from afar to close by. Judging by speed alone, he was definitely not an ordinary Jonin.

"Damn it, they're here! Prepare for defense!"

The Sand Ninja at the forefront formed hand seals and unleashed a Wind Release: Wind Cut Technique. The raging whirlwind transformed into an invisible and formless blade of wind, slicing the ground and bushes in front of him to shreds.

However, although the invisible wind blade was incredibly fast, it was still far from being able to match Uchiha Tou's extreme speed. The incoming lightning drew a zigzag arc and dodged the ninjutsu used by this special Jonin. Then, a white blade of light slashed straight at his forehead.

With a snap, the special Jonin was cleaved in two, then turned into two pieces of substitute wood, which reappeared in the trees above.

Blood streamed down his forehead, and the special ninja's body trembled slightly. If he had been even 0.01 seconds slower, it wouldn't have been just a minor flesh wound; his skull would have been ripped open.

The piercing screams immediately jolted the tense special jonin to his senses. He turned his head and saw that two of his three chunin subordinates were already dead, and the last puppeteer had only survived because he had stayed far away. However, the puppet that was on display had already been cut into several pieces.

"Konoha... White Fang!?"

As if awakening past memories, the special jonin's eyes were filled with fear until he saw Uchiha Touyu stop and stand under the tree opposite him, and only then did he regain his senses.

His trembling hands steadied, and the Sand Village's special Jonin managed a weak smile, trying to calm himself down.

"It's alright, he's just a fourteen or fifteen-year-old ninja... Even if he's talented, his combat experience is definitely no match for mine..."

Just as this special Jonin was still muttering to himself, he suddenly noticed that the young ninja below had a change in his eyes, turning blood red, with two black tomoe spinning in his pupils, making him feel dizzy.

"Oh no...it's an Uchiha!"

The moment this thought flashed through his mind, the special ninja felt a darkness engulf his vision. When he came to his senses, he felt a chill in his chest, and a numbness spread from his chest to his limbs. His body went limp and he fell off the tree.

The short knife piercing his chest came loose as the special jonin fell, blood gushing from his heart. His body grew cold, and the poor special jonin died silently without even uttering his name.

"Why is this guy getting distracted on the battlefield? Isn't the Sand Village supposed to follow an elite force policy?"

Uchiha Touyu wiped away the blood by rubbing his short sword against the Sand Ninja's body. He found the Sand Ninja's behavior strange. Although he didn't know what level of ninja he had killed, it was too absurd for him to be distracted on the battlefield!

"Hmm... I seem to vaguely remember this guy. I think I saw him on the battlefield or during a mission!"

"Perhaps seeing your swordsmanship reminded me of something, which is why I suddenly lost focus."

Hatake Sakumo's voice drifted over, allowing Uchiha Touyu to understand what was going on. As for whether it was as Hatake Sakumo said, one could simply ask the ninja's soul.

With a casual wave of his hand, he activated the Soul Binding General ability, and the souls of the three ninjas killed by Uchiha Touyu were immediately retrieved into his hand. Under the control of the Soul Binding General, there would be plenty of opportunities to obtain information about these ninjas in the future.

Although these souls cannot compare to Hatake Sakumo's soul, and Uchiha Touyu would not use the method of consuming souls of his own kind, every ninja has his own strengths, and he could learn some unique ninjutsu and combat skills from them.

Putting everything else aside, in the past few months, with the help of Hatake Sakumo and the pangolin's soul, Uchiha Touyu has successively mastered the wind and earth chakra transformations. Now, Uchiha Touyu is only missing the water chakra transformation.

If Uchiha Touyu were to train in two chakra nature transformations on his own, it would take him at least three to five years to see results, which shows the effectiveness of training through possession.

"Feiyu, are you alright? Wait... did you kill all these ninjas?"

Asuma and Kurenai entered the battlefield with a mixture of tension and excitement, only to find three ninja corpses and some puppet fragments on the ground, indicating that the battle had clearly ended.

Hyuga Hizashi, who was following at the back, also came over, his eyes still showing some shock. Just now, he had witnessed Uchiha Hiu slicing through three ninjas as easily as cutting grass.

Recalling Uchiha Tou's heroic figure, Hyuga Hizashi sadly realized that even if he faced Uchiha Tou, he would probably lose more often than he would win. This was only considering that he possessed the Byakugan, which to some extent countered high-speed ninjas; otherwise, he would probably be cut down in just a few moves.

Just a few months ago, I could easily defeat Uchiha Touyu. His progress is just too fast!

Unaware of Sakumo Hatake's existence, Hizashi Hyuga overestimated Tou Uchiha's strength. However, even without Sakumo Hatake, Tou Uchiha's current strength is comparable to Hizashi Hyuga's. Moreover, to some extent, the Spirit Binding Technique is indeed part of Tou Uchiha's strength.

"I did kill them all. Oh, and one puppeteer escaped."

"Don't worry, he can't escape. We'll bring him back right now."

Hyuga Hizashi casually said something, and faced with the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan, a mere Chunin-level puppeteer naturally had nowhere to hide.

"Let Asuma and Red train this time, you don't need to lift a finger, Touma."

The puppeteers of the Sand Village can be considered an elite force. Although traditional puppeteers have been lacking in succession and have performed poorly at the Kage level, they do have a significant advantage at the Chunin level. Basically, those who obtain the title of Chunin are all elite Chunin.

If Asuma and Kurenai were to face a Chunin puppeteer at full strength, they would probably lose more often than they win. However, if they were to face a Chunin puppeteer whose puppets had been destroyed, they would have a huge advantage.

(End of this chapter)