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

Chapter 41 The Sentinel

After learning about the latest battlefield intelligence, Uchiha Touyu received a new mission: to gather information about Iwagakure and, ideally, to find out the location of the Iwagakure camp.

The Sand Village and the Leaf Village had been fighting for a long time and knew each other inside and out, but the Leaf Village had no idea where the newly arrived Iwa Village ninja's main camp was.

On the contrary, the Iwa ninja have now infiltrated Konoha's main camp, and to some extent, Konoha's intelligence is lagging behind and they are at a disadvantage.

This task is neither particularly difficult nor particularly easy.

Even if Iwagakure (the Hidden Stone Village) guards its main camp with the utmost vigilance, it's only a matter of time before such a large camp, with so many supplies and ninjas coming and going, is eventually found.

However, since the camp is definitely heavily guarded, even if a regular ninja finds the location, it would be difficult for them to escape unscathed. To minimize losses, we need strong and fast ninjas to conduct the investigation.

Clearly, Uchiha Touyu was this type of ninja.

After leaving the camp, Uchiha Hiyu followed the information given by Orochimaru and pursued the retreating Iwa ninja.

This time, he didn't call on Yamanaka Seiichi again. Although this sensory ninja had strong support abilities, his combat strength was very weak. If the Iwa ninjas mobilized all of them, even if Uchiha Touyu wasn't afraid, he wouldn't be able to protect this burden anymore.

Furthermore, Uchiha Hiu's sensory abilities have expanded considerably. Searching within a 200-meter range is a bit challenging, but it's sufficient if he runs around frequently.

"Senpai, are you sure this is the right direction?"

"Don't worry... I've dealt with plenty of those Iwagakure jars. Trust me, you won't go wrong!"

In the dense forest, under the guidance of Sakumo Hatake's spirit, Tobi Uchiha followed some barely perceptible clues and was pursuing the group of Iwa ninja who had escaped.

The Iwa ninja who dared to attack Konoha were all at least Jonin level. Even though they were exposed from the start, only two of them survived, while the rest escaped.

Of the two ninjas who remained, one was killed by Uchiha Hiyu, and the other died fighting to cover the retreat.

These high-ranking ninjas all have certain seals in their brains. The intelligence ninjas in the Konoha camp have limited skills and cannot extract information from their heads. They can only rely on Uchiha Hiyu to slowly track them down.

If it were just Uchiha Tou alone, he definitely wouldn't be able to catch up with those Iwa ninja. Fortunately, there was also the experienced Konoha White Fang, the former sharpest fang sword in Konoha. He mainly dealt with Iwa ninja and Sunagakure ninja, so he was an old rival.

The two, one human and one ghost, moved with incredible speed. Even while traveling, Uchiha Touyu managed to control the soul of the Iwa ninja he had killed, extracting the ninjutsu he possessed.

Gradually, during his escape, Uchiha Hiyu's body would suddenly disappear without a trace, and then reappear in a far distance. This was the camouflage technique he obtained from the Iwa ninja.

While the camouflage technique used by Iwa ninjas is effective, it is generally only useful for evasion and surprise attacks. If the movement is too large, the entire camouflage pattern will completely deform and collapse.

However, after being integrated by Hatake Sakumo, Uchiha Touya combined the Wind Release transformation from the White Fang Sword Technique with the Camouflage Concealment Technique, which resulted in this effect of appearing and disappearing during movement.

"If I had obtained this ninjutsu while I was alive, I would have been able to fully integrate the Camouflage Invisibility Technique into my White Fang Sword Technique."

Sakumo Hatake looked at Touyu Uchiha with some envy. Touyu's learning ability was almost like a bug. Any opponent who died at Touyu's hands would become nourishment for him to become stronger in the future.

"It's alright. At worst, after Senior White Fang has developed this ninjutsu, I will also pass it on to Kakashi. That way, it will be considered as carrying it forward."

Uchiha Touyu said casually, which made Hatake Sakumo smile bitterly. Kakashi couldn't learn such advanced ninjutsu right now. The White Fang Sword Technique alone was enough for Kakashi to digest for two or three years.

"We sense an unfamiliar spirit; perhaps we've found our way?"

The two had just finished their chat when Uchiha Touyu sensed the enemy's location. He immediately slowed down, used his Soul Binding ability to control the souls of the Iwa ninja, and gradually disappeared into thin air.

Compared to Uchiha Tou's novice practice, this Iwa ninja had achieved a high level of skill in the Camouflage Concealment Technique, and could even conceal his chakra aura to some extent. Uchiha Tou was like an invisible ghost, slowly approaching the unfamiliar soul he sensed.

It was a seemingly desolate hillside, with several boulders scattered across it. The souls that Uchiha Touyu sensed were inside one of the boulders at the top of the hillside.

"They must be Iwa ninja sentries. These idiots love to secretly dig out these kinds of rocks and then hide inside to observe the outside situation."

The experienced Hatake Sakumo immediately informed Uchiha Tou. Of course, even if he hadn't said anything, Uchiha Tou, who could sense soul auras, could have determined the location of those Iwa ninja.

"Hiding in the rocks? Then stay in the rocks forever and never come out!"

"Earth Release - Heavenly Cover!"

The enormous stone dome descended from the sky and crashed onto the boulder with a deafening roar, shattering it completely. The screams abruptly ceased, and thin streams of blood slowly seeped from the rubble.

"One escaped? These Iwa ninja are really a bunch of ground rats. Their earth-movement technique is really smooth; it must be the Earth-Reflecting Fish Technique!"

There were originally four soul auras hiding in the boulder. Now, three of them have completely disappeared, while only one soul aura has moved underground and is rapidly retreating from underground.

Ninjutsu that allows one to infiltrate underground and travel underground is generally called Earth Travel Technique. However, the most advanced Earth Travel Techniques are mostly in the hands of Iwa ninja, who are also the ninja who love to use this kind of tunnel warfare the most.

However, while the earth-walking technique is extremely concealed, once it's discovered, the consequences...

"Earth Release - Earth Split Palm!"

As Uchiha Hiu slammed his palm into the ground, the entire earth rumbled, accompanied by a muffled scream.

After a moment, faint bloodstains seeped from the ground. Uchiha Hiyu waved his hand, and a sphere of soul light rose from the ground and landed in his hand.

Three orbs of light also appeared at the spot where the giant rock was smashed by the falling roof, and flew into Uchiha Tou's hand.

(End of this chapter)