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

Chapter 42 Jinchūriki

Discovering the hidden sentries of Iwagakure means that we are not far from Iwagakure's main camp.

Furthermore, Uchiha Hiu directly removed the sentry posts. Although they were not allowed to send a signal, the removal of the sentry posts was itself a warning to the Iwa ninja.

At this moment, in the command post of the Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village) camp, a tall ninja was frowning as he listened to the report from the intelligence ninja below:

"Really? Mitsui and the others haven't responded for over half an hour... It seems Konoha's reaction speed is beyond our expectations; skilled ninjas have already arrived so quickly."

"What experts... Huang Tu, you're overestimating those Konoha ninjas. We all know that Orochimaru is the only one who can be considered a formidable opponent on this front; the rest can be easily dealt with!"

The one who spoke was a ninja dressed in purple, sitting next to Commander Huang Tu.

The ninja was wearing a breastplate, his red hair was tied into a small ponytail, and he had a long red beard. His expression was rather dismissive.

However, none of the ninjas in the camp refuted the ninja's words. Even Commander Huang Tu could only smile wryly.

"Senior Shiki, to you, apart from Orochimaru, the rest of the ninjas are indeed just minor characters. But if you make a move now, I'm afraid both the Sand Village and Konoha will target us."

As Huang Tu spoke, he slightly pressed his head. As the son of the Third Tsuchikage, he couldn't help but feel a little resentful.

My father and this Jinchūriki don't get along very well, so he ended up throwing this guy onto this front line. Why am I so unlucky?

As a safety valve that seals the power of the tailed beasts, the Jinchuriki are also the ultimate weapon of the ninja village. Theoretically, they will never go to the battlefield unless it is the time for a real decisive battle.

Otherwise, given the Jinchuriki's terrifying area-of-effect damage, a Tailed Beast Ball could suddenly be launched at a major camp or ninja village, causing horrific destruction. If everyone used this move, the five great ninja villages would be blown to smithereens.

This is just a secondary battlefield for containment purposes; there's no need for ultimate weapons like Jinchuriki!

The ninja named Old Purple gave a soft snort, a look of disdain on his face.

"Huang Tu, you seem to have misunderstood something. Even without using the power of the Tailed Beasts, I am still a ninja who has synthesized my own bloodline limit."

"If I only use Lava Release and not Tailed Beast Chakra, what can Konoha possibly see?"

Huang Tu felt an even bigger headache coming on. Why was this Jinchūriki so belligerent? His side was clearly just trying to hold them back!

However, since Old Purple is a generation older than him, he shouldn't suppress him too much. Besides, a strong Konoha ninja has just arrived near the camp. He might as well use him to get rid of Huang Tu.

Thinking of this, Huang Tu spoke up:

"In that case, senior can go and eliminate the spies planted by Konoha. The fact that the entire squad was wiped out before they could even send a signal means that the enemy must be at least a Jonin squad."

"A Jonin squad? Looks like I can loosen up a bit!"

"By the way, let's send another team of sensory ninjas to go with you, senior, otherwise it will be a bit troublesome to find them."

"Alright, leave the fighting to me, you can handle the rest!"

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After eliminating the Iwa ninja sentries, Uchiha Touyu took down two more Iwa ninja squads and finally, on a hillside, he could vaguely see the Iwa ninja camp in the distance.

"Found it. This is the lair of the Iwa ninja in the Land of Rivers. Mission accomplished."

"Is that so? Now that the mission is complete, you can die now, right?"

A cold voice rang in his ears, but Uchiha Touyu wasn't surprised and turned his head away:

"A pursuit team sent by Iwagakure? But there are far too few of you! You three think you can cause me trouble?"

Old Zi, standing at the very front, sneered and slowly spoke:

"Why would I need three people? You absolutely cannot escape on my own!"

"I never expected that the only person to come and investigate our camp would be a Konoha ninja, and such a young one at that. It seems you must be Konoha's next generation of genius. It's a pity that you're going to die here today!"

Uchiha Touyu didn't say anything more. Hatake Sakumo's soul entered his body and merged with him. The short sword in his hand was shrouded in a hazy white light, and the clear light of the sword instantly entered Rōshi's eyes.

Without warning, Uchiha Touya suddenly launched a slash!

Old Purple, who had just been speaking, suddenly showed a look of fear in his eyes. He retreated rapidly, and at the same time, scorching Lava Release chakra erupted from his body like magma, almost forming a magma shell.

With a clear sound, Uchiha Hiyu slightly shook his sword, and a tiny drop of blood on the blade turned into a small cloud of blood mist.

On the other hand, Lao Zi, who was covering his face, slowly released his hand. There was a bloody scar on his face, which ran from his left forehead down to the bridge of his nose and stopped at the corner of his right mouth. The chapped flesh was still slowly throbbing.

"Lord Zi, are you alright?!"

The two Iwa ninja behind him looked at Rōshi's wounds with horror, never expecting that the monstrous Jinchūriki would suffer such an injury in a single encounter.

"It's alright... I underestimated this kid. I didn't expect him to cross that line at such a young age... Go back and call for more people. We absolutely cannot let this kid leave alive today!"

After speaking with a heavy expression, Lao Zi's Lava Release chakra surged out, vaguely forming a shape resembling a tailed beast cloak.

"That was a really quick reaction; it was almost resolved."

Uchiha Touyu said with some regret that he recognized the guy the moment he saw him. He was the Four-Tails Jinchuriki from Iwagakure.

So although he seemed indifferent on the surface, Uchiha Hiyu had actually been fully focused from the very beginning, preparing to take advantage of the opponent's carelessness and deliver a ruthless blow.

Sakumo Hatake is a high-speed ninja of the same type as the Yellow Flash. He can kill ordinary ninjas with thin skin and fragile flesh, but he is not able to break through the defenses of Jinchuriki, who are tough and thick-skinned.

Naturally, Uchiha Tou, who has basically inherited Hatake Sakumo's fighting style, also has the same weakness.

Once a Jinchuriki manifests their Tailed Beast form, even if they unleash the White Fang Sword Technique to its fullest potential, in the end they'll only suffer minor damage.

That's why Uchiha Tou wanted to take advantage of the opponent's lack of understanding of him and launch a surprise attack, but unfortunately he ultimately failed.

(End of this chapter)