Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 157 Incomprehensible Operations (4000 words)

After obtaining the Raito Kiba, Gen Uchiha would often study how the Raito Kiba attracted and generated lightning in his spare time.

Research has revealed that although the material of the Thunder Blade is a top-grade chakra-conducting metal, it does not possess the ability to attract or generate lightning.

If it's not due to the material's inherent properties, then it must be due to the technique itself.

After careful investigation, Uchiha Gen discovered that these techniques were integrated with the lightning blade itself, and it would be virtually impossible to fully analyze them without reaching the Six Paths level.

There's no need to analyze it once it reaches the sixth level of price; if you want, you can simply remake a more powerful thunder blade.

The inability to analyze the spell formula is quite troublesome.

After some thought, Uchiha Gen decided to try to transfer the technique from the Lightning Blade to the blade itself...

Inside the tent, Uchiha Gen sat cross-legged, with Raikō and Musō, three sharp blades, resting on his lap.

"Wu Sheng, bear with the pain."

"Master, I will definitely hold back."

Uchiha Gen nodded slightly, placed his right hand on Wusheng's body, and activated the Soul-Soul Fruit ability. Wusheng did not resist in the slightest.

Because of the pain of the soul being split, the Wusheng Sword trembled, and two white orbs the size of lychees appeared. With a wave of his right hand, the two white orbs merged into the two thunder blades respectively.

"Wu Sheng, try to gather the techniques from the Thunder Blade into your soul."

"Trying it out, Master."

Three identical voices rang out, their echoes reverberating, sounding quite eerie.

This is the solution that Uchiha Gen came up with. Since Wusheng can control the Sky Blade at will, he must be able to control the Lightning Blade as well.

The key lies in the depth of this control. If one can reach the point of mastering the technique, then success is assured.

The Sky Blade does not contain any magic formulas; its abilities are determined by its unique material.

Time passed slowly, and a quarter of an hour went by in the blink of an eye. Uchiha Gen closed his eyes to rest, waiting for the result with a little trepidation.

If the plan fails, it will be very difficult for Wusheng to become stronger, and sooner or later he will fall behind.

"Master, it's a success."

Suddenly, Wusheng's voice rang out, filled with joy.

"That's wonderful."

With a flash of red light, Zhu Rong, whom they hadn't dared to disturb before, appeared and happily circled around Uchiha Xuan's body.

Uchiha Gen opened his eyes, a look of joy appearing on his handsome face. He stretched out his right hand and stroked the two lightning blades, and the two orbs of light reappeared.

At this point, the ball of light could no longer be considered white; rather, it was white with black patterns, and densely covered with black magical symbols. The sheer density of these symbols was so great that close observation could easily cause dizziness.

He reintegrated a portion of Wusheng's soul and technique into the blade of the Kusanagi sword, and then used the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit to reunite the fragmented soul.

Inside the Kusanagi sword, Wusheng incorporated the spells temporarily stored in his soul into the blade of the Kusanagi sword according to the arrangement in the Thunder Blade, on both sides.

Another quarter of an hour passed, and suddenly blue-white arcs of electricity crackled across the silver-white sword.

Uchiha Gen casually set the lightning sword aside, reached out and grasped the hilt. The electrical charge in the air was attracted and attached to the sword, causing a burst of lightning. A crackling sound echoed in the tent as the light flickered.

Seeing this, Zhu Rong curiously approached, his crimson dragon eyes scrutinizing her...

Hehe, from now on, Wusheng won't need him to control it, and it won't need to lengthen to launch mid-to-long-range attacks. Furthermore, with the enhancement of the technique, its sharpness has also improved somewhat.

We'll create another high-level lightning-attribute Homie later, and their combined power will be even greater!

Furthermore, new ninja tool abilities can be integrated in the future, so Wusheng will no longer fall behind him.

I just don't know if the Six Paths Ninja Tools, Totsuka Blade, and Yata Mirror are abilities formed from jutsu. If they are, then they can be integrated into the system.

The Executioner's Blade and Samehada are both ninja swords whose properties are determined by their materials. One of them is made from a living creature, making it difficult to integrate with it.

The abilities of flounder and explosive blade are likely formed by combining techniques with special forms, and it feels like even if they are integrated, the improvement wouldn't be significant.

As for blunt knives, long swords, and Thor's sword, he looked down on them completely; they were too low-class.

"You all stay in the tent and play, don't run around. I'm going to take care of something."

"Yes, Master."

After Uchiha Gen left, the two Homies started chasing and playing around in the tent.

It was supposed to be a playful chase, but it was more like a combat training exercise, like a young beast growing up through playful fighting. The sword slays the dragon, and the dragon devours the sword.

……

A few days later, the Hidden Mist's small, clandestine forces were about to infiltrate the rear of Konoha's camp, and the Hidden Mist officially began their operation according to plan.

Small, overt forces began a strong advance into the rear of Konoha.

This force, composed of five Jonin leading twelve Special Jonin and Chunin, was incredibly powerful, and the Konoha ninjas couldn't stop them when caught off guard.

Meanwhile, the Fog Shadow Camp began to make frequent mobilizations, seemingly intending to end the war of attrition and launch a head-on battle.

All sorts of information gathered on Uchiha Gen's desk. After reading the information, Uchiha sent someone to notify the Konoha Jonin to hold a meeting, while he personally went to the research base to inform Orochimaru.

Soon, the Konoha high-ranking officials gathered in the council tent and took their seats according to their rank.

Uchiha Gen quickly explained the situation, then handed the stage over to Orochimaru.

"The situation is clear: Kirigakure is about to launch an attack from both the front and the rear simultaneously."

"Regardless of Kirigakure's true intentions, what we need to do is defeat them simultaneously from both the front and the rear!"

"If we defeat them, they will achieve nothing."

"Leave the rear matters to the deputy commander; I'll handle the front lines."

"Xuan, how many people do you need?"

Uchiha Gen smiled faintly and said, "Since the opponent is a squad, then I'll take a squad."

"Four Jonin, twelve Special Jonin, and Chunin—I will take them down as quickly as possible and then return to reinforce the main battlefield."

"Okay, that's decided."

"You choose the person."

The master and apprentice settled the matter in one fell swoop, leaving no room for anyone else to interfere.

If the top two leaders agree, they have to suppress any dissent, let alone have no objections.

Uchiha Gen directly selected four Jonin, each with their own strengths, then took out a roster and selected the remaining special Jonin and Chunin, before finally leaving the tent.

Three minutes later, a squad had assembled, and Uchiha Gen led his men out.

……

By this time, the snow has melted, the seeds have sprouted, and the tender shoots have emerged. As long as they can weather the late spring cold snap, the landscape will be a riot of colors and lush greenery.

After leaving the Konoha camp, Uchiha Gen led his men straight to Konoha's supply depot, showing no intention of pursuing the Kirigakure squad.

In these vast mountains and forests, even ninjas skilled in reconnaissance and tracking would find it difficult to keep track of each other, since there must be some skilled counter-trackers among the Hidden Mist ninjas.

To inflict a major blow on Konoha's logistics, attacking Konoha's supply depot is the most direct and effective method.

Whether it's attacking the supply route from the transit station to the Konoha camp, or attacking the supply route from the Land of Fire to the transit station, the impact on the Konoha frontline troops will be minimal in the short term.

To strain the logistics of Konoha's front lines, there are only two options: attacking supply depots and continuously attacking Konoha's supply lines. The former is quicker to take effect, while the latter is relatively slower.

As long as the supply transfer station doesn't cause any problems, there's plenty of time to deal with the Hidden Mist ninja who have infiltrated Konoha's rear.

The only concern is that the Hidden Mist ninjas might ambush them on the way to the supply depot.

Therefore, when ordering a rest, Uchiha Gen made an excuse to temporarily leave the squad and activated the Spirit Transformation Technique to quickly explore the situation along the way in the form of a soul.

As it turned out, there were indeed Hidden Mist ninjas lying in wait along the way.

Although he didn't know the difference between the soul aura of friend and foe, Uchiha Gen was still able to distinguish them by the difference in soul strength.

In the eyes of someone like Uchiha Gen, who controls the soul and possesses extremely powerful soul abilities, the difference in soul strength between Genin, Chunin, and Jonin is vast.

Kato Dan could only distinguish friend from foe by the aura of their souls, because his soul strength and mastery of the soul were far inferior to Uchiha Gen's.

The supply depots of Konoha are guarded by Konoha Jonin leading Konoha ninjas, who rely on defensive barriers and sturdy fortifications.

Besides the supply transfer station, the personnel escorting the supplies are usually responsible for the genin (lower-ranking ninja) and led by chunin (middle-ranking ninja). This team is not a squad, but a sub-team.

Being located in the area between the rear of Konoha's front line and the front of Konoha's border troops inherently provides a certain level of security.

Since the war was not large in scale, the frequency of escorting supplies was not very high. Genin and Chunin took turns to carry out the missions, so the missions were not very dangerous and there was no need for strong ninjas to be in charge.

As the deputy commander, Uchiha Gen was very familiar with the various routes for transporting supplies.

Such small-scale special operations deep behind enemy lines naturally cannot involve genin; at the very least, chunin must be brought along.

Therefore, in Uchiha Gen's view, the humanoid souls outside the supply transport routes are all Kirigakure ninjas.

Judging from the number and strength of the souls, the enemy does indeed have the strength of a whole squad, as the intelligence stated.

Five Jonin, twelve Special Jonin, and Chunin—on the surface, their strength was comparable to that of the Konoha squad.

After completing the aerial reconnaissance without anyone noticing, half of Uchiha Gen's soul continued onward, arriving above the Konoha supply depot in the blink of an eye.

There's no need to fly down; by confirming the number of souls, their strength, and the soul aura of the guarding Jonin at the supply transfer station, one can determine whether the station is safe and sound...

"Alas?"

High in the sky, Uchiha Gen's semi-transparent soul showed a look of surprise.

"Why are there unfamiliar souls coming from behind the transfer station?"

"The Konoha front lines didn't request reinforcements from the Konoha border troops?"

"His soul strength is not weak either; by Kirigakure's standards, he should be a special Jonin."

With some doubts in his mind, Uchiha Gen immediately released the restriction and expanded his sensory range.

The range of soul perception is incomparable to ordinary perception ninjutsu, especially in the spirit form state, and it does not require external force or assistance from others.

Kato Dan was able to sense Tsunade's soul aura from one battlefield to another, so Uchiha Gen's sensing range would only be greater.

Even with only half a soul, Uchiha Gen was able to fully perceive the entire northern and southern borders of the Land of Whirlpools.

However, fully activating one's perception consumes a lot of soul power, so Uchiha Genpaku usually doesn't use it at full power, but rather activates it only as needed.

"One, two, three, four... thirteen."

"Five Jonin, eight Special Jonin, and Chunin."

"This can't be the soul of a Konoha ninja, so... it can only be the soul of a Kirigakure ninja."

"These guys managed to sneak in here without anyone noticing; they definitely didn't infiltrate through the land or sea borders of the Land of Whirlpools."

"Konoha's defense arrangements and intelligence system are not that useless; they must have come through the Land of Tea and the Land of Waves as transit points."

"They really went to great lengths; we almost let Kirigakure succeed."

"Fortunately, the enemy is still some distance from the supply depot, and the supply depot is not easy to take down, so we still have enough time."

Uchiha Gen was unaware that the primary target of these Hidden Mist ninjas was him, while their secondary targets were Konoha's supply depot and resupply lines.

With this thought in mind, his soul transformed into a streak of light, like a shooting star, streaking across the sky before quickly returning to his original form.

Back at their temporary resting place, Uchiha Gen said in a deep voice, "Let's set off immediately."

"Yes, Lord Xuan!"

As the vice commander, Uchiha Gen is now qualified to be called an adult on the front lines.

Seventeen elite Konoha ninjas swiftly leaped and traversed the mountains and forests, ignoring the terrain that posed a significant challenge to ordinary armies, and marched at an extremely fast pace.

Uchiha Gen led the Konoha ninjas around the ambush ahead before heading straight for the supply transfer station.

"Lord Xuan, why don't we take a straight line?"

After holding back for a while, Inuzuka couldn't help but ask.

Inuzuka Gaku is the most senior of the four Jonin who followed him. He once followed Namikaze Minato in tracking down the Cloud Ninja who wanted to seize the Nine-Tails.

"If you walk in a straight line, you'll be ambushed by the Hidden Mist Ninja."

"The Hidden Mist Ninja are not just a single squad, but an reinforced squad of thirty people, including ten Jonin."

"A squad is lying in ambush near Lion Head Mountain, and another thirteen people are gathering at the supply transfer station."

As Uchiha Gen hurried along, the scenery on both sides rushed past.

"hiss……"

The Konoha ninjas on both sides and behind him gasped in shock upon hearing this, their hearts filled with worry.

"this……"

"How did you know?"

Inuzuka did not rely on his seniority or act arrogantly; he maintained the proper respect in his tone.

"secret."

"Just follow orders. Everyone gets credit, and I'll take full responsibility for the consequences!"

"Full speed ahead, the supply transit point must not be lost."

"yes!"

The group traveled non-stop and arrived at the supply transfer station in the shortest possible time. Except for the five Jonin, the other ninjas were all panting heavily from exhaustion.

Seeing the intact supply transfer station, everyone except Uchiha Gen breathed a sigh of relief.

Uchiha Gen was somewhat bewildered.

Judging by the enemy's speed, they should be attacking the supply depot right now. Why is there no movement at all?

What about people?

What are the Hidden Mist ninja doing?

Never mind, it's good that nothing happened.

After exchanging the code words, Uchiha Gen led his men into the supply transfer center.

After replenishing his fluids and some food, Uchiha Gen once again used the Spirit Transformation Technique to search for the Hidden Mist Ninja's whereabouts.

When he discovered that all the Hidden Mist Ninja had gathered at the Lion Head Mountain area, Uchiha Gen was somewhat bewildered.

He fought for more than two years, or more than three years including the original owner of the body. I wouldn't say he was very experienced, but he was still quite skilled.

I really can't understand the Hidden Mist Ninja's tactics anymore.

Five Jonin, eight Special Jonin, and Chunin.

This lineup has at least a 50% chance of capturing the supply depot.

Without support, and with casualties being a given, it's only a matter of time before things get tough.

You don't even dare to do this?

(End of this chapter)