Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 4 Showing off one's limited skills before an expert

"Run away! Why aren't you running away anymore?"

Four Sand Ninja surrounded Uchiha Gen, and the tallest Chunin squad leader with a scar on his forehead grinned maliciously.

Uchiha Gen smiled mysteriously, flipped his hand, and two explosive tags burst into flames.

The Sand Village Chunin realized something was wrong and immediately shouted as they retreated, "Retreat quickly!"

boom!

The two detonating tags exploded simultaneously, and powerful shockwaves carrying flames swept out in all directions.

The three Sand Village genin were too slow to dodge and were directly blasted away. Although they were not killed on the spot, they suffered serious internal injuries and lay on the ground vomiting blood.

shhhhhh!

Behind the Sand Village, three shuriken flew out from the treetops, aiming straight for the Sand Village Chunin's head, back, and buttocks.

The Sand Village Chunin remained calm in the face of danger, turned around quickly, and swung his kunai to deflect all the swords in his hands.

Just then, Uchiha Gen, seizing the opportunity, leaped down from the tree and slashed at the forehead with his sword.

Because the timing was too good, the Sand Village Chunin had no chance to dodge and no time to form hand seals, so he could only use a kunai to block.

With a clang, a few sparks flew as Uchiha Gen removed his left hand and quickly grabbed at his throat.

The Sand Village Chunin blocked with his left hand and was about to counterattack, but his body froze instantly.

"How is that possible?"

The Sand Village Chunin's face was contorted with rage, utterly incredulous.

The Sand Village Chunin was seen to have been stabbed in the back by three shuriken. The three shuriken extended from the midpoint of his arms backward and were arranged in a straight line downward, with scarlet blood flowing down.

Not every ninja can afford armor, and even those who can afford it don't like it affecting their speed.

With a thud, Uchiha Gen, without saying a word, seized the opportunity to kick the Sand Village Chunin in the abdomen. Then, his eyes turned into crimson Sharingan, and with a swing of his arm, he slashed away all the flying shuriken and kunai.

The Sand Village Chunin fell to the ground, the shuriken piercing even deeper into his flesh. Because his spine had been severed by the shuriken, he had become a paralyzed cripple.

Seeing their captain defeated, and then seeing the crimson two-tomoe Sharingan in Uchiha Gen's eyes, the three Sand Shinobi couldn't help but feel fear.

What is the concept of an Uchiha ninja with two tomoe Sharingan?

Everyone in the ninja world knows him; he's one of the best Chunin, and some even possess the strength of a Special Jonin.

How could they possibly defeat three mere genin?

Seeing the terrified look on the Sunagakure genin's face, Uchiha Gen activated the Soul-Soul Fruit's power, causing the souls and lifespans of the three to flow out of their heads uncontrollably.

A sense of powerlessness swept over them, and before they could even understand what was happening, the three Sand Village genin collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"What...what did you do?"

Due to the angle of view, the Sand Village Chunin noticed something unusual about one of his subordinates and was terrified.

"You don't need to know."

Uchiha Gen walked up to the Sand Village Chunin, first extracting his soul and lifespan, then flipping him over and stabbing him in the back of the head with a sword to destroy his brain, finally retrieving three bloodstained shuriken and leaving.

After leaving, Uchiha Gen found a place to calm down after killing someone.

Previously, Uchiha Gen was so focused on using his new ability to create Homies that he was very excited and therefore did not feel any discomfort.

On the battlefield, right and wrong are irrelevant; only one's stance matters. Uchiha Gen was very open-minded, and with his memories of the original owner's battlefield experiences, he quickly calmed down.

Afterwards, Uchiha Gen finished processing the ninja tools, ate some soldier rations to fill his stomach, and restored his chakra.

Although both battles were fought with melee weapons, a single Shadow Clone Technique consumed half of his chakra.

Although not all of it has been used up and some has returned, it still needs to be restored as soon as possible.

Chakra recovery is not easy and takes a lot of time. On a dangerous battlefield, there is not enough time, so soldiers must eat ration pills to recover.

The Uchiha clan's soldier pills are of very high quality, comparable to those made by the Akimichi clan, and they hold a 40% share of the Konoha soldier pill market.

Because of his powerful soul, which in turn made his mental strength strong, distributing the chakra production points evenly was not a difficult task for Uchiha Gen.

Being able to precisely control chakra is of great benefit for learning and using ninjutsu.

After spending half an hour recovering his chakra, Uchiha Gen resumed his hunting expedition and a few minutes later discovered a lone Sand Ninja.

Judging from the armor on that Sand Ninja's body, the scroll on his back, and his calm and composed demeanor despite being alone, he was likely a master.

However, Uchiha Gen wasn't afraid. At most, it was just a special Jonin, because Jonin-level experts had already broken into Kikyo Mountain.

Although he could use the camouflage technique to get close and launch a sneak attack, Uchiha Gen did not take the risk. If the opponent had sensory abilities and turned the tables on him, it would be dangerous.

As usual, I'll test its quality with the shuriken first.

Just as Uchiha Gen was about to make his move, the Sand Ninja suddenly attacked, raising three shuriken that flew towards their hiding place.

Hey, it really does have a sense of perception.

Despite his surprise, Uchiha Gen remained calm. As he dodged the attack, he swung his shuriken in the backhand, chopping and slashing until it pierced the tree trunk with a crisp, clean sound.

The Sand Ninja dodged, forming hand seals, but the shuriken that had flown past circled around and flew back.

Startled, the Sand Ninja quickly abandoned their hand seals and tried to dodge while simultaneously pulling out kunai to block, resulting in a chaotic scramble.

Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique!

Clusters of orange-red flames spewed out from Uchiha Genchu, like seeds of a balsam flower, moving at incredible speed, sealing off any escape routes under the deliberate manipulation of chakra.

The Sand Ninja clasped their hands together, and with a bang, a cloud of white smoke appeared. From the smoke shot out countless senbon needles, which dispersed the flames formed by chakra nature transformation.

Uchiha Gen dodged the subsequent senbon needles and ordered the shuriken that had fallen to the ground not to attack for the time being.

As the white smoke dissipated, a strangely shaped wolf-like puppet appeared. It was described as a wolf-like puppet because its head was clearly that of a wolf.

"A ninja of the Uchiha clan."

The Sand Shinobi looked at the crimson Sharingan in Uchiha Gen's eyes and their expressions turned somewhat grim.

One of the ninjas that puppeteers least wanted to face was the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, whose powerful perception rendered many mechanisms ineffective.

Uchiha Gen tilted his head slightly, flicked his right hand, and a ball of white light flew out.

The Sand Ninja twitched his left little finger slightly, and a kunai shot out from the wolf's mouth. The kunai pierced through the white ball of light but did not cause any damage.

The Sand Ninja instinctively manipulated the puppet to shield themselves, and the white ball of light disappeared after falling in front of the wolf puppet.

That's it?

I thought...

Just then, the wolf puppet suddenly turned around, its mouth wide open, and several kunai shot out.

The Sand Ninja never expected their puppet to betray them. Being so close, they were caught off guard by a powerful kunai that pierced through their breastplate and into their chest.

"How...how is this possible?"

Blood trickled from the corner of the Sand Ninja's mouth, his eyes filled with disbelief as he looked down in terror at his chest riddled with kunai.

The chest armor did serve some purpose, preventing the Sand Ninja from dying on the spot.

Taking advantage of the Sand Ninja's fear of death, Uchiha Gen immediately jumped over and used his ability to extract the Sand Ninja's soul and lifespan.

The wolf puppet wagged its barbed tail and rubbed its tail against Uchiha's calf...

Playing puppeteer in front of me?

That's like showing off your limited skills before an expert; even Sasori of the Red Sand is a complete novice!

Just accept your bad luck.

Uchiha Gen shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Destroy his brain, and he can't speak without my permission from now on."

"Yes, Master."

These Homies, who use other people's souls and lifespans in small quantities and of low quality, are not highly intelligent, but they are still able to understand simple commands.

"Come back, everyone."

The three shuriken lying on the ground immediately rose into the air and automatically fell into Uchiha Gen's ninja tool pouch, which was both convenient and quick.

After handling the aftermath, Uchiha Gen used a sealing scroll to store the wolf puppet and then left.

At the same time, a figure suddenly appeared on a tree at the edge of the battlefield.

"Looks like we're not too late..."

The figure had blond hair and blue eyes, wore a blue tight-fitting combat suit underneath and a green vest over it. He had a handsome face and a sunny and gentle temperament, just like the spring sun.

Don't raise books! Don't raise books! You can easily kill them!

(End of this chapter)