The Great Hero Uchiha

As for the other two enemies?

Even if the main body were to directly engage in combat, given such a huge difference in strength, it would be impossible to make three elite Chunin fall into the genjutsu without them realizing it at once; they would have to release the genjutsu one after another.

【Mistake】

Ultimately, it was just a D-rank genjutsu. The other two ninjas, who were unaffected, had already sensed the genjutsu's influence and immediately formed hand seals to dispel it. They also noticed that the scorching ninja had fallen under another genjutsu. Reminded by his teammates, the scorching ninja also began forming hand seals to try and dispel the genjutsu's effects, but—

The Sharingan genjutsu he was subjected to was no ordinary genjutsu; it was a secret technique of the Uchiha clan!

Sharingan - Secret Technique - Chaotic Appeal

This is a Sharingan hypnosis technique, not a traditional illusion.

It will make the enemy think that the ninjutsu has been successfully cast when they release it.

This technique is very powerful against a single enemy because the enemy can only be relieved by the stimulus of pain. In addition, the technique will also fail when the enemy releases a B-rank or higher ninjutsu that mobilizes a large amount of chakra. After all, this is a Sharingan technique created specifically to counter the enemy's substitution jutsu and body flicker jutsu.

In a one-on-one fight, this secret technique is definitely a killer move.

But now they are facing not just one enemy, but three enemies whose strength far surpasses that of themselves and their teammates.

At this moment, the scorching ninja had successfully completed the [Release] hand seal, but under the influence of the secret technique, he felt that he had successfully released it, but in reality, he was still affected by the secret technique.

As Uchiha Miyuki pondered how to retreat or stall for time to await reinforcements, the three members of the Mummified Corpse Squad chose to retreat at that moment, leaving very decisively. It was clear that the enemy's initial plan was to gradually erode this area, leaving Uchiha Miyuki and the other two with nowhere to hide before killing them outright.

Shortly after the three retreated, a Konoha Chunin squad arrived as reinforcements.

Uchiha Miyuki did not let his guard down and immediately used a clone to communicate with the Chunin squad.

"what happens?"

"We were attacked by a squad of mummies."

The moment he finished speaking, several cold lights flashed in his Sharingan. Although he caught a glimpse of the traces, his physical abilities were insufficient to allow him to dodge them.

For the first time in two years, a ninja crow has died on the battlefield.

Seeing this scene made Uchiha Miyuki's stomach ache with heartache.

One of the three Konoha ninjas curled his lip in displeasure and manipulated the puppet to pick up the ninja crow's corpse. "Ninja crow clone? This Uchiha brat is too cautious... In this situation, seeing reinforcements from his own village, he's still not careless at all. This operation was correct; guys like this should indeed be eliminated as soon as possible."

Uchiha Miyuki's eyes lit up at the sight, and he immediately formed a hand seal with one hand, then hesitated for a moment.

In any case, he had lived with these crows for two years and had come to regard them as pets to some extent.

【Feel sorry--

Mangzhu pill. 】

He silently recited the command in his mind and immediately ignited the two explosive tags hidden under the wings of the ninja crow.

【burst!】

18. The innocent bystanders suffer the consequences.

Hum—

Two explosions, delivered in unison, rang out.

The terrifying explosion engulfed the three ninjas in flames. However, when the smoke cleared, five puppets of different shapes and the remains of one puppet were revealed.

Under normal circumstances, explosive tags are unlikely to harm Chunin. However, the three of them obviously did not realize that this was a ninja crow that could self-destruct. In addition, the three of them were looking for the location of Uchiha Miyuki and the others, so they were caught off guard and were hit by the explosion. One of their puppets was destroyed by the explosion. If the three of them had not reacted quickly enough, the damage caused by this explosion would have been much greater.

"Damn it—"

"hateful!"

"Uchiha brat... I will definitely kill you!"

The enraged puppeteers began manipulating their puppets to wreak havoc on the surrounding environment, clearly hoping to force Uchiha Miyuki and the others out.

How can the Sand Ninja be so brazen?

What about support?

Why isn't it here yet...?

As a series of thoughts flashed through his mind, Uchiha Miyuki immediately realized that this attack was an organized and premeditated operation by the Sand Village. Konoha's support forces had obviously been tied down by the Sand Village, and for an operation of this scale, the Sand Village must have withdrawn new reinforcements from their headquarters.

Damn it! The Sand Village ninja had it all figured out—

The main force of Konoha wouldn't actively provoke conflict and escalate the war further! That's why they dare to so recklessly withdraw manpower.

Damn it—

Who is actually in command of this operation? Are they afraid of losing the gamble?

And is it really worth organizing such a large-scale operation just for the three of us?!

Uchiha Miyuki had no idea that he was just a side target; the real goal of Sunagakure was to use this opportunity to eliminate Kakashi's team.

The current standoff between Iwagakure and Konoha is relatively stable. Therefore, half a year ago, Kakashi's team was transferred to the Land of Wind's defense line, where the situation was more tense. In the past six months, Kakashi's team has killed thirty-five genin, ten chunin, and five days ago killed a special jonin, which is why they provoked this retaliatory action from Sunagakure.

Uchiha Miyuki and his two companions were simply innocent bystanders caught in Kakashi's crossfire.

Orochimaru had long anticipated the Sand Village's retaliatory action and had begun to devise a series of corresponding plans. However, Orochimaru did not expect that Uchiha Miyuki and his two genin squads would be on the enemy's assassination list. After all, the three had been on the front lines for two years and were still only genin, far from being chunin.

In addition, the long border of Konoha and the lack of manpower on the front line left the three of them isolated and helpless.

However, after seeing Uchiha Miyuki's distress signal, Orochimaru made corresponding adjustments, allowing Kakashi's team to join the battle ahead of time, putting pressure on Sunagakure and indirectly relieving the three of them. This plan did indeed successfully lure away the dried-up corpse team. However... Orochimaru underestimated Sunagakure's murderous intent towards Uchiha Miyuki and his two companions.

The Sand Village's intent to kill Uchiha Miyuki and his two companions was primarily focused on Uchiha Miyuki himself.

According to the intelligence gathered by Sunagakure, Uchiha Miyuki is an Uchiha genius who awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan at the age of eleven. With his genin strength alone, he can easily outmaneuver a Chunin team with his Sharingan. If Uchiha Miyuki were to reach the Chunin level, Konoha would have a second invincible Chunin like Kakashi.

……

Faced with the pursuit of three Chunin puppeteers, the three knew very well that they had no chance of winning in a head-on battle against such a disparity in strength. Their only hope was to use the remaining traps to destroy the disguised puppets and force out their true forms.

Sarutobi Asuma stretched his body.

"It's time for you to witness the strength I've gained since my return from this training."

"Asuma, don't do anything reckless."

"It's okay, I know what to do."

Watching the two lip-reading each other, Uchiha Miyuki did not join in, but instead looked at the spot where Sōsukemaru had exploded earlier.

[Sōsukemaru, I won't let you die in vain!]

Even though he had been trying his best to avoid fighting, a surge of anger welled up in his heart at this moment.

After calming himself down, he mouthed to Sarutobi Asuma, "What are you going to do?"

"I've learned a new Fire Release technique."

Uchiha Miyuki immediately thought of the signature B-rank ninjutsu of the Sarutobi clan in the original work, [Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning]. He pondered for a moment, and even if Sarutobi Asuma could not unleash the full power of this ninjutsu, just a portion of its power, or even the smoke generated by this ninjutsu, would help him break the deadlock.

However, plans can't keep up with changes. Uchiha Miyuki's eyes lit up when he saw the three puppeteers heading towards the location.

"Wait until they get close to the explosive tag trap."

"I've been waiting for this moment from the very beginning—"

With five explosive tags stacked together and the B-rank ninjutsu [Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning] applied, even if Sarutobi Asuma's strength is currently insufficient, he can still unleash the power at the level of the original work.

Even if the explosion doesn't kill the puppeteer, it can still blast the puppeteer's true form out of the disguised puppet.

Although Kurenai Yuhi was unaware of the specifics, she trusted Asuma Sarutobi and was already prepared for battle.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Miyuki secretly created a new ninja crow clone, preparing to take over the battlefield after Sarutobi Asuma finished unleashing his ninjutsu. Although he was worried about more ninja crows dying, he had to conserve his chakra as much as possible in the current situation and eliminate the enemy at the lowest possible cost. After all, the ninja crow clone consumed less chakra and its combat power was stronger than that of an ordinary clone.

It's just quite expensive.

Moreover, it's easy to develop a bond with crows when raising them.

Observing the puppeteers who were a little distance away from the three of them through the secret technique of Sharingan, he made the most of the advantages of the bloodline ninja with eye techniques. As long as the enemy did not have a bloodline ninja with eye techniques or a sensory ninja, he would always have the initiative. This is the natural advantage of bloodline ninja with eye techniques over ordinary ninjas.

These three Chunin puppeteers are the best example of this.

If he were to switch places with the three puppeteers, Sarutobi Asuma's plan would be doomed to failure, as he could locate Sarutobi Asuma immediately.

The three puppeteers had already entered the area close to the center of the explosive tag trap, and Sarutobi Asuma immediately formed hand seals.

[Fire Release·Ashes Yaki]

It exhaled a large amount of hot soot forward.

Originally, the ash would cause high-temperature damage to enemies upon landing, and would only explode after a period of time, giving enemies some time to react.

however--

The three of them were trapped in an explosive tag trap.

Having prepared in advance, Uchiha Miyuki immediately formed hand seals.

【burst!】

Rumbling--

A series of loud noises merged together.

The simultaneous explosion of the five detonating tags, along with the high-temperature smoke ignited by the tags, caused a massive shockwave that nearly blew away even Uchiha Miyuki and Kurenai Yuhi, who were hiding in the distance.

Sarutobi Asuma, who was closer, was simply thrown out. If Uchiha Miyuki hadn't pulled him up, Sarutobi Asuma would have been injured no matter what he hit.

19. The terror of the eye-jutsu ninja

For a genin, mastering B-rank ninjutsu is a bit too much of a stretch.

Moreover, without the aid of explosive tags, Sarutobi Asuma's [Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning] would hardly cause any damage to the puppeteer, as the pre-explosion animation is a bit too long. However, its power is among the best of the B-rank ninjutsu.

As the smoke cleared—

All that remained were the remains of some puppets and humans, and the huge crater created by the explosion.

Even hiding inside a disguised puppet couldn't withstand the explosion of five explosive tags plus [Ash Accumulation].

Sarutobi Asuma, excited about his first victory on the battlefield, wanted to run over to check on the situation, but Uchiha Miyuki stopped him.

"There's still one person who's alive."

"where?"