The Great Hero Uchiha

"underground."

A member of the Sand Village used Earth Release ninjutsu to burrow underground before the explosion occurred.

Replace it with an ordinary ninja...

This ninja should have been able to successfully ambush the enemy, or even escape, but he encountered the three-tomoe Sharingan.

Do not!

Even with only two tomoe, one can still find the opponent's trail.

This is what makes the Sharingan so terrifying.

The terror of eye-technique ninjas.

Uchiha Miyuki controlled his clones to walk over and clean up the battlefield as if he hadn't noticed anything. At this moment, the Sand Ninja hidden underground rushed up and thrust his kunai at Uchiha Miyuki's throat. Only then did Uchiha Miyuki notice that although the opponent had dodged the explosion, he was still severely burned by the flames.

He originally intended to use the Body Flicker Technique to finish off his opponent, but seeing the opponent's condition, he easily snatched the kunai and killed the Sand Ninja using only taijutsu.

After cleaning up the battlefield, Uchiha Miyuki spoke to the two of them.

"It's not safe yet. Let's make some adjustments near the next detonation tag before heading back to base."

"it is good."

"Ah."

The two were also worried that the mummified corpse team might suddenly launch a surprise attack.

Uchiha Miyuki dismantled all the mechanisms on the puppet and set them up as new traps in the place where the three were hiding. He also increased the number of nearby explosive tag traps. Only when he and the others were sitting in what felt like a powder keg did Uchiha Miyuki feel at ease squatting in the tree canopy and eating his soldier's rations.

"This tastes awful... Can't the Akimichi clan make their soldier rations taste better?"

Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai were also eating soldier rations, and upon hearing Uchiha Miyuki's words, they immediately nodded in agreement.

Then Kurenai added a sentence.

"This spiciness is actually meant to stimulate the nerves, dispel drowsiness, and also slightly relieve some of the pain."

Uchiha Miyuki rolled his eyes.

"Please, we've already graduated from the Ninja Academy, there's no need to bring up these common-sense things again for review."

After eating the soldier's rations, the three looked around at the terrain that had been altered by the battle.

Kurenai Yuhi said with lingering fear, "That team of mummified corpses' combined ninjutsu was truly terrifying..."

Sarutobi Asuma nodded, somewhat flustered.

"really."

Uchiha Miyuki then said from the side, "I told you long ago, this place is still too dangerous for us."

"Not every Chunin squad is elite."

"That's right, our strength is more than enough to deal with ordinary Chunin."

Uchiha Miyuki realized he couldn't change his teammates' minds, so he didn't say anything more about it. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Relying on traps alone is a bit too risky. We should devise a tactic to actively blast out the puppeteers, as well as a plan for dealing with the next time we encounter a scorching ninja."

"The puppeteer is easy to deal with. Next time I release Ash Accumulation, you and Red can throw an explosive tag kunai to detonate it in advance."

"Give me this red one."

Uchiha Miyuki didn't send Yuhi Kurenai because the explosive tag kunai was too expensive. Rather, he wanted to use Uchiha throwing techniques to sit idly by and use his Sharingan to guard against enemy counterattacks after the tactics failed.

Sarutobi Asuma thought for a long time, then sighed.

"The Scorching Release ninjas are far stronger than us. No tactics will work unless we raise our overall strength to Chunin level before we can contend with them."

Kurenai nodded in agreement.

The biggest difference between Chunin and Genin is that Chunin can control B-rank ninjutsu, such as the Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning. When a Chunin releases this ninjutsu, it is not only more powerful, but he can also freely control the timing of the explosion. Unlike Sarutobi Asuma, who needed teammates to cooperate to fully unleash its power, Chunin can control it.

Of course, "Chunin" is a conceptual standard, not a title of ninja.

For example, although he was only a genin, he had already mastered the Sharingan genjutsu to the level of an elite chunin, close to the level of a special jonin.

Sarutobi Asuma's Wind Release and Fire Release ninjutsu are already close to the level of Chunin.

Kurenai Yuhi has to learn some healing ninjutsu on the side, so her genjutsu level is still quite far from that of a Chunin.

As for areas where they excel, Uchiha Miyuki is the weakest in the team, being the kind of super fragile character who can be easily defeated. Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai, on the other hand, are relatively well-rounded in areas where they excel, with their chakra, taijutsu, and throwing techniques all being quite balanced and not too bad.

"Yuki, don't your ninja crows need a rest?"

"fine."

Uchiha Miyuki responded, recalling the requirements for awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, which required strong emotional stimulation. He also thought of the emotional turmoil he felt when the first ninja crow died, and an idea immediately came to mind.

These crows have been following him for two years, theoretically...

He was immediately startled by his own thoughts.

However, a new idea came to him: if he could amplify his feelings through illusion, he could achieve the same effect.

Illusion techniques are not lacking in those ninjutsu that amplify human suffering.

Furthermore, the Sharingan excels at suggestion and hypnosis, but... the Sharingan is far from being able to autonomously defend against genjutsu. Without resolving this issue, it will be difficult to realize one's thoughts.

After resting for two hours, Kurenai finally spoke.

"That's about it, we should be able to go back now."

Uchiha Miyuki and Sarutobi Asuma nodded.

The three immediately headed towards the large camp. They traveled safely and reported the killing of three Chunin. Each of them received two B-rank mission ratings. They also learned the real reason for the Sand Village's revenge attack from the other Chunin in the camp.

"So this was all Kakashi's doing."

"Kakashi is now capable of killing Special Jonin? That's amazing—"

Looking at the radiant eyes of the evening sun.

Sarutobi Asuma, standing to the side, immediately pouted, a hint of jealousy in his voice. "So what if you're a special Jonin... I... I can do that too..."

While both of them were focused on Kakashi's killing of the special Jonin, Uchiha Miyuki realized that the Third Shinobi World War was very likely about to break out.

20. That's what life is like for a genin.

Since the last retaliatory incident, the frontline situation between Konoha and Sunagakure has stabilized. This time, Sunagakure suffered heavy losses due to Orochimaru's scheme.

but……

Jonin and Kage are the true foundation of a ninja village.

As for Chunin and Genin?

With even a little bit of talent, the number will naturally increase after one or two years of training.

Thus, the two sides spent the most peaceful six months on the front lines.

During this period, Sarutobi Asuma's ninjutsu skills had improved to the Chunin level, and he had mastered two different forms of B-rank ninjutsu.

The reason why B-rank ninjutsu is difficult to master is mainly because each B-rank ninjutsu has a specific chakra form transformation. For example, Ash Pile Burning requires releasing chakra in the form of soot, and Rasengan requires chakra to appear in a spinning form.

This is why B-rank ninjutsu is difficult to master.

Sarutobi Asuma, who developed in a relatively balanced way, had already reached the level of Chunin in other aspects when his ninjutsu reached the Chunin level. As long as he accumulated enough merits, he could be promoted to Chunin.

Kurenai Yuhi has only mastered genjutsu to a level close to chunin; in other aspects, she is still at the level of elite genin. If she wants to truly become a chunin, she will need to train for at least another six months.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Miyuki's strength has improved again in the past six months, and this improvement is mainly in ninjutsu.

Through Sharingan suggestion and hypnosis, he mastered a Yin Release chakra transformation technique, thus completing a forbidden Sharingan jutsu.

Forbidden Sharingan Technique: Illusionary Heavenly Manifestations Technique

In its early stages, this technique transforms Yin Release chakra into thousands of needles and launches them, directly damaging the opponent's mental strength. At its peak, it allows the Yin Release chakra to be transformed into anything. It is a ninjutsu created by a genius Uchiha during the Warring States period, based on Madara Uchiha's Susanoo.

Theoretically, one can simulate Susanoo using their own Yin Release chakra.

However, the creator did not succeed, and due to the overuse of Yin Release chakra, he suffered permanent blindness in both eyes, experiencing the privileges that only the Mangekyou Sharingan could provide.

That is why it was given the name of forbidden art.

This also made Uchiha Miyuki realize while training in forbidden techniques that he had always thought that only by awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan could he master ocular power, but in fact, the Yin Release chakra he was using was actually the ocular power of the Sharingan! That's why his frequent use of ocular power had not affected his eyesight.

That's because the Sharingan's power is like a spring. Right now, he's only slightly pressing the spring when using the Sharingan's power, and he doesn't have the ability to directly and forcefully press the spring to its limit.

The Mangekyou Sharingan's eye techniques and Susanoo, on the other hand, forcefully push the spring to its limit, even exceeding its capacity, causing it to break under the pressure. The Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan repairs the damage by fusing the Sharingan power of its blood relative, while simultaneously enhancing the spring's mass and its maximum stress limit.

……

The three continued their training as usual along the patrol route.

During the past six months, since Sunagakure has not come over, elite squads of genin like them have naturally been left to dawdle along the patrol routes, making good use of their time.

Sarutobi Asuma shattered the existing peace.

"Let's apply to go to the Land of Water."

He's only two B-rank ratings away from qualifying for the Chunin Exams, so naturally he doesn't want to continue coasting along in the Land of Wind.

Uchiha Miyuki silently trained in the Sharingan forbidden technique, Illusionary Heavenly Manifestation Technique, and Fire Release ninjutsu. After the last incident, he knew that the Third Shinobi World War was about to break out, so he dared not slack off at all and put in his best effort to train. He didn't even go back when Uchiha Shisui graduated from the Ninja Academy.

The round trip took too long.

Kurenai Yuhi shook her head.

"Only Chunin squads are eligible to apply for deployment, and the situation in the Land of Water has eased up, so there's no point in going there."

"..."

Sarutobi Asuma sighed helplessly and continued to train in ninjutsu.

As for going back to the village?

As long as Sunagakure occupies the Land of Rivers and refuses to withdraw its main forces to the Land of Wind, Konoha can only continue the stalemate, and the same situation exists on other borders.

After a while, Sarutobi Asuma seemed to have thought of something again, and his eyes lit up as he looked for Kurenai Yuhi.

"How about we go back to the village and carry out a B-level mission?"

"Do you think Teacher Bu Zhijian has time to take us on B-level missions?"

Without a supervising teacher, a genin squad has no right to independently complete a B-rank mission.