The Great Hero Uchiha

30. The Dance of the Cone-Shaped Warrior

Unaware that Akika nodded, she spoke to Yuhi Kurenai.

"The biggest characteristic of sound illusions is that they are cast through sound. This is both the advantage and the disadvantage of sound illusions. The advantage is that they are easier to cast and more concealed. The disadvantage is that the sound is easily interfered with by other sounds, which can lead to the failure of the casting and the detection by the enemy. Therefore, I suggest that you combine sound illusions with eye techniques for better use."

Simply put, it means using sound illusions to attract the other person's attention and make them look into the Sharingan.

Even if the sound genjutsu fails to activate, it can still cause the opponent to fall under the Sharingan genjutsu.

The tactical idea proposed by Akikami is actually no different from Uchiha Miyuki's balloon tactic, except that the balloons are replaced with sound illusions.

Kurenai hesitated for a moment before speaking.

“Teacher, Yuyuki had actually already devised a similar tactic.”

Unaware that Qiu Huo nodded upon hearing this.

"Very good. Your team's tactics are more sophisticated than I expected. It seems you haven't been slacking off these past three years."

He paused for a moment before speaking, "If you don't have any other questions, you can start now. I originally thought your tactical reserves were relatively weak, so I was going to take you through the standard procedures for a small team to help you improve your tactical reserves. Now that you have improved your tactical reserves..."

This mission will be entirely your responsibility. I will only intervene if you are overwhelmed.

The three nodded.

With the explanation given by Akiko, they naturally wouldn't be like headless flies, unsure of how to complete this task.

Head to the observation point and place raven traps at other high vantage points.

That's all done.

Uchiha Miyuki realized that compared to guarding outposts, this kind of interception was more suitable for the Sharingan and easier, because this kind of mission did not require the Sharingan to be activated for a long time to investigate the situation. He only needed to use the Sharingan to observe every once in a while, and if he did not find the enemy, he could check again after an hour or two.

In addition, he can take turns resting with Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai.

This area is quite open, and it is difficult for enemies to hide their figures once they appear in the open field. Therefore, even without the Sharingan, it is easy to observe them if they are close by.

The only drawback is that he has to fight the enemy, and the area is too large to determine where the enemy is coming from, so he can't set up traps in advance. The lack of traps around him makes him feel a bit uncomfortable. Not only him, but also Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai feel the same way.

Sarutobi Asuma couldn't help but speak up.

“We used to set up a lot of traps wherever we went, but now we can’t set traps, which feels a bit uncomfortable.”

Kurenai nodded in agreement.

"Hmm, how about we set some traps?"

Sarutobi Asuma stood up, seemingly to set up a trap. In his view, given Uchiha Miyuki's cautious nature, he would definitely agree to this plan.

however……

Uchiha Miyuki shook his head.

"If you can't determine the direction the enemy is moving, setting up traps in advance is just a waste of energy and will only distract you."

The viewpoint was correct and reasonable, but the fact that it came from Uchiha Miyuki's mouth surprised Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai. After all, Uchiha Miyuki had always advocated setting up as many traps as possible, and even if they felt that the surrounding traps were enough, Uchiha Miyuki would still ask for more traps.

At this point, Uchiha Miyuki added.

"We'll set up the traps once we've determined the enemy's route."

Upon hearing this, the two breathed a sigh of relief.

That's more like it!

Just now, they all had some doubts about whether Uchiha Miyuki was actually an enemy using a transformation jutsu.

"coming!"

Uchiha Miyuki glanced around with his Sharingan and noticed three streams of chakra flowing in the distant forest. This was clearly the Chunin squad from Sunagakure, the target of this mission.

Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai immediately tensed up, after all, this was their first time carrying out a blocking mission.

"They stopped, probably deciding to rest and wait for nightfall before continuing."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Uchiha Miyuki spoke again.

"They've fallen for the trap! Someone made eye contact with the ninja crow while scouting the observation point through binoculars, and now one of them is under the illusion."

……

Although they didn't know if their squad had been exposed or if they would be ambushed, the Sand Village Wind Release ninja still took out their binoculars to observe the enemy's possible hiding points on the opposite side of the vast plain. Their first target was naturally the high ground on the other side, where the view was the best and they could easily observe the entire situation on the plain.

Although that vantage point wasn't ideal for hiding, he still looked over out of caution.

What came into view was not an enemy, but a—

crow!

Moreover, the crow seemed to be watching him, and its eyes looked rather strange. He immediately realized that something was wrong.

But it was still too late.

He ignored the unsettling thought due to the influence of the genjutsu, and even adjusted the telescope under the influence of the genjutsu to make his gaze at the crow clearer, slightly reinforcing the effect of the genjutsu. However, the distance between the two was still too far, which caused the power of the Sharingan genjutsu to decrease significantly. It could no longer directly affect the opponent through the genjutsu, but could only make the opponent ignore some information.

But that's enough.

Even if the opponent detects the three figures, they will ignore them due to the illusion.

A ninja crow hiding in the forest received a command and moved closer to the three Sand Ninjas, taking the opportunity to reinforce the Wind Release ninja's genjutsu at close range.

After a while, the Wind Release ninja put down the binoculars.

"Everything is normal, and no trace of Konoha ninja activity has been found."

The puppeteer in the group nodded. "Let's stick to the original plan and proceed after dark."

Under the influence of the genjutsu, the wind-style ninja spoke with a sarcastic tone.

"Konoha's defenses are too weak! We've infiltrated all this way and we haven't been discovered yet."

The other two Sand Ninja immediately nodded in agreement.

"It is indeed a bit too weak."

"This is the level of Konoha ninjas? It seems we'll win very soon this time."

Under the influence of genjutsu, the wind-style ninja used words to undermine his teammates' vigilance, while also providing cover for the approach of the ninja crows.

Of course, this action by the Wind Release ninja was not Uchiha Miyuki controlling the other party's mouth, but rather the genjutsu applied an arrogant suggestion, appropriately amplifying the Wind Release ninja's arrogant emotions, which would only make the other party say a few boastful words as usual. If the other party did not usually like to boast, he would not be affected by the genjutsu.

Uchiha Miyuki was so careful and cautious that his two Wind Release ninja teammates did not notice anything unusual.

Meanwhile, several ninja crows, under the cover of the wind-style ninjas, lurked around the three of them.

31. Some things cannot be measured by interests alone.

Even without wind-style ninjas distracting their teammates, the Sand Ninjas would have a hard time noticing the ninja crows. After all, these ninja crows had always been with Uchiha Miyuki and had been instilled with the idea of ​​acting cautiously.

Through the close connection with the ninja crows, Uchiha Miyuki's control over the wind-style ninjas became stronger.

Under the influence of the genjutsu, the wind-style ninja spoke up, "It's still early. Haotian and I will rest for a while and recharge. You, Hitani, will keep watch for now. I'll come back next time we rest."

Hitani, the fire-style ninja in the group, nodded upon hearing this.

"You all should rest."

Puppeteer Haotian nodded, disconnected from the external puppets, and used the technique of feigning sleep to rest.

The wind-style ninja also closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

The remaining Fire Release ninja, Hitani, was also influenced by the arrogant remarks of the Wind Release ninja earlier and did not realize that danger had arrived. Therefore, he was not as vigilant as usual and looked very relaxed. However, he would still look around from time to time. Uchiha Miyuki easily found an opportunity and used the ninja crow to complete the technique.

Sharingan - Genjutsu

Now, of the three members of the Sand Ninja Team, only the Puppet Master, who had been hiding inside the disguised puppet, remained unaffected by the genjutsu.

Uchiha Miyuki did not rashly try to expose the puppeteer's weakness through his two teammates, because he knew very well that the more he tried to gain merit in this situation, the more mistakes he would make. Moreover, it was enough to control the two people with genjutsu. The puppeteer was now a caged bird and could not escape his fate.

The crow cautiously retreated.

Uchiha Miyuki then spoke to Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai.

“Two of them have already fallen under my illusion spell. I will use the illusion spell to affect their route. Now let’s set up an explosive tag trap here in advance… Hmm, let’s prepare two! Keep the other one as a backup in case of any emergencies.”

Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai were used to it, but Akika's lips twitched involuntarily.

There are only three enemies, and you've already controlled two of them, yet you're still setting traps?!

Despite her complaints, Akikami admired Uchiha Miyuki's style of doing things, as he was never careless under any circumstances.

If it weren't for the fact that Akika was right there beside him, Uchiha Miyuki would have prepared an extra backup to increase the maximum margin of error in his plan and ensure his survival rate. This may seem a bit exaggerated, but it's never a bad thing to make more preparations. After all, life is only once, and you can't just start over with the saying, "Victory and defeat are common occurrences in war."

The trap was not complicated, and the three of them were all experienced in setting traps, so they quickly completed the setup.

Uchiha Miyuki then spoke.

"Wait, I will use genjutsu to lure the puppeteer into the trap and control him. Then I will detonate the explosive tags. After the puppeteer survives, my clone will attract the enemy's attention. Kurenai, you can take the opportunity to use sound genjutsu. After Sarutobi Asuma and the others are under the influence of genjutsu, we will release Ash Pile Burning in coordination, and try to avoid any contact with the Sand Ninja."

After the battle, the clone cleans up the battlefield, while the main body retrieves the remaining explosive tags, and tries to prepare to leave within one minute.

If unforeseen circumstances arise, use backup traps to create distance, and then decide whether to engage the enemy based on the situation.

Do you have anything to add?

Tactical deployments are usually made by Uchiha Miyuki, who is in charge of reconnaissance, and then supplemented by others.

Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai both shook their heads.

Uchiha Miyuki nodded.

"Then proceed according to this plan."

Akika was somewhat surprised to see this. Weren't these three supposed to be coasting on the front lines for three years? How come they now look like a seasoned and elite Chunin squad?!

Judging solely from the number of missions they've completed, these three are definitely the worst performers in the Chunin squad.

The number of B-rank units they completed was far beyond what one would expect from a Chunin squad; even some elite Genin squads had more.

As the sun set and night fell, the Sand Ninja squad, which had been holding back, began to move. Under the cover of darkness, they carefully traversed the plains. Just as the three were about to cross the plains, Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai barely managed to find each other's positions, even after knowing in advance that the other would be making a move that night.

It is obvious that Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai relied too much on Uchiha Miyuki's Sharingan abilities in the past, which resulted in a serious lack of experience in reconnaissance.

However, this issue will be addressed gradually in the future.