The Great Hero Uchiha

Seeing Uchiha Miyuki so calm now put my mind at ease.

55. The changing landscape and battles that followed

Aburame Momoe released the insects, and after a long while, her expression turned grim.

Uchiha Miyuki immediately pressed for an answer.

"what happened?"

Aburame Momoe's voice trembled with fear as she spoke, "Just now, when I was about to give you feedback, I noticed that shortly after that team passed by, another ninja passed by. Judging from the information the insect gave us, this ninja has chakra close to that of a Jonin, and is very likely a Special Jonin!"

Uchiha Miyuki's mood immediately darkened.

Although I had long realized that the enemy couldn't just hide in the shadows waiting for the Chunin's signal and would inevitably adopt other strategies, I didn't expect to encounter them so soon.

Aburame Momoe and Masami looked at Uchiha Miyuki in a panic, clearly both shocked by the existence of a special Jonin.

Uchiha Miyuki hesitated for a moment before speaking directly.

"Abandon the mission!"

After hesitating for a moment, Aburame Momoe couldn't help but ask in return, "Didn't the mission say that if we encounter an enemy special Jonin, we can directly launch a signal flare to call for help? If we just abandon the mission without doing anything, won't that disrupt the village's deployment plan? If something goes wrong because of this, we won't just be burdened with a mission failure evaluation, but with damage to the village's interests."

Uchiha Miyuki frowned deeply; Aburame Momoe's words had given him a wake-up call.

For others, it might not be a problem, or even a trivial matter, but for him, it would become a handle for Danzo to use to undermine the prestige of the Uchiha clan.

Moreover, I will continue to face this situation in the future, and I cannot simply abandon the mission every time.

After a moment's thought, he finally spoke.

"Let's find a place to hide first. Then you can use your secret technique to control the insects to release signal flares in the distance. After that, leave some insects there to observe the situation and wait to hand over to the village's support ninjas."

As soon as he finished speaking, Momoe Aburame and Masami were caught in the Sharingan genjutsu.

The three of them formed a new team on the spot. Even though he had already confirmed it once with his Sharingan, he still didn't quite trust the two of them. Especially under such special circumstances, how could he feel at ease without confirming whether the other party had any special purpose? This wasn't because he was overly suspicious, but because he was too weak and lacked the ability to deal with unexpected situations, which made him so cautious.

Moreover, illusions don't cause any harm.

Why did you say those things?

“Abandoning the mission directly would harm the interests of the village and affect the strategic layout on the front line.”

"Are you acting under someone's orders to cause trouble around me?"

No.

To prevent the two from noticing anything amiss, Uchiha Miyuki could only ask a few hurried questions before dispelling the genjutsu.

He then continued with the previous tactical arrangements.

"action--"

The two were completely unaware of anything unusual and immediately began to act according to Uchiha Miyuki's instructions.

The three of them hid in opposite directions.

Aburame Momoe then used a secret technique to control the insects to travel to a very distant location and release a signal flare.

"They noticed this situation, and the special Jonin appeared and communicated with the Chunin team. Now the Chunin team is heading towards the direction we fired the signal flare, while the special Jonin is still hiding in the shadows."

Uchiha Miyuki glanced at Aburame Momoe in surprise, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly. The Aburame clan's insect control technique was indeed unique. Not only could it sense the intensity of a ninja's chakra, but it could also monitor a Chunin squad and a special Jonin without being exposed.

In terms of reconnaissance ability alone, Uchiha Miyuki is definitely no match for Aburame Momoe.

Just as Uchiha Miyuki was thinking this, Aburame Momoe suddenly stopped talking and made a gesture to the two of them.

Something's up—

He then spoke using lip reading.

“Someone is coming this way. Judging from the direction they are heading, they should just be passing through our vicinity.”

Uchiha Miyuki did not inquire about the visitor's identity, because he knew very well that the insects raised by Aburame Momoe could only sense the other party's chakra and voice, and did not have strong visual abilities. Unless they were very close, they could not see the specific shape clearly. Moreover, the insects' intelligence was not enough to distinguish overly complex information, and they could only transmit some simple information.

After a moment, Momoe Aburame spoke again using lip reading.

"Approved—"

Uchiha Miyuki nodded and responded with a lip-read, "Is the surrounding area safe now?"

"Safety."

Having received a positive reply from Momoe Aburame, Miyuki Uchiha immediately created a ninja crow clone and used the Transformation Technique to change into clothing bearing the Uchiha clan's insignia before heading towards the direction of the signal flare.

He kept his Sharingan active the entire way, without sparing any of his eye power.

Watching the ninja crow clone gradually disappear into the distance, Uchiha Miyuki couldn't help but feel a little envious.

That kind of movement speed is more like a ninja!

The ninja crow clones showcased some of the characteristics of a normal Uchiha clan member. Ordinary ninjas moving through complex terrain like dense forests must slow down to allow enough reaction time to observe their surroundings. However, the clones could use the Sharingan's super-powerful dynamic vision to quickly and accurately assess the surroundings, allowing them to pinpoint the presence of enemies immediately.

That's why, after splitting into two, he arrived first and caught up with the ninja who had passed by earlier.

The clothes and headband are both in the Konoha style.

There were no signs of transformation magic on its body, so it shouldn't be an enemy.

At the same time, the other side also noticed Uchiha Miyuki's ninja crow clone.

"Uchiha Miyuki?"

"it's me!"

Seeing that the other party did not launch an attack, nor did they deliberately avoid eye contact, Uchiha Yukichi was now certain that the other party was indeed a Konoha ninja. "The enemy is a Chunin squad in the open, and a special Jonin hiding in the shadows. They are heading towards the area where I sent the signal and will arrive there in about a minute."

The Konoha ninja nodded.

"Leave the special Jonin to me. You guys handle that Chunin squad, okay?!"

"can."

After a pause, Uchiha Miyuki added another sentence.

"However, you need to hide in the shadows first. I'm not good at direct combat, so I need to buy some space and time to complete the tactical arrangements."

"The enemy is targeting you. That special Jonin will definitely make his move as soon as you appear. How are you going to deal with this?!"

Uchiha Miyuki remained cautious at this point.

"You don't need to worry about that. My tactical arrangements don't require me to show myself directly."

The Konoha ninja nodded before speaking.

"We need to finish this quickly. There should be more than one special Jonin from Sunagakure here, and their reinforcements might arrive faster than ours."

Uchiha Miyuki nodded.

56. I, the Uchiha, was just slacking off, and I wasn't even cautious enough—

Uchiha Miyuki made a common hand gesture to the Konoha ninja.

Stop

The two stopped immediately.

[Spiritual Communication]

The remaining nine Chunin-level ninja crows appeared before the two. Under the influence of the Sharingan's power, their originally normal eyes turned into pairs of three-tomoe Sharingan. Seeing so many Sharingan, the Konoha ninja couldn't help but look away, unaware that the power stored in the summoning beasts was limited and could hardly affect a Special Jonin-level ninja.

Although the ninja crow clones are quite special, possessing their own chakra and physique, unlike the original body which is disabled, their tactics still primarily rely on Sharingan genjutsu.

Because, apart from general-purpose ninjutsu like summoning jutsu, what ninjutsu crow clones can use is not determined by the original body, but by the change in their own chakra nature. And most crow clones' chakra nature change is only wind. Even Uchiha Miyuki only mastered one fire release technique, Great Fireball Jutsu, so he was even more unfamiliar with wind release.

As for physical skills?

The ninja crow clone can perform at a normal Chunin level, but the original body's foundation is too poor, so even with normal Chunin physical attributes, it cannot perform at its best.

Although the Sand Village Chunin squad and special Jonin were hidden in the shadows, their hiding place was still discovered by ten pairs of Sharingan eyes.

The two sides did not meet, so there was no need to change the original plan.

The ninja crow clones and the ninja crows moved together.

Although they didn't understand Wind Release ninjutsu, the methods of using chakra were common! Moreover, Uchiha Miyuki was very familiar with the nature and characteristics of various chakra transformations. No! To be precise, all ninjas were the same, because this was a required knowledge point in the ninja academy, just like everyone had to master the basic knowledge that one plus one equals two when they went to school.

Using the nature transformation properties of Wind Release chakra, he concealed his aura and reduced his weight to minimize any noise generated during his movements.

The ninja crow clones and ninja crows, like wild beasts adept at stealth, circled around to the back of the Chunin squad.

Snapped!

A sudden, soft sound reached the ears of the Chunin squad members; it was the sound of a balloon exploding.

Two of them almost instinctively looked behind them, but were stopped by another Chunin, who clearly anticipated that this was a trap set by Uchiha Miyuki.

But this is meaningless—

So what if I don't turn around, or make eye contact with the Sharingan?

The ninja crow clone wasn't the crippled original body. The moment the balloon was popped, the clone simultaneously threw out several kunai wrapped in wind-style nature transformation. The balloon explosion was just to attract attention. It didn't matter whether the other party turned around or not. As long as the noise from the balloon explosion slightly distracted them and prevented them from reacting immediately, that was enough!

This is the upgraded version of the balloon tactic revised by Uchiha Miyuki after obtaining ten Chunin-level ninja crows.

Although the three Chunin were slightly distracted by the exploding balloon, they quickly recovered and instinctively moved to their sides. However, the Uchiha clan's kunai throwing technique was not just for show; with the Sharingan, it was extremely difficult to deal with in a normal battle between equals, especially since they had been momentarily distracted by the balloon.

Just as the three were about to die from the kunai, the Chunin who had reacted first suddenly unleashed a power far exceeding that of a Chunin, throwing several kunai in succession and knocking them all down.

"You're the special Jonin—"

Uchiha Miyuki immediately realized that he had fallen into the enemy's trap.

It appeared that the Chunin team and the Special Jonin had been separated and hidden, but in reality! The one who was separated was not a Special Jonin, but a member of the Chunin team. It was clear that the other party was very familiar with the characteristics of the Sharingan and had long anticipated that their ambush would not escape the detection of the Sharingan. Furthermore, the Sharingan can observe the flow of chakra, but cannot observe the quality of chakra, and thus set up this trap.

What a clever scheme!

Uchiha Miyuki sighed inwardly, while also realizing one of his oversights.

That is, before the other party arrived at the scene, they took the initiative to send out ninja crow clones to act. If they had waited a little longer, they could have learned this information through Aburame Momoe's secret technique.

simply put--

He was too hasty and not cautious enough.