The Great Hero Uchiha

And he's not without a chance of winning!

While they lack the ability to deal with special Jonin, they can devise a way to ambush that sensory ninja.

but--

At that moment, a fleeting thought of good luck flashed through my mind.

Fortunately, this prevented all the ninja crows from being brought out.

Regardless of whether they can escape this time, if those ninja crows are around, many of them will surely die because of this incident.

Those ninja crows were his important companions for three years.

Um--

If I don't make it back alive this time, Shisui should take good care of them for me.

Uchiha Miyuki shook his head to calm himself down a bit, trying to create as much space as possible while quickly thinking through his thoughts.

This Sand Village Special Jonin has a Chunin with him, so he can't be too fast. I still have some time to think of a strategy.

A sneak attack by ninja crows is definitely not going to work; it won't fool the sensory ninjas.

The sensory range of a ninja is wider than that of Momoe Aburame, meaning it exceeds three kilometers. Hmm… five kilometers should be her limit. After all, she's just a Chunin with low-quality chakra. Oh, right! Asuma mentioned before that a sensory ninja's perception time is also limited; they need to concentrate…

His mind was rapidly analyzing enemy intelligence.

The first slightly feasible solution came to mind, and he immediately formed hand seals.

[Spiritual Communication]

The three ninja crows transformed into him using the Ninja Crow Clone Technique.

Sensory ninjas usually sense enemies through chakra, but he was going to try using ninja crow clones to deceive the opponent's senses.

Two shadow clones departed in two different directions, accompanied by two ninja crows for information exchange, while the remaining ninja crow clone stayed behind to confirm the information.

This allows one to determine the distance between oneself and the enemy, as well as whether the enemy can detect the ninja crow clone. If the enemy has only locked onto the ninja crow clone and cannot detect it, then one can continue to deal with the enemy. Even if one cannot escape, one can buy time to make the sensory ninja tired and create a "sensory vacuum period".

That way, it will be easier to either ambush the sensory ninja or escape.

However, the cost of doing this is that it could very well result in the loss of a Chunin-level ninja crow!

A moment later, the ninja crow clone that remained in place was attacked, and a thrown kunai pierced through the ninja crow clone's shoulder.

The information was immediately etched into my mind.

The kunai is imbued with wind-attribute properties, which means—

The enemy might be a ninja skilled in Wind Release.

In addition, this further confirms that the user cannot block or avoid such a powerful kunai.

The ninja crow clone was nearly killed by a barrage of kunai before it even saw the enemy. Given the damage it had sustained, it was likely that the ninja crow would not survive even if the summoning jutsu was dispelled. The spiritual power attached to the ninja crow clone silently chanted a prayer to the ninja crow in its mind.

【Feel sorry】

If we don't fight now, we'll die!

Fighting will increase your chances of survival!

At this moment, special jonin and sensory chunin also came into view.

Sharingan - Forbidden Technique - Heavenly Illusion

In an instant, all the stored eye power was released, transforming into invisible senbon needles that attacked the sensory ninja. At the same time, blood spilled from the ninja crow's eyes, and the clone technique was forcibly canceled. Clearly, the severely injured ninja crow could no longer hold on and did not disappear into smoke, but instead became a mangled corpse.

The pain that the ninja crow endured before its death was directly reflected back to Uchiha Miyuki's body.

Uh--

The sudden pain almost caused Uchiha Miyuki to collapse.

Suppressing the intense discomfort, he silently calculated in his mind.

The distance is about 1.5 kilometers.

The opponent's speed was indeed slowed down by the sensory ninja, but unfortunately... if I were a little faster, I could have used that to force my way out.

Activate Fire Release Chakra Mode? My chakra can't last long.

Hopefully, that last bit had some effect!

Normally, others should not be able to detect the invisible attack that directly affects the mind, such as [Heavenly Illusionary Manifestations]. However, considering that the opponent is a sensory ninja, Uchiha Miyuki did not have high hopes for it. He would be satisfied as long as it could delay the opponent for a little while.

Not long after, he learned from the ninja crow that the second ninja crow clone had been attacked.

The brain quickly processed this information and came to a conclusion.

The opponent could not accurately distinguish between the ninja crow clone and the original body.

The situation is better than previously expected.

He had just begun to have some optimism about the situation when he learned from the ninja crow that the third ninja crow clone had also been attacked.

The two ninja crows were attacked almost simultaneously...

Shadow clones!?

Are you trying to use the Shadow Clone Technique to determine which one is the original?!

If that's the case, you've miscalculated!

The strength of the ninja crow clone does not depend on the strength of the original body, but on the strength of the ninja crow itself. This is the fundamental reason why the original body cannot do what the ninja crow clone can do. In a sense, the ninja crow clone is more like a combination of transformation and clone techniques, but this ninjutsu originated from the Shadow Clone Technique.

The worst drawback of this ninjutsu is that it severs the mental link between him and the ninja crow.

Shadow clones only possess a portion of the original's strength. They're fine against ordinary Chunin, but not enough against ninja crow clones that can use forbidden techniques.

While he could win by leveraging his ability to create clones, to conceal his true identity and confuse the enemy, he only needed to exploit the enemy's misjudgments of him to devise his tactics.

59. All humans revere death and are unwilling to give up their right to live.

During his previous confrontation with another special Jonin, Uchiha Miyuki had already realized two things.

He had been marked as a Special Jonin in the enemy's intelligence, and the enemy was unaware that he had mastered the forbidden Sharingan technique, Tengen Bansho!

His current plan is to exploit these two intelligence discrepancies to disrupt the enemy's plans. The method is very simple: instantly kill the enemy's shadow clones so that the enemy cannot determine which one is the real body. Only in this way can the enemy be confused, making it difficult for them to distinguish between the real body and the clones, and thus avoid being delayed in the battle, buying himself more time.

The price to pay for doing so is—

The eyes of the Raven!

There was no time for him to hesitate, nor time for sentimentality; he immediately issued orders to his two ninja crow clones through the ninja crow.

【Myriad Phenomena of the Heavens】

It instantly killed the enemy's two shadow clones!

At that moment, several kunai came flying towards the main body from a distance!

Its power is so weak, it must be a shadow clone!

The presence of wind-style chakra suggests the enemy is a special Jonin skilled in wind-style techniques.

After quickly analyzing this information in my mind, I breathed a sigh of relief.

I was just worried that I would be so unlucky as to encounter the enemy's true form, as if it were divine retribution!

Without hesitation, he immediately threw several kunai from his hand, which collided with the opponent's kunai. Although he failed to knock them down, he changed their trajectory and pierced through a large tree not far from Uchiha Miyuki's side! Even the kunai thrown by the shadow clone were more powerful than those thrown by Uchiha Miyuki.

Fighting a special Jonin's true form is difficult, but it's just a shadow clone that shatters at the slightest touch, so it's no problem for him!

【Myriad Phenomena of the Heavens】

The spiritual energy transformed into an invisible kunai, instantly shattering the shadow clone.

For Ninja Crow, the forbidden technique was a huge burden, but for his body, it was nothing. Moreover, compared to the side effects of the forbidden technique, the death of Ninja Crow was more painful for him. He also wanted to go back and kill the enemy to avenge Ninja Crow. However... he had already exhausted all his strength just to save his own life.

……

Was he instantly killed?

The special Jonin frowned deeply. All three shadow clones were dealt with by Uchiha Miyuki in an instant, making it impossible for him to determine which one was the real body and which one was a clone.

He glanced down at the mangled ninja crow corpse on the ground, then at the sensory ninja whose arm hung naturally beside him.

Was that the technique from before?

He hadn't sensed anything just now, only a vague sense of danger. But even though there was nothing there, the sensory ninja suddenly dodged to the side. Even so, in that instant, the sensory ninja lost his right hand. No! To be precise, his right hand was intact but he lost all feeling in it.

"How are you now? Can you confirm which one is the original?"

Sensory ninjas can indeed distinguish which is the clone and which is the real body based on the subtle differences between them, but he dared not pursue them now. He had only encountered a clone and had almost been killed; if he were to actually catch up to Uchiha Miyuki's real body, he would surely be killed instantly! The special Jonin beside him was utterly unable to protect himself from that invisible ninjutsu—

He had always been afraid of Uchiha Miyuki from the bottom of his heart, and only had the protection of a special Jonin to muster his courage. Now that his right arm had completely lost feeling, his fear of Uchiha Miyuki had naturally deepened.

"There's no way to tell. I can't distinguish it. The ninjutsu attack just now made it impossible for me to concentrate."

The special Jonin nodded.

"Go! Cover the others' retreat and come up with a new plan."

Like the sensory ninja, he was also hesitant to pursue. He couldn't find a way to deal with that invisible ninjutsu. Rashly chasing after it might not only cost him his life, but also prevent the village from obtaining information about the ninjutsu. The best option now was to revise the plan and make more thorough preparations for the next attack.

Moreover, Sarutobi Asuma's shamelessness exceeded all expectations!

Surprisingly, upon realizing that something was wrong, he immediately ordered Uchiha Miyuki to leave the group and distract him, thus creating an opportunity for him to escape.

This Asuma is such a coward!

In his original plan, he thought that no matter how cowardly Sarutobi Asuma was, he should still have some sense of honor as a descendant of the Third Hokage. Therefore, he thought that Sarutobi Asuma would become a pawn to hinder Uchiha Miyuki in this chase. However, he did not expect that Sarutobi Asuma would abandon his teammate who had been with him for many years so decisively!

As for whether this was a separate escape?

The family split up and ran away. One person was isolated, while the other two stayed together. Moreover, the isolated person deliberately summoned a spirit beast to increase their presence.

This was clearly Sarutobi Asuma forcing Uchiha Miyuki to distract them!

In battles between special jonin, unless the difference in strength between them is too great, or one side has a numerical advantage that tilts the balance of the battle, it is difficult to determine life or death in a short period of time! Especially in situations like now, where mutual support could arrive at any time, both sides have some concerns and will naturally reserve some strength to deal with emergencies, making it even more difficult for them to determine life or death.

The special Jonin from Konoha and Sunagakure left a mess in this clash, with no casualties except for the three Chunin who were initially killed by Uchiha Miyuki.

The strategic target of Sunagakure was Uchiha Miyuki, and now that they have lost their target, they naturally begin to retreat.

Konoha's strategic objective was to protect Uchiha Miyuki, and also to confine the Sand Village's special Jonin to this area to prevent them from returning to the rear battlefield, thereby freeing up some special Jonin to carry out other missions. This can be seen from the fact that the number of special Jonin assigned by Konoha was less than that of the Sand Village.