The Great Hero Uchiha

The original C-rank [Fire Release: Flame Bullet], enhanced by [Wind Release: Great Breakthrough], is now as powerful as the B-rank Fire Release: Great Flame Bullet!

Fortunately, the Sand Village, wary of Uchiha Miyuki's Sharingan, did not close the distance too much, giving the Konoha ninja room to dodge. However, the Sand Village's tactical intention was clearly not just to stop the Konoha ninja, but also to hide other killing moves. Under the cover of two ninjutsu, the two puppets shot hundreds of poison needles at Uchiha Miyuki.

Although the scene was chaotic, Uchiha Miyuki, who had been using his Sharingan, still managed to detect the crisis and instantly determine the angle of the poison needles' flight.

There is no need to use Susanoo.

This wasn't simply about hiding information; Uchiha Miyuki wasn't the kind of person who would put himself in danger just to conceal his abilities.

He immediately activated his fire-attribute chakra mode to enhance his physical abilities, and at the same time, he forcibly dispelled the summoning jutsu on the deer beneath him with a kunai to prevent the deer from being killed by the poison needles. He could also use the summoning jutsu to dispel the smoke that appeared and conceal himself, thus managing to avoid the encirclement of hundreds of poison needles with ease.

This is not because the puppeteer's mechanisms were too weak.

Rather, it was after awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan that Uchiha Miyuki's spiritual potential was fully activated, thus strengthening the three-tomoe Sharingan form and giving him this effect.

He concealed himself among the trees, quickly analyzing the current situation in his mind.

The sound of the flare exploding interfered with the deer's hearing, which is why it didn't notice the enemy flanking it.

Do not!

To be precise, the enemy possessed intelligence about Mikawa. Utilizing the superior range of their sensory ninja abilities, they circled behind the group outside the deer's hearing range. The signal flare, besides notifying their teammates, also served to cover their flanking maneuver, thus deceiving the deer's hearing and completing the surprise attack.

In other words, the sensory ninjas from Sunagakure are right ahead.

The analysis of these Uchiha Miyuki was to locate the enemy's sensory ninjas, which was the key factor preventing everyone from evacuating.

Although the fireballs missed the group, they ignited the surrounding trees.

The flames scorched everyone.

Even if Sunagakure doesn't continue its attack, everyone will be engulfed by the gradually burning fire if they don't take any action.

Uchiha Miyuki surveyed the area and found that Sunagakure had merely formed an encirclement from the front and rear, trapping everyone inside. They hadn't taken any further action, clearly indicating that they weren't planning to fight Konoha to the death. They were using the fire to exhaust everyone's stamina and chakra, and they could also use ninjutsu to change the shape of the fire and increase its power once it was burning.

If we let loose and act freely, the fire will naturally be no match for everyone.

The people trapped inside exchanged glances, their expressions turning serious.

"Oh no! They're poisoning us—"

Just then, Uchiha Miyuki noticed that a Sunagakure ninja had thrown something into the flames. Without even analyzing it, he knew that this was an attempt to create poisonous smoke using the flames, and then use Wind Release techniques to poison everyone.

The captain made a gesture to the group, and they immediately regrouped.

[Water Escape·Water Formation Wall]

Instead of extinguishing the surrounding fire, the captain used a defensive ninjutsu to create a rotating water barrier, isolating everyone from the fire and toxic smoke.

That's why this choice was made.

One reason is that the fire was too large, and extinguishing it would require too much chakra.

Secondly, the enemy could start another fire at any time if they wanted to. Konoha was outnumbered and had to face an enemy nearly twice its size, so it was impossible for them to engage in a war of attrition.

Third, they discussed countermeasures under the guise of the water defense wall.

Time is of the essence; the enemy could launch a new attack at any moment, and maintaining the water barrier also consumes chakra.

Therefore, the captain spoke directly and frankly.

"I'll stay here and hold off the enemy, you all go! I have a plan..."

Without the slightest hesitation.

It's obvious that he has made the Will of Fire his faith! And to the point that he's willing to die for it.

Uchiha Miyuki shook his head, interrupting the captain's next words.

He has plenty of passion, but his abilities are somewhat lacking.

"Their target this time is me. Whether you stay or not is meaningless. Even if you use a transformation technique to switch identities, my lack of mobility will still expose the plan. If they adopt this tactic, the best way to handle this situation is for you to leave and I to stay—"

However, I don't think the situation is that bad yet.

If you observe carefully, the enemy has been keeping a considerable distance from us, clearly wary of my illusions.

We can…

The captain interrupted Uchiha Miyuki directly.

“I’ve noticed what you said. If your mobility can keep up with the main force, it won’t be difficult to break through the enemy’s loose encirclement. Moreover, this place is close to our camp, so it won’t be difficult to escape the enemy’s encirclement. But just now, in order to prevent the deer from being killed by the poison needles, you used kunai to forcibly release the deer from the summoning spell. The injury wasn’t serious, but it still affects the deer’s mobility.”

I took all these factors into consideration before deciding to stay behind and buy time, giving the others more time to carry you away.

The captain was not as incompetent as Uchiha Miyuki imagined; he had his own judgment.

The situation is indeed as the captain predicted.

but--

The captain didn't know enough about Uchiha Miyuki. No, it was Uchiha Miyuki who neglected to mention that he possessed a large flying summoning beast, leading the captain to make this misjudgment.

Realizing this, Uchiha Miyuki immediately spoke sincerely.

"I apologize, it was my oversight. I updated my summoning beast configuration tonight and now I have a large flying ninja beast."

Upon hearing this, the captain looked at Uchiha Miyuki with a somewhat unfriendly gaze, clearly dissatisfied with Uchiha Miyuki's oversight. However, now was not the time to pursue this issue.

"I will use a large-scale water-style ninjutsu to extinguish the fire and create a lot of steam to obscure the enemy's vision. After that, we will break through from the front. It is pointless for the enemy to choose a weak point and take a detour because they have sensory ninjas. Also, remember to hold your breath when I deactivate the water barrier to avoid inhaling the poisonous fog. Don't make such a basic mistake!"

His last words were clearly a reminder to Uchiha Miyuki not to make such a basic mistake again.

Uchiha Miyuki awkwardly rubbed his nose.

This was the second time he had worked with strangers on a mission, which is why this mistake occurred.

Of course, if it were a normal special Jonin, information such as updated ninja beast configurations wouldn't need to be explicitly mentioned.

But he's different!

The team's overall mobility is a weakness that must be considered in every tactical deployment.

73. Those who care too much about the lives of their comrades on the battlefield will only die faster.

The captain quickly formed hand seals.

Water Release: Waterfall Technique

As the hand seal was completed, the water array wall disappeared, and a large amount of clear water gushed out from his mouth, extinguishing the surrounding fire and creating a large amount of mist.

Everyone held their breath and broke through according to plan.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Miyuki rode the eagle he had summoned beforehand and soared into the sky.

Just then, an unexpected change occurred!

A puppeteer actually saw through Uchiha Miyuki's escape plan and used a puppet mechanism to entangle the eagle's body. The surrounding water mist obscured the view, and since the Sharingan does not have the ability to see through things, and the puppet mechanism used by the enemy did not have the ability to flow chakra, Uchiha Miyuki did not notice this situation at all.

It's obvious that the sensory ninjas, in coordination with the village's puppeteers, orchestrated this attack!

Uchiha Miyuki drew his Futsu-no-Mitama sword and slashed at the steel cable, but at that moment several kunai pierced through the water mist and shot towards the eagle.

Other ninjas would hardly notice this, but he possessed the Sharingan and remained calm at all times!

Without the slightest hesitation.

With his physical skills, he simply couldn't handle the current situation.

He immediately used the Mimic Susanoo—

He is not the kind of person who would put himself in danger just to hide his abilities; when he needs to use this power, he will not hesitate to do so.

He blocked several kunai and took the opportunity to cut the steel cable with the Futsu-no-Mitama sword.

However, the eagle's ability to fly was not based on air. The mimic Susanoo covering its body prevented it from flapping its wings, causing it to fall directly back into the mist! The mimic Susanoo appears to be a liquid like water that can change its shape with force, but it is actually very hard, and its shape only changes according to the attack and Uchiha Miyuki's consciousness.

Uchiha Miyuki is a human, not a god.

This was his first time using the Mimic Susanoo in conjunction with a ninja beast, so naturally he couldn't have known this beforehand.

And even if they realize it, they will still make the same choice.

The eagle was key to his evacuation; it absolutely could not be allowed to suffer any harm!

The mist isn't blocking the enemy's vision, but rather Uchiha Miyuki's, as kunai keep piercing through it—

A desperate situation!?

Go for it!

There's absolutely no need for that—

The enhancement of the Mangekyou Sharingan did more than just grant him eye techniques and Susanoo. In Uchiha Miyuki's view, these two things only made up for some of his weaknesses and enhanced his ability to survive. They could not be regarded as regular combat power. What he really valued was the enhanced Yin Release Chakra Nature Transformation!

This allowed him to use forbidden books, enhanced his defenses, and—

An enhancement to the power of regular illusions!

The Mimic Susanoo was slightly enlarged, increasing the interior space.

[Spiritual Communication]

A Chunin-level ninja crow appeared within Susanoo.

He hadn't actually learned Wind Release before, but he didn't need the ability of the Sharingan's two-tomoe form to see the flow of chakra within the opponent's body, or to copy it!

Although this kind of copying is not something that can be done just by looking at it, copying ninjutsu of B rank or higher requires mastering the relevant form changes and chakra nature changes. However, no one has ever stipulated that high-level ninjutsu is necessarily easy to use. For example, in the current situation, he only needs to blow away the water mist and does not need any high-level ninjutsu. Using C rank ninjutsu is sufficient.

[Wind Release: Great Breakthrough]

This was something that Uchiha Miyuki copied from other Konoha ninjas during his two days of recuperation, specifically when he went to the camp's training grounds to better control the power of the ninja crows.

Through their connection, Uchiha Miyuki activated the wind-style chakra nature transformation of the ninja crows, rapidly forming hand seals—

At the same time, the Mimic Susanoo, under his control, opened a vent, allowing him to use ninjutsu.

The sensory ninja is not X-ray vision, but mental perception. Even if they can clearly sense the changes in the Mimic Susanoo, they cannot immediately share this information with their teammates. By the time the other party completes the information sharing, Uchiha Miyuki has already finished using the technique!

[Great Breakthrough in Wind Release Technique]

A large amount of wind was exhaled from the mouth of the raven, blowing towards the surrounding water mist.

Using a ninja beast to perform a technique does not involve drawing the opponent's chakra into oneself, but rather controlling the chakra within the ninja beast through hand seals to complete the technique.

The reason they were in such a hurry to blow away the water mist was not simply because their vision was blocked, but because they were worried about inhaling the toxic gas mixed in with the water mist.