The Great Hero Uchiha

"No need to kill him, just stall him. The backlash from the forbidden technique will be enough to kill him."

"That would also require the cooperation of a Jonin."

Uchiha Miyuki immediately nodded. "The remaining three of you go and deal with the ninja. He's in terrible condition right now, and he can only use about 30% of his strength. You must finish the battle as soon as possible and then go support the commander-in-chief. As for the puppeteer... I should be able to handle him with the help of a special Jonin."

The group nodded and immediately sped up to catch up with the three Sand Ninja, surrounding them once again.

97. Never underestimate any enemy.

Upon seeing this, the three Sand Ninja understood that the Konoha ninjas were beginning to close in. Now, the only thing they could do was unleash their full potential and tear as much flesh as possible from the Konoha ninjas.

Without hesitation—

The taijutsu ninja once again used the power of a forbidden technique, and the strong wind stirred up by the chakra howled like the roar of a wild beast.

The ninjas had already begun forming hand seals, preparing to fight desperately.

The puppeteer controls the only two remaining puppets.

Feeling the strong wind stirred up by the forbidden technique and the powerful sense of oppression, Uchiha Miyuki's lips twitched. How could he still be so fierce in this state!?

He quietly shrank back a little, blending into the special Jonin army to hide himself.

For Uchiha Miyuki, this was just a routine mission; as for the interests involved behind the mission—

What do those things have to do with him?

No matter how much benefit the village gains, it won't end up in his hands, so there's no need for him to fight too hard for it. Unless he manages to leave three Jonin behind in this battle, he might have a chance to embezzle some of it.

As planned.

The Kato clan's Jonin, with the help of another Jonin, engaged in a fierce battle with the forbidden ninja.

The other three Jonin also attacked the ninja.

Uchiha Miyuki, leading a special Jonin team, silently confronted the puppeteer.

"Spread out and use your ninja tools."

Shuriken and kunai rained down on the puppeteer.

Uchiha Miyuki also took the opportunity to quickly form hand seals. The puppeteer noticed this and immediately created a puppet to attack Uchiha Miyuki. However... only a clone was hit, which had already completed the hand seals in the dark. The darkness once again blocked the puppeteer's eyes, plunging him into that unsettling dark world.

"continue!"

The second wave of kunai rain fell.

This time was different. Uchiha Miyuki already knew the weakness of the puppeteer's sensory barrier, so how could he not take advantage of it?

As the puppeteer tried to fend off the rain of kunai—

They acted in secret!

Several explosive kunai were launched at the puppeteer.

If the enemy were in good condition, they might have other ways to deal with this situation. However, half a day has passed since the start of the war, and the puppeteer has not had a proper rest for even a few minutes. Not only has he been running for his life, but he has also been constantly dealing with the harassment of the pursuing troops. Before this battle even started, the puppeteer had been panting heavily, and he was obviously already exhausted.

Furthermore, his age also makes his recovery speed slower than that of the younger generation of ninjas!

By the time he realized the explosive tag kunai, he had little time and space to react, and his reaction speed was even slower due to old age and physical decline.

Sand Substitution Technique

This is why the Substitution Jutsu leaves an object behind in the same spot!

The sand blocked several explosive tag kunai, but he misjudged the situation. How could someone like Uchiha Miyuki, who spends most of his mission rewards on ninja tools, throw ordinary kunai?

Uchiha Miyuki had already formed the hand seals.

【burst!】

The explosion kicked up a large amount of sand, leaving him no room to dodge, and blood was seeping from many parts of his body.

"continue!"

The third wave of kunai rain fell again. This time, the puppeteer had no time to understand the information about the kunai rain through the perception barrier. He could only rely on his intuition to control the puppet and use a large-scale ninjutsu to neutralize it, which made him even more breathless... His physical strength, chakra, and energy were all close to their limits, and he was clearly truly exhausted.

Upon seeing this, Uchiha Miyuki immediately realized that he had made a serious tactical mistake.

The other party's age and status were not taken into account.

In his calculations, the opponent should still have some fighting strength left at this point, but in reality, the opponent was already exhausted.

"continue!"

The fourth wave of kunai rained down, and the puppeteer was no longer able to block them all; many kunai and shuriken landed on the opponent.

He swayed a few times and then collapsed to the ground.

The special Jonin unit all turned to look at them, clearly asking what to do next.

Uchiha Miyuki didn't think a Jonin would die so easily. It was more likely that he was blown up to create an opportunity for mutual destruction. There were too many such plots in the original work. Regardless of whether the real situation was like this, Uchiha Miyuki did not intend to go and investigate. Now that he had such a great advantage, he naturally could not waste it.

"Don't let the enemy think we Konoha ninjas are stingy. Let's use ninjutsu to send him on his final journey!"

The wind is blowing in, and the fire is spreading!

The fire-style ninjutsu, enhanced by the wind-style ninjutsu, burned towards the puppeteer lying on the ground.

The puppets that had been scattered on the ground came back to life at this moment, releasing water-style ninjutsu to defend against the incoming fire-style ninjutsu.

However, it was obvious that the puppeteer was already exhausted. The water jutsu he used only slightly weakened the power of the fire jutsu. The next moment, both the puppet and the puppeteer were completely engulfed by the fire jutsu. The puppeteer was completely still, and even his corpse was burning with flames, turning into a fireball.

He should be dead by now, right?

[Solution]

The Dark Travel spell has been dispelled.

And at that very moment—

A figure emerged from underground, a blade gleaming with a cold light thrusting towards Uchiha Miyuki's right eye.

[Earth Release: Earth Dragon Concealment Technique]

If it were an ordinary ninja, there would be no way to avoid it at this moment. Even if they could react in time, they would not be able to dodge at this distance.

however!

Uchiha Miyuki, however, had a countermeasure. Dark golden light burst forth from his body, enveloping him like a burning flame. The sharp blade, pressed against the simulated Susanoo, kept approaching Uchiha Miyuki. Clearly, this attack had gathered the last of the puppeteer's power and had the strength to break through the simulated Susanoo's defense!

If it were before the enhancement—

At such times, one can only unleash even stronger eye power and use the Kaleidoscope to block the enemy's dying counterattack.

He's no longer a physical fitness failure!

The time bought by the mimicry of Susanoo was enough for his body to react, allowing him to twist his neck and dodge slightly.

The blade grazed almost the bridge of his nose.

What seemed like a perilous situation was actually a sure thing for Uchiha Miyuki; otherwise, he would never have risked his life to conceal his strength.

The Sharingan's powerful dynamic vision had already visualized the trajectory of the blade in his mind.

However, while it sounds simple, the most important thing is that his mental strength is extraordinary. While his brain is extracting the potential of his body, it is also strengthening his brain. The most direct manifestation of this is that his thinking speed is beyond that of ordinary people. In particular, after the Kaleidoscope is activated, his thinking speed is even further improved. Otherwise, even the calmest person would have used the safest method at that moment.

Their faces were almost touching.

The vacant look in his eyes and the limp body told Uchiha Miyuki that the attack had indeed exhausted the puppeteer's energy. It was precisely because his body had reached its limit that the puppeteer had no choice but to launch a frontal assault.

Of course, this is also related to the [Earth Dragon Concealment Technique].

He made chakra flow outside his body, turning the soil into fine sand grains, and then dug his way forward underground like an earth dragon.

It has a certain ability to perceive the situation on the ground.

This perception is very vague; it can only confirm the enemy's location, but cannot distinguish too many details.

As for whether the puppeteer was desperate and had no choice but to launch a frontal attack, or whether the situation was caused by the flaws of the technique, none of that matters anymore... because the outcome has already occurred: the opponent did not attack from behind, and this mistake allowed Uchiha Miyuki to survive unharmed.

98. This is what is known as the war dividend.

Previously, everyone was puzzled: the enemy had already fallen, so why go through the trouble of using ninjutsu?

It wasn't until this moment that everyone realized what was happening.

Uchiha Miyuki saw through the other party's disguise, which is why he allowed everyone to use ninjutsu.

"Captain, are you alright?"

Uchiha Miyuki shook his head.

"fine."

Seeing Uchiha Miyuki so calm, everyone admired him even more. Sure enough, even the enemy's last stand was within the captain's calculations.

Uchiha Miyuki examined the puppeteer's corpse closely and found the answer he was looking for.

Were there any mistakes?

No.

He remained vigilant throughout, his eyes always fixed on the puppeteer, and he didn't miss a single move.

Unexpectedly, the opponent could come up with such a countermeasure under those circumstances, using the flames as a tool to block the Sharingan's vision, thereby using the Substitution Technique to fake his own death and lower Uchiha Miyuki's guard. At the same time, while enduring the burning of the Fire Release, he used the Earth Release: Earth Dragon Concealment Technique to sneak underground and launch this sneak attack.

As expected, no one should underestimate such a renowned and powerful individual.

Before Uchiha Miyuki could provide support, the battles on the other two sides had already ended. Both of them, like the puppeteer, were old and frail, and their remaining strength was insufficient to support a battle of the same level.

The Kato clan's Jonin looked somewhat disheveled, clearly having suffered some losses at the hands of the forbidden-technique ninja.

"Clean up the battlefield."

"Yes."

The group retrieved the ninja tools and took away the bodies of three Sand Village Jonin. Led by Uchiha Miyuki, they arrived at the temporary medical station, where all the other Konoha ninjas gathered.

Kato Jonin immediately announced the victory.

"The battle is over, the enemy has been completely wiped out! Pack your things and let's head back to camp."

Everyone laughed with relief, packed their things, and got up to head towards the camp.