Naruto: I'm in Konoha, my name is Uzumaki Menma

Chapter 203 Eye Technique: Blood Dragon Technique!
Shisui walked to the center of the training ground and began his routine physical training in order to maintain peak combat effectiveness in the long term.

The intense physical movements created a whooshing sound, and sweat quickly soaked his temples.

After training, he walked to a big tree, sat on the exposed roots, took out his water bottle, tilted his head back, and took a few gulps.

The cool water slid down his throat. He gazed at the flags fluttering in the distance from the Star Ninja Academy and the energetic training shouts faintly coming from the direction of the military zone. His eyes were somewhat vacant.

The scene of peaceful integration is so beautiful it's almost unreal.

He sighed softly, a sigh that contained both concern for the current state of Konoha and a longing for another possibility that the land before him presented.

Meanwhile, the Summer Squad has left the warm area of ​​Star City and embarked on the road to the north.

The air became noticeably colder, and the group moved among the branches and leaves of the trees, where patches of unmelted snow began to appear on the ground.

"Hey, kid." Morishita Toshito finally couldn't hold back and, while walking, turned his head to speak to Chino, who was following closely behind Natsumi, his tone still carrying a hint of provocation.

"You were bragging a lot earlier, the Blood Pond Clan? Do you have any special ninjutsu? Don't let the sight of blood scare you into crying and holding us back." He remained skeptical about whether this seemingly delicate new teammate could adapt to the brutal reality of combat.

Chino paused, her face tightening again. Just as she was about to retort, Natsumi, without turning her head, said, "Handsome, during the mission, focus on the target."

She paused, and perhaps to help the three kids coordinate their tactics better, Xia Ri added, "Chino's bloodline limit is 'Blood Dragon Eye,' which has unique tactical value in specific combat situations. What you need is to learn to cooperate, not to question your teammates' abilities."

"Blood Dragon Eye?" Hazuki Murahashi looked at Chino curiously. "That sounds amazing!"

Chino's anger subsided considerably after being protected by Natsumi and looked at with curiosity by Murahashi Hazuki, and instead she felt an urge to prove herself.

She raised her head, a hint of pride in her voice: "Yes! Our clan's Blood Dragon Eyes are very powerful! They can..."

"Alright." Xia Ri interrupted her at the right moment, preventing her from revealing details of her abilities: "You will naturally show your specific abilities when necessary. For now, conserve your energy and stay alert. Once you enter the snow forest area, you may encounter enemy ambushes at any time. Remember, they are desperate criminals and will not show any mercy."

Summer's words were like a bucket of cold water, calming the three young people down.

Morishita Toshito remained silent, but his eyes still held a scrutinizing gaze.

Chino pursed her lips, swallowed back her boastful words, and unconsciously placed her small hand on her ninja tool pouch, cautiously observing the increasingly desolate and snow-covered environment around her.

The cold wind, carrying fine snowflakes, brushed against my cheeks, bringing a biting chill.

After a long and arduous trek, as the setting sun painted the western sky a poignant orange-red, an endless coniferous forest covered in thick snow finally came into view.

The tall cedars and firs stood silently like giants draped in white, their branches drooping low under the weight of the snow.

The cold wind howled through the forest, making a mournful, ghostly sound, and whipped up wisps of snow mist, greatly reducing visibility.

The air was so cold it felt like it could freeze your breath.

"We've arrived, the edge of the Aga Snow Forest." Summer stopped on a tree and raised her hand to signal the team to stop.

Her voice was very low, almost inaudible in the howling wind, but it reached the ears of the three people clearly.

"From now on, enter a state of highest alert. The enemy may very well be lurking in some corner of this forest."

She quickly issued orders: "Morishita, you're in charge of the left flank. Hazuki, right flank. Chino, stick close to me and provide support from the center. Maintain a triangular formation, with a distance of no more than ten meters between you. Watch out for tracks in the snow and any unnatural sounds. The enemy is an experienced ambush hunter; any slight movement could be a trap."

"Yes!" the three responded in unison, immediately dispersing as instructed, their movements noticeably more cautious and efficient than during previous training.

Morishita Toshito drew a kunai and held it in his hand, his sharp eyes scanning the snow-covered bushes and jagged rocks on his left.

Hazuki Murahashi also gripped her weapon tightly, watching the deep woods to her right warily.

Chino followed closely behind Natsumi, her heart pounding and her palms sweating. She tried to control her breathing, her eyes wide, and, like her teacher, observed the vast expanse of white snow, the distorted shadows of the trees, and any snowdrifts that might be hiding enemies.

Like ghosts blending into the snow, the squad silently advanced into the depths of the dense forest.

They moved through the tree trunks, trying to avoid leaving any traces on the snow.

The icy air, when inhaled, brings a sharp pain, but also makes one's mind exceptionally clear.

Time ticked by in the intense stealth.

The last rays of the setting sun were swallowed up by the towering trees, and the light in the forest quickly dimmed, turning a cold, deep blue.

The chill grew increasingly biting.

Suddenly, Xia Ri, who was at the forefront, stopped abruptly, quickly raised her left fist, halting her advance in a warning gesture!

Almost at the same moment!

call out!call out!call out!
A sharp whistling sound tore through the air, ripping apart the howling wind and snow!

Seven or eight powerful arrows, with sharp angles, shot out like venomous snakes from several snowdrifts and tree holes that were half-hidden by snow on the front and left and right sides!

The target is the four members of the squad!

The arrowheads gleamed with a ghostly blue light in the dim light, clearly indicating that they were coated with potent poison!
"Enemy attack! Scatter!" Xia Ri shouted, his voice like thunder in the silent snow forest!
Her reaction was incredibly fast!
The moment the arrow left the bowstring, the body slid to the right to dodge, while the hands became a blur of afterimages.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!" Several poisoned arrows aimed at her were deflected precisely by her kunai, sparks flying everywhere!

Toshito Morishita and Hazuki Murahashi also demonstrated the qualities expected of genin (lower-ranking ninja).

Morishita roared and lurched to his left, narrowly avoiding an arrow aimed at his chest and abdomen, his heavy body crashing into the thick snow.

Murahashi Hazuki then performed a nimble backflip, and two poisoned arrows grazed her hair and the soles of her boots before embedding themselves deeply into the tree trunk behind her, their fletchings still trembling violently!
However, the attack did not end!

Just as Chino was shaken by the sudden attack, she instinctively jumped to the ground. As she landed, the seemingly flat snow beneath her feet suddenly collapsed!
A snow pit trap that was disguised extremely well!
At the bottom of the pit, several sharp wooden splinters, polished to an extreme sharpness by ice and snow, were stuck upside down!
A chilling killing intent surged from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head!

"Ah!" Chino cried out in surprise, losing her balance and about to fall!
“Chino!” Natsumi’s pupils contracted.

At this critical moment, the instinct for survival and the arduous training of the past three months instantly overwhelmed the fear!

A resolute red glint flashed in Chino's eyes!

She forcefully twisted her body in mid-air, pulled out the kunai with her right hand, and stabbed it hard into the pit wall!

"Swoosh!" The kunai plunged deep into the frozen ground, its downward momentum suddenly decreasing!

However, a sharp splinter still managed to cut a long gash in her left calf, and blood gushed out instantly, staining her trouser leg and the cold snow!

The intense pain turned her face pale, and she let out a muffled groan.

"Damn it!" Morishita Toshito was furious when he saw Chino in danger and injured.

He no longer concealed himself, roaring as he formed hand seals: "Earth Release: Earth Rising Spear!"

He slammed both palms onto the snow!
Rumble!
The ground trembled violently not far in front of Chino's trap. Three sharp rock spears pierced through the snow and stabbed into a bandit hideout that had just appeared, accompanied by a dull thud!

"Ah!" A piercing scream rang out as a bandit dressed in bulky fur, his face contorted with rage, was pierced through the thigh by one of the stone spears. Blood gushed out, and he instantly lost his fighting ability. Hazuki Murahashi swiftly retaliated, unleashing a flurry of attacks: "Multiple Shuriken!"

Several shurikens transformed into a flash of cold light, covering the direction from which another arrow had been fired, forcing the two bandits who had just poked their heads out to retreat in a sorry state.

"Well done!" Xia Ri praised, her cold eyes fixed on what lay ahead.

"The real person has appeared!"

About twenty meters ahead, behind several large pine trees, as snow fell softly, seven figures slowly emerged and blocked their path.

They wore dirty, heavy clothes pieced together from various furs and rags, their faces bearing the weariness of a long escape and the fierce ruthlessness typical of outlaws.

The leader was a one-eyed giant with a hideous scar running from his left forehead to his right jaw, and he carried a heavy cleaver stained with dark red blood.

Beside him stood a gaunt man with eyes as sinister as a venomous snake, holding several poisoned shuriken with sharpened edges, and an archer carrying a longbow and a quiver on his back.

The remaining four men also wielded various weapons—axes, spears, and maces—their eyes filled with a bloodthirsty, beast-like glint.

They all emanated faint, chaotic, yet murderous chakra fluctuations.

"Star Ninja? They sent just a few immature brats to their deaths?" The one-eyed giant licked his chapped lips, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. His voice was hoarse and unpleasant, full of mockery and murderous intent.

"Perfect! Use your heads to consecrate the flag for my fallen brothers!" He pointed his heavy machete at the Summer Squad and roared, "Brothers! Tear them apart! Leave no one alive!"

"Kill!!!" The remaining bandits howled like wild beasts, brandishing their weapons and pounding through the snow like a pack of mad wolves!
The snow was kicked up and splashed everywhere by their heavy footsteps!
"Take care of them quickly!" Xia Ri gave the order, and his figure shot out like an arrow, his target the one-eyed leader who was radiating the strongest chakra fluctuations!
The kunai in her hand drew a cold arc.

"Hazuki, cover me!" Morishita Toshito roared, fearlessly facing the bandit wielding a mace and with a burly, bear-like build.

He abandoned hand seals and chose to use his more proficient physical techniques for close combat, his heavy fist slamming into his opponent with a whooshing sound!

"Understood!" Hazuki Murahashi shouted, her figure nimbly moving across the snow. Her hands flew, and shuriken and kunai were accurately fired at the enemies who were trying to flank Morishita Toshito, providing firepower suppression and interference.

Her throwing skills were quite proficient, and her angles were tricky, forcing the two bandits to dodge and parry repeatedly, preventing them from forming a complete encirclement.

Chino endured the burning pain in her left leg, gritted her teeth, and climbed out of the pit, leaning against a big tree and panting heavily.

Blood stained the white snow beneath their feet, a glaring crimson sight.

She watched the enemies rushing towards her like wild beasts in the distance, watched the sparks flying from the fierce collision between Teacher Natsumi and the one-eyed leader, watched Morishita Toshito roar as he clashed head-on with the giant, and watched Murahashi Hazuki skillfully weaving and restraining them.

Fear and intense pain made her body tremble slightly, but an even stronger emotion was burning wildly in her heart: anger!
And the desire to prove oneself!
A bandit noticed the lone and injured Chino, a cruel greed flashing in his eyes.

"You little brat! I'll kill you first!" He grinned maliciously, brandishing a rusty but gleaming woodcutter's knife, and charged at Chino like a hungry wolf pouncing on its prey, bypassing Murahashi Hazuki's restraint!
Morishita Toshito caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye, his heart tightened, and he wanted to rush back to help, but he was entangled by the fierce giant in front of him and could not break free for a moment. He hurriedly roared, "Watch out!"

Just as the bandit rushed to within five meters of Chino, raised his machete high, and brought it down with a gust of bloody wind!

Chino, who had been keeping her head down, suddenly raised her face!
Her eyes were no longer clear black, but had turned into a heart-stopping scarlet, like the purest ruby!

Blood Dragon Eye, open!

Deep within his pupils, two pale red lines emanated an eerie light!

A chilling, violent, and soul-chilling gaze instantly locked onto the charging bandits like an invisible shockwave!
"Huh?!" The bandit's sinister smile froze instantly, replaced by extreme fear!

He felt as if his blood was being ignited and frozen by those terrifying eyes!
My mind went blank, and my body stiffened uncontrollably for a moment!
The raised machete also froze in mid-air!
It's this very moment!
Chino endured the excruciating pain in her leg, her small face filled with resolute ferocity!

She didn't form any hand seals, but instead let out a childish yet powerful shriek!
"Drink!"

A crimson light surged in her eyes!
The stench of blood that filled the air seemed to be drawn by an invisible force!

The blood flowing from Chino's injured left leg and the blood gushing from the wound of the bandit whose thigh was pierced not far away seemed to come alive, instantly defying gravity and turning into two thin, viscous, scarlet blood lines that rapidly condensed in the air!
puff!

In the blink of an eye, a blood dragon, several meters long and entirely composed of viscous blood, materialized and appeared!
It exuded a strong stench of blood and a nauseatingly cold chakra fluctuation, and its dragon head was ferocious!

Under the unwavering lock of Chino's Blood Dragon Eye, the crimson blood dragon tore through the air, emitting a sharp and piercing long howl, and with lightning speed and absolute precision, pierced into the chest of the bandit who was charging towards Chino!

puff--!
The muffled thud that pierced the chest was clearly audible!

The bandit's charging body came to a sudden halt as if struck by an invisible giant hammer!
He looked down in disbelief at the empty cavity in his chest where the crimson blood dragon had pierced through, his fear freezing into eternal despair.

"Ho...ho..." He made an incomprehensible hoarse sound from his throat, and the wood-chopping knife in his hand fell to the ground with a "clang". His body swayed, and he fell forward limply as if his bones had been removed, splashing up a cloud of scarlet snow.

Warm blood quickly spread beneath him, melting the cold snow.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

The howling wind seemed to pause for a moment.

The actions of Morishita Toshito, Murahashi Hazuki, and the fierce bandits, who were engaged in a fierce battle, all froze for a moment.

All eyes, some filled with shock, some with disbelief, and some with deep fear, were focused on the small figure in the center of the room.

She leaned against the rough tree trunk, her left leg still bleeding, her face pale from blood loss and severe depletion of chakra.

And her eyes were a blindingly bright scarlet!
After a brief silence, Chino's body swayed violently as a wave of intense nausea and dizziness from chakra depletion washed over her.

She couldn't hold it in any longer, and with a "whoosh," she bent over and vomited violently, her small body shivering in the cold wind.

The shock of that bloody scene and the fact that she had ended her own life was far more unbearable for her than the wound on her leg.

“Bloodline limit…” A bandit’s voice trembled with fear as he watched the eerie blood dragon on his companion’s chest slowly dissipate, turning into foul blood that blended into the snow.

"Monster...monster!" Another bandit took a step back in terror.

Morishita Toshito looked at the small figure vomiting, then at the corpse on the ground that had been pierced through the chest and was rapidly losing its temperature. His usual disdain and arrogance vanished completely, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity and shock.

He finally understood what Teacher Xia meant by "having its own unique tactical value".

This is definitely not a flower grown in a greenhouse!

"What are you daydreaming about!" Xia Ri's icy voice boomed like thunder, instantly shattering the eerie silence.

Her kunai stabbed out like a venomous snake, aiming straight for the wrist holding the knife!
"Ah!" The one-eyed leader screamed in agony as his right hand, carrying a large sword, fell to the ground.

After all, he was just a bandit with a bit of chakra, and his strength was only equivalent to a genin. He couldn't last a single round against Xia Ri.

Her main goal was to let her three little ones smell blood and gain some combat experience.

"Take care of them!" After swiftly eliminating the bandit leader, Xia Ri's command was concise yet deadly.

Once they came to their senses, there was no more hesitation in Morishita Toshito and Murahashi Hazuki's eyes; their fighting spirit had been completely ignited by Chino's stunning and cruel attack!
The two men charged like tigers descending a mountain, pounced on the remaining bandits whose morale had plummeted!

Summer stood with one foot on the corpse of the bandit leader, who was already dead, and watched as his ninjas dealt with the desperate bandits who were trying to escape one by one on the crimson snow.

(End of this chapter)