Ninja World: I'm really a support-type ninja

When ninja forces clash, being alone is undoubtedly the most dangerous thing.

If one's strength is insufficient, the aftershocks of various battlefield composite ninjutsu collisions can cause considerable trouble for lone ninjas.

But there are always exceptions, such as Orochimaru, Rasa, Akira Hatake, and Bunfuku.

Previously, Orochimaru could have easily stopped Rasa and Bunpuku by himself, but correspondingly, he no longer had the spare capacity to take care of the Konoha ninja forces.

This would cause the already outnumbered Konoha ninja forces to fall into a disadvantageous position as the battle progressed.

Fortunately, Orochimaru had the assistance of his summoning beasts; otherwise, the Konoha ninja forces would have been routed long ago.

While top-tier combat power may not significantly impact the final outcome of a war, it can easily influence a large-scale skirmish or affect a war zone.

Clearly, Orochimaru's top combat force consisted only of Orochimaru himself, which undoubtedly caused the Konoha ninja forces to suffer a significant loss.

But now that Akira Hatake has joined the fray, the balance of power has begun to tilt in favor of the Land of Fire.

Moreover, Orochimaru's attitude towards this war once again refreshed Akira Hatake's worldview.

Orochimaru has lost his genius as a research fanatic; all he has left are cold, ruthless eyes and a desperate, all-or-nothing determination to win the war.

So that's how Orochimaru, the Cold-Hearted Lord, came to be...

"Ming, it's all up to you!"

Nodding to Akira Hatake, Orochimaru summoned Manda, then stepped on his head and charged towards the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, sharing the fortune with the One-Tailed Jinchuriki.

"So...are you all ready?"

Akira Hatake glanced at the row of ninjas standing behind him. These were the ninjas Orochimaru had used as expendable pawns to go deep into the heart of the Sunagakure ninja forces and sabotage strategic material storage points.

As for why it was called a "sacrificial pawn," it's naturally because it was a mission with no return, a mission that one had to complete even knowing it meant certain death.

However, Akira Hatake did not see any resentment or fear in the eyes of this group of ninjas; all they had was a fanatical faith in Orochimaru.

Akira Hatake may not be able to appreciate Orochimaru's charisma, but this should not negate Orochimaru's superb methods of winning people's hearts based on Akira's personal perception.

When an individual or a group of people are willing to die for someone else, it is the ultimate affirmation of that person's personal charisma.

Orochimaru undoubtedly accomplished this.

A flurry of complex emotions flashed through his mind, and then Akira Hatake quickly formed hand seals.

Flying Thunder God Guides Thunder!

The moment the hand seals were completed, the group of ninjas standing on the Flying Thunder God Barrier disappeared. When they reappeared, they had arrived at a heavily guarded war supply storage point deep within the Sunagakure ninja garrison.

"kill!"

"For Lord Orochimaru!"

"kill!"

"For victory!"

The brief dizziness subsided, and a group of Konoha ninjas who had been teleported over roared as they charged toward the somewhat bewildered Sunagakure ninja guards.

"Damn it, are all those guys on the front lines idiots?!"

"How did they manage to get around the front lines?!"

"Defense! Defense!"

"Protect the supplies! Protect the supplies!"

Immediately, the Sand Village ninja guarding the strategic supplies panicked, but they quickly organized a relatively strong defensive line and fought against this group of Konoha ninja who were determined to die for their cause.

Akira Hatake didn't follow. He just took a deep breath and then took out a Flying Thunder God kunai from his ninja tool pouch.

"Success or failure is here."

Akira Hatake threw out the Flying Thunder God Kunai in his hand, and while the Flying Thunder God Kunai was flying rapidly in the air, he quickly formed hand seals.

Flying Thunder God Kunai: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!

In an instant, the chakra stored in the simplified Flying Thunder God Technique seal began to respond, rapidly copying, outlining, and spreading out hundreds of identical simplified Flying Thunder God Technique seals.

Immediately afterwards, these simplified Flying Thunder God Technique imprints were finalized and, along with a large number of Flying Thunder God Kunai, were systematically imprinted onto the physical clones of the Flying Thunder God Kunai.

One becomes two, two becomes four, four becomes sixteen, sixteen becomes two hundred and fifty-six...

In just a moment, countless Flying Thunder God kunai filled half of the sky above the battlefield, creating a dark and oppressive atmosphere for the Sand Village ninjas.

"Look up, quickly look up!"

"Earth Release! Use Earth Release now!"

"How can there be so many kunai? Have the Konoha ninjas gone mad?!"

"This is ridiculous! Even with so many kunai, they're still just kunai. Konoha's decline is obvious. Charge, everyone!"

"Kill! Old and new grudges, we will avenge them today!"

After a brief moment of panic, the Sand Village ninjas, realizing that the dense black flying objects overhead were actually kunai, gradually calmed down.

A large-scale Earth Release ninjutsu can basically defend against it, and these kunai are not wrapped with explosive tags on the back, which makes the defense even simpler and easier.

Even some Sunagakure ninjas with exceptional taijutsu skills did not use ninjutsu for defense, but instead prepared to use their ninja swords to block the falling kunai.

But is this really the case?

"These kunai have rather strange shapes..."

After the Flying Thunder God Kunai landed, some of the more perceptive Sunagakure ninjas realized something was wrong, but they didn't take it seriously.

In their understanding, a kunai is a kunai, and no matter how strange its shape is, it cannot change the essence of a kunai.

The unexpected and skillful use of kunai can indeed put genin and even chunin in great trouble, but the above situation does not apply now.

Because Akira Hatake used it openly and without any intention of hiding it.

"Hehe, the show is about to begin."

Akira Hatake twisted his neck, and a white light suddenly shone in his hand, accompanied by a series of piercing cries.

Chidori!

The unique, noisy, and piercing sound attracted the attention of many people, including ninjas from Konoha and Sunagakure.

But then, before anyone could see the exact shape of the Chidori in Akira Hatake's hand, Akira's figure suddenly disappeared, as if he had never existed in that position.

Sa!

Like a bright silver lightning bolt, it drew a beautiful arc across the dark night sky. Only after the arc passed over the spray of blood did the piercing bird cry reach the ears of the Sand Village ninja who was barely clinging to consciousness.

When speed outpaces sound, the immense noise of Chidori is no longer a weakness of this technique. After all, even if the dead hear the sound and thus reveal Akira Hatake's location, they will be unable to make any effective reaction.

Endless darkness enveloped their eyes, and their strength was instantly drained. A dazzling silver-white flash and the final, noisy birdsong were the only two sensations that the Sunagakure ninja experienced upon death.

There was no pain, no resentment, only confusion and relief.

It turns out that the speed of light really is faster than the speed of sound...

The Flying Thunder God Kunai: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique has an extremely wide coverage area, and when large groups of ninjas clash, their positions are very dense.

With these two advantages, Akira Hatake hardly needs to think. Apart from blinking and moving his body, all he has left to do is maintain the Chidori in his hand and mechanically keep swinging his right arm.

The silvery sheen, the birdsong, and the graceful, light-refracting movement created a uniquely elegant hunting moment for Akira Hatake.

To be honest, elegance never goes out of style, even in war.

In the blink of an eye, Akira Hatake had moved his position nearly a thousand times. Even if he missed his target, the casualties he caused to the Sunagakure ninjas would definitely be over 400!

Two breaths passed, and Akira Hatake had moved twice in succession around the large number of Flying Thunder God Kunai, adding another large number of the dead souls under his command.

Three breaths passed, and the battlefield seemed to be suddenly paused. Whether it was the ninjas of Konoha or the ninjas of Sunagakure, they all stood there blankly, their eyes following the movement of the silver-white flash.

As far as the eye could see, there was only splattered and drifting blood; not even a trace of Akira Hatake's existence or presence could be found.

The only thing that could be captured was that fleeting flash of silvery-white light.

Is anyone still alive?!

Within the area covered by the Flying Thunder God Kunai: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, a Sand Ninja looked bewildered and asked in a hoarse voice.

"Sorry, it's all gone."

As Akira Hatake's figure flashed and stopped behind him, his right hand, carrying the unparalleled destructive power of Chidori, stabbed fiercely into the chest of the Sand Ninja from behind.

"Forehead……"

The Sand Ninja's gaze gradually became unfocused, and the last lingering question in his mind overshadowed the excruciating pain his body was experiencing before death.

"Can a ninja really go to such lengths...?"

No one could give him an answer. With his last question in his heart, the Sand Ninja fell into the dark abyss after his consciousness dissipated.

The piercing bird calls subsided, and Akira Hatake shook the sticky blood off his right hand before looking up at Shukaku, who had completed its tailed beast transformation and revealed its massive body.

When Bunpuku was in his tailed beast form, he was able to remain rational. His gaze naturally met that of Akira Hatake, followed by Bunpuku's shrill roar.

However, because Bunpuku was in his tailed beast form at this moment, his roar became the furious voice of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, and Shukaku's gaze became even more ferocious.

"The blessing isn't yours yet..."

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, who fought alongside Bunpuku, reprimanded him when Bunpuku transformed into his tailed beast form, wanting him to stay away from the Sunagakure ninja forces to avoid unnecessary friendly fire incidents.

But as soon as he started speaking, Luo Sha felt as if something hard had been stuffed into his throat, causing him to instantly lose his voice.

On Rasa's flank, the Sand Village ninja force, which had been in a dense formation just three seconds ago, had now become a relatively vacuum area.

The haphazardly laid-out bodies, and the still-warm blood gushing and pooling to form a crimson stream, all testified that they had once lived, but for some unknown reason…

Misfortune will strike within three seconds!

Immediately afterwards, Rasa saw Akira Hatake standing in the very center of the "open space," wiping the blood off his right hand.

"I'm going to kill you!!!" Rasa's eyes were bloodshot.

As Rasa roared out his words, Bunpuku, now in his tailed beast form, also made a move. He opened his mouth and unleashed a huge air bullet, shooting towards the direction where Hatake Akira was located.

"Luo Sha, your opponent is me."

Orochimaru stood expressionless in front of Rasa, saying, "We never had a chance for a one-on-one duel before, but now, it's finally our turn!"

"Then I'll take care of you first, then I'll go kill that brat!!!"

Orochimaru paid no attention to Rasa's taunts, but instead gave Akira Hatake a deep look, his eyes gleaming with an even stronger, inexplicable light.