Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Crack

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The three Chunin from Sunagakure were caught off guard by Akaishi's "Mirror Clone." One was beheaded with a scythe, another was disemboweled, and only the third, who could control two puppets simultaneously and had a turtle puppet for defense at close range, managed to block the sudden and coordinated attack...

but……

Minato, who was prepared and had been keeping an eye on the three battlefields, launched the Leaf Body Flicker Technique in his direction almost as soon as he controlled the turtle puppet to move!

The remaining chakra scattered where Minato had stood, like leaves drifting down...

After blocking the attack of the split "Mirror Clone", before the opponent could even feel happy, Minato had already circled around behind him and directly used a kunai to reach his throat from behind, around his neck!

In a single encounter, two of the enemy's three Chunin were killed, and another was taken hostage...

It wasn't that Lanwu and Zhao were lying flat, but rather that their swift attack, as quick as a rabbit leaping and a falcon swooping, was simply too fast.

Needless to say, Akaishi possesses the dynamic vision of the Sharingan, and his physical skills are never lax. The moment Minato's kunai and shuriken were shot out, he instantly saw them clearly and even instinctively calculated their landing points. Minato was "pointing the way," and of course, they were all straightforward throws, making it easy to judge their trajectories.

As for Minato, being able to keep up with Akaishi's reactions, and even using his "Body Flicker Technique" faster than Akaishi's... that can only be described as "talent"! He doesn't have any bloodline limit or secret techniques; his motor skills are just incredibly fast...

In terms of dynamic vision, Minato's eyes, while not as good as the Sharingan of Tobi, are still much better than normal eyes.

Moreover, Akaishi's movements cannot keep up with his Sharingan - this has always been the case in the Uchiha clan, even Uchiha Madara's movements cannot keep up with his eyes!

The Sharingan is just too powerful. No Uchiha who has awakened it can train their taijutsu to keep up with their dynamic vision... After all, if they really put in that much effort, they would also improve their dynamic vision by allocating some of that effort to the Sharingan!

However, Minato was different; his agility in physical combat was basically matched with his dynamic perception.

At that moment, Minato instantly subdued one of the enemy's Chunin, while the other three Sand Jonin, still enraged by the deaths of their two comrades, had to suppress their anger upon seeing that the remaining enemy was already under the control of a Konoha ninja…

"Stop! Let go of Kodachi!" the six-armed puppeteer shouted.

"Why are the Konoha ninja attacking us? They even attacked and killed our Sand Village ninja... Are they trying to start a war against us without warning?" Ebizo warned.

The two sides had actually been at war for a long time without declaring war, and there had been more than one or two encounters between them within the Land of Rain.

However, seeing that the other party was young, Ebizo wanted to try and trick them, but...

grumble

Bang

Suddenly, bubbles appeared in the swamp, and a figure emerged from them...

It was none other than the "missing" Shionome, who was carrying the unconscious Shinnosuke.

Clearly, they had been hiding here all along…

This explains why these Sand Ninjas nearby were unwilling to engage in direct combat with Akaishi and the others, yet also refused to leave—it seems they were tracking Shii and Shinnosuke who had escaped.

Originally, these Sand Ninja were searching for the two people when they discovered that Akaishi and his group of four had arrived. So Ebizo began to plan to use a small puppet ambush to scare Akaishi and the others away.

This is why those cockroach puppets that "flanked the enemy's retreat" didn't give Akashi a strong feeling; using them to "flank the enemy's retreat" seemed a bit childish!

Even those ant puppets were actually meant to "stir up trouble"...

Although Ebizo did not think that the arrival of the four Akaishi would be enough to defeat them, he clearly had his own strategic plan and did not want to cause any unnecessary trouble!

In other words, this was not an unexpected encounter; for Sunagakure, it was a premeditated and well-prepared battle...

As for Minato's sudden ability to sense the small puppets, the principle is quite simple: Shiki infiltrated Ebizo's small puppets with some insects that could emit chakra fluctuations!

Afterwards, Zhiwei simultaneously ordered the worms inside her body to absorb her chakra fluctuations to avoid being discovered by Ebizo, while also using the worms lurking within Ebizo's puppet to try and be discovered by the support personnel...

You could say he was lucky, or you could say he was saved by fate. Minato just happened to be able to detect the chakra fluctuations of these insects, and it was thanks to these insects that they were able to find them.

Zhiwei, who had been feigning death, rushed out with Shinnosuke, who was nearing his limit, after discovering a battle taking place in the swamp.

"How's Shinnosuke? What about Mawa?" Seeing this, Akaishi ordered his "Mirror Clone" to move and cover the two who had just come out, while he hurriedly asked Shiki.

"Shin-no-suke is fine. I used the Feign Death Insect to help him hold his breath." Shiki paused, then looked at Ebizo and said, "The Sand Ninja ambushed us, and Mawa was captured while covering our retreat!"

This time, Hai Laozang's previous "threats" have become a complete joke, but...

"Hmph, Konoha harbors wolfish ambitions and has always intended to harm our Sunagakure!" Ebizo immediately retorted—Ebizo, who was already in his early forties, had long since developed a thick skin.

When Akaishi heard that Mawa had only been captured, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Ebizo, is it? Let's stop with the nonsense. We'll trade this Jonin from your Sunagakure for our captured comrade!" Akaishi directly asked if Kodachi was a Jonin. Akaishi wasn't sure—based on chakra strength, Minato judged him to be a Chunin.

However, the fact that he could simultaneously control two fairly strong puppets made Akaishi suspect that he was also a Jonin and that he was now being used as a bargaining chip, so of course he deliberately made it sound more important.

"Oh? You want to exchange Kogai Chunin for a Uchiha clan member you barely managed to capture alive?" Ebizo said disdainfully. Ebizo specifically emphasized that Mawa was an Uchiha, which actually made Akaishi breathe a sigh of relief—it sounded like the other party was just bargaining. "And you killed Ryuga and Ryuko, and you still want to leave?" another Sunagakure Jonin shouted directly.

Akaishi said calmly, "Exchange the hostages, then we can all go our separate ways, or... I'll take care of this Kodachi first, and then I'll take care of you all."

"Kid... I didn't expect that someone from the Uchiha clan would actually learn the Mirror Clone Technique, but you're too arrogant, aren't you? How do you know you won't be the one who dies?" Ebizo said coldly.

"Is that so? Then it's me. Guess how many of you I can take down?" Akaishi said, licking the scythe in his hand with an excited look on his face.

Ebizo: ...

It really is the Uchiha!

"Cough cough..." Shinnosuke was also awakened at this time. After opening his eyes, Shinnosuke immediately called out, "Mawa... huh?" Shinnosuke was obviously still immersed in the danger he had just encountered.

Ebizo then looked at Shinnosuke with a regretful expression.

"It's a pity. We originally heard that the Third Hokage's son was here and wanted you to help convey Sunagakure's hopes for peace and to clear up some misunderstandings," Ebizo said regretfully.

Of course, Kuromaru wouldn't believe that!

The Sand Village has never concealed its ambitions toward Konoha, or rather, the Land of Fire.

The only thing he didn't lie about was that "the target is Shinnosuke!"

Akaishi had been wondering about this for a while...

Why is it that this Sand Village squad, despite being able to pinpoint the location of the medical station with such precision, lacks sufficient manpower? Akashi is now beginning to understand the answer.

The fundamental reason, of course, is that drawing too many skilled fighters would make it easy for Konoha to discover their scheme, prepare in advance, or even set a trap for them. The reason they only had this level of strength, yet still carried out this operation, is because their original target wasn't the entire sanatorium, but rather… Sarutobi Shinnosuke!

Of course, they believed that capturing the Third Hokage's son alive would change Konoha's decision.

Although Akashi felt that Hiruzen Sarutobi wasn't that senile, otherwise many of the major ninja clans, including the Uchiha, and the Jonin wouldn't be convinced by him, but... considering the serious nepotism among the Sunagakure leadership, Akashi estimated that they would probably "extend their own feelings to others".

The fact that Sarutobi Shinnosuke will be patrolling is good news for Sunagakure. However, even if he doesn't come out, Ebizo, as a puppeteer with high perception and the ability to remotely control self-made small puppets, can easily create chaos in the sanatorium and then take the opportunity to make his move!

As for how the location of the sanatorium was leaked, that's the least important question right now...

Let the higher-ups in Konoha find out the reason!

"We understand Sunagakure's intentions. Since they truly have goodwill, Elder Ebizo shouldn't refuse to exchange hostages, right?" Shinnosuke then offered a way out.

After a moment of silence, Ebizo nodded and said, "Of course."

After Ebizo formed a hand seal, a chubby puppet appeared out of thin air. Puppet masters usually know some sealing techniques, otherwise it would be quite troublesome to carry a puppet around, especially for puppet masters who have more than one puppet.

Most puppeteers can only control one puppet, but... this does not mean that they only have one puppet. Instead, they will use different puppets depending on the situation of the battle.

After the fat puppet appeared, its belly opened up...

The unconscious Uchiha Mawa was revealed inside.

Seeing that Mawa was alright, Akaishi breathed a sigh of relief.

Ebizo then stepped forward and awakened Shinpan...

"I...you!" After waking up, Mawa immediately showed a look of terror and tried to attack Ebizo, but was blocked by the fat puppet's weapon that stretched inward.

This thing is clearly more effective "internal" and is a type of imprisonment puppet!

"Maiwa!" Akaishi stopped Maiwa first.

Then Akaishi looked at Minato, and the two nodded to each other. In this respect, their understanding was the same.

"Minato, Akaishi? You guys..." Shinpan realized what had happened.

The two sides formally exchanged hostages.

The way they exchanged it was also very old-fashioned...

It means having each hostage move towards the other side.

Throughout this time, Akaishi kept a close eye on Kou Daiji. If Kou Daiji made any sudden moves, Akaishi would immediately launch an attack with his super-speed kunai. Minato also kept a close eye on Mawa. If Mawa tried to do anything to him, Minato would also make a move immediately!

The hostage exchange went smoothly and harmoniously...

Just when Akaishi thought that Ebizo was destined to fail in achieving his strategic goals and would take the opportunity to "cut his losses" and back down... "Maiwa, are you alright?" Akaishi asked immediately as he looked at Maiwa who was walking over.

"Watch out!" Minato seemed to have noticed something and immediately shouted to Akaishi.

Akaashi:? ? ?

At first, Akaishi didn't even realize who Minato was warning him about...

The next moment, Akaishi suddenly saw that Mawa, who had been looking embarrassed and ashamed of being captured, walked up to him and immediately revealed a sinister sneer. At the same time...

Suddenly, Shinpan gripped his kunai tightly and thrust it towards Akaishi...