Naruto: All My Targets Are Ninjutsu

Chapter 156 Obito: What's so funny? What do you guys take life for? (Two chapters combined)

Next.

Yu Mikami untied all the ropes binding the three hostages and gestured for them to get up.

The mission objective is simply to rescue one hostage. The two extra hostages are not intended for distribution to Kusagakure, but rather as backup hostages and backup backups. If they are ultimately not needed, they can be used as bargaining chips to "sell" to other teams that haven't managed to obtain hostages.

Hmm—this shouldn't be considered a violation, right? After all, most candidates share the same goal: "rescuing the hostages."

soon.

When Mikami Yu and Nohara Rin left the prison cell with three hostages.

Yu Mikami suddenly paused for a moment.

"—Heh, it seems these grass ninjas have less patience than I expected."

Although there was still some distance from the fork in the road where they had separated, thanks to the "audiovisual sharing" ability of the Shadow Clone Technique, Mikami Yu could clearly see the scene his shadow clone was seeing—

Meanwhile, the two grass ninja had returned from the side they had explored and were asking the shadow clones left behind by Mikami Yu about the situation from a distance. After all, there were only two paths here, and since they hadn't found anything on the other side, the hostage must be on this side.

Just as the two sides closed to within five meters, the tall, thin captain suddenly sharpened his eyes and made a slashing motion with his sword, aiming at "Mikami Yu" in front of him!

He knew that Konoha's "Shadow Clone Technique" was a clone technique that required splitting chakra evenly.

The amount of chakra returned to the body is different when one is passively killed versus when one actively cancels the kill.

In other words, as long as we deal with Mikami Yu's clones first, it's equivalent to weakening Mikami Yu's strength by 30%. If both sides are at their peak, the tall, thin guy thinks he might not be able to defeat his opponent, but with 10% against 70%—the advantage is in my hands!

This judgment cannot be said to be wrong.

but----

The moment he made his move, the tall, thin man suddenly felt a blur before his eyes, and "Yu Mikami" vanished from his sight. The next instant, a chilling sensation swept over him from his side and behind! He twisted sharply to block, but before he could even finish his movement, a fist struck him in the ribs!

"Snap!"

A clear cracking sound rang out!

The tall, thin man screamed as if he had been hit by a speeding carriage. He was sent flying backward and crashed heavily into the wall, spitting blood as it slid down his face. He was clearly no longer able to fight.

"Holy crap!"

The gloomy young man was stunned.

He attacked first, then was instantly defeated in one move—what kind of maneuver is that? Is this the speed and power a genin should have?!

More importantly, the other party is a shadow clone!!

Seeing that "Mikami Yu" coldly turned his head to look at him, the gloomy young man didn't care about anything else and quickly formed hand seals: Earth Release: Rock Pillar Prison!

Rumble—!

Hard rock pillars pierced from the ground and the walls, forming a cage-like structure, as if to imprison Mikami Yu.

But "Yu Mikami" only flashed for a moment before appearing behind the gloomy young man—or more accurately, appearing in front of him first, and then passing by him. The latter stood there blankly for a second or two before remembering to touch his neck, only to find his hands covered in blood.

"Forehead----"

The gloomy young man collapsed and died before he could utter another word.

Double kill in one second.

At that moment, the still-alive, tall, thin man's pupils constricted, his face filled with horror as he watched the scene unfold. He pulled a water pouch from his pocket and gulped it down. With this action, a strong smell of blood filled the air, and the tall, thin man's injuries began to heal at a visible speed.

"?!"

"This is----"

Blood of the Vortex Clan?

So, Karin's mother wasn't used as a blood bank by the ninjas participating in the Chunin Exams like her daughter, but her blood was made into HP potions and distributed to these grass ninjas?!

Yuu Mikami instantly understood, a smile playing on his lips: This was truly a case of "searching high and low without finding it." He had been pondering how to rationalize his interrogation process, but he hadn't expected this grass ninja to be so conscientious, even preparing physical evidence for him.

present.

Mikami Yu flashed to the grass ninja's side, grabbing his throat before he could rise to resist. He then snatched the water pouch, shaking it slightly to reveal that quite a bit was still left: "I'll give you a chance to live. Tell me, what's in this?"

on the ground.

Obito and the short, stout Shinobu stood about seven or eight meters apart, facing each other warily.

From their position, they could barely hear any movement underground, and the surroundings were extremely quiet, with only the rustling of leaves in the wind and the occasional chirping of birds in the distance, which made Obito somewhat anxious.

At this time.

The short, fat man suddenly spoke up: "Hey, you black-haired one. Are all Konoha's genin as arrogant as that white-haired guy from earlier?"

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Obito glanced at the man, snorted, and said, "That's not arrogance, that's confidence. With Yu's strength, he could kill you seven times in a minute."

"Huh? You're really bragging without thinking. Do you know how strong our captain is? He's actually already at Chunin level, he just hasn't been promoted yet! And me—if the captain hadn't stopped me, I could have taken on ten guys like you!"

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Even Obito was speechless at the short, fat man's boastful words, but remembering Mikami Yu's instructions before he left, he suppressed his anger: "Hmph, I'm too lazy to argue with you. By the way, how long does it take to get here from your Kusagakure? What fun things are there to do over there? I'd like to go check it out sometime."

"—Fun things? Do women count?"

"What are you talking about?"

Seeing Obito's shocked expression, the short, fat man became smug: "Haha, you brat, you've never even touched a woman before? In our Kusagakure, all ninjas, even genin, can freely enjoy the village's resources—money, food, women. If you're tired of them, you can just kill them—it doesn't matter!"

"We also caught a whirlpool last year—"

The short, fat man's boasting came to an abrupt end.

The information about capturing Uzumaki clan members was a top secret within the village. If their squad hadn't been composed entirely of descendants of high-ranking village officials, considered elites on whom much hope was placed, they would have had no way of knowing. And if this information were leaked to Konoha, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Obito didn't notice this detail, but his pupils dilated in shock, and black two-tomoe jade appeared on his face: "This—this is too much! How could ninjas do such a thing, and you're even happy about it—what do you take life for?!"

"—Sharingan?!"

The short, fat man was utterly astonished: "You're from the Uchiha clan?!"

call--!

A slight vibration came from beneath my feet, accompanied by a gust of hot air blowing out of the tunnel entrance.

This is a sign that things have already started to move below.

Realizing this, the short, fat man gritted his teeth: Although the Uchiha were infamous in the ninja world, the other party was only a boy of about ten years old. If he could kill an Uchiha here—it was hard to imagine what kind of reward the village would give him!

Fight!

Whoosh!

The short, stout man flicked his wrist, launching the kunai and shuriken he had prepared beforehand at Obito. At the same time, his hands moved swiftly, forming hand seals, and he unleashed a powerful shout: "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

opposite.

With the help of his Sharingan, Obito had already seen through his actions. He formed the same hand seals with both hands, and his movements were much faster than the short, fat man's: "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

boom!

Accompanied by a surge of chakra, an even larger and more intensely colored orange-red fireball erupted from Obito's mouth, carrying a scorching shockwave as it fearfully charged towards the Grass Ninja! In the brief instant following the collision, it shattered the fireball, its momentum undiminished as it continued to blow forward!

At the same time, Obito gripped his kunai and chased after them, shouting, "Hey! Doesn't your Grass Village have its own Fire Release technique? Why are you using our Uchiha ninjutsu? Even if you're going to steal it, at least do it properly! This power is pathetic!"

"You wretched brat—"

The short, fat man gritted his teeth, ready to fight to the death.

Just then, Obito's eyelids twitched as he heard a sound like liquid flowing. He subconsciously raised his head slightly and glanced at the reeds not far away, where he saw a blurry shadow flash by, accompanied by signs of chakra flowing.

"That is—"

Watch out behind you!

The second half of the sentence was said to the short, fat man.

Although Obito despised the actions of the Grass Ninja, he still offered a word of advice out of humanitarianism.

But the latter clearly thought this was a ploy to trick him into turning back: "Ha, such a clumsy trick, do you think I'd fall for it? I—uh!"

This moment.

A long, wet, sticky object covered with tiny barbs shot out from the dense reeds, covered nearly twenty meters at an astonishing speed, and landed on the short, fat man with a whooshing sound.

The latter only had time to let out a scream before being wrapped around the waist and abdomen, then her feet left the ground and she was pulled backward by a terrifying force!

"Hello!"

Obito reacted quickly, immediately flicking his wrist and sending out a series of kunai and shuriken with a sharp whooshing sound!

With a series of "plop" sounds, most of the hidden weapons pierced the body of the grass ninja, while a few were embedded in the long, thin object, leaving a series of wounds oozing light green liquid—judging from its shape and function, it should be a pinkish-green tongue.

"Damn it! Scrap from Konoha—"

The grass ninja was hit by four or five kunai and instinctively cursed, but before he could finish his sentence, he was dragged into the depths of the reeds. Then came a chilling "crack" sound, as if flesh was being squeezed and crushed by a tremendous force, followed by a shrill scream that abruptly stopped.

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Obito gritted his teeth, his palms sweating as he gripped the kunai: What kind of monster is this?!

Just then.

A sound came from inside the tunnel, and Mikami Yu and Nohara Rin quickly emerged with four hostages—three of whom were real hostages prepared in advance by Konoha, and the remaining one was a tall, thin man who was unconscious and had his hands and feet bound.

The latter, as "witnesses" to the crimes of Kusagakure, was intended by Mikami Yu to be left for the Yamanaka clan to search their souls, but at this moment, it has become the object that needs to be protected.

"Obito, what's going on? Yu and I just heard a noise outside, and that Grass Ninja—"

Nohara Rin immediately looked around and asked in a low voice.

"Yu! Lin! Watch out!"

Obito, gripping his kunai, pointed ahead and spoke rapidly: "There's a big guy over there, I don't know what it is, but it used its tongue to snatch a grass ninja and eat it!"

"Oh?"

Mikami Yu raised an eyebrow.

He had indeed sensed a massive and ferocious aura of chakra, along with a chilling killing intent, the moment he emerged from the tunnel. Recalling what had happened before, when the "Summoning Jutsu" had found this location, it had warned him about a "big guy" in the wetlands.

Could it be the same one?

"Rin, you protect the hostages! Obito, help me protect both flanks!"

Without hesitation, Mikami Yu drew a short sword from behind his back and issued an order.

Upon hearing this, Nohara Rin immediately shielded the several still-shaken hostages in the middle, clutching a kunai in her hand, and nervously looked around.

Obito also moved to the right of Mikami Yu, his scarlet two-tomoe Sharingan spinning wildly, trying to catch any clue.

The air seemed to freeze for a moment, leaving only the rustling of the wind through the reeds and the faint chirping of birds in the distance, accompanied by a faint smell of blood carried on the breeze.

suddenly!

"Left side—10 o'clock!"

Obito's eyes flickered as he was the first to catch a subtle trace of chakra flow, and his hands quickly formed the hand seals for the "Great Fireball" technique.

Almost at the same time that long tongue, carrying a foul stench, pierced straight towards him, Obito opened his mouth and spat out the blazing chakra that had already been gathered, forming an orange-red fireball several meters in diameter, blocking the path of the long tongue's attack!

hiss--!

The tongue was clearly extremely sensitive to high temperatures; it immediately retracted as soon as it made contact with the heat.

Yu Mikami paused his movement as he was about to dart over and deliver a slash, instead activating "Neural Activation Technique" to instantly double his dynamic vision and spot a blurry shadow that was lurking deeper into the wetlands!

"Living in damp waters, hunting with its tongue, and capable of cloaking—could it be a large lizard or a newt?"

Judging from the length of its tongue, the creature must be at least five meters long, possibly eight to ten meters. The only thing that made Mikami Yu a little uncertain was whether it was deliberately placed here by the examiners as part of the exam, or just a coincidence.

next to.

Nohara Rin said in a low voice, "Yu, the hostages have been rescued. Should we retreat now?"

"Wait a minute!"

Yu Mikami stared intently in the direction the shadow had disappeared, speaking rapidly: "It attacked us proactively. If we turn around now, it might sneak up on us from behind. If the hostage dies, it'll be a real problem. We should find a way to deal with it, or at least severely injure it, and ensure our safety before leaving!"

As they were talking.

A faint sound of water came from afar, followed by a series of rustling sounds.

"It's come ashore! It's moving around us!"

Obito said.

Mikami Yu reached one hand into his ninja tool pouch: "Report your position!"

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