I, Uchiha: Split Konoha

Chapter 129 The Cautious Suigetsu Pufferfish

"Heh heh, looks like I underestimated you, kid. You really think you can act recklessly just because you learned a little ninjutsu from Orochimaru."

Slowly removing the massive Samehada from its back, the 2.5-meter-tall, giant-like Suigetsu Hozuki revealed a ferocious smile, his sharp teeth bared, exuding cruelty.

"No matter how many fish come, they are still prey."

Gazing at the Konoha ninjas in the distance, Suigetsu Hobuki snarled and roared, "Konoha's reinforcements number no more than a hundred. Kill them! Today, we'll raze this Konoha stronghold to the ground!"

The ninjas of the Mist Village were all taciturn, or rather, under the Blood Mist Village policy, the Mist Village ninjas were all qualified war machines. Under orders, countless Mist Village ninjas transformed into black shadows and charged towards the Konoha ninjas.

"Roar~ Get out of my way, you ants!"

The massive body of Manda tumbled and rolled, causing the earth to shake instantly. Even Suigetsu Hozuki was filled with fear in the face of this war behemoth, and he charged forward, brandishing Samehada in his hand.

"Manda! Retreat!"

Just as Manda was being arrogant and trying to teach the Kirigakure who was fighting him a lesson, Uchiha Yoru, who was in the distance, suddenly saw the huge body and the full head of red hair, and immediately shouted.

Battlefield experience led Wanshe to instinctively flick its tail, raising a cloud of sand, before burrowing directly into the soft earth.

"Damn brat!"

Uchiha Yoru's reminder allowed Manda to escape, which enraged Suigetsu Hozuki. He turned around, brandishing his Samehada ninja sword, and shouted, "Kid, let me see how much of Orochimaru's skill you've learned!"

Rumble~

With the arrival of reinforcements, the Konoha ninjas once again engaged in battle with the Kirigakure ninjas. As if by fate, Kakashi Hatake unexpectedly encountered Zabuza, the Demon of Kirigakure, here.

Uchiha Shisui encountered Kisame and other elite Kirigakure ninjas, and almost everyone had a rival. On the battlefield of more than a hundred ninjas, ninjutsu flew everywhere. Each ninja not only had to be wary of his opponents, but also had to be observant and attentive to his surroundings, because a small shuriken could become a deadly weapon if he was not careful.

Ding ding~

Uchiha Yoru clashed with Suigetsu Hozuki, the commander of the Kirigakure ninja who had launched the attack. Upon meeting, Uchiha Yoru dared not be careless in the slightest, and his Kusanagi sword clashed directly with Samehada.

In the brief moment of their exchange, the contempt in Suigetsu Hozuki's eyes vanished as he looked at the brat before him, replaced by a look of seriousness.

That kid is so fast!

Similarly, Uchiha Yoru, relying on Lightning Release Chakra Mode, pushed his speed to the limit, and even his hand went numb as he fought against him with the Kusanagi Sword.

They were secretly amazed by the immense strength of this Suigetsu Hozuki. The huge Samehada was perfectly proportioned to Suigetsu Hozuki's 2.5-meter-tall body, and its powerful strength was not at all cumbersome.

Shulker

Almost without warning, as the two clashed, seven or eight venomous snakes with gaping jaws suddenly emerged from Uchiha Yoru's sleeves and attacked.

Although the ninjutsu level wasn't high, it was still incredibly sudden. In the brief exchange, Suigetsu Fuguki couldn't help but frown; this kid seemed to know him quite well.

"Fat pig, is that all you've got?"

Taking advantage of the opportunity to retreat quickly, Uchiha Yoru didn't miss the chance to mock him, and the word "fat pig" immediately caused a shadow to appear in the eyes of Suigetsu Hobutsuki.

"Kid, even Orochimaru wouldn't dare to look down on people like this if he were here."

Suigetsu Hozuki, the leader of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, also had his own pride, especially the Samehada in his palm, which made him invincible.

Uchiha Yoru looked at Suigetsu Hobuki, a minor character from the original story, and secretly pondered, "No ninja should be underestimated. Judging from his swordsmanship just now, he is definitely one of the top Jonin."

Thousand Needles of Hair

Suigetsu Hozuki suddenly shouted, and instantly his wild red hair shot out a dense barrage of hair attacks. This ninjutsu was very similar to Jiraiya's hair ninjutsu.

Faced with this sudden attack, Uchiha Yoru quickly formed hand seals, took a deep breath, and the chakra gathered in his throat suddenly burst out, transforming into a huge fireball that shot out.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique

A massive fireball swept past, and even with the chakra boost, the sharp senbon hairs instantly vaporized under the intense heat of the flames. Uchiha Yoru not only used Fire Release to block the attack, but the remaining force continued to strike the opponent.

"Kid! Using Fire Release on a Mist Ninja? You're being too presumptuous!"

In a fit of rage, the Watermelon Pufferfish Demon suddenly spat out a large glob of water, instantly extinguishing the enormous fireball.

"Sushizaki Fuguki, one of the first Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist from Kirigakure in the Land of Water, and the first wielder of the great sword Samehada. He was unusually tall and muscular, and skilled in hair-based ninjutsu, water-style techniques, and swordsmanship."

"The Greatsword Samehada can absorb the opponent's chakra and inject the absorbed chakra into the user's body. This sword is mainly used to cut people. The deep blue blade is covered with barbs."

On the battlefield, Uchiha Yoru, his body crackling with lightning, casually revealed the enemy's information with a relaxed smile, without trying to hide it from the other ninjas.

"Your Samehada is indeed strong, but our Konoha intelligence department is not to be underestimated. Your Samehada is a living sword; it could go toe-to-toe with the Kusanagi sword just now, and it wasn't even afraid of Lightning Release. But just now, when I released Fire Release, you chose to counterattack with Water Release. Your sword is afraid of fire!"

Samehada is afraid of fire!

Upon hearing this, Suigetsu Hobuki's face turned ashen, and he gritted his teeth and snarled, "Kid, it seems Orochimaru has been gathering a lot of information about my Kirigakure while working for Root."

It was obvious that the other party knew so much about him, and Suigetsu Hozuki attributed it all to Root, since only Root had such powerful infiltration and reconnaissance capabilities in Konoha.

Uchiha Yoru smiled at Suigetsu Hobuki's misunderstanding, but he did not explain that it was information he had deduced from the original work.

In the original manga, when Killer Bee fought Itachi Uchiha, Samehada revealed his weakness to fire.

"Kid, Orochimaru has been expelled from Konoha. Why don't you join our Hidden Mist Village?"

Just as the Watermelon Pufferfish Demon was launching a mocking counterattack, he suddenly realized that something was wrong with his surroundings. With a sharp pain in his palm, he instantly broke free from the illusion.

The moment he broke free from the illusion, several ferocious creatures appeared in his pupils, their blood-red mouths wide open, lunging at him.

"Damn brat."

Suigetsu Hozuki, who cleaved the venomous snakes in two with a single swing of Samehada, was filled with shock and rage. If it weren't for Samehada, he would have almost perished here due to carelessness.

"Your eyes!"

Uchiha Yoru, transformed into a bolt of lightning, had already closed in behind him. As the two clashed again, Suigetsu Hozuki was filled with apprehension, his eyes constantly darting away from his opponent's.

"How can your Sharingan be so powerful?!"

At this moment, Suigetsu Hozuki was filled with apprehension. He had actually managed to enter the genjutsu without the kid's knowledge. It wasn't that he hadn't fought against the Sharingan users of the Uchiha clan before, but this kid's Sharingan ability seemed somewhat terrifying.

Uchiha Yoru, who was relentlessly launching a fierce attack with the Kusanagi sword, smiled. The power of the Sharingan was undeniable. Even though he hadn't activated the Mangekyou Sharingan after evolving into it, his normal three-tomoe Sharingan seemed to have been strengthened.

"You brat, you're too arrogant!"

In close combat, Suigetsu Hozuki suddenly roared, revealing an opening in his rage. Uchiha Yoru sneered and, gripping the Kusanagi sword with both hands, plunged it into Hozuki's armpit.

However, the sensation upon entering his body was strange. The Watermelon Pufferfish Demon revealed a wicked smile of triumph, his previous anger completely gone.

The detonation tags sizzled, and the body of the Watermelon Pufferfish Demon instantly turned into a pool of water, creating a water clone!

Just as the water clone was about to collapse, the detonating tag flashed with a blazing white light, and with a deafening roar, Uchiha Yoru was engulfed in the explosion.

"Kid, a ninja's strength is never determined by the level of their ninjutsu."

Within a mud pit, the massive body of the Watermelon Pufferfish Demon slowly emerged, revealing a ferocious sneer. However, at that moment, lightning once again appeared behind it.

"By the same token, the ability to create clones isn't something only you can do."

Uchiha Yoru, wielding the Kusanagi sword, had a cold glint in his eyes. Their duel wasn't a grand ninjutsu battle, but it was extremely dangerous in close combat.

Forced to retreat, Suigetsu Hozuki snorted coldly and brandished Samehada as he was about to launch an attack when a venomous snake suddenly sprang out of the crater from the earlier explosion and bit his ankle.

"Damn it! What time is this?!"

The pufferfish demon, who had crushed the venomous snake into a bloody pulp, revealed a look of shock and anger. He recalled the scene from just now. At the moment he used his water clone to detonate the explosive tag, the other party used his ninja sword to dig a small pit in the ground. At the same time, the venomous snake took the opportunity to lie in wait. Under the explosion, the mud clone blocked the small pit, which perfectly covered the hole.

"You little devil, you're so cunning!"

Suigetsu Fuguki's face turned green. He hadn't expected this brat to be so troublesome. He also had information about this brat, such as his massive chakra reserves, just like his own. That's why he chose to have a sword fight, but he never expected this brat to be so cunning.

"withdraw!"

Seeing his ankles begin to turn black, Suigetsu Hobuki immediately threw out a smoke bomb and gave the order to all the Mist Ninja on the battlefield to retreat.

Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique

As he retreated, Suigetsu Hozuki formed hand seals, and instantly his immense chakra combined with the moisture in the air to create mist, filling the entire battlefield with a thick white fog.

In this situation, the Konoha ninjas hurriedly began to defend themselves.

"Hyuga clan ninjas, be on alert! Everyone stand back to back for a complete defense."

These were all seasoned ninjas on the battlefield. The moment the thick fog appeared, groups of three to five Konoha ninjas immediately formed a small defensive circle, back to back.

"The Hidden Mist has retreated!"

With a large number of Hyuga clan members present, they immediately spotted the retreating Kirigakure ninja and began shouting.

Wind Release: Great Breakthrough

The Konoha ninja who had mastered Wind Release immediately activated their ninjutsu. The thick fog, which had no one to control, was instantly blown away by the strong wind, and the retreating figures of the Kirigakure ninja were seen by all the Konoha ninja.

The decisive battle of hundreds of ninjas had already begun to alter the landscape. As the Hidden Mist Village departed, the pitted and uneven sandy beach was revealed, and the Konoha ninjas who had survived the ordeal let out excited shouts.

When the Konoha ninjas on this island looked at Manda's terrifying figure, they all showed expressions of nostalgia.

Humans are like that. After Orochimaru left, they remembered how good things had been. Back then, Lord Orochimaru only had to wander around the border and show his face to deter enemy countries. Now, the Hidden Mist Village is almost coming to their doorstep.

"Medical ninjas treat the wounded, reconnaissance squad on alert!"

Uchiha Yoru was a ninja who had survived the Third Shinobi World War, so he naturally knew that battles and wars between ninjas were always deceptive, and a slight mistake could lead to a bloody lesson. Therefore, he dared not be careless in the slightest, especially since he still had a large number of Hyuga branch family ninjas under his command. It would be foolish not to make good use of them.

"Prepare to return to our base."

Victory! When countless Konoha ninjas saw Uchiha Yoru's familiar and powerful snake-type ninjutsu, they felt as if they were seeing Orochimaru-sama himself, and they cheered excitedly.

Uchiha Yoru did not stop this scene, but instead showed a confident smile, secretly nodding to himself, it seemed that his deliberate use of snake-type ninjutsu had not been in vain.

There are many ways to build prestige as quickly as possible. The most direct way is to rise to the top by stepping on the corpses of your enemies. But obviously, he didn't encounter any brainless enemies, so he could only choose to rely on his teacher's prestige to rise to the top.

The prestige of Orochimaru, one of the Three Legendary Sannin, will be an asset to him. After all, Orochimaru has been expelled, and countless ninjas on the front lines still cherish the memory of Orochimaru's existence. Naturally, this hope will be placed on Orochimaru's successor.

Similarly, he must also have a certain level of ability, otherwise he will only become a joke.

Clearly, he succeeded. Just as he gained fame when he intercepted Jiraiya in Konoha, he will become a substitute for the countless Konoha ninjas on the front lines who miss Orochimaru, one of the Three Legendary Sannin. Of course, as time goes by, the former Snake Shadow will disappear, and he will take its place.

……

The retreating Kirigakure ninja moved quickly through the forest. A medical ninja cautiously asked, "Sir, is your foot alright?"

Suigetsu Hobuki snorted coldly, and the poisonous blood in his ankle had already been forced out by his superb chakra control. "This brat is troublesome."

"Pass down the order: have Zabuza lead an assassination squad to gather intelligence. I need to know exactly how many reinforcements Konoha has sent this time."

"yes!"

"Kisame, pass down the order. This time, quite a few Hyuga clan ninjas have come to Konoha. The battles to come will likely be extremely difficult. Next time, send Kaguya's madman to fight the Hyuga clan."

"Yes."

Despite his burly appearance, Sushiyama Fuguki has some extraordinary qualities that have allowed him to reach this position; his caution is the reason he has survived for so long.

His decision to retreat this time was twofold: first, he had tested the strength of Konoha's reinforcements; second, he was unsure whether Konoha would send reinforcements later, otherwise why would he retreat so easily?

The Hidden Mist Battlefield will feature slightly more ninjutsu battles. Also, since it's now available for purchase and the main character has grown, there will be some romantic subplots. I hope you enjoy it.

(To be honest, some free-to-read readers liked to report ambiguous scenes before the book was published, so many authors put the ambiguous scenes after the book was published. I was reported several times and had two chapters banned.)

Looking at the title, hehe, guess how the protagonist will rise to power?

(End of this chapter)