Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 144 Ambush

Two days later.

After making another trip between the village and the camp, Toshiro received another reconnaissance mission.

He sat cross-legged on the back of "Mountain Eagle" and carefully looked at the mission scroll in his hand.

[The reconnaissance missions have been quite frequent lately. Could it be that the village is about to make some big move?]

With a furrowed brow, Toshiro began to slowly recall some of the information he had come across.

The camp has recently seen a lot of new faces, all of whom just graduated from the Ninja Academy this year and were brought in directly.

At the same time, the number of members in each family's territory has generally increased, and the transportation of supplies has become more and more frequent!

It seems...

Putting away the scroll in his hand, Toshiro looked up at the drifting clouds in the sky and felt the surging air currents; his thoughts began to slowly drift away.

This is the kind of pleasure that supernatural power can bring. What's the point of fighting and killing all day long?

Let's all sit down and have a peaceful chat. Why can't we improve trade and development? These people are so stubborn!

Although he didn't personally experience the joy of flying, every time he was on the back of "Mountain Eagle" and looked down at the forests, mountains, and rivers on the earth, he always felt a sense of exhilaration and joy.

His gaze shifted downwards, and he saw a tall mountain in the distance. Toshiro frowned slightly. At this moment, he had only just left the camp and was still within the territory of the Land of Fire.

"Idiot! Fly higher! Even though we're within the country's borders, we can't let our guard down. Otherwise, if something happens, we'll both be in big trouble!"

This area is already considered 'enemy-occupied territory'. Beyond here lies the Land of Rivers. Only after that can we reach the Land of Winds.

And that was the destination of his mission.

Just as Toshiro was reminding the summoning beast, in a dense forest on a distant mountain, a strange-looking, giant machine painted with camouflage was quietly hidden.

Right next to this machine, inside a rock large enough for a person to hide, a cylindrical object is protruding, staring intently at the distant sky.

"Target spotted, 3 kilometers away, altitude approximately 1500 meters, rapidly approaching, expected to fly high above the ambush site!"

It turned out that the cylindrical object protruding from the rock was a long telescope, secretly observing Toshiro's movements. It just goes to show the old saying: You're admiring the scenery, but the person admiring the scenery is also admiring you.

"Alright! We've finally got this damn guy. Sand City, the rest is up to you. Make sure you take him down in one fell swoop!"

"Remember, you only get one chance. Once you arouse their suspicion, it's very difficult to create a second opportunity to ambush them!"

A clear voice rang out at this moment, but there was no trace of anyone at the scene.

At the same time, fearing that his subordinates would miss this hard-won opportunity, the master who made the sound did not forget to give them some instructions.

"Don't worry, Captain! This time it'll definitely hit the target on the first shot. Let that Konoha bastard taste the power of our Sand Village!"

It turned out that Toshiro was riding this big bird around the Konoha camp, and would occasionally fly to the back of the Sunagakure camp, which had already aroused the enemy's vigilance.

According to intelligence gathered by spies, they learned that the other side would ride that large bird to frequently scout out their movements behind them.

The Sand Village had long been prepared to eliminate him, but their own summoning beasts were inadequate. Therefore, they could only resort to this most foolish method to ambush Toshiro.

On all the routes that Toshiro might take, suitable locations were selected, skilled personnel were assigned, and specially developed secret weapons were deployed to prepare to eliminate the opponent in one fell swoop.

Toshiro was completely unaware of this, and after reminding "Mountain Eagle," he didn't take it too seriously.

As far as he knew, the attack range of ninjutsu was limited. A range of one or two hundred meters was already quite remarkable.

Even large crossbows or giant shuriken throwers, if used as anti-aircraft guns, could not reach his height.

He's currently flying at an altitude of over 1500 meters, so even if the seemingly inconvenient mountain below harbors enemies, it poses no danger to him...

"The target is about to enter our firing range, its flight path unchanged. Wait, its altitude is increasing!"

"team leader……"

Upon hearing this, the puppeteer named Shacheng was momentarily undecided. He didn't know whether he should launch an attack or let the opportunity pass to avoid alerting the enemy!

"Damn it! What a cunning fellow. Sand City! How confident are you?"

This captain clearly didn't want to let go of this hard-won opportunity and wanted to take another gamble!

It should be noted that in order to successfully ambush the enemy, they deployed a dozen elite squads of three men each, who had been lying in wait at these pre-marked locations for more than half a month.

If you miss today, who knows when you'll get another chance this good?

"I'm about 75% confident!"

"Moreover, opportunities are fleeting, and as the opponent's altitude increases, it becomes increasingly difficult to hit them!"

The puppeteer, named Shacheng, initially claimed a 70% chance of success. However, as he gazed at the increasingly larger dots in the distance, his confidence dwindled...

"Since we're 50% sure, then it's all up to you from here on out!"

Without the slightest hesitation, as the team leader, she decisively issued the order.

With a 50% chance of success, it was already worth the gamble. Compared to the uncertain "next time," she preferred to seize the opportunity right in front of her.

Then, the entire forest fell silent. Only three long-tube telescopes were fixed on the black dot in the sky, slowly changing direction as it moved.

"Now!"

As the figure in the sky approached, a loud shout shattered the tranquility of the place.

click!

hum! !

A more muffled, resonant click echoed, unlike any other ballista.

Then, a crossbow bolt, about the thickness of an egg and two meters long, with a pair of small wings and a blue glow, shot angrily into the sky.

The small wings were wrapped with a large amount of wind-attribute chakra, which multiplied the range of the crossbow bolts.

Only the secret weapon, rendered useless after firing its arrows, remained on the spot.

Compared to ordinary ballistae, this secret weapon is not only more robust, but it also has two more pairs of lever arms.

This is a weapon specially developed by the Sand Village for ambushes!

(End of this chapter)