Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 146 Astonishment

There were three people who revealed their forms.

In the middle is the team leader, a stylish young girl of only sixteen or seventeen.

This is a standard three-person team, consisting of a Jonin leading the team and two Chunin subordinates.

"Kenichi! Observe where the enemy landed, let's go check it out!" He said to his companion who was in charge of observing the situation, while turning back to the puppeteer named Sha Cheng and instructing him, "Put away this specially made crossbow and move with us. You and it have both done a great job this time..."

The three of them consisted of a team leader, an observer responsible for tracking and searching for the target, and a puppeteer who operated the ballista.

Besides the Jonin leading the team, the other two were elite Chunin. There were more than ten such teams behind the Sand Village's Ladder Mountain camp.

They were all dispatched by the Sand Village ninja specifically to ambush Toshiro.

It's also Toshiro's fault; things have been going too smoothly for him these past few days, which made him a bit careless and allowed the enemy to seize the opportunity and launch this attack.

Meanwhile, high in the sky, in a perilous situation, Toshiro also made his own choice.

"Spiritual Communication Technique - Released!"

As he released the summoning spell with one hand, he reached for his lower back with the other, pulled out a handful of bitter herbs, and waved them in front of him to protect himself.

Peng!

With a loud bang, a large amount of white smoke exploded in the air, and Zuo Shandiao was sent back to the Island of Oblivion ahead of schedule!

Toshiro himself was shrouded in a thick white smoke, making his figure blurry.

Ding!Ding!Ding!

From the burst of white smoke came the crisp sound of metal clashing, the sound of his bitter object colliding with the steel needle.

It was Toshiro who, thanks to the advantage of his Sharingan, was able to anticipate the trajectory of the incoming steel needles. Otherwise, in such an environment, an ordinary ninja would have been helpless and could only wait to die.

Even so, without Zuo Shandiao's presence, he was still in danger at this moment.

As the strong winds blew high in the sky, the burst of white smoke quickly dissipated, and Toshiro was no longer there.

At this moment, due to gravity, he was beginning to plummet towards the ground. If nothing unexpected happened, his fate would be...

At this point, it was no longer possible to summon the summoned beast again.

According to the rules of this ninja world, the same summoning beast cannot be summoned a second time in a short period of time; there is a cooldown period.

This cooling-off period typically lasts up to a day!

Furthermore, the summoning time for each summoned beast varies. For example, the summoning time for beasts from the three sacred sites of Mount Myōboku, Ryūchi Cave, and Shikkotsu Forest is limited.

Generally, when summoned to the real world, they can only stay for no more than two hours before returning to their respective holy sites.

Summoning beasts like Toshiro's or Kakashi's don't have so many restrictions. Once summoned, they can usually help their masters complete tasks for a long time.

According to Toshiro's speculation, this is probably because the two exist in different planes. Summoning beasts like "Mountain Eagle" and Kakashi's "Pakkun" are native to the ninja world. The three sacred lands, on the other hand, are located in demi-planes similar to blessed lands or grotto-heavens described in novels from his previous life.

This causes the difference in the time they stay after being communicated with!

……

"Captain, the situation has changed!"

"Nani!"

Upon hearing this, the captain, who had been somewhat distracted, quickly looked up and stared intently after observing the explosion near the crossbow target.

Given the current distance between her and Toshiro, with no obstructions in between, she no longer needed binoculars to observe him and could see his figure.

It's just that the distance is too far, so it looks rather blurry.

"This is……"

Seemingly sensing that he couldn't clearly observe the other side, the young captain picked up the binoculars again, put them over his eyes, and observed carefully.

With a slight movement of her arm, the telescope focused. The figure in the sky was now fully revealed before her eyes.

The figure plummeting at high speed was seen pulling a scroll from its backpack. Unrolling it, it began forming a hand seal with one hand.

It seemed that something that could save his life was sealed inside the scroll, and he was in a hurry to take it out.

But in her view, all of this seemed so futile.

Although there are some special items in the ninja world that can slow down a person's descent when falling from the sky, and then allow them to land safely by relying on the superhuman physical abilities of a ninja.

However, its effectiveness is quite limited, working at a height of only about 100 meters. Meanwhile, the opponent is nearly 2,000 meters in the air—is this a desperate last stand?

Although she had many questions in her mind, her eyes never left the other person, and she kept a close eye on his every move.

As the other party completed the seal, a backpack appeared in the scroll. The other party roughly opened it, took out a strange-looking "thing" from it, and then put the strange thing on his body.

What happened next completely overturned her understanding, causing her to forget the purpose of her trip for a moment.

"So it turns out! Humans really can fly freely on their own..."

Looking at everything happening through the telescope, the female ninja murmured in surprise. Not only her, but her two subordinates beside her were also exclaiming in astonishment.

"Captain, look! Target..."

Through the telescope, it was observed that after donning that strange garment, the person suddenly spread their limbs and glided through the air like a bat.

"It's really flying! Captain Yekura... Look, the enemy is really flying!"

So, this female captain is none other than Pakura, the newly promoted Jonin of Sunagakure and the holder of the Scorching Release Bloodline Limit.

At just 16 years old, she had already successfully synthesized the Scorching Release Kekkei Genkai and was promoted to Jonin by the high-ranking officials of Sunagakure. She was also appointed as the team leader to carry out this ambush mission.

At this moment, she was completely different from her usual aloof and arrogant demeanor in the village. Instead, she held a pair of binoculars in one hand, her mouth slightly open, looking lost in thought.

Although there are ninjutsu in the ninja world that can enable people to fly normally, those are just the power of chakra.

But this person is clearly different...

(End of this chapter)