Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 416 Questioning

Brush brush!

A dense, high-speed burst of sound echoed through the forest.

Then came a long silence.

Under the cold moonlight, the scene in a primeval forest is like a still painting.

More than thirty elite Mist Ninja were scattered on the ground, on the branches of trees, on moss-covered bluestone, and on the treetops.

They surrounded a handsome young man with upturned eyes. Their eyes met from time to time, revealing fear, eagerness, and bloodlust.

The young man held a short knife no more than a foot long in his hand. His figure appeared tall and lonely in the moonlight. He faced the crowd surrounding him, his eyes flashing with calmness and determination.

His upturned eyes made his already handsome face even more striking, while the scarlet color in his eyes inspired awe in the surrounding fog-shrouded people.

Some in the crowd were restless, their eyes burning with a fierce intensity, like cheetahs searching for an opportunity. Others stood on higher ground, using the terrain to their advantage to look down at the young man. Their eyes flashed with a hint of disdain, but even more so with fear.

Others lurked in the shadows, their eyes darting about, their gazes shifting, concealing a thirst for blood.

In the soft moonlight, their faces appeared exceptionally somber and cold. Each person's gaze was like a sharp knife, threatening to sever the youth's composure and resolve.

"Is this 'Shimonoseki'? He truly lives up to his name!"

After carefully examining his target, Hozuki Mangetsu, who hadn't made a move yet, narrowed his eyes and his tone revealed a hint of excitement.

As the saying goes, a true expert's skill is immediately apparent. Just now, at the front of the group, with only a fleeting glance back, Manyue knew that she had met her match this time.

That kind of eerie teleportation technique is enough to send shivers down your spine just thinking about it!

"Full Moon, don't be impulsive!" Mei Terumi warned solemnly, "This guy is too fast. If you're not careful, you might not even have a chance to use your abilities!"

Even though the Hozuki clan's bloodline limit can evade physical damage, it will only be effective after he uses the 'Water Transformation Technique'.

The opponent's attack speed is too fast; they might kill you before you can even successfully unleash your ability.

"And another thing!" Qing, having already tended to his wounds, interjected, "Be careful of their illusions! Our companion just now fell for one!"

"Mangetsu, Kaito, you each lead your elite clansmen to engage the enemy, while the rest of you use ninjutsu to disrupt them from the outside." Mei Terumi continued, without looking Shisui in the eye:

"Qing, you stay behind me and keep an eye on everyone's condition. If anything seems amiss, speak up immediately!"

Only after surrounding Shisui did Mei Terumi feel half relieved. When she first received this mission, she wondered if the Fourth Mizukage wanted to use Konoha to bleed out the bloodline families like hers.

It was only Yuan Shi's words about "internal strife" that calmed her uneasy heart a little. At the same time, she sighed that as long as there is an organization, there will be different factions, and internal strife is inevitable.

Even Konoha is the same.

"A Byakugan ninja?" Shisui glanced at Ao and said calmly, "Perhaps I shouldn't have let you go last time!"

He had dealt with the owner of this Byakugan before, and he could have either kept the other person alive or killed him outright. However, considering the requirements of the Hokage's mission and his relationship with the Mist Ninja, he did not do so.

I never imagined that when I met that person again tonight, it would be like this.

With his genjutsu and body-flicker technique, the biggest threat to him in the entire Mist Ninja team is this Byakugan ninja.

"Why are you following behind the negotiating team?"

Shisui's crimson Sharingan swayed from side to side, observing the surrounding Mist Ninja. A hint of confusion flickered in his voice as he questioned:

"Your Kirigakure peace envoy is right behind me. Why are so many elite troops secretly infiltrating the Land of Fire?"

"Do you intend to disrupt the peace between Konoha and Kirigakure?"

"Peace talks!" Hozuki Mangetsu chuckled lightly, looking at Shisui opposite him with a hint of amusement, his tone flippant: "Looks like this guy hasn't realized he's been betrayed by the village yet!"

This opponent is very dangerous. Trying to persuade them before the fight might lower their will to resist, which could reduce our casualties later.

"'Shisui of the Body Flicker,' that name resounds throughout the ninja world. You, as the person directly involved, surely know how he earned it!"

"The so-called peace talks are conditional on your life!"

"What did you say?!" Upon hearing the other person's words, Shisui's face was filled with disbelief.

"How could the Hokage possibly agree to something like this!"

Shisui, who always respected the Third Hokage, did not believe the other party's nonsense at all; these were just small tricks by the other party to shake his will.

"Chance!"

Although he said that the Third Hokage would never do such a thing, Shisui couldn't help but feel a little flustered inside.

This slight panic was perfectly seized upon by Hozuki Mangetsu on the other side.

"Hirame Flounder - Liberation"

Seizing the opportunity, Man Yue didn't hesitate at all. He took advantage of Shisui's weakness and launched a sneak attack on him.

Bang!

As he poured a large amount of chakra into it, the size of the twin swords, Hiramekarei, in his hands underwent a tremendous change.

As he channeled his chakra, the white bandages wrapped around the blade automatically fell off, transforming into two enormous, but oddly shaped hammers or cones, which smashed towards Shisui.

"cut!"

Seeing Shisui's shock at being betrayed by the village, Mangetsu scoffed dismissively.

Unexpectedly, the renowned Shisui of the Body Flicker Technique would reveal a flaw because of such a piece of news. He is truly unexpectedly naive.

If this happened to the Mist Ninja, among those bloodline clans, wouldn't they explode on the spot?

"Isn't this...too easy!"

With a single slash of the flounder in her hand, she smashed Shisui into a bloody pulp. Mangetsu's face showed both excitement at the sight of blood and a hint of confusion.

Fortunately, the figure he smashed into a pulp quickly transformed into black crows, which then emitted an annoying cawing sound before splitting into more than a dozen clones that roamed around his body.

"Is this also a clone?"

Wielding the Hiramekarei once more, smashing another clone into a flurry of crows, Mangetsu didn't stop. Instead, she focused her attention on another clone that had shown a weakness… This must be the real body.

I've just started writing one more chapter, and I'm feeling a bit uncertain about it.

(End of this chapter)