Konoha: This Uchiha is going a bit too far.

Chapter 12 Am I too late? (Please continue reading)

"Haori? And Kai and Aoba."

The crows still circled in the forest, but they dispersed slightly under the control of Yamashiro Aoba.

Although Kakashi and Rin had some premonition after seeing that iconic fighting style before, they still had a feeling about it.

But when they actually saw the person's face, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Are you all alright?"

When Yuzhi saw that Kai and Aoba had brought Nohara Rin over, he asked in a low voice.

"Haori, we're alright, but..."

Lin turned her head and glanced at a collapsed cave not far away. Her eyes reddened and she couldn't speak.

Kakashi silently stood up, arcs of electricity reappearing on his hands, before speaking.

"I'm fine. I'll hold them off. You guys take Lin and leave quickly."

"Now is not the time to seek death; recover as soon as possible."

Yuzhi shook her head; she could still guess what Kakashi was thinking.

Having suffered so many emotional blows, he's probably now just looking for death.

"It's you?!"

The appearance of the three, including Hagoromo, caused a brief moment of surprise among the Iwa ninja, but they were well-trained ninja and quickly recovered.

However, when these Iwa ninjas saw the faces of the three of them clearly, they were filled with both joy and rage!

Surprisingly, these three guys walked right into the trap, but what's infuriating is that they weren't afraid of being captured and even came to support the others.

Are you surprised?

Although Yuzhi was extremely cautious, he still managed to reveal a smile.

"I wonder if you guys liked last night's explosion?"

explode?

Kakashi and Rin were both slightly taken aback when they heard this, and they immediately remembered the huge explosion last night.

They truly hadn't expected that the instigators were actually the three of them, including Yuzhi!

"Make your move, watch out for that brat's eyes!"

Whether out of sheer embarrassment or anger, the Iwagakure captain roared and then quickly formed hand seals.

"Earth Release: Earth Rising Spear!"

"Scatter! Aoba, Kai, you two cover them!"

Upon seeing this, Yuzhi leaped up and simultaneously issued orders.

These Iwa ninja have started using ninjutsu, which means they no longer intend to hold back.

"Go to hell!"

Just as Yuzhi landed, dodging the earth spikes, two Iwa ninjas rushed up behind him, their kunai aimed directly at his back.

However, when their kunai pierced the back of the haori, they immediately realized that something was wrong!

bang——

Yuzhi's body instantly transformed into a ball of electricity, which quickly spread to the two of them, causing them to feel numb all over.

"Lightning clone? When?"

The two Iwa ninjas' expressions changed drastically, but they were completely unable to move their bodies, and at that moment, Hagoromo rushed out of the shadows.

The ninja sword in his hand transformed into a cold gleam, instantly slicing through the necks of the two Iwa ninjas.

But he had just sheathed his sword when he had to leap up again, because another Iwa ninja appeared behind him.

"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!"

The bloodthirsty Iwa ninja had no intention of letting him go. Seeing him leap up, the Iwa ninja captain immediately formed hand seals again.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

Having just jumped into the air, Yuzhi had no room to dodge, so he could only throw his ninja sword at an Iwa ninja on the ground.

At the same time, he quickly formed hand seals, and in that instant, a huge fireball shot out of his mouth.

boom--

The fireball and the earth dragon bullet collided in mid-air, creating a muffled sound. As soon as he landed, the Iwa ninja captain and several other ninjas surrounded him.

Ding, ding, ding

The haori immediately drew her kunai, and a series of ear-piercing metallic clanging sounds rang out in the forest!

For Yuu, engaging in a taijutsu duel is definitely not a bad thing. Although these Iwa ninjas are not idiots, they know what to do when facing an Uchiha.

They always maintained a frontal stance while simultaneously having someone sneak up on them from behind.

However, if their method were used against ordinary Uchiha, even with the three-tomoe technique, the effect would not be much different.

However, for a haori, it might just mean that the danger has increased considerably, but it will definitely not be fatal!

He was forced to develop in all aspects, and he has dabbled in all sorts of abilities.

Most importantly, his Sharingan enhancement did not rely on mental stimulation, but on the passive ability of "Exceptional".

This passive ability is not just about enhancing the Sharingan; it also slightly improves his bloodline!

"But the Iwa ninja's fighting spirit is truly tenacious."

Watching the ninjas launching attacks under the command of the Iwa ninja captain, Hagoromo couldn't help but frown slightly.

The difficulty of this battle exceeded his expectations.

Even though several Iwa ninjas had already fallen to his hands in just a few minutes of fighting, these guys remained relentless.

Is it truly a "will of stone," or is he genuinely enraged by his own actions?

Moreover, apart from him, whose situation was relatively good, the situation of the others was really not good.

Akai is fighting hard; although he is still full of passion, he is getting more and more wounds.

Kakashi recovered somewhat and returned to the battle, but his condition was extremely bad; he could no longer maintain his Chidori.

Aoba was still using crows as cover and protecting Nohara Rin, but he was already exhausted and his condition was not optimistic.

"It seems we can't rely entirely on Minato Namikaze. What's wrong with him? Why hasn't he arrived yet?"

Yuri frowned even more deeply. Although it wasn't explicitly stated in the original work, it was clear that Kakashi was already at his limit when he launched his final attack.

He must have fallen unconscious very quickly, and when he woke up, he had already been rescued by Minato Namikaze, and the battle was over.

Now that he's joined, Kakashi can obviously hold out longer, but that doesn't seem like a reason for Minato Namikaze to be late, does it?

Is it 'intelligent lateness'?

"It seems we can't rely on him; we have to figure out a way ourselves."

Yuri's original intention was to hold off these Iwa ninja and wait for Minato Namikaze to end the battle, but now he had to do something.

His gaze involuntarily locked onto the Iwa ninja captain; he knew one thing—

To catch the thief, you must first catch the king!

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"I'm sorry, I have to leave!"

On the front lines, Minato Namikaze looked anxious.

He had long sensed the chakra reaction in the kunai he had left for Kakashi, but he couldn't act immediately.

According to intelligence, a massive explosion appears to have occurred at one of Iwagakure's bases.

Although no one knows exactly how much damage such an explosion caused, it will definitely have some impact on Iwagakure.

This proved to be true; perhaps knowing they were in trouble at home, Iwagakure's attack today started particularly fiercely.

This put immense pressure on Konoha's defense. However, when Konoha held firm, they inflicted heavy casualties on Iwagakure as well.

The morale of the Iwagakure troops plummeted, giving Konoha's commanders an opportunity to press their advantage.

Minato Namikaze also had to participate in such a battle. Although the morale of Iwagakure had plummeted, some of them were still fighting desperately.

With Minato Namikaze around, these people who are fighting to the death will be easier to deal with, and it will further damage the morale of Iwagakure.

However, this also consumed too much of his time, and he is now extremely worried about Kakashi and the others.

But the moment the battle was completely over, he simply greeted the ninjas cheering for him and then instantly activated the Flying Thunder God Technique.

"Kakashi, Obito, Rin, I'm sorry I'm late, you guys have to hang in there!"

Minato Namikaze silently muttered to himself, but as space shifted and everything around him changed.

His expression turned somewhat strange, because he saw a young Uchiha man holding a kunai among a group of Iwa ninja.

He lightly grazed the neck of an Iwa ninja, while the surrounding Iwa ninjas shouted "Captain!"

This gave him a strange thought—

Am I really too late?

As a newbie, I'm begging you to follow along! Following along now will determine everything about a book; neglecting a book too long can easily kill it.

Thank you all, Onz

(End of this chapter)