I, Uchiha Yu, am solely focused on cultivating immortality

Chapter 74 Instant Kill of a Sand Village Jonin

After the flames filled the entire valley, not a single Sand Village ninja dared to think of fighting back or running away.

The ninja who thought this way had already lost his life in the flames; his body was burned to charcoal and quickly turned into ashes in the raging fire.

The surviving Sand Village ninjas have survived to this day by using ninjutsu or digging holes, all thanks to the cover provided by the earth.

They were all huddled in caves of different sizes, looking up at the blood-red sky above the well opening. Their faces were ashen, reflecting a red glow in the firelight.

Faced with such a ninjutsu that was like a natural disaster, everyone felt fortunate, but at the same time, they had an unparalleled question: Could it be that the Third Hokage of Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had come to the Land of Rivers in person?

Fire Release is the most common ninjutsu in the ninja world, especially among the Uchiha and Sarutobi clans.

Correspondingly, there are no Fire Release techniques above Rank A; their power is entirely dependent on chakra and manipulation, meaning they are highly dependent on individual ability.

Therefore, none of the Sand Village ninjas present had ever seen or even heard of this kind of fire jutsu that could fill the entire valley.

They were all very certain that the ninja who used this ninjutsu must be a powerful Kage-level ninja, but no one could guess who he was.

The two most likely candidates are the clan heads of the two clans who are most skilled in Fire Release: Fugaku Uchiha of the Uchiha clan and Hiruzen Sarutobi of the Sarutobi clan.

As the oldest ninja among the survivors, Fusa first ruled out these two as suspects.

Fugaku Uchiha's nickname is "The Fierce Eye," and his signature ability is the Sharingan, but he is not good at using Fire Release.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was the Third Hokage of Konoha Village, nicknamed "Professor of Ninjutsu." He was most skilled in combination ninjutsu and large-scale ninjutsu, but even in the most exaggerated legends, he never actually used such a terrifying ninjutsu.

Having ruled out the prime suspect, Fusa meticulously reviewed all the Kage-level ninjas in the ninja world, only to be utterly dumbfounded.

There is no such person in the ninja world!

……

On the other side, Uchiha Yu was also completely bewildered.

He never imagined, even in his dreams, that the ninjutsu he unleashed with all his might would be so destructive. The entire valley was engulfed in flames, and the four ninjas were instantly reduced to ashes.

It has to be said that this fire now bears a resemblance to the one that Uncle Ban used to fight against an army of ten thousand men.

Uchiha Yu was now panting heavily. This attack had consumed one-fifth of his chakra and half of his natural energy. The intense energy fluctuations made him feel panicked and short of breath.

But he already knew he had made a mistake; he had underestimated his own strength and the power of his ninjutsu.

Now, upon reassessment, Uchiha Yu's chances of defeating the Sand Village ninja are at least 90%. Previously, with a 50% threshold, all the tactical arrangements he devised were nonsense.

If he had known earlier that Sage Mode was so powerful, he should have sneaked over there quietly, even if it was just a few hundred meters closer to the bottom of the valley. That way, he could have wiped out two separate Sunagakure squads in one fell swoop, instead of only taking down four ninjas like he did now.

Although everyone now has burns, the surviving genin are even burned black and red all over, with the genin puppeteer suffering the most severe injuries. This is the consequence of neglecting taijutsu training and having poor reaction speed; even if he made the right choice, he was powerless to execute it well.

Because of the distance of several hundred meters, the speed of the Fire Release gave the ninjas enough time to react, allowing most of the Sand Village ninjas to escape death.

Despite this, all the Sand Village ninja were injured.

Uchiha Yu dissipated his Sage Chakra, and the energy balance within his body had reached its limit. Naturally, he could no longer use his energy and therefore could not unleash such a powerful Sage Technique.

On the other hand, the reassessed odds of winning boosted his confidence to unprecedented levels.

Uchiha Yu said proudly, "Although I can no longer use Sage Mode, my ninjutsu, taijutsu, and supernatural abilities are all fine. Let me test what level I have reached."

After saying that, he darted forward, transforming into a gust of wind as he rushed towards the Sand Village ninjas who had begun to flee in different directions. He continuously used the Body Flicker Technique and caught up with his first target in just seven or eight seconds.

Then Uchiha Yu concealed his aura, his figure flashed and he pressed close to the back of the Sand Village's special Jonin, his straight sword silently drawn.

The Sand Village's special Jonin sensed something, roared, turned around, and unleashed a barrage of shuriken.

But when he turned around, he saw nothing, and all his swords missed their mark. The Sand Village ninja suppressed his fear, rapidly forming hand seals, frantically squeezing out his chakra.

Wind Release: Sandstorm

A gust of wind, carrying fine sand, spreads outwards in a clockwise direction from the ninja's body; this is a ninjutsu that is more focused on defense.

The special Jonin was very clever. When the enemy could approach him from behind silently, he realized that his reaction speed was not as fast as the enemy's, so he prepared a rare defensive wind-style ninjutsu in advance.

The moment he turned around and could no longer see the enemy, he used this rarely used Wind Release technique in an attempt to force the enemy back and save his own life.

But the difference in strength cannot be changed by awareness and intelligence. Just as he was forming hand seals, Uchiha Yu once again circled behind him, and his straight sword pierced his heart without any obstruction through the gap between his third and fourth ribs.

The thrust was so swift that Uchiha Yu had already drawn his sword and left. The Sand Village ninja had actually managed to execute the ninjutsu successfully.

Afterwards, the Sand Village's special Jonin felt his chest suddenly tighten and he involuntarily exhaled a long breath.

Piercing through the lungs and heart from behind, the excruciating pain and the instinctive, all-out squeezing of the torso muscles caused extreme muscle tension, resulting in the lungs contracting to their limit and forcibly expelling all the air.

The injured Jonin opened his mouth wide, but could not make a sound or breathe again. He slowly collapsed to the ground and died.

In just two exchanges, Uchiha Yu easily defeated this special Jonin using a combination of rapid Body Flicker Technique and simple genjutsu.

At the moment of delivering the fatal blow, he stared blankly at the tip of the sword for a second, then his confidence surged, and he pounced on the next target without hesitation.

On the other side, Masase Miwa's movements were even faster than Yuu Uchiha's.

As the valley was enveloped in the flames of the contractor's Sage Art, Miwa Masayo also realized that both Uchiha Yu and he himself had seriously underestimated themselves.

With such a powerful fire-based sage technique covering everything, why even consider retreating?

Just charge in.

Immortal Technique: Flame Leap

Immortal Technique: Pure White Claws

Miwa Masayo's target is the Sand Village Jonin who has just jumped out of the hole.

Under the control of the tabby cat, the flames at the entrance of the Jonin cave suddenly burst into flames, expanding from an inch or two to more than a foot in an instant, startling him with the roaring flames.

Just as the Sand Village Jonin was trying to get away from the flames, the tabby cat suddenly leaped out of the flames in Guangdong. Her white glove-like claws opened like plum blossoms, and each sharp claw was burning with pure white flames.

The flame was so pure and steady, like five tiny, smooth ribbons.

It is said that cats react four times faster than humans, and cat immortals react even faster.

Before the Sand Village Jonin could react, the tiny cat paw dragged five pure white flames and gently struck the back of his neck.

The moment they made contact, half of the Sand Village Jonin's neck disappeared. His broken cervical vertebrae could not support him, and his head naturally flipped backward, hanging down his back.

The Jonin's face froze in disbelief; he hadn't done anything before he died.

(End of this chapter)