Naruto: All My Targets Are Ninjutsu

Chapter 112 Fireball, Let Me See Your Limits! (Two Chapters Combined)

Although Mikami Yu did not have the wind attribute necessary to synthesize "Scorch Release", his "Great Fireball" can heat up and "Phoenix Flower" can explode. If these two characteristics are combined, wouldn't that be similar to Scorch Release?

Speaking of which, can't "Great Fireball" and "Hozen Fire" do something on their own and create a "Sister Well" bond or something? Why does he, the "Head of the Clan," have to worry about everything? Come on, let me see your limits!

[Fireball Jutsu: ?]

[Phoenix Fire Technique: ?]

Given that the battle was not yet over, Mikami Yu only had a thought for a moment, then took a deep breath, clasped his hands together again, and prepared to form hand seals to unleash a "Great Dragon Fire" to see if he could force out more of Yekura's scorching techniques.

That "Corona" move she just used was probably not her limit.

Just at this time.

Two familiar chakra fluctuations approached from afar, catching Mikami Yu's attention.

"This is----"

It's Minato Namikaze and Obito.

Although Kakashi and Rin Nohara didn't fire any signal flares, the commotion caused by his ninjutsu clash with Pakura was quite significant. Furthermore, Minato Namikaze and Obito's patrol area is quite far away, so given the latter's sensory abilities, they must have already noticed and are heading in this direction.

Through the gaps in the trees, one could vaguely see a boisterous, spiky hairstyle and a patch of bright golden hair.

This scene.

Ye Cang, who was still hesitating between fighting and retreating, immediately made a decision. She suddenly threw a smoke bomb on the ground and then turned and ran. Her trip was originally intended to be a covert infiltration. Now that her identity had been exposed and she had made such a big commotion, if she were surrounded by the enemy, she would not be able to escape.

Seeing this, Kakashi tried to block with his sword, but was forced back by Pakura releasing three or four Scorching Release fireballs while running.

Taking advantage of the explosion's flames, Ye Cang swiftly passed the cloaked man's location, grabbed him, and shouted "Run!" to the black-haired man a little further away. Then, without looking back, he fled rapidly into the depths of the dense forest!

The black-haired hedgehog also wanted to leave.

However, he was already injured, and as soon as he got up, Kakashi caught up with him and slammed him hard on the back of the neck with the back of his sword, knocking him off his feet.

"Lin, this guy is yours—don't even think about escaping!"

Kakashi threw down a sentence and continued chasing after Yekura and the cloaked man, seemingly wanting to capture them all.

the other side.

Yu Mikami ignored Kakashi.

Although Kakashi's raw strength is inferior to Pakura's, it's only by half a level. Given that he has already witnessed the "Scorch Release" ability and is on guard, it's difficult to determine a winner in a short time. Pakura, on the other hand, is traveling with someone and has no intention of lingering in the fight; the worst-case scenario is that she won't be able to catch up.

then.

Mikami Yu slowly approached the hedgehog-headed man, squatted down to check his breath, pried open his mouth to examine it, knocked out one of his molars that looked like it contained poison, and then his hands glowed green.

【Healing Techniques】

Yekura's team came with unclear intentions, and they also knew the pre-arranged code between Konoha and Yekura. It would be better to capture them alive so that they could be interrogated to extract information.

The only problem is that this guy's injuries are quite severe, and it's uncertain whether he can be saved. But it doesn't matter if he can't be saved; corpses in the ninja world can talk. We can have Minato Namikaze seal him away, take him back to Wildfire Castle, and find a ninja from the Yamanaka clan to examine his memories.

The latter's "Flying Thunder God" should be able to deliver the body while it's still warm.

soon.

Minato Namikaze and Obito appeared here.

As soon as Obito arrived, he was startled by the large, charred crater on the ground and the traces of arson around the mountain.

Minato Namikaze glanced around and quickly assessed what had happened, then instantly appeared beside Yu Mikami: "Yu, Rin, are you alright? Where's Kakashi?"

"They went to chase after the people from Sunagakure."

Yu Mikami said.

"—You all stay here and don't move. I'll go find him and bring him back!"

Minato Namikaze frowned, immediately created a shadow clone that remained in place, and then his main body chased after them.

At this moment, Nohara Rin also moved closer to Mikami Yu, her palms also glowing with a bright green light, and together they treated the prisoners in front of them.

soon.

The hedgehog-headed man's external wounds have mostly healed, but he is still unconscious.

Yu Mikami didn't care.

Nohara Rin immediately leaned closer, her face full of concern as she placed her hands on Mikami Yu's arm to treat the burns he had sustained from the explosive tags during the rescue: "Yu-kun, are you alright? Are you hurt? It's all my fault, I was so careless!"

"It's nothing, just a superficial wound. But you, were you stabbed a few times? Would you like me to take a look?"

"I...I only have superficial injuries, I'm fine."

Nohara Rin quickly waved her hand, her cheeks unconsciously flushing slightly.

The blush came from two sources: firstly, the warmth she felt from Mikami Yu's concern; and secondly, the location of her injury, near her chest, below her right collarbone. Although medical ninjutsu could theoretically work through clothing, it was still somewhat sensitive.

At this time.

Obito finally came running over, shouting and yelling, looking around at the battle traces: "Hey, hey, what happened here? What were you guys doing here, making such a commotion? And what's with that big crater? Did a meteorite fall in?!"

"—How come there's a meteorite? That was left behind when Yu fought that Sand Village ninja. Her fire style is very special."

Rin Nohara glanced at Obito and explained.

However, Rin Nohara could actually understand Obito's thoughts.

After all, the scene of Mikami Yuu and Yekura exchanging ninjutsu was indeed quite shocking. Even she, who witnessed it with her own eyes, felt lingering fear, let alone Obito, who had not witnessed the battle.

As for the large crater, twenty or thirty meters in diameter, with its bottom and edges covered in charred, glassy patterns, it did indeed resemble a small meteorite crater. Furthermore, within a hundred meters of it lay numerous scorched and dead trees, as if heavenly fire had fallen—

"The Sand Village female ninja you're talking about should be Pakura."

Minato Namikaze's shadow clone pondered for a moment before speaking: "Several geniuses have emerged from Sunagakure in recent years. The most famous is Sasori of the Red Sand, Chiyo's grandson, who is skilled in puppetry. Next are Rasa and Pakura, who possess bloodline limits called Magnet Release and Scorch Release, respectively. The latter is similar to an advanced version of Fire Release."

"In the past few months, many Konoha ninjas have encountered them and suffered losses at their hands. If you encounter them again next time, you must be extremely careful."

"oh."

Yu Mikami nodded.

Based on his feeling just now, Yekura is currently at a fairly normal level among Jonin. Putting aside the "Over-Steam Kill" skill, which could cause a kill on first encounter, she is not much different from an average Jonin in other aspects.

However, considering that this person is a "Hero of Sunagakure" in the original story, it's surprising that Kirigakure specifically brought him up as a bargaining chip.

He was sold by Rasa himself. It is estimated that his peak strength was close to that of an elite Jonin, but due to his age, he has not yet reached his full potential.

so----

If given the chance, we can fight again and see what other tricks "Scorching Release" has up its sleeve, so that we can study its principles more deeply and apply them to our own Fire Release techniques.

Mikami Yu thought to himself.

the other side.

Obito was still in shock.

He had always known that Mikami Yu was strong, but what he was seeing before him exceeded his original understanding. Could a clash of ninjutsu really cause such a commotion? Was this still a Chunin-level battle? No, wait, they hadn't even participated in the Chunin Exams yet; they were still Genin—

Damn it—we're all genin who've received five years of ninja academy training, so why are you so much better? And the gap is only widening!

Is this reasonable?

Obito rubbed his eyes hard, feeling a strange soreness and a slight stinging sensation, though it wasn't very noticeable.

He didn't pay much attention at first, but then belatedly realized what Minato Namikaze had said earlier: "By the way, Minato-sensei, what is this 'bloodline limit' you mentioned earlier?"

"?"

Minato Namikaze was stunned.

This...this seems to be a second or third year course at the Ninja Academy, right? You've been a genin for a year, and now you're asking me this?

Besides, isn't the Sharingan you've been longing for a bloodline limit?

Nohara Rin was kind-hearted and gave Obito a little explanation.

At this time.

Minato Namikaze's true form has returned with Kakashi.

There was no third person with him, so it seems he didn't catch up.

Fortunately, Yu Mikami captured one alive. There was also the corpse of a bald man on the other side of the battlefield. Yu Mikami and Yekura hadn't avoided him when they were fighting, and it's probably been broken into pieces.

"Minato-sensei, something's not right about this team. Besides Yekura, their overall strength is quite high, and they also know the code for Oborozuki Castle, so they may have stolen other, more important information. I think we should investigate further!"

Kakashi put forward a similar idea to Yu Mikami.

Minato Namikaze nodded: "You're right, we need to report this to headquarters as soon as possible."

After a brief discussion, Minato Namikaze decided to take the spiky-haired guy back to Wildfire Castle to find a ninja from the Yamanaka clan to search his memories. Meanwhile, Yu Mikami and the others would remain where they were.

"I should be back in a day or two. In the meantime, be careful to avoid battle. Two of them escaped and may take your information back with them, which could trigger a reaction from Sunagakure. Be careful not to fall into their ambush."

Before leaving, Minato Namikaze gave him some instructions.

"it is good."

Yu Mikami and Kakashi nodded in agreement.

Minato Namikaze was also a decisive person. In an instant, a flash of white light appeared, and he used "Flying Thunder God" to take the prisoners away, leaving only the grass trembling slightly.

Next.

Yu and his three companions quickly cleaned up the battlefield before leaving to get something to eat.

According to the order of the previous draw, it's Obito's turn to prepare the meal today.

Outside the Sunagakure camp, the wind whistled.

Several Sand Village Chunin were conducting their routine patrol along the perimeter of the camp when suddenly one of them stopped and pointed to the sandy area in the distance: "Hey, look over there, aren't those our village's ninjas?"

"?"

'

Several gazes turned to look, and they saw an orange figure carrying another bloodied, seemingly lifeless person, staggering towards them. As the figure drew closer, the Sand Ninja recognized him—it was none other than the familiar Blazing Release prodigy, Ye Cang!

"Lord Yekura! What's wrong—"

"Quickly, get Koji to the medical ward. Tell Yashamaru to do everything he can to save his life!"

Ye Cang spoke very quickly.

After a long and arduous journey, she looked extremely disheveled, her combat suit torn in several places, and her once neat orange short hair now messy. However, her voice carried an undeniable authority—in front of chunin and genin, jonin had unlimited power.

"Yes!" The two ninjas did not dare to delay and immediately carried the heavily injured and unconscious cloaked man, Koji, towards a tent marked with a medical symbol in the center of the camp.

Ye Cang stayed where he was, catching his breath for a moment to calm his turbulent blood and qi, before turning around and walking with slightly heavy steps toward the main camp.

A few minutes later.

Inside the main business account.

Yekura stopped opposite a burly, resolute-faced Sand Village Jonin: "Lord Ishikawa, the mission—has failed."

"Um?

'

Ishikawa Tetsuyan was one of Sunagakure's most elite Jonin and the frontline commander of this military operation against Konoha. Hearing Yekura's words, he looked up from the strategic map on the table, examined the girl's disheveled appearance, and his eyes narrowed. "Detailed report."

"The situation is like this—"

present.

Yekura began to report on the mission, from how they cooperated with the mole to take over Oborozuki Castle, to using Oborozuki Castle's code to raid several Konoha patrols, and then to how they encountered that strange genin squad in the dense forest, resulting in a bloody battle that left one of their four members dead, one captured, and one seriously injured.

"—That white-haired kid from Konoha is incredibly strong. His Fire Release techniques alone are at the Jonin level, and he also possesses the unpredictable Body Flicker Technique and extremely sharp swordsmanship—"

"I suspect this kid is probably a disciple of the Yellow Flash, which is why he has such a teleportation technique."

Furthermore, before I left, I did see a figure with golden hair, but it was too far away to be sure if it was Konoha's "Yellow Flash" —

"In any case, this mission was not successfully completed. I tried my best and only managed to bring Tanaka Koji back—I ask Lord Ishikawa for his judgment."

How to put it—

This failure could actually have been avoided.

If Yekura hadn't been so greedy and had simply retreated in front of Mikami and the others, she would have been fine. As long as she didn't encounter the former, she could easily handle most Konoha teams.

but----

Who would have thought of that?

How can a three-person team consisting entirely of children be so strong?

Now, the mission has failed, the squad has suffered losses, and the intelligence about the "fall of Oborozuki Castle" has been prematurely exposed, which is undoubtedly a heavy blow to Sunagakure's subsequent tactical plans. Although there are objective reasons, Pakura can only lower her head at this point and prepare to accept punishment.