Escape from Konoha.

Immediately afterwards, the chakra blades on his two fingers transformed into small chakra streams, fiercely impacting the heart of the Sand Village ninja.

When Ayane pulled her finger out, it was only covered with a layer of chakra, without a trace of blood.

The other person's eyes were filled with bloodshot veins that looked like they were about to burst, their face was twisted and contorted, and they had endured unimaginable pain before collapsing to the ground and dying.

Chapter Thirty-Six: Tactics

"Watch out, this isn't an ordinary kid!"

As the smoke began to dissipate, Ruri's Sharingan and Ayane's Byakugan were fully revealed.

As the only two bloodline ninja clans in Konoha, the Uchiha and Hyuga inflicted immense suffering on ninjas from various villages during the numerous Shinobi World Wars.

The Sharingan has earned a reputation for being able to escape in a one-on-one fight.

In a one-on-one fight against a Sharingan ninja, the chance of winning is practically zero.

After Ruri and Ayane revealed their bloodstains, the ninjas who had surrounded them were all terrified.

The ninja who first attacked Ayane was just a Chunin from Sunagakure, but he was easily defeated by Ayane, who possessed the Byakugan, in the smoke. Even if there was an element of carelessness and being outmatched, under the watchful eyes of those eyes, he couldn't possibly make any small moves.

Moreover, Ruri's Sharingan was watching them intently from the side.

As for Shiraishi, this inconspicuous medical ninja, they deliberately ignored him.

He's just a medical ninja. Once the enemy's main force is defeated, Shiraishi will be no different from a lamb to the slaughter in their eyes.

"In that case, just separate the three of them!"

A ninja wearing a Sand Village headband had a serious look in his eyes. He gathered a large amount of visible chakra in his hands and slammed them down on the ground.

Earth Release: Earth Splitting Palm!

boom!

The three of them immediately changed color. The ground began to crack inch by inch as if an earthquake had occurred, and the area was very large. There was no time to think of a countermeasure. The surrounding soil and rocks continued to sink and crack. The three of them had no choice but to attach chakra to the soles of their feet to avoid being thrown away by the huge force of the earthquake.

Seeing that Shiraishi and the other two had become disorganized due to the shattering of the earth, the remaining ninjas jumped up again, their eyes filled with intense killing intent.

"This guy..."

Ruri's gaze was fixed on the Sand Village ninja who used Earth Release. The incredibly skillful Earth Release ninjutsu was extremely powerful, and its ability to perfectly cut through the battlefield was more like that of an Iwa Village ninja than a Sand Village ninja.

The crimson two-tomoe Sharingan began to rotate, and without retreating or avoiding the enemy the moment they moved, it chose to face them head-on.

"With the Sharingan, as long as you avoid the eyes..."

Let's assume the Sand Village ninjas who fought Ruri are Sand Village ninjas, since they were indeed wearing Sand Village headbands.

Despite Ruri already having doubts about the identity of this Sunagakure unit.

Of course, the Sand Village forces cannot be said to be wrong, but there must have been unidentified ninjas mixed in with them.

The Sand Village ninja who fought against Ruri was very confident.

During the Fourth Shinobi World War, experienced ninjas in the village warned them that if they encountered an Uchiha ninja who had activated the Sharingan, they should avoid looking directly into their eyes, otherwise they would be defeated by genjutsu.

Even though avoiding eye contact could easily allow the enemy to succeed, as a special Jonin, he only needs to intercept the opponent once, allowing the others to come up and attack from both sides, thus ensuring victory.

As he thought this, he used a kunai to block the glass kunai.

However, the fierce force surging into his arm made his face turn deathly pale.

He even experienced auditory hallucinations of bones cracking.

My body stiffened for a moment, and I instinctively looked up, only to meet a pair of scarlet eyes.

In an instant, his consciousness went haywire, and his gaze became vacant.

Liuli slashed his neck with a kunai, and the moment the blood splattered, she vanished from her spot with a body-instantaneous movement, rushing toward her next target with fluid grace.

Shiraishi, watching Ruri and Ayane unleash their power from the back, showed no surprise.

Although the enemy is very powerful, there are two Bloodstained Ninjas gathered here, both renowned Sharingan and Byakugan users in the ninja world. At least they will not suffer a crushing defeat in the short term.

After all, the most powerful ninjas in this unit were besieging or rather, restraining Sakumo.

The enemy's strategy is probably to focus on containing Sakumo, while the remaining fighting force quickly takes care of Shiraishi and the others, and then they can all gang up on Sakumo and kill this renowned White Fang of Konoha.

This would be a huge blow to Konoha's morale.

However, they underestimated Sakumo's strength, and their more serious mistake was not anticipating the formidable fighting power of Ruri and Ayane.

Leaving aside Ayane, who is still somewhat lacking in rank of Jonin, Ruri's overall abilities have completely reached the Jonin level.

Combined with the intimidating power of the Sharingan, it would take two Jonin to suppress her.

Just as Baishi was hiding behind a big tree and thinking, the ground beneath his feet suddenly cracked open, as if something was about to burst out of the earth.

"Earth Release: Heart-Severing Decapitation—"

puff!

It interrupted the enemy's ninjutsu release.

The kunai pierced into the hard, muddy ground.

Shiraishi remained crouched on the ground, her gaze calm.

"Don't suddenly appear and scare me..."

The ninjas hidden in the ground have lost their chance of survival forever.

He deftly pulled out the kunai, fiddled with the soil, and then plugged the hole, which was stained with blood. He slowly smoothed out the crack, without any haste or impatience, as if nothing had happened.

Then, Shiraishi continued to take out smoke bombs from his ninja tool bag.

It was thrown towards Ayane.

The smoke grenade exploded, producing a large amount of white smoke that enveloped the area. Seeing themselves surrounded by the smoke and unable to see clearly, the enemies tried to retreat.

Another smoke grenade was thrown, continuously expanding the smoke area.

This must be the perfect battleground for Ayane.

If the enemy can use Earth Release to divide the battlefield, then Shiraishi can also use smoke bombs to create a dedicated battlefield that is convenient for Byakugan battles.

Not only that, Liuli's place was also affected by the smoke.

However, Ruri, who used to fight with Shiraishi with her eyes closed, has only lost the genjutsu power of her Sharingan. Her movements are not hindered, so she only needs to make herself think that she is fighting with her eyes closed and find the rhythm of the game she used to play with her eyes closed.

In this way, those Sand Village ninjas must be furious with Shiraishi, the weak and cowardly medical ninja who keeps throwing smoke bombs from the rear.

Shiraishi seemed thoughtful as he observed how such a small smoke grenade could have such a significant effect.

It seems we need to create special smoke grenades to allow the smoke to condense for a longer time and spread over a wider area. During combat, he can just focus on healing and throwing smoke grenades.

If this tactic works, it will be a unique new tactic developed by their Shuo Mao squad.

"Damn it! Let's take care of that brat who threw the smoke bomb first!"

Unable to bear this chaotic environment any longer, a Sand Village Jonin roared angrily, nearly spitting blood in his rage.

They were not used to fighting in smoke, and fighting the enemy with their eyes closed was practically suicide.

However, with their eyes open, they can only see a very small area, while the enemy is fully aware of their actions.

This style of play is extremely frustrating.

Despite having a stronger lineup than the opponent and being able to quickly establish absolute dominance, the battle was turned around after Shiraishi occasionally threw out a smokescreen.

If they want to deal with Shiraishi, they need to get past the combination of Ruri and Ayane.

At the same time, they were also wondering why a ninja skilled in earth-style stealth hadn't made any moves yet.

Does it really take this long to deal with a medical ninja who's only a genin?

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Speculation

Senbon, having refined poison, fell from the sky like a shower of flowers. Sakumo held the White Fang Short Sword, a short sword made of precious metal that could transmit chakra. With such a sharp weapon and his flawless swordsmanship, only invisible white blades could be seen. Senbon were blocked around Sakumo without exception, none of them breaking through his defensive circle.

He was fighting two Sand Village ninjas who were skilled at manipulating puppets.

A man and a woman, slightly older than him, were likely a married couple. Their teamwork was excellent, especially their attacks, which came one after another. If he hadn't been there, an ordinary Jonin would have already been defeated and killed by their relentless barrage of attacks.

Even though he managed to deflect a large number of poisoned hidden weapons released by the two using puppets, Shuo Mao still dared not be careless.

Adding poison to the puppet's hidden weapons is a common assassination technique used by ninjas in the Sunagakure puppet army.

If the skin is accidentally cut, the poison will spread through the wound and seep into the flesh.

At that point, the situation will undoubtedly become extremely troublesome.

When fighting these puppeteers, not even the slightest accident can happen.

However, having carried out many S-rank missions over the years, Sakumo had experience fighting puppeteers. Even though the puppetry skills of the two opponents were stronger than those of the puppeteers he had encountered before, the weaknesses of puppetry were also obvious.

Chakras are needed to control the puppets, and the puppeteer's own body is usually very weak.

Cutting off the chakra threads will only temporarily deprive the puppeteer of control over the puppet; the chakra threads will soon be reassembled, allowing the puppet to rejoin the battle.

Therefore, instead of severing the chakra threads, the best tactic is to bypass the puppet and attack the puppeteer directly.

How can we get around it?

The male and female Sand Village ninjas constantly switched positions with each other, their techniques dazzling to the eye.

The puppets manipulated by the two of them were all hidden in dark robes, making it impossible to see how the mechanisms and hidden weapons worked or from where they were launched.

This will disrupt Shuo Mao's analytical abilities.

Moreover, his opponent clearly knew his strengths and avoided close combat, always carefully keeping his distance.

This made Sakumo feel extremely troubled.

The opponent possesses an incredibly rich array of combat skills and must be a highly influential figure within the Sunagakure puppet army.

"Give it a try!"

This delay is not a solution. The two puppeteers' cooperation is flawless, and he is quite worried about the situation on Bai Shi's side as time drags on.

He further channeled chakra into the White Fang short sword in his hand, and the sword emitted a bright white light, as if the blade was coated with a layer of pure white moonlight, making it extremely conspicuous in the dim forest.

If you can't find the enemy's weakness, then you can only force your way through and create a weakness.