Uchiha's personal opinion

"Good boy~"

Black Zetsu's white eyes curved into crescent shapes.

Chapter 310 Suppression: When the Toad Met Its Doom

"First Squadron, ready!"

"Second Squadron, ready!"

"Third Squadron, ready!"

"Intelligence team confirmed!"

"The investigation team has confirmed it's correct!"

With a series of well-ordered orders, under the command of Minato Namikaze, teams of police ninja, along with former ANBU personnel transferred from the Internal Affairs Department and ninjas from the Intelligence Department, including Hyuga, Inuzuka, and Aburame clans specializing in reconnaissance, surrounded a flood discharge channel in Konoha's underground drainage system.

Minato Namikaze's method of eliminating the Myoboku-san summoning beasts hidden underground in Konoha differed from the phased capture and killing by the police departments and district police stations. He focused more on early intelligence gathering and encirclement and coercion to create an opportunity to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Of course, this is not because the police departments of the district were negligent or lacked coordination in the early stages of clearing out uncontrolled alien spirit beasts; there is actually another hidden reason.

According to the hint from the North District Police Chief, Uchiha Chika, Minato Namikaze also understood why he had not been able to completely eradicate these non-combatant summoning beasts—because the rapid increase in personnel in the district police station had lengthened the promotion cycle based on seniority, so some more "ambitious" ninjas needed a continuous source of merit, and therefore he had been intentionally carrying out limited extermination rather than completely eliminating them.

However, Minato Namikaze was different from other police ninjas. He was a ninja personally promoted by Tokumitsu Uchiha. He didn't need to consider the opinions of many people when he acted. He didn't care much about the interests of the lower-level Uchiha ninjas. Instead, he was focused on strategizing to completely eliminate these hidden dangers lurking under the guise of Konoha.

For this reason, the police departments in each district had no choice but to send their most capable personnel to form special squads to participate in the crackdown, hoping to gain the greatest credit in this operation.

Thanks to the Byakugan of the Hyuga ninjas and the reconnaissance of the Inuzuka and Aburame ninjas, the clearing force commanded by Minato Namikaze successfully blocked all the exits of the gathering place of the alien summoning beasts. Everything was ready except to burn the toad.

"Gentlemen, thank you for your trouble."

Minato Namikaze turned to the six Sealing Team ninjas who had come to provide support and spoke to them.

"Inspector Shuimen, you're too kind. This is all part of our duties."

The leader of the Uzumaki ninjas nodded in response to him in a friendly manner, then waved his hand, and the other five sealing squad ninjas quickly dispersed and began to form hand seals to prepare for casting the spell.

Another reason why summoned beasts are difficult to eradicate is that if things are really going badly, they can cancel the summoning jutsu and return to their gathering place. Therefore, in the past, the police department ninjas mostly focused on injuring the beasts during their extermination efforts, with very few kills recorded.

However, precisely because of this, these strange summoning beasts from Mount Myōboku, though lurking in Konoha, were relatively less vigilant. Although they had retreated to their last underground settlement after several days of encirclement and expulsion, there were still not enough scouts on the outskirts, and Minato Namikaze, who was well-prepared, successfully surrounded them with his troops.

"Ninja Art: Sealing Barrier!"

As an invisible ripple spread, the Uzumaki ninja's sealing technique severed the escape route these strange summoned beasts could take using summoning techniques by sealing off space. Then, another sealing technique completed its deployment—

"Seal the Steel Earth Dharma Realm!"

The purpose of this sealing technique is to harden the underground soil and rock layers to prevent the sealed alien spirit beasts from escaping through earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic or technique).

In this way, those strange and spiritual beasts from Mount Myōboku would be left helpless, with no way to call for help from heaven or earth.

"Inspector Watergate, the toads inside have already noticed."

A Hyuga ninja, his eyes wide with disbelief, turned his head to report.

"Then let's take action!"

Minato Namikaze immediately ordered, "Kill all the toads on the spot, leave no survivors!"

"Hah!"

The group of ninjas participating in the cleanup shouted and immediately took action.

The first to launch the attack were the parasitic insects that the Aburame ninja had already infiltrated.

Driven and compelled by the host, the parasitic insects suppressed their fear of biological antagonism and viciously swarmed towards the toads.

Immediately, the police ninjas from the three squadrons used their Body Flicker Technique to rush over, while the Inuzuka ninjas scattered their ninja dogs in all directions to surround any frogs that might have escaped.

"Toad Oil Flame Bomb!"

Under the attack of the parasitic insects, the toads of Mount Myōboku, who were in a state of panic, fought back with fire-style ninjutsu under the leadership of the large fighting toad.

"Senior Chung! The summoning spell can suddenly not be dispelled!"

Kosuke the toad, who was only responsible for communication and had no fighting ability, cried out in surprise.

After being ambushed by the Aburame ninja, the toads, in a state of chaos, tried to exterminate the insects and return to Mount Myōboku, only to find that a strange fluctuation had blocked the spatial teleportation ability of the summoning jutsu.

"Fight our way out! Only by fighting our way out can we survive!"

With a round bead hanging around his neck, Toad Zhong grabbed a steel fork and roared angrily.

"Charge out!"

Kousuke the toad shouted after him, then jumped into Tadashi's mouth and hid. The other fighting toads also protected their non-fighting counterparts, and led by Tadashi, they used their senses to choose a passage with relatively few people and rushed out.

"Fire Release: Dust Concealment Technique!"

A Jonin from the Uchiha clan immediately used ninjutsu to unleash a thick cloud of hot smoke to block the passage.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

The toads immediately used Wind Release ninjutsu to try to disperse them.

However, the Uchiha Jonin's mastery of Fire Release was not something that could be broken by a simple Wind Release ninjutsu. Although it wavered slightly under the influence of the breakthrough in ninjutsu, it still managed to firmly seal the passage thanks to the caster's efforts.

"Water Release: Water Gun!"

The leader, Gamakyu, immediately puffed out his cheeks and spewed a highly concentrated ball of Water Release chakra into the hot smoke.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!"

The water-attribute chakra clusters quickly unleashed a series of incredibly intense chakra explosions, sweeping away the high-temperature smoke and dust in the passage.

But by then it was too late.

After being delayed for a moment by a Dust Concealment Technique by a Jonin from the Uchiha clan, two squadrons that had pursued them from other passages had blocked the rear of the toads of Mount Myōboku.

Blocking from both ends means being attacked from both sides, which is extremely disadvantageous for the Myoboku toads, who are inferior in both numbers and individual combat strength.

"You guys cover the rear, the rest of you toads, follow me!"

Hama Zhong made a quick decision, casually slicing a group of toads to cover the rear and block the two squadrons behind, while he led the other toads to attack the squadron in front.

But one wrong step leads to another.

Although the police squadron in front of him was small in number, each member was an elite Uchiha ninja transferred from the West District Police Station. Moreover, each of them was skilled at how to seize credit and claim credit. The reason why they used the Dust Concealment Technique to block the passage was only to fulfill the requirement of delaying the group attack given by Minato Namikaze. It did not mean that the Uchiha were not confident in dealing with these toads.

Therefore, instead of being alarmed by the toads of Mount Myōboku rushing towards them, the Uchiha ninja was delighted and immediately used ninjutsu to take the initiative, then roared and brandished his ninja sword to charge forward.

Although the battle took place inside the flood discharge channel, the channel did not completely collapse thanks to the Uzumaki ninja's sealing technique, Steel Earth Dharma World, even after being bombarded by continuous ninjutsu.

At this moment, the police department ninjas had already begun close combat with the toads of Mount Myōboku.

Minato Namikaze, along with his North District Police Station Anti-Black Squad and Hyuga and Aburame ninjas, stood on the perimeter, silently observing the battle unfolding inside the passage through their senses.

The chakra fluctuations of the Toad Clan members gradually dissipated, while the Uchiha clan's unique, fiery chakra, tinged with a hint of malevolence, continued to advance, indicating that the battle was progressing very smoothly.

Furthermore, judging from the current situation, no Uchiha ninja chakra fluctuations have been extinguished, so there should be no casualties.

Minato Namikaze breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Fighting a Grand Slam victory with no casualties on his side is of great significance to him. It is a stepping stone that can help him go further in his career in the police department, so he absolutely cannot afford to make a mistake in this battle.

"Lord Minato...why don't we join in too?"

One of the Uchiha ninjas in Minato Namikaze's direct subordinate units was eager to try.

"...No need. The terrain limits the deployment of too many people. Three squadrons are enough for now. Sending more people would only be a hindrance."

Minato Namikaze thought for a moment and politely declined his subordinate's suggestion.

Besides the difficulty in deploying more ninja units into combat formations, another reason is that Minato Namikaze needs to moderately relinquish credit. After all, he has already wiped out all the small fry from the three district police stations who were racking up battle achievements, and he already has the credit of overall command. His subordinates can also share some of the post-battle rewards, so there is naturally no need for him to compete with his colleagues for credit.

"Lord Minato has really thought this through..."

The reasons given on the surface were indeed reasonable, and the subordinates could only awkwardly accept Minato Namikaze's opinion.

"Lord Minato..."

The Uzumaki ninja who was maintaining the barrier shouted with eager anticipation.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem with the barrier?"

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze's eyelids twitched immediately, and he walked over right away.

"no no……"

The ninja quickly explained, "The barrier is fine. I have other matters that I need to trouble you with, but I'm not sure if it's appropriate..."

"As long as it doesn't affect the complete annihilation of these alien spirit beasts, then everything is fine."

After setting a condition, Minato Namikaze conditionally agreed to the Uzumaki ninja's request: "Tell me, and I'll do my best to help."

"It's like this... I sensed a special chakra energy within the largest toad summoning beast inside... If I'm not mistaken, that should be the subject that Lord Tokuko is ordering the research institute to study—Sage Chakra!"

The ninja immediately replied.

"Oh~"

Minato Namikaze raised an eyebrow. "So you mean..."

"I hope to capture it alive!"

The ninja licked his lips, his eyes burning with fervor: "If we can successfully dissect it, we might be able to comprehend the secrets of the legendary Sage Chakra!"

"Since it concerns Lord Deguang... then I will do my best to accomplish this task!"

Minato Namikaze nodded and agreed.

"Inuzuka ninjas, maintain the interception formation. Hyuga ninjas, keep a close watch for any unusual activity. Aburame ninjas and the anti-black squad, follow me!"

After redeploying his forces, Minato Namikaze immediately led his troops into battle.

……

"Uchiha Style Sword Flame Slash!"

"Magic Illusion: The Shackles Technique!"

By this time, the ordinary toads of Mount Myōboku in the passage had been almost completely wiped out by the police ninjas, leaving only a few larger toads struggling to hold on against the onslaught of a group of Uchiha Jonin.

Upon seeing Minato Namikaze leading his troops, the Uchiha Jonin, who were leisurely trying to kill the toads with minimal losses, immediately increased their attack power.

They assumed that Minato Namikaze had personally led his troops here because he was dissatisfied with the progress of the extermination.