Naruto: All My Targets Are Ninjutsu.

Madara Uchiha didn't even turn his head: "After all, the bounty office has already laid out bait, and it seems that a special jutsu seal that can guide the direction has been placed in that little girl's body... Hmph, being able to develop medical ninjutsu to this extent, that's quite ingenious."

"It's a pity... he's not as good as Hashirama."

"..."

Black Zetsu was already used to Madara Uchiha's style of praising Hashirama whenever he had the chance, so he skipped over that answer and continued, "There's another unexpected situation I need to report to you: the number of people in this rescue team may be larger than expected."

"Besides Yu Mikami, Obito, and Kakashi, Fugaku Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha, both Mangekyou Sharingan users, are also among them. There are also members of the Hyuga clan."

"Oh?"

Madara Uchiha raised an eyebrow, then asked casually, "Is there a problem?"

"The problem is that this team is a bit too strong... All the arrangements we made before might not be able to stop them."

Although the information Konoha obtained from the bounty hunters was bait deliberately released by Madara and Black Zetsu, its contents were true.

The tower in front of us is indeed a secret base built by the Hidden Mist Village many years ago. It houses many of the Hidden Mist Village's secret agents, whose main task is to collect intelligence from various countries on the continent and send it back to the Hidden Mist Village. They rarely participate in direct combat.

In Madara's original plan, these Hidden Mist members were to be important pawns, responsible for driving Mikami Yu and others into a desperate situation, forcing them to face life-or-death choices, and then turning Obito to the dark side after witnessing all of this... But judging from the current situation, these people are probably not capable of such a heavy responsibility.

Two pairs of kaleidoscopes, plus a "white reaper," this setup is enough to crush almost all the hidden members of the Fog Shadow faction within the stronghold.

unless……

"How about we call Scorpion over?"

Black Zetsu tentatively made a suggestion.

Sasori is no longer the same as before. With the completion of the modification of several Kage-level corpses, his strength has risen several levels. Although he is still not as good as Madara, he is far beyond the average Kage. In Black Zetsu's opinion, he can go toe-to-toe with Mikami Yu and others.

but……

"No need."

Madara Uchiha pondered briefly, then shook his head in rejection: "The puppet modification process of Sasori is not yet fully completed. Calling him over now would only expose a trump card prematurely, which is meaningless... Never mind, I will take action myself when the time comes."

"But, Lord Madara, if your identity is exposed..."

"Oh."

Madara Uchiha chuckled: "You don't actually think I need to get serious to deal with these few greenhorns, do you? I could annihilate them even without these Mangekyou Sharingan!"

After a pause, Madara Uchiha added, "By the way, Zetsu. What do you think of Shisui Uchiha?"

"?"

how to say……

Madara had noticed Obito long ago and had long considered him the most suitable agent for the "Eye of the Moon Project." But recently—or more accurately, after discovering that Shisui had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan—Madara had also developed some interest in this junior.

Although Shisui wasn't as easy to control as Tsuchikage, it was still quite astonishing that he had awakened the Kaleidoscope at less than 12 years old.

If they could persuade him to join the "Eye of the Moon Project," then Madara felt that the realization of the "Eye of the Moon" might be just around the corner.

And if that's not possible...

Then we'll have to consider drying out the water supply.

Otherwise, a young Kaleidoscope with unwavering loyalty to Konoha would be a major obstacle to the "Eye of the Moon Project".

In particular, Madara currently does not know what kind of eye technique Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan has activated. Such an uncertain factor absolutely cannot be left to an idiot like Obito. He must take Shisui with him before he dies.

As for Uchiha Fugaku...

Amaterasu is trash; there's nothing to pay attention to about it.

Ban's fan does not kill the old and weak.

"This one……"

He spoke of the meaning of black and white spots, but hesitated slightly: "Based on the information we've gathered so far, Uchiha Shisui seems to be loyal to Konoha, making him very difficult to recruit. However, if it's you, Madara-sama... it's not impossible to give it a try."

"Ah."

Madara Uchiha nodded slightly: "Alright, continue to keep an eye on the movements of those Konoha brats, and report back immediately if you have any news."

"Yes."

Black Zetsu quietly left.

After a while

Another member of the Hidden Mist Anbu arrived on this floor and knelt on one knee behind Uchiha Madara: "Lord Lianwu, the sealing team is ready. When will the sealing ceremony for the Three-Tails begin?"

"Lord Lotus Mist" is the pseudonym that Madara uses to disguise himself.

After all, he didn't want the people of Kirigakure to know that their Mizukage was being controlled by a certain Uchiha elder who was nominally "dead" for many years.

"Are you ready...? No rush."

Hearing what Madara said,

The Hidden Mist Anbu were somewhat taken aback: "But all the procedures are ready. If we don't seal the Three-Tails as soon as possible, I'm afraid..."

"It doesn't matter, I'll take action."

During this period, Kirigakure's Jinchuriki sealing technology was still very rudimentary. They hadn't fully grasped the Uzumaki clan's legacy, which is why they treated Jinchuriki and Tailed Beasts as disposable weapons, causing them to go berserk once used. Even with such rudimentary technology, a single procedure was still very time-consuming.

but,

If Madara uses his eye technique, then that's a different story.

"The most important actor isn't in place yet, so let's wait a bit longer. A great play would be very dull if it lacked key characters."

Madara Uchiha said.

"……what?"

The Hidden Mist Anbu were completely bewildered.

What are you babbling about? What do you mean? The mission this time is to seal the Three-Tails into a Konoha ninja, then lure it into going berserk so that Kirigakure can destroy the Konoha stronghold and take back the Six-Tails in the chaos, right?

But Ban had no intention of explaining further. He waved his hand and said, "Go back. Be vigilant and wait for my orders. You don't need to worry about anything else. After all... you're just a bunch of insignificant 'pawns'."

As soon as he finished speaking,

Madara Uchiha slowly turned his head, his scarlet eyes shining in the dimly lit space, causing the Kirigakure ANBU to gasp for breath, their hearts feeling as if gripped by an invisible hand. By the time they came to their senses, their minds were already in a daze.

"...Understood, Lady Lianwu."

……

The forest rushed past beneath my feet.

The wind was whistling in my ears.

Mikami Yu and his group are making a run through the dense forest.

Actually, this wasn't Mikami Yu's first time visiting the Land of Whirlpools. He had been here once before when he subdued the Giant Eagle, but it wasn't to the same destination.

After all, the Land of Whirlpools is quite large. Although it can't compare to the Five Great Nations, it's already considered a giant among small countries. Back when the Uzumaki clan still existed, they once stood against the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Water Village here. Although they died and their country was destroyed, they were still honorable in defeat.

After traveling for two or three hours...

The group stopped for a short rest and a meal.

Obito was restless: "Ugh, why did we stop? Couldn't we just rush over there? Rin is still waiting for us to rescue her!"

"Don't rush."

Mikami Yu sighed and pressed his palm down: "The opponents we're facing are no ordinary people. If we don't recover our strength first, we'll just be offering ourselves up as cannon fodder. Instead of complaining, you should refine your chakra."

"Huh? What decent opponents could Kirigakure possibly have? Haven't you killed almost all of them, Yu? Besides, don't you have a big eagle? Why don't you ask it to fly us over there?"

"Well..."

Mikami Yu remained silent.

Objectively speaking, Obito was right about the second half of his statement. If he had summoned the giant eagle, they might already be fighting inside the Hidden Mist base. However…

Yu Mikami is currently unable to summon the giant eagle.

Because before this, he had already assigned the giant eagle a secret mission.

Based on the timeline, it should be more than halfway through now.

I don't know if it'll be too late...

After a while.

The squad set off again, traveling for another hour or two before arriving near the location of the stronghold mentioned in the intelligence. At this time, Hyuga Hizashi activated his Byakugan to observe the positions of the Kirigakure sentries in the surrounding area, while the other two members of the tracking squad, Inuzuka and Aburame, also began to gather intelligence using their respective methods.

"There are a total of 7 hidden sentry posts in the southeast, northeast, and west directions, with one to three people at each post; there should also be three or four squads of Mist Ninja inside the tower, their locations are roughly..."

Hyuga Hizashi activated his Byakugan, carefully scanning the surrounding area for several kilometers before reporting the location: "However, there seems to be a hidden world beneath that tower. It's somewhat like a hollowed-out mountain, with numerous barriers set up around it, making it impossible to see the specific layout inside."

"Qianshan? What's that?"

Obito was a little confused.

"It's a mountain buried underground."

Mikami Yu casually offered an explanation, then fell into deep thought.

He suspected that Madara Uchiha had deliberately placed Rin Nohara here. Because this kind of mountain structure located underground would greatly limit the use of escape methods. A giant eagle of that size certainly couldn't fly, and conventional space-time ninjutsu would be difficult to use, unless it was the "Flying Thunder God Technique".

but……

Come here.

Moreover, Nohara Rin is still inside.

So even if it's a den of dragons and tigers, we have to brave it today.

present.

Yuu Mikami let out a soft sigh and looked at the people around him: "According to the original plan, Yashiro and Hizashi will switch positions. Yashiro will lead Hideki Inuzuka and Shian Aburame to launch a feint attack from the front, creating chaos to attract the attention of Kirigakure. Fugaku-senpai and I will each lead a small team to infiltrate and meet up inside the tower."

"Remember, don't be reckless. They won't kill us easily before they see us, but if we get separated inside, we might be picked off one by one. So we must work together, understand?"

"learn."

Kakashi glanced at Obito,

Fugaku Uchiha and the Eighth Hokage exchanged a glance and nodded.

Within this rescue team, these two were the most eager to earn merit. After all, they had missed the previous Battle of Mist and thus missed an opportunity to gain merit.

He had originally planned to make a name for himself in this rescue operation, wiping out every single Kirigakure member, but seeing how serious Mikami Yu was, he had no choice but to suppress his ambitions and prioritize stability. After all, Fugaku now possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan; at worst, he could use Amaterasu to steal kills and still gain some credit.

soon.

The operation begins.

The Eighth Hokage and his group were the first to move out, silently heading towards the vicinity of the tower.

Mikami Yuya, along with Kakashi and Obito, used the cover of the jungle bushes to head to the other side. After taking care of several sentries, they found themselves behind a pile of rocks.

There is no cover further ahead.

but……

The three of them waited only a few minutes before they heard—

"boom!!!"

A violent explosion suddenly rang out.

Immediately following was the sound of numerous exploding tags, the booming of colliding ninjutsu, and shouts all mixed together. Clearly, the Uchiha Eighth Hokage's team had launched a massive feint attack as planned, drawing the attention of many Kirigakure ANBU members in the vicinity.

Seeing that two more teams of the Misty Shadows had also rushed out from inside the tower,

Mikami raised his chin slightly, then leaped out, rushing towards the tower at an extremely fast speed. When he was about a hundred meters away, he suddenly accelerated, followed by the "Substitution Jutsu," flashing to a window on the upper floor of the tower, and slashed his sword into the window.

One second later.

Four or five Mist Ninjas on this floor lay dead in pools of blood.

Then another ten seconds or so passed.

Kakashi and Obito arrived late, breaking through the door at the bottom of the tower to fight the Mist Ninja on that floor, and quickly defeated them as well.

soon.

Yu Mikami, Kakashi, Obito, and the Uchiha Fugaku team, who infiltrated from another direction, met on the platform on the first floor of the tower.

The tower's interior structure is somewhat peculiar. Each level is circular, with a platform around the perimeter for people to walk on, and a hollow space in the center with a spiral metal staircase leading down to the dark depths of the ground. Looking down from above, one can smell the musty odor of rust.