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As soon as the severely injured Konoha Ninja finished speaking, he closed his eyes and lay there, alive or dead.
"Hey, are you alright?"
The two nearby Ninjas hurriedly ran towards the seriously injured Ninja.
"Wait, you two newbies, don't just go over there!"
Take's expression changed.
The seriously injured Konoha ninja suddenly opened his eyes, and there was a brutal and fierce light in his eyes, showing no signs of injury at all.
However, before he could make a move, he groaned.
The White Fang pierced through the white light and stabbed into the back of his neck, causing blood to flow.
Everything happened so fast for the two new Genin, including Shiraishi, they were stunned.
Only then did Take let out a sigh of relief.
He also felt a little annoyed. It seems that he should educate these newcomers well in the future.
Having experience isn't the most important thing; having a flexible mind is.
"Byakugan!"
Ayane's eyes were covered with ferocious blue veins, and her white pupils exuded a solemn aura.
"Is it an old acquaintance?"
"Yes, there are two new faces in the team. Judging from their Chakra strength, they are not ordinary ninjas."
Ayane reported.
"Hey, Take, get ready!"
Sakumo shouted at Take.
"Got it!"
Take arranged the ninjas at the sentry post and took out a large wooden crossbow that was always ready, filled with numerous kunai.
"Two o'clock from your position!"
Ayane reported the enemy's location directly.
"Release!"
Countless kunai were unleashed like a sudden torrential rain, flying towards the dense forest area.
"Wind Release: Raging Waves!"
The whistling wind cut through the air like sharp blades, leaving tragic marks on the trees along the way. The kunai that were thrown were also blown off course by the gust of wind, unable to move forward.
"Fire Release,: Fire Formation!"
Take formed seals with his hands, and flames started swirling around his feet like a vortex. Then, they surged forward, immediately turning the forest that had caused the storm into a sea of fire.
It's a wind release jutsu fueled by release release, increasing Take's Fire jutsu to a higher level.
"It's a familiar face indeed."
A smile appeared on Shiraishi's face as he saw more than a dozen Suna Ninjas emerging from the sea of fire almost unharmed.
It was the Suna troop with five Joinin that they had encountered more than two months ago.
However, this time there were two additional members in their team, most likely special or elite-level ninjas.
"Little brat, your smoke tactics won't work this time."
Last time, Shiraishi had used smoke bombs to assist Ruri and Ayane in the battle, causing significant trouble for the Suna unit. Fighting against Sharingan and Byakugan in an unfavorable environment was no easy task.
Without any further delay, they directly engaged in combat.
Sakumo had undoubtedly identified the leaders, a male and a female Suna Jonin. They were the son and daughter-in-law of Chiyo, the advisor of Sunagakure, and they were among the top experts in the Suna puppet army. Apart from Sakumo, no one present was capable of stopping them.
Although the opposing team had lost a few Chunin after the last battle, they had added two new members this time. One of them had used a powerful wind release to deflect all the kunai launched from the crossbow. Impressive ninjutsu skills indeed.
At the sentry post, there were nearly twenty Konoha ninjas in total, with about half of them being lower-level ninjas. Most of the rest were Chunin, and only Take was an Joõnin ninja.
In terms of numbers, Konoha had the advantage.
However, in terms of overall strength, it was clear that the Suna side had the upper hand.
Shiraishi drew his sword and stepped forward to fight. Over these days, he had been learning Kenjutsu from Sakumo and had made some progress.
Ruri charged forward first, her Sharingan activated, and her eyes filled with determination. She attacked the Jonin who was skilled in earth release ninjutsu.
The Jonin defended against Ruri's strike with a Kunai, the clash producing a fierce and harsh sound.
"I may be strong, but I'm not foolish enough to compete with you physically!"
The Joinin sneered as he easily stepped back. He quickly formed seals with his hands, and just as he was about to press his palms onto the ground, he suddenly felt a powerful binding force constricting him, and the scene before him began to distort.
Two enormous Sharingan eyes spun in front of him, radiating a dark aura and fixating their gaze on him.
He immediately realized that he had fallen into a genjutsu.
But since he had already avoided Ruri's line of sight, it shouldn't be possible for him to be affected by the illusion, right?
The Kunai slashed across his body, leaving a deep wound on his chest and causing blood to flow. In pain, the earth release ninja held onto the wound and managed to escape Ruri's assassination at the critical moment.
"Oops!"
Seeing that the earth release ninja had been trapped by Ruri's illusion from their initial encounter escape, the Suna ninja next to him couldn't sit idly by.
Ruri found herself surrounded and had to turn around and retreat.
"It seems I'm not very skilled at genjutsu. I should be relieved that he didn't break free so quickly..."
Observing the earth release ninja returning to normal, They let out a sigh of relief.
"Hey, that's a Jonin, isn't it?"
Both Shiraishi and Ayane felt a bit embarrassed.
If they struggled against someone who wasn't skilled in genjutsu, they couldn't imagine how formidable Uchiha ninjas proficient in genjutsu would be.
"Be careful, that little girl is different from two months ago. Her genjutsu are very strange and completely unpredictable."
The earth release ninja had a serious expression, suspecting that Ruri's genjutsu were not solely reliant on the Sharingan.
"I can see that. In any case, we should avoid direct confrontation with her..."
Boom!
Shiraishi swiftly threw a smoke bomb, causing an explosion. Since only he, Ruri, and Ayane were present, the other Konoha ninjas engaged in battle elsewhere, so the smoke wouldn't affect them.
"Nice try, but that won't work on us!"
Among the Suna nins present, some were skilled in wind release ninjutsu.
"Wind Release: Raging Waves Jutsu"
"Fire Release: Fireball Jutsu!"
The wind and fireball clashed, creating a massive flame storm that lingered, obscuring the surrounding vision.
"Damn it! Retreat!"
Realizing they were no match for their opponents, the Suna nins decided to escape, even with their limited field of vision.
"Eleven o'clock," the sensory ninja from Suna reported the direction.
The earth release ninja shouted, "Earth Release: Dynamic Earth Core!"
The ground ahead suddenly sank.
Using a kunai, Shiraishi and the others anchored themselves to the wall, preventing themselves from falling.
"Hey, that guy is definitely from Iwagakure. The situation is getting worse" Shiraishi began to suspect that the ninja employing earth release jutsus was from Iwagakure, infiltrating the Sunagakure's ranks. In other words, the two villages might be secretly collaborating.
"Enough talking. Whether it's Sunagakure or Iwagakure, just kill them!" Ruri asserted. Such ninjas capable of manipulating the terrain would pose a significant threat if they couldn't be eliminated immediately.
Shiraishi, Ruri, and Ayane dashed across the vertical earth wall, reaching the elevated ground. Trees collapsed around them, and smoke billowed.
Nearly half of the sentry was now in ruins.
Meanwhile, on the other side...
"Your doom has arrived, White Fang!" declared the male puppet master, manipulating his puppet with confidence.
The female puppet master stood by silently, her cold eyes fixed on Sakumo's every move.
"It's best not to waste your breath on words like these... When trouble comes knocking, i won't need to exert extra effort to find it" Sakumo responded calmly, vanishing from his spot. Two puppets, controlled by their respective puppet masters, followed closely behind.
Sakumo deflected them with White Fang emitting a white glow.
"Do you think the same trick will work on us? How naïve!"
Once again, the two puppets separated, with one on the left and the other on the right. A pitch-black chain extended from their sleeves, connected to both puppets. Unlike before, this chain was shared between the two.
The puppets gracefully circled and danced through the air around Sakumo. The chain featured serrated blades, producing continuous creaking sounds. If caught, it would tear apart its target with its saw-like teeth.
In the eyes of their enemy, Sakumo was cornered in mid-air with no means to dodge the attack.
A certain death.
"Okay?"
The male puppet master was suddenly taken aback as Sakumo, surrounded by the two puppets, mysteriously disappeared from their midst.
"How is this possible!?"
Without a point of leverage, executing instantaneous body techniques was impossible.
Could it be space-time ninjutsu? The male puppet master was shocked by this revelation.
Having identified this weakness in Sakumo, the male puppet master was confident that he could kill him in his powerless state.
A faint sound of wind being sliced through reached the male puppet master's ears.
In that moment, he seemed to grasp something.
What followed, however, was an even more severe injury than before, with blood spurting out.
The female puppet master also panicked and hastily withdrew her puppet.
A flash of sword light.
The puppet was severed in half.
"What!"
One of the female puppet master's arms was severed, resulting in a gush of blood and a pale face.
Sakumo's expression turned cold and deadly.
Suddenly, a Suna ninja rushed in from the left, wielding a blade of wind in their hand.
At this point, Sakumo could kill both the male and female puppet masters, but he would also sustain severe injuries.
Acting on instinct, he twisted his body, catching the incoming ninja's arm with one hand and causing their wind blade to miss its target.
Immediately, Sakumo thrust his White Fang into the ninja's neck from the left side.
The opponent's body swayed twice before collapsing to the ground, lifeless.
Meanwhile, the male and female puppet masters vanished.
"It won't be that easy to escape."
Both were severely injured, with the male puppet master already unconscious—now was the opportune time to pursue them.
Sakumo's eyes gleamed with icy determination.
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