"Hu!"
"That was really dangerous just now!"
The kunai fell, slicing off the head of the Mist Chūnin.
As Yasuke held the head of the Mist Chūnin, he was panting heavily, not only from the exhaustion of the previous rounds of combat but also from the tension of having hovered on the brink of life and death! Without a doubt, considering Yasuke's true strength, he and the Mist Chūnin were evenly matched.
If Yasuke had really gone all out, he could have taken down that Mist Chūnin in a matter of seconds, especially since the Mist Chūnin was unaware of Yasuke's many secret techniques.
With the use of various secret techniques, it was possible for Yasuke to instantly kill the Mist Chūnin.
However, Yasuke was lacking in combat experience.
Clearly, the Mist Chūnin had far more combat experience than Yasuke, resulting in what could have been a perfect combat rating for Yasuke becoming a barely passing one.
Nevertheless, the confrontation with the Mist Chūnin made Yasuke truly realize the harshness of the battlefield.
On the battlefield, whether it's about depleting your strength or sustaining serious injuries, as long as you can kill the enemy and survive, it's a victory. Furthermore, during combat on the battlefield, one should find ways to kill the enemy quickly, ideally beheading them before they can use their trump cards—that is the best combat method.
Take Yasuke, for instance. First, he tested with shuriken, then he pressed forward with the Leaf Whirlwind. What was the result?
He still ended up nearly losing his life due to the ruthless tactics of the Mist Chūnin.
Therefore, after using his trump card, the Shadow Clone Technique, Yasuke barely managed to win and decapitate the Mist Chūnin. He then slowly closed his eyes, reminiscing about the previous combat.
Analyzing every detail of the combat, even if he didn't improve in strength, the combat experience he gained made Yasuke feel significantly stronger.
But just as Yasuke was reflecting on his progress, stepping over a few puddles ahead and preparing to head back to check on Kakashi and the others, he suddenly sneered and quickly formed hand signs!
"For just a little kid like me, you people from the Mist Village are really cautious!"
"If I'm not mistaken, the Chūnin just now was your captain, right?"
"Since your captain died at my hands, what can you three mere Genin do?"
"Die!"
"Shadow Sewing Technique!"
"Swish!"
"Swish!"
"Swish!"
As Yasuke formed the hand signs, the shadow beneath his feet spread out, targeting the three puddles behind him.
At Yasuke's cold snort, the Mist Genin hidden in the puddles realized something was wrong.
However, if these three Mist Genin were Chūnin-level ninjas, they might have been able to avoid Yasuke's Shadow Sewing Technique.
Given that Yasuke had seen through their plan early on, how could Genin-level ninjas avoid Yasuke's rapid hand signs?
So, before the three Mist Genin could react, Yasuke's shadow connected with theirs. Using the Shadow Sewing Technique, he immobilized them. To avoid complications, Yasuke, who lacked interrogation skills, didn't even intend to question them. He directly changed his hand signs!
"Shadow Strangulation Technique!"
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
Shadowy hands formed and climbed up, and with the use of Yasuke's Shadow Strangulation Technique, the necks of the three Mist Genin snapped instantly, and they died miserably in front of Yasuke.
Then, using the Shadow Hand to search the Mist ninja's tool pouches, Yasuke found a strange scroll in the Mist Chūnin's pouch and quickly controlled the Shadow Hand to place it in an empty tool pouch.
But in the next second, seeing the four dead Mist ninjas around him, Yasuke didn't have time to clean up the battlefield. He quickly ran towards Kakashi and the others!
"Even to deal with a kid like me, the Mist Village sends a ninja squad. What kind of ambush are Kakashi and the others facing?"
"Damn it!"
"It seems that these Mist ninjas knew our information as soon as we left the village!"
"Kakashi said we were eliminating a group of bandits? This is no bandit; it's a Mist spy infiltrating the Land of Fire!"
Thinking silently, Yasuke channeled chakra to his feet and sped up again.
Moreover, as Yasuke rushed towards Kakashi and the others, the conspiracy behind the Mist ambush gradually became clear in his mind!
The border defenses of the Land of Fire were undoubtedly strong.
Especially during the ninja wars, if the ninjas of Konoha couldn't even defend the borders of the Land of Fire, how could Konoha win the Third Great Ninja War?
Now, not only had a squad of Mist ninjas infiltrated the Land of Fire, but they were also lurking within a dozen miles of Konoha. This was highly unusual given the well-guarded borders. Therefore, Yasuke quickly deduced that there must be spies or traitors in Konoha communicating with the Mist Village.
Otherwise, how could the Mist ambush come so quickly and be so well-executed?
As Yasuke unraveled the secret behind the Mist ambush, he faced two choices!
The first was to return to Konoha as quickly as possible and report this to the Fourth Hokage.
This choice was undoubtedly safer, at least for Yasuke.
Unfortunately, this safe choice only flashed in Yasuke's mind briefly.
Because Yasuke knew that if he chose to return to Konoha, Kakashi, Guy Sensei, and the others would be in mortal danger!
As mentioned earlier, the Mist ninjas sent a squad to deal with Yasuke alone. When dealing with others, especially someone like Kakashi, a Jōnin, the Mist might send a Jōnin squad or a team several times stronger than Kakashi's to quickly eliminate them!
Perhaps Yasuke didn't have the best relationship with Kakashi.
But in that squad, there was Guy Sensei, who had helped Yasuke, as well as Benny, Dakota, and Genma Shiranui, who were familiar with Yasuke. Not for Kakashi, but for those familiar faces and bonds, Yasuke decided to rush to the battlefield where Kakashi and the others were before the Mist ninjas could kill them.
However, when Yasuke arrived at the battlefield where Kakashi and the others were, he was shocked to find that the situation was dire!
Hidden in the nearby forest, Yasuke peeked towards Kakashi and the others and discovered that Kakashi's Anbu team was incapacitated, except for Kakashi himself!
"Kakashi, what did you guys encounter?"
"Never mind the others, how could even Guy Sensei be down!"
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