"What an interesting brat."
Seeing Mirai Uchiha's attitude, a smile appeared on the face of the Sand Village jōnin, who looked with interest at the young man who had just forced him to change his strategy.
He appeared to be the age of a recent Academy graduate, but the timing of his actions was incredibly precise.
And that arrogant declaration he had just made, as if he didn't take him seriously at all.
If he could make a brat like that show an expression of despair, it would undoubtedly be a very interesting thing.
Thinking this, the Suna ninja said in a cold voice:
"Brat, your strength isn't bad, but in front of a jōnin, that doesn't give you the right to be arrogant."
"Tremble! Feel the fear!"
"Ha, ha, ha, ha..."
The Suna ninja emanated an intense killing intent as he revealed his rank.
But the young man in front of him showed none of the reactions he expected.
He simply looked at him with an impassive expression and snorted:
"Idiot."
"You damn brat, now you'll see who the idiot is!" Enraged, the Suna jōnin hesitated no longer and, wielding a kunai, lunged towards Mirai Uchiha.
"Wind Release: Wind Blade!"
"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"
The sharp wind blades collided with the earth wall, kicking up dust and a cloud of smoke.
The next instant, the Suna ninja's figure appeared beside Mirai Uchiha.
CLANG!
The kunai and the sword clashed, sending sparks flying.
An expression of surprise appeared on the Suna ninja's face. His opponent's reaction speed was incredibly fast!
Before he could make any other move, Mirai Uchiha had already withdrawn his sword and was swinging it towards his neck.
The Suna ninja raised his kunai of refined steel to block, as his mind instinctively began to plan his next move.
But the next second, his face changed.
The moment his refined steel kunai made contact with his opponent's sword, it was cut in two without any resistance.
SWISH!
At the last moment, the Suna ninja threw himself back with all his might, but even so, a cut deep to the bone was marked on his chest.
THUD!
With a dull sound, the Suna ninja felt a spasm in his stomach, and his body was sent flying by a strong kick.
Flee!
The Suna ninja made a decision instantly.
This brat's strength exceeded his expectations. Continuing to fight would only lead to his death.
Saving his own life was the most important thing!
The Suna ninja kept his eyes fixed on Mirai Uchiha, circulating his chakra and preparing his hands to form seals and escape with a Substitution Jutsu or a Body Flicker Technique.
But just then, something unexpected happened.
Before his eyes, the young man's black pupils had turned a crimson red.
A three-tomoe Sharingan!
The Suna jōnin's heart trembled, and before he could react, he felt his mind go blank.
The next second, a bolt of lightning flashed.
"Chidori!"
Looking at his pierced heart, the Sand Village jōnin spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with organ fragments and, with a look of disbelief, his consciousness gradually dissipated.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully plundering the reward: Chakra +1!]
Hearing the system notification in his mind, Mirai Uchiha felt a bit frustrated.
He had thought that killing a jōnin would give him a better reward, but it turned out to be the same as killing a genin.
In terms of cost-effectiveness, it was absurdly low.
"We won!"
Seeing the Suna ninja lose consciousness, Kurenai Yūhi shouted with joy and ran to Mirai Uchiha's side.
He was a jōnin!
And Mirai had killed him with astonishing ease.
He was too strong!
"Mirai, why did your sword cut that jōnin's kunai in a single strike?" Kurenai Yūhi asked with curiosity.
In the battle just now, that had been the turning point that decided the outcome.
If his weapon hadn't broken, that Suna ninja wouldn't have been seriously injured.
Kurenai was very curious to know how he had done it.
After all...
In their previous exchanges, that ninja's weapon had been able to block Mirai Uchiha's sword.
"Kurenai, if you imbue a weapon with Wind Release chakra, you can greatly increase its cutting power."
"In a battle, if you suddenly imbue your weapon with wind chakra at a key moment, you can often achieve an unexpected effect," Mirai Uchiha patiently explained to Kurenai.
Even a kunai of refined steel, against his sword imbued with wind chakra, was no different from tofu.
"So you can do that... Mirai, you're a true genius..."
Hearing Kurenai Yūhi's praise, Mirai Uchiha ruffled her hair:
"Genius? Being a genius is merely the threshold to me."
Kurenai Yūhi's eyes sparkled. She loved that feeling of being overwhelmed by his genius.
Worthy of Mirai, when he boasts, he always does it with such elegance and fluency.
"When you master nature and shape transformation of chakra, you'll be able to do it too."
"Yes!"
"Well, time to clean up the battlefield," Mirai Uchiha said, looking at the now-lifeless Suna ninja. "Remember to be careful of any traps he might have on his body."
"Understood."
Looking at the backs of Kurenai Yūhi and Mirai Uchiha, Asuma Sarutobi felt as if he were in a trance.
The jōnin who had driven him to despair had been eliminated so easily by Mirai Uchiha.
"Don't use your perception to judge the opponent that my eyes see."
Mirai Uchiha's words echoed in his mind again, and a bitterness filled Asuma's heart.
Perhaps Kurenai's choice hadn't been wrong.
Compared to Mirai Uchiha, he really was far, far behind.
...
Sand Village.
Battlefront base camp.
Inside a tent.
Elder Chiyo looked at the intelligence scroll in her hand with a grim face. A group of Sand Village ninjas stood in silence, and the atmosphere was oppressive.
The attacks on Konoha in the past few days had not gone well.
Not only had they failed to obtain any useful information, but they had also suffered heavy losses.
At first, it was only casualties in genin and chūnin teams, but now even jōnin were starting to disappear...
Every jōnin was a crucial combat force for the village. They couldn't afford such losses.
"Rasa!"
"I am here."
"Take two jōnin and form an assassination squad. Go and teach Konoha a lesson."
"Yes!"
Seeing Rasa's somewhat nervous face, Chiyo's tone softened:
"Now that the Third Kazekage has disappeared, the village needs to choose someone with prestige who can earn everyone's respect to take the position of the Fourth."
"You are the heir to the Magnet Release. Do not disappoint me."
Hearing Chiyo's words, Rasa felt his heart was going to leap out of his chest.
Becoming Kazekage had always been his dream.
Originally, he held no hope, but the sudden disappearance of the Third Kazekage, who was in the prime of his life, had made him see an opportunity.
However, having no backing, Rasa had always gone unnoticed.
But now... Elder Chiyo, the person with absolute authority in the village, was openly declaring her support!
Leaving the tent, Rasa felt as if he were in a dream.
Recalling the conversation, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.
This battle against Konoha was the best opportunity.
If he managed to accumulate enough merits and had the support of Elder Chiyo, the day he became the Fourth Kazekage was not far off!
Thinking this, Rasa selected two jōnin and headed at full speed in the direction of Konoha.
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