Chapter 30: Instant Kill

"Such fast speed... Careful! He's coming!"

Cold sweat dripped down the forehead of the leader among the four-man squad, a trace of panic flashing in his eyes. He was merely a Special Jonin, and the few subordinates he brought with him were only the most ordinary Chunin; such a configuration could already be considered elite in Sunagakure.

But the ninja rushing from the opposite side had already charged from afar to close range, leaving only an electric-like afterimage on his retina; judging by speed alone, this was definitely not an ordinary Jonin.

"Damn it, he's already here! Prepare to defend!"

The Sand Ninja standing at the very front performed seals with both hands, directly unleashing a Wind Style: Wind Cutting Technique. The violent whirlwind transformed into formless and invisible blades of wind, shredding the ground and thickets in front of him.

However, although the invisible wind blades were extremely swift, they were still far from enough to face Uchiha Feiyu's extreme speed. The rushing electric light drew a Z-shaped arc, dodging the ninjutsu cast by this Special Jonin, and then a brilliant white blade light slashed directly at his forehead.

Crack! The Special Jonin was split in two, then transformed into two sections of Substitution Wood, revealing his figure again in the woods above.

Dripping blood flowed down from his forehead, and the body of this Special Jonin trembled slightly. If his speed had been just 0.01 seconds slower, it wouldn't have been this minor flesh wound, but rather his skull being split open directly.

The shrill screams immediately awakened this nervous Special Jonin. He turned his head and saw that two of his three Chunin subordinates were already dead, and the last Puppet Master had only saved his life because he was hiding further away, but the puppet displayed in the open had also been cut into several pieces.

"Konoha... White Fang!?"

As if awakening a past memory, the eyes of this Special Jonin were filled with fear. It was only when he saw Uchiha Feiyu, who had stopped his steps and was standing under the tree opposite him, that he regained his senses slightly.

His originally trembling hands steadied. The Special Jonin of Sunagakure barely twitched the corners of his mouth, trying to comfort himself to calm down.

"It's fine, he's just a fourteen or fifteen-year-old young ninja... Even if his talent is great, his combat experience is definitely no match for mine..."

Just as this Special Jonin was still muttering to himself, he suddenly discovered that the young ninja below had eyes that underwent a change, shifting into a blood-red color. Two black Tomoe rotated in his pupils, instantly making him feel as if the world were spinning.

"Oh no... The opponent is actually an Uchiha!"

Only this thought flashed through his heart before the Special Jonin felt everything go black. By the time he regained his senses, he only felt a chill in his chest. A numbness spread from his chest to his limbs, and his whole body went limp as he fell from the tree.

The short blade that had pierced his chest slid out as the Special Jonin fell. Fresh blood gushed from his heart, and his body gradually turned cold. The poor Special Jonin died silently without even having reported his own name.

"How did this guy get distracted on the battlefield? Wasn't it said that Sunagakure follows an elite policy?"

Uchiha Feiyu wiped the blood off his short blade by rubbing it against the Sand Ninja's body. He found the performance of this Sand Ninja just now a bit strange. Although he didn't know what rank of ninja he had killed, getting distracted directly on the battlefield was just too absurd!

"Hmm... I seem to have a slight impression of this guy; perhaps he saw me on the battlefield or during a mission before!"

"It might be because he saw your sword style and associated it with something, which is why he suddenly got distracted."

Hatake Sakumo's voice drifted over, which also made Uchiha Feiyu understand what was going on. As for whether it was as Hatake Sakumo said, he could simply ask the ninja's soul directly.

With a casual wave of his hand, the Method of Consuming Spirits ability was activated. The souls of the three ninjas killed by Uchiha Feiyu were immediately retrieved into his hands. Under the control of the Method of Consuming Spirits, there would be plenty of opportunities to ask these ninjas for intelligence later.

Although these souls could not compare to Hatake Sakumo's soul, and Uchiha Feiyu would not use the Method of Consuming Spirits to consume the souls of his own kind, every ninja had things they were good at, and he could learn some unique ninjutsu and combat techniques from them.

Not to mention anything else, over these past few months, with the help of Hatake Sakumo and that pangolin soul, Uchiha Feiyu had successively cultivated Wind attribute chakra transformation and Earth attribute transformation. Now, for the five elements of chakra transformation, Uchiha Feiyu was only missing the Water attribute.

If Uchiha Feiyu had to cultivate two chakra attribute transformations by himself, it would take at least three to five years to see results; one can see the effectiveness of Possession cultivation.

"Feiyu, are you okay? Wait... were these ninjas all killed by you?"

Asuma and Kurenai entered the battlefield, both nervous and excited, and then discovered the three ninja corpses and some puppet fragments on the ground. Clearly, the battle here had already completely ended.

Hyuga Hizashi, who was following at the end, also walked over, a trace of shock still lingering in his eyes. Just a moment ago, he had witnessed with his own eyes the process of Uchiha Feiyu killing three ninjas as if he were chopping melons and vegetables; it felt as easy as mowing grass.

Recalling Uchiha Feiyu's heroic posture, Hyuga Hizashi sadly discovered that even if he were to face Uchiha Feiyu, he would likely lose more than he would win. This was even taking into account that he possessed the Byakugan, which to a certain extent countered high-speed ninjas; otherwise, he would likely be cut down in a few moves as well.

One must know that just a few months ago, he could still defeat Uchiha Feiyu with ease. Was the speed at which the other party improved a bit too fast?

Unaware of Hatake Sakumo's existence, Hyuga Hizashi overestimated Uchiha Feiyu's strength somewhat. However, even without relying on Hatake Sakumo, the current Uchiha Feiyu's strength was not much different from Hyuga Hizashi's, and to a certain extent, the Method of Consuming Spirits itself was indeed a part of Uchiha Feiyu's strength.

"Indeed, they were all killed by me. By the way, one Puppet Master escaped."

"Rest assured, he won't be able to escape. We'll go catch him back right now."

Hyuga Hizashi said easily. Facing the Byakugan of the Hyuga Clan, a mere Chunin-level Puppet Master naturally had nowhere to hide.

"Let Asuma and Kurenai get some practice this time. Feiyu, you don't need to make a move."

Sand Ninja Puppet Masters could be considered an elite branch. Although traditional Puppet Masters lacked follow-up potential and performed poorly at the Shadow-level, at the Chunin stage, Puppet Masters were indeed very advantageous. Basically, those who obtained the Chunin title belonged to the elite Chunin.

If Asuma and Kurenai were to face a full-state Chunin Puppet Master, they would likely lose more than they would win, but facing a Chunin Puppet Master whose puppets had already been blown up, they would have a huge advantage.

(End of chapter)