Chapter 42: Jinchuriki

Discovering the hidden sentries of Iwagakure meant that the main camp of Iwagakure was not far off.

Furthermore, Uchiha Feiyu had directly taken out the hidden sentries; although he did not let them send a signal, in reality, the removal of the sentries themselves was a warning to the Rock Ninja.

At this moment, in the command headquarters of the Iwagakure main camp, a tall ninja was frowning, listening to the report from a subordinate intelligence ninja:

"Is that so? Mitsui and the others haven't responded for over half an hour... It seems the reaction speed of Konoha exceeds our imagination; a master has already snuck over this quickly."

"What master... Huangtu, you are overestimating those Konoha ninja too much. We all know that on this front line, only Orochimaru can be called a formidable character; the rest can be easily dealt with!"

The one speaking was a ninja wearing purple clothes, sitting beside the commander, Huangtu.

This ninja was seen wearing chest armor, his red hair tied in a small ponytail like a horse's tail, sporting a large red beard, with a rather dismissive expression on his face.

However, none of the ninja in the main camp refuted this ninja's words, and even the commander, Huangtu, could only offer a bitter smile:

"Senior Lao Zi, to you, aside from Orochimaru, the remaining ninja are indeed just small fries, but if you take action now, I fear both the Sand Ninja and Konoha will set their sights on us."

As Huangtu spoke, he pressed his head slightly; as the son of the Third Tsuchikage, he could not help but feel a sense of complaint in his heart:

His own old man and this jinchuriki did not have a good relationship, and as a result, he had thrown this big shot onto this front line. Why was his own life so bitter?

As a safety valve that sealed the power of a tailed beast and simultaneously the ultimate weapon of a ninja village, theoretically, a jinchuriki would never be sent to the battlefield unless it was a time of true decisive battle.

Otherwise, with the terrifying large-area killing ability of a jinchuriki, a sudden Tailed Beast Bomb launched at a main camp or a ninja village could cause horrific destruction. If everyone used this move, the Five Great Shinobi Villages would surely be blown to smithereens.

This was merely a secondary battlefield for containment; there was no need for an ultimate weapon like a jinchuriki here at all!

The ninja named Lao Zi let out a soft cold snort, a look of contempt appearing on his face.

"Huangtu, you seem to have misunderstood something. Even if I do not use the power of the tailed beast, I am still a ninja who has self-synthesized a Bloodline Limit."

"As long as I only use Lava Style and not Tailed Beast Chakra, what could Konoha possibly discern?"

Huangtu only felt his headache worsen. Why was this jinchuriki so bellicose? Clearly, their side was only here for containment, containment!

However, in terms of seniority, Lao Zi was a generation above him, so he could not suppress him too much. It just so happened that a not-so-weak Konoha ninja had come near the main camp; he would use him to dismiss Lao Zi.

Thinking of this, Huangtu spoke:

"Since that is the case, Senior can go and take out the scout planted by Konoha first. To be able to make an entire squad be wiped out without even sending a signal, the opponent should at least be a Jonin squad."

"A Jonin squad? It seems I can loosen my muscles!"

"Right, let's send a team of sensory ninja to set off with you, Senior; otherwise, it might be a bit troublesome to find the opponent."

"That works too. You can leave the fighting to me; you arrange the rest!"

……

After taking out the Rock Ninja's hidden sentries, Uchiha Feiyu had successively finished off two Rock Ninja squads, and finally, on a hillside, he vaguely saw the distant Iwagakure main camp.

"Found it. This is the lair of the Rock Ninja in the Land of Rivers. The mission is finally complete."

"Is that so? Since the mission is complete, then you can go die, right?"

A cold voice rang in his ear. Uchiha Feiyu was not surprised and turned his head:

"A pursuit squad sent by the Rock Ninja? But the number of people is too small! You three want to come and find trouble with me?"

Lao Zi, standing at the very front, sneered and spoke slowly:

"Why would we need three people? With just me alone, you will absolutely not be able to escape!"

"I really didn't expect that the one who came to scout our main camp would be only one Konoha ninja, and so young at that. It seems you must be a genius of Konoha's new generation, but it's a pity that today, you will perish here!"

Uchiha Feiyu did not say anything more. The Soul of Hatake Sakumo descended into his body, merging with him as one. The short blade in his hand was shrouded in a layer of hazy white light, and the clear blade light instantly reflected into Lao Zi's eyes.

Without any warning, Uchiha Feiyu chose to strike violently!

Lao Zi, who had just been speaking, showed a trace of horror in his eyes. His entire body retreated rapidly, and at the same time, scorching Lava Style chakra erupted from his body like magma, almost forming a magma shell.

With a crisp sound, Uchiha Feiyu flicked his blade slightly, and a thin wisp of blood on the blade turned into a small mist of blood.

As for Lao Zi opposite him, he covered his face and slowly let go of his hand. On his face was a blood-dripping scar that ran from his left forehead, across the bridge of his nose, and stopped at the right corner of his mouth; the churning flesh was still slowly pulsing.

"Lord Lao Zi, are you alright?!"

The two Rock Ninja behind him looked at Lao Zi's wound in horror, never expecting that the monster-like jinchuriki would suffer such an injury in a single exchange.

"I'm fine... It was I who underestimated this brat. I didn't expect that this brat would have already crossed that line at such a young age... You go back and keep calling for people; today, no matter what, we cannot let this brat return alive!"

After Lao Zi finished speaking with a heavy expression, the Lava Style chakra on his body surged out, vaguely forming a shape like a Tailed Beast Cloak.

"Reacted really fast. I was just a little bit away from finishing it directly."

Uchiha Feiyu said with some regret. After seeing this guy for the first time, Feiyu had already recognized his identity; he was exactly the Four-Tails Jinchuriki of Iwagakure.

Therefore, although he seemed not to care much on the surface, in reality, Uchiha Feiyu had boosted all his spirits from the very beginning, preparing to take advantage of the opponent's carelessness to land a heavy blow.

Hatake Sakumo was a high-speed ninja of the same type as the Yellow Flash. Facing ordinary ninja with thin skin and brittle flesh, he could slaughter them, but against guys with thick skin and heavy armor like jinchuriki, it was very easy to fail to break their defense.

Naturally, Uchiha Feiyu, who now basically inherited Hatake Sakumo's fighting style, also had the same shortcoming.

Once a jinchuriki manifested a tailed beast form, even if he exerted the White Fang Sword Technique to the extreme, in the end, he could only result in "scraping" 【doing minimal damage】.

That was why Uchiha Feiyu wanted to take advantage of the opponent's lack of understanding of him to land a "first-encounter kill," but unfortunately, it did not succeed in the end.

(End of chapter)