Chapter 50: Trap

On the boundless desert, a perfectly normal Sand Ninja squad was escorting a backpack of scrolls, heading toward the border line.

Just at this moment, the Sand Ninja Jonin walking at the very front suddenly stopped his steps, gently waved his hand, and the three Chunin under his command likewise steadied their steps, looking around with tense faces, becoming alert.

With a *whoosh*, a Kunai suddenly appeared in the void, flying rapidly to stab at this Jonin. Seeing this, the Jonin moved his mind, and a burst of yellow sand surged up from the ground, blocking the incoming Kunai.

"What's going on? Is the opponent invisible?"

"I didn't hear any sound at all... Is this the Konoha Ghost?"

"Don't look around, look carefully at the ground!"

The leading Sand Ninja Jonin shouted in a low voice, bringing the panicked Chunin back to their senses. They looked at the ground and finally saw very faint traces on the sand.

Above the faint footprints, the previously void scene slowly faded away, revealing the figure of Uchiha Feiyu. He sighed lightly:

"That's why I hate places like the Land of Wind; there is sand everywhere, making it very difficult to hide one's own tracks!"

"I'll have to upgrade the Light-Weight Rock Technique to the Super Light-Weight Rock Technique sooner or later; flying in the air will be truly formless and traceless then."

"Konoha Ghost... you have finally appeared!"

The ninja manipulating the sand looked at Uchiha Feiyu with a serious face, the expression on his face even carrying a trace of joy:

"Having had nearly half of the supplies supporting the front line destroyed by you, and having had hundreds of ninjas killed by you—this time we will make you pay in blood!"

"Is that so? Have I already killed that many Sand Ninjas? I have absolutely no real sense of it... I only remember eating sand for over two months."

"Also, what is the meaning of the nickname Konoha Ghost? It sounds really low!"

Uchiha Feiyu stretched out a hand and scratched his face, looking indifferent, then raised his head to look at the Sand Ninja before him:

"A ninja who can control sand... it seems you are a high-ranking member of the Sand Ninja!"

"But based on your Sand Control Technique, I'm afraid it can't give you such great confidence. If there is any ambush, hurry up and call the people out!"

Sunagakure can be said to be the Ninja Village with the fewest types of Bloodline Limit ninjas, but few types does not mean few in quantity. The Sand Clan is the most numerous in the Land of Wind, and perhaps even the most numerous ninja clan in the entire Ninja World.

The unique skill of the Sand Clan is the Sand Control Technique, which is combined through Wind Release and Earth Release. In fact, the so-called Sand Control Technique is actually a degraded Bloodline Limit; according to the rules of the Ninja World, it should be called Sand Release.

It is just that compared to the so-called Sand Release, the more famous one should be Sunagakure's Magnet Release. These two Bloodline Limits are in a progressive relationship, and the Sand Control Technique is a weakened type of Magnet Release.

Although both are Bloodline Limits formed by the mixture of Wind and Earth chakra, a miss is as good as a mile; the power of Magnet Release far exceeds that of the Sand Control Technique, which is exactly why the Sand Ninja only call Sand Release the Sand Control Secret Technique.

Just like the Raikage comes from the Yeyue Clan, the Kazekage also comes from the Sand Clan, and even though there are many ninjas in the Sand Clan, those who can truly cultivate the Sand Control Secret Technique are at most only 20-something people. It can be said that every one of them does not have a low status among the Sand Ninja.

During this period, Uchiha Feiyu had almost scared the Sand Ninja who transported supplies. Suddenly, a ninja from the Sand Clan appeared; it definitely could not be to serve as cannon fodder. The greatest possibility is naturally a trap.

That ninja sneered and said coldly:

"Just relying on invisibility abilities to play tricks, you think this kind of move against me..."

However, before this Sunagakure Jonin could finish his words, Uchiha Feiyu turned into a phantom. With a *whoosh*, he rushed up. Amidst *swish-swish-swish* sounds, after a bout of fighting as fast as a gale and lightning, Uchiha Feiyu retreated back to his original position.

The original Sand Ninja Jonin's face had skin falling off with a *clatter*, turning into a pile of sand; it was a sand shell that had blocked Uchiha Feiyu's surprise attack.

But this Sand Ninja's complexion was very ugly; he turned his head and looked at the three Chunin behind him.

A bloody gash had been cut into the necks of the three Chunin, and fresh blood sprayed out like a red mist, making a *rustling* soft sound. The three covered their necks, their throats bobbing with a *gurgle* twice, despair showing in their eyes, and they collapsed to the ground.

"I underestimated you; I didn't expect your speed to be so fast!"

A *rustling* sound rose, and the previously cracked face shell was covered and filled by sand again, returning to its original state. This Sand Ninja pulled out the scroll he was carrying on his back and spoke coldly:

"To deal with a high-speed ninja like you, relying on my own strength alone is indeed no way to keep you here, but this time, you truly cannot escape even with wings!"

As soon as the voice fell, this Sand Ninja directly opened the scroll in his hand. Hearing *bang-bang-bang* sounds, several ninjas appeared directly on the battlefield.

It turned out that the scroll was actually a one-time item used for ninja summoning. Clearly, the Sand Ninja had made up their minds this time to eliminate Uchiha Feiyu, this thorn in their side.

Among the summoned ninjas, the leader was a rather beautiful female ninja.

She had green hair styled in a bun, with two orange highlights at the front, orange pupils, and a hot figure, and she was wearing a sleeveless backless outfit.

Although there were some subtle differences between the two-dimensional and three-dimensional worlds, with such obvious attire, Uchiha Feiyu recognized the identity of the ninja before him at a glance—it was exactly the famous unlucky person of Sunagakure, the alliance (suicide) gift sent to the Mist Ninja Village, the Scorch Style User Pakura!

This Scorch Style User was likely the strongest ninja of the younger generation in Sunagakure besides the Fourth Kazekage. Being able to earn the title of Sand Ninja Hero, she should also possess strength close to or reaching the Shadow-level.

Besides this, judging from the aura of the remaining three ninjas, they should also be at least Jonin-level ninjas. Adding the Sand Ninja Jonin who was transporting supplies, four Jonin and one Shadow-level or Quasi-Kage—this scale was enough to deal with the Shadow of a village.

"Is it actually the Sand Ninja's Scorch Style User Pakura? Speaking of which, you all take me too seriously! Have you even disregarded the front line of the Mist Ninja Village?"

Contrary to the serious tone, Uchiha Feiyu's expression remained very relaxed, without any sense of tension.

"That bunch of robbers from the Mist Ninja Village can at most wreak havoc along the coast; they wouldn't dare to go deep into the desert of the Land of Wind. By comparison, winning against Konoha is more important!"

Pakura said with a calm expression, while the other few ninjas had already moved silently, directly surrounding Uchiha Feiyu.

(End of chapter)