Chapter 144: Believe in Lian Ye

Lian Ye stood on the treetop, his scarlet Three Tomoe Sharingan scanning ahead.

Behind him, Tuan Cang and Xiaochun each kept watch in different directions.

Cloud Ninja could strike from the shadows at any moment, so the action must be cautious.

"There's movement ahead," Lian Ye whispered.

The Sharingan clearly observed traces of recent activity in the forest.

At that moment, the distant sound of an Explosive Talisman detonating and of fighting came.

Tuan Cang squinted, tightened his grip on the Kunai, "It seems the enemy is indeed hidden among them."

"A battle has broken out ahead," Xiaochun Zhuanqin said, "It should be a clash between the Village's ninja and Cloud Ninja."

The two simultaneously looked at Lian Ye, awaiting his command.

"Move." Lian Ye said, and before his words fell, the three swiftly moved across the canopy, running toward the forest.

Before they could approach, the sounds of battle vanished.

Lian Ye's expression darkened, "The situation is unfavorable; the opponent may be an Elite Jonin of the Cloud Ninja."

To end the fight in such a short time, the enemy's strength must be Jonin level.

And definitely more than one!

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang and Xiaochun Zhuanqin wore solemn expressions, already prepared to meet the enemy.

Having just arrived at the Battlefield, they encountered Cloud Ninja elites.

Whether it's good luck or bad luck, who knows?

As the distance shortened, the forest scene appeared before the three.

Five Konoha Ninja were already lying in a pool of blood.

"Three Jonin, four Chunin."

Lian Ye stood on the treetop, looking down from above at several Cloud Ninja, his Three Tomoe Sharingan slowly turning.

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang slipped a few Shuriken from his sleeve, "Cloud Hidden ninja excel at combined Ninjutsu; don't let them form formations."

Xiaochun Zhuanqin's gaze fell on the four Chunin, "First eliminate the weakest."

Lian Ye gave no reply, drawing the Tachi at his waist.

The seven Cloud Ninja naturally noticed the three who had arrived: Lian Ye and his companions.

"Heh, more Konoha ninja coming to die," the leading Jonin sneered.

They were the newly formed "Lightning Radiance" squad of Cloud Hidden Village, relying on a powerful formation, roaming the rear to snipe Konoha ninja.

The combination of three Jonin and four Chunin could almost act recklessly on the Battlefield.

They had just arrived on the Battlefield and easily killed five Konoha ninja.

As a result, now three more have walked into their trap.

Whoosh—

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang's Shuriken flew at extreme speed toward several Cloud Ninja.

The combat erupted in an instant!

A Chunin rushed forward first, Lightning Release Chakra Mode coiled around the Kunai, thrusting toward Lian Ye's throat.

However, his movement appeared in slow motion before the Sharingan.

Lian Ye sidestepped, using the back of the Tachi to precisely block the Kunai, the blade's edge then turning with the motion.

Swish—!

A flash of blade, a head fell to the ground.

There was no flamboyant swordplay, no superfluous movement.

It was merely the most basic iaijutsu, so fast that the blood didn't even have time to splash.

Having done all that, Lian Ye showed no hesitation, his figure flashing to appear before a nearby Chunin.

The Chunin had not yet recovered from the shock of his companion being instantly killed by Shisui, when he saw a pair of scarlet eyes.

Then, there was no after.

His head flew high, hitting the ground with a sound like a watermelon dropping.

When the two bodies fell, the remaining Cloud Ninja didn't even react.

"Wha—!" a Chunin's pupils contracted sharply, instinctively stepping back half a step.

Tuan Cang, appearing behind him at an unknown moment, thrust his Kunai precisely into his back heart.

"Daydreaming on the Battlefield will get you killed."

Xiaochun Zhuanqin moved to the last Chunin and engaged him in combat.

Having witnessed his companion's death, the Chunin's heart filled with fear, and he was quickly slit in the throat by Xiaochun's Kunai.

In just a moment, four Chunin were dead.

"Bastard, how dare you!" the leading Cloud Hidden Jonin roared.

Those four Chunin were his disciples, killed just like that by Lian Ye and his group.

As a teacher, watching his disciples be slain with his eyes open made him extremely angry.

"Calm down, weren't they just a few Chunin who died?"

Hearing his companion's words, he quickly calm【ed】 down.

Anger in battle is a terrifying thing; it lowers one's reason, leading to wrong decisions.

"Don't disperse; they are very strong," the leading Jonin instructed.

The other two Jonin nodded, watching Lian Ye's three with caution.

Lian Ye's Three Tomoe subtly turned, a faint smirk curling at the corner of his mouth.

Tuan Cang.

Understood.

Tuan Cang swiftly forms hand seals: "Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"

Three Jonin, seeing this, hurried away from the spot, evading the Wind Release attack.

"Wrong! That guy vanished!" someone noticed the problem.

The place where Lian Ye had been moments before was now completely empty.

They cautiously looked around, when suddenly a Jonin shouted, "Above!"

Immediately after, he formed hand seals: "Lightning Release: xxxx!"

Purple lightning turned into a fierce beast leaping into the sky, but it only shattered Lian Ye's afterimage.

"Shisui's Shunshin technique, how could it be so fast?!"

Just as he was shocked by this, Lian Ye approached, brandishing a Tachi.

The Jonin's pupils suddenly contracted, and when facing a life‑or‑death crisis, he unleashed hidden potential, narrowly evading the lethal strike.

"Pfft—" the sound of the blade cutting flesh rang out.

The Tachi merely slashed his abdomen, drawing a string of blood beads.

"Heh, just a flesh wound!" the Jonin sneered, "You think this level…"

Before the words finished, his expression suddenly froze.

The violet‑black Toxin was spreading through his veins at a visible speed; within three seconds, his abdomen turned a bruised purple.

"This… this is…!" he stared at Lian Ye in terror, "You actually poisoned the blade?!"

Lian Ye's gaze held no emotion, his voice cold: "To deal with a Jonin, one must use other means."

"You are despicable, you…"

Before the words could finish, the Jonin's mouth corner spilled black blood, and he collapsed, losing his breath.

The other two Jonin's faces changed dramatically; within a short time another comrade died.

"His weapon is poisonous; don't give him a close‑range chance! Switch to ranged Lightning Release Ninjutsu!"

They are the "Lightning Radiance" squad personally selected and formed by Lord Raikage!

As a result, on their first mission, only two survived.

To survive, they could only kill the three Konoha Ninja before them.

Seeing the youth standing nearby with a blade, the two simultaneously formed seals to use Lightning Release Ninjutsu, the lightning pouring down on Lian Ye like a torrential rain.

Facing this overwhelming Lightning Release Ninjutsu, Tuan Cang and Xiaochun did not hesitate to leave the technique's attack range.

"If we leave like this, is there really no problem?" Zhuan Qin Xiaochun asked, unable to help but speak.

Zhi Cun Tuan Zang glanced at her and calmly said, "We must trust Lian Ye."

With Lian Ye's strength, he should be able to dodge the Lightning Release Ninjutsu.

Hmm, should be able to, right?

ps: What shall we talk about today?