Chapter 168: Clone

It's about time we left!

If we don't leave now, Sage Mode will probably wear off!

It's a shame! I dropped my ninja sword; otherwise I could have pulled off Okamoto 0.01!

Then today's performance would be perfect~

He made a few leaps, vanished into the forest, and Dong Shilang was still wondering whether he had overdone it.

If Ye Cang, a girl, woke up from this, she'd surely stick a voodoo doll curse on herself...

He didn't even finish off the unconscious Ye Cang, and he ignored the sand ninjas standing there like wooden chickens.

These guys, after just a few of Dong Shilang's 'secret moves', were left stunned; even now they're still like clueless geese, not having snapped out of it!

Should we chase or not?

After a long while, someone finally snapped to, but that just left them stuck in a dead end.

After a long silence, this terribly awkward question was finally raised by a Chunin who lacked any tact.

This left all the sand ninjas present in dead silence, with no one answering the question.

They had genuinely been badly frightened by Dong Shilang; just his single large-scale Fire Release Ninjutsu was enough to put so many of them in dire straits.

They barely managed to block it with all their strength, and even if they succeeded, the price was that their chakra was nearly depleted.

What's more, in an instant he unleashed another Fire Release Ninjutsu with equally astonishing power, but even more terrifying single-target lethality.

How are we supposed to chase after that?

They're not even on the same level…

Just staying silent like this isn't helpful; at that point the medical ninjas and lower-ranked troops might be fine, but the few Jonin on scene might not be…

After the mission fails, they'll inevitably face some punishment; it won't cost them their lives, but they could be given missions with extremely low survival odds, or be sent straight to the front lines to die—those are all possibilities.

Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, and also to lessen any possible punishment, the Jonin puppet master who had earlier tried to dissuade Ye Cang spoke up.

Medical personnel, go check on the injured Ye Cang, Jonin; the rest of you Jonin, follow me to pursue the enemy…

The remaining Chunin and Genin stay behind to assist the medical ninjas in caring for the wounded~

While saying that, he gave a glance to his companion beside him, then led the charge toward where Dong Shilang had just disappeared.

Once those Jonin left, the remaining personnel each hurriedly got busy—those treating wounds treated wounds, those cleaning up the mess cleaned up the mess.

This medical point became orderly again~

And those Jonin who went to pursue Dong Shilang's trail, upon entering the forest, without any communication, unanimously chose a route exactly opposite to the direction Dong Shilang had vanished, and began the pursuit.

It seems these sand ninjas are all quite familiar with how to better deceive their superiors during missions~

We're not lacking effort; we're just directing it the wrong way……

And every Jonin present had no objections to this.

Everyone's human; none of those who become Jonin are idiots, and there's no need to risk one's life for the village's missions.

What's more, in a war that's clearly about to fail……

At that moment, atop a cliff hundreds of meters high behind the sand ninjas' medical point, a figure stood holding a binoculars, observing every move of those sand ninjas below.

Well! Finally got rid of those sand ninjas!

It's about time to leave this place!

He lowered his binoculars, gazed at the sunrise slowly rising on the horizon, and murmured.

Indeed, that lone figure hiding in this place is none other than Yuzhibo Dongshilang. The Dong Shilang earlier down in the camp was merely his Shadow Clone.

After his plan went smoothly and he successfully infiltrated the sand ninjas' medical point, Dong Shilang split off a Shadow Clone to pose as a wounded soldier, while his true body silently slipped out and quietly came to this place.

He had already planned ahead: the Shadow Clone down the mountain would serve as an early-warning barrier, able to alert his true body in advance of any trouble.

And if his true body hidden on the mountain were ever discovered, he would leap off the cliff and again use the flight suit he had expensively crafted to escape.

Fortunately, that situation never happened again, depriving him of the chance to experience flight once more.

Hmm~ Shadow Clone Jutsu released!

This is……

Just as Dong Shilang was about to begin summoning the Mountain Eagle, a memory flooded into his mind.

This guy……

Could there be some change he doesn't know about?

Otherwise! How could he possibly do something so embarrassing~

He never imagined his Shadow Clone would pull off such a slick move, using the 'Awei Eighteen Style' during his fight with Ye Cang~

It left his true body momentarily at a loss for how to retort~

【Is the thing that stumps his innermost self just a chuunibyou boy?】

【No way! What's his current mental age?】

Forget it, these aren't important; but Sage Mode, in its first real combat, is truly addictive……

Feeling what his Shadow Clone felt at that time, Dong Shilang couldn't help but feel a bit envious.

That feeling of being filled with power throughout, where a casual ninjutsu makes even a Jonin hard to resist, is truly intoxicating~

Even if his current strength is limited, not counting the Sharingan it's only top-tier, but once he enters Sage Mode, Jonin and such~

It's just charging for half an hour and using it for five minutes—a point that's truly a shame.

If he could enter Sage Mode at any time, then……

Speaking of Ye Cang's……hand feel……it's really nice~

While indulging in his inner fantasies, his hand didn't stop, forming several hand seals:

Spirit Summoning Technique

Once again he stood on the Mountain Eagle's back, shooting toward the sky at extreme speed, his heart inevitably filled with lament.

Even if some unexpected things happen along the way, the mission still has to continue, huh~

When will I be able to live a life of wandering the ninja world, meeting different ACG girls every day...