Chapter 17: Absolute Kill

At this moment, by the banks of the Nanhe River, in a picturesque canyon.

A group of Uchiha kids led by Yuzhibo Yan was actively preparing for the noon picnic.

Someone went into the adjacent woods to gather dry branches for the upcoming barbecue; someone spread out the picnic blanket and neatly laid out the food prepared at home; another person collected the wild flowers just picked from the hillside and arranged them in the center of the blanket to add a touch of rustic charm.

Suddenly a mournful howl came from far within the forest, startling the birds in the woods and breaking the tranquility of the place.

"Dong Shilang and the others seem to have run into a big guy! Are they okay?" Uchiha Chaoxi anxiously glanced toward the forest, then turned to ask Yuzhibo Yan beside her.

"It's fine! Don't worry! Chaoxi..."

Yuzhibo Yan waved his hand nonchalantly, not even lifting his head to show any worry.

"Really? But it sounds somewhat not good!" Seeing her sister's nonchalant perfunctory attitude.

Uchiha Chaoxi's heart, which had not yet been let down, tightened even more.

Helplessly putting down the pastry she was arranging, she lifted her head to look toward the distant forest and explained to her sister nearby: "Don't worry, Chaoxi, they have a real ninja following them behind! There will be no danger."

"Eh! Someone from the clan followed us over?" After only a slight stunned moment, Uchiha Chaoxi immediately reacted.

"With so many of us out camping, the clan always sends one or two adults to look after us..."

"Besides, although the nearby forest has no major danger, occasionally one or two wild beasts from the deep woods will dart out. The adults also worry that we might get lost in the forest or encounter other dangers..."

Uchiha Chaoxi, after hearing Yuzhibo Yan's words, thought it made sense, then calmed down and began busying herself with her tasks.

At this moment, sunlight filtered through the leaves into the forest, also shining on Uchiha Dongshilang.

Only see him at this moment let out a loud shout, tightly gripping a small dagger with both hands, falling into a strange self‑indulgence……

"the Hidden Leaf Village secret Taijutsu's essence"

"Thousand Year Kill!!!"

"……"

At this moment, the forest suddenly fell into an awkward atmosphere⊙﹏⊙|||

Only when a shrill scream rang out was it broken, allowing the surrounding people, who had held their breath for a long time, to finally exhale.

Having completed this "Absolute Kill", he watched the wild boar collapse under the tree, only able to twitch its body occasionally. Uchiha Dongshilang suddenly felt a sense of physical and mental relaxation, as if his soul had undergone some elevation.

"Yan! You're really weak! It's less than a kilometer away, and you're already exhausted from fatigue, now you can't even sit steadily..."

"No, I'm just too shocked!" Looking down from above, he fully appreciated Uchiha Dongshilang's "performance"; Yuzhibo Yan had a mouthful of something stuck and didn't know how to spit it out, and even almost fell from the tree because he couldn't sit steady.

"And Longhuo, you wouldn't really have pissed yourself from fright, would you?"

"No way!"

Uchiha Longhuo, whose weakness had just been pointed out, flushed red all over; just now, because he was too shocked, he almost couldn't hold it in, really just a little bit……

Just now it seemed something warm and wet had leaked a little; he hurriedly jumped up, clenched his legs, and hid behind a big tree, causing Uchiha Dongshilang to burst out laughing.

At this moment, whether it was Xingren and Yan in the tree or Shou, everyone gathered around Dongshilang. Staring at him inflicting a fatal wound on the poor prey, they were all wide‑eyed and speechless.

The kids were only six or seven years old and still didn't grasp deeper meanings.

However, Uchiha Dongshilang's slick move at this moment inevitably left a shadow on the word "weak point" in their minds, causing their simple brains to temporarily short‑circuit, unable to find suitable words to describe the scene.

"Who's over there?" Uchiha Dongshilang looked up toward the treetop where Uchiha Xingren had just been hiding.

No response; he changed angles a few times and peered carefully.

Uchiha Dongshilang, finding nothing, felt it had just been his illusion.

"Almost been discovered by these kids......" In the treetop of another nearby tree, a youth about twenty years old, wearing the the Hidden Leaf Village Police Force uniform, let out a sigh of relief.

It was just because I hadn't controlled my breath well, a slight leakage occurred. Fortunately I shifted in time. Barely avoided detection—this kid has incredibly sharp senses!

However, thinking back to that just‑seen "eye‑cringing" scene, the youth not only felt his cheek twitch. Having just heard the excited shout from the kid below, he even thought they were about to unleash some secret ultimate technique—his Sharingan had been activated, but the result was really……

The youth hiding in the tree was precisely the ninja who had come along to look after them this time, and also a member of the the Hidden Leaf Village Security Force.

When the clan's children go out to play, if it's just a few scattered within the village it's no big deal. But on such a large scale, often dozens of people, heading to the edge of the Hidden Leaf Village, the Nanhe River area which has slight danger, how could the Uchiha clan possibly not send someone over?

Every time Uchiha Dongshilang leads a large group of pals, carrying big and small bags, out for hunting or outings. Among the two clan members stationed at the gate, one is always assigned to follow them, though each time they remain unseen!

"Alright, stop looking! Get ready to clean up. Xingren and Shou, go collect the fallen shuriken and daggers along the way. Longhuo, you and I will handle this wild boar—bleed it. Then check the traps we just set, see if we got anything, and dismantle the traps meanwhile."

After arranging the tasks to be done, Dongshilang squatted down, pulled his small dagger from the already dead wild boar, and incidentally made a cut on its neck to let the blood out.

Although the forest around the Hidden Leaf Village rarely has large beasts, now that we've seen blood it's still wise to leave early. The Hokage world is full of strange and varied colossal monsters that keep appearing; Dongshilang doesn't want any accidents here!

Soon after, the companions each with their tasks regrouped. They redistributed the collected kunai and shuriken. Looking at the two wild pheasants and one wild rabbit they'd taken from the pit, Dongshilang couldn't help but marvel. How many wild animals does this world have? The traps were only set a short while ago—about an hour—and already we've got a haul.