Chapter 8: No! (New Book Seeking Followers)

Late at night, on the watchpost of the Rock Village outpost.

Two Rock Ninja stood on the high platform, gazing into the distance, carrying out their night watch duty.

"I heard that a patrol team we sent out hasn't come back at all."

Suddenly, one Rock Ninja curiously spoke up.

"I'm not sure; people come and go at this outpost, who knows."

The other Rock Ninja shook his head, but he still reminded them.

"But we also need to be careful; Leaf Village is in Mist Village. What person?"

Before the Rock Village words even fell, he suddenly seemed to sense something.

However, they didn't even have time to exclaim; they only saw a black shadow suddenly dart to their side.

The long sword looked especially cold in the moonlight; they merely used the moonlight to see a pair of scarlet eyes, and immediately they collapsed to the ground.

He stepped forward, checked their pulses, confirmed they were truly dead, then the black shadow slowly rose.

Moonlight poured down, landing on the black shadow, revealing his appearance.

This black shadow was no one else—it was Yuzhi!

He cautiously checked the surroundings again, then nodded at the crow beside him.

The crow immediately took flight, using the night to disappear into the watchtower.

"Really troublesome."

Watching the crow fly away, Yuzhi muttered a curse under his breath.

Rock Village obviously learned from Mist Village's lesson; on their way here they encountered several patrol squads and various inconspicuous traps.

If it weren't for the crow's warning and the help of the Sharingan, it would truly be difficult for them to come here without making a sound.

"Moreover, the people at this outpost seem to be a bit more than imagined."

Standing on the high platform, Yuzhi's view opened up; he could see the faint silhouettes of people inside the camp.

Roughly estimating, plus the patrol squads outside that weren't taken out, there are at least fifty or sixty people here!

"Looks like there's a lot of supplies stored here."

This made Yuzhi a bit overwhelmed—the other side had so many people while they only had three.

To storm this place isn't exactly full of confidence; at the very least it's wishful thinking.

If they could escape, that would be fine; but if they failed, even after studying the highest etiquette of the military law, they'd probably still need a Great Memory Restoration Technique afterward.

If they were unlucky, they'd be taken straight away to be sacrificed to the flag.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

However, he didn't have time to think further when suddenly a shout came from outside the outpost!

This shout was mixed with the sounds of fierce combat and exploding explosive tags, making it especially piercing in the quiet night.

Obviously, it was Akai and the others also moving in!

Yuzhi and his team's plan was simple: Akai was responsible for drawing fire.

He wasn't skilled at stealth missions, and his taijutsu was good, his body durable; he could draw fire and then lead to the preset ambush point to make a quick escape.

Yuzhi was responsible for directly entering the outpost and destroying the supplies, after all he was skilled at Fire Release and also fast.

Shancheng Qingye, as the team's sole support, and with his consumption not small, therefore he had no combat duty.

He mainly provided intelligence, and regardless of mission success or failure, when it was time to retreat, he provided necessary cover.

"Hope everything goes smoothly."

Watching the Rock Ninja inside the outpost quickly spring into action, Yuzhi could only grit his teeth.

He looked at one of the Rock Ninja lying on the ground, then quickly formed hand seals; accompanied by a puff of smoke, he transformed into that guy's appearance.

Then he adjusted his voice and immediately spoke in that guy's tone: "On the north side, it's Leaf Village people—quickly send reinforcements!"

The Rock Ninja below heard his words and didn't suspect much; they then sent out many more people to rush out.

And Yuzhi also immediately leapt down, feigning injury as he hurried toward the warehouse.

"Qian Tian, how..."

The Rock Ninja still remaining in the outpost looked at him approaching and couldn't help but speak doubtfully.

But the next moment, they all stopped short, as several kunai bundled with explosive tags flew straight at them!

Boom, boom, boom——

Instantly, a series of explosions rang out inside the Rock Village outpost.

Taking advantage of the night and the smoke rising from the explosions, Yuzhi gripped a long sword and swiftly charged forward.

"Damn it, a sneak attack!"

"Be careful, there's a disguise!"

"Someone sneaked in—send support!"

"Protect the warehouse, don't let the fire spread!"

Blade light flashed; in the smoke, Yuzhi pounced on those Rock Ninja like a ghost.

The smoke indeed affects vision, but this smoke is not a Mist Village Technique; it has no chakra influence, so his eyes can still see the silhouettes in the smoke.

And even if it were a Mist Village Technique, it's graded by level; otherwise, back in the Whirlpool Country years ago, he'd probably already have grass growing over his grave several zhang high.

"Scatter! Earth Release: Earth Spear!"

Just then, a Rock Ninja suddenly shouted loudly, then instantly formed hand seals.

Numerous earth spikes suddenly shot up from the ground; Yuzhi, hidden in the dust and smoke, could only rush out quickly.

However, he didn't mind; such dust wouldn't last long, and his eyes involuntarily turned toward the not‑far warehouse.

He had just heard someone seemingly shouting, "Don't let the fire spread!"; this probably meant the warehouse contained quite a few interesting things.

"Uchiha Clan?"

This Rock Ninja stared at Yuzhi and said coldly, and Yuzhi also turned his gaze toward him.

"Xumo Zhi?"

Yuzhi had already recognized this guy; he was the Special Jonin stationed here!

"You've got guts, daring to come here alone."

Xumo Zhi let out a cold snort, his eyes full of coldness and amusement.

"Is it that Leaf Village has no one left, or are you just too arrogant?"

"Whether it's arrogance or Leaf Village having no one, at least I won't attack my teammates."

Yuzhi's trash talk had never frightened him; he lowered his head to glance at the pierced corpses on the ground and the wounded Rock Ninjas, then smiled.

"But I really ought to thank you properly."

"I"

Yuzhi's words left Xumo Zhi stunned, and then his face turned extremely ugly.

His Earth Release earlier was meant to flush out Yuzhi; though well-intentioned, he did indeed harm his own people.

He had merely controlled it; even if pierced by the Earth Release Spear, they would just be corpses, but he didn't have time to explain before Yuzhi struck first.

Swish, swish, swish

A flurry of thousand needles shot instantly from Yuzhi's hand, and he quickly formed seals with both hands.

"Ninja Art: Thousand Needle Rain!"

If Genma Shiranui were here, he'd probably drop the thousand needles from his mouth, because this is his exclusive technique!

In an instant, the already numerous thousand needles became like a violent storm, instantly covering everyone ahead.

"Damn it, Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"

Xumo Zhi knew he had no chance to explain; he could only immediately release a ninja technique, hoping to save more people.

The thousand needles' damage was indeed not enough, but Xumo Zhi had already determined that this little devil Yuzhi before him was a ruthless person.

The framing technique was especially professional; who knows if this person would have smeared poison on the thousand needles!

"Is it too late to think about saving people now?"

But just as the earth wall rose, Yuzhi's voice came again.

At the same time, a blue light flared in the sky, followed by a zizzing electric arc sound spreading through the air!

"Lightning Release: Swift!"

"Oh no, it's Lightning Release!"

Xumo Zhi's face turned extremely ugly at this moment; the suppression of Lightning Release over Earth Release is immense.

"Scatter quickly!"

Xumo Zhi shouted again, leaping first to the side; the remaining ninjas, as long as they can breathe, must crawl away quickly even if they have to.

The thousand needles carrying the electric arc pierced the earth wall, quickly clearing a path, achieving Yuzhi's goal.

He quickly leapt back, but then aimed at the warehouse and formed seals again with both hands.

Not long after, a massive fireball three meters tall was released by him.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

"No!"

Xumo Zhi roared in anger but could not stop it; he could only watch helplessly as the fireball plunged into the warehouse.

In an instant, everyone felt a power gathering.

The next second, a violent roar accompanied by soaring firelight shot straight into the clouds.

New book, please collect and follow, thanks everyone Onz

(End of chapter)