Chapter 71

Their group relied on the Nara secret technique to scout the enemy's whereabouts in advance.

Although it wasn't as convenient as the Byakugan, it was at least better than nothing.

As for Uchiha Jin?

He didn't expose his Sharingan; pure taijutsu and Fire Style were enough to make him the captain.

The reason was simple.

Don't look at how well the three are cooperating now; this was just a last resort under the threat of death.

Once they were truly safe, who knows what everyone's intentions would be.

Nara Kazama was a bit better.

Both of them knew each other's dirty secrets, so unless there was a major conflict of interest, neither would betray the other.

But for Kudo Shin, that was hard to say.

He was just a civilian ninja who, after countless efforts between life and death, barely managed to learn one Earth Style jutsu.

Even this was just a C-rank!

In front of major clans like Uchiha Jin and Nara Kazama, that was simply like a joke.

For this kind of civilian ninja, it was too easy to bribe him.

With just two or three C-rank jutsus, he could sell them both out completely.

If given a B-rank jutsu, he would dare to kneel down and call them daddy.

As for killing him?

The two had never had this thought!

It wasn't out of kindness or emotional bonds.

First of all, to survive in the ninja world, kindness is irrelevant.

It only appears in the weak or the absolute strong.

Either they are civilian ninja fooled by the higher-ups, or they are as strong as Senju Hashirama, or they are children of destiny like Uzumaki Naruto, or at the very least, they are second-generation elites with backgrounds.

Except for these people, no one else is qualified.

Is Hatake Kakashi kind?

In Sarutobi Hiruzen's hands, he was just a ninja in the dark, killing whoever he was told to kill!

Right and wrong simply didn't matter.

Is Namikaze Minato kind?

Even though he later became the Fourth Hokage, he never did the things Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't allow him to do until the day he died.

He didn't even fully control the Hokage Anbu!

Even such a person couldn't be called kind, let alone Uchiha Jin and Nara Kazama.

Bonds are even more nonsense!

Before everyone met, they were all old schemers who understood everything.

After just a few days of contact, with all sorts of schemes, could they have bonds?

This is a joke!

Unless it's a specially trained elite team, don't even think about cultivating bonds.

Not killing Kudo Shin was purely out of interest.

Whether it was Nara Kazama or Uchiha Jin, both had secrets in their hearts.

Even if they exposed a little bit of strength, it could be covered up by the war; as long as they didn't expose their strongest combat power, it wouldn't attract the village's attention.

At most, they would be promoted from cannon fodder to ordinary ninja.

But if two civilian ninja both died, causing the village to notice something wrong, and then having the Anbu investigate them carefully, even tracing everything from their childhood to adulthood, then everything would be over!

People are not gods.

Even Uchiha Jin couldn't guarantee that he hadn't made any mistakes in his life and could withstand the village's investigation.

Therefore.

It was better to keep Kudo Shin.

"Be careful, pay attention."

"There are two Mist squads ahead, their chakra intensity is average, most likely ordinary squads."

Nara Kazama spoke suddenly.

Kudo Shin heard this and couldn't help but look at Uchiha Jin.

Clearly.

After these few days of cooperation and countless successful escapes, Uchiha Jin had proven himself.

Hearing this.

Uchiha Jin didn't hesitate.

"Old rules!"

"Kazama and I will cooperate, Shin, you hide in the dark and finish them off!"

"Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"

He formed hand seals, and seven fireballs were dispersed and bombarded toward the Mist.

Nara Kazama didn't waste words either.

"Wind Style: Pressure Damage!"

A massive Wind Style formed, crushing the surrounding dead branches and collapsing the earth, merging with the Phoenix Sage Fire.

The fire borrowed the wind's power, sweeping through everything.

Centered on the Mist squads, a radius of more than ten meters was instantly destroyed.

Several Mist Genin died in one strike.

Only the remaining two Chunin managed to barely withstand this wave.

"This is... Leaf ninja!" the Mist Chunin gritted his teeth.

His eyes revealed hatred.

You know, his brother died at the hands of Leaf ninja.

At this moment, he wanted revenge.

But before he could make a move, Kudo Shin, who was behind him, struck, and a kunai directly slit his throat.

He was dead.

And the remaining Chunin just wanted to escape when Uchiha Jin threw a kunai, which directly pierced his heart.

"Seal the heads, retreat!"

Uchiha Jin spoke calmly.

Nara Kazama and Kudo Shin also just nodded and began to do their own things.

After these few days of cooperation, everyone was already familiar with this routine.

But, at this moment.

A chubby Mist ninja, carrying a large sword that looked least like a sword, walked out with a cold expression.

"Greatsword Samehada—Suikazan Fuguki!" Nara Kazama exclaimed.

His face turned pale.

Facing this member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, a famous existence among Jonin, he didn't think they could handle it.

Uchiha Jin's expression changed slightly.

If he really exploded with full strength, even against the Seven Ninja Swordsmen before him, he was confident that even if he couldn't kill the opponent, at least winning the battle wouldn't be difficult.

But, no!

His true strength must never be exposed here.

"Run!"

After saying that, he ran immediately.

Nara Kazama had long been prepared, and following Uchiha Jin's words, he naturally ran without a word.

At this moment, he truly exploded with all his strength.

But, alas.

The two of them could run away, but Kudo Shin was far behind.

Scared out of his wits, he couldn't even exert half of his usual strength.