Chapter 51: Mid-Game Break in the Enemy Camp

Yamanaka Chujiu did not stop his pace.

He had long since conceived a battle plan based on the intelligence gathered through his senses, and at this moment, he issued his orders directly.

"Senior Hyuga Mototeru, there are two hidden sentries 70 meters to your front left; they are lax, eliminate them."

"Understood!"

"Ino-Shika-Cho Team, accelerate your advance; 115 meters ahead of you are veteran Cloud Ninja."

"Yamanaka Misaki, advance 40 meters and use the Mind Body Switch Technique to ambush them; Senior Nara Luye, advance to 50 meters and take over control with the Shadow Possession Technique; Senior Akimichi Taizhu, you are responsible for the elimination."

"Understood!"

"Attention, do not use the Multi-Size Technique!"

"Understood!"

"Iwasaki Squad and Yokoyama Squad, stand guard facing left; watch out for the Cloud Ninja 230 meters to your left."

"Uchiyama Squad and Ryoji Squad, stand guard facing right; there are two sets of interlocking hidden sentries 198 meters from your position."

"Illusion Squad, 80 meters behind you, use Illusion: Night Fog."

"Uchiha Squad, stand by!"

"Counting down five seconds, five, four... act!"

The moment the order was given, the Konoha Ninja vanished into the darkness; the next instant, kunai pierced the backs of the Cloud Ninja sentries, the puncture to their lungs preventing them from making a sound as they died silently in their hiding spots.

The sentries on the other side were first forcibly controlled in their minds, then physically restrained by the Shadow Possession Technique, and finally crushed by the Meat Mountain Body of the Akimichi Clan, suffocated to death without a sound.

In the map within Chujiu's mind, those three red light points extinguished silently; he ordered: "The route is clear, everyone continue forward."

"Adjust formation, Uchiha Squad to the front, watch for traps ahead."

After the assault force moved on, a patrol of Cloud Ninja passed behind them; under the influence of Illusion: Night Fog, they did not sense the faint smell of blood in the air and walked past without noticing a thing.

The five Hyuga ninja clearly saw this scene, and in their hearts, they were completely won over by Yamanaka Chujiu.

Although the other Konoha Ninja could not see exactly what had happened, they could feel that they had infiltrated the main battle line of the Cloud Ninja.

Not just one or two people, but a squadron of over thirty.

Before today, they all believed this was impossible to achieve!

Many even sensed a familiar style, guessing that the previous command of Lord Orochimaru was very likely the handiwork of Yamanaka Chujiu.

Every Konoha Ninja who had this suspicion became incredibly reassured and gained absolute confidence in the success of this mission.

Within the battle line of as many as seven thousand Cloud Ninja, Yamanaka Chujiu's assault force moved like ghosts, passing through silently without being discovered by any ninja.

But he keenly perceived that the Hyuga squad and the reconnaissance squad ninja were exhibiting unusually high levels of agitation, clearly the exhaustion brought on by tension.

Yamanaka Chujiu immediately activated his backup plan, pointing his target toward an isolated Cloud Ninja camp.

"Everyone turn fifteen degrees to the left, target is the camp 300 meters ahead."

"There are four squads of Cloud Ninja in the camp; two ninja are on guard duty, and the rest are sleeping."

Chujiu explained calmly: "Take them out, we will rest in the tents for ten minutes."

He then ordered: "Uchiha Squad, eliminate the two sentries; Senior Nara Luye, prepare the Shadow Possession Technique; Senior Yamanaka Misaki, prepare the Mind Body Switch Technique to handle any potential accidents."

"After eliminating the sentries, the Illusion Squad will first cast Illusion: Deep Sleep Technique to ensure the ninja in the tents are completely asleep."

"Iwasaki Squad, Yokoyama Squad, Uchiyama Squad, and Ryoji Squad are responsible for the final cleanup; be careful not to spill too much blood."

Uchiha Yashiro and Uchiha Tekka were biting on senbon, but their eyes were full of defiance and confidence, implying: with us Uchiha taking action, do we still need the Nara and Yamanaka to finish them off?

For the sake of their pride, they went all out to activate their Sharingan, successfully controlling the two Cloud Ninja on guard duty.

Nara Luye saw this and smiled silently.

His shadow extended quietly, bypassing the two sentries to enter the tents, providing cover for the Illusion Squad's genjutsu.

The Illusion Squad's "Illusion: Deep Sleep Technique" was successfully cast, and all the Cloud Ninja fell into a deep sleep.

Before the Illusion Squad could even confirm their results, Yamanaka Chujiu's order had already been issued:

"The illusion is a success! Combat squads, move! Illusion Squad, cast Soundproof Illusion!"

The four combat squads did not hesitate, immediately rushing into the tents, brandishing their weapons to slit the throats of the Cloud Ninja one by one, then stabbing into their hearts.

With over a dozen people fighting in such a cramped space, it was inevitable that slight sounds would be made, but all were muffled by the Illusion Squad's Soundproof Illusion.

An accident still occurred; no one expected that such a remote and crowded tent would actually hide a powerful Cloud Hidden Jonin.

He instinctively sensed the threat of death and forcibly broke through the influence of the illusion; after waking up, he had no desire to counterattack and immediately attempted to rush out of the tent to sound the alarm.

Nara Luye's shadow was dodged by him, and Yamanaka Misaki's Mind Body Switch was forcibly broken.

Even amidst the shock to his mind and the hair-trigger combat, he forcibly executed the Body Flicker Technique, reaching the tent flap in a single step.

It was fortunate that the Konoha Ninja were all biting on senbon, otherwise someone might have subconsciously shouted: "Oh no!"

The moment the Cloud Hidden Jonin lifted the tent flap, a blade of light sliced through the flap, as well as his arm and neck.

The tent flap fell to the ground, revealing the figure of Shisui Uchiha and those soul-capturing Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

【What a fast Body Flicker Technique!】

This was the inner voice of every ninja present, including the Cloud Hidden Jonin.

The Konoha Ninja bit down on their senbon, the Cloud Hidden Jonin's throat was slit, and everyone watched in silence as this last enemy gasped and slowly slumped to the ground.

Yamanaka Chujiu was the only one who wasn't moved; he immediately ordered: "Clean up the battlefield, bury the bodies, and clear away the smell of blood."

"Then, everyone rest in the tents for fifteen minutes!"

"You may remove your senbon, but watch your volume when speaking!"

Whoosh—

Thirty Konoha Ninja removed their senbon and exhaled simultaneously, the sound startling everyone.

The combat process inside the camp was complex, but in reality, it lasted less than a second and was contained within the tents, without making any noise that would alert outsiders.

Yamanaka Chujiu stood outside the camp, his Mind Severing Realm sensory net covering a radius of five thousand meters, precisely capturing the changes in every emotional light point.

After confirming that the Cloud Village had not discovered the situation here, he slipped into the tent to rest.

He also needed to relax a little.

Yamanaka Chujiu entered the tent and immediately became the focus of the ninjas' gazes; he also carefully observed the condition of his companions.

Uchiha Yashiro and Uchiha Tekka both had a little blood on them, but their eyes were full of excitement, showing not a hint of fatigue.

Shisui Uchiha was wiping a faint bloodstain off his Short Sword, and upon seeing Yamanaka Chujiu, he revealed a smile.