Naruto: Cultivating to Immortality

Chapter 22 Entering the Battlefield

Seeing the Rain Ninja unresponsive, Hyuga Kanan immediately knew that the Uchiha clan's Sharingan genjutsu had been activated.

At that moment, the Uchiha youth instantly teleported to the side of the Rain Ninja, delivering a sharp chop to his neck, and the opponent collapsed unconscious. His blood-red Sharingan slowly returned to black pupils, and he turned to look at Hyuga Kanan, who was watching their battle, and asked:

"Hey! Hyuga brat, are these the only two Rain Ninja here?"

“Yes!” Hyuga Kanan replied, looking at the Uchiha youth opposite him.

"Tsk! What bad luck! Only two." The Uchiha youth looked at the Rain Ninja's corpse in the distance, its heart pierced, and felt a little regretful.

"By the way, kid, are you alright? If you're okay, check the situation in the other directions. Do you need us to provide support?" The Uchiha youth asked immediately afterward. They had heard sounds of fighting coming from multiple locations, and their pursuit team had split up to chase after them. Now that their own battle was over, they needed to consider supporting the other pursuers.

"The battles in other directions have long since ended. Your squad's support was very fast, and the battle was over quickly after you arrived," Hinata Kanan replied.

After the Uchiha youth took over his battle with the Rain Ninja, he used his Byakugan to observe several other battles. The battle in the northeast ended the fastest, as it was the direction where Yamanaka Ryuichi, a Jonin, was blocking the way. Although there were three Rain Ninja in that direction, two were almost instantly eliminated, leaving only one Rain Ninja putting up a stubborn resistance. The battle in the southeast was the most intense. Although Yuan Fei Quanxiong was only a Genin, he was a Genin of the Yuan Fei clan and used ninjutsu very well. He constantly used ninjutsu to block the enemy and quickly received support from two members of the pursuit team, ending the battle almost instantly as well.

The entire pursuit team consisted of members of the Uchiha clan. Those who went in other directions were all adult Uchiha, and their strength far surpassed that of this young man.

The power of Fire Release is extremely strong. Those Rain Ninja were directly killed by Fire Release on rainy days, without any chance to fight back.

"Okay! Let's pack up and get ready to meet them!"

With that, the Uchiha youth approached the Rain Ninja's corpse, took out a scroll, and quickly sealed the corpse inside. He then carried the unconscious Rain Ninja and ran off with Hyuga Kanan in the direction they had come from.

When Xiang Jianan and his companion arrived at the initial ambush point, Yamanaka Ryuichi, Yuan Feiquanxiong, and three middle-aged men dressed in black robes with Uchiha fans printed on them were already waiting for them.

They are currently discussing the situation on the battlefield ahead. Their pursuit team is responsible for the outermost perimeter. When they discovered that a Rain Ninja team had left the battlefield and was slowly moving towards the main camp, they immediately began to prepare to intercept and pursue them. Later, they discovered that the other side was preparing to flee the battlefield as deserters, but their direction was right towards the Konoha main camp.

Ultimately, with the Hyuga Kanan squad's obstruction and delay, the Rain Ninja team attempted to scatter and escape, but were completely annihilated by the pursuing squad and the Hyuga Kanan squad.

Once the team has reunited, a decision must be made: whether to head to the battlefield to provide support or wait for the transport team behind them and continue escorting the logistics convoy.

These supplies are the lifeblood of Konoha's headquarters in the Land of Rain! There can be no mistakes.

But the battlefield is not far ahead, so escorting the logistics transport team is pointless now. After all, moving towards the base camp would require passing through the edge of the battlefield, unless they change direction now and spend a lot of time bypassing the edge of the battlefield.

“It’s alright. We have an absolute advantage on the battlefield ahead and have completely suppressed the Rain Ninja. We can defeat them in a little longer. If the escorting personnel from the transport team join the battle, we can end this battle even faster.” The middle-aged Uchiha leader immediately spoke up when he saw Yamanaka Ryuichi’s hesitation.

The other three Uchiha ninjas nodded in agreement, indicating that, as they had just said, victory on the battlefield could be achieved after a certain amount of time.

Yamanaka Ryuichi glanced at the middle-aged Uchiha opposite him. Seeing that the other man's expression was relaxed and his tone was confident, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Their squad's mission was to escort the logistics convoy, and they couldn't leave their posts to provide support without permission. However, if the situation on the front lines was very favorable, their convoy wouldn't need to take a detour and could serve as new reinforcements, reducing casualties and allowing for a faster victory.

"Okay! I'll contact the rear transport team as soon as possible and explain the current situation." Yamanaka Ryuichi agreed with what the other party said.

“Alright, we’ll head out first.” The middle-aged Uchiha nodded, then glanced at his teammates before disappearing quickly. His three teammates vanished simultaneously.

Hyuga Kanan watched all this silently, without uttering a word of his opinion. All he wanted to do now was acquire more soul orbs to increase his cultivation speed.

Yuan Fei and Quan Xiong wanted to go to the front lines and join the battle to show off their skills, but they had used ninjutsu several times to stop the Rain Ninja from escaping, and their chakra had not yet recovered, so they could only remain silent.

The three of them sat down on the ground, taking a break to recover their chakra. They also waited for their teammates and support team to arrive.

In less than 10 minutes, more than a dozen figures appeared in the woods. They were Moonlight Messenger, who had gone to report the intelligence, and the personnel who were there to provide support and transportation.

Seeing the three people sitting under the tree, with a Rain Ninja lying beside them, he was startled. According to Moonlight Nobunaga's intelligence, the Rain Ninja consisted of two squads, totaling eight people, but now he only saw these three and one Rain Ninja. Could it be that they, with just three people, had defeated eight Rain Ninja and captured one?

The leader of the dark squad appeared in front of the three with a teleportation technique, inquired about the situation, and made a judgment on the next action.

Ryuichi Yamanaka stood up and explained the situation to the leader of the ANBU, recounting the situation ahead and the intelligence and battlefield analysis mentioned by the pursuit team. He also inquired whether they should go to the battlefield to provide support.

“If the intelligence from the front is correct, there’s really no need for us to take a detour. We can gather manpower to support the battlefield. After all, we already have a huge advantage on the front lines. If we go to support them, we can end the battle faster and escort the supply convoy to headquarters more quickly.” The Dark Squad leader analyzed after listening, and then continued, “Then let the supply convoy wait where it is. We’ll gather personnel from the supply convoy to support the front lines and end this battle quickly.”

After speaking, he gave a few instructions to the secret agents behind him. The secret agents disappeared from their original positions and went to the rear transport team to deliver the intelligence, while the rest of the personnel waited quietly in place.

Before long, a large number of figures appeared behind them. Hyuga Kanan looked up and saw more than fifty ninjas, seven or eight of whom were wearing Konoha vests.

Ninjas who can wear the standard vests must at least be at the Chunin level. That means there are at least eight Chunin preparing to go to the battlefield to provide support, plus the 12-person Anbu squad, making a total of at least 20 Chunin or higher personnel.

This represents the majority of the transport team's fighting force; it seems everyone wants to end the fighting at the front as soon as possible.

"Prepare for action! Hyuga brat, use your Byakugan to determine the direction and find the weak point on the battlefield. We're going to launch an assault!" The ANBU captain waved his hand, issuing the order.

Hyuga Kanan also stood at the front, activating his Byakugan to observe carefully. He quickly said, "Go straight for four kilometers to the right front, and then go 200 meters to the west. That's the enemy's back. We can launch a surprise attack there."

Led by the commander of the Dark Guard, the team began to move rapidly toward the battlefield, preparing for this powerful surprise attack.

They quickly arrived at the location where the surprise attack was planned, where the sounds of battle and clashing weapons could already be heard. Puffs of dust from ninjutsu clashes drifted ahead.

In Hyuga Kanan's soul perception, countless orbs of soul light floated on the battlefield ahead, all drifting in one direction at the same time. Some were moving very fast, while others were moving very slowly.

Hyuga Kanan remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he felt a surge of delight. So much soul energy—even if he only stole a small portion, it would still be a considerable amount. He quickly mobilized his soul power, enveloping and absorbing the slowly floating clusters of soul energy into the Qiankun Inheritance Jade.

The commander of the secret force assessed the situation, raised his arm, and made an attack gesture.

Upon seeing the Dark Squad leader's gesture, the surrounding personnel did not hesitate or even test him before launching an attack. Several ninjutsu techniques and countless shuriken were unleashed from behind the Rain Ninja who were preparing to defend against a frontal assault.

"Bang!" Several ninjutsu techniques and countless shuriken covered the entire Rain Ninja area. Caught off guard, the Rain Ninja were unable to dodge in time, and dozens were instantly killed. Many more lay on the ground groaning in pain. This sneak attack alone rendered at least nearly a hundred Rain Ninja incapable of fighting.

Upon witnessing this scene up close, Hyuga Kanan felt a wave of nausea wash over him. Viewing it from a distance with his Byakugan, it appeared black and white, still gruesome, but didn't evoke much emotion. But seeing it up close was a first-time experience for Hyuga Kanan, a visitor to Earth. The scattered limbs, dismembered organs, and the pungent stench of blood were far more shocking than the corpses in the valley.

Hyuga Kanan thought he had seen his share of carnage, like the bandits his squad slaughtered in the mountain valley, but nothing compared to the scenes on the battlefield. Seeing the blood flowing like streams, containing heads and severed limbs, the overwhelming stench of blood making it impossible to breathe—all these things reminded him that this was hell.

The smugness of obtaining the soul energy orb vanished instantly, leaving only a feeling of nausea in Hyuga Kanan's heart.

"So this is war!" Hyuga Kanan murmured to himself.