Inside the underground command center, Hyūga Hizashi’s Byakugan observed every movement of the Suna-nin with perfect clarity.
“The enemy has completely entered the trap zone!”
He turned to Shinsuke beside him and reported.
Without the slightest hesitation, Shinsuke immediately gave the order.
“Send the signal!”
The next second, Uchiha Shisui disappeared from behind his cover.
When he reappeared, he was already crouching on the branch of a large tree at the edge of the battlefield.
“Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!”
A blazing fire dragon burst from his mouth and shot into the sky before exploding brilliantly in the night, its dazzling light illuminating the entire forest.
The moment every Konoha-nin responsible for detonating the Explosive Tags saw the signal, they formed hand seals simultaneously and shouted,
“Explode!”
Far away within the Suna-nin ranks, many were still dreaming of looting the Land of Fire and returning home with overflowing spoils.
Shisui’s fire dragon suddenly soaring into the sky caused many Suna-nin to freeze in confusion.
Before they could react, the hundred thousand Explosive Tags that had long been planted throughout the area detonated one after another.
“Boom!
Boom!
Boom—!!”
The endless explosions instantly swallowed the entire trap zone.
The ground, tree trunks, bushes…
Explosive Tags hidden everywhere erupted at once, shaking the earth with deafening thunder.
The ground split apart, trees collapsed, and Suna-nin screamed as they were blasted into the air.
Severed limbs flew everywhere.
Those closest to the Explosive Tags were blown into pieces on the spot.
Those farther away were violently thrown to the ground by the shockwaves.
Before the survivors could even celebrate their escape, raging flames spread together with the explosions.
The blazing inferno swept across the forest, engulfing the wounded as miserable screams echoed endlessly.
“Ah!
It hurts…
It hurts so much!”
“Help…”
“Those damned Konoha bastards…
When did they set this trap?!”
Amid the cries, several uninjured Suna-nin hurriedly formed hand seals, attempting to escape the sea of fire with ninjutsu.
Some used Earth Release to burrow underground, while others barely managed to force open a path with Water Release.
However, most Suna-nin specialized in Wind Release, which was nearly useless against the flames, leaving them to watch helplessly as their comrades were consumed by the fire.
Satetsu, the commander, burst out from the flames in a miserable state, his face covered in soot.
Watching his subordinates struggle and scream within the inferno, his face turned ashen with fury as he gritted his teeth.
“It must be those damned Konoha ninja!
They’re unbelievably cunning!”
“Neither the reconnaissance unit nor the advance force triggered anything, which means this trap was specifically prepared for our main force!”
A Jonin who had also escaped stared at the burning forest, his voice trembling.
“It’s over…
Our main force is finished…”
“How did Konoha know our route?
And when did they prepare all of this?”
Satetsu was filled with the same questions.
The most important thing now was escaping alive.
Since Konoha had prepared such an enormous trap, there was no way they didn’t have a follow-up plan.
Enemy ninja would certainly arrive soon.
He immediately shouted to the surviving ninja gathering around him,
“Everyone, retreat!
Konoha has an ambush!
Leave before they completely surround us!”
With that, he turned and rushed toward the edge of the forest.
However, just as he leaped forward, a cold voice rang out ahead of him.
“Eight Trigrams Rotation!”
Satetsu reacted instantly, spinning and launching a powerful kick.
“Sand Hidden Style Taijutsu: Instant Kick!”
Their strikes collided, forcing both men to retreat several steps.
Looking up, Satetsu’s pupils contracted.
“The Byakugan?
So it really was Konoha!”
“You despicable Konoha ninja, using such vicious traps!”
Hizashi remained expressionless, though inwardly he was somewhat surprised.
The moment the Explosive Tags detonated, Shinsuke had already ordered a full assault to eliminate every survivor trapped within the explosion zone.
Using the Byakugan’s incredible perception, Hizashi had already dealt with several wounded Suna-nin.
After noticing several enemies gathering here, he immediately rushed over.
He hadn’t expected his opponent to be so powerful, at the very least a Jonin.
It seemed he had stumbled upon quite a ‘big fish.’
Without replying, Hizashi immediately launched into battle with the Gentle Fist.
The other two Suna-nin nearby instantly rushed forward as well.
“Commander!
We’ll help you!”
In an instant, the battlefield became a three against one fight.
Yet Hizashi’s foundation was exceptionally solid.
His Eight Trigrams Palm was flawlessly executed, and combined with the Byakugan’s nearly perfect field of vision, the three attackers were unable to break through his defense.
Seeing Hizashi hold his own against three opponents, Satetsu grew increasingly anxious.
The longer this dragged on, the slimmer his chances of escaping became.
One of the Suna-nin engaged in battle shouted urgently,
“Lord Satetsu, go!
We’ll hold him back!”
Satetsu no longer hesitated and immediately dashed toward the forest.
Hearing Satetsu being called “Commander,” Hizashi had no intention of letting him escape, but the other two opponents desperately tied him down, leaving him no choice but to watch Satetsu flee.
After exchanging several more moves, one of the Suna-nin suddenly felt a chill across his neck before collapsing to the ground.
Shinsuke had arrived, using the Chakra Scalpel to deliver a fatal strike from behind.
Relieved, Hizashi joined forces with Shinsuke, and together they quickly eliminated the remaining enemies.
“The leader got away?”
Hizashi nodded.
“His name is Satetsu.
He’s the commander of this operation.” You are reading on g.com, the official source.
Shinsuke felt a little regretful, but he also understood that Explosive Tags alone were unlikely to kill a Jonin.
Achieving results like this was already more than satisfactory.
He gestured toward Hizashi.
“Continue clearing the battlefield.”
With that, his figure flashed away toward the next battlefield.
In the distance, the sounds of Konoha ninja using ninjutsu echoed continuously.
“Expansion Jutsu!”
“Mind Body Switch Technique!”
“Shadow Imitation Technique!”
The Ino-Shika-Cho trio worked together with perfect coordination, rapidly harvesting the remaining Suna-nin.
Meanwhile, the Hyūga Clan and Inuzuka Clan relied on their exceptional reconnaissance and tracking abilities to accurately locate and eliminate fleeing enemies.
As for the Suna-nin fortunate enough to avoid the Explosive Tags, they were relentlessly hunted down by the Uchiha Clan.
Leaderless and thrown into complete chaos, the Suna-nin force was almost entirely overwhelmed by Konoha.
The dying screams of Suna-nin echoed endlessly throughout the forest.
About an hour later, the sounds of battle gradually faded.
The massive fire caused by the Explosive Tags also slowly died out.
All that remained on the battlefield were charred ruins and the corpses of enemy ninja scattered across the ground.
Uchiha Inabi approached Shinsuke with a smile and reported,
“The preliminary count is complete.
We suffered eight dead and forty seven wounded.”
“The enemy has approximately seven hundred thirty one confirmed dead.”
At that very moment, the system notification sounded inside Shinsuke’s mind.
[ Ding!
Congratulations, Host, for completing the mission!
Reward: Lottery Draw ×1 ]
Shinsuke did not immediately use the lottery.
Instead, he issued another order.
“Everyone, immediately return to the Land of Fire and eliminate the scattered Suna-nin advance force that infiltrated our territory!”
The Konoha ninja quickly mobilized, pursuing the small Suna-nin advance force they had intentionally allowed to cross the border earlier.
That force of roughly one hundred men was currently looting a second village.
Against Konoha’s overwhelming numerical and tactical advantage, the entire unit was swiftly wiped out.
Even in death, they could not understand why the reinforcements arriving from behind were enemies instead of allies.
Afterward, Shinsuke ordered everyone to rest where they were, treat the wounded, and distribute two specially made Uchiha Soldier Pills to every ninja.
Having fought two consecutive battles, everyone’s chakra was nearly exhausted and their bodies were completely drained.
Most of them swallowed the pills without a second thought.
Soon afterward, expressions of surprise appeared across many faces.
The Soldier Pills produced by the Uchiha Clan not only tasted better but also helped restore chakra.
The other clans immediately erupted into an uproar.
The Uchiha actually possessed something this incredible?
However, no matter how subtly they tried to inquire about it, every Uchiha member remained completely tight-lipped.
Left with no answers, everyone carefully stored away their remaining pill, saving it for a critical moment.
While the main force rested, Shinsuke quietly walked off by himself and calmed his mind before using his lottery draw.
He immersed his consciousness into his mind.
“Lottery!”
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