“Damn! He managed to dodge that?”
Uchiha Rinya muttered to himself, feeling it was a pity.
[Ding! Killed one Elite Chunin, gained 5 Plunder Points!]
The system’s sudden notification sound caught Uchiha Rinya completely off guard.
What the hell?
Killed a Chunin?
He was clearly aiming for a Jonin!
Uchiha Rinya quickly activated his Sharingan, looking in the direction the Wind Release: Wind Cutter had flown.
Dozens of meters away, an Iwagakure Chunin who had been fighting a Konoha Ninja lay miserably in a pool of blood.
More than half of his head was gone, with red and white matter splattered all over the ground; he was dead as dead could be.
A stray shot on the battlefield had actually headshot an Elite Chunin!
This sudden turn of events startled Sarutobi Takumi, who was being besieged.
Originally, the three Elite Iwagakure Chunin had been coordinating perfectly, suppressing Sarutobi Takumi to the point where he could barely breathe.
Now that one was dead for no apparent reason, their defensive line collapsed instantly.
The remaining two Iwagakure Chunin lost their composure, terrified that another invisible wind blade might fly in from somewhere.
Seeing this, Uchiha Rinya’s eyes lit up instantly.
Clear the mobs first, then tackle the BOSS!
Without any hesitation.
“Wind Style: Wind Cutter Technique!”
“Wind Release: Wind Scythe!”
Uchiha Rinya fired three wind blades in one breath, and combined with Sarutobi Takumi’s violent offensive, they sent the remaining two Iwagakure Chunin to the afterlife.
[Ding! Killed two Elite Chunin, gained 10 Plunder Points!]
Two warm corpses hit the ground.
Sarutobi Takumi wiped the blood from his face, didn’t even glance at them, and charged toward Takagi with his blade, instantly creating a crushing two-on-one situation.
Uchiha Rinya trotted happily over to the three Chunin corpses, unable to wait to loot them.
[Ding! Plunder successful! Obtained the following rewards:]
[Obtained: Earth Release: Earth-Style Fish Transformation x2]
[Obtained: 0.3 Physique!]
[Obtained: 1.5 Ka of Chakra!]
Just then, the system popped up another notification:
[Ding! Earth Release: Earth-Style Fish Transformation meets the enhancement conditions. Do you want to consume 5 Plunder Points for a mutation upgrade?]
Uchiha Rinya glanced at the system panel; his Plunder Points had reached 69—he was definitely wealthy now!
A divine survival skill, must upgrade!
“Upgrade immediately!”
[Ding! Earth Release: Earth-Style Fish Transformation mutation upgrade successful!]
[Obtained C-rank Ninjutsu: Earth-Underwater Projection!]
[Effect: No hand seals required, activates instantly! Extremely low Chakra consumption; allows you to move freely through any soil layer without resistance, like a swimming fish, and sneak or hide!]
Uchiha Rinya was so excited he almost laughed out loud.
Instant activation without hand seals!
And can swim freely in the ground!
With this move, if he can’t win in the future, he can just dive underground—who the hell could catch him?
It’s absolutely a divine skill for robbing houses, looting, and killing!
Uchiha Rinya looked satisfied with this newly acquired divine survival skill.
Without any hesitation, he absorbed the 0.3 Physique and 1.5 Ka of Chakra on the spot.
Afterward, he immediately cast Earth-Underwater Projection and, like a nimble loach, silently snuck toward the battle circle near Takagi.
At this moment, Jonin Matsui was suffering in silence.
Already covered in wounds, how could he withstand the violent joint attack of two Konoha Jonin?
After holding on for a dozen rounds, he was finally caught off guard by Takagi, who slashed him into a critical injury, with blood spraying wildly.
Sarutobi Takumi was also a veteran; seizing the opportunity, he performed hand seals rapidly and followed up with a Great Fireball, preparing to finish off his opponent completely.
Jonin Matsui closed his eyes in despair, thinking he was a goner.
But unexpectedly, a foot suddenly stretched out from the ground without warning and kicked Jonin Matsui hard in the waist, knocking him out of the range of the fireball.
Having escaped death, Jonin Matsui was about to turn his head to thank his savior when he suddenly felt a chill on his neck.
The vision before him began to spin.
In the last fleeting glance before his consciousness faded, he saw a “brat” with crimson Sharingan activated, watching him coldly while holding a hand seal posture.
Immediately afterward, a soft shout reached his ears: “Wind Release: Wind Cutter!”
Then, Jonin Matsui closed his eyes completely, falling into endless darkness forever.
[Ding! Killed one Jonin, gained 10 Plunder Points!]
“Rinya, what are you doing?”
Sarutobi Takumi looked at Uchiha Rinya, who had emerged from the ground, with a confused expression, completely unable to understand what this kid was up to.
Why did he have to steal the last hit?
What was he doing?
Obviously, stealing the kill!
What else could it be!
Uchiha Rinya rolled his eyes in his heart, but said with a straight face, spouting nonsense: “Cough… It’s nothing, Senior Takumi. It’s just that this Iwagakure ninja chased me before, and I had to kill him myself to vent my anger…”
Hearing this childish, petulant remark, Sarutobi Takumi couldn’t help but roll his eyes.
What a big deal, was it really necessary to steal the kill?
“Takumi, stop worrying about these trivial matters and let’s go support the Captain immediately.”
Takagi let out a long sigh and turned to look in the direction where Senju Ken was fiercely fighting.
Then he instructed Uchiha Rinya: “Rinya, go help the others and clear out the remaining Iwagakure Chunin as soon as possible.”
“Takumi, let’s go!”
“Understood!”
Watching Takagi and Sarutobi Takumi rush toward the main battlefield like arrows released from a bow, Rinya couldn’t wait to start looting the corpse.
[Ding! Plunder successful! Obtained the following rewards:]
[Obtained: B-rank Ninjutsu: Earth Style: Earth Wall!]
[Obtained: One year of vitality!]
Counting the one dropped earlier, Rinya now had two Earth Style: Earth Wall techniques in his hands, ready to stack and upgrade at any time.
Uchiha Rinya took the opportunity to open the system and look at his brand-new attribute panel.
[Host]: Uchiha Rinya.
[Age]: Twelve years old.
[Identity]: Konoha Village Chunin.
[Strength]: Special Jonin (Comprehensive Combat Power).
[Bloodline Limit]: Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
[Chakra Nature]: Wind, Fire, Earth (0.1 fragment).
[Physique]: +2 points.
[Vitality]: 22 months.
[Remaining Plunder Points]: 74 points.
Uchiha Rinya grinned, looking at the magnificent panel, and was absolutely delighted.
If he could gather the complete Earth Chakra, with his current trump cards, he could definitely go head-to-head with a real Jonin!
With excitement in his heart, Uchiha Rinya turned around to find trouble with the remaining Iwagakure Chunin.
The enemy leader was being besieged by three Konoha Jonin; even if he ran over there, he wouldn’t gain any benefits.
It would be better to take the opportunity to securely pocket the remaining Chunin “gift packages.”
…
Center of the battlefield.
“Matsui… Takeda…”
Kurokawa caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye of his two Jonin being killed by Konoha one after another, and he regretted it so much his guts were turning green.
If he had known this Konoha squad was so monstrous, he should have just followed Matsui back to the village to report!
Losing face is better than losing your life!
Watching Takagi and Sarutobi Takumi approaching with murderous intent, Kurokawa made a decisive choice.
He desperately dodged a powerful punch from Senju Ken, then, disregarding Chakra consumption, his hands moved so fast they blurred as he frantically performed hand seals.
Kurokawa knew very well that once the three Konoha Jonin surrounded him, he wouldn’t even have a chance to perform hand seals and would undoubtedly die.
The hand seals were completed instantly, and Kurokawa slammed his hands onto the ground.
“Earth Release: Rock Giant!”
Rumble—!
The ground beneath Senju Ken shattered with a roar, and a thick, massive rock arm burst out from the earth, grabbing toward Senju Ken like a small mountain.
At the same time, another giant arm emerged from beneath Kurokawa, lifting his body rapidly into the air.
In the blink of an eye, a terrifying rock giant, thirty or forty meters tall, rose from the ground and stood towering in the center of the battlefield!
“This… what is this monster…”
“How is it possible…”
Takagi and Sarutobi Takumi, who were preparing to rush up and surround him, stopped abruptly in their tracks, halting midway.
Both of them were filled with shock and disbelief.
They couldn’t understand how a team responsible for a surprise attack could hide a terrifying powerhouse capable of performing such a strategic-level Ninjutsu!
Shouldn’t powerhouses of this level all be in the meat grinder on the main front line?
“Hoo…”
Looking at the stunned Konoha personnel, Kurokawa, standing on the giant’s shoulder, secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, trying his best to make his expression look fierce and confident.
In reality, he was panicking like crazy!
With his Chakra levels, it was impossible to summon a real rock giant.
The behemoth before them was completely a paper tiger with only an impressive appearance!
Except for the two swinging giant arms which had real destructive power and rock strength, the giant’s torso and legs were all empty shells forcibly stuck together with ordinary Earth Release, which would break with a single poke.
Kurokawa doing this was purely gambling with his life!
He just wanted to use this bluffing giant to intimidate the Konoha Ninjas, buy himself time to catch his breath, and wait for a miraculous reinforcement.
As long as any Iwagakure troops wandering nearby saw this towering rock giant, they would definitely come to support.
Of course, if it attracted a large Konoha force, then it was his destiny to die.
Anyway, death was certain either way; dying a little later versus being hacked to death by three Jonin right now made no difference to Kurokawa.
From the first day he put on the Iwagakure forehead protector, he had prepared himself to die in battle!
As for the few remaining Chunin under his command, Kurokawa had already considered them dead men.
Under the siege of the Konoha Chunin, they couldn’t survive at all.
Now, Kurokawa had become a complete loner, and he could only go all in, gambling for a path to survival in this desperate situation!