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Terumi Mei's battle plan sounded complicated, involving continuous back-and-forth at five different locations, and requiring two people to work together to reach the rendezvous point.
But Uchiha Shi summarized it down to just two points.
1. Attract as much of the enemy's combat strength as possible.
2. Meet at the fork near the Evil God Sect's Underground Cavern entrance in five minutes.
So, what Uchiha Shi needed to do was simple.
He just needed to set the battlefield on this wall, facing all the enemies.
Hold out for five minutes!
The first wave he had to face was the thirty-six people in front of him.
Among them were twenty-four Ronin Samurai, ten Genin, two Chunin, and eight dogs.
This was not all; the Evil God Sect Chunin squad guarding the cave entrance would quickly come to support once they saw the situation here. At that time, he would have to face three to sixteen more elite Chunin from the Evil God Sect.
In more extreme cases, even more enemies would surge out from the Underground Cavern.
Moreover, this was a battle where he had to conserve as much Chakra as possible and avoid bleeding.
Uchiha Shi looked at the group of enemies in front of him and took a deep breath.
Then, he swung his sword in a circle, reversing his grip to assume the stance of the Cloud Flow Sword Technique, positioning the sword on his arm, and taking a lunge to gather his strength, adjusting his breathing rhythm.
A pair of crimson eyes looked very serious.
To be honest, he was not skilled in swordsmanship or close combat.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been nearly killed by Kakuzu with a set of taijutsu.
However, in the previous battle with Kakuzu, he had already thrown all his shuriken, and the kunai he just threw was the last ninja tool he had.
In his ninja tool pouch, only two explosive tags remained.
Now, all he could rely on was the sword in his hand.
So, he would have to trust the sword!
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On the other side, Shuji, who had been kicked away by Uchiha Shi, slammed into the wall with a thud.
With the help of his Genin subordinates, he struggled to stand up, feeling a buzzing in his head and stars dancing before his eyes. It took him a while to regain his senses.
Shuji leaned against the wall, steadied himself, and looked up at the young man in front of him.
The young man was wearing a hooded black robe that was clearly too short for him, with his chest wrapped in bandages. His eyes glowed with a cold, crimson light, and he held his sword in a reverse grip, ready and poised.
Seeing the double tomoe in the young man's eyes, Shuji immediately laughed.
"I thought you were some formidable character, but you're just a snot-nosed brat."
The young Genin supporting Shuji couldn't help but twitch his lips and pointed at Uchiha Shi's eyes, whispering, "Captain, that's the Sharingan. This kid is probably from Hell Valley."
"I know," Shuji sneered, "Just an Uchiha."
He looked coldly at Uchiha Shi and sneered, "See that? He's alone!"
"And we have thirty-six people here!"
"Masa, what are you afraid of?"
"Have you forgotten the Bishop's promise?"
"The opportunity is right here. If we can take down this kid before the deacon guarding the cave entrance arrives, then—"
Hearing this, the young Genin couldn't help but catch his breath, and his gaze immediately turned red as he looked at Uchiha Shi.
It was as if he was looking at a mountain of gold, not a person!
Shuji, seeing his subordinate's expression, couldn't help but smile.
However, he did not let his guard down. As a middle-aged Ronin and a rogue ninja, he might be weak, but he had survived for so long in the chaotic Land of Hot Water, and his cunning was sharper than a swallow's feather.
Immediately, he ordered his subordinates, "Gather the Ronin into three groups and attack in waves. Send two ninja squads to the back of the wall to block his retreat. Once he gets close, use ninjutsu to hold him back. I will lead two squads to block him from the front."
"Remember, the ninja squads only surround, don't attack. Let the Ronin fight to the death."
"Their role is to buy time."
"At the first opportunity, I'll signal, and the front and back ninja squads will press in simultaneously. Beat him to a pulp, preferably capture him alive!"
Saying this, Shuji looked coldly at the young Genin and asked, "Masa, do you understand?"
The young Genin pulled out a kunai, his eyes hardening as he nodded fiercely, then immediately signaled the Ronin Samurai leader and the squad captains, quickly conveying the battle plan.
Shuji immediately led a squad, directing seven or eight Ronin Samurai to charge towards Uchiha Shi in a dense formation.
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[A Ronin has decided to kill you.]
[A wandering samurai thinks ninjas are nothing and wants to use a kesa-zuki to cut off your head.]
[...]
[Evil God Sect Chunin squad leader Shuji has decided to harm you.]
Uchiha Shi had just stood firm when a large number of messages appeared before his eyes.
Immediately, a group of Ronin charged forward with their swords, and two of them wielded Chakra-infused katana.
These Ronin varied in skill, from newly turned bandits to wandering samurai who had lost their lords and could use simple Chakra techniques to enhance their weapons.
But overall, they were not strong.
Uchiha Shi's eyes narrowed slightly, looking past the Ronin to the Evil God Sect Chunin he had just kicked away, who had quickly organized his men and launched an attack. He was slightly surprised by the speed of the response.
Soon, he understood, This was the ninja world, not a game. The enemies were human and would not stand idly by waiting to be cut down.
With this thought, Uchiha Shi did not retreat; he charged head-on into the dense formation of Ronin.
He held his sword in reverse, swinging a horizontal slash at a burly middle-aged Ronin coming towards him.
As the Ronin instinctively tried to block, Uchiha Shi quickly spun around, cutting down another Ronin behind him who was out of his field of vision, then thrust backward, drawing his sword up to parry a katana coming from behind.
Clang!
Sparks flew!
A samurai immediately seized the opportunity when Uchiha Shi was busy parrying, thrusting a Chakra-infused ninjato at his back.
However, Uchiha Shi simply leaped, using his sword to forcefully press down the katana he was blocking, stepping on his opponent's chest, shoulder, and head to spin and rise, delivering a powerful kick to the samurai's head behind him, and his sword following the spin to cut down another samurai.
The two samurai who could use simple Chakra techniques fell.
Uchiha Shi couldn't help but frown, feeling that things were going a bit too smoothly.
The two sides were not on the same level. In just one exchange, four out of the eight charging Ronin had fallen.
Was the enemy just sending their men to their deaths?
"Damn it, charge with me!"
At that moment, a loud shout rang out.
The one-eyed samurai leader, wearing a green layered armor and an eye patch, saw the young boy in front of him was unexpectedly fierce.
He immediately frowned, ignoring the battle plan given by the Evil God Sect squad leader, attack in waves?
At this rate, his men would be cut down by Uchiha Shi alone!
With a loud shout, the samurai leader led his men in a fierce charge.
He raised his katana, a strong Chakra fluctuation glowing, stepping forward, he instantly cracked the wall tiles, using a speed almost like an Instant Step to swing his katana, using a reverse kesa-zuki stance to slash at Uchiha Shi!
A pure Chakra blade instantly burst from the katana, slicing diagonally!
Uchiha Shi's eyes narrowed, immediately recognizing the technique.
It was the same technique used by Mifune, the leader of the Land of Iron, in the original story—
Instant Step!
Sword Technique: Air Slash!
Shuji, who had been watching from the side, couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.
He had let the Ronin charge to death to force this Land of Iron defector to act.
To engage the young boy in combat, while his four squads, twelve ninjas, would use this opportunity to launch a surprise attack.
Once in such a dire situation, he couldn't think of how this Uchiha boy could turn the tables.
Seeing the moment had arrived, Shuji's face twisted, and he immediately signaled his men, "Attack!"
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