In the days that followed, the endless waves of brutal attacks from the Iwa-nin made Shiyu Uchiha silently admire their ingenuity—this world really did have its fair share of sharp minds! Wen Ya from Iwagakure was one such genius, and quite possibly among the most outstanding ones.
He truly deserved the favor and recognition shown by Onoki. If not for his lack of raw power, being just an average jonin, he would absolutely have had the potential to inherit the prestigious position of Tsuchikage from Onoki.
Once Wen Ya gathered sufficient forces under his command, he began launching counterattacks against Konoha. First, he systematically spread various pieces of intelligence—some true, some false—in every direction.
Moreover, having learned painful lessons from Konoha's tactics before, he began adopting their strategies. Cleverly organizing members of Iwagakure's families who possessed Secret Jutsu particularly suited for reconnaissance into specialized squads based on their individual strengths, he integrated these teams within the patrol units. This significantly enhanced the detection capabilities of Iwa's patrols, now capable of matching Konoha's own scouting forces.
Furthermore, he coordinated Iwa's Explosion Corps alongside Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, and the elite Iwa-nin placed under his command to serve as the armed police force of the Uchiha Clan. These two groups formed perfect synergy, working together with great fluency and finesse, without any trace of mechanical rigidity. Shiyu Uchiha couldn't help but praise Wen Ya after seeing this. Meanwhile, he also felt slightly amused, never expecting to have taught someone who wasn't even part of the Uchiha Clan.
However, fortunately, Shiyu Uchiha had anticipated such situations beforehand and thus prepared accordingly, issuing early warnings to the patrols ahead of time. Unfortunately, though they had taken preventive measures, there were still some—especially the younger ones—who grew overconfident after a string of wins, thinking themselves unbeatable.
Due to continuous success, these individuals grew conceited and gradually lost their usual composure and calm judgment.
And what happened in the end? They suffered a devastating defeat, didn't manage to escape at all—the entire patrol squad was completely annihilated in a single strike.
Luckily, Shiyu Uchiha held enough authority and kept a close watch; therefore, the four major units of the Uchiha Clan followed his orders without any compromise, maintaining overall stability without serious issues, which prevented him from worrying excessively.
Even when Fugaku Uchiha led his team once again chasing down Iwa-nin and unexpectedly encountered Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, several senior Uchiha shinobi drove the enemy back with sheer combined power. Though the confrontation between both sides was brief, ending quickly with both sides immediately disengaging, they made it back to base camp—but not unscathed. One Uchiha jonin fell to Han's blade.
This time, Shiyu Uchiha personally rushed into action immediately upon receiving an emergency distress call—the reason being that a patrol squad was discovered by Iwa-nin while conducting recon and now found themselves surrounded and targeted. Fortunately, they reacted swiftly and sent out a timely rescue signal.
Without delay, Shiyu Uchiha led his men racing forward at full speed, determined to carry out the rescue mission as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, by the time they arrived at the scene, it was already too late. Nonetheless, luck was still on their side—the Iwa-nin had not yet evacuated.
Shiyu Uchiha's eyes narrowed as he thought to himself, "These guys absolutely cannot be let off!" Then he shouted an order to the people behind him and activated his bloodline ability, the Sharingan without hesitation.
Instantly, his eyes gleamed with deep crimson light—this was the unique sign of the Sharingan activating. Immediately afterward, his figure flickered like lightning. With the Phantom Shifting Body Technique, his silhouette vanished from the spot like a ghost.
While the Iwa ninjas were still cleaning up the battlefield and hadn't come to their senses yet, Shiyu Uchiha had already reappeared beside one of the outer perimeter guards using his Shifting Body Technique.
At the same time, the tanto behind his back appeared magically in his right hand. Then, with a flash of cold light, the guard had no time to react before the sharp blade precisely slashed across his throat.
With a soft "pfft," blood splattered everywhere, and the sentry died instantly. However, Shiyu Uchiha had already used the Shifting Body Technique again, rushing toward another Iwa ninja. Taking advantage of the enemy's inattention, he released a Genjutsu using his Sharingan, then cut down the enemy with his blade once more.
After finishing off these two, he knew well enough that he'd drawn others' attention, but his movements never slowed for a moment. He quickly formed a one-handed seal with his left hand and murmured the name of a jutsu—"Blazing Meteor."
Shortly afterward, he placed his left hand near his mouth without changing his posture, continuing to rush forward while launching several blazing fireballs. These fireballs roared forth like nine meteors, shooting forward as blazing meteors flying rapidly toward the group preparing to retreat.
Boom after boom echoed through the battlefield. Flames leapt into the sky, thick smoke billowed, and the unprepared Iwa-nin were thrown off their feet. Many were lifted high by the tremendous shockwave, crashing heavily onto the ground. For a moment, cries of pain filled the air among the Iwa-nin, and the entire scene became chaotic.
Taking this opportunity, Shiyu Uchiha, thanks to the precise Insight of his Sharingan, swept through the crowd like a ghost, wielding his tanto effortlessly. Each slash brought forth a spray of blood, ruthlessly harvesting lives.
Meanwhile, a few of his subordinates also arrived promptly. Following Shiyu Uchiha's instructions, they cut off the Iwa-nin's escape route in perfect coordination, then charged forward like charging tigers toward the enemies.
Countless shuriken wove together into a dense net through the air, screaming shrilly as they flew toward the crowd. Accompanying them were various jutsus. Although the Iwa-nin fought hard to resist, they were simply no match, making their resistance almost ineffective.
Eventually, under the coordinated attacks of Shiyu Uchiha and his men, enemy after enemy fell lifeless into pools of blood.
Not long afterward, apart from a few lucky ones who were captured, the rest of the Iwa-nin were completely wiped out. The battlefield, already filled with a bloody aura, grew even more saturated with the stench of blood.
Then, the others began cleaning up the battlefield with practiced efficiency, moving smoothly and without wasting a single second. Meanwhile, Shiyu Uchiha used his [Sharingan] to interrogate the prisoners, and confirmed his original suspicions. As for other information, it mostly repeated what had been learned before.
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