Although the trio led by Mikoto Uchiha had gained an advantage in the initial clash, they were actually even more nervous.
They knew that the result was due to the element of surprise. They had only killed one person; the enemy still had nine Genin left.
They could not afford to be careless.
At this moment, a figure rushed up from behind. Without any plan or method, and without saying a word, he charged straight toward the nine ninja.
"Hey, you..."
Mikoto Uchiha was stunned. Ninja battles relied on strength, but even more so on strategy.
When one's strength was inferior to the opponent's, one should prioritize strategic cooperation to seek a breakthrough.
Charging in recklessly like this would not only fail to yield results but would also ruin the good start they had established.
"Damn it, does that guy want to die?"
Kutsu Nara and Enta Aburame clenched their fists in anger. The slight opportunity they had fought so hard to create was being destroyed.
Meanwhile, the nine ninja opposite them, after a moment of astonishment, let out disdainful, cold laughs.
They had lost a companion earlier due to carelessness.
Now that they were prepared, how could they let him have his way again?
"Kid, I think you're tired of living, daring to charge up like this."
One ninja rushed forward with extreme speed, his sharp kunai thrusting directly through Kenji's heart.
Crack!
A crisp sound rang out.
The body pierced by the kunai before their eyes was like a block of ice, shattering inch by inch.
"You're the one tired of living, daring to draw a blade on me?"
Suddenly, a large hand punched through, pressing directly onto that ninja's face.
"Impossible, you..."
Bang!
Before the ninja could shout his terrified words, a powerful impact force nearly crushed his face. Kenji dragged him along the ground, carving out a terrifying trail.
Under the impact of the immense force, the Genin was reduced to a bloody mess, collapsing at the feet of his companions, his fate unknown.
"Dance, Sode no Shirayuki!"
Kenji wouldn't give the enemy any time to breathe. Taking advantage of their shock, he held Sode no Shirayuki and stepped into the air.
Instantly, a freezing aura of cold ice spread across the field.
Slash! Slash! Slash!
He swung his sword with both hands. In an instant, four throats were slit, and blood splattered.
"..."
Mikoto Uchiha was filled with shock and horror.
In the blink of an eye, Kenji had killed five Genin by himself.
Strategy was indeed important for team cooperation.
But if one possessed absolute strength, it was enough to crush the opponent.
In that case, strategy became superfluous.
"How can he be so powerful? Is he really a graduate from the same batch as us?" Kutsu Nara and Enta Aburame were equally stunned.
The three of them had cooperated perfectly just to kill one person.
He swung his sword once and wiped out four.
How could there be any comparison in efficiency?
"Is Kenji this amazing?" Michiko and Dan Uchiha had never imagined their teammate was such a formidable character.
"Brother Kenji is awesome!"
The only one not surprised was Kushina.
After all, she had witnessed Kenji killing an Elite Chunin with her own eyes.
Kenji stood in the middle of the field holding Sode no Shirayuki. Currents of ice and snow seemed to linger and surge around him, giving him a mysterious and unfathomable aura.
"Is that all you have? That's too disappointing."
Kenji walked forward slowly. Wherever he stepped, the ground condensed a layer of frost.
The remaining four Genin on the opposite side were already scared out of their wits by Kenji.
"...A Jonin?"
Only as an opponent could one know the terror of Kenji's power of ice and snow.
They believed this was a ninjutsu unique to Kenji. To utilize ninjutsu to this extent, only a Jonin could do it.
But a twelve-year-old Jonin? That was too monstrous, wasn't it?
"You don't need to know!"
Kenji finished speaking, his gaze narrowed, and Sode no Shirayuki swung again.
"Next Dance, Hakuren!" (White Ripple)
The four Genin were frightened to death and scrambled to escape.
However, their speed could not match the coverage of the ice and snow. They were directly turned into four ice sculptures.
Kenji sheathed his sword and turned around.
Crack!
The ice sculptures shattered. The four ninja seemed to evaporate, leaving not even bones behind.
"Is that... also ninjutsu?"
Mikoto Uchiha gazed at the extremely beautiful ice and snow before her, muttering to herself.
The melee between the higher-level ninja was large in scale and intense.
Therefore, Tsunade and Dan Katō couldn't distract themselves to pay attention to Kenji's situation; they were engaging the enemy with all their might.
Fortunately, neither of them were ordinary people. Their strength was formidable even among Jonin. Although the enemy had the numbers advantage, they hadn't gained any upper hand.
"Damn it, retreat!"
The enemy Jonin leader seemed to realize that his Genin subordinates over there had been completely wiped out, and he couldn't take down this side after attacking for so long. Flustered and exasperated, he could only order a retreat.
Since the enemy retreated, Tsunade and Dan didn't pursue. They were more concerned about their students.
"Mikoto, are you alright?" Dan Katō arrived beside the three members of Team Two and asked. Then he scanned the surroundings. "You won?"
"We won. A complete victory!" Mikoto Uchiha came back to her senses and revealed a shy, faint smile. "But we didn't do much. It was all Kenji's credit."
Dan Katō glanced in Kenji's direction. He simply thought Mikoto Uchiha was being modest and didn't think much of it.
Kushina and Xiaoyi Uzumaki, Sōma's daughter, were playmates. The two stood together, chatting enthusiastically.
"Phew... we saved the people, and there were no casualties on our side. It's a perfect ending." Tsunade said to Sōma Uzumaki, "Do you want to return to the Hidden Leaf with us?"
"My home is destroyed. If I can settle in the Hidden Leaf, I would naturally be very willing."
"Good. Then let's set off immediately to avoid further complications."
One day later, they returned to the Hidden Leaf.
Tsunade let out a long sigh of relief and said to Kenji, "Kenji, Dan and I are going to submit the mission and report the matter regarding the Land of Whirlpools to Teacher Sarutobi. You go back first."
"Understood." Kenji nodded.
"Goodbye, Brother Kenji!" Kushina waved at Kenji and left with Tsunade.
"Kenji, I'm leaving too." Michiko greeted him and ran toward her home.
Following that, Enta Aburame and Kutsu Nara left one after another.
Dan Uchiha and Mikoto Uchiha were from the same clan. He had intended to invite Mikoto to walk together, but at that moment, a dignified middle-aged man walked over.
"Mikoto!"
"Father!"
Seeing the middle-aged man, Mikoto immediately went up to greet him happily.
Kenji had originally intended to say hello to Mikoto, but seeing her father there, he decided against it and turned to leave.
"Mikoto, this was your first mission outside the village. Did it go smoothly?"
"Mn, it was smooth. It was a near miss, but safe." As Mikoto answered, she looked back a few times, only to see Kenji's back disappearing from her line of sight.
"Mikoto, what are you looking at?"
"No... nothing!"
"Then let's go back?"
"Okay!"