There was a faint light on the horizon.
But because of the continuous heavy rain in the Land of Rain, this little bit of light was negligible. Without looking carefully, it wouldn't be noticed at all.
"Dawn is approaching. If Sunagakure wants to seize this outpost, attacking now is undoubtedly the best time."
Maruboshi Kosuke said slowly. "Once it gets light, hiding their tracks will become much more difficult."
"Will Sunagakure send a lot of ninjas?"
Nawaki asked.
"No."
Maruboshi Kosuke shook his head. "If Sunagakure mobilizes too many ninjas to deal with us, problems will arise elsewhere."
"Unless Sunagakure knows that you and I are here."
Natsuki chuckled.
"Do we have that much face?"
Nawaki asked in surprise.
"It's Tsunade and Orochimaru who have face."
Maruboshi Kosuke said casually. "If they capture you, they can at least exchange you for Chiyo's son, Sareki."
Nawaki was just about to continue speaking when he saw Natsuki raise his hand.
Maruboshi Kosuke and Nonou immediately looked at him.
"Three kilometers to the north, eight Sunagakure ninjas have appeared."
Natsuki said in a deep voice.
He had discovered another drawback of Clairvoyance.
It couldn't assess a target's strength by examining their chakra like the Byakugan could.
But two ninja squads would have at least two Jonin, and the lowest strength would likely be elite Chunin or Tokubetsu Jonin.
Natsuki didn't believe that after his previous attacks, Sunagakure would still dare to send Genin and Chunin to their deaths.
Moreover, the female ninja leading them looked very familiar to him.
Mainly because her features were very distinct.
Long green hair, wearing a sleeveless backless top and tight shorts, with purple arm guards.
Coupled with the fact that famous female Jonin in Sunagakure were rare to begin with.
After a brief thought, Natsuki thought of someone: Pakura.
Pakura, skilled in Scorch Release.
She was a hero of Sunagakure, but also a tragic figure.
After Rasa became Kazekage, in order to make peace with Kirigakure to deal with Iwagakure, he sold Pakura out to Kirigakure.
She went on a mission, fell into a Kirigakure ambush, and ultimately died a tragic death.
"Eight of them? They certainly think highly of us."
Maruboshi Kosuke said with a solemn tone.
But he could also guess the reason.
"Sunagakure should already be prepared for my ultra-long-range attacks."
Natsuki extended his hand and projected a bow.
"Then what are your plans?"
Maruboshi Kosuke asked curiously.
"Increase the power."
Natsuki chuckled. "I can shoot multiple arrows at the same time."
With a flick of his wrist, he grasped a Sword of the Thunder God.
Maruboshi Kosuke's heart jolted.
Shooting multiple arrows simultaneously required extremely high archery skills from Natsuki.
He could never have imagined that a ninja would actually practice archery.
After all, very few people in the entire ninja world knew how to use a bow.
"But for now, I'll just shoot one arrow."
Natsuki drew the bowstring.
"Why?"
Nawaki asked, confused.
"Ninja battles are information battles. Natsuki wants Sunagakure's ninjas to have a preconceived notion that he can only shoot one arrow."
Maruboshi Kosuke said slowly. "When he shoots multiple arrows later, he can catch them off guard."
"You can do that?"
Nawaki felt like he had learned something new again.
Maruboshi Kosuke glanced at Natsuki.
He was clearly younger than Nawaki, but he considered things much more comprehensively.
Is this what a true genius is like?
Natsuki narrowed his eyes.
The Sunagakure ninjas stopped in place, seemingly waiting for something.
Are they trying to verify his range?
After all, the previous Sunagakure Jonin encountered his attack at the two-kilometer mark.
Thinking of this, Natsuki released his grip without hesitation.
In the distance.
Pakura stood in place, her entire body very tense, ready to enter a combat state at any moment.
Beside her, a Tokubetsu Jonin was already using a sensory ninjutsu.
He became a Tokubetsu Jonin precisely because he excelled in sensory abilities. His sensory ninjutsu range exceeded one kilometer.
"It's coming!"
The sensory Tokubetsu Jonin detected the rapidly approaching Sword of the Thunder God.
As his voice fell, Pakura and the others already heard the sound of tearing air.
In the next second, one Jonin and two Tokubetsu Jonin formed hand seals with both hands.
Three thick earth walls rose above them.
BOOM!
The Sword of the Thunder God exploded.
A massive shockwave spread in all directions.
The first earth wall instantly shattered to pieces.
But the second earth wall, while shaking violently, managed to block the explosion.
"It's roughly what Oba said."
Pakura nodded slightly. "Its power is somewhere between a B-Rank ninjutsu and an A-Rank ninjutsu."
Oba was the Sunagakure Jonin who had fled miserably earlier.
"This is already quite terrifying."
The sensory Tokubetsu Jonin said in a deep voice. "This attack came from an outpost three kilometers away."
"An astonishing range, far exceeding the range of most ninjutsu."
Pakura said with a solemn tone.
"Which Jonin from Konoha is it?"
The sensory Tokubetsu Jonin asked, confused. "Why does it seem like he just popped out of nowhere?"
"Let's not discuss this for now. Since we've figured out his attack, let's hurry up and occupy this stronghold."
Pakura changed the subject. "Proceed according to plan."
"Yes."
Everyone said in unison.
Sunagakure sent two ninja squads this time—eight people in total.
But among the eight, there were two Jonin and six Tokubetsu Jonin, all with very good strength.
Of the two Jonin, besides Pakura, the other Jonin was extremely skilled in Earth Release.
The reason they brought an Earth Release Jonin was because Earth Release Jonin excelled in defense and could help them withstand Natsuki's long-range attacks.
But just in case, she also brought two Earth Release Tokubetsu Jonin.
With Pakura's order, the three ninjas skilled in Earth Release moved to the front.
The group charged toward the outpost at extreme speed.
The sound of tearing air rang out.
The Sword of the Thunder God plummeted from the sky.
The Earth Release Jonin was well-prepared. He slapped the ground fiercely.
The ground cracked open, and everyone fell into the crevice.
The cracked walls on both sides instantly spread and closed, causing the Sword of the Thunder God to explode violently on the surface.
In the next second, the crack extended outward.
Following the crack, the group ran back to the surface.
By this time, the explosion of the Sword of the Thunder God had ended. Separated by the thick ground, it hadn't affected them at all.
"Earth Release ninjas are truly troublesome."
Natsuki shook his head.
"They will soon enter the trap zone we set up."
Maruboshi Kosuke reminded him.
Normally, with a sensory ninja in the Sunagakure team, traps would hardly be effective.
But Natsuki had considered this situation and had Maruboshi Kosuke and Nawaki place a large number of explosive tags around the traps.
His idea was simple: covering fire.
The obvious traps were very conspicuous, while the explosive tags were hidden deeply and placed at a certain distance from the traps.
"There are traps."
The sensory Tokubetsu Jonin spoke up.
"You dismantle them."
Pakura stopped and ordered.
The sensory Tokubetsu Jonin nodded.
There were two ways to dismantle traps.
One was to actually dismantle them.
The other was to trigger them directly.
In most cases, the second method was chosen to save time.
The sensory Tokubetsu Jonin took a kunai from his pouch.
He threw the kunai at a trap not far away.
BOOM!
The kunai landed, detonating an explosive tag.
Scorching flames soared into the sky.
But Pakura and the others were far away and weren't caught in the blast.
"Another attack is coming!"
Right at that moment, the sensory Tokubetsu Jonin warned.
They saw the Sword of the Thunder God descend from the sky, sticking into the ground ten meters away from them.
"What's going on?"
Pakura was momentarily stunned.
In the next second, the Sword of the Thunder God exploded.
Then, as if triggering a chain reaction, a massive number of explosive tags were all detonated.
Although Pakura and the others weren't at the center of the explosion, the sheer number of explosive tags detonating simultaneously meant they were still caught in the blast.
Violent flames surged toward them like an ocean wave.
"Damn it!"
Pakura's expression changed drastically, and she yelled. "Defend!"
The other Sunagakure ninjas also showed looks of horror and hurriedly used defensive ninjutsu.
One earth wall after another rose in front of them.
The flames, carrying chakra air currents, crashed into them.
In an instant, several earth walls shattered to pieces.
Pakura secretly thought it was a good thing she brought three Earth Release ninjas this time. Otherwise, this explosive tag trap alone would have been enough to cause casualties.
At the same time, she cursed inwardly: Which bastard is so rich?
Even she couldn't afford this many explosive tags.
"So spectacular!"
Nawaki exclaimed in admiration.
"I didn't expect to be able to be extravagant once in my old age."
Maruboshi Kosuke smiled.
But after speaking, he looked at Natsuki.
Nawaki and Nonou did the same.
Because Natsuki had drawn his bow.
This time, there were five Swords of the Thunder God on the bowstring.
Currently, the Sunagakure group was busy defending against the sea of fire caused by the explosive tags.
Although they were still paying attention to Natsuki's attacks, they definitely wouldn't expect that this time it wasn't one Sword of the Thunder God, but five.
Natsuki released his grip.
The five Swords of the Thunder God disappeared without a trace.
In the distance.
The roar of the explosions hadn't completely dissipated yet.
However, the Sunagakure group reacted quite timely, and with the protection of the three Earth Release ninjas, they survived the explosion without any real danger.
"An attack is coming!"
After the sensory Tokubetsu Jonin spoke, his eyes suddenly widened, and he screamed. "There are five!"
"What?"
Pakura's pupils couldn't help but quake.
But it was too late.
The five Swords of the Thunder God exploded simultaneously.
Flames surged out like fireworks.
And Pakura and her team were right at the center of the fireworks.
The terrifying explosion engulfed them.
Screams rang out.
The two weakest Tokubetsu Jonin, who were closest, were instantly blown into a bloody mess.
The Earth Release Jonin reacted quickly.
At the critical moment, he grabbed Pakura and dove underground.
But the other Sunagakure ninjas weren't so lucky, ending up heavily injured or dead.
[Congratulations, Host. You have unlocked Bickslow Template Ability 4: Doll — Victory Formation.]
[Congratulations, Host. You have unlocked Shuzo Template Ability 2: Geppo.]
Natsuki couldn't help but nod. A double blessing.
Although two Jonin escaped, he defeated six Tokubetsu Jonin.
The unlock condition for Doll: Victory Formation was to defeat five Tokubetsu Jonin.
The unlock condition for Geppo was to defeat five Tokubetsu Jonin or Jonin in mid-air.
Compared to the former, Natsuki was happier about unlocking the latter.
With Geppo, he possessed high mobility—able to fight and run.
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