ALL NOVEL Chapter 25: ch23
The group galloped through the forest. Oyama, the leader, looked back from time to time, with dissatisfaction obvious on his face.
John and his two companions were too slow. If he had subordinates like them, he would have abandoned them long ago. They were simply delaying the mission.
However, Principal Stone is the captain, so he has to endure it no matter how dissatisfied he is.
The process went more smoothly than John had expected. After half a day, they had already covered most of the distance but still hadn't encountered any enemies.
"It's really easy. No wonder so many people look for a strong leader to follow," Ethan sighed after jumping several meters again. John and Ashley also smiled after hearing this.
It's like a parent feeding their child; all they had to do was open their mouths and wait to eat.
However, being too complacent is not a good thing sometimes. A shuriken tied with an explosive tag suddenly flew out from the darkness, aiming at Principal Stone, apparently wanting to sneak attack him, the strongest person.
"We've been discovered!"
Oyama and others stopped immediately. Although Principal Stone was aged, he was agile and nimbly dodged the detonating tag.
Boom!
The detonating tag exploded behind him, blowing up a tree as thick as an adult man's waist.
John and the other two were very thankful that they were not the ones attacked; otherwise, they would have no ability to dodge and would have surely died.
"This thing is only useful to the indigenous people. No one in our world would even consider it worthwhile," Ashley curled her lips and sneered at the power of the detonating tag.
The Chakra in the real world is extremely violent. Although it is difficult to master, its power is more than a hundred times stronger than that in the Hokage world. An ordinary Genin here is more powerful than an Elite Jōnin.
To enter the Hokage world, one must follow the rules and have their strength suppressed by the will of the world, making them no different from the natives of the same level. Otherwise, Principal Stone could sweep the entire battlefield alone.
The sneak attack failed, and nine Rain Shinobi dressed in dark black appeared and launched a frontal attack.
"Konoha's logistics force? Kill them all!"
"Yes, sir!"
The leader Rain Shinobi had a huge Chakra, no less than Principal Stone.
His eight subordinates were all senior Genin, experienced in actual combat, and could perform mixed Ninjutsu with ease.
"Water Style: Water Waves."
"Lightning Style: Raiga."
A stream of water four or five meters wide appeared accompanied by thunder, targeting the group led by Oyama.
Oyama immediately defended himself. He and the young Nawaki clapped their hands on the ground, and a three-meter-high earth wall blocked their figures.
"Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!"
Boom!
At the same time as the Thunder Water Stream offensive was broken up, Rain Shinobi confronted the six members of Oyama's group. Both sides competed in physical skills, swordsmanship, shuriken, etc. There were not many opportunities to cast hand seals at close range.
Of course, this is also because most Genin fights are like this. Neither side has much Chakra and Ninjutsu and can only rely on basic moves.
The leader Rain Shinobi fought with Principal Stone. After several Ninjutsu duels, they also had a Taijutsu battle. The strength of both sides was similar, and it was difficult to tell the winner for a while.
John and his two companions were targeted by a Genin at the back of the battlefield. Their weak strength did not attract much attention from the middle-aged woman, who used a Water Style to send the three of them tumbling out, leaving them with no resistance at all.
"Three useless people, I really don't know why Senior Sarutobi brought them with him!" Oyama, who was fighting, had a murderous look on his face. He threw out a shuriken and pierced the neck of a Rain Shinobi, blood spurting everywhere. The scene was extremely bloody.
No one on either side cared. Although these war ninjas were young, they were accustomed to life and death. John and the other two who saw this scene were extremely impressed. Children in real life could not have such a tough character.
"Lightning Style: Earth Walk!" Facing a Genin is stressful, but the three of them can protect themselves and won't be killed for a while.
John's Lightning Style blocked the middle-aged woman's movement. Ashley and Ethan immediately rushed forward and fought with her using physical skills. Both of them were good at close combat.
Ashley's Byakugan could see through the opponent's attack intentions in advance and dodge attacks flexibly. Her white and tender fists may seem weak, but the middle-aged woman did not dare to be careless. She understood the consequences of being attacked by the Byakugan.
In comparison, Ethan lacked a bit of firepower. The three of them were students and had no experience in life-and-death battles. He could only use his body strengthened by the granite technique to resist the opponent's attacks. Several times, his internal organs felt as uncomfortable as the sea.
"Ahem, John, hurry up and sneak up on her!"
"Coming."
John used Earth Walk again, and the fist-thick thunder quickly hit the Rain Shinobi along the ground.
But the power was surprisingly small. It just made the opponent's body stiffen and did not cause any real damage.
John analyzed that the heavy rain dispersed the power of thunder. Water can conduct electricity and cooperate, but if the power is too small, it becomes an obstacle.
Although the opponent was not harmed, the goal was achieved. Ashley took the opportunity to use Gentle Fist to tap the opponent's acupoints, and the Chakra in her body could no longer function.
After losing Chakra, ninjas become ordinary people and can be killed with a weapon.
"Hurry up, Hyuga Ashley, what are you doing!" Oyama was furious when he saw that the long sword in Ashley's hand was still not daring to cut off the opponent's head!
Ashley's sword was across the neck of the frightened middle-aged woman. There was blood on the blade, but her hands were shaking so much that she was suddenly afraid, having never killed anyone before.
"Ethan, come here!"
"Me?" Ethan was also confused. He shook his head at Ashley, "It's better if you do it. I, I don't dare."
"What a waste!" Oyama had already eliminated three opponents at this moment. He felt that today was very surreal. Has the village's training ability been so bad now? How can he be a ninja if he doesn't even dare to kill people?
Slice!
The sound of the sword cutting off life came, and everyone saw that it was John who cut off the middle-aged woman's head with his own short sword, and blood spurted all over his body.
"Help, help," John was speechless. He had been a good citizen before, but his first murder was a brutal beheading, and he couldn't stand it in his heart.
However, he has been comforting himself that these people are just NPCs, just treating the Hokage world as a game, and killing people is okay.
It's just that everything in this world is too real, so real that it feels the same as reality.
The cold rain, warm blood, unwilling expressions on the opponent's faces, etc. all made the three of them confused in the virtual reality.
"Okay!" Oyama felt as if there was a breath of old anger stuck in his throat that had been stuck for a hundred years and finally swallowed it. He felt very comfortable and praised John.
"As expected of you, from the Uchiha family. You are much stronger than those two, and you can be considered a ninja."
"Thank you for the compliment, senior." John used the last bit of Chakra to release the Earth Walk and helped Nawaki defeat the last enemy.
"Are they all dead? You are lucky this time." The leader, Rain Shinobi, saw that all his men were dead and knew that he was unable to stop the Konoha ninja, so he was unwilling to retreat.
Principal Stone will not chase at all; his goal is just the mission.
Oyama didn't say anything else this time. According to his intention, he must kill them all, and he could just let it go without pursuing them.
"Nawaki, you and Hana are carrying those two, they no longer have Chakra."
"Uchiha boy, come up."
Oyama squatted slightly, and John jumped on his back without hesitation.
Although the battle just ended quickly, the three of them had too little Chakra and could no longer move on their own.
Principal Stone had no choice but to shoulder the responsibility of leading the way. Nawaki took the initiative to back them up. The strength he had just exploded was beyond everyone's imagination.
He is not a Genin, but he is considered powerful among the Chūnin.
After setting out on the road again, everything went smoothly again. Half a day later, after climbing over two small hills, everyone finally saw the camp where the large army was stationed.
[The mission is completed, the reward is settled in the Sacred Tree space, and you can exit the sub-world at any time.]