It was Jiraiya who charged forward first toward the enemy. He reached behind him, pulling a large handful of shuriken from his ninja tool pouch at his waist and then threw them straight at the enemies like a storm of blades.
This was a typical ninjutsu created by Jiraiya himself, called [Ninjutsu: Shuriken Random Throw Technique].
This move might have looked simple and crude on the surface, but it was actually full of subtlety and deep strategy, bearing Haseo's bold and extravagant style. He would throw countless shuriken at chaotic, unexpected angles. Its features were low learning threshold, highly effective results, minimal chakra consumption, and no cooldown period—but it cost a lot of metal.
It was a practical technique aimed at low-rank ninja, though most folks gave such magical techniques a much more colorful nickname…
[Fool's Ninjutsu] (The Fool's Art of Ninja).
But whatever the case, Jiraiya moved with fierce momentum, and their teamwork was incredibly smooth. Tsunade and Orochimaru had clearly long gotten used to Jiraiya causing unexpected chaos, so they easily kept up with his attack rhythm.
Orochimaru could use wide-area elemental techniques and ninjutsu, while Tsunade, despite being very young, already possessed formidable offensive power. Especially thanks to her physical strength advantage—being hit by one of her [Break Face Fist] punches meant far worse than just losing a couple teeth…
Now, she could rip open an enemy's skull as easily as peeling fruit.
Hesitation or fear of enemies? Averse to bloodshed? This wasn't even a thing. If these three couldn't hold their own in battle, the Third Hokage might as well have wasted the last twenty years of his life.
Within moments of the first clash, this trio quickly gained the upper hand in the 3-on-3 fight.
Elemental techniques, taijutsu, ninjutsu, each of their unique skills—and apparently, none of the three seemed short on chakra... They must've been taking performance boosters since childhood… Under pressure from the three, the enemies were soon forced to retreat toward where Haseo stood.
From the enemies' perspective, the kids behind them were too brutal, while ahead lay what looked like a blissful forest… One might say they had indeed taken the path they were supposed to take.
Although things seemed fine—suggesting the kids might be able to finish off the enemies smoothly without help—once the enemies were driven right before him, Haseo couldn't simply stand still and watch as team leader.
So Haseo jumped down from the tall tree where he had hidden, dropping suddenly with a terrifying abruptness, appearing ghost-like right in front of those three enemies.
His sudden appearance instantly froze the enemies in place—not because their escape route had been predicted, but because they had essentially been driven there… Haseo and the other three surrounded the three enemies.
"Don't be scared—I'm with them. And honestly, I'm not exactly a good guy either."
The shadows from the woods covered the upper half of Haseo's body. As he stepped forward gradually, using the evening light, the enemies could clearly see the Konoha symbol engraved on his forehead protector.
Haseo's sudden appearance drew nearly all the enemies' attention, and the weapons in their hands immediately shifted to point at him.
But Haseo absolutely loathed having kunai aimed at his head. Right now, they shouldn't have been focused on him—they should've been watching Jiraiya and the others. Because if they did focus on Haseo, he'd kill them too quickly for their own good.
Haseo motioned toward Jiraiya's team approaching from behind, signaling them to keep attacking. Surprisingly, even under time pressure, his orders were quite detailed: "Attack! If you haven't killed them yet, keep beating them until they die."
"…"
It was a bizarre order, but thankfully, Jiraiya and the others knew exactly what to do without needing further instructions.
Orochimaru clearly looked like a ruthless man; although Jiraiya appeared somewhat foolish and Tsunade came off as unusually innocent, these were just appearances—during battle, it became clear that they were genuine ninja.
With Haseo securing their backline, they had no concerns about being attacked from behind. Without hesitation, they rushed forward and instantly eliminated two of the three enemies, leaving the last barely alive and completely incapacitated—but still breathing.
Fresh kills and complete indifference afterward... on second thought, it was actually a pretty chilling sight.
However, that's just what ninja are trained for.
"They're wearing forehead protectors marked with Iwagakure symbols. Orochimaru… do you know how to interrogate someone? Ask him about Iwagakure's infiltration purpose, personnel involved, their routes, and whether there are any follow-up plans. Try extracting some information from him. As for me, I'm kind-hearted—I just can't bear to watch bloodshed."
Haseo hadn't received any interrogation training before, nor did he know whether Orochimaru understood such methods. Still, he felt that even if Orochimaru had never studied this professionally, he'd probably figure it out naturally.
Upon hearing this, Orochimaru didn't react outwardly. He simply brushed his hands together once and strode over to the last surviving enemy.
Then, in the next few minutes, an unspeakably gory and age-inappropriate spectacle unfolded before their eyes—at the hands of a teenager. Orochimaru's natural flair for interrogation turned into something so horrifying it felt like the world itself went into static, even Haseo couldn't bear to watch directly.
"They were only conducting regular patrol and reconnaissance missions. In short, their task is similar to ours—an independent mission assigned to ordinary ninja from Iwagakure. Their current objective was simply to investigate Konoha's latest movements closely...
Therefore, they had nothing of real significance to offer—they were just dead weight."
While speaking, Orochimaru carefully wiped off the blood from each of his fingers using a small piece of cloth.
"If it's just routine reconnaissance, then there really isn't much value in torturing them further," Haseo mused thoughtfully. The poor bastard probably suffered for nothing—just moments ago, Orochimaru had clearly used top-level interrogation methods straight out of a nightmare.
Orochimaru's actions made Jiraiya grimace involuntarily. From now on, Jiraiya decided to definitely avoid provoking Orochimaru unless he could be 100% certain he could defeat him.
"Clean up this place—we'll continue with our mission."
"Haseo said this, then prepared to drag the enemy's body aside.
Jiraiya and Orochimaru also began performing the same action. However, the mess of corpses created by Orochimaru could only be dealt with by himself.
As for Tsunade, being a girl, she was somewhat particular about cleanliness. She glanced at the grim aftermath and then stepped aside.
However, just as she had taken a few steps forward, suddenly something unexpected happened...
The ground beside her feet exploded without warning! Then, a dark shadow shot up from beneath!"
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