Chapter 131: An Unexpected Success
"Hey, Yasuda, why aren't you asleep yet?" a female voice suddenly sounded behind Kyosuke as he was quietly patrolling the camp.
Kyosuke's heart tightened, but he maintained a calm expression as he turned to look. A woman in a white coat was standing behind him.
Seeing her special uniform, which only medical personnel wore, an idea sparked in Kyosuke's mind.
"I'm not feeling well. I wanted to take a walk," Kyosuke said, making up an excuse while also showing a hint of pain on his face.
"Th-then come to my tent. I'll take a look at you," the woman in the white coat stammered.
"Uh, th-then... alright," Kyosuke said, a strange feeling in his heart, but he still agreed to her request.
"Yay, great," the woman cheered to herself, then quickly turned and walked toward her tent.
On the way, perhaps because the woman was too shy, she didn't say much, just walked ahead with her head bowed.
Kyosuke, who was behind her, was happy for the quiet. He carefully observed his surroundings while also taking note of the tents that were clearly used for medical purposes.
And so, the two of them entered a tent one after the other.
"Whew..." The woman let out a small breath, took off her coat, and, her face flushed, went to her bed.
"Yasuda-kun, you... you can lie down here. I'll examine you," the woman said, pointing at the bed.
Just then, Kyosuke suddenly stepped forward and reached for her head.
The woman, feeling his touch, was secretly delighted and couldn't help but sigh softly. "Yasuda-kun is surprisingly bold."
She closed her eyes and turned her head, but instead of the softness she had imagined, she felt nothing. Puzzled, she slowly opened her eyes.
What met her eyes was a pair of pupils that, even in the dark, glowed with an eerie red light.
"Genjutsu: Sharingan."
"Tell me all the information about the medical personnel and their locations," Kyosuke ordered in a cold voice.
From their previous contact, he could sense that this woman's strength was very weak. It was clear she was a non-ninja medical staff. So, although Kyosuke's spiritual power was not very strong at this time, it was no problem to control her with genjutsu and make her reveal information.
In addition, the woman clearly had some unusual feelings for him, or rather, for Yasuda Rō. So, it was impossible for there to be anyone else in her tent at this time, which made it even more convenient for him to make his move.
These were all actions Kyosuke had decided on beforehand, the moment he heard her invite "himself" to her tent.
Now, it seemed that his guess was correct.
After more than ten minutes of narration, the woman finally answered Kyosuke's questions intermittently.
Nodding with satisfaction, Kyosuke broke the woman's neck with a single twist, then placed his hand on her face.
"Ninja Art: Face-Stealing Technique."
Meanwhile, Konoha's assault squad had successfully approached the Sand ninja's camp.
However, due to the large number of missing patrol personnel, the Sand ninja had already discovered that something was wrong.
For this, they could no longer remain hidden.
"Listen up," the lead Konoha ninja said, seeing the dense commotion ahead. He stopped and turned to the others.
"Our mission this time is to inflict as much damage as possible. So, go and wreak havoc."
"Now, full-scale assault!"
"Yes, sir!!!"
Hearing the clamor from outside, Kyosuke knew in his heart that Konoha's assault team had arrived.
But... he turned and looked at the few female nurses huddled together, trembling, and couldn't help but frown.
He had gone to so much trouble this time, not for these small fry. The Sand's main medical personnel were not here.
Just as Kyosuke was hesitating whether to make a move, a ninja suddenly opened the tent and walked in.
After a careful look at the people in the tent, the ninja said urgently, "There's an enemy attack. I'll take you to a shelter. Hurry."
The few female nurses, hearing this, hurriedly followed the ninja, and Kyosuke was naturally among them.
After a winding path, the group arrived at a hidden place. The ninja carefully looked around, then formed a hand seal.
"Sealing Jutsu: Open!"
Instantly, a cave appeared on the rock wall in front of them, and a clamor of voices came from within.
It was clear that a large number of evacuees had already gathered in this cave.
"Hurry up and get in," he urged, looking at the group.
Kyosuke, while maintaining a "panicked" expression, secretly observed the situation in the cave.
Good grief, he thought, a single look was all it took. The not-so-large cave was already packed with dozens of medical personnel in white coats, whispering to each other.
Although Kyosuke had already anticipated this, when these mission targets appeared before him in such a large group, he still felt a bit surprised.
But then, a wave of joy washed over him, which made his expression turn a bit strange.
Although if he waited, more medical personnel might arrive, this could also lead to unexpected variables. So, Kyosuke was already preparing to make his move.
Poof! A cloud of white smoke suddenly appeared in the cave, followed by a flash of a sword, exuding an endless killing intent, that suddenly appeared before these medical personnel.
At this time, the battle outside the cave had reached a fever pitch from the very beginning.
Both sides had gone all out from the start, intending to quickly take down their opponents.
Although Konoha's offensive was fierce, the Sand's resistance was surprisingly strong. They were constantly throwing men at the enemy's ninjutsu.
"Hold on, reinforcements will be here soon," a Sand ninja's roar echoed across the battlefield.
Before he could finish, the Konoha ninja, whose strength had already reached the elite jounin level, slammed him to the ground with a single punch, then took his life with a heavy stomp.
He then turned and saw that the squad was having trouble breaking into the Sand ninja's camp. For this, he was about to personally go and tear open the enemy's defensive line.
But at this time, two equally powerful Sand ninja appeared and blocked him. He had no choice but to engage them.
Just as he was growing anxious, a bright flash of Fire Release suddenly shone in the night sky.
"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique."
Seeing this, a look of immense joy appeared on the ninja's face.
Because this Fire Release ninjutsu had come from within the Sand ninja's camp. As for who could use it, he could guess with his toes who it was.
"He's succeeded!" The Konoha ninja's face was instantly filled with a smile.
Boom! The fiercely burning fire dragon directly engulfed two Sand ninja who couldn't dodge in time, and also successfully tore open the enemy's defensive line.
At the same time, the sound of a thousand birds chirping suddenly echoed in everyone's ears.
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