The deceased are of great importance.
After Uehara Naraku said these words, the faces of the Mist Village Ninja were quite a sight. It was indeed puzzling for this little guy to block the wind release jutsu of the shuriken, but he was just one person. Did he really think he could confidently kill all four of their squads?
"...What an arrogant kid!"
Whether it was Hatake Kakashi hiding in the shadows or the Mist Village Ninja, their first thought was that Uehara Naraku's attitude was too arrogant!
Even a seasoned ninja like Kakashi wouldn't dare to attack this organized Mist Village squad head-on. Was that kid looking for death by provoking them face to face?
Hatake Kakashi slightly leaned out, quietly observing Uehara Naraku who was forming hand seals, and his mind was instantly captivated.
Uehara Naraku was forming hand seals slowly. Even without using the Sharingan, one could clearly see his movements, but the sequence was something Kakashi had never seen before. Was that brat going to use a jutsu that he had never heard of?
Hatake Kakashi immediately focused all his attention, carefully using the Sharingan to remember Uehara Naraku's hand seal sequence, wanting to secretly copy Uehara Naraku's jutsu!
Uehara Naraku was unaware of all this, but he didn't care either. After casually forming a mess of hand seals, he suddenly reached his hand to the sky, smiling at the group of Mist Ninja, "See you again, if you manage to survive... Lightning Release: Heavenly Thunder Prison Jutsu!"
A mass of thunderclouds swirled around Uehara, and bolts of lightning suddenly shot out from the thunderstorm, striking down on the heads of the Mist Ninja!
Several Mist Ninja were instantly struck into charcoal by the lightning, and while others managed to dodge the first bolt of lightning, the second, third...
Lightning continued to strike down non-stop!
One Mist Ninja couldn't evade or defend in time and was hit by a bolt of lightning and fell to the ground, never to stand up again!
The frequency and speed of the lightning attacks were not something they could easily handle. The Mist Ninja finally realized the peril they were in under the thunderstorm; escape was nearly impossible, and there was even not enough time to form defensive hand seals.
In a crisis, the darkness of human nature suddenly emerged.
A Jonin Captain leaped beside a subordinate, grabbed his body, and threw him into the air, blocking two bolts of lightning, turning his subordinate into charcoal; other Chunin Captains, seeing this, actually grabbed their own subordinates and companions bodies as shields to escape!
If not for the high frequency of lightning attacks, the Mist Village Ninja might have even engaged in a self-destructive civil war!
Uehara Naraku watched the Mist Ninja under the storm, the smile on his lips gradually fading away. In the face of a life-threatening situation, the performance of the Mist Ninja was terribly pathetic, much worse than the ninja from The Hidden Rain Village.
The longstanding brutal policy of the The Hidden Mist Village, which encouraged internal strife, had finally borne its poisonous fruit; no one dared to easily trust their companions anymore!
Uehara Naraku fought the most leisurely battle, without needing to use a second powerful skill, he just casually threw cards to complete a unilateral slaughter.
Hatake Kakashi, who was secretly observing all this, was sweating profusely!
The young man had used just one jutsu to annihilate four Mist Ninja squads, which included an elite squad led by a Jonin!
However, Hatake Kakashi was secretly pleased. Not only did he escape the entanglement of the Mist Ninja, but he also copied a powerful Lightning Release Ninjutsu, which was coincidentally his own specialty.
Advanced Task 3: Kill ten official Chunin (10/10), Reward 1000 Life Energy Points, Reward 1000 Chakra Energy Points, Reward 1000 Gold Coins, Life Energy Recovery increased by 100%, Chakra Energy Recovery increased by 100%.
Advanced Task 4: Kill ten official Jonin (1/10), reward unknown.
Uehara Naraku looked in surprise at the reward he received for completing Advanced Task 3. Besides the standard life energy, chakra energy, and gold coin rewards, there was a bonus of life energy recovery and chakra energy recovery.
Life Energy: 2201 (Standard Jonin 1000~3000)
Chakra Energy: 3250 (Standard Kage Level 3000~10000)
Life Recovery: 4 points/second
Chakra Recovery: 3 points/second
Remaining Gold Coins: 2070
Equipment: Embrace of the Blazing Angels, increases chakra energy by 1400 points, skill cooldown reduction increased by 20%, reduced chakra consumption by 20%.
After observing his attributes, Uehara Naraku breathed a sigh of relief. In addition to the substantial increase in physical strength and stamina, his chakra energy breakthrough of three thousand points finally allowed him to have a place in the Ninja World to survive.
In addition to these regular rewards, there were also life energy recovery and chakra energy recovery, especially the increase in chakra energy recovery, which could allow Uehara Naraku to use the Aerial Dance and Mayfly Jutsu without limit, ensuring at least his safety.
All that was left was to wait for Hoshigaki Kisame to arrive.
Uehara Naraku had thought of several ways to recruit Hoshigaki Kisame, but he was worried about Kisame's loyalty to the mysterious masked man, so Uehara did not want to reveal himself easily.
Ultimately, Uehara Naraku decided to seriously injure Hoshigaki Kisame first and then forcibly take him back to the Land of Rain, which would count as completing the mission, right?
Outside the forest.
A young man with a shark-like face led a team of over twenty Mist Village Pursuing Ninja to appear at the foot of the mountain. Besides them, a brown-haired woman also brought three squads of ninja, including a highly skilled scout ninja.
Ao.
Ao was the only non-Hyuga Clan Byakugan inheritor, having gained a Byakugan by chance during the war, thus becoming the best scout ninja in The Hidden Mist Village.
The appearance of high-level forces of The Hidden Mist Village like Terumi Mei and Hoshigaki Kisame here showed how much they valued Hatake Kakashi and how desperate The Hidden Mist Village was for information on Konoha.
Hoshigaki Kisame scanned the mountain, speaking softly, "Senior Ao, let's begin! We guys only know how to speak with ninja blades, and the search for the enemy has to trouble you, senior!"
"Understood... Byakugan·Open!"
Ao sharply brought his fingers together, activating the Byakugan vision, carefully searching the forest for traces and looking for figures within.
After a while, Ao completed the search and his face suddenly became ugly. He said in a deep voice, "All the ninja at the northern outpost have been killed! There are still two living people on the mountain; one is a short kid and the other is Hatake Kakashi, in the eastern forest!"
"Ha, looks like our luck isn't bad!"
Hoshigaki Kisame took down the Shark Skin Greatsword from his back, looking at Terumi Mei, "Then next, we'll go capture Hatake Kakashi. Lady Terumi Mei will assist us in blocking, is that arrangement okay?"
"Whatever."
Terumi Mei casually waved her hand, covering a smile with her lips as she chuckled, "Our goal is just to capture that Copy Ninja. It doesn't matter who attacks or who blocks."
"Then leave it to us!"
Hoshigaki Kisame, without any pretense, carried the Shark Skin Greatsword into the forest, and the Pursuing Ninja squad followed closely behind.
Terumi Mei, with her subordinates, laid down a blockade area in the forest around Kakashi's location, forcing Kakashi to move towards Hoshigaki Kisame's direction.
As for Uehara Naraku in the forest, none of them paid any mind.
The only one who truly cared about Uehara Naraku's strength was one person.