"Naruto: Ice God"Chapter 101: The Side Effects of the Mangekyō Sharingan
Though Feng Bai felt somewhat moved, seeing his clothes smeared with Obito's tears and snot made that tiny bit of guilt evaporate instantly.
With a look of disgust, Feng Bai pushed the clingy Obito away and gave him a solid knock on the head, finally feeling satisfied as he blew on his fist.
Hmph, kid, I won't even charge you a "Mangekyō awakening fee" this time.
Ignoring Obito's aggrieved expression, Feng Bai pulled out his Flying Thunder God kunai, chin raised expectantly: "So? Having you carry these in advance really paid off, didn't it?"
The reason he could move freely between the three of them was because he'd given each a Flying Thunder God kunai to carry. This way, unlike Minato, he wouldn't be a step too slow at critical moments.
"It was indeed effective."
Kakashi, for once being honest, acknowledged Feng Bai's contribution.
Without Feng Bai's foresight, Rin would have been captured during Oishi's first attack.
Taking out the Flying Thunder God kunai Feng Bai had given him, Kakashi noted that compared to Minato's kunai, Feng Bai's looked much more like ordinary kunai in shape.
"Heh, good that you know."
Glancing at Obito, who was still standing there holding his head and whimpering, Feng Bai was relieved to see that awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan hadn't drastically changed his personality. In high spirits, he stowed his kunai and called for everyone to rest briefly before continuing forward.
...
"Huff, huff, huff..."
Lying behind a massive boulder, Uchiha Yowan gasped heavily. Just as he tried to peek outside to assess the situation, he accidentally aggravated his abdominal wound, forcing him to double over in pain.
"You alright?"
Noticing Yowan's movement beside him, Hyūga Iroha, his right arm wrapped in bandages, reached out to stop him while activating his Byakugan to observe nearby targets.
"Don't move around. Leave the reconnaissance to me—I have the Byakugan, after all."
Seeing the veins bulging on Iroha's face, Uchiha Yowan smiled bitterly and nodded: "We've been fighting side by side for days, and I actually forgot the Byakugan can see through things."
"Haha, Uchiha and Hyūga working together is pretty rare, after all."
Shaking his head with a laugh, Iroha had already assessed their situation: "There are still five Mist ninja outside, currently approaching in search formation. With just the two of us, I'm afraid we won't be able to escape."
Facing death so closely for the first time, even though Iroha forced a smile and tried not to show his nervousness, the tremor in his voice clearly conveyed his emotions to Yowan.
"Cough, who would've thought an Uchiha and a Hyūga would die together? Wonder what our comrades will think when they clean up the battlefield."
Uchiha Yowan also cracked a rare joke, while inwardly worrying about Yōmō and Yōshi's situations.
I really hope my death won't be too ugly—otherwise, if Yōmō and Yōshi see it, who knows what they'll say.
Steeling himself and fighting back tears, Uchiha Yowan trembled as he tried to stand and face the enemy.
"You run first. I'll try to hold them off."
Seeing Yowan still possessed fighting spirit, Hyūga Iroha admired his courage and wanted to give him the chance to live.
Seeing this Hyūga clan member willing to sacrifice himself as a rear guard, Uchiha Yowan looked at him in astonishment. Finding no trace of deception in his eyes, Yowan shook his head and revealed his Two Tomoe Sharingan.
"You, Hyūga Iroha, are no coward, and I, Uchiha Yowan, am no weakling. Let's go together!"
With that, Uchiha Yowan leaped from their hiding spot, hurling kunai with explosive tags.
"Alright then! Let the name 'Blast Kid' echo through the ninja world one last time!"
Seeing Uchiha Yowan charge out first, Hyūga Iroha wasn't about to be outdone, rushing straight toward the nearest Mist ninja.
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In Konoha Village.
A new batch of casualty reports had been delivered to Hiruzen's desk.
Looking at this list from the Kirigakure battlefield, Hiruzen furrowed his brow, examining each name in prolonged silence.
"Too many children have been sacrificed."
Watching these young leaves wither, Hiruzen leaned back, unable to accept the deaths of the younger generation.
"This too is for Konoha."
Sitting nearby handling other documents, Koharu Utatane spoke helplessly: "Even for us in Konoha, facing a three-front war, we can't gather enough adult ninja to defend against invasions. We have no choice but to send these children to the front lines."
Young ninja originally assigned to logistics duties had now taken up weapons and joined the front lines as the war situation grew increasingly dire.
"Sigh, engrave their names on the Memorial Stone. That's the last thing I can do for them as Hokage."
Taking the list from Hiruzen, Koharu Utatane nodded, indicating she'd handle it immediately.
On the list, Uchiha Yowan's name was buried among the many others, appearing utterly unremarkable.
"I wonder how Feng Bai's mission is progressing."
With the list matter settled, Hiruzen found himself missing his most obedient disciple.
At that moment, the Feng Bai that Hiruzen was thinking about was leading his teammates against a small Iwa ninja squad.
"There must be over twenty Iwa ninja chasing us!"
Narrowly dodging an earth bullet that flew over his head, Feng Bai roughly sensed the pursuers behind them, finding the situation troublesome.
"About that many."
After throwing several shuriken, Kakashi didn't bother checking if he'd hit anything, quickly changing cover while giving Feng Bai a perfunctory answer.
"No choice—the Kannabi Bridge is right ahead. We have to destroy it!"
Stabbing a senbon into an Iwa ninja who'd emerged from underground to ambush him, Feng Bai spoke rapidly, outlining tactics to his teammates: "Kakashi, Obito, execute Plan C, which means—"
"Understood!"
Before Feng Bai could repeat the plan details, Obito responded with firm determination, drawing his kunai and charging forward.
Holy shit, is this really Obito?
Seeing Obito actually remember the plan he'd devised, Feng Bai felt a sense of unreality.
Judging by his positioning, Obito was indeed following the pre-battle strategy Feng Bai had outlined, attacking the enemy's flank.
Everyone else who awakens the Mangekyō undergoes personality changes, but you awaken it and gain intelligence?
"Whatever, no time to worry about that. Ice Release: Ice Age!"
Just like against the Cloud ninja, taking advantage of his teammates drawing enemy attention, Feng Bai emerged to unleash a large-scale Ice Release technique, hoping to replicate his success from the Kumogakure warehouse raid.
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