Ryūichi snorted coldly.
"Uchiha brat, it's not that I don't trust you—but have you ever been on a battlefield?"
"Do you even understand what reconnaissance is?"
"If a scout is careless, they get captured—and once captured, death would be a mercy."
"And yet you claim you can conduct reconnaissance without injury? Are you fooling everyone here?!"
Ryūichi spoke coldly.
He hadn't expected this Uchiha kid to boast so shamelessly.
He really didn't understand what Lady Mito saw in him.
Uchiha Shin shook his head.
He raised his left hand to cover his eye, while his right hand opened.
Sand began to gather in his palm, condensing into the shape of an eyeball.
Only then did he speak:
"Magnet Release: All-Seeing Eye."
The eye floated up from his hand and slowly circled around Ryūichi once.
Ryūichi froze.
What kind of jutsu was this?
Wait—
Magnet Release?!
All the members of the Senju clan turned to look at Uchiha Shin.
A Kekkei Genkai!
The same category as Lord Hashirama's Wood Release—
Magnet Release!
Their gazes immediately changed.
Regardless of how strong Uchiha Shin's Magnet Release currently was—
For Lady Tsunade to have a subordinate with dual Kekkei Genkai was a tremendous advantage.
"Ahem… Uchiha Shin-kun, tell me—what exactly does this All-Seeing Eye do?"
Tsunade asked, holding her chin thoughtfully.
She already knew about his dual bloodlines, so she wasn't overly surprised.
What she cared about now was the function of this technique.
Uchiha Shin smiled and didn't keep them waiting.
"This technique is called the All-Seeing Eye—or simply, the Eye of Detection."
As he spoke, he opened his left hand.
Everyone saw—
The eyeball in his socket had vanished.
They couldn't help but gasp.
"The All-Seeing Eye transmits everything it sees back to my left eye."
"And even if it's discovered and destroyed by the enemy, it won't cause me much harm."
"I just won't be able to use it again for a while."
Uchiha Shin smiled faintly.
"The range?"
Tsunade asked seriously.
"Ten kilometers."
Tsunade's mouth fell open.
Even Ryūichi widened his eyes.
Ten kilometers didn't sound like much—
But for ninja, real-time intelligence within that range meant absolute battlefield dominance.
Ryūichi inhaled sharply.
Then he looked deeply at Uchiha Shin and bowed.
"I'm sorry, Uchiha Shin-dono. I apologize for my ignorance. Please forgive me."
The Senju clan might be proud—
But when they were wrong, they admitted it.
Unlike the Uchiha…
Who would probably eliminate the person who offended them.
Uchiha Shin quickly helped him up.
"Brother Ryūichi was only concerned about the safety of the unit."
"And besides, one cannot be blamed for what they don't know."
"On the battlefield later, I might even have to rely on you to protect me."
Uchiha Shin showed no arrogance typical of the Uchiha.
In fact, his personality resembled that of the Senju more.
After this exchange, the Senju forces developed a favorable impression of him.
"Tsunade-sama… could someone carry me later?"
"When I'm observing, it's difficult for me to move around."
He scratched his head, smiling awkwardly.
Ryūichi burst out laughing.
"Tsunade-sama, leave that to me!"
"After all, Brother Uchiha Shin is doing this for the safety of the entire unit."
With that, he hoisted Uchiha Shin onto his back and moved forward steadily.
Seeing this, Tsunade smiled.
As expected—
Uchiha Shin-kun was capable.
"Alright, Ryūichi, I'll leave him to you."
"Uchiha Shin-kun, report immediately if you detect anything!"
"No problem!"
"Got it!"
Both Uchiha Shin and Ryūichi responded at the same time.
—
They crossed the border and entered the battlefield.
The Land of Rain—
It was constantly drenched in endless rainfall.
The deeper they went, the heavier the rain became.
Unlike the Land of Fire, which was warm and pleasant.
After walking for about an hour—
Uchiha Shin suddenly spoke:
"Stop!"
Instantly, all ninja halted.
They drew kunai and shuriken, entering combat stance.
Their eyes locked forward, expressions resolute.
Tsunade did the same.
Without turning back, she asked:
"Uchiha Shin, what's the situation?"
Uchiha Shin's voice turned cold.
"Ten kilometers ahead—two hundred elite Rain ninja."
"Twenty Jonin, fifty Chunin, and over a hundred Genin."
"They are moving toward us."
Ryūichi sneered.
"It's just a small unit. What do we have to fear?"
Tsunade nodded slightly.
But then—
Uchiha Shin spoke again.
"Tsunade-sama, I suggest we move left and avoid them for now."
"They're carrying gas canisters."
"I suspect it's poison gas derived from Hanzō's toxins."
"And they're all wearing gas masks."
Tsunade's expression changed instantly.
"All units—move left!"
"Withdraw quickly! Minimize movement and erase all traces!"
Within ten minutes—
They had moved left and climbed up a mountain, looking back toward their original position.
The Rain ninja reached where Tsunade's unit had been.
Confused—
They had been told a force was here.
So where were they?
Seeing the poison gas canisters in their hands, Tsunade let out a breath.
She might not fear it—
But her subordinates certainly would.
"Uchiha Shin, why didn't we go right?"
"The terrain there is more open."
"Now we're on a mountain—how do we get down?"
Tsunade frowned slightly.
Uchiha Shin smiled.
"Because on the right…"
"There's a fat oriole waiting."
The moment he finished—
They saw another ninja force suddenly emerge at their previous location.
"Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu!"
"Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!"
"Earth Release: Earth Mausoleum Dumpling!"
In an instant—
A group of Iwa ninja appeared and launched a surprise attack on the Rain ninja.
Earth Release techniques flooded the battlefield.
Half of the Rain ninja were wiped out instantly.
Ōnoki really knew how to train his troops.
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Chapter 10: Cut the Grass and Remove the Roots
As the Iwa ninja unleashed their Earth Release techniques, the Rain ninja were slaughtered like vegetables.
The Rain Jonin gritted his teeth and shouted:
"Break the canisters!"
Immediately—
Purple poison gas engulfed the battlefield.
Within moments, the Iwa forces collapsed, poisoned.
They hadn't expected this countermeasure.
Some stronger Jonin were still standing—
But their limbs were already weakening.
At that moment, the remaining Rain ninja counterattacked.
Their eyes were bloodshot, filled with hatred.
They slaughtered the Iwa ninja relentlessly.
For them—
These great nations had turned their homeland into a battlefield.
Their families and friends had died before their eyes.
All because of these major powers.
Watching this, the Senju forces felt a chill.
If they had engaged directly earlier—
They might not have fared any better than the Iwa forces.
Soon, the poison gas dissipated.
The hundred-man Iwa unit was completely annihilated.
As for the Rain ninja—
Only around twenty remained.
They gasped for breath, their hands trembling—
A clear sign of exhaustion.