Chapter 16: Hehehehe… Tonight I'm Going to Kill to My Heart's Content!
Smoke filled the border of the Land of Grass as the setting sun dyed the sky blood-red.
Uchiha Sanpō clenched his teeth, fingers digging deep into the tree trunk: "Damn it… looks like Iwagakure has some smart ones in their army too… and that bastard Kitsuchi… a perfectly good overall commander, yet he personally leads an elite jōnin squad to sneak attack the western flank."
Distant explosions rose and fell one after another—the first defensive line had already collapsed.
Through the Sharingan's superhuman vision, he clearly saw Iwagakure ninjas regrouping two hundred meters away.
Behind him came Uchiha Tetsuka's trembling voice: "Sanpō-niisan, what do we do now?"
Uchiha Sanpō turned around. Only five members of his squad remained—three chūnin and two special jōnin—all covered in wounds.
Plans really couldn't keep up with change. He never expected Kitsuchi would lead Iwagakure's elite jōnin squad to smash through the weak point on the western side, causing the first defensive line to fall.
Before the battle even started, Uchiha Sanpō instinctively opened the system—only to be bombarded by a string of notifications.
"Ding! Host observed a large number of ninjas using B-rank ninjutsu: Shadow Clone through Three Tomoe Sharingan. Gained 2,672 EXP for this ninjutsu."
"Ding! Congratulations, host—ninjutsu copied successfully. Obtained B-rank ninjutsu: Shadow Clone (Minor Accomplishment)."
"Ding! Host observed a large number of ninjas using B-rank ninjutsu: Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique through Three Tomoe Sharingan. Gained 1,502 EXP for this ninjutsu."
"Ding! Congratulations, host—ninjutsu copied successfully… Ding… Ding…"
A flood of information poured into his mind, leaving Uchiha Sanpō dizzy. But learning about the new cheat function filled him with wild excitement.
With the cheat's enhancement, when the Sharingan copied certain ninjutsu or taijutsu, the system would automatically record, analyze, and summarize—further improving the host's abilities.
In other words, right now he had already mastered Shadow Clone, Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique, Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation, and many other powerful ninjutsu.
Suddenly the ground began to shake. From Iwagakure's position ahead came a series of booming roars.
"Sanpō-niisan?" Uchiha Tetsuka called again, voice filled with confusion and fear.
Uchiha Sanpō opened his eyes; the three tomoe in his pupils spun even faster.
He gave the order: "Looks like Iwagakure is about to launch their next wave of attack. Take the wounded and fall back to the second defensive line. I'll cover the rear!"
"But Sanpō-niisan… they have at least twenty jōnin…"
"Execute the order!" Uchiha Sanpō barked sharply.
His five subordinates didn't dare argue further. They quickly lifted the wounded and retreated toward the rear.
Uchiha Sanpō took a deep breath to calm his surging emotions, then rapidly formed seals: "Rat – Monkey – Boar – Horse – Tiger… Divine Demon Transformation!"
As the final seal completed, a powerful surge of chakra coursed through his body, transforming him into the bizarre 'two heads, four arms' form.
The red-haired head on the right appeared and immediately laughed: "Hehehehe… this still isn't enough… Tonight I'm going to kill to my heart's content… Shadow Clone Technique!"
In an instant, two puffs of smoke dispersed—two identical 'two heads, four arms' shadow clones appeared at his sides.
Then the two shadow clones split left and right, all four faces radiating thick killing intent as they charged toward Iwagakure's formation.
The left-side shadow clone struck first. Its hands flashed through seals: "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Instantly a massive fireball erupted from its mouth, streaking straight toward Iwagakure's position.
At the same time, the other head unleashed another technique: "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
A violent gale howled past; the huge fireball, boosted by the wind, flared even more fiercely—like a roaring fire dragon lunging toward Iwagakure's ranks.
"Enemy attack… enemy attack!"
Only then did Iwagakure's sentries realize something was wrong. They tried to raise the alarm—but it was too late. The warning was swallowed by the roar of flames.
Wherever the fire dragon passed, three Iwagakure ninjas too slow to dodge were instantly turned into human torches; their agonized screams tore through the night.
Some quicker Iwagakure ninjas hurriedly formed seals to save themselves: "Earth Release: Mud Wall… Earth Release: Mud Wall!"
Several earthen walls rose in response, attempting to block the fire dragon's advance.
But the power of this wind-fire combination was simply too great—the walls shattered quickly under the dragon's impact.
While Iwagakure ninjas were busy dealing with the left-side shadow clone,
The right-side "old sixth" shadow clone seized the moment and struck stealthily.
Its four arms flashed through seals: "Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation… Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
In a flash, an even more ferocious blaze and gale erupted, forming a terrifying wind-fire purgatory.
Caught between the left and right pincer of combination ninjutsu, Iwagakure ninjas had no way to resist. In an instant, seven more fell—leaving only fifteen still desperately holding on.
Seeing his shadow clones' results, Uchiha Sanpō inwardly gloated: "Hehehehe… as expected of my shadow clones… why do I feel like I'm getting more and more twisted?!"
The sudden chaos in the formation caught the attention of Iwagakure's overall commander Kitsuchi. His figure shot forward like lightning toward this side.
Then he saw two two-headed, four-armed monsters wantonly unleashing combination ninjutsu.
He cursed furiously: "Damn Uchiha… Earth Release: Multiple Mud Walls!"
More than a dozen walls over a meter thick rose, temporarily blocking the rampaging fire dragon.
Uchiha Sanpō narrowed his eyes, carefully observing Kitsuchi's movements: "As expected of a Kage-level powerhouse—chakra volume is truly terrifying, but his attack methods seem a bit… one-dimensional."
"Earth Release: Rock Fist!"
Kitsuchi used Body Flicker again, his figure flickering like a ghost as he closed in on the "old sixth" shadow clone.
A thunderous "BOOM!" rang out—the spot where the old sixth shadow clone had stood was now a massive crater, dust and debris flying everywhere.
But this seemingly ferocious strike had missed its target.
Thanks to the Three Tomoe Sharingan's dynamic vision, the old sixth shadow clone had instantly read Kitsuchi's intent and easily dodged the blow.
Seeing Kitsuchi's attack miss, the old sixth shadow clone gave him no chance to recover.
While still airborne, its hands flashed like lightning: "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Instantly another massive fireball erupted from its mouth, streaking straight toward Kitsuchi.
Facing this sudden giant fireball, Kitsuchi crouched low and slammed both hands on the ground: "Earth Release: Earth Rock Spikes!"
In a flash, dozens of sharp rock spikes shot up like bamboo shoots after rain, stabbing viciously toward the airborne enemy.
Some spikes were shattered by the fireball, but many more continued toward the old sixth shadow clone.
A sharp "bang!" sounded—the old sixth shadow clone couldn't dodge in time and was pierced through by the spikes. Its body burst like a punctured balloon.
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