"Are those bees? No, Captain, these insects have Chakra inside them. They might be the Aburame Clan's Parasitic Insects!" the Sensing Ninja said.
"The Aburame Clan? So that brat from the Uchiha Clan was really just scouting?"
"Captain, what should we do?" one of the Genin asked, looking at the flying insects.
"Don't panic! The fact that they haven't attacked directly means they aren't confident they can defeat us." After speaking, the captain formed hand signs.
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
The middle-aged man next to the captain, who had remained silent the entire time, also formed hand signs.
"Lightning Release: Lightning Flash."
The combined Water Release and Lightning Release Ninjutsu swept toward the swarm of insects.
The swarm immediately scattered and increased its flying altitude. Most of the insects avoided the attack, but a small portion that couldn't evade in time was enveloped by the combined Water Release and Lightning Release Ninjutsu.
The Aburame Clan's insects have some resistance to Ninjutsu, but Water Release plus Lightning Release was something these insects couldn't handle. As soon as they touched the water, they were immediately paralyzed by the Lightning Release and had no chance of flying out.
Fortunately, the attack did not cause much damage to the swarm. The remaining insects split into four groups in the air: one flew toward the leading Kirigakure Ninja, one flew toward the Sensing Ninja, one flew toward the Ninja who had just used Lightning Release, and the last group remained in the air to protect the king of the swarm.
The fact that the Aburame Clan's insects can devour Chakra is common knowledge in the Ninja World, so the Kirigakure group dared not let the insects get close.
The leading Kirigakure Ninja quickly formed hand signs and exhaled a thick mist from his mouth to obscure the opponent's vision.
At this moment, Asana, 300 meters away, said to the others, "The Kirigakure Ninja have used the Hiding in Mist Technique."
"Can you still pinpoint their location?" Aburame Shibi asked.
"Yes, my Byakugan can clearly see their Chakra."
"The Sharingan doesn't offer much advantage when facing the Hiding in Mist Technique, and my insects don't dare to attack anymore. Relying only on Asana's Byakugan to lock onto their position doesn't seem feasible. This is a bit troublesome," Aburame Shibi said.
Uchiha En frowned upon hearing this. The Hiding in Mist Technique was indeed troublesome. He remembered that this Jutsu had two activation methods: one was exhaling thick mist from the mouth to block the opponent's vision, and the other was forming hand signs to condense the mist in the air to block the opponent's vision.
The released thick mist blurs the surrounding environment, allowing the user to hide within the fog and ambush opponents. Within the range of this Jutsu, even the Sharingan's vision is obscured.
What's more troublesome is that the density of the mist is controlled by the amount of Chakra used.
It definitely made it difficult for them to launch an attack.
"Teacher Shibi, I can share the senses of all four of us. With Asana's Byakugan, we'll know everything she sees," Yamanaka Teruzuki said.
"But they also have a Sensing Ninja, and their sensing range is wider than yours. If we get close, they will spot us first. If I can't get close, I can only use the insects for simple harassment attacks and can't use the Aburame Clan's Secret Techniques, unless..."
"Unless we take out that Sensing Ninja!" Uchiha En interjected.
"Teacher Shibi, the Ninja who just released the Lightning Release—judging by the scale of the Jutsu, their strength shouldn't be too high; they're probably just a Chunin."
"If we can kill that Sensing Ninja, we can still fight them head-on. En and I together won't lose to him," Asana said.
"Then let's try it! We'll advance a bit further, and then I will use the insects to distract them. Once you confirm the Sensing Ninja's exact location through Asana, use the Body Flicker Technique to launch a surprise attack. If you fail in one strike, retreat immediately."
"I understand!" Uchiha En nodded.
Immediately, Aburame Shibi led the group to continue advancing, while simultaneously controlling the insects from a distance to charge into the mist.
The insects rely more on smell to search for enemies, but in the mist, the Insect King couldn't issue precise commands specifying which target to attack. Therefore, the swarm could only rush in haphazardly, harassing the Kirigakure Ninja hiding in the thick fog.
After Aburame Shibi and his group advanced to 150 meters, Yamanaka Teruzuki activated the Mind Transfer Jutsu. Through shared senses, everyone saw the scene visible through Asana's eyes.
The Kirigakure Ninja were currently huddled back-to-back, defending against the insect swarm's attack.
The Sensing Ninja was not being specifically protected. Clearly, the Kirigakure Ninja felt that with the Hiding in Mist Technique combined with the Sensing Ninja's 100-meter radius sensing range, it would be impossible for anyone to launch a sneak attack against them under these circumstances.
But this time they were wrong. Uchiha En activated his Sharingan, gripped his Kunai tightly, and used Teleportation.
With the first Teleportation, Uchiha En jumped to a position only 50 meters away from the Kirigakure Ninja.
At this point, Uchiha En had entered the Sensing Ninja's sensing range.
The Sensing Ninja immediately prepared to report to his comrades, but before he could even speak, Uchiha En's second Teleportation jump appeared directly in front of him. He then decisively released the Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique, rendering the Sensing Ninja unable to resist.
Finally, he raised his Kunai and pierced the Sensing Ninja's throat.
The interval between Uchiha En's two Teleportation jumps was less than 2 seconds. In 2 seconds, he appeared in front of the Sensing Ninja from 150 meters away and instantly killed him. Asana was stunned by such a fast Body Flicker Technique.
From the perspective of Asana's Byakugan, she only saw Uchiha En's figure suddenly appear at one point, then disappear again, and reappear at another point, and the enemy's Sensing Ninja was just like that—taken out.
After killing the Sensing Ninja, Uchiha En immediately used his third Teleportation jump, preparing to leap to a safe area.
However, he still underestimated the reaction speed of a Jonin. The instant his figure appeared, the leading Kirigakure Ninja leaped behind Uchiha En and threw a Kunai aimed at Uchiha En's heart.
Uchiha En had originally intended to kill the Kirigakure Sensing Ninja and immediately use Teleportation to leave the battlefield, but the leading Kirigakure Ninja's Kunai had already reached his back.
Uchiha En could only slightly turn sideways, adjusting his body position.
"Slash~" The Kunai ripped through his clothing and embedded itself in Uchiha En's shoulder.
The Kirigakure Captain wanted to follow up with another strike, but Uchiha En's figure had already vanished from the spot.
"What fast Body Flicker Technique!" the Kirigakure Captain said, frowning.
Just as the Kirigakure Captain was hesitating whether to pursue, a scream suddenly came from his teammates.
"Ah!"
The Kirigakure Captain quickly turned his head, only to find that the two Genin had already been devoured by the insect swarm.
"Something's wrong, we need to retreat immediately!" the Kirigakure Captain shouted to the Lightning Release Ninja.
"It's too late to think about leaving now! Secret Technique: Insect Tornado!"
Following Aburame Shibi's command, the surrounding insect swarm created a whirlwind that enveloped the Lightning Release Ninja.
The Lightning Release Ninja naturally wouldn't sit around waiting to die. He used all his strength to release several Lightning Release Ninjutsu, but he still couldn't break free from the insect swarm.