About ten minutes later, all six reconnaissance squads from the Konoha Camp departed and infiltrated the Kirigakure camp behind the battlefield.
Uchiha En's squad was assigned the task of destroying the water source and supply lines to the east.
Led by Aburame Shibi, their squad headed east.
Along the way, Uchiha En's squad encountered many groups of Konoha and Kirigakure Ninja engaged in battle.
Yamanaka Teruzuki wanted to help several times, but Aburame Shibi stopped him, as intervening now would delay their mission.
Every minute the water source and supplies remained intact meant Kirigakure could hold on for another minute.
This minute could determine the life and death of many Konoha Ninja.
Yamanaka Teruzuki knew Aburame Shibi was right. He sighed and continued towards their destination.
With Aburame Shibi's insects, Asana's Byakugan, and Yamanaka Teruzuki's sensing ability, their squad managed to avoid 99% of enemies along the way, only encountering one group of Kirigakure Ninja.
Moreover, this group of Kirigakure Ninja was a cannon fodder team of three Genin. Aburame Shibi directly controlled his swarm of insects to devour all three of them in the blink of an eye.
After bypassing the battlefield, Uchiha En's squad arrived at the Kirigakure camp.
"Teacher Shibi, what should we do next? Should we find and destroy the water source first, or the supply station?" Uchiha En asked.
"Water source first, then supply lines. The water source is deeper in. We'll destroy the water source, then destroy the supply lines on our way back. This will allow for a quicker retreat."
Uchiha En nodded at the words, and the squad continued towards the water source under Aburame Shibi's lead.
Unknowingly, dawn had broken. After a night of forced march, Uchiha En's squad finally reached the vicinity of the water source.
Yamanaka Teruzuki immediately linked their four minds using the Mind Transfer Jutsu.
"Teacher Shibi, there are three squads, nine people guarding the water source ahead. Judging by their Chakra levels, three of them have more Chakra than me, which indicates Jonin level. The remaining six have Chakra levels roughly equal to mine, estimated to be Chunin." Asana shared the information she saw with her Byakugan in their shared consciousness.
"Three Jonin, six Chunin? Did Kirigakure send so many strong individuals to guard the water source?" Yamanaka Teruzuki said.
"Only their Chakra levels are Jonin-level; their actual combat strength is questionable," Asana emphasized.
"Asana is right. There are three major water sources on Kirigakure's side. If they left three Jonin at each, where would Kirigakure get so many Jonin? Don't forget, we won the previous battle against Kirigakure, and their losses were significant. They simply don't have this much fighting power," Uchiha En said.
"I also think Kirigakure wouldn't leave so many Ninja. I guess there's probably one Jonin, two Ninja from Bloodline Limit clans, and the rest are Chunin," Aburame Shibi said.
"Ninja from Bloodline Limit clans often have higher Chakra levels, so it's normal for a Chunin to have Jonin-level Chakra," Asana agreed.
"It's useless to guess here. I'll go test them out." With that, Uchiha En created a Shadow Clone.
Uchiha En's Shadow Clone used Transformation Jutsu to turn into a rabbit and hopped towards the water source.
When Uchiha En approached within about 200 meters of the water source, a Kunai shot towards his Shadow Clone.
Uchiha En dodged the Kunai's attack by jumping, but in the next second, more Kunai flew towards him.
Uchiha En realized there was a Sensing Ninja on the other side, and he must have been exposed.
Uchiha En decided to stop pretending, dispelled the Transformation Jutsu, activated his Sharingan, and used Body Flicker Technique to instantly move near the water source.
Uchiha En scanned the personnel by the water pool, then formed hand seals: "Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Jutsu!"
Several fireballs flew towards the three individuals with higher Chakra levels.
"This kind of fearless attack, it must be a Shadow Clone, right?" said the man sitting in the middle.
"Most likely a Shadow Clone," said the only woman among the three.
"How troublesome. I'll go take care of him," said the white-haired man.
"Then I'll leave it to you," the man in the middle agreed.
The white-haired man stood up at the words.
"Crack, crack, crack~" Accompanied by a series of crisp sounds, numerous bone spikes appeared on his body.
The man slowly raised his hand, and his finger bones instantly elongated, then shot out like bullets.
The finger bones pierced through the fireballs and flew straight towards Uchiha En's throat.
Upon seeing this, Uchiha En confirmed that the white-haired man was a member of the Kaguya Clan, and his attack was based on Shikotsumyaku.
Furthermore, in Uchiha En's impression, the Kaguya Clan's ability through Shikotsumyaku allowed their finger bones to grow infinitely. Even if all finger bones were fired, they could be regenerated, and their power was astonishing, even capable of breaking through Gaara's Absolute Defense.
Facing such an attack, Uchiha En, in his Shadow Clone state, couldn't block it, so he again used Body Flicker Technique to instantly appear in front of the white-haired man.
Uchiha En's Shadow Clone only had enough Chakra for four uses of Body Flicker Technique.
He had already used Body Flicker Technique once and Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Jutsu, so using it again would leave him with only one more chance to use a Ninjutsu attack.
Therefore, Uchiha En unhesitatingly used Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Kill on the white-haired man.
The white-haired man's body stiffened, and Uchiha En raised his Kunai, stabbing it directly towards the white-haired man's neck.
Unfortunately, Uchiha En's Kunai couldn't pierce through. Just at this critical moment, Uchiha En suddenly couldn't feel his arm.
He looked down and realized that his arm had been frozen.
"What a fast Body Flicker Technique! If it were just Kimimaro alone, you would have killed him. Star, you were a great help this time," said the man who had been sitting on the ground, walking over.
"If Kimimaro died just like that, the Kaguya Clan's old geezers would probably come looking for trouble with us. I don't want to deal with those madmen," the woman said expressionlessly.
Seeing no further opportunity to act, Uchiha En didn't waste time and dispelled his Shadow Clone.
As the Shadow Clone disappeared, the memories of what just happened appeared in Uchiha En's mind.
"Teacher Shibi, your guess was correct. Two of the three individuals with higher Chakra are Bloodline Limit Ninja, and the remaining man should be a Jonin.
Of these two Bloodline Limit Ninja, one is a Kaguya Clan Ninja with Shikotsumyaku, and the other is a Yuki Clan Ninja with the Ice Release Bloodline Limit.
Besides them, the enemy also has a Sensing Ninja, with a sensing range of approximately 200 meters."
After listening to Uchiha En, Aburame Shibi pondered for a moment before saying, "Soon, I will use Parasitic Insects to quickly eliminate two Chunin nearby, then engage the Jonin. Can the three of you handle the remaining enemies?"
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