Chapter 15: Eliminate All Enemies—No Secrets Left Behind
A massive fireball burst forth, instantly engulfing and completely destroying the six ships docked at the shore.
With a resounding explosion, the ships were consumed by raging flames, crackling and splintering apart in a fiery inferno.
Seeing Uchiha Dali casually unleash a Fire Release jutsu with power comparable to a Jōnin, the three Uchiha elites beside him were once again taken aback.
This time, Uchiha Tekkō could no longer hold back his curiosity.
"You haven't taken the Jōnin exam yet, have you?"
The implication was clear—Uchiha Dali already possessed Jōnin-level strength.
"Would the title of Jōnin or Chūnin affect my ability to carry out missions?"
Uchiha Dali shrugged nonchalantly and turned to ask curiously.
Hearing this, Uchiha Tekkō opened his mouth but hesitated to speak. In the end, he simply shook his head and said nothing, only leaving a single remark:
"For now, it doesn't matter. Let's go. Our mission here is complete."
"Next, we cut off the enemy's supply line and destroy their combat resources!"
With that, he led the way in another direction.
Uchiha Dōka patted Uchiha Dali on the shoulder.
"You performed well in the battle just now. But when did you master the Body Flicker Technique?"
Uchiha Dali merely smiled slightly, offering no explanation.
Seeing that, Dōka didn't press further and instead followed Uchiha Tekkō.
"Keep it up!"
Uchiha Hachidai also gave Uchiha Dali an encouraging look before joining them.
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About half an hour later, Uchiha Dali and his team arrived at their next battlefield.
This was the point where Kirigakure's ninja forces transported supplies to the front lines.
Food wasn't a major issue.
But not every ninja had mastered the Summoning Technique.
And the consumption of ninja tools on the battlefield was vastly different from that in routine missions.
Thus, these supplies had to be manually transported to the battlefield to replenish those without personal summoning abilities.
Uchiha Dali's mission was to sabotage this supply line and ensure the enemy had no resources for combat.
Hidden beneath the dense foliage of a large tree, the team lay in ambush, waiting silently.
According to intelligence, a Kirigakure logistics unit would pass through this area at noon.
"You two, set up traps."
"Dali, scout ahead and find out the enemy's location."
As team captain, Uchiha Tekkō issued orders to the group.
However, after giving the commands, while the others responded, there was no reply from Uchiha Dali. Curious, Tekkō turned his head—only to find the spot behind him empty.
Other than the three of them, Uchiha Dali had vanished without a trace.
"Where did that kid go?"
Uchiha Tekkō frowned and quickly asked.
"He was just here a moment ago... Ah, seriously, how did he disappear in an instant?"
Uchiha Hachidai scratched his head in confusion.
"Did he act on his own?"
Uchiha Dōka asked worriedly.
Just as he finished speaking, a series of violent explosions erupted from the forest ahead.
Their expressions changed instantly as they exchanged glances.
"Could Dali already be fighting the enemy?"
Uchiha Dōka was both shocked and uncertain.
"That kid is really reckless!! Let's go check it out!!"
Uchiha Tekkō was the first to leap from cover, rushing toward the source of the explosions.
The other two immediately followed.
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Before long, they arrived at the scene of the explosions.
What they saw left them speechless.
Thick flames and acrid smoke filled the forest.
The ground was riddled with craters from the blasts, and Kirigakure ninja lay scattered in various states of disarray.
The survivors all stared in shock and disbelief at the man before them.
"Remember this well—the one who intercepted you today is your granddaddy, Uchiha Dali."
Uchiha Dali stood with his arms crossed, boldly declaring to his enemies.
Uchiha Tekkō: "..."
Uchiha Dōka: "..."
Uchiha Hachidai: "..."
"What do you think you're doing? Do you think this is a game?"
Uchiha Tekkō snapped back to reality, raising his hand and swiftly throwing a barrage of kunai, finishing off the wounded Kirigakure nin.
Only then did he turn to glare at Uchiha Dali.
"Oh, you guys are here?"
"I just took care of all of them."
Uchiha Dali seemed oblivious to the scolding, meeting their gaze with a relaxed expression.
Hearing this, the three looked once more at the lifeless bodies covering the ground.
There was no arguing with his results.
Uchiha Hachidai leaped forward and examined the bodies, checking their identities and the sealing scrolls they carried.
After confirming that the scrolls indeed contained battlefield supplies, he looked up at Uchiha Tekkō.
"Looks like these guys were our targets."
Hearing this, Uchiha Tekkō finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Regardless of how it happened, at least the mission was complete.
He turned to Uchiha Dali.
"Next time, don't act on your own."
"You're putting both yourself and your teammates in danger—we're carrying out a covert operation."
"I killed all of them. No one knows what our mission was. No one knows it was us. Isn't that still a secret mission?"
Uchiha Dali countered.
His words left Uchiha Tekkō and the others speechless once again.
After thinking about it for a moment, Uchiha Dōka found it reasonable and nodded.
"That… actually makes sense."
He exchanged a glance with Uchiha Tekkō, who shot him an annoyed look.
"Let's move."
Uchiha Tekkō turned and called out.
"Where to now?"
Uchiha Dali immediately asked.
"Since this supply line has been cut off, we proceed with our next task."
"We'll join other squads in attacking Kirigakure's reinforcement units, preventing them from reaching the front lines!"
Uchiha Tekkō responded.
"Oh, I see."
"Then we should head that way—there are more enemies in that direction."
Uchiha Dali pointed to his left rear.
His keen hearing and sense of smell had already detected a large enemy presence over two kilometers away.
At this moment, these enemies were rapidly advancing toward the Fire Nation's border defenses.
"That way?"
Uchiha Dōka looked in the indicated direction with a puzzled expression.
"That's where our main defense forces are stationed. Does the enemy have a death wish, daring to launch an attack there?"