Chapter 39

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Chapter 39: The Hunter and the Prey

The climate conditions in the Land of Fire are similar to the country where Ryosuke lived in his previous life.

And because there are not many real estate owners to develop the land, green forests occupy 50% of the land area, which also provides a good fighting environment for battles between ninjas.

In the dark and deep forest where there is almost no sunlight.

Three figures quickly passed between the trees like nimble wild cats.

"Those three Hyuga guys just left Orange Town yesterday. Judging from their route, their next target should be Nagano Temple. Please pay more attention along the way so as not to miss those three guys."

The leader of the three said while leaping flexibly between the branches: "The clan leader said that this matter is very important. We must kill these three people before they return to the village, take the relevant contract scrolls back to Kyoto to meet with the daimyo, and mess up what they have agreed on."

His voice was cold and subtle, but it was clearly heard by his companions.

"But... this doesn't seem to be a mission issued by the clan leader, but..."

Faced with this cold voice, one of his two companions was about to speak.

But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted.

"I said it was the patriarch who said it, that's what the patriarch said!"

The man who spoke at the beginning sternly rebuked his companion, "The relationship between our clan and the village has become increasingly severe."

"Patriarch Fugaku is indecisive and has always been unwilling to give orders, but those of us in charge have no choice but to accumulate strength in advance and share his worries."

"I believe that the day of the coup d'état and the day when we take over Konoha Village are not far away. What we have obtained from the Daimyo this time will increase our chances of success. We must do it perfectly. Do you hear me?"

"Yes!"

There was no more hesitation, and the companions around him answered in unison.

Without further communication, they hurried on their way while carefully exploring the situation in the forest.

Making sure no traces were left behind and no clues were missed.

But what they didn't know was that their whereabouts had already been clearly seen by Ryosuke and the other two who were lying on the cliff farther away, outside the dense forest, looking down from above.

Even the content of the conversation was detected by Hoshicai with her sensory skills.

All three of them were wearing masks, without any forehead protectors to indicate their presence, but there was no doubt that all three of them were ninjas from the Uchiha clan.

Judging from the way they move, they are at least at the level of a Chunin.

Whether they were talking or exploring along the way, they never slowed down the flow of chakra in their bodies. The chakra in their bodies was very stable during the entire movement process. This can only be achieved by having a deep level of attainment in chakra control.

"Preliminary judgment is that there may be two Chunins and one Jonin. This is the highest evaluation."

Based on what the Byakugan had detected, Hoshicai calmly analyzed the strength of the three people, "But it is also possible that they are three Chunins. We need to fight them in actual combat to make a judgment."

After saying that, she turned her head and looked at Ryosuke, waiting for his answer.

But Ryosuke did not speak immediately, and continued to silently observe with his Byakugan the three people who were rapidly approaching this side in the dense forest.

It's so hard to go out of the village to complete a mission. If nothing happens, it would just be a spring outing.

Besides, it's not his style to sharpen the knife before the battle.

Although he wants to live a peaceful and quiet life and improve his strength, fighting is an indispensable element in this world.

Simply avoiding is not wise, but a sign of cowardice.

Simply practicing and researching will only leave a person with power but without knowing how to best use it to fight the enemy.

Therefore, before facing a truly difficult-to-solve danger, Ryosuke's current idea is to accumulate practical experience through some small problems.

It is impossible for him to keep hiding, doing boring training, and then face those powerful enemies that are difficult to face in the plot. This is unrealistic.

As for the Uchiha attack, it was a possibility that Ryosuke had anticipated.

The Hyuga and Uchiha were originally competitors, so when Ryosuke heard that the Uchiha people also wanted to raise their prices a little bit with the Daimyo and gain more benefits, he expected that there might be some conflicts.

The news that he, a member of the Hyuga clan, was leaving the village to visit the daimyo was definitely not a simple matter.

I believe that the Uchiha will soon guess that the Hyuga have the same plan as them.

If nothing unexpected happens, they will send people to cause sabotage, so Ryosuke deliberately stayed in Kyoto City for a few more days, waiting for their actions.

And now, as he had expected, they were here.

"Let's retreat and treat the Chunin as training subjects. During the ambush, there may be deviations from the plan."

On the cliff, seeing that Ryosuke didn't say anything, Souji and Xingcai looked at each other and began to persuade him, "Although we all know that Master Ryosuke's strength has long reached the level of a Genin, but..."

"Prepare for action."

But before they could finish, Ryosuke slowly stood up and gave the order for an ambush.

On his face, the gentle smile of the past had returned to calmness.

Unlike the life-saving drills like Hiashi's, strictly speaking, this was his first actual combat and also his first time encountering a battle where he might die.

Ryosuke needs to face all of this in the most relaxed state.

"Father should have told you that during the mission, the command is mine."

Instead of taking action immediately, Ryosuke turned his head and looked at the two of them calmly, "The decision I made was based on the possibility of the greatest deviation."

"Even if two Jonin appear among them, and both of them have activated the three-magatama Sharingan, we can handle it."

Confidence is a crucial factor in a battle.

From what Souji and Hoshicai said, Ryosuke had already felt their timidity and retreat. These were very bad emotions and he needed to correct them.

Facing the two's puzzled looks, he continued, "You two should pay attention. Although the movements of these three Uchiha are careful, they reveal murderous intentions."

"They were cautious because they were afraid that we would discover their whereabouts and give us a chance to escape, not because they were cautious about this attack."

At this point, Ryosuke paused, waiting for the two of them to observe, and then continued, "I believe that before they came here, they have fully understood the strength of the two of you, as well as... the strength of me, the burden. They are very confident about this mission and don't think there will be any mistakes in this mission."

"They didn't even think that we would try to ambush and kill them after we noticed their whereabouts. They positioned themselves as hunters, and they didn't even think about becoming prey."

"We can definitely eliminate a Chunin or even a Jonin before they can react or open their Sharingan!"

(End of this chapter)

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