Chapter 21 The First Battle of the Electromagnetic Sniper

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"Hey, why does my kidney hurt so much?"

This thought had just flashed through his mind when it was immediately consumed by intense pain and fear. The rock-made armor was constantly disintegrating and peeling off, exposing the original state of his flesh.

"Y-you... Is this the Silent Fist?" the tall Iwa ninja asked, his face ashen.

"It probably doesn't count as that," Satoru Hyūga mused for a moment before replying.

Strictly speaking, this move was the 2.0 version of the Magnetic Storm Palm. The first-generation Magnetic Storm Palm exploited the principle of electromagnetic pulse, inflicting both burning and shock damage on the human body through the electric current. However, for the 2.0 version, Satoru Hyūga attempted to combine the techniques of the Silent Fist with the Magnetic Storm Palm he developed. He employed the Silent Fist techniques to release the damage of the Magnetic Storm Palm from inside the body.

This was also the reason why the opponent's rock armor was so fragile, because the damage came from the inside.

Satoru Hyūga was never constrained by form. His pursuit and goal was to combine various techniques to exert greater power.

With a critical hit to the internal organs and a kidney flying out unexpectedly, the tall Iwa ninja let out a reluctant wail. Finally, he slumped limply to the ground.

Satoru Hyūga turned his gaze towards Uchiha Rin. The battle over there had also reached a fever pitch. Relying on his ninja sword, the Iwa ninja was pushing Uchiha Rin back steadily.

After witnessing his companion being slain by Satoru Hyūga, that Iwa ninja let out a grief-stricken and enraged roar. His pupils were bloodshot, and the offensive of his ninja sword suddenly intensified. For a moment, Uchiha Rin was in a precarious situation under the onslaught.

"Oh no!" Satoru Hyūga's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately dashed over to offer support.

However, after a flurry of attacks, Uchiha Rin left a tiny opening. That Iwa ninja seized this opening. With a ferocious look in his eyes, he viciously slashed his ninja sword towards Uchiha Rin's head.

"Die!"

He was too far away, and there was no time left!

Satoru Hyūga's heart sank.

The scene seemed to freeze in time, leaving only the sound of flesh being pierced and the steady flow of bright red blood.

The Iwa ninja's body seemed to have been frozen in place, his pupils quivering constantly. The ninja sword halted just an inch from Uchiha Rin's forehead. A strand of black hair slid down the blade and fluttered to the ground.

He opened his mouth, attempting to say something, but only kept spitting out red froth. In his throat, a Kunai was firmly stuck, and blood was continuously flowing down the slender fingers holding the Kunai.

In Uchiha Rin's cold eyes, which were as scarlet as blood, a pitch-black tomoe slowly revolved.

Satoru Hyūga finally reached the spot and stood there dumbly behind Uchiha Rin.

"Are you okay?"

"Satoru, you were right. Only in a life-and-death situation can the Sharingan truly be awakened,"

Uchiha Rin said calmly as she pulled out the Kunai and flicked off the blood.

"Congratulations."

Satoru Hyūga let out a sigh of relief, and then his expression turned rather strange. Awakening the Sharingan at the age of 9, without a doubt, Uchiha Rin was a real genius.

If he got too close to her, would he end up being sacrificed one day?

It probably... won't be the case.

"Where's Anko?" Uchiha Rin inquired.

Satoru Hyūga looked over and saw that a large number of dark bugs suddenly emerged from beneath the feet of the Genin who was fighting Anko. They swarmed up and feasted on his flesh and blood, and shrill screams rang out.

"Fin... finished." Anko wiped the sweat from her forehead and plopped down on the ground wearily.

Shibi Aburame appeared on the battlefield and looked at them with approval.

"You all did quite well. Facing ninjas whose numbers and skill levels were higher than yours, you completed the mission perfectly."

"No, it's all thanks to Satoru and Rin. I didn't even defeat a single Genin." Anko said dejectedly. This battle made her clearly aware of the gap between herself and her teammates.

"No, Anko, you're already excellent. The Genin you were fighting was already at a disadvantage. Even if I hadn't intervened, you would still have won in the end."

Anko didn't say a word and kept her head down slightly.

"Teacher Shibi, let's go and check the supplies seized from the Iwa ninjas." Satoru Hyūga said.

"Okay."

When they arrived at the location where the carriage was parked, Satoru Hyūga found that the Iwa ninja who had been guarding the supplies before was gone. A bad premonition suddenly struck him. He quickly lifted the tarpaulin covering the carriage and was stunned on the spot.

Inside the carriage were only some empty wooden boxes with anti-peeping seals on them. There was not a single bit of supplies.

"We've been tricked!"

"This carriage was just a decoy. The real supplies were probably already transferred away using a Scroll of Seals."

Shibi Aburame's heart sank. During the battle just now, in order to take care of the safety of his students, he had focused all his attention on the other direction. He never expected that something went awry here.

Satoru Hyūga immediately activated his Byakugan. From the perspective of the Byakugan, about one kilometer away, he saw a chunin with a huge Scroll on his back, frantically fleeing into the distance.

It was the Iwa ninja who had been left behind to guard the supplies before!

"He's in that direction, about 800 meters away from here." Satoru Hyūga immediately pointed out the position of the fleeing Iwa ninja in the Byakugan's view.

Shibi Aburame looked over. On the boundless prairie, he could vaguely see a black dot on the verdant horizon, which was getting smaller and smaller.

From the change in the battle situation to their coming here to search, the time was very short. Judging from the distance of movement, this was a chunin who was good at speed. Even if he chased after him at full speed now, he probably wouldn't be able to catch up.

Shibi Aburame analyzed quickly in his mind and sighed helplessly.

"We'll count this mission as a failure. I'll explain to the Hokage that it was my mistake. You all performed extremely well."

"Wait a minute, Teacher Shibi, can you use a swarm of bugs to lift me up? It doesn't need to be very high, five meters is enough."

Shibi Aburame was a bit puzzled and said, "Judging from your weight, it's possible to build a platform with bugs and lift you to this height, but..."

"There's no time to hesitate. Hurry!" Satoru Hyūga looked at him solemnly.

"Alright."

Although he didn't know what his student was going to do, he could only trust him now.

Shibi Aburame raised his palm, and countless swarms of dark bugs emerged from his body, flying to converge under Satoru Hyūga's feet to form a dark platform, shakily lifting him up.

"Higher."

Shibi Aburame increased the output of the insect swarm and dragged Satoru Hyūga up to a height of five meters.

"What on earth are you trying to do?"

He craned his neck to look up at Satoru Hyūga on the black platform.

Stepping on the soft insect cushion, Satoru Hyūga took a deep breath, took out a Scroll from his bosom, and a glimmer of hope flickered in his eyes.

"Don't let me down in the Bow & Arrow's first actual combat!"

Bang!

As the white mist dissipated, a huge Bow & Arrow appeared in Satoru Hyūga's hand, and a cold glint of metal flickered on the bowstring.

"That's... Satoru, are you finally going to use it?"

Below, a light flashed in the eyes of Uchiha Rin.

Picking up a metal arrow and nocking it on the bowstring, Satoru Hyūga took a deep breath and began to construct electromagnetic propulsion. The tip of the arrow was aimed at a tiny black dot in the distance that was almost invisible.

Constructing electromagnetic propulsion... Construction finished!

Measuring wind speed...

Measuring air humidity...

Calculating gravitational acceleration...

Correcting the Byakugan's perspective. Target locked.

Satoru Hyūga held his breath and gently loosened the fingers holding the bowstring. In an instant, accompanied by a sharp blast, the metal arrow turned into a blue lightning arc and disappeared.

"Go, onlyrailgun!"

He roared inwardly.

"So close! It seems they didn't chase after us!"

Running for his life, Haito looked back and gasped for breath.

"I didn't expect Iwa and the others to all get killed. These Konoha kids are really scary. After we return to Iwagakure this time, we must let Tsuchikage-sama raise the alert, especially that Byakugan brat..."

When Haito thought of his two unfortunate teammates, a chill suddenly rose in his heart. This terrifying Byakugan brat must not be allowed to live!

Just as the thought crossed his mind, a strong sense of life-and-death crisis suddenly hit him from behind. He just turned his head, and his pupils suddenly constricted.

A metal arrow wrapped in a lightning arc was shooting towards him like a thunderclap.

Haito's eyes widened in fury.

"What the hell kind of ninjutsu is this!!!"

Before he could even let out a yell, the arrow was already here. The terrifying penetrating power instantly tore through his body and the Scroll on his back, slamming him firmly into the ground.

On the insect cushion, Satoru Hyūga lowered the raised Bow & Arrow, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and murmured softly to himself.

"Target eliminated."