Chapter 42: Change of Identity

In the dense forest, the identities of hunter and prey have been alternating.

The Uchiha, who was suddenly attacked and lost a companion, suddenly changed from a cat to a mouse.

Wearing black vests and masks to conceal their identities, the two Uchiha people were like two clever wild cats, stretching their bodies in the forest, and their speed increased again and again.

They did not hesitate to consume more chakra in order to achieve faster speed and explosive power to escape from the close attack range of Ryosuke and others.

They wanted to quickly distance themselves and launched a counterattack without much concealment. Both Ryosuke and Souji could see it.

"Fire escape, great fireball technique."

"Wind escape, wind blowing willow!"

The Uchiha, who was suspected to be a jonin, quickly formed a seal in his hand, and while pulling away, he suddenly turned his head and spit out a huge fireball like a boulder from Ryosuke and the other two chasing behind him.

And beside him, without any prior communication,

Relying on combat experience alone, the remaining Uchiha Chunin also formed a seal, and chakra flowed in his body, forming a storm under a special operation mode and spewing out of his mouth.

The strong wind was like a huge wave in the ocean, sweeping the fireball to burn with a hotter temperature, and crashing towards Ryosuke and the other two.

The fireball, which was originally a boulder, instantly turned into a sea of ​​fire under the blowing of the strong wind.

The high temperature mixed in the sea of ​​fire made the air, which was already a bit sultry under the scorching sun, even hotter.

Even the arrogant Uchiha was not sure to resist the close-range skills of the Hyuga clan, so they could only run away and keep their distance.

Sometimes enemies and competitors know you better than you do.

As a competitor, Uchiha has not fought against the Hyuga clan before, whether it is the Hyuga clan who are still studying in the ninja school, or the Hyuga who have graduated and officially become ninjas, they have fought against each other.

Therefore, the two Uchiha clan members knew very well that the physical skills of the Hyuga clan combined with the horror of the Byakugan.

If all factors were equal in most cases, they would be completely defeated in close combat.

As long as they were able to open the Byakugan and were talented enough to master the soft fist technique, the Hyuga clan was almost invincible in close combat. Only through ninjutsu or illusion could they have a chance to defeat them.

"Eight Trigrams Empty Palm."

Ryosuke stopped chasing with a calm face.

Beside him, Souji and Xingcai had already swung their palms one after another, and the highly concentrated chakra gushed out from the acupuncture points in their palms and blasted towards the sea of ​​fire in front of them.

Their Byakugan had already seen through the chakra flow of the two Uchiha clan members.

They had already taken precautions long before they formed the seal.

Boom——

The nearly invisible highly concentrated chakra collided with the sea of ​​fire in the air, making a dull and huge roar.

Then, the invisible concentrated chakra was engulfed by the sea of ​​fire.

That Uchiha Jonin had a high level of attainment in the transformation of chakra properties. He only had a C-level fire ninjutsu, but he used it with power that was close to that of an A-level ninjutsu.

Even under the influence of that Uchiha Chunin's wind ninjutsu, the originally limited range was expanded, making up for the shortcoming that the Great Fireball Technique was difficult to hit people.

There was no way to put out the sea of ​​fire with just the Eight Trigrams Palm.

Fortunately, these two palms blocked the attack of this compound ninjutsu, causing it to explode in mid-air.

Wow——

The whirring wind was heard, and sparks flew around with the strong wind, with the explosion as the center.

The dense forest in dry weather was flammable. In the explosion caused by this sea of ​​fire, the trees became fuel for the fire in the blink of an eye, and the raging fire surrounded Ryosuke and the other two.

In front of the thick smoke and raging fire, Ryosuke and the other two looked calm.

The two Uchiha clan members who were temporarily trapped in the sea of ​​fire and hidden outside the fire circle quickly moved around the range of the fire circle.

Rustle--

In the dense forest, countless shurikens shot out from all directions like water drops.

The iron tools emitting cold light passed through the hot flames and pounced on Ryosuke and the others.

But unfortunately, with the Byakugan, Ryosuke and the others had already seen the movements and whereabouts of the two. Even if their shuriken throwing skills were very exquisite and were a unique technique of the Uchiha clan, they still could not avoid the insight of the Byakugan.

"You two don't have to worry about me. Follow the plan to chase and entangle them, force them to consume chakra, and keep a distance to avoid close combat. I will catch up as soon as possible."

Ryosuke reminded softly.

"This is an order."

He emphasized again.

Based on the amount of chakra and physical fitness, it is not easy for him to keep up with the speed of this kind of battle above Chunin, not to mention that the two Uchiha people are willing to spend chakra to speed up.

Not letting himself become a burden in this battle is the key to victory.

"Yes."

Souji and Xingcai did not hesitate for long. After answering in unison, chakra gushed out from the acupuncture points all over their bodies, as if a protective film was wrapped around their bodies.

Under the blazing fire, they jumped up and chased after the two black shadows in the dense forest.

Although Kaiten is a secret that only the clan can learn.

But some Hyuga clan members with good talents can also understand some techniques from some clues.

And the method used by Souji and his friends just now is a simplified version of Kaiten.

On the condensed chakra shield, although the hardness is not as good as the real Kaiten, and it cannot bear the name of absolute defense, it can still play a role in temporarily avoiding the burning of the fire.

Seeing the four people occasionally fighting and the figures going away, Ryosuke turned his head and looked at the raging fire around him. He also operated chakra, condensed a chakra shield on his body, and left the sea of ​​fire.

Forest fires caused by battles like this often happen in ninjutsu duels, but there is definitely no way to distract yourself during the battle to solve it. You can only come back to finish it after the battle is over.

Now, after the four people left one after another, Ryosuke has returned from the open to the dark.

The Uchiha clan's Sharingan does not have the perspective of the Hyuga clan.

They can't always lock on the enemy, so Ryosuke has changed from a burden to a surprise soldier.

Can play a decisive role in the battle.

Even as long as he doesn't appear in the vision of the two Uchiha people, they will always have psychological pressure and dare not counterattack against Souji and the other two too presumptuously.

Even if he is just a young child.

"Next, it's time for the real battle."

Leaping alone in the forest, hanging far behind several people, Ryosuke's heart was burning.

There are many factors that can affect the final result of the battle between ninjas, such as strategy, strength, environment...

All the previous plans were just to make the strength of both sides relatively equal, so as to ensure that the battle is always under control.

At the same time, it is also how Ryosuke tries to change himself from a paper-talking player to a general who is both civil and military in a real life-and-death battle.

Now, the attempt of strategy has ended, and the next step is... the attempt of strength.