Chapter 99: Chapter 99: Nuclear Sword Immortal Natsuki

"This is your mission."

Hyuga Hizashi handed Natsuki a mission scroll.

Natsuki opened the mission scroll and took a look.

The content was very simple: eliminate a Sunagakure reconnaissance and patrol squad.

The enemy consisted of one Jonin and three Chunin.

"The reconnaissance squad has already pinpointed the approximate location of the Sunagakure reconnaissance and patrol squad last night."

Hyuga Hizashi opened a map, pointed to a red dot on it. "This is your target’s area of activity."

The purpose of a reconnaissance squad was to monitor an area for enemy incursions.

They didn’t have fixed outposts and patrolled within the area.

Once they spotted enemies, they immediately notified the main camp.

"There is definitely a sensory ninja in the reconnaissance and patrol squad."

Hyuga Hizashi reminded them. "You must be careful. If they spot you first, you will fall into a passive position."

Natsuki and the others nodded.

"I wish you success on your mission."

Hyuga Hizashi said with a serious face.

Natsuki and the others turned and walked out.

"Do any of you know sensory ninjutsu?"

Maruboshi Kosuke asked.

"I don’t, but my summoning beast is a ninja hound and can track scents."

Nawaki replied.

"I don’t."

Nonou shook her head.

"I do."

Natsuki paused. "My summoning beast can also perform reconnaissance."

"It seems our squad is very well-rounded."

Maruboshi Kosuke praised.

He had heard of Natsuki and Nawaki’s genius reputations before.

And geniuses usually didn’t bother learning sensory ninjutsu.

After all, a normal genius would definitely be more adept at combat.

"I also know sensory ninjutsu."

Maruboshi Kosuke continued. "Once we enter the activity area, the three of us will locate our target as quickly as possible."

"It rains all year round in the Land of Rain. A ninja hound might not be useful."

Natsuki reminded them.

"That is indeed a problem."

Maruboshi Kosuke couldn’t help but nod.

Natsuki’s carefulness somewhat exceeded his expectations.

He had completely forgotten about the weather factor just now.

"Then the two of us will handle the sensory tasks."

Maruboshi Kosuke added.

The brief chat ended, and the group entered travel mode.

Upon arriving in the Land of Rain, Natsuki summoned his crow Kurobane.

The four people and one crow quickly arrived at their destination.

"Be ready for combat at any time."

Natsuki reminded them.

Maruboshi Kosuke formed hand seals with both hands and used a sensory ninjutsu.

The surrounding situation was entirely within his grasp.

"No enemies found within a one-kilometer radius for now."

Maruboshi Kosuke said.

A sensory range of one kilometer was already quite impressive.

A normal Byakugan also had a one-kilometer range.

But sensory ninjutsu had a problem: its precision was far inferior to the Byakugan.

In other words, many concealment ninjutsu could evade sensory ninjutsu detection.

Natsuki nodded.

He then used Presence Concealment.

Maruboshi Kosuke subconsciously looked at him, a look of surprise appearing on his face.

He was still maintaining his sensory ninjutsu, but just now, he sensed Natsuki’s presence become extremely faint.

The kind where if you didn’t repeatedly confirm it, you would think you were hallucinating.

If he hadn’t been using a sensory ninjutsu, he definitely wouldn’t have noticed Natsuki.

Maruboshi Kosuke estimated that Natsuki was using an at least B-Rank concealment ninjutsu.

As expected of the most famous genius in Konoha these past two years. Truly making him look at him in a new light.

"Wait for me a moment."

Natsuki looked around and quickly climbed onto a nearby boulder.

He immediately activated Clairvoyance.

The range of Clairvoyance was four kilometers, but it lacked x-ray vision.

Fortunately, the terrain in the Land of Rain was relatively flat without many obstructions.

In an instant, his field of vision expanded significantly.

In just a moment, he spotted four Sunagakure ninjas three kilometers to the northeast.

Natsuki immediately began to think.

He was considering which ability to prioritize unlocking.

Ultimately, he decided to complete the Bickslow template’s Doll: Baryon Formation and the Shuzo template’s Geppo first.

The former had no additional conditions. He just needed to defeat five Jonin.

The latter required defeating five Tokubetsu Jonin or Jonin in mid-air.

"I found their tracks."

Natsuki returned to Maruboshi Kosuke and the others.

"So fast?"

Nawaki asked in surprise.

"Where are they?"

Maruboshi Kosuke was more confused.

Because his sensory ninjutsu hadn’t detected them.

"Most likely three kilometers to the northeast."

Natsuki replied.

Maruboshi Kosuke’s face was instantly full of question marks.

Your sensory ninjutsu actually exceeds three kilometers?

How did he not know Konoha had such a long-range sensory ninjutsu?

"Senior Kosuke, and Nawaki, hurry over there and stop one kilometer away from them."

As the squad leader, Natsuki immediately issued orders.

The reason for stopping at one kilometer was that there was definitely a sensory ninja in the Sunagakure reconnaissance and patrol squad.

And normally, one kilometer was the limit for a sensory ninjutsu.

Stopping at one kilometer would prevent them from being detected.

"Then what about you?"

Nawaki immediately asked.

"I will attack first. Use my attack as a signal to rapidly close in on them."

Natsuki replied.

For most ninjas, one kilometer was actually not far and could be covered in the blink of an eye.

Nawaki was slightly taken aback, still not quite understanding.

But time waited for no one. He didn’t ask further and sped toward their target with Maruboshi Kosuke.

Actually, Maruboshi Kosuke couldn’t quite understand either.

Could it be that Natsuki had ultra-long-range attack methods?

But even if he did, over such a long distance, wouldn’t the enemy detect it in advance and evade?

"Nonou, you just wait here."

Natsuki looked at Nonou.

"Mm."

Nonou nodded obediently.

Although she was a medical ninja with combat ability, she was still a medical ninja.

According to Tsunade, medical ninjas shouldn’t fight on the front lines.

White Launcher!

Natsuki took off directly.

Using the recoil from the smoke propulsion, he ascended into mid-air.

Projection Magecraft!

Natsuki extended his hand.

Chakra surged out, and a bow appeared before him.

He then grasped the bow with his left hand.

Reinforcement Magecraft!

A surge of chakra flowed into the bow, making the bow body harder and the bowstring more elastic.

Projection Magecraft!

The Sword of the Thunder God was projected.

He grasped the Sword of the Thunder God with his right hand and began to infuse chakra into it.

This was also why he didn’t project Kurosawa.

The Sword of the Thunder God’s material was special and could withstand more chakra infusion.

When he couldn’t infuse any more chakra, Natsuki placed the Sword of the Thunder God on the bowstring like an arrow.

He looked at the Sunagakure Jonin in the distance.

Normally, it was very difficult for a ninja to attack a target three kilometers away.

The reason was simple.

Even the Hyuga clan with the Byakugan couldn’t clearly see a target three kilometers away.

If you couldn’t even see it clearly, let alone hit it.

Natsuki was different.

He had Clairvoyance and could clearly see targets three kilometers away.

Provided there were no obstructions.

At the same time, Projection Magecraft and Broken Phantasm gave his "arrow" enough destructive power.

Soon, Nawaki and Maruboshi Kosuke were in position.

Natsuki released his grip.

The Sword of the Thunder God instantly disappeared from its spot.

It flew high into the sky at extreme speed.

Three kilometers away, the Sunagakure ninja squad.

The middle-aged Jonin was chatting with his three students.

But chatting aside, he didn’t lower his guard, keeping one of his students in a state of using sensory ninjutsu.

Any slight disturbance nearby would attract their attention.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of tearing air.

He instinctively looked up and saw an arrow—or more accurately, an arrow that looked like a sword.

The middle-aged Jonin reacted quickly. He instinctively drew a short sword and slashed at it.

The moment he hit it, an unprecedented sense of crisis washed over him.

BOOM!

The Sword of the Thunder God suddenly exploded.

His three students were directly caught in the blast without any defense.

Violent chakra air currents sliced into their bodies like sharp blades.

Blood splattered everywhere.

They died on the spot without even letting out a scream.

A look of horror appeared on the middle-aged Jonin’s face.

But as a Jonin, his reaction speed naturally wasn’t slow.

He instinctively burst forth with all his speed to retreat backward, raising his arms to block in front of him.

Even so, he was still affected.

His arms became bloody and mangled.

But the middle-aged Jonin had no time to check his injuries, nor did he have time to check on his three students.

There was only one thought in his mind at this moment: flee.

The violent explosion instantly alerted Maruboshi Kosuke and Nawaki.

The two immediately rushed toward the site of the explosion.

Maruboshi Kosuke arrived first.

He glanced at the corpses of the three Sunagakure Chunin, and his pupils couldn’t help but contract.

What kind of attack caused this?

And the most terrifying thing was that they didn’t manage to dodge it?

One had to know that there was a sensory ninja among them.

But he had no time to think carefully and chased after the fleeing Sunagakure Jonin.

Right at that moment, the sound of tearing air rang out.

Maruboshi Kosuke looked up and couldn’t help but freeze.

He saw an extremely fast Sword of the Thunder God.

As a student of the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, he naturally recognized the Sword of the Thunder God.

What does this mean?

Why did Natsuki throw the Sword of the Thunder God?

"Damn it!"

Seeing the Sword of the Thunder God as he looked back, the middle-aged Jonin couldn’t help but curse angrily.

He threw a kunai without hesitation.

BOOM!

The Sword of the Thunder God exploded.

But he was still caught in the blast.

Because the Sword of the Thunder God was too fast, and the explosion radius was large.

The middle-aged Jonin only felt a burning pain in his back.

He was certain the skin on his back was already a bloody mess.

And witnessing all this, Maruboshi Kosuke’s expression was filled with disbelief.

What’s going on?

Why did his teacher’s Sword of the Thunder God explode?

"Stop right there!"

Nawaki’s voice rang out.

Because the middle-aged Jonin’s speed was affected by the two explosions of the Sword of the Thunder God, he also caught up.

Samehada: Flying Chain Slash!

Nawaki gripped the hilt of the Greatsword Samehada and flicked it forcefully, extending the hilt by over ten meters.

The Greatsword Samehada smashed toward the middle-aged Jonin like a hammer.

Body Flicker Technique!

The middle-aged Jonin hurriedly dodged.

Maruboshi Kosuke also reacted and formed hand seals with both hands.

Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!

A water dragon roared and flew out.

At the same time, Natsuki drew his bowstring again.

Broken Phantasm combined with the explosion of the Sword of the Thunder God was indeed formidable.

But hitting a moving target from three kilometers away wasn’t easy.

Fortunately, he had Maruboshi Kosuke and Nawaki’s help to seal off the middle-aged Jonin’s movements.

If it were a one-on-one, with a Jonin’s speed, it wouldn’t take a few seconds to reach him.

Using a bow to attack then would be inadequate.

Natsuki released the bowstring.

The Sword of the Thunder God tore through the air, flying far away at high speed.

Just as the middle-aged Jonin used Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall to block Maruboshi Kosuke’s Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique, he heard the familiar sound of tearing air.

His expression instantly changed drastically.

BOOM!

The Sword of the Thunder God exploded.

The earth wall in front of him was already crumbling. Now facing an explosion, it instantly shattered to pieces.

And the middle-aged Jonin behind the earth wall instinctively dodged to the left.

But he was still a step too slow.

The aftermath of the explosion surged toward him completely.

He let out a miserable scream and was sent flying.

Seeing this, Nawaki immediately leaped up.

Water Breathing: Second Form — Water Wheel!

He twisted his body. Water poured out with the Greatsword Samehada, crashing entirely onto the middle-aged Jonin.

The middle-aged Jonin’s abdomen instantly caved in.

He opened his mouth and spat out more blood.

A moment later, he collapsed, losing consciousness forever.

"Mission accomplished!"

Nawaki put away the Greatsword Samehada and said excitedly.

Maruboshi Kosuke looked at the corpse on the ground, feeling a sense of daze.

Although he was a Genin, due to his formidable strength and special status, he often participated in high-rank missions.

It was just that no mission could compare to this one... in terms of weirdness.

Natsuki slowly descended to the ground.

With the death of the middle-aged Jonin, the progress for both the Bickslow template’s Doll: Baryon Formation and the Shuzo template’s Geppo reached one-fifth.

Natsuki nodded slightly.

No wonder EMIYA was called the Nuclear Sword Immortal.

This ultra-long-range strike was indeed a dimensional strike.

The only pity was that the Sword of the Thunder God he projected wasn’t powerful enough.

EMIYA usually projected Caladbolg II.

The prototype of this weapon was the magic sword wielded by the hero Fergus mac Róich in Celtic mythology, forged by fairies and containing the power of lightning.

In terms of containing the power of lightning, it was somewhat similar to the Sword of the Thunder God.

"Nonou, let’s go over."

Natsuki put away the bow and walked toward Nawaki and Maruboshi Kosuke.

"Natsuki!"

Seeing him, Nawaki asked. "How did you throw the Sword of the Thunder God so far just now?"

He knew Natsuki’s Projection Magecraft combined with Broken Phantasm could make ninja tools explode.

"I used a bow."

Natsuki replied.

"Wait!"

Maruboshi Kosuke couldn’t help but ask. "You mean you can still hit a target from that far away?"

"I have good eyesight."

Natsuki blinked.

"..."

Maruboshi Kosuke was instantly speechless.

"Let’s take his corpse and go back to submit the mission."

Natsuki returned to business and reminded them. "The explosions were very loud and will definitely attract the attention of other Sunagakure ninjas."

Although he and Maruboshi Kosuke were both comparable to Jonin, it was unknown how many Jonin such loud explosions would attract.

He didn’t dare take the risk.

"What was that explosion of the Sword of the Thunder God?"

On the way back, Maruboshi Kosuke couldn’t help but ask.

"It’s a ninjutsu I created—the effect of Projection Magecraft and Broken Phantasm."

Natsuki briefly explained it to him.

Projection Magecraft and Broken Phantasm were already known to Sarutobi Hiruzen and Tsunade, so there was no harm in telling Maruboshi Kosuke.

"No wonder Hiruzen said you would be the next Teacher."

Maruboshi Kosuke remained silent for two seconds, then sighed emotionally.

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