bacchusnovels Chapter 442 Stealth on the Western Front
Chapter 442 Stealth on the Western Front
"This is the best opportunity."
Hiashi Hyuga's voice echoed in the quiet cave, "They thought their defenses were impenetrable, but they didn't know that in the face of the Byakugan, there are no secrets in the ninja world."
He raised his head, his pure white eyes sweeping over every member of his tribe present.
"This is not just a simple battle; it is a demonstration to the Hokage and to the entire Hidden Leaf Village of the irreplaceable value of the Hyuga clan."
"Pass down the order: everyone should take turns resting to maintain peak condition."
"We need to give them a big gift."
The next day, the rain stopped and the sky cleared.
The brilliant morning light pierced through the sparse clouds, bathing the distant mountains and forests in a warm golden hue.
Dewdrops glistened on the tips of leaves, and the air was filled with the fresh scent of earth after the rain.
A secluded mountain path, gently shrouded in the morning mist.
Eight hundred meters away, on the trunk of an ancient tree with a lush canopy, the brothers Hyuga Hiashi and Hyuga Hizashi stood side by side, their figures blending into the dappled shadows of the tree.
Two pairs of pure, white eyes ignored the distance, the trees, and the morning mist, taking in the scenery along the mountain road.
A logistics unit from Sunagakure is slowly making its way along the mountain path.
"Brother."
Hyuga Hizashi's voice was very soft, as if afraid of disturbing the tranquility of the forest.
"Standard ninja squad configuration. The two at the very front and the two at the very back are sentries, and there are five puppeteers carrying sealing scrolls, which are probably supplies."
His report was precise and concise, every word as if measured with a ruler.
Hiashi Hyuga remained silent, only nodding slightly.
Several of the Sand Village ninjas walked unsteadily, their expressions showing signs of fatigue and relaxation after a long journey.
Perhaps the strength of the three-village coalition gave them the illusion that this area was already a safe rear.
One of the puppeteers even yawned, and the huge scroll on his back swayed with his movement.
With a keen eye, the intricate and complex structure inside the scroll is clearly visible.
Riji's thoughts remained completely unmoved.
Fugaku Uchiha's forces have successfully drawn the attention of several major villages, creating an excellent window of opportunity for them.
Now, it's their turn to put their scalpel to use.
He calmly issued concise and cold instructions to his people behind him.
"Proceed according to plan."
"Yes."
"..."
The moment the order was given, Hiashi and Hiizashi's figures disappeared from the thick tree trunk at the same time.
Not a breath of wind was heard, and not a single fallen leaf was disturbed.
Behind them, dozens of Hyuga clan members dressed in tight-fitting clothes spread out silently like ghosts in the forest, forming a large net woven from death, enveloping the unsuspecting Sunagakure transport team.
On the mountain road, the Sand Village ninjas were still complaining.
"This awful weather! It rained so hard the past few days that my bones were practically moldy, and today the sun is so strong it's making my eyes dizzy."
"Almost there, it'll be delivered to the supply depot at the front, then we can finally get a couple of days of rest."
"I wonder how things are at the front. I heard the people from Konoha have arrived, those Uchiha lunatics..."
He didn't finish his sentence.
A white shadow emerged from the dense forest beside him without warning!
"Rustling sound—"
too fast!
The Sand Village ninja felt a blur before his eyes, and an irresistible, immense force had already gripped his throat.
He didn't even have time to form hand seals or shout; all he saw was a pair of pure white eyes devoid of any emotion.
"Click."
With a crisp cracking sound, his life was extinguished in an instant.
At almost the same time, the sentry post at the end of the column met the same fate.
Hyuga Hizashi moved like a ghost, and the instant his opponent turned around, he brought his right index and middle fingers together and precisely pressed on a vital point on the back of his opponent's neck.
"Gentle Fist Techniques: Acupressure Points"
The chakra instantly invaded, severing the opponent's central nervous system.
The Sand Ninja collapsed to the ground without uttering a sound.
It wasn't until then that the ninjas in the middle of the group realized what was happening.
"Enemy attack!"
Almost instinctively, the five puppeteers retreated to safety, reaching their hands simultaneously towards the scrolls behind them in an attempt to summon the puppets they depended on for survival.
But will the Hyuga clan give them this opportunity?
"Disperse!"
With a low shout, Rizu sprang up again, charging straight towards the area where the puppeteers were most concentrated.
He is not fighting alone.
At this moment, dozens of Hyuga clan members displayed textbook-level group combat capabilities.
Just as a puppeteer unrolled the scroll, a white shadow was already close in front of him.
To his horror, he saw the Hyuga ninja cross his arms, and a gentle chakra swirling rapidly in his palms.
"Baguazhang!"
A violent chakra storm erupted, and the puppeteer, along with the puppet he had just summoned, was instantly blasted away by this irresistible force. He coughed up blood and suffered broken bones and tendons in mid-air.
On the other side, a Sand Ninja guard reacted extremely quickly, flicking his hands, and more than a dozen poisoned senbon needles and shuriken shot out in a fan shape towards a young Hyuga clansman with a sharp whooshing sound.
The young clansman showed no sign of panic.
His glare had already locked onto the trajectory of each hidden weapon.
Instead of dodging, he stretched out his hands and charged forward with a mysterious gait, facing the barrage of hidden weapons.
"Slap! Slap! Slap!"
His hands transformed into white phantoms, precisely using his palms, the backs of his hands, and even his fingertips to deflect and deflect those deadly hidden weapons one by one.
Soft Fist is not only an offensive fist technique, but also a top-level defensive martial art.
With Byakugan activated, any attack in front of them seems to be slowed down countless times.
The Sand Ninja guard stared in disbelief. He had never fought against the Hyuga before, so he couldn't understand how a human being could possibly clash head-on with steel-forged ninja tools.
In that brief moment of distraction, the young Hyuga clansman had already rushed in front of him.
A finger was placed on his chest.
"puff."
A surge of powerful chakra energy rushed into his body through his fingertips, violently disrupting his meridian system.
He felt a tightness in his chest, and all his strength was instantly drained. He collapsed to his knees, unable to move an inch.
The core of the battlefield is the Hyuga brothers, Hiashi and Hizashi.
Hiashi's figure moved among the puppeteers, each of his moves was concise and efficient.
There were no flashy ninjutsu techniques, no earth-shattering explosions.
Yes, but it is the purest form of taijutsu, which utilizes the human body and chakra to their fullest potential.
Several puppeteers frantically manipulated their most prized puppets, forming a triangular formation to surround Rizu.
The three puppets activated simultaneously—their mouths laced with poisoned needles, their arms with poisoned blades, and their abdomens concealing mechanisms—sealing off all of Hiashi's escape routes.
Japanese feet didn't even look at it.
His white eyes observed everything from every angle.
Just as the puppets surrounded him, his body sank at an incredible angle, spinning almost touching the ground.
"The Eight Trigrams - A Reversal of Fortune!"
He slammed one hand on the ground, and a solid chakra shockwave erupted.
"boom!"
The powerful impact not only knocked the three puppets off their feet, but also kicked up a cloud of dust, temporarily obstructing everyone's view.
When the dust settled, Hiashi was already standing in front of the puppeteer.
The puppeteer only saw a finger, which kept getting bigger in his field of vision.
"No……"
His desperate cry was cut off in his throat.
On the other side, Hyuga Hizashi faced two well-coordinated Sand Ninja guards.
One man, wielding a kunai, launched a fierce frontal attack with wide, sweeping movements.
The other person roamed the flanks, constantly hurling shuriken with explosive tags attached.