Chapter 21: Chapter 21 The First Battle of the Electromagnetic Sniper
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"Hey, is my kidney burning?"
This thought had just popped up when it was swallowed up by intense pain and fear. The rock - made armor was constantly crumbling and falling off, revealing the original state of the flesh.
"Are you... using Gentle Fist?" the tall Rock Ninja asked with a pale face.
"Shouldn't count as that," Hinata Satoru thought for a while and replied.
Strictly speaking, this technique was the 2.0 version of the Magnetic Storm Palm. The first - generation Magnetic Storm Palm exploited the principle of electromagnetic pulses, inflicting burning and impact damage on the human body through the electric current. However, in the 2.0 version, Hinata Satoru attempted to integrate the techniques of Gentle Fist with the Magnetic Storm Palm he developed. He employed the techniques of Gentle Fist to unleash the damage of the Magnetic Storm Palm from within.
This was also the reason why the opponent's rock armor was so fragile, as the damage originated from the inside.
Hinata Satoru was never constrained by form. Combining various techniques to unleash greater power was his pursuit and aim.
With a critical strike to the internal organs and a kidney flying out of nowhere, the tall Rock Ninja let out a cry of reluctance before finally collapsing feebly to the ground.
Hinata Satoru looked in the direction of Uchiha Rin. The battle over there had also reached a boiling point. The Rock Ninja was pressing Uchiha Rin back step by step with his ninja sword.
After seeing his companion slain by Hinata Satoru, that Rock Ninja let out a mournful roar. His pupils were bloodshot, and the offensive of his ninja sword suddenly intensified. For a moment, he put Uchiha Rin in a perilous situation.
"Oh no!" Hinata Satoru was shocked and immediately rushed over to assist.
However, after a series of attacks, Uchiha Rin left a tiny opening. That Rock Ninja seized this opening and viciously slashed his ninja sword towards Uchiha Rin's head.
"Die!"
It was too far off. There wasn't enough time!
Hinata Satoru's heart sank.
The scene seemed to freeze. Only the sound of flesh being pierced and the continuous trickle of bright red blood could be heard.
The Rock Ninja's body seemed to stiffen. His pupils kept quivering, and his ninja sword stopped just an inch from Uchiha Rin's forehead. A strand of black hair fell to the ground along the edge of the blade.
He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but only spat out red foam continuously. A kunai was firmly stuck in his throat, and blood kept flowing down along the slender fingers holding the kunai.
In Uchiha Rin's cold eyes, they were as scarlet as blood, and a pitch-black tomoe slowly rotated.
Hinata Satoru finally arrived and stood there stupidly behind Uchiha Rin.
"Are you okay?"
"Satoru, you're right. Only in a life-and-death situation can the Sharingan truly be awakened," Uchiha Rin said flatly as she pulled out the kunai and shook off the blood on it.
"Congratulations."
Hinata Satoru let out a sigh of relief, but then his expression became strange. Awakening the Sharingan at the age of 9, without a doubt, Uchiha Rin was a true genius.
If he got too close to her, would he be sacrificed one day?
It should... not be the case.
"Where's Anko?" Uchiha Rin asked.
Hinata Satoru looked over and saw that a large number of black bugs suddenly emerged from under the feet of the genin who was fighting with Anko. They swarmed up and devoured his flesh and blood, letting out shrill screams.
「F...finished.」 Anko wiped the sweat from her forehead and plunked down on the ground exhausted.
Shibi Aburame appeared on the battlefield and looked at the group approvingly.
「You've all done quite well. Facing ninjas whose numbers and ranks exceeded your own, you completed the mission perfectly.」
「No, it's all thanks to Satoru and Rin. I couldn't even defeat a single genin.」 Anko said dejectedly. This battle made her keenly aware of the gap between herself and her teammates.
「No, Anko, you're already excellent. The genin you fought was already at a disadvantage. Even if I hadn't intervened, you would still have been the ultimate winner.」
Anko remained silent, her head slightly lowered.
「Teacher Shibi, let's go check the supplies seized by the Iwa ninjas.」 Hinata Satoru said.
「Okay.」
When they reached the location where the carriage was parked, Hinata Satoru noticed that the Iwa ninja who had been left to guard the supplies was gone. A bad feeling suddenly crept over him. He quickly lifted the tarp covering the carriage and was immediately stunned.
Inside the carriage were only some empty wooden boxes with anti - spying seals. There wasn't a single bit of supplies.
「We got tricked!」
「This carriage was just a decoy. The real supplies were probably already transferred with a sealing scroll.」
Shibi Aburame's heart sank. During the just - concluded battle, in order to keep an eye on the safety of his students, he had focused all his attention on the other side. He never expected something to go wrong here.
Hinata Satoru immediately activated his Byakugan. With the Byakugan's vision, he saw that nearly a kilometer away, a chunin was running away frantically with a huge scroll on his back.
It was the Iwa ninja who had been left to guard the supplies earlier!
「He's in that direction, about 800 meters away from here.」 Hinata Satoru immediately pointed out the location of the fleeing Iwa ninja as viewed with his Byakugan.
Shibi Aburame looked over and saw that on the vast grassland, there was a faint black dot on the distant green horizon, constantly shrinking.
From the change in the battle situation to their arrival for inspection, the time had been very short. Judging from the distance he had moved, this was a chunin skilled in speed. Even if he chased after him at full speed now, he probably wouldn't be able to catch up.
Shibi Aburame quickly analyzed the situation in his mind and sighed helplessly.
「We'll consider this mission 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 your swarm of bugs to lift me up? It doesn't need to be very high, just 5 meters is enough.」
Shibi Aburame was a bit puzzled and said, "Based on your weight, it's possible to build a platform with bugs to lift you to this height, but..."
「There's no time to hesitate. Hurry!」 Hinata Satoru looked at him seriously.
「Alright.」
Although he didn't know what his student was up to, he could only trust him now.
Shibi Aburame raised his palm, and countless swarms of black bugs emerged from his body. They flew to Hinata Satoru's feet and condensed into a black platform, shakily lifting him up.
"A little higher."
Shibi Aburame increased the output of the insect swarm and hoisted Hinata Satoru up to a height of five meters.
"What on earth are you going to do?"
He looked up at Hinata Satoru on the black platform.
Stepping on the soft insect pad, Hinata Satoru took a deep breath, took out a scroll from his inner pocket, and a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes.
"The first real battle for the electromagnetic sniper rifle, don't let me down!"
Bang!
As the white mist dispersed, a huge bow appeared in Hinata Satoru's hand, and the bowstring glinted with the cold light of metal.
"Is that... Satoru, are you finally going to use it?"
Below, Uchiha Rin's eyes sparkled.
Pinching a metal arrow and placing it on the bowstring, Hinata Satoru took a deep breath and began to construct the electromagnetic propulsion. The arrow tip was aimed at the tiny black dot in the distance that was almost invisible.
Electromagnetic propulsion construction underway... Construction completed!
Wind speed measurement underway...
Air humidity measurement underway...
Gravitational acceleration calculation underway...
Adjusting the Byakugan's view... Target locked!
Hinata Satoru held his breath, and his fingers holding the bowstring loosened slightly. In an instant, accompanied by a sharp explosion, the metal arrow transformed into a blue lightning arc and disappeared.
"Go, exclusive railgun!"
He roared in his heart.
"So close! It seems they didn't catch up!"
Huitu, who was running for his life, took a look back and panted heavily.
"I didn't expect that Yantu and the others would all be killed. These Konoha brats are really terrifying. After I return to Iwagakure Village this time, I must ask the Tsuchikage-sama to be more vigilant, especially that Byakugan brat..."
When Huitu thought of his two tragic teammates, a chill suddenly rose in his heart. This terrifying Byakugan brat must not be allowed to live!
Just as this thought crossed his mind, a strong sense of life and death crisis suddenly exploded from his back. He merely turned his head, and his pupils suddenly constricted.
There was a metal arrow wrapped in a lightning arc shooting towards him like a thunderbolt.
Huitu's eyes nearly popped out of his head.
"What the hell kind of ninjutsu is this?!"
Before he could even let out a roar, the arrow had already arrived. The terrifying penetrating power instantly tore through his body and the scroll on his back, and slammed firmly into the ground.
On the insect pad, Hinata Satoru lowered the raised bow, the corner of his mouth curled up slightly, and murmured in a voice that only he could hear.
"Target taken out."