The enormous fireball erupted, instantly obliterating all six ships docked at the shore.
With a booming explosion, all the ships crackled and splintered apart amidst the scorching flames of the blast.
Witnessing Uchiha Ryosuke casually use a Fire Release technique with power comparable to a Jonin, the three Uchiha powerhouses beside him were once again astonished.
This time, Uchiha Tekka finally couldn't help but ask,
"You haven't taken the Jonin exam yet, have you?"
His implication was that Uchiha Ryosuke already possessed the strength of a Jonin.
"Does the title of Jonin or Chunin affect my ability to carry out missions?"
Uchiha Ryosuke shrugged nonchalantly, then turned and asked back, looking puzzled.
Hearing this, Uchiha Tekka opened his mouth as if to speak but then stopped.
Finally, he shook his head and said nothing, merely dropping a single sentence:
"It has no effect for now. Let's go, our mission is complete."
"Now, we cut off the enemy's logistical supply lines and destroy their combat materials!"
With that, he took the lead and walked in another direction.
Uchiha Inaho lightly patted Uchiha Ryosuke's shoulder:
"You performed very well in the last battle. But, when did you master the Body Flicker Technique?"
Uchiha Ryosuke merely smiled faintly at him, offering no explanation.
The other person didn't press further, turning to follow Uchiha Tekka.
"Keep up the good work!"
Uchiha Yashiro also glanced at Uchiha Ryosuke, offered a word of encouragement, and then followed suit.
Approximately half an hour later, Uchiha Ryosuke and the others arrived at another combat location.
This was where the Hidden Mist Village Ninja troops transported combat materials to the front lines.
Food wasn't a major issue.
However, not every Ninja could master the Summoning Technique.
And the consumption of Ninja tools on the battlefield could not be compared to ordinary missions during peacetime.
Therefore, these items had to be transported to the battlefield by hand.
To resupply the many Ninja who did not possess the ability to summon Ninja tools at will.
And Uchiha Ryosuke and their mission was to destroy these supplies, preventing the enemy from having combat materials to use.
They lay in ambush in the bushes beneath a large tree, waiting silently.
According to intelligence, a Hidden Mist Village logistics unit would pass through here at noon today.
"You two, go set up some traps."
"Ryosuke, you go scout ahead and see how far the enemy is."
Uchiha Tekka, as the captain, was giving combat orders to his team members.
However, after issuing the command, the other two had already responded.
But there was no response from Uchiha Ryosuke. He turned his head curiously and found the space behind him empty.
Aside from the three of them, Uchiha Ryosuke had long since vanished.
"Where's that kid??"
Uchiha Tekka frowned and quickly asked.
"He was just here… Ah, seriously, he disappeared in the blink of an eye!"
Uchiha Yashiro scratched his head, looking puzzled.
"Could that kid have gone off on his own?"
Uchiha Inaho said worriedly.
No sooner had he finished speaking than they heard a series of violent explosions suddenly erupt from the forest ahead.
The faces of the several people instantly changed, and they exchanged glances.
"Could it really be Uchiha Ryosuke engaging the enemy?"
Uchiha Inaho became uncertain and suspicious.
"This kid really doesn't make things easy for us! Go check it out quickly!!"
Uchiha Tekka was the first to leap out of their hiding spot, rushing towards the direction of the sound.
The other two immediately followed… Soon, they arrived at the site of the explosion.
They witnessed a scene that made them both laugh and cry.
Intense flames, accompanied by the pungent smell of gunpowder, spread through the forest.
Near the ground, which was pockmarked with craters of varying sizes, lay numerous Hidden Mist Village Ninja, strewn about haphazardly.
Those who had survived were now all looking with surprise and uncertainty at the man standing before them.
"Remember this, the one who intercepted you here today is your grandpa, Uchiha Ryosuke."
Uchiha Ryosuke said proudly to the enemies before him, arms crossed.
Uchiha Tekka: "..."
Uchiha Inaho: "..."
Uchiha Yashiro: "..."
"What are you doing? Do you think this is a game?"
Uchiha Tekka snapped back to reality, raising his hand and throwing a volley of kunai.
He directly eliminated all the injured Hidden Mist Village enemies.
Then, he turned to look at Uchiha Ryosuke.
"Oh, you guys are here?"
"I just finished taking care of all of them."
Uchiha Ryosuke seemed not to have heard what the other person had just said.
He turned to meet their gaze and said casually.
Hearing this, the three looked at the enemy corpses strewn across the ground.
They had no rebuttal to Uchiha Ryosuke's words.
Uchiha Yashiro jumped over.
He carefully inspected the identities of the enemies and the sealed scrolls they carried.
After confirming that the scrolls indeed contained battlefield supplies,
He looked up at Uchiha Tekka: "It seems these guys were the targets we were supposed to ambush."
Confirming this, Uchiha Tekka also breathed a sigh of relief.
In any case, the mission was finally complete.
He turned to Uchiha Ryosuke: "Don't act on your own again next time."
"You could easily put your teammates, and our secret mission, in danger…"
"I killed them all. No one knows the details of our mission, no one knows we did it. Isn't that also a secret mission?"
Uchiha Ryosuke retorted.
These words once again left Uchiha Tekka and the other two speechless.
Uchiha Inaho thought about it carefully, found it reasonable, and nodded, saying, "It seems correct?"
He exchanged glances with Uchiha Tekka, who glared at him irritably.
"Let's go."
Uchiha Tekka turned and called out.
"Where to now?"
Uchiha Ryosuke immediately asked back.
"Since the supply line here has been cut, we will proceed to the next mission."
"We will cooperate with other combat squads to attack the Hidden Mist Village's reinforcement troops and prevent them from reinforcing the front lines!"
Uchiha Tekka replied.
"Oh, is that so."
"Then let's go over there; there are more enemies in that direction."
Uchiha Ryosuke pointed to his left-rear.
His keen hearing and sense of smell had already detected a significant number of enemies in that direction, more than two kilometers away.
At this moment, these enemies were rapidly advancing, quickly heading towards the interior of the Land of Fire border.
"Over there?"
Uchiha Inaho looked doubtfully in the direction Uchiha Ryosuke was pointing.
"That's where our main defensive forces are. Do the enemies have a death wish to dare attack there directly?"