Itsuki Rescue

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Itsuki, a veteran ninja who had lived for forty years, ordered his squad members to use the shadow clone jutsu as soon as the smoke bomb exploded.

The first group consisted of two squad members and two shadow clones of another member, along with Itsuki himself. The second group was comprised of Itsuki, another squad member, and two shadow clones of the first group member.

The second group remained behind to deceive the enemy, making them think they were the real ones, while the first group created a distraction.

After the first group's successful diversion, Itsuki knew it was time for him to delay the enemy's pursuit.

His ultimate goal was to allow his squad members to escape and report back to the base while he drew the enemy's attention towards himself.

He remained confident that they still had a chance to get away.

He looked at his companion's condition and realized something. "Senbon were poisonous, weren't they?" he asked.

"What? Are you a rookie ninja?"

The leader of the sand ninjas asked rhetorically. He didn't attack right away because Itsuki had a three-tomoe Sharingan. If he acted recklessly, he could fall under a genjutsu just like his team member.

"Nine, four, three."

Itsuki ordered his squad members in a code language, squatted down, and waited for his companion to climb on his back. It was not the first time he had fought against the sand ninjas, but he did not expect them to ambush them.

As a result, he was ill-prepared to face such a threat. It seemed like they had some information about them.

The clansman who had been poisoned tried not to pass out and refused to get on Itsuki's back.

"Team... captain, you go by yourself."

He said this while holding his chest. There were about twenty sand ninjas, and he understood their plight. Although Itsuki couldn't defeat them all, he might have a chance to escape alone.

"Damn it, I promised the clan head to take care of clansmen; how can you let you die here?"

Itsuki looked at the sand ninjas who were chasing them with vigilance and said without looking his back.

Suddenly, five figures leaped out of the sand and attacked them with kunai. One of them pierced the chest of a clansman, who gasped in pain and horror. He realized that there were several exploding tags attached to the kunai, and they were about to detonate.

"Watch out, scatter!" he yelled, pushing Itsuki away from him.

"Damn it....."

Itsuki cursed under his breath and tried to break encirclement from sand ninjas.

The sand ninjas were startled by his clansman's behavior and attempted to break free, but his clansman grabbed the wrists of two of them who had kunai in their hands. He pulled them closer, ensuring they would not be able to escape their fate.

Though he cared deeply, he knew he couldn't save his clansman, who was stabbed with exploding tags. Instead, his clansman chose to detonate with the sand shinobi rather than drag Itsuki down with him. He was a true Uchiha, proud and fearless, ready to make sacrifices as a ninja.

Seeing an opportunity, Itsuki kicked one of the sand ninjas, sending him flying towards his clansman. He hoped his clansman's sacrifice could take down as many enemies as possible.

With a series of explosions, the clansman took three sand ninjas with him. That explosion was so strong that hardly their remain left behind. In war, this was another skirmish.

"May you rest in peace." Itsuki muttered as he used the explosion as a cover to escape, as he didn't have time to shed tears for him.

"You won't get away."

As he heard the exclamation of the sand ninja, he looked ahead and saw three puppets with shields blocking his path.

They made a metallic clanking sound as they moved and sprayed purple smoke from their mouths.

Itsuki acted swiftly and covered his mouth and nose, but it was too late as he inhaled some of the poison.

He continued to flee in a different direction, feeling his legs give out. He realized he was poisoned, and the poison was acting quickly in his system.

"Mwahaha, that's enough to make an elephant drop dead. you're finished." The leader of the sand ninjas

"Is this how I die? Damn it…"

Itsuki plunged his ninja sword into the ground, barely holding up.

He couldn't let them take his Sharingan, even if it meant his death. He resolved to stab his own eyes with his hand, but he found that he couldn't move his hand. He saw chakra threads manipulating his hand.

"Damn it, puppet master!" He cursed under his breath as he fell to the ground.

He closed his eyes, but not before catching a glimpse of the three puppet masters. He saw that one of them was flying.

What was going on? He also saw a figure in green light.

"Cla… clan head?"

He recognized him as he opened his eyes wide in surprise.

"Relax; I'll handle the rest."

Fugaku said calmly as he dispersed his eight gates and how fortunate it was that he used the eight gates and dashed over without stopping.

After reaching the camp, he also wanted to check out the situation at the border of Wind Country. Otherwise, he wouldn't have met the two who had just escaped back. He didn't expect that Itsuki had gone out to scout for borders.

Itsuki's tense nerves relaxed the moment he saw the clan head and passed out without a second.

And the sand ninjas—none of them can react. Why is he here? They were focused on Itsuki, who fell down. They didn't notice until now. But... did the one who fell call him clan head? But he is alone.

The leader of the sand ninja gained his bearing, pulled out his ninja sword, and asked, "The clan head of Uchiha?"

"That's right!"

"Hahaaaha, you're a clan head; you don't have guards with you on the battlefield. You must be looking for death. It's a great achievement if I kill you."

He sneered and signaled his team. They surrounded Fugaku and Itsuki.

Fugaku's black pupils turned red as he looked at the distant Uchiha clansman remains who had been blown to pieces and asked them, "Tell me, did you kill him?"

As soon as he asked them, Fugaku vanished from his place. He didn't need to use the Eight Gates Release; it was unnecessary for now.

A sand ninja was hit by his punch, which was much stronger than Tsunade's. He flew away without any resistance and crashed far away. He had no hope of surviving such a blow.

Then he grabbed four kunai from his pouch, throwing them out in random directions. The sand ninjas stupidly wondered where he threw them.

The kunai collided in mid-air with each other and changed their directions. They pierced some sand ninjas, who screamed in pain.

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Today Power Ranking (bi-annual) =43