A distance of 800 meters was not far.
For Uchiha Ryosuke, who had gained top-tier sensory abilities, all sounds and movements within this range were clearly audible to him.
At this moment, Uchiha Ryosuke heard the conversations between Sarutobi Shio, Hyuga Koji, and the others.
"Heh heh..."
He couldn't help but sneer.
Before he transmigrated, he always saw "naive idiots" online saying things like "don't be a conspiracy theorist."
Saying that Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Sarutobi Clan weren't that bad to Konoha and the Uchiha, and that the only truly bad person was Danzo Shimura.
Now, reality was slapping them hard in the face.
This was during the Third Great Ninja War.
The Uchiha Clan was still one of Konoha Village's main combat forces on the battlefield, serving as a vanguard for the Land of Fire and Konohagakure, resisting attacks from other Ninja Villages.
Yet, even so, Sarutobi Shio of the Sarutobi Clan was maliciously speculating and clearly targeting him.
Or more precisely, targeting everyone with the surname "Uchiha."
A glimpse through a bamboo tube reveals the current predicament of the Uchiha Clan within Konoha.
Uchiha Ryosuke had originally intended to turn and leave.
And no longer bother with these guys.
But just as he turned to depart, to search for enemies alone.
He suddenly heard whispers from a distance.
"Do you think those guys will fall for it?"
The voice was familiar; it was one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist speaking.
This caused Uchiha Ryosuke's heart to slightly tighten.
"These guys, could it be… they're planning to lure the snake out of its hole?"
He stopped, listening intently.
More voices immediately followed.
"Hmph, I think they've mostly fallen for it.
We'll just wait here for them to chase us, and see if my judgment is correct!"
"Those Konoha guys will definitely come, we'll take care of them right here."
"…"
Just by listening to the conversation between these enemies, it could be deduced that their previous injury and retreat were likely faked.
The purpose was to lure Sarutobi Shio and the others into pursuit.
Then they could wipe out these Konoha Ninja in one fell swoop.
"No wonder the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist are so renowned in the Ninja World; they are indeed not easy opponents!"
Uchiha Ryosuke thought silently to himself, hesitated for a moment, and decided to stay.
He certainly wasn't staying for Sarutobi Shio.
But the Hyuga Clan was a worthy target for alliance.
Building good relations with their clan would be somewhat helpful for his future plans.
As for Uzuki Sen, although she was just a Konoha civilian.
She could also help to foster closer ties and build goodwill.
Just as Uchiha Ryosuke was making his decision, more voices came.
"You're actually injured?"
"That guy hit me with a kunai from over a hundred meters away! He doesn't look like an ordinary opponent!"
"A hundred meters? To be able to hit an opponent with a kunai from such a distance.
Such a Ninja is no ordinary individual. Did you get a clear look at his appearance?"
"Judging by the clan emblem, he should be from the Uchiha!"
"Uchiha, huh… I knew something was fishy!"
The conversation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist stopped abruptly here.
However, they did not leave, but remained in place.
Uchiha Ryosuke could clearly hear their breathing and heartbeats.
He could even distinctly smell their lingering scent in the forest.
As expected, after a moment of silence, someone spoke again: "Is that guy alone?"
"I only saw one!"
"That's good. There are seven of us, so we might as well deal with him here.
As long as it's not Shisui of the Body Flicker or the yellow flash coming.
Any other Uchiha is nothing to us with the seven of us working together!"
They obviously had no idea.
Uchiha Ryosuke could hear their conversation from such a distance.
After making their decision, the seven of them began to set up an ambush.
Uchiha Ryosuke chuckled inwardly.
"Thanks to the super perception awakened by my Heaven-Defying Comprehension."
"It seems I'll have to personally kill one or two of the 'Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist' today."
He concealed his presence and began to approach the enemy's position… On the other side, Sarutobi Shio brought Hyuga Koji.
And Uzuki Sen to the vicinity of the exploding tags array Uchiha Ryosuke had set up earlier.
After inspecting the bloodstains left on the ground, they pinpointed the direction the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had fled.
"They are indeed injured!"
"Koji, check their direction!"
Sarutobi Shio commanded.
"Should we wait for the Body Recovery Unit to arrive before we act together?"
Uzuki Sen still seemed a bit worried.
For Ninja who die on the battlefield, to prevent intelligence leaks.
Normally, their teammates would recover their bodies.
But now it was wartime, and active forces needed to continue their combat missions.
So there would be specialized units responsible for body recovery.
They only needed to mark the location of the bodies, and those units would find them.
"If we wait for them, the enemy might have already escaped!"
Sarutobi Shio responded.
And Hyuga Koji then added:
"It seems they've already left a one-kilometer radius, which is the limit of my perception. I can't see them now.
But I can clearly see the bloodstains left on the trees… I can confirm they are all injured!"
"Then we need to speed up!"
"If you're too scared to participate, then stay here and wait for us, lest you hold us back!"
Sarutobi Shio gave Uzuki Sen a cold glance, then took the lead in chasing after the direction the enemy had fled.
Hyuga Koji also looked back at Uzuki Sen with a conflicted expression, then followed.
Watching his two teammates leave, Uzuki Sen hesitated for a moment, then could only steel herself and follow.
They still didn't know that the Shinigami was waiting for them ahead… Uchiha Ryosuke silently approached the ambush location of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
Meanwhile, full of confidence.
Sarutobi Shio, eager to prove himself, also led Hyuga Koji and Uzuki Sen to the enemy's ambush site.
Hyuga Koji suddenly stopped.
Sarutobi Shio immediately turned around in confusion and asked, "What's wrong?"
"The bloodstains disappear here, how strange…"
Hyuga Koji muttered to himself.
"Hehe! Strange, is it?"
"Because we've been waiting here for you to walk right into our trap!"
"Is it really just these few? There are no ambush reinforcements at all; we were just careless, weren't we…"
"To actually be injured by these guys, how disgraceful. Let's silence them right here!"
Suddenly, seven figures appeared simultaneously, surrounding the three of them.
One of them, a bearded middle-aged man, let out a puzzled "Eh?":
"Why are there only three?"