ambush
The landscape of "Valley Path" perfectly lives up to its name. The path, as if cleaved by a massive axe, is deeply embedded between two towering, nearly vertical cliffs. The canyon is dimly lit; even in daylight, sunlight barely reaches the bottom. Only a narrow ray of light from the sky illuminates the tiny particles of dust floating in the air. The rock faces on either side are a cold gray-black, jagged and steep, with only a few remarkably tenacious dead grasses and mosses clinging to them, adding to the desolate and forbidding atmosphere. At its narrowest point, barely enough for a single carriage to pass. The silence is so hushed that only the sounds of the marching procession and the occasional whimper of the wind blowing through the cracks in the cliff face can be heard. The atmosphere is so eerie that it makes one's scalp tingle.
Senju Tobirama chose this place as the ambush point because of this unique and perfect killing terrain - easy to defend and difficult to attack, difficult to break through, and also difficult to be rescued from the outside. As long as both ends are blocked, the turtle will be caught in the jar.
The ten-man elite Shadowfang squad, led by him personally, had infiltrated the area a full day in advance, silently and unnoticed, like a drop of water merging into the ocean. Utilizing advanced earth escape techniques and carefully constructed illusionary wards, they perfectly concealed all traces and presence, blending seamlessly with the jagged rocks and shadows. Like the most patient and deadly serpents lurking in the shadows, their icy gaze pierced through their disguise, fixed firmly on the valley entrance, waiting for their prey to step unnoticed into this meticulously prepared death trap.
Tobirama himself was hidden behind a rock crevice offering excellent visibility and exceptionally sheltered access. His mood was remarkably calm, even indifferent. He had forcibly purged and banished all unnecessary emotion, whether it was the inexplicable irritation he'd felt before or any thoughts about the mission itself. At this moment, stripped of all distractions of his human nature, he was simply an extremely precise tool, designed to efficiently complete the family's mission. His mind was crystal clear, filled only with calm calculations and the command to kill.
When the Uchiha wedding party appeared at the narrow valley entrance and began to move cautiously and with high vigilance into the canyon as expected, Tobirama's red eyes narrowed slightly, raised one hand, and made an extremely concise "ready" gesture to the air.
The Thousand-Handed Ninjas, who were lying in ambush at key points everywhere, were like stone sculptures. Their nerves were instantly tensed to the extreme, their muscles were ready to go, and their chakras were surging silently in their bodies, like a fully drawn bow and crossbow ready to go!
Tobirama's icy gaze was like the most precise ruler, measuring the team's speed, assessing the position of each ninja, and especially the relative movement of the magnificent carriage within the team. His gaze swept over the carriage, without a trace of emotion, without pity, without hesitation. He didn't even see it as a living being, but merely a "target" to be eliminated.
When the timing was perfect—more than half of the team had already entered the canyon, and the core carriage had just reached the narrowest and most inescapable fatal point in the middle of the canyon—
The hand that Tobirama raised turned into a shadow, and he swung it down without hesitation and determination!
"Get started!"
The cold command was like the sentence of the god of death, and it was instantly transmitted to the ears of every ambusher through special chakra fluctuations!
Boom!!! Boom!!! Boom!!! Boom!!!
In an instant, the detonating tags that had been cleverly buried in key nodes above the cliffs on both sides were accurately detonated at the same time!
Deafening explosions, like thunder from the heavens, reverberated relentlessly within the confined space! The immense sound waves assaulted everyone's eardrums! Flames and thick smoke instantly rose, and a torrent of rubble and dust poured down from above like a torrential rain! The entire canyon shook, as if on the verge of collapse! The carefully calculated blast points not only created immense chaos but also precisely collapsed portions of the rock mass, instantly severing the front and rear of the wedding procession, completely separating them and preventing them from seeing each other again!
"Enemy attack! High alert! Defend the carriage!" Uchiha Shingen's roar erupted amid the roar of explosions and the clatter of falling rocks, but the sudden onslaught had already caused the expected chaos! The well-trained Uchiha guards, though startled, immediately attempted to move closer to the sedan chair and form a defensive formation, but the constant falling boulders and the pervasive smoke and dust greatly obstructed their vision and movement!
Almost at the same moment the explosion occurred!
“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”
Several ghostly figures, shielded by explosions and smoke, sprinted down from the seemingly impossible shadows of the cliffs on either side! Their speed was swift, their target clear—it was none other than Senju Tobirama and his Shadow Fang assault team! They completely ignored the Uchiha ninjas trapped on the periphery, attempting to rush to their rescue. All their eyes and attacks were focused on a single target: the magnificent carriage at the center of the group!
"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!" Tobirama led the charge, his hands already forming seals in mid-air! A massive, ferocious water dragon, composed entirely of rapidly swirling torrents, appeared out of thin air, roaring deafeningly. With immense force, it slammed into the Uchiha ninjas who had barely gathered to protect the bridal sedan!
"Bang!" With a loud bang, water splashed everywhere! The defensive formation that had just been formed was instantly shattered by this violent water escape, and several Uchiha ninjas were violently knocked away by the water!
"Stop them! For the Uchiha!" Uchiha Shingen's eyes were bloodshot, and his three-magatama Sharingan instantly opened to its full potential, the magatama spinning wildly in his blood-red eyes! He brandished his katana, roaring as he charged forward, accurately intercepting a Thousand Arms ninja charging forward. With a flash of blade, they engaged in a fierce battle!
The battle instantly entered its most brutal and intense phase! The shrieking cries of kunai and shurikens piercing the air, the explosive roars of violent ninjutsu collisions, the piercing clang of clashing blades, the roars of rage, the muffled groans and screams of the wounded... all these sounds echoed wildly and overlapped in this narrow canyon, acting like a natural megaphone, playing a symphony of death! After the initial chaos, the Uchiha ninjas, relying on the insight of their Sharingan and their own bravery, fought desperately, trying to hold the line and protect the sedan chair. Meanwhile, the Senju ninjas, with tacit coordination and clear tactics, charged forward fearlessly, trampling blood and corpses with every step forward, ruthless and efficient!
Tobirama's figure was like a ghost. While his spatial ninjutsu wasn't perfect, his speed was already beyond comprehension! With a few flashes, he used several coordinates pre-arranged along his route to easily pass through the chaotic outer hordes, cutting directly into the inner circle as if teleporting! The blood-stained ninja sword in his hand swung in a cold and efficient arc, each flash precisely taking the life of an Uchiha guard who tried to stop him. Without losing any speed, he charged straight at the carriage!
The final four elite Uchiha ninjas, tasked with closely guarding the carriage, were Shingen's true trump cards. They charged forward simultaneously, their four pairs of triple-magatama Sharingan simultaneously locking onto Tobirama, observing his every move! Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu erupted from various directions, weaving into a deadly web of flames. Simultaneously, a dense rain of shurikens blocked all possible escape routes!
"You're in the way!" Tobirama's eyes turned cold. Facing this tacit and powerful combined attack, his hands once again formed seals at a speed barely identifiable by the naked eye! "Water Style: Water Array Wall!" A high-speed, thick wall of water instantly rose before him, skillfully deflecting and blocking most of the fire style and shuriken attacks, emitting a sizzling sound as they evaporated and crashed!
However, at the moment when the water wall rose, his attack did not stop. Almost without a break, he took a deep breath, his chest puffed up, and suddenly opened his mouth and exhaled!
"Water Style: Water Break Wave!"
An extremely condensed, ultra-thin line of water, as sharp as a high-pressure water gun, silently sliced through the water array wall and shot towards one of the Uchiha ninjas at astonishing speed! The ninja, using his Sharingan, saw the chakra flow in advance and tried to dodge in horror, but the water line was too fast and the angle was too tricky!
"Swish!" With a light sound, the sword in his hand, along with half of his arm, was instantly severed by the extremely sharp water line! Blood gushed out! The ninja screamed and fell to the ground seriously injured!
The perfect combined attack formation instantly created a fatal breakthrough!
Tobirama didn't hesitate or pause at all, as if the fierce series of ninjutsu he had just performed was just a casual move. His figure flashed again, like silver lightning tearing through space, instantly passing through the last obstacle and appearing directly in front of the gorgeous and dazzling carriage!
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