The Uchiha clan, which was wiped out entirely, lacked vision.

Chapter 13 To catch the thief, first catch the king

"Expansion Technique! Human Bomber!"

As soon as Nara Shikaku finished speaking, Akimichi Choza launched the first attack.

Suddenly, his body bulged outwards, rapidly expanding in the rain, his muscles swelling as if inflated, and his ninja outfit also enlarged along with it.

In the blink of an eye, his body grew several times larger, while his limbs and head shrank inward, like a turtle shrinking into his body, turning him into a ball of flesh. Then he began to spin rapidly in place, creating a violent airflow that swirled the surrounding rain into a spiraling curtain of water.

Once it reached a certain speed, the giant ball of flesh charged straight toward Uchiha An, carving deep furrows in its wake, sending rubble and broken wood flying everywhere, its power comparable to a battering ram.

The image of the Mangekyou Sharingan immediately appeared in Uchiha An's eyes. An energy giant rose from the ground, and the skeleton of Susanoo rapidly constructed in the rain. Dark red chakra surged into the sky, firmly protecting Uchiha An within his body.

Unlike when dealing with the mountain wind, this time Uchiha An directly activated the second stage of Susanoo, the flesh and blood armor form.

Energy muscles coiled around the skeleton like living things, forming smooth muscle lines. Chakra armor then covered the entire body, radiating a suffocating pressure.

The second-stage Susanoo can already form weapons. The energy giant holds two huge scepters in his hands and carries a gourd of herbs on his back.

In this state, Susanoo's offensive and defensive capabilities are greatly enhanced, but its chakra consumption also increases significantly.

The Mangekyou Sharingan spun wildly, and a continuous stream of chakra surged from his body. "Inaba's White Rabbit" granted him an exaggerated chakra recovery speed, making the Susanoo's form even more solid.

With the support of "Inaba's White Rabbit", Uchiha An's endurance was greatly improved, and he could still fight the whole game without any problems.

Both sides knew that the other was a formidable enemy and were well aware of the enemy's intelligence, so there was no probing or transition, and the war entered its climax in an instant.

"Get out of here!"

With a loud shout, Uchiha An gripped the scepter with both hands and, like hitting a golf ball, delivered a heavy blow to the charging Akimichi Choza.

The scepter whistled as it was swung, tracing a deadly arc through the air as if to tear space itself apart.

"boom!"

The scepter and the fleshy ball collided, creating a huge explosion out of nowhere.

The shockwave from the collision instantly evaporated the surrounding rainwater, and white mist filled the entire battlefield.

Chakra energy and rapidly spinning flesh rubbed together violently, the intense confrontation bursting forth with dazzling sparks, blooming like fireworks in the rainy night.

The two were locked in a stalemate for a moment, but in the end, the physical body was defeated by the energy.

Akimichi Choza was sent flying by the blow, spinning like a cannonball as he crashed into the dense forest beside him, carving a wide, deep ditch in the woods, and finally coming to a stop after smashing through dozens of large trees.

Wood chips and stone dust filled the air, and smoke and dust billowed into the sky, covering the sun.

Uchiha An didn't have time to give chase. A shadow had already extended from under Nara Shikaku's feet, following closely behind Akimichi Choza, and silently approached him.

After Akimichi Choza was knocked away, the shadow immediately raised its head from the ground and transformed into dozens of arrow-like black shadows, twisting and dancing in the rain like tentacle monsters, sweeping towards him and blocking all angles of evasion. Its speed was so fast that it caught everyone off guard.

However, Uchiha An had long heard of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio and was very familiar with their battle tactics.

A more conventional tactic is to have Akimichi Choza grow larger, increasing the area of ​​his shadow, allowing Nara Shikaku to restrict the enemy's movements, and then Yamanaka Inoichi to perform mind control.

In battles at the Jonin level, even controlling the situation for just a few seconds can often determine the outcome.

Uchiha An didn't know what tactics Nara Shikaku was using this time, but the basic framework wouldn't change.

So when Akimichi Choza charged over, Uchiha An knew that there must be a shadow hiding behind him.

He knew all about the three men and was also very clear about the weaknesses of the Shadow Technique.

That is, this secret technique has requirements regarding the area of ​​the shadow.

The larger the shadow, the wider its attack range, and vice versa.

That's the flaw!

After knocking away Akimichi Choza, who was attracting attention ahead, Uchiha An didn't even raise his head. He immediately formed hand seals with one hand, and his Susanoo outside his body also formed hand seals in sync, quickly creating afterimages with his giant hand.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

In Uchiha An's view, using Susanoo like a Gundam for hand-to-hand combat is just a conventional tactic, which is extremely inefficient.

Susanoo can also use ninjutsu!

Susanoo Chidori, Susanoo Kirin, Kamui Shūken, Kamui Raikiri... each one is more exaggerated than the last!

Susanoo is similar to Sage Mode, acting like a ninjutsu amplifier. Any ninjutsu released through Susanoo has an exaggerated power comparable to that of a tailed beast.

As expected, Susanoo opened its massive mouth, and dark red chakra gathered wildly within it, quickly forming a fireball the size of a Tailed Beast Ball, which hurtled towards the enemy formation.

The intense light instantly illuminated the entire battlefield, making shadows impossible to hide.

Under the intense light of the flames, those shadow magic techniques vanished in an instant, like spring snow exposed to the sun, having no effect whatsoever.

Where the fireball streaked across, the surrounding rainwater was instantly evaporated by the high temperature, forming a thick white fog that distorted the view.

Uchiha An knew very well that each of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio was just an elite Jonin. Although their combat strength was not weak, their weaknesses were obvious, and they could be easily targeted and killed.

Just like Yamanaka Fu before, Uchiha An didn't even target him, yet he was killed by the backlash multiple times, and he didn't even have a chance to use his signature Mind-Body Transfer Puppet Curse Seal Technique.

However, once the three form a team, their weaknesses are all compensated for, and their strengths are magnified, achieving an effect that surpasses even the Kage level.

However, the Ino-Shika-Cho strategy is not without its weaknesses.

This is not a fixed tactical routine, but a slow-burn tactic that requires Nara Shikaku, who acts as a battlefield strategist, to make targeted adjustments based on the enemy, the on-site environment, and the battle situation. This allows for a wide variety of tactics to be used in countless ways.

It can be said that as Nara Shikaku's understanding of the enemy and his grasp of the battlefield situation became more comprehensive, his tactics became more targeted and effective.

In other words, the longer a battle drags on, the greater the probability of the Ino-Shika-Cho strategy winning.

And this is also where its weakness lies.

The core of this tactic is Nara Shikaku, the tactician among the three.

Once Nara Shikaku is under pressure and exhausted, with no time to devise tactics, the other two will also be affected, being surrounded and attacked while trying to rescue others, and their fighting strength will immediately decrease significantly.

If we can defeat Nara Shikaku as quickly as possible, the remaining two will also have obvious weaknesses and will not be much easier to deal with than the other Jonin.

Because he understood this, all of Uchiha An's attacks were aimed at Nara Shikaku.

To catch the thief, first catch the king!

He wanted to take down Nara Shikaku as quickly as possible.