Naruto: Starting with the Granted Strongest Eye

The battlefield where the fight with the Hidden Mist ninjas had just taken place was now the site of the first group of ninjas arriving. Darui, gazing down at the destruction on the ground and the battle marks in the forest, furrowed his brow even more tightly.

After taking a deep breath, he said, "I didn't expect one of the two groups to be this powerful."

"What? You can tell just from looking at it?" Samui blinked in confusion, not quite grasping the situation. However, at this moment, Kute had begun to examine the sword marks on the trees with great attention.

After touching one of the marks, Kute said, "One of these teams is extremely strong. They have a swordsmanship expert, a fire-style master, a lightning-style expert, and... they have exceptional teamwork!"

"How can you tell that?" Akatsui asked, looking at Kute with some dissatisfaction. This guy was something else, wasn't he? To figure all that out just by looking at some traces?

"It's obvious. It looks like this team is smaller than the others," Kute said as he glanced at the other side. He then pointed at some footprints on the ground. "It's raining right now. From these footprints, you can tell these guys are probably young, but they're clearly under siege. And look at this—this side seems to have used water-style jutsu, but there's no trace of it being unleashed. However, this body, even though it's been dealt with, doesn't seem quite right…"

"Hmm? It looks like it's been scorched!" Akatsui said, suddenly surprised. After Kute approached a tree and pointed at the grass beneath it, he added, "Look here!"

"Hmm, a humanoid figure?" Samui suddenly seemed to realize something and said, "This person was struck by a lightning-style jutsu and only then collapsed. And the power of the lightning-style jutsu is considerable. These grasses seem to have been scorched!"

"Then why are you so sure they were under siege?" Akatsui said, his voice dripping with skepticism.

This guy was really a master at tracking and investigating.

Kute smiled coldly and then explained, "I've been observing everything from the beginning. Starting from that tree over there, even though the water-style jutsu washed away most of the traces, didn't you notice? The water jutsu didn't hit them, but there are only three sets of footprints?"

"In other words, one is a swordsmanship expert, one is proficient in fire-style, and one specializes in lightning-style. And their sword skills are exceptional!"

By this point, even Darui began to doubt whether the team they were dealing with was really as it appeared. Just at that moment, the most muscular of the ninjas suddenly paused and said, "It seems other ninjas are coming our way!"

"If more ninjas are coming, then let me test their abilities!" Akatsui seemed a little frustrated and pulled out his ninja blade from his back.

But Darui, already feeling the urge to chop someone in frustration, waved his hand dismissively and said, "Retreat. We might be at a disadvantage if we stay here."

In the deeper part of the forest, with Pikachu perched on his shoulder, Hitomi was feeling a little frustrated. Yes, after killing a few more ninjas, he had successfully simulated killing for the first time.

And yet, the result was the same: it was another summoning jutsu, the ninja-world version of summoning beasts.

Thinking about Pikachu's performance just now, Hitomi felt a little relieved. Although he didn't manage to summon medical ninjutsu or other healing experts, he could tell that this summoned beast had its strengths.

Lost in thought, Hitomi realized he hadn't heard Shisui's words. Embarrassed, he scratched his head and asked, "Sensei, what did you just say?"

Shisui's lips twitched in annoyance, barely holding back the urge to knock some sense into him. How could this kid zone out in such a dangerous place?

He pointed to Pikachu on Hitomi's shoulder and said, "Since this summoning beast seems to have no chakra, yet it's incredibly strong... That kind of jutsu, I've never seen anything like it!"

"So, do you think we can send him to spy on the followers in the Beast Castle? I want to see how those guys operate without chakra!"

Both Hitomi and Itachi were stunned for a moment. It did make sense, though. But at this moment, Hitomi became a bit embarrassed. He pointed at Pikachu and said, "Although this summoning beast can use jutsu without chakra, I don't know if it understands this world. Also, I can't understand its language!"

At that moment, Shisui felt a strong urge to punch something. His summoning beast didn't even understand his language? What was going on?

"Then how did your summoning beast come to be?" Even Itachi seemed a bit frustrated now. After all, summoning beasts were typically passed down in families or caught through training.

But the Uzumaki clan... didn't seem to have any tradition of summoning beasts. They'd never even seen a summoning beast like this before.

It was unbelievable that this beast could use jutsu without chakra!

"Ah, it was Sensei Yentai who taught me how to summon it! Hehe, I've never seen anything like it either!" Hitomi laughed awkwardly.

Although neither Hitomi nor the others could understand what Pikachu was saying, it seemed like Pikachu had heard something, as it turned its head and raised its hands, hugging itself. "Pika!"

"Uh? What does that mean?" Itachi pointed at Pikachu, looking puzzled. Pikachu seemed angry, but Hitomi was just as confused as everyone else.

"I'm not sure what to do either…"

"No, wait. Three people are heading in our direction!" Hitomi, using his strongest eyes to scan, immediately went into defense mode.

But when the figures appeared, it was none other than the Leaf Village's ANBU members.

The leader of the group, though not very tall, was roughly the same height as Shisui, but seemed to be a younger ninja. He glanced at them and said, "You're the advance team, right? We're here to reinforce you. We're from the Third Division of the ANBU."

However, at that moment, he seemed taken aback. He blinked, not expecting this.

"The Three Great Talents of the Uchiha! I didn't expect a team like this to be sent out!" The ANBU leader looked at the three and then asked, "Have you just been through a battle?"

Of course, when the other two ANBU members saw the three, they also paused for a moment. They were all Uchihas. No, that one... He must be Uzumaki Hitomi.

But at this point, he was essentially a member of the Uchiha clan, as he now lived on their grounds.

Shisui stepped forward and said seriously, "Yes, we just took out a few Mist ninjas. And it seems like there are ninjas from other countries here too."

"Oh? Hehe... Well then, you should've already found out about the Cult of the Evil Gods' hideouts and other things, right?"

"Indeed, we've gathered that information," Shisui replied.

After explaining for about half an hour, the ANBU members appeared solemn. Though their faces were hidden behind masks, the change in the atmosphere was undeniable.

Meanwhile, Hitomi kept glancing at the leader, feeling a sense of familiarity. There was something about him that seemed odd, and Hitomi couldn't shake the feeling of doubt.

"It seems like this mission is more complicated than we thought. Let's find somewhere to rest for now. After you've recovered, we'll head out again," the leader said, and with a flicker of movement, led the way.

Meanwhile, deep in the Beast Castle's basement, the elder appeared extremely weary. Taking a deep breath, his old voice echoed, "It seems we're almost there. Prepare to open the secret passage; we need to move. It's time to head to the next location. Heh, I didn't think it would succeed."

"Congratulations, Great Priest. If this works, we can truly dominate the ninja world!" The thin, tall figure spoke with excitement.

The elder nodded, but there was a troubled look on his face as he glanced at the boy lying on the test table. He coughed once before disappearing into the darkness.

Once the elder vanished, the thin figure smiled coldly. "Old man, the Shinheng Tree Sea now listens to my orders. Soon, I'll let those guys and the ninjas fight to the death. Heh heh... At that time, I will be the one to obtain the power of the Evil God's technique! Hahaha... Too bad you don't know, do you?"

With a flash, the figure disappeared.

When the thin figure had truly vanished, the elder reappeared from the darkness, his gaze icy and cruel. His eyes were like those of an Asura from hell—brutally cold and terrifying.