Naruto: This Uchiha is too innocent.

"Red, stop!"

Sarutobi Asuma suddenly shouted, his emotions running high and his tone urgent.

Instinctively, Kurenai stopped and looked at Asuma with a puzzled expression. "What's wrong?"

Asuma remained silent, his expression serious. He approached Kurenai, took out a kunai, and carefully parted the weeds in front of her.

A thin thread, as fine as a silkworm's silk, was hidden among the weeds. He pursed his lips and followed the thread, quickly picking up a talisman.

"Explosive tags!" Kurenai exclaimed, covering her mouth and turning pale.

If Asuma hadn't called out to her, she would have been blasted to pieces by the explosive tag. Don't underestimate the power of explosive tags; in terms of pure damage, they're no weaker than an A-rank ninjutsu.

Without a doubt, given Kurenai's current physical condition, she definitely wouldn't be able to withstand the power of the explosive tags.

"There are explosive tags in this place?" Lightning Release's face turned ashen. Clearly, he also realized that without Asuma's shout, Kurenai Yuhi's best outcome would have been lifelong disability.

Asma nodded gently, carefully cut the thread, and put away the explosive tag, which he could throw out if necessary.

"I was lucky; the reflection of the sunlight was what made me notice it." Asma was equally shaken.

He then looked around and thought, "Mount Kikyo is so big, there's no way anyone would be so bored as to plant explosive tags here."

"You mean...?" Lightning Release frowned.

"Hmm, we've been ambushed." Asuma's chakra blade materialized in his hand as he warily surveyed his surroundings.

"Clap clap clap—"

A sound came from within the woods, and then a tall woman appeared. "Not bad, the new generation of Konoha is quite vigilant. I was hoping to take you all out easily."

The three were startled and instantly locked onto the unfamiliar woman. By her headband, they knew she was from Sunagakure.

Asma shielded the two behind him, staring warily at the woman. "Who are you?"

The woman smiled slightly. "My name is Pakura. Remember this name, because it's the name of the one who killed you. Oh, by the way, I'm a Jonin~"

That's right, the tall woman who suddenly appeared was Pakura. As for why she was here, the story begins with her discovering the whereabouts of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

Shortly after she decided to temporarily refrain from interfering with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, the reconnaissance ninja discovered Asuma and his two companions.

This time, there were no Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist or anything like that, so she decided to personally send these three little ones on their way.

Asuma and the other two's expressions changed slightly.

Jonin? Although the three of them had made significant progress in their strength within a year, it would still be difficult for them to withstand a Jonin, let alone the incredibly confident woman in front of them.

Since Pakura is confident enough to introduce herself, it means she has absolute confidence, and her strength must be among the top rank of Jonin.

"Alright, kids, I'm in a hurry, so let's end our pleasant chat here."

As she spoke, the air around her began to pulsate, and the intense heat evaporated the water vapor. One fireball after another floated around her. The fireballs were small, only about the size of two fists, and their appearance was that of an ordinary fireball spell.

However, Asuma, as the grandson of the Third Hokage, had far more experience than the average ninja. Upon seeing the floating fireballs, he immediately remembered something, and his expression changed drastically.

"Everyone be careful. I remember this person. Those fireballs are her bloodline limit. Although I don't know the specific abilities, don't get hit by those fireballs."

It's common knowledge in the ninja world that a ninja without a bloodline limit isn't necessarily weak, but a ninja with a bloodline limit is definitely not weak!

Pakula raised an eyebrow. "Heh, I didn't expect you to know that this is my bloodline limit. It seems your identity is not simple. However... it makes no difference."

In an instant, she flashed in front of Asuma, and a fireball slammed into him with her fist.

The latter's heart pounded wildly. Between his fist and the fireball, he decisively chose to block the fireball, slicing it open with his chakra blade, and then he was blasted away by Pakula's fist.

Pakula put one hand on his hip and blew on his fist. "What a smart kid. He'll definitely be a troublemaker when he grows up."

"However, that's all for now."

After saying that, she charged towards the three of them.

Kurenai and the other two did not run away. Pakula was very fast, and they could not outrun it if they tried to escape. So they immediately joined forces and attacked Pakula!

……

the other side,

Uchiha Sora, who returned to Konoha with Shinnosuke, was uneasy, feeling that something bad was about to happen.

"In the original story, no important figures died in the Battle of Kikyōyama, so it's alright," he muttered to himself, touching his heart.

"Seven," Shinnosuke suddenly said, "Next, we'll be going solo to Kikyo Mountain. We'll have to adapt to the situation."

"Yes," Uchiha Sora nodded. Kikyo Mountain was too big, and if the Anbu members acted in groups, they couldn't take care of too many things. Therefore, acting alone was the best option. As far as he knew, Uzuki Kazunari and the others had already gone to Kikyo Mountain, while he had gone home, which delayed him quite a bit.

Shinnosuke looked at Uchiha Sora, pondered for a long time, seemingly hesitating about something, but in the end he said nothing, gently patted the latter's shoulder, "Remember, be extremely careful on this mission. If possible... save as many as you can."

Hiruzen Sarutobi had told him that Uchiha Sora was hiding a secret. Although he didn't know what it was, he hoped that Uchiha Sora was indeed hiding his strength, just as his father had said, so that... Konoha's casualties might be reduced.

[Thump—]

[Issuing a secret mission]

[Mission Two: Rescue Kurenai, Asuma, and Lightning Release]

[Reward: Unknown]

Uchiha Sora was taken aback. The system, which had been silent for a long time, finally spoke up. The last Anbu mission was to rescue Tsunade. Half a year later, there was finally a follow-up to the mission.

Immediately, his heart sank. Since the mission was to rescue Kurenai and the others, it meant they were facing an insurmountable danger.

Instantly, a sense of urgency arose. Without hesitation, he picked up the sword case and rushed towards Mount Kikyo.

……

Kikyo Mountain

"Ah!" Asuma screamed as a fireball struck his arm. He was horrified to discover that his arm was visibly shrinking away!

"Pakula!"

At the critical moment, Kurenai Yuhi roared, and Pakula subconsciously looked up, meeting those ruby ​​eyes.

For a moment, Pakula found herself entangled in a tree, but she didn't panic.

"Illusion?" she chuckled softly.

In reality, the fireballs surrounding her approached her, and the intense heat caused a sharp pain, causing her to break free from the illusion.

However, by this time, Asma had already distanced herself from her. Asma's face was pale, and one of her arms was shriveled and withered like a dead tree due to the loss of a lot of moisture.

"Her Scorch Release can evaporate the water in her body." Asuma immediately understood Pakura's bloodline limit.

"Do not touch those fireballs!"