Chapter 7 Psychic Beast

Uchiha Akihiko was lying on the slightly bumpy ground in the training ground, not understanding how he had lost.

He was clearly in the upper hand in the fight between the two sides, but at the very end, when he slapped Ling's back with his palm in an attempt to subdue him, Ling unexpectedly grabbed his wrist accurately, and at the same time, he crashed into his arms, stabbed his elbow viciously from under his ribs, and then, before he could catch his breath, his elbow flipped up and hit his chin.

In a purely physical exchange where illusions and ninjutsu are prohibited... the outcome of the battle is self-evident.

Uchiha Akihiko propped himself up and sat up, looking quite depressed, "I say, are you really blind?"

Ling was still groping for the cane he had put aside before the fight. Hearing this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and pointed at the scar on his face, "I can't even transplant the eyeballs left by my tribesmen in my current state. Do you think I'm blind?"

"Then how did you catch me so accurately?" Uchiha Akihiko stood up with a somersault, picked up Ling's cane and put it back into his hand, "My angle must have been quite tricky."

"Ah, thank you..." Ling took the cane and faced Uchiha Akihiko, "If you had stabbed me with your palm, I probably wouldn't have been able to stop you, but if you had slapped me, I could still roughly judge from the sound of the wind. I just caught you by luck."

"The sound of the wind..." Uchiha Akihiko brushed off the dust on his body, "Are you training your hearing?"

"Yeah, after all, I've practiced listening to sounds before, so it'll be quicker to start from this aspect." Ling nodded slightly, with a faint smile on his lips, "Besides, how should I put it, the world feels very strange after losing my vision, and many things that I didn't notice before have been infinitely magnified."

"Should I also do some anti-darkness training?" Uchiha Akihiko looked quite depressed. "Why do I feel like the distance between us has widened since you went blind?"

"Hahaha, be more confident. At least I will never be able to catch up with you in illusion."

"Your illusion skills are not as good as mine to begin with. You can't catch up even if you're not blind!" Uchiha Akihiko sneered, "On the contrary, you can expect me to surpass you in ninjutsu."

Ling stood there for a moment, then nodded in agreement, "That makes sense. After all, using chakra to sense the outside world during combat is already very consuming for me. I really shouldn't devote my energy to ninjutsu."

Uchiha Akihiko: ...roll, you continue to roll. [Swearing JPG]

But he just thought about it in his mind and didn't really say it out loud. Instead, when he saw Ling struggling for a long time and finally chose the wrong direction, he reached out and pulled him back, "Wrong way, seriously, why don't you apply for a spiritual beast?

I'm assuming you have a talent for combat and will eventually be able to overcome it on your own and catch up with the team, but in your current situation, you can't expect to find the right route on your own, right? After all, even if it's a mission to go together, there will always be a time to act separately."

Ling fell silent again after hearing this.

Uchiha Akihiko was right. Even if he could continue to fight and carry out his mission, the most urgent task was to overcome the obstacle to his vision as soon as possible. However...

Ling smiled helplessly, "Wait a little longer. If I want to fight now, I don't even have enough chakra to guarantee my combat power... and our clan has only established diplomatic relations with the Ninja Cat Clan for more than a decade. We don't have a deep relationship. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to pass the Ninja Cat Clan's test."

"Then you must have money, right? Last time I went there, I met a cat who was really asking for money. He accepted all spiritual communication, and the highest bidder won. The basic hourly wage was one thousand."

"No, anyway, accepting all the spiritual communication and letting the highest bidder win is too..."

"It's better than nothing... By the way, Yugu is raising crows recently because he is allergic to cat hair. You can ask him about this later."

"Crows? They are indeed smart birds. They can speak after learning chakra... Thank you. I will go find Yugu later." Ling nodded slightly in the direction of Uchiha Akihiko. "By the way, is there any news from your father on the battlefield?"

"Well, I'll tell you slowly..."

However, Ling couldn't help but frown as he listened to the information conveyed by Uchiha Akihiko, "Did the elders assign a mission to attack from behind?"

"Well, they said they took the opportunity to attack their base and kill the Senju clan's perception and medical ninjas."

"Is the information accurate?"

Uchiha Akihiko nodded slightly when he heard this, but soon reacted and said, "Uncle Kenji risked his life to bring it back, and we killed the Senju team that was chasing after us, so it should be authentic.

However, in order to ensure that the intelligence is not outdated or distorted, several attack teams are expected to set out from the tribe tonight. What's wrong?"

After a brief silence, Ling stopped and said, "You should also sign up. It would be best if you could become the captain of one of the attack teams."

Uchiha Akihiko raised his eyebrows but did not respond. He just made a nasal sound to signal Ling to continue.

"Based on past raid experience, the Senju should set up another stronghold within ten to thirty miles of the base. It is usually staffed with sensory ninjas and juniors who come here for training. You will be in charge of the search team."

"What? Let me take the credit?"

"No, we need to be on guard against possible traps," Ling shook his head slightly, his voice cold, "Although you said that this news was obtained by Uncle Kenji at the cost of his life, the Senju and Uchiha have been fighting for decades, and it is inevitable that both sides know some habits of each other. This is not the first time they have set up an ambush.

Unlike the rest of us, the Senju clan is a "philanthropic" clan. If any of them had informed the personnel at the stronghold in advance, you wouldn't be facing a weakly defended stronghold, but a group of warriors who are willing to sacrifice themselves for the clan and the so-called "great justice."

I don't care what the Senju people think, but even if we Uchiha die in direct battle, we should not die in the conspiracy of the [old enemy] because of a momentary negligence. If you are willing, I will tell you in detail and you will take the lead in the response. If you are not willing, I will go to find the elders myself and then ask others to do it. "

"...I understand." Uchiha Akihiko finally became serious, "Let's talk somewhere else."