Because of Ethan’s influence, Sasuke had also taken some of Kakashi’s habits as negative examples.

So when facing unfamiliar enemies, he would not think about conserving strength or anything like that, but would immediately go all out and aim to kill the opponent as quickly as possible.

In addition, the strength and speed gained through weighted training also needed the Sharingan to coordinate, which could be considered one of the Uchiha clan’s bloodline advantages.

Gripping the short sword in his hand, Sasuke rushed toward Tayuya in the blink of an eye.

It was not that Sasuke looked down on women, but from the brief initial exchange, he had already judged that Tayuya was a type good at support attacks. Compared to the others, her close combat ability should be the weakest.

This meant she was very likely to be taken down in a short time. In a battle against multiple enemies, reducing the enemy’s numbers at the first opportunity would undoubtedly give him a greater advantage.

Tayuya had not expected Sasuke to charge at her without saying a single word. Was this guy’s temper really that volatile?

In fact, in the original plot, Sasuke’s first reaction upon seeing the Sound Four was also to attack. After all, the Hidden Leaf Village had just fought a war with the Sound Village, and Sasuke had not yet considered defecting. Subconsciously, these people were enemies.

The battle erupted extremely suddenly. Sasuke seized the upper hand through speed and surprise. After adapting for a short time, he gradually got used to his increased speed and strength and began to display his true power.

By this point, Naruto had also joined the fight. With two people facing four, the numerical disadvantage was not too severe. Combined with Naruto’s Multiple Shadow Clones compensating for the numbers, the two did not feel like they were being overwhelmed.

As Sasuke adapted further to his speed and strength, he was no longer limited to pure taijutsu and began to release Fire Style at appropriate moments to interfere.

Under Ethan’s guidance, he now preferred lower cost, low to mid level ninjutsu. As for high consumption techniques like the Great Fireball Technique, he would not use them casually.

His choice was correct. Without absolute certainty, this kind of ninjutsu was often a waste of effort.

Low to mid level ninjutsu consumed less chakra for Sasuke, were easier to release, and could even be combined with high speed thrusts.

"Oh?"

Ethan had been sitting on the rooftop watching the fight. When he saw Sasuke use Fire Style to interfere with Kidomaru, then suddenly burst out with astonishing speed to attack Jirobo, the slowest and most sluggish among them, his eyes lit up.

At this moment, the speed and technique Sasuke displayed were already very close to the Unseen Three Stage Thrust Ethan had mentioned before.

"So he already recorded it with his Sharingan."

It had to be said that the Sharingan was an extremely useful bloodline. Ethan had demonstrated the Unseen Three Stage Thrust during training. It seemed that Sasuke had recorded the technique back then, but his own speed had not reached the required level, so he could only perform a similar high speed thrust.

Even so, the power of this sudden burst of speed was astonishing, especially since Sasuke chose the correct target. Jirobo was the weakest of the Sound Four. His strength was immense, but speed and agility were his weaknesses.

In this situation, Sasuke, bursting out at full speed, was simply not an opponent Jirobo could handle. Less than ten minutes after the battle began, Jirobo was already dead under Sasuke’s blade. The thrust pierced his throat directly. With a fatal injury to a vital point and no immortal body, Jirobo naturally could not survive.

Being killed without even having the chance to activate the Curse Mark shocked and unsettled the remaining Sound Ninja. The development of events was clearly different from what they had expected.

"Damn it!"

Tayuya had no sense of camaraderie toward Jirobo. Her anger came from the mission order they had received, to persuade Sasuke to leave the Hidden Leaf Village, and if necessary, use some force, but absolutely do not kill him.

This restriction made it impossible for them to fight freely at full strength. Meanwhile, the opponent had no such concerns, and Sasuke’s strength was far more troublesome than expected.

On top of that, there was another equally annoying opponent. Naruto seemed impossible to kill, with chakra so abundant it felt endless. Large numbers of clones kept charging forward, combined with Wind Style techniques and that powerful chakra sphere, making it extremely difficult to deal with.

"What should we do?"

After struggling for a while, Kidomaru, Sakon, and Tayuya finally made a difficult decision. Retreat.

Without being able to kill, they had no way to defeat the two working together. Staying any longer would only mean being worn down.

Although they would be reprimanded for retreating, there was no other choice.

However, when they turned to leave, they found the surrounding scenery had changed without them realizing when it happened.

"Where is this?"

They should have been in the Uchiha compound, but now all they could see was endless green grass, with eight trees arranged in pairs, one pair in each of the four directions.

"It’s a genjutsu."

Tayuya immediately tried to break it, but when she opened her eyes again, the scenery was unchanged. Looking at her companions, their expressions were the same. None of them had broken the genjutsu.

They looked to the opposite side. At first, they thought one of the two boys had used it, but seeing Naruto and Sasuke also looking around, they realized a stronger individual had intervened.

"It seems to be a genjutsu master from the Hidden Leaf. This is troublesome."

At this moment, Sasuke suddenly spoke.

"Ethan, don’t interfere. These guys are mine."

"Of course I’m not interfering. I’m just providing you with a suitable venue. As long as they stay here and do not try to escape, this genjutsu will not affect your battle."

Hearing this, Sasuke did not know what other effects the genjutsu might have, but as long as it did not interfere with the fight, that was enough.

This response also made him realize something. This time, he was not trapped in a mental world. Ethan’s genjutsu only affected their vision, making them see this venue and preventing the enemies from determining the correct direction to escape.

That was indeed the case. Fighting here caused no issue, but trying to leave would only make them circle endlessly.

"Very good."

Sasuke was satisfied. He wanted to see how much stronger he had become. Naruto had no objections either. He already disliked the Sound Ninja, and the idea that they wanted to capture Sasuke was absolutely unacceptable. They had to die.

With no other choice, the remaining three activated their Curse Marks and fought Sasuke and Naruto desperately. They understood it was impossible to leave the Hidden Leaf alive. The mission to take Sasuke away had likely failed the moment they entered the village.

Would Orochimaru blame them for killing Sasuke? That no longer mattered. Even if Sasuke died, escaping this hidden genjutsu master would be impossible.

If they stayed trapped any longer, the Hidden Leaf would respond. Once the genjutsu was lifted, what awaited them would be elite ninja. Their fate was sealed.

So there was nothing left to hesitate over.

The intensity of the battle escalated instantly. This time, Sasuke and Naruto were no longer calm. They began taking injuries and fell into danger several times.

Both of them had the luck of protagonists. Whenever they faced desperation, they unleashed astonishing strength, drawing out hidden potential.

Naruto once again tapped into the Nine Tails’ chakra. Sasuke, after long accumulation and harsh training, finally triggered a qualitative change. His Sharingan evolved.

It changed from two tomoe to two and a half tomoe. One eye had three tomoe, the other still had two. With continued effort, it would naturally reach three tomoe, the strongest form of the ordinary Sharingan.

The evolution was immediate. Sasuke’s perception and reaction speed increased dramatically. Combined with the physical improvements from Ethan’s training, he could now fully utilize his speed and strength.

He could even use Chidori to boost his speed further without worrying about his reactions failing to keep up.

A magnificent lightning strike tore through the air.

Watching Sasuke use Chidori to pierce Kidomaru and kill the last enemy, Ethan felt that his efforts had not been in vain.

As the lightning faded and Sasuke withdrew his hand, the surroundings returned to normal. Looking at the fallen Sound Ninja, Sasuke felt he still had strength left and smiled.

It was the joy of seeing hard work bear fruit. He had found the right path and firmly believed that continuing on it would lead him to his goal.

Turning to the side, Ethan finally revealed himself. Almost simultaneously, several Anbu appeared in the Uchiha compound.

With a battle breaking out inside the village, it was only natural for the Anbu to arrive. Even Tsunade, the Hokage, rushed over personally.

(To be continued.)