Naruto: The Scientific Ninja

Two golden demons were carved at the ends of the two iron gates. Their eyes, inlaid with red chakra orbs, lit up with a strange and sinister light the moment the gates landed. On the metal surface, dense sealing spells appeared, and the blackish-blue rust peeled away as if it were a living thing, revealing the shining steel pattern hidden within.

Although the defense of such a thick iron gate was far inferior to that of the legendary Triple Rashōmon, it had its own unique characteristics.

"It can be done like that?!" Hyūga Asuka thought, stunned, her eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

'This fat genin can actually use a sealing scroll to perform a powerful defensive tactic comparable to the Rashōmon summoning technique! The cost of such a scroll must be astronomical. What ninja clan is this kid from? To have such financial resources!'

A sharp whistle was heard. The Wind Style jutsu, being extremely fast, arrived first. In a matter of seconds, the high-pressure wind ball impacted the gate. The sound of metal being scraped was like the constant friction of countless steel blades, so sharp it made one's teeth ache.

"Whew..." Tekudō wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, shocked. 'Too terrifying. If I had tried to block that with my steel pot "wife," it would have torn me to shreds.'

Although the Wind Style jutsu was powerful, the defense of the Iron Gate was also extraordinary.

"What an incredible defense!" Asuka thought to herself. She had predicted the gate would be strong, but she hadn't expected it to reach such a level. Such a powerful wind ball had barely managed to gouge a hole less than half a meter deep in the first gate, without even breaking it. Compared to that, the kunai and shuriken were like tickles, and the two exploding tags only blew off some iron filings.

"No! Don't get careless, reinforce the defense!" Sasuke reminded Tekudō, not daring to relax for a moment.

Under his radar's perception, he knew that the Earth Crest Boulder, though also B-rank, possessed a far superior physical attack power. The Iron Gate was excellent against ninjutsu, but its physical defense, though strong, was limited.

"My wife, the Iron Fan Gate, your defense is the strongest!"

Tekudō's roar was accompanied by a cracking voice as he urged the chakra in his body to activate all the defensive spells on the gate.

At that moment...

CRASH!

The dark yellow rock, wrapped in the power of the earth's veins, fell with a deafening roar, striking the first Iron Gate. A huge shockwave expanded, shattering the surrounding burnt birch trees. The gigantic boulder, with the potential energy of a meteorite, penetrated the first gate. The forged steel twisted and deformed with an agonizing roar, and spiderweb-like cracks radiated from the center of the impact.

Its power slightly diminished, it continued on to hit the second gate. Another boom was heard. The densely covered talismans on the second iron gate floated up like shining tadpoles, deploying an astonishing defensive power that finally stopped the shocking force of the giant rock.

"It actually blocked it!" Asuka exclaimed, dumbfounded. A mere genin, using a sealing scroll tactic, had completely withstood a combined attack comparable to an A-rank ninjutsu. It was incredible.

"Phew..." Tekudō took a deep breath, filled with joy and relief. If not for the captain's powerful secret defensive technique, he would have been turned into meat paste this time.

"It's over... we're completely finished."

The Sand ninja saw their critical attack completely blocked and were instantly demoralized. In their minds, they could only imagine being torn apart at any moment by the secret Water Style technique the "Uchiha" was preparing.

"Captain, what do we do?"

"We're not all going to die here, are we? If we start running now, will we have enough time?"

"Masako is still waiting for me in the village... I can't die."

The Suna ninja had lost all the momentum from their Will of Wind and were ready to retreat. Even the spiky-haired jōnin was no exception.

"Huh? What's going on?"

Outside the battlefield, Ye, the Gekkō chūnin, looked as if he had seen a ghost. His eyes were filled with doubt. He had discovered something strange. The powerful shockwave from the boulder's impact had been so strong that it had disrupted Sasuke's chakra, undoing his Transformation Jutsu. Ye finally saw the truth.

His heart skipped a beat. He could barely believe his eyes. How could someone's transformation technique be so exquisite as to fool him? To confirm, he shot a look at Asuka.

"Asuka?"

"Yes!" Asuka nodded, indicating that it wasn't an illusion. The fake Uchiha had been created by this patrol chūnin with a superb technique.

"Impossible!" Kagejirō, at his side, exclaimed, stunned. "It must be an illusion! The Uchiha's Sharingan can't be faked. The transformation..."

"Kagejirō!" Asuka immediately interrupted him, loudly reminding him not to say too much and leak information to the enemy.

"Huh?" Kagejirō finally realized his recklessness. He had leaked his own side's information. Embarrassed, he could only whisper and defend himself with some grievance, "I... I didn't mean that."

"Kagejirō!" Asuka hissed, finally angry this time. "Don't say any more. If you continue..."

Under the assault of the poison and stress, Asuka collapsed to the ground, having reached her limit.

Dammit!

Sasuke, hiding behind his iron gates, facepalmed, completely speechless. 'This idiot not only leaked the information, but he practically shouted it from the rooftops with a megaphone. Is he stupid, or is he a spy?'