The Commander Falls, Crisis!

No one knew what this suddenly appearing white thing was, except for the Shunren.

"White Zetsu!" Shunren's expression suddenly changed drastically. It must be Madara Uchiha stirring up trouble behind the scenes again, driving the White Zetsu's actions. The previous Stone Ninja and Cloud Ninja incidents were both caused by Madara Uchiha secretly sowing discord between major powers. Now, thinking back, the recent Sand Ninja's cross-sea attack on Mist Ninja is very suspicious. Needless to say, someone must be manipulating all of this behind the scenes.

Facing White Zetsu that had absorbed his Chakra to grow stronger, Kyosho was not afraid at all. Under normal circumstances, he could easily send the latter flying by simply setting up a barrier.

The White Zetsu's sudden attack without warning not only interrupted Kyosho's "Clear Mirror, Still Water," but also caused all the Chakra afterimages created by the Kagami-Style Body Flicker Technique to disappear. The expansion of the White Zetsu even temporarily restricted Kyosho's movements, albeit for only a moment.

However, as the saying goes, the outcome of a battle between masters can be decided in an instant. At this moment, Pakura's desperate Scorch Release technique had just landed on Kyosho.

"Just like back then, what exactly is going on...?"

Pakura was puzzled, because this wasn't the first time she had seen the white thing that suddenly appeared on Kyosho's body. During her last battle against the Mist Ninja Yuki Kan, it was this inexplicable thing that appeared at a crucial moment, which allowed her to make a comeback from a desperate situation.

Although Pakura didn't know what was going on, how could she let go of such a golden opportunity to turn the tables?

He pressed the orange-red magic mark from his palm firmly onto Kyosho's chest.

"Hiss~" Suddenly, a large amount of water vapor appeared from Kyosho's body, and his muscles and skin withered and shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye, which was extremely terrifying!

Seeing the miserable state of Kyosho, both the people from Konoha and the people from Sand Ninja were completely dumbfounded. They had no idea that Kyosho, who had been easily defeating Pakura just a moment ago, would suddenly be defeated so easily.

The White Zetsu appeared only for a moment, and was immediately obliterated by Pakura's Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder, so many people didn't even see what it was.

Yashiro stood there dumbfounded, his mind blank and completely unresponsive.

"Clan Chief!" Fugaku, who was the first to react, immediately rushed out.

Although Chiyo didn't know the specifics of what had happened, there was no doubt that Kyosho had been severely injured. She immediately pulled out a series of puppet scrolls from her pocket, shouting, "White Secret Technique!"

Because Pakura had just unleashed her full power, her Chakra was temporarily depleted, so she dared not clash with the surging Fugaku and immediately retreated.

A bright blue light flashed in Rasa. Without saying a word, he waved his hand, and the surging Gold Dust transformed into a giant beast's claw, slamming towards Ju Kyosho, whose fate was unknown. Whether he was dead or not, finishing him off was the most important thing!

Chiyo, controlling two fully armed puppets with both hands, Kyosho towards Jumatsu.

Faced with Rasa and Chiyo's fierce attack, Fugaku's face was gloomy, but he did not lose his composure. Crimson Chakra flames ignited on his five fingers, and he pressed them heavily to the ground.

As Fugaku pressed down with his five fingers, it was as if he had opened a hidden door, and a huge spell appeared on the ground, covering the entire conference platform.

"Barrier Ninjutsu: Uchiha Flame Formation!" This is the Uchiha Clan's top-tier Fire Style barrier, extremely sturdy. Even Tailed Beast cannot break it in a short time. It is covered with a powerful Fire Style technique. In the original work, Obito Uchiha used this technique to protect the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and burned the Eight-Tails!

A massive crimson barrier enveloped Fugaku and Kyosho. Rasa's Gold Dust and Chiyo's puppet collided with the barrier and were instantly incinerated!

Upon seeing the large barrier that suddenly appeared, Rasa was both shocked and furious. "Shameless Uchiha! They actually secretly set up a barrier at the meeting place!"

This is only natural.

Battles between ninjas are inherently treacherous and deceitful. The Sand Ninja wanted to ambush Konoha at the meeting, but Konoha had already prepared a large barrier to lure them into a trap.

Fugaku examined Kyosho's injuries and found that the latter's Chakra was in disarray, and his meridians and internal organs were in complete disarray, clearly indicating that he had suffered a very serious injury. He immediately shouted at Yashiro, who was standing there in a daze, "Yashiro! Come and take the clan leader back to heal! Also, notify the entire army group on the mountain to immediately return to their respective bases and defense lines to prepare for battle!"

"Uh... yes, yes!" Faced with this sudden change, Yashiro disregarded his grudge against Fugaku and quickly and carefully helped the barely alive Kyosho to his feet, then ran towards the mountaintop.

Rasa tried a few times and found the barrier to be exceptionally strong, not so easy to break in a short time. His gaze shifted, and he shouted down the mountain, "Konoha's commander Uchiha Kyosho, is dead! All Sand Ninja, heed my command! Attack Kikyo Mountain immediately!"

"Damn it!" Fugaku's expression was extremely grim. He was no match for Rasa and Chiyo on his own, and he was only able to hold them off for a moment thanks to the large barrier he had set up beforehand. His biggest worry now was that the Konoha people on the mountain would be thrown into chaos after witnessing their commander Kyosho, fall and die. Although he had already ordered Yashiro to take command of the army, he was afraid that the guy would fail him at the crucial moment.

However, Fugaku didn't know was that from the moment the White Zetsu was discovered until Kyosho was severely injured, Shunren immediately took emergency action.

First, he used the Mind Transmission Technique to link the minds of everyone in Konoha. Fortunately, most of them were concentrated on the mountaintop, and Shunren's innate spiritual energy was extraordinary, which allowed him to link the minds of more than a thousand ninjas together.

Furthermore, in Fugaku's name, he issued combat orders to everyone, the content of which was similar to Fugaku's: to quickly return to their original defense zones and prepare for battle.

In Shunren's view, although Konoha's commander-in-chief had been lost, the entire main force of the army group was still intact, and the defense line on Kikyo Mountain remained impregnable. In addition, given the suddenness of the incident, the Sand Ninja Village was certainly not fully prepared for battle. Therefore, as long as they could stabilize their position in a short period of time, it was still possible for them to withstand the Sand Ninja's next attack.