The sound of explosions shattered the peace of recent days.
Root's Anbu ninja clashed with the Uchiha clan's ninja within the Uchiha Clan Compound.
Fortunately, Senya had long anticipated that Root would launch its final counterattack in the next few days, so the civilians within the Uchiha Clan Compound had already taken shelter in the basements.
The Uchiha civilians who had been moving about outside over the past two days were all Shadow Clones disguised by Uchiha ninja.
Senya, Fugaku, and Itachi were also fighting enemies atop the rooftops, dealing with Root's ninja as quickly as possible.
Suddenly, all three turned to look southeast.
An immense chakra presence closed in on them, brimming with coldness and savagery.
A blood-red figure suddenly lunged toward them.
The three instantly retreated, opening the distance and evading the attack.
The houses collapsed in an instant, turning into rubble that fell to the ground and kicked up clouds of yellow dust.
The aura radiating from the Nine-Tails Fox continuously oppressed the surrounding air, forcing it to flee in panic. The Root and Uchiha ninja fighting nearby were also pressured by this overwhelming presence, their movements becoming somewhat sluggish.
"Wind Release—Vacuum Great Ball!"
The several-meter-wide Vacuum Great Ball, wrapped in wind blades, tore through the air with a piercing shriek as it hurtled straight at Senya.
"Senya, watch out!"
"Vice Clan Head, get out of the way!"
Fugaku and Itachi immediately shouted warnings at Senya.
There was no time to form hand seals. In Senya's eye sockets, his three-tomoe Sharingan immediately spun and transformed into the pattern of the Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Earth Style: Earth Wall!"
His Mangekyō eye technique activated instantly, and a solid brown earthen wall rose directly from the ground, blocking the Wind Release attack.
"Is this your Mangekyō eye technique?"
"It only saves