One of the Strongest Ninja Clans of the Warring States: Uchiha

"Report! Lord Raikage!"

A ninja wearing a distinctive helmet abruptly raised his head and shouted at Raikage Ai, who was seated in his chair. "Captain Mei Terumi's Fourth Division has encountered the enemy. There are three enemies."

"According to the information sent by the Fourth Division, the identities of those three are..."

At this point, the ninja paused, and his voice suddenly grew hesitant.

"Uchiha Izuna, Uchiha Flying Crane, Uchiha Ryo Da!!"

The conference hall instantly fell deathly silent.

No one had expected the enemy to appear merely half a day after the main force left the village. From the looks of it, the enemy had been waiting for the Ninja Allied Forces along the way.

Ōnoki rose to his feet in shock and turned to Tsunade. "Hokage, have so many Uchiha Clan members actually defected to Akatsuki? Why haven't I heard you mention this?"

As soon as he spoke, the gazes of the other ninjas in the hall all turned toward Tsunade, who stood frozen to one side.

Tsunade furrowed her brows, staring at the documents on the table as though trying desperately to recall something.

The next second, Tsunade's eyes widened abruptly. She stared in the direction where the Ninja Allied Forces had vanished, murmuring, "Those three... aren't living Uchiha."

Upon hearing this, the Raikage and the others were briefly confused before immediately understanding what she meant.

"The enemy used Impure World Reincarnation, just as we anticipated. They're using the dead to trade for the lives of our living people."

Although they had already guessed before this operation began that the enemy might employ such a method, actually encountering it still weighed heavily on their hearts.

"Can this jutsu be destroyed?" Ōnoki gritted his teeth, his face filled with distaste.

The Raikage rubbed at his twitching brow as