Roar, Death Match! Sacrifice!

Bang!

Like a giant foot from a building stomping down, the ground roared!

Uchiha Ci opened his eyes and immediately saw the massive body of Matatabi rampaging through an unfamiliar camp.

Cries, roars, the rustling sound of kunai flying past his ears, the deafening explosions of exploding tags, And, A terrifying giant roaring skyward!

A blue-black sphere of concentrated chakra was condensing at its mouth.

Then—

Bang!

A Tailed Beast Bomb shot out!

Its target: Uchiha Ci!

Facing such an extreme and terrifying ninjutsu, Uchiha Ci's heart pounded, his mind was a mess, his pupils gradually dispersed, and humanity's primal fear of savage giants climbed wildly in his heart!

But, the next moment—

[Talent: Combat Intuition (S) triggered.]

Uchiha Ci's vision instantly went black, and he felt his body move automatically.

"Kumogakure is attacking, wake up, all of you!"

Great Elder Uchiha Setsuna's roar exploded in his ears, followed by broken tiles sent flying by an explosion.

Accompanied by the sound of bells.

Uchiha Ci shook his head, shaking a forehead full of dust.

He opened his eyes, waking from his sleep!

He found his body stuck in a bizarre pose between a flying half-wall and a broken roof beam.

Ahead, Uchiha Setsuna was confronting three Kumogakure Ninja in Kumogakure attire, panting.

Beside him, Uchiha Seiichiro gripped a kunai, trembling all over—his hands, feet, teeth, and even his glowing Sharingan.

"Why, why, why do I, a Chunin, have to face enemies like this!"

He shouted tremblingly, his voice choked with tears, almost breaking.

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"Finally caught you, you Uchiha rats!"

Ramui, the eldest of the three Kumogakure, sneered and formed a few hand seals.

Tiger-Snake-Tiger-Snake-Tiger!

A ball of lightning appeared in his hand, ready to strike.

This was Lightning Style: Scattered Lightning Strike.

Similar to Raikiri, it condensed lightning chakra in the hand. Unlike Raikiri, it didn't stimulate the body's cell metabolism; instead, it radiated lightning outwards, a small-scale area-of-effect attack.

The blue light, imprinted with lightning, made Great Elder Uchiha Setsuna's face grave.

Clearly, the three in front of him were all quite troublesome enemies.

Especially the one-eyed ninja wearing a black hat in the middle, Dodai.

He was one of the Third Raikage's right-hand men, possessing the terrifying Lava Style kekkei genkai, his strength close to Kage-level.

Not much weaker than Uchiha Setsuna.

Coupled with the Jonin Ramui to restrain, and Special Jonin Moroi to block escape routes, this lineup was clearly aimed at killing him here!

At this thought, Uchiha Setsuna's eyes narrowed, and he made a decision.

He turned his head to look at the two subordinates behind him and coldly ordered:

"Ci, Seiichiro!"

"Go!"

"You two complete the mission, I'll create an opportunity!"

Hearing Uchiha Setsuna's words, Ramui, the leader of the three Kumogakure, his expression sank.

He narrowed his eyes and said to Moroi beside him, "Go kill those two trash. Uchiha Setsuna likely obtained crucial intelligence, we can't let them escape. Notify Uchiha."

Moroi frowned slightly, "Senior Ramui, if I leave here, I can't guarantee I can block Uchiha Setsuna's retreat."

"So, you need to finish this quickly. Kill those two, then immediately return to set up the barrier."

Ramui's eyes were filled with killing intent.

"Today, Uchiha Setsuna must die!"

"Otherwise, with his Pupil Power, he's very likely to tie down the Two-Tails at the Valley of Hell, completely ruining our plan."

Moroi took a deep breath upon hearing this and nodded.

Then, he moved his legs, bypassed Uchiha Setsuna, and charged towards Uchiha Ci and the other two.

Uchiha Setsuna immediately wanted to intervene upon seeing this.

However, at this moment, two figures blocked him firmly.

Dodai chuckled coldly and said, "Old Thing, in a fight to the death, I might not be your opponent, but with the two of us here, we can dispel each other's genjutsu and keep you occupied. That's more than enough."

Uchiha Setsuna gritted his teeth, his face still cold. "Is that so?"

"These brats nowadays really know how to talk big."

Crack, crack, crack!

Uchiha Ci flipped his hand, drew a kunai from his ninja tool pouch, smashed a wooden roof beam, and crawled out from under the half-destroyed wall.

Hearing Uchiha Setsuna's order, he connected the intelligence he had obtained.

He briefly analyzed the entire incident:

First, Kumogakure's actions this time were premeditated.

Their plan was to deploy the Two-Tails Jinchuriki to the Valley of Hell and destroy the Uchiha Clan's garrison troops stationed there, thereby achieving the objective of liberating the Chinoike Clan.

For this reason, Uchiha Setsuna, whose powerful Pupil Power could potentially interfere with the Two-Tails' actions, was their primary target to be eliminated.

Second, there was the current situation.

The three Jonin deployed by Kumogakure were there to ensure Uchiha Setsuna was completely killed.

Judging by the situation on the field, they would need at least all three of them to accomplish this.

And now, one of the three had split off, with the objective of killing him and Kiyochiro, and preventing the mission intelligence from being transmitted back to the Uchiha.

This was dangerous, but also an opportunity!

Uchiha Ci grinned, patted the dust off himself, and strode forward.

In the original history, facing such a situation, Shisui, with his Phantom Body Flicker Technique, should have escaped. Kiyochiro, the dove faction member beside him, should have become the trigger for his awakening.

Uchiha Ci couldn't do worse than the original history if he was meant to die here.

At the very least, he had to get the intelligence back.

After all, Tendou Company had standards. As a Heavenly Strong Man, you couldn't perform worse than in the original history.

Uchiha Ci strode forward to meet the charging Moroi, his gaze sharpening.

He slightly turned his head and said decisively to Kiyochiro beside him, "Senior Kiyochiro, you retreat, I'll cover the rear!"

"What?!" Uchiha Kiyochiro was startled by Ci's words.

"Are you crazy? I saw that person in the records. He's a Special Jonin, and he's skilled in swordsmanship and fuinjutsu."

"You're definitely no match for him!"

Uchiha Ci shook his head, glanced at him, and said calmly, "Senior Kiyochiro, if no one covers the rear, both of us will die here, and the intelligence won't be delivered back to the clan."

"Moreover, if you die here, your Sharingan might be dug out, leading to the loss of the clan's Kekkei Genkai."

"So, relatively speaking, it's more suitable for me to cover the rear!"

"You, you..." Uchiha Kiyochiro's expression moved, and he looked at Uchiha Ci with shock.

He couldn't understand how anyone could view life and death so lightly.

And be willing to sacrifice his own life to save him!

The enemy was a Jonin!

These words almost made Kiyochiro shed tears.

He immediately nodded fiercely.

But in the next moment, his complexion turned ghastly white, and he turned back to Uchiha Ci, saying, "But Ci, I don't know how to contact the Shinobi Cat Clan!"

Uchiha Ci almost spat blood from anger.

"This... this is indeed a problem."

Uchiha Ci hesitated for a moment, then he drew a piece of parchment from the scroll pouch at his waist and stuffed it into Uchiha Seiichiro's hand.

"Here, take this. It's a one-time contract from the Shinobi Cat Clan. After you use it, ask the Shinobi Cat Messenger."

Looking at the contract scroll in his hand, Seiichiro was completely moved.

A summoning contract from the Shinobi Cat Clan was a treasure countless people desired.

On the battlefield, such a thing could save a life!

Yet Uchiha Ci handed it over so casually. Uchiha Seiichiro had never met anyone so strange and generous.

It was as if he were entrusting him with his final wishes!

However, before Seiichiro could shed a tear and express his gratitude.

The next moment, Uchiha Ci's expression changed, and he shoved Seiichiro away!

A barrier suddenly rose between them!

Moroi of Kumogakure slammed his hands on the ground, having already set up a deathmatch barrier encircling himself and Uchiha Ci.

Only the living could leave this place!

If Uchiha Ci hadn't pushed him away just then, they would have both been locked inside the barrier!

Uchiha Seiichiro had a sudden realization, as if the world had fallen silent.

Through the transparent barrier, he could see Uchiha Ci's silent shout:

"Go!"

Seiichiro's pupils suddenly constricted, and a line of clear tears fell.

At this moment, all the grievances between them vanished.

In Seiichiro's heart, only the image of a towering Uchiha Ci, radiating Buddha-like light, remained!

He wholeheartedly acknowledged Uchiha Ci!

He didn't bother to wipe his tears, scrambling backward, using all his limbs, tightly clutching the summoning contract as he ran towards the rear.

"Uchiha Ci, wait for me!"

"I will definitely find someone to save you!"

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