Fugaku's Frustration
The Uzumaki Clan, they're a real treasure!
A few years ago, I heard that the Mist Ninja had wiped out Uzushio Village and even destroyed the Land of Whirlpools. The powerful clans of the Sand Ninja lamented the disappearance of yet another ancient family and cursed the water monkeys holed up on the island. They felt disgusted that such a great benefit had been monopolized by these idiots who only knew how to fight among themselves. They wished they could snatch this deal away from them.
If the Land of Wind and the Land of Water weren't so far apart, with the Land of Fire lying in between, the Sand Ninja would have probably already stormed the Land of Land of Water and started fighting the Mist Ninja. This wasn't just wishful thinking; the Sand Ninja genuinely considered organizing an elite force to cross the Land of Fire and snatch food from the Land of Water's jaws.
Kumasaburo was one of the planners at the time. He even spent half a month holed up in the Okunuki Family's library, studying detailed information about Kirigakure and the Uzumaki Clan. However, the matter was eventually dropped due to the intervention of the Third Sand Hokage and Chiyo. Traveling all that way to compete with those freaks from Mist Ninja was too risky. If you weren't careful, would you really think Konoha was made of clay?
For this, Kumasaburo sighed deeply for a long time.
However, life is often unpredictable. What was once something you couldn't have has now appeared out of nowhere. This has made you so happy that you're practically grinning from ear to ear.
If we can capture this brat from the Uzumaki Clan, we'll have a great achievement in no time.
The Sand Village dedicated themselves to researching the Tailed Beast, but the One-Tail Shukaku repeatedly went berserk, causing generations of Sand Villagers endless headaches. Otherwise, they wouldn't have set their sights on the Uzumaki Clan, as they were truly forced into a corner.
"Since you've run into my hands, you're not going anywhere!" In mid-air, Kumasaburo roared, brandishing his Iron Fan and slamming it down. "You'd better stay here obediently!"
Wind Release: Kamaitachi.
Although it was only a C-rank Ninjutsu, in Kumasaburo's hands, it was even more powerful than an ordinary B-rank Ninjutsu. The bluish-white, almost transparent wind blade danced wildly in the air, sweeping across the sky and clearing away all obstacles in its path. The rock spears standing on the ground were easily cut down like rotten wood, leaving three-finger-wide cracks on the grayish-white rock walls.
"Back off, back off, all of you, get back! If you don't want to die, run now!"
Unable to maintain his usual composure, Fugaku roared and ordered his men to hide behind the rock wall. He himself formed hand Hand Seals and Body Flicker Technique moved from his spot, hiding behind a large blue stone about eight meters in diameter.
This Wind Release Technique was so powerful that even Fugaku dared not take it head-on.
As a member of the Uchiha clan, his innate Fire Style skills go without saying. In addition to Fire Style, he is also proficient in Lightning Release Technique. Just like his future second son, he is also proficient in Dual Element Ninjutsu. Coupled with the Sharingan's outstanding Genjutsu, it is no exaggeration to call him a genius of the Uchiha Clan.
The awkward thing is that both Fire Style Lightning Release are good at offense but not defense.
Although Fire Style are very effective against Wind Release Technique, he wouldn't be afraid to fight Wind Release ninja in a different place or at a different time—as long as it wasn't in this place or at this time.
The rain in the Land of Rain never stops all year round, but that's all well and good. A light drizzle wouldn't have much of an effect on the Uchiha's Fire Style. However, today it's pouring rain, and the strong winds are creating huge waves in the air. How can anyone play like this?
The Sand Village ninja bypassed the Land of Rivers and instead went to the Land of Land of Rain to confront the Konoha. Could it be that they intended to use the terrain and weather to suppress the Fire Style ninjas? In previous battles, they had been burned to a crisp by the Konoha ninjas, truly burned to a crisp, their corpses turned into piles of charcoal.
Fugaku tasted the bitterness of helplessness. The enemy was almost aided by a Water Release ninja. A simple Wind Release Technique was transformed into a combination of Wind-Water Dual Release Ninjutsu. How could he fight against that? Fire Style and Lightning Release Technique techniques were completely countered by the enemy. Genjutsu only worked when he got close, but in this situation, taking even one step forward was as difficult as climbing to the sky.
This current situation seems to indicate that we've run out of options!
He was already thinking about how to lead his team away from here, but a method couldn't be found just by thinking about it.
While Fugaku was troubled, Katsuki had already suffered a considerable loss.
The Shadow Clone clones were repeatedly shredded by the wind blades, offering no resistance whatsoever. With a gentle twist of the wind blades, even iron and stone were cut into a pile of fragments, let alone the Shadow Clone.
The Shadow Clone shattered, and wasting a little Chakra wasn't a big deal. But the real body was unfortunately grazed by a wind blade, leaving its face disfigured. Fortunately, the wound wasn't deep, and it started healing after only a few drops of blood. But Katsuki was extremely depressed.
As the old saying goes, "Don't hit someone in the face, and don't expose someone's shortcomings."
Killing someone is just a matter of beheading them, but this guy came up and immediately attacked their face, showing no respect for etiquette whatsoever. This infuriated Katsuki, but she was helpless, since his fists were bigger than all of them combined!
The anger in his heart came quickly and went quickly. Who could blame him for being outmatched? Rather than brooding over this pointless frustration, he should think about how to escape! From the moment Kumasaburo displayed his abnormal strength, the counterattack plan had already failed, and saving his life suddenly became the top priority.
Especially when a series of swaying figures appeared behind Kumasaburo, Fugaku began to groan inwardly. This was the first time he had encountered such a dire situation, and his heart sank into the abyss.
"Captain, I think we're all going to die here today, with several hundred pounds of food combined!"
Kamiya clung tightly to the steep rock face, and when the wind subsided, he peeked out and saw the assembled Sand Ninja, which immediately caused an uproar.
"Shut up!"
Fugaku glared at Kamiya, already furious at the guy's nonsense. He was already at his wits' end, racking his brains but still couldn't come up with a clever way to escape, and now this guy was just making things difficult for him. He'd never seen anyone curse themselves like this.
Kamiya shrank back, frightened by Fugaku's fierce gaze, and mumbled something unintelligible, but it was clear it wasn't anything nice.
With just one strike, Kumasaburo sent the Konoha members fleeing in terror, utterly humiliated.
Just as everyone was focused on waiting for the next attack, nothing happened for a long time.
"Catch the red-haired brat, I want him alive, remember that, alive."
At that moment, Kumasaburo was reprimanding his men, repeatedly emphasizing the need to capture Katsuki alive, before waving his hand to let the group leave.
Like tigers and leopards released from their cages, the Sand Ninja, brimming with fighting spirit, pounced forward aggressively. Their target was clear: Katsuki, who was hiding in a ditch more than two meters deep.