The front lines, Uchiha Camp.
"Has that kid Kyosuke still not come back?" Hiroki Uchiha sighed.
The two sides had secretly signed a one-year agreement, with Uzumaki Ashina promising that he would not breach the Uchiha defensive line within that year.
But Ashina was no fool. How could he fail to anticipate the enemy's scheme?
If he blatantly slacked off, Butsuma Senju would surely settle the score with him afterward.
Then, having offended both the Senju and the Uchiha, could the Land of Whirlpools even hope to survive?
Not to mention the hostility the Land of Water had always kept hidden in the shadows.
If not for the turmoil of the times, the forces of the Land of Water at his back would have been the greatest threat Uzumaki Ashina needed to guard against.
Unwilling to offend the Senju Clan, Uzumaki Ashina repeatedly launched attacks of terrifying intensity.
We won't breach your positions, but we can still fight to our hearts' content on the battlefield.
Soon, Hiroki Uchiha and the others discovered that their army's casualty rate had inexplicably risen considerably.
At this rate, their army would be crippled by the enemy before the one-year deadline even arrived.
The reinforcements Kyosuke had promised still hadn't come. Left with no choice, they could only request support from Tajima Uchiha.
"A bunch of idiots! You can't even deal with a mere Uzumaki Ashina." Reportedly, Tajima had nearly coughed up blood in anger upon receiving their request.
Not only had he publicly rebuked the army for its failures, but he had also seized the opportunity to lash out further. "As the leader of an army, he actually abandoned his post during a war. If he can't bring back reinforcements, he can go guard the camp gates!"
Had it been anyone else, Tajima would