Leaf Village: I, an Uchiha, Am Done Lying Flat! Part 41

So they solved everything once and for all.

They directly cremated Ishikawa Itsuki!

"Enough. There's no point saying more."

"Ishikawa Itsuki died with honor. He sacrificed himself for the village."

"He was a hero of Leaf Village, and he will live forever in everyone's hearts."

"We won't discuss this person again in the future. Let's talk about our next course of action instead."

Hearing this, the two of them hurriedly nodded.

Yes.

It really was better not to discuss Ishikawa Itsuki.

After all, the truth was indeed a little too filthy, far too inconsistent with the 'Will of Fire.'

However.

Once they truly began considering what came next, all three of them could not help but develop headaches.

Mist Village's searches had become increasingly frequent!

That was only natural.

After all, to Mist Village, the Land of Whirlpools would be their bridgehead for invading Leaf Village.

Such an important location naturally could not be allowed to be disrupted by Leaf Village's ninja.

"If only our team had a Hyuga ninja."

Kudo Shin could not help but speak up.

However.

After saying that, he instinctively looked toward Uchiha Jin. "Sorry, Jin-kun. I wasn't looking down on the Uchiha."

"No need to explain. I understand." Uchiha Jin's tone was calm. "When it comes to large-scale reconnaissance, the Sharingan truly can't compare to the Byakugan."

He genuinely did not care.

First of all, he really did look down somewhat on the Uchiha.

More importantly, Kudo Shin was not wrong.

The Sharingan was indeed powerful!

In one-on-one combat, the Uchiha could crush the Hyuga.

But likewise.

In this kind of large-scale war, the Hyuga's Byakugan was the true strategic asset.

Hadn't those brutes from Cloud Village targeted the Hyuga's Byakugan both times they attacked Leaf Village to seize bloodlines, without showing the slightest interest in the Uchiha?

Even a few years ago.

The Cloud Ninja Uchiha Jin encountered had essentially just been trying to flee and had accidentally run to his residence.

Why had he not tried to seize the Sharingan?

Wasn't it because the Sharingan was powerful in individual combat but offered little help in this kind of massive army-versus-army battle?

One or two powerful individuals alone could not alter the course of a battle much unless they were as strong as Sakumo Hatake or Minato Namikaze.

Suddenly.

Just as Uchiha Jin was about to continue, he sensed a summons.

"Summoning Jutsu!"

He formed hand seals with both hands and slammed his palm against the ground.

Bang!

A black Ninja Crow appeared, with a note tied to its leg.

Uchiha Jin opened the note, glanced over it, and burned it with Fire Release before speaking with a smile.

"Two more days!"

"The Anbu have already informed the village of our situation."

"Leaf Village's army has now finished assembling. This time, our Uchiha Clan Head, Uchiha Fugaku, will personally lead them."

"Everyone, hold on."

Yes.

The moment they had confirmed that the Frontline Camp had fallen, he had contacted Shisui through a Ninja Crow to ask when Leaf Village's main force would arrive.

Of course, he was not stupid.

Knowing Shisui's personality, he feared that guy might directly tell Hiruzen Sarutobi that he was in contact with him.

So he only asked!

He had not informed Shisui of the Frontline's exact situation.

"This is great!" Kudo Shin shouted. "The Uchiha! We're saved!"

He cheered loudly.

After all, in their current desperate situation, even though Uchiha Jin had commanded them well, the pressure of facing death at any moment still left him struggling to breathe.

In truth, it was not just him.

Even Nara Kazama let out a sigh of relief.

Yes.

He understood very clearly that since the Uchiha were making a move this time, and Clan Leader Fugaku was personally leading them—

Then the ninja he brought would definitely be elites.

At the very least.

They certainly would not be like this lot, all damn cannon fodder.

Uchiha Jin was the same.

Though only a few days had passed, it had felt as long as several years to him.

Living every minute and every second with his nerves stretched taut, his brain constantly calculating—it was simply not something a normal person could endure.

But fortunately.

Once the Uchiha army arrived, they could finally relax.

With that thought, he spoke with a smile.

"All right, everyone."

"Now that we have the news, everyone can breathe easier."

"Next, get some proper rest."

"In two hours, we'll need to set out again."

Chapter 31: The Final Day, Encountering a Formidable Enemy

Two days later.

Deep in the dense forest, figures flickered.

Uchiha Jin and the other two leaped continuously from tree trunk to tree trunk, rapidly moving through the forest.

Compared to his previous life, guerrilla warfare was more effective in this world.

After all, they were ninja.

They moved faster, had better physical abilities, and were stronger in individual combat.

Though their enemies were much the same in every regard, as long as they did not know your exact whereabouts and had no sensory ninja constantly tracking you, trying to hunt you down specifically was a joke.

That was exactly how things were now.

Uchiha Jin's group had been darting around the Land of Whirlpools for several days, yet Mist Village still had not caught them.

Even when they occasionally encountered small squads, those squads were merely lambs waiting to be slaughtered in the eyes of a group that had concealed their strength.

As for large forces?

Do not forget Nara Kazama. Though the Nara Clan's reconnaissance abilities could not compare to the Hyuga's Byakugan, it was not as though they lacked such capabilities entirely.

The Nara Clan's strongest technique was the Shadow Imitation Technique.

Shadows were traceless and formless.

Especially at night, they were practically impossible to defend against.