Scorch Release: Yasakani no Magatama

The magatama, striking out from the splash of water, pierced through the Fuma Clan Leader's left arm in mid-air.

In the blink of an eye, the Fuma Clan Leader's left arm was severed from his body.

"Ugh!!!!"

The pain from his severed arm shot through his left shoulder, and the intense agony caused the Fuma Clan Leader to plummet from the sky.

"Save the Clan Leader!!!"

The Fuma clan members below shouted.

"Don't even think about it."

Izuna formed hand seals, his cheeks puffing out. "Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"

A wall of fire, over ten meters long, erupted from his mouth, aiming to finish off the Fuma Clan Leader with this move.

"Water Release: Water Wall!"

The Saito Clan Leader on the opposite side quickly formed hand seals, attempting to counter Izuna's flames with Water Release.

As water and fire merged, superheated steam boiled across the battlefield.

A Fuma Jonin seized the opportunity, charging into the fray and, at the risk of his skin being destroyed, forcibly rescued the Fuma Clan Leader.

Meanwhile, on another front, Sora Uchiha, the second-in-command of the Uchiha's northwest battlefield, was battling the Watanabe Clan Leader, a peak Jonin, and the elite Jonin Onigawa Clan Leader.

It might have been somewhat comical in the midst of such a serious battle.

After clashing for over a hundred exchanges, Sora Uchiha's stomach could no longer contain its protests.

Sora Uchiha clutched his stomach, his brows furrowed tightly.

No matter what, he was still human. The gnawing hunger in his abdomen, no matter how much he tried to concentrate, was a physical protest that made him involuntarily lose focus.

It wasn't just Sora Uchiha; the other Uchiha clan members fighting were experiencing the same thing.

The battlefield situation changed in an instant. A moment of laxity could lead to a complete collapse. Moreover, by this point in the battle, their bodies had protested more than once.

Their ability to persevere until now was due to the strong foundation of the Uchiha's inherent power.

The Watanabe Clan Leader chuckled, "Fighting without provisions must be painful, right?"

With that said, the Watanabe Clan Leader reversed his grip on his twin blades. "Since that's the case, why don't I help you out and send you to the next world sooner?"

A materialized sword aura swept towards him. Sora Uchiha took a deep breath, and flames ignited around his katana.

"Uchiha Style: Flame Dance!"

The colliding flames formed scattered sparks, sprinkling across the battlefield.

Grumble rumble~~

The protests from their stomachs, coupled with the overwhelming fatigue clouding their minds, left every Uchiha utterly exhausted, body and soul.

Just then, the Onigawa Clan Leader waved his hand grandly. "Reserve forces, attack!"

As his words fell, a hundred-strong unit, which had been held back at the rear in the best condition, surged forward like a long-prepared arrow.

Following the Onigawa Clan Leader's command, they rushed out, piercing through the Uchiha's defensive wall of shields and charging directly towards the city gates.

Sora Uchiha was startled, gritting his teeth as he shouted, "Defend! Defend! Don't let them get near the gates!"

"You still have time to worry about others!?"

The Watanabe Clan Leader let out a cold laugh.

While his overall strength was slightly inferior to Sora Uchiha's, Sora Uchiha was in extremely poor condition. Their current battle made it seem as though the Watanabe Clan Leader had the upper hand.

"Water Release: Water Explosion!"

Sora Uchiha raised his right hand, forming the same seals as the Watanabe Clan Leader, thanks to the precognition and copying abilities of the Sharingan!

"Water Release..."

The explosive water flow had already arrived. No, it was too late!

Even though he had seen through it with his Sharingan and copied the technique, his heavily injured and extremely fatigued body couldn't keep up.

The water first struck Sora Uchiha, then clung to his skin, exploding like a bomb.

Blood splattered along with the water, leaving his flesh and skin mangled. The Watanabe Clan Leader shouted excitedly, "The opportunity is here! Break into Uchiha City! Annihilate the Uchiha Clan!"

Instantly, the morale of the Five Allied Clans Army surged to its limit.

Ten minutes later, with a thunderous roar, the gates of Uchiha Stone City, which Izuna and the others had defended for half a year, collapsed.

"Hahaha! We did it!!!"

"Charge in!!!"

"This is ours now! Ours!"

After working hard for more than half a year, they were finally seeing results. How could the ninjas of the Five Allied Clans Army not be excited?

This must be the first time in Sengoku history that the Uchiha, besides the Senju, had suffered such a major defeat.

"Vice Clan Leader!!!"

The heavily wounded Sora Uchiha knelt on one knee on the ground, shouting at Izuna.

A flicker of "panic" crossed Izuna's face, and he feigned an enraged expression, his Chakra erupting like a mountain torrent. "Don't even think about taking another step!!!"

In everyone's eyes, the violent Chakra seemed to form a primordial beast, terrifying the ninjas preparing to enter the city into a stunned standstill.

The Susanoo's inner bones, which had originally only covered its body, visibly grew arms, a neck, and a skull at a visible speed. These were then connected by newly formed Chakra meridians into a complete humanoid form.

"Wh-what kind of jutsu is that?!"

"S-so much terrifying Chakra..."

"Is this the power of the Uchiha Clan's Vice Leader?"

Not only the enemy but also their own side was dumbfounded.

"Scorch Release: Yasakani no Magatama!"

In its half-humanoid state, the Susanoo grew giant, palm-sized, silver-white Magatama in each hand. Empowered by Amaterasu, they burned with ominous black flames.

The next moment, the Susanoo swung its hands, launching two Yasakani no Magatama towards the Five Allied Clans Army gathered before the city gate.

Whoosh-boom-boom-boom!!!

A violent explosion, with raging black flames mixed into the aftermath.

Crack-crack-crack... boom-whummm...

Immediately after, a stone wall over fifty meters high, specially processed with Earth Style, collapsed with a roar under this single attack!

This was, after all, the most secure fortress in the northwest of the Uchiha territory, having withstood countless enemy attacks!

And before this attack, not a single one of the hundred elite soldiers who had just stormed the city gate survived; all were dead!

"Hah... Hahaha!!!"

Suddenly, a stunned Uchiha Jonin burst into laughter. "As expected of the Vice Leader, to have hidden such a trump card! Everyone, attack! Victory belongs to us Uchiha!"

For a moment, the Uchiha's morale seemed to rebound.

However, just as the situation seemed to be turning around, Izuna's Susanoo, which had captured the attention of all the ninjas on the field, faded from its humanoid form back to a skull, then to ribs, before finally disappearing completely.

"Hoo... hoo..."

Izuna hunched over, panting in a low voice. His right cheek was completely covered by bloody tears streaming from his eye, giving him a terrifying appearance.

"V-Vice Leader?"

The Uchiha ninjas, who had just been caught up in excitement, stared blankly at Izuna in this state.

Masashige Hagoromo snapped out of his shock and exclaimed with joy, "Hahaha! How could such a powerful ninjutsu come without a price? Everyone, rest assured, Izuna Uchiha can no longer use that move. Attack with confidence!"