The Oriole Behind

The Third Raikage led the ninjas whose condition was still intact against the ninjas led by Shimura Danzō.

However, it seemed the previous fierce battle had consumed too much energy. The Third Raikage was actually suppressed by Shimura Danzō, even sustaining injuries from Danzō's ninja sword, which was enhanced with Wind Style.

Seeing that the Third Raikage's combat power was greatly depleted, Shimura Danzō grew even more excited, his ninja sword and Wind Style attacks becoming increasingly sharp.

He even revealed his right eye, which had always been covered by bandages and seals, revealing a Three Tomoe Sharingan.

That's right, he had transplanted a Three Tomoe Sharingan long ago.

Although the consumption was high, his chakra was barely enough to sustain it.

The Sharingan greatly aided him, not only enhancing his genjutsu abilities and resistance but also improving his Dynamic Vision, which greatly benefited his Wind Style sword techniques.

Similar to Lightning Release Nintaijutsu, Wind Style taijutsu and sword techniques also focused on speed. However, one stimulated the muscles and bones from within to enhance explosive power, while the other provided external augmentation.

High-speed taijutsu and sword techniques often require sufficient Dynamic Vision support; otherwise, using them rashly could be fatal.

Now, with the cooperation of the Three Tomoe Sharingan, he could unleash his Wind Style sword techniques at full power, giving him the capital to suppress the Third Raikage.

As for the secret of revealing his Three Tomoe Sharingan, as long as he killed the Third Raikage and wiped out these Cloud Ninjas, no one would know, right?

"Damn it!"

The Third Raikage, cut once again, cursed angrily, seemingly infuriated by being injured by a nobody like Shimura Danzō.

"Raikage, tonight will be your last night!"

Shimura Danzō's face was grim, and he was inwardly excited.

If he could kill the Third Raikage, his reputation in the village would undoubtedly rise to the highest level, and he might even have a chance to compete for the position of Fourth Hokage.

Teacher Hashirama had passed the Hokage position to his younger brother, Teacher Tobirama. He and Hiruzen were like brothers and could also inherit the Hokage position.

His subordinate ninjas also engaged in fierce combat with the Cloud Ninjas brought by the Third Raikage. They were mainly elite ninjas from the Shimura and Sarutobi clans.

Nominally, they were accompanying the main force to the Land of Rivers to set up defenses against Sunagakure, but in reality, they had come here secretly to carry out a secret mission.

Now, the mission objective had simply shifted to the Cloud Ninjas, especially the Third Raikage.

The elites of the two clans cooperated seamlessly. The Sarutobi ninjas unleashed the clan's secret Great Fireball Technique, while the Shimura ninjas augmented the heat and scale of the Great Fireball Technique with Wind Style, successfully suppressing the Cloud Ninjas.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke unleashed the Great Fireball Technique in coordination with his childhood friend, Izumi Shimura, their combat power being quite formidable.

However, they were unaware that they had already been targeted.

In Kumogakure, a pair of twin brothers with similar appearances occasionally glanced in their direction. Both wore eye patches on their left and right eyes, special eye patches with sealing jutsu formulas.

The Cloud Ninjas had previously received orders not to engage in a life-or-death struggle with the Konoha ninjas. In the initial stages of combat, their priority was to preserve their lives, buying time for the later ninjas to recover their chakra.

The Sand Ninja Army and the Iwagakure Ninja Army, seeing Konoha engage with Cloud, decisively attacked Uzushio Hidden Village.

Although such a direct assault was extremely dangerous, they didn't have much time to waste. If the Cloud Ninja Army recovered their chakra and provided support, it would be difficult to fight.

They had to end it quickly!

"Since you've come, don't even think about leaving!"

Masahiko Uzumaki stared grimly at the ninjas who had infiltrated the village. The four clan elders once again joined forces to unleash the Four Red Yang Formation, creating a "trap the dog in the house" scenario.

Not a single one of them would leave alive today!

The Four Red Yang Formation could not be maintained for long and could not be used for defensive operations. It could only be used for annihilation battles like this.

"Such a massive barrier, truly worthy of the Uzumaki clan!"

Chiyo couldn't help but exclaim as she looked at the vast Four Red Yang Formation. Their chakra reserves were outrageously large.

Ebizo, standing beside her, remained silent. He had already ordered the puppet masters to spray poison mist and use Wind Style to quickly spread it throughout Uzushio Hidden Village.

Poison was the most efficient way to kill enemies.

This poison was specially formulated by them. Even if subjected to Fire Style incineration, it would not be extinguished but would transform into poisonous smoke with considerable lethality.

The Iwagakure Ninja Army, on the other hand, relied on large-scale Earth Style Ninjutsu to destroy the ground, thereby disrupting the various sealing barriers set up and cast by the Uzumaki ninjas, and countering the various attacks launched by the Bashosen.

They had already obtained intelligence from the Mist Village battlefield, knowing that the opponent possessed means to cast super-large-scale ninjutsu. Before invading, they had formulated targeted tactics.

Seeing the Bashosen's attacks being countered, Uzumaki Ashina and the others' hearts sank. This was going to be difficult.

At the same time, Kō had arrived outside Uzushio Hidden Village and began to form hand seals, unleashing a forbidden jutsu.

"Forbidden Jutsu: Pot of Poison Technique!"

As the forbidden jutsu was activated, a ceramic pot in the latrine of the Uzushio Hidden Village clan head's house exploded, releasing countless invisible poison insects that rapidly spread throughout the entire Uzushio Hidden Village. They attached themselves to anyone they encountered, invaded their bodies, and reproduced rapidly.

That's right, he was a member of the Aburame clan. The poison insects he possessed were extremely special, being incredibly tiny nano-poison insects. Their activation was extremely stealthy, making them difficult for even the Uzumaki clan's sensory abilities to detect such minuscule existences.

Furthermore, the Uzumaki clan currently needed to focus all their efforts on dealing with the Sand and Iwa ninjas, leaving them no time to attend to their own conditions.

Of course, his poison insects were not just targeting Uzumaki ninjas but everyone, including the Sand and Iwa ninjas.

They were all enemies!

Both sides, engaged in fierce combat, were completely unaware that a deadly poison insect had spread, invading their bodies through their skin and respiration, reproducing rapidly and silently.

This was not the end. Kō took out 100,000 high-quality explosive tags, each inscribed with a summoning jutsu using his own blood. This was a special technique developed by the Second Hokage, known as the Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tag.

Those nano-poisonous insects were formed by feeding on its own flesh and chakra, equivalent to a part of itself, allowing it to cast this Forbidden Jutsu. One hundred thousand high-quality Explosive Tags would be enough to level the entire Uzushio Hidden Village.

However, what he didn't know was that the moment he revealed himself and cast the jutsu from afar, he had already been targeted.

"It's that kid."

Hundreds of meters away, a Cloud Ninja Anbu lowered his binoculars and grinned sinisterly, followed by three other Anbu ninja.

They hadn't joined the main battlefield but had instead hidden outside the Uzushio Hidden Village, waiting for Konoha's contingency plan against Uzushio Hidden Village. Their main focus was on the Son of the Hokage and his two companions who had entered Uzushio Hidden Village on a diplomatic mission that morning.

They had been lying in wait for so long, and finally, they had found their target.

No matter what means the opponent intended to use to destroy Uzushio Hidden Village, it posed a huge threat to their Kumogakure as well.

This dangerous individual had to be eliminated as soon as possible; they couldn't let him live. Otherwise, if he were to be used against their Cloud Ninja in the future, it would be disastrous.

"He is likely a ninja from Konoha's Aburame clan, skilled in controlling insects. Being assigned to scheme against Uzushio Hidden Village means his strength must be terrifying.

Do not engage in close-quarters combat, nor give him a chance to react. Eliminate the target with the utmost speed."

He warned with a grave tone, not wanting to have insects burrow into his body.

"Understood!"

The three Anbu ninja responded in low voices. They were also very fond of their own lives, and the best method and outcome would be to eliminate the target while preserving themselves.