The Oriole in Konoha

The battle in Uzushio Hidden Village quickly escalated to a fever pitch.

Two thousand elites from Sunagakure and Iwagakure clashed and slaughtered with the Uzumaki Ninja, making the Uzumaki Ninja fight with great difficulty.

Although their Sealing Techniques were strong, especially some Forbidden Jutsu, most of them required close proximity to be effective.

However, the Sand Ninja and Iwa Ninja had clearly prepared for this and gave them no chance to get close, only launching Ninjutsu from a distance. The two sides even had a tacit understanding and cooperation.

The Sand Ninja's Puppet Master unit directly controlled puppets to attack from afar. Even if they destroyed the puppets with Forbidden Jutsu, it was difficult to inflict damage on the actual users.

The Iwa Ninja, on the other hand, jointly used large-scale Earth Style Ninjutsu, making them difficult to attack.

Furthermore, the ninja with Lava Release possessed even greater destructive power, making them incredibly difficult to fight.

The main issue was that they had already expended a large amount of Chakra fighting the Kirigakure Ninja Army earlier, which greatly impacted their combat effectiveness.

"We can't drag this out any longer!"

Uzumaki Ashina's face was filled with determination.

The current situation was very unfavorable to them. The Sand Ninja Army and Iwagakure Ninja Army had clearly obtained intelligence from their previous battle against the Kirigakure Ninja Army and were guarding against the large-scale Five Elemental Ninjutsu released by the Bashosen.

Although they could wear the opponents down with their superior Chakra reserves if they continued to fight like this, maintaining the Four Red Yang Formation also consumed a great deal of energy.

At this moment, they were already sustaining it by sacrificing their life force and couldn't hold on for much longer.

Once the blockade of the Four Red Yang Formation was gone, these Sand Ninja and Iwa Ninja could retreat at their leisure, rest, and return with even better preparations.

However, this was not his biggest concern. His greatest worry was Konoha's methods. So far, only Shimura Danzō had appeared; the Third Hokage had yet to show himself.

Konoha had not even directly attacked their Uzushio Hidden Village yet. Once they did, it would undoubtedly be a thunderous blow.

Therefore, the current war against the Sand Ninja and Iwa Ninja had to be resolved quickly; there was no time for delay.

They could only use that Forbidden Jutsu!

"Second Uncle!"

Seeing the hand seals his Second Uncle was forming, Masahiko Uzumaki, who was fighting Chiyo and the Ten Puppet Army of Chikamatsu with Adamantine Sealing Chains not far away, was greatly alarmed.

He naturally knew what those seals meant. It was a Forbidden Jutsu that would take the user's soul to the Death God, dooming them to eternal torment. It was the most terrifying and forbidden Jutsu of their Uzumaki clan.

"Sh purple, come back quickly!"

Gari, who was directing the battle from the rear, noticed the abnormality of the Uzumaki Elder and Masahiko Uzumaki and immediately shouted for Rōshi, who was exchanging blows with the Adamantine Sealing Chains from a distance using his Lava Release, to return.

The Uzumaki clan's Sealing Techniques were too bizarre and contained too many taboos; caution was paramount.

Rōshi did not push his luck and retreated from the attack range of the Adamantine Sealing Chains, leaping back onto the earthen wall their side had created. He kept a close eye on the elder members of the Uzumaki clan.

At the same time, he wondered why the Four-Tails seemed so calm at the moment, not taking the opportunity to rampage. In fact, it was even actively using his Chakra to counter the Adamantine Sealing Chains.

Was it afraid of the Uzumaki clan's Sealing Techniques?

Meanwhile, the elder members of the Uzumaki clan also raised their hands to form seals, their expressions resolute.

This was their Uzumaki clan's strongest Forbidden Jutsu, specifically targeting the soul. Even a powerful individual like the First Hokage would die if their soul were pulled out.

Furthermore, this Forbidden Jutsu was cast using the user's Chakra as its foundation. The stronger the Chakra, the greater the power. With the Chakra reserves of these few individuals, even the Kage of the Five Great Ninja Villages would be forced to their knees.

"Invading demons, become sacrifices to the Death God along with me!"

Uzumaki Ashina swept his turbid yet sharp gaze over Chiyo and the others, his hand seals nearing completion.

The other elders were also close to finishing their seals. This was also one of the reasons they had used the Four Red Yang Formation to seal off the entire Uzushio Hidden Village: to prevent those people from escaping.

Chiyo and the others felt a deep sense of unease watching the actions of Uzumaki Ashina and the others. Was that another terrifying Forbidden Jutsu?

Just as Uzumaki Ashina and the others began to overdraw their life force and refine Chakra at an extreme level to summon the Death God, they suddenly, and simultaneously, spat out black blood and collapsed to the ground.

Following that, many people on both sides who were engaged in fierce combat suddenly fell to the ground, some even losing their lives.

"Poison?"

Masahiko Uzumaki, whose legs went weak and knelt on one knee, spat out a mouthful of black blood, finding it hard to believe.

They had already taken precautions against Sunagakure's poisons, not only preparing a large amount of antidote but also wearing masks. How had they still been poisoned?

"It's not Sunagakure's poison!"

Struggling to stand up, Uzumaki Ashina looked at Chiyo and her brother, who were retreating with poor condition, as well as the commander of the Iwagakure Ninja Army. He realized it was not the poison of Sunagakure or Iwagakure, otherwise, their own people wouldn't have been poisoned and knocked out.

"Kumogakure?"

Masahiko Uzumaki immediately thought of Kumogakure. Kumogakure wanted their Uzushio Hidden Village to be destroyed so they could absorb some of the Uzumaki clan members, especially that detestable brat.

How despicable!

"Slap!"

Uzumaki Ashina slapped him, scolding him with disappointment and anger, "Even now, you still can't figure it out? Konoha is making a move against us! Compared to Kumogakure, Konoha wants our Uzushio Hidden Village destroyed even more.

This must be a method secretly left behind by those three people who entered the village this morning. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been possible to deploy it silently through the Four Red Yang Formation."

Although there was no evidence, some things could be figured out with a little thought.

Moreover, he had already been guarding against Konoha's contingency plan. He had initially thought it would be hidden elite ninja, but who knew it would be such a strange poison that even he hadn't noticed when he was poisoned.

"Konoha!"

Chiyo opposite seemed to have discovered something, roaring in anger, her face becoming more ferocious.

The three parties currently engaged in battle had all fallen to the ground, poisoned and rapidly dying. It was clear this poison wasn't from any of them; only Konoha, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure remained.

Kirigakure had already retreated and wasn't skilled in poison use to begin with. Kumogakure also wasn't skilled in poison, leaving only Konoha.

Furthermore, she felt this wasn't a simple poison but a living thing, like some kind of small insect, which made her think of Konoha's Aburame clan.

"Uzumaki Clan Head, we've all been tricked by Konoha. We've been poisoned with insect-like creatures, likely a Secret Technique from Konoha's Aburame clan. How about we call a truce now?"

Ebizo had taken some medicine to suppress the insect-like creatures within him, enduring the discomfort as he shouted.

Continuing the fight now was meaningless, as their common enemy had become Konoha.

Moreover, the Uzumaki Ninja were more troublesome than they had anticipated, and the battle couldn't be concluded in a short time, forcing a truce.

"I declare a truce on behalf of Iwagakure!"

Gari, the leader of the Iwagakure Ninja Army, who was in a similarly bad state, shouted while spitting black blood, signaling a truce.

Most of their people were already down, with only a few of the stronger individuals still holding on. Continuing the fight would inevitably lead to their complete annihilation.

This time, Konoha had outmaneuvered them and won. Iwagakure would remember this.

However, before Masahiko Uzumaki could respond, the corpses suddenly erupted with the same Chakra, and then Explosive Tags appeared out of thin air.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Instantly, the entire Uzushio Hidden Village was engulfed in fire and explosions, with all the corpses and buildings being blown apart and incinerated.

Especially under the shroud of the Four Red Yang Formation, the impact of the explosions became more concentrated, even drawing upon the flame power of the Four Red Yang Formation, further increasing its destructive power.

The four Uzumaki elders, already at their limit, could no longer hold on, and the Four Red Yang Formation shattered.