Hatake Sakumo VS Uchiha Yaowan (2)

Yaowan awaits Sakumo's weakness.

But to his surprise, facing the scorching flames, Sakumo made no attempt to dodge, instead unleashing four swift slashes.

One of the blades precisely targeted the center of a flame, and to Yaowan's incredulous gaze, the flame was split in two and exploded in mid-air.

As fireworks rose, Sakumo once again dodged Susanoo's arm and slashed at Yaowan's face with his sword.

With a crisp "clang," Yaowan stared at the blade before him with a strange expression, feeling incredibly fortunate that he had Susanoo protecting him, otherwise he would have been sent to meet Madara Uchiha.

Just as Yaowan retracted his skeletal arm and prepared to continue attacking Sakumo, the opponent's figure disappeared again.

Then came the crackling sounds that kept ringing out all around his body.

Susanoo constantly under attack, while Yaowan could only hear the sound of hard objects colliding.

For a moment, Yaowan even felt that he was being attacked from all four directions simultaneously.

Yaowan felt an urge to use his Dojutsu, but he forcibly suppressed it.

Konoha must have known about his own intelligence. Sakumo launched a close-range attack even though he knew that Sakumo might use "Aya Kahishikuni," which clearly indicates that he had a countermeasure.

Perhaps what attacked him was just a Shadow Clone, while Sakumo's true body was hiding somewhere, waiting for him to use his Dojutsu to catch him in the act.

But letting the other side continue attacking like this wasn't a solution, so Yaowan turned to look at the bewildered Fuyuan.

"Earth Release ·Earth Release."

Fuyuan nodded somewhat stiffly and used a wide-range Earth Release is a technique in Chinese fantasy novels) to create an opportunity for Yao Wan to attack.

But what happened next plunged Fuyuan, who had finally mustered some courage, back into panic.

After a flurry of flashing blades, the densely packed earthen bullets shattered into small pieces and fell to the ground.

Are you kidding me?!

Yaowan raised an eyebrow. There were only two possible reasons for this situation: first, Sakumo had clearly seen the location of each earth-ball attack; second, the opponent's attack speed was so fast that such a dense barrage of attacks simply could not penetrate the opponent's blade light.

Sakumo clearly doesn't have the Sharingan; only Dojutsu with Kekkei Genkai like the Sharingan can see such a dense attack.

The answer is obvious: Sakumo's attacks were too fast, so fast that even wide-range Ninjutsu couldn't touch him at all.

"As expected, those who bear the name of Shadow all possess extraordinary strengths. So, how about this move?"

Yaowan's cheeks suddenly puffed up. "Fire Style: Dust Concealment Technique!"

The high-temperature flames and scorching smoke mixed together and spread outwards the moment they hit the ground.

The blast wave accelerated its spread, enveloping a large area centered on Yaowan in smoke and dust.

Sakumo was forced to cease his attack and dodged the smoke and flames as quickly as possible.

Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation Arrow!

The Fire Style attacks were concentrated on Sakumo's retreat route. Caught between two Fire Style, Sakumo twisted his body, jumped up suddenly, and dodged the flames.

Such a fierce attack quickly attracted the attention of the villagers.

The Military Police Force, led by Uchiha Tekka, rushed toward the scene of the conflict, but stopped just before reaching the area.

"Medicine?"

Staring incredulously at the familiar faces blocking his way, Uchiha Tekka took a step back. "Could it be that you were the ones who started this commotion?"

After Yakumai and other radicals were imprisoned, Fugaku immediately informed his clansmen of the matter.

After all, the sudden disappearance of more than twenty people overnight would definitely affect Sakumo's reforms if the facts were not explained truthfully.

Therefore, after Sakumo personally stood by and promised not to harm their lives, the remaining Uchiha had no choice but to accept the outcome.

"Tekka, I never thought you'd become Fugaku's lackey too."

Yao Mei looked disdainful, as if the Tekka in front of him was as annoying as roadside garbage.

"They know perfectly well that we're being held captive by the Anbu, yet they show no intention of rescuing us. The Uchiha are nothing more than dogs in the hands of the higher-ups!"

"The Uchiha are Konoha's Uchiha. The reform of the Military Police Force allows us to integrate into the village and participate in village decision-making. The Fourth Generation has promised that you will be released once the reform is fully completed. You are the one who doesn't understand!"

Tekka refuted the other party's statement and signaled to his teammates behind him to prepare for battle.

"Hmph, some commoner ninjas, and that one with the dog, from the Inuzuka Clan, right? Allowing such low-class families into the Military Police Force —your actions tarnish the honor of your clans!"

With a wave of his hand, Yao Mei summoned the radicals released by Yao Wan, who revealed themselves. "Lord Madara has been resurrected! Now, we will follow the purest bloodline and make the Uchiha stand proudly throughout the Shinobi World!"

At Yakumei's command, the radical Uchiha members rushed towards the Military Police Force.

After this group of Uchiha joined the battle, the sounds of fighting echoed throughout Konoha.

"What exactly happened?"

Hiruzen, who was engaged in his usual banter with Danzo at the Anbu Training Department, immediately dispatched his Anbu after hearing the sounds of battle, in an attempt to find out what had happened.

Danzo also activated his intelligence network, mobilizing ninjas formerly belonging to Root to investigate the situation.

Before their men could report back, an even more intense voice rang out, saving them time from further investigation.

The fourth form of Susanoo appeared at the place where the radical Uchiha were imprisoned, its body flashing with bursts of white light.

"That white light... it's Sakumo."

Hiruzen immediately recognized the white light; it was the distinctive mark that earned Sakumo the title of "Konoha's White Fang."

Unexpectedly, while they sent people to search for the Uchiha, the Uchiha clan came directly to Konoha and launched an attack.

It was as if they were declaring their contempt for Konoha.

Although from Hiruzen's perspective, Yaowan arrived in Konoha as a superior, Yaowan himself did not think so.

Although the fourth form of Susanoo has greatly enhanced its defensive capabilities, it has made the already not very agile Susanoo even more cumbersome.

Now, he could only watch helplessly as Sakumo ran on Susanoo, unable to touch him even slightly.

Since that's the case...

Yaowan suddenly noticed a dense cluster of buildings in the distance.

If I remember correctly, that should be the gathering place of commoner Ninja Clan.

[You've always upheld this so-called Will of Fire, haven't you? Let me see the resolve behind that will.]

Yaowan drew out the weapon unique to his Susanoo, Futsu-no-Mitama.

The Susanoo's right arm was raised high, and a large amount of Chakra condensed on the blade, emitting a strong black light.

Then, under Sakumo's watchful gaze, he slashed fiercely at the buildings in the distance.