"Prepare to die!"
Using his teammate as a shield, the Kirigakure Mist Ninja Jonin his sword, ready to decapitate the brat dressed in the Uchiha Clan attire before him.
Terrified by the opponent's frenzied actions, Uchiha Yaowan momentarily forgot to resist. He stared Fudō at the opponent's Ninja Blade falling in front of him, his Sharingan, which he had recently acquired.
"Ah!"
With a piercing scream, the Mist Ninja Jonin back by an unseen attack, then clutched his abdomen and wailed in agony.
"Being distracted during wartime is a major taboo!"
A cold voice rang out, and a Hyuga Clan ninja jumped in front of Yaowan, striking at the neck of Mist Ninja.
"Who are you..."
Upon recognizing the newcomer, Uchiha Yaowan instinctively squeezed his legs together.
Ball Buster Kid, Iroha Hyuga.
Perhaps because his nickname spread so widely in the village that he gave up on himself, Iroha Hyuga, whether on the battlefield of Kumogakure or the current battlefield of Mist Battlefield, specifically targeted male ninjas with his inaccurate Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm, causing devastating damage to countless male ninjas.
This also led to the nicknames that originally circulated only in Konoha gradually spreading to the ears of ninjas in various hidden villages.
"Alright, let's continue the fight!"
Ignoring Yaowan, Iroha Hyuga turned her attention to another male Mist Ninja.
"Are you alright, Yaowan?"
Not long after Iroha Hyuga left, an adult Uchiha ninja came to Yaowan's side and inquired about his condition.
"I'm fine. I was saved by the Hyuga Clan. I never expected them to use their teammates as shields."
Yaowan couldn't understand the other person's behavior. He was much more mature than when he was a child. Although he still had the arrogance and sharp tongue that Uchiha possessed, he adhered to the principle of never abandoning any teammate in his actions.
"In their eyes, there are no teammates; everyone is a tool to be used. You'll get used to it."
Frowning, the Uchiha ninja knocked down Kunai that seemed to have shot out from nowhere, and stood guard beside Yaowan.
Like Wada, he belonged to the hawkish faction of the Uchiha Clan and naturally wouldn't stand idly by and watch Yaowan die.
"The war will likely continue for a long time. You'll have to get used to this kind of life, Yaowan."
"War, what has war brought us..." Yaowan looked at the horrific battlefield before him, his hands twitching uncontrollably.
Due to the war, the heavily guarded Anbu prison lost a large number of ninjas responsible for its defense, which made the previously frequent patrols much less frequent.
Because of his advanced age, Uchiha Wada, who was unable to go to the battlefield to personally protect his grandson, did not remain idle. Early in the morning, he went alone to the outside of the Anbu prison, hoping to apply to visit Uchiha Setsuna, who was serving his prison meal inside.
As a child, Setsuna wanted to leave Konoha with the Uchiha, but was refused because of his age, which became a thorn in his side.
Later, not long after Madara Uchiha attacked Konoha and "died" at the Valley of the End, with Hashirama's death and Tobirama taking over, Tobirama felt threatened as he saw the other side establishing many policies unfavorable to the Uchiha Clan, and prepared to incite the clan members to launch a rebellion.
Wada also joined in.
However, when the Uchiha who intended to rebel were swiftly suppressed by the Second Hokage and sent to Tobirama's Happy Black Room, Wada, who had previously sworn that he was also a successor to Madara's will, immediately backed down, repeatedly claiming that he was a loyal subject of Konoha and that he had never thought of a coup.
Because of Wada's overly sincere attitude and the lack of any substantial evidence, Wada and a group of clansmen who had written guarantees were released, while only die-hards like Setsuna were left in prison forever.
With the Second Hokage forever left in the Land of Lightning by the Gold and Silver Brothers, Hiruzen Sarutobi becoming the Third Hokage, Wada's long-dormant heart was rekindled. He used more covert methods to win over a group of hawkish Uchiha, but this time he didn't dare to stage a coup. He just gathered together for meals and verbally condemned the Konoha High Command.
For many years, Wada had not dared to approach the Anbu prison again. With the outbreak of war and his grandson being sent to the battlefield, he suddenly had the urge to see his old friend, so he came here early to submit his visitation application.
"Uchiha Setsuna?"
Upon seeing the name on the visitation request form, the ninja in charge of receiving visitors frowned and looked up at Wada.
"Is there a problem?"
Feeling a bit annoyed by the other person's gaze, Wada was about to lash out, but when he thought of everything that had happened in the past, his tone instantly turned into a gentle lamb.
"No, it's nothing. It's just that Uchiha Setsuna is dead, and his body has already been claimed by someone else."
The ninja found the document he wanted from the densely packed files beside him and handed it to Wada.
"Dead? How could that be?"
Hearing this, Wada was somewhat stunned. It wasn't surprising that Setsuna died, but it was a bit strange that someone had claimed the body.
His parents had already passed away, and he was unmarried before his arrest. Who would take his body away?
Upon seeing the death certificate stamped with a bright red seal, Wada seemed to realize something and hurriedly returned it to the other party.
This is terrible. It seems that there are still followers active outside. I can't get involved in this mess.
Uchiha Wada escaped the Anbu prison with lightning speed.
"That Mahiru, could he have been killed by these brats?"
In the bamboo forest, Hono and Oishi, who had been waiting for news of the Mahiru, finally found traces of Kazashiro and the others after searching for a while.
"We'll find out by arresting him and questioning him."
As he spoke, Oishi began forming hand seals.
"Ninja Art: Camouflage Invisibility Technique"
After its body became completely transparent, the Oishi began to approach from behind the group.
Once the Oishi was confirmed to be in place, the Hono was ready to activate the pre-arranged trap.
"Enemy attack! Obito, Kakashi, Rin, get behind me!"
Before Hono could make a move, Kazashiro, who already knew about the presence of Stone Ninja here, sensed Hono's presence first and threw out Flying Thunder God Kunai.
"Tch, have they found out?"
As the Kunai hurtled towards him, he dodged only after the Hono triggered the trap.
This gave Kazashiro the opportunity to make a move. Following the Flying Thunder God Kunai to his opponent's side, Kazashiro immediately threw out the Senbon in his hand.
"Such a fast Body Flicker Technique!"
Surprised by the speed at which Kazashiro arrived beside him, Hono activated the mechanism, unleashing a hidden sword that blocked Senbon's attack.
It can even react to the Flying Thunder God?
Kazashiro's expression turned serious; he hadn't expected his opponent to be able to block his attack at such a critical moment.