Reinforcements

"Fire Release, Great Fire Dragon Technique!"

Uchiha Fugaku formed hand seals, and a fire dragon spewed from his mouth, intercepting the incoming Water Dragon Bullet.

But within the dense fog, the screams that continuously reached his ears already signaled the dire situation on Konoha's side.

The power displayed by Yuki Yoru had completely exceeded everyone's expectations and shattered the confidence of all Konoha shinobi.

War, such a thing, greatly relies on morale. Once morale is lost, even if you hold many advantages, you will still be defeated.

Not to mention.

At this moment, Konoha was already in a state of complete rout and retreat.

Konoha's situation was becoming more and more dire.

Almost every second, someone was dying.

Even due to the perilous pursuit, Fugaku and Shinnosuke's squad had completely dispersed. By the time the mist cleared, Fugaku was left with only a dozen or so Konoha ninja.

Most crucially, they were now completely surrounded by Kirigakure forces!

"The Uchiha Clan's genius, Body Flicker Shisui, and the Uchiha Clan's Clan Head, Uchiha Fugaku, you sure are lucky."

"Bring their heads back! Be careful to preserve the bloodline!"

"Don't let your guard down, these guys are all elite Konoha ninja."

Dozens of Kirigakure ninja surrounded Fugaku, Shisui, and the others. The leader decisively attacked, drawing a bone blade from his left arm as a weapon and lunging at Fugaku.

Uchiha Fugaku's Sharingan spun, and his long sword met the attack, blocking it. The sound of clashing blades echoed as both sides retreated several steps.

Fugaku's heart sank.

Undoubtedly, the leader was an elite from the Kaguya Clan, and the other Kirigakure ninja were also skilled. Shisui, for instance, was completely restrained by two Kirigakure ninja. This level of combat power was by no means something ordinary ninja possessed.

"Rumble!"

Distant ground rumbled, and magnificent earth walls rose from the ground, but soon, those earth walls were covered with countless bones and ice crystals.

This situation made Fugaku even more solemn.

That bone technique covering the entire earth wall was likely the Kaguya Clan's bloodline's most powerful technique, Dance of the Larch. Without a doubt, Shinnosuke's side was also facing extremely powerful enemies.

If this continued, let alone escaping, they might not even be able to break through this encirclement!

"It seems I can't hide it anymore."

Fugaku's expression grew more serious. This look, however, was misinterpreted by the Kaguya Clan members as a look of fear.

"Don't worry, Uchiha Fugaku, my bone blade is much sharper than those Kunai and Shuriken. I can take your head off with one strike. It'll be quick, you won't feel any pain."

The Kaguya Clan Jonin grinned and charged at Fugaku, bone emerging from his body.

"Dance of the Larch!"

Fine, sharp bone spurs swung with his rotation, like a dancer covered in thorns performing, beautiful yet lethally deadly. In the blink of an eye, several Konoha ninja were torn to shreds by his bone dance.

Blood rained down!

Even Uchiha Fugaku was no match for him. After just one exchange, he clutched his chest, his blood-red Sharingan wide, as if he couldn't believe he would die like this.

"Hahahaha, mere Uchiha, nothing more. I'll take these Sharingan!"

The Kaguya Clan Jonin's face was filled with a sinister grin as he reached out to grab Fugaku's eyes.

But just as his fingers were about to touch the Sharingan, he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

A ninja blade, at some unknown time, had pierced his chest.

"How is this possible... when did..."

"From the moment you saw these eyes."

A cold voice sounded from beside him. The Uchiha Fugaku, who should have been dead, stood before him unharmed, holding the bone blade that had pierced his heart.

And the "Fugaku" who had died began to change, revealing himself to be a Kirigakure ninja who had come to pursue them!

"Impossible... cough... my chakra has always been deliberately kept in a state of flux. Your Three-Tomoe... What kind of eyes are these?!"

The Kaguya Jonin stared at Fugaku's eyes in disbelief. At some point, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan in his eyes had rotated together, forming a strange pinwheel pattern.

Fugaku silently pulled out the bone blade. The Kaguya Clan elite Jonin's life force rapidly dissipated.

If it were in the past, he might have uttered a taunt like, "In front of these eyes, your Shikotsumyaku is as pathetic as a puppet's."

But the appearance of Yuki Yoru had completely shattered his Uchiha Clan pride.

His ancestor lost to the First Hokage's Wood Release, and now his Mangekyo is no match for Yuki Yoru...

"Boom!!"

The sound of battle in the distance pulled Fugaku back to reality.

Although he had used the Mangekyo's genjutsu to deal with the dozen or so Kirigakure ninja who had surrounded him.

However, there were simply too many Kirigakure ninja pursuing them. Not far away, Uchiha Shisui and other Konoha ninja were still engaged in fierce combat.

"Fine, if they want to expose me, so be it!"

Fugaku took a deep breath, as if a decision had been made.

The Mangekyo in his eyes spun wildly, and an extremely cold Chakra condensed.

But, at this very moment, chains of Chakra surged into the Battlefield before the Susanoo, binding over a dozen Kirigakure ninja on the Battlefield with a net-like formation.

"Adamantine Sealing Chains!"

A sharp cry followed. Taking advantage of the timing of the Adamantine Sealing Chains, the Konoha ninja on the field and Uchiha Shisui attacked simultaneously, ending the battle swiftly like a sharp knife cutting through tangled hemp.

The Mangekyo in Fugaku's eyes quickly dissipated. As he watched the approaching fiery red figure, his expression was complex, yet he also felt a sense of relief.

"I didn't expect the Third Hokage to send you to the front lines, Kushina."

"Has the War really escalated to this point?"

Kushina looked at the corpses scattered everywhere, her eyes seeming to spew fire: "What's the situation now?"

"Someone formidable appeared on the Kirigakure side, and with the arrival of their main force, we couldn't hold Tsunan Town."

Seeing Kushina's arrival, several Konoha ninja's eyes lit up, and they quickly gathered around Fugaku. Fugaku rapidly explained the current situation.

"Jiraiya-sama activated Sage Mode and covered our retreat alone. In the thick fog, we were scattered by the Kirigakure pursuers. Shinnosuke is in the west North direction; the situation there is likely not optimistic either."

"Jiraiya-sama is covering the rear alone?!"

"BOOM!!!"

A violent explosion made everyone present look up sharply towards the distance.

Through the gaps in the trees, they could see the massive figure of Bunta being blasted away, dissolving into white smoke with a loud bang.

Seeing this, Kushina's expression turned completely grim, and she decisively issued an order.

"Fugaku, go support Shinnosuke, and several elite Jonin squads are coming with me. They should arrive soon. You and they should rendezvous and retreat to Misawa Bridge for now."

"Then you..."

Fugaku saw Kushina's intention at a glance: "You want to go support Jiraiya-sama? No, that's too dangerous!"

"What's dangerous about it? Are we just going to stand by and watch Jiraiya-sama face such a powerful enemy?!"

Kushina took a deep breath: "Jiraiya-sama and Zetsu cannot be in trouble. Otherwise, let alone Minato, even I myself would never forgive myself!"

With that, Kushina plunged into the bushes without looking back!

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