Indra Mustered His Army

"Lord Indra! Because we captured nine intelligence agents who had infiltrated the Asura faction, the Asura have gathered their Great Demons and are attacking us!" A subordinate knelt on the ground and reported to Indra.

"Damn Asura! He clearly knows I just went through a great battle and wants to take advantage of me, that shameless bastard!" Indra slammed his fist on the table, furious.

Tianqi was thoughtful upon hearing this news. Given Asura's strength and personality, he shouldn't be taking advantage of such a situation. It was probably really for the sake of the nine people he had captured. After all, Asura believed in love and companionship, so it was normal for him to gather an army to rescue his comrades.

"Brother, calm down. Second Brother might have only gone out to rescue those nine people. Just release them. That way, we won't start a war and we can avoid casualties. Brother, you have to calm down!" Karura Ōtsutsuki advised.

Seeing that her eldest and second eldest brothers were about to start fighting again over a trivial matter, how could Karura allow such a thing to happen? Watching her family fight to the death was the last thing she wanted to see, and this whole thing was because of her. She had also heard about the situation of the other nine people; they had all been captured because they went to investigate yesterday's battle. Now, she had to save them.

"Bah! Mobilizing the army for a mere nine people? Who the hell would believe that? That Asura guy clearly thinks I was injured in the battle last night and wants to take advantage of the situation to capture me. He's dreaming! He's not worthy of capturing me!" Indra slammed his hand on the table in front of him, furious. He was defeated by Tianqi yesterday, and today Asura is coming to make trouble. How could Indra accept this?

Moreover, since Tianqi didn't go all out yesterday, Indra wasn't seriously injured. With the combined efforts of Tianqi and Karura, Indra's minor injuries were completely healed. Not only were his injuries healed, but his strength also increased. Because it was the first time he had been defeated, Indra's mental state improved, which in turn increased his strength. Now that he was stronger, how could he possibly tolerate Asura?

"Karura, don't say anything more. What I've made up my mind won't change!" Indra glared at Karura, stopping her from speaking further.

"Alright...!" Upon hearing this, Karura stopped trying to persuade him. She knew her elder brother Indra's personality and temper very well. Once he made up his mind, not even eight horses could pull him back. His temper was simply stubborn and inflexible; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to persuade him for so many years without success.

"Send the order for the combat personnel to assemble and await orders to engage the enemy!" Indra commanded his kneeling subordinates.

"Yes, Lord Indra!"

As his subordinates retreated, Indra turned his gaze to Tianqi and continued, "Tianqi, you come along too. Today I'll show you my army and how I deal with the Asura!"

Indra didn't ask Tianqi to help, but instead told him to watch the battle. Clearly, he was still upset about being defeated by Tianqi yesterday, and now that Asura was coming to fight, he wanted to take this opportunity to show off his strength to Tianqi.

"Alright!" Tianqi nodded and did not refuse. He knew that Indra was bound to have some lingering resentment after being defeated and was eager to prove himself. Tianqi was also willing to give this Uchiha ancestor face.

Seeing that Tianqi had agreed, Indra nodded in satisfaction, then turned to Karura and said indifferently, "As for you, Karura, you'd better stay in your clan's territory and not go and join the fun!"

After saying that, Indra led Tianqi out, completely ignoring Karura. Watching his older brother's retreating figure Karura Ōtsutsuki was speechless. "He's forgotten his own sister now that he has a new helper! He used to really want me to come along. My brother's too materialistic! I'm going too!"

Karura followed in their footsteps. She couldn't let Uchiha Tianqi interfere in her two brothers' battle; she had to step up at this crucial moment.

As Indra's orders were given, the combatants quickly assembled. This shows that Indra still held great prestige in their eyes, since they were all there to follow Indra and many of them believed in his ideals.

Although the army only had about a thousand people, Indra's clan had more than that. These thousand were all powerful combatants, almost all of whom were at least Chunin. Indra did not allow those below Chunin level to join the battle, as they were too weak and would only be cannon fodder. Although Indra believed in the supremacy of strength, he did not want his followers to die in vain.

Upon arriving at the troop assembly point, Indra walked to the high platform, looked down at the thousands of combatants below, cleared his throat, and loudly proclaimed, "I'm sure you've all heard that Ninja Sect Asura is leading about five thousand men charging towards us. These shameless bastards dare to attack us first! We must defeat them and stop them! Are you all confident?"

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Thousands of people shouted loudly. Their eyes showed no fear, but rather a hint of excitement. They were all followers of Indra and were not weak. Moreover, they agreed with Indra's philosophy of power, so naturally they were not afraid.

"Very good! I, Indra, am proud to have brothers and sisters like you. However, not many people from the Ninja Sect have come this time. I only need half of them to come with me, so half of you will come with me and the rest will stay behind to guard the clan's territory!" Indra said, looking at the people below.

The Ninja Sect only sent about half of their combat personnel. Indra didn't want to take advantage of Asura, so he also only planned to bring half of his men. He didn't want others to say that he was bullying the weak with the many. Indra wanted a fair fight and to defeat the Ninja Sect Asura in a fair and square manner.

However, after Indra finished speaking, not a single one of them retreated. They all stood still, unwilling to show any fear or think of backing down. Indra frowned at his unmoving subordinates and said, "What's wrong? Didn't you hear me if I spoke too softly? I said to only take half the men to the battlefield. The rest of you, retreat immediately!"

Although Indra repeated himself carefully, not a single person retreated or left.

"Lord Indra! We all want to go to the battlefield with you. We are not afraid of death, nor are we afraid of the Ninja Sect!"

"Yes! Lord Indra, please let us all go with you. We will not be afraid or back down!"

"..."

Everyone chimed in with their own opinions, but the gist of it all was the same: they didn't want to stay in their tribe's territory and wanted to go to the battlefield with Indra.

Looking at these determined people, Tianqi thought of the Uchiha clan members who had fought alongside him. They were equally fearless and courageous, the most loyal and brave people, willing to give anything for their clan and their leader's beliefs, even their own lives. These were the true warriors!