The skirmishes along the border gradually escalated. What began as infiltration and reconnaissance by small units developed into head-on clashes involving companies and even battalions. Konoha and Kumogakure, the two rising powers among the ninja villages, fought a brutal war of attrition across the rugged mountains. Blood soaked into the earth, while broken ninja tools and charred trees became the battlefield's most common sights.
Uchiha Sou remained active on the front lines. The sustained fighting and the intense use of Weaving Logic had made his Two-Tomoe Sharingan increasingly profound and keen. He had also grown more adept at sensing and influencing the Causality Threads. He watched the course of the war with cool detachment, like a patient fisherman waiting for the big fish that could help him break through his limits.
However, the balance of the war began to shift. Kumogakure committed more and more powerful forces, and the ninja appearing on the battlefield grew ever more formidable. One pair of brothers in particular often arrived surrounded by a crimson Chakra Cloak, filled with an ominous, violent aura. Their strength far surpassed that of ordinary elite jonin, placing enormous pressure on Konoha's defenses.
Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
These elite shinobi from Kumogakure were said to be descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, possessing an extraordinary constitution and incredible strength. Even more unsettling, they seemed able to wield a form of Chakra resembling that of a Tailed Beast. Their fighting style was savage and deadly, and armed with the Sage of Six Paths' treasures, they had repeatedly inflicted heavy losses on Konoha's forces.
During a large-scale encounter, Sou's company had the misfortune of running straight into the elite force led by Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
The battle was one-sided from the very start.
"Hahahaha! You Konoha losers! Feel the power of the