You See Me as a Mayfly Looking Up at the Sky
"Well done, what a touching display of fatherly love, what a touching display of loyalty between ruler and people!" Uchiha Kō stood atop the Buddha statue, clapping like a villain.
"Are you going to say something like, 'Konoha is evil,' or 'Uchiha Kō is a sinner in the Ninja World'?" Uchiha Kō said calmly.
"Isn't that so? You, Uchiha Kō, are now bullying the weak, having gained fame at a young age, and are taking advantage of our Lord Tsuchikage."
"That's right! If you have such strength, why didn't you show it from the beginning? You just wanted to kill people, you demon!"
"Pah! That's just how the Uchiha Clan is. They've been warlike since the Warring States Period. No wonder they were defeated by Senju Hashirama!"
"If you're so capable, then destroy the other three great nations of the Ninja World, and all the smaller countries too!"
The various comments from top-tier players below made the Konoha ninjas twitch at the corners of their mouths, and there was even one oddball who insulted the Uchiha Clan, inciting conflict.
Uchiha Kō scoffed at the words of these ants; he didn't want to waste his breath on their nonsense. "Sage Art: Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands: Top Transformed Buddha!"
The enormous Buddha statue spread its Senju and struck downwards, boom, boom, boom boom, boom~
After being bombarded more than twenty times, even though the Earth Style Wall had been reinforced, cracks inevitably began to appear. Ōnoki's face was ashen as he placed his hands on the Earth Style Wall and channeled Chakra to repair it. "You guys get out of here!"
The Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands continued to bombard the Earth Style Wall. After fifty strikes, a piece of the Earth Style Wall shattered. Kitsuchi and the others exhausted all their Chakra to continue releasing the Earth Style Wall!
"You ants trying to shake a tree, you see me as a mayfly seeing the blue sky!" Uchiha Kō's voice rang out, and the Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands continued to bombard, and just after the hundredth strike, the Earth Style Wall suddenly shattered.
Ōnoki slapped the ground with both hands, and an even larger and harder Earth Style Wall appeared. He continued to hold the Earth Style Wall with his hands and cast the Super-Weighted Rock Technique.
"Get back here, all of you!" Ōnoki, his hair disheveled and his face contorted with rage, gave Kitsuchi and the others a death order.
The Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands continued to bombard, and after another three hundred blows, Ōnoki's Earth Style Wall was shattered.
Uchiha Kō's eyes held a mocking glint. "You think you can stop me?"
At this moment, all 13,000 Iwagakure ninja arrived. They jumped down one by one and began to use Earth Style Wall. Although the quality was not as good as Ōnoki's, the defensive formation could be considered to have been initially formed.
Ōnoki trembled all over. "Get out of here! You are the foundation of Iwagakure, the flowers of the future. You cannot die here!"
As he spoke, Ōnoki risked damaging his own essence, forcibly mobilizing his Chakra to reinforce these Earth Style Wall, spitting out a mouthful of blood!
"Father (Lord Tsuchikage)," the ninjas looked at Ōnoki with worry in their hearts.
"With 12,000 men, we might very well defeat Uchiha Kō!"
"Yes, Lord Tsuchikage, Lord Kitsuchi is right. Even with the entire village's strength, we can't defeat Uchiha Kō? I don't believe it!"
The crowd began to discuss it.
Ōnoki's face turned pale. He smiled bitterly and said that these ninjas simply did not understand the true value of the Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands.
The Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands technique was still bombarding them. Although the quality of the Earth Style Wall used by the Iwagakure Ninja was not as good as before, their sheer quantity allowed them to barely hold on.
Orochimaru's expression turned grim. "Damn it, how did the whole country come out like this? I only brought three thousand ninjas this time, while the other side has twelve thousand!"
He quickly dialed the phone, "Hello! Teacher, Lord Xiao is single-handedly piloting the Great Buddha against 12,000 Iwagakure Ninja and holding his own!"
The Hokage Office was completely silent, with Orochimaru's voice mixed with a booming sound, making even the people in the office who were there for the meeting feel a little uneasy.
"Orochimaru, how is Lord Owl?" Tsunade asked anxiously. Even his grandfather would have a hard time fighting against twelve thousand ninjas alone!
(Senju Hashirama: "Really? I don't think so?")
(Uchiha Madara: "These mere grains of sand are not even half as good as me.")
"Huh? Tsunade? Lord Owl is sitting on the Great Buddha watching the show. He's unleashed the Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands technique, and there should be over six hundred hits by now. The Earth Style Wall of the Iwagakure Ninja are breaking apart in piles, and then forming new ones in piles." Orochimaru's lips curled up, and he was also very excited.
Tsunade opened her mouth, while the others wore complicated expressions. How did Uchiha Kō become so powerful after just one trip to the Holy Land? He single-handedly fought 12,000 ninjas, forcing the enemy to only defend?
"However, I'm a little worried that Lord Owl will run out of manpower. I only have three thousand ninjas on my side, while the other side has four times that number, and it's a frontal battlefield!" Orochimaru with some concern.
"Lord Hokage, immediately send 10,000 reinforcements! Make sure our second Konoha God of Shinobi returns unharmed!" It was Uzumaki Mito who spoke, her eyes fixed on Sarutobi Hiruzen, applying pressure.
Originally, she didn't intend to use her power to intimidate others, but now that she saw her grandson-in-law, the Second God of Shinobi Konoha the leader of the Uchiha, Senju, and Uzumaki clans, being besieged on the battlefield, she had no choice but to act like a senior citizen.
Orochimaru dared not speak either. Uzumaki Mito, wife of the First Hokage Senju Hashirama, carried considerable authority.
Tsunade also looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzō and the other Konoha F4 also looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen. Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly felt a surge of pressure. When he heard about the 12,000 men and the lack of follow-up support for the Owl King, he admitted that he was tempted.
As the highest leader of Konoha, he had too many worries. He was concerned that Uchiha Kō would affect his rule and that Uchiha Kō would seize his Hokage Position.
What he originally wanted to refuse was for Uchiha Kō to be severely injured, crippled, or left to die; such an outcome would be the best.
At that moment, Uzumaki Mito spoke before him, pointing out the stakes: if he didn't send troops, how would everyone view him when news came back from the front?
Not to mention that Uchiha Kō is Lady Mito's grandson-in-law and they are about to get married. If he dies, Uzumaki Mito might even fight him to the death, and then he won't be able to hold the Hokage Position at all!
Sarutobi Hiruzen immediately said, "Deploy troops immediately! As per Lady Mito's orders, reinforce with 10,000 troops!" (Two layers of meaning: 1. I agree to reinforce the troops; 2. This is Lady Mito's order, and I bear no responsibility.)
Uzumaki Mito nodded, "I'll take the blame, I'll take the blame. As long as we protect Uchiha Kō this time, don't you understand who's in charge of Konoha from now on?"
This was a clash between the powerful clans and the commoners of Konoha. When Konoha Sarutobi Hiruzen spread the news, the Uchiha Clan, Senju Clan, and Uzumaki Clan mobilized their entire forces, totaling eight thousand Jonin, Chunin, Genin.
Upon hearing the news, all the Jonin of the Jonin -Ino-Shika-Cho were dispatched to the expedition. Five hundred Jonin the three clans were sent, while the remaining 1,500 were from other clans.
Everyone had only one goal: to ensure the safety of Uchiha Kō, the Second God of Shinobi!
Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression was complicated. He looked at Shimura Danzō, Shimura Danzō ignored him. Konoha was very dissatisfied with Hiruzen. "Konoha has clearly produced a guardian deity, why are you hesitating? The teacher chose you to be Hokage, and this is how you do it?"
Shimura Danzō ordered, "The entire army must depart immediately! Ensure the safety of Uchiha Kō at all costs!"