Just as Ōnoki resolved to seize the initiative on the battlefield once more, the Konoha ninja forces at Red Pine Ridge had already detached over seventy percent of their troops to form a temporary advance corps. Led by the Uchiha clan, they turned from the northeast toward the northwest, taking a zigzag route around the Rock Ninja main force's zone of control!
Although such long-distance, high-intensity marching posed an enormous challenge even for ninja troops with mobility pushed to the limit...
Under the Uchiha clan's exemplary leadership after linking into the "Great Collective," with everyone united in purpose, Konoha nevertheless miraculously completed this near-impossible death march!
...Throughout the process, the Uchiha clan's combat strength was divided evenly into three echelons of seventy men each. With astonishing coordination and unimaginable individual prowess, they took turns shouldering the perilous task of leading the way!
As a result, work that might once have required several times as many people was brushed aside with ease amid the Sharingan clan's relentless, headlong charges~
They completely disregarded the old ninja combat convention of operating in three-man teams. Instead, they gathered suddenly like a swarm of bees, then scattered in an instant...
This unique formation seamlessly combined the flexible adaptability of individual combat with the firepower advantage of coordinated group attacks!
As a result, the reconnaissance forces along the outer edge of the Rock Ninja defensive line could not even send a warning signal before being silently slaughtered to the last man by the red-eyes!
The main force following behind could not even lend a hand or clean up the remaining Rock Ninja stragglers. Even when they devoted all their energy to marching, they were constantly left behind by the vanguard, forcing the Uchiha clansmen to stop again and again to avoid becoming separated from the main