Uchiha Slaughter Squad

In Fucheng's mind, if a "vacillating" fellow like Uchiha Fugaku were to become the Uchiha clan head, the fate of the entire clan would be truly miserable.

Fugaku was neither ruthless nor kind, and he lacked the necessary cunning.

It was just that there were too many naive people within the Uchiha clan.

If this were the Li Village of Fucheng's past—that old northwest region where harsh mountains and treacherous waters bred unruly folk—a group of capable youngsters would have long since turned the world upside down!

Seeing that Fugaku remained silent, Uchiha Fucheng paid him no mind.

Fucheng analyzed the situation for the group directly, "Observing from high altitude, the battle to the northeast has already concluded; White Fang has a high probability of victory.

Furthermore, in that direction, there is also Orochimaru, a disciple of the Third Hokage. There are almost no elite Sand Ninja in that area capable of resisting Konoha's advance.

Meanwhile, to the southwest, the Konoha reinforcements led by Tsunade are not far from here.

As the battle enters its final phase, we need to let go of our reservations, effectively eliminate the Sand Ninja's fighting strength, and accumulate more merit during the campaign. Otherwise, after the war, the Uchiha clan might not even get a sip of the broth when the spoils are divided!"

Having said this, Fucheng issued orders to the group.

"Fugaku, Qingming, and I—the three Jonin—will be responsible for the vanguard attack in the coming battle.

Kaen and Mikoto, you two are primarily responsible for eliminating the Genin we fail to clear out.

Hezi and Jiangyi, you are only ordinary Genin; you must maintain a distance of at least twenty meters from us.

You only need to finish off all the Sand Ninja corpses. If you see a Sand Ninja Jonin or a puppeteer, you must collect their heads."

Seeing Uchiha Fucheng's stern and unquestionable gaze, the group stood straight and replied in unison.

"Yes! Lord Fucheng, we understand."

Even Uchiha Fugaku did not offer a single word of rebuttal.

Instead, Fugaku looked at Fucheng with a gratified expression as he organized the group with such clear logic.

Fucheng felt awkward under that gaze, silently complaining to himself, This cheap brother of mine, he wouldn't happen to be a brother-complex like Itachi, would he?

Once the group finished resting, Uchiha Fucheng took the lead, forming the tip of the spear with Fugaku and Qingming, and headed straight for the northern battlefield.

Uchiha Fucheng's choice was simple and brutal!

Since Konoha was certain to win, they would secure as much merit as possible while remaining relatively safe.

Only in this way could the Uchiha clan gain more benefits in the post-war order!

"All Sand Ninja, leave no survivors!"

Fucheng's tone was cold and stern as he cautioned the group.

As soon as he finished speaking, the group erupted with overwhelming killing intent.

Even the previously vacillating Fugaku unleashed the brutal state of "Wicked Eye Fugaku."

Soon, the first encounter occurred!

Two masked Sand Ninja were currently locked in a standoff with a man and his dog from Konoha's Inuzuka clan.

Before the Inuzuka ninja dog could even react, one Sand Ninja had already been approached by Fugaku via the Body Flicker Technique.

A flashing blade struck in a diagonal slash, killing the target instantly from left shoulder to right rib.

The other Sand Ninja tried to flank Fugaku, but was directly controlled by Fucheng using genjutsu.

Uchiha Qingming stepped forward, slitting the man's throat with a kunai.

By the time the Inuzuka ninja tried to step forward to help, the Sand Ninja whose chest and abdomen had been sliced open by Fugaku was already lying on the ground, covered in blood.

Fucheng unleashed a Fire Style jutsu, turning the dying Sand Ninja into a human torch from head to toe!

Fucheng did not linger.

He only ordered Inuzuka Ran, who had survived the ordeal, "Use your ninja dog to search for injured Konoha ninja; do your best to rescue the wounded."

After saying this, he and Fugaku continued to slaughter their way forward without looking back.

Inuzuka Ran only saw the backs of the three Uchiha Jonin, followed by a man and a woman—two Konoha Chunin.

Further back were Hezi and Jiangyi, who were busy collecting the heads of the corpses.

Inuzuka Ran sighed, "Truly terrifying. Killing two Jonin in seconds; they are worthy of being geniuses from the Uchiha, a prestigious Konoha clan."

Uchiha Fucheng, Fugaku, and Qingming continued to fight without any sense of "martial honor," relying on their numerical advantage to carry out small-scale slaughters.

Misaka Mikoto and Uchiha Kaen were responsible for clearing out the fodder.

Jiangyi and Hezi were occasionally able to catch one or two half-dead enemies, instinctively practicing how to finish them off.

This assembly-line style of slaughter operated with extremely high efficiency.

In less than an hour, their special "Uchiha Squad" had successfully eliminated nine Sand Ninja Jonin.

More than thirty enemy Chunin and Genin had also been wiped out.

This snowball effect allowed the "Konoha forces" that had broken free from the Sand Ninja to further reinforce other sectors.

The scales of victory on the battlefield had accelerated, tipping heavily in favor of Konoha.

More and more Konoha ninja were utilizing their regional numerical advantage to surround and annihilate the remnants of the Sand Ninja in groups.

Fucheng also discovered that the Konoha ninja he had rescued would contribute a certain amount of "Recognition Points" to him, which made him even more diligent in slaughtering the Sand Ninja.

Under these battlefield conditions, the Sand Ninja were like dominoes, their front lines beginning to collapse entirely.

If not for Konoha's wariness of the enemy's "Chiyo Poison," the remaining Sand Ninja would not have lasted until sunset.

Throughout this series of battles, Fugaku displayed the ferocious temperament of a genius Uchiha.

Whether it was using genjutsu to control them first, then using Body Flicker to cut a Jonin in two, or using feints in hand-to-hand combat to hide in the enemy's blind spot before punching through a Chunin's abdomen—shattering their internal organs with a single strike.

In more open areas, Fugaku also enjoyed throwing shuriken from a distance; a single volley could easily eliminate five or six enemy grunts.

This fluid, seamless slaughter by Uchiha Fugaku left even Fucheng feeling somewhat stunned.

The Fugaku on the battlefield bore no resemblance to the timid, indecisive person he had imagined.

On the contrary, when Fugaku fought, he possessed a "reckless and fierce" style reminiscent of the Raikage.

No wonder he had the strange nickname "Wicked Eye Fugaku"!

It was truly a case of names being misgiven, but nicknames never being wrong.

The Uchiha clan respects the strong, Fucheng thought to himself. No wonder Fugaku was able to secure his position as clan head later on; this convenient older brother of mine has extremely high combat talent.

As for Uchiha Qingming, who was guarding Fugaku, as a Three-Tomoe Uchiha elite Jonin, his combat flair was also quite remarkable.

Qingming was also proficient in genjutsu and skilled in Fire Release.

Of the nine Sand Ninja Jonin he encountered along the way, three had been finished off by his ninjutsu alone.

While Fucheng observed the two, Fugaku and Qingming were also observing Uchiha Fucheng.

This younger brother of mine seems to have become a different person...

Composed and calm.

Unflappable in the face of crisis.

Fierce and cruel.

Vindictive and unforgiving.

Uchiha Fucheng's talent was absolutely top-tier!

Especially his killing techniques and combat intuition, which always made one feel the fluidity of his movements.

When a puppeteer disguised a puppet as their true body, Fugaku had been ready to rush in and pummel it with taijutsu, but Fucheng had shouted out to expose the trap.

It was as if Uchiha Fucheng's Sharingan could detect dangerous details that others failed to notice.

Through the efforts of the few, the number of Sand Ninja killed surged to fifty-five.

Tsunade led the Konoha reinforcements and arrived at the scorched battlefield at this very moment.

"The Sand Ninja are finished!"

Seeing the massive reinforcements, the Konoha ninja were all stirred to excitement, while the Sand Ninja looked as if their parents had died.

The entire battlefield transformed into a scene of Sand Ninja fleeing and Konoha in pursuit.

The final straw that broke the Sand Ninja was the white-haired Hatake Sakumo.

The legendary Konoha White Fang appeared before the main force of the Sand Ninja using the Body Flicker technique.

He alone blocked the enemy's core force of several hundred men.

In the White Fang's left hand were two heads of Sand Ninja, their faces frozen in terror; they were none other than the two Kage-level leaders of this campaign.

They were a pair of highly gifted Kage-level spouses.

Just like that, their heads had been taken by Konoha White Fang.

From that day on, a child in the Land of Wind named Sasori buried boundless hatred in his heart.

The short blade of the White Fang was stained with blood, and the two heads stared with wide eyes, unable to close them even in death.

This terrifying scene instantly shattered the Sand Ninja's resolve to resist.

Before Tsunade, who was among the reinforcements, could even make a move, the majority of the Sand Ninja troops raised their hands in surrender.

"Why did it come to this!"

A Jonin puppeteer hidden among the surrendering ninja wailed in agonizing grief.

Watching the Sand Ninja troops kneeling on the ground, the puppeteer felt as if his heart were being sliced by knives.

He had long harbored a deep-seated hatred for Uchiha Fucheng and this Konoha squad that "killed as easily as drinking water" on the battlefield.

Seeing all the Sand Ninja kneeling in surrender, the enraged puppeteer hardened his resolve.

A chakra thread connected to his puppet did not snap; instead, under the infusion of his chakra, it became abnormal.

As Uchiha Fucheng approached, the puppeteer acted without warning, initiating the move at zero frames, manipulating the puppet's internal mechanisms to self-destruct on the spot.

The chakra energy stored in the puppet's core and the poison-coated puppet itself detonated like a bomb.

"Uchiha demon, come! Let's die together!"