Your Excellency, Let's Do This!

Uchiha Fugaku grunted, his back turned to Naoki as he said, "Speak your mind if you have something to say."

Naoki raised his voice, "I wish to ask you, sir: are we truly just going to wait in the rear tonight until the Nine-Tails is sealed?"

"That is the plan."

"Then, sir, are you aware of this? The Nine-Tails' eyes displayed the Three-Tomoe Sharingan. Now, all the ninjas on the front lines suspect that we are the ones who unleashed the Nine-Tails!"

As these words fell, the surrounding Uchiha were shocked. Uchiha Yashiro hurried to Naoki's side, grabbing his arm with a grave expression, "Naoki, is this true?"

"Of course. Fukujumaru told me this; surely many ninja cats are aware of it by now."

The young Uchiha Inabi raged, "Damn it! We were completely kept in the dark! Someone on the front lines must have deliberately blocked the news—they are suspecting us!"

"I never imagined it would come to this... No wonder the Third Hokage issued such an order."

Uchiha Fugaku muttered as he turned around. Suddenly, his expression shifted violently, and he gritted his teeth, "Naoki, if not for you, I would have been hoodwinked by that old man!"

Naoki knew that if he hadn't come forward with this crucial information, the Uchiha clan would have inevitably followed their original path. After tonight, the Uchiha clan, having failed to appear on the front lines of the battle, would see their reputation in Konoha plummet, followed by endless trouble. As for what came after that, there was no need to even mention it...

"I won't ask what concerns you have, sir, nor will I ask anything else. I will only say this..." Naoki raised his voice again, his tone earnest, "If we continue to hide in the rear, everyone will only be more convinced that the Uchiha are involved in the Nine-Tails' rampage. But if we take the initiative to join the battle now, we can not only prove the Uchiha's innocence but also win the trust and respect of everyone after the war. Otherwise, after tonight, things will become very troublesome!"

"Naoki is right. Since the Three-Tomoe Sharingan appeared in the Nine-Tails' eyes, regardless of who the culprit is, we cannot and should not cower in the rear any longer!" Uchiha Yashiro reacted quickly, being the first to step forward and request to fight, "Fugaku, let me lead everyone there!"

Uchiha Inabi followed suit immediately.

"Sir, I am willing to go as well!"

Following their lead, the others also expressed their willingness.

"Sir!" Uchiha Inabi stepped closer to Uchiha Fugaku, "For the future of the Uchiha clan, let's do it!"

The crowd shouted in unison, "Sir, let's do it!"

Uchiha Fugaku had originally been wary of the decades of authority held by the Third Hokage, but seeing everyone volunteering for battle, he decided not to overthink it.

"Fine!" He nodded, pointing at Uchiha Yashiro, "Listen well, I am deploying us as follows..."

Seeing this, Naoki finally breathed a sigh of relief.

From the moment the Anbu ninja delivered the Third Hokage's order at the gates of the Police Force to the moment he arrived here, he had been contemplating the path forward.

Now, he had finally taken the first step, and it had been a success, which filled him with joy...

"Alright. Everyone, prepare yourselves and head to the battlefield as quickly as possible!"

Just as the Uchiha were gathering to head to the battlefield, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had been standing atop the Hokage building, finally finished arranging everything.

"How is the situation on the front lines?"

He asked his old subordinate, the Anbu ninja Zo.

"Not good." Zo, standing to the side, shook his head, "The Nine-Tails is difficult to deal with; the casualties are beyond counting."

"Hmm... Their hard work is noted. Since that is the case, we cannot delay any longer!"

Having said this, he formed hand seals and slammed his palms onto the ground.

Summoning runes spread rapidly across the floor, and immediately after, white smoke billowed into the sky, swirling and condensing in the night wind.

An ancient and majestic aura descended suddenly, causing the air atop the Hokage building to stagnate.

As the white smoke dissipated, a figure as sturdy as a mountain stood before Sarutobi Hiruzen. It wore ancient, dark-colored armor, its fur as lush as silver flames, and its crimson eyes shone brightly in the night. Its sharp gaze seemed capable of piercing through all illusions. Just by standing there, it possessed a majestic air born of countless battlefields.

This was the Enma King, the old comrade-in-arms who had held a contract with Sarutobi Hiruzen for decades!

"Hiruzen." The voice of Enma was deep and resonant, "It has been a long time."

"Old friend, there is a great battle to be fought today!" Pointing toward the distant Nine-Tails, Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled, "The village is in peril; I must trouble you once again."

"Is it the Nine-Tails, then... My fighting spirit is rising!"

Enma let out a low roar, and an astonishing light erupted from its entire body. Its silver-white fur stood on end, and its massive frame began to deform, compress, and reshape within the dazzling golden light, eventually transforming into a giant staff, dark gold in color with complex black patterns at both ends.

Adamantine Enma Staff!

The Adamantine Enma Staff felt heavy and familiar in his hand. Sarutobi Hiruzen gripped it firmly, a sense of perfect synchronization surging within him.

He stroked the staff, filled with heroic spirit, as if he had returned to his youth.

"Let's go, old friend."

As if in response, the staff vibrated slightly, emitting a low hum.

The next moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen's figure vanished from the rooftop.

Zo and the others followed suit.

After the Uchiha joined the fray, despite the Konoha ninjas throwing themselves into the battle one after another, they still struggled to suppress the Nine-Tails. Seeing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not stand by any longer and immediately joined the fight.

As a Professor of Ninjutsu, Sarutobi Hiruzen had no Kekkei Genkai, yet he was still able to dominate the ninja world, relying on his formidable ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu.

Leaping toward the Nine-Tails, Sarutobi Hiruzen swung the staff in his hand with all his might.

"Enma" instantly grew in size during the strike, slamming fiercely into the Nine-Tails' head.

Following that, Sarutobi Hiruzen's attacks did not cease.

Although he was nearly sixty and had retired to the second line, Sarutobi Hiruzen's condition was only slowly declining from his peak, far from the frailty he would show in later years.

Coordinating with Enma, Sarutobi Hiruzen and a group of Konoha elites quickly suppressed the Nine-Tails.

"The time is now!"

The surrounding Konoha ninja retreated one after another.

With a thunderous roar, Sarutobi Hiruzen swung his staff with all his might. The weapon instantly expanded, its thick black shaft slamming into the chest of the Nine-Tails and sending the beast flying back with a massive impact.

After unleashing this move, Sarutobi Hiruzen stood rooted to the spot, gasping for air like a wheezing bellows.

"Are you alright..."

The group rushed forward to check on him.

Seeing them approach, Sarutobi Hiruzen pointed toward the Nine-Tails and commanded, "Don't worry about me! Go after the Nine-Tails; don't let it run back into the village!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's all-out strike had turned the tide of the battle, but when the group reached the Nine-Tails, the sight before them made everyone shudder.