Higashi Shito swung his arm hard, and a torrent of blood sprayed toward Tsunade.
The moment she saw the blood, Tsunade had already retreated, but unfortunately, quite a bit of it still splattered onto her.
Uchiha Yujin had now set Uchiha Chen down and was watching the fight from the side.
Seeing Tsunade retreat but still get splattered with blood, Uchiha Chen suddenly remembered something and hurriedly called out,
"Something's wrong! Lady Tsunade is in danger! Hurry and save her!"
Only then did Uchiha Chen remember that during the Second Shinobi World War, Tsunade had developed Hemophobia after her younger brother Nawaki and her lover, Dan Katō, died one after the other. Even the sight of blood made her tremble and lose her ability to fight, let alone having blood splashed on her!
That meant they couldn't rely on Tsunade at all, so Uchiha Chen hurriedly called out to warn them.
Hearing Uchiha Chen, Uchiha Yujin froze for a moment. Then he saw Tsunade, who had been so valiant just moments ago, suddenly crouch down, trembling all over, both hands clutching the necklace at her chest.
"Hahaha! I didn't believe it when I first heard the news, but I never expected it to be true. The great Tsunade, one of the Konoha Sannin, has Hemophobia! Hahaha!"
Seeing Tsunade trembling, Higashi Shito burst into frenzied laughter. He then waved his hand, and the seven Iwagakure shinobi behind him attacked at once, sending more than ten Shuriken flying toward Tsunade.
Tsunade seemed not to see them at all. She stayed crouched where she was, trembling.
When Uchiha Yujin didn't move, Uchiha Chen could no longer afford to hesitate. He used the Body Flicker Technique to appear behind Tsunade, wrapped his arms around her slender waist, and leaped backward, carrying her out of the way of the Shuriken.
Just rescuing Tsunade left Uchiha Chen breathing noticeably harder.
Only then did Uchiha Yujin snap back to his senses. He fixed his gaze on the Iwagakure shinobi, who were eager to attack, and said in a low voice,
"Looks like we'll have to fight for our lives!"
Uchiha Yujin's eyes instantly changed to the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and his aura turned sharp, like a sword drawn from its sheath. He charged at Higashi Shito and the others, engaging them in battle.
Earth Release techniques burst forth like fireworks, dazzling the eye.
As expected of an Uchiha Clan jonin who had awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Uchiha Yujin was incredibly agile. Even while fighting eight Iwagakure jonin at once, he didn't show the slightest fear.
He suffered a few minor injuries from time to time, but for the moment, nothing serious had happened. Neither side could gain the upper hand.
But Uchiha Chen knew that if things continued like this, Uchiha Yujin definitely wouldn't hold out.
Once Uchiha Yujin fell, he would be next to die. Uchiha Chen didn't think the Iwagakure shinobi would spare him.
Uchiha Chen activated his Two-Tomoe Sharingan and watched every one of Uchiha Yujin's movements intently. At the same time, he activated Max-Level Comprehension.
After watching the battle for several minutes, a familiar voice rang out in his mind,
[By continuously observing the fighting style and chakra flow of Uchiha Yujin, a jonin of the Uchiha Clan, you have gained insight and successfully awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan!]
Uchiha Chen's body jolted, and he was utterly shocked. He had never imagined that he would skip the Three-Tomoe stage altogether and awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.
As Uchiha Chen stood there in shock, his pupils rapidly changed. His Two-Tomoe Sharingan slowly became the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, then transformed again, gradually forming a yin-yang fish pattern!!
The secrets of the Mangekyō Sharingan filled Uchiha Chen's mind in an instant, and he quickly absorbed the new knowledge.
Meanwhile, seeing that the battle remained at a stalemate, Higashi Shito's eyes shifted. He pulled two shinobi beside him out of the fight and ordered them,
"You two, go capture Tsunade. As for the wounded man beside her, kill him!"
"Yes!"
The two Iwagakure jonin answered, grinned viciously, and charged forward.
Seeing this, Uchiha Yujin tried to stop them, but Higashi Shito wasn't about to let him interfere. He immediately moved in to block Uchiha Yujin.
The two Iwagakure jonin crossed the battlefield with a clear target: Uchiha Chen. They knew Tsunade had lost the ability to fight, and that the wounded man beside her was the only one who could get in their way.
Just as the two reached Uchiha Chen, he slowly raised his head. Red light filled his eyes as the yin-yang fish pattern spun rapidly.
Then Uchiha Chen let out a shout,
"Tsukuyomi!!"
Almost at the same time, all eight Iwagakure shinobi found themselves unable to resist looking into Uchiha Chen's eyes.
That single glance sent them into an inescapable nightmare.
The eyes of all eight Iwagakure shinobi suddenly went vacant. Their hands dropped limply to their sides. They had clearly fallen under the genjutsu Tsukuyomi.
Though Uchiha Yujin was shocked, he knew a chance like this wouldn't come again. Gripping a Kunai, he moved like a shadow and cut them all down.
When he turned back to Uchiha Chen, he saw that Chen had already taken care of the two Iwagakure jonin.
"Chen, how did you..."
Uchiha Yujin hadn't finished asking when he saw Uchiha Chen sway and pitch forward.
Fortunately, Uchiha Yujin was quick. He flashed to Uchiha Chen's side and caught him, but by then Chen had already lost consciousness.
"Chen!!"
Uchiha Yujin called out several times, but Uchiha Chen remained unconscious.
Just then, a familiar voice came from behind them,
"Stop shaking him. The kid's only exhausted his chakra. He'll be fine after he gets some rest."
Uchiha Yujin turned around and saw Tsunade, who had recovered somewhat. She still looked a little haggard, but much better than before.
"I see. That's a relief."
Uchiha Yujin nodded and let out a long breath.
"Mm. We should get moving, so nothing else goes wrong."
Looking at the unconscious Uchiha Yujin, Tsunade fell into thought again. The surprises Uchiha Chen had given her really did keep coming, one after another!
Uchiha Yujin hoisted Uchiha Chen onto his back again, and he and Tsunade set off once more, heading for Konoha.
Not long after Tsunade and the others had left, a thin figure appeared among the corpses of the Iwagakure shinobi. A cold, hoarse voice rang out,
"Uchiha Chen? Interesting. Very interesting!"