Leaf Village Army Attacks

Half a month later, the Leaf Village army finally arrived. The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, dispatched his personal disciples, the future "Sannin." Led by Orochimaru as commander, they were to lead ninja into the Land of Rain.

Previously, Amegakure had made preparations. Hanzo ordered Kaiyu Rui to lead his trusted ninja as the first line of defense to block the Leaf Village.

Kaiyu Rui did not dare to disobey. The skirmishes in the past few days were mostly small-scale blocking actions, so the losses were not significant. However, they had advanced fifty kilometers. It's worth noting that the Land of Rain was not large, with a total depth of only four hundred kilometers.

During the advance, an incident occurred: due to inconvenient logistical support, a squad of Leaf Village ninja ignored the Third Hokage's order not to "plunder the local populace." They entered Nagato's home, mistakenly killed Nagato's parents, believing them to be ninja, and in doing so, helped Nagato awaken the Rinnegan!

In the Land of Rain, at the Leaf Village's main camp, in the command tent.

An intelligence ninja reported, "We've engaged Amegakure in thirty-six battles, all small-scale engagements. We've mostly held the advantage, but the resistance we've encountered hasn't been strong, and that Hanzo hasn't appeared."

"Furthermore, we're experiencing some shortages in supplies. The ninja who went out on combat missions have been foraging for food locally."

"Mm, I understand."

Orochimaru looked at the map, contemplating, "We haven't faced any significant obstacles yet. We've already entered the Land of Rain by fifty kilometers, and our supplies are running low. Are they trying to deplete our resources or lure us further in?"

Without reaching a conclusion, Orochimaru looked at his two teammates and asked, "Jiraiya, what do you think?"

A tall young man with long white hair and a Leaf Village forehead protector looked over and casually replied, "Well, don't ask me. The sensei gave you command, figure it out yourself."

He then turned, pretending to casually glance at the beauty beside him, a lecherous glint in his eyes.

"Jiraiya, do you want to die?" Tsunade, with her light blonde hair, smashed the table in front of her with a single punch, saying fiercely.

Jiraiya quickly waved his hands, flustered, "I didn't do anything!"

"Watch your own eyes, or I'll dig them out!" Tsunade kicked the chair behind her away and stomped out of the tent menacingly.

The others in the tent were used to it. After spending so much time together, the Third's disciples each had their own quirks.

Knowing he couldn't rely on the other two, Orochimaru commanded, "Rest for a week and quickly replenish our supplies."

"Yes!"

"Tsunade, don't be angry! This is compressed biscuit I 'borrowed' from logistics. Try it, it's delicious." Jiraiya placed a stolen packet of biscuits on Tsunade's table.

"Get lost, I want to sleep. Don't bother me!"

Tsunade punched Jiraiya away and returned to her bed to catch up on sleep.

Jiraiya didn't mind. He had been pursuing Tsunade for many years and never gave up, believing that one day she would understand his feelings.

Outside the Leaf Village camp, a figure hid in the trees, observing the ninja coming and going.

"Excellent, there are at least fifty members of the Uchiha Clan."

Su Zheng carefully counted with his Sharingan. The Leaf Village army this time consisted of about five hundred people, and about fifty of them bore the Uchiha Clan's emblem, the "fan." This was a great opportunity!

"I wonder how many have Three Tomoe. It would be great if there were any Mangekyo users!" Su Zheng thought to himself.

Of course, that was impossible. If there were Mangekyo users, it wouldn't be this troublesome; they could have simply steamrolled through.

Uchiha En was one of the candidates for clan leader. At nineteen years old, his Sharingan had already developed to Three Tomoe.

He was dismissive of the commander for this war. The Third Hokage, in order to promote his three disciples, had employed only the younger generation of ninja, calling it "training the growth of the next generation of ninja."

Everyone knew this was just paving the way for his disciples. If younger people weren't put in charge, who would respect his three disciples wanting to be commanders in their twenties?

Including himself, there were five candidates on the battlefield this time.

The Uchiha Clan selected its leader through continuous assessment until the age of twenty-five. During this period, the stronger one's strength and the more outstanding their performance, the more support they would gain from the elders and the clan, and the greater their chance of becoming the next clan leader.

Therefore, despite his dissatisfaction, he had come. He was a strong contender for the position of clan leader, and he couldn't give up this opportunity!

"Brother En, do you think we'll win this war?" Uchiha Kaze asked.

Uchiha Yoru gave him a sideways glance and replied, "Does that even need asking? We'll definitely win."

"Then, Brother En, who do you think will be the next clan leader?" Uchiha Kaze continued to ask.

Uchiha Yoru glared at him, carefully observing Uchiha En. Finding that the latter wasn't angry, he admonished, "Why do you always ask such irrelevant questions? It's still too early, who can say for sure!"

Uchiha En was the son of the Third Elder. These two were his guards and were the same age as him. Their Sharingan had also developed to Two Tomoe. Only by developing to Three Tomoe before the age of fifteen did one qualify as a clan leader candidate.

In reality, these two only became his guards because they had lost their qualification as clan leader candidates.

Since the departure of the "legendary" ninja Madara Uchiha, the Uchiha had not produced any new "Mangekyo" level geniuses. This forced them to lower their standards, using Three Tomoe as the benchmark.

He wondered if they regretted not following Madara Uchiha when he left the Leaf Village. The stable environment had caused them to lose their intense desire, their desire for absolute power!

Uchiha En smiled and said, "Alright, let's go check our patrol area. It's time."

During the rest period, each squad had a designated patrol area. They were required to scout local roads, find water sources, food, and so on...

The patrol distance was ten kilometers from the Leaf Village camp. For ninja, this distance could be covered in six minutes. If a squad couldn't last that long, couldn't they just retreat? So, it wasn't a problem at all!

Kiyokawa Village was located on the front lines. Uchiha En and the other two were patrolling here, also keeping an eye out for an attack from the Amegakure army.

Since the Leaf Village's arrival, this place had become a battlefield. Most families had fled, so there wasn't much danger.

Uchiha Kaze walked out of a room, holding some items, and excitedly shouted, "Brother En, Yoru, I found some canned food! This was left by a family, we can have a good meal!"

"Great, hurry and open it!"

All three were delighted. For the past few days at the camp, they had been eating compressed food or a mixed stew boiled in plain water, which was extremely unappetizing. Their mouths were practically numb from the blandness. With delicious food before them, how could they not be happy?

Uchiha Kaze prepared the ingredients and put them in a pot to cook. Soon, the aroma of the food made their eyes gleam!

Wuwuwu!

A low wind sound approached, making the door creak.

This wind felt strange. Uchiha En signaled, and the two took out kunai, heading for the door. Uchiha En followed closely behind.

Uchiha En, who had walked outside, observed his surroundings but found nothing unusual.

"Something's wrong, Kaze and Yoru are gone! Is it genjutsu?"

Uchiha En's expression tensed, the three tomoe in his blood-red pupils slowly spinning.

"No, it's not genjutsu, they just disappeared!"

"Hello!"

At some point, a young man appeared on the opposite rooftop. Uchiha En hadn't sensed anything; it was as if he had appeared out of nowhere.

"Who are you? And where did you take Kaze and Yoru?" Uchiha En questioned sternly.

The young man opposite rested his chin on his hand and replied, "Ah, I..."

Before Uchiha En could give him a chance to answer, he attacked.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"

A massive fireball rolled towards them, and Uchiha En leaped forward to follow.

Swish!

Too fast. He only saw a flash of white light before losing consciousness and falling to the ground.

"Sigh, too weak!" The young man was Su Zheng. He had learned Hanzo's ultimate techniques after half a month of training, which had once again shocked Hanzo with his talent.

Having nothing better to do, he came to the outskirts of the Leaf Village camp, intending to catch a few Uchiha members. He hadn't expected such a fortunate encounter; his luck was truly good!

The ninjutsu he had previously developed to counter the Uchiha was no longer needed. With Hanzo's combat skills, those techniques never even got a chance to be used!