Iron Sand and Sharingan

"Iron Sand World Method."

The Third Kazekage swept his hand through the air!

A massive block of black iron sand loomed over the heads of Uchiha Chiba and Kato Dan, a terrifying aura radiating from the Third Kazekage.

"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique."

As Chiba wove the hand seals, a colossal water dragon materialized out of thin air.

The water dragon bared its fangs and brandished its claws, its body coiling in the sky as if it were a living creature. It spat a powerful torrent of water from its maw, surging toward the iron sand block in the sky!

BOOM!!!!!

The black iron sand fell like stars.

"Such hard iron. Even with the power amplified by the Sharingan, the Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique could only break off a small piece!" Uchiha Chiba bit his lip, his scalp tingling. The last time he had felt this sensation was while fleeing during his pursuit by Hanzo the Salamander.

It was a sense of powerlessness, the realization that his own abilities were insufficient.

"Chiba, I'll hold him off. You run!" Kato Dan sighed. He slammed his hands onto the ground, and massive earth walls rose up, four walls struggling to prop up the Iron Sand World Method!

Run?

If they hadn't been killed yet, it was likely only because the guy across from them didn't want to. Who knew that a village's Kage would have such a sadistic hobby of toying with lives?

"Is that all you've got? Forget it, just hurry up and die." The Third Kazekage spoke coldly, then dropped his hand.

The massive iron sand plummeted at high speed.

"Blood Clone."

Uchiha Chiba wove the seals in an instant.

RUMBLE!!!!!

Countless droplets of blood splattered.

On the spot, a deep crater appeared. Inside lay a blood-soaked Uchiha Chiba and Kato Dan, his body pierced through by countless iron sand spikes.

"Cough..." Blood mixed with bits of flesh was coughed up by Kato Dan.

Uchiha Chiba pulled the iron sand spikes from his own body and instantly arrived at Kato Dan's side.

If not for the blood coating his skin, he would likely have met the same fate as Kato Dan.

"Dan-san." Uchiha Chiba placed his hand on Dan's chest. It was sunken in... which meant... No, Kato Dan should have had enough chakra left to protect his body, shouldn't he?

"It's no use. My internal organs have been pulverized by the iron sand. Fortunately, I used my remaining chakra to launch my spirit, which has no consciousness. If someone sees it, reinforcements will arrive soon... Chiba, I'm sorry for bringing you into such a dangerous place..." Kato Dan's body went limp, devoid of any life.

The Third Kazekage, hovering in mid-air, said nothing, merely watching quietly. He reached out his hand once more.

"Iron Sand World Method."

A massive iron sand cube loomed over Chiba's head.

"Blood Scythe... ninety percent." Uchiha Chiba closed his eyes. The color of the blood scythe in his hand gradually deepened, shifting from bright red to blackish-red!

"Blood? Is that your bloodline limit? No, you are an Uchiha. The Uchiha Clan's bloodline limit should only be the Sharingan." The Third Kazekage looked down at Uchiha Chiba on the ground.

Uchiha Chiba leaped up violently.

He channeled his internal chakra into his feet.

Then—

The blood-colored scythe tore through the sky, a terrifying slash mixed with the scent of blood flying toward the iron sand cube in mid-air!

"Futile struggle. Fall." The Third Kazekage wove a seal with one hand. The iron sand cube trembled; this boring battle was about to end!

The iron sand cube crashed down violently.

RUMBLE!!!!!

Endless iron sand buried Uchiha Chiba's figure, the pitch-black earth gathering into a small mountain.

"Not dead yet? Are you waiting for the reinforcement signal sent by that dead man before he passed?" The Third Kazekage said indifferently. He then looked down at the mountain that was still trembling. "The White Fang of the Leaf and the Sannin are all on the front lines; they won't be able to make it in time. Though I don't know why you insist on struggling, kid, just hurry up and die. I hate the Uchiha Clan the most..."

The iron sand mountain gathered once more.

RUMBLE!!!!!

At this moment—

Uchiha Chiba, tightly encased by the iron sand mountain, coughed up a mouthful of blood. Even with the ninety-percent blood-enhanced scythe, he couldn't shatter all the iron sand before him in one strike. The iron sand was like writhing silk; after he cut through one layer, it would instantly heal before he could reach the next, not to mention that the iron sand was constantly absorbing his chakra. If this continued, death was certain!

"Dan." Uchiha Chiba swung his blade fiercely. The edge of the scythe shattered two layers of iron sand, but then, the sand healed again at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Uchiha Chiba took a deep breath. His combat experience was still lacking. He slowly calmed himself down. He had about half of his chakra left; as long as he could break through the iron sand, he could make it...

But the problem was...

A long while later.

Seeing that the iron sand mountain was no longer trembling, the Third Kazekage clenched his fist. The mountain condensed into a massive Iron Sand World Method. Seeming to feel it wasn't secure enough, he squeezed his fist again, and the Iron Sand World Method compressed further, emitting a series of grinding sounds.

"The Uchiha Clan is the most treacherous. You, go and see if he's dead yet. This brat has already reached Kage Level at his age; if he isn't wiped out, he will likely become a hidden threat to Sunagakure..." The Third Kazekage pointed casually at a Sunagakure Ninja nearby.

The ninja who was pointed at hesitated, but seeing the look in the Third Kazekage's eyes, he steeled his heart and walked over.

The Sunagakure Ninja reached out toward the iron sand, but the Third Kazekage paused, and the iron sand instantly scattered across the ground like loose grains.

Uchiha Chiba's corpse slid down from the mound of raised iron sand.

The Sunagakure Ninja felt Uchiha Chiba's heart and checked his breath; he was truly dead.

"My Lord, he is dead," the Sunagakure Ninja said, walking toward the Third Kazekage.

In the next second, the Third Kazekage appeared beside Uchiha Chiba's corpse.

"I shall accept this pair of Three Tomoe Sharingan..." Suddenly, the Third Kazekage remembered something, his pupils constricted, and he prepared to leap backward.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

The supposedly dead Uchiha Chiba instantly appeared at the Third Kazekage's side, the Blood Scythe in his hand, empowered by ten times the blood, swinging fiercely!

HUM!!!!!

An arm flew high into the air! It was the Third Kazekage's arm!

"Iron Sand Spear!"

The Third Kazekage clutched his arm in pain. He had been ambushed by an Uchiha again, and his frustration had reached its limit. He immediately summoned the iron sand spears from the ground, sending them flying toward Uchiha Chiba!

"Coward... if you had stayed any closer, I would have pierced your heart... I suppose these Three Tomoe Sharingan were of some use after all." A look of contemptuous mockery appeared on Uchiha Chiba's face. His right eye had gone completely dim; he had just used the Uchiha Clan's forbidden technique, Izanagi. However, the technique had a drawback: once used, it required a long time before it could be used again.

Fortunately, the eye he had used for Izanagi was not his own original Sharingan, but the pair of damaged Sharingan left behind by Hannya back in Amegakure.

BOOM!!!!

The Iron Sand Spear was shattered by a single punch from someone.

"Get lost!"

A familiar voice reached Chiba's ears.