The Demon Senju 6K

Minato Namikaze Minato, whose Tailed Beast Cloak had just been formed, watched this scene in disbelief.

Uzumaki Kushina was also taken aback.

"This cleavage technique isn't..."

"Impure World Reincarnation... He's even learned that technique..." Namikaze Minato's last shred of pity was extinguished. "You dare to desecrate our ancestors! Do you know what you're doing!?"

"I know very well that the ancestors who founded this village were incredibly powerful; the current Five Kage are no match for them," Uchiha Obito said coldly. "Such opponents are more befitting of your position as Hokage."

He placed his hand on the coffin, which immediately made a creaking sound.

Meanwhile, a similar thing was happening in another part of Hidden Leaf Village.

The once bustling commercial street is now deserted; all the residents have fled.

Meanwhile, Sarutobi Hiruzen, the organizer of this evacuation operation, stood alone in a standoff with his opponent.

Opposite him was a large group of people.

Cloud Village Yeyue Fu of Kumogakure, along with a group of Cloud Ninja, stared menacingly at the old man ahead.

But they are not the main force.

The main force is Orochimaru is standing at the very front.

At this moment, two coffins rose up beside Orochimaru.

"Sarutobi Clan, you're getting old."

The Enma, now transformed into the Adamantine Staff, sighed as it held the Sarutobi Hiruzen in its hand.

"When you get old, I'll get old too."

"Feel sorry..."

"You old geezer, stop apologizing to me all the time. Why don't you... try using this technique yourself? Danzo may be annoying, but you two get along really well."

"I'm sorry, even if I were willing to ask Danzo and Kagami for help, I don't have the time to prepare right now."

"Snort..."

"Are you done talking?" Yeyue Fu's eyes burned with fervor. The old man before him was known as "Shinobi Hero," the strongest of the three Third Kage of the Five Great Villages. He was already the leader of Hidden Leaf Village before he was even born. If he could take this man's head, he would definitely be able to defeat those two.

With this man's head, he can challenge the current Fourth Hokage and recreate the glory of the Third Raikage.

However, when he asked questions, no one paid any attention.

In Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes, there was only Orochimaru, Orochimaru felt the same way.

"Teacher, just as Enma said, you've gotten old." Orochimaru couldn't help but lick his lips. "I've been waiting for this moment for so long. You'll be happy, won't you? After all, you said I was your disciple who would inherit all your Ninjutsu, and now I've done it."

"Hey! You two, are you ignoring me?" Yeyue Fu was slightly angry. "Orochimaru, Sarutobi Hiruzen, you washed-up people shouldn't be so arrogant."

Orochimaru and Sarutobi Hiruzen finally turned their gazes toward them.

"Teacher, if you'd like to relive the joy of teachers and students fighting side-by-side, that's fine too. I'd love to have a good chat with you about it."

"Orochimaru, what do you mean?"

"Little guy from Kumogakure, if you don't shut up, your uncle might kill you! Oh, by the way... you don't know who's in here, do you?"

Orochimaru smiled sinisterly and tapped the two coffins with both hands.

"Click click..."

With a sickening sound, the coffin opened, and then the heavy lid crashed to the ground.

Sarutobi Hiruzen saw the person inside the coffin clearly.

His face, already covered with age spots, was filled with astonishment at this moment.

Orochimaru... just who are you...?

"Surprised, aren't you, teacher? You must have thought I would summon the First and Second, right? That won't do. Didn't you often say back then that you had another teacher?"

Looking at his former mentor, Orochimaru felt a surge of pleasure.

His former air of sinister arrogance and nonchalant demeanor had vanished. Facing his mentor, Orochimaru didn't mind showing his truest self.

"This person was truly remarkable. He must have taken excellent countermeasures before his death. Before this, I tried many times but could not bring him back to this world. He was completely different from others."

Accompanied by Orochimaru's teasing tone, two armored figures slowly emerged from the coffin.

Chapter Twenty-Two: Ghost Senju 6K

Hidden Leaf Village, the Uchiha Clan Compound.

At this point, the area south of here had become a battlefield.

Located in the southern part of Hidden Leaf Village, the Uchiha Clan Compound is entirely under military control to the south. This means that if an enemy were to attack from the south gate, they would have to fight the Uchiha Clan first after passing through the high walls.

Meanwhile, the main force of the Konoha Military Police Force had gathered here, and ninjas from the Uchiha Clan, Hyuga Clan, Inuzuka Clan, and Aburame Clan were fighting against the invading Kirigakure Ninja.

Despite being outnumbered, the Konoha Military Police Force under the Fourth Hokage was clearly exceptionally skilled, fighting to a standstill against the Kirigakure Ninja outnumbered them several times over.

The plains south of the Uchiha Clan Compound and north of the high walls, which belonged to the prison's territory, became the main battlefield for both sides.

Here, the Uchiha Clan went on a killing spree.

The two Susanoo were simply mowing the grass, pushing the Mist Ninja army back towards the high wall.

A Tailed Beasts stood firmly in front of the clan's territory, raining down fiery Mist Ninja who attempted to invade.

"Damn it! These monsters!"

The Mist Ninja said they had never seen Chakra used like that before.

While the Uchiha Clan has long held the title of the number one fighting clan in the Ninja World due to its combat talent and abundant Chakra, surely having so much Chakra isn't enough?

This wasn't the approach we used during the last war.

"Lord Mizukage! The troops at the front can't hold them off!"

"I saw them," Karatachi Yagura, listening to his subordinate's report. "Those are Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Shisui. The Uchiha Clan is truly terrifying."

"Mizukage, aren't you going to make a move?"

"Uchiha Shingen hasn't shown up yet, but as for those two... someone's dealing with them."

As soon as he finished speaking, several ninjas dressed in black robes with red cloud patterns appeared in the arena.

One of them, whose body continued to expand, transformed into a black monster. In the blink of an eye, he unleashed dozens or even hundreds of punches, clashing with a Susanoo and Susanoo halting its advance.

The other statue was stopped by a Mist Ninja who had Mist Ninja into a giant slug-like creature.

The decline of the Mist Ninja Army was thus somewhat alleviated.

However, the battle between the four behemoths forced the others to take cover, indirectly reducing the intensity of the battle for the others present.

The Karatachi Yagura who was reporting to Yagura immediately Jonin Hidden Mist Village relief, but then looked somewhat puzzled.

"The Akatsuki from the Land of Rain? Rain Village has joined too?"

"Of course, Kirigakure has never acknowledged any connection with Akatsuki. It remains a nominally independent mercenary organization. As mercenaries, they will naturally accept our employment," Karatachi Yagura said. "Pass down the order: even if we invade the Uchiha Clan's territory, we must not harm civilians."

"Mizukage, I don't quite understand..."

"If the plan succeeds and causes the collapse of Hidden Leaf Village, we need to invite the Uchiha Clan to join Hidden Mist Village. Struggle on the battlefield will inevitably result in casualties, but attacking civilians is a different matter. For the future of Hidden Mist Village, this is something we must consider."

After explaining to his subordinates, Karatachi Yagura and said, "Go, send the Seven Ninja Swordsmen as well. As long as we invade the Uchiha Clan Compound, we can tie down the Uchiha Clan's fighting force. I can't make a move right now. If Uchiha Shingen appears, I must restrain him."

"Yes!"

The Hidden Mist Village Jonin accepted the order and withdrew to find the Seven Ninja.

[Shingen, where are you? You're so patient.]

Karatachi Yagura looked at the battlefield ahead, silently pondering where Uchiha Shingen might appear.

However, he was unaware that Uchiha Shingen was currently in the clan's territory, surrounded by a large group of the Uchiha Clan members.

"Quick, where are the medical-nin from the clan? Haven't they arrived yet?" Uchiha Mikoto called out anxiously from the Uchiha Clan Compound's sanctuary.

Beside her lay Uchiha Shingen, with Koyuki, Sakurako, and Yosuke also present. The youngest, Yosuke, had a tense expression on his face, unlike his older sister who seemed panicked.

Although he didn't know how to help his father, he stayed firmly by Uchiha Shingen's side.

Uchiha Shingen looks very strange now.

He was perfectly fine, without a single scratch, and his breathing was steady, but he seemed to be asleep.

The incident occurred when Uchiha Shingen returned home and asked Sakurako and Pakura to take the children and seek refuge.

Pakura was Jonin, but she was completely helpless in this situation and could only run across the hall to call for help.

Although Uchiha Mikoto is also a ninja, she is not as skilled as her eldest son and has no idea what to do about it.

Given the urgency of the situation, Uchiha Shingen had no choice but to be moved to a shelter. Just in case, Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Shisui, and Pakura had to go to the battlefield first, leaving Uchiha Itachi to guard them.

After all, besides Shingen, Fugaku, and Shisui, Itachi is the most powerful member of the clan now.

"Mother, the medical-nin, they've all gone to the battlefield now," Uchiha Itachi said.

Although his expression was calm, his heart was far from calm.

In his view, this must be Uchiha Shingen had been overworked lately and had been ambushed by someone, most likely poisoned.

His hands were clenched tightly. Although Uchiha Shingen did care more about Uchiha Sasuke, he had no objection to that.

After all, aside from that, Uchiha Shingen, as his teacher, genuinely taught him a lot.

Anger burned within him; if it weren't for his mission to protect everyone, he would have loved to rush out and slaughter them all.

Two of Uchiha Shingen's other disciples from the clan were also there; Uchiha Shingen had carried them back, one in each hand.

Li Uchiha Clan Bai, Uchiha Sasuke.

The two of them are very anxious now.

"Brother! Take me to Grandma Matatabi!" Uchiha Sasuke suddenly said. "If we can defeat the enemy, the medical-nin can come, right? I don't have enough Chakra to call all my friends. If we had Matatabi Matatabi's Chakra..."

"Sasuke, the Chakra of the Tailed Beasts is too much for you to handle right now." Uchiha Itachi shook his head. "You have to trust the village's strength. As for the clan, our teacher has already made arrangements. Everything will be alright. Defeating the enemy is just a matter of time."

"But..."

"I know that you and Haku are both excellent ninjas. Wait a little while, I will go out to find people. At that time, you and Haku will take on the task of protecting everyone, understand?"

"I... I understand..."

Uchiha Mikoto didn't pay attention to her sons' discussion for the moment. She asked Sakurako, "Sakurako, you and Shingen have been together for so many years. Tell me, is there anything suspicious about Shingen's current state?"

"No... Shingen told me how to tell if someone is in a good physical condition. I just checked, and they seem perfectly normal..."

Uchiha Mikoto looked at Uchiha Shingen was lying down.

[Everything's normal, that's why something's not normal... Shingen, you absolutely can't get hurt!]

She knew it all too well.

The Uchiha Clan is now thriving, but the situation is completely different when Uchiha Shingen is there and when he is not.

Uchiha Shingen had bound too many people to cheer for the Uchiha Clan, or at least not to hold them back, but only he could bind those people.

"Get out of the way." Suddenly, someone said in her ear.

Uchiha Mikoto frowned subconsciously, then realized something was wrong and turned around abruptly.

There was a dark, indistinct thing standing right next to her.

"Ah!" she exclaimed.

A flash of light, and a katana was placed against the speaker's neck.

It's Uchiha Itachi.

"Don't move." His words were filled with murderous intent.

It was at this moment that everyone noticed there was another person beside Uchiha Shingen, and a belated exclamation arose.

Huh? This thing... is it really a person?

"Ah! Uncle Black!" Uchiha Sasuke, both surprised and delighted. "Are you here to help us, brother? He's Uncle Black! Shingen- nii said he's his best friend!"

"Is that so?" Uchiha Itachi, puzzled.

Shingen- gen's taste... is so unique?