Kagutsuchi / Fight Our Way Through

Moreover, the ninja clans weren't entirely against becoming in-laws with him, given that he possessed many valuable items.

But his last relationship was with a girl from the Uchiha Clan.

All the Jonin the ninja clans believed that Senju Muzoku must have left behind a method for using his legacy within the Uchiha Clan.

It's possible that Uchiha Shingen was his descendant.

Senju Muzoku used to never go home to sleep every night.

Even with the best protective measures, there will always be times when things are overlooked, right?

The group recalled the portraits of the Senju Muzoku recorded in their clan, but unfortunately, they couldn't find any common ground with Uchiha Shingen's appearance.

"Ahem!" Jiraiya coughed heavily. "Let's get down to business. I intend to launch a decisive battle against the Cloud Ninja ahead of schedule. Does anyone have any objections?"

"Isn't this a bit too aggressive?" Jonin from the Sarutobi Clan said. "Our military supplies have been severely depleted recently, and subsequent resupply has not yet arrived. If the Cloud Ninja sets a trap because of this, the situation will actually be in the Cloud Ninja's favor."

"I think it's feasible. The Cloud Ninja Army is currently facing a greater shortage of military supplies than we are. They have more than half of their military equipment in South Gate City. The supplies in their camps are probably only enough for defense."

"But they have the Two-Tails Jinchūriki, so there's still a chance for them to turn the tide."

"We can gather our Jonin together. Lord Jiraiya and Shingen both possess giant summoning beasts, so they won't be weaker than Jinchūriki on the battlefield. If we can kill the Two-Tails, the news of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki's death will be impossible to hide, and the Iwagakure Cloud Ninja then target the Cloud Village instead."

"It's hard to say. We've recently received intelligence that Iwagakure is in contact with Sand Village. It's possible that the Rock Ninja will attack Leaf Village instead."

The group discussed the matter earnestly.

However, the strategy of gradually pressuring the Cloud Ninja with sheer force, pushing them to their limits before finally crushing them, has a slight advantage.

Jiraiya saw this.

This is certainly not out of fear of battle, but rather stems from a more fundamental need.

To perform meritorious service.

Uchiha Shingen's contribution was not only significant, but more importantly, it came too quickly, disrupting many ninja clans' plans for the war.

Of course, everyone wants their village to win, but they also want to achieve their expected gains.

Launching a decisive battle prematurely is inherently risky, and naturally, there will be opposition when the focus is on stability.

Although he was the commander-in-chief, he also had to fully consider the demands of these people.

Those present did not represent only themselves.

"Alright, I roughly understand everyone's thoughts." Jiraiya waved his hand, not wanting to waste any more time. He decided to adopt a solution that could satisfy most of the demands. "Immediately urge the rear to transport military supplies as soon as possible, but the front cannot slacken because of this. From now on, the number of squads dispatched must be increased to eliminate the Cloud Ninja Army's spies."

He looked at everyone.

"My strategy is to keep the Cloud Ninja Army trapped in their strongholds as much as possible before we launch the decisive battle. Does anyone have any objections?"

"No, I have no objection, Lord Jiraiya."

Agreed.

"The Hyuga Clan will conduct reconnaissance."

Representatives of the ninja clans expressed their opinions, while the commoner Jonin were relatively "simple" and had no objections.

With a consensus reached, Jiraiya waved his hand and adjourned the meeting.

Chapter Twenty-Nine Kagutsuchi

Taking advantage of the Leaf Village ninja army's shift in strategy, with its main force on standby, they turned their attention to eliminating large numbers of enemy squads in open field battles.

The Jonin, including Uchiha Shingen, were given a chance to rest, Jiraiya rotated the Jonin them.

Although Uchiha Shingen felt that, given the current state of the Konoha Ninja army, charging straight in would be the most efficient approach, since that was everyone's opinion, then so be it.

After all, a ninja village is essentially a service organization.

When Senju Tobirama created the Hokage nomination system, it wasn't actually aimed at the Uchiha Clan. At the time, the Uchiha Clan themselves didn't intend to compete for the position of First Hokage.

However, Senju Hashirama handled this matter very poorly, causing Uchiha Madara to inexplicably experience a rollercoaster ride.

With no combat missions for the time being, Uchiha Shingen thoroughly enjoyed the unique features of Hidden Hot Water Village.

However, while enjoying the hot springs, he didn't neglect his spiritual practice.

Lightning Release Nintaijutsu Kagutsuchi.

The latter is much more difficult to handle than the former. Kagutsuchi is a true Mangekyo Sharingan Dōjutsu; theoretically, without activating the Mangekyo Sharingan, it's impossible to know how to use it.

Most Uchiha Clan awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan in history couldn't explain their Mangekyo Sharingan Dōjutsu at all. All Mangekyo Sharingan Dōjutsu were born directly from inner desires after awakening the Sharingan, and they are not part of the same system as Ninjutsu; they are purely idealistic.

Uchiha Kei created this technique using the power of his Mitsudomoe Sharingan.

The effect is exactly the same as Kagutsuchi Mangekyo Sharingan.

Before the gods come out to fight, any Mangekyo Sharingan Dōjutsu is a powerful weapon.

Amaterasu, 99% of people who encounter her will die from her gaze; this is the pinnacle of single-nature transformation.

Tsukuyomi and Kotoamatsukami, one a violent attack, the other a slow, insidious process, represent the pinnacle of visual Genjutsu in these two directions.

Kamui is both offensive and defensive; among Space-Time Ninjutsu, it's the most powerful.

While the Kagutsuchi may not appear as powerful as the others, its ability to transform its form is truly unmatched.

The difficulty of turning something that was originally idealistic into something usable like a regular Ninjutsu is unimaginable.

If you switch to Mitsudomoe, you might not be able to learn it.

Uchiha Shingen was precisely the kind of the Uchiha Clan who could properly use his eye power at the Mitsudomoe stage.

So it's difficult for him, not impossible.

During this time, the training grounds in Hidden Hot Water Village, which had long been abandoned and turned into tourist attractions, were often filled with crackling sounds.

Often, pillars of fire would shoot into the air.

This made the local ninjas hesitant to approach the place, while the Uchiha Clan ninjas frequently came.

The Uchiha Clan 'Jonin thinking was quite simple.

Show solidarity.

The Uchiha Clan realized this from the night of the Nine-Tails' rampage.

Discussing which strategy is better Tenten is a waste of time; it's better to take direct action and unite beforehand when problems arise.

Even if there are any problems, we can just make adjustments.

Therefore, Uchiha Shingen's crisp and clean art style was highly appreciated by these Jonin.

Just like this time, regardless of whether Uchiha Shingen has any inheritance or not, let's form a group first!

Today, as always, a group of the Uchiha Clan were gathered in the training ground.

They're all playing with fire.

Believing that sharing joy is better than enjoying it alone, and also because it was Uchiha Kei's wish, Uchiha Shingen, upon discovering that the Uchiha Clan had all come to his side, simply dragged Jonin all into training together.

If this thing really becomes widespread, the basic skill for the Uchiha Clan when they go out will no longer be taking on two opponents at once, but rather one against three.

Kagutsuchi is a divine artifact for the Uchiha Clan, who rely on Fire Release techniques.

But as always, everyone's flames remained untamed.

Anyway, they just don't listen...

Ultimately, it comes down to the application of eye power, which is very different from Chakra.

The use of Chakra is supported by a rigorous and mature theoretical framework.

Eye power, from the inside out, is purely subjective. If one had to find a theoretical basis for it, it would be. "If you're told you can, you can; even if you're not, you can!"

This really Jonin a group of the Uchiha Clan a major headache.

Uchiha Shingen was also having a headache. He had thought that with so many people, there would be strength in numbers, and with so many pure-blooded Uchiha Clan, surely a few would have a flash of inspiration and push the project forward.

As a result, they all turned out to be even worse than him.

In fact, the Uchiha Clan members are no strangers to the concept of form transformation. Techniques like Great Fire Dragon and Dragon Flame Song are all form transformations of Fire Release.

However, such techniques all require Hand Seals, and once the form changes, it becomes fixed.

Those with the Kagutsuchi emphasize doing as they please, using their pupil power instead of Hand Seals, and their transformations are unrestricted.

As long as the Fire Release is not extinguished, it can be used as a "weapon" indefinitely.

However, no one, including Uchiha Shingen, could achieve even basic mimicry.

To this day, Uchiha Shingen can only be attributed to insufficient eye power.

Once the amount of Chakra reaches a certain level, it will trigger a qualitative change, and the same is true for eye power. Before that, the change that Uchiha Shingen experienced was the enhancement of the basic functions of the Sharingan.

Uchiha Shingen speculated that perhaps the qualitative change in each person's eye power would be different.

The qualitative change in Uchiha Kei may bring about controllability.

Stopping his technique once again, Uchiha Shingen had to admit that he truly couldn't use it under normal circumstances.

Just like with the Majestic Attire, he can't use it without activating Majestic Attire Sage Mode.

The essence of the Majestic Attire is to use eye power instead of Hand Seals to change the shape of Chakra.

It seems that as long as the Mangekyo Sharingan remains unactivated, he will have no choice but to use this buff as his regular combat strength.

With a sigh, Uchiha Shingen said to the crowd, "Everyone, make some room for me, I'm going to try Sage Mode."

Jonin hearing this, the Jonin retreated a bit, clearing a space for them.

Actually, they were all quite far apart to begin with, since once flames get out of control, they don't care whether others are skilled in Fire Release or not.

These days, even Mist Ninja can be killed by Water Release.

With a thought, Uchiha Shingen drew upon his stored Natural Energy, and a flame pattern appeared on his face.

Once he entered Sage Mode, his Chakra and eye power began to surge.

Uchiha Shingen released a suitable amount of Chakra from his hand and performed a nature transformation.

A ball of flame appeared in his hand, and then he used his eye power, recalling the "insights" that Uchiha Kei had said and the feeling he had when he Majestic Attire, and then used Kagutsuchi.

The flames began to deform as they flickered.

Finally, it took the shape of a sword.

The crowd gathered around in amazement, staring at the remarkably stable flaming sword in Uchiha Shingen's hand.

"How about we try cutting down a target?" someone suggested.

Uchiha Shingen nodded, walked to the target, and slashed down with his sword.

Without any obstruction, the sword, transformed from Fire Release, slashed through the middle of the target.

It was as if the target had been cleaved by a real sword; the upper half of the target slowly slid off, leaving a charred, blackened cut.

Uchiha Shingen used Kagutsuchi, and the transformation was perfect.

It should be called -- Kagutsuchi Senjutsu.

Chapter Thirty: Charge In

In the final days before the decisive battle, one of Uchiha Shingen's main tasks became accumulating Natural Energy.

Once he realized that he couldn't use it without activating the buff, he stopped worrying about it.

Of course, I still need to practice every day, but really just a little bit, and then I quickly turn it off.

Good steel should be used where it's most needed.

If you can't last for a hundred rounds, what kind of buff is that?

A man must last!

And so, he finally got to the time for the group fight.

Leaf Village's military supplies have been replenished, and most importantly, the Cloud Ninja have been defeated to the point that they can no longer operate independently in small teams.

Having escaped the clutches of the Nine-Tails, the Leaf Village Ninja Army possesses a solid foundation of grassroots combat strength.

In the original timeline, Leaf Village's losses during the Nine-Tails' attack were concentrated at the grassroots level; the Jonin mostly unharmed, unless they were foolish enough to deliberately walk into the Nine-Tails' clutches.