"Mount Myōboku? I have no interest in you whatsoever."
Uchiha Yū drew back all the chakra energy radiating from his body. That did not mean he was preparing to stop; rather, it was the calm before the storm.
The intense contamination emanating from him left grayish-white traces on the ground with every step. Murderous intent gleamed in Uchiha Yū's eyes as he said, word by word:
"The affairs of the shinobi world should be handled by the shinobi world. There is no need for lofty sages, especially the Great Toad Sage, who toys with fate! Your existence is a source of future instability. For a better future, I need to destroy all of you."
That terrifying killing intent was not directed solely at Sage Fukasaku, but at everything within his sight.
Those words seemed to be a signal. His killing intent carried in every direction, and Uchiha Shisui, who had been watching from afar, silently nodded. He drew his weapon, flashed into the battlefield, and loudly ordered the Dawn Hidden Village shinobi beside him:
"All Dawn Hidden Village shinobi! Turn your weapons around and kill these giant snakes!"
With the order issued, the modified shinobi instantly broke away from their battle with the toads. Their gazes locked onto the giant snakes coiled around the mountain peaks, and without the slightest hesitation, they launched a beheading strike.
Caught off guard, countless giant snakes were cut in two by the Dawn Hidden Village shinobi. Thick blood gathered into crimson waterfalls that poured downward. The sudden upheaval left the Three Divine Princesses, who had been fighting moments ago, looking horrified. They still did not understand what had happened. Why had their alliance fallen apart? Why was Uchiha Yū's blade now turned against them?
"Uchiha Yū! What are you doing? Are you betraying our