Three Inches Between Heaven and Earth, the Army at the City Gates!

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Late at night, on the desolate land of the Land of Fire, shadowy figures emerged from underground one after another. The night concealed their bodies, but pairs of red-glowing eyes drifted through the darkness.

The shadows gathered on the open plain. The cold moonlight fell upon them, revealing their true forms.

White short hair, pale skin, blue attire bearing the Uchiha crest on the back—the true nature of those red pupils was the Uchiha Sharingan!

The same faces, the same attire, the same eyes—even their indifferent expressions and mechanical strides were identical!

Nearly ten thousand of them, all seemingly cast from the same mold!

Shin Uchiha, the vanguard of the clone army, had arrived!

"Destroy the Dark Hidden Ninja Nation."

"Destroy this Shinobi World."

"Kill all who stand in your way!"

"This is the purpose for which you were given existence!"

"You were created for this!"

The evil voice echoed through their minds, becoming the guide for their actions.

The clone army marched north, advancing toward the Dark Hidden Ninja Nation.

The southern gateway of the Ninja Kingdom was the Konoha Ninja Vassal State.

Konoha's city bordering the Land of Fire was called Sarutobi City. It was the seat of the prestigious Sarutobi Clan of Konoha. Its lord, Takitsubo Sarutobi, was also the current clan head of the Sarutobi Clan, formerly an Elite Jonin of Konoha and now a Mortal Grade First-Rank Ninja.

A thousand Sarutobi households, young and old alike, lived within the city. Under their command were two thousand unaffiliated Konoha ninja from smaller households, while the civilian population numbered over thirty thousand!

On a watchtower ten kilometers outside the city, a Sarutobi ninja clutched his binoculars and cried out, "Heavens, what... what is that!?"

His companion behind him asked, "What is it?"

Cold sweat streamed