Whoosh!
Another signal flare exploded in the night sky.
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up at the flare's location, and his expression immediately darkened.
It seemed the Hyuga Clan was determined to follow the Uchiha down this dark path.
"Dark One, it's your turn."
A ninja dressed identically to the Anbu stepped out from behind Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Dark One let out a sharp whistle, and hundreds of figures appeared all around them.
During a large-scale battle, large-scale ninjutsu simply could not be used unless one was willing to sacrifice allies.
These death warriors had cold, emotionless eyes, like machines that existed only to kill.
"Body Flicker Technique."
Seeing this, Uchiha Shisui immediately formed a hand seal with one hand, and one Shisui after another appeared at his side.
The Body Flicker Technique was not the Clone Technique. Every figure they saw was the real Uchiha Shisui.
His speed had merely surpassed what the human eye could track.
"Mangekyō Sharingan!"
Uchiha Shisui opened his Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Die!"
Those death warriors could not last more than three moves against Uchiha Shisui before being cut down with a single slash.
With the Mangekyō Sharingan, Uchiha Shisui at full strength was far more powerful than Uchiha Itachi.
The Uchiha Clan had never lacked powerful fighters in any era. Unfortunately, Fugaku Uchiha had played an excellent hand into utter ruin.
"I will never allow you to harm my clansmen."
Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan spun madly, and his killing intent intensified.
Chakra poured out without restraint, and more Uchiha Shisuis appeared one after another.
With his strength alone, Uchiha Shisui held back over a hundred death warriors.
It could be said that within a single second, Uchiha Shisui had exchanged blows with more than a hundred ninjas.
This was what made Uchiha Shisui truly terrifying. Even Minato Namikaze was not this frightening. After all, Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God required a medium, while Shisui did not.
But anyone who thought Uchiha Shisui was only capable of this was gravely mistaken. His most terrifying ability was not the Body Flicker Technique, but genjutsu.
In an instant, Uchiha Shisui's terrifying Mangekyō Sharingan erupted with fearsome ocular power.
"Accept the judgment of the Sharingan."
The terrifying genjutsu flooded into the minds of over a hundred death warriors. In that instant when their bodies froze—
Swish!
Uchiha Shisui slashed fiercely at the enemies' necks, and blood spurted out.
That single strike cut down more than a hundred death warriors.
As Fugaku Uchiha and his clansmen resisted the Konoha ninjas, his heart settled upon seeing this. "Well done, Shisui."
This scene instantly caught Hiruzen Sarutobi's attention. Losing one-fifth of his death warriors at once pained him greatly.
Hiruzen Sarutobi did not dare let Uchiha Shisui continue slaughtering them like this and hurriedly shouted.
"Choza."
"Inoichi."
"Stop Uchiha Shisui for me."
Choza Akimichi and Inoichi Yamanaka broke away from battle and charged toward Uchiha Shisui.
"Expansion."
Choza Akimichi pressed his palms together and quickly swallowed two specially made Soldier Pills.
Inoichi Yamanaka formed a horizontal rectangle with his hands, waiting for the right moment to launch a mental invasion.
"Ahhh!!!"
Having become immensely powerful, Choza Akimichi easily crushed the roadside wall underfoot. As he charged forward, he slammed a heavy fist down toward Uchiha Shisui's head.
Uchiha Shisui's Body Flicker images raised their heads almost simultaneously, then all vanished and merged into his true body.
"Susanoo!!!"
A burly green giant rose up, and Choza Akimichi's fist was caught by Susanoo.
"What?" Choza Akimichi knew exactly how powerful he was, yet his fist had been gripped so easily.
That solid green hand locked down his fist, leaving him unable to break free for the moment.
"Let go of me."
Enraged, Choza Akimichi threw another punch.
"Before these eyes, no one is my match."
A confident smile appeared on Uchiha Shisui's cold face.
"Move aside!!!"
Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan spun wildly, blood slowly trickling from his eye sockets.
The side effects of consuming the Mangekyō Sharingan's ocular power were severe. It was far more than just blurred vision.
Choza Akimichi's massive body was instantly flung backward.
After waiting for so long, Inoichi Yamanaka finally found his chance.
"Ninja Art: Mind Disturbance Body Technique."
He used his own mental power to disrupt the opponent's mental power and movements. Even if the opponent remained conscious, he would still be unable to control his body.
"I got him."
Before Inoichi Yamanaka could celebrate, a mental backlash struck him instantly. His head felt as though it had been smashed by a heavy hammer, and he nearly collapsed to the ground.
Uchiha Shisui's gaze swept toward him, his eyes exceptionally calm.
"Competing with the Uchiha in mental power? You truly underestimated the Uchiha."
Uchiha Shisui formed hand seals with both hands. "Fire Style: Windfire Meteor."
"Damn it."
Unable to move, Inoichi Yamanaka forced himself to stay upright as he watched the meteor-like fireballs rush at him.
"Inoichi."
A massive body stepped in front of Inoichi Yamanaka.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!!
Several fireballs exploded around them.
"Body Flicker Technique!!!"
Uchiha Shisui held a longsword as he stabbed into Choza Akimichi's body from behind.
"Secret Technique: Insect Tornado."
Just as Uchiha Shisui was about to strike again, he leaped into the air and formed hand seals with both hands.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique."
The dense, buzzing swarm of insects was instantly swallowed by flames.
"Is Choza all right?"
A dense mass of insects appeared behind Choza Akimichi like a tornado. As the insects dispersed, Shibi Aburame appeared.
"I... urgh." Choza Akimichi returned to his normal size. Just as he was about to say he was fine, he could not hold it in and vomited a mouthful of blood.
"Kill!!!"
"Konoha's lapdogs, we've put up with you for long enough."
"Uchiha brothers, we're here!"
The Hyuga Clan's reinforcements had finally arrived. They had encountered the Anbu's interception on the way and had forcibly broken through, though the Hyuga Clan had paid a price for it.
After Hizashi Hyuga killed a Chunin with an Eight Trigrams Palms strike, his face lit up with joy. "Reinforcements! Reinforcements from my Hyuga Clan have arrived!"
Fugaku Uchiha looked at the fallen clansmen on the ground, gritted his teeth, and continued fighting without a word.
Surrounded from both sides, Hiruzen Sarutobi swung the Ruyi Jingu Bang and forced Orochimaru back, then hurriedly gathered his forces for a counterattack.
Tonight was their only chance. If they missed it, they would face Uchiha Kyu's overwhelming fury.
"Dark One, stop them for me."
"Clan heads, do not hold back. End this battle quickly."
"Yes."
"Third Hokage, rest assured. We will not hold back."
"Third Hokage, why not let the Fourth Hokage join the battle? With the Fourth Hokage's strength, the Uchiha won't be able to stop him."
"That's right, Third Hokage. Send the signal."
Choza Akimichi, forcing himself through his injuries, supported the mentally backlashed Inoichi Yamanaka as they came to Hiruzen Sarutobi's side and quickly made the suggestion.
"Fine." The conflicted expression on Hiruzen Sarutobi's face shifted repeatedly before he finally nodded and personally fired a special signal flare.
Once Minato Namikaze joined the battle, his prestige would undoubtedly surpass Hiruzen Sarutobi's.
That would be extremely detrimental to his rule over Konoha.
This was also an important reason Hiruzen Sarutobi had not allowed Minato Namikaze to join the battle.
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