Although Uchiha Kyu had been recklessly harvesting the lives of Konoha's ninjas, his attention had actually remained fixed on Hiruzen Sarutobi.
They said that an old man who refused to die was a thief. That old geezer had the most underhanded tricks.
Other than Minato Namikaze, only Hiruzen Sarutobi knew the forbidden jutsu Dead Demon Consuming Seal, which took both lives together.
At present, this was the only forbidden jutsu capable of threatening his life.
This jutsu was a sealing technique passed down by the Uzumaki Clan.
The only way to deal with it was to obtain the Death God Mask left behind by the Uzumaki Clan.
Sealing Jutsu and genjutsu were both tied to the main storyline of the original Naruto World.
Kaguya Otsutsuki, who had been sealed on the moon by Six Paths: Yin-Yang Seal, was a perfect example.
There was also Infinite Tsukuyomi, which could plunge all humanity into an illusion and eventually turn humans into White Zetsu, transforming them into weapons of war.
The stronger Uchiha Kyu became, the more he realized how many unsolved mysteries this world contained.
The original work had been fictional, and it was only natural that it had glossed over some details that could not be investigated too deeply.
But Uchiha Kyu was now in an incomparably real Naruto World. The slightest carelessness could leave him with the same fate as Kaguya Otsutsuki.
These ninja clans truly had deep foundations. There were countless ninjas coming to reinforce them, yet in all the wars of the original work, such a scale of clan ninja mobilization was rarely seen.
The Nara, Akimichi Clan, and Yamanaka Clan alone had more than two thousand ninjas combined.
Over the years, Konoha's towering tree had fattened these selfish ninja clans.
As the true founders of Konoha, the Senju had already perished, while the Uchiha Clan's situation in the village was even more miserable.
The enormous Akimichi ninjas used their tough, thick bodies to shield their nearby comrades.
The Nara Clan's Shadow Imitation Technique made full use of the darkness, displaying its power to the utmost.
They had control, tanks, and damage output.
The three clans had always been closely linked, and their secret techniques could form powerful combination ninjutsu.
The Akimichi ninjas became the strongest damage dealers, rolling around like yo-yos. The Nara ninjas controlled those yo-yos with their shadows, while the Yamanaka ninjas became one another's eyes, striking wherever they were directed. Their destructive power was plain to see.
"Dance to your heart's content and amuse me."
Uchiha Kyu controlled the Nine-Tails as it seized two Akimichi Elite Jonin. Terrifying Nine-Tails chakra extended into their noses.
The Nine-Tails' chakra was not something ordinary people could withstand.
Their bodies were directly burst apart by the Nine-Tails' berserk chakra.
As the number of Konoha's ninjas continued to increase, the scale of the battle grew larger and larger, spreading beyond the Uchiha Compound.
Uchiha Shisui led some of the clan members in a desperate defense of the rear. He refused to let the enemy take even one step across. The rear was the bottom line for all the clan members fighting, because their families were hidden in the safe passages behind the compound.
"Secret Technique: Shadow Imitation Technique."
"Secret Technique: Shadow Imitation Technique."
"Secret Technique: Shadow Imitation Technique."
One Nara Elite Jonin after another suddenly appeared around the Nine-Tails. With their hands clasped together, they manipulated their shadows as they spread across the Nine-Tails' entire body.
"ROAR!!!"
Temporarily restrained, the Nine-Tails' movements became stiff.
Controlled by more than a dozen Nara ninjas using the Shadow Imitation Technique, the Nine-Tails continued struggling.
To the Nara ninjas, the Nine-Tails' power was simply too great. Even with so many of them, they could only control it for about a minute.
One of the Nara ninjas shouted, "Lord Third, we only have one minute!"
"Leave it to me."
Hiruzen Sarutobi seized this precious opportunity and approached the Nine-Tails.
"Are you finally going to attack me?" Uchiha Kyu gazed at Hiruzen Sarutobi charging toward him from below, his expression utterly calm.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu."
Uchiha Kyu formed the hand seal with one hand in a dashing motion. Three Shadow Clones leaped down from the Nine-Tails.
The three Shadow Clones took half of Uchiha Kyu's chakra.
Leaving half his chakra behind was already sufficient for Uchiha Kyu.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique."
"Fire Release: Majestic Destroyer Flame."
"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation."
The three Shadow Clones' eyes glowed with scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Water Style: Water Formation Wall."
Three Sarutobi Clan Elite Jonin hurriedly released Water Style and blocked the path in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi.
HISS!!!
The flames boiled the water walls. The water evaporated, and the flames died down.
A vast amount of white steam instantly spread out, swallowing the ninjas fighting nearby.
Uchiha Kyu's Shadow Clones were not there to stop Hiruzen Sarutobi. They were there to sweep away those pieces of clan garbage.
BOOM!!!
Uchiha Kyu's Shadow Clones charged into the flock of sheep, slaughtering their way through the battlefield.
The three Shadow Clones supported one another, their most stable triangular formation like a sharp blade piercing into the heart of Konoha's ninjas.
"Follow the clan head! Kill!"
Freed from their restraints, Uchiha ninjas appeared one after another behind Uchiha Kyu's Shadow Clones of their own accord.
Even knowing that these were only three Shadow Clones, they were willing to follow their clan head and fight until the final moment of their deaths.
Uchiha Kyu's close-combat experience had been perfected on the battlefield.
The Shadow Clones displayed close combat to the fullest, stopping no one.
"Lightning Release: Earth Current."
Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi used the cover of the steam to approach the Nine-Tails, the ground suddenly exploded. Lightning surged forth like a tide.
HISS!!!
BANG!
A wooden post remained where he had stood, and Hiruzen Sarutobi vanished.
With a tremendous boom, the ground was swept up by the lightning and churned into a barren stretch of scorched earth.
"Eight Trigrams: Sealing!"
At last reaching the Nine-Tails' feet, Hiruzen Sarutobi rapidly formed hand seals, intending to seal the Nine-Tails again.
"Flying Thunder God: Space Transfer."
Appearing beside Hiruzen Sarutobi, Uchiha Kyu gripped a special kunai in one hand. The Flying Thunder God mark flashed across the Nine-Tails' body.
The Nine-Tails, whose movements had been forcibly restrained by the Shadow Imitation Technique, instantly appeared at the main battlefield.
ROAR!!!
The unsuspecting Konoha ninjas were stunned pale when that terrifying Nine-Tails suddenly appeared before them.
Freed from the Shadow Imitation Technique's control, the Nine-Tails once again ran rampant. In an instant, as many as a hundred Konoha ninjas died horribly.
This was the terrifying power of the Nine-Tails.
With practically infinite chakra, the Nine-Tails' combat power was comparable to that of the other eight Tailed Beasts combined.
Whether the Sage of Six Paths had favored it or done so intentionally was unknown.
"Damn it."
Hiruzen Sarutobi had finally managed to reach this place, only for Uchiha Kyu to transfer the Nine-Tails to his rear. He immediately flew into a furious rage.
"This isn't a turn-based battle, Third. My Sharingan has already foreseen your every next move."
Uchiha Kyu constantly swung his long blade, each strike landing precisely on Hiruzen Sarutobi's openings.
The Mangekyō Sharingan's motion tracking was far superior to that of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
Uchiha Kyu's highly oppressive fighting style left Hiruzen Sarutobi unable to catch his breath for a moment.
Damn Sharingan. As expected, they were an evil clan.
Hiruzen Sarutobi constantly avoided Uchiha Kyu's Mangekyō Sharingan, afraid that he would accidentally fall victim to the Uchiha's genjutsu.
Seeing that the old geezer wanted to avoid close combat with him, Uchiha Kyu intensified his attacks even further.
The blade flashed like a fading afterimage, every attacking motion flawless.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's greatest strength was ninjutsu. Uchiha Kyu intended to defeat him precisely where he was weakest.
"Croak, croak, croak!!!"
A medium-sized frog appeared not far behind Uchiha Kyu.
"Reverse: Summoning Jutsu."
Minato Namikaze replaced the frog and returned here from Mount Myōboku.
Strange markings appeared on Minato Namikaze's face after he reappeared.
Sage Mode.
"Sage Art: Wind Release: Light Wheel Violent Wind Ultra-Great Rasengan."
The Ultra-Great Rasengan that had been condensed since Mount Myōboku was thrown toward Uchiha Kyu's back the instant it appeared.
"Pfft!"
At the same time, Hiruzen Sarutobi abandoned his defense and allowed Uchiha Kyu to stab deeply into his abdomen.
Uchiha Kyu froze.
"Got you."
Hiruzen Sarutobi revealed a smug smile as he firmly grabbed Uchiha Kyu's arm with both hands and refused to let go.
You arrived at just the right time, Minato.
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