The sea wind wailed in fury, and the sounds of battle shook the island.
The assorted soldiers led by the Funato Clan rushed forward together, but they all tacitly bypassed the two people in the center of the field and charged straight toward the interior of Whirlpool Country.
Uzumaki Ashina watched countless soldiers and shinobi pass by him, painfully closing his eyes as he knew the Uzumaki Clan was doomed this time, a sense of powerlessness inevitably showing on his face.
The Uzumaki Clan will likely perish at my hands.
Watching Uzumaki Ashina, who seemed to have aged significantly in an instant, Enkō felt a few mixed emotions inside, but that was all; the connection between the Uzumaki Clan and Konoha was too deep, and once they were let go, it would only grow Konoha's strength, so they had to die.
Whoosh—
Uzumaki Ashina took a deep breath, his aura suddenly surging. When he opened his eyes again, his gaze was like a torch. Staring at the black-robed young man in front of him, he said in a deep voice, "It seems my Uzumaki Clan can hardly escape this calamity today. Since that is the case, I can only cast aside this old life and desperately leave you behind."
"Trading a clan for one person is not out of the question!"
"Hah, then come and try."
Swish—
Suddenly, Enkō narrowed his eyes slightly. He saw two streaks of eye-shadow abruptly appear beside Uzumaki Ashina's eyes, and two facial markings appeared on his face. Although his figure was still standing in the same spot, it gave people the feeling that he had vanished from the heavens and the earth.
"This is..."
"Sage Mode!"
Within the mental space, Mad Fang stared at Ashina outside and explained, "Wrapping his whole body in Sage