Capital City, Human Wave Tactics

Capital City, Human Wave Tactics

"Lady Qian Rou, the enemy's main force has completely entered the Land of Lightning. There are fifty-one ninja in total. Eleven are from the Uchiha Clan, and their leader is Uchiha Madara's younger brother, Izuna Uchiha."

"Of the remaining forty ninja, fifteen are from the Hagoromo Clan. The rest are insignificant rogue ninja."

"With our current strength, a single attack will be enough to wipe out everyone who has entered the Land of Lightning."

They had clearly obtained intelligence on the Uchiha Clan ninja's route in advance, so why did they have to wait until they entered the Land of Lightning before attacking?

No one else understood.

But only the Chinoike Clan ninja understood that the Blood Dragon Eye's true power was not genjutsu. It could control other people's bodies and forcibly turn them into living bombs.

That meant the Blood Dragon Eye needed a large number of people to be made into living bombs in order to achieve its full effect.

Qian Rou said, "Wait until they approach Cloud Gorge, then blow every last one of them into the sky."

"Understood."

Cloud Gorge.

Wave after wave of enemies surged forward. Every one of them had been touched by the Blood Dragon Eye and turned into a living bomb. The moment they drew near, they exploded with power greater than even the finest Explosive Tags.

When the first wave approached, they failed to notice the danger and immediately lost several men.

Fortunately, they were all rogue ninja who had attached themselves to the Uchiha Clan. For a bite to eat, these people had long since thrown away their dignity. Like dogs, they would be sent to use their lives to scout the way with a single order from the Uchiha ninja.

Uchiha Jobu said, "It's the Blood Dragon Eye! Only the Blood Dragon Eye can turn human bodies into bombs. As long as they have enough living people, this ocular technique can completely wear us all to death here."

As his blood-red Three-Tomoe Sharingan opened, the cold aura around him seemed to solidify. Those standing beside Izuna Uchiha were assailed by the chill, as though they had been thrown into an icy wasteland.

"Even their own clansmen's lives mean nothing to them. A clan like that has no reason to exist."

Would Chinoike Clan ninja care about the lives of their own clansmen?

Obviously not.

It was not only because the Chinoike ninja possessed the Blood Dragon Eye. The Warring States Era's brutal living conditions also meant that, to survive in such an age, one could not possess even the slightest mercy or compassion. Even against so-called members of one's own clan, they could easily raise the butcher's blade.

But in the eyes of the Uchiha Clan, nothing was more precious than the clan itself. Every Uchiha cherished their fellow clansmen.

The Warring States Era's environment was simply too cruel. There were cold-blooded people like the Chinoike Clan, cruel to their enemies and merciless even toward their own, but there were also people like the Uchiha Clan, true people of flesh and blood who would entrust their lives to one another on the battlefield for the sake of their clansmen.

The two ninja under Uchiha Jobu's command had no duties beyond guarding him. Their strength was simply too poor, and they could barely serve as bodyguards.

Now that Izuna Uchiha had led his troops here, there were not many Uchiha ninja among them. They made up only part of the force, while most were from the Hagoromo Clan or ordinary ninja who had joined the Uchiha Clan in order to survive.

On Qian Rou's side, they had already prepared to fight to the death.

They had attacked nobles and even set their sights on the daimyo. If this intelligence leaked, there would be no place for Chinoike ninja anywhere in the Warring States Era.

However.

When they had devised the plan.

They had thought that the best way to shed their identities as ninja was to become nobles. But ninja held an incomparably low status and had no chance of entering high society. Their only possible connection with nobles was through missions.

So they had devised a massive plan and set their sights on the Land of Lightning's daimyo.

Land of Lightning.

Capital City.

This was the most prosperous city, and also where the powerful and wealthy of the Land of Lightning resided.

Today, this place was about to become a battlefield. The Chinoike Clan ninja would fight against the Uchiha attack here because they could make use of the large number of ordinary civilians, as well as prisoners the nobles had locked away for offending them, turning them into living bombs they could control in battle.

"They're coming, the Uchiha Clan ninja."

"They're finally here? The entire Warring States Era says the Uchiha are the strongest among the ocular technique clans? What fucking nonsense! These Blood Dragon Eyes of mine are powerful. They can cast genjutsu, see through illusions, and create living bombs whenever we want. What makes the Uchiha Clan worthy of being called the strongest?"

"It's time to prove the Blood Dragon Eye of the Chinoike Clan!"

"Lady Qian Rou! We're ready. Please give the order to begin!"

Qian Rou's eyes gleamed with chilling killing intent. The murderous aura around her was like a freezing wind sweeping through the land in the depths of winter, making everyone who felt it shudder from the bottom of their hearts.

"Good! Move out!"

With a single command!

The Chinoike Clan ninja erupted into cheers!

They could finally make their move!

It was not only for the clan's future. They also had to prove to every ninja clan in the Warring States Era that the Chinoike Clan's ocular technique was no weaker than the Uchiha Clan's—perhaps even stronger!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Living bombs that looked like walking corpses appeared before Uchiha Jobu. Then the roaring explosions became endless. The blast waves raised by the terrifying detonations were comparable to a ninja's C-rank Wind Release, strong enough to blow frail people away.

"Have these people gone mad?! They're actually fighting in the capital city and using innocent civilians as sacrifices for their ocular technique!"

"Lord Izuna! Please let us of the Hagoromo Clan take the field!"

"Lord Uchiha Jobu! Lord Izuna Uchiha! We will never lose against lunatics like these! Please let us fight!"

"For the glory of the Uchiha Clan! Charge!"

Uchiha Jobu could hardly believe that the Chinoike Clan ninja had gone this insane. They had even chosen the most unimaginable place, the capital city, as their battlefield, completely disregarding the possibility of being seen by other ninja clans.

It was as though the Chinoike Clan ninja had already prepared to make a final, desperate stand.