The Battle Begins, Summoning Technique Scroll

Chapter 46: The Battle Begins, Summoning Technique Scroll

After several years, he felt the battlefield once more without the slightest discomfort. The Uchiha blood in his body still boiled like scorching magma, and he could not wait to rush out and fight to his heart's content, using the blood of Senju Clan ninjas to honor the fallen Uchiha ancestors.

Uchiha Shangwu was not the only one who felt this way. Nearly every member of the Uchiha Clan desperately craved battle.

Especially when their target was the Senju Clan, those ninja clansmen with Uchiha blood flowing through their veins became even more eager for a great battle.

Looking at the more than four hundred Senju clansmen standing opposite them, the Uchiha, who howled for battle, all activated their Sharingan in an instant. Their blood-red eyes gleamed with a mixture of killing intent and fighting spirit.

"Clan Head, the Senju Clan has practically mobilized its entire force. As long as we win this battle, there will be no Senju Clan left in the Ninja World."

"More than four hundred Senju ninjas, not counting the forces left behind to guard their clan. That really is almost every ninja the Senju Clan has."

"Do not underestimate the Senju ninjas. Those bastards have incredibly tenacious vitality. Even with only four hundred or so of them, killing them all will cost us dearly."

"What is there to fear? As long as we wipe out every Senju ninja, the Land of Fire will belong to our Uchiha Clan."

The warlike members of the Uchiha Clan craved battle and did not fear death. They only feared dying without killing enough enemies first.

The more than four hundred ninjas of the Senju Clan all wielded long swords or kunai. They had no particularly special Kekkei Genkai; they simply possessed powerful vitality and an immense amount of chakra.

However, besides the Senju Clan ninjas, there were also roughly a hundred Uzumaki Clan ninjas, as well as more than eighty Sarutobi Clan ninjas and over fifty Shimura Clan ninjas.

Adding the ninjas from ordinary ninja clans whose reputation and strength were lacking, the total number of ninjas standing with the Senju Clan came to around seven hundred.

The Uchiha Clan had deployed nearly five hundred ninjas in total, practically emptying the clan of all its strength.

The Hagoromo Clan had more than a hundred people, about the same number as the Uzumaki Clan.

The Fuma Clan ninjas, who had newly joined the Uchiha Clan's side, had barely managed to gather over seventy ninjas.

The Fuma Clan excelled at controlling ninja tools and had a formidable reputation in the Warring States-era Ninja World. Their mission success rate was not low, making them one of the more capable ninja clans of that era.

Still, in terms of numbers, the Uchiha side remained at a disadvantage.

But large-scale ninja battles did not rely solely on ninjutsu. It also depended on how many top-tier experts each side possessed. When high-end combatants took action, they could easily sweep through the battlefield; no group of low-level ninjas could contend with them.

"Madara!"

An unbelievably massive greatsword was actually Senju Hashirama's chosen weapon. He wanted to suppress his old friend Uchiha Madara through sheer weight and force, so he attacked with everything he had the moment they met. The weapon crashed heavily against Uchiha Madara's Gunbai, which was raised to block it.

"Hashirama!"

Sparks flew.

The instant they clashed, Uchiha Madara felt the power transmitted through the massive blade. His expression nearly changed as he inwardly exclaimed at Hashirama's tremendous strength. As expected of the only opponent he truly valued, Hashirama was genuinely powerful.

"Hashirama! I have already told you that the hatred between the Uchiha and Senju can never be reconciled. No matter what you say, it is useless."

"It is precisely because everyone is immersed in a world filled with hatred that their eyes have been blinded, leaving them unable to truly see the world. As long as we are willing to take the first step and resolve the hatred between our two clans, the Ninja World will surely welcome true peace because of our actions."

"Just how naïve are you going to remain?! I told you already, stop dreaming in broad daylight. Everything you say is unrealistic. The real world is cruel. Death, slaughter, hatred, and betrayal are this world's true face!"

"That is why we must take the first step. As long as we are willing to trust one another and try to understand each other, we can truly resolve all hatred. Why are you unwilling to believe in me!?"

Uchiha Shangwu could not help but sneer. He inwardly scorned Senju Hashirama for thinking far too beautifully. Mutual understanding? Both sides truly trusting each other? It was nothing but a dream.

The real Warring States era was an incomparably cruel world. To survive, either you killed others, or others killed you.

There was no other way.

If Senju Hashirama's original surname had not supposedly been Otsutsuki, the era of ninja villages in Naruto's story might never have arrived. No matter how one looked at it, the coming of the ninja village era was utterly ridiculous.

You expected a group of mortal enemies who had fought for centuries to reconcile just because of a few words? What the hell was that supposed to be? A fairy tale? Playing house?

Uchiha Shangwu transformed into a bone demon, clad in grim white bone armor. With his Three-Tomoe Sharingan activated, he swept through the battlefield unstoppably. No one could withstand the power of the Dead Bone Pulse.

Under the gaze of his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, everyone on the battlefield was a walking treasure chest. All he had to do was charge forward and swing his fists; the bones on his arms, sharper than blades, would split open his enemies' skulls and make treasure chests burst out.

"Notice: Obtained Shuriken (X2)."

"Notice: Obtained Skill Fragment 'Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique' (X1)."

"Notice: Obtained (X1)."

"Wait?! Did I just find something good?"

Seeing the message flash past, Uchiha Shangwu suddenly felt as though he had caught something. He quickly checked the loot from the treasure chests, and sure enough, one unusual item occupied a slot. It read: 'Dragon Lair Summoning Beast Scroll.'

There was a legend in the Ninja World of three great sacred lands of summoning beasts. One of them was Dragon Lair, a place filled with giant snakes. As long as one signed a summoning contract, one could summon snakes and pythons belonging to Dragon Lair.

There was even a chance to travel to the sacred land of Dragon Lair, learn the immensely powerful Sage Mode, and obtain a strength capable of matching or surpassing Kage-level power. Later, one could even use senjutsu to harm Six Paths-level experts. It was practically heaven-defying.

Without a second thought, Uchiha Shangwu immediately used the Summoning Beast Contract Scroll. Then he bit his finger, and the instant his palm pressed against the ground, more than half the chakra in his body drained away in a rush.

"Ninja Art! Summoning Technique!"

Uchiha Shangwu had no way of knowing in advance what kind of being he would summon. But the chakra in his body was no less than that of a special jonin. With more than half of it expended, he could at least summon a fairly large giant snake.