Clad in White Bones, the Kaguya Clan's Attack

Clad in White Bones, the Kaguya Clan's Attack

After quickly finishing his meal, Uchiha Jobu did not know why, but he felt restless. A faint, elusive sense of dread made it impossible for him to calm down.

The Uchiha Clan had also been a major clan during the Warring States Era, with several hundred members in total. Yet fewer than two hundred of them could go out and fight, which also showed just how cruel this era was. After all, the average lifespan was less than twenty years.

Suddenly, the sound of battle shattered the tranquility.

"It's the Kaguya! Those bastards have been allies with the Hyuga Clan for generations, so the Hyuga over at the Hagoromo Clan were meant to draw away our Uchiha fighting force. The clan head and the others left to provide support, and now those Kaguya bastards want to attack our clan grounds?!"

"Damn it! Of all times, it had to be now! Most of our fighting force went to support the Hagoromo Clan. There aren't many people left in the clan who can fight!"

"And Yagami and the others too. Hurry, call out Big Brother Yagami and the others."

Uchiha Yagami and Uchiha Hato were brothers. Uchiha Hato had followed clan head Uchiha Tajima to support the Hagoromo Clan, while Uchiha Yagami had remained behind because he had been injured during his previous mission and could not join the support operation.

When Uchiha Jobu stepped outside, he saw dozens of Kaguya Clan ninja fighting the Uchiha ninja left behind to defend the clan.

"Hahaha! Excellent! Just as I thought, that bastard Uchiha Tajima isn't here! Clan members, slaughter them to your hearts' content! Wipe out the Uchiha Clan completely!"

"That's right! All that's left are a bunch of little brats. This is the perfect chance to settle our grudges!"

"Just thinking about how a great clan like the Uchiha will be destroyed by our hands gets me so excited I can barely stand it!"

The Kaguya Clan had not spotted any of the Uchiha's older experts. Even the ninja who had grown stronger were carrying injuries from their missions.

Someone suddenly grabbed his arm. When he turned around, he saw Uchiha Madara, Izuna Uchiha, and several other young Uchiha.

Uchiha Madara said, "You all need to leave with me right now. Leave the fighting to Big Brother Yagami and the others."

The Uchiha were also divided into the Main Family and Branch Family. The Main Family's ninja were responsible for fighting and carrying out missions, while the Branch Family lived elsewhere and was tasked with securing supplies and providing support.

That was why the Main Family had been attacked, rather than the Main and Branch Families together, numbering several hundred people.

There were so many enemies, while the Uchiha left behind were all injured. No matter how one looked at it, this would be a difficult and brutal battle.

After being dragged away for some distance, he looked back toward the clan grounds and saw flames already swallowing the Uchiha compound.

As he struggled, fury and hatred in his heart began to sprout and grow from a single seed.

"No, we can't just leave like this. Every one of Big Brother Yagami and the others is injured. Facing those Kaguya lunatics, they could very well..."

Uchiha Madara said expressionlessly, "I know. But what would going back accomplish? With just you people? Can any of you use ninjutsu when you add yourselves together?"

"You can't use ninjutsu, and you're still children. Your taijutsu is useless."

"Even if I took you back, what use would you be?"

"Would you just be going there to be killed by the Kaguya Clan?"

Uchiha Jobu said, "I can use Earth Release! I can alter the terrain and restrain the Kaguya Clan's ninja."

"Alter the terrain?!"

He suddenly remembered that sparring lesson at the clan training ground. Although they had not gone all out and the battle had been brief, the Earth Release that changed the terrain had truly appeared before his eyes.

Izuna Uchiha said, "I think it can work. Big Brother, you can use Fire Release, and I can use the Great Fireball Technique too. The others can attach Explosive Tags to their ninja tools and attack. Their power will be enough to threaten the Kaguya Clan's ninja."

Uchiha Madara gritted his teeth. "Then let's go! We're going back!"

Going back might very well get them killed by the Kaguya Clan's ninja. None of them had grown up yet; they were all seven- or eight-year-old little sprouts. They would be fine against ordinary people, but facing the Kaguya Clan would be extremely dangerous.

Yet not one of them was afraid. Even the youngest among them was burning with passion, wanting only to charge back and kill every Kaguya Ninja.

When they returned to the clan grounds, they saw many more corpses on the ground—some Uchiha, some Kaguya. The earth's original color had become horrifying, the blood soaking into the soil dyeing it a dark brownish black.

Uchiha Jobu saw that the dead Uchiha had all been injured during their previous missions.

Further inside, shouts of killing and the sounds of battle continued without pause. From time to time, Explosive Tags detonated.

"Those Kaguya bastards deserve to die!"

"Jobu, when the time comes, use Earth Release to change the terrain. Izuna and I will attack them with Fire Release. The rest of you, attach Explosive Tags to your kunai and throw them out the moment the battle begins."

"Also, Jobu and Izuna, you're still young, so you definitely don't have much chakra. At most, each of you can use ninjutsu three times. After that, you need to leave the battle. Understood?"

Truly, Uchiha Madara truly did not want to see another brother bound to him by blood die in battle.

Uchiha Jobu also knew that ninja battles were exceptionally dangerous. A moment of carelessness could get one killed directly by the enemy. Considering their age and limited chakra, three uses of ninjutsu were already the limit. They could only flee after using three techniques.

No one spoke any needless words. None of them were naive, because naivety was useless to Uchiha clansmen destined to become ninja.

They saw many figures locked in battle. At the forefront, leading the clansmen in resisting the Kaguya Clan's ninja, was the injured Uchiha Yagami.

With his superb swordsmanship, Uchiha Yagami used a few horizontal and vertical slashes to stop a Kaguya Ninja who had activated the Shikotsumyaku. Combined with the Sharingan, he could cast genjutsu more easily, and by himself he held back the combined attacks of several Kaguya ninja.

It was difficult for the Kaguya Clan to awaken their Kekkei Genkai. Unlike the Uchiha and Hyuga Clans, the Shikotsumyaku, such an obviously powerful Kekkei Genkai, had a very low chance of awakening.

Moreover, there were only two Kaguya ninja here who could awaken their Kekkei Genkai and use the Shikotsumyaku in battle.

Uchiha Yagami held one back, while several other Uchiha joined forces to suppress the other. The situation was still relatively favorable for the Uchiha, but most of the Uchiha clansmen left behind had been injured during earlier missions. They would not be able to endure a prolonged battle.

Whether Uchiha Madara bringing the clansmen back was good or bad for this battle remained uncertain, but one thing was certain: Uchiha Jobu and the other young Uchiha had all prepared to attack.

Even if they died here, they could not tarnish the Uchiha Clan's reputation.