Cloaked in White Bones, the Kaguya Clan's Attack

Cloaked in White Bones, the Kaguya Clan's Attack

After finishing his meal, Uchiha Jobu could not understand why he felt so unsettled. A faint, intermittent sense of dread kept him from calming down.

The Uchiha Clan was also a major clan in the Warring States Era, with several hundred people in total. Yet fewer than two hundred could fight outside, which reflected the brutality of this era. After all, the average lifespan was less than twenty years.

Suddenly, the sounds of battle shattered the calm.

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

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

"And Yashin and the others—quick, get Brother Yashin out here!"

Uchiha Yashin and Uchiha Hato were brothers. Uchiha Hato had followed clan head Uchiha Tajima out to support the Hagoromo Clan, while Uchiha Yashin had remained behind because he had been injured during the last mission and had not joined the support operation.

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

"Ha ha ha! Excellent! Just as expected, that bastard Uchiha Tajima isn't here! Clansmen, slaughter them to your hearts' content! Wipe out the Uchiha Clan completely!"

"That's right! The ones left behind are just a bunch of brats. This is the perfect time to settle old scores!"

"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 found none of the older Uchiha powerhouses within the clan. Even the ninja who had already grown stronger bore serious 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, now. Leave the fighting to Brother Yashin and the others."

The Uchiha also had a Main Family and a Branch Family. The Main Family's ninja handled combat and missions, while the Branch Family lived elsewhere and was responsible for ensuring support and supplies.

Therefore, it was the Main Family that had been attacked, not the combined several hundred members of both the Main Family and Branch Family.

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 vicious battle.

After being dragged away for some distance, he looked back toward the clan grounds. Flames had already swallowed the Uchiha territory.

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

"No, we can't just leave like this. Brother Yashin and the others are all injured. Against those Kaguya maniacs, they could very well..."

Uchiha Madara said expressionlessly, "I know. But what would going back accomplish? Look at yourselves. Can any of you use ninjutsu?"

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

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

"Would you just be going back to be slaughtered by the Kaguya Clan?"

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

"Change the terrain?!"

He suddenly remembered that sparring match at the clan training ground. Though they had not fought seriously 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. Brother, you can use Fire Release, and I can use the Great Fireball Technique too. The rest of us can attach Explosive Tags to our ninja tools and attack. That 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 could very well mean being killed by the Kaguya Clan's ninja. No one here had fully grown yet; they were all little sprouts of seven or eight years old. They could handle ordinary people, but facing the Kaguya Clan was extremely dangerous.

Yet no one was afraid. Even the youngest among them was filled with burning blood, wanting only to charge back and kill every Kaguya Ninja.

When they returned to the clan grounds, they found many more corpses on the ground—some Uchiha, some Kaguya. The earth's original color had become horrifying, as blood soaked into the soil and dyed the ground a dark brown-black.

Uchiha Jobu saw that the dead Uchiha had all suffered injuries during their previous missions.

Deeper inside, shouts of killing and the sounds of battle continued without end. From time to time, they could also hear Explosive Tags detonating.

"Every last one of those Kaguya bastards deserves to die!"

"When the time comes, Jobu, use Earth Release to alter 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 as soon as the battle begins."

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

Truly, Uchiha Madara did not want to see another blood-related brother die in battle.

Uchiha Jobu also knew that ninja battles were exceptionally dangerous. One careless mistake could get them killed outright by the enemy. Considering their age and limited chakra, three uses of ninjutsu were already the limit. After three techniques, they could only retreat.

No one spoke any unnecessary words. Everyone here had long ceased to be naive, because naivety was of no use to Uchiha clansmen destined to become ninja.

They saw many figures fighting ahead. Leading the clansmen in resisting the Kaguya Clan's ninja was Uchiha Yashin, who had been injured during a mission.

With his exquisite swordsmanship, Uchiha Yashin used several horizontal slashes and vertical cuts to hold back a Kaguya Ninja who had activated the Dead Bone Pulse. Combined with the Sharingan, he could cast genjutsu more easily, and by himself he blocked the coordinated attacks of several Kaguya ninja.

It was difficult for the Kaguya Clan to awaken their Kekkei Genkai. Unlike the Uchiha Clan and Hyuga Clan, the Dead Bone Pulse was an exceptionally powerful and direct Kekkei Genkai, but the chance of awakening it was very low.

Moreover, there were only two Kaguya ninja here who could awaken their Kekkei Genkai and fight using the Dead Bone Pulse.

Uchiha Yashin held one back, while several other Uchiha jointly suppressed the other. The situation remained relatively favorable for the Uchiha, but most of the clansmen left behind had been injured during previous missions and would not be able to endure a prolonged battle.

Whether Uchiha Madara bringing the clansmen back would prove good or bad for this battle remained unknown. 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 allow the Uchiha Clan's name to be tarnished.