Allied Forces Set Out, the Higher-Ups' Schemes!

# Chapter 47: Allied Forces Set Out, the Higher-Ups' Schemes!

When they heard the name "Madara Uchiha," the other Kumogakure higher-ups in the office shuddered.

It was a fear etched into the bones of the older generation of shinobi, a terrifying reputation capable of making children stop crying.

"Shut up!"

Raikage A turned around and glared at the elders, his eyes blazing.

"This is no longer the Warring States Era. Madara Uchiha has been dead for ages."

Raikage strode to the window and looked down at the vast, prosperous Kumogakure. Lightning Release Chakra erupted from his body, shaking the surrounding glass until it shattered.

"The times have changed. The current Shinobi World belongs to us, Kumogakure! One Uchiha can't stir up any trouble!"

Raikage A turned around, raised his fist, and roared,

"Since they're in such a hurry to die, I'll grant them their wish."

"Mobilize Kumogakure's elite forces. I'm going to personally take the head of that brat called Ren."

"I'll dig out the Sharingan of every member of the Uchiha Clan, one by one, and completely crush their ridiculous provocation!"

The scene shifted back to Konoha.

The thin morning mist had yet to fully disperse. At Konoha's gates, several Chunin guards yawned and chatted about the rumors spreading through the village concerning the fear of war.

"Have you heard? Kumogakure is coming to attack us. The higher-ups want to hand someone over, but the Uchiha declared war outright."

"They've gone insane, haven't they? How could one clan possibly defeat Kumogakure...?"

Just as the guards were whispering among themselves,

"Clop, clop, clop..."

A neat, heavy, and powerful rhythm of footsteps came from deep within the village streets.

The footsteps seemed to strike directly at their hearts, radiating a murderous aura.

The guards froze for a moment and looked toward the source of the sound.

The drowsiness vanished from their faces.

Dozens of figures emerged from the morning mist.

They were none other than forty-three elite shinobi of the Uchiha Shrine!

They all wore dark combat uniforms and standard short swords at their waists. Most striking of all, each of them wore a large black cloak.

The morning breeze swept past, making the cloaks flutter loudly and revealing two large characters embroidered on their backs in golden thread—"Shrine"!

"Hiss—"

One of the Konoha guards sucked in a cold breath, his legs trembling uncontrollably.

"Th-this... these are Uchiha? What are they planning?!"

Another guard widened his eyes and looked toward Tekka Uchiha and Nanami Uchiha at the very front.

"Can you feel it? This Chakra fluctuation... It's terrifying! All forty-three of them are actually powerful Elite Jonin-level shinobi!"

Not only that, when the Shrine elites drew closer,

the guards clearly saw that each of them had a pair of scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan glowing in their eye sockets.

More than forty pairs of Three-Tomoe!

Their palpable killing intent made the surrounding air grow cold.

"W-wait! Those clothes, and that Lightning Release Chakra aura..."

An older guard suddenly remembered something and collapsed onto the ground.

"I remember now! The people who caused that earth-shattering explosion over the Forest of Death last night... They were the ones wearing those Shrine cloaks!"

As soon as he said this, the other guards stood frozen.

They stared at the Shrine elites' intense killing intent and unstoppable momentum, their minds going completely blank.

Only then did everyone remember that the explosion in the Forest of Death had been caused by the Shrine, and finally believe that the Uchiha truly intended to go to war with Kumogakure.

The forty-three elite shinobi of the Uchiha Shrine stood ramrod straight. They all wore dark combat uniforms, with Shrine cloaks bearing golden characters on black draped over them.

More than forty pairs of scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan flickered in the morning mist, radiating a palpable mental pressure.

To the right of the Shrine formation,

dozens of elite members of the Hyuga Branch Family, dressed in pure-white robes,

stood in neat formation under the command of Hizashi Hyuga.

The veins around their eyes bulged, and their pure-white eyes held a resolute determination to face death without retreat.

The two most powerful dojutsu clans in Konoha had completely set aside a thousand years of grievances at this moment and stood shoulder to shoulder on the same side.

"My heavens... I never thought I'd live to see the Uchiha and Hyuga join forces!"

"It's terrifying! This Chakra fluctuation alone makes it hard to breathe just standing here!"

"They're really going to fight Kumogakure to the death!"

The Konoha civilians and ordinary guards hiding in distant street corners stared at the scene, their scalps prickling with fear. Even their whispers trembled uncontrollably.

None of them had expected the Uchiha not only to refuse to hand over their clansman, but to raise such a terrifying allied force instead.

Just as the atmosphere throughout the area grew oppressively tense,

a figure wearing a black Divine Robe appeared at the very front of the formation.

Uchiha Ren!

The instant he appeared, his domineering presence, towering above all living beings, swept across the entire area.

The Mangekyō Sharingan in Ren's eyes glowed red. He swept his gaze across the road ahead and drew the short sword at his waist.

"Swish!"

The blade pointed straight toward the heavens!

Tekka Uchiha, Nanami Uchiha, and the other Shrine captains standing behind him, along with all the Shrine disciples, drew their weapons at the same time and shouted with all their strength!

"For the glory of the Uchiha!!!"

The simultaneous roar of dozens of Elite Jonin and even Kage Level powerhouses

instantly tore through the thin morning mist, exploding thunderously over the entire Konoha!

The rolling waves of sound left the spectators in the distance with ringing ears. Even their souls resonated with that fervent battle spirit.

Ren stood at the head of the army, his gaze sharp as lightning. He channeled the Chakra within his body into his throat and shouted a domineering declaration destined to be recorded in the annals of the Shinobi World:

"This battle will make the world remember our Uchiha once more!!!"

As his voice fell, the bluestone tiles beneath Ren's feet shattered.

Frenzied Lightning Release Chakra enveloped his entire body. He transformed into a streak of blue lightning and shot toward the outskirts of the village, moving so fast that a string of sonic booms rang out through the air.

"Kill!"

Tekka Uchiha let out a hoarse roar.

The Shrine disciples and the Hyuga formation followed close behind. Dozens of figures turned into interweaving black-and-white afterimages as they charged forward at full speed.

The gale swept up the fallen leaves from the ground. The Uchiha and Hyuga set out together, carrying the momentum of a force that could crush all before it, formally launching their attack on Kumogakure!