Blitzkrieg, Let the Shinobi World Feel Fear

The Second Elder echoed him, his face heavy with worry.

"Yes, Clan Head. We only just managed to break free from the Konoha Leadership's suppression, and Hundred Arts Pavilion has only just gotten started."

"If we get dragged into a war now, our foundation might be completely destroyed! How about we discuss it with the Konoha Leadership again and see if there's any room to maneuver?"

Hearing the older generation's attempts at persuasion, Tekka Uchiha, Nanami Uchiha, and the other younger members standing on either side all frowned.

But out of respect for their elders, they forcibly swallowed their objections.

Everyone's gaze converged on Lu Ming, seated in the position of honor.

"Discuss? Room to maneuver?"

Lu Ming sneered, slammed a palm against the solid wooden armrest beside him, and shouted,

"You senile old fools, what kind of spineless garbage have you got in your heads?"

"The Konoha Leadership wants us Uchiha to hand over Itachi, to use one of our own heads to quell Kumogakure's anger and buy their laughable peace."

"What humiliation! They're treating us Uchiha like pigs and dogs waiting to be slaughtered!"

Lu Ming descended the steps one by one, closing in on the First Elder.

"You think compromise will buy us peace? Dream on!"

Lu Ming raised his voice and pointed toward the door.

"Today, we hand over Itachi. Tomorrow, Kumogakure will demand Shisui. The day after that, they'll demand every last Sharingan we possess."

"If we compromise today, the Uchiha will never know peace again. We'll become prey, hunted by every nation for our Sharingan!"

"Are you blind? Can't you see the Hyuga clan's miserable state?"

Lu Ming brought up a bloody example.

"For the so-called greater good of the village, for that hypocritical peace, the Hyuga clan split into main and branch families and inflicted that vicious Caged Bird Cursed Seal upon their own people!"

"And what happened? Kumogakure still brazenly went after their people for kidnapping!"

"Do you want the Uchiha to repeat their mistakes? To become like the Hyuga, placing Cursed Seals on our own clansmen like slaves, kneeling on the ground and letting others trample us?"

This thunderous rebuke struck every Uchiha clansman's heart like a heavy hammer.

The First Elder and Second Elder were berated until their faces flushed red, cold sweat pouring down their backs. They lowered their heads in shame, unable to utter a single word in rebuttal.

That was right. Taking a step back would never reveal open skies—it would only lead to a bottomless abyss!

Lu Ming turned around, spread his arms, raised his head, and made his most impassioned declaration to the entire clan.

"Ever since Hashirama founded Konoha, our Uchiha Clan has been suppressed for far too long!"

The Mangekyō Sharingan in Lu Ming's eyes glowed crimson.

"So long that this Shinobi World has long forgotten the terror of the Uchiha!"

"So long that even trash like Kumogakure dares to shit on our heads!"

Lu Ming drew the short blade at his waist, its tip aimed straight at the heavens.

"In this battle, I will make the whole world remember the fear of being ruled by the Uchiha!"

"I will let the entire Shinobi World know that the Uchiha are back!!!"

Those words ignited the entire hall!

"The Uchiha are back!"

Tekka Uchiha's eyes turned bloodshot, his three tomoe spinning madly. He drew his short blade and roared himself hoarse,

"Clan Head, declare war! Let those Kumogakure bastards see our strength!"

"War! War! War!"

Nanami Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha,

as well as every Temple captain and clan elite present, were completely set ablaze!

Filled with righteous fury, they all drew their weapons and raised them overhead.

Dozens of Sharingan lit up within the dim hall, their fervent fighting spirit threatening to blow the roof off the estate!

"We are descendants of the Sage of Six Paths! We carry the bloodline of gods!"

Uchiha Yashiro trembled all over with excitement as he threw back his head and roared,

"I swear upon the honor of the Sage of Six Paths' descendants! We will never again be Uchiha who kneel! Even if we fight until the last man stands, we will face Kumogakure with everything we have!"

"Never kneel! Fight with everything we have!"

The frenzied oaths rose higher and higher, and in that moment, the Uchiha Clan's unity and fighting spirit reached an unprecedented peak!

The First Elder looked at these hot-blooded young people, tears streaming down his aged face.

At last, he understood that what the Uchiha needed was not to cling to life in disgrace, but supreme majesty forged in blood.

Yet amid the fervor, Fugaku Uchiha retained a measure of reason.

He walked over to Lu Ming and raised the most practical concern with a grave expression.

"Lu Ming, the fighting spirit of the entire clan is certainly commendable, but we must face the enemy's strength head-on."

Fugaku lowered his voice and analyzed,

"As one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, Kumogakure's overall strength even surpasses Konoha in its current weakened state."

"They have the Fourth Raikage, famed for his extreme speed and destructive power, as well as Killer B, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki who can perfectly control Tailed Beast power! Both are strategic-level combatants capable of turning the tide of battle."

"Beyond that, Cloud Ninja are exceptionally skilled in close-quarters taijutsu and Lightning Release ninjutsu, and their style is brutally aggressive."

"On the battlefield, the destructive power of a Tailed Beast is even harder to counter."

Fugaku paused, his gaze falling upon Lu Ming and Shisui's eyes as he revealed the deadliest hidden danger.

"More importantly, although the Mangekyō Sharingan possesses godlike power, it carries an irreversible curse—overusing it causes vision to deteriorate rapidly, eventually leading to complete blindness!"

"If we become trapped in a prolonged war of attrition, then once you and Shisui overuse your eyes and go blind, our Uchiha will lose our greatest source of deterrence. The consequences would be unimaginable!"

Fugaku's words calmed several of the elders.

"Yes, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki... that's a true monster!"

The First Elder's newly rekindled fighting spirit was suppressed by fear once more.

"The risk of Mangekyō blindness is too deadly. We simply can't afford a war of attrition." The Second Elder sighed as well, despair written across his face.

Faced with Fugaku's analysis and the elders' concerns, everyone's gaze focused on Lu Ming.

After listening, Lu Ming sneered.

"The Raikage? The Eight-Tails? A war of attrition?"

Lu Ming sheathed the short blade in his hand with a crisp click and looked down at everyone present.

"In this battle, I'm fighting a blitzkrieg."

"The core of a blitzkrieg is to use overwhelming firepower to completely crush the enemy's defenses in the shortest possible time, giving them no chance to catch their breath, assemble, or counterattack!"

Lu Ming rose from his seat, swept out one arm, and pointed directly at Nanami Uchiha and Tekka Uchiha standing at the front.

"In this battle, the Temple will serve as the vanguard!"

"Once we reach the battlefield, you won't need to fight Kumogakure in taijutsu or blade-to-blade combat like traditional shinobi!"

Lu Ming raised his voice.

"Every member of the Temple will form the Temple Formation in the rear and gather your chakra to the absolute limit!"

"Use Lightning Release: Myriad Lightning for saturation bombardment! I want Kumogakure's entire position turned into a thunderous hell where not a blade of grass can grow!"

"Temple, smash through Kumogakure's defenses! With unlimited firepower, blast their prized Lightning Release forces into ashes!"