Uchiha Sabon

Fugaku stood motionless in the field as countless Stone shinobi scrambled backward. A coordinated attack by several Jonin had been turned against them in an instant.

The sight dealt a heavy blow to the Stone shinobi around him.

Rain kept falling, and tension hung over the battlefield.

One Stone shinobi Jonin shouted, "No matter how strong Fugaku Uchiha is, he's only one man! After fighting battle after battle, he must be exhausted. Our fallen comrades cannot have died for nothing.

"Think of how many people of Iwagakure Fugaku Uchiha has killed, from the Four-Tails incident last year to today. He is the enemy of every Stone shinobi here.

"Even if it costs us our lives, we must keep him here. Follow me!"

"Jonin Igawa is right! Even if we die, we'll avenge our fallen comrades!"

"Together! Kill Fugaku Uchiha!"

Cries rose through the Stone shinobi surrounding him. Fugaku's expression did not change. Their shouting meant nothing to him.

He vanished with the Body Flicker Technique. A scream rang out from the crowd as Fugaku plunged back among them.

His feet barely touched the ground as he wove between his enemies.

Several Explosive Kunai flashed past and erupted in sheets of flame. Black mist drifted across Fugaku's body. When the flames cleared, the Stone shinobi had lost sight of him.

Beneath a huge boulder, hidden in the black mist, Fugaku sat cross-legged. The fighting had taken a severe toll on his stamina. He needed a proper rest.

The war had reached a fever pitch. The bodies of Iwagakure and Konoha shinobi lay thick across the Land of Rain, a grim testament to the ferocity of the battle.

On a battlefield like this, a serious wound was practically a death sentence.

He leaped onto the boulder and looked around. In the distance,