On the plains of the Land of Rain, the brutal fighting raged on.
The rank-and-file Ninja on both sides were fairly evenly matched, but Fugaku was wreaking havoc among them.
Many Sand Shinobi saw a pair of scarlet Sharingan suddenly appear before their eyes. Then they lost consciousness.
Amid the packed ranks, Fugaku formed hand signs.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves!"
A massive Wind Blade appeared on the battlefield and swept forward. Several Sand Shinobi had no time to dodge before it cut them down.
A small clearing opened around Fugaku. Chiyo, who was fighting Uchiha Jin, flared with anger.
Fugaku was a renowned powerhouse of the Shinobi World. For him to go after ordinary Ninja like these was nothing short of slaughter.
Chiyo glanced at the battle between the Kazekage and the Hokage. They were still deadlocked, with no winner likely anytime soon.
Uchiha Jin was fighting at the limit of his abilities, his Sharingan frantically tracking the attacks of ten Puppets.
Bloody gashes already marked his body, but his fighting spirit remained strong.
The instant Chiyo's attention slipped, Jin kicked away the Puppet in front of him and used the Body Flicker Technique to leap out of their encirclement.
He formed hand signs.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Jutsu!"
Four fire dragons burst from his mouth, twisting through the air toward four of the Puppets.
Jin took the chance to catch his breath and steal a moment's rest.
Such relentless, high-intensity combat was a tremendous challenge for him, but it also forced him to draw on his hidden potential.
It had been a long time since he had fought so freely with everything he had.
Fortunately, the many Konoha shinobi around him could occasionally take some pressure off him. Fugaku's relentless slaughter of the Sunagakure Ninja, in particular,