Back to the battlefield

Kazemori Masaki had received no new orders, so he remained in Konoha Ninja Village to wait. Kagami Uchiha, however, was about to lead his men out, and Masaki went to the village gates to see him off.

Kagami's force consisted mainly of members of the Uchiha Clan and part of the Fourth Division. With forces limited on the Land of Wind front and manpower desperately short, he could not take many people with him. Still, he believed they would be enough to halt the Land of Wind's advance.

This time, Kagami was fully armed. Besides his usual sickle, he had brought the Gunbai. The Sage Tool had been recovered after the battle at the Valley of the End, and Madara would never be able to take it away again.

Zhenghui actually suspected that, if Madara had not taken the Gunbai after coming back to life, Kagami might not have died. After all, its ability to reflect Ninjutsu was astonishing.

At the village gates, Masaki saw the man named Uchiha Setsuna for the first time. His expression was cold, and a Mark on the right side of his face made him look even more sinister. One glance was enough for Masaki to judge that he was a treacherous, scheming man. Taking him away had been the right choice.

Zhenghui thought it would be best if Setsuna died on the battlefield. It would be good for both the village and the Uchiha Clan. The clan's continued failure to integrate into Konoha was partly due to outside factors, but also partly due to people within the clan who remained hostile toward the village.

Drawing his gaze away from Setsuna, Masaki said to Kagami, "Kagami, don't forget what I told you..."

"I know. Don't act rashly, and focus on defense, right?" Kagami said with