At the border of the Iwagakure Battlefield~
Spiderweb cracks covered the hard yellow rock and soil. Broken kunai and Cellphone Swords of various kinds littered the ground, along with dark red bloodstains that had dried on the earth.
A dark mass of Iwagakure Ninja stood on the far side of the yellow earth. The ninja at the front held ninja flags bearing Iwagakure's emblem, with the remaining jonin standing nearby.
Among the Iwagakure forces stood Kitsuchi, who had just been defeated but was still brimming with fighting spirit.
Beside him hovered the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, using the Light-Weight Rock Technique, his expression calm.
Near the dense forest stood another dark mass of Konoha Ninja. They too had ninja holding Konoha's ninja flags, though their numbers were far fewer than Iwagakure's.
Jiraiya stood in the middle of the ranks with a serious expression, alongside Aburame Ryoma, whose brows were tightly furrowed!
Beside them stood Uchiha Lei, looking relaxed and confident, his right hand resting on the Kusanagi Sword.
Both sides of the battlefield were silent, like the brief calm before a storm.
The ninja in both armies gathered chakra around themselves. Dust swirled around them, and killing intent filled the air.
"Third Tsuchikage, let's get this over with. I have things to do!"
Uchiha Lei's casual words broke the solemn atmosphere between the two sides.
Ōnoki greatly admired Uchiha Lei's composure, so he called out, "Brat, are you sure you want to fight me?"
"Who else? Your son? I'm afraid I'd beat him until he cried!"
Uchiha Lei taunted Kitsuchi, then gave a bored yawn.
Kitsuchi flushed with rage. He raised a hand, pointed at Uchiha Lei, and roared, "Brat, what do you mean? What do you mean, beat me until I cried? Come on, I'll fight you!"
"Enough, Kitsuchi! Haven't