Uchiha Minamoto was amused by Yugito Nii's words.
"Is that ninja unit circling around our left flank making a 'defensive adjustment'?
"Or is that unit on the right preparing large-scale cooperative ninjutsu making a 'defensive adjustment'?"
Under the perception of [Heavenly Lightning Sense], Uchiha Minamoto saw through every little move Kumogakure made.
"How much cunning can the beasts of Kumogakure muster? They merely give me more to laugh at."
In plain language:
This dumb cat thinks she can ambush me. Hilarious!
Yugito Nii's expression finally changed.
The Uchiha knew everything.
He had known everything from the very beginning!
"Attack!"
Yugito Nii dropped the pretense, her sharp, catlike cry slicing through the forest's silence.
Sincerity? Peace talks? An alliance treaty?
They were all smokescreens.
From beginning to end, Kumogakure had only one real plan-
Surround and kill Uchiha Minamoto!
Seize his [Sharingan]!
Better still, capture Uchiha Minamoto alive and bring him back to Kumogakure for breeding!
The instant Yugito Nii gave her order.
Countless powerful surges of chakra suddenly erupted from deep within the forest.
"Lightning Release: Lightning Illusion: Flash Pillar!"
"Lightning Release: Electric Shock Wave!"
"Lightning Release: Lightning Ball!"
In an instant.
An overwhelming barrage of Lightning Release Ninjutsu rushed in from every direction at tremendous speed, mixed with attacks from countless ninja tools such as kunai, shuriken, and explosive tags.
The diverse attacks, in all their varied forms, poured toward the four figures in the center of the forest clearing like a dazzling yet deadly torrential downpour, seeking to engulf them completely.
Uchiha Minamoto stood motionless.
He was even in the mood to admire this airtight saturation attack.
Making up for quality with quantity? Spectacular enough, but unfortunately...
Boom, boom, boom-
Deafening successive explosions completely tore apart the fabricated atmosphere of peace.
Countless ninja tools and ninjutsu struck Uchiha