puff--
In the dense forests that dot the Uchiha Clan Compound, there is a small clearing that is different from its surroundings.
A group of people, all embroidered with the same red and white tribal emblem, were lying haphazardly everywhere.
With their presence, this empty space, which was once only filled with tree stumps, no longer seemed monotonous!
puff--
Strangely, sounds like the breaking of some elastic flesh echoed intermittently in this open space.
He released the Uchiha who had extracted the Three-Tomoe Sharingan from his hand, letting him fall to the ground.
Uka Senju put the collected items into the glass test tube she had just taken out.
Including this pair, he has already obtained thirty-one pairs of Mitsudomoe today!
Compared to the gains, what's even more regrettable are those things he destroyed during the fierce battles.
Unfortunately... but there's nothing we can do about it.
If they had held back with this thing, the battle at Uka Senju would not have ended so soon.
He retrieved one of his greatest finds from a Daiki and, using the same method, placed the man's Mangekyō into a new test tube!
"Is this... why you won't let the Uchiha?"
Hanging from a strangely shaped piece of wood, he watched the actions of the Senju Wood Release below.
Despite the pain in his body, Uchiha Motohisa struggled to open his lungs and asked.
When that Flower Tree World unfolded, and the first pair of Mangekyō were brutally taken away, his suspicions came true, and he already knew the fate of the Uchiha.
So he set aside his Clan's pride and his own dignity, braving the anger of his clansmen and the accusations of Traitor, and expressed the Uchiha Clan's willingness to submit to this young man.
But this was clearly the best thing for the Senju at the moment, yet the young man below rejected it so decisively?
The Sharingan —in the thousands of years of the Uchiha Clan history, no outsider has ever been able to master it.
One reason is the strength of the Uchiha; they will take care of those lucky ones.
On the other hand, due to its rejection properties, the Sharingan may bring more harm than good to other people's bodies!
Therefore, he never considered his own bloodline as the reason for rejecting the Senju Wood Release.
At this moment, watching the boy's actions after the battle, he finally realized the real reason why the other party rejected the Uchiha Clan!
'So, this person didn't take the Mangekyō to weaken the Uchiha.'
'So the root of all this lies in our own bloodline!'
Uka Senju placed the test tube containing the third pair of Mangekyou Mangekyō from the final battle into her waist Ninja Tool Pouch. Upon hearing this, she turned around and fixed her gaze on the person who had already been sentenced to death.
Seeing that he had survived for so long under the Wood Release: Cutting Technique, he smiled, walked up to him, nodded, and replied, "Before the results are in, if I ask you for the blood of every member of the Uchiha Clan, each of them must provide ten milliliters."
Would you agree to this request?
Upon hearing the question, Uchiha Motohisa shook his head.
But... this movement, which used to be so easy, is now something he, whose body is riddled with holes from wooden sticks, can no longer do!
"Won't!"
He pressed his chest down and squeezed out the answer with his ruptured lungs.
Even if he couldn't figure out the use of this blood, or why the other party needed it.
However, given the pre-war relationship between the Uchiha and Senju, they would never agree to this!
"So, I'll have to get it myself." Shrugging with a helpless expression, Uka Senju took out a test tube and shook it, saying, "This thing is actually just... um... a byproduct of victory!"
Having received the answer from the other side, Uchiha Motohisa's remaining life force no longer allowed him to continue thinking and asking questions.
But he still tried his best to express confusion and bewilderment in his eyes!
Having roughly guessed what the other party wanted to ask, Uka Senju put the test tube back into her Ninja Tool Pouch and said with a smile, "I don't have the qualities of my Senju predecessors; I've already destroyed half of the Uchiha."
"Almost every remaining Uchiha has a deep-seated hatred for me, or rather, for the Senju."
"Under these circumstances, as the commander of this battle, I will not leave any potential problems for my descendants."
He controlled the falling of the wooden sticks produced by the Wood Release: Cutting Technique.
Looking at the Uchiha Clan Head opposite him, whose consciousness was already fading but whose face was contorted by the pain caused by being moved.
Before taking this ultimate prize and sending the opponent to their final Pure Land, Uka Senju answered the unspoken question in the opponent's heart, "In recent years, Senju has already tasted the consequences of holding back."
Therefore, I believe in the principle of "the victor is king, the loser is villain; eliminate the threat completely!"
"Either don't become enemies, or make sure they're completely wiped out!"
Click, puff--
Uka Senju showed the other party her final mercy.
After breaking the other person's throat and confirming their death, he removed the windmill-like eyes from their eyes!
This was the last and greatest gain of the battle, a contribution from the Uchiha Clan Head before the Uchiha was about to be completely wiped out.
Unfortunately, their four pairs of Mangekyō did not awaken simultaneously at the start of the battle; they emerged one pair after another, which did not cause Uka Senju any significant trouble.
If the last two pairs hadn't collided, there wouldn't even be this open space in the Flower Tree World!
whoosh--
With a whooshing sound, a white-haired young man in armor appeared in the open space.
Upon arriving here, I saw enemies lying on the ground, each with two bloody holes in their faces.
Hatake Sakumo felt a chill run down his spine, and a tingling sensation spread across his scalp.
The scene before us, and the people who caused it all...
But he suppressed his emotions and bowed to the young man in front of him who was carrying things, saying, " Uka... sir, the outside has been cleaned up. What should we do next?"
Skillfully placing the contents into the test tube, Uka Senju turned to look at the person who had arrived.
I noticed the change in my friend's mood, but there was no need to explain anything.
This thing, combined with that Ninjutsu, is practically like having an extra life.
In the Shinobi World, methods are cruel and bloody, but what do they matter compared to life?
After considering the other party's question, he gave his instructions in a deep voice. "Have all three sides go to the main gate and set up a temporary Medical Treatment and Logistics point there."
"Leave all the seriously wounded for treatment. Send someone to the Senju Clan Compound to communicate and request that they send medical-nin to take over the seriously wounded."
"For the rest of you who are in good condition and those with minor injuries, replenish your supplies as soon as possible. We'll depart for the Sarutobi Clan Compound in five minutes. Let them use these five minutes to rest, refine their Chakra, and replenish their strength!"
The Flower Tree World that filled the Uchiha Clan Compound allowed him to sense that all the enemies had been wiped out.
Therefore, based on everyone's current situation, we have made the following arrangements!
"Yes!" Hatake Sakumo replied.
"Oh, right, you three remember to regroup and immediately merge the remaining squads and Middle Unit together."
He lowered his raised foot again, Hatake Sakumo around, bowed to indicate that he understood, and then turned to leave!
After Hatake left to deliver the order, Uka Senju removed the Mitsudomoe from the last Uchiha's face and then took full control of the Flower Tree World.
Having confirmed through his senses that everyone in the Uchiha Clan Compound had had their energy extracted, he controlled the Flower Tree World to lead the Uchiha Clan back underground.
Amidst the churning of soil and tree roots, the few pure white corpses killed at the start of the battle, along with the remains of the Uchiha Clan, were all pulverized into powder by the tree roots.
A series of rumbling sounds echoed, and the earth trembled.
The territory of the second largest clan in Konoha disappeared from Konoha with the last trace.
Of course, Uchiha Uka Senju still controlled the tree roots to avoid disturbing the Uchiha's largest secret warehouses containing books, gold, silver, and other supplies.
After this battle, the Senju would still need these things to reward those Senju Shinobi Clan and Ninja who were affiliated with them!
Standing in this clearing flattened by Ninjutsu, Uka Senju could already see her subordinates busily gathering at the main gate in the distance.
The Uchiha, a place that produced filial sons, sycophants, and one of the future protagonists, has simply vanished?
After everything was over, Uka Senju stared in disbelief at the spotless ground before her, devoid of even a trace of blood.
But the next instant, as his Guard Unit of Senju Clan Members approached, he returned to normal.
There is no time for him to wallow in self-pity now; only the war must be completely over, and he must not have let down the people who sacrificed themselves for him.
This allowed the Senju to stand firmly at the pinnacle of the Shinobi World, in a state of absolute peace.
At that time, he might finally have time, in the gaps between spending time with his family, to think about other things!
Buzz--
Inside a house without even a courtyard wall, three people dressed in white Combat Uniform, their entire bodies covered, slowly withdrew their hands and the green light that had been buzzing and radiating life from them!
"Creak!"
The sound of the wooden door hinges turning filled the air.
As the slight buzzing sound inside subsided, Utatane Koharu down, pushed open the door.
The commotion at the door drew the attention of the person half-lying inside and the three people dressed in white Combat Uniform.
After they recognized who the newcomers were, the three who were finishing their work bowed slightly to the person behind the door.
"Thank you all for the treatment. Please go and attend to your other matters first!"
Upon seeing who it was, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was half-lying down receiving treatment with his upper body naked, forced a smile and spoke very politely to the medical-nin on either side of him.
The head that had just been raised was lowered again due to the sound and content.
After bowing, the three completely removed the green items from their hands, got up, and quickly left the room.
"Snap!"
The sound of the door locking echoed.
He casually hung the longsword in his hand on the railing at the foot of the bed, walked to the bedside and sat on the stool where a medical-nin had sat during his treatment.
Utatane Koharu frowned and asked in a low voice, "What are you thinking?"
The current position is extremely disadvantageous to our side.
But this old friend not only didn't send anyone to rescue him, he didn't even attempt to break through the encirclement.
The Four Clans and the Commoners Ninja of Hokage who belong to the Konoha are now trapped in this small area.
If it weren't for those fearless dead men, their defensive line would have completely collapsed when the Senju reinforcements arrived!
And his old friend wouldn't even have a chance to be taken off to treat his injuries!
A smile forced across his pale face, etched with blood loss and Medical Ninjutsu treatment. Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled at his old friend and asked, "How many people do you think are needed for rescue, given the current situation?"
"..."
After briefly calculating in her mind, Utatane Koharu fell silent when her old friend asked her a question.
Before the Senju reinforcements arrived, only four or five thousand men would have been enough to stabilize the situation in the village.
After the Senju reinforcements arrived, it would be impossible to rescue them without at least ten or twenty thousand men.
As for stabilizing the situation, even ten or twenty thousand is not enough in the current circumstances!
When she saw the number of Senju's reinforcements, her heart almost sank to the ground.
She hadn't expected that the Senju had secretly trained so many Ninja.
Our Four Clans are doing their utmost to plan and gather funds.
Including those who were originally scheduled to graduate early next year, our side has only trained a total of about 20,000 to nearly 30,000 Ninja can pass the Genin Exam.
The total number of Ninja trained, including those from our Four Clans, is only around 35,000!
However, the Senju clan had already done a rough calculation when the reinforcements arrived.
Currently, the number of Senju side participating in the siege within the village has already exceeded 30,000!
If she included the forces fighting outside the village and to the Southwest, she now understood somewhat why the Senju had chosen to launch a full-scale war today!
With such a massive team, the Senju Alliance most likely invested all their funds at once, their plan being to resolve the problem quickly.
If we don't launch a full-scale war now, and if this drags on any longer, the Senju clan's own economy will collapse.
Raising children is an expensive business!
Utatane Koharu, as the current Root, has a great deal of experience in this area!
Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't expected Koharu to answer that question. But realizing she'd grasped the key point, he smiled and continued, " Koharu, you know what!"
"At the gambling table, those who are impatient are more likely to lose badly."
???
Utatane Koharu, was completely confused by her old friend's words.
Hehe~!
After a good-natured laugh, Hiruzen Sarutobi's smile turned into confidence.
He gestured with his finger in the air a few times and said, "Twenty-six years later, we and the Senju sat at a gambling table where lives were the stakes."
"Both of us have been secretly accumulating chips, and in the previous rounds, we've had our share of wins and losses!"
"However, to our surprise, Senju suddenly threw all his chips on the table, wanting to gamble with us one last time."
"At first, we were indeed startled, which caused us to lose a large portion of our chips. But who do you think had a better chance of winning, the opponent who had staked everything, or us, who were still completely unknown?"