Fū Senju's plan was to send Shura Senju to the front lines to hold off the Uchiha army, while he led the Senju Clan's army in a clandestine advance.
He felt that with this move, the Uchiha would either be wiped out in one fell swoop, or at the very least, be crippled on the spot and unable to recover.
However, he clearly overlooked one thing: the Uchiha now resembles a nation, and although it hasn't been established for very long, the other clans don't want it to perish.
The clans here all depend on the Uchiha for survival. Although some are drawn to the Uchiha's strength, if the Uchiha were to fall at this critical juncture, these clans would still face retribution.
Are they going to kill the Uchiha and then tell the Daimyo of the Land of Fire that they were actually coerced by the Uchiha?
Don't be ridiculous. The Daimyo wouldn't believe such a thing. Even if there were a promise, they wouldn't believe it.
Fū Senju clearly hadn't noticed this; at this moment, he was still carefully leading his 1,000-strong army around the Uchiha's various defensive lines.
"Chieftain, something's not right! Something's really not right!" A member of the Senju tribe swallowed hard and said.
"We bypassed the Uchiha's defenses so easily? We have an army of 1,000! The Uchiha have the Hyuga Clan; how could they let us get past them so easily?"
Fū Senju stroked his beard. Hearing these words, he did feel something was amiss, but since he was already here...
With the Uchiha stronghold right before his eyes, all he needed was a sneak attack to cripple the Uchiha, restore the Senju Clan to its former glory, and he could become the strongest clan leader in the history of the Senju Clan.
So he said to the Senju clansman, "Alright, I know what you're saying. The Uchiha has the Hyuga Clan, so it's quite possible they could have discovered us, but didn't they fail to?"
Could it be that they're arrogant and complacent because they possess the Hyuga Clan, believing we can't possibly bypass their defenses?
There's a saying among the Uchiha: "An arrogant army is bound to be defeated, a defeated army will be filled with sorrow, and a sorrowful army will surely be victorious!" At this moment, the Uchiha have won consecutive battles and become arrogant, and as the saying goes, "An arrogant army is bound to be defeated."
Our Senju Clan has suffered defeat after defeat, and is now a desperate army! Desperate armies are bound to win! This is the will of Heaven! The Senju Clan's victory is the will of Heaven!
Even though something seemed amiss, he suppressed it, clinging to a sliver of hope that it was all just needless worry.
Hoping that this aversion was merely a result of his own anxieties, he went to read the Uchiha but didn't discover himself, gambling on a very slim possibility.
If he wins the gamble, everything will fall into place, the Uchiha will crumble, and they will no longer be able to oppose the Senju Clan.
For some unknown reason, it seems that the Senju Clan's lineage carries a gambler's gene; they enjoy gambling on anything.
"But clan leader, what if there's a pit ahead? What if this is Uchiha conspiracy? What if the Uchiha are plotting something they don't want us to know about?"
The Senju Clan members continued to express their concerns, but Fū Senju was no longer willing to listen.
"Enough! Stop talking! With the Uchiha's limited intelligence, what ability do they have to plot against us? Do they think we Senju Clan are all fools? Do they think their limited cunning can set a trap for us?"
"But Chieftain, the Nara Clan exists in their country!" The Senju Clan members still tried to dissuade their chieftain.
However, Fū Senju had already fallen into the mad mindset of a gambler. He wouldn't turn back or regret it until he had completely lost all his chips.
"Hmph, do you really think the arrogant and haughty Uchiha Shin would give the Nara Clan an equal status? Don't be naive. The fact that those idiots in the Nara Clan would believe the Uchiha is enough to prove their stupidity."
Even if the Nara Clan did offer the Uchiha some kind of scheme, the Uchiha's intelligence and arrogance—their so-called Uchiha pride—would make them refuse! They have neither the ability nor the inclination to set a trap for us.
Stop talking! Even if there really is a trap ahead, I'm going to jump in and see what happens! We have an army of 1,000; how could the Uchiha forces?
A thousand soldiers is a tough nut to crack; if they really want to take it on, they're not afraid of breaking their teeth!
Seeing that he could no longer dissuade Fū Senju, and that Fū Senju was clearly dissatisfied with his advice, he realized that he could no longer persuade him.
The Senju Clan members had no choice but to shut their mouths and remain silent, watching helplessly as Fū Senju led them forward.
As they drew closer to the Land of Light, Fū Senju's breathing grew heavier.
Along the way, they evaded numerous patrols and the vigilance of defense forces, and somehow managed to sneak into this place.
Gazing at the towering city walls in the distance, Fū Senju's eyes gleamed with golden light. He could almost see himself sweeping away the Uchiha stronghold and successfully claiming the title of the strongest clan leader of the Senju Clan.
Fū Senju had already ignored the patrol and all the strange things that had happened along the way; all that remained before him was the Uchiha headquarters, the capital of the Land of Light.
"Clan members! Attack! Let the Uchiha taste the might of the Senju Clan! Let them witness the true power of the Senju Clan!"
With a wave of his hand, perhaps fearing that things might change if he delayed, Fū Senju Shoufeng did not allow his troops to rest but instead launched an attack immediately.
The Senju Clan members, who had followed him on a long journey, were exhausted. Upon receiving the order, they had no choice but to drag their weary bodies towards the Uchiha headquarters.
Fū Senju took the lead, personally guiding his team towards the walls of the Uchiha capital.
"Oh no! It's the Senju Clan! How did they get here?" Just as Fū Senju had predicted, the city wall was now in complete chaos due to his sneak attack.
Terrified screams echoed from the city walls, and to Fū Senju's ears, these screams sounded like celestial music.
" Earth Release: Heavy Rock Strike!" The Senju clan members near the city wall unleashed their Earth Release without hesitation, launching an attack on the Uchiha's city wall.
The rocks formed from Chakra slammed heavily against the Uchiha's castle wall, seemingly causing it to shake.
"Very well! Scream louder, Uchiha trash! The Senju Clan will raze your camp to the ground!"
Fū Senju was laughing heartily as he charged ahead, until he suddenly saw an Uchiha on the city wall curl his lips into a smile. Alarm bells rang in his mind, and a bad premonition shot straight to the top of his head.