Sarutobi Clan: "Wait, why do I keep getting blown up?"
It wasn't just the Uchiha Clan's army bombing; even samurai had brought in a lot of gunpowder and were frantically dropping bombs.
Black powder bombs, Chakra Gunpowder bombs—they just rained them down. These things don't consume Chakra, just stamina; a couple of meals and it's all back to normal.
However, the Sarutobi Clan were bombed, didn't fare so well. Although gunpowder wasn't extremely lethal, it still caused damage.
Especially with such a large quantity, combined with Chakra Gunpowder, it caused enormous damage to the Sarutobi Clan.
Yukimichi Uchiha's army hadn't even used much Chakra, yet the Sarutobi Clan's 800 members had already been reduced to just over 500.
The sight of countless corpses lying beneath the city gates sent shivers down the spines of every Sarutobi Clan.
Moreover, the Sarutobi Clan 'Sarutobi Clan numbers are dwindling, forcing them to constantly use Earth Release Earth Release to defend against the Ninjutsu and explosives falling from the sky.
Finally, after an unknown amount of time, the gunpowder stopped falling from the sky. Just as the Sarutobi Clan wept bitterly, lamenting that the end was finally here...
A rain of fireballs, lightning bolts, and water needles began to fall from the sky; Ninjutsu of all five elements rained down like they were free.
Yukimichi Uchiha were even more ruthless; he still couldn't forget his Fire Style: Ashen Earth Returns to the Abyss, a Ninjutsu that had kept him locked up in military academy for three years. Finally, he used it in actual combat for the first time.
" Fire Style: Ashen Earth Returns to the Abyss!" With a shout from Yukimichi Uchiha, his Chakra surged forward wildly.
A huge fireball suddenly appeared in mid-air, continuously expanding, then shrinking and collapsing, with the temperature rising higher and higher.
The Sarutobi Clan below also noticed this unusual fireball and tried to extinguish it using Water Release.
However, the most powerful aspect of this Fire Style is that it can absorb Chakra, converting it into fire-style Chakra to strengthen itself and thus amplify the power of its explosion.
Under the Sarutobi Clan's relentless attacks, the fireball's initial collapse was actually slowed down, and it even began to show signs of expanding.
However, the Sarutobi Clan also noticed something was wrong. Why had they used so many Ninjutsu? The fireball still hadn't been extinguished! Something wasn't right!
The fireball in mid-air slowly descended towards them, then its temperature suddenly rose and its overall size shrank.
Seeing the huge fireball below, Yukimichi Uchiha shouted, "Everyone, get down!"
Before he could finish speaking, everyone on the city wall had already sprung up and lay prone on the wall.
Are you kidding me? They're not blind. This thing looks way more terrifying than ordinary Ninjutsu. They're just lying there waiting to die.
Yukimichi Uchiha was also somewhat surprised, after all, the last time he released this fireball, it didn't display such power.
Yukimichi Uchiha, of course, didn't know, because he had cut off the Chakra supply halfway through the last transmission.
Although this thing only requires half of its Chakra to form before it can be released, adding more Chakra can amplify its power.
This is why it can absorb other Chakra, including Ninjutsu.
This time, instead of cutting off the Chakra supply halfway Yukimichi Uchiha channeled a large amount of his Chakra into the system.
Combined with the Chakra provided by the surrounding Sarutobi Clan, the fireball now contained an immense amount of energy.
"Boom--" The Sarutobi Clan only felt a flash of white light before their eyes, followed by an intense heat wave. Before they could react, they were vaporized.
Then came a violent shockwave that spread outwards, slamming heavily against the city walls, causing them to shake and even crack in several places.
If you zoom out, you can see a huge mushroom cloud rising from here.
After everything calmed down, Yukimichi Uchiha cautiously peeked out from the city wall to observe the situation below.
Then he saw that the area below was filled with the corpses of the Sarutobi Clan; there wasn't even a single person standing in sight.
At the epicenter of the explosion, there was only a huge crater, empty of everything, including the original bodies.
Seeing this, Yukimichi Uchiha wiped the sweat from his brow. Luckily, he had thrown the fireball far away; if it had been near the city wall, it would have blown the city gates away!
That's incredibly powerful! A single fireball wiped out Sarutobi's entire group of 500. Was this even developed by a research institute? Is this really just an S-rank Ninjutsu?
Yukimichi Uchiha felt that once he returned, he should report the effectiveness of this Ninjutsu to the Uchiha Clan Ninjutsu Administration Bureau Ninjutsu, and ideally, have it classified as an S-rank secret technique of the clan.
Simply using an S-rank Ninjutsu wouldn't do justice to this effect. You could tell he'd believe it if you told him it was some superpower's absolute trump card.
The Sarutobi Clan was very lucky to be the first clan to experience this kind of Ninjutsu. Other clans didn't get this privilege.
There's not much more to say after that. After confirming the whereabouts of the remnants of the Shimura Clan in the castle, Yukimichi Uchiha directly sent men to arrest and dispose of them all.
The entire process, from the start of the battle against the Sarutobi Clan to the complete elimination of the threat to the southwestern border, took no more than a day, and the army led by Yukimichi Uchiha suffered no more than 50 casualties.
Even Yukimichi Uchiha himself was astonished; he hadn't expected to achieve such great results with so few casualties.
The loss of 50 men wiped out an 800-strong Sarutobi Clan army and also eliminated Shimura Clan remnant's spy hidden within the country. This was a incredibly profitable deal.
"Could I really be the Dragon King?" Yukimichi Uchiha sat in his chair, pondering. Then, he began to try to imitate the sinister, crooked smile from the novel.
After trying several times without success, Yukimichi Uchiha gave up. He shook his head and then stood up.
It's time to head home; after all, Yukimichi Uchiha was sent here to defend against the Sarutobi Clan's harassment.
But now he has exceeded expectations, not only eliminating the Sarutobi Clan's harassment but also conveniently annihilating Sarutobi Clan main force.
I won't say much more, but for at least ten years, the Sarutobi Clan will no longer have the ability to coexist with the Senju Clan and annoy the Uchiha.
The threat to the southwestern border was resolved by him so easily and effortlessly. It's such an outrageous thing, it's inhumane to even mention it, yet it actually happened.
Sigh, there's nothing we can do about it; after all, Yukimichi Uchiha was actually a genius (or rather, a rich kid).