Naruto: Building the Strongest Uchiha Starting with Gacha Pulls

Chapter 159 Danzo

At this moment, the five top experts on this battlefield, along with the Ino-Shika-Cho duo who are capable of contending with a Kage-level expert, have all gathered here.

"Dad! Are you alright?"

The Fourth Raikage, A, stepped forward to block the Third Raikage's path, staring fiercely at the Konoha ninja opposite him.

"You're injured too?"

The Third Raikage glanced at the knife wound on the Fourth A's shoulder, then at Uchiha Genji, who was carrying a bloodstained Sengoku ninja sword, and narrowed his eyes.

"I came a bit too fast. This guy's Phantom Body Flicker Technique is too strange, and his Sharingan can keep up with my speed. It's hard to get rid of him without paying a price."

"Then let's retreat. Kalay, you organize the evacuation. We'll take care of these guys."

The Third Raikage casually wiped away a trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth, speaking with a strong voice, his aura still formidable.

For him, this level of injury, while painful, was not enough to significantly affect his combat ability.

His son, the Fourth Hokage A, was also a powerful ninja who had mastered the Lightning Release Chakra Mode to near perfection. Although his physical strength was not as indestructible as A's, he was still strong and far superior to ordinary ninjas. Although Uchiha Gen's sword wound was not shallow, it was not to the point that it would have a significant impact on his actual combat power.

But Kalay is the only one who could possibly perish here.

First he was injured by Uchiha Gen, and just now he was overwhelmed and beaten by the older generation of Ino-Shika-Cho, and was injured again.

If the fighting continues like this, the one most likely to suffer an accident first is Kaley.

The Third Raikage naturally didn't want to see his older brother, who supported him like an elder brother, fall on the battlefield.

"good!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Kalay decisively retreated.

When the two generations of Raikage father and son were covering the rear, they took the initiative to step forward.

One was incredibly fast, and the other was physically invincible; these two muscular men, both around two meters tall, were almost impossible to defeat using conventional tactics.

The former, if willing to run, is virtually unstoppable unless there's a similarly fast ninja; as for the latter—

Unless Konoha is willing to pay a heavy price in casualties, it is unlikely that the Third Raikage will survive.

At that time, not to mention how many Konoha soldiers will die, even Uchiha Gen and the three Ino-Shika-Cho clan elders may perish here.

Not to mention, while Danzo might arrive as reinforcements from Konoha, Kumogakure also has reinforcements.

The current Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Brubi, is currently stationed at the main camp with the rest of the Cloud Village's main forces. If they cannot achieve a quick victory and wait for reinforcements from the Cloud Village, it will be even more difficult to fight them.

Ultimately, Orochimaru's initial goal in this battle was quite simple: to hold out as long as possible. He even thought that if he couldn't hold out, he should at least delay until Danzo's reinforcements arrived.

The fact that we have achieved this result, forcing the Hidden Cloud Village to retreat, is thanks to the Nara clan patriarch's successful tactical maneuver that caught the Third Raikage off guard and temporarily broke the stalemate on the battlefield.

After a fierce but brief exchange, Konoha successfully repelled Kumogakure with relatively few casualties, leaving behind a trail of corpses.

Just then, another team finally arrived.

Danzo, clad in a black robe and surrounded by a group of Root ninjas, arrived with his army to join them.

"The Third Raikage's men were driven back? Orochimaru, how did you manage that so quickly?"

Danzo looked at Orochimaru with some suspicion.

Danzo had been here for a year and a half; he knew perfectly well how powerful the Third Raikage was and how high the overall combat strength of Kumogakure was.

According to his calculations, even if the Cloud Village would leave behind a top-tier fighter to guard the camp, the remaining strength would still be enormous.

Orochimaru's strength is certainly impressive, but it's already quite good that he can hold off the Third Raikage. As for the Fourth Raikage and the others, how are they supposed to stop them?

When Orochimaru's forces are about to give out, Danzo will suddenly appear and attack from both sides, which will greatly increase the chances of defeating Kumogakure.

With the added advantage of turning defeat into victory, Danzo would find it easier to maintain control of the narrative after the combined forces are assembled.

Now, however, not only does all the credit go to Orochimaru's headquarters, leaving them with no credit whatsoever, but they also have to bear the blame for missing opportunities and failing to provide adequate support.

Upon realizing this, Danzo's face immediately darkened.

When Orochimaru saw Danzo's dark face, he immediately burst into laughter.

"Lord Danzo, you've come at the perfect time."

Orochimaru straightened his clothes and looked at Danzo with a smile.

"We've just repelled the Cloud Village's attack, and our men are exhausted. It's time to leave the cleanup of the battlefield to you."

"They will do it, Orochimaru. Tell me about this battle, how you defeated Kumogakure."

Danzo said curtly, then waved to a Root ninja beside him.

The latter immediately knelt on one knee in salute, then vanished in an instant to notify others to clean up the battlefield.

"OK."

Orochimaru still wore a smile.

Even if he didn't say it, Danzo could easily find out what happened in this battle by asking anyone, but it wouldn't be as detailed as what those of them who personally fought against the Third Raikage and others knew.

Moreover, although the two are currently engaged in a power struggle, they are ultimately working for Konoha and will have to cooperate in the future to fight against Kumogakure, so it's impossible for them to fall out.

"Kalai — Uchiha Gen —"

After listening to Orochimaru's explanation, Danzo finally understood the biggest variable in this battle.

While the tactics devised by the Nara clan patriarch certainly played a significant role, the real key factor was the addition of Uchiha Genji.

A newly emerged top-tier powerhouse capable of withstanding the fourth generation of Ai is enough to significantly alter the course of the battle.

Without Uchiha Gen, even with his great wisdom, the Nara clan patriarch would have been unable to overcome the insurmountable gap in the high-level combat power between the two sides. He would have been able to only try to delay until Danzo's reinforcements arrived, and it would have been much harder to defeat the Cloud Village army as we have now, without the Konoha side suffering any significant losses throughout the process.

"Uchiha Gen, your disciple and Kagami's nephew, I have long heard of your name. I never expected that he would also learn the Phantom Body Flicker Technique and inherit Kagami's mantle."

Danzo turned his head to look at the battlefield being cleaned up, his tone revealing a complex emotion.

Orochimaru couldn't see Danzo's expression, but he secretly tried to guess Danzo's attitude.

Anyone in the core of Konoha knows what Danzo's attitude towards the Uchiha was.

"You don't need to worry about what I will do to Uchiha Gen. After all, I was Kagami's teammate back then. Since he is Kagami's nephew, he is also my junior."

Upon hearing Danzo's words, Orochimaru immediately became more vigilant.

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