In Konoha, you get one evolution point every day.

A Jonin from the Illusion Technique Team ran over.

"Chieftain, shall we continue?"

The sound awakened Uchiha En'gaku's consciousness, pulling him from deep thought back to reality:

Uchiha En-gaku glanced at the Uchiha Jonin's face and noticed that the latter was no longer interested in fighting. He knew that as long as he gave the order, all the Uchiha clan members would leave the battlefield without hesitation and willingly bear the punishment they deserved for participating in this "coup".

But is this really a good thing? Are the Uchiha clan really destined to be "subjects" for their entire lives, never even able to attain a high-ranking position?

"Mikoto, maybe you're right."

Unfortunately, as the clan leader, he had no way out.

"All wounded and incapacitated personnel, leave the battlefield! The rest of you, continue fighting with me!"

"Chieftain..."

"This is an order!!"

......

The Uchiha clan's battle entered a mid-game break. Uchiha En'gaku left behind all the members who still had the will to fight. After counting the number of people, there were about two hundred left.

Jiraiya couldn't understand En'gaku's actions either. Many Uchiha clan members clearly didn't want to fight anymore, yet under En'gaku's leadership, a force of over a hundred people had gathered again...

"Lin Fan...you're right again."

Before the war even began, in the meeting room, Lin Fan had said, "The older generation in the village are used to those in high positions valuing their reputation the most, or rather, they won't be willing to lose to the younger generation or submit to their work. So, Jiraiya, be prepared to fight to the very end."

Now, Lin Fan's words have all come true. Jiraiya saw the Uchiha group regrouping under the clan leader's call, took a deep breath, and said to the Konoha team beside him who were still fighting, "Prepare for a bloody battle!"

"Yes!" Minato Namikaze, who had returned to the battlefield, and the remaining twenty-odd Konoha ninja responded with a low growl.

The three giants of the toads were also waiting for the moment when the medical personnel had taken all the wounded away and far away before launching their attack.

......

Lin Xiaobai's voice rang out from inside the television.

"On the Uchiha battlefield, clan leader Uchiha En'gaku seems to intend to continue fighting. Even though the Uchiha clan has suffered more than a hundred casualties in this battle, the Great Toad Shinobi's team now has less than thirty people left, along with the three giant toads summoned by the Great Toad Shinobi. Both sides are waiting for an opportunity to fight..."

The audience members who heard Lin Xiaobai's voice were all sweating with tension.

Many people don't actually have a high opinion of Konoha's official stance.

The reason is that the Konoha government is a group of young people "messing around" and they frequently arrest older "leaders" and put them in jail.

Moreover, the team that truly stood behind the Fourth Hokage was all invited by Lin Fan one by one, as well as the followers of Tsunade and Orochimaru.

As for Jiraiya, who spent his days traveling and teaching ninjutsu to "enemy country kids" for three years without taking the village's affairs seriously, he didn't have many followers. Having three disciples to help him was already quite good. Minato was on the battlefield, while Jiraiya's other two disciples, Saeki Shigeki and Dekai, were working at the tower.

Now, Jiraiya alone not only blocked the terrifying ninjutsu used by a group of elite Uchiha clan members, but also had the strength to stand in place and fight alongside the three giants of the toads and more than twenty Konoha ninjas.

This scene truly shocked many people.

Nara Shikao, Yamanaka Inokichi, Akimichi Chosuke, and other veteran ninjas who did not choose to participate in the battle all expressed their admiration for Jiraiya's strength. They marveled that Jiraiya was no longer the loser he used to be, nor the brat who only knew how to peep into the women's bathhouse like the Third Hokage, but a truly powerful ninja who could bear the name of Konoha.

This battle was far more memorable than the honor that Hanzo bestowed upon the title of one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha.

Furthermore, many ninjas from other villages were astonished that Jiraiya's strength was not that of a Jonin at all—this was clearly a power that only a Kage-level ninja could wield!

Some even say that Jiraiya's current strength far surpasses that of the time when Hanzo bestowed upon him the title of one of the Three Legendary Sannin of Konoha... and has even reached the level of a Hokage.

A pair of eyes peered out from above the eaves, secretly watching a television screen through glass, which was being viewed by a crowd of onlookers.

White Zetsu said, "This Jiraiya's strength is indeed extraordinary."

Black Zetsu responded, "After all, this is Madara-sama's village, so it's normal for it to produce many talented people."

......

On the other side, at the Hokage Building, many people were also astonished to see Jiraiya block a super S-rank fire jutsu used by the Uchiha clan as a team.

In particular, Orochimaru and Tsunade, who were Jiraiya's classmates and teammates.

Seeing that Jiraiya is now able to stand on his own and has demonstrated strength beyond the Jonin level in front of so many viewers... they felt both envious and bittersweet.

"Jiraiya... he's gotten stronger again." Orochimaru's voice rang in Lin Fan's ears.

Lin Fan looked up and saw the bitterness on Orochimaru's face, and immediately understood that this genius had also fallen into a state of jealousy towards his companion.

"Since you know that, then don't stop."

Lin Fan's voice pulled Orochimaru back to reality.

Orochimaru was silent for a moment, then said, "I know."

Orochimaru stood up.

"It's time for me to make my move."

As Orochimaru spoke, on the left side of the execution platform in the Hokage Building, countless ninjas were thrown over the floors. If you looked forward and rewound a few seconds, you would see that the scene was caused by several Jonin from the main branch of the Hyuga clan using the Rotation technique to break the encirclement of more than a dozen Konoha ninjas.

"This is... the great ninja of the snake, the great ninja of the snake is warming up! The target is... the position of the second strongest clan in Konoha... the Hyuga clan!" Lin Xiaobai's voice rang out over the loudspeaker, and when the Hyuga clan members listening nearby amplified their voices, the Hyuga clan Jonin present, who were originally tense because of Orochimaru's standing up, were instantly filled with anger by Lin Xiaobai's words.

—What do you mean by the second strongest clan in Konoha? Our Hyuga clan is the strongest!!

"No matter who comes, the Hyuga clan will prove their strength!"

"Oh!!" ×N

Hyuga Higeki stood in the center of a patch of Konoha slugs, raising his hand to announce to the hundreds of Hyuga clan members behind him, who responded in kind.

"The Hyuga clan... damn it..." Kiyohiko Uzuki, with purple hair, lay on the ground. No matter how strong his swordsmanship was, he couldn't break through Kaiten's defense.

A Jonin from the Hyuga clan's main branch lowered his head and said to Kiyohiko Uzuki, "So what if you're an Anbu? Your swordsmanship is meaningless before the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan!"

Uzuki Kiyohiko was furious, but with his acupoints sealed and internal injuries inflicted, he couldn't even stand up.

"Is that so? Swordsmanship is useless? Perhaps it's because my men aren't fast enough."

—That voice…could it be?

As the Hyuga ninjas mocked the group of weaklings, they looked up and saw dozens of ninjas dressed as Anbu and Konoha ninjas appearing on the roof, along with a middle-aged man with white hair wearing an Anbu mask, and...

"I suppose we are enough to deal with you all," Orochimaru said, sitting on the rooftop and looking down at the Hyuga ninja below.

"Konoha's White Fang... and Orochimaru..." Hyuga Higeki said nervously.

Clans like theirs, who always side with the Konoha leadership, generally have a good understanding of the Hokage's forces. Orochimaru, in particular, was undoubtedly the strongest ninjutsu user among the legendary Sannin of Konoha.