I, Uchiha Yu, am solely focused on cultivating immortality

Chapter 73 The Power of Wind in Fire

Keisuke Unno asked, "Senior Fushisa, do you know why we need to assemble urgently?"

After a moment's thought, Jonin Fusa replied, "Although the specific orders haven't arrived yet, I estimate that the village has decided to go to war."

"Start a war? Why so hasty? And who should we attack first?"

"Actually, it's not that urgent. The third generation has been missing for over a month, and we've tried all the emergency measures without any response. He must have met with some misfortune."

"Jonin Unno should know that Sasori also disappeared along with the Third Hokage. There is no doubt that someone has poisoned our Sunagakure."

"During this past month, we have not only been searching for the Third Hokage and Sasori, but also for the real culprit, and have taken the opportunity to conduct a comprehensive intelligence gathering operation against Konoha."

"The target was indeed Konoha Village..."

"Of course it's Konoha Village. We've been preparing for war against Konoha for so many years, it's impossible not to attack Konoha."

Even if we find irrefutable evidence that the murderers of the Third Hokage and Sasori were from Iwagakure or Kirigakure, we still have no choice but to wage war against Konoha.

"The Third Hokage is certainly important, but compared to the efforts of the entire Sunagakure village over the years, he is not that important."

"Our preparations are too thorough. Our morale, resources, roads, and fortifications are all geared towards the Land of Fire. The Sand Village has no way to turn around and attack other targets."

After a moment of silence, Jonin Fusa suddenly felt uneasy. He looked around but found nothing amiss, yet his restlessness persisted. So he asked, "Is there anyone else around who hasn't gathered yet?"

Keisuke Unno replied, "There's also the special Jonin, Takeshi Ishida. He went north on my orders to investigate the Konoha ninja's mission, which is probably quite far away."

Fu Sha pressed his hand to his chest, feeling his heart pounding wildly, and said irritably, "I don't know why, but I have a really bad feeling. Let's not wait for them, let's leave now!"

All the Sand Village ninjas stood up, ready to form marching formations.

Just then, Fusha suddenly turned his head and looked at the hillside on the other side of the valley. There stood a person at the highest point of the hillside, with flames on his left and a raging wind on his right.

Fusa smelled death, just like when he encountered Konoha's White Fang in the last war.

"Enemy attack!!!"

……

Miwa Masase watched speechlessly as her pet owner put on his disguise, shaking her head and sighing again and again as he layered on his mask.

Uchiha Yu always tries to avoid fighting, and the few times he has fought were all unexpected situations where he had to fight for various reasons, which were full of haste and helplessness.

Therefore, Miwa Masayo had never seen Uchiha Yu prepare for battle before. Today was the first time she had witnessed him preparing for battle, which was really pushing the limits of cats.

By the time Uchiha Yu finished preparing, Miwa Masayo was completely speechless. She asked weakly, "What am I supposed to do, meow?"

"Your task is very important!"

"Pear Blossom, you provide support for me from the outside. If I can't win, I'll hide underground, and I'll need you to provide reverse spirit communication to help me escape the battle."

"If I can win—I mean, if I can beat them—you need to hold off those three genin for me and make sure they don't get away."

"These three genin are likely murderers who directly kill people. I will take them out first if I have the chance."

"Killing is just a matter of beheading. If they were just following orders, there was no need for brutality or torture, let alone violence. Therefore, they had to die."

"it is good."

After confirming all the details and rehearsing the tactical arrangements several times, Uchiha Yu finally decided to begin.

Instead of sneaking up on the campfire like a ninja to launch a surprise attack, he circulated natural energy and chakra on the hilltop, fusing them together to create Sage Chakra outside his body.

First, there was the fusion of wind-attribute natural energy and wind-release chakra. Uchiha Yu grasped the wind-attribute sage chakra in his left hand. He had only recently acquired both the wind-attribute natural energy and the wind-release chakra, so even after fusion, their power wasn't particularly strong, and he controlled them relatively easily with his left hand.

Next came the fusion of fire-attribute natural energy and fire-style chakra. This was the chakra and natural energy that Uchiha Yu had cultivated for the longest time. As soon as the fusion began, the power of the Sage Chakra could not be concealed, and the red flames illuminated the entire valley.

The Sand Village ninjas on the opposite side all realized that something was wrong. They started shouting and yelling. Some rushed up the hillside, trying to cross the ridge to the opposite slope to avoid the attack, while others rushed down the hillside, attempting to launch a counterattack.

Jonin like Fusa and Keisuke Umino, relying on their rich experience or their profound family education, made the most correct response: to defend on the spot or hide.

Although I don't know what kind of ninjutsu the other party is using, the terrifying aura not only represents enormous power, but also means that the ninjutsu is ready and about to be unleashed.

Escape or counterattack?

Those are all delusions that could never be put into practice.

Jonin Fusa roared, "This is a Kage-level ninja! Once the enemy's ninjutsu has passed, everyone must counterattack with all their might, or we'll all die here today!!"

Keisuke Umino also roared, "Following Fusa-senpai's orders, anyone who dares to run away is my mortal enemy, and I will fight them to the death!!"

Actually, the valley was very quiet at this moment, without even a bird's chirp, but the Sand Village ninja had no choice but to roar, otherwise no sound could be heard.

Under the terrifying pressure of the ninjutsu, Uchiha Yu used his Sharingan to unleash his genjutsu, using the power of the ninjutsu to disrupt the enemy's senses. In the panic of the Sand Village ninja, all five senses became disordered.

This is one of Uchiha Yu's battle philosophies. He firmly believes that genjutsu is the most decisive method. As long as the enemy can be brought under the control of genjutsu, no matter how powerful he is, he will be a meaningless existence because the relationship between man and power can be severed by genjutsu.

Even if you can't completely control the life and death of your enemy, you must persevere in maintaining the illusion during the battle. Even the slightest interference can be the key to changing the outcome of the battle.

……

Uchiha Yu finally completed the prelude to his ninjutsu. He recalled the battles he had witnessed, imitating the aura of the Dance King who single-handedly suppressed an army of tens of thousands, and imitating the ease with which Hashirama Senju could summon whatever he wanted with a simple clap of his hands.

Uchiha Yu clapped his hands together, producing a crisp sound.

Sage Art: Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation

Immortal Technique: Wind Release - Gale Sweep

Across the valley, Uchiha Yu launched his attack.

The wind amplifies the fire's power, and the fire borrows the wind's power; fire techniques and wind techniques complement each other, but the powerful flames undoubtedly dominate, so this cannot be considered a combined ninjutsu.

Driven by the Wind Release technique, the Fire Release technique created flames that swept across the entire valley, forming a massive, overwhelming wave of fire that surged towards the Sand Village ninjas.

Wherever the flames touched, everything flammable was ignited, even non-flammable stones softened and flowed, like jelly emitting a red glow, slowly flowing.

The first group of Sand Village ninjas who bravely charged towards Uchiha Yu were swept by the flames. Without uttering any screams, they clutched their own necks and collapsed to the ground in agony.

Their respiratory tracts were burned immediately, and layers of blisters piled up in their throats, preventing the ninjas from breathing and also stopping their screams.

Death followed.

(End of this chapter)