Projection magicians starting from the Uchiha clan

In the early morning, Uchiha Iori clutched his chest and slowly got out of bed, a pained expression on his face.

As his soul power continued to grow stronger, his sense of death in Valhalla became clearer and clearer, and at the same time, his gains in battle became even greater.

Feeling his increasingly powerful eye power and chakra, Iori nodded in satisfaction.

"Let's review the situation first," Iori thought to herself. "The war has begun; we must prepare for the future."

There's no need to worry about the situation in Kumogakure and Kirigakure. Although Kumogakure has always had friction with Konoha, there hasn't been a large-scale war between Konoha and Kumogakure after Minato defeated the A-B combination.

[He will only attempt to plot the Byakugan on Hinata's birthday.]

[The Mist Village estimated that they would soon send the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to raid Konoha, but Might Guy killed four of them on the spot, and the remaining three escaped in a sorry state.]

[Next comes the death of Nohara Rin. The Kirigakure ninja are controlled by Uchiha Madara, who seals the Three-Tails Isobu inside Nohara Rin, attempting to destroy Konoha through the Three-Tails.]

Ultimately, the war came to an end after Kakashi killed Rin Nohara and Obito wiped out all the remaining Kirigakure ANBU members present.

Uchiha Iori's expression turned serious, and he calmly analyzed the situation.

I'll most likely have no chance to get involved in the Seven Ninja Swordsmen's affairs.

However, we can plan something depending on the situation regarding Obito.

[In the most extreme scenario, we could try to kill Obito to prevent him from destroying Konoha and interfering with our plans.]

[I have no way to change the two battles between Iwagakure and Sunagakure; I can only join in and see if there's a way to profit from them.]

The battles at Kannabi Bridge in Iwagakure and Kikyo Mountain in Sunagakure are the key battles.

[Only by achieving sufficient merit in these two battles will I have a chance to glimpse the possibility of becoming the Fourth Hokage's assistant and then the Fifth Hokage.]

Because of Alaya's mission, I need to make myself extremely important, which means either becoming the strongest or the ruler, and these two are not mutually exclusive.

I will become the new leader who unifies the ninja world and completely destroy the system of one country and one village.

[By sweeping away the daimyo and nobles, and recognizing ninjas as the key to promoting productivity, we can complete the reform and evolution of the ninja world.]

Becoming Hokage is the best shortcut.

[There's no time to get the Fourth Hokage position, and it would be difficult to compete with Minato, so the only option is the Fifth Hokage.]

Just as he was lost in thought, the curtain was suddenly pulled open, and Kaori Uzuki appeared in front of him.

"Iori, Nobuhiko-sensei wants you to attend a meeting too," Kaori Uzuki interrupted Iori's thoughts.

In yesterday's battle, Uchiha Iori's strength has been acknowledged by Gekko Nobuhiko, Namikaze Minato, and others.

It's wartime now, so the approval process for Jonin is relatively lenient. As an Uchiha ninja with a three-tomoe Sharingan, Iori's promotion seems imminent.

Now it's just a matter of letting him participate in the decision-making process ahead of time.

Uchiha Iori snapped out of her daze and nodded.

"Okay, I'll go now." He quickly straightened his posture and walked towards the tent in the operations center.

"Gentlemen, this is the situation now."

Inside the tent, the atmosphere was tense and solemn.

Minato Namikaze stood in the center and said solemnly, "Gentlemen, this is the situation now."

"There are about 300 Iwagakure ninja stationed in the Land of Grass. The support team that set out from the village was led by my teacher Jiraiya and consisted of 700 people."

"But it will take them at least three days to arrive, and we must hold the border until then."

Konoha is currently engaged in multiple battles: Orochimaru is defending against Sunagakure, Jiraiya is defending against Kumogakure, and the Hyuga and Uchiha clans are defending against Kirigakure. Their forces are stretched thin.

Now that we're at war with Iwakage, we can only bring Jiraiya and some of our troops here, and send out the Ino-Shika-Cho trio to guard against the Kumo-nin.

"So it's Jiraiya-sama leading the team. That's great! With Jiraiya-sama leading the team, we're sure to win."

Upon hearing the news that Jiraiya was leading the team, Akimichi Touhiko smiled with relief.

This wasn't the first time he had fought under Jiraiya, and he had complete faith in Jiraiya's abilities.

Inuzuka Jacques said with concern, "The difficulty now is that we have to hold out for three days. The current troop ratio is about 1:7, which is a huge disadvantage."

“If the opponent’s formation is very dense, I can handle it, but if they attack in a dispersed manner, it will be difficult for me to keep an eye on them.”

Minato Namikaze frowned slightly, his tone tinged with hesitation.

He is a user of the Flying Thunder God Technique and can be considered the most mobile ninja in the ninja world. If he wants to run away, basically no one can stop him.

The only drawback is that he cannot perform large-scale attacks and lacks single-target destructive power. With his super speed, he basically has no time to form hand seals and can only rely on kunai to kill enemies.

That's why he's been developing the Rasengan without any manual techniques for the past few years to make up for his lack of destructive power.

"What if they bypass us and go straight into the Land of Fire's mainland?"

Uchiha Iori asked with some confusion.

Given the speed and destructive power of ninjas, outposts are mainly for transmitting information and are not used as fortresses. Even if you go around them, it should be fine, right?

Minato Namikaze shook his head and said, "You are also a ninja, and you understand the destructive power we possess. Unless we are killed or driven away, the Iwa ninja will not dare to advance the battle line."

“Once we break into smaller units and infiltrate behind enemy lines to sabotage supplies and attack key routes, they will be in a dilemma.”

"Without the support of supplies such as food, medicine, ration pills, and kunai, it is difficult for ninjas to maintain their fighting strength."

"To reduce non-combat casualties, ninja units usually retreat to maintain morale and combat effectiveness after losing supplies."

Minato Namikaze's explanation made Iori Uchiha realize the truth.

He finally understood why the Iwa ninja were forced to retreat after the battle at Kannabi Bridge.

In the past, when I learned about the plot, I always viewed it from the perspective of the strong, so I naturally didn't understand how important supplies were.

After reincarnation, the missions are all short-term, and there are no worries about supplies.

Uchiha Iori thought to herself, "Although there are significant differences between superhuman warfare and ordinary human warfare, they are still interconnected in many ways."

Unfortunately, I can't claim to be an expert in military strategy.

[In my past life, when playing war games, we basically used the "frame up and attack" combo; the sacred F2A link connected us.]

Otherwise, I could show off my skills using Chinese military tactics, but now I can only watch the pros play.

Minato Namikaze has devised a defensive strategy.

He turned to Iori and said, "I can deal with the Iwa ninja forces, but their Jonin need someone to keep them occupied."

“Iori, can you handle a Jonin? Don’t push yourself, I still have ways to fill that gap in our fighting strength.”

"Don't underestimate the Uchiha clan, Lord Minato."

Uchiha Iori laughed loudly upon hearing this.

"I am a three-tomoe ninja of the Uchiha clan. How could I be inferior to those earth rats of Iwa ninja in a one-on-one fight?"

[Let's start building our reputation and prestige in the ninja world with this battle.] He thought to himself.

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze smiled warmly and replied, "Then I'll leave it to you. After you've dealt with the Iwa ninja army, I'll come to help you."

Chapter 6 Cultivation and Becoming Stronger

As Uchiha Iori stepped out of the combat tent, he was greeted by a tense yet orderly scene of busy activity.

The ninjas in the camp were all doing their jobs, and everyone was preparing for the upcoming battle.

The ninjas of the trap squad acted swiftly, carrying explosive tags and other trapping tools, and hurriedly set off to lay traps around the camp.

The ninjas in the reconnaissance squad scattered like ghosts, heading deep behind enemy lines to gather intelligence and be ready to relay crucial information back to the camp at any time.

Uchiha Iori returned to his tent and resumed his training in projection magic and the Sharingan.

In the past few days, Iori has experienced too much, and she hasn't had time to digest and master the new power.

Iori closed his eyes and began to meditate, feeling the flow of chakra within his body. He guided the chakra to his eyes, activating the Sharingan. The three tomoe slowly rotated, and the evolution of his eyes proceeded exceptionally smoothly.

Iori thought to herself: [Just as I guessed in my previous life, the Uchiha's bloodline limit primarily uses Yin Release, emphasizing mental power.]

He recalled the day he prepared to die in battle, the inner struggle and pain, and the final resolute decision. It was this extreme emotional fluctuation that greatly enhanced his mental strength.

The reason the kaleidoscope was activated was due to the shock and subsequent fluctuation of the mind; without collapsing, there would be a significant improvement.

[According to the research of Tobirama Senju, who claimed to understand the Uchiha clan better than the Uchiha themselves.]

When members of the Uchiha clan are subjected to intense stimulation, a special chakra is generated in their brains, which acts on the optic nerve, thereby awakening the Sharingan, an eye that reflects the mind.

The Uchiha clan is a clan of love. The deeper their love, the greater their pain upon loss, and the stronger they become, but also the more erratic they become.

He sighed softly, secretly relieved that he still had another path to choose from.

My path differs from that of ordinary Uchiha; I evolved along the path of Indra, the progenitor of the Uchiha clan.

[Relying solely on mental strength to brute force is difficult to improve, but it also has few side effects, and the mental state... well, it doesn't seem quite healthy either.]

In short, there are no shortcuts; just fight more heroic spirits in Valhalla.

After contemplating the Sharingan, Iori began to organize her cheat abilities.

[The projection magic is currently being sustained entirely by the memories of the Heroic Spirit Emiya, although much of it has been absorbed through combat.]

[However, there is still room for improvement if you intensify your training. Most importantly, you need to project several backups into Unlimited Blade Works.]

[Constantly using wartime projections, the Senju clan would be needed to sustain this.]

Currently, only two Noble Phantasms can be projected: Gan Jiang and Mo Xie are one, and the Death Thorn Spear is another.

[I already fully understood the data on Gan Jiang and Mo Xie, but I haven't had time to examine the Death Thorn Spear in detail yet; I only remember that it has two modes of use.]

He recalled his previous experiences using the Death Thorn Spear: [One method was holding it in his hand, as he had used before; the other was throwing the demonic spear.]

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The spear that pierces the deadly thorns (Gáe Bolg)

Grade: B → B+

Type: Anti-Personnel Noble Phantasm

Cú Chulainn modified Gáe Bolg, originally intended for use against armies, into a weapon for use against people; it is his ultimate move and trump card.

It is a move that reverses the "cause and effect" that means the order of things. At the moment it is released, the "effect" of "the opponent's heart being pierced" will be created first.

The "cause" that "the gun hit because the heart was pierced" occurred afterward. Without considerable luck, it could be said to be a move that was guaranteed to kill if released.