Uchiha's personal opinion

Eleven Uchiha Jonin simultaneously activated their ninjutsu, spraying out high-temperature dust that swirled towards the water mist.

“Zizzizi~~~”

The clash between water and fire triggered a series of weak chakra explosions.

The two sides' ninjutsu canceled each other out, and neither had any effect.

"Fire Release: Head Carving!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu then unleashed a sea of ​​fire, attacking Yagura and the six ninja swordsmen.

Using the visual concealment provided by Fire Release, Hatake Sakumo once again disappeared from sight.

"Water Escape·Water Formation Wall!"

Yagura also spat out a jet of water, which, upon landing, transformed into a giant wave that swept towards Uchiha Tokumitsu's Fire Release ninjutsu.

"boom!"

The Flame Release: Sea of ​​Fire broke through the water's obstruction and continued to sweep towards the Hidden Mist Village.

"careful!"

Yagura's expression changed, and he quickly spoke up to warn everyone.

Before being hit by Uchiha Tokumitsu's Dragon Flame Song Technique, he thought he could block it with his thorny tail, but unexpectedly, the fire release had a sticky and continuous burning power, which seemed to be burning his body along the Three-Tails' chakra. Helpless, he had to disperse the Three-Tails' chakra to escape.

However, the other ninja swordsmen reacted differently. The heavily injured Jinpachi Munashi staggered backward, while the others retreated slightly.

Meanwhile, Suigetsu Hozuki, wielding the great sword Samehada, confident in the sword's ability to absorb chakra, not only didn't back down but instead stepped forward.

Samehada - Devour!

Samehada's massive mouth emitted a tremendous suction force, attempting to draw in the sea of ​​fire released by its Flame Release technique.

Uchiha Tokumitsu had a sudden thought and intentionally loosened his grip on the Fire Release chakra.

The raging sea of ​​fire was completely absorbed by Samehada.

"You bunch..."

Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Demon was about to show off his achievements.

"Burn!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu silently drew upon the fire-style chakra absorbed by Samehada.

"Pfft!"

Samehada's body immediately turned bright red, steam billowed from its body, and it went limp like a dead fish.

"kill!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu brandished his sword and led his men to continue fighting.

"A bunch of lunatics!"

While cursing and swearing, Yagura Karatachi led his troops in a charge to meet the enemy.

"Thousand-Year Kill!"

Due to his injuries, Jinpachi Munashi fell behind and was stabbed from bottom to top by Sakumo Hatake, who burst out of the ground behind him!

He then immediately drew his knife and disappeared into the ground.

Muri Jinpachi's explosive blade, Flying Droplet, fell to the ground.

"hiss!"

Yagura and the last five ninja swordsmen were terrified by the tragic state of Jinpachi Munashi and the ruthlessness of Sakumo Hatake.

Chapter 118 Life and death, rise and fall, all depend on a single thought

The battle has reached such a point that there is no point in continuing.

Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo could at most restrain the half-tailed beast-transformed Yagura Karatachi; killing him was practically impossible.

Unlike the Two-Tails Jinchuriki who killed Kumogakure during the Battle of Takigakure, Yagura Karatachi was strong in his own right. He was a master of high-level water-style ninjutsu and could apply transformations with ease. In addition, he could almost have unlimited chakra by extracting the Three-Tails' chakra. Moreover, the Three-Tails was known for its super strong defense and was famously tough.

The most obvious point is that Sakumo Hatake's short sword is not even as thick as the tailed beast chakra cloak covering Yagura Karatachi. How can he fight like that!

Yagura and the five ninja swordsmen also showed no intention of continuing the fight.

Although Kirigakure is known for its ruthlessness and viciousness, it doesn't mean that Kirigakure ninjas are just mindless, brutal, and bloodthirsty.

Those Kirigakure ninjas who were truly not bright were most likely sacrificed by their comrades during their time at the Ninja Academy. Those Kirigakure ninjas who survived and were able to climb to high positions were basically cunning and vicious, hiding their ruthless nature beneath their brainless and cruel exteriors.

"Uchiha! Let's stop here!"

Yagura's expression wasn't good, but he still took the initiative to speak up and make peace.

After a battle, he realized that the real leader in the mobile unit's operations was Uchiha Tokumitsu, while Hatake Sakumo was more of an assassin and raider.

Meanwhile, the sound of fire-style explosions coming from the rear of the battlefield was getting closer and closer.

The Uchiha ninja army will likely surround this place soon.

"A bunch of useless trash!"

Suigetsu Hobuki cursed in a low voice, it was unclear whether he was cursing Yagura Karatachi or the Kirigakure ninja army.

Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't want to continue fighting either. After all, the mobile force and the ninja army in the rear were all of Uchiha blood. Although they had achieved some results and trained the clan's ninja army, all the sacrifices in the short term were a weakening of the clan's strength.

Therefore, Yagura took the initiative to make peace, which Uchiha Tokumitsu was more than happy to accept.

However, on the surface, Uchiha Tokumitsu still showed a hint of reluctance.

He merely waved for the mobile force to retreat a few steps, then quietly watched Yagura Karatachi and the five ninja swordsmen.

"...You can take these two ninja swords as collateral, and we will redeem them with goods of equal value!"

Yagura, the tachibana dealer, increased his stakes again.

The long sword, Sewing Needle, was seized by Hatake Sakumo, and the Exploding Blade, Flying Drop, fell to the ground along with Muri Jinpachi's body, and none of the others dared to pick it up.

"can."

Uchiha Tokumitsu pretended to consider it for a moment, then nodded reluctantly, "However, you must first send a signal for the Hidden Mist Ninja Army to retreat!"

"No! The Uchiha ninja army must retreat first!" Yagura Karatachi resolutely refused.

After some bargaining, it was decided that Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo would lead the mobile forces to retreat first. Subsequently, Yagura Karatachi ordered the recall of the Kirigakure Ninja Army, and the two sides thus ended this meaningless war that started strong but ended weakly.

In addition, Yagura also gave Uchiha Tokumitsu a scroll containing the corpses of slain Anbu and Root ninjas, and also revealed a crucial piece of information.

The reason Kirigakure hastily dispatched troops to the Land of Whirlpools was because they learned from a Root ninja they had captured that Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo would be arriving in the Land of Whirlpools at some point to search for the Uzumaki Secret Treasury. Therefore, Kirigakure rallied its ninja army in an attempt to avenge their previous defeat.

This adds another piece of evidence.

Even without concrete physical evidence, Danzo will undoubtedly have to take the blame.

Otherwise, how could Root ninjas be tortured to extract information? That's a complete joke!

"If we had known you were bringing so many ninja troops with you, we wouldn't have rashly sent out our troops."

After the two sides reached an agreement, the mobile force began to withdraw, and Yagura Karatachi complained bitterly.

Uchiha Tokumitsu smiled noncommittally, offering no comment.

Sakumo Hatake silently picked up the Explosive Blade: Frozen Spray, his face extremely grim.

If he still doesn't understand the trickery of this mission at this point, then he's wasted decades of his life.

A yellow signal flare soared into the sky, and the Kirigakure ninja army, which had been driven to the brink of collapse by the Uchiha ninja army, felt as if they had been granted a pardon and turned to run away without a second thought.

Uchiha Tokumitsu also stopped the Uchiha ninja army from pursuing him.

After a brief rest and recap, it was found that in this battle between the Uchiha clan and Kirigakure, the Uchiha suffered nearly forty casualties, while killing approximately one hundred and twenty Kirigakure members.

Although the sacrifice deeply saddened Uchiha Tokumitsu, more than ten of his clansmen with two tomoe broke through their bloodline barriers and evolved to the three-tomoe realm during the battle.

Indeed, only through battle can Uchiha ninjas break through their limits.

Uchiha Tokumitsu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sakumo-kun, what are your plans?"

Turning his head, Uchiha Tokumitsu calmly spoke to Hatake Sakumo.

"...You decide what to do, I'll listen to you."

Sakumo Hatake's face was ashen, and he kicked the stones on the ground listlessly with his head down.

His mind was in turmoil.

The few words revealed by Kirigakure alone are enough to confirm that the Konoha leadership is framing them.

Even though he knew there must be some darkness behind the Konoha leadership, even though he knew that the Uchiha clan's support would make him a thorn in their side, even though he knew Danzo was no good... he never expected that the leadership would try to kill him and Uchiha Tokumitsu in such an almost blatant way.

But he also knew that there would be no more room for appeasement.

Whether they were Uchiha ninja who died in battle or Jonin of the Mobile Force who died in battle, their souls seemed to be howling and raging, vowing revenge.

"Someone always has to pay the price in blood."

The red light of the Sharingan in Uchiha Tokumitsu's eyes intensified.

Sakumo Hatake raised his head and looked directly at Tokumitsu Uchiha.

He then scanned the mobile unit ninjas present.

Even his direct subordinates were filled with anger and hatred.

"...but it should not be expanded too much."

Sakumo Hatake has essentially agreed to Tokumitsu Uchiha's request.

"We'll rest for a while and then set off back. If we encounter an ambush along the way, whoever it is, we'll eliminate them all, how about that?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu stared at Hatake Sakumo and said.

"...I will take action."

Although Sakumo Hatake's voice was weak, it contained determination and anger.

Even clay figurines have a fiery temper, let alone Sakumo Hatake.