Uchiha's personal opinion

"Water Escape·Water Formation Wall!"

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"

The Hidden Mist ninjas, with a death wish, also frantically suppressed and extracted chakra from their bodies, using ninjutsu to fight back without regard for the consumption of their own chakra.

"Uchiha! Do you dare to fight me!"

Hozuki Mizutsu roared furiously, his eyes bulging with rage.

"Then I'll send you to your death!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu leaped off the earthen wall and charged towards Hozuki Mizuta.

As for their subordinates, they wisely avoided the battlefield where the two commanders were fighting each other, and instead chose to engage in battle with the ninja army under each other's command.

Purple flames rose up and enveloped his entire body, the flame power on his ninja sword coiling and twisting like a dragon or snake.

Ordinary physical attacks might not be effective against the Hozuki clan members who have mastered the Water Transformation Technique, but with the power of Fire Release amplified, if Hozuki Mizutsuya dared to rely on the Water Transformation Technique without dodging or blocking Uchiha Tokumitsu's attacks, he would inevitably be stuck to the Fire Release power and burned to death.

"Uchiha Style: Sword Flame Slash!"

A massive sword light slashed out, nearly splitting Hozuki Mizuta in two.

"Hidden Mist Flow - Wave-Treading Sword!"

Hozuki Mizutsuyasu was not to be outdone. He also channeled his chakra into a giant wave, which swept towards Uchiha Tokumitsu's fire-style sword energy.

"boom!!"

The clash between water and fire caused a violent explosion.

Water vapor immediately spread out.

"Hidden Mist Technique!"

Hozuki Mizuta immediately used ninjutsu, exhaling a thick cloud of water mist.

"Let me show you the silent killing technique of the Hidden Mist Village!"

"A mere trick!" Uchiha Tokumitsu sneered, sheathing his sword and forming hand seals.

"Fire Release: Dust Concealment Technique!"

A cloud of hot smoke billowed from Uchiha Tokumitsu's mouth.

The high-temperature smoke and dust mingled and neutralized with the mist from the Mist Concealment Technique, and with a hissing sound of chakra exploding, Hozuki Suigetsu's Mist Concealment Technique was easily broken.

"Uchiha Style: Sword Leap Slash!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu spotted Hozuki Mizutsuyasu, who was about to launch a sneak attack. He gathered and condensed the fire release power of his ninja sword, leaped up, and slashed at Hozuki Mizutsuyasu.

Seeing this, Hozuki Mizutsuyasu also swung his sword to meet the attack without showing any weakness.

The two exchanged blows, their swords flashing and slashing incessantly.

"Suffer to death!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu parried Hozuki Mizutsuyasu's weapon with a single slash, immediately exposing an opening in Hozuki Mizutsuyasu's defenses. Tokumitsu then quickly withdrew his sword and slashed upwards.

In his panic, Hozuki Mizutsuyasu didn't have time to sheathe his sword. He could only barely stop his staggering steps and leap backward, but his left arm was still severed by Uchiha Tokumitsu's sword.

The intense pain caused Hozuki Mizutsuyasu's lips to twitch slightly, but instead, a cruel grin appeared on his face.

"Finally caught you..."

The severed hand that fell to the ground transformed into a ball of water and wrapped around Uchiha Tokumitsu's right foot.

"Steaming dangerously..."

"Kaleidoscope, Magic, and the Art of Shackles!"

Uchiha Tokukō's three tomoe eyes spun rapidly, transforming into the Mangekyou Sharingan, and he unleashed a genjutsu on Hozuki Mizutsuya, who was grinning maliciously.

Hozuki Mizutsuyasu's figure immediately froze, and his sinister smile instantly vanished.

After losing control, the water clump that had been binding Uchiha Tokumitsu's right foot immediately dissipated.

"Uchiha Style: Sun Halo Dance!"

The surging sword energy sliced ​​Hozuki Mizutasu, who was still in a daze, into a cloud of blood mist.

"This is... the legendary kaleidoscope..."

Immediately, Hozuki Mizuki's consciousness plunged into endless darkness.

"Everything is utterly vulnerable before the Uchiha Sharingan!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu snorted twice and then continued his attack on the routed Kirigakure ninja army.

Chapter 138 Aggressive Attack, Assault, and Entanglement

Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!

Uchiha Tokumitsu and his Jonin subordinates jointly unleashed a high-level Fire Release ninjutsu, burning the last remaining Kirigakure ninja army to ashes in one fell swoop.

After Hozuki Mizutsuyasu, the commander of the Kirigakure Hozuki Division, was killed by Uchiha Tokumitsu, the Kirigakure ninja army, which was already on the verge of collapse, suffered a crushing defeat. The ninja army formation, which had already been interrupted and suppressed by the Uchiha ninja army, also collapsed.

Thus, the two Kirigakure ninja forces that had broken away from the command of Suigetsu Hobutsuki were officially declared annihilated.

The two Kirigakure ninja forces that landed in the eastern sea area of ​​the Land of Whirlpools, Kaguya and Hozuki, not only failed to achieve the intended pincer movement and attack, but instead gave Uchiha Tokumitsu an excellent opportunity to divide and conquer them.

After this battle, the 3,000 Kirigakure ninja who attacked the Land of Whirlpools lost a third of their fighting strength in a short period of time. Moreover, if the fleeing Kirigakure ninja returned to their headquarters directly commanded by Suigetsu Hozuki, the news of the defeat would undoubtedly be a fatal blow to the morale of the 2,000 Kirigakure ninja.

Uchiha Tokumitsu still did not arrange for anyone to pursue the fleeing Kirigakure ninja. After all, the Uchiha ninja army was exhausted after a series of battles, even though they had won.

"Lord Deguang, we've captured a valuable prisoner!"

Two Uchiha Jonin and a Uzumaki ninja excitedly carried a tightly bound human body to Uchiha Tokumitsu.

The reason for using the word "densely packed" is that there were so many ropes and sealing talismans binding the prisoner that they completely covered his body.

"This is... a ninja from the Hozuki clan?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu sized up the prisoners that his ninjas had presented as treasures.

With blue and white hair, fair skin, and prominent serrated teeth showing through his mouth which was tightly gagged, he bore a striking resemblance to Hozuki Mizutasu, who died under the sword of Uchiha Tokugawa.

"Yes, and the only Hozuki prisoner captured by headquarters."

The ninja Uzumaki, as if presenting a treasure, eagerly exclaimed, "It's definitely worth studying!"

Hearing this, the tightly bound Hozuki prisoner struggled again.

"Remove the gag from him."

"Uchiha Tokumitsu gave the order."

"Yes!"

The Uchiha Jonin immediately and roughly reached into the prisoner's mouth and pulled out the wooden ball.

"Ugh... ugh... cough cough cough..."

After the gag was removed, Hozuki immediately vomited violently, followed by incessant coughing.

"Is there anything else you want to say?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu squatted down and asked gently.

"Lord Deguang, please don't kill me..."

Upon hearing this, Hozuki the prisoner immediately coughed and shouted.

"You know me?" Uchiha Tokumitsu asked with great interest.

"Before the battle, every squad leader was given a portrait of you and Mr. Sakumo."

The words of the captured Hozuki were filled with a will to survive.

"Is that so~"

Uchiha Tokumitsu signaled for a body search, and the Uchiha Jonin immediately stepped forward and searched the prisoner for a moment. Then he took out a folded piece of paper from the prisoner's ninja tool bag. When he unfolded it, it was a portrait of Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo.

"Your drawing skills are pretty good!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu clicked his tongue in praise.

"Tell me about yourself. What is your value?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu casually used Fire Release chakra to burn the portrait to ashes, then asked seriously.

The captive Hozuki immediately spilled all his information like beans pouring from a bamboo tube.

Hozuki Hyakusawa, a Chunin from Kirigakure, is a member of a collateral branch of the Hozuki clan. He has an average status and average strength. He is decent in Water Release ninjutsu, but he has not mastered the Hozuki clan's secret Water Transformation Technique. In short, he is an unremarkable Kirigakure ninja who has benefited a little from the advantages of the ninja clan.

If I had to pinpoint its most striking characteristic, it would be this unexpected fear of death.

"Chunin Hyakuzawa, you don't want to die either, do you?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu's attitude became even more gentle and amiable.

"Your orders are my mission!"

Hozuki Hyakusawa once again expressed his loyalty with trepidation.

However, his overly enthusiastic desire to surrender made Uchiha Tokumitsu feel that it was particularly unreal.

Even the Grass Ninja, known for their flexibility, would shout things like "I am loyal to the leader" before surrendering and laying down their weapons.

It's important to know that Kirigakure is a conservative ninja village that has always upheld secrecy and traditional ninja beliefs, and is also known for producing ruthless, violent, and fearless assassins.

However, Hozuki Hyakutsawa's behavior was so flexible that it didn't fit the image of Kirigakure in the minds of the major ninja villages across the ninja world.

Especially considering that Hozuki Hyakutsawa came from the prestigious Hozuki clan of Kirigakure, Uchiha Tokumitsu wouldn't believe that he had no sense of family honor at all.

Therefore, Uchiha Tokumitsu felt that there must be something fishy about this.

However, since we are currently at war, we don't have time to conduct a thorough interrogation yet, so Uchiha Tokumitsu is not going to dwell on it too much for the time being.

"So, you're willing to accept the arrangement?" Uchiha Tokumitsu smiled gently as always. "You're not thinking about how to run away, are you?"

"No, no!" Hozuki Hyakusawa shook his head repeatedly, his expression extremely panicked.

“I have other plans for you after the war.” Uchiha Tokumitsu gestured to the Jonin next to him to put the gag back into Hozuki Hyakutsuke’s mouth, and then said, “Congratulations on surviving.”

Hozuki Hyakusawa's body immediately relaxed.