Uchiha's personal opinion

A large cloud of chakra mist, brimming with water-style energy, immediately spread out.

Contrary to the expectations of the Hidden Mist ninja, the high-temperature smoke from the Dust Concealment Technique did not annihilate each other with the water mist from the Hidden Mist Technique through a chakra explosion. Instead, the water mist seemed to act as fuel, propelling the spread of the high-temperature smoke.

"Retreat!"

The Hidden Mist Jonin couldn't think of a good solution for the time being, so he could only tell everyone to retreat immediately to avoid the burning damage from the high temperature and smoke.

"Let's go..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu did not linger in the fight and ordered his subordinates to prepare for a retreat.

This night raid, conducted purely out of interest, also reveals that the seemingly reckless Kirigakure is actually quite shrewd. They analyzed the Uchiha ninja's ninjutsu, especially their fire-style ninjutsu, in various battles and devised corresponding suppression measures. Without this reconnaissance, the small-scale probing attack planned after dawn would likely have resulted in a major loss.

However, the Hidden Mist ninjas may have underestimated Uchiha Tokumitsu's Fire Release power due to insufficient intelligence data, and thus suffered a slight loss.

By the time Kirigakure ninja commander Suigetsu Fuguki arrived in a huff, Uchiha Tokumitsu had already led his troops away leisurely, leaving only the Kirigakure ninja, who had failed in their defense, to bear the endless wrath of their superior.

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Early the next morning, Uchiha Tokumitsu immediately reorganized his ninja forces, selecting thirty Uchiha Chunin in good condition to form ten squads. Each squad was led by a Uchiha Jonin, and a Hyuga ninja was added as a reconnaissance ally to prevent the squads from being caught off guard and surrounded by Kirigakure.

In this way, each five-man combat squad possesses both strong assault capabilities and excellent reconnaissance capabilities, and can withdraw from the battlefield in time even if ambushed by the Hidden Mist Ninja Army.

Uchiha Tokumitsu called this tactic the "wolf pack tactic," which involves frequently harassing and attacking the Kirigakure ninja army's camp to find weaknesses. When the time is right, all forces are deployed at once to cooperate with Hatake Sakumo's ninja allied forces to attack the Kirigakure camp, with the aim of defeating the ninja army under Suigetsu Hozuki in one fell swoop.

"Prepare for battle!"

As a column of black smoke rose from the direction of the Konoha Ninja Alliance camp where Hatake Sakumo was located, Uchiha Tokumitsu officially ordered an attack on the left flank of the Kirigakure camp.

Uchiha Tokumitsu also led a ninja army consisting of three Uchiha Jonin and fifteen Uchiha Chunin as a reserve force for the combat team to launch a harassing attack on the Kirigakure camp.

……

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

A fireball shot out of nowhere towards a puddle of water. The Hidden Mist Ninja, who was lurking in the water, was about to escape when several kunai accurately struck his vital points, killing him instantly.

This was just one scene at the outer perimeter of the Mist-Hidden position.

Guided by the Byakugan of the Hyuga ninjas, the outposts set up by Kirigakure around the camp were eliminated one by one. Just as Kirigakure was about to organize the ninja army to counterattack, the combat squad had already withdrawn.

After repeatedly failing to find his target, even the usually composed and meticulous Suigetsu Hobutsuki began to feel anxious and restless.

The ninja alliance organized by Hatake Sakumo launched an unusually fierce offensive.

As soon as the battle began, Hatake Sakumo deployed three squads of over three hundred Konoha ninja to launch an attack on the Kirigakure camp.

As the Konoha ninja army advanced, the Kirigakure's positions on the outer perimeter of the camp fell one after another under the fierce attacks of the ninja clans. In addition, the Uchiha ninja army from the south and west kept harassing them, putting the Kirigakure ninja army, which outnumbered Konoha twice as many as Konoha, into a passive defensive state.

The Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Demon became even more agitated.

The unusually fierce attack by the Konoha ninja army made him sense something was wrong.

However, the Konoha ninja army's offensive from the front was as fierce as a tidal wave, and the Uchiha squads from the south and east were also a great annoyance to him. The constant dispatch of ninja to reinforce the Konoha ninja's attack directions left him no time to think about anything else.

"The 11th, 12th, and 15th detachments are to be moved forward to rotate the frontline combat troops! The southern perimeter defenses are to be immediately consolidated!"

After some consideration, Suigetsu Hobuki decided to abandon the southern front, which was the main target of the Uchiha ninja army, and instead focus his efforts on the Hatake Sakumo ninja army.

Judging solely from their combat performance, the Konoha ninja army clearly outperformed the Kirigakure ninja army, which was more inclined to rely on individual bravery, in battle formation. After Sakumo Hatake deployed three detachments of ninja, the Kirigakure's outer defense forces were quickly decimated. Only after receiving reinforcements from three detachments sent by Suigetsu Hozuki were they able to repel the Konoha ninja army's offensive.

"The Hidden Mist Village has withdrawn from the outer perimeter..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu led his troops to observe the enemy's movements in the southern part of the Kirigakure camp. Once Kirigakure began to abandon the outer positions, he immediately led his troops to lie in ambush.

However, the harassment from the other ten Uchiha squads did not stop because of Kirigakure's proactive retreat; on the contrary, they intensified their pressure.

The Kirigakure ninjas who retreated to their camp were even more on edge.

The Uchiha squad was scattered around the outskirts of the Hidden Mist camp, occasionally throwing out a few explosive tags or performing a few ninjutsu. Although it looked like they were just slacking off, the Hidden Mist ninjas dared not relax at all.

On the eastern front, several corpses, charred by fire-style ninjutsu, lay scattered, a perfect illustration of the classic lesson that negligence on the battlefield inevitably leads to death.

The Uchiha squad's offensive was not reckless, especially with the Byakugan ninja from the Hyuga clan constantly watching their surroundings.

Like a pack of bloodthirsty and patient wolves, the Uchiha squad would sometimes openly rest, ignoring the Hidden Mist Village in the camp; at other times, they would disappear without a trace, making the nerves of the Hidden Mist Village ninja stationed there extremely tense.

With just 150 Uchiha ninjas, they managed to tie down nearly 500 Kirigakure ninja, which is a quarter of the forces under Suigetsu Hozuki.

The Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Demon became even more anxious.

However, Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo became more composed.

Although the Konoha ninja alliance's offensive was still fierce, it had lost some of its desperate fighting spirit, which allowed Suigetsu Hozuki to catch his breath for a moment.

"My lord... perhaps we should withdraw the troops..."

Suigetsu Hobutsuki's subordinate nervously offered his suggestion.

If this continues, the Hidden Mist Ninja Army will undoubtedly be defeated.

A quarter of the Hidden Mist Ninja Army was tied down by the Uchiha, and the number of Hidden Mist Ninja deployed to the frontal battle zone was twice that of the Leaf Village Ninja Army, just to maintain the line; as a result, the number of reserves held by the two sides is now about the same.

"Do you really think the Mizukage wouldn't kill someone?!"

Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Demon glared fiercely at his subordinate.

Although he lacked experience in commanding ninja forces, Suigetsu Hobuki, who had long carried out underground missions for Kirigakure, understood that his ninja forces were now in a critical situation.

The next crucial point in determining the outcome will be the clash between the two sides' top-level combat capabilities.

However, even Suigetsu Hozuki was not confident that he could defeat the combined forces of Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo single-handedly.

……

Time passed by at six o'clock in the afternoon amidst the meaningless anxiety and torment of the Watermelon Pufferfish Demon.

Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo simultaneously covered the pocket watch with its protective case.

"Send the order! Attack!"

In the temporary camp behind Uchiha Tokumitsu, apart from a few people assigned to guard the prisoners, all the other Uchiha ninjas, Uzumaki ninjas, and Hyuga ninjas came out in droves.

Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't wait for their arrival. Just as Hatake Sakumo was unleashing his ninja army into the battlefield, he swiftly leaped out from the Uzumaki ninja's concealment barrier.

"Flame Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"

A vast expanse of dark purple fire heralded the Uchiha's attack!

"Earth Escape·Earth Formation Wall!"

Instead of using their usual water-style ninjutsu, the Hidden Mist ninja chose to build earthen walls to stop the spread of the fire.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique!"

The Uchiha Jonin under his command immediately used Fire Release ninjutsu to shatter the earthen wall.

"The art of flying talismans!"

Seeing the earthen wall defense collapse, Uchiha Tokumitsu immediately summoned explosive tags. Under the control of the Flying Talisman Technique, one explosive tag after another flew towards the Kirigakure ninja camp.

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"

"Water Release: Thousand Shark Race!"

Two Kirigakure Jonin simultaneously unleashed their ninjutsu, and a giant wave suddenly rose from the flat ground. From the wave emerged countless enormous sharks that lunged toward the front of the camp.

Uchiha Tokumitsu's eyelids twitched, quite surprised.

As a product of sealing techniques, explosive tags are not afraid of ordinary water immersion, but their explosive power will be weakened. Ninjutsu containing water chakra will destroy the sealing techniques of explosive tags, thus causing them to fail to detonate.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu detonated the explosive tags ahead of time without hesitation.

Meanwhile, wave after wave of chakra sharks, propelled by the giant waves created by the Great Waterfall Technique, charged toward the area where Uchiha Tokumitsu was located.

Although it is unknown how the Hidden Mist ninja detected the explosive tags, Uchiha Tokumitsu managed to stop the attack in time.

"Fire Release: Dragon Flame Song Technique!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu quickly formed hand seals and channeled his chakra. He puffed out his mouth and spewed out streams of fire, which then transformed into fire dragons that crashed fiercely into the oncoming giant waves and water sharks.

"Boom boom boom boom!!!"

The chakra explosions caused by the collision of water and fire attribute ninjutsu continued unabated, and the Kirigakure's ninjutsu counterattack was easily broken by Uchiha Tokumitsu.

Meanwhile, the Uchiha ninja army from the temporary rear camp was about to arrive at the battlefield.

The sounds of the Konoha ninja's combined bombardment grew ever closer.

Despite the panic, the Hidden Mist Ninja Army remained composed and retreated cautiously, step by step.

"Get ready, I will launch the assault after I break through the Mist Cave!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu took a deep breath and turned to his subordinates behind him, his Sharingan eyes transforming into the Mangekyou Sharingan.

The Uchiha Jonin was about to offer some advice, but under Uchiha Tokumitsu's gaze, he immediately swallowed back what he was about to say and simply lowered his head and said, "Yes, sir."

Ignoring his subordinates rushing towards him from behind, Uchiha Tokumitsu leaped up and charged towards the Hidden Mist camp.

Immediately afterwards, five Jonin from the Hidden Mist camp also leaped out to fight.

"Susanoo!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu roared to the sky, his surging chakra emanating from his body. His vast eye power was rapidly consumed like flowing water. The two forces intertwined and merged, and at an extremely fast speed, they were released, condensed, and enveloped Uchiha Tokumitsu's entire body.

A giant, like a demon god, appeared out of nowhere!

Purple flames flickered within the terrifying skull, watching the five horrified Kirigakure Jonin.

"This is... Wan Hua..."

A knowledgeable Jonin from Kirigakure couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Before he could finish speaking, the enormous arm slammed down towards the Hidden Mist ninja.

"Boom boom boom!!"

With a seemingly casual swing of his arm, he immediately smashed a huge crater into the ground.

A Kirigakure Jonin, whose mind was stunned by Susanoo, was unable to dodge in time and was swiftly smashed into a pulp by a single punch.

Uchiha Tokumitsu then manipulated Susanoo to swing its arm and force back the four surviving Kirigakure Jonin. The force of the giant's swing alone was enough to make several Kirigakure Jonin almost lose their footing.

Meanwhile, Susanoo did not linger and entangle, but instead advanced towards the Hidden Mist Camp under the control of Uchiha Tokumitsu.