Uchiha's personal opinion

From the outside, Samehada doesn't look much different after being sealed twice, except that there are many more densely packed sealing runes on the hilt.

Uchiha Tokumitsu casually picked it up, swung it around a few times, and found it quite easy to handle.

"...What's wrong with you?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu noticed that the Uzumaki ninja's face was somewhat pale.

Logically speaking, simply casting a sealing spell shouldn't consume so much energy.

"Lord Tokumitsu's ninja sword has its own will; although it's rather thin, it's quite unique..."

The ninja's words were very tactful.

"When a sealing technique is cast, it continuously absorbs chakra, so the chakra consumption during the casting process is also significantly increased..."

The other Uzumaki ninja was more outspoken.

"This little thing..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu chuckled to himself.

He then gathered fire-style chakra and, ignoring Samehada's resistance, forcefully injected it into Samehada's body.

"Pfft~"

Samehada's large mouth split open, spewing out a cloud of steam that made a constant "whooshing" sound, while its blue body was also roasted red by the fire chakra.

"Can you return the chakra?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu slightly reduced the intensity of the fire release chakra's roasting effect.

Samehada's pink tongue moved slightly up and down.

"agreed?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu further reduced the output of his Fire Release chakra.

Samehada's pink tongue became even more powerful.

"Come here, I'll have it return your chakra~"

Uchiha Tokumitsu gestured for the others to step forward and grasp the hilt of the knife. "If it dares to disobey, I'll turn it from a fish knife into dried fish!"

Samehada's pink tongue trembled even faster.

The five Uzumaki ninjas were speechless, unsure of where to begin their comment.

……

After obtaining the new version of Samehada, Uchiha Tokumitsu left the camp and tested it with his own tactical ideas, and the effect basically met expectations.

For Uchiha Tokumitsu, Samehada's greatest function was its ability to absorb an opponent's chakra and inject the absorbed chakra into the user's body. This was extremely useful in battles against highly skilled ninjutsu users.

For example, dealing with a professor who is proficient in the Five Elements Ninjutsu.

Alternatively, they could charge forward amidst the barrage of attacks from low- to mid-level enemy ninjas.

Imagine this: after the ninjutsu professor triumphantly unleashes his signature combination ninjutsu, "Five Elements: Great Combo Technique," he's eagerly awaiting the person before him to be reduced to dust, only to have Samehada open its massive maw and swallow the entire combination ninjutsu whole. His expression must be quite something.

Ordinary Five Elements Ninjutsu are like snacks to Samehada, posing no threat whatsoever.

As for the shark-man effect after Samehada combines with the user, Uchiha Tokumitsu will refrain from commenting for the time being.

The main reason is that the combined appearance is too low and does not meet the aesthetic standards of the Uchiha clan.

For the Uchiha clan, since winning can be achieved by putting in more effort, being "cool" becomes very important.

……

But soon an urgent letter from the Sakumo Ninja Army interrupted Uchiha Tokumitsu's leisurely mood.

It was a letter asking for help.

The Second Kirigakure Army, which invaded the Land of Fire, under the command of Commander Yagura Karatachi, first defeated the eastern border defense forces, and then fought a series of fierce battles with the reinforcements led by Orochimaru. Even after Sakumo Hatake led the allied ninja forces to arrive, they could only fight them to a draw.

The letter also revealed that Yagura's strength had increased significantly since the ambush in the Land of Whirlpools, and even if Sakumo Hatake and Orochimaru joined forces, they could only keep him occupied.

The Three-Tails is an extremely defensive tailed beast. Even without retaliating in its wild state, ordinary Jonin cannot harm it in the slightest. Now, Yagura Karatachi is wearing the Three-Tails' tailed beast cloak as armor, completely ignoring the attacks of Sakumo Hatake and Orochimaru. He keeps drawing tailed beast chakra to unleash ninjutsu on the Konoha ninja army, who are already overwhelmed.

Sakumo Hatake's short sword was unable to penetrate the Tailed Beast Cloak's protection. Orochimaru's summoning beast, a giant snake, attempted to entangle and kill it, but was pierced through the heart by the protruding chakra thorns.

"Judging from the characteristics of Yagura's current tailed beast transformation, his control over the Three-Tails should have reached a very high level..."

Could he be a perfect Jinchūriki?

Uchiha Tokumitsu frowned again at the letter's description of Yagura.

"What did Sakumo-kun say before you came?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu looked at the messenger ninja and asked.

"Lord Sakumo said...immediately go to the garrison in the Land of Whirlpools and request Lord Tokumitsu's assistance..."

The messenger stammered in response.

Do you think I'm the Buddha of the Western Paradise?

Uchiha Tokumitsu was somewhat speechless.

Chapter 144 Raid Behind Enemy Lines (5k)

Uchiha Tokumitsu did not immediately agree to the message from the ninja, but pondered silently.

With his left hand, he stroked the barbs of the shark's skin like he was petting a cat, while his right hand lightly tapped the armrest of the seat with his fingers.

The messenger ninja dared not urge them on, nor did he dare to resign and leave. He could only stand nervously with his head down in the courtyard.

Since Hatake Sakumo took the initiative to send a letter requesting assistance, it shows that the war situation is indeed urgent. Otherwise, he would not have sent an envoy in such a hurry. As an ally, Uchiha Tokumitsu would naturally not refuse.

However, providing support is one thing, but sending a certain number of troops is another.

After a series of battles, the Uchiha ninjas who went into battle with the army were exhausted, and the casualties were quite heavy. Although more than 20 Uchiha ninjas awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan under the dual stimulation of the war and the Mangekyou Sharingan God Emperor, their current training foundation is unstable. They still need the help and experience from the older generation of three-tomoe Uchiha ninjas to stabilize their realm and form combat power.

Moreover, the mission to eliminate the remaining Kirigakure ninja has only just begun, and there is no clear feedback yet on the number of Kirigakure remnants, their combat strength, and their morale. As a result, not many combat forces can be spared in the short term.

"Can you draw the current location of Sakumo-kun's forces and the Kirigakure ninja army on a map?"

After pondering for a long time, Uchiha Tokumitsu raised his head and looked at the anxious messenger ninja.

"Yes, yes!"

The messenger ninja quickly replied.

Uchiha Tokumitsu put away Samehada on the table, took out a sealing scroll from the scroll case of his Jonin uniform, and unsealed a high-precision map.

"You mark the locations of Sakumo-kun and the Kirigakure ninja army."

Uchiha Tokumitsu handed over a pencil.

The messenger ninja immediately stepped forward, took the pencil, and began working on the map.

"Lord Deguang, please look!"

After a while, the messenger ninja finished marking the map and flipped it over to present it to Uchiha Tokumitsu.

"...I vaguely remember you. You're one of Sakumo-kun's subordinates, right?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't look at the map immediately; instead, he looked up at the messenger ninja.

"My name is Hatake Masatoshi, a junior of Lord Sakumo."

The messenger ninja, namely Masatoshi Hatake, quickly replied.

A ninja from the Hatake clan? This is the first time I've met one.

However, judging from his ninja uniform, his current rank is only Chunin.

Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded without saying anything more.

Masatoshi Hatake's drawing skills were quite good. He depicted the layout of the ninja army camps led by Sakumo Hatake and Orochimaru, as well as the outer positions of the Kirigakure camp. He also used various colored arrows to indicate the marching directions of several battles.

Where is Kirigakure's landing site?

Uchiha Tokumitsu watched for a while, then looked up and asked.

"...Specific information is not yet available."

Masatoshi Hatake answered in a low voice.

"Who was in charge of the intelligence?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu pressed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache.

They've been fighting for several days and still haven't determined the landing location of the Hidden Mist Ninja Army. Their intelligence work is absolutely terrible.

"...Originally a defense force on the eastern border, but with the defeat of the ninja army, its intelligence department was also completely wiped out..."

Masatoshi Hatake stammered, "Currently, the intelligence on the ninja army is being handled by the Anbu brought by Lord Orochimaru..."

No wonder they're the notoriously weak eastern border defense force of Konoha!

"Where was the first encounter between the eastern border defense forces and Kirigakure? Can you mark it?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu asked again.

"Located 20 kilometers south of Tsugaru Gorge, this location is the headquarters of the Eastern Border Defense Force."

Masatoshi Hatake immediately stepped forward and marked the location again.

"So... the eastern border defense forces were defeated in one battle, right?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu sighed.

Due to limited access to intelligence, he was unaware of the specific battle reports regarding how the eastern border defense forces were defeated.

"...Yes, after the command post was attacked, all the Jonin in charge of that unit were killed in battle. Later, thanks to the Genin Maruhoshi Kosuke who gathered some patrol teams of ninja and retreated to harass them, it was delayed until Lord Orochimaru and Lord Sakumo arrived to provide support."

"...Genin?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu paused for a moment while massaging his temples.

He vaguely remembered the name Maruboshi Kosuke. He had encountered this middle-aged ninja carrying a large black pot on his way to reinforce the Sannin Village when the Sannin Village besieged the Uzushio Village.

"I understand. Go back and report." Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded, indicating that he was aware of the situation.

"This one……"