Uchiha's personal opinion

"There are still several unmarked islands and reefs at sea, but I have traveled to and from this area many times on missions, so I have some knowledge of it..."

After speaking, Hinata Takazawa marked several small islands and reefs on the map.

"Let's do it that way over there."

Uchiha Tokumitsu agreed to Hyuga Takazawa's suggestion, "You shall head towards the Tajima Peninsula, and report back immediately upon discovering any trace of Kirigakure. Remember, do not engage in battle with Kirigakure!"

"I understand!"

After bowing, Hyuga Takazawa turned and left, while another Hyuga ninja headed towards Tsugaru Gorge.

The troops split into two groups, each tasked with reconnaissance.

After another night, the Hyuga ninja who had gone to scout the Tsugaru Gorge returned.

"Lord Tokumitsu, I have reached the mouth of Tsugaru Gorge but have not found any trace of the Kirigakure ninjas. However, upon heading north, I have observed ships traveling back and forth, and judging from their course, they may have originated from the Tajima Peninsula..."

The Hyuga ninja reported.

"Tajima Peninsula..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu took out the map again and drew a circle on the Tajima Peninsula.

"We're just waiting for Jonin Takazawa's definitive information!"

After another night, an exhausted Hyuga Takazawa finally returned.

"Lord Tokuko, Kirigakure has indeed set up an anchorage on the Tajima Peninsula! And on their return journey, they discovered a large fleet sailing from the Land of Water, which, after being confirmed by the Byakugan, is Kirigakure's transport ship!"

"A transport ship? Has the Mist Village reinforced its forces?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu frowned.

"...After conducting a close reconnaissance with my Byakugan, I discovered that the ship was carrying combat supplies, and there were not many Kirigakure ninjas escorting it."

Hyuga Takazawa took a few breaths and continued, "It's also possible that the Kirigakure ninja army sent out a supply convoy to transport materials before reinforcing their troops. Based on the speed of the fleet's march, it should arrive at the Tajima Peninsula anchorage by tomorrow afternoon."

It hasn't been long since the First Army of Kirigakure was defeated in the Land of Whirlpools, and it will take some time for Kirigakure's ninja army to be assembled, so it's understandable that they sent out a supply corps to transport supplies first.

"They'll depart tomorrow at noon to carry out a night raid!"

"As ordered!"

The six Jonin responded in unison.

Chapter 145 Burning the Camps

The Land of Iron, Tajima Peninsula.

The secret anchorage port of the Second Mist Hidden Army.

"Waaaaah~~~"

A series of urgent conch shell calls broke the tranquility of the harbor.

Then came a piercing scream—

"Enemy attack!!"

Groups of ninja stationed at Kirigakure immediately rushed out from their rear camp and began a net search on the sea.

"These soft-shelled turtles have noses even more sensitive than the dogs of the Inuzuka family!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu wiped the blood off the blade with his sleeve and said with a hint of complaint.

Just as they led their troops to ambush about fifty kilometers from the port of Kirigakure, they encountered a group of Kirigakure ninjas and a group of sharks. After killing these small fry, the port of Kirigakure immediately sounded the alarm.

"It should be a shark from the Hidden Mist..."

Hinata Takazawa observed for a moment with his white eyes wide open and discovered that the Kirigakure's guard team was rapidly gathering and attacking their location.

"shark……"

Uchiha Tokumitsu felt somewhat helpless upon hearing this. The reason they had attacked the Hidden Mist Patrol team was because the group of sharks they were leading were about to pounce on them. However, after killing them all, their whereabouts were revealed at sea.

Sharks already have a very sensitive sense of smell and perception in the water, and ninja sharks, after being specially bred and trained, are even more so.

"Charge with me!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu surfaced, stepping onto the sea surface as he watched the Kirigakure ninja army rapidly closing in. "Follow closely behind me. Don't get entangled with Kirigakure. Our objective is to destroy Kirigakure's anchorage and supplies!"

Since the infiltration failed, let's switch to a full-scale attack.

It simply means consuming more of the Kaleidoscope's eye power.

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"

On the ocean, the Hidden Mist ninjas, masters of Water Release, easily unleashed towering waves like tsunamis, with chakra-formed water dragons rising and falling among them, launching a counterattack on Uchiha Tokumitsu and his group as they surfaced.

Uchiha Tokumitsu took a deep breath—

"Susanoo!!!"

A surge of dark red chakra erupted, then coalesced into a gigantic half-demon, its hideous skull emitting a purple glow as it stared at the Kirigakure ninja who were charging towards it like waves crashing against the shore.

"Not enough..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu took another deep breath, his Mangekyou Sharingan spinning rapidly, forcibly squeezing out vast amounts of ocular power and injecting it into Susanoo.

As the power of the eye was injected, the skull of Susanoo immediately grew flesh and blood, transforming into a ferocious tengu.

"What a pity... we can't go any further..."

Although it failed to generate the lower body of Susanoo, the power of a fully fleshed-out Susanoo should be sufficient.

"Kaleidoscope Eye Technique: Divine Emperor's Spirit-Born Sovereign!"

Immediately afterwards, Uchiha Tokumitsu manipulated Susanoo to form the Tiger Seal.

"Flame Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"

A towering purple sea of ​​fire erupted from the head of Susanoo's tengu crow, viciously striking the tidal tsunami launched by the combined forces of the Hidden Mist Ninja Army.

"Boom boom boom boom!!"

The explosion of chakra detonation resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

"Fire Release: Dust Concealment Technique!"

Using the massive water mist generated by the clash of water and fire, the three Uchiha Jonin immediately launched a joint ninjutsu, spewing out a thick cloud of high-temperature smoke.

"charge!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu immediately dispelled Susanoo and took the large sword Samehada from his back.

"Pong!"

The white bandages covering Samehada were torn apart by the taut barbs, and Samehada's genitals swelled up like a wronged pufferfish.

Uchiha Tokumitsu, dragging Samehada, charged towards the panicked Kirigakure ninja army. Three Uchiha Jonin and three Hyuga Ninja then formed a small arrowhead formation.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"

A panicked Hidden Mist ninja used a ninjutsu to summon a water dragon that lunged at Uchiha Tokumitsu.

Samehada - Devour!

With some effort, Uchiha Tokumitsu swung Samehada at the oncoming water dragon.

"Awoo!"

Samehada opened its massive jaws and suddenly bit and swallowed the water dragon whole.

Then a surge of chakra flowed from the hilt of the sword into Uchiha Tokumitsu's body.

Uchiha Tokumitsu then channeled his chakra into his arms and swung Samehada again.

"Boom!!"

The oncoming water sphere was smashed to pieces!

"Eight Trigrams Thirty-Six Palms!"

Hyuga Takazawa bent down and struck a Kirigakure ninja who leaped out of the water with a set of palm techniques. The seemingly soft but actually fierce palm force beat the Kirigakure who was trying to sneak up on him, making him look like a broken sack covered in blood.

"Fire Escape·Tou Ke Ku!"

The Uchiha Jonin used another technique to evade the Hidden Mist ninja in front of him.

However, using fire-style ninjutsu on the sea is inherently a disadvantageous thing, and the sea of ​​fire that was painstakingly created was immediately extinguished by several waterfalls of water.

"Kaleidoscope Eye Technique: Okuninushi!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu's right Mangekyou Sharingan spun rapidly as he activated his eye technique to amplify the eye power of his three subordinate Uchiha Jonin.

"The Nirvana Abode Technique!"

As feather-like afterimages fluttered by, the heads of the Hidden Mist ninjas, who were rushing forward at high speed, began to spin.

With the amplification of the Kaleidoscope Eye Technique, the hypnotic effect of the Nirvana Abode Technique, which was originally relatively easy to break, became even faster and more powerful.

"It's an illusion!"

A Jonin in charge of the Kirigakure army immediately shouted and summoned a large cluster of water needles, which shot towards the Kirigakure ninja in front and those who were beginning to show signs of unconsciousness.

Although the water needles are not particularly lethal, they can still pierce the skin and clothing, awakening the Hidden Mist ninjas who are bound by genjutsu.

But then the Uchiha Jonin's striking ninjutsu followed.

"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"

The compressed, high-density wind burst from the mouth of the Uchiha Jonin, blasting towards the chaotic Kirigakure army like a super-heavy storm cannon. The highly condensed wind release chakra exploded like a high-explosive bomb the moment it touched the Kirigakure ninja's body, forming swirling hurricanes.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu then channeled his chakra into his mouth and unleashed dozens of spinning wind cuts at the Hidden Mist Ninja Army.

Wherever the wind blades went, there were only broken limbs and corpses.

"Don't linger! Launch a swift attack!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu shouted sharply, leading his men to break through the first encirclement of the Hidden Mist Ninja Army once again.

Three Kirigakure Jonin immediately came to meet them.