Uchiha's personal opinion

Hatake Sakumo was well aware of the difficulty in getting Kirigakure to surrender and pay reparations, so he didn't hold out much hope.

Just as the group was relaxing and chatting idly, the Jonin in charge of the sensory team suddenly ran over.

"grown ups!"

The sensory squad leader, sweating profusely, reported breathlessly, "Two people have been spotted blocking our way ahead: Yagura Karatachi and..."

The Jonin in charge of the sensory team swallowed hard: "...Mist Hidden Water Shadow!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu, Hatake Sakumo, and Orochimaru were all taken aback upon hearing this.

The Mizukage, one of the leaders of the five great ninja villages, actually came to the battlefield in person!

"Immediately notify the ninja forces at the front to change their marching direction!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu was the first to react and immediately gave the order.

"Yes! Except for the reconnaissance ninjas, the frontline ninja forces should quickly avoid direct confrontation!"

Sakumo Hatake also realized what was happening immediately.

Teams of ninjas quickly leaped forward in a flash.

"It seems Kirigakure is still unwilling to accept their defeat!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu sneered and was the first to leap forward.

Sakumo Hatake and Orochimaru exchanged a glance, then followed.

If it were just the Third Mizukage and Yagura Karatachi, they felt they could handle it.

The previous battles were mainly because they had to take care of their subordinate ninja army to prevent them from being attacked by Yagura's Tailed Beast Ball, which made them hold back, but that doesn't mean they couldn't defeat the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, Yagura.

"Have the various ninja units at the front lines withdrawn?"

Sakumo Hatake had already noticed the two figures standing on the treetop ahead; they were the Third Mizukage and Yagura Karatachi, waiting for the arrival of the Konoha ninja.

"They've already retreated to the flanks, and another unit has circled around to the rear, cutting off the Kirigakure ninja's path!"

A Jonin quickly replied.

"very good!"

Sakumo Hatake nodded in satisfaction.

It's time to unleash our full power and engage in an all-out battle with the two strongest warriors from Kirigakure!

……

Uchiha Tokumitsu was the first to leap onto a tree in front of the two Hidden Mist Village warriors, and took the large sword Samehada from his back and held it in his right hand. His three-tomoe Sharingan looked at the Third Mizukage and Yagura Karatachi with a provocative gaze.

Yagura lowered his head slightly to avoid the Sharingan's gaze. Without activating his Tailed Beast Transformation mode, he didn't want to test whether Uchiha Tokumitsu's genjutsu skills were up to par.

But the Third Mizukage stared fearlessly into Uchiha Tokumitsu's crimson eyes, as if he were looking at a pair of priceless treasures.

Sakumo Hatake and Orochimaru then landed beside Tokumitsu Uchiha.

"What a pair of eyes, like the most precious works of art..."

The Third Mizukage spoke slowly, his voice husky, as if he were filing iron, "I'm a little reluctant to destroy such beautiful eyes..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu frowned and turned his gaze to the unmoved Yagura.

He was unsure whether the water figure in front of him was under control.

Judging from Yagura's current state, he should have already become familiar with the Third Mizukage's unpleasant voice.

"Could it be Madara Uchiha...?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu was also somewhat unsure.

"Since Lord Mizukage has graced this place with his presence, let us do our part as hosts..."

Sakumo Hatake slowly drew his signature short sword, White Fang, and held it horizontally in front of him.

Orochimaru also pulled out a longsword from the sealing scroll, but it was not the Kusanagi sword that Uchiha Tokumitsu had seen.

"The younger generation in Konoha are getting more and more impolite..."

The Third Mizukage remained unmoved, merely chuckling like an elder looking at his unruly and rebellious junior, "Compared to Hashirama-sensei, you don't seem like Konoha ninjas at all..."

The Third Mizukage accompanied the First Mizukage, Byakuren, to the first Five Kage Summit as a member of the Shadow Guard when he was young. In terms of seniority, he was the elder of the three, so it's not presumptuous of him to say such a thing.

"Looks like you're getting old too..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu smirked coldly. "Since you're remnants of the old era, you might as well obediently return to the Pure Land like Lord Hashirama and Lord Madara!"

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

"Magic Illusion: The Shackles Technique!"

The three tomoe in Uchiha Tokuko's eyes quickly merged into the Mangekyou Sharingan. He activated the dojutsu of his left eye to amplify it and swiftly launched the Golden Binding Genjutsu.

"Water Release: Exploding Water Wave!"

Yagura Karatachi seemed very confident in the Third Mizukage's resistance to genjutsu. Instead of helping the Mizukage immediately, he activated a water-style ninjutsu to create a massive wave.

Earth Release: Earth Flow River!

Orochimaru swiftly gripped his sword and formed hand seals, transforming the soil on the ground into a flowing river of sand that swept away the large tree where the two Hidden Mist Village members were standing.

Then, the Tsuchi River, carrying sand and soil, crashed violently against the giant waves stirred up by Yagura.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!"

The collision between the earthen river and the giant wave unleashed a violent chakra explosion, and Yagura's plan to create an environment favorable for water-style ninjutsu was thus thwarted.

The Third Mizukage had just leaped down from the tree that had been swallowed by the earth current when Sakumo Hatake sprang out of the swamp like a ghost, aiming straight for his legs with his sword.

"Water Release: Water Cut Technique!"

A nearly invisible stream of water shot out from the Third Mizukage's mouth, heading towards Sakumo Hatake's outstretched hands as he swung his sword.

Sakumo Hatake immediately vanished without a trace using a Body Flicker Technique.

The seemingly soft waterline cuts a bottomless crevice in the muddy ground.

"Tsk..."

When Uchiha Tokumitsu saw the Third Mizukage's incredibly profound mastery of Water Release, he couldn't help but gasp in amazement and admiration.

In the first round of probing, although neither side went all out, the two sides managed to draw.

Sakumo Hatake turned around without changing his expression and landed next to Tokumitsu Uchiha, as if he wasn't the one who had just dived into the swamp to launch the sneak attack.

Even his Jonin vest wasn't covered in mud or sand; it's a mystery how Sakumo Hatake managed to do that.

"Such ferocious swordsmanship, such skillful sneak attacks..." The Third Mizukage's gaze finally turned to Hatake Sakumo: "No wonder Master Genshi fell at your hands..."

"Lord Mizukage, you flatter me..."

Sakumo Hatake replied in a seemingly humble manner.

However, from Uchiha Tokumitsu's perspective, the Third Mizukage's somewhat sarcastic words made Hatake Sakumo feel rather smug.

Orochimaru, contrary to his usual cold smile, looked at the Third Mizukage with a solemn expression.

The so-called 'Water Cut Technique' that the Mizukage had just used gave him a strange sense of familiarity.

"It's exactly the same as the Second Hokage's Water Wave Severing Technique..."

After a moment, Orochimaru slowly uttered a sentence.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Tokumitsu's eyelids twitched involuntarily a few times.

"Once ninjutsu training reaches a certain level, all limitations are no longer the technique itself, but the user's imagination."

After the Third Mizukage finished speaking, he shifted his gaze from Orochimaru to Uchiha Tokumitsu: "You agree, don't you? The younger generation of the Uchiha clan..."

"Ha ha……"

Uchiha Tokumitsu chuckled twice, then drew his small katana with his left hand and held it horizontally in front of his chest.

He was almost certain that even if the person in front of him wasn't Madara Uchiha, he was under the control of Old Age Madara.

There are two reasons.

First, it's highly unusual that the Third Mizukage withstood the genjutsu without any reaction, as if the magic had vanished into thin air. As the caster, Uchiha Tokumitsu was well aware of the power of genjutsu amplified by the Mangekyou Sharingan; even the Third Hokage in person would be stunned for quite some time before he could break free. There's no reason why the Third Mizukage would be completely unaffected.

Secondly, these words about techniques are exactly the same as what Madara Uchiha said about Fire Release in my memories from my previous life.

"You're very nervous..."

The Third Mizukage looked at Uchiha Tokumitsu and spoke again.

Uchiha Tokumitsu did not reply. Instead, he stirred up the chakra within his body and released it outward, forming a flame-style aura that enveloped his entire body.

Yagura, standing to the side, also began to undergo a half-tailed beast transformation, his red Three-Tails chakra forming a tailed beast cloak.

"It's okay, don't be so impulsive."

The Third Mizukage said softly, "It's just that it's been a long time since I've seen such an outstanding descendant from the Uchiha clan. I'm just a little moved and want to say a few more words..."

Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!

Uchiha Tokumitsu had no intention of continuing to entangle with the Third Mizukage who resembled Uchiha Madara, and immediately used a ninjutsu.

"Water Release: Big Explosive Water Wave!"

The Third Mizukage puffed out his cheeks and violently spewed out a tsunami-like wave, which then formed an enormous water mass that pressed down on Uchiha Tokumitsu and his two companions.

Uchiha Tokumitsu and the other two immediately retreated in a flash.

The Third Mizukage and Yagura Karatachi rode the waves and caught up with them.

"Susanoo!"

The Mangekyou Sharingan in Uchiha's eyes spun rapidly, his ocular power and chakra intertwining and radiating outwards.

A half-body demon statue suddenly appeared.

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

"Flame Release: Dragon Flame Song Technique!"

Amplified by the Kaleidoscope Eye Technique, the four fiery dragons shot towards the Third Mizukage and Yagura Karatachi, who were chasing after them.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Barrage!"