Uchiha's personal opinion

Slightly relieved, Yagura shook his head, trying to shake off the inexplicable, insane urge to kill.

The power of Hanzo the Salamander greatly alarmed him. If he hadn't been able to freely extract the chakra of the Three-Tails Isobu, he probably wouldn't have fared well against Hanzo the Salamander.

As for the surging killing intent and destructive impulses in his mind, he simply considered them as the aftereffects of overusing the power of the tailed beasts and causing them to erode him.

After this battle, Hanzo of the Salamander witnessed the formidable fighting power of Kirigakure, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, and Yagura Karatachi no longer dared to underestimate the man hailed as a "demigod".

However, each side had its own concerns and vulnerabilities, so neither dared to go all out and fight recklessly.

Hanzo the Salamander tilted his head slightly, observed his own ninja army, and seeing that they had completely withdrawn, he gave up the idea of ​​continuing to fight and then leaped back.

Yagura had no intention of sending troops to pursue and kill them. The area in front of him, contaminated by the poison of the salamander, was enough to give him a headache. As for pursuing and killing them, he had no such thoughts for the time being.

But just as Yagura lowered his guard—

"Flame Release: Dragon Flame Song Technique!"

A figure leaped out from the nearby grove of trees and, without saying a word, unleashed four fire dragons that attacked Yagura from all angles.

"Water Release: Water Prison Technique!"

In a moment of desperation, Yagura Karatachi only had time to activate a simple water-style ninjutsu, wrapping himself in a ball of solidified chakra water.

It is just a water sphere formed by the condensation of water-style chakra, but it still possesses the characteristics of water in the physical sense.

That is, it can both extinguish fire and be boiled.

The first fire dragon was annihilated when it struck the water sphere of the Water Prison spell, but the high temperature also scalded Yagura, making him look like a boiled shrimp.

However, the Water Prison Technique did buy Yagura some time, allowing him to draw upon the power of the Three-Tails again to strengthen his Tailed Beast Cloak and withstand the bombardment of the Ninjutsu Fire Dragon.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!"

The three fire dragons viciously bit into Yagura's tailed beast cloak, triggering a deafening, annihilating explosion.

"what!"

Hanzo the Salamander was taken aback and stopped retreating.

The Rain Ninja Army also halted and formed ranks at his command.

The caster landed lightly on the treetop, gazing at the smoke-filled scene of the ninjutsu explosion.

The newcomer was none other than Uchiha Tokumitsu!

"Good day, Mr. Hanzo~"

Uchiha Tokumitsu, beaming with a bright smile, waved cheerfully to Hanzo of the Salamander, saying, "I was worried something might happen to the Rain Village, so I rushed over to check. I didn't expect to stumble upon such a perfect opportunity, and I couldn't resist the urge to get involved. Please don't mind!"

In fact, Uchiha Tokumitsu noticed that Hanzo of the Salamander was traveling north at an unusually slow pace, seemingly preoccupied with plundering the powerful clans of Kirigakure along the way. Fearing that Hanzo might not have a chance to fight Kirigakure, he led his personal guards to sneak north to find out what was going on.

As for ambushes, they were just something I did on a whim.

Then a large group of ninjas leaped out of the forest and landed on the treetops behind Uchiha Tokumitsu.

Hanzo the Salamander examined them closely and realized that most of these ninjas were from the Uchiha clan.

It seems to be Uchiha Tokumitsu's elite troops...

"Uchiha Tokumitsu!"

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, Yagura, his body scorched red by the intense heat, appeared, gritting his teeth and growling at Uchiha Tokumitsu.

"And you even have a mobile force? Looks like you've been planning this for a long time!"

Yagura Karatachi looked at the ninja formation behind Uchiha Tokumitsu. Among them were many handsome and cold-faced Uchiha ninjas, who were his old rivals from the ambush in the Land of Whirlpools—the Konoha Mobile Force!

Among them were three red-haired ninjas, who were members of the Uzumaki clan. It was their presence that allowed Uchiha Tokumitsu and his group to infiltrate the battle zone undetected.

"General Deguang, you flatter me. Your timing couldn't be better!"

Hanzo the Salamander summoned his summoned beast, Ibuki the Salamander, leaped onto the top of its head, and urged the summoned beast to continue forward.

Under the active encouragement of a group of ambitious Jonin eager to prove themselves in front of Uchiha Tokumitsu, the Rain Ninja Army under his command regrouped and advanced once again.

Hanzo the Salamander isn't particularly adept at dealing with enemies like Yagura the Gourmet, who have high health and defense. However, when it comes to charging into battle, he, along with his poisonous summoned beast, is practically unbeatable. His killing efficiency far surpasses that of Tokumitsu Uchiha's Susanoo.

With Uchiha Tokumitsu and the renowned mobile unit in the ninja world here, it might not be so easy to kill Yagura Karatachi, but it shouldn't be difficult to just keep him occupied.

Then, the two thousand Mist Ninja soldiers not far away are a good meal...

Hanzo the Salamander licked his lips, his eyes gleaming with a bloodthirsty light.

Chapter 201 The Daily Routine of Fighting Turtles

Uchiha Tokumitsu had actually been observing the battle from the sidelines for quite some time.

He also noticed something was off about Yagura.

Compared to the ambush in the Land of Whirlpools and the eastern campaign of the Land of Fire during the Second Shinobi World War, Yagura Karatachi's strength seems to have declined considerably. This was particularly evident in his battle against Hanzo of the Salamander, where he relied solely on the power of the Three-Tails to fight head-on without utilizing his advantages in ninjutsu and taijutsu. Moreover, he clearly lacked his previous battle wisdom.

"Lord Tokumitsu..."

The attendant ninja, Uzumaki Kaori, observed Yagura for a while before whispering in Uchiha Tokumitsu's ear, "This Jinchūriki seems to have some problems. His mind seems to have been controlled by some kind of special force..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded slightly.

Then he put his hands together and slowly formed a hand seal.

Kaori Uzumaki's words also indirectly confirmed Tokumitsu Uchiha's conjecture.

In her past life's memories, Yagura Karatachi was manipulated before he gradually expanded the Blood Mist Faction's policies in Kirigakure.

And to be able to bewitch a powerful figure like Yagura Karatachi, who is also a Jinchūriki...

Uchiha Tokumitsu had already called out his name in his mind.

"That damned Uchiha Madara! He's so old, yet he still refuses to die!"

He cursed inwardly, but he couldn't stop using his ninjutsu.

"Fire Escape·Tou Ke Ku!"

A sea of ​​fire erupted from Uchiha Tokumitsu's throat, surging towards Yagura.

"Water Release: Exploding Water Tornado!"

Yagura Karatachi was equally unyielding, immediately drawing upon the chakra of the Three-Tails Isobu and transforming it into a colossal water tornado that surged towards the sea of ​​fire spewed out by Uchiha Tokumitsu.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!!"

The two ninjutsu techniques collided and annihilated each other, generating a huge sound of ninjutsu annihilation and water vapor.

Uchiha Tokumitsu slightly raised his hand, and his mobile unit's operational Jonin immediately leaped up, heading towards the vicinity of where Yagura Karatachi was located.

Kaori Uzumaki also gathered chakra, which radiated outwards from her palm, forming a golden light.

The Vortex clan's bloodline secret technique, the Vajra Chains, is profound and complex. Even though Kaori Uzumaki hasn't fully mastered it yet, she can still condense a portion of the sealing power and use it at close range.

"Uchiha Style: Sun Halo Dance!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu immediately drew his katana, gathered chakra into sword energy, and lunged forward, slashing at Yagura Karatachi.

"Water Release: Water Mirror..."

Yagura immediately conjured a water mirror and shone it towards Uchiha Tokumitsu.

"Instantaneous Movement Technique!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu immediately dodged the copy of the Water Mirror Technique and swung his sword from the left at Yagura Karatachi.

"Roar!"

With a roar, Yagura Kojiki unleashed the Three-Tails' chakra, which rapidly expanded to form a tailed beast cloak that enveloped his body.

The sword energy of the Sun Halo Dance slashed at the Tailed Beast Cloak, causing low-pitched chakra explosions, but it still did not harm Yagura Karatachi.

"Wind Release: The Typhoon Has Passed!"

Then, Yagura quickly formed hand seals, creating a tornado with immense absorption power.

"Susanoo!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu's three-tomoe Sharingan eyes spun rapidly, transforming into the Mangekyou Sharingan.

The released chakra quickly condensed, transforming into the form of a skeletal war god.

This time, the wind-style ninjutsu that could send millstone-sized stones flying seemed to have no effect whatsoever on Susanoo.

Faced with the infamous Susanoo before him, Yagura Karatachi disregarded the corrosive power of the tailed beast and immediately increased the intensity of his extraction of tailed beast chakra, transforming into a half-tailed beast form.

"Firelight Venerable!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu released the Creation Artifact of his left arm, Firelight Sovereign, which transformed into a giant golden fire dragon that coiled around the waist of Susanoo. Then, he punched towards the half-tailed beast form, Yagura Karatachi.

Yagura Karatachi was equally determined, waving his two chakra tails and lunging at Susanoo's waist.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!"

Two chakra giants, resembling colossal demons, clashed and writhed fiercely.

"Fire Release: Scorching!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu didn't care whether his Fire Release power could refine the Three-Tails' chakra. He then released it outward and wrapped it around Susanoo's fists, viciously punching towards the half-tailed beast-transformed Yagura Karatachi.

……

"Water Release: Great Tide Water Bullet!"

Standing atop the head of the Salamander Ibuki, Hanzo of the Salamander, commanding the ninja army in battle, unleashed a ninjutsu, summoning a massive, ferocious water dragon that lunged towards the Kirigakure ninja army's formation.

He then quickly formed hand seals, condensing the scattered black toxins around him.

"Secret Technique: Poisonous Rain Kill!"

The deadly poison rose into the sky along with thunderclouds formed from water-style magic, and then rained down thousands of senbon needles that shot towards the Hidden Mist Ninja Army, landing within their formation.

The poisonous rain transformed them into senbon-like creatures, causing a series of disturbances within the Hidden Mist Ninja Army.

The Kirigakure ninja who was unfortunately hit by the poison senbon immediately foamed at the mouth and collapsed to the ground, causing even more chaos among the other Kirigakure ninja.

"Ibushi!"

Hanzo the Salamander noticed that the Kirigakure ninja army's formation was in disarray, and immediately urged his summoning beast to pounce on the Kirigakure ninja army.

"Salamander - Poison Gas Spray!"