Uchiha's personal opinion

"Uchiha! The Shogun of the Uchiha clan!"

A group of new-generation ninjas rushed to the front line, cheering and pointing at the black flag.

The leech looked back, somewhat stunned.

His mind was still reeling from the shock of De Guang's arrival, and the behavior of his subordinates completely bewildered him.

Why are you so happy?

The demon leech looked his subordinates up and down, still feeling confused.

In his mind, these ninjas were all from various ninjutsu clans in Iwagakure. Although they were not particularly illustrious and their ninjutsu lineages were absolutely identical, they were all prominent pillar ninja clans in Iwagakure. Theoretically, they should not have any tendency to collude with the enemy.

Mahiru's first reaction was to be suspicious of these subordinates—otherwise, it would be hard to explain why they would be so excited after seeing the shogunate flag.

"Master Leech!"

After seeing the demon leech scrutinizing their group, the young Iwagakure ninja waved and greeted it cheerfully.

Hello...

The leech, even more dazed, only subconsciously waved in response, but its thoughts were even more chaotic.

These days... people don't even hide from others when they're colluding with the enemy?

The demon leech didn't know if it was outdated or if the times were progressing too fast.

After a brief scuffle among the young Iwagakure ninja, a nervous-looking Iwagakure ninja slowly approached the demon leech.

Is this an attempt to force surrender on the spot?

Young people these days are so direct!

We should at least throw a few kunai to do right by the village!

The demon leech was filled with excitement, feeling both bewildered and awe-inspiring.

"grown ups……"

The young Iwagakure member bowed somewhat reservedly to the demon leech, then asked, "May I ask you a question?"

Young people are so direct!

The demonic leech, whose thoughts had already strayed, twitched the corners of its mouth, forcing a smile that was more like a grimace: "Go ahead and say it!"

"if……"

The young Iwagakure member said nervously, "I mean, if... if we could kill their leader, Uchiha Tokumitsu, could we be promoted to Jonin?"

"At least three kunai should be used in battle. If the situation is truly irreversible, then..."

The leech answered instinctively.

He immediately realized something was wrong, then shut his mouth and looked at the young man in front of him.

What did you say?!

"You mean...killing Uchiha Tokumitsu and then becoming a Jonin?"

The demon leech once again sized up the young Iwagakure in front of him, then looked at the group of people not far away who were pretending to be nonchalant.

"Yes, yes..."

The young Iwagakure nodded repeatedly: "Although this might break the village rules, we've roughly calculated that our merits are quite substantial, so there should be a chance to make an exception, right?"

You spoke so seriously, I was almost convinced!

The demon leech once again scrutinized the Chunin-style vest worn by its junior, unsure of how to respond.

He didn't know whether to say that the younger generation in the village had a poor imagination or to say that they were just energetic young people.

"If you can achieve this, I think Huangtu Fuzuo would not mind stepping down and giving way to a more capable person."

After much deliberation, the demon decided to take the young man's feelings into consideration.

……

"Lord Tokuko! Our ninja army is fully prepared for battle!"

Kisame Hoshigaki, his face flushed with excitement, straightened his back and spoke loudly in front of Tokumitsu Uchiha.

"energetic!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded in satisfaction.

As the "tailless tailed beast" from his past life memories, Kisame Hoshigaki is not only a skilled commander but also full of energy and spirit!

However, he did not agree to let Kisame Hoshigaki launch an attack. Instead, after offering some words of comfort, he began to chat with Fugaku Uchiha.

"How long will it take for border troops to be deployed from the rear to the front lines?"

When Uchiha Tokumitsu arrived at the front line with a group of mid-level ninjas to observe the enemy's situation, he asked Uchiha Fugaku a question.

"In just one day, more than 1,700 border defense troops stationed in the rear can be fully equipped and rush to the front line!"

Fugaku Uchiha quickly replied.

"The ninja troops that Kirigakure has conscripted should arrive in about two days."

Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded. "Have your men leave the camp tomorrow night. They must remain concealed throughout the journey and not reveal their whereabouts!"

"As ordered!"

Fugaku Uchiha immediately replied solemnly.

After a series of campaigns, Uchiha Tokumitsu had nearly five thousand men under his command. Although they were not the most elite ninja army in Konoha and lacked the Uchiha ninja squads that were the absolute backbone of the battlefield, even so, as long as Uchiha Tokumitsu was there, even if this force was composed of grass ninjas, it was enough to make the entire Iwagakure tremble with fear.

This is the power and prestige of the Uchiha clan!

At the beginning of the ninja village era, Madara Uchiha conquered the entire ninja world, only respecting Hashirama, and he didn't even put the Kage of other villages in his eyes; but now, although Tokumitsu Uchiha, who appears relatively rational and humble, doesn't seem scary, his brilliant achievements still make the leaders of other villages tremble with fear.

However, sometimes a newborn calf is indeed not afraid of a tiger.

Uchiha Tokumitsu noticed a group of young Iwagakure ninjas rushing towards his side from outside the Iwagakure front line in the distance.

It is indeed an offensive stance.

Uchiha Tokumitsu rubbed his eyes and looked again.

It really is Iwagakure...

"They seem to be a group of young ninjas, probably sent by Iwagakure to act as a smokescreen."

Hyuga Hizashi, who was using his Byakugan to observe, also spoke up at the opportune moment.

"interesting……"

Uchiha Tokumitsu rubbed his chin, then beckoned to his disciple, Uchiha Shisui.

"teacher!"

Feeling that something good was about to happen, Uchiha Shisui immediately ran over with his ninja sword.

"Have you seen that group of people?"

Uchiha Tokumitsu pointed at the Iwagakure ninja charging towards them and said.

"I see!"

Uchiha Shisui, eager to try, nodded quickly.

"If we're just looking at age, they're probably a little older than you, and they also have the advantage in numbers..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu patted Shisui on the shoulder and said, "So, I'm giving you a task!"

"Go and kill them all!"

"As ordered!"

Uchiha Shisui immediately stopped and bowed, then instantly rose up and charged towards the approaching Iwagakure ninja.

……

Are you sending them to their deaths?

A voice came from behind the demon leech, who was intently watching the young Iwagakure ninja charge into battle.

"It's a high-ranking ninja..."

Without turning his head, the demon leech said, "What? You're not convinced?"

"...I just feel there's no need to waste the precious lives of ninjas."

Ashura's tone was very calm: "It's not easy for a ninja village to train a qualified ninja; the resources required are simply..."

"This is the fate of ninjas!"

The demon leech then snapped out of its daze and viciously interrupted Ashura, staring directly into Ashura's eyes beneath the mask. "A ninja is one who will stop at nothing to achieve their mission and objective!"

Even if the price is one's life!

"So, you're planning to use other people's lives as the price?"

Ashura felt completely unmoved, and even felt a little like laughing!

To so blatantly distort the truth in broad daylight—is this the kind of thing the so-called "Will of Stone" instilled in the high-ranking officials of a ninja village?

Besides, these are just a group of teenagers!

"Regardless of age or gender, when it is time to die, one should die in the most heroic manner!"

The demon leech's expression twisted slightly: "We in Iwagakure have never had a hierarchy, so naturally no one should bear the burden of a death-defying mission! Besides, they volunteered, so who can say a bad word about me!"

Ashura simply shrugged upon hearing this, said nothing more, and continued to observe the impending skirmish.

But after being repeatedly subjected to the heavy blows that reshaped his values, Ashura's mental resilience had improved by several orders of magnitude. This "minor matter" of sending his subordinates to their deaths was only worth mentioning once.

Although Uchiha ninjas are strong, they are still just flesh and blood. If caught off guard, a sharp enough kunai can kill a powerful three-tomoe Jonin.

But how can one kill a Jonin with three tomoe?

There are standard procedures for this—

First, he took out a kunai, then aimed it at his heart and stabbed it in forcefully.

However, the Iwagakure ninja academy instructors only taught these young Iwagakure ninjas the standard procedures mentioned above, but they did not teach them how to make a three-tomoe Uchiha Jonin stand still and obediently accept his death.

and so--