Uchiha's personal opinion

"Instantaneous Movement Technique!"

The Third Raikage wasn't stupid, so he naturally wouldn't fight head-on against this water tidal wave that was clearly abnormal and exuded black energy; so he immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to dodge!

"Secret Technique: Poisonous Rain Kill!"

But Hanzo the Salamander completed the hand seals once more, forcefully raising the black tidal wave that had missed its target, transforming it into rain needles that covered all directions!

"Water Release: Water Cannon Technique!"

At the same time, Yagura's ninjutsu shot towards the side of the Third Raikage, who had just put down his pen, cutting off his retreat!

Now, there's nowhere to escape, nowhere to hide!

"Lightning Release: Black Lightning!"

With nowhere to escape, the Third Raikage roared and swung his fists rapidly, unleashing bolts of lightning that vaporized the omnipresent poison rain needles in mid-air!

Although the soil beneath his feet was still the normal color, the poisonous soil of Hanzo the Salamander had long since seeped into the deeper layers!

"what!"

The Third Raikage, who had just completely obliterated the poison rain needles, suddenly felt a numbness in his body and staggered, almost falling to the ground.

Looking down, he realized that his feet had turned completely black, and his shoes had long been corroded and rotten!

"So despicable! He is unworthy to be the head of a village!"

Overwhelmed with grief and indignation, the Third Raikage roared once more.

But to Hanzo the Salamander, his angry outbursts were nothing more than impotent rage!

"Hey!"

Yagura also hid behind Hanzo of the Salamander, continuing to harass the struggling Third Raikage with his tailed beast chakra intermittently: "I dare not enter your poison zone, you kill him yourself to settle the matter!"

"My chakra is almost used up, I need to rest..."

Hanzo the Salamander was panting like a bellows as he tore open his gas mask and poured rations into his mouth.

"Speaking of which, you're really vicious!"

Yagura glanced in the direction of Uchiha Tokumitsu, then continued his casual conversation, "There's actually such a ruthless secret technique!"

"This is a secret war technique; it's a real waste to use it on just one person..."

Hanzo the Salamander's breathing eased slightly, then he raised his kusarigama sword, preparing to continue his charge: "Cover me..."

"Do not worry!"

Yagura, the mango-scented tachibana, said with absolute certainty.

……

Uchiha Tokumitsu also turned his gaze away from the battlefield of Hanzo and the others, and pointed to the battlefield in front of him, saying, "Were these ninja snakes lying in ambush underground beforehand?"

"Yes, Lord Deguang."

Uchiha Shiina immediately replied, "Just as the ninja army was about to crush the combined forces of Iwagakure and Kumogakure, these giant snakes suddenly burst from the ground, causing us considerable trouble..."

"Humph!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu was extremely dissatisfied: "So you can't fight without the Uzumaki clan's barrier, huh! Didn't a single one of these Byakugan ninja notice?!"

"...These ninja snakes seem to have a secret technique that allows them to evade the Byakugan's vision."

Hizashi Hyuga, who was also standing atop the two-tailed beast Matatabi, kept wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Overall, however, the situation on the battlefield was still favorable to the shogunate.

Even though eight thousand ninja snakes swallowed up the vanguard of the shogunate's ninja army, the ninja army, after realizing what was happening, immediately launched another chakra cannon, creating a powerful bombardment and cutting off the ninja snakes' offensive momentum.

The ninja snakes that emerged from beneath the shogunate's ninja army formation were quickly killed by the shogunate ninjas who had reacted.

Overall, it's a small profit, not a loss...

"Uchiha Shiina said timidly."

"Humph!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu snorted coldly.

Hyuga Hizashi and Uchiha Shiina trembled slightly.

"Another journey..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu lowered his head and said, "Would you like to stretch your body?"

"You've drained me dry!"

Nibi Matatabi grumbled unhappily.

"You can go by yourself, I don't care, just don't hurt your own people."

Uchiha Tokumitsu leaped up, and Hyuga Hizashi and Uchiha Shiina also quickly jumped down from the top of the Two-Tails Matatabi's head.

"Awoo!"

Despite his verbal dissatisfaction, the Two-Tails Matatabi, true to its nature, immediately leaped up like a husky let loose, rushing towards the direction of the swarm of ninja snakes.

Among the allied ninja forces of Kumogakure and Iwagakure, some had already seen Uchiha Tokumitsu standing atop the tailed beast and understood what it meant.

However, fueled by their burning anger, most of the Iwagakure ninja continued to fight to the death against the Shogunate's ninja army.

But a sudden roar from the other side of the battlefield extinguished their fighting spirit—

"The Third Raikage—Headed!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu turned his head and saw Hanzo of the Salamander standing on top of the summoning beast's head, holding a head high in his left hand!

Meanwhile, Yagura Karatachi controlled his tailed beast form, wrapping it up in a ball and charging towards the flank of the Allied Forces.

The Third Raikage—died in battle!

"it's over……"

Uchiha Tokumitsu nodded.

Although the allied forces either attempted a desperate last stand or were utterly defeated and routed, the battle had come to an end with the death of the Third Raikage.

"Announcement: Those who surrender will not be killed!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu turned to Hyuga Hizashi and said.

"As ordered!"

"Also, send word to those cowards in Takigakure to prepare a victory celebration!"

"understand!"

"Absolutely perfect!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu muttered to himself.

Chapter 463 The Torrent of the Times

Those who surrender will not be killed!

"Drop your ninja tools and remove your headband, and you'll be spared!"

With the envoys sent by the Shogunate headquarters constantly shouting across the battlefield, and with Hanzo of the Salamander displaying the head of the Third Raikage as a deterrent, this battle finally came to a near-perfect end.

"Lord Loess, let's go quickly!"

Three members of the Iwagakure ANBU arrived in front of Huang Tu and, without saying a word, tried to lift up the stunned Huang Tu and run away.

The loess soil broke free from their hold.

"This……"

The Iwagakure Anbu were somewhat bewildered.

"We've already lost..."

Huang Tu shook his head, his face full of desolation.

"There are still nearly 10,000 ninja troops in the village and other parts of the country. We can still fight!"

The captain of the Iwagakure ANBU said urgently, "You are the future leader of the village. If you also die in battle..."

Before he could finish speaking, the captain of the Iwagakure Dark Army was also stunned.

He understood the meaning of loess.

"Dust Escape..."

Huang Tu casually summoned a trusted Jonin and ordered him to go to each camp to make the Iwagakure ninja lay down their weapons. He then said to the Anbu ninja, "My father's Dust Release technique is the only Kekkei Tota in the ninja world... Apart from him, no one in Iwagakure can learn this Tsuchikage secret technique."

"With his death in battle, Iwagakure has lost its only reliance. What good is it if our number of ninjas doubles in front of the Shogunate's ninja army? We're just giving them more credit for their war effort."

Although these words were disheartening, the Iwagakure ANBU members couldn't find a reason to refute them.

After all, the defeat in this battle was too swift.

Even in traditional battles between government troops, it is rare for a single afternoon to determine the victor, let alone a ninja force that moves swiftly and agilely.

But this is also the most terrifying aspect, demonstrating that the alliance between Iwagakure and Kumogakure is utterly vulnerable in the face of the Tokukō Shogunate.

Is it a matter of difference in the fighting power of ninjas?

Or is it due to a significant difference in ninja tool technology?

Or is it simply a matter of command ability?

Even though the Iwagakure members were quite knowledgeable, they couldn't figure it out no matter how hard they tried.

But none of that matters anymore, since the loess soil doesn't care anyway.

"You should go back to the village first..."

Just as both sides remained stunned, Huang Tu broke the silence.

"Then you..."

The commander of the Dark Guard hesitated.

"This is my Jonin Squad Leader's Seal."