Uchiha's personal opinion

"I won't kill you..." Hanzo the Salamander hung his kusarigama back on his back. "In this battle, the Rain Village didn't lose everything, and the Leaf Village didn't win everything either..."

That's true, but Hanzo of the Salamander understood that in this do-or-die battle, the Rain Village had truly lost; they only managed to hold on and avoid total annihilation thanks to his individual strength.

Moreover, there are still more than four thousand Konoha ninja watching this battle from the rear. No matter how strong Hanzo the Salamander is, he cannot stop so many people from risking their lives to attack him.

It's just that they've won in a localized high-end combat showdown; the fundamental disparity in strength remains unchanged.

It's time to stop.

"From this day forward, I, Hanzo, will call you the 'Three Legendary Sannin of Konoha'!"

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Mobile forces are lying in ambush in the distance.

Uchiha Tokumitsu patted the Hyuga Byakugan ninja who was reporting on the battlefield situation, signaling him to stop the battlefield report.

"Sakumo-kun, isn't it our turn to take the stage now?" Uchiha Tokumitsu asked with a satisfied smile.

Sakumo Hatake nodded calmly and drew his signature short sword, the White Fang.

Chapter 98 Sword Dance in the Rain

"Should we kill him?"

While issuing orders to summon the mobile forces, Hatake Sakumo spoke to Uchiha Tokumitsu.

The Hyuga ninja responsible for reporting the battlefield situation trembled slightly.

"I wasn't talking about you!" Uchiha Tokumitsu patted him on the shoulder, signaling him to step back and return to the group. "Kill Hanzo? Sakumo-kun is that confident?"

"not sure."

Sakumo Hatake answered very honestly, "But without a death wish, I'm worried I can't defeat Hanzo."

"...I think we should defeat Hanzo first before considering anything else." Uchiha Tokumitsu was somewhat speechless. "This isn't a question we should be thinking about right now..."

"Does Tokumitsu-kun have confidence?" Hatake Sakumo smiled and asked in return.

"If it's Hanzo the Salamander at his peak... it's best to avoid a direct confrontation." Uchiha Tokumitsu thought for a moment, roughly assessing the difference in their fighting strength. "Putting everything else aside, Danzo's strength is still considerable. I'm not confident I can suppress him, while Hanzo directly crippled him..."

After the battle in the western part of the Land of Rain, Hanzo of the Salamander rushed back to the east. After a short rest, he launched an attack on Konoha and severely injured Shimura Danzo, a high-ranking official of Konoha, and defeated three of the Third Hokage's students.

Although he had suffered considerable losses from numerous battles, Hanzo's power when he defeated Orochimaru and his two companions should not be underestimated.

The sealing ninjas of the mobile unit began to break through the chakra fluctuation shielding barrier, and the operational jonin were ready to go into battle.

"Gentlemen!"

It was Uchiha Tokumitsu who delivered the pre-battle mobilization speech.

"Our opponent this time..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu paused briefly, his gaze sweeping over the group of combat Jonin.

Each of them stood tall and straight, exuding confidence and fighting spirit.

"...It's Hanzo the Salamander, hailed as a 'demigod'!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu couldn't help but lick his lips.

Among the Uchiha Jonin of the Mobile Force, those with slightly weaker self-control have unconsciously activated their Sharingan.

"Sakumo-kun and I will lead the charge, so I urge you all to fight with all your might!"

"As ordered!"

The combat ninjas drew their weapons in unison and roared to the sky.

"set off!"

Sakumo Hatake issued the battle order.

The mobile force completely unleashed its chakra constraints and charged toward the center of the battlefield.

Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo advanced side by side, while twenty-one combat jonin formed seven three-person combat teams to follow closely behind.

"what!"

Behind the battlefield, the Konoha ninjas, who were intently watching the center of the battlefield, noticed a huge chakra fluctuation coming from afar.

Hanzo the Salamander, who was about to leave, stopped and looked into the distance with a solemn expression.

The Hyuga ninjas in the dispatched army immediately stared with their Byakugan eyes to observe.

"Konoha's White Fang!"

The Hyuga ninja was both surprised and delighted. "Lord Sakumo is here! And Jonin Tokumitsu is here too! The Mobile Force has arrived!"

The Hyuga ninja's voice was loud, and Hanzo the Salamander also heard his words through the wind.

"Konoha's White Fang..."

Another Konoha powerhouse...

Konoha Village is truly a ninja village blessed by the heavens! It produces countless geniuses and strong individuals!

Even the demigod Hanzo the Salamander couldn't help but feel a sense of weakness.

He removed the kusarigama from his back again and leaped to the right to avoid being attacked from both sides by the mobile unit and Orochimaru.

Thanks to Tsunade's advanced medical ninjutsu, Orochimaru and Jiraiya have largely recovered from their injuries, but their chakra depletion will take some time to heal.

They shielded Tsunade from most of Hanzo's attacks, and were the ones who suffered the most severe injuries.

Ignoring the potential side effects, the two men took out their military rations and poured them into their mouths.

Uchiha Tokumitsu and Hatake Sakumo arrived at the battlefield at the same time, facing Hanzo of the Salamander, forming a pincer movement.

Twenty-one combat ninjas landed in three-person teams around the area, subtly forming an encirclement.

"My name is Hatake Sakumo!"

Sakumo Hatake held his short sword across his brow and saluted Hanzo the Salamander.

"Uchiha Tokko, come on!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu shifted his left thumb away from the tsuba (handguard), revealing a sliver of the blade, while his right hand swung down, palm facing left, ready to draw his sword.

"Two more renowned swordsmen..."

Hanzo the Salamander sighed again.

At the same time, he tried his best to calm his breathing and stabilize his heart rate, and placed his left hand on the hilt of the katana.

The twenty-one mobile unit combat ninjas tacitly stepped back.

Tsunade also helped Orochimaru and Jiraiya, who were still swaying slightly, back down.

The Konoha Jonin behind them couldn't help but move forward, watching this battle that might be an epic clash of swordsmanship.

"Forgive my ignorance, but I don't know how much of the Uchiha clan's swordsmanship you have mastered?" Hanzo of the Salamander asked directly.

"Halo Dance."

Uchiha Tokumitsu answered directly.

Only after facing Hanzo did he understand what a "demigod" truly meant.

His imposing aura and boundless killing intent meant that even when he stood there casually without any stance, the Sharingan could not detect the slightest flaw in him.

"Not planning to use ninjutsu?" Hanzo of the Salamander slightly turned his body, also preparing for a sword fight. However, he was dual-wielding, with his right foot forward, his right hand holding a sickle horizontally in front of his chest, and his left foot back, his left hand resting on the hilt of his sword.

It's a stance that combines the Kusarigama slash and the Iaijutsu slash.

Sakumo Hatake adopted a forward-leaning stance, Tokumitsu Uchiha used a drawn sword slash, and Hanzo of the Salamander's combined stance perfectly countered their sword techniques.

"This rain is too heavy!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu stared intently at Hanzo of the Salamander, his three-tomoe jade pendants spinning rapidly as he analyzed Hanzo's every move. "Besides... ninjutsu might not be able to hit you..."

"Truly worthy of being called the frank Uchiha..."

Hanzo, the salamander, felt like he had choked on his food.

"I've rested enough, aren't you going to move?"

No sooner had Hanzo the Salamander finished speaking than Sakumo Hatake transformed into a beam of white light, pointing directly at his head.

"Fire Release: Uchiha Style - Sun Halo Dance!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu channeled his chakra to create the power of Fire Release, which he then attached to the blade of his katana. He spun around, wielding the blade to create a storm of Fire Release sword energy, and charged toward Hanzo of the Salamander.

"Clang!"

Hanzo of the Salamander hooked his kusarigama upwards, just enough to lock onto Sakumo Hatake's White Fang short sword. At the same time, he had time to talk to Tokumitsu Uchiha, "Your stance isn't a draw slash?"

At the same time, he swiftly drew his sword with his left hand, and the sword energy, imbued with the water-style attribute, moved like lightning, precisely blocking the katana's slash from Uchiha Tokumitsu's sword storm.

"Clang!"

The collision of Fire Release chakra and Water Release chakra produced a hissing sound, like the fusion of water and fire.

At the same time, the fire-style chakra that splashed everywhere melted Hanzo's protective chakra, burning small burns on his body.

"Alas!"

Hanzo the Salamander was caught off guard and suffered minor burns from the Fire Release technique. He was somewhat surprised, exclaiming, "This isn't Fire Release!"

"Uchiha Style—"

Uchiha Tokumitsu held his swords in both hands, slashed them back to retract his sword stance, gathered his chakra and released it outwards again, creating a sword aura like a tide of flames.

Sakumo Hatake, whose white dagger was caught by the kusarigama, also took the opportunity to retreat.

"Sword Flame Slash!"

Having completed the circulation of Fire Release chakra, Uchiha Tokumitsu swung his sword again, and the surging flame sword energy also enveloped Hanzo of the Salamander.

At the same time, Sakumo Hatake once again launched a charge.

"Secret Technique: Water Dragon Sword!"

Hanzo the Salamander also gathered chakra and unleashed a sword technique to counter Uchiha Tokumitsu's flaming sword.

At the same time, he swung the kusarigama horizontally, intending to repeat the same trick and lock Hatake Sakumo's white dagger once again.