At 10 a.m. that day, Fugaku Uchiha sent a final message back to Konoha Vilge just before attag Kusagakure: The Konoha Blitz unit was ready to assault Kusagakure, and Konoha Vilge would officially enter a state of special military a.

  Fugaku Uchiha decred, "From this moment on, I am just a ninja uhe illumination of the Will of Fire. I once agaihis epaulet, the most sacred and precious to me as the ander-in-chief. Before final victory arrives, I will ake off this epaulet; otherwise, I will sacrifice myself for the vilge."

  As soon as Fugaku's message returned, it stirred up waves of fervent cheers among the vilgers.

  Even before the results of the special military a had emerged, people spontaneously took to the streets, shouting, "Glory to the Uchiha! Glory to Advisojo! Glory to Konoha!"

  Many thoughtful small merts voluntarily offered free water, food, and basija tools to these vilge-loving youths.

  Large merts formed groups ao the entrance of the Uchiha 's residence, pulling cart after cart of supplies, striving to be merts who love the vilge and enhang their favorability in Konoha Vilge.

  Konoha Vilge fell into an unpreted frenzy.

  There was no sign of the usual downturn brought by the outbreak of war; instead, due to the special military a, the vilge's ey was greatly stimuted, igniting the Will of Fire in the vilgers' hearts.

  Merts found markets for their goods; ordinary vilgers had topics to discuss during meals; the ninja academy had goals to strive for; and the vilge leadership gained data temptes from the war.

  A Konoha Vilge where no one was injured—mission aplished.

  At this moment, Konoha's teahouses, ninja tool shops, cafes—all were packed with people gathering in front of televisions and loudspeakers retly installed by the Konoha News Agency, watg and listening for updates that might e from the front li any time.

  Some enthusiastidividuals eve up betting pools, wagering ohe Konoha Blitz unit would bring back good news.

  Perhaps, in the sed, news of Konoha's great victory would arrive.

  So, what was the current situation of the Konoha Blitz unit?

  "What's the situation with Kusagakure now?" The still robust ōnoki stood at the forefront, eyes closed, speaking calmly.

  Behind him were hundreds of strong, eager Iwagakure ninjas.

  Even though they were supposed to be the assisting side, the number of elite ninjas they brought exceeded that of Konoha Vilge.

  "Feed the ninjas for days, use them when needed." Having been dormant for a long time, Iwagakure was eager to bare its fangs in the ninja world and fiercely tear off a big pieeat.

  inally, they had no i in Kusagakure, but acc to feedback from the intelligence department, Kumogakure had statioroops there, and now they couldn't help but get excited.

  Not only were there regur Kumogakure ninja troops...

  It's said that Kumogakure's Two-Tails Jinchūriki was also sent to Kusagakure as a supervising officer.

  What does this mean?

  It means they could replicate the battles from the Third Ninja War, using overwhelming o exhaust the Two-Tails Jinchūriki to death.

  "Or perhaps... seal her."

  ōnoki's eyes flickered; perhaps the term "ambitious individual" in Konoha's statement suited him best at this stage.

  Traumatized by Madara Uchiha in the past, ōnoki was obsessed with the pursuit of power.

  Among the Iwagakure ninja troops behind him, there were many experts skilled in sealing teiques. In this joint operation against Kusagakure, as long as they could seal and bring back the Two-Tails Jinchūriki to Iwagakure... it would be a massive gain!

  No vilge e would ever think they had too many tactical ons, uhey possessed power surpassing the ninja world's "nuclear bombs," like the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju. Only then would they not care about the number of tactical ons their vilge had.

  Despite the many bes of attag Kusagakure, ōnoki still didn't want to fire the first shot.

  The significe of the first shot is vastly different from the sed.

  As everyone knows, people always remember the first pce!

  ōnoki wanted Iwagakure to be sed, letting Konoha bear all the pressure from the ninja world at the forefront, while he led Iwagakure's elite to plunder resources beneficial to Iwagakure, making it easier to expin to the Daimyō afterward.

  Kitsuchi reported solemnly, "Father, the Konoha ninjas have already mobilized; Kusagakure's eastern side is under heavy attack from Konoha's forces!"

  "Hmph, I told you to address me by my title during work." ōnoki admonished, "Since Konoha's ninja troops have already moved and fired the first shot, we have nothing to hesitate about!"

  "Transmit my order: Full-scale attack!"

  "Yes, Tsuchikage-sama!"

  Eastern front of Kusagakure.

  "Damn it! Konoha ninjas... Have you fotten the alliareaty between our Daimyōs?!" A minor Kusagakure leader gripped his kunai tightly, shouting with a guilty sce, "This is betrayal! You'll be ned by the entire ninja world!"

  "Allies? First of all, that's an agreemeween Daimyōs and has nothing to do with the decisions of Konoha Vilge." Fugaku waved his kunai, flig off the bloodstains, and said loudly, "Kusagakure plotted and executed an assassination attempt on our Konoha elder..."

  "An unfivable sin that deserves... divine punishment!"

  "All units, attack! Crush them!"

  Fugaku Uchiha led the charge, and almost the moment he gave the order, he activated the Body Flicker Teique. Before the Kusagakure minions could react, he had already killed them.

  The killing maes known as ninjas began to operate frantically.

  The hundred elite Konoha ninjas, who were amiable with their own people, perfectly demonstrated what it meant to be the stro killing maes in the ninja world when it came to external bat.

  They showed no mercy; bdes rose and fell, swiftly and ly eliminating one Kusagakure outer defense force after another.

  Each carried out their duties, steadily advang toward the interior of Kusagakure.

  Kusagakure had a total of three defensive lines.

  The frontmost was the Maria Lihe middle was the Rosé Line, and the final one guarding the vilge itself was the Hina Line.

  O eastern terrain of Kusagakure, the Blitz unit broke through six Kusagakure ninja alert units of the Maria Line, each sisting of twenty people, like a hot khrough butter.

  The rapid deep-strike forposed of ninjutsu asu ninjas quickly tore through and encircled the rge but poorly equipped and unskilled Kusagakure alert units within the Maria Line.

  Maria Line—broken!

  The Konoha ninjas adopted the ninja running posture, swiftly attag the interior of Kusagakure. Their objectives were clear: elimihe Kusagakure elders wearing animal masks who were close to Kumogakure and opposed Konoha, and rescue the surviving members of the Uzumaki .

  Outposts, ninja tool warehouses, roads, and bridges... Kusagakure's strongholds were being breached by Konoha at an astonishing speed.

  A few mier, Kusagakure experiehe rgest-scale death aru from Fire Release ninjutsu sis founding.

  Hundreds of powerful Fire Release jutsu roared, and sharp shuriken washed seven times rained down on Kusagakure's positions.

  Kusagakure's alert forces were caught off guard; hundreds of front-line ninjas were killed in their strongholds before they could react.

  tless shuriken, kunai, and a small number of explosive tags supplied by Kumogakure were destroyed by Konoha's ninjas using Fire Release before they could be used. Transportation hubs and front-line and posts leading to the outside world suffered devastating blows from Fire Release jutsu.

  Kusagakure's front-line and leaders were trolled by Konoha's genjutsu ninjas, causing many front-line Kusagakure ninjas to follow erroneous ands and fall into chaos.

  Along the way, they scarcely entered any worthy oppos.

  Kusagakure, whijoyed pying political alliances and ed its own ninja training, finally faced the ninja world's punishment today.

  Rosé Line—broken!

  At this point, Kusagakure's eastern defensive forces pletely colpsed.

  Seizing the momentum, the Konoha Blitz unit, led by Fugaku Uchiha's elite jōnin squad as the vanguard, quickly broke through Kusagakure's final defensive line from several key points, successfully infiltrating Kusagakure!

  "Who are you?!"

  "Konoha ninjas... How could you..."

  Not until the enemy was at their doorstep did the leader of Kusagakure's Hina Line, aced to peace, realize in shock that Konoha ninjas had invaded.

  But before he could finish speaking, Fugaku Uchiha sshed his throat.

  His eyes were filled with unwillingness. As he fell, he desperately looked toward the location of the "Kusagakure human medie." Perhaps even in his dying moments, he thought that if he could take a bite of the human medie, his injuries might recover.

  Only five people, including Fugaku Uchiha, had peed the interior of Kusagakure at top speed. Fag a rge number of Kusagakure ninjas—the st elites and trump cards of Kusagakure—they couldn't break through without causing a otion.

  The arm was sounded.

  Shrill arms bred, and upper-level Kusagakure ninjas finally began to appear in front of Fugaku Uchiha.

  Ohree, five...

  And...

  Fugaku's gaze shifted into the distance, seeing ninjas wearing Kumogakure forehead protectors approag in ninja running posture.

  Kusagakure's ninjas formed an encirclement, surrounding Fugaku Uchiha and his five-man squad in the ter.

  The Kusagakure elder wearing a teacher mask protected the jōnin behind him, angrily questioning, "Konoha ninja! Why are you invading our Kusagakure territory?! How dare you?! How could you?!"

  "Don't you know that Kusagakure and Konoha are allies?!"

  The rat-faced elder seemed to notice the tomoe in Fugaku's eyes and instinctively pushed the Kusagakure jōnin further ahead.

  "Hmph, a Uchiha ninja... As expected, the ily evil Uchiha. I will definitely report this to your Konoha Elder Danzo!"

  "But since you've intruded this far... you shall die! Leave your Sharingan as part of Konoha's pensation to us!"

  Upon hearing this, Fugaku Uchiha sneered disdainfully. He put his kunai bato his ninja tool pouch.

  "So you want my eyes? Then... e and try." Fugaku Uchiha swiftly formed hand seals, "Fire Release: Great Fire Annihition!"

  Fugaku gathered chakra in his throat and spewed forth a massive sea of fmes resembling a small sun. The range and iy far surpassed the B-level jutsu used by ordinary ninjas.

  The terrifying high-temperature sea of fmes rapidly approached the Kusagakure jōnin's position ahead.

  "Dammit, don't uimate us Kusagakure ninjas! You Uchiha bastard!"

  Such a terrifying sea of fmes was impossible for a single Kusagakure jōnin to withstand, given their vilge's weakness.

  But this was their base camp.

  All of Kusagakure's elites were gathered here. If one wasn't enough, then two; if two weren't enough, then three!

  The Kusagakure jōnin collectively formed seals, "Fire Release: Fme Meteors!"

  Several small fireballs merged into one, engaging in an intense frontation with Fugaku's Great Fire Annihition.

  Meanwhile, other Kusagakure ninjas became entangled in chaotic battles with Fugaku's elite four-man squad.

  Due to their numerical advantage, even though their individual strength was far inferior to Fugaku's squad, they fought to a stalemate for a while, uo quickly clude the fierce battle.

  If the situation tinued like this... the Blitz aight end in failure.

  But among those present, there were more than just these two forces!

  Kumogakure's supervising officer—the Two-Tails Jinchūriki, Yugito Nii—also led dozens of Kumogakure ninjas into the battlefield.

  "Hmph... Konoha ninjas!"

  Yugito Nii keenly sehat this might be an assassination attempt against the Kumogakure garrison. Indeed, Konoha, the stro in the ninja world, was not only culturally advanced but also had sharp military instincts.

  If Kumogakure truly took root in Kusagakure, it would be difficult for Konoha to act against them iure...

  "Even as enemies, you're quite impressive, Uchiha ninja."

  "However, you're too careless and arrogant. To dare intrude here with only four ninjas—even if you're an Uchiha, it's uable... Prepare to die!"

  Though Yugito Nii had no fondness for Kusagakure, as a Kumogakure ninja, she knew where her loyalties y.

  Without any unnecessary words, she swiftly formed hand seals, and a dark blue fireball spewed from her throat, "Fire Release: Fire Rat Bullet!"

  With Yugito Nii joining the battle, the scales of victory seemed to tilt toward Kusagakure.

  Fugaku Uchiha used the Body Flicker Teique to narrowly evade the powerful Fire Rat Bullet, turning to stare at Yugito Nii, "Heh... I didn't expect Kumogakure to be so generous."

  "Sending even your vilge's Jinchūriki to station in Kusagakure. Since you wish to dance... then be prepared!"

  Fugaku was secretly shocked, greatly admiring Gojo Kaigetsu's decision.

  Even sending their Jinchūriki showed how much Kumogakure valued Kusagakure. If they didn't uproot them before they grew formidable, Kusagakure would bee a thorn in Konoha's western side.

  While dodging, Fugaku activated the chakra within him, and the siomoe in his eyes rapidly spun, transf into three tomoe.

  At the same time, Konoha's Blitz unit began to pour into Kusagakure from the outskirts.

  They had fihe troublesome task of mowing down the enemy; now the real battle began. The Blitz unit's ninjas shouted loudly, unleashing their signature jutsu and joining the battle within Kusagakure.

  Yugito Nii noticed this and grew anxious, her expression turning increasingly grim.

  "Useless Kusagakure trash... What were the alert units doing, letting Konoha break through so quickly without even raising the arm."

  Their individual quality was already inferior to Konoha's ninjas, and their numerical advantage was being eroded.

  At this rate, not to mentioher the Kumogakure garrison could retreat, Kusagakure would surely be mostly destroyed, rendering the vilge's pns bankrupt.

  Although both she and ordinary Kumogakure vilgers hoped such oppressive policies would end soon... in her position, enjoying the vilge's generous treatment and privileges, she had to bear the corresponding responsibilities!

  Loyal to Kumogakure, she had to obey the orders from the Raikage's office!

  'We 't dey any longer!'

  Having made up her mind, Yugito Nii no longer hesitated... As a Jinchūriki, she would make her career debut!

  "Arrogant Konoha ninjas... Today, I'll show you the gap between ordinary ninjas and a Jinchūriki!"

  Yugito Nii shouted fiercely, and with a roar, a massive dark blue Tailed Beast cloak surged from her body.

  Dark blue cat-like chakra patterns appeared on her skin, her hair stood up, and her eyes gradually turned white.

  An endless surge of power emanated from withihis was the Partial Tailed Beast Transformation!

  Under Partial Transformation, a Jinchūriki's abilities would leap dramatically. Additionally, the Tailed Beast chakra would heal the Jinchūriki's wounds, leaving almost no scars.

  This was a bat method almost exclusive to perfect Jinchūriki.

  But that wasn't all!

  Yugito Nii was extremely cautious of the Konoha ninjas, knowing that even this might he battle quickly.

  So from the start, she gave it her all!

  Yugito Nii's aura tio climb, and in the blink of ahe dark blue cat-like Tailed Beast cloak enveloped her entirely, maing the true form of the Two-Tails, Matatabi.

  plete Tailed Beast Transformation!

  The immense chakra and terrifying power of the Tailed Beast were perfectly dispyed, and the violent aura spread out. Except faku Uchiha, almost all the ninjas present were affected, instinctively halting their as and staring bnkly at the monster before them.

  Tailed Beasts had always been nightmares haunting ordinary ninjas.

  Even though Matatabi was only the Two-Tails, with just two tails, it was far beyond what ordinary ninjas could tend with.

  Fully transformed, Yugito Nii growled deeply at Fugaku Uchiha, as if saying, "Uchiha, you're a worthy oppo, living up to Konoha's reputation, but it's over now!"

  "Fag my fully transformed state, you have no ce of victory."

  Fugaku remained silent, quietly the Two-Tails before him.

  Only now did he uand the meaning behind Gojo Kaigetsu's words—"Bring shock to the ninja world."

  He had thought it was mere encement, that such a shock was exaggerated. Destroying Kusagakure was just that; what was so shog about it?

  Using ventional ninjutsu could obliterate Kusagakure; there was o expose Konoha's trump card, Susanoo, just to show off!

  Fugaku's mi had shifted from "Uchiha's trump card" to "Konoha's trump card."

  But now it seemed that eliminating Kusagakure's resistance was indeed challenging. Without using the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan, the Blitz unit might return in failure.

  With this in mind, Fugaku Uchiha began to maneuver against Yugito Nii.

  He moved swiftly, using shuriken throwing teiques, Great Fireball, Great Fire Annihition—attag relentlessly. But his assaults were either dodged by Yugito Nii's agile movements or deflected by the tough and durable Tailed Beast body.

  'So this is a Tailed Beast... And this is only the Two-Tails, achieving such feats... If it were the Fourth Hokage's wife...'

  'Kumogakure is indeed a worthy oppo. They are far ahead of other vilges in developing Tailed Beasts.'

  At least, to Fugaku's knowledge, no other vilge in the ninja world could stably produce perfect Jinchūriki.

  pared to the Third Raikage's "Hell Stab" secret teique, the cultivatiohods for perfect Jinchūriki were the true unshared secrets. Even if Kumogakure's ninjas deed one day, as long as this secret existed, Kumogakure would always remain among the great vilges.

  Yugito Nii swuailed Beast cws, swatting away Fugaku's shuriken.

  She roared, "Stop wasting your efforts! Your attacks have no effee. Embrace your fate of defeat ah!"

  After several attempts, Fugaku firmed that uhe prote of the fully transformed Tailed Beast chakra, his ventional methods were iive against Yugito Nii.

  He could hesitate no longer!

  Fugaku sighed lightly, discarded all his ninja tools, and raised his hands before Yugito Nii, slowly f seals.

  'What's he pnning?!'

  Seeing this, Yugito Nii's heart tightened.

  An intense unease enveloped her, as if some terrifying ninjutsu was about to be unleashed with Fugaku's hand seals.

  As Fugaku pleted the seals, the tomoe in his eyes spun rapidly, f the Mangekyō Sharingan.

  A cold and intense Mangekyō chakra burst forth, tered on Fugaku.

  Fugaku Uchiha's voice was deep, "Do you think... we Konoha ninjas have stood atop the world for nothing?"

  "Susanoo!"

  Fugaku raised his hand, grasping at the void. Two lines of blood tears flowed from his eyes, pleting his intation.

  In the moment—

  As if a golden lightning bolt struck the ground, apanied by a massive shockwave and swirling dust, the silver-white Susaner thahe Two-Tails, materialized from Fugaku's body into the world!

  First bohen armor; the tendons and flesh of Susanoo gradually appeared... Until the tengu armor was donned, Susanoo's terrifying aura ceased to climb.

  Fugaku had no iion of holding back. From the outset, he unleashed Susanoo's third form, aiming to elimihe enemy before him on behalf of Konoha as swiftly as possible.

  The cold chakra spread out, and the once bright sky seemed to dim due to Susanoo's presence.

  A terrifying, invisible shockwave erupted, tered on Fugaku, toppling many unsteady Kusagakure ninjas.

  Fully transformed, Yugito Nii struggled against the shockwave, the dark blue Tailed Beast chakra on her body seeming to be blown backward by Susanoo's chakra.

  Squinting, Yugito Nii stared in horror at the se before her.

  In the instant she failed to react.

  Susanoo's massive fist, exuding a murderous aura, smashed toward her.

  To the ordinary ninjas watg, they saw—

  The silver Susanoo, with wings on its back, desded like a God.

  With a single punch, it smashed the dark blue Two-Tails into the ground.

  Fugaku Uchiha stood tall, arms crossed, gazing mercilessly at the Two-Tails strugglih Susanoo's fist.

  Under his trol, Susanoo calmly retracted its fist, grabbed the Two-Tails, lifted it into the air, and smmed it heavily onto the ground again.

  Boom—

  The ruined vilge, burning fmes, tremblih—in an instant, the world seemed to fall silent.

  Only Fugaku's mog words and the Two-Tails' enraged roars could be heard.

  "What a Weak Tailed Beast."

  "You... I... This...?!"

  Yugito Nii was both shocked and furious. Since being a Jinchūriki, she had never suffered such humiliation.

  What was this chakra giant before her?!

  Quickly searg her memory, Yugito Nii recalled reted information. It was said that within Konoha's Uchiha , those who developed the Sharingan to its extreme could use ocur powers to ma a chakra giant known as Susanoo.

  Sihe era of ninja vilges began, the only recorded individual to use su ultimate ocur jutsu was Madara Uchiha, the lifelong rival of the God of Shinobi.

  'Damn it! Has Konoha produced a seadara Uchiha?!'

  'For the sake of Kumogakure, I must...'

  In her shod anger, Yugito Nii resolved to elimihis Susanoo giant, which posed a signifit threat to Kumogakure.

  Regaining her mobility, the Two-Tails executed several flips, putting distaween herself and Susanoo.

  Then, without holding back, she unleashed her stro attack.

  The Two-Tails raised her proud head.

  Blue chakra representing yang and purple-bck chakra representing yin slowly densed in front of her mouth. She transformed her chakra nature to the extreme, mixing and pressing it into a super-dense chakra sphere.

  The destructive aura emanating from it terrified all the ninjas present.

  Tailed Beast Bomb—activate!

  Fag such a lethal attack, Fugaku Uchiha summoned his own divine ons. Instead of retreating, he advaoward the Two-Tails—

  "Yata Mirror, Totsuka Bde!"

  Boom—!!!

  In the instant, the powers of the Tailed Beast and Susanoo collided fiercely, unleashing a terrifying shockwave. Kusagakure ninjas who were close by were merely brushed by the shockwave, and their flesh seemed to be blown away by an invisible force, leaving only skeletons standing.

  Flesh disied, buildings fleart, and dust filled the sky.

  Will he win?!

  The same question arose in the minds of ninjas from different fas.

  tless eyes fixed on the ter of the dust, eagerly awaiting the oute of this battle beyond ordinary ninjas' reach.

  One sed passed, ten seds passed...

  A sudden gust blew away the dust, revealing the figures within.

  Both appeared worse for wear, but the victor was clear.

  Yugito Nii had exited her Tailed Beast transformation, lying amidst rubble, her chest rising and falling weakly.

  That once proud faow bore only unwilling humiliation.

  Fugaku Uchiha stood tall, the armor on Susanoo had vanished, and its size and aura were signifitly diminished.

  The seemingly fragile chakra skeleton was exposed to the air.

  But no one dared uimate Fugaku in this state. This was the monster who had just taken dowwo-Tails... Even with only two tails, it was still a Tailed Beast!

  Fugaku slowly turned his head, the blood tears at the ers of his eyes adding a fierce edge.

  He raised his hand slowly, aiming at the distant Kusagakure elder wearing an animal mask:

  "Yasaka Magatama!"

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