Naruto: This Uchiha is too innocent.

As far as the eye could see, there was a shocking scene of chaos: broken trees everywhere, deep pits like scars on the earth, torn bark, and low bushes crushed and flattened...

Uchiha Sora looked at the mess, his eyes unwavering, as the surrounding fog dissipated at a visible speed.

"Looks like... we're too late."

He muttered something under his breath and began searching through the mess.

He quickly found it; it was a charred corpse, its entire body as if burned by fire.

"The Gate of Shock? No, it should be the Gate of Death." He bent down and gently pressed on Matt Dai's corpse, feeling a sharp pain.

The man in front of me, Matt Kai, was clearly dead, but his body was incredibly stiff. It was obvious that he had maintained cellular activity until the very last moment of his life, which was why his body remained rigid even after death.

The reason he judged that Might Dai had opened the Death Gate in the Eight Gates was still based on the state of the corpse. If Might Dai had only opened the Shock Gate, the corpse would have been dried up, but the corpse in front of him was charred. Therefore, he judged that Might Dai had opened the Death Gate.

Uchiha Sora stood up and searched the surrounding area, quickly finding four corpses: Munashi Jinpachi, Hozuki Senjin, Kusanagi Yaito, and Kurihara Kushimaru.

In other words, from this moment on, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen became the famous Lucky Three.

The Eight Gates Formation grants an increase in strength several times over with each gate opened, while opening the Gate of Death grants power dozens of times greater than the original level.

When Might Guy opened the Gate of Death in the later stages of the game, he almost killed Madara Uchiha with a single kick, which is enough to demonstrate the terror of the Eight Gates.

Might Guy was only a genin, and he was quite old, so he naturally couldn't do what Might Guy did. However, he was more than capable of dealing with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Initially, Uchiha Sora had the idea of ​​training the Eight Gates, but he eventually gave up because opening each gate would consume his life force. Moreover, strictly speaking, the Death Gate is the core of the Eight Gates, and opening the Death Gate is basically equivalent to mutual destruction, so he eventually abandoned the idea.

Uchiha Sora returned to Might Dai's body, his face showing regret. He had no connection with Might Dai, so he was naturally not saddened by this, but a certain boy would probably be overwhelmed with grief.

He placed the body aside, marked it with a kunai, and notified his tribesmen to come and collect it; this was all he could do.

After doing all this, he stood up. The thick fog had dissipated, revealing the original path. The Sharingan beneath the mask was so cold and sinister.

Even though Might Guy begged him to rescue Might Day, by the time he arrived, Might Day was already dead. In other words, his arrival did not change the outcome of Might Day's death, so it seemed that there was no point in him coming here.

Thinking about this, he felt a headache coming on. It seemed as if some unseen force was controlling everything. His arrival seemed to have changed something, yet it also seemed that nothing had changed at all.

After a long while, Uchiha Sora continued his ascent towards the summit of Mount Kikyo with a blank expression...

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"Hachiman, how's the situation on your end?" Uchiha Tetsuka asked over the walkie-talkie.

"My situation is... terrible. These Sand Ninja are even more difficult to deal with than I imagined." Uchiha Yatsuho's light breathing came through the walkie-talkie, clearly indicating that he was not in good condition.

"I'm in trouble here too..." Tie Huo sighed softly, the three tomoe in his eyes swirling incessantly. He kicked the corpse at his feet away.

"This is troublesome. We originally thought we could use the Uchiha clan to suppress these Sand Ninjas by force, but the Sand Ninjas are more troublesome than we imagined. I'm afraid we won't be able to resolve this in a short time." Tie Huo's eyes flickered, somewhat irritated.

According to the Uchiha's plan, they would be the ones to turn the tide of the Kikyo Mountain battle. Now, the battle has been affected, but it hasn't gone as expected. The Sunagakure raiding squad is very difficult to deal with; they are organized and disciplined, and it will definitely not be easy to take them down in a short time.

The longer the process drags on, the more the Uchiha's contributions will be diminished, and the greater the effectiveness of the plan will be.

"Yes, as far as I know, Konoha has suffered heavy casualties. Even though we Uchiha have done a lot to stop it, it's not worth it, and the Uchiha are starting to suffer casualties as well." Yashiro's voice was full of helplessness.

"I'll stop here for now, someone else is coming," Tiehuo suddenly said, ending the conversation. He then picked up his kunai, leaped into the air, and lay prone in the grass.

Soon, three Sand Ninja appeared...

"Hey, can you sense where that person is?" the cold-faced ninja asked.

"It's nearby," the sensory ninja said. "I can't sense it very precisely."

"Damn it, he killed so many of us! When we catch him, we'll tear him to pieces!" the short ninja gritted his teeth.

Hidden in the bushes, Uchiha Tetsuka held his breath, his eyes cold. Clearly, these three Sand Ninja had come for him.

Indeed... he has killed quite a few Sand Ninja during this period, so it's time to attract their attention.

Sensing the auras of the three, he immediately made a judgment: all three were Chunin. If it were anyone else, it would undoubtedly be a big problem.

However, since he possesses three tomoe, the three Chunin are under his control. The first one to deal with is definitely that sensory ninja.

However, just as he was about to take action.

Suddenly, terrifying auras emanated from afar.

The sensory ninja was the first to react, shouting "Enemy attack!" and lunging to the side! The other two were a step too slow and were slashed on the arms by the two shuriken.

"Damn it, a sneak attack?" The short ninja cursed as he stood up, staring intently at the newcomer.

"Be careful, this person is not simple," the sensory ninja warned.

The short ninja was taken aback, squinted his eyes to observe, and noticed the Sharingan of the newcomer. "Yo ho, it's the Uchiha again, but... only one tomoe. If it were three tomoe, I might give way a bit, but one tomoe... not good enough."

"Perfect timing! We can't find where that Uchiha went, but your arrival can serve as an appetizer."

"Noisy," Uchiha Sora said indifferently.

This arrogant tone startled the three Sand Ninja. They exchanged glances, sensing something was amiss, and then walked over at the same time.

Uchiha Sora calmly stared at the three of them. It seemed that since some time ago, outsiders had been judging the strength of the Uchiha by their eyes, as if those who had not awakened the Sharingan were useless.

The one-comma, two-comma, three-comma, and even the kaleidoscope are clearly ranked, as if insubordination is a serious crime.

This is why the clan elders were anxious when Uchiha Sora had not awakened the Sharingan.

However, there are many reasons that affect strength, such as ninjutsu, taijutsu, summoning, and sage techniques. When did... eye power become the only standard for judging the strength of the Uchiha clan?

This is arrogance, and the three Sand Ninja before me will pay the price for their arrogance.