The Uchiha Clan's Sun

Uchiha Jin nodded and said, "Something is definitely wrong. The reinforcements are coming from the wrong direction!"

"That's not what I meant!" Hyuga Hizashi shook his head upon hearing this, saying, "The Konoha ninjas' formation is chaotic, and they look extremely panicked. Many of them are also injured!"

"They're more like a defeated army than reinforcements!"

Chapter 201 The Collapsed Border!

As the head of the branch family of the Hyuga clan, Hizashi Hyuga's strength is beyond question. His development and use of the Byakugan are also more proficient than those of ordinary Hyuga ninjas, and he can see more clearly and carefully.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Jin frowned slightly, and the bad premonition in his heart grew even stronger!

"Jin, the leader of that group of Konoha ninja is Mimura Yozaki, the captain of the Grass Country's border defense force! These people are all from the border defense force!"

After observing for a while longer, Hyuga Hizashi's expression changed drastically, and he spoke anxiously.

Border guard troops, as the name suggests, are responsible for guarding the border!

The border defense force of the Land of Grass, led by Mimura Yoru, was mainly responsible for preventing a sudden attack from Iwagakure!

There's only one reason why border ninjas would be here without orders: Iwagakure has launched a war and the border defenses have been breached!

The problem is that even if the Iwagakure army attacked, the border ninjas could have fought back step by step according to the defenses set up by Konoha and held out until reinforcements arrived. It was impossible for them to collapse so quickly without any news and retreat directly to Kikyo Mountain!

Hyuga Hizashi asked urgently, "Jin, what should we do?"

Uchiha Jin shook his head solemnly and said, "Let's take it one step at a time. You go and arrange for everyone to rest and recover their strength as soon as possible. We'll talk about the rest when Mimura Yoru and the others arrive!"

Upon hearing this, Hyuga Hizashi had no choice but to suppress his anxiety and go down to arrange for his subordinate ninjas to treat the wounded.

After a while, the border guard troops led by Mimura Yomi finally arrived.

They were stunned and astonished when they saw the devastation at Kikyoyama Fortress.

Clearly, they were unaware of the attack on Kikyoyama Fortress.

"What's going on? What happened here? Who is your leader ninja?"

After entering Kikyoyama Fortress, Mimura Yomaki shouted loudly, searching for the person in charge.

Seeing this, Uchiha Jin walked over and said, "Captain Mimura, may I have a word with you in private?"

When Mimura Yoru saw Uchiha Jin, she was taken aback at first, then a look of confusion appeared in her eyes, and she asked, "Who are you?"

Since the start of the Third Shinobi World War, Mimura Yoru has been staying on the border and rarely returns to the village, so naturally she doesn't know Uchiha Jin, who has only recently 'emerged' in Konoha.

"Uchiha Jin, the current head of the Uchiha clan and the current head of the Konoha Police Department!"

Uchiha Jin succinctly introduced himself.

"Uchiha Jin...you're the red sun on the battlefield of Kirigakure?!" Mimura Yoru had also heard of Uchiha Jin, and immediately stood up straight and bowed respectfully to him, saying, "Mimura Yoru greets you, sir!"

Although Mimura Yoru didn't know when Uchiha Jin became the head of the Uchiha clan and the head of the Konoha Police Department, Uchiha Jin had no reason to lie about something he had already investigated.

Both the head of the Uchiha clan and the head of the Konoha Police Department hold positions above Mimura Yohaki!

Although there is no direct subordinate relationship between the two, the respect due to someone as conservative as Mimura Yomaki should still be shown!

“Let’s skip these formalities,” Uchiha Jin said, pulling Mimura Yoru to a secluded spot. “What’s going on? Why are your border guards here?”

Upon hearing this, Mimura Yoru gave a wry smile and said, "It was my dereliction of duty. I was caught off guard by Iwagakure and retreated all the way here!"

Uchiha Jin frowned and asked, "Why is this happening? Under normal circumstances, as long as you defend your positions along the border, even if Iwagakure sends 5,000 troops, you shouldn't be defeated so quickly, right?"

Mimura Yomi's smile grew increasingly bitter as she explained, "That's how it should have been, but yesterday during the day we received an urgent order from the Hokage's office, instructing us to transfer 500 ninjas from the border of the Land of Waterfall to the border of the Land of Rice Fields to assist the garrison there in suppressing the Cloud Ninja."

"Therefore, the defenses along the border of Takigakure are practically non-existent!"

"Before I could even send ninjas from the border of the Land of Grass to the Land of Waterfall for assistance, I received intelligence that very night that the Iwagakure army had launched a war from the border of the Land of Waterfall!"

"Because the defenses of the Land of Waterfall were so weak, the Iwagakure army encountered almost no resistance!"

"After that, I received intelligence that the Iwagakure army had entered the Land of Fire and then outflanked us from the flanks and rear, intending to annihilate us in one fell swoop!"

"At almost the same time, Sunagakure launched an attack in the Land of Rivers to tie down the defending forces there, and then gathered an elite force to launch an attack on us via the Land of Rain!"

"Surrounded by enemies on all sides, we had no chance of winning. Our defenses were in complete disarray, so I didn't put up much resistance. I gathered the border garrison troops from the Land of Rain and the Land of Grass and retreated, intending to hold the Kikyo Mountain Fortress to the death and wait for reinforcements from the village!"

"We also encountered small groups of Iwagakure and Sunagakure during our retreat, but fortunately the losses were not too great!"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Jin understood the whole story.

Based on what Mimura Yomimoto said, his choice was not wrong.

If the defenses that Konoha Village set up in the Land of Rivers, the Land of Rain, the Land of Grass, and the Land of Waterfalls were a line, then the village's move to transfer the garrison ninjas from the Land of Waterfalls created a gap in that line!

Now the Iwagakure army has entered the Land of Fire through this gap, and can launch attacks from the side and rear of this line at any time. This has cut the line that could have been closely connected and helped each other into isolated and helpless points!

As a result, the defenses set up by Konoha Village collapsed completely!

Fortunately, Mimura Yoru made a quick decision, otherwise they would have been wiped out before he even received the evacuation order from the village!

Generally speaking, the higher-ups of Konoha would never issue such a foolish order!

Without a doubt, the order that Mimura Yomaki received was definitely issued by Shimura Danzo without his consent, arbitrarily using the name of the Hokage's office to issue the order!

Without a doubt, Shimura Danzo absolutely had the guts and the ability!

Even when Hiruzen Sarutobi was still alive, Danzo Shimura did a lot of things that overstepped his bounds in the name of Hokage, let alone now that Hiruzen Sarutobi is no longer around!

Uchiha Jin then asked, "Captain Mimura, how many people did you bring back this time?"

"Approximately 1,200 people!" Upon hearing this, Mimura Yoru's expression darkened, and he said in a deep voice, "We've lost nearly 300 men along the way!"

"If it weren't for them, our thousand-plus people might have already been surrounded and wiped out by the Iwagakure and Sunagakure armies!"

Chapter 202 That's right, it's Shimura Danzo!

Konoha Village has deployed a border defense force of 2,500 people along the entire border defense line of the Land of Waterfalls, the Land of Grass, the Land of Rain, and the Land of Rivers.

Danzo Shimura dispatched 500 men to the Land of Rice Fields and the Land of Hot Springs, while another 500 men were entangled with the ninjas in the Land of Rivers and the Sand Village. It was already quite remarkable that Yoru Mimura managed to bring back 1,200 of the remaining 1,500 men from the surprise attack by the Iwagakure and Sunagakure armies!

Uchiha Jin then asked, "Do you know how many people from Iwagakure and Sunagakure have come this time?"

Mimura Yoru replied, "The Iwagakure village has the most people, at least five thousand! The Sunagakure village has at least four thousand!"

Iwagakure is very strong, but their alliance with Kumogakure and Sunagakure is not so stable. They still need to reserve manpower to guard against Kumogakure and Sunagakure. Being able to spare 5,000 people is already the limit!

Sunagakure is weaker, and although its poor land area reduces its defensive pressure, it still needs to be prepared. Furthermore, they've also deployed some troops to the Land of Rivers to contain the enemy, so managing to muster four thousand soldiers is already a considerable effort!

Five thousand men from Iwagakure, four thousand men from Sunagakure, plus one thousand men from Kumogakure, that's a total of ten thousand men on the other side!

Konoha will definitely fight to the death this time, but apart from the ninjas guarding against Kumogakure and Kirigakure, they can only muster a maximum of 5,000 reinforcements!

Including their more than 1,000 people, there are only about 6,500 people in total.

In terms of numbers, the allied forces of Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure still hold an absolute advantage!

The situation this time is much more serious than we imagined!

Uchiha Jin then asked, "Captain Mimura, how long do you estimate it will take for the Iwagakure and Sunagakure armies to arrive here?"

After pondering for a moment, Mimura Yoru said, "Half an hour at most!"

Uchiha Jin was taken aback upon hearing this, and asked in surprise, "How could it be so fast?"

Mimura Yomi explained, "Based on my observation, both the Iwagakure army and the Sunagakure army are traveling light this time, without carrying much baggage!"

"This is our crisis, but it is also our opportunity!"

"Once the Iwagakure and Sunagakure armies arrive, they will definitely launch an attack immediately!"

"But as long as we can withstand this first wave of attack, they will be in dire straits due to a lack of various supplies and will have to wait for the subsequent supplies to be transported up before they can continue their attack!"

"So as long as we control one wave of attacks, we can wait for reinforcements, or even take the opportunity to launch a counterattack!"

This is, after all, within the Land of Fire, so Konoha Village definitely has the advantage in terms of logistical supplies!

Moreover, the alliance between Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure was formed very hastily, leaving them with very little time to prepare various supplies!

They're waging a blitzkrieg; they have to win this battle in one fell swoop!

So as long as we can withstand their first wave of attacks, Konoha's chances of winning will be much greater!

Uchiha Jin shook his head expressionlessly and said calmly, "One thousand against ten thousand, you seem quite confident!"

"Ten thousand? Isn't it nine thousand?" Mimura Yoru was taken aback upon hearing this, then thought of the situation at Kikyo Mountain Fortress and asked, "Lord Jin, what exactly is the situation on your side?"

"Shouldn't the Konoha Guard be responsible for the village's internal defense?"

In fact, Mimura Yoru was also very curious about why Uchiha Jin was here, but he hadn't had a chance to ask him directly since Uchiha Jin had been asking questions and he had been answering them.

Uchiha Jin explained, "Something went wrong in the village last night. The Cloud Village delegation tried to rescue the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, so our Konoha Police Department naturally had to respond and chased after them out of the village."

"After we captured the Cloud Village delegation and retrieved the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki in the early hours of this morning, we received news that two thousand Cloud Village troops had broken into the Land of Fire and were heading straight for Mount Kikyo."

"We are well aware of the importance of Kikyo Mountain Fortress, so we rushed here ahead of the Cloud Village army and joined forces with the garrison ninjas here to launch a great battle!"

"If you hadn't suddenly appeared and scared away those Cloud Village ninjas, we'd probably still be fighting a bitter battle right now!"

Upon hearing this, Mimura Yoru frowned and asked in confusion, "What exactly happened? A Kumogakure delegation of only a few dozen people, how could they possibly escape the village with the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki through all the layers of defense?"

"And what about those two thousand Cloud Village troops? The village also set up defenses in the Land of Rice Fields and the Land of Hot Springs. How could they have broken into the Land of Fire?"

Mimura Yoru found many inconsistencies in Uchiha Jin's description and felt that something was very wrong!

Uchiha Jin sneered disdainfully and said, "What else could it be? Of course, someone in the village has lost their mind and wants to use the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki as bait to lure the Cloud Village army in and slaughter them!"

"But he didn't expect that not only would the Hidden Cloud Village not fall for his trick, but they would also join forces with the Hidden Stone Village and the Hidden Sand Village to launch a big attack on our Hidden Leaf Village!"

"Strictly speaking, we're all cleaning up that guy's mess right now!"

Upon hearing this, Mimura Yomi automatically conjured up a sinister-looking figure in her mind. The one capable of doing such a thing must be Shimura Danzo!

After all, three of the four high-ranking officials in Konoha are moderates, and only the radical Shimura Danzo would do such a radical thing, so it is not hard to guess who Uchiha Jin is talking about!

Mimura Yoru was also quite helpless at this moment. The Third Shinobi World War had clearly ended, and a period of peace was finally about to begin, but unexpectedly, Shimura Danzo suddenly did this!

I really don't know what to say!

"Jin, Captain Mimura," just then, Hyuga Hizashi strode over and said, "I just had someone take a count. There aren't many wounded, and we have enough medical supplies here. We don't need to worry about food either, but we're having some problems with combat supplies!"

"Because we used explosive tags without regard to cost when dealing with the Cloud Village army, we not only used up more than half of our explosive tag reserves, but also caused many of the thrown ninja tools to deform due to the explosion of the explosive tags, making them unusable!"

"When the enemy comes again, I'm afraid we won't be able to maintain the same rate of attrition in the fight!"

In the previous battles, due to Uchiha Jin's orders, the Konoha ninjas were practically using explosive tags and various ninja tools without restraint, trading resources for lives. It's normal that they're now short of resources!

"Don't worry, I... um?"

Just as Uchiha Jin was about to speak, his expression suddenly changed, and he turned to look at the distant mountains and forests!

A terrifying energy surge is brewing somewhere over there!

The next moment, a huge black-purple chakra ball shot towards Kikyo Mountain Fortress!

"It's a Tailed Beast Ball!" Hyuga Hizashi exclaimed urgently after glancing at it with his Byakugan, "The vanguard of the Iwagakure army has arrived!"

Chapter 203 Have you ever heard of a palm technique that descends from the sky?

"This Tailed Beast Ball is too big. Even if I unleash my full power with the Eight Trigrams Palm, I can only barely change its trajectory slightly. But considering the explosion range of the Tailed Beast Ball..."

Hyuga Hizashi assumed a fighting stance, his eyes fixed on the approaching Tailed Beast Ball. Large beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, but he couldn't utter a word halfway through his sentence!

One of the main reasons why the Tailed Beasts are regarded as the ultimate weapon by the major ninja villages is that they possess the ability to destroy a mountain instantly with the Tailed Beast Ball!

With such terrifying power, 99% of the ninjas in the ninja world would be helpless against it. Once unleashed, it would be enough to completely change the course of a war!

While Hyuga Hizashi's Eight Trigrams Empty Palm could slightly alter the trajectory of the Tailed Beast Ball, the power of the Tailed Beast Ball meant that slight change in trajectory was utterly ineffective!

This is also why Hyuga Hizashi didn't finish his sentence!

However, despite saying that, seeing the Tailed Beast Ball Hyuga Hizashi already in front of him, he gritted his teeth and decided to make one last effort, do his best, and leave the rest to fate!

Just as Hyuga Hizashi was about to make his move, Uchiha Jin suddenly leaped up, his three-tomoe Sharingan rapidly rotating into the Mangekyou Sharingan, and two lines of bloody tears flowed from the corners of his eyes!

At the same time, a huge, semi-transparent gold-red skeleton made of strange chakra appeared around Uchiha Jin, with flesh, skin, and then armor rapidly growing on one of the skeletal arms!

"rise!"

With a roar, Uchiha Jin swung his Susanoo arm out rapidly, striking the bottom of the incoming Tailed Beast Ball with tremendous force!

With a muffled thud, the enormous Tailed Beast Ball was sent flying by Uchiha Jin like a baseball, landing even faster in the distant mountains and forests!