The Uchiha Clan's Sun

"Damn it! That damned Shimura Danzo!"

Chapter 190 Crisis!

Uchiha Jin ignored the agitated Tsuchida and instead began to seriously analyze the current situation.

It goes without saying that the Fourth Raikage, A, led two thousand Cloud Ninja into the Land of Fire; it was definitely Danzo Shimura's doing.

Apart from Danzo Shimura, no one in Konoha Village has ever dared to do something like this.

Uchiha Jin had to admit that Shimura Danzo's move was extremely clever. Not only did it escalate the situation, but it also provided him with a perfect reason and excuse for colluding with Kumogakure, allowing him to legitimately escape the charge of treason and creating an opportunity for him to make a name for himself!

Before this, no matter how much Konoha Village did not want to go to war with Kumogakure, Konoha Village had no choice but to fight after the Fourth Raikage A led his troops into the Land of Fire!

After all, they've come knocking on our door. If Konoha doesn't react at all, not only will Konoha's reputation and status in the ninja world plummet, but we also won't be able to explain ourselves to the villagers of Konoha and the Daimyo of the Land of Fire!

Therefore, Konoha Village must win this next battle no matter what!

After winning this battle, Shimura Danzo, who orchestrated the war with his 'ingenious plan,' naturally became the biggest contributor to the victory, accumulating more capital for his campaign to become the Fourth Hokage!

As for the assassination attempt on the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi... Hiruzen Sarutobi, lacking concrete evidence, had absolutely no way to deal with Danzo Shimura!

Even though Tenzo had been given the seal of tongue-twisting curse by Shimura Danzo, he was unable to stand up as a witness to accuse Shimura Danzo!

It's even true that Hiruzen Sarutobi escaped his predicament thanks to Tenzo's technique. Danzo Shimura could easily argue that he sent Tenzo specifically to save Hiruzen Sarutobi at a crucial moment!

In this way, Hiruzen Sarutobi would have to thank Danzo Shimura instead!

"That Shimura Danzo certainly has a good plan!"

Uchiha Jin sighed and glanced at Tsuchikage again.

He originally intended to sow discord between Shimura Danzo and Kumogakure, creating more enemies for Shimura Danzo in the ninja world. However, he unexpectedly ended up indirectly helping Shimura Danzo.

After all, the more the Hidden Cloud Village hated Shimura Danzo, the cleaner Shimura Danzo appeared in this matter!

"Jin, what should we do next?"

Fugaku Uchiha also heard the information brought by Tobi and felt that the situation was very troublesome, so he asked about it.

They only have a little over two hundred able-bodied men in their ranks, and they are completely powerless against the approaching two thousand Cloud Ninja!

Moreover, the people here are all the elites of the Uchiha clan. If they are all lost here, the Uchiha clan will definitely suffer a severe blow and lose a lot of strength!

But it wouldn't make sense for them to just go back like that.

As members of Konoha Village, if the Uchiha clan retreats without any response when the enemy has come to our doorstep, we might be accused of desertion and become an excuse for others to attack us!

"Don't panic. Don't forget that we gathered this information ourselves. The village never gave us any orders from the beginning!" Uchiha Jin said calmly. "So we can pretend we know nothing and retreat back to the village!"

"Being able to capture these Cloud Ninja and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is already a tremendous achievement for our Uchiha clan!"

Fugaku Uchiha was taken aback upon hearing this, but then relaxed a bit.

Uchiha Jin was right. For this team that had never received any orders, the initiative was always in their own hands!

They have complete say in what they do!

Just then, Afei's body stiffened slightly, and he returned to normal after a moment.

Uchiha Jin knew that there was a way for White Zetsu to transmit information over long distances using land and trees, and Tobi's appearance must mean that he had received some new information!

Uchiha Jin asked, "What happened again?"

Tobi chuckled, a hint of schadenfreude in his voice, "Your Konoha Village is in big trouble! The Fourth Raikage seems to have sensed something's wrong and has led his troops to change course!"

"At the same time, there are unusual movements in the border defense forces of Sunagakure and Iwagakure, and they are gathering manpower!"

"A map!" Upon hearing this, Uchiha Jin beckoned to an Uchiha clansman, took a map from him, spread it out in front of Tobi, and asked, "What is the Cloud Village's route of movement? And in which direction are the Sand Village and Iwa Village assembling their forces?"

"The Cloud Village forces turned around here and headed in this direction! The Sand Village and Iwa Village forces are assembling here and here!"

Ah Fei gestured to several locations on the map.

Uchiha Jin searched the map using the locations pointed out by Tobi, and finally focused his gaze on a location within the Land of Fire, saying solemnly, "Mount Kikyo!"

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, Fugaku Uchiha was startled and looked toward the location that Jin Uchiha had mentioned.

Mount Kikyo is located in the Land of Fire, northwest of Konoha Village. It is roughly equidistant from Konoha Village's Waterfall Defense Line, Grass Defense Line, Rain Defense Line, and River Defense Line. It serves as a transit point for transporting Konoha's wartime supplies to various defense lines and is also the last line of defense protecting the northwest of Konoha Village!

After passing Kikyo Mountain, the road became smooth, and the ninja army could reach Konoha Castle in a day at most if they marched at full speed!

For this reason, in order to prevent defeat in the border war and to give the village's ninjas a retreat depth, Konoha built a very strong fortress on Mount Kikyo. This was to facilitate a final defense by ninjas retreating from the front lines and those reinforcing from the village.

However, because Kikyo Mountain is located within the Land of Fire and is not the first line of defense, Konoha does not usually station many troops on Kikyo Mountain, with only a small number of ninjas to maintain its normal operation!

If Kikyo Mountain falls and is occupied by Kumogakure, cutting off the retreat of Konoha's border defense forces, and then, in conjunction with Sunagakure and Iwagakure, they annihilate Konoha's border defense forces, then Konoha will be defenseless against the combined forces of the three villages! Konoha will be in danger!

"That guy A is smart. He must have contacted Iwagakure and Sunagakure in advance and planned his escape route! He immediately activated the backup plan when he couldn't contact Tsuchidae and the others to confirm that something had happened to them!"

Uchiha Jin slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, and analyzed Ai's situation in great detail.

Fugaku Uchiha said, "Jin, we have no choice but to fight with our lives now! Kikyo Mountain absolutely cannot fall!"

When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact. At this moment, Fugaku Uchiha no longer cared whether the Uchiha clan would suffer a major blow. He only had one thought: he had to seize Kikyo Mountain before Kumogakure could!

Chapter 191 Konoha Ninja Uchiha Obito Arrives!

After pondering for a moment, Uchiha Jin did not immediately answer Uchiha Fugaku. Instead, he looked at Hyuga Hizashi beside him and asked, "How far away are we from the first batch of reinforcements?"

Hyuga Hizashi thought for a moment and then said, "The main force's marching speed is definitely not as fast as ours. Judging by the time, it will take them another half hour to get here!"

Uchiha Jin then asked, "The first batch of reinforcements was led by your brother Hiashi. You should have a way to contact him, right?"

Hyuga Hina nodded and said, "Yes! My Hyuga clan has its own special means of communication!"

The Hyuga clan has stood in the ninja world for thousands of years, so naturally they have their own unique way of communicating.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Jin immediately said, "Send a message to Hiashi immediately, instructing him to lead the troops to turn around and head towards Kikyo Mountain!"

Hyuga Hizashi answered without hesitation, "Yes!"

Without any hesitation, Hyuga Hizashi took out a special scroll from his ninja tool pouch and began to operate it.

Seeing this, Uchiha Jin looked at Uchiha Fugaku, pointed at Tsuchida and the others, and said, "Speed ​​is of the essence in war. We're racing against time! If we bring them along, it will definitely slow us down. You lead the 10th Battalion of the Guard Department to escort them back to the village!"

Logically speaking, the best option for Uchiha Jin right now would be to execute Tsuchida and the others on the spot, but unfortunately, Tsuchida and the others are too valuable. They are elders of Kumogakure and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, so executing them on the spot would be too wasteful!

Sending them back to the village and keeping them under guard will give them more bargaining chips when negotiating with the Hidden Cloud Village in the future!

Fugaku Uchiha hesitated for a moment, then said with some concern, "We don't have many troops to begin with, and if we split our forces again, you will be in even greater danger!"

"Moreover, bringing them along might make the Cloud Village army hesitate to act against them!"

Uchiha Jin shook his head and said, "No need. In front of an army of several thousand, whether we have fifty more or fifty less people doesn't make much difference!"

"As for using them to threaten the Cloud Village army... it might be useful if we were only facing the Cloud Village this time, but you forgot that the Iwagakure and Sunagakure are also watching us like tigers eyeing the side!"

"Moreover, I know that guy Ai quite well. With his overwhelming numerical superiority, these prisoners not only pose no threat to him, but may even become our own death warrant!"

Fugaku Uchiha hesitated for a moment upon hearing this, then said, "Jin, why don't you lead the Uchiha of the 10th Guard Battalion to escort the prisoners back, and I'll lead the team to Kikyo Mountain!"

"You are now the head of the Uchiha clan, and you absolutely cannot afford to fail!"

Uchiha Jin smiled upon hearing this and said, "Don't be so worried. Things aren't as serious as you think!"

"If we immediately send this message back to the village and organize people to go to Kikyo Mountain, it will only take a day at most!"

"That means once we reach Kikyo Mountain, we only need to hold out for half a day to wait for reinforcements from the village, so our chances of winning are still very high!"

After a pause, Uchiha Jin looked at Tobi and said, "Contact Kenji and have him find a way to pass this information to Minato!"

Afei nodded and immediately began contacting the White Zetsu who was with Obito Uchiha.

"That's settled then! This place is yours to handle. The First, Fourth, and Seventh Battalions of the Guard and the Hyuga Divine Arrow Battalion, come with me!"

After finishing speaking, Uchiha Jin didn't give Uchiha Fugaku a chance to argue and immediately set off with more than two hundred people towards Mount Kikyo!

Seeing this, Fugaku Uchiha could only sigh and was too lazy to continue cleaning up the battlefield. He then ordered the Uchiha members of the 10th Battalion of the Guard Department to escort the group of Cloud Ninja prisoners toward Konoha Village.

......

Meanwhile, on the outskirts of Konoha Village, in the shadows of a grove of trees near the Konoha Orphanage.

"Xian Er, something's happened!"

A white zeolite suddenly emerged from the tree trunk, startling Obito Uchiha, who was spying on a figure inside the Konoha orphanage.

"You bastard, don't you know that scaring someone can kill them?! And stop calling me Xian Er! I'm not Xian Er!"

Obito Uchiha was somewhat embarrassed and angry, and he lowered his voice to roar at the suddenly appearing White Zetsu.

The white Zetsu scratched his head and asked in confusion, "But you're no longer Madara Uchiha, nor Tobi, and you haven't turned back into Obito Uchiha. What else should I call you if not Kenji?"

"Ah Fei said this is your new code name!"

"That bastard A-Fei..."

Obito Uchiha was furious, gritting his teeth. Ever since Tobi had a few encounters with King Uchiha, he had learned of his nickname, "Kenji Uchiha," and then all the White Zetsu knew about it!

Fortunately, these White Zetsu didn't know the meaning behind the nickname 'Uchiha Kenji,' otherwise Obito Uchiha would have been utterly ashamed!

After sighing, Obito Uchiha was too lazy to argue with the dim-witted White Zetsu anymore, and said helplessly, "Fine, what do you want? What happened?"

White Zetsu recounted what had happened, then added, "Lord Jin asked you to find a way to pass this information to Minato Namikaze so that he can make a decision as soon as possible!"

Obito Uchiha looked grave, realizing the seriousness of the situation, and said, "I understand. You guys stay here and keep an eye on the orphanage for me!"

After saying that, Obito Uchiha did not hesitate for a moment, and his figure twisted and disappeared from the spot.

A few breaths later, Obito Uchiha appeared outside the Hokage Building, looking somewhat troubled and unsure of what to do.

According to his investigation, Minato Namikaze is currently in a meeting at the Hokage Building, surrounded by many people, making it difficult to pass on messages.

Moreover, according to his and Uchiha Jin's plan, his identity cannot be exposed yet, and how to gain Minato Namikaze's trust is also a problem.

After much deliberation, Obito Uchiha sighed and finally made up his mind.

The situation is urgent now. Compared to the life and death of Konoha, the surprise that he and Uchiha Jin want to give to Namikaze Minato is nothing!

Furthermore, since Uchiha Jin sent him to deliver a message to Namikaze Minato, he should have already considered this situation!

With that thought in mind, Obito Uchiha re-entered the Kamui dimension, then raised his hand to remove the mask from his face, began to remove his disguise, and changed into a set of everyday clothes bearing the Uchiha clan crest.

Finally, Obito Uchiha dug out the Konoha headband that had been lying around for a very long time from a corner.

After wiping the dust off his Konoha headband, Obito Uchiha tied it around his forehead and then walked out of the Kamui dimension with a determined look in his eyes!

Obito Uchiha, the Konoha ninja, has arrived!

Chapter 192 Things have changed, and the iconic scenes are no more!

Hokage Building, inside the command center.

Because Shimura Danzo had arbitrarily led thousands of Cloud Ninja into the Land of Fire, war was now unavoidable. Therefore, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu had to immediately expand the meeting, inviting the heads of various departments of Konoha and some clan leaders to participate in the war meeting.

Mitokado Yan sat in the main seat of the conference room, introducing the current situation to everyone.

"Gentlemen, war is inevitable, and now is not the time to assign blame. The most urgent task now is to deal with those thousands of Cloud Ninja who have broken into the Land of Fire as soon as possible!"

"It is now basically confirmed that the chaos in the village last night was caused by the Cloud Village delegation. They took advantage of the chaos to rescue the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki from the Cloud Village and escaped from the village. The Uchiha clan leader has led the Konoha Guard ninja to pursue them, and the outcome is currently unknown."

"The several thousand troops from Kumogakure entered the Land of Fire to support the Kumogakure delegation. According to intelligence, they are led by the Fourth Raikage, A, and number around two thousand!"

"We responded immediately upon receiving the news. First, we had Jiraiya organize the border defense forces near the Land of Rice Fields and the Land of Hot Springs to cut off the retreat of the Cloud Village army. In addition, we transferred 500 men from the border defense forces within the Land of Waterfalls to provide support."

"In addition, about two hours after the Uchiha clan chief led his men out of the village, we have organized a thousand ninjas in the village to go and provide support, led by the Hyuga clan chief."

“An hour and a half ago, we organized another two thousand ninjas, led by Orochimaru, to leave the village to provide support!”

After a pause, Mitokado Homura's gaze swept across the faces of everyone present, and he raised his voice, saying, "This time, Konoha has the advantage of timing, location, and popular support! Konoha will surely win!"

"Konoha will win!"

Everyone in the conference room responded in agreement.

Seeing this, Mitokado Homura nodded in satisfaction and continued, "The outcome of this war is basically a foregone conclusion. What we need to discuss now is how to face Kumogakure after this war!"

"The Hidden Cloud Village has suffered such a huge loss, they certainly won't let this go easily. So we need to prepare early on whether to escalate the war or stop while we're ahead!"

"Hmph," Shimura Danzo snorted as soon as Mitokado Homura finished speaking, and said, "What's there to consider? Of course, we should press our advantage and continue to expand the war!"