The Uchiha Clan's Sun

Without hesitation, Mitokado Daiki said directly, "The entire Kikyo Mountain Fortress has a total of 106 people, including the two of us. Among them, there are 24 Chunin and 82 Genin. One of the Chunin is a medical ninja!"

"As for living supplies, we have enough food and medicine to supply an army of 1,000 people for half a year! We also have enough explosive tags, kunai, shuriken, senbon and other ninja tools to arm an army of 3,000 people for a large-scale war!"

In order to provide timely support to the front lines, the Kikyo Mountain Fortress has a considerable amount of supplies stored up, which has saved Uchiha Jin a lot of trouble.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Jin said, "You all need to immediately organize people to move all kinds of combat supplies onto the city walls, especially the explosive tags. Whether we can hold out for half a day depends on them!"

"Furthermore, organize more people to assist that medical ninja in setting up a wartime hospital, and prepare all the necessary supplies for treating the wounded in advance!"

Mitomon Ōki and Sarutobi Saemon responded and hurriedly went to make the arrangements.

Uchiha Jin also went up to the city wall to survey the surroundings.

Battles between ninjas are completely different from battles between ordinary people. No matter how tall the walls of Kikyo Mountain Fortress are built, they are as thin as paper in the face of sharp ninjutsu.

Aside from those explosive tags, the key to this war may lie in his performance!

Chapter 195 Nobody cares about the truth!

Meanwhile, at the entrance of Konoha Village.

After overcoming countless hardships, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tenzo finally returned to Konoha Village. Their eyes widened as they watched convoys loaded with all sorts of supplies drive out of Konoha one after another!

"Lord Hokage, something seems to have happened in the village!"

Tenzo looked at the convoy and the number of guard ninjas at the entrance of Konoha Village, which was several times greater than usual, and spoke up.

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned deeply; he had naturally realized that something was wrong.

Moreover, judging from the situation he has witnessed, Konoha Village has clearly entered a state of war!

This greatly angered and terrified Hiruzen Sarutobi!

What's surprising is that both the situation in Konoha Village and the overall situation in the ninja world had clearly stabilized when he left the village. Why did such a big change occur in just a few days after he left?

Why did the war begin? Who is the enemy? Kumogakure? Iwagakure? Or perhaps Kirigakure, isolated overseas?

Hiruzen Sarutobi really couldn't understand it!

What's infuriating is that even a fool could guess that 90% of the reason for this situation is Danzo Shimura!

Danzo Shimura must have done something while he was away!

Hiruzen Sarutobi was filled with immense regret at that moment!

It's all because he was too lenient with Shimura Danzo before, which made Shimura Danzo more and more lawless. He not only dared to send people to assassinate the Hokage, but also dared to provoke a war!

"Who are you? If you've come to Konoha to issue missions, I'm sorry, but Konoha is currently in a state of war and has temporarily suspended accepting all missions! If you're here to do business, please register and enter the village as soon as possible, and do not stand at the village entrance!"

Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was pondering, a ninja responsible for guarding the gates of Konoha noticed their unusual behavior and approached them with great vigilance.

In order to avoid some danger, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tenzo disguised themselves to hide their true appearance, which is why the Konoha ninja did not recognize them.

Hiruzen Sarutobi formed a hand seal with one hand, instantly removing his disguise. After pondering for a moment, he looked at the Konoha ninja and said, "You are Kagura Yuichi, aren't you? It is I who have returned!"

The Kagura clan is a small family in Konoha Village. Although they are not very strong, Hiruzen Sarutobi still knows Kagura Yuichi, the head of the Kagura clan.

"Third, Third Hokage!" Kagura Yuichi's eyes widened, then he exclaimed with joy, "You're finally back! The village is in a critical situation and we need you to take charge!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand and asked, "I won't bother with formalities. What exactly happened in the village?"

"Is such that......"

Kagura Yuichi dared not delay and immediately recounted the whole story in detail.

"How dare he! Who gave Shimura Danzo the authority to do this! He actually dared to start a war without authorization, leading to this situation!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was so enraged that his breathing became rapid!

Tenzo, who was standing to the side, was even more dumbfounded. As Shimura Danzo's secret weapon to deal with Sarutobi Hiruzen, he had participated in Shimura Danzo's plan almost the entire time.

He really couldn't understand how the cooperation between Shimura Danzo and Kumogakure suddenly turned into a trap set by Shimura Danzo for Kumogakure, a trap to lure Kumogakure into war.

Could this be Danzo Shimura's true purpose?

Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his sleeve, said nothing more, greeted Yuichi Kagura, and headed towards the Hokage Building.

Seeing this, Tenzo quickly followed in Hiruzen Sarutobi's footsteps.

On the way, after much hesitation, Tenzo finally asked Hiruzen Sarutobi the question that had been bothering him: "Lord Hokage, why did things turn out this way?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi snorted coldly and said, "There's nothing surprising about it. After all, assassinating the Hokage is a serious crime. Danzo Shimura can only divert everyone's attention and downplay the matter of assassinating the Hokage by creating a bigger conflict."

"I have to say, Danzo Shimura's move was brilliant. Not only did he pin the blame for the assassination of the Hokage on Kumogakure, but he might also be able to use this opportunity to become a 'hero'!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was in a very bad mood, and he spoke a few more words to Tenzo as if venting his frustration.

Tianzang, puzzled, said, "But that's not the truth! He clearly..."

"No one cares about the truth!" Hiruzen Sarutobi interrupted Tenzo, saying in a deep voice, "All everyone wants is a result! If the result is good for everyone, then the truth loses its meaning! Only the losers and those who suffer losses will care about the truth!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice was suppressed to the extreme.

In this incident, he was undoubtedly the biggest loser and the one who suffered the most losses!

After a pause, a glint of light flashed in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes, and he said, "However, Danzo Shimura, who was clever all his life, made a foolish mistake this time! The Hidden Cloud Village's response this time clearly deviated from his plan!"

"Shimura Danzo could very well go from being the village's 'hero' to being the village's 'sinner' because of this!"

"When the time comes, the tide will surge in like a flood, and everything that Shimura Danzo did will eventually be settled!"

As they spoke, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tenzo had already entered the Hokage Building.

With no obstacles along the way, Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived at the door of the operations room and pushed it open.

"Sandaime-sama?!!"

Everyone in the conference room stood up when they saw Hiruzen Sarutobi standing at the door.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze swept across the faces of everyone in the meeting room, taking in their expressions.

Some were pleasantly surprised, some were excited, some were relaxed, while others were astonished, confused, and had ambiguous expressions.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's gaze finally settled on Danzo Shimura's expressionless face in the conference room. After a few seconds of eye contact, he slowly spoke, "Gentlemen, I'm back!"

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On the walls of Kikyo Mountain Fortress, Uchiha Jin leaned against a box of shuriken, closing his eyes to rest and prepare for the upcoming battle.

"They're here! The enemy is advancing rapidly, ten kilometers ahead. They're expected to reach the fortress in five minutes!"

Hyuga Hizashi suddenly spoke up, loudly reminding everyone.

In an instant, the atmosphere on the entire city wall of Kikyōsan Fortress froze, and a chilling aura spread!

"Everyone, prepare for battle! According to the established battle plan, the Hyuga clan archers will fight and retreat, and avoid close combat with the enemy unless absolutely necessary! The rest of you should try to hold off the enemy and create opportunities for the Hyuga clan archers to inflict casualties!"

Uchiha Jin suddenly opened his eyes, leaped onto the top of the city wall, and loudly issued orders.

A few minutes later, a figure crackling with electricity appeared in everyone's sight first, followed by a massive, dark army of Cloud Village!

War is imminent!

Chapter 196 Who do you think I am?!

"The enemy is about to enter firing range. Archers, be careful to avoid the Fourth Raikage, A, who is at the front!"

"Ready...to fire!"

Without any preamble or any intention to speak with the other party, when the Cloud Village army advanced to within about a thousand meters of the Kikyo Mountain Fortress, Hyuga Hizashi directly ordered his Hyuga archers to launch an attack!

The reason for avoiding the Fourth Raikage, A, is that A's Lightning Release Chakra Mode greatly enhances his defense, making it impossible for arrows to penetrate his defense!

Instead of wasting energy on Ai, we should try to inflict as much damage as possible on the Cloud Village army!

Dozens of whooshing sounds rang out as arrows pierced the vast army of Cloud Ninja, reaping lives before exploding violently and affecting many Cloud Ninja in the surrounding area!

Unlike the previous annihilation battle in the dark jungle, this time it is a head-on attack and defense battle with the Hidden Cloud Village!

Therefore, there was no need to conceal their presence this time. Uchiha Jin had the Hyuga clan archers attach at least three explosive tags to each of their arrows in order to inflict as much damage as possible on the Cloud Village army!

With these multiple enhancements, the first wave of arrows rendered dozens of Cloud Ninjas incapable of fighting!

"Archers? Spread out and increase your charge speed!"

Ai noticed the terrifying destructive power of those arrows and realized that they had to rush into the Jukyo Mountain Fortress as soon as possible, otherwise even if they captured the Jukyo Mountain Fortress, they would suffer huge casualties!

So after giving the order, Ai immediately increased his speed to the limit, turning into a blur and instantly creating distance between himself and the Cloud Hidden Army!

Ai must use himself as a spear to quickly break into the Kikyō Mountain Fortress and disrupt the Konoha ninja's offensive rhythm!

"Ignore the Fourth Raikage, maintain your attack rhythm, and don't give the Cloud Ninja a chance to breathe!"

Uchiha Jin remained calm as he watched A rapidly approaching below, issuing orders with composure.

After the Cloud Village army dispersed, the damage caused by the arrows of the Hyuga clan archers decreased significantly, but the killing power was still considerable. Each volley of arrows would incapacitate at least a dozen Cloud Village ninjas!

After the Hyuga clan archers fired their fifth volley of arrows, A, whose hair and beard stood on end and who was crackling with lightning, had already arrived at the foot of Kikyo Mountain Fortress!

"Damn it! Die!"

With a loud roar, Ai leaped high, covering a distance of dozens of meters, and was about to break into the Jugeng Mountain Fortress!

The next moment, a muffled thud was heard, and Ai's figure flew back even faster than when he came!

"who are you?!"

Ai landed heavily on the ground, looking at Uchiha Jin, who was engulfed in flames, not far in front of him with a mixture of surprise and doubt.

For some reason, Ai always felt a sense of familiarity when he saw Uchiha Jin, and even felt anger and resentment from the bottom of his heart!

After searching through all her memories, Ke'ai couldn't find any trace of Uchiha Jin, even though it was clearly their 'first' meeting!

This left Ai feeling quite taken aback!

"Long time no see, Ai!"

Uchiha Jin gave Ai a strange smile and raised his hand to draw the Zankatana from its sheath.

"Long time no see? Who are you anyway?"

Uchiha Jin's words made A somewhat uneasy. He was certain that he knew Uchiha Jin, but he couldn't find any memories related to him in his mind!

Ai recalled his recent experience of being captured by Konoha and realized a certain possibility!

Could my memories have been altered?

There are many special methods in the ninja world that can modify memories, and the Yamanaka clan of Konoha is a master of this art!

The thought that Konoha might obtain a lot of information about Kumogakure from his memories filled Ai with rage!

"Sorry, Ai, I don't have time to waste with you this time. I'll finish you off with the next strike!"

Uchiha Jin slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, holding the Zanka Katana horizontally in front of him, continuously accumulating heat on the blade, making it appear like charcoal!

Zanka no Katana - East - Rising Sun Blade!

"Arrogant! Who do you think I am?!" Ai roared angrily, appearing above Uchiha Jin in a flash. He punched Uchiha Jin on the head and said, "I am the Fourth Raikage! The Lightning Ninja meets the Suzuki Blade!"

Uchiha Jin neither dodged nor evaded, but calmly raised the Broken Flame Katana in his hand and slashed at A!

Ai's pupils contracted, and a sudden, inexplicable palpitation gripped his heart. He felt that if he were to be touched by the sword in Uchiha Jin's hand, he would surely die!

Ai quickly changed his move, leaning back in mid-air to dodge the Blazing Blade, and then flipped several times to create distance between himself and Uchiha Jin!

But the next moment, Uchiha Jin appeared in front of A, wielding his sword and slashing down!

"So fast!"

Ai was startled, finding Uchiha Jin's speed somewhat unbelievable!

With a single swing of the Blazing Blade, A's figure exploded into a ball of lightning, which coiled towards Uchiha Jin!

Lightning Release: Lightning Clone!

Uchiha Jin's expression remained unchanged. Flames erupted from his body, extinguishing the lightning, and at the same time, he threw a punch to his side!

"fire punch!"

The blazing flames, shaped like a fist, collided with Ai, whose entire body was crackling with electricity. Both of them were thrown back by the impact!

Uchiha Jin looked at A, whose expression was serious, and said with a hint of surprise, "You brute can actually use clones?"

Ai's face darkened upon hearing this, and he said, "What do you mean by that? I am the Fourth Raikage! I'm just too lazy to use the Lightning Clone Technique, but that doesn't mean I can't!"