Naruto: Sukuna Jinchuriki, I am Uchiha.

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Orochimaru looked at the mess before him, feeling somewhat annoyed.

They underestimated Sunagakure. Even a broken ship has three nails, let alone one of the Five Great Ninja Villages.

Rasa's appearance prevented Konoha from achieving significant results; Orochimaru's goal was not such a minor victory.

He knew full well what the defeat in this war meant for Konoha, and he had to find a way to turn the tide.

Orochimaru decided to personally infiltrate Sunagakure to gather more information about Chiyo and Rasa, and also planned to spread the news that Sasori of the Red Sand had assassinated the Third Kazekage.

It's not useful if only the higher-ups in Sunagakure know about this; what's needed is for the lower-ranking ninjas to know.

He learned this technique from Tuanzang.

If given the chance, he wants to assassinate that Magnet Release ninja!

After cleaning up the battlefield, Orochimaru quietly left under the cover of night, heading towards Sunagakure.

Meanwhile, on another battlefield on the western front of Konoha.

Scattered across the Kannabi Bridge are broken limbs and remains.

Fugaku was highly skilled in genjutsu and was currently controlling two Iwagakure ninjas to interrogate them for information.

Uchiha Kagami wiped the bloodstains off Sode Shirayuki's body.

Swordsmanship is part of the Uchiha-style ninjutsu, and it mainly relies on the Sharingan's perception.

If you find an opening in the enemy's defenses, a short sword is more effective at killing than a long sword.

It also better suits his slashing attacks.

Minato saw that he wanted to train, and he entrusted most of the subsequent waves of Iwagakure to him.

The Uchiha clan improves fastest only in actual combat.

Both Uchiha Kagami's sense of timing and combat intelligence have improved significantly.

"It seems... Iwagakure has confirmed the information that the Land of Fire's borders are undefended."

Fugaku approached the group and said in a deep voice, "According to the information they have..."

"Onoki has already ordered the Jinchuriki to set off; their destination is here!"

This is always an extremely oppressive word.

Minato smiled gently: "They'll come sooner or later. Isn't that the purpose of our stationing here?"

All eyes turned to Uchiha Kagami.

Fugaku has already learned the contents of Orochimaru's pre-battle meeting.

According to him, Minato held off one Jinchūriki, and if a second one appeared, he would hand it over to Uchiha Kagami...

Despite Chiha Kagami's impressive performance these days, no one thought he could contend with a Jinchūriki.

That terrifying black flash was as powerful as a Tailed Beast Ball, but after using it once, Uchiha Kagami lost his ability to continue fighting.

Faced with their silent question, Uchiha Kagami sheathed his sword and said calmly, "I hope it's the Four-Tails. I'm more interested in it."

Aside from the versatile Kurama, among the tailed beasts, the Four-Tails has the highest compatibility with Uchiha Kagami.

He most frequently uses fire and earth techniques, which gives him the basic conditions to develop Lava Release.

The development of Yin Release is the most valuable, and the slashing attack can be considered a manifestation of Yin Release.

The Lava Release technique is very powerful, but he doesn't have much energy to develop it.

Even taking four tails is a shortcut.

The nine tailed beasts are guardians left to the ninja world by the Sage of Six Paths, each possessing powerful abilities.

The correct Jinchūriki is one who, after reconciliation, can use the Tailed Beast's abilities to achieve a result greater than the sum of its parts.

The Nine-Tails' chakra that Uchiha Kagami obtained helped him develop Yin Release: Sun-Chasing Wolf.

Obtaining the Four-Tails' chakra would greatly benefit the development of Lava Release.

Just like thinking...

A wave of heat swept over us, as if an active volcano were about to erupt.

"You bastards from Konoha, what have you done to my comrades?!"

The roar grew louder as it approached, and a crimson figure became vaguely visible, setting off raging fires wherever it passed.

"Prepare for battle, it's the Four-Tails you've been waiting for, Kagami."

Minato couldn't activate his chakra perception all the time, so he wasn't too alarmed by the newly appeared enemies.

Compared to the Four-Tails and Five-Tails they had encountered before, the Nine-Tails was far more terrifying. Minato even felt that these two Jinchuriki were not on the same level as Kushina at all.

They even said back then that to fight them we would have to bring the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. What a load of bull.

Uchiha Kagami activated his Sharingan again, quickly forming hand seals by channeling his chakra.

He didn't have the bad habit of waiting for people to rush over, chatting for a bit, and then starting the fight.

If you don't use this time to build up your ultimate move, do you really think this is a turn-based game?

Squeak-squeak-squeak-

The ear-piercing cutting sounds continued, drawing attention.

Fugaku, in particular, recalled unpleasant memories.

The azure blade spun around Uchiha Kagami, faster and faster, like a storm.

"Stay a little further away from me."

The storm expanded, pulverizing the corpses of the Hidden Rock on the ground and staining the azure blade stream with a hint of blood.

The Four-Tails Jinchuriki, with magma flowing all over his body, immediately went into full-power mode.

Lava Release: Scorching River Rock Technique!

Several millstone-sized magma balls suddenly crashed in, radiating terrifyingly high temperatures.

Uchiha Kagami extended two fingers forward, guiding the movement.

"Slash Release - Thousand Blade Flow Kageyoshi"

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The endless torrent of sword blades surged like a giant dragon, completely annihilating the several balls of lava fire.

Where the floodwaters passed, they carved a deep furrow into the earth.

The blade's power remained undiminished, trapping the crimson figure within the storm.

Within a radius of several hundred meters, soil and rocks were blasted into dust, and giant trees were reduced to ashes!

"This...what is this?"

Zhiwei and the others, witnessing this technique for the first time, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Wind Release? No, I don't feel any Wind Release chakra!"

"This technique is practically forbidden! Just how many more trump cards does he have up his sleeve?!"

"What a monster!"

Fugaku stared intently, trying to understand the principle behind this technique.

"Slash Release, this is Mirror's special secret technique, it shouldn't be considered a bloodline limit."

The strong wind made Minato's voice sound somewhat unclear, but everyone present was a Jonin with keen hearing.

"This is an ultra-high frequency slash formed by mental energy... As far as I know, mental energy..."

"There may only be one creature that can be compared to a mirror."

The creature he was referring to was not a human being.

"A pure mental strike!" Nara Suzaku, a user of Yin Release, could hardly believe it.

"Could this be a modified version of the Spirit Transformation Technique? Should we protect Jing's body?"

"Although I don't think he really needs it..."

Minato pressed his finger to the ground and continued, "This aura... it's the Five-Tails approaching with a group of people."

"Xuanhuo, Zhiwei, you two stay behind to assist Jing. The rest of you, come with me and stop them!"

Amidst the storm of blades, Lao Zi felt utterly miserable.

His appearance at this moment was completely unlike that of a human; his skin was made of lava, and he had a giant tail behind him, just like a so-called lava demon.

This is the Lava Release Chakra Mode he developed.

The Lava Release is the Four-Tails' signature ability. Through years of training, he has mastered this bloodline limit, which is why he can have such a form.

In this form, both his attack and defense are greatly enhanced, making him stronger than the Five-Tailed Han in terms of overall power.

Among the group of Iwagakure members that Kagami killed was his nephew. He was his brother's posthumous son, and to Kagami, he was more important than his own son.

After they lost contact, the enraged Old Purple ignored his companions' advice and charged straight at them alone.

They thought this new stance would burn away all the bastards who invaded the borders of the Land of Earth, but they were wiped out as soon as they appeared.

These fine blades can't cause fatal damage immediately, but if nothing is done...

Gulu gulu...

More and more tailed beast chakra seeped out, responding to Rōshi's furious emotions.

The roar shook the heavens, and the raging, scorching chakra forcefully cleaved a hole in the storm of sword blades!

Has it entered Tailed Beast Transformation Mode so quickly...?

Seeing that Ryūshi had revealed three tails, Uchiha Kagami stopped the Thousand Blade Style: Kageyoshi and summoned a giant eagle.

The Uchiha clan has several cooperative summoning clans, the most well-known of which is the Ninja Cat Clan.

Some members of the tribe who favor illusion magic also choose the Raven Pact.

This giant eagle was subdued by Uchiha Kagami alone, in order to perfect his own combat system.

Flying is a huge advantage; against ordinary ninjas, one can be completely invincible.

After a brief exchange between Xuanhuo and Zhiwei, Uchiha Kagami felt somewhat troubled.

Regular Jonin, without methods to deal with large creatures, are useless against Tailed Beasts.

Aburame Shimi's insect technique is very strong, but the parasitic insects can't get close to Old Purple at all.

Zhiwei was an old ninja, and he could tell from Uchiha Kagami's glance that he was disgusted with him, so he quickly said something.

"I have already hidden a large number of parasitic insects beneath the battlefield. As long as he has the moment to release his tailed beast form, I can control the parasitic insects to erode his chakra!"

"Have you ever used parasitic insects to absorb the chakra of tailed beasts before?"

"……No."

"I'll try to deplete some of his chakra later. If you can do it, you can assist me in the battle."

"If you can't, then run for your own life and don't hold them back."

I'm a Jonin, after all...

The conversation between the two lasted only a few seconds. Below, Old Purple stabilized his Tailed Beast Chakra, his pure black pupils gazing up at the giant eagle.

A terrifying amount of chakra coalesced before him, and tiny chakra particles visibly formed a high-density black energy blast.

A suffocating atmosphere filled the space. Facing the mysterious fire of the Tailed Beast Ball for the first time, his hands trembled slightly.

This is a natural disaster, a weapon that humanity cannot possibly resist.

What are you afraid of?

The calm voice pulled Xuanhuo back to reality, and he looked at Uchiha Kagami's cold profile.

"A mere tailed beast is nothing more than livestock of my Uchiha clan. How can you be afraid of animals?"

Uchiha Kagami's absolute confidence infected Xuanhuo, and even Zhiwei was affected, his blood gradually warming up.

"Use all your chakra to unleash the Great Fire Annihilation, and leave the rest to me."