Fortunately, with Uchiha Fucheng, the clan leader, holding the line, these young Jonin and elite Chunin became much calmer.
Uchiha Kaen took the lead, splitting off two people to eliminate the enemy's Chunin and Genin.
After trimming away the Rain Ninja's cannon fodder, they would work together to deal with the more troublesome Doshin.
The remaining Uchiha also performed quite impressively.
Although they lacked the experience of an old-school Jonin like Doshin, the young ones were quick-witted.
They immediately took advantage of the large pools of water left by the earlier Water Release to utilize the terrain for their Ninjutsu.
Leveraging the battlefield environment, they unleashed a wide-area "containment-type" Earth ReleaseNinjutsu.
(Released by 3 people) Earth Release: Earth Flow River.
(Released by 3 people) Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld.
These two special Earth ReleaseNinjutsu consumed a lot of Chakra.
But when turned into a combined Ninjutsu and divided among several Ninjas, the cost became negligible.
The murky water surface turned into a muddy swamp, churning endlessly beneath the Rain Ninjas' feet.
Several rivers of mud, resembling earth dragons, repeatedly surged toward the cliff where the Rain Ninjas were located.
The Earth Release mud sticking to the Rain Ninjas became an adhesive as strong as glue.
Most of the Rain Ninjas fell into the Swamp of the Underworld.
"Use Earth Release to raise the ground, quickly raise the ground!" Doshin shouted.
He once again summoned a smaller Salamander mount.
During this wave of attacks, a purple-haired Rain Ninja failed to dodge in time and was directly bound by the mud.
Uchiha Kaen was crisp and efficient; a single Kunai struck the purple-haired Ninja's forehead.
A rare one-hit kill with a projectile weapon!
The purple-haired Rain Ninja's corpse fell directly into the pitch-black, viscous Swamp of the Underworld.
[Altered the fate trajectory of Ajisai]
This notification caught Fucheng by surprise.
After this purple-haired Ninja died, a system reward notification actually popped up.
"Ajisai?"
The name sounded slightly unfamiliar.
"Could it be the Animal Path among the Six Paths of Pain, the one capable of summoning creatures?"
Fucheng was pleasantly surprised.
"I didn't expect to kill two birds with one stone like this!"
He marveled at the wonder of fate.
This dead purple-haired Ninja was very likely a direct relative of the future Ajisai.
"When people die, it's like a lamp going out; better to die early and be reincarnated early," Fucheng silently thought.
In any case, Ajisai's fate was quite tragic; not only did she die miserably at a young age, but her corpse was eventually modified into the Animal Path of Pain.
[Reward: Ajisai's fate dice]
Now that his approval rating had increased significantly, Fucheng decided to be generous and invested fifty points directly.
[Obtained a small amount of Space-Time Ninjutsu talent, obtained Summoning Creature: Giant Panda.]
Seeing this reward, Fucheng perked up.
He had a clear impression of this unique Panda summoning creature in Naruto.
The first time the Panda appeared, it was used to counter giant ants.
Later, this Panda was also included as a summoning creature in the Naruto mobile game.
However, after Ajisai became the Animal Path of Pain, this Giant Panda also turned into a stone panda embedded with black rods.
It was a strange, zombie-like form with super armor.
Fucheng didn't really care about the Panda's combat power.
Rather, as a Chinese person, he had an inherent fondness for national treasures like pandas.
He didn't need this Panda to be a great fighter; even if it just served as a mount, it would make Fucheng extremely happy.
This thing, the Panda, was the mount of Chiyou in ancient mythology.
He, Uchiha Fucheng, though not particularly talented, also wanted to experience the comfort of an ancient war god's mount.
...
Uchiha Fucheng happily fiddled with his new summoning creature, the Panda.
On the battlefield, the Rain Ninjas launched a more violent counterattack.
First came the rain of poison-tipped Senbon.
Following the countless Senbon were explosive tags tied with transparent threads.
Fucheng knew that his subordinates were not proficient in Wind ReleaseNinjutsu.
So, he took the initiative to form hand seals himself. Just as the Senbon needles reached mid-air, Fucheng's Wind Release blew them back like a sweeping storm.
Explosions rang out one after another.
Under this Wind Release attack, at least seven or eight Rain Ninjas were killed or injured.
Smoke, mud, blood, severed limbs...
Uchiha Fucheng stood high on the earthen wall, looking down from above.
He scanned the enemy arrogantly with a 45-degree downward gaze.
With his arms crossed, Fucheng urged them to surrender, "Doshin, I know your reputation. Give up the resistance and surrender immediately; do not cause needless casualties."
Once these words were spoken, Doshin on the opposite side was so angry he nearly vomited blood.
"The Land of Rain will not yield!" Doshin roared.
"You people from the great nations will never understand us."
Fucheng sneered, "Don't go on about the dreams of a small nation, and don't spout nonsense like 'you want true peace.'
Gambling on national destiny at every turn, wanting to stake all your hope on actively invading other countries—don't you find it ridiculous yourself?"
The Rain Ninjas wanted to retort, but looking at the miserable state of their own people, they swallowed their words.
Fucheng looked at the Rain Ninjas in the mud with disdain, commenting in an exceptionally calm tone.
"Every day you pin your hopes on 'an old man Hanzou who knows a bit about poison.'
Every day you shout, 'The rise or fall of our nation depends on this one effort.'
Every day you think, 'We must invade other countries.'
You guys, who have neither strength nor humility, still want to become a great power in the Ninja World?
A small nation like yours doesn't even have the most basic self-awareness.
Now that you've lost, just obediently surrender to me. If you don't surrender, I can only let you obediently go to your deaths."
Deciding not to coast anymore, Uchiha Fucheng's eyes changed from the Three Tomoe to the Mangekyo form.
A flash of lightning streaked across the sky, and the pinwheel lightning pattern of the Mangekyo Sharingan was directly reflected in the depths of Doshin's eyes.
"I?"
Doshin still wanted to shout, but the world before him seemed to invert and spin.
He wanted to struggle with all his might, but the strength in his body grew weaker and weaker.
The coldness of the raindrops, the earthy smell of the swamp, the rushing sound of the river.
All of these made Doshin feel as if his soul was leaving his body, feeling himself slowly detaching from this world.
Crack!
A peal of thunder.
Doshin felt reality once again.
The world was still this world.
His companions were still these companions.
But the expressions of the Rain Ninjas revealed a terror as if they had "seen a ghost."
"What are you doing?"
Doshin said weakly, his body feeling increasingly hollow.
He looked down and saw his own hands gripping a Kunai, forcefully stabbing it into his own chest.
"I killed myself?"
Doshin knelt down powerlessly, standing blankly on the spot like a tombstone.
He watched helplessly as blood gushed from his chest.
The last image Doshin saw was forever frozen on the distant high wall: those terrifying and cold eyes of Uchiha Fucheng.
"He killed Doshin with just one glare?!"
At this moment, beside Fucheng, Uchiha Zanghu's mouth was so wide with surprise that a fist could fit inside.
This square face, paired with small eyes, made him look foolish.
With this bewildered expression, he still looked like a cute, dazed Tibetan fox.
The Uchiha Ninjas were ecstatic!
The scene was filled with excited cheers, "Lord Fucheng is too amazing!"
Black Zetsu, hiding underground, hadn't seen Fucheng's actions, only heard the conversation of the few.
But this instant kill situation was very much like how Madara used his Mangekyo to bully weaklings.
Black Zetsu was surprised; he felt that he had underestimated Uchiha Fucheng, and also underestimated the power of Fucheng's Mangekyo.
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