"Break."
Uchiha Kamito controlled his Susanoo and shattered the rock giant created by Ōnoki with a single slash.
But another giant rose from the ground immediately after.
This one was created by Kitsuchi.
Uchiha Kamito felt extremely irritated.
Destroy one, and another appears.
Isn't this getting ridiculous?
And he could feel his strength gradually slipping away.
"Damn it… the power gained from the Mangekyō is actually this weak. Good thing I took it—otherwise, how many detours would my future self have to take?"
"No… at the very least, I have to make that bastard Ōnoki pay some kind of price. Otherwise, wouldn't Hideki have died for nothing?"
Uchiha Kamito began to restrain his power, preparing to deliver a decisive blow to Ōnoki.
The Susanoo retracted back into his body.
Ōnoki and the others saw Uchiha Kamito withdraw his Susanoo.
"Haha! Uchiha brat, you finally can't hold on anymore, can you? Though at your age, your strength is already unbelievable. Thankfully, that's all the power you have at this age."
Ōnoki still felt lingering fear.
Fortunately, they managed to eliminate these two Konoha brats now.
Otherwise…
One "Senju Hashirama" and one "Uchiha Madara."
And not enemies—but allies with an extremely close relationship.
The Hidden Stone Village—no, the entire ninja world—would once again fall under Konoha's shadow.
"This battle was absolutely worth it."
In a single battle, Konoha lost one "Senju Hashirama" plus one "Uchiha Madara." How could the Hidden Stone Village not profit immensely?
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique."
"Die, Uchiha!"
Ōnoki quickly pursued Uchiha Kamito to prevent his escape—
Unaware that he himself was Kamito's real target.
"Amaterasu."
Uchiha Kamito threw the ninja blade in his hand, then swiftly evaded Ōnoki's Dust Release attack.
Ōnoki also dodged the thrown blade. In his eyes, Uchiha Kamito was already at the end of his rope.
In that instant, he spotted an opening.
"Let's see where you run now—Dust Release!"
But he didn't notice the faint smile at the corner of Kamito's lips.
"Uchiha Shuriken Jutsu—Modified: Ninja Blade Manipulation Technique."
The blade that Ōnoki had just dodged suddenly flew back toward him.
However, Ōnoki was in the startup phase of releasing Dust Release—
He couldn't dodge.
So he steeled himself.
"Then let's die together, Uchiha! I'll take you down with me!"
"Ah!"
Since he couldn't avoid it, he simply chose not to.
Taking this future Uchiha Madara down to hell with him would mean he had fulfilled his duty to the Hidden Stone Village.
Bang—
A spear shot up from underground,
Slightly altering the trajectory of the blade.
The Amaterasu-infused blade that was originally aimed at Ōnoki's abdomen shifted downward slightly—
And struck his left ankle instead.
Ōnoki made a split-second decision. A kunai appeared in his hand, and he severed everything below his left knee.
"Kitsuchi, well done!"
Ōnoki shouted loudly.
Kitsuchi was also overjoyed.
That all-out Earth Spear he had just unleashed not only saved the Tsuchikage of the Hidden Stone Village.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Kamito—
With only his left eye remaining, his vision blurred, he saw that Ōnoki hadn't been burned to death.
He felt speechless.
As expected, Amaterasu just can't kill anyone—no matter how it's used.
Even if he dies in the future, he definitely won't rely on it as his final killing move.
Then, Uchiha Kamito quietly disappeared within the cubic Dust Release barrier.
But the Konoha forces below didn't know that.
Especially the Uchiha clan ninja—
"How is this possible? Captain Kamito… how could this happen?!"
"No… it has to be fake!"
"Captain Kamito is so strong…"
The Uchiha were completely shattered.
Such a powerful Kamito.
Such a good leader.
The man who led the Uchiha Police Force back to prominence—
And now he was just… gone.
The Uchiha were overwhelmed with grief.
At that moment—
Aburame Shiken, who had been rushing nonstop, finally arrived.
He didn't see everything,
But he did see the moment Uchiha Kamito disappeared into the Dust Release barrier.
He didn't yet know what had happened to Hideki—
But Kamito had vanished right before his eyes.
"Kamito!!!"
"Hidden Stone Village—I'll make you all pay with your lives!!!"
The Hidden Stone ninja were confused.
Who is this now?
And… haven't we just experienced something like this?
The Konoha ninja were equally confused.
This scene felt oddly familiar.
Also… since when was it our turn to get angry?
We're hot-blooded ninja too, you know!
"Infinite Insect Sea—detonate!"
From beneath the Land of Grass, near the rear border of the Land of Fire, an endless swarm of kikaichū surged forth.
No tactics.
Just insects flying in and self-destructing.
At this moment, Aburame Shiken had only one thought—
Blow these Hidden Stone bastards to pieces.
And Ōnoki… I will make you repay this blood debt in full.
Ōnoki felt a bad premonition rise in his heart.
Why does this feel like something that's happened multiple times already?
"Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!"
Boom boom boom—
"No good, Captain Gengan! We can't block these insects—they can fly!"
"Damn it… the Aburame clan of Konoha…"
Gengan gritted his teeth.
Back in the Second Shinobi War, it was the Aburame clan's endless attrition tactics that made the Hidden Stone Village suffer terribly—
And completely humiliated their defensive forces.
What use is a defense unit that can't block enemy attacks?
And now, in the Third Shinobi War—
They were still helpless.
"Damn it! Is there no way to counter these insects?!"
"Explosion."
A voice rang out.
In an instant, a large area of insects was cleared.
Gari arrived with the Explosion Release unit to reinforce them.
"Gengan, you alright?"
"Gari, this time we really have you to thank."
"It's nothing. Our Explosion Release unit has been training specifically to deal with Aburame insects."
After speaking, Gari continued clearing the surrounding insects with Explosion Release.
"Not good—there are insects underground too!"
"What? Explosion Release can't reach underground!"
Kitsuchi made his move.
A series of towering earth chimneys appeared,
With insects constantly pouring out from their tops.
"Attack the tops!"
"Yes, sir!"
As expected of Kitsuchi.
Aburame Shiken's eyes were ice-cold.
Not a single one of these Hidden Stone ninja would leave here alive—
That was his promise.
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