The Uchiha's Path to the Top, Starting from Konoha

Chapter 68 If you piss them off, kill them all.

"Eight Trigrams - Mountain-Shattering Strike!"

Chased to Ashikaga by Madara Uchiha's shadow clone, Ashikaga stood with his back against a cliff and unleashed a punch he had been preparing. The solidified chakra was like a giant laser beam, striking Madara Uchiha who was chasing him from behind at a speed that even a Kage-level ninja could hardly react to.

The immense power was so great that even the ground where the fist passed was cracked by the aftershocks of the chakra pressure, spreading rapidly like a spider web. A nearby mountain was instantly pierced through, with earth and rocks rumbling loudly.

"The power is good, but the accuracy is lacking."

Madara Uchiha, who had dodged the attack with a Body Flicker and a Substitution Jutsu, stood seven or eight meters away from Ashikaga Hyuga, almost face to face, with his arms crossed and a calm expression.

"Too bad it was just an eye roll."

"call."

Knowing he couldn't escape, Hyuga Ashikaga's expression turned serious, his gaze lowered, and he immediately opted for close-quarters combat.

If you can control Madara Uchiha's pressure points, you might have a chance to live; if you can't, you'll die here.

If he creates distance and gets attacked by Madara Uchiha's ninjutsu, he will die even faster without the main family's secret technique, Resurrection.

"That kind of resolute look in their eyes is what makes it interesting."

At the bottom of the cliff, in the dim and gloomy darkness, Madara Uchiha's eyes flashed with the crimson light of his three-tomoe Sharingan.

"I saw you on the battlefield back then. Come and please me, Hyuga Ashikaga!"

Hyuga Ashikaga's figure suddenly vanished from the spot, leaving only a lingering shadow floating in the air.

Madara Uchiha sidestepped the Gentle Fist that came from behind, twisted his ankle, and appeared behind Ashikaga Hyuga even faster. He held the Flame Fan and slashed down, but the Byakugan of the branch family, with its almost 360-degree field of vision, had already detected him.

"Gentle Fist Technique: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"

Hyuga Ashikaga swiftly dodged Uchiha Madara's attack and assumed a fighting stance, unleashing a flurry of gentle fists towards the chakra points on Uchiha Madara's body.

Madara Uchiha sneered, suddenly stepping back to avoid Ashikaga Hyuga's Gentle Fist. His hands moved like phantoms, wielding the Flame Fan and severing one of Ashikaga's arms in the blink of an eye.

Then they smashed his head open!

"In the end, it's just a tiny spark of light."

Ignoring Hyuga Ashikaga's corpse, Madara Uchiha's shadow clone vanished from the spot with a bang.

Meanwhile, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio was also caught up by the shadow clone. With their exquisite teamwork, they narrowly killed the shadow clone. Then, Madara Uchiha's true form clapped his hands and walked over.

"The combined battles of Ino-Shika-Cho are still as pleasing to the eye as ever."

"You flatter me, Lord Ban."

Nara Shikame, panting heavily, glanced back at his two wounded teammates and gave a wry smile. "Lord Madara, can't we discuss this a little more? We'll erase your presence here with a memory erasure technique and won't cause you any more trouble."

"There's no need. Killing you would be much simpler."

Madara Uchiha's attitude made Nara Shikanaru's heart sink. He quickly began to think of ways to survive and continued, "Lord Madara, you should know that if we all die in the Land of Lightning, Konoha will definitely send an even stronger ninja force to gather intelligence. Wouldn't that put you in even more trouble?"

"Take the current Third Hokage for example. He also has the Mangekyou Sharingan, which comes from the same source as yours. In fact, the Third Hokage has also learned the Flying Thunder God Technique."

These are all publicly available information in Konoha. Nara Shikanaru has no qualms about saying them out loud. If he can't defeat them in person, he can only bring up Konoha's backing to make Uchiha Madara hesitate.

However, to the despair of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, Madara Uchiha merely praised Uchiha Takeo's talent and casually mentioned the fact that he had killed Uchiha Setsuna and Hyuga Ashikaga.

Two people have already died, so if three more die, it won't be a big deal.

In Madara Uchiha's eyes, no matter how many insects there are, they are still insects. If you piss them off, you can kill them all!

(Hopefully, the traces left along the way will be discovered by the Third Hokage.)

The three of them took a deep breath. They were all veteran Kage-level warriors. Seeing that Uchiha Madara was unwilling to give up, they had no choice but to risk their lives to buy time for Uchiha Takeo, who was on his way to their rescue.

This time, they really had bad luck and ran into a brick wall.

Who would have thought that Madara Uchiha, who should have been dead, would emerge from the Land of Lightning!

………………

"Woof woof."

"Lord Hokage, Kiba has already smelled their scent."

Having reached a point not far from Cloud Thunder Gorge, Inuzuka Jin's beloved dog, Fang, let out a low growl, causing Inuzuka Jin's expression to change. He pointed ahead, "Hokage-sama, there's a smell of blood ahead. The owner of the scent is Hyuga Ashikaga!"

"Speed ​​up!"

Uchiha Muan looked up in the direction Inuzuka Blade was pointing, then glanced deeply at the other direction.

The extraordinary spatial perception granted by [Tian Chang Li Zun] allowed him to detect chakra fluctuations at a Kage-level battle location nearly twenty kilometers away. Among them, three familiar chakra streams were already flickering like candles in the wind.

Another unfamiliar chakra, cold as iron, fierce and violent, like a huge plume of smoke rising into the sky, astonished Uchiha Wu'an.

In the entire ninja world, only the Nine-Tails or the Mangekyou Sharingan Uchiha possess chakra of this nature!

Excluding Mito Uzumaki and Hikaru Uchiha, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki who are still in Konoha, the remaining people, no matter how impossible or absurd, are the only answer.

(How did Madara Uchiha end up in the Land of Lightning?!)

(Shouldn't he have gone to Kirigakure in the Land of Water to control the Third Mizukage?)

(It seems I've completely messed up the original plot; it can only be used as a reference, not taken as gospel.)

(With my current strength, I am only good enough to defend myself in a direct confrontation with Madara Uchiha, but not enough to launch an attack. I can only rely on space-time ninjutsu for assassination.)

(Of the five Kage-level chakra users, only three have survived; the other two are likely in grave danger.)

Uchiha Takeo paused, standing with Inuzuka Blade before a corpse dressed in the Hyuga clan's insignia, its head mangled. A low growl escaped from the mouth of the ninja dog fang.

Inuzuka Jin observed the signs of battle around him, his pupils contracted, and a look of fear appeared in his heart.

Apart from the nearby mountain that had been knocked down, there were very few signs of battle elsewhere, making it seem like a battleground where a Kage-level powerhouse was locked in a life-or-death struggle.

But with Hyuga Ashikaga's corpse right in front of him, and the lingering scent, Inuzuka Jin couldn't help but picture a battle scene in which Hyuga Ashikaga was completely overwhelmed by an enemy.

"Woof woof!"

Suddenly, the majestic and handsome ninja dog tucked its tail between its legs and howled in panic around Inuzuka Blade, causing Inuzuka Blade's expression to change drastically as he looked at Uchiha Takehiro.

"It seems that even the Inuzuka clan chief's ninja dog has caught his scent."

Noticing Inuzuka Jin's hesitant gaze, Uchiha Takeo spoke coldly.

"Clan Chief Inuzuka, go and collect the remains. Also, look around the area; there should be the remains of Elder Setsuna from our clan there as well. Once you're done, don't linger; head straight for Cloud Thunder Gorge!"

"This is the new version of the Flying Thunder God Kunai. After arriving at the Cloud Thunder Gorge and discovering the Cloud Village's base, I immediately injected my chakra into it. If they are still alive, I will bring them here."

"If the three clan leaders, Ino-Shika-Cho, are unfortunately killed in battle, then it can only be blamed on their lack of strength and bad luck."

After receiving the Flying Thunder God Kunai, Inuzuka Jin, with a heavy heart, watched the Hokage fly away. While tidying up Hyuga Ashikaga's body, he felt extremely relieved.

If he hadn't stayed behind, he would probably be the one lying on the ground. Even more fortunately, the invincible ninja world's demon had his junior as an opponent.

(End of this chapter)