Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 100 Battle Against the Nine-Tailed Fox

With no one to obstruct their path, the Uchiha Jonin quickly arrived at the area where the Nine-Tails was located, which had by then been reduced to ruins.

Each time those nine enormous tails that shot into the sky slammed into the ground, they would destroy an entire block. When they danced wildly in the air, they stirred up the air currents and turned them into gales that could easily blow people away. In addition, they would occasionally spew out small tailed beast balls. They were practically walking natural disasters!

The ruins were filled with the corpses of ninjas and civilians who hadn't managed to escape. Some collapsed houses were seeping bright red blood, and corpses that had turned into minced meat and were unrecognizable from human form could be seen from time to time. The battlefield was filled with an atmosphere of desolation, bloodshed, and tragedy.

"Everyone, use Fire Release and then take cover."

The Uchiha Jonin all landed to the side, and Fugaku shouted, after which all twenty-two Jonin formed hand seals.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!

Twenty-two fireballs, slightly different in size and blazing red, were spewed out, transforming into a rain of fireballs that illuminated the night sky and struck the Nine-Tailed Fox's side.

Roar!

The Nine-Tails roared to the sky in pain, its voice like thunder, and the terrifying sound waves materialized and swept out like a whirlwind.

The already collapsed houses were shaken even more severely, and the gale-force winds carried debris like bullets. Two Konoha ninjas who were a beat too slow to react were enveloped by the sound waves, their bodies went limp, and they collapsed to the ground bleeding from their seven orifices.

Five orange-red tails lashed down like collapsing pillars of heaven; even before the tails arrived, the gusts of wind created by the compressed airflow were already hitting them.

The Uchiha Jonin retreated one after another. Boom! More than a dozen houses that had been reduced to ruins were crushed into dust, and the earth trembled violently.

Because they were well-prepared, possessed the powerful insight of the Sharingan, and were all Jonin, the Nine-Tails' attack failed to cause any casualties among the Uchiha clan ninjas.

"Great! The Uchiha clan ninjas have come to our aid."

"Everyone, hold on! The Hokage and more ninjas will be here soon."

"This is our home; we must hold on, even if we can't!"

"..."

Upon seeing the support of the new forces, the Konoha ninjas, who were struggling to hold on, were invigorated and their morale improved. Some of the higher-ranking Jonin spoke loudly to encourage the others.

Furthermore, taking advantage of the moment when Kurama's attention was drawn to the Uchiha Jonin, two ninjas rushed over and rescued the two ninjas who were bleeding from all seven orifices but still breathing.

These two could still be saved by being sent to Konoha Hospital; if they stayed on the battlefield, they would only face certain death.

"Minister, the Nine-Tails is simply too enormous."

"Even if we all use our ultimate techniques, it will probably be difficult to inflict fatal damage on the Nine-Tails."

"In my opinion, we should all use the same genjutsu to influence the Nine-Tails, saving the Konoha ninja while buying time for them to arrive with sufficient power."

"The Fourth Hokage and the Third Hokage are the main forces that will deal with the Nine-Tails."

Uchiha Gen jumped to Fugaku's side and whispered his advice.

"Okay, we'll do it your way."

"Everyone, prepare your Sharingan genjutsu! Use it together on my command!"

"yes!"

The Genjutsu Sharingan is a genjutsu inherent to the Sharingan, and its function is hypnosis. The power of this genjutsu is not constant, but rather increases as the user's strength increases.

The technique Sasuke used in the original work to control the nine tailed beasts with his six-tomoe Sharingan is essentially a genjutsu Sharingan.

When the first attack failed, the Nine-Tailed Fox launched another attack, its claws and tail striking out simultaneously. Every move it made was filled with immense power; not to mention touching it, even a graze would be fatal, and the aftershocks would be enough to severely injure the destroyed body.

The combined power of the twenty-two Jonin using the same genjutsu amplified considerably. With the added strength of Uchiha Gen, who was at the half-step Mangekyou Sharingan, they were able to barely affect Madara's Nine-Tails for one second.

If Kurama (the Nine-Tails) hadn't been controlled by Obito, it could have affected the enemy for an extra second or two.

Don't underestimate that it was only a second; that brief moment was enough to save the lives of Konoha ninjas who were supposed to die, saving many lives and families.

Of course, it's impossible to save everyone; the impact period is ultimately too short.

Moreover, although the Nine-Tails was under control, its fighting instincts remained. Sensing the difficulty of dealing with the Uchiha Jonin, it immediately began to target them.

Even with the Uchiha Jonin covering for each other, casualties began to occur.

The battle against the Nine-Tails was no less than a war for the Konoha ninja, and a war from which there was no retreat. Casualties were to be expected.

Even Fugaku and Shisui faced several close calls; had it not been for their quick reactions, diverse methods, and mutual assistance, they might have been finished.

Uchiha Gen didn't encounter any serious dangers because his fighting style was rather cautious and he didn't get carried away with passion. Even when his comrades and clansmen died before his eyes, he remained calm.

Moreover, besides the usual life-saving ninjutsu, Uchiha Gen naturally had a trump card to protect himself when he dared to fight the Nine-Tails: burning his lifespan.

Users of the Soul-Soul Fruit can enhance their strength in all aspects by burning their own lifespan; the more lifespan they burn, the greater the increase in strength.

……

While everyone was fighting, the Root ninja returned to the Root base and reported the incident up the chain of command.

Danzo, who was at the highest point of the back mountain of Konoha, heard about Uchiha Gen's words and Uchiha Fugaku's attitude. His face turned terribly gloomy, as if ink were about to drip from it.

Danzo, who had already lost power and status, was extremely sensitive at this time, and Fugaku and Gen's actions were like rubbing salt into his wounds.

"Damn Uchiha, how dare they be so arrogant and disrespectful to me..."

"The teacher is right. The Uchiha are indeed a group of unruly, arrogant, and wicked people with wolfish ambitions!"

"Just you wait, once I get my power back, I'll make sure you suffer!"

Danzo said through gritted teeth, his face dark.

After venting his anger, Danzo gradually calmed down.

"Go, closely monitor the battle situation on the Nine-Tails' side, and report back every five, no, every three minutes. I must seize this opportunity to reclaim power!"

"Yes."

……

Meanwhile, reinforcements were arriving one after another on the Nine-Tails' side.

The Hyuga clan, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, the Aburaki clan, the Inuzuka clan, the Sarutobi clan, the Shimura clan, and so on.

Everyone used their own methods to bombard the Nine-Tailed Fox. Although the Nine-Tailed Fox roared repeatedly, no decisive attack was found.

Continuing this stalemate would be very disadvantageous for the Konoha ninja.

Because the combined chakra of everyone present was far less than that of the Nine-Tails, once their chakra was exhausted, there would be no way to reverse the situation.

Just then, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally returned from the production site and joined the battle.

The current Third Hokage is not old yet, but is still at the end of his peak. He is a true Kage-level powerhouse.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's appearance relieved a lot of pressure on the ninjas present, and with a unified command that everyone could respect, the ninjas were able to unleash even greater power.

Annoyed by the barrage of ninjutsu, Kurama began to gather its strength to unleash a proper Tailed Beast Ball, the kind that could destroy a mountain with a single strike.

Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi spared no chakra, and at the moment the Nine-Tails launched its attack, he used a super-large earth-style ninjutsu at the Nine-Tails' feet.

Kurama stumbled and, along with a Tailed Beast Ball that was even larger than a regular Fireball, flew through the air in an arc and landed in the forest outside Konoha Village.

Boom!

A blinding white light illuminated the night, and an orange-red mushroom cloud rose into the sky. A deafening roar echoed across the heavens, reverberating endlessly. Even after being weakened through layers of impact, the shockwave still rushed into the village, transforming into a fierce wind that blinded everyone...

(End of this chapter)