Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 217 The Death of Fugaku (Part 1)

The day after Uchiha Gen left, Fugaku also led his men away from Konoha and headed for Kirigakure.

The Hagoromo clan's invitation to Fugaku Uchiha to visit Kirigakure was affirmed by high-ranking officials in Kirigakure, including the Fourth Mizukage, and conveyed a signal of alliance.

This was deliberately arranged by Obito Uchiha; otherwise, the invitation to exchange with the Hagoromo clan might have been declined or refused.

If he sends a signal to form an alliance, Fugaku Uchiha will absolutely not refuse.

If the alliance is successful, Fugaku Uchiha will have made a great contribution to the village, and his status in the village will be greatly enhanced.

There are only five ninja villages that can rival Konoha. If two of these villages are allies of Konoha, Konoha will not only be able to rest easy, but the situation will also be extremely favorable to Konoha.

Even setting aside the long-term benefits, let's just talk about the short-term benefits.

If Konoha and Kirigakure successfully form an alliance, the war in the Land of Yota will likely end at lightning speed, and Kumogakure won't dare to cause any trouble.

Therefore, Hiruzen Sarutobi was quite supportive of Fugaku's mission to Kumogaku.

There was no way to send anyone else in place of Fugaku, so Kirigakure specifically requested Fugaku's name.

He brought seven guards with him on this mission to Fugaku: three Jonin with three tomoe and four ninjas with two tomoe.

Of these four two-tomoe ninjas, one is a Jonin, one is a Special Jonin, and the other two, although Chunin, are strong enough to rival Konoha's Special Jonin.

In addition, Fugaku, one of the best three-tomoe Jonin and a near-Kage level ninja, is not afraid of even a Kage level powerhouse.

Within the Land of Fire, the journey was smooth, without any danger or accidents.

On this day, Fugaku and his party entered the Land of Whirlpools. Compared to the Land of Fire, there were already signs of spring. At this time, it was snowing in the Land of Whirlpools, and the snowflakes turned the world into a white expanse.

A series of dark figures moved silently through the white and green forest, with Uchiha Fugaku in the center of the group, protected on all sides.

A three-tomoe jonin led the way with a special jonin, flanked by a jonin and a chunin, and followed by a two-tomoe jonin.

collapse……

Suddenly, a faint sound of steel wire snapping rang out, and one after another, kunai shot out from the left, right, and front.

"Enemy attack!"

Faced with the sudden attack, the two Uchiha ninjas who led the way remained calm, activated their Sharingan, drew their ninja swords, and their blades flashed.

Clang, clang, clang... Accompanied by the crisp sound of metal clashing, all the kunai were knocked away. The movements were clean, neat, elegant, and composed, leaving no trace of injury.

Fugaku Uchiha and the others behind them stopped and landed on tree trunks to be on guard, but the subsequent attack did not occur for a long time.

"Ta, sense it," Fugaku commanded in a deep voice.

"Yes, Chieftain."

Upon hearing this, the two-tomoe ninja leading the way immediately responded, then formed hand seals and activated his sensory ninjutsu.

The Sharingan's abilities are best used in combat, but not so good for reconnaissance, perception, and searching.

Because they were heading to Kirigakure, a village that had recently ended its war with Konoha and where many people had been killed by Uchiha clan ninjas, Fugaku brought along one of the few sensory ninjas from his clan, just to be on the safe side.

With sensory ninjas, the chances of Kirigakure discovering their ill intentions increase significantly, allowing for more targeted responses.

As he used his sensory ninjutsu, different streams of chakra appeared in Uchiha Taru's mind, causing his expression to change slightly.

"Chieftain, there are thirty enemies, all located 500 meters ahead."

"However, the enemy's chakra is not strong; most of them have Chunin-level chakra, and very few have Jonin-level chakra."

Although Fugaku and the others were somewhat surprised to hear this, they did not panic. With their limited strength, it was impossible for them to defeat them.

Why didn't the enemy continue their attack?

"This is bad. The enemy may have reinforcements. Take them out as quickly as possible and leave," Fugaku ordered hastily.

"yes!"

A group of Uchiha ninjas immediately rushed forward.

Five hundred meters is nothing to a ninja. After passing through the wind and snow, they soon saw the enemy's true form: a group of humanoid monsters dressed entirely in snow.

This startled the charging Uchiha ninjas, who secretly became more vigilant, but what they learned after the fight was a huge surprise.

These humanoid monsters were surprisingly weak...

Originally, Obito Uchiha intended to use a strategy of assassinating some of them first, and then dealing with the rest all at once.

However, Fugaku's group maintained a tight formation throughout the journey, so an assassination attempt would have to be made by luring them away.

Obito was too lazy to rack his brains to figure out how to lure away the Uchiha ninjas, so he simply brought in some White Zetsu to surround and attack them, and then took advantage of the chaos to finish them off.

The moment Fugaku saw the white humanoid monster, he became alert. He stood aside without making a move, and solemnly warned it.

"Don't be careless. This is the humanoid monster that appeared during the Nine-Tails Night. The mastermind behind the Nine-Tails Night, the shame of the Uchiha clan, may be hiding nearby."

Because of Gen Uchiha's involvement, the events of the Nine-Tails Night took some unexpected turns.

There are now humanoid specimens of White Zetsu in Konoha Hospital, and Fugaku, being the head of the police department and the Uchiha clan leader, knows a lot about Obito Uchiha.

Upon hearing this, the Uchiha ninjas were startled and all secretly became more vigilant.

"hey-hey……"

"Hey, I'm talking to you, the disgrace of the Uchiha clan."

Inside a large tree that would take two people to encircle, Tobi completely enveloped Obito and hid in the trunk using the Mayfly Technique, undetectable by Uchiha Taru's sensory ninjutsu.

"Hmph, what does a narrow-minded person confined to their own ethnicity know?"

"When the world of my dreams arrives, the Uchiha clan will regard me as their greatest glory!"

"Alright, enough talk, let's get started."

Sensing Obito's displeasure, Tobi stopped talking and used the Mayfly Technique to silently teleport behind a three-tomoe Jonin through the connection between the underground tree roots.

The next moment, Tobi carried Obito out of the tree trunk. Obito's right hand transformed into a sharp wooden spike, piercing the heart of the three-tomoe Jonin from behind, killing him instantly.

The change came too suddenly; neither those who were fighting nor those who hadn't yet made a move, such as Fugaku and Tatsumi Uchiha, had time to warn anyone.

Obito lifted the three-tomoe Jonin's body with his left hand and reached out with his right hand to pry off the two three-tomoe Sharingan eyes from his eye sockets while they were still hot.

With a thud, the corpse fell face down to the ground, a large hole in its chest gushing out a large amount of scarlet blood, staining the ground red and melting the white snow. Blood dripped from its eyes, speckled like red plum blossoms in the dead of winter.

Beside him, Obito Uchiha calmly placed the two bloody eyeballs into a small bottle containing a special potion that could preserve the tissue's vitality.

"hateful!"

After recovering from the shock of the incident, Fugaku flew into a rage and immediately charged forward.

However, Fugaku did not lose his mind. He knew that he was probably no match for the enemy on his own, so he decisively called for reinforcements.

"Jonin, join me in attacking the Uchiha's disgrace; the rest of you, hold off the monster."

Seeing their comrade die tragically and hearing the clan leader's order, the three Jonin immediately abandoned their opponents and rushed over.

However, Obito, who had already taken a cautious approach, had no intention of confronting the enemy head-on and quickly disappeared into the soil.

"Da, where is he?"

Uchiha Tatsu said anxiously, "Clan Chief, the enemy's stealth technique is very special; I can't sense his chakra at all..."

Fugaku immediately felt a sense of unease; such an unpredictable assassination attempt posed a significant threat.

If his manpower is lost to a certain extent, he will also be in danger...

Fugaku's mind raced, and he quickly issued the order.

"Take care of the monsters as quickly as possible, then everyone regroup."

Upon hearing this, the Uchiha ninja immediately abandoned taijutsu and retreated a distance before quickly forming hand seals.

However, Obito Uchiha suddenly appeared, forming hand seals and preemptively unleashing a ninjutsu.

The trees surrounding the ninja seemed to come alive, splinters flying and whips lashing out in a continuous barrage.

The group had no choice but to interrupt the spell and dodge.

That wasn't the end of it. The White Zetsu that hadn't been killed merged together in twos and threes, transforming into bizarre, giant pitcher plants.

White Zetsu's move wasn't particularly strong; it couldn't even withstand Naruto's mini Rasengan shuriken. However, defeating it using taijutsu would still be quite difficult.

There are very few ninjas in the ninja world who can defeat pitcher plants using only taijutsu.

At least the Uchiha ninjas present could only injure, not kill, and the injury had almost no effect on the White Zetsu.

Using explosive tags is not very effective unless the number of explosive tags reaches the pitcher plant's tolerance limit.

A series of maneuvers forced the Uchiha ninja to dodge repeatedly, leaving them temporarily powerless to retaliate.

Obito Uchiha instructed Tobi to maintain the offensive while he himself broke away to launch an attack.

With his transformed taijutsu skills and Kamui ability, Obito killed one Jonin and two Chunin by the end of this offensive.

The Jonin's body was sucked into the Kamui dimension by Obito, while the Chunin's body remained outside.

However, the remaining Uchiha ninjas gathered around Fugaku, formed hand seals together, and unleashed a fire-style ninjutsu.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!

Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!

Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!

Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!

The four fire-style ninjutsu were unleashed from their mouths almost simultaneously. The surging waves of orange-red flames dispelled the cold, melted the snowflakes, ignited the forest, and destroyed the pitcher plants.

"Take this Fire Release technique from me too."

Fire Release: A flurry of explosive winds!

Obito Uchiha emerged from the sea of ​​flames, his back against the flames, his hands forming hand seals.

Beneath the mask, the Mangekyou Sharingan distorted space, and the surging flames, accompanied by a vortex-like storm, increased in power and speed, the storm howling like an incomparably raging fire serpent.

What a terrifying fire technique! The commotion caused by one person is no less than that caused by the four of them.

Fugaku was shocked, but his actions showed no dissatisfaction. He immediately formed hand seals and used a fire-style ninjutsu.

The other three were the same.

Obito's attack covered too wide an area; even the Body Flicker Technique couldn't dodge it.

Fire Release versus Fire Release: Two enormous orange-red seas of fire battled in mid-air, evaporating the snow in between, igniting the trees, and the raging flames were clearly visible from ten miles away.

While the two sides were locked in a struggle, Afei, the sixth brother, stealthily crept over and suddenly attacked, thrusting a sharp wooden spike at Uchiha Tadashi.

When Uchiha Taru sensed Tobi's chakra, he was already unable to dodge and could only try to twist his body to avoid vital points.

puff...

Furthermore, because Tobi deliberately held back, although the sharp wooden spikes pierced Uchiha Taru's body from behind, they did not damage his heart.

Moreover, because it did not penetrate the lungs, it was not damaged.

Uchiha Tadashi's ability to sense the identity of a ninja saved his life; otherwise, Obito and Tobi might have chosen another two-tomoe ninja.

With a single, decisive strike, Ah Fei immediately withdrew.

Although Fugaku and the others were shocked and furious, they were powerless against Tobi because they were locked in a power struggle with Obito.

Because Uchiha Taru's Fire Release technique was interrupted, Obito's Fire Release technique gained the upper hand.

While he could still hold out for the time being, Fugaku Uchiha gave a wink.

The two-tomoe ninja and jonin immediately understood and helped Uchiha Tadashi to dodge to the side. Then Fugaku and the three-tomoe jonin also withdrew their fire jutsu to avoid it.

The raging serpent of fire swept past, and although it didn't burn Fugaku and his companion, it still left them covered in soot.

"You should find a place to heal your wounds first. I need to go back to help the clan leader and the others, so I can't look after you for the time being."

After placing Uchiha Taru on the ground, the two-tomoe Jonin left immediately.

Uchiha Tatsu didn't complain. He endured the pain in his back and formed hand seals to create a shadow clone, which then assisted in the healing process.

The wound is on my back. I can only treat it myself, and there's no one to help me. Although I can treat it, it will be done rather roughly.

Uchiha Tadashi felt that if he didn't stop bleeding, he might bleed to death.

The clone technique won't work; it only creates illusions and has no real substance.

While tending to his wounds, Uchiha Tadashi kept glancing around warily, fearing that the old man Tobi might come out and launch a sneak attack.

After a while, the wound was treated and Uchiha Tadashi breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to go and help, Tobi, the sixth brother, made his move again.

This time, Uchiha Tadashi managed to evade the sneak attack, but Tobi was still a cut above, summoning two White Zetsu to join the attack.

If it were just Tobi alone, Uchiha Tadashi could barely hold on with his Sharingan.

But facing the three of them, and still injured, he was soon defeated by Afei, and the world was plunged into darkness.

Abi squatted down to check Uchiha Taru's physical condition, and then tore off the bandages from his wound.

The bleeding had basically stopped thanks to the hemostatic medication, but now it has started flowing again, although the flow is not heavy.

"You two stay here and keep watch in case of any unexpected situations. Don't let him actually die."

"Yes."

After giving his instructions, Afei merged into the soil and headed towards Obito's side.

As time passed, although no one died, the other two, except for Fugaku, had different injuries and their condition was not good.

Obito Uchiha's Kamui ability is extremely overpowered; even knowing Obito's ability requires meeting specific conditions to inflict damage.

In the original story, during the Fourth Shinobi World War, the main characters' group figured out Obito's abilities and didn't have an easy time fighting him.

Four thousand characters.

(End of this chapter)