Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 3 Initial Homies

Forty miles is far too short for a ninja.

Even though the Konoha ninjas did their best to set up various traps to slow down their advance, the Cloud and Sand Allied Forces arrived half an hour later.

Konoha Village is a village surrounded by mountains and forests, which serve as natural barriers.

It is also the best battlefield, as no village's ninjas are better at forest warfare than those of Konoha.

As soon as the Cloud Village and Sand Village allied forces arrived, they dispatched elite ninjas who spared no chakra and used ninjutsu to forcefully break through the barrier set up by Konoha.

This is a surprise attack, a coordinated attack by both the Cloud Village battlefield and the Sand Village battlefield. The longer it drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for the allied forces of the two villages.

The reinforcements that Hiruzen Sarutobi drew from the front lines could not arrive in a short time, but that might change if it took longer.

If the combined forces of the two villages fail to defeat the Konoha garrison and enter Konoha Village by the time Konoha reinforcements arrive, they will be doomed to defeat under the combined attack from both sides.

After the barrier was blasted open, the allied forces of the two villages dispersed and formed squads, with several squads forming detachments, and then several detachments forming battalions, and charged toward Kikyō Mountain in an organized manner.

Once they break through Mount Kikyo, they'll reach Kikyo Castle, a famous historical site on the edge of Konoha Village, which can already cause damage to Konoha. The deeper they go, the greater the damage will be.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Thud, thud, thud...

Various traps were triggered in the lush forest, including traps set by kunai shuriken, traps set by explosive tags, and traps set according to the user's own ninjutsu.

In an instant, explosions and screams rose and fell, turning the once vibrant and lush forest into a brutal and bloody battlefield, with animals fleeing in panic...

After suffering some casualties, the allied forces of the two villages had depleted most of the traps set by the Konoha ninjas and were getting closer to Mount Kikyo. The Konoha ninjas, who were also organized into units, began to attack, and the life-or-death battle officially began.

Even after suffering losses due to the traps, the combined forces of the two villages still numbered around 1,200, which was 200 more than Konoha Village, and their morale was high!

Konoha has the advantage in high-end combat power. Hiruzen Sarutobi even took action personally, and everyone was willing to risk their lives to protect their homeland.

The battle between the two sides quickly escalated into a fierce and stalemate, becoming extremely intense and even brutal!

In the forest within the Uchiha clan's defense zone, Uchiha Gen used the camouflage technique to stand atop a thick tree trunk, silently watching several groups of ninja pass by without making a move...

I'm not strong enough yet, so I should pick the weakest ones first. Once I've harvested some souls, I can be a little more unrestrained.

Not many Iwagakure ninja knew this camouflage concealment technique, but it was eventually copied by the Uchiha clan ninjas during the long war.

A few minutes later, a three-man squad from Kumogakure passed by. Uchiha Gen, that old fox, made his move. The instant the three jumped past, three shuriken shot out of the air...

"Be careful!"

A seventeen or eighteen-year-old, dark-skinned, ordinary-looking Yun ninja spoke up to warn him while turning and swinging his sword. With a clang, the sword in his hand was knocked away.

The other two Cloud Ninja were not so lucky.

The two men were not alert enough and their reactions were not fast enough. The shuriken pierced their lower backs, blood splattered, and they screamed as they fell to the ground.

Uchiha Gen revealed himself, drew his sword and charged towards the Cloud Ninja who had narrowly escaped. The Cloud Ninja, who had landed on the tree trunk, showed no fear and leaped up to meet him.

Just as the two were in mid-air, Uchiha Gen's eyes suddenly turned into crimson two-tomoe Sharingan. The Cloud Ninja cried out in alarm and tried to avoid his gaze, but it was too late.

Genjutsu Sharingan!

The two-tomoe Sharingan can already provide a preliminary boost to genjutsu.

Yunren's expression instantly went blank, his knife-wielding arm drooped limply, the two passed each other, a splash of blood appeared, the pain was intense, the illusion was broken, with a thud, he fell to the ground with a scream, and was completely disoriented.

The three Cloud Village genin, having escaped fatal injuries due to Uchiha Gen's deliberate leniency, managed to stand up from the ground, weapons in hand.

Uchiha Gen sheathed his sword, jumped down, and formed hand seals as he landed, completing the ninjutsu just as he touched the ground.

The Magical Naraku Technique!

This is just a D-level illusion that allows the victim to see scenes they don't want to see.

Although their level is low, they are not something that three mere Kumogakure genin can withstand.

The three were instantly struck, their expressions changed drastically, and their faces were filled with fear.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Uchiha Gen immediately activated the Soul-Soul Fruit's power, and an invisible yet real force enveloped the three Cloud Ninja.

A transparent blue soul and a white orb representing lifespan rapidly emerged from the top of the three people's heads. Then, the soul and lifespan quickly merged into Uchiha Gen's body, and the three people's bodies collapsed to the ground like a lump of mud.

Uchiha Gen drew his sword, or rather, his katana. In the ninja world, swords and knives are indistinguishable. He stabbed the three men in the heart or throat as a cover, since their original injuries were not fatal.

Uchiha Gen then immediately left and hid in a tree hole he had seen while searching for the hunting grounds.

Inside the tree hollow, Uchiha Gen, filled with excitement, took out all the shuriken from his ninja tool bag, along with his own ninja sword, and placed them on his lap.

Soul infusion!

Uchiha Gen extended his right hand, and clusters of white light, resembling glutinous rice balls, surged from his palm and merged into his shuriken and ninja sword.

These white orbs of light are different from the previous ones; they contain not only lifespan but also the soul.

Soon, two eerie eyes appeared on the black shuriken and the silver ninja sword, as if they had come to life.

"Mommy, Mommy, Mommy..."

The shuriken and the ninja sword suddenly spoke, their voices different and chattering away.

Uchiha Gen's face darkened as he said, "I'm a man! You're not allowed to call me 'Mom,' 'Dad,'... 'Master'!"

He's only thirteen years old; it's not appropriate for him to become a father at such a young age...

"Master, Master, Master..."

Uchiha Gen nodded in satisfaction: "Alright, shut up. From now on, don't speak unless I tell you to. And close your eyes too."

Upon hearing this, the Homies immediately shut their mouths and closed their eyes obediently.

Compared to the original, there are only two tiny scratches, which are not visible from a slightly distance.

Seeing how obedient the Homies were, Uchiha Gen was very pleased. From now on, his shuriken would all have built-in navigation and lock-on attack capabilities.

It's impossible to avoid; at most, you can only avoid it temporarily. Sooner or later, you'll have to tough it out.

Furthermore, the ninja sword in his hand can also be called a flying sword, and it's an automatically attacking flying sword.

The attacks will be endless unless their lifespan is exhausted or their soul-possessed place is destroyed.

If this move is used suddenly and caught off guard, even a Jonin could suffer a great loss, or even die.

This tactic cannot be used recklessly before one has sufficient strength, otherwise it will be difficult to explain if it attracts attention.

The Uchiha clan's kunai throwing technique is renowned throughout the ninja world for its skill, but even the most skilled have their limits.

How do you explain a live shuriken?

Summoning beast?

Nobody would believe that.

In fact, Gen Uchiha could have created Homies using his own soul long ago.

However, Gen Uchiha believed that ordinary shuriken and ninja swords were not worthy of his soul and were a waste.

Shouldn't it be a weapon of at least the level of the Kusanagi Sword?

Moreover, compared to Homies like shuriken or flying swords, Uchiha Gen preferred to create advanced Homies like elemental Homies using his own soul.

Isn't the Elemental Homie better?

His soul is far inferior to that of Big Mom in One Piece. After all, the body and soul are closely intertwined. With Big Mom's monstrous strength and the aura of the Iron Balloon, the soul she nurtured could not possibly be anything less than powerful!

Therefore, one's own soul must be used with caution!

He wanted to harvest as many souls as possible to strengthen his own soul in order to create a powerful high-level Homie, which would be his trump card for survival and rise in the brutal Ninja World War!

Sheathing his transformed shuriken and ninja sword, Uchiha Gen emerged from the tree hollow and continued his hunt...

Don't raise books! Don't raise books! You can easily kill them!

(End of this chapter)