Immortality begins with the ninjas of Konoha.

In late April of Konoha 48, as the enraged Sand Village once again sent reinforcements to the front lines of the Land of Rain, the Land of Rain once again became a battlefield between major powers.

Sunagakure claimed that Konoha ninjas were conducting evil research, and even used this as a pretext to pin the disappearance of the Third Kazekage on Konoha!

Many Sand Village ninja simply did not believe that the Third Kazekage died at the hands of his own people, and this explanation just happened to fit everyone's thoughts.

Amidst the public's outrage, Rasa, a Jonin from Sunagakure, stepped forward and, during the mobilization, delivered an inspiring declaration:

"Yakura is a member of Sunagakure, and the Konoha ninjas must give us an explanation."

"If they want to start a war, then we will bring death to the Konoha ninja."

With the Sand Village's mandate shrinking further, war once again became the best way to divert attention from internal conflicts. Driven by their sense of justice, the Sand Village ninja launched an exceptionally fierce counterattack this time.

The people of the Land of Rain were forced to migrate to escape the war, but Hanzo remained silent, allowing the ninjas of the great nation to wreak havoc in his country.

In just half a month, the civilian population of the Rain Country suffered considerable casualties.

Before arriving at the battlefield in the Land of Rain, the young Uchiha were mentally prepared, but many still felt uncomfortable after facing the brutal battle.

Life has become incredibly cheap here; in the recent large-scale conflict, the chaotic battle involving hundreds of people left behind a trail of corpses.

In this situation, Fugaku Uchiha demonstrated the strength of the Uchiha clan ninjas, and the name "Ferocious-Eyed Fugaku" began to resound throughout Sunagakure.

With the clan leader leading the charge, the younger generation naturally couldn't lag behind; casualties were inevitable on the path to power!

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In the drizzling rain, the Sand Village's raid continued. In the final battle of the month, both sides were immersed in the carnage, and killing the enemy before them was the pursuit of both ninjas.

"bite..."

The short sword in Uchiha Shisui's hand clashed repeatedly with the kunai of the Sand Village ninja, sparks flying everywhere. The ferocious expressions of the enemies made the young Uchiha increasingly uncomfortable.

Despite the fact that the other person was not very old and that they had no prior interaction, Uchiha Shisui could clearly see the hatred in the other person's eyes.

"what!"

Screams rose and fell as sharp gold dust controlled by Sunagakure Jonin Rasa pierced the bodies of several Konoha ninjas.

The enemies around them were wiped out in an instant, and the morale of the Sand Village ninjas soared!

"Sizzle!"

A sharp screech soon echoed across the battlefield as Furukawa executed a frontal thrust, vanishing instantly as Rasa unleashed his gold dust.

Rasa immediately surrounded himself with a sand wall, but the sand was too slow. The sand wall only delayed Furukawa Osamu for a moment before Chidori pierced through it.

"Lord Rasa!"

Seeing that Furukawa Osamu's right arm had pierced through Rasa's waist, the Sand Village ninjas in the distance immediately cried out in alarm. Those Sand Village ninjas who were closer frantically threw shuriken and kunai, trying to seize the opportunity to kill the enemy.

Knowing that he had hit a sand clone, Furukawa immediately lowered his body and clasped his hands together the moment the clone shattered, with violent water swirling around his body.

"Water Release: Exploding Water Wave!"

The raging water surged again, rushing like ocean waves towards the massive amount of gold dust emerging on the other side.

Earth's ability to counter water became ineffective at this moment. After the ninjutsu clashed, neither side gained the upper hand, and the residual force caused both sides' ninjas to quickly flee. This was not the first time such a situation had occurred.

As he crouched on the ground, Furukawa Osamu formed hand seals again, and a ferocious water dragon suddenly appeared from the massive flow of water, rushing straight at the Sand Village ninja.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

Rasa then created a giant sand-gold hand and lunged at the water dragon, and the two sides' ninjutsu became entangled once again.

"boom!"

A deafening roar echoed across the entire battlefield, and splashes of water fell together with the rain. In the instant the clash of ninjutsu ended, both sides' ninjas launched another charge.

Gasping for breath, Rasa, protected by the Sand Village ninja, began to refine his chakra. Although it wasn't their first battle, seeing his enemy's immature appearance, he couldn't help but curse under his breath:

"This monster!"

With wind and fire ninjutsu erupting simultaneously, under the cover of Konoha ninjas, Furukawa Osamu charged straight at Rasa's squad.

The puppets released by the Sand Village ninjas were as fragile as paper, barely able to provide any resistance before being shattered by a single punch from Furukawa Osamu. The overwhelming senbon needles only struck the air.

"up in the air!"

Rasa shouted a warning, then hurriedly jumped back. Just as the people around him were about to unleash their chakra, cracks appeared in the ground, followed by flying debris.

Furukawa Osamu's furious downward slash knocked the Sand Village ninja, who had no time to dodge, to the ground. Rasa, who was trying to create distance, could only passively block the close-range attack.

The Sand Village ninjas in the distance rushed forward to provide support, and a young ninja even risked his life to stand in front of Rasa.

"cough..."

The young Sunagakure coughed lightly, and a huge amount of blood gushed from his chest, which had been pierced by Chidori. Rasa, who had distanced himself from behind, gritted his teeth and commanded Sand Gold to pounce on Furukawa Osamu, but in the end, he hit nothing but air.

Rasa, who was trying to speed up the gold dust process, gradually felt the strain, and Konoha ninjas frantically unleashed ninjutsu in his direction.

The explosions of the detonating tags came one after another. Rasa was unable to support his companions in the distance and could only deal with Furukawa Osamu's close-range thrusts.

"hateful!"

Even after reducing the weight of the sand, Rasa still couldn't hit Furukawa Osamu. Suddenly, the sand wall behind him hissed, and the azure chakra blade in Furukawa Osamu's hand instantly broke through the defense.

At the last moment, Luo Sha twisted his body and groaned as the light blade pierced his right chest. When he tried to forcefully use the sand gold to counterattack, the brief paralysis of his body slowed him down again.

"Sizzle!"

A dazzling burst of lightning erupted from Furukawa Osamu's body, and Chidori Ryu caused the spikes released by Rasa to turn into sand and fall helplessly to the ground.

"Well!"

Rasa let out a painful growl, and the Sand Village ninjas who had rushed over swarmed forward again, throwing shuriken and wind-style ninjutsu at Furukawa Osamu.

"Wind Release: Gale Palm!"

"Earth Release·Earth Style Wall!"

The Konoha ninja who came to their aid protected Furukawa Osamu with an earthen wall, and for a moment the battlefield was filled with a loud noise again.

Rasa was surrounded by Sand Village ninjas, his left hand covering the piercing wound on his right chest, his face filled with disbelief. His sand gold had actually been destroyed by lightning ninjutsu.

With their morale greatly boosted, the Konoha ninja began to completely overwhelm the Sunagakure ninja. The Inuzuka clan launched a frantic pursuit, and in the end, the Sunagakure ninja were forced to retreat, leaving behind dozens of corpses.

"We won!"

"what!"

The Konoha ninjas standing in the rain began to shout excitedly. There was no chance for verbal persuasion on the battlefield. After the frenzied fighting, everyone just wanted to release the emotions they had been suppressing.

"Master Xiu!"

Every Konoha ninja bowed in response to Furukawa Osamu's passing, their faces filled with fervent enthusiasm, as everyone was irresistibly drawn to the powerful figure.

Furukawa Osamu merely nodded slightly, urging everyone to rest as soon as possible. When he arrived at the remains of the fallen genin, he saw Uchiha Shisui kneeling on the muddy ground, covered in blood, and could only offer quiet words of comfort:

"Live well, carrying the hopes of your companions."