The correct way for the Uchiha to rise

"That makes sense! But what if it's a plot by Kirigakure?"

"Given our current situation, do we still fear conspiracies? We must go all in! Kirigakure might be vulnerable internally right now; we must seize this opportunity!"

In the end, all the ninjas present turned their attention to Hui.

After a long silence, Hui nodded. "I agree. Konoha is already in crisis, and I have no objection to Konoha launching a decisive battle at this time."

Under Kirigakure's unique policies, every ninja possesses top-tier combat power within their respective ranks. Even Kage-level ninjas are no exception; both the Second and Third Mizukage are formidable in terms of overall strength among Kage-level ninjas.

However, the severe internal strife also caused Kirigakure to lose many geniuses, resulting in a small number of Kage-level ninja. After the Second Mizukage forged seven unique ninja swords and established the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, the first generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, although not reaching their peak and all being elite Jonin, were still able to withstand at least two Kage-level ninja when working together.

However, as soon as they were sent to the battlefield, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist encountered Might Dai and were completely crippled by his full-power attack. With the addition of Akira's interception, not a single one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist was spared; they either died or defected, a truly tragic end.

It's only because Kirigakure has a numerical advantage that the war has ended; otherwise, it would have ceased hostilities long ago.

The Kage of each village will not come to the front line to oversee things personally, otherwise, if they are surrounded, it is easy for something to go wrong. Especially after the incident involving the Third Raikage, the Kage of each village have become even more vigilant.

Aside from the final battle, the person in charge of decision-making in the film city will not come to the front line.

This is also why Kirigakure has been unable to inflict effective damage on Konoha—they lack a Kage-level figure to oversee the situation. Without a Kage-level figure capable of stopping Hikaru, Hikaru's preparations around the camp have become effective.

Otherwise, even if Hui is tied down and enters within ten kilometers of the camp, so what? If Hui is tied down, and the Misty Shadows' surprise attack is also thorough, it will be impossible to stop them.

In conclusion, although Might Guy's outburst was only fleeting, it had a significant impact on the battle situation in Konoha.

Without his outburst, the existence of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen would have put Konoha in a very dangerous situation on Kirigakure's side in the original story. A single move could have far-reaching consequences, affecting other battlefields as well.

Of course, none of that matters right now.

With Hui's statement, a decision was finally reached at the meeting.

Launch a decisive battle.

Chapter 321 Strike First

Having made the decision, Konoha didn't delay and launched the final battle the very next day.

The fact that they were able to do this so quickly means that they had this idea in mind long ago. Don't be fooled by the different opinions of the various Jonin at the meeting; those are just the opinions they agree on the most. It doesn't mean they haven't thought of other aspects. No one is stupid enough to have reached this level through countless life-and-death situations.

They knew this, and their subordinate ninjas were naturally aware of this trend as well, and layer by layer, they had already made various preparations.

What was missing was Hui's final nod.

Although Hui doesn't seem to be involved in much work on the front lines and rarely participates in major decisions, his position is irreplaceable.

This decisive battle wouldn't have started without Hui's approval.

Because Konoha's overall strength is now inferior to that of Kirigakure's frontline, and without knowing how much of Kirigakure's frontline forces were diverted for the so-called secret operation, the gap in top-tier combat power, particularly with Hikaru, has become Konoha's last trump card.

The Hidden Mist Village is currently conducting a secret operation, meaning they have no intention of launching a decisive battle immediately. The Third Mizukage is most likely not present, which means that if Konoha launches a decisive battle, they will have an additional Kage-level fighter, which is Konoha's biggest advantage.

The reason Hui has been dragging this out until now is that he is waiting for Zhen to provide information.

He made this decision at the meeting only after Shin left the front lines and met the Third Mizukage in Kirigakure.

Although he knew a lot about the plot, he had already changed it so much that it was unrecognizable. Apart from the general direction, everything in the ninja world was changing, and Hui needed to verify many things before he could make a decision.

The battle between water and fire took place on the same day as Operation Kannabi Bridge.

On this day, all the ninjas of Konoha were mobilized, forming a ninja army. They rushed out from the front-line camp, killed all the Kirigakure ninjas lingering around the camp, and then continued to advance towards the Kirigakure camp.

"Hidden Mist Ninja, assemble! Prepare for the final battle!"

The news of Konoha's army's deployment could not be completely concealed. While Konoha was eliminating all the Kirigakure ninja around their camp, the Kirigakure frontline camp also received the news. The head of the Mizuki clan, who was temporarily in charge of the frontline, immediately assembled the Kirigakure army.

They assembled a large army and headed towards Konoha.

He appeared calm, but inside he was in a complete panic.

There's no way around it; he's the only top-tier fighter on the front lines right now, so we can't help but panic.

The so-called top combat power does not refer to Kage level, but to the peak of elite Jonin, and the best of the best, who can fight Kage level for a period of time.

Previously, there were many, including Shin, the Kaguya clan chief, the old clan chief, and the next clan chief, Kaguya Oki. Unfortunately, apart from Shin, the three generations of Kaguya clan chiefs died in battle one after another. Shin has also been transferred back to the village to carry out a mission. Now, he is the only top combatant left on the entire front line.

The Third Mizukage is coming to participate in the final battle, but not the one we're talking about now!

Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique

At this moment, the battlefield was almost entirely on the sea, giving Hui a significant advantage.

Before the two armies even made contact, he had already formed hand seals and unleashed the Great Waterfall Technique.

A towering wave, hundreds of meters high, surged up like the gaping maw of the ocean, swallowing up the Mist Shadow Army.

The surging waves slammed a large number of Kirigakure ninjas into the sea, but Hikaru did not stop. At this moment, the Mizuki clan leader was being suppressed by the combined forces of the Uchiha and Hyuga clan leaders from Konoha, and no one could withstand him.

"Water Escape Technique: Water Prison"

Once you're underwater, don't come out!

The nearby seawater seemed to have transformed into a bottomless cage, firmly locking up all the ninjas who had been swept below the surface by the waves.

At this moment, ninjas without special skills are facing a crisis: oxygen.

Being thrown to the seabed and dragged along without any preparation, most of the ninjas hadn't even had a chance to take a deep breath beforehand.

While ninja training does indeed enhance the body in many ways, the time one can hold their breath underwater is also limited.

Hui couldn't control the water prison technique indefinitely, but he set a time limit of ten minutes.

If someone can hold their breath underwater for ten minutes without dying, they're considered incredibly lucky.

Moreover, even if they survive coming out of the water, what fighting power would they have left?

It was almost certain that he would die.

Hui didn't waste too much time on them and formed hand seals again.

Water Release: Water Tornado

A massive waterspout formed around each of the four sides, lifting up the Hidden Mist Ninjas and hurling them into the sky.

At this moment, the two armies officially made contact.

Having witnessed Hikaru's power, Konoha's morale was high, while on the other side, Kirigakure suffered heavy losses and their formation was disrupted by Hikaru, resulting in a rout the moment they encountered Konoha's army.

Fortunately, after such a long battle with Konoha, Kirigakure had more ninjas than Konoha, and by a significant margin. Even though Kirigakure had eliminated nearly a thousand of their ninjas right away, Kirigakure's overall strength was still not weaker than Konoha's, and the situation quickly stabilized.

With the situation stabilizing, Kirigakure also began to make adjustments.

Konoha is not only lacking cannon fodder ninjas like chunin and genin, but also jonin, who are distributed across three battlefields and are not numerically superior.

The individual combat strength of Kirigakure is already formidable. Although not every ninja has the ability to fight beyond their level, they can certainly fight beyond their level by working together.

Several special Jonin joined forces with Chunin to hold off the Jonin, while three Jonin worked together to hold off the Elite Jonin. Eventually, several Elite Jonin were freed up and stood opposite Hui, confronting him.

Ice Release: Demonic Mirror Ice Crystal

Walls of water rose from the surrounding surface, condensing into ice walls. The Minazuki clan chief and another elite Jonin disappeared, emerging from ice crystals in two different directions, forming a triangle with another elite Jonin from Kirigakure to surround Hikaru.

At this moment, Hui has something he's unsure whether he should say.

You are now surrounded!

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The Land of Earth, where there is no bridge to the gods.

After Kakashi and the others finished off the elite Jonin, their condition had deteriorated. While Rin was treating them, they were also being transferred.

At the same time, they did not forget their mission and continued to move closer to the Kannabi Bridge while transferring.

But precisely because of this, no matter how well they hide, they will eventually be exposed to the ever-increasing density of Iwa ninja.

At this point, they were still 300 meters away from the Kannabi Bridge.

In the distance, a massive bridge came into view; that was their target for this mission.

Destroy it!

Earth Release: Decapitation Technique of the Heart

"Oh no! Watch out! Kakashi!"

The sudden turn of events caught the three off guard. Kakashi was dragged underground by the force beneath his feet, leaving only his head above ground.

A kunai flew in, heading straight for Kakashi's head.

Kakashi managed to turn his head, but a kunai still managed to slash his face, leaving a mark.

In the distance, two streams of chakra aura rose, and the presence of two elite Jonin from Iwagakure made the three of them feel their hearts sink to the bottom.

Oishi and Hikari, two relatively unknown figures, were the implementers of important events in the ninja world.

"Ninja Technique: Camouflage Concealment"

Oishi formed a hand seal with one hand, his body began to become transparent, and he held a long sword in his other hand as he approached Kakashi and the other two.

Firelight then used Earth Release ninjutsu to continue attacking Kakashi.

Kakashi began to release his chakra, resisting the binding of the soil, and struggled upwards to break free.

He leaped out from underground, maneuvering and shifting on the earthen spear to dodge the firelight attacks.

At this moment, Obito activated his Double Tomoe, the two black tomoe spinning continuously, attempting to find the figure of Daishi.

"Lin! Watch out!"

Obito shouted, flames erupted beneath his feet, and he sped towards Rin.

Reminded by Obito, Rin, chakra scalpel in hand, scanned her surroundings with heightened vigilance.

"Explosive Fist"

It seemed that Rin's vigilance and the chakra scalpel prevented Oishi from finding an opportunity to strike. Obito arrived just in time, his anger rising. Flames spun on his right arm, gathered at one point, and erupted!

Obito couldn't tolerate Oishi's attention being drawn to Rin. At that moment, he was extremely angry and needed to vent his anger.

This attack showcased Obito's peak power.

A fierce burst of flames reflected off the transparent body of the boulder.

Under the firelight, the only dimly lit spot was where the large rock stood.

However, Obito himself observed Oishi using his Sharingan and punched him directly.