"I understand. Notify Captain Iwamoku immediately. The vanguard will move out to reinforce the front lines."
"Everyone, follow me! Take down the Kumogakure ninja!"
Uchiha Gen roared as he surged forward, his figure shooting ahead like a released arrow. Behind him, Konoha ninja responded in unison, rapidly closing ranks as they charged.
Moments later, Gen and his unit reached a cliff overlooking the battlefield. Below them lay Konoha's main camp—now a raging sea of chaos as Kumogakure and Konoha forces clashed violently.
Shouts of battle shook the air. Explosions flared across the camp as ninjutsu collided, turning the ground into scorched craters.
A bearded, middle-aged jōnin clenched his fists in fury.
"Damn it… they actually breached the main camp!"
Uchiha Gen's gaze swept across the battlefield, quickly locking onto the most intense concentration of chakra—northeast of the camp.
There, a towering Kumogakure ninja rampaged through Konoha's formation. His body was wrapped in crackling lightning chakra, each blow sending multiple Konoha ninja flying. The ninjutsu hurled at him shattered upon contact, dispersed by sheer force.
"That lightning cloak—he's no ordinary shinobi!"
"It's Isaka of the Cloud! They say he once held off a hundred Iwa ninja alone!"
Before anyone could react further, a terrifying surge of chakra erupted across the battlefield.
The temperature spiked instantly.
Azure flames roared skyward as a massive beast manifested—its form feline, its body etched with black markings, two long tails lashing violently behind it.
"That's—!"
"A Tailed Beast?!"
"They've deployed one already?!"
"No," Gen said sharply, his eyes narrowing. "That's a Jinchūriki's partial transformation."
The colossal cat-like monster let out a shrill cry, blue flames burning hotter than ordinary fire. Within the raging chakra, the silhouette of a human figure could be seen.
The Two-Tails—Matatabi.
And at its core—
Yugito Nii.
The moment Yugito entered her Tailed Beast Transformation, the battlefield tilted decisively in Kumogakure's favor.
Flames erupted from Matatabi's jaws in rapid succession. Massive fireballs crashed into Konoha's ranks, detonating upon impact. Shinobi who failed to evade in time were engulfed instantly, screams cut short by searing blue fire.
Casualties mounted in seconds.
With a powerful leap, Yugito tore through the battlefield, her chakra-clad claws ripping apart coordinated formations with brutal ease.
"We'll handle the Jinchūriki!" a commander barked.
"Teams One through Four, secure the main gate! Teams Five and Six, reinforce the western perimeter!"
As orders rang out, several jōnin surged forward alongside Uchiha Gen.
"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"
A massive earthen barrier erupted from the ground, halting Yugito's charge.
"Water Release: Water Surge Wave!"
Moments later, a roaring torrent—over ten meters wide—slammed into the Two-Tails' blazing form.
Fire met water.
Steam exploded skyward, obscuring the battlefield in a blinding white cloud.
"Konoha Strong Whirlwind!"
A green figure burst through the steam like a cannonball.
Might Guy descended from above, his kick slamming into Yugito with overwhelming force. The impact sent her hurtling backward, her Tailed Beast cloak shattering violently and peeling away.
The flames receded.
A young woman was revealed beneath the dissipating chakra.
Yugito staggered but remained standing. Even with Matatabi's protection, the force of the blow sent shockwaves through her body.
"Tch—!"
Annoyance flared across her face as Tailed Beast chakra surged once more.
Suddenly—
Mrrrraaaah!
A sharp, feral cry echoed within her mind.
A warning.
Yugito's eyes snapped toward the source.
A shuriken screamed through the air—far faster than normal—its edges glinting with multiple explosive tags.
Her cloak hadn't fully reformed yet.
Boom!
The explosion tore through the smoke. A massive claw of Tailed Beast chakra lashed out instinctively.
Bang!
A thunderous impact followed as the smoke was violently blown away.
There stood a lone figure—feet planted firmly, fist raised—catching the chakra claw head-on.
An Uchiha.
Yugito's pupils contracted as her eyes fixed on the fan crest emblazoned on his back.
The Uchiha name carried weight—etched into the Ninja World through blood and war.
A thin line of blood trickled down her cheek.
That shuriken had cut her.
Despite the Tailed Beast chakra dulling its force, the weapon had still pierced through—its speed and power terrifyingly precise.
For a fleeting instant earlier, Yugito had felt death brush past her.
Her eyes sharpened, transforming into slit-pupiled, feline irises.
Killing intent surged.
Tailed Beast chakra erupted violently around her as the claw expanded, doubling in size before crashing down toward Uchiha Gen.
"Eight Gates Formation—Gate of Injury, open!"
A roar split the air.
Might Guy reappeared in a green blur, his kick detonating against the descending claw and shattering it completely.
"Yo! You alright, young Uchiha?" Guy grinned, flashing a mouthful of white teeth.
"Stay alert," Gen replied.
In the next instant, he vanished.
Guy felt the wind rush past him and spun around just in time to see Gen evade another sweeping claw, his movements sharp and fluid.
Gen twisted midair, driving himself forward—
A shuriken gleamed in his hand.
Like a bolt of black lightning, he struck.
The weapon pierced straight through the re-forming Tailed Beast cloak, its tip aimed unerringly at Yugito's heart.
At that moment—
A violent burst of lightning tore across the battlefield.
A figure wrapped in crackling chakra barreled in from the distance like a launched projectile.
"Heavy Stream Eruption!"
The impact was catastrophic.
Uchiha Gen was blasted away, his body hurled through the air like a broken leaf.
BOOM!
He flew over a hundred meters before forcibly stabilizing himself, flipping midair and slamming into the ground.
The earth collapsed beneath him, forming a crater several meters wide.
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