Uchiha Itachi heard his father's words and nodded.
In a war, if one side lacks top-tier combat power, it will inevitably lose. And Namikaze Kirito did not want to kill too many enemy shinobi.
It wasn't because he was some kind of saint—it was because, in his heart, he already regarded the entire ninja world as his own domain.
Killing his own people… what's there to feel happy about?
Amid the shouts from both sides, the shinobi of Konoha and Kumogakure rushed toward each other's lines.
The Uchiha clan did not have the advantage in numbers, but they had one very obvious trait—it was never a one-on-one with them.
If you wanted to fight a single Uchiha, you'd better bring at least two or three people. For a while, the battlefield remained evenly matched.
Eight-Tails' jinchūriki, Killer Bee, watched the atmosphere of the battlefield and couldn't suppress the restlessness in his heart. He charged out first.
Seeing him rush in, Han followed right behind.
The two jinchūriki naturally served as each other's support on the battlefield.
Samui moved through the chaos with a squad of elite shinobi, sharp eyes sweeping the surroundings.
Not only was she wary of Konoha's ambushes—the most important concern was the Akatsuki mentioned in their intelligence.
After all, Akatsuki had come here for the tailed beasts. Konoha had no real reason to worry—their Nine-Tails jinchūriki was still inside the village.
But it was different for them. With two jinchūriki exposed on the battlefield, an enemy surprise attack was almost guaranteed.
Killer Bee's body was wrapped in a red cloak of chakra, seven blades strapped all over him. Even without using ninjutsu, he was still a walking disaster on the battlefield.
What's more, ordinary genjutsu had no effect on a jinchūriki.
Because of that, the Uchiha clan's regular members suffered heavy casualties the moment they encountered Killer Bee.
Han, meanwhile, was constantly venting scorching steam from his armored body. He didn't even need to deliberately look for enemies—anyone who approached would be burned just by getting close.
As the two jinchūriki rampaged across the battlefield, Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Itachi could no longer stand by and watch.
The two of them rushed straight toward the area where the jinchūriki were.
"Yo, Uchiha heir, fool ya fool—say your prayers, I'll cut you down right here!"
Seeing Uchiha Itachi charging at him, Killer Bee didn't panic at all.
"Lightning Release: Sonic Blade!"
Lightning crackled across the seven swords on Killer Bee's body. He poured Lightning Release chakra into his blades, forcing them into high-frequency vibration and granting them piercing power that even surpassed Wind Release.
As long as that blade so much as grazed an opponent, they'd be paralyzed and unable to move.
Killer Bee spun his body, seven swords flashing, and rushed directly toward Uchiha Itachi's attack.
He was like a rotating mass of thorns—but taijutsu like that had long since been completely read by the Sharingan.
Uchiha Itachi weaved through the strikes, narrowly avoiding the spinning blades. Taijutsu wasn't his specialty, and ordinary genjutsu didn't work on jinchūriki—but that didn't mean all genjutsu were useless…
His Mangekyō Sharingan began to bleed.
"Amaterasu."
…
A jet-black flame suddenly roared to life in front of Uchiha Itachi—Amaterasu, the Mangekyō Sharingan's black fire that burned everything, a flame that even other flames could not escape from.
Sensing how unnatural those black flames were, Killer Bee abruptly leapt back.
But speed could not outrun sight. Wherever Itachi's eyes landed, Amaterasu burned.
Realizing he wouldn't be able to dodge in time, several octopus tentacles suddenly burst out from Killer Bee's back, wrapping around in front of him as a shield.
The searing pain that followed almost made him scream out.
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
A massive torrent of water spewed from Killer Bee's mouth as he tried to douse the black flames with Water Release.
But it was useless.
The water didn't extinguish the flames at all—instead, the blaze only grew fiercer.
Seeing this, Killer Bee didn't hesitate. He swung a blade and severed his own tentacles. The octopus limbs that hit the ground twitched a few times, then were completely swallowed by the black flames in a matter of moments.
"Fool, ya fool! These black flames are killin' my groove!"
Killer Bee pointed at Uchiha Itachi, face twisted in anger.
"Cutting off your own tails to survive… jinchūriki really are troublesome."
Uchiha Itachi shook his head and formed a new hand seal.
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bullet!"
Fwoooosh—
A fiery dragon roared forth, surging straight toward Killer Bee.
Boom!
The moment the fire dragon crashed into Killer Bee, Uchiha Itachi didn't relax. Instead, he swept his surroundings with his Sharingan.
Substitution Technique.
Under the Sharingan's gaze, there was no way Killer Bee's use of the Body Replacement Technique could escape him.
"Where…? Behind!"
Itachi reacted and turned quickly—but he was a step too late. Killer Bee had already appeared behind him, arms pulled back as he struck toward Itachi's neck.
"Lariat!"
Swish!
Itachi's head was cleaved off in one blow, flying up into the air.
Han, still trading blows with Uchiha Fugaku, glanced over and sneered.
"Your son is dead. Aren't you going to look?"
But to his surprise, Uchiha Fugaku showed neither anger nor grief—only a calm, faint smile.
"Itachi is my proud son. He won't be defeated by someone on your level."
Hearing that, Han hurriedly turned his head and shouted:
"Killer Bee, be careful!"
"Getting distracted in the middle of a fight is a big mistake."
Uchiha Fugaku seized the opening and rushed in.
An arm formed from Susanoo manifested around him, and its three massive fingers, each with an eye on the knuckle, pierced straight through Han.
Han's shout made Killer Bee reflexively look back.
And that was all it took—for his gaze to meet a pair of scarlet Sharingan.
"Tsukuyomi."
Ordinary genjutsu might be useless against a jinchūriki, but Tsukuyomi was the strongest genjutsu—and this one was further amplified by the power of cells from Senju Hashirama.
Killer Bee was instantly dragged into the illusion world.
"For the next seventy-two hours… feel pain."
A single second passed in reality.
Killer Bee's body slumped to the ground, his entire frame drenched in cold sweat.
On the other side, Han, who had been pierced through by Uchiha Fugaku, clutched his chest and coughed up blood again and again.
"Damn it… Uchiha clan…!"
Red chakra suddenly erupted over his entire body as Han's form began to swell. The red armor of steam vanished—
In its place, white fur began to spread.
Moments later, the towering form of the Five-Tails loomed over the battlefield like a mountain.
He had fully transformed.
If he hadn't gone into full Tailed Beast Mode, the blood loss alone might not have killed him, but it would definitely have taken him out of the fight.
His sudden transformation into a tailed beast left no time at all for his own troops to retreat.
That enormous body came crashing down, trampling shinobi beneath it without distinction between ally and enemy.
The situation was urgent. There was no time to blame Han. Samui immediately shouted the order to pull back.
The appearance of the Five-Tails caused the Eight-Tails inside Killer Bee to start frantically calling out to his consciousness as well.
Just as Uchiha Itachi was about to begin sealing Killer Bee, several octopus tentacles suddenly lashed out and forced him back.
Killer Bee also began his own complete transformation into a tailed beast.
A gigantic octopus—its size even greater than the Five-Tails—rose up on the battlefield.
Among the nine tailed beasts, aside from the Nine-Tails, the Eight-Tails was the strongest.
After all, the amount and density of a tailed beast's chakra generally followed the number of its tails.
Two enemies the size of small hills now faced them on the field.
Even so, there was no confusion among the Uchiha. They moved just as they had discussed beforehand.
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