Konoha Shinobi united to resist the Allied Shinobi Forces of Kumogakure and Sunagakure, maintaining the battlefield at Kikyo Mountain.

Kikyo Mountain is located at the border of the Land of Fire and is one of Konoha's strongholds.

This place is easy to defend but difficult to attack, keeping the Allied Shinobi Forces at Kikyo Mountain.

This war can be described as extremely brutal.

Because the Ninja of Kumogakure are inherently a combat-oriented faction, they fight as if their lives don't matter.

As for Sunagakure, due to the disappearance of the Third Kazekage, all Sunagakure Ninja were holding back a breath.

Sunagakure had originally wanted to shine in this war, but unexpectedly, the Third Kazekage went missing at the very beginning, causing all their plans to go awry.

Later, the newly appointed Fourth Kazekage and the equally newly appointed Fourth Raikage secretly exchanged letters and reached a consensus.

The Fourth Raikage wanted to recover some of Kumogakure's losses.

As for the Fourth Kazekage, he took office because the Third Kazekage disappeared, so his foundation was unstable and he needed achievements.

Moreover, Sunagakure had already seen questioning voices directed at the Fourth Kazekage.

Because when the Fourth Kazekage became the acting Kazekage, it was to find the Third Kazekage, but after so long, not only was there no sign of the Third Kazekage himself, but there was also no news of him at all.

So, to eliminate the doubts and for achievements, to solidify his position as Kazekage, he pointed the spearhead at Konoha.

Treating Konoha as the enemy who killed their own Kazekage, the Sunagakure Ninja fought against the Konoha Shinobi, one by one, fearlessly facing death.

The Konoha Shinobi had no retreat; Konoha was behind them, so they could only fight to the death against Kumogakure and Sunagakure.

Meanwhile, Chiba harassed the rear of the Allied Shinobi Forces of Kumogakure and Sunagakure, constantly disrupting their supply lines and causing immense trouble for the Ninja of both villages.

Originally, the Allied Shinobi Forces had even dispatched a squad of Ninja to try and stop Chiba, but after they went, not a single one survived; all died at Chiba's hands.

It was simply impossible to kill Chiba; after all, if Chiba wanted to leave, no one could stop him.

Chiba was like a tumor; Kumogakure and Sunagakure simply couldn't get rid of him.

There was also Minato Namikaze.

Minato Namikaze, like Chiba, was assigned to operate alone, harassing the rear of Kumogakure and Sunagakure.

Having no other option, Kumogakure and Sunagakure could only increase their supply routes.

This battle did not involve much strategy; it was a head-on clash.

However, the longer it lasted, the more advantageous it became for Konoha.

After all, Kikyo Mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Moreover, this is the Land of Fire, and material supplies are very timely.

Under the harassment of Chiba and Minato Namikaze, Kumogakure and Sunagakure's supply lines struggled to keep up.

This battle lasted only half a month before the Allied Shinobi Forces of Kumogakure and Sunagakure began to show signs of decline.

...Half a month later.

While fighting, Chiba saw a figure.

It was Uchiha Shisui.

Uchiha Shisui, a genius of the Uchiha clan, galloped across the battlefield with his Body Flicker Technique, earning him the moniker 'Shisui of the Body Flicker,' and he was almost universally known throughout the Shinobi World.

However, Uchiha Shisui had never served under Chiba, so this was Chiba's first time seeing Uchiha Shisui.

'Has he awakened it?'

Chiba noticed that Uchiha Shisui's eyes were the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Chiba's brows furrowed slightly.

Chiba was still very wary of Uchiha Shisui's ocular jutsu.

It was hailed as the strongest genjutsu, 'Kotoamatsukami,' the Eye of Dominating Will, which turns anyone the user sees into his puppet.

Given how Chiba targeted the Uchiha clan, he was somewhat worried that Uchiha Shisui might use Kotoamatsukami to alter his will.

So, Chiba still needed to do something to guard against Uchiha Shisui's Kotoamatsukami.

Chiba's 'Myriad Rejection' could reject all jutsu, making it very suitable for countering Kotoamatsukami.

Therefore, Chiba placed the seal · Wan Ju on his own eyes to guard against a potential sudden Kotoamatsukami from Uchiha Shisui.

After doing all this, Chiba found a rock and sat down to observe Uchiha Shisui's battle.

At this moment, Uchiha Shisui was surrounded by a large number of Ninja.

But Uchiha Shisui showed no panic, quickly forming hand signs with both hands.

'Body Flicker Technique!'

Uchiha Shisui used his Sharingan to create multiple illusions, and these illusions attacked the enemies alongside Shisui's main body.

When the enemies' attacks hit an illusion, the illusion would not disappear.

As if toying with his opponents, Uchiha Shisui easily cut down all his enemies, appearing very relaxed and at ease.

After Uchiha Shisui sheathed his Ninja Sword, his gaze turned towards Chiba's direction.

The next moment.

Uchiha Shisui appeared before Chiba.

'Lord Chiba.'

Chiba smiled, 'Your Body Flicker is truly fast, no wonder you're called 'Shisui of the Body Flicker.''

Uchiha Shisui asked curiously, 'Is Lord Chiba also here on a mission?'

Chiba raised an eyebrow, 'Asking about others' mission details is strictly forbidden.'

Uchiha Shisui lowered his head slightly and apologized, 'My apologies, Lord Chiba, I overstepped.'

Chiba stood up from the rock,'Since you've dealt with all the enemies here, I'll be leaving.'

'Please wait a moment!'

Uchiha Shisui hastily stopped Chiba from leaving.

Chiba turned to Uchiha Shisui and asked, 'What? Is something wrong?'

Uchiha Shisui's mouth opened and closed, seemingly having many questions for Chiba, but in the end, he only managed to ask, 'Lord Chiba, why do you target the Uchiha clan so much? The Uchiha clan may have wronged you in the past, but after all, aren't we all comrades from the same village?'

Chiba looked at Uchiha Shisui with a half-smile, 'Do you think the Uchiha clan shouldn't be targeted?'

Uchiha Shisui replied, 'I just think that everyone is a comrade from the same Ninja village, and Lord Chiba, you seem to be...'

Chiba continued Uchiha Shisui's sentence, 'I'm cruel, merciless, malicious... and so on, right?'

Uchiha Shisui quickly waved his hands, 'No, that's not what I meant!'

Chiba scoffed, 'Alright, I know you all think that, and I think that too. If you think I'm a good person, then there's a problem, Shisui. I'll just ask you one question: Should the Uchiha clan not be targeted?'

Uchiha Shisui stared blankly at Chiba.

Should they not be targeted?

Uchiha Shisui had naturally witnessed the Uchiha clan's conduct over the years.

Should they not be targeted?

They certainly should be targeted to some extent.

But... does it have to be so extreme?

Chiba said to Uchiha Shisui, 'Indeed, I hold a grudge against the Uchiha clan, but if it were just me, could I target the Uchiha clan like this? Uchiha Shisui, you should know better than I do what kind of conduct the Uchiha clan truly has. Perhaps in the future, you might even understand my actions.'

After speaking, Chiba used the Body Flicker Technique to leave the spot.