A Uchiha ninja moved swiftly through the forest.
Sudden.
"call out!"
A whooshing sound rang out.
Faced with the kunai attack, the Uchiha could only stop abruptly, take a step back, and look at the two figures that appeared opposite him, two ninjas from Iwagakure.
"Uchiha?"
The two Iwagakure ninjas suddenly seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but laugh.
"I never expected that the Uchiha would still be so loyal to Konoha. You are truly remarkable."
"Does it feel good to be betrayed by Konoha after serving Konoha?"
"Back then, Tobirama Senju sold Kagami Uchiha. Now, you haven't been sold out by Konoha either, have you? Otherwise, you wouldn't be all alone here, don't you think?"
These Iwagakure ninja don't care whether the rumors are true or false.
All they knew was that this rumor could be used to make fun of the Uchiha ninjas.
Sure enough, upon hearing these words, the Uchiha ninja's face instantly darkened.
The two Iwagakure ninja continued to mock them.
"I feel sorry for you Uchiha."
"Despite having such strong family power and such a special bloodline limit, Konoha doesn't treat you as one of their own. You're given the most dangerous missions and the worst reputation."
"If it were me, I would have given up long ago."
"Why don't you come to our Iwagakure Village?"
"We in Iwagakure would never treat our own people like that."
"Marry into my Hidden Stone Village, and I'll vouch for you!"
The Uchiha ninja's eyes turned blood red.
"court death!"
The Uchiha ninja could clearly tell that the Iwagakure ninja opposite him was not genuinely inviting him, but was just using those words to mock him.
This Uchiha ninja was already skeptical about the rumors surrounding Uchiha Kagami.
They didn't go on strike like the dozen or so others.
But doubts also arose, and people wanted to find out the truth of what really happened back then.
The mockery from these two Iwagakure ninjas has undoubtedly hit a nerve with this Uchiha ninja.
In an instant, the hand seal was completed.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
The Iwagakure ninja on the other side were prepared.
"Earth Release: Earth Wall Technique!"
An earthen wall appeared, completely blocking the Uchiha's Great Fireball.
Another Iwagakure ninja seized the opportunity to launch a sneak attack on the Uchiha ninja from the side.
One against two is already a disadvantage in terms of numbers.
Moreover, amidst the taunts of the Iwagakure ninja, this Uchiha ninja's emotions were beginning to spiral out of control. His anger clouded his judgment, preventing him from making the most appropriate response.
"Pfft!"
A kunai pierced the back of the Uchiha ninja's neck.
Pull out.
Blood spurted out.
The Iwagakure ninja didn't dodge. He wiped the blood from his face with his sleeve, looked at the fallen Uchiha ninja, and smiled.
"Everyone says the Uchiha ninjas are powerful, but now it seems they're nothing special!"
The Uchiha ninja, clinging to the last breath of life, was even more enraged upon hearing this, but as he faced imminent death and could not even move a finger, his anger could only turn into bitterness.
"Why is our Uchiha clan like this?"
"We clearly possess such a unique bloodline limit."
"We should have been the chosen ones."
"Where exactly did things go wrong?"
On the other side.
A Uchiha ninja witnessed firsthand that when the Iwagakure ninjas attacked, the Konoha ninjas who should have been by his side fighting alongside him suddenly withdrew.
Moreover, the Iwagakure ninja who arrived showed no intention of pursuing them.
It's as if the two have reached some kind of tacit understanding.
The ninjas of Konoha, his own nominal comrades, personally delivered him into the hands of the Iwagakure ninjas.
"Shameless! Utterly shameless!"
"This is a battlefield! Konoha and Iwagakure are currently at war! How could these people cooperate with the Iwagakure ninja, cooperate with the enemy, just to kill me?"
"Does Konoha really want the Uchiha to die?"
"Damn it! Damn it!"
"But the more this is the case, the more I cannot die!"
This Uchiha ninja unleashed an unprecedented fighting spirit.
"kill!"
The Uchiha ninja focused all his attention and energy on the battle until there was no one left in front of him. Only then did he slowly come to his senses and look at the few corpses on the ground.
The corpses were those of the Iwagakure ninja who had come to attack him.
The Uchiha ninja gasped for breath, turned around, and looked towards the distant Konoha.
"I survived."
"Konoha, won't you be very disappointed?"
"This time, I've finally seen through you all."
"This matter won't just end like this."
After the Uchiha ninja left, two figures emerged from the hiding place, both wearing animal masks.
"It seems the operation was a success. Let's go back and report to Lord Ebizo as soon as possible. Hopefully, the mission we've completed can provide some assistance to the village."
"Our village's current situation in the ninja world is even more difficult than the Uchiha's situation in Konoha."
"But we will never admit defeat."
...
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The Land of Thunder.
Hidden Cloud Village.
A young ninja is sorting through his grandfather's belongings.
Suddenly, a suicide note fell to the ground.
After tidying up, the young ninja took the will and went to the courtyard by the gate. He tore it open, took out the letter inside, and read it carefully, word by word.
As he read, the young ninja's expression suddenly became somewhat strange.
"I want to see Lord Raikage."
The young ninja arrived at the Raikage Building.
"Let him in."
Soon, the young ninja went upstairs, arrived at the door of the Raikage's office, knocked, and entered.
The Fourth Raikage was sitting confidently behind his desk.
His rugged appearance seemed out of place in this office.
But appearance is only superficial.
Whether it's the Third Raikage or the Fourth Raikage, they both appear careless on the surface, but are actually meticulous in their thinking; their outward appearance is a complete illusion.
"What do you want?"
"Lord Raikage, I found this will while sorting through my grandfather's belongings today. I think the contents of this will might be of some help to the village."
The Fourth Raikage raised an eyebrow.
"show me."
"Yes, Lord Raikage."
Before long, the Fourth Raikage caught that sentence.
—I personally witnessed Tobirama Senju and Hiruzen Sarutobi sell Kagami Uchiha.
The Fourth Raikage quickly connected the dots to the recent rumor circulating in the Land of Fire.
Iwagakure was not the only ninja village that fought against Konoha.
In fact, the Third Shinobi World War was a chaotic war.
For example, Konoha has fought against Iwagakure, Sunagakure, Kirigakure, and Kumogakure.
Naturally, the Fourth Raikage would pay attention to the situation in Konoha.
The Uchiha clan is a very special case in Konoha.
"This suicide note is not fake; its contents must be true."
"So that means the rumor from the Land of Fire is true?"