Chapter 5: Target: Senju Itama

My name is Uchiha Gin, 24 years old, and I am a waste.

Just now, Uchiha Gin, who was still organizing his memories, was arranged by Captain Uchiha Fenghuo to the very back of the team, possibly to take care of his injuries not yet fully healed.

Of course, more of the reason is because he is really weak, and opening the way in front is very easy to be killed by the enemy, causing a breakthrough in the team's formation.

According to the mission information distributed by Uchiha Fenghuo, Uchiha Gin learned that their target is Senju Butsuma's fourth son, Senju Itama.

His eldest son and second son have been following Senju Butsuma for a long time, making it very difficult to take action. Settling for the next best thing, they can only lock the target on Senju Itama behind the battlefield.

A few people took advantage of the fact that the sky was not yet bright and carefully groped forward behind the Senju clan's territory, but they didn't find any trace of the enemy along the way, and the few camps they passed by were already empty.

Perhaps because the Hagi clan killed Senju Wakama, the Senju clan increased their vigilance and began to shrink their protective net. After all, most of the rear battle line is fresh blood like young children, and the Senju clan also knows that they cannot lower their guard.

Suddenly, firelight and roaring sounds came from not far ahead. Uchiha Fenghuo was at the very front of the team. Seeing him jump to the treetops at a high place, Uchiha Gin and others followed closely behind.

Uchiha Fenghuo activated his Sharingan for the first time. With his super strong dynamic vision, he soon saw the two sides fighting hard in the smoke and dust ahead.

"It's the Hagi clan and the Senju clan."

Uchiha Fenghuo said in a deep voice.

"Then shall we go over to reinforce?"

Uchiha Liang Yi was a bit eager to try, and Uchiha Crane and Uchiha Da Lang beside him also revealed bloodthirsty smiles.

Uchiha Fenghuo narrowed his eyes and pondered for a while before saying.

"Wait a moment, let's go up after the other party consumes almost enough."

"This Uchiha Fenghuo looks like he has thick brows and big eyes, but I never expected him to be a 'Voldemort' 【a hidden schemer】."

Uchiha Gin complained in his heart after hearing Uchiha Fenghuo's order.

Compared to the other few people in the team who were observing the battlefield with Sharingan, Uchiha Gin, who did not activate Sharingan, could only see a few clouds of smoke, occasionally with water and fire bursting out.

Sure enough, without Sharingan, he was still too far behind. In this scale of battle, he might lose his life if he was not careful.

Just when he was considering how to lie low, Uchiha Fenghuo seemed to have discovered something and pointed his finger at the back of the battlefield,

"Is that kid our target?"

Following the direction he pointed, the few people found that although the two teams opposite were fighting, it seemed that the Senju clan people were fighting and retreating, with no intention to fight.

Behind the team, a few adult Senju clan people were covering a child in retreat, and the black and white hair color of the brat was extremely conspicuous.

"That's right, Captain, that is Senju Itama!"

Uchiha Crane quickly took out the information to compare and said excitedly.

"Hahaha, truly, one finds what one is looking for after all this effort. Let's go!"

Since the target had been discovered, there was no need to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. Uchiha Fenghuo waved his hand, and except for Uchiha Gin who was half a beat slow, the others quickly followed Uchiha Fenghuo and ran towards the battlefield, throwing shuriken while running.

The two sides who were burning with anxiety saw a few people suddenly kill out and were shocked first. Among them, the Hagi clan people saw the scarlet eyes of the newcomers and breathed a sigh of relief for the first time. After fighting for so long, reinforcements finally came.

And the Senju clan saw the Uchiha few people and felt pressure. The few Senju clansmen blocking the front were even more desperately refining chakra to perform Earth Style, turning up stone walls in an attempt to delay time.

After all, this is the territory of the Senju clan, and their reinforcements should also be on the way.

Uchiha Gin arrived late. As soon as he entered the battlefield, the pungent smell of blood made him dizzy, and a feeling of nausea surged into his heart.

Looking at the corpses on the ground and the blood all over the floor, Uchiha Gin suppressed the discomfort in his heart and drew the samurai sword at his waist, vigilantly looking at the enemies he hadn't seen before.

The leader of the Hagi clan was a middle-aged man, wearing armor, with a head of coffee-colored long hair. Uchiha Gin vaguely saw a small protrusion on his forehead covered by bangs.

At this time, he was frantically forming seals with both hands, smashing one ninjutsu after another onto the Earth Style supported by the Senju clan. From the momentum, it could be seen that this person's strength was at least Elite Jonin.

The Hagi clan was also a Seed Clearing squad of five, and two people were already lying on the ground, life or death unknown, and the leading Elite Jonin was also panting.

The ninjutsu output just now consumed a lot of his chakra. Such strong people couldn't take down the other party. It seems the Senju clan is not a simple character.

"Hagi clan guys, you retreat, leave the next things to us."

Uchiha Fenghuo looked at the panting Hagi clan and disdainfully let them retreat.

The pride of the Uchiha clan made them disdain to join forces with people of other clans to kill enemies, even if they were allies, they were just fighting their own battles.

"But, we have already consumed the other side almost enough..."

Seeing that the Uchiha clan people didn't want to share the fruits of victory with them, the Hagi clan Jonin said anxiously.

"Do you have an opinion?"

Several pairs of cold red eyes of the Uchiha turned to stare at him at the same time.

"Nothing, nothing, please leave the next things to you all."

The Hagi clan people, whose scalp was numb from being stared at, had to lower their heads and admit defeat. Power is stronger than people.

Uchiha Fenghuo, who got a satisfactory answer, nodded.

The Senju clan saw that the Uchiha and Hagi clan people seemed to have a conflict, and the leading Senju clan made a retreat gesture, and the few people behind quickly prepared to run away.

Just as the Senju clan people turned their heads, Uchiha Fenghuo's long sword had already come to meet them. The Senju clan Jonin reacted rapidly and raised his hand, relying on the armor on his arm to forcibly deflect the sword that was aimed at his face.

"Did I let you go?"

Uchiha Fenghuo and the others surrounded the Senju clan.

Senju Koji had just been shocked to numbness, his hand could no longer be raised, and he had consumed too much physical strength in the encounter with the Hagi clan at the beginning, and the wounds on his body were also bleeding non-stop.

Now he was surrounded and suppressed by Uchiha Fenghuo and others, and he felt that he was also in bad luck, but he couldn't just sit and wait for death. The future of the Senju clan was still in his hands. Even if he risked his life, he had to protect this seedling.

Thinking of this, he forcibly refined chakra, frantically squeezed his life force, and activated forbidden techniques to accelerate the recovery of his injuries and physical strength.

The Senju clan has a naturally tough physique, with chakra volume and healing power different from ordinary people.

In a desperate situation, the Senju clan can often burst out strength far exceeding normal times.

Gritting his teeth, Senju Koji faced the strongest Uchiha Fenghuo head-on, trying to use his life to exchange for a chance for the people behind to escape.

Seeing the other party fighting so stubbornly, even as a mortal enemy, Uchiha Fenghuo couldn't help but pay tribute, and began to treat the enemy in front of him seriously.

So he held his sword and went up, starting a taijutsu contest with Senju Koji, and for a while, swords and shadows were on the field.

The remaining three Senju clan members who were surrounded were guarding a child, vigilantly looking at Uchiha Liang Yi and others who were surrounding them. The one surrounded in the middle was the target of Uchiha Fenghuo's squad this time: Senju Itama.

"If I had known, I should have listened to my father and stayed in the territory."

Senju Itama, only 5 years old, who was surrounded, was already trembling, but the pride of the Senju clan drove this child to tremble and take out a kunai from his waist, holding it horizontally in front of his chest. With the trembling of his whole body, the armor that didn't fit him well also creaked.

This was the first time young Senju Itama had been on the battlefield. Some time ago, his brother Senju Wakama was sniped outside the territory, and he was forcibly kept in the territory by his father and grounded.

As a clan leader's descendant who was slightly different from the others, Senju Itama had always lived in the deep boudoir and had not been exposed to fighting too early.

However, the accidental death of his third brother made Senju Itama have an extra layer of desire for revenge in addition to sadness.

Waiting until Senju Butsuma took his two brothers to the front line, Senju Itama, who couldn't suppress his desire for revenge, stole out of the camp overnight, wearing his brother's armor, to find the enemy on the battlefield.

Although the Senju clan's remaining guard team discovered it in time, they encountered an ambush by the Hagi clan on the way back to find Senju Itama.

Under the sneak attack, several ordinary combatants in the accompanying Senju clan died on the spot, leaving only the guard team captain Senju Koji and three team members with Chunin strength to hold on.

Just when they were fighting and retreating, the Uchiha clan's reinforcements actually arrived, making Senju Itama, who originally had hope of survival, instantly experience what is called a two-level reversal.

Now under the siege of the Uchiha clan, they can only fight like trapped beasts. At this time, they can only pray that Senju Koji will defeat Uchiha Fenghuo and come to support them.

(End of this chapter) ===== CHAPTER 6 =====