Chapter 149: Sarutobi-sensei, You Have This Coming Too?

Following Hyuga Hiashi's order, the ninjas of the Hyuga Clan launched their attack.

The Hyuga's Byakugan can see through an opponent's movements and, even more, see the flow of chakra within their body, locking onto critical acupoints.

Every strike of the Hyuga's Gentle Fist can sever an opponent's chakra flow, seal critical acupoints, and cause the opponent to lose their combat capability instantly.

Hyuga ninjas are the most important reconnaissance ninjas in Konohagakure, having spent years rushing across battlefields and remaining active in every external conflict.

Aside from the main house ninjas who stay home and never go out, the practical combat experience of Hyuga ninjas is second to none in all of Konohagakure.

Meanwhile, the ninjas of the Sarutobi, Utatane, and Mitokado clans have spent years staying in the village, performing various leisurely administrative jobs that are both powerful and lucrative.

Very few among them have any combat experience.

The few who truly have combat experience cannot compare to Hyuga ninjas at all.

Usually, relying on their power, high income, and complete inheritance of Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu, as well as relatively diligent training, their speed of promotion is no worse than that of Hyuga ninjas.

But when it came to real, life-or-death combat, once they were charged by the Hyuga ninjas, their pathetic true foundation was completely exposed.

The whistling sounds of the Gentle Fist rang out densely, and the screams of the four great ninja clans' ninjas erupted in response.

The Hyuga ninjas' movements were extremely fast, and their footwork was even more swift like ghosts; in the blink of an eye, dozens of ninjas from the four great families were knocked to the ground, losing their combat capability.

The ninjas of the four great families had already suffered heavy casualties from being killed by Senju Hashirama, and the morale they had managed to muster was shattered instantly by the Hyuga ninjas, leaving them with no courage to resist.

But they were still hanging on by a thread, refusing to bow their heads in defeat, gritting their teeth and struggling to hold on.

They were waiting for the Third Hokage to make a move!

However, Itachi Uchiha did not give them the chance; the young boy led the Uchiha ninjas into the battlefield like a black tide, completely extinguishing the hope of the four great families' ninjas.

Truth be told, the Uchiha Clan's ninjas did not have much practical combat experience.

Because of the Second Hokage's schemes, Uchiha ninjas were basically trapped in the Military Police Force, patrolling day after day, mediating conflicts between villagers, and catching petty thieves.

If peace could be maintained, or if Konohagakure could remain steadily strong, the Uchiha Clan would have had their ambition slowly worn away and their edges polished off in the village, turning into ordinary yet talented ninjas.

Unfortunately, after the Third Hokage took over, Konohagakure, while claiming to be the strongest in the Ninja World, became the biggest punching bag, taken turns being bullied by the four great ninja villages.

Even seven or eight-year-old children have to go to the battlefield, let alone the powerful Uchiha ninjas.

Uchiha ninjas, whose hearts are filled with love, encounter sacrifice once they step onto the battlefield.

After sacrificing one teammate, an Uchiha ninja turns dark, and their strength surges several times over.

After sacrificing another teammate, they become several times stronger again and turn even darker.

It wouldn't take long before an Uchiha ninja possessing the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and strength at least reaching Elite Jonin would be born.

Through years of continuous war, the Uchiha Clan became extreme, and their strength grew so great that it made the Third Hokage restless.

At this very moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen's unease was confirmed.

If Hyuga ninjas fighting the four great families' ninjas was like Jonin fighting Chunin, winning easily and effortlessly.

Then Uchiha ninjas fighting the four great families' ninjas was completely overwhelming, like a hot knife through butter.

Itachi Uchiha ordered: "Uchiha, attack with full force!"

All the Uchiha ninjas activated their Sharingan, and then unleashed a dense barrage of Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique and Katon: Hosenka no Jutsu.

The sky was reflected in a deep red.

After the Uchiha unleashed a round of Fire Release ninjutsu, they charged directly into the middle of the Sarutobi and Utatane clan ninjas, drawing Kunai, Shuriken, and ninja swords to slash at the enemies before them at will.

The Sharingan possesses the strongest insight, allowing the Uchiha to accurately predict their opponents' movements, thereby ensuring that every strike hits a vital point.

They would not give their opponents a chance to dodge, nor would they give them any room to counterattack.

The ninjas of the Sarutobi and Utatane clans were basically killed in one hit, the number of casualties increased crazily, and soon they were killed until very few remained.

The surviving ninjas were terrified by the blood, and their last shred of morale completely collapsed, leading them to drop their weapons and raise their hands in surrender.

Hyuga Hiashi and Itachi Uchiha stood on the left and right sides of the battlefield edge, respectively, staring fixedly at Sarutobi Hiruzen and Utatane Koharu.

At this time, the ninjas of the Ino-Shika-Cho clans also arrived, led by Nara Shikaku, Akimichi Choza, and Yamanaka Inoichi.

The ninjas of the Nara, Akimichi, and Yamanaka clans formed groups of three, creating the classic Ino-Shika-Cho Team, distributed across the battlefield in a staggered and orderly fashion.

Yamanaka Chujiu is the younger brother of Yamanaka Inoichi, and the Ino-Shika-Cho clans are privy to all the intelligence.

When they were startled by the commotion at the East Gate, they made the decision to oppose the Third Hokage and end Sarutobi Hiruzen's corrupt rule.

However, Yamanaka Inoichi is cautious, and Nara Shikaku is even more thoughtful; even if they chose to stand on Orochimaru's side and join the battle without hesitation, they did not want to be the ones to stick their necks out.

It was not until the Hyuga and Uchiha made their move that the Ino-Shika-Cho clans took action.

But caution and hesitation, viewed from another angle, meant they were fully prepared.

As the brain of the three clans, Nara Shikaku is particularly skilled in tactical design and pre-battle layout.

He led the three clans to prepare a battle plan and had all combat requirements ready in advance.

The Nara Clan's Shadow Possession Technique wove through the forest, catching the remaining ninjas of the Sarutobi, Utatane, Mitokado, and Shimura clans off guard.

Seeing someone captured, the Akimichi Clan would immediately perform the Multi-Size Technique, directly destroying the opponent's defenses and body.

The Yamanaka Clan controlled the overall situation, implementing mental interference on key enemies, and even using the Mind Transfer Technique to manipulate them, completely disrupting the enemy's combat rhythm.

The most terrifying were the Yamanaka ninjas; their Mind Transfer Technique manipulated opponents, making enemies attack each other, completely destroying the trust between them and weakening the opponent's combat power.

The situation on the battlefield changed completely; the front lines of the Sarutobi, Utatane, and Mitokado were already crumbling.

The final straw was the ninjas of the Aburame Clan.

These ninjas, who have a very low presence but explosive combat power, were all dressed in long black trench coats, wearing sunglasses, with countless tiny Kikaichu swarming around them.

The Aburame Clan is skilled in the Kikaichu Jutsu, being all-rounders in reconnaissance, attack, and defense.

For years, they had kept a low profile, yet they were similarly suppressed by Sarutobi Hiruzen's power politics, unable to obtain a status matching their own strength.

The Aburame Clan head, Aburame Shibi, is also the ninja with the lowest presence.

When he gave the order to attack, no one knows how many Konoha ninjas were startled.

Countless bugs flew toward the Sarutobi, Utatane, Mitokado, and Shimura ninjas.

The Kikaichu possess the ability to devour chakra and destroy ninjutsu, and some bugs have been cultivated to carry Poison, which the inexperienced ninjas of the four great families were completely unable to handle.

Forget about fighting; they couldn't even manage to escape.

Orochimaru watched this scene of total destruction and remarked with emotion, "Teacher Sarutobi, you abandoned your original intention of protecting Konoha and exploited the ninja of every clan; did you ever imagine there would be a day when you would be crushed by Konoha Ninja?"