The Konoha ninja launched a coordinated resistance against the allied forces of Kumo and Sunagakure, holding the battlefield at Mount Kanna.
Mount Kanna was located at the border of the Land of Fire, serving as one of Konoha's castles.
This location was a natural stronghold—easy to defend and hard to breach, effectively holding back the Allied Forces at Mount Kanna.
This war could be described as incredibly brutal.
Because the ninja from Kumo were inherently part of the martial arts faction, fighting like they didn't care about life or death.
As for Sunagakure, it was because the Third Kazekage had disappeared. Each Sand ninja was burning with pent-up anger.
Sunagakure had originally hoped to shine brilliantly in this war, but unexpectedly, right at the beginning, the Third Kazekage vanished, throwing all their plans into chaos.
Later, the newly appointed Fourth Kazekage and the equally new Fourth Raikage secretly exchanged letters, eventually reaching a consensus.
The Fourth Raikage sought to recoup some of Kumo's losses.
And the Fourth Kazekage had only assumed the title of Kazekage because the Third had gone missing, meaning his position was unstable and he desperately needed achievements.
Moreover, there were already voices questioning the Fourth Kazekage.
Originally, his appointment as Interim Kazekage had been meant only as a temporary measure to oversee the search for the Third Kazekage, but so much time had passed—now, not only had no trace of the Third Kazekage appeared, but even the slightest bit of information about him couldn't be found.
So to silence doubts and prove his worth, he turned his sights on Konoha.
The Sand ninja saw Konoha as the killer of their beloved Kazekage, and each one fought the Konoha shinobi without fear.
The Konoha ninja had nowhere left to retreat—their homeland lay behind them, so they could only fight desperately against both Kumo and Sunagakure.
Meanwhile, Chinya kept harassing the rear of the Kumo-Sunagakure allied forces, continuously sabotaging their supply lines, which brought immense trouble upon the ninja from those two villages.
Originally, the Allied Forces had sent a squad of ninja to stop Chinya, but after going there, not a single one returned—every last one was killed by Chinya.
Trying to kill Chinya was simply impossible; after all, if he wanted to escape, nobody could stop him.
Chinya was like an impenetrable thorn in their side—completely unremovable by either Kumo or Sunagakure.
Also present was Minato Namikaze.
Minato Namikaze, like Chinya, had been deployed to act independently, harassing the rear lines of both Kumo and Sunagakure.
Helpless, Kumo and Sunagakure could only increase the number of supply routes.
This wasn't a battle of strategy—it was raw, brutal confrontation.
However, the longer the conflict lasted, the more advantageous it became for Konoha.
After all, Mount Kanna was naturally well fortified.
Plus, this was within the Land of Fire, where supply replenishment remained timely and efficient.
With constant harassment from individuals like Chinya and Minato Namikaze, it became increasingly difficult for Kumo and Sunagakure to maintain their logistical supplies.
Within just half a month into the battle, the Kumo-Sunagakure allied forces were already showing signs of collapse.
...
Half a month later.
While fighting, Chinya caught sight of a familiar figure.
It was Shisui Uchiha.
Shisui Uchiha was a genius of the Uchiha Clan. Using his Shifting Body Technique, he galloped across battlefields and became famously known in the Shinobi World as "Shifting Shisui."
However, Shisui Uchiha had never served under Chinya before, so this was the first time Chinya had ever seen Shisui Uchiha in person.
"Have you activated the Mangekyo?"
Chinya noticed Shisui Uchiha's eyes had awakened into the Mangekyo Sharingan. He couldn't help but feel wary of Shisui Uchiha's Dojutsu.
Kotoamatsukami, known as the strongest genjutsu and called the Eye That Controls the Will of Heaven, could bend the will of anyone it saw, turning them into obedient puppets.
Considering how strongly Chinya had opposed the Uchiha Clan, he had good reason to fear Shisui Uchiha might use Kotoamatsukami on him.
So Chinya activated the Transcribed Seal: Wanju over his own eyes to guard against any sudden use of Kotoamatsukami by Shisui Uchiha.
After finishing all that, Chinya found a stone and sat down, watching Shisui Uchiha's battle.
At this moment, Shisui Uchiha was surrounded by a large number of ninja.
Yet Shisui Uchiha remained completely calm, quickly forming hand seals with both hands.
[Genjutsu: Phantom Shifting Body Technique!]
Using his Sharingan, Shisui Uchiha created multiple illusionary clones. These illusions attacked the enemies together with his real body.
When the enemies' attacks hit these illusions, the illusions did not vanish.
As though to mock his opponents, Shisui Uchiha swiftly cut down all his enemies, appearing completely at ease.
After resheathing his Ninja Sword, Shisui Uchiha turned his gaze toward Chinya.
In the next instant, Shisui Uchiha appeared directly before Chinya.
"Lord Chinya."
Chinya smiled. "Your body flicker technique is truly fast. No wonder they call you 'Shisui Uchiha the Body Flicker.'"
Shisui Uchiha curiously asked, "Lord Chinya, are you also here on a mission?"
Chinya raised an eyebrow. "Asking about another's mission is strictly forbidden."
Realizing his mistake, Shisui Uchiha bowed his head slightly and said, "Forgive me, Lord Chinya. I overstepped my bounds."
Chinya stood up from the stone. "Since you've already eliminated all the enemies here, I'll take my leave now."
"Please wait!"
Shisui Uchiha hurriedly called out to stop Chinya from leaving.
Chinya turned his head and looked at Shisui Uchiha. "What? Is there something wrong?"
Shisui Uchiha opened his mouth, seeming to have many questions to ask Chinya, but in the end, he only asked one: "Lord Chinya, why do you treat the Uchiha like this? Even if the Uchiha Clan wronged you in the past, we're still comrades from the same ninja village, aren't we?"
Looking at Shisui Uchiha with a half-smile, Chinya replied, "Are you saying the Uchiha shouldn't be targeted?"
Shisui Uchiha responded, "I just think we're all comrades from the same ninja village… Lord Chinya, you seem—"
Chinya continued for him, "Cruel, heartless, wicked—labels often thrown my way? Am I right?"
"No, that's not what I meant!" Shisui Uchiha hurriedly shook his hands in denial.
Chinya snorted, "Yeah, I know what you're thinking — and honestly, I agree. If you really think I'm a good guy, then something's seriously wrong. Shisui Uchiha, let me ask you this — doesn't the Uchiha Clan deserve some targeting?"
Shisui Uchiha stared blankly at Chinya.
Deserve it?
He had naturally witnessed all of the Uchiha Clan's actions in recent years.
Truth be told, they did need to be checked.
But… did it have to go that far?
Chinya continued, "Yeah, I hate the Uchiha Clan — but if it was just me, how could I ever pull this off? Shisui Uchiha, you should know their nature better than anyone. Maybe someday, you'll come to understand my actions too."
After finishing his words, Chinya vanished from the spot using the [Shifting Body Technique].
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