As expected, when Han, now in Steam Mode, charged forward aggressively again, Shiyu Uchiha didn't meet him head-on. Instead, he flickered away, narrowly dodging Han's sharp and powerful impact by a hair.
Immediately after, he formed hand seals, channeling the surging chakra within his body into one point. In an instant, it transformed into a fierce, monstrous beast with a gaping, blood-drenched mouth, lunging savagely to bite down on Han's flank.
At the same time, the tanto behind Shiyu Uchiha instantly appeared in his hand. A flash of crimson light shimmered across the blade. Unfortunately, under these circumstances, his sword techniques couldn't be fully unleashed.
Han hadn't expected Shiyu Uchiha to suddenly change tactics, but years of sharpened ninja instincts allowed him to react swiftly. Without hesitation, he manipulated the Tailed Beast's massive, powerful tail, swinging it forward like an unbreakable wall to successfully block Shiyu Uchiha's vicious attack.
Then, Han launched a counterattack. The Tailed Beast's energy surged powerfully, and for a time, the fight between him and Shiyu Uchiha reached a stalemate.
After a fierce struggle, although the chakra-formed armor around Shiyu Uchiha was slightly weaker in raw power, his agility helped him hold his ground without falling into disadvantage.
Meanwhile, Shiyu Uchiha's Sharingan, with its exceptional Insight, played a crucial role. Thanks to the unique dynamic vision granted by the Sharingan, he could predict every subtle move Han made and counter with ease, deflecting wave after wave of brutal attacks.
In addition, Shiyu Uchiha himself was locked in close combat with Han. Gripping a razor-sharp tanto, the flashing blade repeatedly clashed with Han's punches and kicks, producing crisp metallic sounds.
However, the experienced Shiyu Uchiha well understood that Han's Combined Ninja-Taijutsu techniques packed immense force—far too great to resist through defense alone. Therefore, whenever sensing Han preparing to unleash a taijutsu technique, he'd always evade at the last second using his incredible agility, giving his opponent no room for error.
Thus, the intense battle continued for quite some time. At that moment, the first waves of reinforcements from both sides arrived on the battlefield almost simultaneously. As soon as they appeared, they immediately sensed each other's presence.
Instantly, cries of battle filled the skies. The newly arrived reinforcements from both sides charged at each other without hesitation, igniting an even larger-scale, bloody clash. Furthermore, as seconds turned into minutes, more and more reinforcements kept pouring in, gradually engulfing the once peaceful land in the flames of war, increasing the number of combatants rapidly.
At this very moment, inside the Frontline Base Camp, Renga Uchiha and Kitsuchi, after receiving reports from their respective ninja, simultaneously felt the same strong realization—this was undoubtedly a rare and historic golden opportunity!
The battle broke out with no warning and little preparation. Neither side had time to prepare. As a result, this confrontation became a more direct assessment of each side's true strength.
Without hesitation, the two men sprang into action, swiftly assembling their respective forces. Before long, both sides arrived one after another at this battlefield—already filled with smoke and the chaos of war.
Of course, some arrived sooner because they were closer, while others came later due to being farther away.
As reinforcements from both sides moved into position, the battle quickly escalated. The Iwa Explosion Corps marched forward menacingly, nearly at the same moment as the well-trained Paramilitary Police Force of the Uchiha Clan appeared in response.
At that very moment, both Renga Uchiha and Kitsuchi believed they were just as strong as each other. As the saying goes, "When rivals meet by fate, only the bold will win." From the instant the battle erupted, its intensity immediately soared to the extreme.
In an instant, swords flashed and blade shadows flickered in all directions. The entire battlefield seemed like a volcanic eruption, instantly plunged into a state of fierce, white-hot combat.
At the same time, Kitsuchi of Iwa fearlessly confronted Renga Uchiha head-on, making their clash inevitable.
Meanwhile, among the Iwa ranks, the remaining powerhouse—the Captain of the Explosion Corps known as Sho, whose destructive force rivaled that of a Kage-level warrior—was eager to prove himself. Unfortunately, he faced a combined counterattack from Uchiha Kotetsu and Fugaku Uchiha.
Within the mysterious and terrifying illusion techniques of the Uchiha Clan, Sho found his bloodline limit kekkei genkai—the Explosion Release—unable to display its full might.
Looking further at the other notable warriors on Iwa's side, although their strength could not be underestimated, compared against Konoha's abundance of elite fighters, both in terms of numbers and overall power, they were clearly at a slight disadvantage. However, since Iwa had a larger number of ninja overall, they did not fall behind decisively.
Very quickly, everyone on the battlefield found their opponents. Even the famous Nagare clan from Iwa engaged in a life-or-death duel against the Aburame clan, clashing in a spectacular battle involving summoned insects.
Elsewhere, where Shiyu Uchiha was engaged, after a fiercely intense battle, the clash between him and Han reached a deadlock. Both sides seemed evenly matched, locked in a stalemate.
However, just as the two were entangled in close combat, neither gaining an upper hand, Shiyu suddenly sensed a reinforcement squad rushing toward them at top speed. This realization caused both warriors to increase the ferocity and intensity of their attacks even further, making the fighting increasingly tense and thrilling.
At that exact moment, Shiyu spotted a fleeting opening. Due to the injuries sustained early in the battle, Han left himself vulnerable for just a second—his Tailed Beast tail caught firmly in Shiyu's grasp.
Then, with one swift pull, Shiyu yanked hard, throwing Han off balance and creating the perfect moment for them to lock eyes directly. Without hesitation, he unleashed the genjutsu—[Magic Illusion: Sharingan].
To guarantee the full success of this genjutsu and push its chances to the limit, Shiyu Uchiha resolutely activated the powerful ocular energy of his Mangekyou to enhance his triple-comma Sharingan.
As [Magic Illusion: Sharingan] suddenly activated, a mysterious and overwhelming power surged outward like a tide, flooding Han's consciousness. The steady flow of chakra inside Han's body was instantly thrown into chaos by the sheer force of the impact.
Meanwhile, Shiyu Uchiha skillfully took advantage of this momentary disorder, successfully engineering an opening in the Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak.
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