Outside the barrier,
The two Kumogakure ninja surrounded Uchiha Setsuna one after the other.
Seeing Moloy gaining the advantage, the two looked at each other and nodded.
Lamie used Lightning Release and Earth Release from behind to harass, while Dodai in front constantly pestered Uchiha Setsuna with the combination of "Lightning Plow Hot Knife" (Liger Bomb) and Lava Release Lava Fist.
Uchiha Setsuna deliberately wanted to find an opportunity to use genjutsu to control one person and then sacrifice one eye for Izanagi.
However, the two Kumogakure ninja kept switching positions and didn't fight him head-on at all, the battle dragging on for seconds.
It seemed they had already made up their minds to delay until Moloy killed Uchiha Ci and returned.
This made Uchiha Setsuna exhausted and gave him no opportunity to exploit.
The expression on Uchiha Setsuna's face became heavier and more anxious.
If this continued,
Not only would he be unable to save Uchiha Ci, but he himself would be killed by the three here.
The situation was not optimistic!
However, at this moment,
The situation on the field changed again——
"Heh heh heh, ha ha ha ha ha, ah ha ha ha ha ha ha~!"
A burst of fluctuating, wild laughter suddenly came from within the barrier!
Moloy's face was full of horror. He formed a seal to change the shape of the barrier, allowing sound to pass through both ways.
"Senior Lamie, Senior Dodai! Quick, retreat!"
Moloy's horrified voice was followed by more wild laughter.
"What?!" Lamie was stunned upon hearing the voice and turned to look inside the barrier.
What he saw was——
Uchiha Ci was shirtless, covered in dense patterns of explosive tags.
He pinched an explosive tag on his chest and, with a look of disdain and a sneer on his face, approached Moloy step by step.
"What the hell!" Lamie's eyes nearly popped out of his head.
Looking at Uchiha Ci's explosive tags, Lamie's scalp went numb, and he couldn't help but tremble and shudder.
With just one glance, his old and cloudy eyes became clear.
"Is this kid crazy?!"
"So many explosive tags are enough to blow this village sky-high!"
Dodai on the side couldn't help but swallow hard.
As the right-hand man of the Third Raikage, he was used to reckless methods.
But when he saw Uchiha Ci's posture, his scalp went numb and his face was horrified.
How could anyone wear explosive tags as clothes?!
Even Kirigakure's Explosion Corps (Jōtai) wouldn't dare to do this, right?!
This isn't just reckless anymore; it's complete lunacy!
Outside the barrier, the three people stopped in unison and turned to look inside the barrier.
Uchiha Setsuna's eyes almost split open instantly.
Looking at Uchiha Ci dressed as a terrorist, he was afraid that if he stumbled, he would trigger the explosive tags on his body.
Then,
With a bang, this freshly minted Uchiha genius who belonged to his hawk faction would be gone.
"Uchiha Ci, what are you doing?!"
He asked angrily, sweat dripping from his forehead, his heart filled with huge shock.
Uchiha Ci twisted the explosive tag in front of his heart, turned his head, and responded very calmly:
"Great Elder, you've seen it. I can only do this; there's no other way!"
Uchiha Setsuna's Adam's apple moved up and down. Worried, he tried his best to pretend to be calm and spoke to persuade:
"Ci, calm down!"
"Quickly, take off those explosive tags for me! I will rescue you!"
"Relax, these losers can't stop me!"
"No." Uchiha Ci shook his head fiercely, walked towards Moloy with a calm face, and said calmly:
"Great Elder, we are both actually very aware of the current situation."
"Once I give up resistance and let this guy get out of the barrier alive, if the three of them join forces, the Great Elder will definitely die here!"
"If you die here, the clansmen far away in Hell Valley will soon be attacked by the Two-Tails Jinchuriki!"
"By then, Uchiha will suffer heavy losses!"
"And it's not just losses in personnel."
Uchiha Ci took a breath and said seriously:
"The Chinoike (Blood Pond) Clan is liberated, and the Daimyo's commission from the Land of Lightning fails. The reputation of our clan will be severely damaged."
"With the loss of external financial resources and the loss of the hawk leader, there will definitely be chaos, divisions, and disputes within Uchiha."
"The outside world, as well as old dogs like Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzō, have everlasting hatred towards our clan!"
"At this time, it is a time of internal and external troubles, a critical moment of life and death!"
Uchiha Shi's eyes flashed. He took a big step forward and pulled the explosive tag on his chest outwards.
"I already understand the meaning of why I'm standing here!"
Moloy used his hands and feet to crawl backward, shouting with a look of horror on his face:
"What do you understand?! Get out of here!"
"What are you going to do?! Stop! Stop there, don't move!"
"Stop tearing it; it's going to explode, it's going to explode! Ahhhhhhhhh!"
"Don't come over! Don't come over!"
Outside the barrier,
When the Great Elder heard these words, he couldn't help but clench his fist hard; the hand holding the sword was trembling.
How could he not be clear about what Ci said?[1]
But, he didn't expect ——
Uchiha Ci actually had such sharp vision; it was almost like his own, standing at the top of the clan, seeing everything so clearly.
This... this...
Uchiha CI,
He is not only a genius; he is a genius with great vision!
No wonder, no wonder he would take the initiative to participate in such a mission!
It turned out he had already seen all this.
This young eaglet, which hasn't even grown its feathers, jumped down from the edge of the cliff.
Not because he longs to fly,
But because he saw the future of the family's overthrow!
It was the fear of the eggs being destroyed when the nest overturns (idiom: disaster for all) that made this child, at an age when he should be enjoying stability and gathering his wings,
Choose to step into the bottomless abyss!
But because of this, Uchiha Setsuna was so heartbroken he almost couldn't breathe!
"What a pity!"
His eyes were red. His cold face, unchanged for thousands of years, at this moment,
Was so moved!
Uchiha Setsuna clutched his sword fiercely, his eyes slightly red, his gaze gradually becoming extremely sharp!
He glanced at the three Kumogakure ninja, and the anger in his heart almost burned through the heavens!
Uchiha Setsuna took a deep breath and shouted sharply:
"Uchiha Ci! That's enough!"
"Stop it, old man—I mean, stop!" (Note: He corrects himself from an informal 'old man' address to a command.)
"Uchiha does not need your sacrifice!"
Uchiha Ci grinned. His calm and indifferent expression gradually softened.
He turned his head, looked at Uchiha Setsuna, smiled, and shook his head.
"Great Elder, there is no need to persuade me."
"An eagle must behave like an eagle!"
"This is my last farewell!" Uchiha Ci said with a smile,
"After this mission, please don't forget me. Next year, help me burn some paper money in front of the memorial monument."
"I'll be satisfied!"
Uchiha Setsuna's heart suddenly shook. He suddenly raised his head, just about to persuade him again.
Then he heard Uchiha Ci ask him quietly:
"Great Elder, you don't regret choosing me, right?"
Uchiha Setsuna's eyes were in a trance for a moment.
Uchiha Ci's figure was reflected in his Sharingan, as if it overlapped with the figure of the little brat who didn't know whether to live or die at the clan meeting.
The Great Elder's expression was moved again. Thinking that out of anger, he had actually let Uchiha Ci quit the battlefield (earlier, implying he sent him on this mission),
His face couldn't help but begin to twist, filled with regret until his intestines turned green! (Idiom: extreme regret)
If he had known Uchiha Ci was such a genius, how could he have let this kid go to the battlefield!
Moreover, he had even wanted to use Uchiha Ci as cannon fodder for the coup.
Now, seeing Uchiha Ci using his life to buy him a chance of survival,
Uchiha Setsuna wanted to slap himself hard!
He really deserved to die!
Uchiha Setsuna's lips trembled as he looked at Uchiha Ci, his eyes full of reluctance.
"What a pity!"
[1] That's was she said. You get it?( ≧ᗜ≦)