"Who are you?"
The nearby Sunagakure Ninja all drew their weapons and surrounded Takeshi.
"A Konoha Uchiha?"
The middle-aged man leading them noticed the clan crest on Takeshi's clothes, and his expression immediately changed drastically.
Everyone knew how terrifying Konoha's red-eyed madmen were; if there was a ranking of Ninja whom others least wanted to fight, the Uchiha would definitely be on it, and would even be among the top three.
Especially after Uchiha Madara elevated the title of 'red-eyed madman' to its peak, everyone harbored a certain fear of the Uchiha.
Those who hadn't awakened their Sharingan were fine, but an awakened Uchiha was practically cheating; they were incredibly difficult to defeat.
Moreover, their current mission had intentionally avoided the Uchiha, yet they unexpectedly encountered one here.
"Congratulations on guessing correctly. Your reward is death!"
Takeshi smiled faintly, uttering the most chilling words in a calm tone.
The middle-aged man's heart tightened, and he immediately formed hand seals.
But before he could finish, a massive ball of fire already appeared before him.
It was Fire Release Ninjutsu!
The middle-aged man recognized this as one of the Uchiha's signature Ninjutsu and instinctively dodged to the side.
However, as soon as he turned, he froze. Blood slowly flowed from his abdomen.
"How could this be?"
The next moment, a pair of crimson eyes met his gaze.
"Uchiha are most skilled in Genjutsu; you should be aware of that."
His Three-Tomoe Sharingan spun, and under his astonished gaze, Takeshi plunged a kunai into his heart.
"Be more careful in your next life."
Takeshi shook his head, sighing with emotion.
"You…"
The middle-aged man opened his mouth, wanting to say something more, but his body uncontrollably collapsed.
Until his death, he couldn't understand when he had fallen under Genjutsu.
"Captain!"
The Sunagakure Ninja behind him cried out in alarm.
"Don't worry, it's your turn now."
Takeshi quickly formed hand seals.
Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!
High-temperature, massive flames transformed into fire dragons, attacking in different directions.
The Sunagakure Ninja's eyes widened, for these fire dragons were incredibly huge; the air twisted and heated up, and they could even feel their feet burning, so they quickly tried to retreat.
But the fire dragons pursued relentlessly, leaving a sea of fire in their wake wherever they passed.
Although Uchiha's Fire Release Ninjutsu was often joked about for not being able to kill people...
That also depended on who it was used against, and who was using it.
Like Uchiha Madara's Fire Release, a single fireball dozens of meters high would undoubtedly kill a whole group of people when it landed.
Genin and Chunin simply couldn't withstand it.
Although Takeshi wasn't as monstrous as Uchiha Madara, killing these Sunagakure Ninja was still more than enough for him.
Indeed, screams immediately followed.
"Enough!"
The Third Kazekage quickly summoned Iron Sand to block the enormous fire dragons.
With such a commotion now, the other Uchiha stationed nearby would inevitably notice, and if they delayed any longer, they would all die.
The exposure of this surprise attack meant failure was inevitable, and the Third Kazekage was already thinking about how to quickly retreat.
Looking at the monstrous Uchiha before him, he cursed countless times in his heart.
"Oh? Did I tell you to stop?"
Takeshi had no intention of letting these guys off easily.
Invading Konoha was one thing, but they even injured Kushina; they shouldn't think of escaping so easily.
The Three-Tomoe Sharingan in his eyes spun wildly, gradually outlining the pattern of a time gear.
Time Warp!
The next moment, the Sunagakure Ninja froze in place as if under a paralyzing spell.
At the same time, Takeshi's figure moved like a ghost, swiftly finishing off all the Sunagakure Ninja.
"You…"
The Third Kazekage's eyes widened, looking at the gruesome scene before him in disbelief.
In just the blink of an eye, all his subordinates were killed.
He hadn't even seen how the opponent attacked before it was all over.
What kind of ability was this?
The Third Kazekage's heart trembled, feeling as if his heartbeat had skipped a beat.
"What, Third Kazekage-sama, do you also wish to dance?"
Takeshi looked at him with his crimson eyes.
Now that he had awakened his Mangekyo, he was capable of overwhelming power.
A Kage of a village held no fear for him whatsoever.
After all, he hadn't even summoned his Susanoo yet.
If he brought out the 'gundam', the level of terror would definitely increase even further.
"No."
Cold sweat broke out on the Third Kazekage's forehead, and he shook his head, saying, "We, Sunagakure, are willing to withdraw from the Land of Fire."
"Aren't all your forces already here?"
Takeshi raised an eyebrow, pointing to the group of Sunagakure Ninja already lying on the ground.
Does this guy think I'm easy to fool?
The Third Kazekage's heart jolted; he had intended to use this as an excuse to escape, but he didn't expect to be seen through by the opponent.
Although his surprise attack this time was indeed a gamble...
He hadn't expected to encounter such a monstrous Uchiha; those eyes seemed to possess a special ability.
"You should just stay here."
Just then, Takeshi suddenly made his move. He decided to use this to test the gap between his own strength and that of the Kage of various villages.
Takeshi once again used his Time Warp ability, interfering with the Third Kazekage's perception of time, causing him to fall directly into a cage of time Genjutsu, freezing him in place.
At the same time, Takeshi used the Body Flicker Technique, crossing several meters in an instant to appear before him.
"Got him."
A kunai thrust out, directly piercing the Third Kazekage's heart.
Whoosh—
The next moment, the Third Kazekage's body slowly turned into flowing iron sand.
"It's a Sand Clone?"
Takeshi looked at the puddle of sand on the ground, momentarily stunned.
Although he possessed great power, his combat experience was still not as seasoned as that of a Kage.
This was clearly a Substitution Jutsu performed earlier; the previous conversation had merely been a delay tactic for his escape.
"Never mind, let this guy live a bit longer."
Anyway, he would eventually be killed by Sasori of the Red Sand and turned into a human puppet.
The reason was that White Fang had killed Sasori's parents, but by the time Sasori grew up and gained strength, White Fang was already dead.
Thus, he turned his wrath towards the Third Kazekage, who had initiated the war.
However, he always felt that among the people he had just killed, there was a man and a woman who looked very similar to Sasori from the original story.
Could it be that the surprise attack squad White Fang killed was the very same group he had just wiped out?
"Hoo, hoo, hoo—"
The Third Kazekage, who had retreated into the distance, let out a long breath.
That was really close just now; he almost didn't make it out of there.
Although his own methods were not bad, if the battle continued, the group of Uchiha madmen stationed nearby would definitely rush over.
By then, it would be very difficult for him to leave.
Even if he was strong, he couldn't fight an entire army alone.
However, even though he escaped, that surprise attack squad included Chiyo's son and daughter-in-law.
He had tried to save them just now, but they were still killed by that Uchiha brat.
Now that only he returned, he didn't know how to explain it to her…