Hidden Leaf Village Year 13, December.
Due to the disappearance of the First Raikage and the annihilation of its delegation, Hidden Cloud Village organized a large number of ninja to invade the Land of Fire, uprooting the Hidden Leaf Village's outposts and bases along the way with great fanfare and overwhelming force.
Among them, the vanguard led by Kinkaku was even more unstoppable. The Basho Fan, combined with the power of the Tailed Beasts, was as powerful as a natural disaster, killing enemies in all directions in team battles, unmatched by anyone.
When the news reached Hidden Leaf Village, it immediately aroused public outrage. The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, immediately summoned the Hidden Leaf Village's high-level officials to hold a war meeting.
The "peace talks policy" proposed by a small number of people was vetoed by Tobirama.
The situation was turbulent, and the eyes of the entire Shinobi World were watching. If they were to negotiate peace at this time, it would be tantamount to showing weakness to a strong enemy. In this world where the strong prey on the weak, no one would reason with the weak.
Showing weakness to the enemy would soon lead to a collective attack. The best way was to fight back with equal force and suppress them with thunderous means.
Two days later, Hidden Leaf Village strongly declared war on Hidden Cloud Village, sending an elite ninja force led by Uchiha Kagami to counterattack Hidden Cloud.
The main forces of both sides clashed at the northern border of the Land of Fire, launching a great battle. Uchiha Kagami, with his own strength, single-handedly blocked Kinkaku and the Cloud Ninja forces behind him. Both sides suffered losses, and the battle became increasingly fierce.
In the middle of the same month, Hidden Stone Village and Hidden Mist Village broke out in battle for unknown reasons. The two sides were old enemies with long-standing grudges, like a powder keg that would explode at the slightest spark.
Stone Ninja and Mist Ninja sent troops to attack each other, and the intensity of the battle was even more fierce than that between Hidden Leaf Village and Hidden Cloud Village.
The Land of Wind, with its sparse population, barren land, and weak economy, was not drawn into the war. Instead, it closed its doors and remained aloof.
During this period, the Second Wind Shadow, Shamon, ascended to the throne. While being vigilant against other ninja villages, he devoted more energy to the development of Hidden Sand Village.
At this point, with the departure of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, the agreement between the Five Great Nations instantly disintegrated. The balanced structure of the new era built on this foundation, which had maintained peace for the first ten years of the new era, completely collapsed.
The First Shinobi World War officially began.
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Northern Land of Fire, the Hidden Leaf Village and Hidden Cloud Village battle line.
Kinkaku leaped high into the air, and with a fierce wave of the Basho Fan in his hand, a hurricane, accompanied by endless prairie fire, suddenly swept over.
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
Three Hidden Leaf Village ninja jointly performed the Water Release Ninjutsu, and the surging water flow converged into a water wall ten meters wide and high, blocking the front of the team.
"Sizzle!"
Water and fire mixed, instantly evaporating a huge amount of steam.
But the enemy's flames were too fast and fierce. After only a moment of stalemate, the white mist was torn apart by the dragon-like flames. The scarlet firelight illuminated the horrified faces of the Hidden Leaf Village ninja.
At this moment, a figure opened his arms, like a bird spreading its wings, blocking in front of everyone.
"Lord Kagami!"
"Lord Kagami is here!"
Facing the raging flames, Kagami was fearless, because he had opened a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan as bright as lapis lazuli!
"Garuda!"
The flames seemed to have found an outlet in an instant, frantically pouring into Kagami's body, swirling like a whirlwind. In less than two seconds, that huge amount of flame was completely swallowed by him.
With a single step, Kagami shattered the ground, creating a massive fissure. A surge of intense heat flowed through the crack and into the earth, instantly detonating and blasting a Cloud Ninja squad dozens of meters away into fragments.
Before the Hidden Leaf Village ninjas could cheer, Kagami suddenly flashed backward. A silver gleam, like a swimming fish, slashed down vertically. The heavy blade pierced the earth, followed by the appearance of a silver-haired, horned figure.
"Kid, you can even detect my sneak attack?" Ginkaku grinned, a chilling smile on his face. Dark red Tailed Beast Chakra instantly covered his entire body, and he slammed a claw towards Kagami's chest.
The strange suction force reappeared. Ginkaku felt his strength drain away, and his originally powerful claw strike became a light, airy attack, more like a lover's caress.
Kagami seized his wrist and kicked him in the chest. A mountain-like force erupted, sending Ginkaku flying. The Seven Star Sword was also blasted away by the shockwave, hurtling towards the stone wall.
"Hoo... hoo..."
Kagami gasped for breath, fine blood vessels appearing in his left eye. Sharp stabs of pain forced him to cover it.
In the distance, the rolling dust clouds dissipated, and the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers stood up simultaneously.
"Hey, Uchiha brat, where's the Second Hokage?" Ginkaku shouted.
Kagami replied loudly, "Dealing with trash like you doesn't require Lord Hokage to take action. I'm enough on my own."
"Heh, how arrogant. You'll find out soon enough whether we're trash or not..." Kinkaku's gaze turned fierce.
Ginkaku clenched his fists, his body crackling with the sound of bones, "Seriously... the big boss doesn't come out to fight, and sends a little one to take the lead? The Second Hokage is nothing special!"
They simultaneously entered Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, turning into two dark red beasts, and charged forward in a red blur.
"Wind Release: Wind Killing Formation!" Kagami quickly turned, formed hand seals, and used Wind Release to push the Hidden Leaf ninjas behind him away. The two claws struck his back in the next moment.
"Boom!"
The ground instantly exploded. Blood flowed from Kagami's left eye, and countless afterimages rippled across his body!
Each afterimage absorbed a massive amount of kinetic energy. Finally, the afterimages merged, and as a point of golden light appeared, a giant golden skeleton crawled out of the ground, punching the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers back.
"Go!" Kagami shouted softly. The Susanoo opened its bone hand, and three giant tomoe transformed into flashing golden light, blasting out. The brothers exchanged a punch in mid-air, using the force to dodge the tomoe.
The golden light disappeared into the depths of the forest, felling swathes of trees like wheat. Kagami immediately dispelled the Susanoo.
The Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers landed simultaneously, raised their long tails, and began to condense Tailed Beast Balls.
Kagami took a deep breath, his gaze calm and sharp. He stood with his legs apart, and as his hand seals changed, a Kunai floated before his eyes.
"Swoosh!"
"Swoosh!"
Two fist-sized, dark purple orbs instantly tore through the air, transforming into straight red beams that shot towards him, pulverizing everything in their path.
The Tailed Beast Balls slammed into Kagami, and with a "buzz," the space rippled like water. Layers of ink-colored formulas appeared, enveloping and devouring the two Tailed Beast Balls like a spiderweb.
"Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder!"
Hundreds of miles away, the ink-colored formulas burst open in mid-air, and the two Tailed Beast Balls shot out from the distorted space, triggering a sky-shattering explosion.
"Lord Kagami is amazing!"
"With Lord Kagami here, we will definitely win!"
However, facing the two monsters who were once again charging up Tailed Beast Balls, Kagami looked grim.
"Everyone, retreat in Formation B!" he shouted.
The sound waves rolled out, reaching every corner of the battlefield.
Immediately, the Hidden Leaf Village Ninja who were engaged in a fierce battle with the Cloud Ninja abandoned their opponents and converged towards Kagami's location.
They threw out chains, linking their bodies together like fishing nets.
Kagami reached out and grabbed one end of the chain, while forming the "Ram" hand seal with his other hand.
"Flying Thunder God Technique!"
In an instant, most of the Hidden Leaf Village Ninja, including Kagami, disappeared simultaneously. Two Tailed Beast Balls came crashing down, and the massive explosion engulfed the Hidden Leaf Village's position.
The battlefield was filled with thick smoke. Apart from a few scattered Hidden Leaf Village Ninja who didn't have time to retreat, and the scattered corpses, 60% of the Hidden Leaf Village's main force had successfully retreated.
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Several hundred miles away at an outpost.
A group of people appeared out of nowhere. Kagami collapsed next to a Kunai, his face covered in exhaustion.
"Not good!"
"Damn it, quickly call the medical Ninja!"
"Idiot, we should send Lord Kagami to rest at this time!"
Watching the flustered crowd, Kagami was too weak to explain that he was exhausted due to the sudden consumption of most of his Chakra. He simply let them carry him back to the camp.
"Kinkaku and Ginkaku, huh?"
"I failed, after all. I couldn't hold the front line..."
"Ah, if only my eye power was stronger, as strong as his, then I could have stopped them..."
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