When Anya arrived at Kumo's Battlefield, chaos reigned. Ninja from all sides clashed fiercely. Barriers and mists filled the air. As far as the eye could see, the battlefield boiled with endless waves of war, making it impossible to distinguish friend from foe.
Anya landed on a barren patch of land. Craters littered the ground, and bloodstains stretched across the battlefield as far as the eye could see, with corpses scattered endlessly. The suffocating stench of blood hung in the air, turning the area into a lifeless, hopeless wasteland.
How did it come to this?
So brutal...
Anya's heart involuntarily clenched. With her Sharingan, she saw that most of the bodies strewn across the ground belonged to Kiri ninja.
In other words, Kirigakure had become the primary force on Kumo's Battlefield. This clearly didn't make sense. Kiri, which had remained hidden for so long during the Third Battle, shouldn't be fighting this hard. More importantly, given Master Gen's character, he would never send Kiri ninja to the front lines as cannon fodder.
There was only one possible explanation—Uchiha Madara had made his move. Dammit, Haku must be in danger.
She needed to find Fugaku Uchiha first. As the commander, he likely knew where Haku was.
Anya, now composed, resolutely moved toward the fiercest part of the battlefield.
Up ahead, the thickest mist obscured everything. Whether in the sky or on the ground, everything appeared gray and indistinct. The intense shockwaves from the battle spread far and wide, reducing surrounding trees, strongholds, soil, and massive boulders to nothing. Everyone fought with all their strength, shouting desperately until their last breath, with even the mist tinged red with blood.
"Break..."
Without hesitation, Anya unleashed her ultimate [Sword Art].
The previously calm mist rippled like ocean waves. As the blade aura approached, the fog scattered in layers, radiating outward. The surging [Sword Light] poured down like countless raindrops, swift as arrows loosed from bows, wild as galloping horses, fierce as tigers descending from mountains.
"Ahhh..."
As the thick mist dissipated, screams of agony rang out. After the white blade flashed by, the cries abruptly ceased, leaving behind an eerie silence.
The heavy fog deployed by numerous Kiri ninja had unknowingly vanished, leaving only countless corpses scattered across the ground.
Anya stood at the center of these bodies, illuminated by the fading sunlight, appearing incredibly solitary and majestic.
Konoha ninja watched this unforgettable scene with wide eyes, their hearts stirred by indescribable emotions. At the center of the battlefield, Fugaku couldn't help but recall an old saying. His eyes filled with slight fear as he murmured, "Cutting them down like animals."
Without pausing after unleashing her ultimate strike, Anya directly approached Fugaku and asked, "Where is my squad member?"
Fugaku replied with a bitter smile, "I don't know either. Our formations have been shattered. These Kiri ninja launched a reckless, fierce assault against us. With Kumo ninja assisting from the sidelines, we were at a disadvantage from the start of the battle."
Anya's anger flared. Her three-tomoe Sharingan shifted instantly into a blade-like Mangekyō, radiating boundless killing intent. Even Fugaku, standing beside her, involuntarily shuddered.
"Calm down," he urged. "Although I don't know, Shisui certainly does."
"Fugaku worries Anya will go too far, so he quickly says, 'Once your squad members arrive, I'll hand them over to Shisui. Don't worry. With him, nothing will go wrong.'"
"I'll find him myself."
With these words, Anya leaves the battlefield without hesitation.
Fugaku watches Anya leave with mixed feelings, then glances at the fearful eyes of the opposing Mist ninja, realizing this is the best opportunity. Finally, he raises his right hand and shouts, "Follow my orders! All Konoha ninja, retreat together."
"Move."
If the battle continues like this, the Uchiha clan's ninja will be wiped out. Reinforcements must be sought.
Anya's Division Technique had already been activated and sent ahead, but due to the multiple barriers on the battlefield, searching isn't as convenient as usual. But it doesn't need to be that complicated. Shisui's fighting style is unique and easy to recognize.
As the Division Technique's range expands, Anya quickly identifies a suspicious location and heads there at once.
About twenty ninja are moving quickly along the path. Judging by their nimble figures, swift speed, and clean movements, they're clearly not ordinary ninja. They carry unconscious ninja on their backs, but these ninja bear no visible wounds.
"Halt. This path is blocked." Anya blocks the group's way with his blade, the Blade of Indifference gleaming coldly.
"One person dares to block us? Kill him!" The ninja instantly attack.
Anya's eyes gleam. In an instant, the world around him is swallowed by darkness, which rapidly expands, engulfing all the ninja in utter blackness without a single ray of light. If someone from his past life who played video games saw this scene, they might exclaim: "Wow, Anya just unleashed a nightmare!"
The darkness arrives so suddenly and eerily that most of the ninja are momentarily confused, falling into a panic and stopping their attack.
While they hesitate, Anya doesn't. Screams echo continuously from the darkness. As the final cry fades, the darkness lifts, and Anya gains the intelligence he needs. Then he heads directly for a specific location.
"Shisui, I'm really grateful you saved us."
On a remote battlefield, several Uchiha clan members express their gratitude to Shisui. One flatters him, saying, "Shisui, you're so young and already so strong. You're the hope of our clan."
"Yeah, Shisui..."
Seeing the trend of his clansmen prattling on, Shisui hurries to say, "Uncles, I need to go support my squad members. They're being chased and have been missing for a long time."
"What's the rush?" One clan member grabs Shisui's arm, saying, "They're just Anbu after all. Why save them? I know some clan members are trapped by Cloud ninja. Come, hurry with me to rescue them."
"Right, right!"
"But..." Shisui looks very reluctant.
At that moment, Anya descends from the sky, scans the group, and then focuses on Shisui, asking, "Where are they?"
"Captain?"
Shisui's face lit up with a trace of surprise as he quickly spoke, "They were being hunted by a Mist ninja and fled in that direction."
Anya's heart turned cold at those words. His gaze cold and empty, he questioned in a detached voice, "So you knew they were being hunted, yet you remained indifferent, choosing instead to save these wastes that will die soon anyway?"
"What are you talking about?" An Uchiha angrily stepped forward.
"Get lost!" Anya shot the Uchiha a cold glare, and the clan member immediately felt his whole body tense up, his breathing became difficult, and his face turned crimson, as if he would leave the world in the next moment.
"Captain, don't..." Shisui used Shunshin to flash forward, positioning himself between the two.
A white flash streaked through the air, and Shisui's Anbu uniform was shredded into rags by [Single Blade Strike] from Anya.
From afar, a voice carried over, "Since you value clan members more than teammates, from this moment on, you're no longer part of my squad. We're done — no ties, no connection."
Shisui bitterly realized the truth— he had been kicked out of the Anbu squad, and completely severed ties with the captain.
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