While the other Konoha ninja went to confront the chakra samurai, Uchiha Kagami caught his breath, not making any moves. Although he had just eliminated nearly two hundred chakra samurai, which seemed impressive, the chakra consumption was enormous, and he was already feeling physically exhausted.
Uchiha Kagami closed his eyes and rested for a while, allowing his sore eyes to recover. Then he opened them, took a soldier pill from his ninja pouch, popped it into his mouth, chewed it briefly, and swallowed.
Feeling his body recover somewhat, Uchiha Kagami raised his scythe and said to those still protecting him, "Follow me."
Everyone responded and quickly followed Uchiha Kagami. Due to Uchiha Kagami's previous attack, the dense formation of chakra samurai had become dispersed. Before they could regroup, the Konoha ninja used various methods to divide them, making them fragmented and scattered.
This was the best tactic against samurai. The strength of samurai lay in fighting in formation; as their numbers increased, their threat could not be underestimated. With the same number of combatants, ninja could eliminate scattered samurai with relatively low casualties, but facing a fully assembled samurai force might cost more, and even defeat was possible.
Especially since these were chakra-infused samurai, whose physical condition was extraordinary. Against such opponents, allowing them to form up would significantly reduce the chances of victory, and Uchiha Kagami naturally wouldn't choose that option.
Fortunately, although chakra samurai were formidable in combat, their minds were sluggish. In terms of responding to certain tactics, they were clearly inferior to normal people; even the reactions of ordinary samurai were better than those of chakra samurai.
When Uchiha Kagami caught up, the chakra samurai were already surrounded by ninja. The Konoha ninja chose not to engage them head-on but instead used the advantage of the forest to slowly wear down the chakra samurai's combat capabilities—although chakra samurai had abnormal bodies and even felt no pain, their movement still relied on their physical structure.
Konoha ninja consciously chose methods like bleeding the chakra samurai or severing their tendons, gradually making it difficult for their bodies to move. At that point, it would be time to eliminate them.
This fighting method was safer, but its drawback was that it took a long time and demanded a lot from the ninja's stamina. However, relying on the nutrient soldier pills developed by Konoha's medical department, Konoha ninja could sustain long-term operations in the forest.
Nevertheless, to contain the chakra samurai's offensive, ninja with direct combat capabilities were still needed, and Uchiha Kagami was there for that purpose.
Uchiha Kagami saw the chakra samurai ahead and used the Body Flicker Technique to appear directly in front of them.
The opponents' movements were as slow as a crawling turtle before the Sharingan. Although they were chakra samurai highly skilled in taijutsu, Uchiha Kagami himself had high achievements in taijutsu, and moreover, the opponents' movements were gradually becoming sluggish due to the attrition caused by other Konoha ninja.
Uchiha Kagami raised his scythe and decapitated a chakra samurai in front of him. No matter what, these chakra samurai were not truly immortal. After losing their heads, they collapsed to the ground—of course, even true immortals wouldn't be powerful enough to "remotely control" their bodies.
Uchiha Kagami, along with other ninja skilled in direct combat, eliminated all the chakra samurai in one area through exquisite cooperation.
"Next area," Uchiha Kagami said to the others, simply swinging his scythe to shake off all the blood.
With the assistance of Uchiha Kagami and others, the number of chakra samurai dwindled. When only about thirty remained, something strange happened. These puppet-like chakra samurai seemed to be stimulated by something; all this time, they had been determined to eliminate the Konoha ninja, but now they suddenly turned and rushed towards the outer edge of the forest.
"Huh? These guys can actually run away?" The Konoha ninja who witnessed this were astonished. They had originally thought these sluggish chakra samurai wouldn't stop until their objective was met.
Fortunately, they were professionally trained ninja. While pursuing, they also informed Uchiha Kagami's team of the situation through a liaison ninja.
Uchiha Kagami was somewhat surprised to learn of this development. Although he didn't know why they suddenly changed their behavior, the goal was still to eliminate all the chakra samurai, so he ordered everyone to pursue.
The chakra samurai completely ignored genjutsu traps or other obstacle traps. The former had little effect on their sluggish minds, while the latter they evaded with their agile movements—in this regard, they performed very well; none of the traps set by the Konoha ninja stopped them.
The chakra samurai charged directly out of the forest. The ordinary samurai, who were hesitant and hopeful outside, were startled when they saw the chakra samurai rush out. They initially thought the chakra samurai were going to punish them, but upon closer inspection, they saw only about thirty chakra samurai, with the rest nowhere in sight.
It was obvious that the remaining chakra samurai were either trapped in the forest or had been eliminated by Konoha Village. While witnessing the formidable power of Konoha Village, they also wondered if these chakra samurai could also feel fear, and if they were planning to reconsider their combat strategy.
However, the next scene made them understand the intentions of these bastards. The chakra samurai looked at the crowd as if they were enemies. Without a word, they charged into the ordinary samurai ranks, drawing their swords and attacking!
The ordinary samurai never expected such a situation. At first, they didn't react, and in that short time, the skilled chakra samurai had killed nearly a hundred ordinary samurai.
Out of fear and terror, the ordinary samurai's first thought was not to counterattack, but to instinctively retreat. But with so many people, how could they easily leave? This caused panic among the crowd, leading to a large-scale rout of samurai. Facing this situation, the chakra samurai were expressionless; as long as there was someone in front of them, they would mercilessly swing their weapons.
A scent of blood gradually permeated the air. At this point, the ordinary samurai finally came to their senses—primarily those who were relatively stable in the back. They wiped cold sweat, realizing that they couldn't escape quickly, and the chakra samurai's actions would show no mercy. Rather than waiting for death, it was better to fight back.
After all, it hadn't been particularly long since the last war. Although the high- and mid-ranking officers had all died, many of the lower-ranking officers were veterans. Even if they lacked a bit of courage, under the threat of death, their blood began to surge.
"Kill them! Otherwise, we're finished!" An old veteran began to shout loudly. The nearby samurai, who were in a panic, heard someone yelling and seemed to find a leader, instinctively following what that voice said.
Thus, these ordinary samurai finally calmed down and rushed towards the chakra samurai with shouts. At this point, they couldn't think too much. The opponents had indiscriminately rushed in and started a massacre; if they didn't resist, it would definitely be a dead end.