Uchiha Madara looked at the fighting wooden men and wooden dragons. His obviously cloudy Sharingan had lost focus. He didn't know how he should fight to win.

If he were to be defeated here, Nagato would be completely out of control and there would be no hope of resurrection.

But what can be done to defeat this terrifying younger generation?

Uchiha Madara's brain was working rapidly, one tactic after another popped up in his mind, but he immediately rejected them.

"Damn it, why do I feel like I've met Hashirama?"

"No matter what tactics you use, that guy will push back with more chakra, making all your tactics and ninjutsu useless."

"How could such a bastard appear among the Uchiha clan's ninjas?"

Just when Uchiha Madara was at a loss, Black Zetsu suddenly appeared in the shadows under his feet.

This guy said in the smallest voice: "Lord Madara, let me sneak attack Uchiha Yu. I am the product of your soul and I am born with the characteristics of the black stick."

"Although my strength is weak, with the characteristics of the black stick, I should be able to control him for a moment."

Uchiha Madara's eyes suddenly lit up, he nodded imperceptibly, and responded in a low voice: "Very good, very good."

"As long as you can control him, even for just a moment, I can use the black thorns to make a few transparent holes in him."

"No matter how powerful he is or how much chakra he has, once the black thorn is inserted into his body, his body will be completely paralyzed."

"The product of the Rinnegan is far more advanced than the Mangekyō Sharingan. By then, he won't be able to use his Sharingan to resist mine, and I will be able to control him directly."

Black Zetsu praised: "Mr. Ban's plan is great. As long as Uchiha Yuu is controlled, the Infinite Tsukuyomi plan can continue to move forward."

Uchiha Madara finally smiled and ordered Black Zetsu, "Go ahead, be careful. The key to the victory of this battle lies in you."

"As you command! Lord Madara, I'll be leaving right away."

After saying that, Black Zetsu disappeared into the shadows, following the mysterious interface, and moved towards the shadow under Uchiha Yu's feet.

At the same time, Uchiha Madara pulled out two black thorns and stuffed many small black thorns into his sleeves.

As long as Uchiha You is controlled by Black Zetsu, he will first throw out these small black thorns like kunai, and then rush forward to attack.

Just then, Uchiha Madara noticed something.

Uchiha You looked relaxed, and was watching the battle between the wooden dragon and the wooden man with great interest. It was obvious that he had more than enough energy to do so.

His heart suddenly skipped a beat and he had a new idea.

[No, we can't just wait for Black Zetsu to take action. We must let Uchiha Yuu go all out so that Black Zetsu will have a chance to take action.]

Uchiha Madara has a wealth of combat experience. He is only at a loss when facing people like Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Yuu, who are absolutely invulnerable chakra masters.

When the purpose was clear and there was indeed room for maneuver, he quickly thought of a solution.

Uchiha Madara quickly formed hand seals and summoned many Wood Release clones.

Relying on the ability to continuously draw chakra from Nagato, he spent it generously and summoned 15 wooden clones in one breath.

【So cool! 】

[I didn't know that wasting chakra like this felt so wonderful. This bastard Hashirama never told me. This is too much.]

[Alas, my physical condition is getting worse and worse, otherwise I could have summoned a few more. ]

He still felt that it was not enough, so he took out a large number of black thorns and gave two to each wooden clone, and then issued the order to attack.

By this time, Uchiha Madara had already discovered that the wooden clone in front of him was most suitable for him in his current state.

For this Wood Release Ninjutsu, as long as there is enough chakra, the physical fitness of the wooden clone will be the same as when he is in a healthy state, far better than the weak original body.

Facing Uchiha Madara's new offensive, Uchiha You did not launch the same wooden clone, but stood up calmly and assumed a fighting stance.

He actually underestimated Uchiha Madara so much that he dared to fight fifteen people alone in hand-to-hand combat.

Being looked down upon by his young junior, Uchiha Madara was so angry that the blood vessels on his forehead bulged.

The fifteen wooden clones were all copies of Uchiha Madara, so they naturally felt the same anger. Without communicating at all, they arranged themselves into attacking formations and charged towards Uchiha You.

Especially the three wooden clones in the first row, they were obviously determined to die together, their attacks were not concealed at all, and they were moving vigorously in pursuit of maximum power.

But as soon as the two sides came into contact, Uchiha Madara's wooden clone was destroyed.

Uchiha You's performance in the battle was completely different from the previous one, his strength now was simply too great and his speed was astonishingly fast.

The three wooden clones didn't have time to drop the black thorns they raised, Uchiha You rushed into the arms of the wooden clone in the middle and grabbed his hands.

The black thorns are the creation of the Rinnegan and have a strong interference effect on lower-level chakra.

If Uchiha You held it directly with his hand, he would definitely feel some discomfort, but with the wooden clone's hand holding it, there would naturally be no problem.

Before the wooden clone had time to struggle free, Uchiha You forcibly broke his wrist, and then forcefully thrust the black thorn into the wooden clone's body.

The two wooden clones on both sides hurriedly turned around and tried to launch a counterattack, but Uchiha You followed suit and broke their wrists, and the black thorns were deeply inserted into their bodies.

The black thorn penetrated deep into his body, and Uchiha Madara's wood clone's chakra was not immune to interference, and the wood clone fell straight to the ground like a tree stump.

Speed, strength, and reaction, the three major elements of close combat, Uchiha Yu has absolute advantages in all aspects.

When all the advantages were combined, it was particularly easy for him to defeat the wooden clone.

Such a completely one-sided battle result made Uchiha Madara's eyebrows twitch.

He discovered that if this was Uchiha You's true strength, then he had not fought seriously before. He was either testing himself or playing tricks on himself.

In short, he looked down upon the aging Uchiha Madara.

This sudden realization made Uchiha Madara feel complicated. He was of course angry, but more of him felt helpless.

There is no way, he really can't beat his younger generation now.

Uchiha Yu has all the methods that Uchiha Madara can use now, and they are even more powerful.

This is very uncomfortable.

Uchiha Madara began to eagerly look forward to the time a few years later when the Rinnegan matured in Nagato's body, and he would use the Rinnegan's Reincarnation Technique to resurrect himself and thereby restore his body to its youthful heyday.

He murmured: "Uchiha Yu, by then I will let you regain your freedom, and I will also let you know..."

"Your ancestors are not 'fish lips'!"

Suddenly, a black shadow as if using shadow control technique jumped up from under Uchiha You's feet, and in the blink of an eye it jumped up his legs and onto his body.

At this moment, Uchiha You was bashing the 14th wooden clone, and his swinging fist just completed the action.

All his strength started from the soles of his feet, passed through his knees, waist, shoulders, elbows, and finally to his fists. During the process of transmission, the strength was also amplified layer by layer.

Finally, a huge amount of power gathered in the fist, and through the fist posture, it was perfectly transmitted to the chest of the wooden clone.

With a loud bang, the wooden clone's upper body was smashed directly by a heavy punch.

Because the power was exploded so perfectly, all of it was used to destroy the upper body of the wooden clone, so that the lower body did not move at all and still stood on the ground.

The wooden clone's head and two arms did not fly around, but fell straight down.

Uchiha You was very satisfied with his punch.

This is a powerful punch different from Tsunade's super-strong punch. It does not involve any chakra or natural energy. It is the product of the perfect use of the body's muscle explosiveness and coordination.

But he didn't expect that Black Zetsu took advantage of the process of his own force, and exerted force from the soles of his feet upwards without being noticed at all.

When the black shadow head appeared on Uchiha You's shoulder, he realized that he had lost control of his body and was completely unable to move.

Uchiha Madara saw the whole process and was shocked by Uchiha Yu's boxing skills, and at the same time, he was more satisfied with Black Zetsu's performance.

Without any hesitation, he threw out all the dozen or so small black thorns in his sleeves.

The Uchiha style throwing techniques are world-famous, and Uchiha Madara's technique is naturally extremely skilled. The black thorns drew an arc trajectory and accurately hit various joints of Uchiha Yu's body.

But Uchiha Madara did not dare to feel at ease.

He used the technique of instant body movement to appear in front of Uchiha You, holding a long black thorn in each hand, which he thrust into You's shoulder sockets and pierced directly through the scapula.

Then he took out two more black thorns and pierced the chest and lower abdomen respectively. Especially the black thorn near the heart, it just brushed past the heart and important blood vessels. Any resistance would result in death.

Only then did Uchiha Madara feel relieved.

He let go and took two steps back, then admired his masterpiece. Finally, he couldn't help but burst into laughter triumphantly.

Finally defeated this tough guy.

…

River Country

Nanmen Stone Bridge is an important transportation hub in the Kingdom of Rivers, only 3 kilometers away from the Kingdom of Fire.

The Namikaze Minato team and four other Jonin teams are stationed here together, with the mission of preventing the Sand Village ninjas from escaping from here to the River Country.

When they saw the Sand Ninja retreating from the Fire Country, everyone's faces turned pale.

Everywhere you look you see Sand Village ninjas, too numerous to count.

The retreat of the Sand Village ninja did not completely collapse, and still maintained a certain degree of organization. Countless ninjas were gathered in the first wave alone.

"4561." Uchiha Fugaku murmured, "There are 4561 Sand Ninjas in the first wave. How can we stop them?"

Namikaze Minato took a deep breath and encouraged: "Don't be afraid, everyone. The fact that the Sand Village ninjas are here proves that they are the defeated party and we are the winners."

"As long as we hold this bridge, the Sand Village Ninja will be completely surrounded and will eventually be annihilated."

"If we win this battle, there will be no more ninjas in the Sand Village who want to start a war, and the war between us and the Sand Village will be over."

Konoha jonin Sugimura Eio laughed out loud: "What Namikaze jonin said makes sense, but it's a pity that we won't be able to see the victory of the war."

Namikaze Minato continued to encourage: "In fact, we may not be doomed."

"It is obviously very abnormal for the Sand Village Ninja to gather so many ninjas in the first wave of retreat."

"I guess the attack power of the pursuing Konoha ninja troops was beyond imagination. They beat the Sand Village ninjas so badly that they had to gather together, which led to this situation."

The others were stunned when they heard this, but after thinking about it carefully, they all felt that it made sense and naturally felt hope in their hearts.

If the Konoha ninjas behind the Sand Village ninjas were really chasing them so closely, they would only need to defeat this wave of enemies to complete the mission.

Sugimura Eio murmured, "Is it just a matter of holding out for one wave? If so, there's really hope of survival."

Namikaze Minato raised his arms and shouted: "Gentlemen!"

"Let us fight, for Konoha Village, for peace, and for ourselves!"

Aburame Shiwei suddenly raised her arms and shouted: "For victory! Fight to the end!"

Including Namikaze Minato, the 12 jonin of Konoha Village raised their arms at the same time: "Fight for victory!"

Uchiha You's wooden clone sat cross-legged on the railing of the stone bridge, watching them shouting slogans with a smile.

Feng Shui Men is truly a natural born leader.

He turned his back to thousands of Sand Village ninjas and gave an impassioned speech. With just a few words, he inspired the Konoha ninjas, filled their hearts with hope and strengthened their will to fight.

In fact, Uchiha You knew, Namikaze Minato and even Uchiha Fugaku knew that it would be difficult for other Konoha ninjas to survive the siege of thousands of Sand Village ninjas.

The opponent's numerical advantage is simply too great.

Even if the Konoha Jonin is stronger, there is no hope of survival. The most he can do is kill a few more enemies before death.

Only Kage-level ninjas like Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Fugaku, who are also extremely strong in some aspect, could have the chance to hold out in this battle until the arrival of the main force.

When the Konoha jonin calmed down and began to make final preparations for the battle, Minato came in front of the unsociable Uchiha Yu.

After bowing his head, he asked, "Senior You, are you the one who will command the battle?"

Uchiha You smiled and asked back: "Oh, why are you asking me this question?"

"Because of the Fourth Hokage."

Minato said calmly: "We can't win this battle with 12 jonin, but if we add 200 to 300 ninja troops, I will have a good chance of winning."

"The Fourth Hokage came with reinforcements, but he took all the reinforcements away, and he also said that everything is up to you."

"Even before he became Hokage, Lord Orochimaru was known for his prudence and wisdom. He was the best frontline commander in Konoha Village."

"I believe in the judgment of the Fourth Hokage. You will definitely find a way to achieve victory."

With a glimmer of hope in his eyes, Namikaze Minato asked, "That's why I came to ask you, is it time for you to lead us to win the battle?"

Uchiha You chuckled: "Minato, if you don't step forward and gain everyone's approval, I will indeed step forward to take over the command."

"But the situation is different now. You have gained everyone's approval, and your arrangements are quite complete. I will not take over your command."

Namikaze Minato couldn't help but said anxiously: "But..."

Uchiha You stretched out his hand to stop Minato from speaking, then he stood up, looked down at Minato, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will stand in front of all of you and win this battle."

As soon as the welcome was over, Uchiha You disappeared.

Namikaze Minato had very good eyesight. He saw the direction in which Uchiha Yu's body-flickering technique was heading, and turned to look in the direction where the Sand Village ninja was rushing towards.

Sure enough, Uchiha You appeared in front of everyone and stood about 60 meters away.

Because of the far distance, Uchiha You's back did not look tall, but as he output natural energy and chakra and combined them into fairy chakra, everything was completely different.

An overwhelming aura emanated from him, and all of the Konoha jonin were startled and turned around abruptly.

In their field of vision, Uchiha You's back was infinitely magnified, just like a mountain, directly blocking the existence of thousands of Sand Village ninjas.

Most of the Konoha jonin were shocked by the sudden outburst of momentum, and were even unable to move for a while.

Only a few elite jonin and two kage-level ninjas remained in relatively good condition.

Among them, Uchiha Fugaku was the most surprised. He knew that Uchiha You was very strong and he also knew that Uchiha You was the main force in this battle.

But he never expected that Uchiha You would stand at the front before the battle, ready to be the first to fight against the Sand Village ninja.

Fugaku had witnessed with his own eyes how Uchiha Yuu activated Wood Release and instantly covered an area of ​​several kilometers.

But at that time, Wood Release looked very powerful, completely covering hundreds of Anbu and Root ninjas, but the actual casualties it caused were not serious.

Moreover, the Root ninjas who died in the first round were mainly affected by the illusion of the Sharingan, which is why they were strangled to death by the Wood Release.

In Uchiha Fugaku's mind, Uchiha Yu's Wood Release is not very powerful, and Susanoo is more shocking.

He therefore concluded that Uchiha You, like him, was not good at dealing with large-scale ninja armies.

The best tactic for this battle is to take advantage of the terrain. Fugaku and Yuu take turns activating Susanoo to cover the other 11 jonin and hold out until the Konoha Ninja Army's pursuit troops arrive.

Uchiha Fugaku thought about it and felt that he should take on the first round.

Because this round is the most dangerous, and although he is not as strong as Uchiha Yu, he has rich experience in war and will be more confident in responding.

With a strong momentum, he came to Uchiha You and said, "Master Clan Leader, you should stand behind me and let me defend against the first wave of attacks from the Sand Ninja."

Uchiha You couldn't help but laugh when he heard what Fugaku said.

He turned to look at Fugaku and said, "Who told you that I was defending myself against the enemy's attacks?"

Uchiha Fugaku was confused by the question: "Huh?"

Uchiha You made the noon seal with both hands, then the tyrant seal, and finally turned his wrists, forming a strange hand seal that even Uchiha Fugaku didn't know.

Uchiha You smiled and said, "Senior Fugaku, I realize that even now, you still have such a big misunderstanding about me."

"But from today on, you should have a clearer understanding of what kind of person I am."

Fire Style: Great Fire Extinguishment