chsdbacks Chapter 93: Fate, oh fate!!!
Chapter 93: Fate, oh fate!!!
The Uchiha front line is isolated on a precipice.
The north wind, carrying the stench of blood and dust from the battlefield, howled across the cliff top, making the withered trees on the cliff edge tremble.
Uchiha Kitsune stood alone on the cliff, his Uchiha-style high-collared uniform fluttering in the cold wind.
Now in his fifties, he is no longer the sharp and impetuous young man who crossed the river in white robes. His temples are streaked with frost, and the youthful arrogance has faded from his eyes that once shook the ninja world.
In this war-torn era with its short lifespan, he was considered quite old at nearly fifty.
"Chieftain."
An elderly Uchiha man, bowing deeply, strode over quickly, his face ashen.
Seeing this, Uchiha Fox sighed inwardly.
Well, it's not good news either...
"Our army's final offensive... has failed."
"With winter fast approaching, the logistical supply of food and weapons has completely stalled. If this drags on any longer, the entire army will be trapped and die on this battlefield..."
As the old words of Yuzhi Bo fell to the ground
The cliff top fell into dead silence.
Only the mournful howl of the cold wind pierced the air, swirling and dancing wildly in front of Uchiha Fox's slightly graying temples.
The fox remained silent for a long time, its back still ramrod straight.
After a long while, he finally managed to squeeze out a deep, melancholy sigh from his throat.
"Okay, you can go now."
The fox's voice was hoarse, and its gaze was fixed ahead.
"Pass down the order: the entire army is to prepare for a withdrawal."
"The main force will retreat first, while I will personally lead an elite force to cover the rear, deploying a feint to hold off the thousand-handed pursuers."
Uchiha Fox's voice was filled with disappointment.
"yes!"
Upon hearing this, the elder's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was immediately put to rest. He quickly bowed in agreement, turned around, and hurriedly left to relay the order.
Once again, only Uchiha Kitsune remained atop the cliff.
Alone, the fox faced the biting wind, his gaze fixed on the direction of the Thousand Hands Clan, his eyes surging with overwhelming resentment that seemed to devour him entirely.
How could he accept this?
Back then, he crossed the river in white robes, leading the entire clan's elite forces in a thunderous attack, conquering both the North and South Hechuan in one fell swoop, utterly defeating the Thousand Hands clan and leaving them in disarray.
At that time, he was full of vigor and thought that he could easily crush the ancestral land of the Thousand Hands, destroy this nemesis clan, unify the ninja world, and end this chaotic world of conflict.
At that time, Uchiha Kitsune truly believed that he could unify the ninja world!
But who would have thought that the war situation would take a sharp turn for the worse, dragging on for twenty years into a protracted war.
The Uchiha were never afraid of fighting to the death, and they thought the Senju clan was just putting up a last-ditch effort and wouldn't last long.
However, the Senju clan acted as if they had gone mad, stubbornly defending their borders and refusing to yield an inch. The Sarutobi clan rushed to their aid, and the Uzumaki clan even assisted with their blood ties. Sealing techniques and immense chakra became an insurmountable barrier in front of the Uchiha.
After twenty years of fierce fighting, the Uchiha clan has made no progress.
What chilled the fox even more was that a Thousand Hands Heaven-Supporting One suddenly appeared out of nowhere from the Thousand Hands Clan!
At only twenty years old, this young man displayed astonishing talent on his first appearance on the battlefield, managing to hold his own against him head-on, becoming a new barrier that the Uchiha could not overcome.
"Damn it! Those lousy eyes!"
Uchiha Kitsune suddenly raised his hand and covered his eyes tightly. His knuckles turned white from the force, and a sharp, stabbing pain and soreness came from the depths of his eyes. It was the backlash of his pupil power that had penetrated to the bone.
"hateful……"
The fox hissed softly, its jaw clenched, and its whole body trembled slightly.
From the day he awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, he foresaw the destiny of these eyes.
The brief period of power was exchanged for irreversible blindness.
The fox's kaleidoscope is not a numerical eye technique that amplifies brute force, but rather a mechanism-based ability that defies fate.
Over the years, he has tried his best to suppress his pupil power and rarely used the kaleidoscope's abilities. Even so, the damage to his eyes has been increasing day by day, and now he is on the verge of complete blindness.
"Why?!"
The fox suddenly raised its head and let out a defiant roar against the howling, cold wind.
"Why did the ancestors of the Uchiha clan never leave behind a way to resolve the side effects of the Mangekyou Sharingan?!"
"Such a heaven-defying eye technique, yet it comes with a deadly curse... Did our ancestors never research a way to break it?! Or... did they never even reach my level?!"
No one answered.
Only the cold wind carried his howl, which dissipated into the empty cliff top.
Decades of obsession, twenty years of fierce fighting, the unification cause so close yet forever out of reach, and the ever-approaching fate of blindness...
All the despair and resentment exploded, shattering his originally calm and ruthless temperament.
Uchiha Kitsune is about to break down!
Finally, he uttered something similar to that of Uchiha Izumi.
"It's fate!!! It's fate!!! It's all fate!!"
Uchiha Kitsune roared to the sky, looking like a madman, with bloodshot eyes and white hair dancing wildly in the wind!
He was like a trapped beast driven to the brink of despair by fate, bearing no resemblance whatsoever to a powerful ninja.
Elder Uchiha, who had just come down the mountain, heard the mournful cries from the cliff and his heart trembled. He quickly turned around.
"What the hell is that noise?"
Uchiha elder scratched his head, and seeing Uchiha Fox acting crazy on the cliff, he instantly felt a chill run down his spine.
"Oh no, is the clan leader awake?"
"What if we attract the attention of the Senju clan?"
Uchihachi looked very old and his face was tense.
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at the same time
"Huh?! What's that noise?"
"Why does it sound like Uchiha Kitsune's voice?"
Qianshou Futian scratched his head, looking puzzled.
Thousand Hands Supporting the Sky was patrolling with several elite Thousand Hands when they suddenly heard a cry of "Heaven's Will, Heaven's Will" coming from one direction.
Thousand Hands Supporting the Sky immediately sensed it and quickly detected a familiar chakra.
"It really was him!?"
"What's that stuck in the middle of Uchiha Kitsune's head? How could he make such a basic mistake!"
Qian Shou Fu Tian's face lit up with joy; he had really struck it lucky today!
"Chief? What happened?"
The Thousand Hands elite behind him looked puzzled.
Senju Futen smiled faintly and said, "He's our old rival, Uchiha Kitsune! Come, follow me to capture him!"
Upon hearing this, the elite members of the Thousand Hands Sect all showed joy.
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Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions and sounds of ninjutsu rang out in the forest!
Uchiha Kitsune's eyes were bleeding profusely as he frantically fled, followed by Senju Futen and a group of Senju elites.
"Hahaha, it's fate! It's fate!"
"It was fate that allowed the Senju clan to discover me! Damn fate!!!!"
Uchiha Fox, enraged, laughed maniacally as he ran.
At this moment, the Uchiha clan was withdrawing their troops, and given his position, it was impossible for the Uchiha to arrive in time to provide support.
Uchiha Fox fled all the way and finally came to a cliff.
The three large characters that came into view struck Uchiha Kitsune as if he had been struck by lightning!
"Foxfall Cliff!?"
Uchiha Fox looked at the three large characters beside the cliff, then looked down at the bottomless precipice below.
These three large characters look as if they were carved by a giant hand!
It seemed like another arrangement of fate.
Uchiha Fox smiled.
"Fox! Surrender now! You have nowhere to run!"
Thousand Hands Support the Sky looked at Uchiha Fox with a cold gaze.
This reincarnation of Ashura harbors only hatred towards Uchiha Kitsune!
After all, hatred is also a kind of bond.
"Hahahaha!!!! Thousand Hands Supporting the Sky, you are no match for me. If it weren't for my eyes, you would be dead long ago!"
Uchiha Fox said with a bitter smile, his eyes closed.
Suddenly, Uchiha Kitsune roared at the sky, "Heaven's Will, you want me dead? Then I'll die right here!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Uchiha Kitsune resolutely jumped off the cliff!
Qian Shou Fu Tian was shocked. He tried to move, but it was too late!
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Under the cliff
Uchiha Kitsune slowly opened his eyes, and what came into view was a giant fox with nine tails.
"I...I'm dead, aren't I?"
Uchiha Fox muttered to himself
Nine-Tails looked extremely tense: "You bastard, if I hadn't instinctively caught you, you really should be dead."
"But...but isn't this Fallen Fox Cliff? Isn't it fate that I'm destined to die here?"
"Uchiha Kitsune said weakly."
"Foxfall Cliff?"
Nine-Tailed Scratches its head and then says, "Yeah, I wrote down the name Falling Fox Cliff. I unfortunately fell off it, so I named it that."