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In this way, the advantage that Tobirama Senju had established in his previous battles became meaningless.
Therefore, both sides could only focus on Chu Yang!
They continuously deployed troops and increased their stakes, launching an unimaginably fierce offensive and defensive battle.
Its importance in shaping the course of the entire war even surpasses that of the battle between Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.
Late at night or early morning.
The Uchiha clan's camp.
Madara Uchiha and his younger brother Izuna Uchiha were discussing the key to victory or defeat in a brightly lit secret room.
“Brother, if this drags on any longer, the situation will be unfavorable for us. We must take a desperate gamble, gather the remaining illusion masters in the clan, and take care of that brat named Thousand Hands Yang.”
"As long as he dies, the once-mighty Senju clan will instantly plummet to rock bottom, and then we'll be guaranteed to win this war!" Uchiha Izuna gave his opinion under immense mental pressure, his eyes bloodshot.
Madara Uchiha did not respond immediately, his eyes fixed on the crisscrossing chess pieces on the sand table. Just as Izuna had said, the Senju clan was constantly eroding their power.
If we continue with the status quo, losing this war is only a matter of time.
"You will personally lead the team to handle this matter. It must be successful. If we fail, we will have no chance to turn the tide!" Madara Uchiha said solemnly.
Uchiha Izuna nodded, turned around and walked out of the secret room.
Watching his younger brother's departing figure, Madara Uchiha suddenly felt a little regretful. If he could, he would like to go himself, but he had to hold off Hashirama Senju on the front lines.
Apart from him, no one in the Uchiha clan could withstand Hashirama, and vice versa.
That night, Uchiha Izuna summoned ten genjutsu masters from his clan to infiltrate the Senju clan camp and assassinate Chu Yang.
Of course, there are many people in the Uchiha clan who are skilled in genjutsu, but when it comes to assassinations, the more people involved, the greater the chance of something going wrong.
Ten people was the optimal number that Uchiha Izuna had repeatedly considered, and there were even some among these ten who could be sacrificed in critical moments.
They knew perfectly well what was going on, yet they went without hesitation.
Under the moonlight, the group of people silently disappeared into the darkness.
Meanwhile, Chu Yang had returned to his tent to rest after a day of fighting.
But for some reason, Chu Yang just couldn't fall asleep.
Even though my eyelids are drooping from exhaustion, I always wake up suddenly just as I'm about to fall asleep.
"What kind of strange negative buff is this?"
After tossing and turning in bed for a long time, Chu Yang got up angrily, sat on the edge of the bed and cursed under his breath, then fell into self-doubt, "Could it be that my body is too weak?"
"Pah, pah, pah, pah!" Chu Yang quickly denied it as soon as he finished speaking. He was a vigorous young man with full of energy, how could he be weak?
If it's not a physical issue, then it's a mental one.
Speaking of his spirit, Chu Yang discovered that not only had his domineering aura become stronger, but his intuition had also become more acute when facing danger on the battlefield.
"There must be some danger that's making me so uneasy!" A thought flashed through Chu Yang's mind, and he immediately unleashed his full Observation Haki to completely envelop his surroundings.
Using his Observation Haki, Chu Yang sensed that eleven people with unknown auras were crossing the Senju clan's outposts and heading in his direction.
"Assassination?" Chu Yang sneered, guessing the Uchiha clan's intentions, but he didn't expect them to target him for assassination.
Chu Yang used Wood Release: Shadow Clone Technique to leave the clone on the bed, then secretly left.
They're getting ready to call in reinforcements to trap them like turtles in a jar.
In order to deceive the enemy, Chu Yang did not inform the guards standing watch outside.
On the other side, Uchiha Izuna, leading the clan's elite fighters, was breaking through the Senju clan's defenses. At each checkpoint, there were genjutsu masters who were responsible for silently hypnotizing and guarding the guards.
After breaking through numerous obstacles, Uchiha Izuna led his men to the vicinity of Chu Yang's tent. Once they dealt with the guards at the entrance, their mission would be a sure thing.
At Izuna Uchiha's signal, five genjutsu masters simultaneously cast a spell, silently trapping all the guards in a genjutsu.
"Lord Izuna, isn't everything going too smoothly?" the oldest man in the group suddenly asked.
"The most skilled genjutsu practitioners in the clan are all here. If we can still fail at this, then we might as well give up and surrender," Uchiha Izuna replied coldly.
The old man gave a wry smile, said no more, and returned to the line.
The others stayed outside, while Uchiha Izuna lifted the tent flap and went in alone, where he saw "Chu Yang" fast asleep, his face showing great fatigue.
"So young..."
When Uchiha Izuna saw Chu Yang's face, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He was already considered one of the best among the younger generation of ninjas, but Chu Yang was even younger than him.
Even Uchiha Izuna, an enemy, would feel regret at killing such a young genius.
However, Izuna Uchiha knew perfectly well that being merciful to the enemy was being cruel to himself. If Chu Yang were allowed to grow up, what awaited the Uchiha clan might be hell!
Just thinking about these things made Uchiha Izuna's face turn ferocious, and he took out a kunai and stabbed it hard into Chu Yang's neck!
The moment the kunai pierced Chu Yang's neck, the sensation it sent back made Uchiha Izuna's face turn deathly pale!
"A wooden clone?!"
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Seeing "Chu Yang" on the bed gradually turn into a piece of wood, Uchiha Izuna's eyes almost popped out!
"How could it possibly be a wood clone?!"
Uchiha Izuna screamed in anguish, like a simp who had been ruthlessly abandoned by a scumbag woman. His heart sank straight to hell. He knew all too well what this meant!
"what!!!!"
"Lord Izuna!!! There's an ambush!!!"
"Help!!! Lord Izuna!!!"
Uchiha Izuna suddenly lifted the tent flap and found himself surrounded by a dense crowd of people.
The firelight illuminated the area in an instant.
Outside the tent, his subordinates lay in pools of blood, their bodies riddled with kunai and shuriken, barely clinging to life. Some even stared unblinkingly at Uchiha Izuna in death.
It was as if they were questioning him—why did you bring us here to die?
"How is this possible?!" Uchiha Izuna looked at Chu Yang in anguish and asked in an incredulous tone, "How did you know we would come to assassinate you?"
Chu Yang scratched his head sheepishly and said, "You might not believe it, but I just couldn't sleep, so I got up for a walk."
Uchiha Izuna's eyes widened.
A look of humiliation immediately appeared on his face. How could he possibly believe such an explanation?
You said you couldn't sleep, so why is there a shadow clone on your bed?
Enraged, Uchiha Izuna even coughed up blood on the spot!
"Capture him alive!" A hint of reluctance flashed in Hashirama Senju's eyes; it was clear that he did not want to harm his friend Madara Uchiha's younger brother.
The other clansmen, upon receiving the order, slowly surrounded Uchiha Izuna.
"Kid, did you really get up for a walk because you couldn't sleep and only then did you discover that these guys were planning to assassinate you?" Tobirama Senju asked curiously.
"How could that be!" Chu Yang's eyes lit up and he started talking nonsense. "They haven't been able to kill me after so many battles, they must be up to no good. I haven't slept for days, I've been on high alert and ready for anything, because I guessed they would come to assassinate me."
Hashirama Senju chuckled and teased, "You kid, are you so scared you can't sleep?"
Chu Yang rolled his eyes at him and said speechlessly, "Clan Chief, if you keep talking like this, we can't continue the conversation!"
Upon hearing this, Tobirama Senju also revealed a knowing smile.
At this moment, realizing that mission failure would be a devastating blow to the Uchiha clan, Izuna Uchiha went mad.
His eyes were bloodshot, like a beast on the verge of death.
Seeing him like this, the Thousand Hands clan members surrounding him felt inexplicably panicked.
Covered in blood, Uchiha Izuna launched a suicidal charge into the crowd. He was fearless and had only one goal: to kill Chu Yang.
No matter what happens today, he will kill Chu Yang!
Faced with Uchiha Izuna's relentless assault on the encirclement, the Senju clan's defenses gradually crumbled. Due to Hashirama Senju's previous order to capture them alive, they dared not lay a fatal hand on them.
As the saying goes, hesitation leads to defeat.
Their hesitation gave Uchiha Izuna an opportunity, who tore open a gap in the encirclement and headed straight for Chu Yang.
Some of the Uchiha clan members who should have "died" suddenly "came back to life" on the ground!
In the instant they were ambushed, some of them used the corpses of their companions to absorb the damage, feigning death!
However, each of them was indeed seriously injured and would not live much longer.
This was a complete last gasp before death.
They wanted to seize the last opportunity to make a final effort for Uchiha Izuna to kill Chu Yang.
Even Tobirama Senju didn't anticipate this!
Caught off guard, he actually fell under the illusion and was momentarily stunned.
Hashirama Senju, known as the God of Shinobi, was also caught off guard.