Once the tasks were assigned, the entire team split into three groups.
They would now strike the hidden Mist Village base in Oil Harbor from three directions: left, center, and right.
The central front would be handled by the ninjas from the Ino-Shika-Cho clans, along with the Inuzuka and Moonlight clans.
The left flank would be primarily attacked by the Hyuga clan, with assistance from the Oil Girl clan, the Sunset clan, and several smaller clans.
As for the right flank, the Uchiha clan would be taking charge.
This wasn't a deliberate move to isolate the Uchiha clan. Before the operation began, Minato had confirmed with Fugaku Uchiha whether they needed assistance. Unfortunately, Fugaku turned down the offer.
The other Uchiha ninjas showed no fear at the rejection; rather, they seemed to find it completely natural. As the greatest clan in Konoha, they did not feel the need to collaborate with others.
To this, Qingming could only shake his head.
What could he say? Even the clan leader, Fugaku Uchiha, couldn't go against the will of his people, so what could a young man like him do?
However, the Uchiha ninjas had every right to refuse. Aside from him, the other Uchiha ninjas present had reached the third tomoe of the Sharingan. In other words, their strength was at least on par with Special Jonin.
Such strength certainly qualified them to operate independently.
Seeing Fugaku's refusal, Minato did not insist. He gave Qingming a glance and then commanded, "Let's go!"
Immediately, the team split into three groups and rushed toward the Oil Harbor.
Thanks to Minato's Flying Thunder God technique, they avoided the layers of blockades along the way and arrived directly at the outskirts of Oil Harbor.
Now, they only needed to break through the last defense to enter the harbor.
This last defense wasn't difficult to break.
In the center, the head of the Akimichi clan, Akimichi Dingzuo, took the first move. He didn't waste time with distractions and went straight for a powerful technique—Super Enlargement Jutsu!
In the blink of an eye, he transformed from a strong man into a giant over ten meters tall. Swinging his iron rod, he broke through the defensive line of dozens of Mist ninjas in a single strike.
"Watch out!"
"Dodge!"
"Counterattack!"
Various shouts echoed throughout the field, drawing the attention of all Mist ninjas to the enormous Akimichi Dingzuo.
At this moment, the head of the Nara clan, Nara Shikaku, made his move. He clasped his hands together and concentrated, using the Shadow Possession Jutsu. His shadows shot out from under his feet, quickly splitting into dozens of parts, seizing control of several Mist ninjas from unnoticed corners.
Seizing the opportunity, the head of the Yamanaka clan, Yamanaka Kaiichi, used the Mind Disturbance Jutsu, sending his spiritual energy to hit the controlled Mist ninjas with pinpoint accuracy.
In the next instant, Nara Shikaku released his hold on them, shifting his control to others, while Yamanaka Kaiichi turned these Mist ninjas against their comrades.
Meanwhile, Akimichi Dingzuo kept attacking, drawing the attention of the Mist ninjas and creating opportunities for the other two, acting as a meat shield.
The coordination between the three clans was flawless. Within moments, the Mist ninjas' defense was shattered.
Seeing this, the other ninjas from the Akimichi, Inuzuka, and Moonlight clans rushed in, storming into Oil Harbor.
The battle on the other two fronts was equally fierce.
On the left flank, the leader of the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Hiashi, with the support of his younger brother Hyuga Hizashi and several branch family ninjas, pushed forward using the Gentle Fist to its maximum potential.
Meanwhile, the Oil Girl clan's ninjas released a large number of their parasitic bugs for support, making it nearly impossible for the Mist ninjas to hold their ground.
On the right, where the Uchiha clan's ninjas operated, there was less noise than the other two fronts, but their killing efficiency was just as high.
With the Sharingan assisting them, everything in front of the Uchiha ninjas seemed to move in slow motion. Mist ninjas with insufficient strength couldn't last more than a few exchanges.
With the added power of Genjutsu from their Sharingan, the Mist ninjas had no way of holding out.
Thus, each group displayed their might, and in just a few minutes, they completely broke through the final line of defense and entered the Oil Harbor.
Without pausing, they charged straight toward the Mist Village command center.
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Meanwhile, inside the Mist Village command center, the heads of various departments had just gathered due to Konoha's sudden attack and hadn't yet come up with a countermeasure. They were in a state of panic when they received reports about Konoha's elite ninjas charging into the base.
Instantly, they understood Konoha's plan.
Though Oil Harbor was the Mist's main base in this battlefield, much like Konoha's camp, it didn't house many ninjas. The ninjas stationed there were either injured or auxiliary personnel. In short, there weren't many combatants.
So, when the last line of defense was breached, they lost their primary security.
In this situation, they had to come up with a plan quickly.
Soon, two orders came from the Mist command center. One was for all personnel to gather near the command center, tightening their defense by shrinking their defensive perimeter.
The other order was for the ninjas outside to immediately return for reinforcements.
The first order was straightforward. The surviving Mist ninjas quickly gathered near the command center, where they began engaging in battle with Qingming and his team.
However, the second order was harder to carry out.
It wasn't that the Mist ninjas didn't want to return for reinforcements; it was simply that with the Nara and Yamanaka clans now in the field, Konoha had stabilized the situation and even started actively entangling the Mist ninjas, leaving no opportunity for reinforcements to return.
The few Mist ninjas who managed to find openings and head back to the Oil Harbor couldn't provide any help in the ongoing battle.
At this point, the outcome of the battle had already been sealed. If the Mist had detected Konoha's plans sooner, they might have had a chance, but now they were fighting an uphill battle.
Qingming had initially worried that Uchiha Madara might leak their plans to the Mist, given how well Madara seemed to understand Konoha's decapitation strategy. If he had informed the Mist Village, they could have turned the situation against Konoha.
Fortunately, Madara had not done so.
Why didn't he?
Qingming speculated that there were two possible reasons: first, Nara Shikaku's secrecy measures worked. Even the person executing the mission, Qingming, had only learned of the exact timing of the operation through a secret letter just a few hours ago. The detailed action plan, such as gathering through Minato's Flying Thunder God technique, was only revealed an hour before.
Second, Madara simply wasn't interested. He didn't care about the Mist Village's fate now that his plan to draw Minato away had succeeded. He had no reason to interfere with Konoha's mission.
Regardless of the reason, Qingming was confident that their decapitation mission would be a success.
With that thought, Qingming turned his attention to the
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