On the Land of Wind front, the Konoha ninjas fighting the Sand ninjas were led by the Uchiha clan!
The Sand ninjas were the weakest among the five great ninja villages, and the Second Kazekage, Shamon's, strength barely scraped the edge of "Kage" level.
Although the Uchiha clan also lacked Kage-level powerhouses on the Sand ninja battlefield, they had a considerable number of Uchiha members with three-tomoe Sharingan.
Every Uchiha ninja with a three-tomoe Sharingan possessed at least Jonin-level combat power.
A few even reached the realm of Elite Jonin.
Precisely because of this, the Uchiha clan, almost single-handedly, repelled the Sand ninjas' offensive.
In this battle, the Uchiha clan's fame resounded throughout the ninja world.
One-on-one, flee without fail!
This was the Sand Village's assessment of the Uchiha clan.
Whenever they encountered Uchiha clan members, if their own ninjutsu wasn't superior, the Sand ninjas would retreat.
Many against one, attack from the rear.
Only when they had a numerical advantage would they leave one person to face the Uchiha ninja head-on, while the others circled around to the Uchiha's rear. This way, even if the ninja facing the Uchiha frontally was caught in the Sharingan's genjutsu, the ninjas at the rear could provide some interference, buying time to break the genjutsu.
Only then did both sides have a chance to fight.
Given the Uchiha clan's pride, since they had already decided to atone for their rebellion with the merit of resisting the Sand ninjas, they would rather die to the last man than ask Konoha for help.
Therefore, when the Third Hokage mentioned that if the battlefield situation changed, this front might need to send reinforcements, it could only be for the battlefield against the Stone ninjas.
As far as Li Anshi knew, before the Third Hokage and his group went to provide support, the battlefield against the Stone ninjas was commanded by Elder Danzo Shimura.
However, Danzo Shimura's strength was still a notch below "Kage" level, making him a relatively strong Elite Jonin.
With this level of strength, he could contend with a "Kage" level powerhouse for a while, but he was no match for one.
In fact, a stronger Kage-level powerhouse could easily kill an Elite Jonin.
With three Kage-level powerhouses on the Stone ninja side, Danzo Shimura only losing an eye and an arm was already quite fortunate.
Of course, how many Konoha ninjas' lives Danzo sacrificed to delay until the arrival of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and his reinforcements was hard to say.
This time, the Kage-level powerhouses the Third Hokage's side brought to reinforce the Land of Earth battlefield were all from this front.
Li Anshi also had a considerable understanding of Hiruzen Sarutobi, Sasuke Sarutobi, and Kagami Uchiha.
Sasuke Sarutobi was forty-three this year, in his prime, his body not yet on the decline.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was twenty-two, also in his prime.
Both were powerhouses proficient in all five elemental ninjutsu, and the power of their combination ninjutsu was no weaker than Kekkei Genkai ninjutsu.
Kagami Uchiha was younger, and his pair of Mangekyo Sharingan elevated him to the ranks of Kage-level powerhouses.
Unfortunately, the Mangekyo was both his making and his undoing.
Without upgrading the Mangekyo to the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, once his ocular power was exhausted and he went blind, Kagami Uchiha's strength would surely be greatly diminished.
From the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi's letter, Li Anshi could deduce that Kagami Uchiha's eyes were probably nearing their limit.
Of course, what surprised Li Anshi was Hiruzen's statement that this front might need to send reinforcements.
Based on Li Anshi's understanding of Hiruzen, whenever something threatened his position as Hokage, Hiruzen would allow his good friend Danzo Shimura to do things that benefited him.
Li Anshi killing the Two-Tails Jinchuriki and severely injuring the Third Raikage here had significantly boosted Li Anshi's prestige.
Li Anshi had thought that what awaited him next would be either biased rumors or a period of being sidelined.
He hadn't expected Hiruzen Sarutobi to actually consider sending him to reinforce the Land of Earth.
Konoha's ninjas were almost all on the Cloud and Stone ninja battlefronts.
If Li Anshi went on another killing spree on the Stone ninja front, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura would be completely unable to suppress Li Anshi's fame.
From this perspective, Hiruzen Sarutobi could be considered a qualified "Hokage."
"It seems that in the future, my memories of familiar people and events can only serve as a reference. Just like this time, my judgment of Hiruzen Sarutobi was quite mistaken."
After handing the letter to Nara Shikafuku, Li Anshi's perception of Hiruzen Sarutobi improved considerably.
At the same time, it also made Li Anshi reflect that the butterfly effect might have already begun the moment he appeared in the ninja world.
Previously, he wasn't a ninja, and the only person he interacted with was Tsunade.
And under his influence, the current Tsunade was quite different from the Tsunade in Li Anshi's memories.
Now, Li Anshi had killed the Two-Tails Jinchuriki and severely injured the Third Raikage. The changes in the future would only become more numerous.
Perhaps, the ninja world decades later would be a completely different world from the one Li Anshi was familiar with.
Li Anshi had long been mentally prepared for this.
After all, he had even planned to cultivate Tsunade into the Fourth Hokage; he was long prepared to welcome an unknown future.
...
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Red Tailed Beast chakra swirled around the Four-Tails Jinchuriki. Every attack unleashed lava, causing widespread damage.
Lava Release – this was the Kekkei Genkai bestowed by the Four-Tails upon its Jinchuriki.
Kagami Uchiha, as the main force resisting the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, was not performing well.
His vision was completely blurred; he could only see some light and shadows.
Only when an enemy's attack was upon him would Kagami Uchiha retaliate.
Occasionally, fragments of Susanoo would appear before him, defending against the Four-Tails Jinchuriki's attacks.
Outside their battlefield, four other Konoha ninjas would strike when Kagami Uchiha fought the Four-Tails Jinchuriki.
"Hey, hey, hey, you fellow, weren't you quite formidable the last few times?"
"Why have you become so weak this time?"
The red-haired, burly man shouted at Kagami Uchiha while attacking him.
Faced with the Four-Tails Jinchuriki's questioning, Kagami Uchiha remained silent.
Indeed, when his vision wasn't so weak, once Kagami Uchiha used Susanoo, he would usually overwhelm the Four-Tails Jinchuriki.
But it couldn't be helped. Without an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, every use of the Mangekyo's ultimate techniques caused extreme damage to the eyes, gradually leading to loss of vision.
Kagami Uchiha himself knew that in his current state, he could at most fully activate Susanoo one more time before completely losing his sight.
If it were other Uchiha clan members, they would have fought the Four-Tails Jinchuriki with explosive power, even if it meant death.