Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!
A massive fireball, like a falling boulder, carved a path of scorching flames through the center of the battlefield.
Any ninja caught in the blast screamed in agony.
But Uchiha Kage, the originator of this scene, didn't even have time to think, because the next second, another large group of fearless ninja swarmed him.
It was as if they were inexhaustible, impossible to eradicate.
This was the true battlefield of the Ninja World War.
Uchiha Kage didn't even have time to sigh, because the next second would bring the kunai and long swords of the enemy. He could only desperately struggle amidst the throng of ninja.
"Naruto, Sasuke, you..."
Blood soaked the kunai in his hand. His body and face were almost entirely covered in the blood of others.
The stench of blood, sweat, and dirt filled the air.
Unconsciously, Uchiha Kage gradually became bloodshot.
Because he saw Sasuke being besieged on the other side, his body pierced by a long sword, and Naruto, shouting as he charged forward, riddled with kunai and shuriken.
There were too many of them. Even with their improved strength, Naruto and Sasuke couldn't withstand such a chaotic and complex battle for long.
Moreover, unlike being blown apart by Tailed Beast Balls and large-scale ninjutsu in the previous instance, death in this instance was much more real, bloody, and cruel.
"Soon... even the Chakra for Intangibility will be gone."
*Clang!*
Uchiha Kage had lost count of how many attacks he had blocked.
Corpses surrounded him.
He was exhausted. He just wanted to sleep.
"This Konoha little kid has managed to hold out for so long under the siege of hundreds of people, and has even killed so many of us..."
In a daze, he heard the trembling praise of the enemy.
*Thunk!*
Then came the bloody sound of a blade piercing his chest and abdomen.
Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation…
Sensing his strength gradually fading, Uchiha Kage instinctively began to activate a large-scale ninjutsu, preparing for one last attempt to escape the encirclement.
"Don't let him complete the Hand Seals! He's on his last breath, kill him now!"
The Kumo ninja who had successfully ambushed Uchiha Kage from behind shouted loudly.
*Thunk, thunk, thunk!*
More long swords and kunai pierced Uchiha Kage's body.
He could clearly feel, in the final moment before his life ended, his body being ejected from this space, followed by a warm current enveloping his entire being.
When he woke up again, his body, including his clothes, had been restored to its original state.
And before him was no longer the battlefield of the Ninja World War, but the familiar blue sky of the Dream Space.
And the familiar streets of Konoha Village.
[Mission failed, calculating rewards...]
[Acquired Ninja Fragment X2]
"Killed so many ninja, and all I got were Naruto and Sasuke fragments?"
Was it because the mission failed?
Uchiha Kage guessed to himself.
And just now…
The feeling of death was so real. Uchiha Kage never wanted to experience it again.
"But, my body in this space..."
Uchiha Kage was certain that this body of his was one hundred percent his real body, because even some of the hair in certain places was the same.
But the bodies of Naruto and Sasuke were not necessarily the same.
Even in that crisis situation, Naruto hadn't been able to use the Nine Tails' Chakra, meaning probably only Naruto himself entered this space, without the Nine Tails.
Or maybe Naruto and Sasuke were simply given new bodies.
Just like when he resurrected Zabuza and the others in this space before.
Because after absorbing Naruto's ninja fragment, Uchiha Kage hadn't sensed the presence of the Nine Tails.
"Forget it, that's enough for today. Time to rest."
Although the physical fatigue had disappeared, the mental fatigue remained. Uchiha Kage now only wanted to experience the warmth of a female ninja.
To alleviate the coldness of death he had just experienced.
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The backyard of the Bamboo Forest Cabin.
A man and a woman, one in front of the other, soaked in a small pool of steaming water.
Two human-shaped shadows were projected onto the walls of the courtyard, now intertwined.
The pool water was heated by Uchiha Kage himself using Fire Release.
And in order not to waste Uchiha Kage's kindness, Kaguya could only put her long hair up and enter the pool with him, enjoying the warmth with Kaguya, despite her unease.
...
"You seem...preoccupied today?"
This was only the second time Kaguya had felt the boy's roughness.
"Did something bad happen?"
The last time was when they first met, when he held her tightly in his arms.
At that time, his hands were also so strong and powerful...holding her.
"Yeah...sorry, I wasn't paying attention and..."
He had carelessly revealed the violent side of his inner self.
Uchiha Kage thought that the slaughter in the instance couldn't simply be regarded as a dream.
It had completely affected his mind.
And Kaguya had become his outlet after the killing.
"It's okay, I...although it was a little uncomfortable just now, it's alright."
Kaguya shook her head considerately, gently stroking Uchiha Kage's back with her delicate white arms.
"Besides, I'm happy to be able to help you."
At this moment, Kaguya was filled with maternal radiance.
Uchiha Kage was momentarily captivated.
Uchiha Kage felt he could never get enough of Kaguya; conquered, she was completely devoted and obedient.
"Kaguya, I want to come see you more often, okay?"
Uchiha Kage felt that he could never get enough of a woman like Kaguya, who, once conquered, would be completely devoted to you and completely obey you.
"Mmm..."
Uchiha Kage carried the Goddess of the Moon, shyly covering her face and refusing to open her eyes, back to the cabin through the water.