Chapter 14: Uchiha Loses the Chance to Turn the Tide [Seeking Continued Reading]

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Seeing the “Chu Yang” on the bed gradually turn into a block of wood, Uchiha Izuna’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets!

“How could it be a Wood Clone?!”

Uchiha Izuna screamed as though he were a pathetic simp heartlessly abandoned by a cruel woman. His heart plummeted straight into hell. He knew all too well what this meant.

“Ahhhh!”

“Lord Izuna! We’ve been ambushed!”

“Help! Lord Izuna!”

Uchiha Izuna suddenly threw open the tent and discovered a dense mass of figures surrounding him.

In an instant, the firelight illuminated the entire area.

Outside the tent, his subordinates lay sprawled in pools of blood, their bodies riddled with kunai and shuriken, barely clinging to life. Some stared at Uchiha Izuna with eyes that refused to close even in death.

It was as though they were questioning him:

Why did you bring us here to die?

“How is this possible?!”

Uchiha Izuna stared at Chu Yang in anguish and demanded in disbelief, “How did you know we were coming to assassinate you?”

Chu Yang scratched his head sheepishly. “You might not believe this, but I simply couldn’t sleep, so I got up to take a walk.”

Uchiha Izuna’s eyes widened.

Then humiliation spread across his face. How could he possibly believe such an excuse?

You say you couldn’t sleep, so why was there a Shadow Clone lying in your bed?

Consumed by rage, Uchiha Izuna was so furious that he spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot!

“Capture him alive!”

A trace of reluctance flashed through Senju Hashirama’s eyes. It was obvious that he had no desire to harm his friend Uchiha Madara’s younger brother.

The other clan members received the order and slowly closed in around Uchiha Izuna.

“Kid, are you really saying you couldn’t sleep, got up for a walk, and happened to discover that these people were planning to assassinate you?” Senju Tobirama asked curiously.

“How could that be?”

Chu Yang’s eyes shifted as he began talking nonsense. “After several battles, they still failed to kill me. They were obviously plotting something. I haven’t slept for several days. I stayed alert and prepared for anything because I guessed they would come to assassinate me.”

Senju Hashirama burst out laughing and teased him, “Don’t tell me you were too frightened to sleep?”

Chu Yang rolled his eyes at him and said helplessly, “Clan Leader, if that’s how you’re going to carry on the conversation, then there’s no way we can keep talking.”

Hearing this, Senju Tobirama also revealed a knowing smile.

At that moment, Uchiha Izuna realized that the failure of this mission would deal a devastating blow to the Uchiha clan. He had already descended into madness.

His eyes were blood-red, like those of a beast on the verge of death.

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Seeing him in that state, the Senju clansmen surrounding him felt an inexplicable sense of panic.

Covered in blood, Uchiha Izuna launched a suicidal charge at the crowd. He was utterly fearless of death, and he had only one goal:

Kill Chu Yang.

No matter what happened today, he would kill Chu Yang!

Faced with Uchiha Izuna’s reckless assault on their encirclement, the Senju line gradually began to buckle. Because of Senju Hashirama’s earlier order to capture him alive, they did not dare to strike with lethal force.

As the saying went, hesitation led to defeat.

Their hesitation gave Uchiha Izuna an opening. He tore through a gap in the encirclement and charged straight toward Chu Yang.

Suddenly, several of the Uchiha clan members who were supposed to be “dead” on the ground rose again.

At the instant they were ambushed, some of them had used the corpses of their comrades to block the attacks and feigned death.

However, every one of them was genuinely grievously wounded and close to death.

This was nothing more than a final burst of strength.

They intended to seize their last chance and make one final effort to help Uchiha Izuna kill Chu Yang.

Even Senju Tobirama had not anticipated this!

Caught off guard, he truly fell victim to their genjutsu and sank into a brief stupor.

Senju Hashirama, known as the God of Shinobi, likewise failed to react in time.

The difference in strength between the two sides was enormous. The Uchiha clan members could restrain them only for a very short time before the genjutsu wore off.

But that was more than enough to assassinate Chu Yang.

Uchiha Izuna’s Sharingan spun. As long as Chu Yang fell under the genjutsu and let down his guard, the kunai in Izuna’s hand could easily slash open his throat.

Yet something entirely beyond Uchiha Izuna’s expectations happened.

Chu Yang calmly closed his eyes, without the slightest trace of fear.

“You think you won’t die just because you didn’t fall for the genjutsu? Fool!”

Uchiha Izuna roared as he swung his kunai. He could almost see Chu Yang’s throat being torn open, his arteries rupturing.

But somehow, Chu Yang, whose eyes were clearly closed, effortlessly dodged Uchiha Izuna’s attack.

Uchiha Izuna stared at him as though he had seen something utterly absurd. Then, gritting his teeth, he thrust forward again with the kunai in his hand.

And once again, Chu Yang dodged it.

Seizing the opportunity, Chu Yang struck with a Shark-Tile Straight Punch, driving his fist heavily into Uchiha Izuna’s waist.

One punch straight to the liver!

Uchiha Izuna looked at Chu Yang as though he were staring at a ghost.

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He even momentarily forgot the excruciating pain radiating from his waist.

“You had your eyes closed! How could you predict my every move with such precision?”

As Uchiha Izuna spat out another large mouthful of blood, his aura suddenly weakened.

What else could it have been?

Observation Haki, of course!

Chu Yang answered with a perfectly serious expression, “I guessed.”

“Pff!”

Consumed by fury, Uchiha Izuna vomited blood once more. His eyes rolled back, and he fell completely unconscious.

The Uchiha clan members who had risked their lives to hold back Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama also collapsed one after another, their faces filled with disbelief.

Their desperate gamble had become a colossal joke in front of Chu Yang.

Once Senju Hashirama regained consciousness, he immediately looked toward Chu Yang. Only after confirming that Chu Yang was safe did he let out a sigh of relief.

Senju Tobirama did the same.

Senju Hashirama said with a bitter smile, “I was careless. That almost turned into a disaster.”

Chu Yang smiled. “It’s fine. Now that we’ve captured Uchiha Izuna, the initiative is in our hands. Whether we fight or make peace is entirely up to us.”

Senju Tobirama said, “Your performance this time has made me see you in a completely different light. It seems there’s no need to put you through any additional training in the future.”

Chu Yang chuckled.

It was not only Senju Tobirama. Every member of the clan had witnessed Chu Yang’s performance just now, and they were genuinely impressed from the bottom of their hearts.

Dawn slowly broke.

After waiting through the entire night without seeing his younger brother return, Uchiha Madara could only vent his anger on the sand table, destroying it with a single punch.

He knew that after this incident, the Uchiha clan had completely lost any chance of turning the tide. Continuing the war would lead only to death.

Uchiha Madara was not the only one who understood this. When news spread through the Uchiha clan that Uchiha Izuna’s assassination attempt had failed and that he had been captured instead, many people immediately began considering surrender.

Only a day later, Uchiha Madara saw quite a few people secretly slipping out of the camp. With morale scattered to such an extent, there was no way to turn the situation around.

As clan leader, the last thing Uchiha Madara could do was seek out Senju Hashirama and engage in one final duel.

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