Chapter 207 : die
After hearing Uchiha Yuzuru's voice, Uchiha Obito froze for a moment before laboriously moving his legs and walking to the bedside.
His voice was a little hoarse as he asked, "Yu- Yuzuru Big Brother, what happened?"
Uchiha Yuzuru revealed a pale smile at the corner of his mouth and slowly said, "Bloodline Disease."
Uchiha Obito asked back blankly, "Bloodline Disease?"
"Simply put, it means the body cannot withstand the powerful strength of the Bloodline Limit; the more the Bloodline Limit's power is developed, the stronger the backlash."
Uchiha Yuzuru was already breathless after giving just a brief explanation.
Uchiha Obito forced a smile onto his face and asked anxiously, "Then, as long as Yuzuru Big Brother doesn't use the power of the Bloodline Limit in the future, will you be fine?"
Uchiha Yuzuru didn't speak, he just smiled and shook his head.
Seeing this, Uchiha Obito also fell silent.
After a long while, Uchiha Yuzuru propped himself up with his hands, then looked at Uchiha Obito and smiled, "Obito, help me up."
"Ah? Oh!"
Uchiha Obito snapped back to reality and quickly helped Uchiha Yuzuru sit up, leaning him against the headboard.
He couldn't believe that Uchiha Yuzuru had become this debilitated after not seeing him for just over a month.
The Big Brother who was once high-spirited, who single-handedly slaughtered tens of thousands of Shinobi Alliance forces until they scattered their armor, who destroyed Konoha by himself, who faced everything with calm indifference, and who seemed infinitely powerful—now he could only lie in bed, so weak that he needed help just to sit up... "Obito, my body is failing. It's a miracle I've lasted this long."
"Shisui is still young, and Fugaku is indecisive. The Uchiha Clan will be entrusted to you from now on..."
Hearing Uchiha Yuzuru talking about trivial matters as if delivering his last testament, Uchiha Obito felt his mind go blank.
He had indeed always clamored to surpass Uchiha Yuzuru and become the Uchiha Clan's most outstanding Clan Chief.
But he had never imagined it would happen in this way.
"There are specialists managing the Family's assets, but you must keep a close eye on them to prevent corruption."
"Now is not the time to cry. After I die, other countries will definitely seize the opportunity to attack the Land of Lightning. You must prepare in advance..."
"You must, absolutely must, protect the Clan members!"
Uchiha Yuzuru's voice grew softer and softer, until finally, the hand grasping Uchiha Obito's fell limply.
By the time Uchiha Obito regained his senses, Uchiha Yuzuru had already lost the breath of life.
Uchiha Obito didn't know how he left the hospital room; he only knew that the Yuzuru Big Brother who always stood in front of him would never return.
That night, Uchiha Yuzuru was secretly interred.
In order to buy as much preparation time as possible, the strongest person in the Ninja World did not even hold a proper funeral.
In a daze, Uchiha Obito became the new Clan Chief of the Uchiha Clan.
Looking at the documents on the desk, he felt utterly lost on how to proceed.
All he could see ahead was darkness.
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A month later, the Fourth Great Ninja War broke out.
The Land of Fire was the first to attack the Land of Lightning, rapidly occupying most of the territories of the Land of Rice Fields, the Land of Waterfalls, and the Land of Hot Springs with lightning speed.
At the same time, the remnants of the samurai in the Land of Iron took the opportunity to unite and began attacking the Kumogakure Ninja stationed there.
Under the leadership of the Third Raikage, the Land of Lightning began a powerful counterattack.
In just a few days, the situation was temporarily stabilized.
Just as Uchiha Obito was preparing to breathe a sigh of relief, the Land of Earth, the Land of Wind, and the Land of Water simultaneously declared war on the Land of Lightning.
Facing the siege of the Four Great Nations, the Land of Lightning, having lost Uchiha Yuzuru, was powerless to defend its vast territory.
A few months later, the Land of Grass, the Land of Rain, the Land of Tea, and the Land of Frost... all fell!
The flames of war spread to the Land of Lightning, and the various infrastructures built over more than ten years were instantly destroyed.
Uchiha Obito's heart was bleeding, but he couldn't think of any solution.
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Kumogakure.
The Raikage's Office.
The Third Raikage summoned the high-ranking officials and spoke in a deep voice: "Orochimaru has defected, and after Yuzuru's death, Tsunade also disappeared with the necklace."
"Facing the encirclement and suppression by the Four Great Nations, our combat power in Kumogakure is now stretched thin."
"Obito, the Uchiha Clan must participate in the war!"
Hearing the Third Raikage's demand, Uchiha Obito could only nod silently.
Although Uchiha Yuzuru told him to protect the Uchiha Clan members well, since this was a moment of life and death, he couldn't keep the Uchiha Clan confined to Kumogakure indefinitely.
Seeing Uchiha Obito nod in agreement, the Third Raikage's expression improved, and he continued to analyze the situation.
"On the Land of Fire's battlefield, we face Jiraiya, Shimura Danzo, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Minato Namikaze."
"On the Land of Water's battlefield, we face Yagura Karatachi, Terumi Mei, and a host of Bloodline Limit Ninja Clan."
"On the Land of Wind's battlefield, we face Rasa, Chiyo, and the Ichibi Jinchuriki."
"On the Land of Earth's battlefield, we face Ōnoki, Kitsuchi, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki Roshi, and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki Han..."
"We must block their attacks on our respective battlefields, or if they combine their forces, we will be beyond saving."
Hearing this, Ai, Killer Bee, Hatake Sakumo, Yugito, and the others all nodded.
Uchiha Obito also spoke in a deep voice, "Fugaku, Shisui, and I will also do our best."
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Thanks to Kumogakure's efforts, the situation on the battlefields gradually stabilized.
But everyone knew that stability meant slow death.
Because the current Land of Lightning simply couldn't withstand this war of attrition against the Four Great Nations.
The Land of Lightning launched several full-scale counterattacks, but none had any effect.
They tried to concentrate their forces to break through one side first, but the attacked side immediately retreated, while enemies on the other battlefields seized the opportunity to launch fierce assaults.
After this happened several times, the morale of the Kumogakure Ninja became extremely low.
If the Uchiha Clan members hadn't fought desperately, Kumogakure would have been breached long ago.
But this also meant that the number of Uchiha Clan Ninja was decreasing daily at an alarming rate.
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A year after the Great Ninja War began, roughly seventy to eighty percent of the Land of Lightning's territory had been occupied.
Now, the enemy camps were stationed just a hundred miles outside Kumogakure.
Uchiha Obito was leading Shisui, Fugaku, Kakashi, and Guy in studying a surprise attack plan when news arrived that stunned everyone.
While the Third Raikage was attacking the Iwa Ninja troops, he was surrounded by Ōnoki leading ten thousand Iwa Ninja, and after fighting for three days and three nights, he died of exhaustion!
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