I Am Fugaku Uchiha

Then he grabbed dozens of kunai from his pouch, throwing them out in random directions. The sand ninjas stupidly wondered where he threw them.

The kunai collided in mid-air with each other and changed their directions. They pierced some sand ninjas, who screamed in pain.

Kunai could not kill them, but they could inflict excruciating wounds. Only a few sand ninjas managed to avoid being hit in vital spots.

He bought himself some time as they struggled with their injuries. But Fugaku did not stop.

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Fuguku pov

He felt a surge of rage towards these sand ninjas, who had killed his clansmen. He could not forgive them, nor did he think they were any better than the rogue ninjas.

He wanted revenge for his fallen clansmen. He had no friends here, only enemies. He had to fight for his clansmen's sacrifices and his honor. He will not show mercy to those who have harmed his clansmen.

He had learned chakra control from Tsunade, which enabled him to enhance his strength. With the insight of the Sharingan, he could strike with pinpoint accuracy. His physical skills and super strength were enough to rival a kage-level shinobi.

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He activated his Sharingan, which glowed red with anger. He saw through their movements and weaknesses.

He was naturally faster than most Jonin ninjas, and he had honed his combat skills through countless battles.

He delivered a powerful punch to a nearby sand ninja, sending him into oblivion.

"Damn. Was the Uchiha clan head that strong?" The leader of the sand ninja exclaimed

Suddenly, the puppet's mouth opened wide, and it spat out a barrage of senbon at him.

He could see the senbon clearly with his Sharingan, which gave him enhanced vision and perception. With ease, he swiftly dodged the incoming projectiles, leaving behind an afterimage as he clenched his right fist and charged at the puppets.

The other puppet masters started to release poisonous gas, hoping to take him down, but the puppet master smirked, confident in his abilities. "Hmph, no matter how strong you are, you're still stupid. What?"

The sand ninja puppet master began to taunt him but was cut short as a punch landed on his face.

With continuous loud noises, he smashed the rest of the puppet and its shield into a wreck.

He sprinted towards them. He landed a devastating punch on each of their chests, breaking their ribs and hearts. They fell to the ground, lifeless, without even a chance to scream. He had killed one person with one punch, without any hesitation or remorse.

"Why didn't the poison affect him?" The leader of the sand ninja wonders in shock. "How is he so strong? These poisonous gases should be enough to knock down an elephant, yet he appears unscathed."

They didn't use ninjutsu, and as Fugaku was fast and coming close to them, Fugaku fought his way back to Itsuki, who had fallen.

"Are only a few sand ninjas left? Then…take this."

He formed seals and unleashed a huge fireball, more than ten meters wide, at them.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique."

The fireball was enormous and scorching, unlike normal fire style fireball technique. The sand ninjas felt a surge of fear as they saw it approaching.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough."

"Wind Release: Gale Palm"

Two of them tried to counter with Wind Release, but their efforts were in vain.

The fireball easily overcame their Wind Release and hit them, causing them to scream in agony as they were burned by the Fire Style jutsu.

"Retreat," Captain Sand Shinobi ordered them.

"Wind Style: Wind Cutter!"

He used a wind-style jutsu to cover their escape. Fortunately, his effort somehow managed to save them.

Including those who were injured and rendered combat ineffective, there were a total of seven Sand Shinobi fleeing, leaving behind their dead or injured teammates.

Fugaku dodged the wind jutsu of the Captain of the Sand Ninja and formed hand seals.

"Wood Release: Great Forest Technique."

Vines spurted from the ground, entwining the lower legs of all the fleeing Sand Shinobi. But the vines were thin, and the Sand Shinobi were shocked as they swung their Kunai to cut them off and continued fleeing.

"What's happened?"

Fugaku didn't pursue them. He stood there in confusion and started contemplating. Why did his wood release justu not work?

Sometime later, he shrugged it off and decided to think later.

He looked at the fallen Itsuki and the deceased clan member and sighed in resignation. "Let's think about this later."

In war, casualties were inevitable. All he could do was minimize the number of deaths, but he could not prevent them entirely.

He piled up the bodies of the Sand Shinobi and set them on fire. Then, with one hand holding his clan members' bodies and the other holding Itsuki, he ran back towards the camp.

He did not send the body of his clan member back to Konoha. Instead, he buried his clan member in the Land of Rivers and paid his respects.

He knew that most ninja who died would not have a proper funeral in war. He would be commemorated in the hero's graveyard in Konohagakure.

The Land of Rivers is not a small country. It would take a day for a ninja to cover it.

Fugaku used the forbidden technique of the Eight Gates, which boosted his speed and strength, when he opened five gates. He still took two hours to cover half the distance towards camp.

He noticed that the country had its own towns, villages, and markets. He didn't remember that much from the anime, or it did not show much in the first place about this country.

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A few hours later

He reached the camp near the town at the foot of the mountains. The camp was made up of temporary tents, some big and some small.

They had to stay until the end of the war and defend against the Sand Shinobis. He remembered that the war with Suna Village ended at Katsuyu Mountain, but that was supposed to happen years later, and he wasn't sure if that mountain was in the Land of Rivers.

"Clan head!"

A clan member greeted Fugaku respectfully, seeing him carrying Itsuki on his back.

Fugaku nodded and took Itsuki to the largest tent, where he asked for a medical ninja to check on him and give him some treatment.

"Take care of Itsuki; tell everyone to be alert." Fugaku said before leaving.

As for Itsuki, he was informed that poison gas had caused him to pass out, and he would be fine in a few days. Fugaku had used a forbidden technique, the Eight Gates, and felt tired, but he carried on for now.

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