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［Tobirama Senju］: I'll take that as your last words.
［Fourth Raikage - A］: …
［Fourth Raikage - A］: What do you mean last words… I'm already dead.
［Fourth Raikage - A］: I got fed to that tree-like thing.
［Fourth Raikage - A］: …Absolutely terrifying.
［Fourth Raikage - A］: No, this isn't the time to talk about that—can you inform the ninjas of my Hidden Cloud Village… to retreat?
［Tobirama Senju］: …
［Tobirama Senju］: So you want to preserve the soil of the Hidden Cloud?
［Fourth Raikage - A］: Darui's gone. The next Raikage can only be Samui. She's already reached jonin level.
［Fourth Raikage - A］: But… while she has a cool and composed personality, her strength and talent can't compare to Darui.
［Fourth Raikage - A］: So my Hidden Cloud… is probably finished.
［Fourth Raikage - A］: But judging from the current situation…
［Fourth Raikage - A］: Shimata!
The Fourth Raikage suddenly cried out.
Turns out the battlefield rose bloomed with her brilliant taijutsu, cutting through the Cloud ninjas—then noticed someone had used ninjutsu against her.
Uchiha Madara didn't even move, but he smiled slightly.
Then, with a casual wave, he tossed a Cloud jonin aside like a chick—no effort at all.
"You were the ones who used ninjutsu first!"
"Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"
Clearly just a B-rank ninjutsu, but… an entire wall of flame was raised.
［Cowardly - Ōnoki］: This is terrifying.
［Cowardly - Ōnoki］: As expected… Uchiha Madara… is absolutely terrifying!
Ōnoki shrank back immediately.
［Fifth Mizukage - Mei Terumi］: So this is Uchiha Madara's ninjutsu…
［Fifth Mizukage - Mei Terumi］: I see now… why the First Mizukage submitted.
Mei Terumi sighed.
Because, in the face of this kind of despair-inducing power, what could ordinary Kage even do?
At this point, the term "Kage" was just a unit of measurement.
The old generation—like Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara—were terrifyingly strong!
No wonder the First Great Ninja War only happened after Hashirama died.
Because honestly… were these two even ninja?
Just normal fire jutsu used by Uchiha could be as explosive as forbidden techniques.
［Tobirama Achievement - Izuna］: As expected of my brother's Fire Style!
［Tobirama Senju］: Don't flatter yourself. Only Uchiha Madara can use it that well.
［Tobirama Senju］: Yours is just a little spark.
［Tobirama Achievement - Izuna］: …
［Tobirama Achievement - Izuna］: …
［Tobirama Achievement - Izuna］: Just say what you want now.
［Tobirama Achievement - Izuna］: Once my brother finishes warming up, it'll be your end, Tobirama Senju!
［Tobirama Achievement - Izuna］: He'll definitely avenge me!
［Tobirama Senju］: …
This time, Tobirama didn't argue back.
Which meant…
"Water Style: Wild Water Wave!"
Tobirama joined the battle.
He wasn't interested in saving Hidden Cloud, but… currently, they were the ones fighting Uchiha Madara.
So…
Even if it's just support, they were still useful.
Letting them die would be a waste.
"Save people first," Tobirama ordered.
Since Madara used fire, Tobirama used water.
Water suppresses fire—he had the elemental advantage here.
"Got it." Kitahara Kaede and Kakashi rushed to the battlefield, rescuing Cloud ninjas paralyzed by Madara's Majestic Destroyer Flame.
However—
"So terrifying…"
"No, wait…"
"Thank you…"
Kitahara Kaede caught a female ninja.
She had neatly cropped short hair, handsome features, a high nose bridge—all signs of a classic beauty.
Her eyes were dark green.
Unlike most weathered Cloud shinobi, her skin was snow-white.
She wore a black tube top.
"You are…"
"Just a Konoha shinobi unwilling to reveal his name," Kitahara Kaede said.
"..." Samui.
"…Kitahara Kaede, huh…" She still uttered his name.
Because during his talk with Madara earlier, and when Tobirama called his name—he was already exposed.
"Please, Lord Hashirama must act now!" she said.
"Uchiha Madara's just warming up. Until he finishes, he won't stop," Kitahara Kaede said.
"Then we…" Samui bit her lip, pained.
"There's no other option but to retreat," Kitahara Kaede said.
"..."
Samui clenched her lips tighter.
For someone from Hidden Cloud, this was an utter disaster.
The Raikage was gone, Killer Bee was gone, and the two other Jinchuriki weren't in the village because they were on missions.
But if they had been there, they'd likely be dead too.
And now… just from that initial encounter, at least 100 ninjas were injured. Those close to Madara were literally melted by the flames.
And that wasn't even counting Madara's close-range attacks.
They had finally gathered 3,000 elite shinobi… and in less than ten minutes, there were only around 1,000 left.
Uchiha Madara… was terrifying.
［Descendant Chat Group (^_-)］
［Minato Namikaze］: Hmm…
［Kakashi Hatake］: Hm?
［Minato Namikaze］: …
［Minato Namikaze］: I feel like what Kitahara's doing right now… doesn't really fit his personality.
［Kakashi Hatake］: What do you mean?
［Minato Namikaze］: Would he really help Hidden Cloud of his own accord?
［Kakashi Hatake］: Second Hokage gave the order just now. So we're following it.
［Kakashi Hatake］: …But now that you say it, would Kitahara Kaede really follow orders from the Second?
［Minato Namikaze］: Wait!
［Minato Namikaze］: I get it now.
［Minato Namikaze］: So that's it…
［Minato Namikaze］: Kakashi, help the Cloud ninja as much as you can.
［Minato Namikaze］: If my guess is right—Fourth Raikage is gone, Eight Tails is here…
［Minato Namikaze］: Hidden Cloud has suffered massive losses, and the next Raikage candidate is also gone.
［Minato Namikaze］: Then Kitahara's goal isn't to save Hidden Cloud.
［Minato Namikaze］: In fact… there won't be a Fifth Raikage.
［Minato Namikaze］: From today onward—Hidden Cloud is finished.
［Minato Namikaze］: The remaining Cloud shinobi… like the Sand Village before… will wear Konoha forehead protectors.
［Minato Namikaze］: He's repeating the same pattern. The Five Great Villages go to war…
［Minato Namikaze］: And get reduced to just Three Great Villages.
［Minato Namikaze］: A tripolar balance.
［Minato Namikaze］: Sand is gone—it's a branch of Konoha now. And Cloud…
［Minato Namikaze］: Is Konoha's second branch village!
［Fourth Raikage - A］: What!
［Fourth Raikage - A］: He wants to swallow my Hidden Cloud right in front of me?!
［Minato Namikaze］: Fourth Raikage.
Minato's tone turned serious.
［Minato Namikaze］: Back when you tried to take people from other villages—you and your father…
［Minato Namikaze］: Now how does it feel, being the one whose shinobi are getting taken?
［Kakashi Hatake］: …
［The Man Who Kicked Uchiha Madara With Eight Gates］: I support this!
［The Man Who Kicked Uchiha Madara With Eight Gates］: I want to tell Neji this! He'd be so happy!
［The Man Who Kicked Uchiha Madara With Eight Gates］: Hahaha!
［The Man Who Kicked Uchiha Madara With Eight Gates］: Kakashi, do your best!
［The Man Who Kicked Uchiha Madara With Eight Gates］: Don't let the skilled Cloud ninjas get burned to death!
［The Man Who Kicked Uchiha Madara With Eight Gates］: Oh, not that one—he's just average. Look ahead, yes, the one with the green hat. That one's good!
［The Man Who Kicked Uchiha Madara With Eight Gates］: Save him.
［The Man Who Kicked Uchiha Madara With Eight Gates］: Yes, that's the one—no, not that one—next to him, the one beside him.
［The Man Who Kicked Uchiha Madara With Eight Gates］: Whew…
And so, under the enthusiastic guidance of his best friend Might Guy, Kakashi managed to rescue the more capable Cloud ninja.
As for the lower-quality ones… well, they'd have to rely on their own luck.
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