Uchiha Izuna walked at the front, with the other shinobi following behind him. They advanced towards Caixu Village. When they reached the entrance, they found the Mizukage with five thousand Kiri nin looting resources. They had not harmed the common people at all, but the village's defending shinobi were tied up and unable to speak.
Although hatred filled the eyes of the common people, it had not reached a frenzied level. Uchiha Izuna entered the village, immediately drawing the attention of all the Kiri nin.
Yagura himself came out to greet them. He saw Uchiha Izuna, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, and... Pakura. Huh? Pakura? Yagura was baffled. "What? Isn't Miss Pakura a shinobi from Sunagakure? Why did she come with you, Lord Izuna!"
"Let me introduce her. This is my fiancée, and she has already cut ties with Sunagakure."
Pakura stepped forward and hugged Uchiha Izuna's arm, giving a sweet smile that left Mizukage Yagura covered in question marks. This world is too crazy, a mouse is marrying a cat.
Uchiha Izuna smiled slightly. He already understood the whole story. The Kiri nin were neutral parties here to join the excitement. If the Kumo nin won, he would join them to attack Konoha. If the Kumo nin lost, he would immediately surrender and return the resources.
"Lord Mizukage is quite a character, only plundering property without harming the common people. I wonder what the Third Raikage would think of you if he knew?" Uchiha Izuna said with a hint of sarcasm.
Mizukage Yagura rolled his eyes. "I am not like him at all. Invading and seizing resources is fine, but indiscriminate killing, rape, and plunder are things I cannot do. Since you are here, brothers, put down the resources."
After Yagura finished speaking, the Kiri nin acted swiftly, throwing down the valuables. They even threw out the resource scrolls they had taken from other villages earlier.
Lord Mizukage had said, if Konoha sent people today, then immediately hand over all the resources and you will be safe. If Konoha's people hadn't arrived after three days, then continue looting, on the condition that the innocent must not be harmed. Otherwise, there would be no chance for a turnaround in this matter.
Uchiha Izuna found the situation both funny and frustrating. "No, Lord Yagura, you're not even pretending. If Lord Raikage finds out you're being so perfunctory, what will you do when he comes to settle accounts with you?"
"Let him come. Besides, I already sent three thousand Kiri nin to help him. What more can he say to me then?" Yagura rolled his eyes again. The Kiri nin he sent out were all criminals from the Land of Water and captured rogue ninja. He wouldn't feel bad if they died, something the higher-ups and military in the Land of Water all knew.
"Furthermore, the one who appeared here is Lord Izuna. Lord Ryun and Lord Madara are not here. That means the Third Raikage and Rasa can hardly protect themselves. What means does he have to hold me accountable? I estimate that after this battle, Kumogakure's strength might directly regress by a hundred years." Yagura's eyes lit up as he chuckled.
Uchiha Izuna laughed heartily. "Good. Well said. Lord Mizukage, after the war, you must come to our Konoha Village for a drink. I believe the victorious nations will not only be our Konoha, but also your Kirigakure."
"If the Hokage agrees, then I humbly accept." Mizukage Yagura smiled.
Seeing the leaders from both sides getting along so well, the Kiri nin and Konoha nin also began to relax. The common people were bewildered, but since there were no casualties and the property was returned, they didn't make a fuss. They also untied the bound Konoha ninja.
Just like that, Uchiha Izuna resolved everything in Caixu Village without shedding a drop of blood, sharing a drink happily with the Mizukage. He immediately wrote up the battle report and had Sarutobi Shinnosuke deliver it to Ryun.
Main Camp
Ryun sat in the main seat. Two hours later, he received letters from Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Izuna respectively. The letter from Uchiha Madara, describing how he had killed, made him feel satisfied in his heart. Those who dare offend our Konoha, no matter how far, must be punished.
When he looked at the letter in Izuna's hand, his expression turned strange. This Yagura wasn't following the usual script. Sending rogue ninja and criminals to their deaths, while he himself slacked off in the middle, surrendering immediately upon seeing the enemy. Why does this country feel so familiar?
It was essentially no fight at all. A situation where two thousand people captured five thousand, with more prisoners than soldiers. Both sides were all smiles.
Ryun rubbed his forehead and smiled wryly. He had originally thought Caixu Village would be a bitter battle. Instead, the enemy surrendered without a fight and even started drinking with his commander.
Ryun had the messenger take the letter back, instructing them to begin rebuilding Konoha Village and to inform the village that the fighting had ceased, so people could be sent out to help.
Then he took out a cell phone and started making a call.
Tsuchikage's Office
Ōnoki was drinking tea and reading documents when his cell phone rang. Ōnoki moved swiftly, throwing the documents aside, picking up the phone, answering it, and then walking over to the floor-to-ceiling window.
"Hello, Brother Ryun, what is it? How are things on your end?" Ōnoki laughed heartily. He knew Konoha must have pretty much resolved the situation. Maybe that reckless brute was already dead.
"Yes, basically resolved. Ten thousand Kumo nin were completely annihilated, no survivors." Ryun laughed, then said, "It's still thanks to Lord Tsuchikage's full support."
Tsuchikage Ōnoki fell silent. He had expected Konoha to win, but not to be this fierce, completely wiping out the Kumo nin. This, this caused more slaughter than even the Warring States Period.
"Ahem, then, Brother Ryun, how many losses did you suffer?" Tsuchikage Ōnoki probed.
Ryun narrowed his eyes and sneered. This old guy really knows how to talk. Since you want to know, I will tell you. "Estimated losses are around two thousand. It breaks my heart."
Ōnoki's mouth twitched, and he nearly stumbled, fortunately catching himself on the window frame. Two thousand men wiped out ten thousand, and your heart aches? Go to hell. Thank goodness, thank goodness I didn't help that unlucky Raikage, or I'd be finished.
"Ahem, impressive, Brother Ry... ahem, Lord Hokage. So, I wonder about that Raikage fellow." Ōnoki probed again.
"Raikage ran away. Like a rabbit." Ryun clicked his tongue, not in a good mood.
Ōnoki was speechless. How is that reckless brute so lucky to escape from Ryun's hands? Ah. It seems we cannot destroy Kumogakure this time.
"Oh, right, Ōnoki, before he escaped, Raikage found out about your ambush on them. Be careful on your end." Ryun kindly reminded him.
Ōnoki scoffed. "He has no troops left. I still have over ten thousand Iwa nin. What does he have to fight me with? And you said he's seriously injured, not worth fearing."
The two exchanged a few more pleasantries before hanging up. Ōnoki sighed in amazement. Konoha was growing stronger and stronger, which made him feel a sense of powerlessness. Since you can't beat them, join them. From now on, Iwagakure cannot afford to clash with Konoha.
However, not long after, his phone rang again. He frowned, wondering what was going on. Then he saw the contact name on the screen: Eldest Son. He immediately answered the call.
"Son, what is it?" Ōnoki asked, frowning.
"Father, Father. Our army has been routed by the Third Raikage. Estimated casualties over four thousand. We are currently retreating. He is alone, like a crazed beast. Han is now seriously wounded, with less than ten percent of his strength left, he simply cannot hold him off. He, he is still chasing us." Kitsuchi's voice still held terror.
Ōnoki roared, "Fight and retreat, drag him to death. Wait until he is exhausted, he will surely die. Also, I am setting off immediately. Hold on."
Ōnoki hung up the phone and immediately set off, flying towards the battlefield at a speed of 120 meters per second.
Kitsuchi, having received Ōnoki's instructions and the news that Ōnoki would soon come to support, instantly felt his confidence multiply. He began commanding the corps. "Everyone, surround the Raikage. Also, send out two thousand men to block his retreat path, prevent their reinforcements from arriving."
"Yes." The Iwagakure shinobi, seeing that Kitsuchi was no longer panicked and was giving orders, gradually regained their composure and began employing the strategy of delay.
Everyone maintained a certain distance from the Third Raikage. No matter how frenzied the Third Raikage became, he could only kill one or two Iwa nin at a time. Soon, he began trembling all over. "A bunch of cowards, attacking from behind while I assault Konoha. Ōnoki, get out here, old man."
The Third Raikage, heavily injured by Ryun and Namikaze Minato last night, had not dared to delay for a moment, heading straight for the Kumogakure battlefield. He hadn't even informed A and Killer B in the city.
"Well, well, who do we have here? I didn't expect the shinobi acting like a stray dog to be the Raikage." Ōnoki had arrived. Although his breathing was somewhat and there was sweat on his brow, compared to the Third Raikage A, whose clothes were tattered and bleeding profusely, the difference was immediately clear.
"Ōnoki. I am going to kill you." The Third Raikage, somehow, burst forth with another wave of powerful energy, attacking Ōnoki in the air. Ōnoki sneered. "The you of now cannot do it."
Ōnoki used his Rock Fist technique combined with the Weighted Rock technique of the Light-Weight Rock skill, striking the Third Raikage from the sky down into the ground.
"Hmph. Dragging your broken body, you still killed nearly five thousand of my shinobi. Third Raikage, today I cannot let you live." Ōnoki's voice was icy as he looked at the Third Raikage, beginning to channel chakra. Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique was charging.
Then a voice came from the distance. "Ōnoki, let go of my father. Have a duck neck." A's legs were practically smoking from running so fast as he charged to attack Ōnoki.
Kitsuchi sneered. "Earth Release: Mountain Sandwich Technique." Kitsuchi formed hand signs and slapped the ground. Immediately, two massive hemispherical rocks appeared, aiming to crush Young Master A. At that moment, eight tentacles appeared, four on each side, pulling against Kitsuchi's Mountain Sandwich Technique.
"Ah." Killer B roared, going all out to prevent the Mountain Sandwich Technique from closing.
"B. Thanks." A charged towards Ōnoki. At that moment, Han activated his Steam Armor, then used Boil Release: Unmatched Strength, punching out with both fists to meet A's punch.
Han, due to his prior severe injuries, was sent flying backward, spitting blood from his mouth. Kitsuchi, maintaining the Mountain Sandwich Technique, could not move.
Seeing this, Ōnoki sighed. Then he shrunk the scope of his original Detachment of the Primitive World Technique to the size of a heart and pierced through the Third Raikage's heart.
The Third Raikage's chest was pierced through, including the beating heart inside, which vanished.
"Father." A roared, flying into a rage. But Ōnoki looked at Young Master A with mockery in his eyes. "Heh, young man, what do you think you're doing?" His eyes held scorn and indifference.
Immediately after, Ōnoki prepared to strike, to send this father and son to reunite in the Pure Land. Just then, Killer B suddenly transformed into a tailed beast. Ōnoki's pupils contracted as he looked at Killer B.
Gyūki appeared, immediately lashing out with its tentacles to snatch away the Third Raikage's corpse and Young Master A, and began to flee.
Just as the Iwagakure shinobi prepared to pursue, Ōnoki suddenly said, "No need to chase. Tally the casualties and prepare to return to the village."
His eyes held gravity as he looked at Killer B's retreating figure. He shook his head, turned around, and began to check on the wounded.
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