After Yuuki ate at home, he still went to Fugaku's place first.
After all, with Shisui absent, the task of guarding the home could only be entrusted to Fugaku.
Speaking of which, Yuuki was quite curious about what kind of Sharingan jutsu Fugaku's Mangekyo possessed.
However, given Fugaku's personality, it would likely be difficult for him to ever use it.
Subsequently, Yuuki led the clan members assembled by the Military Police Force towards the Konoha Village entrance.
At this time, Utatane Koharu was already waiting there, and correspondingly, outside the gate, Ninja were densely packed, numbering around a thousand.
Utatane Koharu said with some embarrassment.
"Chief Yuuki, the situation is truly urgent; we only have this Ninja force of over a thousand people. If we encounter scattered Ninja fleeing along the way, we should be able to reach about fifteen hundred."
Hiruzen Sarutobi had taken a Ninja force of three thousand, and Yuuki estimated that about one-tenth escaping should not be a problem.
Adding the Ninja present, the final number should indeed be around fifteen hundred.
Sigh, it's a bit too few, but so be it.
Yuuki also nodded helplessly, "Thank you, Advisor Koharu."
Yuuki indeed thought it was too few; it would have been much better to have three thousand people like Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Although both Yuuki and Utatane Koharu felt the number was a bit small, their focus was different.
Utatane Koharu felt the combat power was insufficient, while Yuuki felt there weren't enough spectators.
After all, Yuuki intended to salvage Konoha's reputation after Hiruzen Sarutobi's failure, so he naturally hoped for a grand spectacle, and the more spectators, the better.
Yuuki believed that the Ninja who went out with him on this journey, even if they didn't completely become 'his people,' would at least no longer be wholeheartedly loyal to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Especially those scattered Ninja collected along the way.
The more miserably Hiruzen Sarutobi had been defeated before, the more it would highlight Yuuki's advantages by comparison.
Your former leader was no good; following me is the best way!
There was no other way; he could only follow Hiruzen Sarutobi's example and bring cameras.
However, Yuuki didn't bring just one like Hiruzen Sarutobi; Yuuki spent a large sum to buy all ten cameras in the store.
He needed to film it from multiple angles, comprehensively!
As for intelligence leaks? Yuuki wasn't worried at all; he had never had the traditional Ninja habit of strictly guarding his intelligence.
Anyway, if it leaks, it leaks. Compared to the reputation gained, it's still a good deal.
Yuuki's only view on intelligence was to profit from information asymmetry; so far, the only one he would share intelligence with without seeking profit was probably Shisui.
Under Utatane Koharu's apologetic gaze, Yuuki led the Konoha Ninja and began heading towards the Land of Hot Water.
At this moment, the Cloud Ninja were overjoyed.
Oh, so high! I feel like my life has reached a climax, I feel like my life has reached its peak!
Outsiders simply couldn't understand the joy of the Cloud Ninja during these days.
Since defeating the Konoha Ninja that day, they had been plundering all over the Land of Fire.
They even intercepted the supplies sent by the Daimyo the next day, which was a super bonus!
The people of the Land of Fire are truly wealthy! This was the only thought of the Cloud Ninja.
Each town, each village, in the eyes of the Cloud Ninja, was a giant blind box.
Surprises were always in the next place!
And those numerous mines, for the Cloud Ninja, were large blind boxes with guaranteed returns!
It was only a difference between a big profit and a huge profit!
The Six Paths Sage tools of Hidden Cloud Village had already stored countless items.
Dodai, who had already woken up, could only get prosthetics after returning to Hidden Cloud Village due to losing both legs.
Currently, Dodai was responsible for summarizing the supplies sent into the amber purifying pot daily.
Watching the supplies entering the amber purifying pot every day, even Dodai, a man who had experienced great storms, could not suppress his excitement.
The last time he felt such exhilaration, he remembered, was during the days when he followed the Third Raikage to raid the Land of Earth.
Although the Land of Earth was famous in the Ninja World for its abundant minerals, the Land of Fire was not bad either.
The Land of Fire was only inferior to the Land of Earth in terms of rare minerals and mineral types.
In terms of sheer quantity, it was not at all inferior to the Land of Earth.
Especially, the Land of Fire's value was not limited to minerals; resources like grain, cloth, medicinal herbs, and timber were far beyond what the poor and remote Land of Earth could compare to.
That plunder of the Land of Earth directly accelerated the development of Hidden Cloud Village significantly; the rapid growth of Hidden Cloud Village was inextricably linked to that one-time windfall from the Land of Earth.
However, recalling that the last time he felt such joy was followed by the death of the Third Raikage.
At this moment, Dodai inexplicably had a bad premonition, always feeling that something bad was about to happen.
But looking at the continuous flow of supplies into the amber purifying pot day after day, that slight bad premonition in Dodai's heart quickly disappeared.
This was the future of Hidden Cloud Village!
Six Paths Sage, thank you for leaving such a miraculous Ninja tool for Hidden Cloud Village!
Aside from the world-destroying war of the Fourth Shinobi World War in Yuuki's memory, the amber purifying pot was indeed a strategic Ninja tool.
It is important to know that during the Third Shinobi World War, Tuzi Ge and Kazi Ge's famous battle was the Kannabi Bridge Battle.
The destruction of just one large bridge forced Iwagakure to stop the war under immense pressure of material transport.
This sufficiently demonstrates the strategic significance of the amber purifying pot's super-large stable space.
This is also why Kumogakure even took the bowls and chopsticks of the Land of Fire villagers, because everything could be taken away, and it required no effort.
They truly left nothing behind, not even a needle or thread. Some insane Cloud Ninja even removed and packed up door panels, eaves, and windows!
And the joy of the Cloud Ninja, immersed in their plundering, was simply imaginable.
Yuuki continued to advance with his team, unhurriedly, taking in the scattered Konoha Ninja they encountered along the way.
However, these Ninja had clearly lost confidence after that major defeat.
It makes sense; the Hokage of Konoha Village was thoroughly beaten by the Raikage of Hidden Cloud Village in front of everyone, almost beaten to death.
Anyone in that situation would lose their composure; now, they were just in low spirits, with a tendency towards defeatism.
Not directly fleeing to become rogue Ninja and Missing-nin could be considered a testament to Hiruzen Sarutobi's years of education.
These Ninja were very susceptible to concepts like 'comrades,' 'bonds,' and the 'will of fire,' which was also why they could overcome their fear and step onto the Battlefield again.
The team grew little by little, and Yuuki's mood also improved little by little. These Ninja, so obediently trained by Hiruzen Sarutobi, would all be his soldiers!
Yuuki naturally brought out his max-level PY skills, constantly deepening his emotional connection with this team.
Hmm, he should use a more fashionable Ninja World term: deepening his 'bonds' with this team!
In the Raikage's main camp, Obito reappeared.
Raikage A still gave Obito no good look.
"What are you doing here again? I won't give you anything!"
Obito heard this and showed no anger, merely looking at the Raikage and speaking calmly.
"I came this time to warn you that a truly formidable enemy has arrived!"
The Raikage was noncommittal about Obito's words.
Although A admitted in his heart that Obito and his group's intelligence work was good, after multiple encounters, A had confirmed that Obito could not be Uchiha Madara.
The legendary Uchiha Madara was an existence like a god or demon, and extremely arrogant.
How could he have remained unknown in the Ninja World for so many years, only to reappear without even daring to show his face?
However, A did not attack Obito, because A couldn't hit Obito!
If he could, A would definitely tear off Obito's mask to see who was beneath it.
After giving him a good beating, and in consideration of the valuable intelligence he had provided, he wouldn't kill him.
But he would take him back to Hidden Cloud Village, because Obito's Sharingan was real, and Kumogakure desperately needed it!
At this moment, Obito's statement further convinced A that Obito was merely a charlatan using Uchiha Madara's name.
What formidable enemy could Konoha possibly have now?
Jiraiya was clashing with the Land of Earth, and Tsunade? It wasn't that A looked down on women, but Tsunade's fame came from her Taijutsu.
Before Raikage, a Taijutsu master, the only person he truly admired in Taijutsu was his own father, the Third Raikage.
At this moment, A felt that while his strength and defense Might not surpass his father's, his speed definitely far exceeded his father's.
As for Kakashi Hatake, it wasn't that A looked down on him, but Kakashi's famous Lightning Blade was just so-so in his eyes.
And the remaining Uchiha Tomoki, whom Konoha boasted about, was just an unproven kid, whose reputation came from the war with Hidden Mist, not worth mentioning!
After all, what Konoha loved to do most was boast about how amazing their geniuses were. A only admired one of Konoha's geniuses.
That was the Yellow Flash, the Fourth Hokage of Konoha, Minato Namikaze, who was even faster than him.
After thinking through and realizing that Konoha had no worthy opponents, A concluded that Obito was an ignorant frog in a well!
Obito saw the Raikage's indifferent expression and couldn't help but inwardly scoff.
You, a frog in a well, simply don't understand the terror of the Uchiha Clan!
But he was a very good tool for Konoha, so he still had to warn him.
At this moment, Obito's state of mind when facing the Raikage was probably not much different from when Black Zetsu faced him.
"This time, Konoha's leader is Uchiha Tomoki. You'd best take him seriously. That junior completely defies common sense. Don't be too overconfident in your own strength!"
"Oh? The famous Uchiha Madara is so concerned about a junior of the Uchiha Clan. Could it be that he suffered a loss at his hands?"
A clearly detected something in Obito's tone and asked mockingly.
Obito was speechless at this moment. How did you guess that?
It must be said that Obito's intelligence was indeed a weakness; he only seemed smarter after turning evil.
In reality, he was only surrounded by a feigning Black Zetsu, a bunch of foolish White Zetsu, and he couldn't even fool Yahiko and Konan. He only felt smart after fooling Nagato and the aimless Kisame.
In the Ninja World, before a Kage who stood at the pinnacle of both strength and cunning, Obito's intelligence was clearly insufficient.
Not knowing how to answer, Obito remained silent. Though his intelligence hadn't grown, he at least knew that the more he spoke, the more mistakes he'd make, so he said no more.
He directly handed a scroll to A.
"This is Uchiha Tomoki's intelligence. Take a look yourself!"
Then Obito disappeared using Kamui.
A watched Obito's disappearing figure, his eyes flickering.
So he really did suffer a loss at Uchiha Tomoki's hands?
Raikage A's regard for Uchiha Tomoki rose another level in his heart. After all, he himself was helpless against Obito, but he had suffered a loss at Yuuki's hands, so he had to take him more seriously.
Obito wouldn't know that his act of not speaking, only delivering information and leaving, also exposed information about himself.
After all, actions sometimes contain more information than words.
Clearly, Obito's intelligence couldn't grasp this layer.
Raikage A immediately unrolled the scroll Obito had given him and read it carefully.
"Wind, Fire, and a special Fire Release that burns souls, as well as a Sharingan that restrains Tailed Beasts?"
Raikage A constantly speculated on Yuuki's actual combat power based on the intelligence.
"If that's the case, he should be stronger than the Third Hokage. Hmm, as for Yugito, it's best not to fight him head-on."
Clearly, Raikage A was a bit uneasy about Yugito, who was not a perfect Jinchuriki.
He looked again at the troop information recorded on the scroll.
Overall numerical advantage, top-tier combat power advantage, Jonin quantity advantage!
"Hmm, the advantage is with me this time. Uchiha Tomoki, you're staying here!"
Yuuki led the entire team unhurriedly for nearly a week before reaching their destination.
By this time, the team had exceeded expectations, reaching about 1,800 people.
It seems the Cloud Ninja are more interested in looting and not so keen on pursuing Konoha Ninja!
At this moment, Yuuki was only about 10 kilometers away from the Hidden Cloud Village's new main camp.
Indeed, the Hidden Cloud Village's current main camp was the same one where Hiruzen Sarutobi was working.
This distance, for a Ninja, wasn't instantaneous, but it wasn't far either.
At this moment, Yuuki and the others were all standing on a small hill. If Killer Bee were to launch a Tailed Beast Ball right now...
The Konoha Ninja would be wiped out. Uh, of course, that's impossible!
Many people arranged by Yuuki began setting up cameras all around.
After receiving confirmation that all arrangements were complete, Yuuki said to Might Guy beside him, "Might Jonin, if there's an unexpected situation, please protect everyone."
Might Guy was very excited after receiving the order. Finally, someone had discovered his hidden talent.
Might Guy became teary-eyed and, not forgetting to give his signature thumbs-up, replied, "Don't worry, Lord Yuuki, I will definitely protect everyone, I guarantee it with my youth!!!"
Yuuki nodded slightly, then took off his jacket and handed it to an Uchiha clan member.
"Lord Yuuki, what do we do next?" a Ninja who had once gone to the Kirigakure Camp with Yuuki asked.
"Next, just quietly watch my performance!"
Immediately, Yuuki, engulfed in blazing fire, shot into the sky.
For this moment, Yuuki had made many preparations, such as the special microphone on his chest.
To protect this microphone, Yuuki even activated his Mangekyo, carefully controlling the flames with Kagutsuchi.
Kumogakure had long known the movements of the Konoha forces, and a day prior, they had stopped looting and returned to camp.
Now, Yuuki's high-profile arrival above the Kumogakure Camp, with his flashing red and gold fiery cloak and huge wings, naturally attracted the attention of the Cloud Ninja.
"Who's that arrogant guy?"
"How should I know? Maybe he's trying to ambush us!"
"How can he ambush us like this?! Throwing explosive tags at us?"
Raikage A had also walked out of the camp by this time and saw Yuuki in the sky.
Upon seeing the Raikage appear, Yuuki naturally wasted no words. He activated Shinatsuhiko to amplify his voice, making it audible throughout Kumogakure.
"Cloud Ninja, listen up! I am Uchiha Tomoki, Head of the Konoha Military Police Force!"
"Given your Hidden Cloud Village's invasion of the Land of Fire, looting of Land of Fire property, injuring the Konoha Village Hokage, and killing Konoha Village Ninja, among other actions..."
"These actions severely violate the laws established by the Konoha Military Police Force."
"You are now ordered to surrender on the spot, hand over your illicit gains, and actively expose the murderers. The Konoha Military Police Force will show you leniency!"
"If you refuse to comply, you will suffer the punishment from the Konoha Military Police Force, the wrath of me, Uchiha Tomoki!"
"A reminder: your Hidden Cloud Village cannot withstand my wrath. Please choose carefully, lest you regret it!"
Yuuki's voice echoed throughout the Kumogakure Camp. At first, many Cloud Ninja were noisy, but they found that no matter how much they clamored, Yuuki's voice still clearly reached their ears.
Yuuki's speech thoroughly enraged the Cloud Ninja, including Raikage A!
However, Raikage A was still the Raikage. He shouted loudly at Yuuki, and Yuuki could hear him using Shinatsuhiko.
"Uchiha Clan Head of Konoha, the Ninja World knows that your Uchiha Clan and Konoha's Hokage are at odds!"
"How about your Uchiha Clan joins the Hidden Cloud Village? I'm even willing to put you on the list of Raikage candidates!"
"As long as you can defeat the other candidates, the Fifth Raikage of Kumogakure will be you!"
The Hidden Cloud Village's desire for Kekkei and secret techniques was almost indiscriminate.
Raikage A's words were sincere. He wouldn't be as wary of the Uchiha Clan as Hiruzen Sarutobi. Kumogakure had always respected strength.
The Uchiha Clan's arrogant nature was clearly very suitable for the Hidden Cloud Village. As for the position of Raikage, once you become Raikage, he didn't believe you wouldn't work for the Hidden Cloud Village!
Raikage A believed that the atmosphere of the Hidden Cloud Village could definitely assimilate the Uchiha Clan and turn them into brothers of the Hidden Cloud Village!
"Eh! Is Lord Raikage interested in the Uchiha's Kekkei?"
"As expected of Lord Raikage, he's so generous!"
"Are we going to have brothers from the Uchiha Clan from now on?"
The Cloud Ninja discussed animatedly.
"Good heavens!" Yuuki exclaimed in his heart.
The Raikage's words were undeniably appealing, but the Uchiha, accustomed to a good life, saw no need to go to the Hidden Cloud Village to endure hardship.
Besides, did Yuuki truly desire the position of Kage? He enjoyed the thrill of conquest!
The Konoha Village 'hell mode'Strategy progress was more than halfway done. You want me to give up and play 'easy mode' with you? Sorry, I must decline!
However, Yuuki once again saw the demeanor of a Kage in another Kage—a domineering confidence that everything was under control, a carefree attitude that if you had the ability, he would give you everything.
This was a stark contrast to his own Hiruzen Sarutobi!
It was fortunate that they were standing far away and the recording equipment couldn't pick up these words, otherwise, it would have been quite troublesome to deal with later.
Yuuki didn't answer, merely shook his head, then spoke again.
"Make your choice, Cloud Ninja!"
At this moment, the Cloud Ninja were furious. Our Lord Raikage sincerely invited you, and you didn't even give an answer?
"Uchiha guy! If you've got guts, come down here, see if I don't chop you to death!"
"Arrogant fellow! You're dead!"
"I have to say, the girls of the Land of Fire are very...moist!"
"You Konoha wait to be destroyed by us Kumogakure!"
"Yes, that's right, the Land of Fire will be conquered by us!"
Yuuki listened to the shouts of all the Cloud Ninja. It seemed these Kumogakure bandits had never witnessed true power.
However, Yuuki tilted his head. He seemed to have heard something strange just now.
Raikage A had also given up hope of recruiting the Uchiha Clan.
"Tell Killer Bee to prepare! Get this guy down first, try to capture him alive!"
Yuuki made a final estimate of the entire camp's range.
"Hmm, less than 1.5 kilometers. Let's take them all out in one go."
"Ninja of the Hidden Cloud Village, it seems you have made the wrong choice. Receive the judgment of the Military Police Force!!!"
"Supernova!!!"
Yuuki mentally added the skill's name.
The Cloud Ninja, still displeased by Yuuki's grandstanding, suddenly realized something.
They saw light!!
Infinite light enveloped the entire world!
Accompanied by boundless heat!
And the impact of high-energy particles constantly scattering due to the high temperature!
They felt no pain, no sensation, instantly losing their lives and turning to dust!
The only ones who reacted were Raikage A and Killer Bee.
Raikage A immediately began to flee frantically, while Killer Bee directly transformed into the Eight-Tails, shielding a portion of the Ninja.
Yuuki's burst was instantaneous, releasing all the heat possessed by the Thunderbolt Fire template in a single moment.
Achieving light and temperature comparable to a Supernova, this exceeded the temperature reached by nuclear fusion in Yuuki's previous life, meaning it surpassed the sun's temperature!
Yuuki was a human, after all, not a planet. The strongest killing range of his full power burst was only one kilometer. Within this range, there was a triple attack of light, heat, and high-energy particle impact.
Beyond one kilometer, it was merely high temperature, along with the accompanying high-energy particle impact.
At two kilometers, it had almost no killing power.
But it was clearly enough to deal with the Cloud Ninja. Yuuki simultaneously used Shinatsuhiko and Kagutsuchi, pouring all the unleashed power onto the Kumogakure camp.
At the same time, he didn't forget to release Hellfire to harvest souls, as no matter how high the temperature, it couldn't harm souls.
The camp had now completely become a barren wasteland. All buildings had vanished into thin air, and no living beings remained.
No, wait, there was still a giant octopus hovering there, charred black like carbon, then turning into ashes.
But after it disappeared, more than ten Ninja beneath it were surprisingly unharmed. Seeing this, Yuuki couldn't help but marvel at the power of Chakra.
As expected of a power that reached the pinnacle of the Chakra system and could create the moon, it indeed had its miraculous aspects.
Yuuki also lost all his flame energy and fell from the sky. During the fall, he continuously absorbed the residual heat, attempting to fly again, but it seemed the Thunderbolt Fire template had fallen into a state of weakness.
No matter what he did, he couldn't ascend. Yuuki, left with no choice, pulled out the 'Fire Man' lighter he hadn't used in years.
"Click!"
A small flame appeared. Yuuki pinched the flame, threw it behind him, and once again formed a pair of fiery wings, slowly stopping his descent.
"Killer Bee!!!"
"I'm going to kill you! Lariat!!!"
A sharp hand chop aimed at Yuuki's neck.
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