Chapter 80: Chain Reaction
The battle had long since lost all suspense. What remained was nothing but slaughter!
When all the dust finally settled…
"Can someone tell me… this isn't a dream, right?"
Uchiha Youya stared blankly at his surroundings. The ground was piled high with gore and chunks of flesh—there wasn't even half a complete corpse to be found.
Hyūga Yizu decisively kicked him…
"Ah! That hurts! Idiot Yizu, why'd you kick me?"
Uchiha Youya hopped around in pain.
"Now you know this isn't a dream."
Hyūga Yizu laughed and shrugged, then dragged Uchiha Youya down to sit on the ground, quietly gazing into the distance…
The sun was setting, and a small figure stood atop the head of a crimson giant serpent, like something out of legend.
That was their captain—Li Jiexuan!
Their gazes were like butterflies chasing light—affection, admiration, and fanatic devotion…
"Li Jiexuan… the Light of Konoha…"
Yamada Zhenxun nodded slightly. "I'm watching you…"
Standing on Garaga's head, Li Jiexuan gripped the neck of the last remaining chūnin. "Tell me—who sold us out?"
"I-It was… it was a guy called Danzō!"
This chūnin had been utterly terrified by Li Jiexuan's frenzied slaughter. Like beans pouring from a bamboo tube, he spilled every piece of intelligence he had!
"Danzō again!"
Li Jiexuan casually tossed the chūnin into Garaga's mouth and let out a cold laugh. "I hadn't even gone looking for you, and you came looking for me instead…"
"Very well. Then we'll settle new and old scores together!"
But before that, Might Guy would need time to recover.
"Captain!"
Seeing the battle end, Hyūga Yizu and Uchiha Youya hurried over, each grabbing one of Li Jiexuan's legs.
"Captain, that was way too insane!"
"Captain, even a Sand jōnin wasn't your match—so awesome!"
Uchiha Youya had completely shed his former arrogance, hugging Li Jiexuan's leg in excitement. "And that summoning beast—huge, cool, unbelievably cool! How did you even contract something like that?"
Uchiha Youya was so excited he could barely speak coherently anymore…
"Just beating a jōnin," Li Jiexuan said with a calm smile. "Calling it 'no big deal' would sound a bit too arrogant, so let's say it was… a medium deal."
"As for how I subdued Garaga—just clench your fist and smash it down on his head, hard!"
"..."
Yamada Zhenxun and Hyūga Yizu were both at a loss for words. He'd only gone into seclusion for one day, and defeating a jōnin was already just 'a medium deal.'
If he stayed in seclusion a few more days, wouldn't he just flatten the entire ninja world?
And besides… how did staying in a tent somehow lead to contracting such a terrifying summoning beast?
Could it be that Garaga wasn't a snake at all, but an earthworm? ...
Meanwhile, at the Konoha Allied Forces' main camp. Danzō sat on a low tatami mat, leisurely raising his cup. "By now… everything should be over, I suppose."
"Danzō? What's over?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen lifted the tent flap and walked in, shaking his head with a wry smile. "Without handing over the tailed beasts, this war is still far from finished…"
"Heh. I was just talking about an annoying little brat."
Danzō clearly had no interest in engaging with Sarutobi Hiruzen.
If Li Jiexuan was merely annoying, then Sarutobi Hiruzen was truly Danzō's heartache!
Among Senju Tobirama's disciples, only he and Sarutobi Hiruzen had been qualified to inherit the position of Hokage—but Tobirama had clearly favored Sarutobi…
"Annoying people… one after another!"
Danzō ground his teeth coldly. "But I'll deal with all of you!"
For the Hokage's seat, Danzō was willing to borrow any power necessary!
Why not go all the way and leak Sarutobi Hiruzen's defensive zone to the Sand ninjas as well?
As Danzō was brewing malice in his mind, a sudden burst of chaotic noise erupted outside the tent…
"The Sand ninjas are launching a massive attack!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen rushed out of the tent, his eyes widening in shock. "How is that possible? Why would the Sand suddenly make such a decision?"
"Thud, thud, thud…!"
Dense footsteps blended into one. Pale yellow dust surged as Sand ninjas charged toward the Konoha allied border like a tidal wave…
"What on earth happened? Why are the Sand ninjas acting so insanely?"
These past few days, while small skirmishes had been constant, full-scale battles had been few and far between!
Sarutobi Hiruzen clenched his fist hard in confusion. In this fight, Konoha would likely suffer heavy casualties yet again…
Danzō instinctively sensed that something was wrong, but no matter how he thought it through, he couldn't pinpoint where the problem lay.
At that moment, a scout ninja suddenly rushed in, eyes wide with shock. "The Sand side says… someone from Konoha gave them false intelligence, causing them to lose one jōnin and dozens of chūnin!"
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