Naruto's civilian cannon fodder starts with the three-body technique

Chapter 231 Even if you are far away, you will be killed
Seeing that Umino Sasuke had arranged such a prisoner-of-war ceremony on the spur of the moment, not only did he parade through the streets with several chakra cannons and Sky Ninja prisoners, but he even included Cloud Ninja.

Nara Shikasa quickly calmed the enraged Raikage's son, explaining in a gentle tone that it was all a misunderstanding.

Then, he rushed over in a panic and advised, "Sasuke, what are you doing now? If this affects the alliance with the Land of Lightning, I'm afraid—"

Sasuke Umino interrupted him directly, saying, "You know how much damage the Sky Ninjas caused by their invasion of Konoha. This is a good opportunity to boost morale through the prisoner-presenting ceremony and let all the villagers of Konoha know—"

Those who offend Konoha, no matter how far away, will be punished!

"well said!"

After hearing this, Akimichi Toribo clapped his hands in praise, expressing his deep agreement.

Shun Uchiha, standing to the side, was also filled with excitement and unconsciously activated his Sharingan again, which actually increased his eye power considerably.

The Konoha ninja were greatly encouraged, while the Sky Ninja prisoners showed fear. The Cloud Ninja prisoners, however, were very unconvinced and remained arrogant.

Nara Shikasa wanted to persuade him again, but everyone strongly agreed with this approach, and even Yamanaka Kyu was tempted, believing it to be a good way to boost morale.

As the captain of Konoha's intelligence squad, Yamanaka Kyu was well aware of the enormous losses caused by the Sky Ninja's invasion of Konoha.

The aerial ninja raid wasn't particularly lethal to the Konoha ninjas, but it caused heavy losses to the entire village. Half of Konoha was almost destroyed. When the news reached the front lines, all the advantages that had been painstakingly gained were wiped out.

The schemes of the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, were undeniably vicious.

If it weren't for Jonin Umino using the Sky-Sticking Wall to cover the entire sky above Konoha and withstand the bombardment of the chakra cannon, the entire village of Konoha would probably have had to be rebuilt.

If that's the case, the morale of the troops at the front will be shaken, and Onoki's vicious plan will undoubtedly be fully effective. The Iwa ninja will not only have taken over the Land of Grass, but will have directly invaded the heart of the Land of Fire.

With such heavy losses suffered by Konoha, including the complete annihilation of the Sky Village, if a grand ceremony to present the captured prisoners isn't held, the villagers of Konoha will still believe that the Sky Ninja are at large, and their resentment will remain unabated.

This ceremony of presenting prisoners of war can effectively let the villagers of Konoha know that their great revenge has been achieved, wash away the pain and resentment in their hearts, and restore their confidence in Konoha's rule, thereby restoring the morale of the frontline troops.

This is of great significance.

This prisoner-of-war ceremony had many advantages. The only downside was that it involved the Cloud Ninja. But for the sake of Konoha, we had no choice but to make these Cloud Ninja suffer.

However, at Nara Shikasa's insistence, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio secretly took the Raikage's son away and brought him into Konoha through the back door, preventing him from appearing in the prisoner-of-war ceremony.

"Lord Sasuke, I have brought all the red-blooded horses from the caravan. They should be able to pull these chakra cannons without any problem."

“Head of the Teku family, there’s no need to be so polite. You are my elder, just call me Sasuke.”

"Lord Sasuke, how can this be? If it weren't for your support, my Teku family would probably have fallen apart long ago. Besides, if you hadn't spoken up for my clan in front of Lord Mito, how could my Teku family have regained the 40% share of the caravan?"

Tehimori's gratitude towards Umino Sasuke was evident in his words, and he was naturally very polite.

Although the Teku, Inuzuka, and Umino clans are allies, in reality, the Teku clan has a lot of money but little ninja strength, and basically follows the lead of the Umino clan.

Now that Sasuke Umino has awakened his Ice Release Kekkei Genkai, he's showing signs of becoming a top-tier ninja clan in Konoha. Even the Inuzuka clan has begun to regard the Umino clan as the leader of the three-clan alliance, holding absolute dominance, not to mention the Teku clan. Furthermore, to strengthen ties, the Teku clan even married their clan head's eldest daughter to Taro Umino, forging a marriage alliance and further solidifying their bond.

Although Umino Taro is not a ninja, he is in charge of the Umino clan's family affairs, essentially serving as the Umino chief steward. He wields considerable power and is also the elder brother of the Umino clan chief, making his position extremely high.

Even the Umino couple might not have as much say in family affairs as he does.

The eldest daughter of the Tejiu family patriarch was not considered to be marrying down; it was a marriage between equals.

As a business family, the men of the Teku family were all fat and looked like shopkeepers, while the women were all slender and even received the best aristocratic education. Umino Taro not only married a very rich woman, but also a virtuous and capable wife.

Originally, Umino Taro struggled to manage the affairs of the entire family, but since he had a capable wife, he has managed the Umino clan very well.

There wasn't even any conflict between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Umino's mother was quite satisfied with these daughters-in-law, which made Umino Tobirama and Kaoru a little jealous, feeling that Umino's mother was starting to show favoritism.

Tekumori left the Crimson Blood Horse behind, exchanged a few more pleasantries, and then departed.

With the addition of the Crimson Horse, the heavy chakra cannons were finally pulled with ease, and the scene was quite grand.

Compared to the giant summoning beast Wood Bee from last time, these chakra cannons are no less formidable, especially since the villagers of Konoha have firsthand experience of the power of these weapons.

Even in an underground bunker, one could clearly sense the power of the chakra cannon. Upon leaving the bunker and seeing the large, gleaming craters left in the village, one could feel the power even more acutely.

Now, such powerful weapons have become their spoils of war. While the villagers of Konoha are filled with resentment, they also feel much safer. The lingering sense of insecurity caused by the Sky Ninja invasion will surely be effectively alleviated.

Soon, Umino Sasuke and his group brought the prisoners to the entrance of Konoha Village.

"They are prisoners of war from the Sky Ninja!"

"We really wiped out the Hidden Void Village. Heaven has eyes!"

"You Sky Ninjas have finally met your match! Watch me beat you to death!"

The villagers of Konoha gritted their teeth and bombarded the captured air ninja with all sorts of things. Rotten vegetables, leaves, and eggs were one thing, but some people even threw large rocks, kunai, and shuriken.

"Konoha ninja, protect me! They've gone mad; they're even throwing weapons!"

"I'm not a Cloud Ninja, look carefully, I'm a Cloud Ninja, don't retaliate indiscriminately."

"Ouch, I've been stabbed by a shuriken! Help!"

The Cloud Ninja prisoners were quite unlucky, caught in the crossfire and receiving the same treatment as the Sky Ninja prisoners. However, compared to the Sky Ninja prisoners who were almost devoured alive, the Cloud Ninja prisoners, apart from being bloodied and covered in a foul stench, were at least not in mortal danger.

Unlike those captured ninja, whose chakra was sealed and who were shackled, they were powerless to resist the anger of the Konoha villagers and were already in grave danger.

Seeing the Konoha villagers so enraged, the Cloud Ninja were terrified, fearing they would be punished in the same way. They immediately became unusually docile, losing all their previous arrogance.

(End of this chapter)