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

Chapter 419 Late arrival
"Thor's Sword!"

With a flick of his left hand, Sasuke Umino summoned a tadpole-like talisman on his wrist, accompanied by a golden light, and the Konoha Sacred Treasure, the Thunder God Sword, was held in his left hand.

He wielded the Thunder God Sword, its golden light gleaming, its sharpness unstoppable.

With a single move, the Purple Lightning Cutter unleashes a torrent of purple lightning, destroying everything in its path!
Like a tiger among sheep, with flashing swords and thunderous roars, it swept through everything in its path like wheat being harvested.

Ordinary ninjas cannot withstand the sharpness of the Thunder God Sword. Even elite Jonin would find it difficult to stand a chance against the ferocious attack of the Purple Lightning Blade!
"Don't come any closer! Run! This is an order! An order!" The Third Raikage watched his subordinates being slaughtered like weeds while covering for him and his son, his heart aching so much that he could hardly breathe, and he roared in grief and anger.

"Protect Lord Raikage! We cannot retreat!" A blood-soaked Cloud Village Jonin roared as he charged at Umino Sasuke once more, only to be beheaded by the Raiden Sword a moment later.

When the chief of staff of Kumogakure saw that the Raikage refused to retreat, he knew that if things continued like this, everyone would die here.

He rushed to the Third Raikage's side, resorting to provocation: "Raikage-sama! You must retreat! They won't leave if you don't! Are you going to stand by and watch the foundation of Kumogakure be completely destroyed here today?! For the sake of the greater good, you must retreat first!"

These words struck the Third Raikage's heart like a heavy hammer.

Looking at his loyal subordinates falling one after another around him, and at his son Xiao Ai struggling to stay afloat, he finally regained some clarity from his anger and stubbornness.

However, in the moment he hesitated, the Iron Wall Legion had already quickly surrounded them, and the remaining Cloud Hidden Fleet was about to be completely encircled, with their escape route cut off.

The Third Raikage finally gave up and was carried back to the armored flagship by his guards at great personal risk.

The chief of staff immediately shouted to the medical ninja accompanying the ship, "Lord Raikage's injuries are too severe; he must return to the village immediately to receive the highest level of treatment!"

The medical ninja was taken aback. He subconsciously thought that although the Raikage's injury was a penetrating wound, it had not actually damaged his heart. With his mastery of Healing Palm Technique, stabilizing the injury would not be a problem.

Seeing the look the chief of staff gave him, he immediately understood and changed his words, saying, "Yes, Chief of Staff! Lord Raikage has lost too much blood and his internal organs have also been shaken. The conditions here are poor, and we must return to the village for treatment immediately!"

The chief of staff immediately turned around and roared at a special squad that was already waiting, "Sky Delivery Squad! Prepare immediately! Escort Lord Raikage back to the village!"

"No! How can I abandon my subordinates and escape alone!" Upon hearing this, the Third Raikage struggled to stand up. He finally realized that his subordinates were trying to save his life, but as a Raikage, his dignity and pride made it impossible for him to run away alone.

"Father! I'm sorry!" Just as the Third Raikage was struggling, Aiolia, who had returned to defend, flashed a resolute look in her eyes. Taking advantage of her father's emotional turmoil, she delivered a hand chop wrapped in lightning chakra, precisely slicing the Third Raikage's nape.

A powerful electric current instantly penetrated the Third Raikage, whose body stiffened, and with a look of resentment and guilt in his eyes, he slowly collapsed.

"Father! The village cannot be without you!" Xiao Ai whispered, and without hesitation picked up the unconscious Old Ai and placed him in the center of the Heavenly Delivery Formation that had been prepared on the deck.

In the distance, Umino Sasuke, who was entangled by the Cloud Village's human wall, instantly perceived the changes on the ironclad ship through his spiritual senses.

"Not good! Trying to escape?!" His expression changed, and he immediately used the Flying Thunder God Technique, his figure instantly disappearing from the spot, jumping out of the Cloud Hidden Human Wall encirclement, and appearing on the back of the Great White in the sky.

Without any hesitation, Umino Sasuke immediately unleashed a long-range attack, Wind Release, frantically condensing and compressing a massive amount of wind-attribute chakra in his hands.

"Wind Release: Spiral Shuriken!"

A piercing buzzing sound rang out, and a ball of wind-style chakra instantly formed, which he hurled with all his might.

However, it was still a step too late.

Just as the Spiral Shuriken was about to hit its target, the Heavenly Sending Array on the deck of the ironclad ship erupted with intense spatial fluctuations.

A ripple of space flashed by.

The Third Raikage, standing in the center of the Heavenly Delivery Squad's magic circle, blurred instantly and then vanished.

boom--! ! !
Almost simultaneously, the Spiral Shuriken erupted from the bow of the ironclad warship.

Countless molecular-level wind blades raged and slashed wildly, cutting the bow of the ironclad ship, along with dozens of Cloud Shadow elites who failed to escape in time on the deck, including the chief of staff and members of the Sky Delivery Squad. Amidst shrill screams and the sound of metal tearing apart, they were instantly sliced ​​into molecular-level fragments.

The massive ironclad ship's bow was forcibly erased, seawater rushed in, and the ship began to tilt rapidly and sink continuously.

Only Xiao Ai, by unleashing her full power in Lightning Release Chakra Mode, moved at incredible speed and managed to escape the core attack range of the Rasenshuriken in time.

However, before Xiao Ai could even regain his footing, a green figure appeared beside him.

"Konoha's powerful whirlwind!"

Might Day roared and delivered a powerful whip kick to Little Ai's waist and abdomen.

Even with the protection of Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Xiao Ai was still kicked backward like a cannonball by this violent force, leaving her in a sorry state.

Seeing that Aiolia was completely suppressed by Might Guy, Sasuke Umino stopped paying attention to that side and instead commanded Byakuya and the Iron Wall Legion to completely block the last escape route of the Cloud Village fleet, cutting off their last chance of escape.

The battle lasted for less than half an hour.

Having lost their command center and with no hope of escape, the surviving Cloud Ninja, after their initial desperate counterattack, were ultimately wiped out one by one or forced to surrender due to the overwhelming disparity in strength and the encirclement.

Xiao Ai was no exception. When Might Guy opened the Seventh Gate, the Gate of Shock, the power he unleashed was simply beyond Xiao Ai's ability to withstand. He was quickly subdued and severely injured, becoming another heavyweight prisoner of the Iron Wall Legion. The son of the Raikage is still quite valuable.

When the last remaining Cloud Village warship, stubbornly resisting on the sea, was smashed to pieces by Umibozu's slap, this thrilling naval battle finally came to an end.

In the final count of the results, the main force of the Navy that had mobilized all of Kumogakure was completely wiped out, except for the Third Raikage who managed to escape by using the "Heavenly Delivery Technique". Even Aiolia, the successor to the Raikage, was captured.

"Long live! Long live the Iron Wall Legion!" "Long live the Commander!"

Cheers once again echoed between the sea and sky. The Iron Wall Legion's ninjas joyfully began cleaning up the battlefield and collecting spoils of war, their faces beaming with pride and excitement.

Following Sunagakure and Kirigakure, their Iron Wall Army once again achieved a great victory, almost crippling another major ninja village. What glory and achievement this is!
Just as the Iron Wall Legion was joyfully cleaning up the battlefield and counting the mountains of spoils of war.

Hyuga Asuka, with her Byakugan activated, quickly walked to Umino Sasuke's side and knelt on one knee to report:
"Commander, a summoning shark and chakra activity have been detected on the seabed to the southeast. There are ninjas lurking there. Judging from their chakra nature and behavior patterns, they are suspected to be intelligence gathering ninjas from Kirigakure! Should we have the Lightning Release Squad cooperate to eliminate them?"

Within Hyuga Asuka's Byakugan vision, she clearly spotted several figures hiding in the deep sea using the summoned shark; they were obviously gathering intelligence cautiously.

Sasuke Unno remained calm, as if he had expected this, and said indifferently, "No need, they're just a few small fry, let them be."

Hyuga Asuka was slightly taken aback, somewhat surprised. Given the Commander's usual style, he would usually eliminate any potential threats or spying without leaving any loose ends.

However, he was a quick-witted person after all, and after a little thought, he understood the key to it.

Now that the Hidden Mist Village has been completely crippled and severely weakened, it may not be able to recover for ten years. In fact, the two sides have entered the post-war negotiation stage.

At this point, whether or not to kill these Kirigakure intelligence ninjas is indeed insignificant. On the contrary, having them bring back the explosive intelligence that "Konoha's Iron Wall Legion has annihilated the main force of Kumogakure's fleet" will be more likely to shock the Kirigakure leadership, make them realize the reality, and force them to accept the more demanding and favorable terms proposed by Konoha in the subsequent negotiations.

Having figured this out, Hyuga Asuka admired the commander's foresight even more, and bowed, saying, "Yes! Your subordinate understands!"

"Asuka, your Byakugan's detection range seems to be approaching five kilometers, right? You've improved very quickly, very good." Umino Sasuke's tone carried a hint of approval.

A hint of excitement appeared on Hyuga Asuka's face, and she quickly said modestly, "It's all thanks to the attribute-enhancing medicine provided by the Commander. Otherwise, my eye power and chakra could never have improved so quickly!"

Sasuke Umino waved his hand, his tone casual yet friendly: "In private, just call me Captain. Don't be as rigid as Hiashi."

"Yes, Captain!" Hyuga Asuka felt a surge of warmth in her heart, her voice trembling slightly.

Among the two thousand Iron Wall ninjas, only about a dozen core members of the Iron Wall Legion are qualified to be addressed as "Captain" in informal settings. This is not just a change in title, but also represents a kind of recognition, meaning that Hyuga Asuka, a ninja from the Hyuga branch family, has truly stepped into the Commander's innermost circle.

This is of great significance to Hyuga Asuka.

Even though he didn't hold a high position within the Hyuga main family, his status within Konoha was still considerable due to his triple roles as a Jonin of the Iron Wall Legion, the captain of the reconnaissance department, and a core member of the Iron Wall Legion.

More importantly, with the captain as a powerful backer, the Hyuga main family will have to think twice before trying to manipulate him, a member of the branch family, as they used to.

With the help of his good brother, Moonlight Night, the Night Dancer, he was no longer a servant whom the Ren family could easily manipulate.

Umino Sasuke offered a few more words of encouragement to Hyuga Asuka before throwing himself into the work of cleaning up the battlefield, especially the ironclad ship whose bow had been destroyed by the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken—that was a huge vessel, and quite valuable.

Apart from his magnetic escape technique, which is effective in salvaging the items, no one else can do anything about it.

Just as Umino Sasuke used Magnet Release and expended some chakra to salvage the sunken ship from the seabed, a sizable fleet appeared on the distant horizon, flying the flag of the Land of Waves, and was rapidly approaching.

On the lead ship stood the tentacle-stitched monster, Horned Tudor.

As the Land of Waves fleet approached, Kakuzu leaped directly onto the flagship of the Iron Wall Legion, and surprisingly managed to squeeze out a faint "smile" on his stiff face.

He spoke in a hoarse voice, "Congratulations, Lord Umino, on another glorious victory! You have annihilated the main force of the Cloud Village Navy. After this battle, the Iron Wall Legion's reputation will be even greater than before!"

Sasuke Umino looked at Kakuzu and raised an eyebrow: "Mr. Kakuzu, why aren't you obediently maintaining the blockade in the Land of Water? What are you doing here?"

Kakuzu remained unfazed and said matter-of-factly, "Of course I'm here to help."

"Help?" Sasuke Umino couldn't help but roll his eyes. "The battle's already over, and you're only just arriving? I think you're not here to help, but to 'help' divide the spoils, aren't you?"

Despite Sasuke Umino's blunt teasing, Kakuzu remained remarkably composed. His emerald green eyes swept over the captured Kumogakure warships and the mountain of spoils, a glint of gold flashing in them.

He said directly, "Lord Umino is joking. You are about to head to the battlefield in Taki no Kami. Time is of the essence. How can you move quickly with so many heavy spoils of war, especially these warships? Why not sell them to my Land of Waves? Don't worry, you will not be at a disadvantage in terms of price."

Clearly, Kakuzu's purpose in coming here was very clear: he was after these spoils of war.

As for why they didn't join forces with the Ironwall Legion to besiege the Cloud Hidden Fleet and better "divide the spoils," the Land of Waves naturally had its own considerations behind it.

On the one hand, the Land of Waves fleet needs to maintain the blockade of the Land of Water, and its manpower is indeed somewhat stretched.

On the other hand, the Land of Waves, as an emerging power, has a shallow foundation. It is already under great pressure to make an enemy in the Land of Water, so it is really not advisable to take the initiative to provoke a major power like the Land of Lightning.

If we openly join forces with the Konoha Iron Wall Army to attack the Kumogakure fleet, it would be tantamount to standing completely against Kumogakure, which would inevitably provoke a furious retaliation from the village.

In order to counter the Hidden Cloud Village, the Land of Waves may have no choice but to forge a deeper bond, or even an alliance, with the Land of Fire. This is clearly not in line with the Land of Waves' fundamental interests of pursuing neutrality and building its nation on commerce.

The Land of Waves already occupies a large share of the Land of Fire's trade, so whether or not they form an alliance will not have a significant impact on their commercial interests. However, if they ally with the Land of Fire to fight against the Land of Lightning, the Land of Waves will not only have to spare valuable troops to deal with the threat from the Hidden Cloud Village, but will also completely lose the huge commercial market within the Land of Lightning and its sphere of influence.

For the Land of Waves, commercial interests are of paramount importance.

The ideal state for the Land of Waves should be like the Land of Iron, becoming a neutral country acceptable to all parties, where it can do business and make money with anyone.

Therefore, Kakuzu chose to appear only after the battle was over, acquiring the spoils of war through "purchase" rather than "seizure," which allowed him to make huge profits while minimizing his direct anger towards Kumogakure.

(End of this chapter)