Naruto: I, who fooled the ninja world, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 433 Crisis and Internal Strife (It's the end of the month, please vote with monthly tickets)
Ohnoki calmed down at this moment.

The shadow cast by Madara Uchiha was so deep that he subconsciously wanted to find a sense of security.

But he is now the Tsuchikage, no longer the brat who followed behind Mu and could only kneel on the ground in the face of Madara Uchiha's power.

He knew very well that Nara Shikaku was right; Hyuga Kumokawa was their most elite fighting force and also the greatest threat to the Akatsuki.

Nagato has not made a move yet, his intentions are obvious: he is waiting for Hyuga Kumokawa.

Furthermore, Danzo's motives are unclear, and it's uncertain whether he's colluding with the Akatsuki. What if the previous four Kage were just bait, with the real target being Hyuga Kumokawa himself...

“Nara clan, you’re right.” Onoki forced himself to calm down. “Our greatest enemy is ultimately the Akatsuki organization.”

"With Nagato's trump card still unknown and Danzo's intentions unclear, Your Hokage must not take any risks lightly. You must remain in the central command and be ready to deal with the worst-case scenario at any time."

"Leave the previous four Kage to us."

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the command room fell into a deathly silence and oppressive silence once again.

If Hyuga Kumokawa doesn't intervene, then facing the previous four Kage and other reanimated ninja, the current four Kage will truly have to step in and sacrifice lives.

However, at this suffocating moment...

Hyuga Iroha's body jolted violently, and he suddenly exclaimed, "A massive explosion has occurred in the area where Amegakure Fortress is located, and the chakra fluctuations are extremely intense!"

"This level of power is no less than the blow the main cannon of the Sky Ninja Fortress delivered to the Leaf Village's Shadow Rock!"

Upon hearing this, Onoki, Mei Terumi, and Azaburo's faces instantly erupted with unbelievable ecstasy.

"what?"

"Could it be that Jiraiya and the others succeeded?"

Such a powerful internal explosion could severely damage the fortress; Rain Fortress might even collapse!

Once the fortress is in danger, Nagato, who has been holding back, will inevitably be forced to take action!
"Great! Excellent!" Onoki exclaimed excitedly. "This is a golden opportunity. Once Nagato shows up, we can use the 'gift' we prepared for him."

However, in stark contrast to these individuals was Orochimaru, disguised as Rasa.

He narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing in them.

"What a bunch of useless trash! We gave you such a good opportunity, and you couldn't even hold a fortress. It seems we can't rely on Akatsuki anymore; we have to launch our attack ahead of schedule..."

Orochimaru made up his mind, and with a thought, a gray snake that blended into its surroundings silently disappeared into the woods outside the capital.

Just as Onoki and the others were excitedly beginning to deploy their final offensive against Nagato, and the order was about to be given.

"What, what's going on?"

Hyuga Iroha's voice rang out again, her hands hovering over the water sphere as she exclaimed in surprise, "Internal strife has broken out simultaneously in multiple positions within the allied forces; are our own people fighting each other?!"

"What?" Mei Terumi's excited expression froze, and she exclaimed in shock and anger, "Why at this time?"

The fact that there are internal conflicts within the five-power coalition, and that conflict may even break out, is something they had anticipated and had prepared contingency plans for.

But no matter how you look at it, this is definitely not the right time.

The Rain Fortress has just suffered heavy damage, and it is the time for the allied forces to be in high spirits, united in their hatred of the enemy, and to seize victory in one fell swoop.

How could internal strife suddenly break out within the coalition forces, and in multiple places at the same time?

That doesn't make sense, unless...

"It's a White Zetsu!"

Nara Shikaku suddenly looked up and said, "Back then, on the night of the Uchiha, Obito Uchiha used a creature called 'White Zetsu' to disguise himself as an Uchiha."

"They deceived almost everyone in Konoha and caused that tragedy. Their ability to transform and mimic even allows them to imitate chakra, which even the Byakugan cannot see through!"

"Have Obito Uchiha and Danzo joined forces?" Onoki's expression darkened slightly. "If that's the case, then Itachi Uchiha will probably also..."

"But how did White Zetsu manage to infiltrate the Allied Forces so silently and on such a large scale?" Mabu-i frowned.

“Every unit of the coalition forces has a strict roster, number, and inspection, and the personnel transfer and casualty records are also very clear.”

"Even if there's a possibility of sporadic infiltration, the simultaneous outbreaks from multiple points like this have caused widespread chaos..."

Could it be that the coalition forces had already been infiltrated?

when?
"Gentlemen, urgent intelligence from the front lines."

Before anyone could delve deeper into their thoughts, Yamanaka Inoichi spoke again, his voice deep and serious: "It has been confirmed that Shennong has been successfully captured by Jiraiya's team and is currently being transferred!"

"The puppet army controlled by Sasori was mostly destroyed by the mountain wind, and the Rain Fortress has been confirmed to have crashed in the western border region of the Land of Hot Water!"

"Nagato and members of Akatsuki have appeared, and the previous four Kage have also appeared on the battlefield, slaughtering our allied forces!"

Those few words struck a chord with everyone, shattering any remaining hope or hesitation.

The Akatsuki organization and Danzo's side actually both regarded the Allied Forces as their primary enemy!
All eyes immediately fell on Hinata Kumokawa.

The main force of the Allied Forces was simultaneously under pressure from the Akatsuki and the Edo Tensei ninja, while a large number of White Zetsu were also taking advantage of the chaos, causing large-scale internal strife.

The allied ninjas might be able to handle one side, but faced with this combination of attacks, they will likely soon be on the verge of collapse.

With just White Zetsu's disguise ability, no one could possibly recognize it.

At this moment, the only one who can turn the tide of the battle is Hyuga Kumokawa, the supreme commander of the allied forces.

"I'll leave this to you."

Hinata Kumokawa nodded, then turned to Mabui and said, "Prepare the Heavenly Delivery Technique, target the western battlefield of the Land of Hot Springs."

"Heavenly Delivery Technique?" Mabui's face stiffened, and he shook his head repeatedly, saying, "The Heavenly Delivery Technique is a ninjutsu used to teleport items; its principle is high-speed movement!"

"Because the speed is too fast, it will generate violent friction with the air during the process, which the human body simply cannot withstand, and it will be torn to pieces during the transmission!"

"Only someone with a physical body as powerful as the Third Raikage has ever successfully used the Heavenly Transfer Technique to move. Although you are very strong, however..."

"We can use the Flying Thunder Formation technique!" Nara Shikaku immediately chimed in. "The Genma Squad is currently on standby at the command post."

"The three of them can use the Flying Thunder God Technique together. We had already placed the Flying Thunder God mark on the Fourth Raikage, which can teleport him to his location!"

This is a more reliable solution.

But Hyuga Kumokawa shook his head and said, "No, I'll leave the Flying Thunder Formation technique to you."

"The battlefield is ever-changing. If anything unexpected happens here, or if a new crisis arises at the front, the Flying Mine Array is your only guarantee for rapid reinforcement or evacuation."

"As for the burden of the Heavenly Delivery Technique... you can rest assured, since I brought it up, I will not do anything without certainty."

“But…” Mabui wanted to persuade him further, but when she met Hinata Kumokawa’s calm eyes, all the words stuck in her throat.

Those deep eyes held no impulsiveness, only a calm that understood everything.

"Execute the order." Hinata Kumokawa's voice was soft, yet carried immense weight.

“…Yes!” Mabuya gritted his teeth and turned to walk towards the table next to him.

Watching Hyuga Kumokawa walk away, Onoki sighed and said, "Hokage, you are very important, so please make sure you are safe."

Hinata Kumokawa nodded, and in his hempen robes, he formed hand seals and uttered a low shout: "Heavenly Gift Technique!"

Squeak!
The blinding lightning instantly engulfed the figures in the formation, and the surrounding air was ionized, crackling with electric arcs. Robes fluttered violently in the turbulent airflow.

The next instant, the lightning and Hyuga Kumokawa collapsed and disappeared together, leaving only a slowly dissipating arc of electricity in their place. Inside the command center, there was complete silence.

Everyone stared at the empty center of the teleportation array, their feelings a complex mix of emotions.

Onoki slowly turned around, his gaze sweeping over everyone in the command room, and said, "Everyone, from now on, this is our battlefield. Make sure..."

Before he finished speaking, Hyuga Iroha's expression suddenly changed drastically.

"Oh no!" He opened his eyes abruptly and exclaimed, "The barrier has been broken..."

He didn't even have time to say the last word.

At that very moment, the battle-hardened Onoki and Mei Terumi, who had fought their way out of the blood mist, both felt their hearts leap at the same time!
The sense of crisis, forged from countless life-or-death battles, pierced their nerves like steel needles, causing the hairs on their necks to stand on end!

The two of them abruptly turned their heads to look out the floor-to-ceiling window, their pupils reflecting a fiery red light.

It was as if a sun had fallen out of nowhere in the night, illuminating the entire night sky with a fiery red glow.

But what it radiates is not sunlight.

Instead, it was flames!
This was a strike that had been brewing in the shadows for a long time.

Kakuzu's fire-style clone, representing "anger," couldn't wait to reveal its fangs less than ten seconds after Hyuga Kumokawa left.

"Fire Release: Demon Prison Hardship!" A long-suppressed roar came from the sky.

Flames poured down from the night sky, arriving so quickly and abruptly that they magnified in the eyes of the allied ninjas in the capital.

All that could be seen was a fiery red expanse, a vast sea of ​​fire, the air itself seemed to boil, as if a demon formed from flames had opened its massive maw and surged forth.

boom! !

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The night wind howled, stirring up dust.

Amidst the deathly silence of the battlefield, some lively voices rang out.

"It is truly heartbreaking to kill ninjas from my own village with my own hands."

"How could Tobirama Senju develop such a forbidden technique, and then have it used by his juniors to bind us? It's outrageous!" Another deep, muffled voice rang out.

As the sound grew closer, Jiraiya and the surrounding Allied Shinobi stared intently at the dissipating smoke in the distance, where four figures slowly emerged from the smoke.

"What?" Jiraiya's body tensed, and a look of horror appeared on his face.

"That, that's..."

"Second Tsuchikage-sama?!"

Istan, a ninja from Iwagakure, suddenly widened his eyes and stared intently at the figure among the four whose body was wrapped in bandages.

"The Third Raikage?" Several Cloud Village ninjas nearby exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the imposing figure.

"The Third Kazekage-sama!"

"And the Second Mizukage!"

The ninjas from Sunagakure and Kirigakure also recognized their former Kage, and gasps of surprise were heard sporadically among the allied forces.

Why would a previous 'Shadow' who had already died appear here?
What's with that half-bone on his face?

Countless questions flooded my mind, and I was still in a daze.

puff!

The sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh rang out.

A sharp, stinging pain spread, and his expression froze. He stiffly lowered his head and saw a blood-stained blade protruding from his body, his clothes soaked with blood.

He slowly turned his head to look behind him, and what came into view was the "Konoha ninja" who had been back to back with him on guard just moments before, but now had a strange smile on his face.

"You..." Yi Fan opened his mouth, wanting to ask why, but only blood gushed from his mouth.

The attack he suffered was not an isolated incident.

"Hey! Matsuo, what are you doing?!"

"Bastard! How could you..."

In an environment filled with smoke and obstructed visibility, the attack broke out from within without warning.

Suddenly, some ninjas raised their knives against their "comrades" beside them, and screams of agony rang out instantly.

"As expected, I knew you guys from Kirigakure had ill intentions!"

A Hidden Stone Ninja roared and swung his sword at the Hidden Mist Ninja beside him.

"Stop! It wasn't me!" The Hidden Mist ninja was shocked and furious, and hastily blocked the attack.

This instantly ignited the powder keg.

Many ninjas who were already wary of each other and were only temporarily united because of a common enemy, instinctively turned their weapons on ninjas from other villages the moment they witnessed the betrayal.

"what you up to?!"

Upon seeing the Konoha ninja beside him subconsciously shift his feet, a Kirigakure ninja's already taut nerves snapped.

Under the terrified gaze of the Konoha ninja, his face filled with fear, he slashed open the Konoha ninja's neck with a single stroke.

Chaos.

Total chaos.

People were constantly being suddenly attacked by those around them. Those who witnessed this were filled with fear. When they saw the strange movements of those around them, they instinctively threw out kunai and drew their swords.

boom! !

Hinata Hyuga appeared behind the Iwagakure ninja who had attacked his comrade first, and without hesitation, she struck him in the chest with a palm strike. Chakra penetrated through his body and shattered his heart!

The Iwagakure ninja's eyes bulged, his angry expression froze, and he collapsed to the ground.

Immediately afterward, under Hinata Hyuga's gaze, his face rapidly changed, transforming into a white humanoid creature.

"White Zetsu?" Hinata Hyuga's eyes flashed with surprise and doubt.

"Hinata, are you alright?"

A familiar voice came from behind her, and Hinata's tense nerves relaxed subconsciously. She turned around and saw Hyuga Aoi walking quickly towards her with a worried look on her face.

"Sister Aoi, I'm fine, this guy..." Hinata turned her head and pointed to the White Zetsu's corpse on the ground, about to explain.

However, just as Hinata Aoi approached to within three meters of her...

The worried expression on Hinata Aoi's face suddenly turned into a murderous intent. Her hand, which had been hanging behind her back, was suddenly raised, and a kunai was thrust towards Hinata's heart!

"You..." Hinata Hyuga was startled and turned around abruptly.

However, the two were already too close, and she had no time to dodge or block.

Bang!
(It's almost the end of the month, please vote with your monthly tickets! There will be a bonus chapter for monthly tickets on the 1st of next month. It's the final bloodbath to confirm the rankings of the Espada. I felt that putting it in the main story would disrupt the rhythm, so I decided to put it in the bonus chapter. It won't affect your reading if you don't read it.)
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