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Chapter 161 The Godaime Kazekage, Part 1 (please vote for me)

After melting the ice and drawing the Divine Sword, Genichi under the tree had his men carry the still-frozen body of the Fourth Kazekage to the front lines.

While the death of the Fourth Kazekage wouldn't directly force Chiyo and the other Sand Ninja from Kikyo Mountain to surrender, it would severely damage morale.

Next, we'll seal off Kikyo Mountain; the Sand Village ninja won't be able to hold out for long.

Meanwhile, when news of the Fourth Kazekage's death reached Sunagakure, Yekura was able to seize the opportunity to take over.

To date, the Fifth Generation Kazekage Project has been progressing steadily.

The next question is whether Yekura can quickly seize power.

However, whether Yekura succeeds or not, it does not diminish the significance of this battle.

Konoha's victory is already secured; it's only a matter of time before Sunagakure surrenders or is defeated.

The others went to the front lines, leaving only Tsunade and Ina Uzumaki with Genichi Kinoshita.

She glanced at the man beside her... or perhaps the kid?

This was actually the first time Tsunade had truly witnessed Genichi Kinoshita's strength firsthand.

Sensing Tsunade's gaze, Genichi Kishita chuckled, "What? Are you starting to admire me?"

Tsunade rolled her eyes and scoffed, "The Fourth Kazekage is strong, but he's not the strongest among the Five Kage."

Genichi Shushita stroked his chin thoughtfully for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "That's true."

"In terms of overall strength, the Third Hokage, the Tsuchikage, and the Raikage should be the strongest, while the Fourth Kazekage and the Fourth Mizukage are slightly weaker."

He had witnessed the strength of the Third Raikage.

He also knew about the Dust Release technique of the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, is still at his peak strength, and his combat power cannot be assessed yet.

However, he is proficient in all five elements, including illusion, physical techniques, and sealing techniques, so it's really hard to say what will happen in a fight.

At the very least, if Hiruzen Sarutobi were to fight the Third Raikage, he wouldn't necessarily win, but he certainly wouldn't lose.

of course.

The outcome of actual combat depends on many factors, not just the data on paper.

The current assessment of Genichi Shushita is based on a God-like perspective, which is actually unfair.

However, if we compare them now using the Five Kage...

Genichi Kinoshita felt he should start comparing himself to Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju.

So he couldn't help but look up at Kikyo Mountain.

This mountain isn't very high either.

Madara Uchiha's complete Susanoo is estimated to be able to be cleaved in two with a single strike.

hiss!
Almost there.

Super Shadow is not yet.

They belong to the same tier as the strong shadows.

Genichi Kishita made a rough assessment of his own strength.

But he is currently in a period of rapid growth in strength, especially after he uses his cheat ability again next month.

"My current chakra level has already surpassed that of the Third Raikage. In a while, surpassing the Eight-Tails should be a piece of cake."

Xuan Yi pondered to himself under the tree.

During this period, his physical abilities improved rapidly. He possessed multiple bloodline limits, was in a period of rapid development, and was also influenced by the chakra of several tailed beasts, resulting in astonishing effects.

The first two are particularly obvious.

Chakra is the foundation of everything!

Only those whose chakra can rival that of Hashirama Senju can be said to have reached the same level, or even surpassed it.

"You mentioned last time that Madara Uchiha was stronger than all five Kage, right?"

Tsunade suddenly said.

Genichi under the tree nodded: "At least much stronger than the Fourth Kazekage and the Fourth Mizukage."

If it were Madara Uchiha at his peak, even the combined might of the Five Kage wouldn't be enough to defeat him.

You don't need the Rinnegan; a complete Susanoo is enough.

Uzumaki Ina said, "The Fourth Mizukage became the Three-Tails' Jinchūriki, so his strength should have increased, right?"

Tsunade looked at Genichi under the tree.

Genichi Shushita said, "The power of the tailed beasts is indeed strong, but at the level of Kage, they don't count, unless it's the Nine-Tails."

"The Third Raikage was able to suppress and seal the Eight-Tails, and the Fourth Kazekage was able to suppress the One-Tailed Shukaku."

"The Three-Tails' strength... is just so-so!"

Tsunade scoffed, "Don't get too arrogant!"

She was afraid that Xuan Yi might drift away from the tree and one day die on the battlefield.

Shuxia Xuanyi said seriously, "This is not arrogance, but an objective evaluation."

"In terms of chakra reserves, I have now surpassed the Three-Tails."

“He has no advantage over me.”

In this battle against the Fourth Kazekage, he hadn't actually used his full strength yet.

At least the Explosion Release technique is still hidden.

If you're going to deal with the Three-Tails, Explosion Release can blow it up.

"It seems that the performance in today's battle was somewhat lacking."

Genichi muttered to himself under the tree.

He looked down at the icicles that were only five or six meters tall and seemed rather unimpressive.

"Let's go, let's go see the front lines."

Xuan Yi sheathed the Divine Sword under the tree.

The reason he didn't use the Flying Thunder God Kunai this time was because those kunai weren't specially made and were too light.

It's not enough to deal with the Fourth Kazekage who can manipulate sand.

The weight of the Divine Sword is sufficient.

"When I get back, I'll have to learn from Brother Minato and make a batch of Flying Thunder God Kunai."

Genichi under the tree secretly made a plan.

……

When the Fourth Kazekage's frozen body was brought to the front lines, not only were the Sand Ninja like Chiyo shocked, but even the Konoha Ninja like Mitokado Homura were utterly astonished.

Orochimaru looked very excited: "Ice Release?"

"This level of expressiveness is far superior to that of the Yuki clan of Kirigakure."

He has studied ice-style techniques.

In terms of temperature alone, they are not comparable.

The most crucial element of Ice Release is temperature; the development of other techniques is secondary.

"Is direct transplantation really the most basic approach?"

Orochimaru thought to himself.

After regaining his composure, Mitokado Homura shouted to Chiyo, "Chiyo, the Fourth Kazekage has already died in battle. You have no chance of winning."

"Surrender!"

"I can guarantee your safety!"

Chiyo, still reeling from the shock of the Fourth Kazekage's death, didn't respond to Mitokado Homura but immediately ordered, "Withdraw!"

The Sand Ninja began a full-scale retreat and contraction.

When Genichi arrived, the Sand Village had already completed their retreat, and the Leaf Village did not pursue them.

He was not surprised by this.

This is a huge blow to the morale of Sunagakure.

Moreover, without the Fourth Kazekage as an outside help, it will be difficult for the Sand Ninja of Kikyo Mountain to break through.

Therefore, Konoha also doesn't need to rush into a strong attack.

If they surround Kikyo Mountain, the Sand Village ninja will not be able to withstand the lack of logistics and support for at most a month.

With the battle temporarily over, Tsunade and Ina Uzumaki began to busy themselves treating the injured Konoha ninja.

Genichiro carefully sealed the body of the Fourth Kazekage.

The body will likely be returned to Sunagakure, but drawing some blood and spinal cord first shouldn't be a problem.

Orochimaru watched Genichi dispose of the body under the tree and laughed, "Third Mizukage, Fourth Kazekage, Genichi-kun, I'm starting to suspect that the Third Kazekage might also have been killed by you!"

Genichi Shushita chuckled: "I do really want to study the Third Kazekage's Magnet Release, but I didn't kill him. According to the information I've gathered, the Third Kazekage was most likely killed by Sasori, a rogue ninja from Sunagakure."

Orochimaru was slightly surprised: "Sasori of the Red Sand?"

"That genius puppeteer?"

Genichiro nodded: "Chiyo's grandson. His parents were killed by his teacher during the Second Shinobi World War."

"Of course, there is no evidence yet."

Orochimaru said, "I trust your intelligence capabilities."

"Speaking of which, Xuan Yi-jun, your strength has already surpassed that of a Shadow, hasn't it?"

After dealing with the Fourth Kazekage's body, Genichi Shushita put away the scroll and said, "Not yet."

"Senior, your strength is no less than that of the Fourth Kazekage."

Orochimaru laughed and said, "Killing him isn't that simple."

So you mean you can kill them?
Genichi Kishita secretly raised his evaluation of Hiruzen Sarutobi's strength by one level.

It's a pity we can't see Hiruzen Sarutobi's true strength.

Konoha still has too many talented people. Even when surrounded on all sides, Hiruzen Sarutobi, as the Hokage, didn't need to go to the battlefield.

Look at the Fourth Kazekage, Onoki, and the Third Raikage who personally covered the rear.

It would be great if I could fight all five Kage once.

Genichi under the tree had a mischievous streak in his heart.

Orochimaru suddenly asked, "How confident are you in mastering Wood Release, Genichi-kun?"

Genichi stepped outside the tent, basking in the sunlight and stretching: "Wood Release, I'm still not confident."

"I wouldn't say I'm particularly good at earth-based techniques."

"Moreover, the training of Wood Release is quite difficult."

This is the truth.

Hashirama Senju's Wood Release is often regarded by many as a Bloodline Limit, which is Water Release + Earth Release + Yang Release.

But that's obviously not the case. Wood Release is a new nature transformation called Wood Release, which is formed by combining Water Release and Earth Release. It can create wood or trees.

However, Yang Release is still required to use Wood Release.

By treating chakra as the source of life, Wood Release possesses an astonishing growth rate.

"Senior, you've been researching first-generation cells for a long time, yet you still haven't achieved perfect cell transplantation?"

Xuan Yi turned around and asked from under the tree.

Orochimaru laughed and said, "It's difficult. Yamato was just an accident. Otherwise, he would have to use his own powerful strength to suppress the power of Hashirama's cells, which would be a losing proposition."

"Of course, if one had the Sharingan now, it might be possible to do that."

“Xuan Yi, you can give it a try.”

Genichi under the tree shook his head: "I'm not interested for now."

If it's for Wood Release, he has a way to obtain it without transplanting Hashirama's cells.

Orochimaru was slightly disappointed; it seemed he would have no choice but to use Danzo as a test subject.

But it's clear that Danzo, the experimental subject, is far less outstanding than Genichi Kinoshita in front of him.

After all, Danzo simply couldn't use the Sharingan's power perfectly.

As for Genichi Kishita, Orochimaru even felt that the power of Hashirama's cells might combine with the Sharingan to form a stronger, new bloodline limit.

The two chatted for a while longer before Orochimaru took his leave. He had to return to the battlefield in the Land of Rain.

Genichi watched Orochimaru leave.

Of the three legendary Sannin, he felt that Orochimaru was the most unfathomable in terms of strength.

Orochimaru never pursued mere combat power.

"There are many things I can learn from Aunt Snake!"

Under the tree, Genichi turned around and went back to his tent to continue his training that had been interrupted.

Sand Hidden Village.

At this time, Yekura's return caused a huge shock.

After all, a tombstone had been erected, and the entire village knew that Yekura had died at the hands of Iwagakure, which aroused the wrath of many Sand Ninja and made them exceptionally fierce when they retaliated against Iwagakure.

It is evident that Pakura herself is extremely popular and has a very high level of popularity among the Sand Village ninja.

however.

Ordinary Sand Villagers and residents were shocked, delighted, and cheering, but the Sand Village's higher-ups were shocked, panicked, and harbored murderous intent.

Only the person who wronged you truly knows how wronged you are.

How could the high-ranking officials of Sunagakure, who personally handed Yekura over to Kirigakure, not be afraid of Yekura's revenge?

However, upon returning to Sunagakure, Yekura did not immediately seek revenge against the village's high-ranking officials.

Instead, they first contacted their former subordinates, their companions, their friends, and even their disciples.

The day after Yekura returned to Sunagakure, Sunagakure ninjas who had returned from the battlefield brought back news that the Fourth Kazekage had been killed by Genichi Kyo of Konoha, causing an earthquake throughout the entire village.

Therefore, the high-ranking officials of Sunagakure immediately convened a meeting to discuss countermeasures.

Chiyo and Ebi are hiding on Mount Kikyo at this time, hence their absence.

They discussed it back and forth, but couldn't find a good solution.

The village still has troops, but who should lead the rescue team?

Even the Fourth Kazekage died in battle.

"Let Yekura go!"

Someone suddenly made a suggestion, and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

Will she go?

"It would be best if she could go!"

"Right now, only she has that ability!"

The high-ranking officials of Sunagakure realized what was happening and began to speak.

It would be best if Yekura also died at the hands of Genichi under that tree.

Unfortunately, the Fourth Kazekage did not inform these high-ranking officials that Pakura had been rescued by Konoha, otherwise they would not have had such a foolish idea.

Perhaps the fact that Yekura didn't cause trouble after returning gave them confidence.

After reaching a consensus, they immediately had someone summon Ye Cang.

And Yekura has been waiting.

If she weren't there, of course someone else would be chosen to lead the rescue team, probably some high-ranking official.

But she's back, and Yekura believes the higher-ups will choose her.

As expected, it has now come to pass.

Yekura then quickly appeared in the conference room.

The high-ranking officials of Sunagakure couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw that Yekura had arrived so quickly.

Kurisa, who was in charge of chairing the meeting, said, "Yakura, the village is now at its most difficult moment. The Fourth Hokage has died in battle, so we need you to lead people to reinforce Chiyo and the others."

Ye Cang nodded calmly: "No problem."

Kurisa and the other high-ranking members of Sunagakure were immediately relieved; it seemed that Yoko was still the same Yoko as before.

But Yekura immediately changed the subject: "Before that, I need to resolve something."

"You were the ones who revealed my whereabouts to Iwagakure, leading to my ambush, weren't you?"

"Don't deny it, the fact that I'm here means I've already obtained enough intelligence."

Kurisa and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

Ye Cang coldly continued, "You all know the truth of the matter."

“Since you did all that for the sake of the village, I can now give you a reason for the sake of the village.”

"Then, for the sake of the village, all of you should go back and commit suicide, carrying all the darkness on your shoulders to the underworld, and then tell the Fourth Hokage, I will protect the village!"

Kureha's expression changed: "Yakura, what are you doing?"

Ye Cang said, "I want to become the Fifth Kazekage!"

"Besides, is there anyone in the village more suitable than me right now?"

Kurisa opened her mouth, unable to refute.

However, they absolutely do not want Yekura to become the Fifth Kazekage.

That means everyone present will be purged in the future.

Kurisa gritted her teeth and shouted, "Yakura, are you going to cause chaos in the village at this time?"

"Now we should all work together to deal with Konoha!"

Yekura revealed a mocking expression: "If you can sacrifice me to benefit the village, why can't you sacrifice yourself?"

"Now you only have two choices."

"Let me become the fifth generation, and you will commit suicide. The truth will be buried underground forever, and your families and relatives will be protected."

"Either I eliminate you all now, stage a coup, reveal the truth, and wipe out your entire families!"

As he finished speaking, fireballs appeared and hovered in the conference room.

A high-ranking member of Sunagakure stood up angrily: "How dare you, Yekura, are you planning a rebellion?"

You think you can succeed?

Ye Cang was too lazy to speak, and the fireball entered the body of this high-ranking official.

This greatly alarmed the other high-ranking members of Sunagakure, who all stood up and became alert.

Fireballs converged and merged in the air, poised to explode at any moment.

Ye Cang said coldly, "You should know that you can't stop this move of mine."

She wanted to preserve the power of Sunagakure as much as possible.

However, if these people don't cooperate, then there's nothing she can do but use brutal methods to take control of Sunagakure.

Yekura believed that under her leadership, Sunagakure would surely have a bright future!

The high-ranking members of Sunagakure, including Kurisuna, were furious, but dared not make a move.

They were all Jonin, and some were even comrades of the Second and Third Kazekage.

But now, not only are they old and frail, but they haven't been in combat for a long time, and their reactions are slower.

Yekura has already made her move, so they have no chance to strike again.

They were well aware of the destructive power of steaming; if they didn't have time to act, they would likely become charred corpses.

Kurisakumo and the other high-ranking members of the Sand Village exchanged glances and quickly made a tacit decision.

First, follow Yekura's lead and send her to the front lines.

After resolving the village's crisis, we'll try to deal with Yekura.

First, we need to calm Yekura down!

So Kurisa suppressed his anger and said, "No problem. As long as you resolve this crisis in the village, you will be the best candidate for the Fifth Kazekage!"

Ye Cang gave a cold laugh, then spoke: "Ma Liang!"

The conference room door opened, and Ma Liang and other Sand Village Jonin, Special Jonin, and even several senior Chunin in charge of Chunin affairs all entered the conference room.

At this, Kurisa and the others turned pale and felt a chill run down their spines.

"Ye Cang, you're going to destroy the village!"

Li Sha roared in a low voice.

Ye Cang coldly retorted, "You are the ones who want to destroy the village!"

"Now, raise your hand if you support me becoming the Fifth Kazekage!"

Ma Liang and the others raised their hands.

Their presence here is to support Yekura.

At the same time, it also means that they know the truth.

Li Sha slumped onto the stone chair, finally saying in a somber tone, "We did it all for the village!"

Ye Cang lowered his eyes: "I did it for the village too."

"The Fourth Hokage died in battle, and Elder Chiyo and the others are besieged by Konoha on Mount Kikyo. If we don't take action soon, the village will be doomed."

"You should know that Mount Kikyo is where 70% of the village's strength is gathered."

"I'm willing to sacrifice myself for the village."

"Now, for the sake of the village's future, elders, please sacrifice yourselves!"

Kurisa smiled wryly, then sighed, took out a kunai, and looked at Yekura, saying, "I hope you can lead the village to become strong!"

puff!
Kurisa pierced his own heart with a kunai.

Other high-ranking members of the Sand Village followed suit and committed suicide on the spot.

As for resistance.

Doing this now will at least preserve your dignity.

As Ye Cang watched the high-ranking officials fall one by one, he felt no sense of vengeful pleasure, but rather a strange sadness.

But she quickly suppressed these complex emotions and said to Ma Liang and the others, "Let the truth remain buried forever!"

"Make proper arrangements for the remains of the elders for now. After the crisis is resolved, announce to the village that they died fighting for the village!"

Ma Liang nodded: "Yes, Lord Fengying!"

He waved his hand, and several Chunin immediately took away the bodies of the high-ranking officials.

Yecang asked everyone to sit down and got straight to the point: "According to the intelligence sent back from the front, the Fourth Hokage was killed by Genichi Koushi using Ice Release. The two fought one-on-one."

"Then, I'm afraid the Third Mizukage of Kirigakure was also assassinated by Genichi Koushi."

Ma Liang and the others all looked solemn.

Yekura continued, "I will personally lead the team to the battlefield, but not to fight against Konoha."

"Even the Fourth Hokage wasn't a match for him, so I'm afraid I can't either."

"The most important thing now is to preserve the village's strength, so I've decided to negotiate with Konoha, or even form an alliance."

One of the Jonin worriedly said, "I'm afraid Konoha will make an exorbitant demand, won't they?"

Yekura nodded: "That's how it is normally, but Konoha is in a very dangerous situation right now."

“If we go all out, we can still cause Konoha a lot of trouble, so we can use a military alliance as a condition. I don’t think the Third Hokage of Konoha will refuse.”

Ma Liang nodded: "This is indeed a very good plan. Konoha is under siege and urgently needs to alleviate the situation."

Ye Cang solemnly said, "Ma Liang, you stay in the village. I will personally lead the team to the front line to negotiate peace with Konoha at the lowest possible cost."

Ma Liang and the others had no objections; this was the only option for now.

Once the decision was made, they acted swiftly.

While preparing, Ye Cang went to the Kazekage's office and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Everything went smoothly.

The only regret is that Chiyo and Ebizo are not here.

If Chiyo and Ebizo were here, she would have taken care of them together.

But that probably won't work after that.

We'll have to leave these two to live out their retirement.

(End of this chapter)