Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu.

Chapter 393 Still the Number One Ninja Village in the Ninja World
"This is the information we've gathered about the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, Ryuujin."

Sarutobi Tobirama took out a scroll and handed it to Sarutobi Shinnosuke, saying:
"Ryuujin claims to be the first perfect Jinchuriki in the history of Kumogakure."

She is extremely powerful, and no matter how much tailed beast chakra she uses, she will not lose her mind.

A single Tailed Beast Ball fired by the Ryuujin leveled a fortified stronghold to the ground.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke quickly scanned the scroll and said:
"Don't worry, the fox's Wood Release is very effective against large enemies with a large amount of chakra."

The fox can hold off Liu Yuren head-on while the others quickly eliminate the other Cloud Ninja.

Foxes are highly resilient and won't be defeated even by tailed beasts in a short time.

Ye Guang was taken aback. Was he that important? Why did he keep talking about himself?

What could Ye Guang do but go along with it and say, "Advisor Shinnosuke's tactics are correct. I think I can accomplish your tactical goal and restrain Ryuujin."

The hippopotamus listened to the fox's perfectly timed flattery and felt a pang of bitterness in its heart.

Despite having "horse" in his code name, he couldn't make up for his lack of talent in flattery.

Sarutobi Tobiraka marked the locations of the Cloud Ninja forces on the map.

The Cloud Ninja camp is only about 30 kilometers away from the Leaf Village's temporary camp.

Beneath the mask, Luminous Eyes moved slightly, glancing to the side.

A massive surge of chakra rushed toward this direction without any concealment.

A few seconds later, Hyuga Kotetsu suddenly stood up, interrupting Sarutobi Tobirama and Sarutobi Shinnosuke's discussion.

"My lord! A large number of Cloud Ninja have appeared 3 kilometers away!"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke frowned. He had just been discussing with Sarutobi Tobi how to mobilize troops, but he didn't expect the Cloud Ninja to launch a surprise attack first.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke glanced at the map and said:

"We are only 80 kilometers away from Kyoto, the Land of Hot Springs, and we can't retreat any further."

If we retreat again, it will be difficult to explain to the daimyo of the Land of Hot Springs.

"Fox, are you confident you can stop the Jinchūriki, Ryūha-jin?"

Ye Guang thought it was a pity that the new full moon cycle hadn't arrived yet, otherwise he could have drawn some rewards from Liu Yuren.

He stood up and said, "Shinnosuke-sama, I can't guarantee that I can defeat the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, but I can still delay him for twenty minutes or even half an hour."

"Very good." Sarutobi Shinnosuke said with great satisfaction:
"Then let's have a big fight here. We must severely damage the Cloud Ninja and show the Daimyo of the Land of Hot Springs that the strength of our Konoha Village is still formidable."

Everyone rushed out of the tent.

Sarutobi Tobirama went to command the three battalions, while Hyuga Kotetsu observed the positions of the Cloud Ninja.

Ye Guang took out a scroll from his ninja tool bag, preparing to unseal the Thousand Hands Broadsword.

The hippopotamus leaned to the side and said:
"Lord Fox, I noticed that Advisor Mitokado Homura uses a large scroll that is half the height of a person. In the portraits of the First Lord, he also carries a large scroll."

Now that you have Mitokado Homura's precious ninja sword, why don't you use a large scroll too?

Wouldn't it be more impactful to project an aura similar to that of those great predecessors?

Ye Guang was taken aback, then turned around and said, "Hippo, you've improved a lot since you started following me. That flattery really hit the nail on the head."

I need to carve a seal on my body to seal a scroll that is half the height of a person.

"Unseal the large scroll first during battle; it definitely has more imposing presence than this palm-sized scroll."

From the hills and low mountains came a sound that sounded like a cat's cry, or a leopard's cry.

A Tailed Beast Ball the size of a human head came hurtling towards us!
The peaks of the low hills along the way were shattered by the shockwave of the Tailed Beast Ball.

Hippo was startled. Was the Jinchuriki going to use the Tailed Beast Ball right away?
"Wood Release: Ranking Technique!"

The hippo heard the fox beside him use ninjutsu.

He and Lord Fox were protected below by the heavy wooden shield with fangs and a ghostly face.

The Tailed Beast Ball collided with the Ranking Technique.

The hippopotamus saw a light coming from the gap in the middle of the ranking technique.

That was the light from the Tailed Beast Ball rubbing against the Wood Release!

Lord Fox's Wood Release technique is flexible; after being slightly compressed, it bounced up the Tailed Beast Ball!

The Tailed Beast Ball shot backward and exploded there.

The spell of ranking was activated, and only then did the explosions and earthquakes occur.

Nightlight said, "Hippo, leave here. Fighting the Jinchuriki is too dangerous. You should stay with Shinnosuke and clear out the other Cloud Ninja as soon as possible."

As soon as he finished speaking, thick maple trees sprouted all around.

The hippo was supported by a cluster of tree canopies, which propelled it out of the Wood Release: Maple Forest.

Looking back one last time, I saw Lord Fox holding the Thousand Hands Broadsword, slapping away the Jinchūriki who had sprouted a tail.

With only one tail, you're being a bit disrespectful to Lord Fox.

Ye Guang stood on the maple tree rainbow bridge, watching the Two-Tails Jinchuriki being smashed and sent flying back.

This battle is to make a name for Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

Let's make the fight more exciting then...
He wasn't planning on a quick victory; he intended to fight with overwhelming force, to create a powerful impact, to drastically alter the terrain, and to change the very landscape, so as to prove Sarutobi Shinnosuke's strength.

If Sarutobi Shinnosuke's subordinates are this strong, I can't imagine how strong Sarutobi Shinnosuke must be.

The Two-Tails Jinchuriki was sent flying, carving deep trenches across two low hills before finally coming to a stop.

She slowly crawled out of the ditch, and a second tail slowly grew behind her.

Dark red tailed beast chakra covered her entire body.

Are you finally getting serious?

Nightlight unleashed the other ninja swords; a thick wooden vine wrapped around the Thousand Hands Broadsword, and another thick wooden vine wrapped around the giant shuriken.

Night Light wields a chakra metal ninja sword.

The Two-Tails Jinchuriki flew around with his four claws, rushing rapidly towards the Nightlight.

Ye Guang gripped the hilt of the chakra ninja sword with his right hand, while his left fingers rested on the blade. The chakra ninja sword was infused with a large amount of earth-style chakra.

A thin layer of crystal-refined Earth Release chakra covered the silver blade.

This chakra blade is enhanced by the absolute defensive copper light, giving it a reddish-copper color. It possesses the characteristics of crystallized earth-style chakra and is extremely hard.

Two-Tails charged forward at incredible speed, and Nightlight thrust out his sword, piercing Two-Tails' throat.

The tailed beast's outer garment was extremely tough, yet it was pierced half a centimeter by the ninja sword.

However, it was only half a centimeter away, and the ninja sword could not advance any further.

The wooden vine on the left swung in a wide arc, giving the Thousand Hands Broadsword tremendous kinetic energy. It struck the Two-Tails in the back, slamming it into the ground.

The wooden vine on the right also swung out in a wide arc, smashing a shuriken with a diameter of more than one meter into the back of the Two-Tails Jinchuriki.

These two massive weapons are perfect for ninjas with immense strength.

To the side, Nara Kiichi had just used his Shadow Technique to trap three Cloud Ninjas, while the others killed them.

Hearing the deafening crashing sounds from the side, Nara saw the fox-lord using a giant weapon wrapped in vines to repeatedly whip the two-tailed jinchūriki.

That's some real power; it's enough to make your teeth ache just looking at it.

After a whistling sound, the luminous light was blasted away by the sudden appearance of blue chakra.

The blue-colored Matatabi appeared.

Its entire body was covered in bewitching, flowing blue flames, with two tails swaying behind it, and its eyes were heterochromatic yellow-green pupils.

As Ye Guang stood on the Rainbow Bridge, the hot wind blowing from the Two-Tailed Beast lifted his white cloak.

It's incredibly powerful, a monstrous beast in its complete tailed beast form. It truly is a perfect Jinchūriki.

The two-tailed beast opened its mouth, and a huge fireball suddenly shot out.

"Water Escape·Water Formation Wall!"

Nara saw the fireball, as big as a small mountain, crash into the water array wall, which was more than 30 meters high and resembled a waterfall. He never expected that Lord Fox's ordinary water jutsu would be so powerful.

The Fire Release and Water Release techniques collided, generating a dense fog that enveloped the surrounding area.

A wooden dragon bursts forth from the mist!

The wooden dragon was very fast. Just as the two tails were about to leap up, the dragon's claws grabbed the hind claws and pulled the two tails back to the ground.

The wooden dragon coiled around the massive two-tailed creature like a snake, locking it in place.

The Two-Tails roared in pain as its chakra was drained.

The Two-Tails' eyes were filled with terror, a feeling... just like when it was captured by Hashirama Senju forty years ago.

We must gather enough Tailed Beast Balls to destroy the Wood Dragon in one go, otherwise our chakra will be drained.

The Two-Tails exerted all its strength to extract chakra, condensing a Tailed Beast Ball with a diameter of over ten meters in front of its mouth.

The dragon's head was biting the neck of the two-tailed beast, and the scorching heat of the Tailed Beast Ball was burning against the luminous mask.

Ye Guang quickly leaped away.

The Tailed Beast Ball exploded right next to the Two-Tails.

The explosion blew up the wooden dragon, but also injured the two-tailed dragon itself.

The Two-Tails' left shoulder and left arm were blown off, and a large amount of chakra appeared, turning into blue flames, which then restored his body.

Ye Guang clapped his hands, and a second wooden dragon shot out from beneath his feet.

After a brief assessment, it was determined that the Two-Tails had not reached the level of a Kage.

For ninja villages, tailed beasts represent a stable lineage of Kage-level combat power, ensuring the village's minimum standard of living, hence their preciousness.

However, the fighting power of tailed beasts is not necessarily top-tier among Kage-level beings.

For example, the Third Raikage could directly press down on the Eight-Tails and deliver a powerful punch.

Wood Dragon suddenly charged out and, taking advantage of the fact that Two-Tail had just recovered, wrapped itself around Two-Tail again.

The two fought their way north from their temporary camp, with the two-tailed creature suffering repeated defeats.

Nightlight fulfilled his promise and stopped Two-Tailed Fox.

Outside the main battlefield, Shinnosuke Sarutobi achieved remarkable results.

His Five Elements Great Barrage was specifically designed to target areas with a large number of Cloud Ninja, with each Five Elements Great Barrage being equivalent to a small Tailed Beast Ball.

This battle lasted for half an hour.

Within half an hour, Two-Tails was held back by Nightlight and couldn't free up any of his hands, allowing Sarutobi Shinnosuke to do whatever he wanted on the main battlefield.

The Cloud Ninja left behind many corpses and retreated with the Two-Tails.

After Sarutobi Shinnosuke unleashed several consecutive Five Elements Great Barrages, he was no longer able to fight.

Nara Ichi excitedly recorded the results of the battle.

Advisor Shinnosuke led over a hundred Konoha ninjas to a head-on battle against over five hundred Kumo ninjas, killing over two hundred of them.

Konohagakure remains the number one ninja village in the ninja world.

If Konoha can't beat Uchiha Madara, can't it beat you?

Returning to the chaotic makeshift camp, Yoruichi said regretfully to Sarutobi Shinnosuke:
"Advisor, I can avoid defeat, but my attack methods are lacking, and I cannot kill the Two-Tails Jinchuriki."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke was in a very good mood and said, "It's alright, this result is already very good."

"After the Cloud Ninja withdraw their troops, we can return to negotiate with the Daimyo of the Land of Hot Springs."

The Cloud Ninja's provocative forces suffered a crushing defeat and officially withdrew from the Land of Hot Springs. When the news reached Iwagakure, Onoki's expression was grim.

"How come there are so many geniuses in Konoha Village? How come another Sarutobi Shinnosuke has appeared?"

Would the Third Raikage, that brute, swallow this insult?

Does he intend to join forces?
Why not kill Sarutobi Shinnosuke, dampen Konoha's spirits, and let Sarutobi Hiruzen taste the pain of losing a son?

"We'll send three Kage-level fighters, and Kumogakure will send three more. Six people like that—are you worried we can't kill Sarutobi Shinnosuke?"

(End of this chapter)