Naruto: I became a super shadow in the Anbu.

Chapter 404 Guilt
The Cloud Ninja had a strong will to survive, and Tsuchikage ordered them to escape in five groups, with more than 20 people in each group.

Eastward, northeastward, northward, northwestward, westward—the more they pursued, the more scattered they became.

Nightlight didn't urge Hippo and Nara Kiichi, but instead had them set up an interception line on the border of the Land of Fire, and split up to search and pursue.

He gave only one order: not a single Yun ninja should be let go.

The earthen platform was unimportant to Ye Guang; he needed to buy time to make contact with the evil god on the next full moon night.
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Yunyin Village.

The roof of the Raikage Building suddenly exploded, and the Third Raikage was surrounded by lightning.

"What did you say! Ryuu-jin is dead? Yu Mo-yi is dead too?"

The intelligence ninja was hit by pieces of roof debris, but dared not dodge.

"Yes...yes, Raikage! Lord Ryuujin was killed by a fox near the border of the Land of Fire, Lord Mimai was killed by a fox outside the capital of the Land of Hot Springs, and Lord Tsuchidai is missing."

Of the 500 Cloud Ninja sent to the front lines, only a little over 100 remain, struggling to survive in the Land of Hot Springs.

Most importantly, the Two-Tails, that monstrous beast of natural disaster, was also killed by Konoha's fox.

People several kilometers away from the battlefield witnessed the battle. The fox had mastered a technique similar to Hashirama Senju's Wood Release: Giant Formation, which was over 500 meters tall.

Like Hashirama Senju, Konoha's fox is also extremely skilled at dealing with tailed beasts!

Not satisfied with just tearing off the roof, the Third Raikage punched the outer wall of the Raikage Building into pieces.

After the dust settled, the Third Raikage finally calmed down.

He saw Kirabi.

On a platform in the distance, Killer Bee is holding a concert for the children of the Ninja Academy.

Kirabi is still in school, but he already has quite a few fans.

The Third Raikage issued the order: "Kira is absolutely not allowed to leave the village!"

"Yes!"

"Send more spies to Konoha to investigate this fox!"

"Yes!"

"With Mimoi's sacrifice, convene an immediate meeting of the Jonin class to elect a new foreign affairs advisor."

"Yes!"

"Send reinforcements immediately to rescue Tutai!"

"Yes!"
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Iwagakure Village.

Upon seeing the intelligence scroll, Onoki hurriedly asked his assistant, "Where have Han and the others gone?"

"Lord Tsuchikage, Han and the others should be in Taki no Kuni right now."

"Very well, very well. Immediately dispatch messenger ninjas and order them to return to Iwagakure without delay. Especially Han; he absolutely cannot linger outside," Onoki said.
"Also, didn't Lao Zi just submit his application to leave the village? Bring it here quickly."

I must reject his application to leave the village!

From today onwards, Lao Zi and Han must not leave the village unless absolutely necessary.

They can only participate in battles that do not involve Konoha, such as battles against Sunagakure and Kumogakure.

The assistant couldn't help but ask, "Lord Tsuchikage, are Wood Release Giants really that strong?"

Onoki frowned and said, "There is only one reason for the end of the Warring States period: Hashirama Senju and Madara were too strong."

They say one country, one village; then it can only be one country, one village.

They said they wanted five countries to be one village, so it is five countries to be one village.

They said they wanted to distribute the Tailed Beasts. Konoha didn't want too many Tailed Beasts. Even if we didn't have suitable sealing techniques at the time, we still had to accept the Tailed Beasts.

During the negotiations, the First Tsuchikage was still arguing with Hashirama Senju, but after seeing Hashirama Senju hand over the Tailed Beasts, the First Tsuchikage was filled with lingering fear.

I remember Hashirama Senju's appearance very clearly...

Swallowing hard, Ohnoki fell into his memories.

Seeing that the Tsuchikage seemed somewhat uneasy, the assistant waited patiently.

After a long while, Onoki said:

"At that time... Hashirama Senju stood on the wooden dummy, with a wooden dragon binding four tails on one side and a wooden dragon binding five tails on the other side."

Those two tailed beasts were like two ninja dogs led by Hashirama Senju.

The two tailed beasts dared not do anything to Hashirama Senju; they only dared to unleash their discontent outwards. The tailed beasts' chakra surged, and waves of yellow earth were swept away from the surrounding area.

The man and the two tailed beasts simply stood there, and the surrounding mountains were shaved off by several meters by chakra.

Do you know how shocking that scene was...?

After a while, Onoki continued:

"Therefore, since the fox of Konoha has replicated Hashirama Senju's Wood Release, the threat of the tailed beasts to Konoha has been greatly reduced."

Before we can ascertain the exact extent of Hashirama Senju's power possessed by the fox, we cannot allow any Jinchūriki to take unnecessary risks.

More than ten minutes later.

Old Purple roughly slammed open the door to the Tsuchikage's office.

"Why won't you let me leave the village? What's wrong now? Yotsuba wants to visit the volcano in the north, can I refuse him?"

Onoki glanced at the broken door bolt and said:

"I know you can already talk to the Four-Tails."

Tell the Four-Tails to behave!
Konoha Village has recreated the First Hokage's Wood Release technique—those towering wooden Buddha statues, hundreds of meters tall. He knew what they were, and he knew what they meant.

Old Zi was taken aback, and a voice suddenly appeared in his heart.

"Old Zi, I'm not going, I'm not going, I'm not going to the volcano."

"Why not go?"

"Although Onoki is immoral, short-lived, and a petty person, he wouldn't joke about this matter."

He was probably referring to Hashirama Senju's True Several Thousand Hands.

That technique was terrifying. I refused to accept it at first, and as a result, the five volcanoes I lived in were flattened, I was half-dead, and then I was sealed away by Hashirama Senju.

"Five volcanoes were flattened?"

Old Purple didn't say anything more, turned around and left the Tsuchikage's office.

Onoki thought to himself, "That willful fool, Old Purple, is used to being arrogant because of his Jinchūriki status. The Four-Tails still has some sense of propriety."

However, considering that the Two-Tails of Kumogakure had died and that no Jinchuriki could be sent to the battlefield for the next few years, Onoki felt much better.

Onoki pondered how he could contact Madara Uchiha.

Madara Uchiha, this Konoha traitor, is a misnomer. He claimed to have severely damaged Konoha, but it was as if he hadn't done anything to it; Konoha remained just as strong.

He immediately told his assistant, "Send ANBU into Amegakure to find Uchiha Madara. Iwagakure is willing to cooperate with Uchiha Madara to attack Konoha."
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Konoha Village.

For a week straight, Hiruzen Sarutobi sat listlessly behind his desk, his eyes vacant.

When someone came to ask for instructions or report, Hiruzen Sarutobi acted as if nothing was wrong, handling village affairs.

When no one was around, Hiruzen Sarutobi would have his assistants leave, and he would stay alone in the empty Hokage office.

No matter how intense the sunlight streaming through the window behind him was, it couldn't ward off the icy chill from his body.

In the drawer on the left is a report scroll.

The scroll was written by Orochimaru, and he brought it back with him.

The original words written in the scroll are: Sarutobi Shinnosuke acted too hastily. In order to ensure the negotiation with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, he sent a fox to assassinate the head of the Fire Temple in advance.
The Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Stone Village took advantage of Konoha's misfortune, and together they sent six people—Mimoi, Ryuujin, Tsuchidai, Han (the Five-Tails Jinchuriki), Huangtu, and Bakura—to ambush and kill Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

Orochimaru had done his best; he used the First Hokage's strongest defensive secret technique, Rashomon, but he still couldn't save Sarutobi Shinnosuke from the combined attack of the six.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi put himself in their shoes, even if he himself faced the sneak attack of these six people, he couldn't protect Shinnosuke.

With no one in the office, Hiruzen Sarutobi took out the scroll again and carefully read it word by word.

He has looked at this scroll no less than 200 times.

If he could, he would really like to die in Sarutobi Shinnosuke's place...

Shinnosuke, why are you in such a hurry?

If you hadn't sent the fox to assassinate the head priest of the Fire Temple, you might have survived with the combined protection of the fox and Orochimaru.

Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi was feeling down, the office door was suddenly kicked open.

His wife, Sarutobi Biwako, appeared.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi saw Biwako's disheveled hair and bloodshot eyes, his guilt reached its peak.

(End of this chapter)