Promoting the Konoha threat theory, and talking about the Hidden Mist Belt!

Suddenly, the seemingly old and weak members of the Uzumaki clan perked up, straightened their backs, and waved their hands, unleashing a barrage of kunai from all directions like raindrops.

As a large number of kunai were fired, the explosive tags attached to their ends began to burn fiercely, under the horrified gazes of the Thunder and Earth Alliance...

BOOM!

"It's truly spectacular!"

Looking at the scene before him, Hozuki Shingetsu couldn't help but sigh.

Chapter 51 Five-Tailed King Kokuo

Since Hozuki Shingetsu had already planned this whole drama before even leaving the village, how could he not have imagined the scene of the Uzumaki clan being chased when they agreed to enter Kirigakure under pressure from the Raito Alliance?

Back when Hozuki Shingetsu decided to launch a surprise attack on the Konoha envoy that night, he had already sent a ninja hawk to deliver the message back to Kirigakure. Of course, this message wasn't for Ren, but for his own father.

If the task were given to Ren, the chances of Kirigakure sending anyone would be almost zero; however, if it were given to their own father, with Hozuki Shingetsu's prior warning and Yukinagi's identity as a factor, the Hozuki and Yuki clans mobilized all their clan ninjas and sent a massive support mission across the ocean.

Although this move could be considered a huge embarrassment to Ren, it doesn't matter. As long as the Uzumaki clan successfully joins Kirigakure and the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki succeeds, no one will care about this matter except for Ren and Kaguya's clan.

Therefore, having confirmed the arrival of Kirigakure's reinforcements, Hozuki Shingetsu naturally considered how to further subdue this enemy force—if the Second Shinobi World War were to break out and the three kingdoms of Wind, Earth, and Lightning were to attack Konoha simultaneously, Konoha might actually be in danger.

If Konoha really falls, it won't be a good thing for Hozuki Shingetsu, who has painstakingly created chaos and conflict across the ninja world.

So, let him take on this wave of enemies! Consider it compensation for the trouble he caused Konoha before.

This great river was the burial place carefully chosen by Hozuki Shingetsu for the Thunder-Earth Alliance.

The first move was made by the Hozuki clan, experts in Water Release, using water to disrupt the formation. The Yuki clan, ninjas of Ice Release, followed up with water-to-ice control. Finally, the Uzumaki clan dealt damage. With this combination, the Lightning-Earth Alliance would be severely damaged, if not killed.

To prevent the sensory ninjas in the Lightning-Earth Alliance from detecting his chakra, Hozuki Shingetsu even used the water vapor from the river itself to expand the range of the mirage, enveloping all his own ninjas within it—the mirage's ability to disrupt perception was something that could even confuse the Second Tsuchikage, Mu, so interfering with the perception of these little Karami was incredibly easy.

Otherwise, the chakra reaction generated by such a large-scale gathering of ninjas would have been detected by the enemy long ago, so why would they walk into a trap?

"withdraw!"

"Get out!"

The hunters stared at the scene before them with bloodshot eyes. Emotionally, they wanted to fight back immediately, but reason told them that morale was low and continuing the fight would be futile.

Just as he was looking around, trying to organize his men to break through, he suddenly realized something was wrong—where did those barbarians from Kumogakure go?

He turned his head and could only see Modibi's back as he rapidly retreated, enveloped in Lightning Release Chakra Mode!

It wasn't just him; since the Cloud Village team was led by elites, many of whom were Jonin proficient in this ninjutsu, all the Cloud Village ninjas who had dodged the water flow and ice control chains activated this ninjutsu and began to flee for their lives!

"Nima..."

Upon seeing this, the hunter could no longer hold back and spurted out a mouthful of blood.

He never expected that he would be outsmarted by this muscular, slow-witted, and big-eyed brute!

Seemingly sensing the hunter's gaze, Moody turned around and flashed him a hearty smile revealing eight gleaming white teeth, before running back without looking back.

Meanwhile, the Kirigakure-Uzumaki alliance caught up and surrounded the remaining Kumogakure and Iwagakure ninjas.

After the initial surprise attack, half of the Lightning-Earth Alliance's original force of 500 was killed instantly, and the rest were injured by the flying ice shards and the aftershocks of the explosion. Including those who fled with Modibi, there were only about a hundred ninjas left.

“You guys deal with him, I’ll go after Modiby.”

Hozuki Shingetsu glanced at the hunters who were surrounded, as well as some Cloud Ninja and Iwa Ninja, and skipped over the area, heading straight for Moody with Yukinagi and Yagura Karatachi.

Moody is a master of Lightning Release Chakra Mode. If we can capture him alive, we can find a way to use our special abilities to enter his mind and sense his state when he uses ninjutsu. This is absolutely necessary for perfecting Water Release Chakra Mode.

So no matter what, Moody must not leave!

"Watch out, Moon!"

Surrounded by numerous powerful figures, Kushina Uzumaki also offered her blessings at the opportune moment. Although she still felt somewhat taken aback by the reality of having a fiancé, she was trying her best to adapt to her new identity.

"Watch out, Tsuki~" Yukinagi repeated to Hozuki Shingetsu beside her in a strange, drawn-out tone after hearing this.

Hozuki Shingetsu, however, paid no heed, for he had anticipated this moment when he made his decision.

"That brat, he actually dares to order his old man around!" On the other side, Hozuki Zangetsu immediately glared and puffed out his cheeks after hearing Hozuki Shingetsu's arrangements. However, although he said that, the smugness he exuded was so strong that even his old friend, Yukina, the head of the Yuki clan, couldn't stand it.

After all, not everyone can accomplish something like Hozuki Shingetsu's feat at the age of twelve.

"I really don't know how you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, could have given birth to such a smart child."

Yukina glanced enviously at Hozuki Shingetsu as he left, then looked at her disappointing daughter and sighed.

He was genuinely surprised when he learned that Hozuki Shingetsu had managed to lure the entire Uzumaki clan here. He'd been sent as a scout to Uzushio Village to pave the way for obtaining the sealing technology for the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, and now Hozuki Shingetsu had managed to bring the whole clan back?

This achievement, unlike his previous schemes that secretly created chaos in the ninja world, solidified Yukina's resolve to stand with the Hozuki clan, leading him to send the Yukina clan's elite to provide support.

"Looks like I've been underestimated!" Hunter glanced at Hozuki Shingetsu and the others who had left, then at the remaining Iwa ninja, sighed, and said, "I really didn't expect that a moment of carelessness would lead me to such a predicament."

"Surrender, Hunter, you have no chance anymore." The high-ranking members of the Vortex couldn't help but show a look of satisfaction as they looked at the enemy who had forced them to leave their homes.

Although Hunter is considered a top-tier expert, with so many ninjas present, he has virtually no chance of survival.

"However, you underestimate me if you think I'll just surrender like this."

Hunter looked at the crowd surrounding him, a look of madness on his face. A flash of his kunai, which didn't go towards the enemy, but instead pierced directly through the chest of a surviving ninja dressed as a monk!

"Finally, I can rest..."

The ninja showed no anger whatsoever; on the contrary, he seemed somewhat relieved, as if he had finally waited for this day. Seeing this scene, the remaining surviving Iwagakure members, as if witnessing something terrifying about to be born, launched a fierce attack on the outer perimeter, attempting to escape.

"No, that chakra... it's a tailed beast!"

The Uzumaki clan had seen many tailed beasts, not to mention that there were many elders present who had survived from the Warring States period. Having personally witnessed Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha joining forces to collect the tailed beasts, they were all too familiar with this ominous aura.

"This is... the Five-Tails!"

Suddenly, a pure white beast, resembling a fusion of a dolphin and a horse, made entirely of chakra, appeared from the chest of the dead monk!

hold head high!

The moment the Five-Tailed King Mu appeared, it was clearly stunned, not understanding how it had suddenly regained its freedom. But soon, it stared at everyone present with extremely hateful eyes.

"Since you want me dead, then let's all go to hell together!" the hunter shouted, seemingly insane.

The reason Iwagakure brought the Five-Tails here was because it often went berserk and unstable. So they thought that as soon as they broke through Uzushio Village and obtained the Tailed Beast Sealing Technique, they could control it and turn it into a Jinchūriki on the spot.

But since things have already developed to this point, why bother with tailed beasts anymore? Tailed beasts can be resurrected after they die anyway. Given the current situation in the ninja world, no one dares to risk breaking the balance by forcibly taking away the tailed beasts that belong to Iwagakure. So it's better to release them and let Kirigakure suffer a great loss!

Once the Tailed Beasts appear, the hatred they've harbored for so long, imprisoned by humanity, will inevitably drive them to annihilate every human they encounter. Even if Kirigakure manages to subdue them, at least 80% of those present will die. With 80% of the elite members of the Hozuki, Yuki, and Uzumaki clans dead, let's see how Kirigakure laughs then!

"It's a pity that I can't go back to Iwagakure and feel the gale blowing in that vast wilderness again."

The hunter had this thought flash through his mind, and then he saw the Five-Tailed King Koku's huge hoof pressing down on him!

Chapter 52 I laugh at the whirlpool's lack of wisdom and the ghost's lack of strategy.

"Those idiots from Iwagakure, did you think I couldn't see his contempt for us before? Haha, serves them right! Now you know who the idiot is, right?"

"People say that the people of Kumogakure are simple-minded, but actually we are not simple-minded at all. Most of the time we are incredibly clever."

While leading his men in Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Moodybi kept glancing back to keep track of the pursuers' progress.

"That's... the Five-Tails?"

Even though they had fled to a great distance, the overwhelming figure of the Five-Tailed King Mu was still clearly visible.

"This guy, Hunter, is really crazy! He even carries such a dangerous thing as a tailed beast with him. Luckily, the tailed beast didn't go berserk before, otherwise our allied forces would have fallen apart before we even got here."

Moody said with lingering fear as he looked at the Tailed Beast that kept roaring and trampling the earth.

"However, no matter how cunning you are, in the end you still became our scapegoat."

As the saying goes, when you're escaping, you don't need to run faster than the enemy; you just need to run faster than your teammates to be saved. Moody now understands this principle well.

With the Five-Tails buying them time, it's safe to say that Kirigakure has no chance of catching up, and they can now safely return to Kumogakure.

With things having developed to this point, it can be said that the Hidden Cloud Village's attempt to seize the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki from the Uzushio Village has completely failed.

Even if Kirigakure and the Five-Tails fight to a draw, given the current state of the Cloud Village ninja, they might not be able to obtain the sealing technology for the Tailed Beasts if they turn around and fight back.

"My lord, we've reached Wochao Village just ahead."

Reminded by his ninja subordinates, Moody once again caught sight of the bustling Uzushio Village and the towering castle tower.

"Hahaha……"

Suddenly, Modibi stopped in his tracks, stood on a tree, and laughed wildly as he looked in the direction of Vortex Village.

"Why are you laughing, sir?"

The many Cloud Village ninja present were puzzled and looked at Moody.

If a low-ranking ninja stops laughing uncontrollably while fleeing for his life, he must be out of his mind; but if it's a leader, then there must be a deeper meaning behind it.

"I don't laugh at others, but I laugh at the Ghost Lamp's lack of strategy and the Uzumaki's lack of wisdom. If I were to use troops, I could ambush them here beforehand. What could they do?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a loud bang was heard, and the main gate of Uzumaki Village swung open. Leading the way was the third elder of the Uzumaki clan, and a group of Uzumaki ninjas suddenly appeared behind him, rushing over with explosive tags and howling.

"Retreat, retreat quickly!"

Moody's smile vanished abruptly. He was all too familiar with this tactic of using shadow clones with explosive tags. Moreover, he didn't know if there were any pursuers behind him. If he wasted too much time and got surrounded, he would really lose his life.

As highly skilled practitioners of Lightning Release chakra mode, the escape speed of the Cloud Village ninjas was unparalleled in the ninja world. Although the Uzumaki ninjas managed to deceive the Cloud Village ninjas by digging deep underground, achieving the effect of a sneak attack, many of them still managed to escape.

"stop!"