I'm in Konoha, and I started with Ashura Chakra.

Chapter 160 The Miserable Cloud Ninja, Gone Mad

Sizzle sizzle...

"Lightning Release: Black Spotted Blade!"

Within the rain-shrouded Land of Rain, on a battlefield teeming with white creatures, black lightning suddenly flashed, transforming into a black leopard. Utilizing the electrical properties of water, it instantly killed over a dozen White Zetsu clones and continued its rampage.

"It's boring, too weak, there's no intensity at all."

The person who used Black Lightning Release was Darui, the only one in Kumogakure who inherited the Black Lightning of the Third Raikage.

At that moment, he was complaining with a bored expression.

As mentioned earlier, although the number of 100,000 White Zetsu is astonishing, they can easily destroy chakra and at most unleash a C-rank ninjutsu, or even a C-rank ninjutsu.

But against well-coordinated or powerful Chunin and Jonin, they are no different from lambs to the slaughter.

Especially in the eyes of the Hidden Cloud Village, which reveres and excels in ninjutsu, these white creatures were far too slow.

Even if there are tens of thousands, they can be wiped out in no time.

However, Darui was immediately proven wrong as soon as he finished speaking.

"Damn it, why are you attacking your own people?"

"It's not me, how did this guy turn into me?"

"What's going on? Why are there two Truzs?"

"It's an enemy's disguise. Sensory ninjas, quickly find out the real one!"

"I can't tell them apart; their chakra fluctuations are exactly the same."

"Could it be Konoha's Shadow Clone Technique? Let's both of them exchange blows and see who turns into smoke."

"Ouch! See, I'm not a fake, am I? Quick, attack that guy!"

"Aaaaaah—you bastards, I'm injured too! I'm the real one, you've got the wrong person!"

"You damn fake, I'm going to kill you!!"

The sounds of arguing and fighting came from behind. Darui, who could barely make out what they were saying, frowned and turned around, saying, "It's so noisy, what's going on back there?"

When he successfully turned around, cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead, and he realized that he was in big trouble.

The ninja units, which had previously worked in perfect harmony, were now in complete chaos.

The reason for the chaotic lineup was that their teammates all looked exactly alike.

Even more incredibly, these teammates not only looked alike, but also had identical chakra fluctuations in their senses, making it impossible to distinguish between the real and the fake.

If this weren't a battlefield, perhaps torture could be used to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

But before their companions and captain could speak, a white creature would always emerge from the ground to disrupt them, and then a companion who looked exactly like them would suddenly attack, either seriously injuring or killing the others.

Thick smoke billowed through the rain, and more and more Cloud Ninjas, all looking exactly alike, appeared, making the situation increasingly chaotic.

Fearing they might hit the wrong person, the Cloud Ninja gradually became hesitant to make a move.

Whenever an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow is found, the White Zetsu clone, which was arguing with others, will suddenly launch an attack.

This made the Cloud Ninjas not only afraid to attack, but also afraid to get close.

However, when they retreated, they were constantly exposed, and other White Zetsu clones disguised as Cloud Ninjas always found opportunities to kill or maim them.

In a short time, the number of casualties among the Cloud Ninja began to appear and rose rapidly.

"Everyone spread out, communicate using coded hand signals, and immediately evacuate the battlefield!"

Although Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village) values ​​ninjutsu and taijutsu, and most of the men are muscular, it is not lacking in intelligent people.

Samui is the best example.

The person who gave the order was Samui, who remained calm even in this situation.

She shouted, "Everyone, separate yourselves and stay several meters apart. Then communicate using coded hand gestures. Anyone who cannot respond is the enemy."

From now on, everyone must be more vigilant and be wary of everyone around them, including their companions.

Then everyone withdrew from the battlefield and returned to camp to find a solution.

Upon hearing Samui's words, the Cloud Ninja, who had been in a panic, quickly regained their senses, instantly creating distance between themselves and those around them, and then using various hand gestures to communicate with acquaintances.

Just like hand seals, every ninja school teaches coded hand gestures, but not every gesture means the same thing.

To prevent others from deciphering the meaning of their gestures, many teams will rearrange the meanings of their gestures; this is a tacit understanding that can only be achieved by establishing bonds.

Of course, the White Zetsu clone was unaware of all this.

After all, the art of disguise can only perfectly transform one's appearance; it cannot possess the memories and ninjutsu of the person being disguised.

Seeing that these people had started communicating with gestures, even the White Zetsu clones using the Disguise Technique were dumbfounded.

Soon, some of the White Zetsu clones were exposed and killed.

Even so, the chaos in the lineup can only be alleviated somewhat.

After all, this is going to the battlefield, not a small team carrying out a mission.

Ninjas with special skills have all been assigned to a certain unit and rarely fight in the same squad.

Therefore, some coded gestures are not very effective.

After all, Black and White Zetsu were the number one intelligence strategists in the ninja world. With a thousand years of intelligence gathering, they had long since mastered all the basic information. The 100,000 White Army soldiers who could share memories also had a grasp of the basic information.

Seeing that the basic coded hand signals were useless, the Cloud Ninjas had no choice but to follow Samui's advice and retreat to their camp while maintaining their distance.

Boom! Zzzzz...

Just then, a deafening roar suddenly echoed across the battlefield.

At the same time, the astonishing sound of the volts converging drowned out the sound of the rain and reached the ears of many Cloud Ninjas.

Looking in the direction from which the sound came, they were shocked to see that the earth had been blasted into a huge crater, and the Cloud Ninja and White Zetsu clones were blown into the air by the powerful shockwave.

The thick dust and fog could not be dispersed immediately, even by the rain.

Soon, a tall, dark figure appeared in the dust and mist.

As soon as the shadowy figure appeared, a large number of Cloud Ninjas widened their eyes instantly, their pupils contracting to their limit.

Whether they were young people or middle-aged people, they all recognized the tall figure at a glance.

Many people blurted out, "Lord Raikage, no—the Third Hokage!!"

Indeed, the newcomer is none other than the Third Raikage, resurrected through Edo Tensei.

To be precise, it is the Third Raikage whose consciousness has been stripped away by Yagyu and who is now controlled by a wooden clone.

After the Third Raikage descended from the sky and created a huge crater on the ground, he emerged without a word, unleashing an astonishing burst of chakra, transforming it into black lightning chakra, entering the Black Lightning Chakra Mode, and then becoming a bolt of lightning as he charged into the Cloud Ninja's ranks, wreaking havoc.

Pfft!

The sound of a sharp weapon piercing flesh rang out, and a Cloud Ninja whose eyes widened, who was clearly very skilled in ninjutsu and could also use Lightning Release chakra to stimulate his cells, suddenly had his body split in two.

What split him in two was not some sharp divine weapon, but the Third Raikage's hand blade.

To be precise, he was not cut off, but stabbed off.

"Earth-Hell Thrust!"

"Raikage---Lord Raikage, why are you attacking your own people?"

Looking at the Cloud Ninja whose body was split in two and who did not turn into a white creature after death, some Cloud Ninjas around were shocked by the Third Raikage's ultimate technique, while others shouted in disbelief.

"Scatter quickly, don't go near him!"

Suddenly someone shouted a warning: "He's not the Third Hokage! He's a powerful undead summoned by the enemy using the Impure World Reincarnation technique!"

Upon hearing this, the Cloud Ninja were all awakened, and upon closer inspection, they indeed found that the Third Raikage's body was covered with cracks.

So they quickly prepared to use their teleportation ability to create distance between themselves and the Third Raikage.

Unfortunately, they were too slow.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.——·

Puweiwei—····

"Ahhh—"

The Third Raikage simply raised his hand and unleashed hundreds upon hundreds of black lightning bolts, which merged into the rain and engulfed the surrounding Cloud Ninja. The power, even more astonishing than ordinary lightning, not only caused the Cloud Ninja immense pain but also rendered them unable to move.

Some of the Cloud Ninja who were stabbed in the head suffered excruciating headaches and quickly lost consciousness.

This is a technique that the Third Raikage didn't know when he was alive, but Yagyu is very good at it.

Aside from lacking the strength of the original body, the wooden clone is on par with the original body in every other aspect, including knowledge and experience.

Therefore, when a Wood Clone personally controls a powerful undead with an immortal body and unlimited chakra, it can not only use the opponent's abilities from their previous life, but also use the opponent's body to perform the ninjutsu it has mastered.

As a result, the already powerful Third Raikage became even more unsolvable.

After unleashing a thousand black lightning bolts to kill and immobilize more than a dozen Cloud Ninja, the Third Raikage once again transformed into a black lightning bolt, passing by them in the blink of an eye.

When the black lightning froze, revealing the Third Raikage with only three fingers extended from one hand, the dozen or so Cloud Ninja behind him instantly split in two.

"Damn it! How dare you desecrate the soul of the Third Hokage! Die!"

Watching his comrades being killed one after another, a Cloud Ninja, emboldened by some unknown source, suddenly appeared beside the Third Raikage, his body crackling with blue and white lightning, and wielding a katana that also crackled with electricity. He roared and slashed down.

The Third Raikage seemed to have no time to react, letting the Cloud Ninja's slash land on him.

Clang! Click!

The sound of metal clashing had just begun when the sound of shattering followed immediately.

The katana in the Cloud Ninja's hand struck the Third Raikage, but instead of leaving any mark, it...

Instead, it was shattered by the force of the recoil.

Upon seeing this, the anger on the Yun ninja's face was instantly replaced by terror.

Brush it up and you'll taste the aroma!

A black streak of light flashed across the Cloud Ninja's body, instantly splitting him in two.

The Third Raikage, on the other hand, maintained the gesture of waving two fingers.

"Run! The Third Hokage possesses the strongest spear and the strongest shield, capable of piercing any object and ignoring all physical attacks. You cannot harm him. Quickly evacuate the Land of Rain and return to camp!"

The roar echoed across the battlefield. The one who shouted these words was Darui, the only one in the entire Hidden Cloud Village to inherit the black lightning of the Third Raikage.

Apart from the Fourth Raikage, no one understood the Third Raikage's power better than Darui; even Killer Bee didn't understand it as well.

Ōnoki was able to become the Kage-level powerhouse closest to the Super Kage because he mastered the Kekkei Tota.

The Third Raikage, on the other hand, had no bloodline limit or bloodline elimination. He stood at the pinnacle of the Five Kage solely through his Lightning Release. Even Onoki did not want to face him and instead sent ten thousand Iwa ninja to besiege the Third Raikage, exhausting him to death.

Onoki can fly, making it difficult for the Third Raikage's attacks to hit him; while the Third Raikage possesses the fastest speed under space-time conditions, making it equally difficult for Onoki's Dust Release to hit him.

Therefore, these two people never fought each other during the Third Shinobi World War.

Because they both knew very well that they were powerless against the other.

Unless Onoki intervenes, or someone with the same techniques as the Third Raikage stops him, the Third Raikage alone could sweep through Kumogakure.

He was able to fight against ten thousand men single-handedly during his lifetime and held out for several days and nights.

Now possessing immortality and unlimited chakra, the Third Raikage could wipe out the entire Hidden Cloud Village.

That's why Darui was so anxious to warn his companions to escape.

Those who stayed behind were nothing more than lambs to the slaughter; even if everyone attacked the Third Raikage together, they wouldn't be harmed in the slightest.

Upon hearing Darui's reminder, many Cloud Ninjas recalled the legendary achievements of the Third Raikage, which were recorded in textbooks.

Therefore, they all distanced themselves from the Third Raikage, not only having to guard against their companions disguised as White Zetsu clones, but also from the Third Raikage's lightning strike.

Boom! Just as they were multitasking, another deafening explosion rang out.

A dazzling burst of flames erupted over a battlefield, instantly evaporating the rain and creating a vast cloud of mist.

"Ahhh—··—"

A heart-wrenching scream echoed throughout the area.

"He's a member of the Akatsuki!!!"

Before the mist and flames could dissipate, someone discovered something.

Suddenly, two figures dressed in black trench coats embroidered with red clouds appeared on the battlefield.

These are Kakuzu and Hidan, who were resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

"Those are... Kakuzu from Takigakure and Hidan from Yugakure; they are also resurrected spirits using the Impure World Reincarnation technique!"

The sharp-eyed Cloud Ninja had already recognized their identities.

In response, Kakuzu and Hidan, who were also controlled by two wooden clones, charged into the crowd without expression, killing Cloud Ninja and Cloud Ninja clones that were transformed from White Zetsu without distinguishing friend from foe.

The scythes flew up like windmills, and the Five Elements Escape Techniques and combination ninjutsu were unleashed without restraint.

Especially the latter, Kakuzu, with his Edo Tensei body, is definitely one of the most useful tools.

Because he possesses the properties of the five elements, he can maximize the power of Yagyu's Five Elements Escape Technique.

With unlimited chakra, the Wood Clone's manipulation of Kakuzu's Five Elements Release techniques is like a machine gun or a Gatling gun.

Rumble...

Deafening explosions continued to erupt, flames, lightning, and waves swept across the entire battlefield, and every second saw the deaths of Cloud Ninjas and White Zetsu clones.

The Third Raikage, Kakuzu, and Hidan, with their overwhelming power, were reaping lives one after another, quickly going on a killing spree.