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

Chapter 161 Yagyu's Ruthless Pursuit of Annihilation

"Lord Raikage, something terrible has happened!"

Just as the Third Raikage, Kakuzu, and Hidan were slaughtering Cloud Ninja on the battlefield.

The news that the White Zetsu clones were disguising themselves as their own people to disrupt the formation, and that the Third Raikage had been resurrected through Edo Tensei and was slaughtering his own people, was quickly learned by the logistics department stationed at the rear, and was swiftly relayed to the ears of the Fourth Raikage and Killer Bee, who were together at the time.

"What? Dad's back to life?"

"Idiot! Bastard! This is terrible! With Dad's strength, even if Gyu-ma went all out, he could only fight to a draw! That's an unparalleled defense—even the Tailed Beast Ball couldn't break it—"

The Fourth Raikage and Killer Bee reacted differently; the former looked utterly astonished, while the latter suddenly started rapping and dancing wildly.

But both of them were actually equally shocked.

After all, no one knew their father's strength better than these two brothers.

As a martial arts practitioner, the Fourth Raikage was trained as a Raikage candidate from a young age. In order to forge a body that had been tempered through countless trials, he was subjected to the baptism of lightning at a very young age. He was also taught the Hell Thrust by the Third Raikage, but he did not have the talent to master it.

However, the Fourth Raikage witnessed his father's Lightning Release Chakra Mode and Hell Thrust more than once, which were the strongest spear and the strongest shield that he could never match.

"Bi, come with me to provide support! Mabuyi, you're in charge here!"

Without hesitation, the Fourth Raikage stood up and left a message for Mabui, who was wearing a black suit and whose skin was different from Samui's fair skin—it was wheat-colored but still beautiful and had an exotic charm—before taking Killer Bee out of the tent and transforming into lightning to dash towards the battlefield.

Fortunately, this place is relatively close to the battlefield, otherwise the Fourth Raikage would have even risked using the Heavenly Delivery Technique to go and provide support.

After all, if he had been a second slower, one of his men might have died.

As the eldest son, the Fourth Raikage knew all too well that apart from himself and Killer Bee, no one in Kumogakure could rival the Third Raikage.

Even if he and Killer Bee faced their father alone, their chances of winning weren't very high.

Only with the combined efforts of the brothers can they hope to defeat their father.

Thinking of this, the Fourth Raikage couldn't help but curse aloud: "Damn Konoha, damn Tobirama Senju, damn Orochimaru and the Hundred Faces!"

The three "damn it"s show just how angry and vulnerable the Fourth Raikage is.

Just as the AB duo were rushing to the battlefield, on the other side of the battlefield, their formation was disrupted by the White Zetsu clones, and they were also attacked by powerful undead warriors.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

A strange, piercing sound echoed continuously through the rain.

Bullets formed from water droplets, like a barrage of bullets, engulfed the fleeing Mist Ninja.

"Lava Release: Melting Monster Technique!"

Just then, a spray of corrosive acid, carrying a mist of molten rainwater, spread out, blocking all the water bullets and causing them to evaporate completely.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

Before the acid had even hit the ground, another voice rang out, the same voice as before.

In the abundant rain, a giant water dragon immediately appeared, roaring towards the figure that had fired a large number of water bullets.

From a God's-eye view, the two figures are facing off against each other.

A man and a woman, one a dead man covered in cracks with lifeless eyes, the other a voluptuous woman who, due to the rain, was not dressed provocatively but instead wore a sacred robe.

They were none other than the Second Mizukage of Kirigakure, Gengetsu Hozuki, and the current Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, along with AB (Ashita Tomohisa), whose arrogance, confidence, or perhaps she was simply overconfident in her team's overall strength was questionable.

The combinations are different.

After the Blood Mist Village, bloodline clans had become rare, and their overall strength had fallen to the bottom of the Five Great Ninja Villages, even inferior to the Hidden Mist Village, which was not as strong as the Hidden Sun Village. Mei Terumi dared not stay behind and chose to "personally lead the army" to attack the Hidden Rain Village.

With her leading the charge, our losses can be minimized.

Mei Terumi's decision meant that Kirigakure, unlike Kumogakure, did not have to be wary of their own comrades as well as the attacks of powerful resurrected Edo Tensei, which meant that Kirigakure could not fully utilize their strength.

The Hidden Mist Village was also caught off guard by the White Zetsu clone.

However, the Second Mizukage resurrected by the Hundred Faces Impure World Reincarnation, as well as former Kirigakure strongmen like Hozuki Mangetsu, were all held back by Mei Terumi, Ao, and Chojuro.

The remaining Mist Ninja withdrew from the battlefield in an organized manner, preparing to leave the Land of Rain and return to their camp.

Find out the white creatures disguised as allies, find a solution, and then launch another attack.

Unlike the Cloud Ninja who were in complete disarray, the Mist Ninja quickly withdrew from the battlefield.

"Ao, Chojuro, retreat!"

Mei Terumi, who used two bloodline limits and fought to a standstill against the Second Mizukage who was not going all out because of Hyakko's holding back, did not linger in battle after sensing that her subordinates had successfully retreated.

Instead, he shouted to Ao and Chojuro, who were fighting fiercely in the distance, then formed a hand seal, puffed out his cheeks, and exhaled a cloud of acid and warm mist.

The melting and boiling processes instantly evaporate a large amount of rainwater, forming a larger, equally hot mist that spreads out.

Without even blinking, the Second Mizukage was engulfed by the mist.

In an instant, the mist spread across the battlefield between Ao and Chojuro.

After the mist dissipated, Mei Terumi and her two guards had disappeared.

The Second Mizukage and Hozuki Mangetsu, along with other powerful undead from Kirigakure, did not pursue them.

The Hundred Faces' mission was simply to use the reanimated elite troops to hold off the five great ninja villages.

Yagyu's idea was to wipe out these ninja villages to the point of collapse.

With more than half a month remaining before the seal ends, this confrontation is just the beginning.

The five great ninja villages were caught off guard by the White Zetsu clones' disguise technique and the elite Edo Tensei forces of the Hundred Faces.

The real journey will begin once they find a solution.

"Qing, can you tell the difference between the real and the fake?"

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Mei Terumi instantly teleported back towards the camp and calmly asked Ao, who had activated his Byakugan.

"You can't tell at all."

Qing shook his head, his expression grave, and said, "Those white creatures don't seem like special clones at all."

They look more like "people" who look exactly the same.

Their transformation technique was incredibly advanced; not only were their appearances identical, but even their chakra fluctuations were exactly the same. Unless one was extremely familiar with them, even the strongest senses couldn't distinguish the real from the fake.

Mei Terumi nodded, then said to Chojuro, "Chojuro, could you please make a trip to Konoha and request support from them? Ask them to send a member of the Yamanaka clan to assist us."

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"Yes, Lord Mizukage."

Chojuro nodded respectfully, then changed direction and vanished in an instant.

"etc--"

Just then, Mei Terumi suddenly called out to him.

Mei Terumi frowned slightly and pondered for a few seconds before slowly saying, "Tell the higher-ups in Konoha, in a subtle way, that Kirigakure is willing to form an alliance with them, assist them in destroying the Rinnegan after the Akatsuki are wiped out, and sign an alliance agreement with Konoha after the war."

"Yes, Lord Mizukage." Chojuro was somewhat surprised, but still nodded respectfully, and then vanished in an instant.

Mei Terumi, with a solemn expression, continued back to the camp with Ao.

Although the casualties in Kirigakure were not great, Mei Terumi was in a very bad mood, extremely heavy.

Because she suddenly realized that the legendary Rinnegan might be hiding a huge secret.

That secret was beyond her reach, even as one of the Five Kage.

Tailed beasts and Jinchuriki are very powerful, representing the foundation of a ninja village and serving as strategic weapons. However, apart from the Fourth Mizukage and the Fifth Kazekage, none of the Five Kage throughout history have been Jinchuriki.

Apart from these two Kage, no Jinchuriki has ever been the strongest person in the Five Great Shinobi Villages, not even the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the strongest of the Tailed Beasts.

For the Five Kage, both the Tailed Beasts and Jinchūriki are things that can be defeated, or even tamed.

If it weren't for the fact that Rōshi and Han were both on his side, Ōnoki could have easily killed the Fourth Mizukage, who became a perfect Jinchūriki, and the Third Raikage, who fought to a draw with the Eight-Tails, Gyūki.

Unless multiple tailed beasts join forces, none of them can pose a threat to the Five Kage.

As for the nine tailed beasts, they were toys that the First Hokage could easily give away to other ninja villages.

That's why Mei Terumi suddenly said those things to Chojuro.

Because it suddenly occurred to her that with such strength at his age, Yagyu would eventually become the next generation's ninja god.

Even now, he might not be afraid of a combined attack from multiple tailed beasts.

After all, the power of Wood Release might not be clear to today's young people, but it was recorded by the First Five Kage and is information that the Five Kage and higher-ups of later generations must master.

According to the information left behind by the First Five Kage, Mei Terumi knew that the strongest abilities of Wood Release, besides its astonishing range, also included the ability to seal and absorb chakra.

The latter, in particular, is the key to restraining the tailed beasts.

Faced with Wood Release, which grows stronger with each battle and can be sealed, Tailed Beasts are naturally countered.

Using Wood Release to deal with Tailed Beasts, Yagyu might now be able to reach the level of the First Hokage.

Therefore, even if the Akatsuki had only collected seven tailed beasts, or even if they had obtained all nine tailed beasts and sealed them in a container to unleash the combined power of all nine tailed beasts, they should still be no match for Wood Release.

Not to mention that they've only just obtained seven tailed beasts.

Why would they rather send the Second Mizukage, whose strength is in no way inferior to theirs and even surpasses that of the Akatsuki members, to deal with the Five Great Shinobi Villages, while they themselves hide away to seal the Tailed Beasts, than put down their seals and join forces with the Second Mizukage and the others to destroy the Five Great Shinobi Villages?

If their goal is to rule the ninja world, then as long as they work together, they can defeat and destroy the five great ninja villages.

Wouldn't that allow me to realize my ambitions?

Could it be that the Rinnegan and that special container conceal an even more terrifying power that requires a tailed beast to activate?

Mei Terumi found it increasingly unbelievable, yet at the same time, she felt it was becoming more and more likely.

There's no other reason than that it's a woman's intuition.

Yagyu was unaware of Terumi Mei's thoughts; otherwise, he would have been unable to resist applauding and marveling at how irrational a woman's intuition truly is.

At the same time, Mei Terumi unintentionally made another wise choice.

Rumble—

Like Kumogakure and Kirigakure, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Konoha were also disrupted by the disguise technique of the White Zetsu clones and attacked by powerful undead warriors.

However, Iwagakure soon withdrew from the Land of Rain.

Like Mei Terumi, Onoki greatly valued the village's talent and did not stay behind. Instead, he personally led the Iwa ninja forces into the Land of Rain.

Without even deploying the Second Tsuchikage's elite Earth Reincarnation troops, Hiruzen and others who had died in the Third Shinobi World War were blasted into molecules by Onoki's Dust Release in a single move.

Although their immortality allows them to reassemble and revive even when reduced to molecules.

However, the rigidity of this process led to their sealing by the Iwagakure sealing team.

If it weren't for the incredibly troublesome disguise technique of the White Zetsu clones, the Iwa ninja forces would never have retreated.

"Kurotsuchi, go to the Konoha camp and ask them to send a member of the Yamanaka clan to support us."

On the way back, Onoki and Terumi had a conversation and gave their granddaughter orders.

"Yes."

Kurotsuchi looked at the Iwa ninja squad members, who were several meters or even more than ten meters away, their bodies tense and constantly on guard, and nodded obediently.

On the other side, Sunagakure withdrew from the battlefield in a sorry state, suffering heavy losses just like Kumogakure.

The Hidden Sand Village once had its glory days, otherwise it wouldn't have dared to break the alliance agreement and wage war against the Hidden Leaf Village.

The Third and Fourth Kazekage, along with Yekura, Sasori of the Red Sand, and Elder Chiyo, were all top-tier powerhouses.

And Yagyu had all the intermediaries for these people.

Faced with the attack of five former big shots from Sunagakure, Sunagakure, whose only member was a Kage-level shinobi, was no match for them and was slaughtered like lambs.

The wooden clone that controlled the five powerful figures showed no mercy to anyone except Temari and her siblings, treating everyone equally.

Just as Gaara wanted to limit Yagyu, Yagyu also wanted to crush Sunagakure to the point of collapse, so that when he succeeded as the Sixth Hokage, the Hokage's overall strength would be greater than the combined strength of the other four great ninja villages.

As a result, Sunagakure and the Land of Wind, who dared not oppose Konoha, had no choice but to lower their stance and offer Temari as a marriage alliance with Yagyu.

In this way, the relationship between Yagyu and Temari was established naturally, and there was no fear of causing any diplomatic problems.

As for Konoha, they also suffered many casualties.

However, upon closer inspection, it will be found that only a small portion of the casualties were actually caused by the White Zetsu clones.

The rest of those who died at the hands of the reanimated ninja were almost all survivors of the four major ninja clans: Sarutobi, Shimura, Mitomon, and Utatane.

Although the kind-hearted Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Hikaru spared these survivors.

But Yagyu was determined to eliminate them all; he didn't like leaving any potential threats behind.