Naruto: Starting with Creating a Genius Persona

Chapter 185 Blitzkrieg (Part 2)

Its daybreak.

In the morning, sunlight shines down from the eastern mountain ridge into every part of the village.

The shelters were opened one after another, and the people walked out in an orderly manner under the guidance of the ninjas. The cleanup work began. Under the organization of the ninjas, the villagers were divided into several teams and began to move rubble and clear debris.

Supplies began to be distributed, food and water were delivered to various places, and people lined up in front of the makeshift medical tents to receive treatment. The wounded were classified and treated according to their severity, and after being registered, they were sent to different areas in batches.

Several Jonin from the Barrier Squad were inspecting the barrier nodes and attempting to restore it. The patrol teams had resumed their shifts, the communications squad was repairing the damaged communication lines, and the administrative department was beginning to compile reports of damage from various locations last night.

Smoke rose from the chimneys, sparse and scattered, as if everything was returning to normal.

In the distance, atop a high mountain outside Kumogakure, Shinichi silently watched this scene.

Behind him, all the members of the Shinichi Battalion stood quietly, no one speaking, silently eating their specially made soldier rations and recovering their strength.

These specially made soldier ration pills were personally made and distributed to everyone by Captain Shinichi before the operation. Once the pills entered the stomach, they transformed into a gentle, warm current that slowly spread from the stomach to the limbs and bones. Compared to ordinary soldier ration pills, these specially made soldier ration pills were faster, gentler, and had a longer-lasting effect.

Most of the team members were already used to this, but they were once again amazed: the captain's medical ninjutsu skills were indeed unfathomable, even the soldier pills he made on the spur of the moment had such miraculous effects.

Several corpses of Cloud Village ninjas were scattered around them, their blood still wet. They sped towards Cloud Village, and the closer they got, the denser the Cloud Village patrols became.

Those groups that were too large to trigger an alarm were bypassed, while those that were too small were dealt with quietly. From the moment they set out until now, they have not alerted anyone.

Witnessing all this, the team members couldn't help but marvel once again at just how strong their captain's perception was.

Shinichi remained standing there, gazing at the distant village. A glint of glass seemed to flash in the depths of his eyes. After a moment, he withdrew his gaze and turned away.

"The barrier damaged by Kumogakure last night has not yet been repaired!"

Shinichi slowly said, "Just as I judged, the Cloud Village's forces are currently in an unprecedented state of weakness. Most of the ninjas on duty are probably just genin, with very few chunin and joinin. In fact, these people are not much more numerous than us."

This was within Shinichi's expectations. He had roughly estimated the maximum mobilization strength of the five great nations and five great ninja villages during wartime. Including the local ninja clans and forces of each nation, the combined strength of the five great nations and five great ninja villages was approximately 90,000 (excluding genin).

This number appears to be 10,000 more than the more than 80,000 ninjas in the Fourth Shinobi World War (the remainder being samurai) who later recovered for more than ten years.

However, the major ninja villages did not actually send out all their forces during that great battle. For example, the genin (lower-ranking ninja) did not participate in the battle, while a group of chunin (middle-ranking ninja) and jonin (high-ranking ninja) were led by village elders and advisors, such as Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado of Konoha, Ebizo of Sunagakure, and Genji of Kirigakure, to guard their own bases and prevent Akatsuki from raiding them.

Furthermore, they did not mobilize their respective local forces within their countries.

At this time, as a nation and ninja village known for its martial arts, and with the strong support of the Land of Lightning, the military strength of the Hidden Cloud Village was closest to that of the Hidden Leaf Village. Without counting the genin, the number of chunin and jonin was also just over 20,000. Although the number of ninjas in the Hidden Stone Village was slightly less, it was not much less, and it also reached the number of 20,000.

Among the five great ninja villages, Sunagakure and Kirigakure are significantly inferior in terms of the number of ninjas. The former is hampered by population and financial constraints, while the latter suffers from constant internal strife due to the Blood Mist policy. The situation only slightly improved after the Zabuza incident a couple of years ago, but only slightly.

At this moment, the vast forces of the Hidden Cloud Village are scattered in various places.

The Hidden Cloud Village and other ninja clans of the Land of Lightning deployed more than 10,000 people on the southwestern Konoha front line, and a group was stationed on the northwestern defense line to keep an eye on the movements of the Hidden Stone Village. In addition, 3,000 people were taken away by the Third Raikage and A Yotsuki, so almost all the available troops were drawn away.

Thus, at this time, Kumogakure was in an unprecedented state of emptiness, with only a few hundred Chunin and Jonin combined.

These hundreds of people are also scattered throughout the vast village, responsible for various key points and streets.

Hundreds of people were thrown in, but it was like throwing a handful of sand into a pond; not even a splash was made.

Shinichi slowly surveyed the crowd and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, prepare for action! Just as planned, I'll lead the way! The entire team will storm the center of Kumogakure! Head straight for the Raikage's building! Destroy everything inside that can be destroyed!"

"yes!"

The voices of more than four hundred people merged into a low, short shout, their eyes showing no hesitation.

Shinichi turned around and looked at the village in the distance.

The Raikage Building is not only a symbol of power in Kumogakure, but also the heart of the entire village.

Destroying it would be a far greater blow to the morale of the Hidden Cloud Village than burning down a few warehouses or blowing up a few strongholds, and for the Hidden Leaf Village, it would be a victory worthy of being recorded in the village's history and spread throughout the ninja world.

But that's only one aspect.

Inside, there were also a large number of ninjutsu scrolls, mission reports, administrative files, resource allocation, strategic deployment maps, and so on. If the ninjutsu scrolls were destroyed, they could be rewritten by the living. However, if the data files that recorded the core of the Cloud Village's operation were destroyed, the Cloud Village's administrative management system would fall into unprecedented chaos for a long time to come.

"Alright, let's move out! After completing the mission, don't linger! Retreat immediately!"

"yes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhenyi disappeared from the spot, followed closely by more than four hundred figures who became afterimages as they sped away.

In the ruins of a street in Kumogakure, a patrol of ninjas was passing by. The Chunin captain leading the patrol walked with heavy steps. He hadn't slept since last night and had been busy the whole time.

He squinted, and the sunlight seemed to flicker. He raised his hand to shield his eyes, but the light seemed even more dazzling, with a faint scorching heat.

Ok?

wrong!

He suddenly looked up and saw a fiery hurricane tearing through the morning light, slicing a scorching wave of air and hurtling straight toward him with a piercing shriek.

The hurricane was so fast that he didn't even have time to see it clearly; he only had time to open his mouth.

"enemy....

'

The Chunin captain's warning was only uttered in one word before the intense heat and explosion completely engulfed him. Flames burst forth, swallowing him and several teammates behind him who had no time to react in the scorching turbulence.

Rumble!

As a series of explosions abruptly shattered the silence of the early morning, smoke and flames billowed up, plunging the Hidden Cloud Village, which had just begun to regain some order, back into chaos.

"Enemy attack!!"

"It's people from Konoha! People from Konoha are back!"

"Quickly organize manpower! Immediately send a message to Lord Raikage and Lord Ai! Request reinforcements!"

"Genin squad, protect the villagers as they evacuate to the shelter! Chunin and above, follow me and hold them off!"

Screams and shouts rang out continuously. Some people ran around in a panic, some tried to gather their companions, and some had already begun to form hand seals to prepare for battle.

However, the Shinichi Battalion's objective was as clear as a blade, and the entire battalion did not engage in prolonged combat, except for those Cloud Villagers who happened to be blocking their path and were swiftly cut down.

The entire force, like a converging torrent, hurtled straight toward the heart of Kumogakure—the Raikage Building!

"No! They're heading towards the Raikage Building! Stop them!"

A Cloud Village Jonin, sensing the intention amidst the chaos, shouted hoarsely.

However, at this time, the forces of Kumogakure were too scattered. Most of the core forces had been transferred to the front line or the pursuit troops. The remaining personnel were like scattered sand in the huge village. In the rush, orders were difficult to convey and personnel were even more difficult to gather.

Therefore, when the main force broke through the scattered obstacles like a sharp knife and rushed into the wide square in front of the Raikage Building, there were only thirty or forty Cloud Village ninjas who could rush to their aid and block their way.

Faced with the elite Shinichi Battalion, whose entire force was of overwhelming strength and whose numbers far exceeded theirs by ten times, this resistance seemed so weak.

"drink!"

Shinichi took the lead without pausing for a moment. With his left hand, he drew a heavy arc with his Vajra Staff, sweeping away two Cloud Village ninjas who were trying to throw ninja tools on his right.

At the same time, scorching flames erupted from his body and rapidly converged and condensed towards his right fist, followed by a massive wave of fire that blasted out with his fist!

Zhu Tianfu!

Almost at the same instant he made his move, the thirty Wind Release experts behind him, led by Kaito Ueno, had already completed their hand seals and released the Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!

A howling wind spewed from everyone's mouths and precisely swept into the wave of fire, where wind and fire instantly merged.

The fire is fueled by the wind, and the wind fuels the fire's power!

The already incredibly powerful flames suddenly expanded in size, turning into a burst of incandescent white light, transforming into a raging sea of ​​fire that covered half the square, rolling forward with overwhelming force! The heat was intense, and even the air itself began to distort in its path.

"Danger!"

"defense!"

"Dodge!"

The Cloud Ninjas blocking the way changed their expressions drastically, exclaiming in alarm as they tried to dodge or defend themselves.

But all of that is too slow.

Rumble!

The earth-shattering explosion shook the entire Hidden Cloud Village. The scorching fire and violent shockwaves raged wildly in all directions, devouring, tearing apart, and melting everything in their path.

Several Cloud Ninja at the epicenter of the explosion didn't even have time to scream before they instantly vaporized and disappeared in the extreme heat. The surrounding ninjas were also violently thrown away by the shockwave, resulting in either death or serious injury.

All buildings and facilities in the plaza in front of the Raikage Building were destroyed, and the ground was instantly turned into scorched earth, with rubble flying everywhere and smoke rising.

However, Shinichi's figure did not stop for a moment. Before the explosion had subsided, he pushed off with his feet and leaped into the air like an arrow. His arm muscles bulged, and the Vajra Ruyi Staff he gripped burst out with dazzling light in the air. The staff swelled in the wind and transformed into a giant pillar that seemed to pierce the sky. With immense force, it slammed down hard on the center of the towering Raikage Building!

"stop!!!"

"No!!!"

Amidst the bloodshot eyes and furious shouts of the Cloud Village ninjas who rushed in from all directions, the Raikage Building, a symbol of power and glory of the Cloud Village, collapsed with a deafening crash!

The massive building structure twisted and crumbled, turning into a cloud of smoke and ruins.

Amidst the ruins, a few brief but mournful cries could be faintly heard; they were the last wails of some civilian staff or guards who hadn't had time to evacuate the building.

After securing the first strike, Shinichi's teammates did not hesitate and proceeded with the next step with clear division of labor.

A group of people followed Shinichi's attack trajectory, continuing to unleash fire-style, wind-style, and explosive tags on the collapsed ruins to ensure their complete destruction, leaving no salvageable documents or facilities behind.

The other group quickly formed hand seals on the perimeter, unleashing various large-scale escape techniques. Raging flames, rushing water, surging rocks, and howling winds intertwined to create a death zone, effectively blocking and delaying the Cloud Village ninjas who were red-eyed and desperately trying to rush over for revenge.

After destroying the main building, Shinichi didn't stop. He turned around and raised the Vajra Staff, which had returned to its normal size, again. It was wrapped with immense chakra and power, and he struck the three towering bronze sculptures, each a thousand meters tall, in the plaza behind the Raikage Building.

The sculpture is imposing, with exaggerated and explosive muscle lines, full of power and a sense of oppression, silently telling the story of the martial arts tradition of Kumogakure and the achievements of the Raikage of each generation.

These sculptures of the Raikage from different generations, though distinct from the solemn heads of the Hokage Rock in Konoha, both embody the glory and history of the village.

boom!

A heavy metallic clang rang out. Faced with absolute power, even the sturdy bronze could not withstand it. The statues of the First and Second Raikage snapped in half and crashed to the ground.

The statue of the Third Raikage was the most tragic, completely shattered from the chest down. The remaining upper body sculpture tumbled out and, by sheer coincidence, rolled to Shinichi's feet, its majestic bronze head facing upwards, as if gazing up at the conqueror.

Seeing this, Shinichi laughed loudly, his laughter particularly blatant and jarring amidst the chaotic battlefield. Without any hesitation, he raised his left foot and stomped on the Third Raikage's sculpted head, then shouted to the team members who were busy blocking and destroying the area, "Quick! Quick! Come on! Time to take pictures!"

As he shouted, he drew his grass sword from his waist with a backhand motion. The tip of the sword gleamed coldly, and he swiftly carved a line of large characters into the bronze remains of the Third Raikage: "Konohagakure! The Shinichi Battalion was here!"

The handwriting was equally flamboyant and provocative.

Upon hearing this, the team members were taken aback at first, then burst into an even louder and more boisterous laugh. Even the most composed and reserved members of the team couldn't help but grin, their fighting spirit and exhilaration radiating from their faces.

The 404 people quickly disengaged from their respective combat positions and, as if they had practiced countless times, efficiently and swiftly assembled in front of the former site of the Raikage Building, which had become a charred ruin.

Shinichi then created a shadow clone, holding a special camera, and quickly adjusted the angle to frame his main body standing on the head of the Raikage statue, the spirited team behind him, and the ruins of the Raikage Building in the background.

The shadow clone pressed down with its finger.

Click.

The image freezes.

"Hahahaha, not bad! Really not bad!" Shinichi took the camera, glanced at it, and then burst into laughter.

Laughter rang out unrestrainedly, clearly audible on the battlefield filled with roars and wails, like the most direct provocation.

Almost at the same time as the laughter rang out, more Cloud Village ninjas with bloodshot eyes and near-madness surged in from all directions, the sound of ninja tools cutting through the air mixed with angry roars.

The smile on Zhenyi's face vanished instantly, his eyes turning as cold as ice. Without even glancing at the incoming attacks, he grabbed the Vajra Ruyi Cudgel with one arm and swung it fiercely towards the densest part of the crowd!

Ugh!

The staff grew dozens of meters in length, carrying a scorching wave of air as it cut through the air with a dull whistling sound. Like an invisible wall, it forcefully pushed back and overturned the first wave of Cloud Villagers who rushed forward.

The dust and gravel swirled up, briefly obscuring the view.

"Get out of here! Get out of here!"

Shinichi had no intention of expanding his gains further, because he was unsure whether any of the people following the Third Raikage knew the Heavenly Teleportation Technique. If the Third Raikage teleported over, Shinichi himself would be fine, but his men would be in serious trouble.

Upon hearing this, the team members, who had been waiting in ambush, responded immediately and quickly formed swift and orderly evacuation streams. They moved in small teams, providing cover for each other, and sped off in the planned retreat direction.

Shinichi automatically stayed at the back of the group to cover the rear. He moved swiftly, swinging his Vajra Ruyi Staff from time to time. The swirling wind and the blazing flames that followed forced back and blocked the scattered Cloud Ninja who tried to catch up.

The whole process was so fast that it was dazzling. Just like when they arrived, the Shinichi Brigade turned into shadows that were difficult to catch, quickly leaving the roaring and chaotic Cloud Village ninjas behind!

More than an hour later, a blinding flash of lightning appeared outside Cloud Hidden Village, its speed suddenly slowing down, as if it were observing the situation in the village.

But the next second, the lightning became even more violent, the roaring lightning tearing through the air and plunging into the devastated village with an even more ferocious force, crashing directly into the plaza in front of the now-ruined Raikage Building.

The lightning subsided, revealing Ye Yue Ai's towering, iron-tower-like body. What met his eyes was still a scene of devastation.

Everywhere were Cloud Village ninjas busily cleaning up, along with charred and broken beams and rubble.

The three bronze statues of the Raikage from previous generations that had been smashed have been reassembled by the Cloud Village ninjas and put back in their original positions.

The cracks and welding marks are still there, but at least they have stood up, especially the engravings on the Third Raikage sculpture, which have been worn away completely.

Seeing this, Ye Yue Ai's killing intent surged even more, and the flames of anger in his chest rose suddenly along with the lightning around him. Just as he was about to ask what was going on, a crisp yet extremely clear footstep interrupted him.

He turned his head.

A person dressed in the clothes of a commoner from the Hidden Cloud Village was walking out of the ruins, his pace unhurried, as if he were taking a stroll after a meal.

Ye Yue Ai frowned. At a time like this, commoners shouldn't be here. He was about to reprimand them.

"Night Moon Ai?"

That person spoke first.

Ye Yue Ai's pupils contracted sharply. He stared at that face, at those eyes, and then a name was forced out from deep within his throat: "Higashino Shinichi?"

"hehe."

The man chuckled softly, his appearance slowly changing until it returned to the face that Ye Yue Ai had seen countless times in intelligence reports.

The boy stood amidst the ruins, the morning light shining from behind him, his smile as pure as that of an ordinary child.

"I knew it. Your men would do everything they could to cover up these traces before you got back."

Shinichi's shadow clone tilted its head, its gaze sweeping over the sculptures that had been re-erected but were now covered in various marks, and said mockingly, "It wasn't for nothing that I left a clone here to wait for you. Here, catch!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the shadow clone flicked his finger.

A photograph, like a sharp kunai, tore through the air with a clear whooshing sound, spinning as it shot towards Ye Yue Ai's face, where he caught it.

"Then, see you in Kyoto."

As he spoke, the shadow clone vanished in a puff of smoke, leaving only a clear, laughing voice.

Shinichi is going to kill! And he's going to destroy his spirit!

Ye Yue Ai stood still, his right hand tightly gripping the photograph that had been shot at him; he resisted looking at it from the bottom of his heart.

But he knew even more that he had to remember this naked humiliation, delivered to him by the enemy, until one day he would wash it away with ten or a hundred times more blood and fire!

Finally, he took a deep breath and unfolded the photograph!

Although I had expected it, when the scene in the photo came into view, the veins on my forehead still bulged, and the violent lightning around me exploded uncontrollably!

In the photo, more than 400 people stand in front of the ruined Raikage Building. Some are covered in cigarette ash but smile with their white teeth showing, some are expressionless but their eyes are bright, some have a slight upturn of their lips with a hint of mockery, and some have red eyes but still grin.

The boy stood at the very front, one foot on the sculpted head of the Third Raikage, the other carrying the Vajra Staff. The morning light shone from behind him, gilding him with a golden edge. His smile was brighter than the firelight behind him, more dazzling than the rising sun.

"Shinichi Higashino!!!"

A roar filled with boundless rage, murderous intent, and shame exploded from the depths of Ye Yue Ai's throat, instantly sweeping across the entire silent square and even drowning out all the noise in the distance. The fierce killing intent emanating from his body soared straight into the sky!

Meanwhile, in a secluded spot behind Konoha's northeastern headquarters.

Danzo Shimura was sitting in his tent, with a Root member kneeling in front of him.

"You mean, the people of Kumogakure are retreating?"

"Yes, according to the information relayed by our scouts, the main force of the Cloud Village is withdrawing in an orderly manner."

Danzo frowned.

Yunyin withdrew? Why?

How could that brute Third Raikage withdraw his troops without a reason?

After pondering for a moment, Danzo said, "Go contact Orochimaru and ask him if he has made any discoveries over there."

"Yes."

A few minutes later, the Root member hurriedly returned.

"Lord Danzo, Lord Orochimaru is not at the command post. Staff Officer Nara said that Lord Orochimaru went to carry out a top-secret mission, but he doesn't know the details."

"Hmm?" Danzo raised an eyebrow, and a bad feeling rose in his heart. He subconsciously asked, "When you came back, did you see Shinichi Higashino and his team at headquarters?"

The Root member paused for a moment, thought for a second, and shook his head: "No, from yesterday to today, I haven't seen Shinichi Higashino or his team members."

Danzo's face instantly darkened. He stood up abruptly, knocking his chair over with a loud thud.

"Orochimaru, that bastard!"

The members of the Roots inside the tent looked up at the same time, staring in astonishment at their leader, who was always stoic and never showed his emotions.

"Someone come with me to command post!"