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Chapter 233 Akihara Kagura Brings a Novel Mode of War

The tree roots are spreading continuously.

These tree roots, as if alive, kept burrowing into the land of Kirigakure, and towering trees kept growing from them.

The branches and vines of these towering trees would continue to grow, binding the Hidden Mist ninjas they encountered to the trees and absorbing their chakra.

"This is Wood Release ninjutsu!"

One of the Hidden Mist ninjas immediately realized something was wrong. While trying to rescue his comrade, he warned the others, "Be careful not to get caught by the vines!"

however…

A vine instantly grabbed his foot!

The vine pulled the Hidden Mist ninja directly to the tree and tied him up, absorbing his chakra. In the blink of an eye, the Hidden Mist ninja lost his power!

"Akihara Kagura is here! Akihara Kagura is here!"

The ninjas who had witnessed Akihara Kagura's attack on Kirigakure using a wooden dragon shouted, "Prepare for battle! Cut through all the vines!"

Most of the elite ninjas from Kirigakure participated in that battle and have never forgotten that humiliation, nor the fear of that day.

only…

These vines and roots are endless.

No matter how many surviving Kirigakure ninjas cut the vines and roots, they will grow back and spread towards them again!

The scariest thing is...

They lack the capacity to cope!

Even a Jonin could only hold out for a little longer before being bound by vines and tied to a tree, his chakra being completely absorbed by the vines.

A forest soon appeared within the Hidden Mist Village.

The shouts in the village gradually subsided after a period of excitement, and all the ninjas in Kirigakure were tied to the trees one by one by vines.

Even if someone is hiding underground or in a house, vines and tree roots can penetrate the ground or break through the room, grab the person, and tie them to a tree!

If someone were to come to Kirigakure, they would find that it is like a village built in the forest. Everyone in the village is tied to a tree, and the village is silent, as if it hides a terror that makes people stop and stay.

Outside of Misty Village.

Akihara Kagura experienced the benefits of precise chakra control.

Because he can precisely control all the vines and roots released by the Tree World's Descent, as if these vines and roots were part of his body.

at the same time.

Akihara Kagura could also feel the chakra from these Hidden Mist ninjas constantly flowing into his body through Wood Release, which allowed the Ten-Tails' body to accumulate a lot of chakra. If there were a few more large-scale harvesting events, it would probably be able to completely revive it!

Unfortunately…

The Three-Tails is still nowhere to be seen, and the Six-Tails' Jinchūriki has not appeared either.

"It's barely acceptable."

Akihara Kagura nodded in satisfaction.

"Kigakure will never yield!"

Mei Terumi coughed up blood, determined to stand up.

"I admire your determination."

Kagura Akihara shrugged, squatted down next to Mei Terumi, waved at her, and said, "Then I hope you..."

"etc…"

Ao's body trembled with fear. His Byakugan could see some of the situation inside Kirigakure, and he had to warn Mei Terumi: "Lady Mei Terumi, all the ninjas in the village have been captured, and everyone is incapacitated!"

"!!!"

Mei Terumi's heart skipped a beat!

"Really?"

Akihara Kagura, as if she were a passerby, asked Ao with curiosity, "Is it that scary? Didn't anyone from Kirigakure escape?"

"..."

Ao and Terumi Mei's foreheads twitched.

From what standpoint are you saying such a thing?!

You're the one who arrested everyone!

This sentence…

You shouldn't be the one asking this!

"We... agree to Konoha's conditions!"

Mei Terumi gritted her teeth as she glared at Kagura Akihara, and said in a deep voice, "Please don't hurt any more innocent people! We promise to surrender to Konoha unconditionally!"

"Can you make that decision?"

Akihara Kagura asked Terumi Mei curiously.

"Can!"

Ao immediately answered on her behalf, adding, "Lady Terumi Mei is currently in charge of the village, and we will obey all her orders!"

"Alright, I'll believe you for now."

Akihara Kagura nodded in satisfaction and said softly, "Then please have the ninjas of Kirigakure issue a notice of surrender to Konoha immediately. As for this Jonin, Terumi Mei, please represent Kirigakure in surrendering to our Fifth Hokage!"

"We agree!"

Ao quickly agreed. Looking at the heavily injured Mei Terumi, he said, "However, Kagura-sama, could you please spare Jonin Mei Terumi? I can take her place..."

Mei Terumi is the future of Kirigakure.

Ao was very clear about the situation in Kirigakure.

During this period, Kirigakure was in an extremely awkward situation. Without the suppression of Elder Yuanshi and without a new Mizukage, the village was leaderless, and some powerful Jonin were imprisoned in Konoha.

Mei Terumi possesses two bloodline limits, making her incredibly powerful. In Kirigakure, she commands the respect of the village's ninja. Ao has been plotting to make Mei Terumi the Fifth Mizukage…

but…

The timing isn't right yet.

If Mei Terumi were to surrender to Konoha on behalf of Kirigakure, and Konoha were to execute Mei Terumi and the Kirigakure prisoners, Kirigakure would immediately fall into a state of crisis...

Qing believed she was willing to sacrifice herself.

But Mei Terumi cannot be sacrificed.

"You're right, but I don't want to hear it."

Akihara Kagura rejected Ao's suggestion and slowly said, "Since it's unconditional surrender, then everyone must unconditionally obey our orders..."

"Qing, you're more important than me!"

Mei Terumi looked at Ao and said in a deep voice, "If I fail to return and am killed by Konoha in revenge, immediately organize everyone in the village to select a Fifth Mizukage..."

"This…"

Qing believed that there was really no suitable candidate in the village.

"Don't worry."

Kagura Akihara sensed Mei Terumi's suicidal intent and tried to soothe the somewhat extreme woman: "Perhaps Lady Tsunade, for the sake of revenge, will order me to kill all the Hidden Mist ninja? At that time, you won't have to face the trouble of selecting the Fifth Mizukage..."

"..."

Mei Terumi's expression turned even uglier.

Ao looked at Akihara Kagura, her expression turning somewhat fearful.

Konoha Village.

Tsunade was still presiding over the meeting.

The four Hokage believed that Akihara Kagura alone was enough to defeat Kirigakure, but Tsunade could not have such thoughts; she also had to guard against what would happen if Akihara Kagura failed.

"Starting today, the village will immediately begin preparations for war, summoning all ninjas stationed outside the village to assemble and organizing them into an army..."

"Place a weapons order with Takumi-nin Village and ensure the weapons and equipment arrive as soon as possible..."

"Dispatch scout ninjas to keep watch in the direction of Iwagakure and Kumogakure, and track the movements of their forces to prevent them from taking advantage of the chaos and joining the war..."

Having participated in two Shinobi World Wars, Tsunade still retains memories of the wars, and having led troops before, she wouldn't panic.

"Shikaku."

Tsunade looked at Konoha's recognized strategist and instructed, "You are responsible for devising a strategy to deal with this war as soon as possible, and ensuring that the battle ends as quickly as possible..."

"Yes."

Nara Shikaku nodded, having no choice but to agree: "Fighting on two fronts isn't easy. I'll devise a strategy as soon as possible..."

"Fighting on two fronts..."

"If only we could declare war on just one village..."

"Fighting from two directions is indeed at a great disadvantage for us..."

The meeting room immediately became lively.

Although they all believed that Konoha would definitely win this war, fighting on two fronts is always a problem, which prevents Konoha from concentrating its forces.

"I will solve this problem."

Nara Shikaku sensed that an important person was missing from the group and asked, "Lady Tsunade, where did the village's Hokage, who was assisting Lady Kagura, go?"

"Kagura isn't here..."

"Where is Lady Kagura?"

"Why didn't Lady Kagura participate in this meeting?"

The other Jonin immediately chimed in. Most of them had witnessed Akihara Kagura's incredible prowess on the night of the massacre, and the village's top fighter couldn't be absent!

Especially Nara Shikaku, the strategist in charge of formulating strategies!

Konoha actually has a great chance of winning the war against these two villages. Nara Shikaku believes that the greatest chance of victory is Akihara Kagura, a powerful force who can change the course of the battlefield single-handedly!

"Kagura..."

Tsunade was still hesitating, unsure of how to begin.

"I'm back."

Akihara Kagura's voice suddenly appeared in the conference room. He was holding a woman in his hand, who was none other than Terumi Mei from Kirigakure.

"This is…"

Kakashi Hatake, seeing Mei Terumi's somewhat disheveled appearance, finally recognized her: "This is Mei Terumi, the dual-bloodline ninja from Kirigakure?"

"Yes."

Akihara Kagura nodded and continued, "It is said that she is the current leader of Kirigakure. She is willing to sign an unconditional surrender agreement on behalf of Kirigakure, and our war with Kirigakure can be declared over."

"..."

The meeting was completely silent.

No one in the room knew how to speak.

Even Tsunade, who knew a little bit about it, stared wide-eyed, feeling as if she were hallucinating.

They're not declaring war until this afternoon, are they?

The war mobilization meeting isn't over yet!

Did the war between Konoha and one of the villages end then?

Akihara Kagura even captured the person currently in charge of Kirigakure?

"Are you kidding me?"

A Jonin stared at Akihara Kagura, somewhat dumbfounded, hardly believing the truth of the matter: "Lord Kagura, Kirigakure is separated from us by the sea. Perhaps the news of the declaration of war hasn't even reached Kirigakure yet?"

"I personally delivered the declaration of war."

Akihara Kagura glanced at the Jonin, then looked at Terumi Mei beside her: "When you returned, you also brought news of Kirigakure's surrender..."

"This should... be true, right? I remember the envoys from Kirigakure mentioned that they were sent by someone named Mei Terumi..."

Nara Shikaku hesitated, feeling a bit overwhelmed. He had always known that Akihara Kagura was powerful, but wasn't this a little strange...?

after all…

The war ended rather quickly.

The war was over before intelligence gathering even began between the two villages.

"It must be true..."

Kakashi Hatake had great faith in Kagura Akihara.

Kakashi Hatake had met Mei Terumi before and knew that Mei Terumi held a very high position in Kirigakure, and was probably the representative of Kirigakure.

"Let's send someone to investigate first..."

Tsunade frowned; war was not something to be taken lightly.

"The Hidden Mist Village agrees to unconditionally surrender to Konoha!"

Mei Terumi stared intently at Tsunade, at this female ninja who, despite holding a high position, was so revered here: "Before I came to Konoha, I ordered the villagers to announce to the ninja world that Kirigakure would unconditionally surrender to Konoha. All the Kirigakure ninjas are awaiting the Hokage's decision on whether to spare their lives!"

According to Akihara Kagura…

This Fifth Hokage might issue an order to kill all the Hidden Mist ninja!

"..."

Tsunade frowned, looking at the bloodstains at the corner of Mei Terumi's mouth and her complexion, and immediately assessed Mei's condition: "She's seriously injured. Treat her injuries first, and we'll discuss other matters after we receive more detailed information..."

"Well then, Lady Tsunade..."

Nara Shikaku took the initiative to ask, glancing at Akihara Kagura with a slightly strange expression: "Should we continue discussing our war strategy against Kirigakure?"

"Let's continue the discussion..."

Tsunade rubbed her temples and waved her hand, saying, "Take him away to treat his injuries. The Anbu must immediately send someone to the Land of Water to verify the information Kagura brought!"

"I don't need treatment!"

Mei Terumi didn't want to be dragged away to be treated for her injuries. Her expression showed no trace of coquettishness, but rather a resolute plea: "I only want to beg the Fifth Hokage of Konoha to spare the lives of the innocent people in Kirigakure. I can die here in their place..."

Tsunade's brow furrowed deeper, somewhat confused by Mei Terumi's meaning: "Konoha is only punishing Kirigakure for colluding with Orochimaru to incite a riot..."

"Kagura..."

Kakashi Hatake realized a possibility, and beads of sweat began to form on his forehead: "You didn't... kill everyone from Kirigakure, did you?"

"not yet."

Kagura Akihara shook her head and continued to herself, "If Lady Tsunade needs me to kill them, I'll go back again..."

The people of Kirigakure are a sustainable resource.

Before the Ten-Tails within her is revived, Akihara Kagura certainly doesn't want to cut the leek roots along with it when she's about to harvest it...

"There's no need to be so extreme!"

Tsunade was startled by these words and quickly stopped Akihara Kagura.

"..."

Mei Terumi immediately relaxed.

As long as the Hokage doesn't have an extreme desire to kill everyone in Kirigakure, Kirigakure can agree to whatever conditions Konoha proposes.

"Then I'll go to Sunagakure right now."

Kagura Akihara glanced at Tsunade and asked, "Lady Tsunade, should we kill everyone from Sunagakure? If so..."

"There's no need to be so extreme."

Tsunade rubbed her temples and offered, "I'll go with you to Sunagakure. I want to see what happened..."

This method of warfare…

That seems a little too novel!

Second update!

There will be another update tonight!

(End of this chapter)