Naruto: I, the villain template, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 144 Jinchuriki of Konoha and Sunagakure

"Cough cough! Damn it!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi used his right hand to push himself up from the ground, unaware of Gen'ou in the dimly lit alley in the distance.

Or rather, in his shock, anger, and fear, he was completely oblivious to everything else.

He was hit squarely by that punch, and excruciating pain spread through his body. Bright red blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, gradually soaking his goatee.

Fortunately, the distance has increased.

No ninja skilled in the Five Elements Ninjutsu enjoys close-quarters combat and wrestling with taijutsu-type ninjas.

"call!"

Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a sigh of relief and formed hand seals to release a ninjutsu.

But, in the very next moment...

A terrifying gust of wind pressed in, and before he could even look up to see what was happening, a rapidly approaching dark shadow was reflected in his pupils.

His body's instincts kicked him off with both legs, and he moved to the side by a body length.

Bang! !

The next instant, the ground where he had been standing shattered in a deafening explosion, and countless fragments of rock flew outwards from the center, creating a perfectly neat and flawless net-like pattern on the shattered ground!

Hiruzen Sarutobi's black combat suit covering his arm shattered into pieces, and crimson blood splattered onto the ground from the arm that had been grazed.

"What the hell is this thing?!"

Seeing the chakra fist stretching out from a distance and crashing down, Hiruzen Sarutobi's face turned ashen and he couldn't help but cry out.

That's going too far! Nine-Tails chakra can be used like this?!

The biggest weakness of taijutsu ninjas is that they need to bring their opponents into their attack range to suppress them; otherwise, they will be torn apart and killed by ninjas who release ninjutsu from a distance.

Hatake Sakumo combined chakra with his family's traditional swordsmanship, which allowed him to adapt to the new era of ninjas and forge a successful path.

But Sakumo Hatake at least used a sword. Chakra is attached to the sword and can be thrown out directly. Who turns chakra into a fist and throws it out?!

Even if you have strong chakra control, you've only just become the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki, so you can't perfectly control that power yet!

"Tsunade was deliberately venting her anger!" Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly realized.

Click!

The concrete floor was ripped open like loose soil. Hiruzen Sarutobi dodged the crimson fist that emerged from the ground and looked up following the direction of the withdrawn fist.

He saw Tsunade in the distance...

But at this moment, Tsunade was almost unrecognizable as human. Her body was surrounded by terrifying crimson Nine-Tails chakra, and what was waving behind her was not a tail but four arms.

Four?!

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at that magnificent figure with his pupils constricted, momentarily doubting his own thoughts. Did she really still have the rationality to deliberately target him?

At the same time, he also felt a strange sense of unease.

While Tsunade with four "tails" is still relatively formidable, she seems to be somewhat weaker than Mito with three tails back then.

Is it just my imagination?

Meanwhile, the sealed space within Tsunade's body...

"That bastard Mito, even though he's dead, he still caused me trouble!"

Feeling the seal cracks that continuously leaked chakra but did not spread at all, Yang Kurama, whose fur was much shinier, couldn't help but grimace and curse under his breath.

Even so, it did not stop outputting chakra.

Compared to the darkness and burning sensation he experienced inside Mito's body, staying inside Tsunade's body now at least offers a glimmer of hope for escaping the seal.

"Yes, yes, that's it! Smash him to death!"

Seeing the disheveled Hiruzen Sarutobi through his senses, Yang Kurama, filled with righteous indignation, unleashed a torrent of chakra upon Tsunade, cursing, "Konoha! The First Hokage! Mito Uzumaki! And that human monkey!"

"You sealed me away, die! All of you die! Sooner or later, when I emerge, I'll slaughter you all!"

Now, whenever it sees Hiruzen Sarutobi's old face, it is reminded of the humiliating memory of how it was about to break free from the seal, only to have a toad sit on its head and be resealed back into Mito's body.

Like Hashirama Senju and Mito Uzumaki, it was imprisoned for decades, kept like livestock inside a human body, deprived of its freedom and dignity.

In the eyes of the Nine-Tails, humans are ugly beings filled with malice!

It especially loathed Konoha.

Although it can't leave yet, it can use the hatred of the Senju clan to turn Konoha upside down and, ideally, smash the monkey that sealed it to death!

But at this moment, the Nine-Tails, blinded by anger and relief, was completely unaware that deep within Tsunade's vertical pupils, filled with savage hatred, lay the rationality of a human being.

At this moment, it was like a hungry donkey, with Mito fishing a carrot in front of its head, so that it could see it but could not eat it.

It could only keep moving forward, unaware that it was doing all the work in vain. In fact, it had been standing still the whole time, and it was actually being manipulated by Mito all along.

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Bang! !

On the border of the Land of Rivers, the Sunagakure camp, now razed to the ground, is a scene of utter devastation.

pat!

The Third Kazekage, draped in a black coat, descended from the sky, his iron wings, formed from sand and iron, dissipating behind him.

In front of him, an old monk lay on the ground with his skin burned and ulcerated all over, and his wounds were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"call!"

Seeing the monk lying unconscious on the ground, the Third Kazekage breathed a sigh of relief, then looked up and scanned the room with an extremely grim expression.

Everywhere there were traces of what looked like monsters had ravaged the area. The entire forest had been turned into wasteland by something, and the original campsite was no longer recognizable.

The air, still scorching hot, retained the savagery unique to the tailed beasts; that ferocity had not yet dissipated.

"Although the losses are quite significant, at least it will keep Shukaku in line for a while," he muttered to himself.

Just then, a large group of Sand Ninja arrived. A rough count revealed four or five hundred of them, all elite ninja from the Sand Village.

"Kazekage-sama!"

One of the Jonin came forward and, seeing that the Third Kazekage was unharmed, immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said respectfully, "As expected of the Kazekage, he subdued the One-Tailed Beast so easily."

"It's not quite a 'uniform' yet." The Third Kazekage shook his head and said frankly, "It's a pity that old man Bunpuku refuses to cooperate. If he were willing to cooperate, I wouldn't need to risk provoking Shukaku in this way."

"Is Senior Fenfu still unwilling to cooperate?"

The Sand Village Jonin frowned, looking at the old monk with displeasure.

Bunpuku is the name of this old monk, and he is also the jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Shukaku.

As a Jinchūriki, he is quite good.

They have a very good relationship with Shukaku, who is sealed within them, and as a result, Shukaku has remained very well sealed over the years.

However, as a "weapon", Fenfu is not considered qualified.

"He disagrees. No matter how we try to persuade him, he refuses to use Shukaku's power."

The Third Kazekage shook his head and sneered, "He advised me to value peace, stop the war, and stop committing further killings."

"Hmph!" The Jonin scoffed. "How laughable."

Clearly, as a compassionate monk, Fenfu disliked fighting and killing.

During the reign of the Second Kazekage, Shamon, he simply imprisoned Bunpuku and used Shukaku within him to develop various ninjutsu.

However, after the death of the Second Kazekage, Shamon, the Third Kazekage, who was his disciple, succeeded him.

He also inherited Shamon's will and wanted to militarize the development of the Tailed Beasts.

However, the Third Kazekage's methods were not so gentle; he only wanted to fully develop Shukaku's true power.

Bringing Bunpuku to the border camp this time was an attempt to use the power of the tailed beasts to catch Konoha off guard.

But the final result wasn't very good.

Due to the Third Kazekage's coercion, Bunpuku's stubborn refusal to cooperate, and the instability of Shukaku's seal, it eventually went out of control.

Fortunately, the Third Kazekage's Magnet Release sealing technique, which originated from the One-Tailed Beast, was very effective against it, which allowed him to reinsert Shukaku into the possessed body of Bunpuku.

"The idea of ​​sharing blessings is not wrong, but unfortunately, it's too naive."

The Third Kazekage spoke calmly, casting his gaze toward the Land of Fire, and murmured, "Between nations, there is no justice or evil, only strength and weakness, only gains and losses."

The Land of Fire is far richer than the Land of Wind, and Konoha is full of talented people.

The most complete and ancient bloodline of powerful clans, the Uchiha and Hyuga, are also in Konoha, along with other prestigious ninja clans such as the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, the Sarutobi, Shimura, Inuzuka, and Aburame...

If Konoha continues to develop like this, it will only grow stronger, taking away mission quotas from Sunagakure and squeezing out Sunagakure's space to survive.

At that time, Sunagakure will be completely overshadowed by Konoha.

Therefore, we must fight on now, no matter how strong Konoha becomes.

If they can weaken Konoha's strength, the other wolves and tigers will swarm in.

Therefore, Bunpuku, as the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast, is completely unsuitable for the current Sunagakure.

Although Shukaku is well-behaved within him and will not go berserk unless actively stimulated, it also means that Sunagakure will be unable to use this weapon.

"Sigh." Thinking of this, the Third Kazekage sighed and said in a deep voice, "I'm even thinking of finding a new Jinchūriki..."

Upon hearing the Third Kazekage's words, the Jonin was immediately startled and hurriedly said, "Kage-sama, this..."

"I know."

Before he could utter a word of advice, the Third Kazekage raised his hand and calmly interrupted, "The transfer of the Tailed Beasts is of utmost importance. 'Konoha's White Fang' is still intermittently harassing us. It would be too risky to proceed now."

This is the most difficult part of Sunagakure.

Compared to Konoha, not only is there a gap in overall quality, but also in terms of top-tier ninjas, Konoha is far inferior.

Only Yekura performed reasonably well, her Scorching Release ninjutsu was quite impressive.

Perhaps she will be able to counter most taijutsu ninjas in the future, but she is too young now and is far from qualified.

Just one of Konoha's White Fangs is enough to give them a headache.

In the complex environment of the River Country, that guy was like a fish in water.

The Sand Ninja on this front lived in constant fear, dreading that he would suddenly appear from nowhere during battle, or that they would be beheaded before they even saw him.

Apart from Konoha's White Fang, none of the Jonin Konoha can currently deploy possess such a terrifying annihilation speed.

It moved so fast it was like a tornado, leaving nothing but barren land and uprooting everything in its path.

In this jungle environment, any Jonin squad that encounters that guy will be wiped out without exception.

Only by working together could the Duomu couple barely manage to repel that bastard.

Even the two of them didn't want to run into White Fang.

After all, that bastard who likes to use dirty tricks is really disgusting!

If you don't encounter a worthy opponent, it's fine, but once you do, their cunning and ruthlessness can be truly chilling.

Those corpses that died in extremely gruesome ways have a lot to say about this.

"However, it's not a big problem. Elder Chiyo is making good progress on the battlefield in the Land of Rain."

The Third Kazekage stroked his chin thoughtfully, thinking to himself, "It feels like it's time to drag those guys who won't act until they see results into the mess."

As he spoke, he took out two scrolls from his pocket and handed them to his trusted Jonin next to him, saying, "Send one to the bounty office and the other to the Land of Grass."

Bounty hunting grounds? The Land of Grass?

"Yes."

Although he had some doubts, the Jonin took it and turned to carry out his mission.

However, after he left, a Sand Ninja hurriedly appeared in a flash.

"Lord Kazekage! Urgent report from the front lines of the Rain Country battlefield!"

Upon hearing this, the Third Kazekage, who was confident of success, suddenly felt a jolt in his heart and snatched the scroll from the Sand Village's hand.

After unrolling it using a special method, his gaze swept across the scroll, and his face gradually turned ashen and gloomy.

Hanzo used a large salamander summon called "Ibuki" to launch a surprise attack on the "poisonous weapon" that had turned the border outpost of the Land of Rain into a battlefield, with the help of cat-shaped ninja beasts from an unknown force.

Although Chiyo managed to survive by severing her trachea and dying from suffocation, nearly one-fifth of the soldiers died from poisoning.

Moreover, Luo Sha, a disciple of Feng Ying, is severely poisoned and on the verge of death. Even if he can be saved, he will probably be crippled.

Hanzo of Amegakure went so far as to openly declare war on the five great nations, claiming that any foreign ninja who intruded into the Land of Rain without permission would be considered an enemy by him, Amegakure, and the entire Land of Rain. Chiyo's troops have already been urgently evacuated from the Land of Rain.

Although it's called "evacuation," it's actually a chicken used as a warning to others, like a rat slinking away in shame.

Bang! !

The heavy iron sand slammed into the ground behind him. The Third Kazekage's eyes burned with rage, and he nearly lost his composure, gritting his teeth and shouting, "Amegakure! Hanzo! And that damned cat?!"

He can afford to lose one-fifth of his troops!

But Rasa is his highly valued disciple, one of the few bloodline geniuses in the entire Sunagakure, who can alleviate the heavy financial pressure on Sunagakure and is expected to become the Fourth Kazekage!

So, it was just scrapped like that?!

Moreover, this dramatic change completely disrupted his plan to drag Kumogakure and Iwagakure into the mess!

"Damn it! Damn it! Ugh!"

He took a deep breath, his face grim, and ordered, "Investigate! I need to know as soon as possible what exactly happened in Amegakure! Hanzo wouldn't target Sunagakure for no reason; someone is definitely behind this!"

The situation was originally very promising, but if the plan fails due to the intervention of Amegakure, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"yes!"

The Sand Ninja lowered his head and responded, but was about to use the Body Flicker Technique to leave when...

"Wait a moment."

The Third Kazekage stopped him, pointing at Bunpuku on the ground and squinting as he said coldly, "Drag this old bastard away. Remember to have someone keep an eye on him; I'll need him in a while."

In this situation, there's no point in talking about compassion anymore, as we can no longer share in the blessings.

(End of this chapter)