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Chapter 172 The War Ends (Please Subscribe)

The siege of the Third Raikage lasted for nearly a day. The difficulty for the Raikage in this world to be surrounded and killed was much greater than that for the Raikage in other worlds.

Among the Konoha ninjas present were not only wind-style ninjas who could counter lightning, but also a large number of fire-style ninjas.

While Fire Release doesn't counter Lightning Release like Wind Release does, if the flames burn for too long, it will reduce the surrounding oxygen.

In the end, Danzo noticed that the Third Raikage's breathing was becoming increasingly rapid. Although his chakra was being consumed slowly, his condition was deteriorating rapidly.

So he had Hiruzen Sarutobi use Earth Release to trap the Third Raikage, and then used a large number of Fire Release techniques to set the entire valley ablaze.

The Third Raikage doesn't know Earth Release, so he can't escape underground.

Once the entire valley is ablaze, the Third Raikage won't be able to get out, which is better than them continuing to waste chakra here with the Third Raikage.

Hiruzen Sarutobi thought it was a good idea, so he had Jiraiya and Danzo create shadow clones. He then created two shadow clones himself and, when the opportunity arose, used the Four Red Yang Formation to trap the Third Raikage.

The four shadow clones of the Kage-level ninja immediately used the Four Red Yang Formation. Although they were shadow clones, the chakra they retained was enough to control the Third Raikage for at least a few minutes.

Hiruzen Sarutobi then ordered all the ninjas in the valley to withdraw, and then had Jiraiya and the other Konoha ninjas use the Fire Release technique with the largest range.

Jiraiya also summoned Gamabunta and Gamahiro, causing them to spit out a large amount of oil in the valley. Then, Jiraiya and the other ninjas used Fire Release.

boom!

When the flames met the oil, they burned fiercely. Even the Konoha ninjas who used fire-style techniques hurriedly retreated after finishing their ninjutsu. The valley instantly turned into a fire pit, burning with towering flames.

Under the towering flames, the shadow clones of Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and Jiraiya were instantly destroyed, and they had no idea what became of the Third Raikage afterward.

Only by waiting patiently from a distance for the flames to die down can one find out what's happening inside.

At this point, the flames were so intense that they could even block the view of someone with white eyes. The flames were so strong that trying to see inside was no different than trying to see the sun with white eyes.

The flames in the valley lasted for five or six hours. Hiruzen Sarutobi also had Konoha ninjas erect a wall around the valley using Earth Release techniques. He, Jiraiya, Danzo, and many elite ninjas were scattered in several directions.

If the Third Raikage shows any sign of breaking out, use ninjutsu to blast him back, preventing him from escaping the fire cage.

After the flames slowly subsided, Hiruzen Sarutobi sent people inside to search.

Without space-time ninjutsu or Earth Release, and surrounded by Konoha ninjas, the Third Raikage was already considered dead in Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind.

Soon, the body of the Third Raikage was found. His body was still relatively well-preserved and had the feature of a severed arm.

Upon seeing the corpse, the Konoha ninja breathed a sigh of relief and then cheered with smiles on their faces.

During this period, the Third Raikage killed a lot of Konoha ninjas. If no strong person stopped him, the Third Raikage's deterrent power on the battlefield was about the same as that of Uchiha Yoichi. Even Jonin would not survive long if they encountered him.

With the Third Raikage dead, the pressure on the front lines has lessened considerably. Although the village's leader died from suffocation, it proves the danger in the ninja world. Even the Eight-Tails couldn't kill the Third Raikage, yet he's now arrogant because of it and has been surrounded and killed by Konoha.

After recovering his chakra, Minato Namikaze hurried to Kannabi Bridge. The Third Raikage was still alive when he left, but with so many Konoha shinobi there, Minato believed the Third Raikage was doomed, so he went to carry out another mission.

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Five days later, the Cloud Ninja received the message.

The Yellow Flash of Konoha took the Third Raikage away, and they lost contact for five days. Finally, the Iwa ninja, believing that the Third Raikage was almost certainly dead, sent a message to the Kumo ninja.

He also sent the remaining Cloud Ninja back, but Onoki revealed their route, which led to the Cloud Ninja being ambushed and killed. In the end, only one of them returned alive to deliver the message.

Upon receiving this news, Ai angrily smashed everything in the tent. He was quite certain that his father had been murdered by Iwa ninja and even Onoki, because the Iwa ninja had blamed the deaths of two Jinchuriki and dozens of Iwa ninja on the Cloud ninja.

Otherwise, if Ai had sent dozens of scrolls, his father wouldn't have missed receiving a single one.

"Withdraw your troops and return to Kumogakure immediately!"

Although Tsuchikage was heartbroken, he calmly advised A, "You must become Raikage immediately. Konoha must have received this news by now. We need to leave the Land of Fire before they attack. Otherwise, if anything happens to either you or Killer Bee, the Hidden Cloud Village could fall into ruin."

The death of the Raikage is a shock to the village, and a new Raikage must be chosen to stabilize morale.

Ai understood, but he asked, "What about the other Cloud Ninja squads that were sent out on missions?"

"Send a message to them: those who can come back should come back, and those who cannot should try their best to return to the Land of Lightning."

Tsuchikage decisively stated, "Right now, the most important thing is you and Killer Bee. If either of you is left in the Land of Fire, what will happen to the Hidden Cloud Village!"

The village needed a leader, otherwise it would fall into a state of leaderlessness. Ai understood this, so after being persuaded by Tu Tai, he finally issued an order for everyone to retreat to the village.

However, just as the Cloud Ninja army abandoned their camp, a large ninja squad from Konoha caught up with them.

Led by Uchiha Yoichi, Orochimaru, and Hatake Sakumo, they directly attacked the retreating Cloud Ninja.

Ai was furious and wanted to call for a decisive battle, but Tutai persuaded him to stay. Tutai left three hundred Cloud Ninja to hold off the enemy, while the main force accelerated its retreat.

This is the Land of Fire. Their reinforcements may have arrived. If we fight here, they could suffer heavy losses.

Sacrificing a small number of ninjas to buy the main force hope of evacuation and allow A and Killer Bee to return to Kumogakure is what they need to do most right now.

After Tsuchikage gave the order, three hundred Cloud Ninja abandoned their evacuation route and turned to prepare to block the Leaf Village's pursuers.

These three hundred people are basically going to their deaths, but even if they only gain two hours, they can still allow the other Cloud Ninja to successfully evacuate to the Land of Hot Water and then return to the Cloud Ninja Village.

Three hundred Cloud Ninja split into two teams, blocking the pursuers from two directions. They immediately set up traps and were prepared to risk their lives to stop the Konoha pursuers.

One of the teams happened to run into Uchiha Yoichi's vanguard, and explosive tags and traps immediately went off; however, while the traps were effective against other ninjas, they were not very effective against Uchiha Yoichi.

After Susanoo's skeleton covered the area, 99% of the traps lost their lethality; then Uchiha Yoichi ordered the Konoha ninjas to clear the traps first, while he went to kill the enemy.

However, none of these Cloud Ninjas retreated. Even when they saw Konoha Raiga, whom they feared most, they rushed towards him as if they were going to their deaths.

The massacre lasted for nearly an hour. After the last Cloud Ninja rushed in front of Uchiha Yoichi and was pierced through the heart by his Raiga, the Cloud Ninja who stayed behind to hold off the enemy was already dead.

"Master Yang, should we continue pursuing the Cloud Ninja?"

"Treat the wounded, beware of traps while continuing the pursuit, and stop the chase once we reach the border of the Land of Fire."

Uchiha Yangyi gave the order, saying that although he had killed most of the enemies, the traps and a small number of Cloud Ninjas had still caused some casualties to the Konoha ninjas.

Especially when facing the desperate Cloud Ninja, they almost always planned to trade one for one, hiding explosive tags under their clothes as they charged towards the Leaf Ninja.

Orochimaru on the other side suffered the same fate, and only after a fierce battle did he manage to kill all the Cloud Ninja who were blocking his way.

Hatake Sakumo has recaptured the camp, but even though the Cloud Ninja have withdrawn, they are very well prepared and have left them with almost nothing, not even a single piece of intelligence.

As dawn broke, the battle gradually came to an end. Uchiha Yoichi and Orochimaru stopped after chasing the enemy to the border, as they didn't have many men with them and there was no point in continuing the pursuit.

They then left behind a patrol team, while the remaining ninjas returned to their camp.

The next step is to eliminate the Cloud Ninja who remain within the Land of Fire. With the border sealed off, the only option for Cloud Ninja who want to escape back alive is to take a detour.

Those Cloud Ninja who had not yet received news of their retreat, or those who were slow to act, were all found and killed by Konoha Ninja.

It took Konoha more than ten days to clear out most of the Cloud Ninja remaining in the Land of Fire.

The Cloud Ninja suffered a defeat, but it wasn't the kind of sudden collapse seen on the battlefield. However, according to the subsequent count of the corpses, the Cloud Ninja left behind at least four hundred bodies in Konoha.

Adding to the Cloud Ninja who were killed by Uchiha Yoichi on the battlefield, their previously slightly advantageous record has now turned into equal casualties and even greater losses than Konoha.

The main problem is that the Third Raikage died, and only one Kumogakure ninja who went to Iwagakure was left.

After confirming that the Cloud Ninja had withdrawn, Mitokado Homura began to arrange for the ninjas to remain and patrol. Although the Cloud Ninja had withdrawn, it was still necessary to guard against them continuing to send Cloud Ninja squads to infiltrate and sabotage.

After Mitokado Homura took over battlefield command, he was almost scolded by the Daimyo for being stupid. The Cloud Ninja squad was causing destruction all over the Land of Fire, and the Daimyo's attempts to contact Konoha were useless. In the end, he sent someone directly to the front line to let Mitokado Homura handle the matter.

However, they couldn't solve Mitokaku inflammation at all; they didn't have the ability to do so.

They had no choice but to agree for now, and then try their best to send people to hunt down the ninjas in the Land of Fire. However, apart from Uchiha Yoichi, the other ninja teams had little success.

The Daming Prefecture sent an envoy every two days, and sometimes the next envoy would arrive before the previous one had even left.

In the end, Mitomon Homura simply refused to see the envoy from the daimyo's prefecture, which finally brought him some peace. However, by doing so, he offended the daimyo.

During his time there, Uchiha Yoichi basically went through the motions of carrying out missions, and apart from trying to win over Tsunade, he did almost nothing else. Even Mitokado Homura couldn't command him.

When they were able to return to Konoha, all the Konoha ninja breathed a sigh of relief. The war was over, and they had survived!

Tsunade treated the last group of wounded soldiers and stabilized their conditions before preparing to leave.

"Mute, let's go."

"Huh? Lady Tsunade, are you leaving already? Don't you need to tell the others?"

"What's the point of talking to them? There are no wounded people who need my treatment right now. They can just be sent back to the village to recover slowly. If I talk to that old consultant, he'll definitely send me back to the village again."

Tsunade said irritably, "These past two days, Mitokado Homura has been trying to get her to come back to Konoha with me. The war is almost over, what's the point of her going back?"

Don't think she doesn't know that the war on the other side is almost over. After Iwagakure's logistics were cut off, their offensive has slowed down. Moreover, it seems that Iwagakure and Kusanagi have had some dirty dealings. By the time she gets to the battlefield there, the war might just be over.

Upon hearing this, Shizune asked, "Shouldn't we tell Lord Yang?"

Tsunade immediately pinched Shizune's cheek and said, "What are you doing with that lecherous guy, Shizune? Have you been bribed by the delicious food he's been giving you lately?"

Shizune retorted, unconvinced, "Lady Tsunade clearly ate more than me!"

"What did you say?"

Seeing that Shizune didn't dare to talk back, Tsunade continued to pack her things.

However, Shizune's words also made Tsunade somewhat conflicted. She felt a little guilty for not telling that lecherous brat. She sneaked away as if she were a thief.

But that brat has gone too far lately, wantonly toying with her senior's dignity. You have to know that she is more than ten years older than Uchiha Yo, but she has not seen any respect from that brat!

"Ignore him, let's go, mute!"

Tsunade and Shizune quietly left the tent. If the three Sannin were to wander freely within the camp, no one would dare to interfere.

However, as soon as Tsunade left the camp, she heard a familiar voice calling her name.

Hearing Uchiha Yoichi call her name, Tsunade seemed both nervous and relieved, but when she turned around, her face was fierce. She clenched her fists and gestured at Uchiha Yoichi, saying, "Kid, what are you doing?"

"Here you go, there are three bottles of Tianmi liquor left over from last time."

Uchiha Yang tossed a storage scroll over, and after Tsunade caught it, he continued, "You didn't throw away the kunai I gave you last time, did you, Lady Tsunade?"

"snort!"

Tsunade let out a soft hum of surprise. That brat actually doubted her? Was she the kind of person who would just throw other people's things away like that?

"It's muted."

After putting away the scroll, Tsunade left without answering the question, calling for Shizune. However, Uchiha Yoichi knew that Tsunade still had it on her person, so he went straight back to the camp.

He will also return to the village with the Konoha troops. After this battle, the Cloud and Rock ninja should be able to calm down for a long time.

Konoha ninja suffered numerous casualties. Uchiha Yoichi was unsure about the situation on the other side of the battlefield, but in summary, the number of Konoha ninja who died in the war with Kumogakure was over nine hundred, and even the Uchiha clan had thirteen ninja who died.

However, despite being outnumbered and facing three Jinchuriki who fully controlled their Tailed Beasts, the fact that they were able to inflict such heavy casualties on the Iwa and Kumo ninja was largely thanks to Uchiha Yoichi.

His reputation during the war with the Cloud Ninja had surpassed that of Konoha's White Fang.

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