Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

If Tsunade were to impulsively unleash her Ultimate Zone mode at this moment and cripple several of the Sand Village clan heads, that would be disastrous...

Rather than leaving her on the battlefield to continue her glorious 0-0-0, it would be better to let her heal the wounded.

"boom!"

"That bastard, Miyamoto Masato....(▼he▼メ)"

Tsunade gritted her teeth and punched a huge crater, seemingly venting her anger before turning and leaving. She realized that because of that bastard Masato Miyamoto, who had ruined her stats for half a year and even had them frozen at 0, staying here was truly pointless. Besides, many of her Konoha comrades were indeed poisoned and needed her to research an antidote. The puppeteers of Sunagakure were just that disgusting...

"Whoosh... Shadow Tentacle!"

After Tsunade left, Nara Shika breathed a sigh of relief and continued to harass the Sand Ninja underlings. This was the perfect opportunity to rack up some impressive stats; he could brag about it to his lazy son back home later, right? ヾ(^Д^*)/

Although the Nara clan is known for its laziness, it became even more pronounced in his and his son's generation. His status within the family was already low, and if his son didn't have something to boast about after his son became Grand Marshal, his position would be even more precarious after retirement...

"Kill them!! ヾ(^Д^*)/"

Tsunade left, and the Sand Village ninja were incredibly excited!

Finally, I can start playing without any worries!

God knows how they survived the past six months, constantly grinding for stats and keeping an eye on this female tyrant to avoid being blasted away by her...

297. The Raikage's defenses have been breached!

"puff!"

"What did you say? The Raikage was attacked by Orochimaru's snakes? And he was poisoned?! Σ(⊙▽⊙a)"

"Holy crap! No way?! The Raikage's physique is so strong, how could he get caught by snakes?! Σ(⊙▽⊙a)"

"........"

Just as Sunagawa and his underlings were battling it out with Konoha, news suddenly spread from the Kumogakure battlefield that the Raikage's defenses had been breached by the Hyuga's aerial technique, and that he had been poisoned by snake venom and was forced to suspend his battle. The entire ninja world was utterly astonished!

That's the Raikage!

A man whose hardness rivals that of the Golden Lion, who only had a small fingernail scratched off by the Eight-Tails in a one-on-one fight!

How could Orochimaru release snakes onto a man like that?

This is so incredibly boring and boring!!!

However, news then came that Hyuga Sora, the head of the Hyuga clan, had died in battle due to exhaustion of his life force from using a clan secret technique. Only then did people confirm the credibility of this news, and they were all surprised. The Raikage's defense was too incredibly powerful and terrifying!

The secret technique used by the Hyuga clan patriarch at the cost of his life was only enough to break through his defenses!

That's fucking weird!

The Hyuga clan is a renowned and prestigious family in the ninja world. While their fame may not be as widespread as the Uchiha or Senju clans, this is simply because they haven't produced figures like Hashirama Senju or Madara Uchiha. Their foundation is truly solid. The Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist combined with the Byakugan is a perfect match, allowing them to see through clothing to the human body's essence... and then using special techniques to press pressure points. This ancestral skill is unparalleled in the ninja world. If a masseur were equipped with such eyes and techniques, they would definitely become incredibly famous...

The essence of Gentle Fist is to injure the inside without striking the outside, making it virtually impossible to defend against. If you are accidentally grazed by someone from the Hyuga clan, you will have to go to the hospital for a full-body check-up before you can feel at ease. That's how domineering the Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist is!

The entire ninja world knows that the Raikage is incredibly tough. After all, he has been using Lightning Release chakra electroshock therapy for decades. Even a caterpillar can be transformed into a steel bug as long as it doesn't die. The fact that the Raikage previously fought two leaders of the Hyuga and Aburame clans, crippling one and injuring the other, is enough to demonstrate the Raikage's strength.

But no one could have imagined that the Raikage would be this tough. Even the head of the Hyuga clan used a forbidden technique, but they still couldn't kill him and could only let him break through his defenses. However... everyone became curious again. Even though the Raikage's defenses were broken, his muscles were still hard. It was just that all his pressure points were blocked and the Lightning Release Chakra Mode couldn't be activated. How many snakes' fangs did Orochimaru break to poison the Raikage?

The drugs among "pornography, gambling, and drugs" are truly outrageous!

........

"...You mean Hyuga used a forbidden ancestral technique to break through the Raikage's Lightning Release chakra mode? No... The Raikage's defense was breached, not ours. Why are you looking at me like that? (⊙_⊙)?"

In Sunagakure, handsome Sasori is going to school for an exam today... Yes, an exam. As a top student who has never attended school, he can skip regular classes, but he absolutely must participate in such a ceremonial event as an exam, even though he's the crown prince. And the school board is his grandmother, after all...

So today, Scorpion escaped unscathed, and Toru had time to adjust his mental state. After all, beating up so many people, especially a young guy like Scorpion, inevitably leads to some subtle changes in his mentality, commonly known as psychological abnormality...

He had just gotten up in the morning when Ebizo rushed over and told him about the Raikage being breached and Orochimaru releasing snakes, then looked at him nervously.

"Didn't you hear me? The Hyuga clan's forbidden techniques can even break through the Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode. Your Armament Haki... is it even up to par?"

Looking at his nonchalant and carefree attitude, Ebizo really wanted to print his size 35 shoe on his face.

I've been worried sick about you, and you're so sullen and act all carefree! (▼へ▼メ)

In his mind, the Raikage's Lightning Release chakra defense was equal to Shinto's Armament Haki defense. After all, both were men who fought tailed beasts one-on-one. One fought the Eight-Tails, and the other beat the Seven-Tails into a husky. Although beating the Seven-Tails into a husky sounds cooler in some ways, the Raikage fought the Eight-Tails, which has an extra tail compared to the Seven-Tails. Therefore, he estimated that the Raikage's Lightning Release chakra mode should be similar to Shinto's Armament Haki.

Now that the Raikage has been blasted open by the Hyuga clan's forbidden technique, doesn't that mean that the Hyuga clan's forbidden technique could also blast open Shinto's Armament Haki?

Now that's a concern for Kaizo, this kid is too wild. And the girl he likes is still in Konoha. Now Konoha knows that the Hyuga clan's forbidden technique can blast away the Raikage. What if this guy goes to Konoha to flirt with girls and gets killed by the ninja world?

Their Wind Kingdom has only produced one such treasure in hundreds of years!

"This... I don't think so! The Hyuga clan's ancestral techniques are all about chakra, even this forbidden technique. My Armament Haki and the Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode are completely unrelated. Pure physical output doesn't require any chakra energy. Besides, do you think this kind of forbidden technique is easy to learn? If everyone in the Hyuga clan could really learn this forbidden technique, they would have blown my idol's Blue Giant apart decades ago. Why would my idol have to beg the Senju clan for help...? I think you're overthinking it. But... I am quite curious about what this forbidden technique of the Hyuga clan is. I, who am known as the all-knowing person of the ninja world, have never heard of it? (⊙_⊙)?"

Shinto was completely dumbfounded after he finished speaking. Did the Hyuga clan really have such an awesome forbidden technique?

It didn't appear in the original work! I think the most powerful move among the main supporting characters of the Hyuga clan in the original work is the Rotation Technique.

The sudden appearance of a forbidden technique capable of blasting apart the Raikage's chakra mode left him completely bewildered.

Although he never had a romantic encounter with the Raikage, he still vividly remembered how the Raikage of the Land of Whirlpools had withstood several of his sword strikes without getting hurt. The Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode was indeed very strong, and it wouldn't be wrong to call it the strongest defense of this era.

However, this is the real world, not some shonen anime. As descendants of the Six Paths Sage's brother, it's understandable that the Hyuga clan possesses some powerful forbidden techniques. But a forbidden technique that even Hyuga Sora had to sacrifice his life to use—isn't that practically the Eight Gates Formation? And its power certainly isn't as overwhelming as the final opening of all eight gates; otherwise, it wouldn't just have blasted through the Raikage's defenses but annihilated him!

298. The Hyuga clan is suffering a huge loss!

"Could it be that it's uncertain? This is troublesome. What if someone in the Sun Clan still knows this forbidden technique..."

Hearing that even Masato himself wasn't sure, Ebizo frowned deeply. Although this bastard was unreliable, he was still their Sunagakure's top fighter and a top-tier ninja in the ninja world. If he were to be ambushed one day, they would suffer a huge loss. Don't be fooled by Hiruzen Sarutobi's seemingly righteous appearance; that bastard was Tobirama Senju's disciple, and he was cunning and ruthless!

"...Brother, you're overthinking it! Do you really think forbidden techniques are so easy to learn? Besides, you saw what happened to Hyuga Sora. Hyuga Sora was the strongest ninja of the Hyuga clan, and even he had to exhaust his life force to break through the Raikage's defense. If it were someone else... do you think this forbidden technique would have that kind of power? Whether it's a ninjutsu or a forbidden technique, it depends on who's using it. My idol could burn down an entire forest with a single Fireball Jutsu. Which Uchiha is that powerful now? Even Uchiha Kagami, who was supposedly the closest to my idol, didn't have an S-rank Fire Release technique as powerful as my idol's Fireball Jutsu!"

Seeing how worried Ebizo was about him, Masato was quite touched. However, Ebizo seemed to be looking down on him and explained in an annoyed tone.

I dare not say anything else, but even if Kai opens seven gates and he stands still, he could be kicked by Kai for half an hour without any problem!

However, it's best not to say this too soon to avoid being proven wrong later. After all, he's the man who almost kicked the finale with all eight gates open; who knows what other random damage boosts he might need...

......

"Hiashi, Hizashi, people cannot be brought back to life. Your father was a hero of the village... I wonder if the elder of the Hyuga clan could tell me what forbidden technique the Hyuga clan chief used, that its power was enough to break through the Raikage's defense."

At this moment, the Hyuga clan of Konoha was filled with a somber atmosphere. Their clan leader's body had not yet been brought back, but white cloths had already been hung everywhere. The Hyuga clan leader had died fighting for the village, and Hiruzen Sarutobi naturally had to come to mourn him. After all, this Hyuga clan leader had followed him closely for so many years, and was his steadfast and powerful ally. This time, he had sacrificed himself for the village, so Hiruzen had no choice but to come. More importantly, according to the information sent by his beloved disciple via a small snake, the Hyuga clan leader's final, extremely powerful forbidden technique was not some pressure point technique, but rather a series of slaps that directly blasted open the Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode!

At first, he thought his beloved disciple was joking with him. He knew all too well how strong Raikage's Chakra Mode defense was. Even his thick, big, indestructible rod couldn't be pierced!

Then he thought that his beloved disciple's personality didn't seem like that of someone who liked to brag, and besides, he had no connection with the Hyuga clan, so there was no need for him to brag about the Hyuga clan. Only then did he believe it was true.

Because he confirmed its authenticity, he was greatly shocked and rushed to the Hyuga clan to comfort Hiashi. While trying to win over some hearts and minds, Hizashi also wanted to figure out what kind of forbidden technique it was that could actually break through the Raikage's defenses. He wondered if it could even break through that bastard Shiki's defenses...

"Actually, there's nothing that can't be said. The forbidden technique the clan leader uses is an incomplete secret technique passed down from our Hyuga clan ancestors. Because it's so incomplete, no one can learn it. The clan leader has studied it for decades and has only managed to complete a small part of it. Currently, only the clan leader can learn it..."

An old man from the Hyuga clan, unaware of Hiruzen Sarutobi's thoughts, spoke the truth. After all, over the years, only their clan leader had the inclination to research such a deadly technique. However, he truly hadn't expected that the clan leader would actually learn it. Although he hadn't mastered it completely, its power was still formidable. He had forcibly broken through the Raikage's defenses at the cost of his life. Although it seemed like a huge loss for them, since they had to lose their clan leader to break through the Raikage's defenses.

However, those who know how powerful the Raikage is don't see it that way. The Raikage who fought the Eight-Tails single-handedly can imagine how formidable his defense is. Now, the Hyuga clan's reputation has been completely established in the ninja world, and they have successfully reached the top. Since the Hyuga clan was crippled by Madara Uchiha, although they have a long history, they have been kicked out of the first tier of powerful clans and relegated to the second tier. The Hyuga clan was indeed very famous, but that was in the past. Since the ninja village era, the Senju and Uchiha clans have been the top ones, after all, the Hyuga clan doesn't have any outstanding achievements to show for themselves.

Even many people from other villages don't know that the Hyuga clan is also a powerful and prestigious clan that rivals the Uchiha clan for first place.

"...Alas! My condolences to all elders..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in understanding and then comforted several Hyuga clan elders. Through one elder's words, he learned that this incredibly powerful forbidden technique was originally incomplete, and no one had been able to learn it for many years. The Hyuga clan head had been idly researching it out of boredom. Surprisingly, he had actually managed to create some parts of it. It's true that while there might be some dubious scholars, the clan head was anything but! Although this forbidden technique was quite powerful, because it was incomplete and created by the Hyuga clan head through his own haphazard research, while other forbidden techniques might fool people, this one was directly deadly! And it was uncertain whether others could even learn it.

This also extinguished his idea of ​​using this forbidden technique to ambush Shiki. Putting aside whether the Hyuga clan could learn this ninjutsu in the future, the Hyuga clan would not allow anyone who learned this forbidden technique to use it at will, just for the sake of taking a life. Moreover, it only broke through the Raikage's defense, and it could not kill him. Who knows if he could break through Shiki's defense at the cost of a life? If he couldn't break through, wouldn't that be a waste? Moreover, according to Sakumo, Shiki's dark and hard body was pure taijutsu, without using any chakra power. This is simply a monster even more freakish than the Raikage. Can the human body be this tough?

He's the direct disciple of the great scientist of the ninja world, the great ninja doctor, okay...ヽ(ー_ー)ノ

.....

In the Hidden Cloud battlefield, inside the Konoha camp, Orochimaru stood on a treetop, gazing at the moon as if contemplating life.

When he arrived at the battlefield, to his surprise, his teacher's best friend was more seriously injured than he had imagined. He couldn't even get out of bed, and dozens of bones in his body had been broken by the Raikage. He had no strength to cause him any trouble. He was even curious about how Danzo's injuries were much more serious than last time. He didn't have the Senju clan's genes and his vitality was just average. He wondered how Danzo had managed to survive until now. He even wanted to study his teacher's best friend when he had time.

However, there's clearly no time for that now. Hyuga's death in the air gave him a deeper understanding of the Shinigami, and he's also thinking about how to end this war. To be honest, that Raikage is just too damn tough!

299. I was disgusted by Snake.

Since facing Hanzo of the Salamander and then the Four-Tails Jinchuriki for so long, to be honest, although he wasn't very willing when his Hokage teacher sent him here, he was still very confident in his ability to lane against the Raikage. According to his research, the Raikage is a traditional top laner, capable of both tanking and dealing damage, with outstanding melee abilities, but lacking ranged skills and recovery. To lane against him, all he had to do was kite him and wear him down little by little, keeping him from forcing him to activate his buffs. With the advantage of his minions' kills, as long as he could drag the fight out for several dozen rounds, and his minions fought fiercely, the Cloud Village would naturally retreat. This was the same reason why the Raikage had to call a timeout even when he had clearly crippled Danzo with poison and even the leader of the Hyuga clan couldn't withstand it.

But theory is just theory. When he actually faced the Raikage, he realized how powerful this kind of top-tier top laner who could both tank and deal damage was. The Raikage was practically a bug after activating Lightning Release Chakra Mode. All kinds of ninjutsu hit him like tickling, without even leaving a mark. If he hadn't had a strong mentality, anyone else would have definitely broken down after being bombarded for half an hour!

Most importantly, the Raikage's speed is not slow even in Lightning Release Chakra Mode. It is extremely difficult to kite him and hold him off. He can't fly, and being grazed by the edge of the enemy is half his life. If it weren't for the brilliant talent skill Snake Shedding Skin that he created when developing Snake Ninjutsu, he would have been killed by the Raikage countless times. Even so, it is difficult for him to hold off the Raikage. If the Raikage wants to leave, he can't stop him at all.

Finally, when the Raikage was frantically buffing his Cloud Ninja underlings in preparation for his ultimate attack, if it weren't for the Hyuga clan leader's desperate use of his ultimate to shatter the Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode, breaking through his countless venomous snake fangs and finally managing to bite through his skin, they would have already lost that round...

But now another problem has arisen. Last time, Hyuga risked his life to break through the Raikage's defense, which gave him the opportunity to release his snakes. However, his snake venom is not as potent as that of Hanzo the Salamander or the Sand Village puppeteers. When he developed snake ninjutsu, he did not intend to develop it in this direction, so his snake venom is just ordinary snake venom. The Raikage's physical condition is too good. After returning, he will be fine after some bloodletting and injections of serum. At most, he will only need to recuperate for a week or two.

Now that Hyuga Sora has been defeated and Aburame Shikazu will be recuperating in Konoha and waiting to retire, Danzo, who is left here, is really useless. If he were to have a one-on-one fight with the Raikage, he wouldn't be worried at all. The Raikage is powerful, but Orochimaru is no pushover either. Even if the Raikage beats him for a year, he still wouldn't be able to kill him.

But this is a large-scale team battle, not a 1v1 duel. Morale is very important in this kind of situation. His current problem is that he can't hold off the Raikage. If the Raikage wants to farm minions, he can't stop him at all. Now that I think about it, how difficult it must have been for Sakumo to be able to fight against a Golden Lion of the same type for over twenty years...

........

"boom!"

"Damn it! Orochimaru, that bastard! Grab your weapons! I'm going to kill him today! (▼he▼メ)"

In the Cloud Village's main camp, this is the thirty-eighth table the Raikage has shattered today, and also the last one the Cloud Village could find. From now on, if Abe no Nakamaru wants to draw any tactical routes, he'll have to do it on the ground...

By this time, the snake venom on the Raikage's body had been cleared. With James's physique, a simple bloodletting would have been enough; he wouldn't even need an antivenom injection. However, his face was now a deep, almost blackish red, and his eyes burned with rage. Even a container full of Sprite couldn't quell the raging fire within him. The Raikage had been in the ninja world for decades, witnessing countless storms and tribulations. He had even fought the Eight-Tails of his village head-on without faltering. But being poisoned by Orochimaru, a disciple of Hiruzen Sarutobi, was the greatest humiliation of his career.

He wouldn't blame a dead man for the Hyuga clan breaking through his defenses in mid-air. Besides, the Hyuga clan was indeed formidable; he hadn't even known they possessed such a powerful technique that could blast through his defenses with just a few blows. He respected even the dead strong individuals. He remembered how Kumogakure was suppressed by Konoha for decades, and how Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha never cursed them when they died...

If Orochimaru had confronted him head-on and defeated him, he wouldn't be so frustrated. He could have simply gone back to work hard for a few more years and started over. But now he's been poisoned by a few of Orochimaru's tiny snakes... The so-called strongest shield in the ninja world was actually poisoned by a small snake. The outside world is probably laughing their heads off right now!

Moreover, Hiruzen Sarutobi's disciple is a real genius, practically a kaleidoscope of ninjutsu. He probably knows more ninjutsu than Hiruzen Sarutobi, the ninja professor. But that's not the point. The point is that Hiruzen Sarutobi's disciple's self-created snake ninjutsu is just... absolutely disgusting!

No matter how hard you hammer it, it won't die. Its skin is peeling, its entire body is soaking wet, and countless venomous snakes are spewing from its open mouth...

Just thinking about that scene makes Raikage's stomach churn; his dinner tonight suddenly doesn't taste good anymore, and all those delicacies look like snake meat.

"Lord Raikage, going now is no problem, but I'd like you to hear me out first. I just received some important intelligence. The Five-Tails has raged in Iwagakure, but our spies in Iwagakure have just reported that the damage caused by the Five-Tails wasn't as great as we imagined. It only destroyed a small part of the buildings, and there were no casualties. It's as if... they knew beforehand that the Five-Tails was going to break free. Also, although Tsuchiki, a high-ranking official in Iwagakure, was injured, he was still going to visit a brothel the next night. He didn't seem to be seriously injured and killed as rumored. I suspect that the Five-Tails' riot in Iwagakure might have been a staged act by Onoki himself. As for why he did this, we don't know. Maybe he's taking advantage of the situation and also trying to trick us and Sunagakure..."

Ignoring the enraged Raikage, the big-headed man in the burlap sack waited until the Raikage calmed down. He then unfurled an intelligence scroll and placed it before the furious Raikage. Looking at the raging Raikage, the big-headed man sighed inwardly. It was a pity the intelligence arrived too late. If it had arrived earlier, he would have discovered the situation sooner, and things wouldn't have turned out this way. Now, their Raikage was completely enraged, determined to kill Orochimaru at all costs, and there was no stopping him. The problem wasn't that they could kill Orochimaru, but that they couldn't. He had to admit, this disciple of the Hokage was truly remarkable. He'd been beaten countless times by the Raikage, yet each time he emerged unscathed from his own...mouth like a snake shedding its skin.

That's simply amazing ninjutsu...

300. The Raikage went to steal the tower again.

Their Raikage couldn't defeat Orochimaru and was being dragged out like this. The enemy had a strong and well-equipped army. Although the Cloud Ninja were brave in battle, the difference in equipment was too great. No matter how strong the Raikage was, he couldn't make up for it.