Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

"Ding Ding Ding..."

Just as Shindou finished speaking, a white light flashed and aimed straight for his vital point. After activating Armament Haki to protect his vitals, he immediately drew his greatsword and began to clash with the white light.

Two figures, one in black and one in white, flashed continuously, clashing with weapons. The powerful airflow instantly shattered the surroundings, with flashes of swords and blades sweeping across the sky, making the air whistle as if being cut by swords!

"What happened? Holy crap! Get out of here! Shinto-sama is fighting White Fang!!!"

"Lord Kazekage, something terrible has happened! Lord Shinto is fighting with Konoha's White Fang in the village!"

"What?! Those two bastards sealed the Banbu barrier...!?(?д?#)"

Although the two were clashing with swords, their battle was so fierce that it startled the approaching ANBU. The quick-witted ANBU immediately ran to the Kazekage-ro to report to Sunakawa.

Sunagawa was so happy about the return of the Seven-Tails that he was easily inspired. Once the inspiration came, he couldn't stop. Sunagawa spent the whole night working overtime in the Kazekage-ro to prepare to create a new song of his own. He worked hard all night and was not sleepy at all. On the contrary, he became more and more energetic. He could create for another five hundred years without any problem.

Just as he was lamenting that he was a singer whose talent was wasted on being a ninja, a subordinate from the Anbu rushed in and gave him a scare.

He hadn't seen Masato fight Konoha's White Fang for several years, but considering Masato's fighting power, which was capable of destroying houses at the drop of a hat, plus White Fang who could go toe-to-to with Masato, if these two bastards fought in the village, the destructive power would be even greater than that of a tailed beast going berserk!

As he flew towards the battle site, he refrained from swearing in angrily in order to maintain his imposing image as the Kazekage, but in his mind, he cursed the relatives of those two bastards countless times.

Those two bastards are such weirdos. They were acting like best buddies yesterday, but this morning they started fighting, right here in the village... (▼へ▼メ)

"Orochimaru, what are they doing? They were fine last night! This is even more powerful than the Seven-Tails' outburst! Holy crap! Watch out...! This is too exaggerated!! (⊙_⊙)?"

On the outskirts of the battlefield, Jiraiya, who also looked like he hadn't woken up yet, dodged the sword energy that was coming at him. Panpan, who was small and had a good breath, looked at the Sunagakure center, which had been ravaged by the real fight, and asked her friend in a daze.

Last night, these two were all arm in arm, like best buddies, and now they're fighting like madmen. And they're going at it without holding back at all. This scene left Jiraiya, who had never seen Orochi in a fight before, completely dumbfounded. From the moment he heard the commotion to the moment he dared to come, only a few minutes had passed, and half of the buildings in Sunagakure had already been slashed and riddled with holes by the sword energy. There were deep, jagged sword marks everywhere. It was just too outrageous!

Furthermore, Jiraiya also confirmed one thing... this scene seemed to be caused by the sword energy of that golden lion.

Shuo Mao's strength lies in his incredibly fast movement and attacks. Although he also has sword flash effects, the scenes aren't grand. This golden lion, on the other hand, unleashes dozens of spectacular sword energies with each strike, wildly slashing around...

This guy's ruthless; he even dares to do this in his own village...

"Hmph... Shiki wanted to recruit me to Sunagakure, and Sakumo happened to overhear it..."

Snake, who was watching the battle closely, suppressed his shock and exhaled, saying indifferently.

He was the one who witnessed the two of them start fighting from the very beginning, and the shock he felt was much greater than that of Jiraiya. He used to feel that there was a big gap between him and his teacher, but his teacher was the Hokage, a ninja who was proficient in countless ninjutsu, and was so old, so it was normal for there to be a gap.

Although Sakumo was famous, he had never seen Sakumo fight, and Sakumo was only a few years older than him. Therefore, he always believed that even if he, who was also praised as a genius, was not as good as Sakumo, who perfectly matched the Hatake clan's swordsmanship, the gap should not be too big.

But now, for the first time, he saw Sakumo and Shiki clash with all their might. This level of confrontation made him realize that Sakumo, who was only a few years older than him, had actually reached the level of his teacher. Moreover, the one charging ahead was Shiki. The reason he was called Shiki was simply because he could manipulate sand into lion heads. However, in their fight so far, Shiki had not shown his sand control ability except for his swordsmanship and a physical technique that made him hard. Sakumo, on the other hand, had shown almost all of his skills, which gave him the feeling that Shiki was even more powerful than Sakumo.

If Shinto knew Orochimaru's thoughts, while he would be gratified that Orochimaru was on his side, he would also look to the sky with tears in his eyes. The Float-Float Fruit's power is indeed formidable, but in terms of destructive force, it's just so-so. In group battles, it's a godsend for clearing out mobs and boosting stats with ninjutsu, but in a one-on-one fight against a skilled opponent, apart from the somewhat overpowered ability of flight, he really couldn't think of any use for the Float-Float Fruit in a one-on-one fight against a skilled opponent. His development direction was all copied from Shiki from One Piece. When Shiki fought against skilled opponents, didn't he just use sword energy and engage in melee combat? Apart from sending things flying into the air and throwing them down, the Float-Float Fruit has extremely strong destructive power, but damn, the damage isn't that high!

If they can't hit anyone, what's the point of it being spectacular?

143. He was so engrossed in cutting that he lost all sense of direction.

"...Have you noticed that their fighting is...strange?"

Tsunade, stroking her chin, asked her two friends curiously, "Although the scene of Sakumo fighting with the guy she owes a lot of money is spectacular and impressive, I still feel a sense of unease after watching it for so long. The guy from Sunagakure has very strong sword energy, which leaves a deep chasm when it hits the ground. If it hits any other person, even a Tailed Beast would be doomed. But that guy has unleashed countless sword energies from beginning to end, yet he still can't hit Sakumo."

Shuo Mao's ancestral swordsmanship was sharp and unpredictable, with fast attack speed and stylish movement. However, despite Shuo Mao's impressive display for so long, he couldn't land a single blow on that guy. The guy always seemed to instinctively dodge just when Shuo Mao was about to stab him. Anyway, these two guys had been passionately slashing for so long, and apart from making the scene look like a demolition site, which was quite dramatic, neither of them actually had a single injury. This puzzled her greatly.

She grew up listening to her grandfather, Hashirama Senju, boast. Every time her grandfather bragged to her, he would say that he fought Madara Uchiha one-on-one and won, but it was a Pyrrhic victory. He was covered in wounds, and it was indeed Madara Uchiha who damaged his foundation, which led to his death.

In her view, when two evenly matched opponents clash, shouldn't it be a tit-for-tat exchange...?

"...Now that you mention it, it's true! Look at them, they've been fighting for so long, and they don't have a single injury. I always..."

Jiraiya stroked his chin and nodded, as if to say, "I saw that too." He was too shocked to notice the problem until Tsunade pointed it out. Even though he won his fight with Orochimaru, he was always covered in injuries...

"......"

Snake glanced at his idiot teammate but didn't say anything. He could tell from the guy's expression what he was fantasizing about...

Every single time you've been accidentally hurt by me, okay? ヽ(ー_ー)ノ

.......

"That brat...stop it, all of you!!" (▼he▼メ)

The three men, involved in prostitution, gambling, and drugs, were nonchalantly commenting on the battle because this wasn't their Konoha village; even if the entire village were destroyed, it wouldn't concern them.

However, when Kaizo and Chiyo arrived with Sasori's father and mother, followed by their underlings, Chiyo and Kaizo almost fainted. This was even more destructive than a Tailed Beast rampage. Deep trenches were cleaved everywhere by sword energy. Fortunately, their people reacted quickly and had already moved everyone away. Otherwise, how could those villagers and lower-level underlings have escaped such a large-scale sword energy? If they were hit, they would be dead.

But even without any casualties, the village was completely destroyed. The extent of the damage was the worst in the village's history. Even a previous riot hadn't caused this much destruction.

What infuriated Chiyo the most was the damage to the surrounding area, almost all of which was caused by her nephew. She worried that she wouldn't be able to get compensation from Konoha. Watching her nephew hacking away so enthusiastically, Chiyo drank ten bottles of Wanglaoji herbal tea, but her anger still wouldn't subside.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

"Boom boom boom!"

"Hiss...! Mother, these are the Chikamatsu Ten Ninja... (￣ー￣)!"

Enraged, Chiyo drew her Chikamatsu Ten Warriors and charged forward. But before they even reached the battlefield, a massive sword aura swept through, cleaving five of the ten Chikamatsu Ten Warriors in two at the waist. This sight made Sasori's father, standing behind Chiyo, twitch in disbelief. He silently mourned for his older brother for three minutes. This was the work of their ancestor, Bunzaemon! His mother treated them like treasures, giving them regular monthly care, showing them more attention than she cared for him, her son. And now, five of them had been chopped off by his brother…

My brother's going to have a tough time from now on...!

"Magnetic Release: Magnetic Field Shield!"

"Shhhhhh!"

"Boom boom boom!"

At this moment, Sunagawa also arrived, and a giant shield made of iron sand rushed into the battlefield to stop the two... or more accurately, to stop Masato's random sword strikes. However, in less than two seconds, the shield was cut into a pile of iron sand by several black sword strikes.

"Hiss... Lord Shindou! Even the Kazekage's iron sand was shattered, what would happen if that hit a person...? σ(⊙▽⊙a)"

"Stop exclaiming, can't you see what this place looks like now? My house...t^t"

While the Sand Ninja underlings around him were shocked that even their leader's iron shield couldn't withstand the sword energy, one of them watched in utter despair as his new house, which he had worked so hard for over several years to buy, was reduced to ruins in less than a week. These days, housing prices are outrageous! He had spent years risking his life, working day and night, for this house... and it was all gone. ╥﹏╥

"Oh...! Lady Chiyo, are you alright? If they keep fighting, the barrier won't hold..."

Sunagawa folded his iron wings and landed beside Chiyo, sighing. That kid's sword aura was too domineering and chaotic. Only Konoha's White Fang had such skillful movement to dodge it. He couldn't break through either. Besides, it seemed that kid had gone too far; the minions setting up the barrier around them had already exhausted themselves three times over, and they wouldn't be able to hold on any longer...

"That brat... Miyamoto Masato! You stop right there, do you want to tear the whole village down?!"

Chiyo, whether enraged by the loss of five heads to the Ten Mistresses of the Mist, a skill passed down from her master, or by the demolition of the stronghold by her superior, was practically fuming. She took two steps forward, pulled out an oversized megaphone from somewhere, and took a deep breath...

A powerful sonic wave swept across the entire area, and the barrier set up by the underlings began to tremble. This power was even greater than that of a forbidden technique, and the eardrums of a group of junior and ninja were sore from the shock.

"Huh? (⊙_⊙)... Aunt Chiyo, what brings you here..."

"Holy crap! White Fang, you bastard! You've slashed our village like this! ヽ(#`д′)?"

Upon hearing Chiyo's voice, Masato, looking puzzled, stopped fighting. He then noticed that the area where Chiyo and Sakumo had clashed was now a wasteland. A flash of inspiration struck him, and he pointed at the panting Sakumo and roared from the depths of his heart.

They got too carried away with the chopping and forgot this was their stronghold. The best course of action now is to shift the blame!

"...ヽ(ー_ー)ノ let's go."

As if he hadn't heard the boy's roar, Hatake Sakumo flashed over to the third ninja's side, said something, and then immediately disappeared with the third ninja.

The Hatake family only has so much wealth left; they absolutely cannot take the blame for this...

144. Onoki: Good and evil will eventually be rewarded!

The Sand Village's Golden Lion and the Leaf Village's White Fang clashed again, this time right inside the Sand Village. Despite the Sand Village's swift response and rescue measures, news of the village being half-destroyed spread like wildfire. These days, not every village is entirely composed of its own people. Even though the Leaf Village's Anbu, led by White Fang, had cleaned up a large number of spies from various villages, there were still one or two who hadn't been dealt with. Not to mention that the Sand Village's Anbu, under the leadership of Ryougi Shiki, had been doing nothing for many years.

On the day Shinto fought Hatake Sakumo, as long as one's eyes weren't blind and ears weren't deaf, such a massive scene that even the famous Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Masters, led by the puppet master Chiyo, had five heads cut in half, would have been impossible for Sunagakure to conceal. The news had already spread throughout the ninja world the very next day after Hatake Sakumo and the three junior ninja fled to avoid being blamed.

The entire ninja world was stunned!

This golden lion is a ruthless man; when he gets angry, he won't even spare his own village!

After receiving the news while inside Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi's back pain and leg aches disappeared, and he felt even more energetic during the night's battle!

Thinking about what his trusted lieutenant had done in Konoha, he felt a surge of satisfaction, and the air around him seemed exceptionally fresh!

This bastard used to wreak havoc on Konoha. Even though his best friend was the mastermind behind the Seven-Tails attack, this bastard was also involved. Now he's finally getting his comeuppance! ヾ(^д^*)/

"What goes around comes around... no one escapes the wrath of Heaven... good and evil will ultimately be rewarded... spread the word! A grand feast will be held in the village for the next five days, a celebration for all! It's on me! ヾ(^д^*)/"

For some reason, Onoki felt his poetic inspiration bursting forth uncontrollably today. Seeing his underling's shocked expression, Onoki waved his hand dismissively. To celebrate the Golden Lion cutting his village in half, what did a little bloodshed matter to Onoki?! ヾ(^?^)?

What a fitting end!

Konoha's White Fang has finally done something decent this time!

At the same time, in order to commend Konoha's White Fang for his outstanding contribution to the destruction of Sunagakure, Onoki said that the past grievances of his underlings being killed by White Fang would be settled!

In this world, it's either you or me. If you're not tough enough, getting hacked to death is perfectly normal. Everyone has had their share of casualties! ヾ(^?^)?

...

"This golden lion's fighting ability is so-so, it's just that it's a little dim-witted..."

Looking at the photo of Sunagakure filled with deep, bottomless cracks, the Third Raikage could tell with his bare hands that it was caused by the strange sword aura of Shiki the Golden Lion. He had dealt with the Hatake clan before, and although their swordsmanship was strange, it couldn't cause such great damage.

Thinking back to the kid who called him brother when we first met and stole a Six Paths Ninja Tool when they weren't looking, it's only been a few years since I last saw him and his demolition skills are so amazing!

When they get really ruthless, they'll even demolish their own village...

Thinking about this, the Third Raikage, who had been worrying for years about the village not having a single truly capable genius, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. These self-destructive geniuses were better off without...

.......

"You brat, look at the mess you've made of the village! (▼へ▼メ)"

At this moment, the underlings in Sunagakure were silently carrying out reconstruction work with tears in their eyes, while Chiyo, who was directing the reconstruction work, dragged Masato out of bed before dawn and threw him into the construction team, pointing at Masato who was mixing cement and giving him a good scolding.

Chiyo was so angry that she felt like her blood vessels were about to burst when she saw the deep, bottomless chasms that the sandstorms hadn't been able to fill even after several days.

Since the beginning of World War I, while other villages were either raided or plagued by internal strife, Sunagakure remained remarkably stable. Although Shamon died, the One-Tailed Beast's rampage did not cause them any significant losses. Sunagakure's raid on the Land of Water even allowed them to profit. It can be said that Sunagakure was the most low-key big winner of World War I.

Moreover, the village has developed quite well under Sunagawa's leadership over the years. In addition, this brat brought back a large amount of supplies to the village through his trade with Shimura Danzo. Furthermore, Konoha returned the Seven-Tails to Sunagakure after the Seven-Tails incident. Everything is developing in a positive direction. As long as the next generation of the village produces a few decent geniuses, they don't need a super genius like her nephew. After all, it's rare for the Retsuto family's ancestral graves to produce such a talent in Sunagakure. They just need someone like her precious son.

She could almost see that Sunagakure was about to enter a powerful and prosperous era, but then her nephew suddenly pulled this huge demolition stunt on her... Every time she thought about how five of the Chikamatsu Ten, passed down from their founder, were cut in half at the waist by this brat, Chiyo almost had a heart attack.

The henchmen around her were trembling with fear. Lady Chiyo was terrifying when she lost her temper. Even Shinto, who had such a strong ability to demolish things, was verbally abused like a dog... It was too scary!

"Isn't this a case of getting carried away? And it's not entirely my fault. As you can see, these houses in the village are quite old, and many have been weathered. It's better to renovate them now... to avoid any landslides in the future... don't you think?"

As Shinto manipulated the cement into roaring little lion heads, he spoke with a wronged expression to Chiyo, who was pointing at his dog head and spewing insults.

He was indeed a bit carried away at the time. It was all Hatake's fault for calling him that bastard. He attacked without saying a word, and when he was fighting Hatake Sakumo, he found that the guy was actually quite good at lasting!

This is crucial. The Hatake clan is renowned for their "five-second wonders," not for prolonged battles. He and Hatake Sakumo have clashed countless times; given Sakumo's physique and relentless use of skills, he'd run out of mana in about half an hour, panting and barely clinging to life, relying on his skillful movement to keep up. But this time, even without using his timer, he'd been trading blows for over half an hour without weakening. This is key. If it weren't for Sakumo's exceptional performance, then... this guy's body has entered its prime...!