Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

Those who didn't roll their eyes stared in terror at the massive, red-glowing sword aura. Just its sheer power told them this sword aura was far more terrifying than the previous one. Especially striking was how the clouds above seemed to have been cleaved in two by this single strike, creating a distinct gap...

"Oh no! Kosuke...! Σ(?д?lll)"

"White Thunder!"

Hatake Sakumo recognized the genin who had been blasted away and was shocked. His body flashed with white lightning, and he instantly moved at lightning speed to grab the Konoha genin who had been slashed and whose life was uncertain. He narrowly escaped the sword energy.

boom!!!!!

"Hiss...! So...so terrifying! It's cracking! This isn't human power at all.....Σ(?д?lll)"

The sword energy cleaved a deep chasm in its wake, splitting the battlefield in two, and finally struck a distant mountain, splitting a magnificent mountain in two.

When everyone saw the battlefield split in two and the mountain in the distance cleaved in two, they were horrified. It was too damn terrifying. Was this really the power of humankind?

"White Fang! You die too! Lion Thousand Cut Valley! o(▼皿▼メ;)o"

With his mind filled with rage, Shinto didn't care about any pretense of friendship at this moment; he only had one thought in his mind: to kill that bastard.

"Oh no! This guy's gone mad! Retreat! White Fang!"

Seeing that Masato was about to unleash his ultimate move, Hatake Sakumo disregarded the lifeless Kosuke in his arms, tossed him to the Yamanaka clan leader not far away, and charged forward with white lightning after a loud shout, hoping to restrain the guy.

He recognized the genin who had stabbed the younger brother of the Golden Lion. This was no ordinary genin; he was a former subordinate of the Second Hokage, whose seniority was probably even greater than his boss's. Although he was a genin, his strength was far beyond that of a genin. He had simply refused promotion because he had made a mistake in his youth.

These kinds of Konoha merits must be protected even if it means gritting your teeth!

However, White Fang also felt helpless. Why did you have to stab this guy's brother of all people? The powerful and terrifying aura he exuded just now clearly showed that this guy had gone mad.

This is troublesome...

277. If he were more normal, the Sand Village would have taken off long ago.

"Go back!"

After the head of the Yamanaka clan hugged Kosuke, Nara Shika, seeing that the Golden Lion was blinded by anger and about to unleash his ultimate move, shouted loudly and looked worriedly at Sakumo who rushed up to confront the Golden Lion again.

That sword strike just now truly opened his eyes. His heart was still pounding wildly. The berserk Golden Lion was terrifying. He was someone who had lived through the era of the First Hokage and Madara, but he was willing to bet that Madara and the First Hokage's attacks were definitely not this sharp. It even split the sky!

Sakumo was already struggling against the usual Golden Lion, and now he had to face the berserk Golden Lion. My god, if anything happened to him, this war would be in big trouble. The Iwagakure ninja were already overwhelmed by the Four-Tails Jinchuriki alone. If something happened to Sakumo, they would have no one to face the Golden Lion.

However, he couldn't blame Kosuke. After all, the younger brother of Shiki, the genius puppeteer couple from Sunagakure, were incredibly skilled. Together, they controlled eighteen puppets, ten of which were the same Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Masters as Chiyo. If he couldn't solve this problem, the two of them would truly have carved out their own territory.

No one expected that the Golden Lion would go berserk because his younger brother was stabbed.

"not good!"

"puff!"

"boom!"

"Shuomao!"

At this moment, Sakumo Hatake and Shinto had already clashed. Shinto, in his berserk state, had reached his peak. With the awakening of Conqueror's Haki, it was as if all the shackles in his body had been broken. The pure black sword aura he had unleashed was now tinged with red light, making it even more powerful than before. Sakumo Hatake held his short blade in front of his chest. When the sword aura made contact with the short blade, he immediately felt the difference in power. Although his family heirloom short blade was strong enough to not be broken, it was still blasted away by the sword aura with a huge force and slammed into the ground more than a hundred meters away, creating a huge crater.

"Damn it, the berserk Golden Lion is terrifying, even Sakumo couldn't withstand it.....(?Д?)ノ"

The retreating Konoha members were incredibly nervous when they saw Sakumo Hatake being blasted away. It was the first time they had ever seen Sakumo get blasted away in a battle against Shiki. In the past, Sakumo had been able to hold his own against Shiki's relentless attacks thanks to his godlike positioning and his family's short sword. But now, if it weren't for the power of the Hatake clan's short sword, Sakumo wouldn't have been blasted away; he would have been cut in two!

Looking up at the sky, the fault line had not yet healed, the bottomless chasm on the ground, and the distant mountain that was split in two, all these things demonstrated the power of the Golden Lion Sword Technique.

"Cough cough....! This is troublesome..."

Sakumo Hatake stood up from the crater, rubbing his throbbing chest. Although he had blocked the attack, he had at least three broken ribs. This was the first time he had suffered such a serious injury since mastering his movement techniques to god-like levels. The crucial point was that the guy in front of him was already in a frenzy; no matter how painful his chest was, he had to keep going...

"You bastards! You'll all be buried with my brother! Lion's Might - Imperial Palace Scroll!" (「▼皿▼)

"roar...!"

After sending Hatake Sakumo flying with a single sword strike, Shinto turned around and looked at the Konoha members with terrifying killing intent. He stretched out his left hand with his five fingers spread, and dozens of lion heads, each a hundred meters tall, rose from the ground and roared madly, charging towards the Konoha members in one fell swoop.

"Damn it! Get out of here!?"

Nara Shika watched as dozens of majestic and imposing super lion heads, each a hundred meters tall and formed from mud, roared towards him. This move had already surpassed the scope of an S-rank ninjutsu and reached the concept of a forbidden technique. Flesh and blood could not withstand the impact of such a large lion head.

"Wow...so strong! Lord Shinto is too strong..."

On the other side, the Sand Village Jonin who weren't stunned by Conqueror's Haki were also staring blankly at the scene of their Shinto-sama chasing after the Konoha heroes. At this moment, the uncultured ones really didn't know how to describe their current feelings.

shock?

nonsense!

The boss could even split the sky in two, how could anyone not be shocked?

fear?

That's also a bit concerning. This leader often gets carried away and indiscriminately attacks his own people. Who knows if he'll be able to calm down after taking down Konoha? What if he turns around and stabs them a few times...?

"Sigh! If this guy were even a little more normal, our Sand Village would have taken off long ago...!"

Mei Chuan Yangtai, the current patriarch of the Mei Chuan clan, who had been the crown prince for decades and had finally made it to the top, sighed as he looked at the crazy figure who often made his father cough up blood.

If this guy were as normal as Hashirama Senju, based on his current fighting strength, he would definitely be the number one ninja in the world. It's just a pity his personality is too eccentric, he's lazy, and unreliable in crucial moments... leading a team in battle is more like killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of his own...

"Waaaaah... Good son-in-law, you absolutely can't die!!! (ㄒoㄒ)"

"Yeah! Captain Jie, you can't!!! 〒▽〒"

On the other side, Yusaori's imposing father, watching Mato frantically chasing and attacking the Konoha members, was even more worried. He threw himself on Sasori's father, who had been stabbed and was in critical condition, and cried his heart out, even more heartbroken than his daughter. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought her own father was dead...

At his urging, a group of clan leaders rushed over and wept bitterly.

Mei Chuan Yangtai had time to lament because he hadn't witnessed how formidable a true fighter could be when he was enraged. Those of them, having experienced the war in the Land of Rain, had seen just how terrifying a true fighter could be when he was on a roll. If Jie really did die, they were absolutely certain that the guy would go berserk and even try to kill them. They had seen just how powerful he was; they estimated they couldn't even withstand a few lion heads...

"Father, stop arguing! Tell my elder brother to stop! Jie's injuries need to be treated in the village as soon as possible by Lady Chiyo. We can't delay any longer!"

Yusa, who was treating her man, finally managed to calm down and focus on treating him, but was annoyed by the group of crying and wailing men. Feeling that Jie's life force was draining away, Yusa was extremely anxious and yelled at her own father, who only had a good appearance, for the first time in her life.

"But...but Masato has gone mad, we can't wake him up..."

Normally, if his daughter yelled at him like that, he would definitely assert his fatherly authority, but now... he still had that authority, he just wasn't showing it...

Tell Masato to stop?

Are you kidding me?

Given Shinto's current state of brain hemorrhage, anyone who dares to call for help is very likely to be hacked to death...

"You're useless... Big brother, stop hitting him! Jie is dying, quickly take him back to the village for Lady Chiyo's treatment!!!"

Seeing her father and the group of clan leaders behind him acting like cowards, Saori said something in annoyed and then stood up and shouted at Masato, who was already bloodthirsty.

278. Half of this bastard's data comes from his own people.

"...Huh? Jie isn't dead yet? (⊙_⊙)?"

Masato's ears were strained to their limit. Upon hearing Yusaori's voice, he instantly calmed down and looked at Yusaori with a bewildered expression.

He saw that slash just now clearly; it was blood splattering everywhere. He thought his brother was dead, which is why he unleashed his power to break through the blockage and awaken his Conqueror's Haki. However, judging from what Yusaori said, it seems that Sasori's father is still alive.

"He's not dead yet, but if you keep fighting he'll really die. Quickly take Jie back to the village so that Lady Chiyo can get treatment."

Saori, seeing that her older brother had returned to his usual self, explained helplessly.

What time is it now? What's the point of asking?! (▼へ▼メ).

"Sogga! White Fang, let's fight another day... Let's go!"

After hearing Yusaori's explanation, Masato spoke to Sakumo Hatake, who was preparing a powerful attack, then went to Sasori's parents, lifted them up, and flew towards the village. He left as quietly as he had come...

As for the remaining Sand Village... his brother's life is of paramount importance!

"This bastard...ヽ(ー_ー)ノ"

Sakumo Hatake stared at the little black dot in the sky with a black line on his face. The change was too fast and caught him off guard. He had already prepared his ultimate move to take this bastard down with him, but the other guy stopped fighting!

This feeling is worse than eating shit...

"Phew...we've woken him up, let's get out of here. This is the best outcome we can hope for..."

Seeing the lion heads standing still like tall, lifelike statues, and Sakumo's chest caved in, Nara Shika sighed.

It wasn't that he was a coward, but the berserk golden lion was just too terrifying. Its aura alone had stunned all his underlings. Dozens of lion heads left him defenseless, and today's sword energy was even more chilling. If the fight continued, he didn't know how many people would die at his hands.

The attack just now had already caused countless casualties among their men. Fortunately, those underlings were unconscious when they were killed, so they didn't suffer any pain...

........

"...Wake them up, see how many are still alive, then we'll retreat."

The commander-in-chief is gone, as are the two deputy commanders, and Konoha has also retreated.

Yusaori's father and Umekawa Yota exchanged a knowing glance. Looking at the "corpses" of Sunagakure's underlings scattered all over the ground, Yusaori's father said with tears in his eyes, "Shinto was indeed very fierce and his kills were also very fierce, but I estimate that at least half of those kills were by our people. This bastard is really terrifying when he goes berserk... He's really harming himself and others!"

"Sigh...! I hope Captain Jie is alright, otherwise if Shinto goes berserk in the village, we're doomed... I never imagined that Lord Shinto and Captain Jie were such good friends..."

"Nonsense, Lord Masato's father and the First Lord were brothers, and Lord Masato and Captain Jie grew up together. How could they not have a good relationship?"

"Hiss! Look at this sword mark... it really cleaved the battlefield in two! It's terrifying..."

When the Sand Village underlings woke up their sleeping companions who hadn't yet been killed, they couldn't help but gasp as they looked closely at the half-meter-wide, bottomless sword mark. They had always heard that Lord Shinto had cleaved Uzushiogakure, a village much larger than their own Sand Village, in half with a single sword strike in the Land of Whirlpools. Especially since so few people had gone to fight there, and many had never been to the Land of Whirlpools and had never seen Uzushiogakure, which was now on the opposite bank, they thought it was just artistic embellishment by writers.

Thinking of the awe-inspiring power of that sword strike just now, please forgive their limited cultural knowledge; they simply cannot describe it.

......

The battle between Sunagakure and Konoha was short, lasting only a day and less than a night. While the other three battlefields were still ongoing, this battle was already over, but the final result stunned everyone.

Konoha neither won nor lost. The fighting power that Shiki displayed after going crazy after seeing his brother being stabbed was even more shocking to the world. He not only split the battlefield, but also split a mountain hundreds of meters high into a narrow strip of sky. It is said that even the sky was split open. Although the last rumor that the sky was split open is a bit far-fetched, it was witnessed by both Konoha and Sunagakure. It is impossible for the people of Konoha to praise Shiki.

The final casualty statistics were utterly shocking. Excluding those injured or poisoned, Konoha suffered over 3,000 deaths. While Sunagakure didn't provide specific figures, the number was undoubtedly much higher; everyone knew Konoha ninjas were powerful and well-equipped...

The Sand Village wasn't unwilling to provide specific figures; they simply couldn't!

Otherwise, they would lose face big time. When Yusaori's father and Umekawa Yota, who were cleaning up the mess, saw the causes of death listed by their underlings, their legs went weak. Most of them were cut in half at the waist. The lower-level underlings were stunned by Shinto's aura and didn't know, but they all saw it with their own eyes. The berserk Shinto killed countless people with just that earth-shattering sword aura. Later, he even went head-to-head with White Fang and attacked indiscriminately. Almost all of these underlings who were cut in half at the waist were the work of that bastard.

If this news gets out, the ninja world will laugh their heads off.

This brief battle lasted less than half the time of the other three battlefields, but the number of casualties on both sides was more terrifying than any of the other battlefields. Even Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was fighting against the Iwa ninja, was furious for several days after seeing the casualty figures on Konoha's side. He chased Onoki all over the map, poking him everywhere, making Onoki howl in anger.

"How are Sakumo and Kosuke's injuries?"

The Iwagakure and Konoha took a brief break. Hiruzen Sarutobi was very concerned about his two underlings, one being his right-hand man and the other someone he and his Second Hokage both recognized. Although Sunagakure suffered heavy casualties, they managed to hold off the enemy. Moreover, Sunagakure's strength was not low either, as even Chiyo's son had been stabbed by Kosuke. For the foreseeable future, things would be relatively peaceful there.