The Master of Konoha's Legacy

"How could it be thunder? There are so many stars in the sky."

"This must be the mountain god's anger."

.......

Ai and Bi stood on the mountaintop, looking down at the two streaks of lightning that kept wandering and colliding below.

At first, Ai could still see the two men's movements clearly, but as the fight became more and more intense, their speed increased.

Later, Ai could only barely make out the trajectories of the two lightning bolts, but could no longer see the movements of the two people.

After a long while, Ai reached out and rubbed his sore eyes, his expression grave.

"Their speed is almost beyond my visual range."

Although Killer Bee couldn't see clearly either, he had the Eight-Tailed Gyūki acting as his battle announcer.

"Oh dear~ I can't see~ I can't see~ Yes, yes, keep up this gorgeous rhythm~"

Ai clenched his fists, and finally let out a long sigh:

"When I get back this time, I must intensify my cultivation."

Bang!

With a deafening explosion, the entire valley was filled with lightning.

The two of them felt a sudden white blur before their eyes, as if they had gone blind.

After a long time, the two gradually regained their sight.

"Father!" Ai shouted, and took the lead in leaping down, landing steadily in the valley.

In an instant, he arrived beside the Third Raikage, who was lying on the verge of death amidst the ruins, and helped him up.

"Tap, tap, tap..."

Hearing the approaching footsteps, Ai instantly activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode, watching warily as Uchiha Tonan, who was panting heavily, slowly walked towards him.

At that moment, Killer Bee landed between the two, blocking Uchiha Tonan.

His face also adopted a solemn expression.

The demon inside him even held its breath, ready to unleash its full power at any moment.

But Uchiha Tonan stopped after walking a certain distance.

While taking a storage scroll out of his ninja tool pouch, he said in a satisfied tone:

"That was so satisfying."

Looks like I won by sheer luck this time.

The Third Raikage struggled to his feet, coughed heavily twice, and said, "Cough cough~ You're stronger than last time."

"Just focus on recovering. I won't lead Konoha in an attack until you're fully healed."

Uchiha Tonan took out a brand-new trench coat from his storage scroll, put it on, turned around, and glanced sideways, saying:

"Next time, I will be even stronger."

After saying that, he used the Instantaneous Movement Technique and left the battlefield.

Old fool, next time will be your death day.

After confirming that Uchiha Tonan had left, A and Killer Bee both breathed a sigh of relief.

The Third Raikage gazed in the direction where Uchiha Tonan had left and sighed softly:

“Tu Nan is not a bad person at heart.”

"If it weren't for the war, I think he could have become friends with Kumogakure."

Killer Bee nodded in agreement.

But Ai's face showed a look of confusion.

Because Uchiha Tonan's actions today conflicted with the label of "insidious and despicable" that he held in his heart.

The Third Raikage, noticing the change in A's expression, weakly asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Ai shook her head and said, "It's nothing. It seems I misunderstood him before."

The Third Raikage nodded upon hearing this, then suddenly remembered something and asked:

“I remember you said before that you had fought against Tu Nan, but every time I asked you about it, you hesitated and stammered.”

Ai took a deep breath, supporting the Third Raikage as they walked, explaining, "That time was actually..."

After a long while, the Third Raikage, having listened to A's story, reached out and patted A on the shoulder, saying:

"At that time, Tunan was probably not strong enough."

It's normal for ninjas to use some tricks when they're weak.

It seems unlikely that the Hidden Cloud Village will win this war.

I'll be retiring once the war is over, so you don't need to be too hostile towards the South.

I can tell that he loves peace.

Ai's not-so-bright brain couldn't possibly think of all that. Anyway, the Third Raikage was the person closest to him, so whatever he said was right.

He immediately nodded heavily and said, "I understand, Father."

In an instant, the label of treacherous and despicable that Uchiha Tonan had been torn off in Ai's mind.

They labeled themselves as reckless, straightforward, and peace-loving, just like themselves.

"Ding, gaining Ai's approval."

[Chapter 265. Kikyo's Battle: Who's Behind the Scenes?]

Western Front.

Since Sunagakure announced its surrender, Konoha, with the pressure greatly reduced, began to shift from defense to offense.

Especially after Minato Namikaze took over as the new commander, he drove the ninjas of Iwagakure out of the Land of Rain in just a few months.

They completely suppressed the Iwagakure army outside the border of the Land of Rain.

The two armies thus established new camps across the border.

As a result, Mount Kikyo, the last line of defense for the Land of Fire, became largely ineffective.

It became a major transit point for war supplies and a base for logistics and medical personnel.

Wounded ninjas from the front lines were transported to Kikyo Mountain for treatment.

The prisoners were also held here.

But just last night, the ninja forces of Iwagakure crossed the Kannabi Bridge on the border of the Land of Grass and launched a surprise attack on Kikyo Mountain from behind.

There were no traps or anything like that set up behind Kikyō Mountain.

This resulted in the Konoha ninjas of Kikyo Mountain having almost no ability to resist.

A large number of Konoha ninja died in battle, and only a small number chose to surrender.

Meanwhile, the prisoners of Iwagakure held in Kikyo Mountain were also freed and became new fighting force.

When news of Iwagakure's occupation of Kikyo Mountain reached the border of the Land of Rain.

Minato Namikaze immediately led a large number of ninjas back to attack Kikyo Mountain, leaving Hizashi Hyuga and Shikaku Nara to defend the border.

late at night.

At the foot of Mount Kikyo, the ninjas from both sides engaged in a fierce battle.

However, the terrain of Kikyo Mountain was advantageous to the defenders, and the ninja army led by Minato Namikaze was unable to take it down for a long time.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique".

Obito, who has awakened the double tomoe, is no longer the loser he once was.

The fire-style ninjutsu, which was originally difficult to unleash, is now readily available, causing the Iwagakure Chunin in front of him to flee in terror.

Just then, a Jonin from Iwagakure silently darted out from the jungle to Obito's side during a gap in Obito's ninjutsu release.

He raised his katana high and brought it down on Obito's head.

"Zzzzz~"

"Rachel!"

Before Obito could even realize what was happening, a bolt of lightning flashed and instantly pierced through the abdomen of the Iwagakure Jonin.

The lightning stopped abruptly, and Kakashi appeared in front of Obito.

"Bang~"

The body of the Iwagakure Jonin fell heavily to the ground.

Obito was startled and instinctively took a few steps back, shielding Nohara Rin behind him, saying:

"Lin, be careful, stay behind me."

Knowing that she was weak, Lin quickly nodded.

Kakashi merely glanced at the two of them, then reached out and pulled out the White Fang from his back, charging into the crowd.

In the distance, in a dark and deep forest.

A pitcher plant rose from the ground, revealing its black and white face; the newcomer was none other than Jue.

Zetsu stared intently at Obito at the edge of the battlefield, grinning widely as he said:

"Ah~ This little guy's strength has grown quite well, he's already at the double tomoe level."

"This kid's personality is indeed quite suitable for the plan. Let's find an opportunity to bring him in front of Lord Madara."

"Wow, his fireball is huge!"

......

"Whoo~"

It's unclear whether it was a gentle breeze blowing from nature or a ninja using wind-style ninjutsu on the battlefield.