I have a bunch of relatives who want to become Hokage.

As a result, Konoha, which had suffered heavy losses in its grassroots combat power, realized that it really couldn't continue to fight the Cloud Ninja after a brief confrontation in the original timeline. It had no choice but to back down to the Cloud Ninja, knowing that the other party was habitually threatening, but it dared not take any risks.

Then Konoha sent Hyuga Hizashi's body over, and the Byakugan was naturally destroyed. The Cloud Village leaders also knew that this was Konoha's bottom line. If they caused any more trouble, they would really fight to the death. They only wanted to rob, not fight to the death, so peace was achieved.

But in this timeline, the ninja clans of Konoha had the exact opposite attitude; they were terrified that the Cloud Ninja would suddenly stop fighting.

When the main force of Konoha set off from Yugakure, the members of each ninja clan were full of vigor and high spirits, their fighting spirit incredibly strong.

Through this period of frequent harassment and scout battles, the lower-ranking ninjas from the ninja clan have already earned the battle merits they deserved, and with military supplies in place, they no longer have any worries.

Next, it's time for the Jonin to rack up battle merits.

On Earth, there was a great man named Napoleon who liked to concentrate his artillery and called it the "King of War."

In the Naruto world, the king of war is called a Jonin, and everyone has known for a long time that when there are enough Jonin to fight, some of them must be brought out to fight together.

The main force of the Konoha ninja army, numbering over 10,000, spread out after leaving the village.

It still uses the traditional approach of using a multi-faceted, in-depth model.

The main problem is that if we don't do it this way, we'll just be feeding free kills. It's only when Jonin group together that we can create an offensive force. Chunin and Genin should just stick to their squad formations and act accordingly.

The Konoha ninja, now officially in action, headed straight for the stronghold where the main force of the Cloud Ninja was located.

As for the Cloud Ninja Army, if we consider the entire Land of Hot Water, they have already lost the ability to gather intelligence on the surrounding areas.

But they haven't lost the ability to send out scouts.

Therefore, the battle between the two sides resumed after the Konoha ninjas approached the city that the Kumogakure had used as a base.

This did not hinder the advance of the main force of the Konoha Ninja Army.

Like most Jonin, Uchiha Shingen traveled with Jiraiya.

Yekura was indeed sent out; her Scorch Release technique is more suitable for small-team battles.

Even while walking, Uchiha Shingen did not stop absorbing natural energy.

He finally saw the great city in the distance.

Once, this great city was the core area of ​​numerous battles between ninja clans. Its once prosperous streets became a gloomy graveyard, and over the years, bones accumulated, making it a place where eerie and terrifying ghosts gathered.

But after the country was divided into one village, this major city, located at a key transportation hub, regained its prosperity.

Otherwise, the Cloud Ninja wouldn't have chosen this city as their base.

Jiraiya led a group of Jonin to the high ground, gazing at the battlefield.

Below, on the plains, ninjas from Konoha and Kumogakure were fighting fiercely, their blood staining the earth red.

On the city wall, the Jonin of the Cloud Ninja Army were also waiting for an opportunity to break the deadlock.

They also noticed the crowd on the distant high ground, and they knew that they were their true adversaries.

They already knew about the destruction of Nanguan City.

The cunning Konoha accomplished this overnight through some unknown means. There were traces of large-scale Five Elements Escape Techniques at the scene, all the Cloud Ninja stationed at Nanguan City were killed, and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki also went missing.

Nobody believed that Chirabi was dead.

The fact that there were only a very small number of traces at the scene that could only have been caused by a half-tailed beast transformation is clearly illogical.

The only explanation is that he was captured.

But to destroy South Gate City so thoroughly, preventing Killer Bee from even releasing his Tailed Beast in its complete form, could only be accomplished by multiple Kage-level ninjas leading a group of Jonin.

There was absolutely no way Jiraiya and his group of Konoha Jonin could sneak up to Nanguan City. The Cloud Ninja were not to be underestimated, and Jiraiya and his group had been staying in Yugakure all along.

Therefore, the Cloud Ninja Army suspects the Iwa Ninja.

It could even be the Sand Village, since the Sand Village is an ally of the Leaf Village, and they would be happy to fight the Cloud Village.

Not being one of the five major villages means they can't muster this kind of strength.

They have sent a message back to the village, requesting that the village send more people to investigate.

Of course, to the military, they announced that Kirabi had gone on a secret mission.

As a result, today, the Konoha ninja suddenly launched a large-scale attack.

The timing was incredibly awful, coinciding perfectly with the arrival of the next batch of military supplies for the Cloud Ninja Army.

The upheaval at Nanguan City significantly weakened the Cloud Ninja Army's supply capabilities. Without this transit point, the cost of transporting military supplies skyrocketed, while security was greatly reduced. The Konoha Ninja Army not only weakened the Cloud Ninja Army's intelligence network in the field but also attacked transport convoys.

This has resulted in the Cloud Ninja Army's military supplies being even tighter than when they first received the news from Nanguan City.

Many grassroots Cloud Ninjas are not even equipped with explosive tags.

At this moment, the Fourth Raikage stood on the city wall. His imposing figure made his shadow much larger than everyone else's.

His face betrayed no emotion.

Only those who know him well understand that this expression indicates that the Raikage is in a very bad mood.

“Yukito,” he suddenly said.

"Lord Raikage," a female ninja responded.

"I'll keep Jiraiya occupied for a while. Your task is to kill as many Konoha ninja as possible and avoid getting entangled with their Jonin."

"clear."

"The rest of you, just like last time, keep your opponents occupied."

"Yes!"

Everyone shouted loudly.

They were all seething with anger; the fighting style of the Konoha ninjas lately had been absolutely disgusting.

"Excellent! Let's go!"

After the Fourth Raikage finished speaking in a muffled voice, he jumped off the city wall.

"This is really reckless, Lord Raikage..." The guards smiled wryly, but there was nothing they could do, so they all jumped down one by one.

Those who jumped down with them were other Cloud Village Jonin.

Hyuga Hizashi, who had been keeping an eye on them, immediately announced the news to the Konoha Jonin.

"The Raikage has been dispatched, as have the Jinchuriki."

“I see, Hizashi.” Jiraiya stretched his limbs. “Then let’s go.”

After saying that, he jumped down from the high ground.

A group of Konoha Jonin laughed and followed Jiraiya's steps.

The Uchiha and Sarutobi clans were the happiest.

Among the eight great ninja clans, these two clans are the most skilled at battlefield assaults, and this is the kind of storyline they love most.

Uchiha Shingen didn't laugh.

Mainly because I don't have time.

There's no time for silly laughter; absorbing more natural energy is the important thing, as we'll be using it soon.

He followed the movements of his tribesmen, and after a few leaps, he had already rushed ahead of the others.

A Jinchūriki? That's fantastic!

Let's try the Vajra Lockdown that Nine-Tailed Fox borrowed at night. We didn't even have a chance to use it when we attacked South Gate City.

He ran faster and faster, quickly putting distance between himself and the others, and then he began to summon spirits.

With a deafening roar, a gigantic black serpent descended upon the scene, with Uchiha Shingen standing atop its head.

"black."

"Lord Shingen, please give your orders."

"See that cat? Charge at it!"

Chapter Thirty-One: Breakthrough

The giant serpent covered in black phosphorus attracted the attention of everyone on the battlefield as soon as it appeared.

"Orochimaru?" That was the Fourth Raikage's first reaction.

But I soon realized it was impossible.

How can you start attacking your ally right after cooperating with them?

If that's the case, why did Jill defect? ​​Does she have any conscience in the ninja world?

Orochimaru?

"Konoha actually has a character like this." The Fourth Raikage was somewhat surprised, but didn't take it seriously.

It's just a spirit beast.

"Let Yugito deal with him!" he ordered, then turned and charged towards Jiraiya again.

The main goal is to prevent this white-haired guy from getting a buff like last time.

Lightning Release ninjutsu is indeed powerful and can handle most combat environments. Its weakness is that it lacks area-of-effect damage and cannot be used as a battlefield bulldozer. Therefore, the Fourth Raikage's goal this time is to prevent Jiraiya from activating his buff.

Even without activating any buffs, he was confident he could prevent Jiraiya from being distracted by killing ordinary Cloud Ninjas.

With his Lightning Release Chakra Mode fully activated, this man charged into the Konoha ninja formation like a knife cutting through tofu, shoving aside anyone who tried to block his way as easily as flipping a piece of paper.

He charged all the way to Gamabunta's feet, and before Gamabunta could stop him, he had already thrown a punch at Jiraiya accompanied by lightning.

The Jonin from both sides also began to fight each other.

In the distance, Uchiha Shingen only glanced at it before turning his attention back to the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, who had already transformed into a tailed beast.

Along the way, Hei had already crushed a large number of Cloud Ninja.

Based on their respective ninjutsu systems, Kumogakure and Iwagakure prefer to use relatively dense formations for large-scale battles.

The giant snake of Ryuchi Cave is the nemesis of this formation.

There's a reason why ordinary Cloud Ninjas' Lightning Release taijutsu can't break through their defenses, and why Chunin and Genin need to rely on explosive tags for their Five Elements Release techniques.

Lightning Release taijutsu is already considered the most cost-effective among lower-level ninja skills, but its rank makes it useless.