I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

In contrast, Minato Namikaze remained completely clean.

However, despite suffering considerable injuries, A, possessing an incredibly strong physique far beyond that of ordinary people, quickly suppressed the attack, and the lightning armor on his body was rapidly repaired with the replenishment of his chakra.

"Cough cough...is this some kind of magic?" Ai

After coughing heavily a few times, he raised his head and asked with burning passion in his eyes.

Although the Cloud Village has no connection with the Three Great Holy Lands, as one of the Five Great Ninja Villages that has existed for so many years and is an old rival of Konoha, they are aware of the information that the Legendary Sannin of Konoha signed a contract with the Three Great Holy Lands. Naturally, they have heard about the Three Great Holy Lands and their Sage Techniques, which are completely different from the chakra system.

If they could find the exact locations of the three holy lands, given the Cloud Ninja's style, they would definitely have chosen to forcibly take back the immortal techniques.

Of course, whether they can win is another matter entirely.

This is also Ai's first time encountering magic.

In the past few decades, there was a Jiraiya who possessed a rudimentary understanding of Sage Mode, but those who were able to witness him use Sage Mode had long since been swallowed and digested by toads, so outsiders had never had the opportunity to see it.

A's current deduction is based on the fact that Minato's Rasengan clearly contained an energy that was not chakra.

"That's right, it really is a Sage Art." Minato Namikaze, whose eyes were covered in orange eyeshadow, did not deny it.

The Myoboku Sage Techniques were actually something he had learned from Jiraiya when he became Jiraiya's disciple, as Jiraiya had taken him to Myoboku for training.

Compared to his own teacher, his talent in magic is undoubtedly stronger.

He later successfully mastered the Sage Art, and not just the half-baked frog transformation like Jiraiya.

However, because it took too long to condense Sage Chakra and the duration of its effect was very limited, Minato usually did not use it in actual combat.

Fortunately, time will eventually change many things.

After surviving the Night of the Nine-Tailed Fox, which was originally his own death calamity, the young and talented young man spent the next few years further improving his strength.

This naturally includes magical arts.

Thanks to Minato's efforts, the time it takes for him to gather his Sage Chakra is now much shorter than before, and the duration has also greatly increased.

This way, it can naturally be incorporated into the battle.

This was also the first time Minato had used Sage Mode in actual combat, since he had been able to easily defeat his previous enemies.

It must be said that A, as the Fourth Raikage, is indeed a formidable rival.

Even after being hit by a magical spell, he still had enough strength to continue fighting.

It seems the idea of ​​quickly defeating the enemy and then helping the main force must be put aside.

Minato thought this rationally.

Ai thought so too.

Because if he were to recklessly rush to the battlefield while Minato in Sage Mode was watching him closely, he would likely die!

So the two of them returned to where they started.

The battle has begun once again.

What followed was far more intense than what began.

......

At this point, the conflict between Konoha and Kumogakure can be divided into four battlefields.

A direct battlefield where the main forces of both sides are engaged.

Although the numerically superior Cloud Ninja army was initially tied down by the Cloud Court, they still held some advantage in direct confrontations with Konoha. However, due to Tsunade's Live Slug Healing Technique, and because Konoha suffered fewer casualties, the Cloud Ninja actually suffered greater losses.

Without external forces, the battle between the two sides would be difficult to determine a winner in a short period of time.

However, once Yun Ting pierced through the entire Yun Ninja army and truly unleashed his full power, everything quickly moved in the direction it was destined to happen.

One of them is the battlefield between Minato Namikaze and the Fourth Raikage, A.

The two sides were locked in a fierce battle, which goes without saying.

The other two locations are the battlefields of Kushina and Killer Bee, and Shisui and Yugito.

Because the fighting was quite loud, and to avoid accidentally injuring their own people, both sides tacitly moved outside the main battlefield while fighting.

Currently, both Konoha members have the advantage.

Although Killer Bee is considered a perfect Jinchūriki, he was quite overwhelmed in his fight against Kushina, who inherited the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques and had a great ability to suppress tailed beasts.

Even Yukito paled in comparison to Shisui's Mangekyou Sharingan.

Overall, Konoha undoubtedly holds an absolute advantage in all aspects.

But a new battlefield is about to open.

The reason for this was that the decapitation squad that the Fourth Raikage A had sent out beforehand had finally found Tsunade's location.

Chapter 113 Itachi's Performance

In order to maintain the effectiveness of the Live Slug Healing Technique, Tsunade's position cannot be too far away from the Konoha army.

Although Konoha had taken precautions to conceal Tsunade's location, the Cloud Ninja had specially dispatched highly skilled trackers who, combined with the approximate radius centered on the Konoha army, still managed to locate her.

During the reconnaissance by the arriving Cloud Ninja Decapitation Squad, Tsunade, the target, was sitting cross-legged on the ground with her eyes closed. It could be detected that her chakra was indeed greatly depleted.

Beside them, besides a regular Konoha ninja squad, there was another squad that, judging from their attire, appeared to be an ANBU squad.

With only two small teams guarding the area, Tsunade's own combat power was negligible at the moment, which undoubtedly confirmed the Cloud Ninja's previous assessment.

Without any hesitation, the decapitation squad of thirty-two Cloud Ninja revealed themselves and charged towards Tsunade.

They didn't realize that even if the operation succeeded, it wouldn't change the course of the war.

Even if they knew, the Cloud Ninja, whose duty was to complete the mission, would still continue.

At this moment, the Konoha ninjas guarding Tsunade naturally noticed the situation.

Among them, Hyuga Tokuma opened his Byakugan, judging from the amount of chakra in the enemy's body and their clothing, and reported with a serious expression: "A total of eight Cloud Village Jonin and twenty-four Cloud Village Chunin!"

The Shadow Guards protecting Tsunade at this moment are from the Cloud Court.

As the Hokage, he planned to infiltrate the Cloud Ninja army, and the Shadow Guards naturally could not follow, otherwise they would be committing suicide.

Therefore, Yun Ting had the Shadow Guards protect Tsunade, and also arranged for a specially prepared Konoha squad to assist her.

If the Cloud Ninja could understand Tsunade's importance, how could the Leaf Village not be aware of it?

Naturally, they had made ample preparations.

If a fish takes the bait, then eat it in one go.

It's just that everyone in that Konoha squad, who seemed so ordinary to the Cloud Ninja, had the surname Uchiha!

A combination of one Uchiha Jonin, two Uchiha Special Jonin, and one Uchiha Chunin would require at least twice the strength and numbers to contend with, according to the traditions of the ninja world.

In addition, there are two special Jonin from the Shadow Guard.

Such power is enough to destroy a small ninja village.

However, what made the Shadow Guard Captain, Hajime Shirakumo, frown was that the force sent by the Cloud Ninja was far beyond his expectations.

In particular, he could even name many of the Cloud Ninja who appeared, and they were elites like him at the Jonin level.

Aside from themselves, the only people on Konoha's side capable of dealing with these elite Jonin are Aya Uchiha and another Jonin Uchiha.

Perhaps those two special Jonin from the Uchiha clan, with their Sharingan, could hold their own against the Jonin from Kumogakure.

But that's still not enough!

Although Yun Ting had told him before the battle that the Uchiha clan had a powerful trump card, Bai Yun Ye Shan looked left and right. He knew the strength of the Uchiha Jonin and Special Jonin around him. Although they were quite good, he couldn't see that they were the kind of beings that the Hokage would call powerful trump cards.

Could it be that we're relying on Uchiha's only Chunin?

Judging by his age, he's only about ten years old. Although he's already a Chunin at this age, which is definitely a sign of extremely high talent, it's useless here!

So, what exactly is this so-called powerful weapon?

Baiyun Yeshan was very puzzled.

Uchiha Itachi, who had just noticed the probing look in the other's eyes, looked back at him with a puzzled expression.

After noticing that Shirakumo Hayama had looked away, he stopped paying attention and continued to look at the approaching Cloud Ninja forces.

Unlike the others, Itachi's face remained calm throughout.

This tranquility is not something that is deliberately maintained, but rather something that truly comes from within.

Finally, after glancing back at Tsunade, who was still maintaining her medical ninjutsu, Hayama gritted his teeth and said, "For the sake of Konoha, we must protect Lady Tsunade's safety at all costs. Teju! It's up to you now. Buy as much time as you can!"

Now we can only hope that the Konoha army will send reinforcements as soon as they realize what's going on here.

Tejimi was well aware of the urgency of the situation and immediately took serious action.

Although his direct strength is not as good as that of a Jonin, as a master of traps, given enough time, he can inflict several times the damage on the enemy.

As a place to protect Tsunade, he had long ago laid many traps nearby, which came in handy now.

Then, his chubby hands began to move with a speed and agility that was completely contrary to his appearance.

Touched by the transparent threads, explosions soon occurred along the path of the Cloud Ninja, and kunai and shuriken shot out from who-knows-where.

Caught off guard, four Chunin from the Cloud Ninja faction were instantly killed.

In the time that followed, even with their precautions, the Cloud Ninja, lacking the Byakugan's ability to see through objects, still suffered casualties along the way.

In the end, only fifteen of the twenty-four Chunin remained.

Although the eight powerful Jonin were not seriously injured, they were still quite disheveled.

Fortunately, they finally reached the Konoha ninjas.

"go to hell!"

They could almost see the Konoha ninjas falling in pools of blood in terror, and even Tsunade, one of the legendary Sannin, would be killed by them. The remaining people, led by eight Cloud Village Jonin, all revealed ferocious smiles.

However, just as they were about to raise their knives, the seemingly ordinary Konoha squad and Uchiha Aya suddenly looked at each other.

then,

They all opened their Sharingan at the same time.

Sharingan Genjutsu!