I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

The events unfolded too suddenly; the Cloud Ninja had no idea that the Konoha ninja who appeared before them would be from the Uchiha clan.

The latter's clothes did not have the Uchiha clan crest printed on them in a flamboyant manner as before.

So, unsurprisingly, the five Cloud Village Jonin who were in the lead all won the lottery.

The people of Konoha were already prepared and acted swiftly.

The final result of the surprise attack was that three Cloud Village Jonin died without any resistance, while the remaining two Jonin were slightly injured.

The reason the latter was like this was because the Sharingan genjutsu of the two Uchiha Special Jonin had a relatively low effect on it, and it quickly broke free.

But unexpectedly, the Cloud Village Jonin that Itachi faced also died before he could even put up a fight.

This was an unexpected delight.

Baiyun Yeshan and the others were very surprised.

But there was no time to ask questions, because the remaining Cloud Ninja quickly lowered their heads in perfect unison and then continued their attack in a rage.

Although the Cloud Ninja were caught off guard by the Uchiha and suffered three deaths, their overall strength of five Jonin and fifteen Chunin was still superior to that of Konoha.

Now, Baiyun Yeshan and the others have no other strategy but to confront the enemy head-on.

Fortunately, with this continuous reduction, it's not so difficult for them to deal with it anymore.

Now we just need to stall for time until Konoha's reinforcements arrive.

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On the main battlefield, when the Cloud Ninja forces suddenly launched a surprise attack on Tsunade's side, the current commander of the Konoha army immediately learned of this through the slug on his shoulder.

Tsunade was well aware of Konoha's importance at present.

Just then, the situation on the battlefield took a dramatic turn, allowing him to spare men to provide reinforcements.

Just as he was about to take action, the slug on his shoulder suddenly delivered a new message from Tsunade.

There's no need to send reinforcements.

How is this going?

The Konoha commander was completely baffled.

However, he figured that Lady Tsunade wouldn't make a mistake on such an important matter, so he didn't dwell on it any longer and turned his attention back to the battlefield before him.

Looking at this huge crowd of heads, it's the perfect time to make a capture!

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The situation on the battlefield where Tsunade was located was changing so rapidly that it caused the mood of Konoha's commanders to fluctuate wildly.

The cause of all this, however, stemmed from Uchiha Itachi, whom everyone overlooked.

As the only Chunin present, the initial plan was for Hayama Shirakumo, Aya Uchiha, another Jonin Uchiha, and two special Jonin Uchiha to deal with the five Jonin from Kumogakure, while the remaining fifteen Chunin from Kumogakure would be handled by Tekumi, Tokuma Hyuga, and himself.

Time was of the essence, and Itachi wisely refrained from arguing.

The difference between Special Jonin and Chunin is not that great.

In the ensuing battle, the expected scenario of Tehimi and his two companions struggling against the combined might of fifteen Chunin did not occur.

Conversely, the fifteen Cloud Ninja were almost completely wiped out by Itachi alone.

Originally, these fifteen people had planned to spare some manpower to deal with Tsunade.

After noticing that several people had been easily defeated by Itachi in a single move, they abandoned all other ideas and quickly banded together to fight back.

But this still did not stop Itachi's killing spree.

Tear!

Another Chunin from Kumogakure had his neck slashed by Itachi with a single, simple move. Just as Itachi was expressionlessly searching for his next prey, and the Kumogakure ninja were trembling with fear, an unexpected event that was unfavorable to Konoha suddenly occurred during a battle between a Uchiha Special Jonin and a Kumogakure Jonin.

The latter was very strong and should have had experience dealing with Uchiha ninjas in the past. When facing the Uchiha special Jonin, he quickly took advantage of his unpreparedness and severely injured him.

This undoubtedly created a loophole in the defensive line.

Itachi saw this and without hesitation used a Body Flicker Technique to immediately stop them.

As for the remaining Cloud Village Chunin, Hyuga Tokuma and his companion were more than enough to handle them.

"Heh heh! Another Uchiha, and a brat who's still wet behind the ears! I'll take you down with one punch!"

The powerful Cloud Village Jonin smiled coldly the moment he saw Itachi, activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and with a speed far exceeding that of an ordinary Jonin, delivered a heavy punch to Itachi's head.

To his surprise, his punch missed completely.

Moreover, in the ensuing battle, not only were his attacks repeatedly neutralized by Itachi, but he also found himself gradually losing ground.

"How could that be? He's just a kid!"

The Cloud Village Jonin stared at all of this in disbelief.

But the facts are right in front of us.

Soon, a resolute glint flashed in his eyes, and disregarding the gap in his damaged body, he overloaded himself with lightning release.

The battle situation is urgent, and every second of delay will increase the casualties of the Cloud Ninja.

We must deal with Tsunade as soon as possible!

I'm willing to pay any price for this!

Despite being in excruciating pain all over his body, the Cloud Village Jonin, who forcibly unleashed his potential and even suffered severe aftereffects from the battle, finally landed a punch on Itachi.

Chapter 114 Large Number of Prisoners of War

A Jonin from Kumogakure landed a punch on Itachi.

Before he could even show a hint of joy, Itachi's body suddenly burst open like a bubble, and amidst a series of "cawing" sounds, black crows abruptly broke free from his body and flew off in all directions.

"What's going on? A crow?"

The Cloud Village Jonin frowned as he looked at this strange technique he had never seen before.

Looking around, his gaze inadvertently met that of a crow.

The next instant, a pair of three-tomoe Sharingan suddenly appeared in the crow's eyes.

"not good!"

The Cloud Village Jonin's expression changed, but it was too late to do anything.

"Magic Illusion: The Shackles Technique!"

In an instant, accompanied by the illusion of physical pain, the Cloud Village Jonin felt as if wedges had been driven into his limbs, and his body was completely unable to move.

"Damn Sharingan..."

Knowing he had been caught in a genjutsu, the Cloud Village Jonin desperately unleashed his chakra, but to no avail.

Just then, a flock of black crows regrouped in front of him and quickly formed the shape of a weasel.

The latter walked over expressionlessly, flipped his hand, and a kunai appeared between his fingers.

Stab it!

Another spurt of blood gushed out.

The Cloud Ninja's eyes instantly glazed over, and he collapsed to the ground with a loud thud, never to rise again.

Itachi calmly withdrew his blood-stained kunai. Without pausing, he turned his three-tomoe kunai toward the other battles and quickly made a new move.

In the time that followed, the scales of victory undoubtedly tipped completely in Konoha's favor.

With Itachi, a powerful fighter, by their side, the four Cloud Village Jonin and the Chunin who were fighting against Konoha were undoubtedly in a dangerous situation.

Like dominoes falling, one Cloud Ninja after another was surrounded and killed, until the remaining ones could no longer hold on.

In the end, only one Cloud Village Jonin managed to break free despite being severely injured, and led the last four Cloud Village Chunin to flee in panic.

In order to protect Lady Tsunade, the Konoha members did not pursue Meng She relentlessly.

Thus, the Cloud Ninja's plan ended in failure.

The root of all this is the complete lack of understanding of the immense strength of the Konoha ninja named Uchiha Itachi.

Although he is still very young, under Yun Ting's special training, Itachi is stronger than he was at the same age in the original story.

Even Shisui, without using the Mangekyou Sharingan, could only slightly outmaneuver him.

One can imagine how exceptionally talented he is.

Yun Ting was able to rest assured about Tsunade's safety precisely because he had specifically placed Itachi in the protection team.

Although the latter's official role is only Chunin, in terms of true strength, few in Konoha can match him.

At this moment, Itachi and his Konoha companions were also caught off guard.

Baiyun Yeshan finally understood who the Hokage meant by the powerful weapon.

Looking at Itachi's calm, youthful face, he was filled with emotion.

Even Kakashi, who was previously considered Konoha's number one genius, is far inferior to this person at this age.

Regardless of the circumstances, they are all talents of Konoha, and Shirokumo Hayama was naturally delighted at this moment.

"here you go!"

He patted Itachi on the shoulder approvingly.

Itachi, as always, returned a polite smile and then continued to diligently protect Tsunade.

In fact, Konoha has never lacked geniuses.

What's truly lacking is the ability to unleash geniuses' potential, rather than letting them fester and erode.

The previous three generations did a very poor job in this regard.

Yun Ting is much better off now.

Shisui, Itachi, and others have already made numerous contributions to Konoha under his leadership.

Only in this way can the strength of the strongest ninja in Konoha be truly unleashed.

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