Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

The Fourth Raikage said angrily.

He really dislikes people who don't explain things clearly at once and instead make things mysterious.

“I have studied the political structure of Sunagakure. Now that the Third Kazekage is unable to oversee the work of Sunagakure, the most powerful people are the siblings Chiyo and Ebizo. Ebizo follows Chiyo’s lead, so we can go to Chiyo to discuss the cooperation between Kumogakure and Sunagakure.”

Tsuchikage patiently explained to the Fourth Raikage.

"Chiyo? This woman is the leader of the Sand Village's martial arts faction. Didn't the intelligence say that she was very unfriendly to our Cloud Village? Moreover, many of the martial arts faction ninjas she recruited are hostile to our Cloud Village. Will she help us?"

The Fourth Raikage was just a bit reckless, but not brainless. Hearing Tsuchida's words, he calmed down a bit and asked in confusion.

The reason why the three of them were unable to make contact with the Third Kazekage after their secret mission to Sunagakure was because the martial arts faction of Sunagakure was secretly causing trouble. They were very hostile to Kumogakure and did not want to see Sunagakure cooperate with Kumogakure.

Even though they knew that cooperation between Sunagakure and Kumogakure was a favorable option for Sunagakure at the moment, they were still determined to cause destruction.

The Fourth Raikage, son of the Third Raikage, has been constantly harassed and provoked by the people of Sunagakure these days, and it is their doing.

Chiyo was the leader of this group of Sand Village martial arts ninjas, and the fact that this group of martial arts ninjas dared to do this was largely due to Chiyo's deliberate indulgence.

Now that Tsuchida has asked him to ask Chiyo for help, his first thought is that this idea is very unreliable.

"Times have changed. Now that the Third Kazekage is unable to fight, Sunagakure has temporarily lost a powerful Kage-level shinobi. Konoha will definitely take this opportunity to launch an attack on Sunagakure. Sunagakure is currently facing tremendous pressure and desperately needs powerful allies like Kumogakure to share the burden from Konoha."

Chiyo is a smart woman; she must know this very well. If we go to see her now, there's a high chance she'll agree to see us and grant Kumogakure's request.

Tu Tai continued to explain, saying that his explanation was reasonable and well-founded.

The Fourth Raikage listened to his words and found them increasingly plausible, a smile gradually spreading across his face.

Tsuchitai's analysis is correct; Sunagakure is indeed facing immense pressure.

If the Third Kazekage cannot recover in a short time, the Sand Village, whose morale is now severely damaged, may be defeated by the Leaf Village.

But soon, he frowned and asked, "There's a high chance that we'll still be rejected. Isn't there a way to make her agree to our request without any doubt? I don't want to be rejected by the people of Sunagakure again. I've had enough of this godforsaken place."

"There is one, but I can't make the decision, and I don't know whether I should say it or not."

After hearing the Fourth Raikage's words, Tsuchida remained silent for a moment before hesitantly speaking.

“Tell me, as long as the solution works, I’ll take responsibility if anything goes wrong.”

The Fourth Raikage said domineeringly.

Since the Fourth Raikage had said so, Tsuchida no longer hesitated and uttered a name that made the Fourth Raikage somewhat solemn: "Hattori Masanari".

Chapter 188: Blood Dragon Eye on the Battlefield

As the sun set, the evening glow was like blood. The war came very suddenly. It was unknown which side launched the sneak attack first. A battle broke out on the plains, with both sides deploying thousands of ninjas, including more than a hundred Jonin.

This was a truly chaotic battle. Genin and Chunin formed ninja teams with acquaintances and then engaged in fierce fighting with enemy ninja teams. Some confident ninjas also danced alone on the battlefield.

But only a few Jonin are truly capable of sitting on this battlefield and barely managing to dance.

They unleash devastating ninjutsu to attack the enemy camp, or charge directly into it, using their formidable strength to disrupt the enemy's lines, and specifically targeting and killing outstanding genin and chunin.

However, they will soon be bogged down by the enemy's old rivals, preventing them from excessively interfering with the course of the battle.

Ninjutsu, ninja tools, and various summoning beasts—both sides spared no effort to defeat the other.

Blood and fire continued to appear on the battlefield, adding another layer of crimson to the sky already dyed red by the setting sun.

The entire White Fang Squad stood atop a high slope, watching the fierce battle unfolding on the vast plain below, their expressions varied.

Sakumo Hatake remained calm, seemingly oblivious to the constant terror of death unfolding on the battlefield. A long-lost bloodlust even flickered in his eyes. If he weren't responsible for leading the team, he might have already charged into the battlefield and wreaked havoc.

Rope Tree was pale. This was the first time he had ever truly witnessed war. He looked down at the corpses, blood, and countless severed limbs appearing below. Both sides were acting like madmen, unleashing the art of violence upon each other, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

Some things can only be truly understood in their horror by experiencing them firsthand.

Nawaki used to be dismissive of war, believing it was the best way for him to become Hokage. But now he's not so sure anymore. Watching his comrades die one by one before his eyes, he finally realizes just how heavy the weight of war truly is.

When he casually talks about war and lacks respect for it, he is not qualified to be Hokage at all.

Chizuru's body did not tremble, but her Sharingan was trembling slightly. After witnessing a large number of deaths, she found that her Sharingan was excited and its power was increasing. It seemed that the various despairing emotions born from death on the field were becoming its nourishment.

This feeling was unpleasant; she disliked it because she didn't like her eyes having their own thoughts. As the owner of her eyes, she shouldn't be influenced by them.

She decisively activated the cursed seal on her body, injecting the inferior Sage Chakra into her eyes.

Her own will is contained within the cursed seal chakra.

As the cursed seal chakra was absorbed by the Sharingan, Chizuru finally regained perfect control over her eyes. What she didn't notice was that the three tomoe in her Sharingan had changed slightly; they were closer together than usual.

Kirito's body and eyes did not tremble, because he had already seen what war looked like through information gathered by the White Zetsu clones and the Night Organization.

In the ninja world, wars happen all the time. This is not just about power struggles between large countries; small countries are involved as well. In fact, the wars in the ninja world mainly occur between small countries that are struggling to survive among the large countries.

Behind these small countries are the shadows of powerful nations. Their wars are manipulated by certain individuals within those powerful nations, resulting in countless killings and tragedies.

Therefore, the current war is not enough to move Kirito.

"Teacher Hatake, may I go down and join the battle?"

Kirito, seeing the battle below reaching a stalemate, asked a question.

He dislikes war, but if war is unavoidable, he hopes his side can win and that there can be less bloodshed.

"I'll hold off that old guy over there for you."

Upon hearing this, Sakumo Hatake remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"I also need to go."

When Nawaki heard that Hatake Sakumo had agreed to let Kirito go down to fight, he gritted his teeth, endured his physical discomfort, and shouted loudly.

Chizuru was about to speak when Kirito interrupted her: "You two should just stay here. You'll die if you go down there in your current state. There are too many people down there, and I can't protect you."

"Kirito is right, you two should just stay here quietly."

Sakumo Hatake said with a cold face.

He agreed to let Kirito go down to fight because he knew that Kirito had enough strength to dominate on the battlefield, and that Kirito had clearly adapted to the atmosphere of the battlefield.

While Nawaki and Chizuru are quite strong, if they were to go down to fight, there's a high chance they wouldn't be able to come back.

The rope tree, in particular, is almost certainly doomed.

When Nawaki and Chizuru heard what the two said, how could the proud and arrogant Nawaki swallow this insult? Just as they were about to argue with Kirito, a pair of golden eyes appeared in front of them, and two streams of blood flowed from their eye sockets.

In an instant, the two found themselves in a blood-red space, with a pair of huge golden eyes flowing with blood in front of them.

"Damn Kirito, you won't be able to control me with illusions."

Upon seeing this, Nawaki immediately realized that he had fallen under Kirito's genjutsu, and then began to form hand seals, attempting to break the genjutsu by disrupting the flow of chakra within his body.

But he found that no matter how he tried, it didn't work.

On the other side, Chizuru was constantly trying to use her Sharingan to fight against Kirito's genjutsu, and then angrily discovered that her Sharingan genjutsu ability was actually suppressed. She thought bitterly, "You just wait, when I get out of here, I'll make you pay."

In reality, both Nawaki and Chizuru's eyes lost their light and their expressions became blank, clearly indicating that they were trapped in an illusion.

At the same time, Kirito had already activated the Blood Dragon Eye, but the Blood Dragon Eye he activated at this time was completely different from usual. The originally blood-red whites of his eyes turned gold, and the black pupils turned purple, making him look mysterious and noble, no longer the bloody and brutal Blood Dragon Eye.

Immortal Technique - Blood Dragon Eye - Illusion.

Kirito had just awakened the Blood Dragon Eye with the help of Sage Chakra. The pale golden Sage Chakra caused the Blood Dragon Eye to undergo a magical enhancement, changing its appearance and greatly increasing its abilities. It directly unleashed a powerful genjutsu that even Chizuru, a ninja with the three-tomoe Sharingan, found difficult to escape.

"Mr. Hatake, I'm leaving them in your care for now."

After Kirito used the Blood Dragon Eye Illusion to control the two, he turned to Sakumo Hatake and said something.

As Sakumo Hatake looked into Kirito's golden eyes, a strange chill ran through him. He had a premonition that if Kirito used the illusionary power of those eyes, he would also fall victim to it and suffer the same fate as Nawaki and Chizuru.

He swallowed hard and replied, "I understand, go and come back quickly."

After receiving Sakumo Hatake's promise, Kirito slowly began to step onto the battlefield below.

At the same time, the chakra in his body was continuously injected into the Blood Dragon Eye, causing it to generate a large amount of Blood Dragon Eye Chakra.

Suddenly, his eyes widened slightly, and he quietly activated one of the abilities of the Blood Dragon Eye.

Blood Dragon Eye - Blood Manipulation!

The next moment, the blood flowing from the numerous corpses on the battlefield began to rise rapidly from the ground in a bizarre manner, and then gathered into a blood sphere in mid-air.

As the blood sphere formed, a crimson chakra line shot out from Kirito's body and pierced into the blood sphere.

In an instant, the surface of the blood cell glowed with a faint blood-red light.

This bizarre scene instantly attracted the attention of a large number of Konoha and Sunagakure ninjas. Their gazes quickly followed the blood-red chakra lines to Kirito, and then they noticed Kirito's golden blood dragon eyes. One by one, they trembled and subconsciously dared not look him in the eye.

Then, when the Konoha ninjas saw the Konoha headband on Kirito's forehead, they all breathed a sigh of relief and continued to focus on killing the enemy.

The Sand Village ninjas felt inexplicably agitated, as they all sensed a strong threat emanating from Kirito.

Without hesitation, many Sand Village ninjas decisively abandoned their opponents and attacked Kirito simultaneously.

A barrage of kunai, shuriken, senbon needles, and explosive tags rained down on Kirito, along with numerous wind and fire ninjutsu.

Despite the attacks from numerous enemies, Kirito remained calm and composed, strolling leisurely across the battlefield littered with corpses.

Wherever he went, large amounts of blood gushed from the corpses he passed, forming a huge crimson shield that blocked all the incoming attacks.

At the same time, the blood sphere in the sky, which had grown to a diameter of ten meters, suddenly shot out a large number of blood-red needles.

A sudden downpour of blood fell on the battlefield.

Many ninjas were pierced by the blood-red senbon needles, but it did not cause them any harm.

However, they couldn't help but feel a strong sense of mortal danger.

"What is this thing, and why does it terrify me so much?"

An elite Chunin from Sunagakure looked at the blood-red senbon needle stuck in his arm and said with a look of fear.

He trusted his intuition implicitly, as it had saved him from the battlefield many times. Now, his intuition was telling him that the blood-red senbon needle on his arm was extremely dangerous, even more so than when he was attacked by a Konoha Jonin.

Overwhelmed by fear, he instinctively turned and fled, running away from the Konoha brat who was clearly manipulating blood to launch an attack.

But to his surprise, the Konoha brat looked at him at that moment.

He immediately met the mysterious golden eyes of that Konoha brat once again.

Fear instantly overwhelmed him.

He decisively threw away the kunai in his hand and turned to run away, but as soon as he turned to run away, he found that his legs were out of his control.