Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

Suddenly, a huge explosion caught Tsunade's attention. She turned her head and saw a huge mushroom cloud rising in the direction of Amegakure.

"The power of a Jinchūriki is indeed not to be underestimated."

Tsunade was in trouble. She immediately recognized the mushroom cloud caused by the explosion as the work of Brubi, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure.

She flew high in the sky using the Earth Release: Super Light Heavy Rock Technique temporarily granted to her by Hattori Masanari, and could naturally overlook the entire battlefield. She had already seen Burubi leading a small number of Cloud Village Jonin to break through one of Amegakure's defenses and enter Amegakure to wreak havoc.

Not only the group led by Burubi, but also the group led by the Third Raikage's son, had a large number of Cloud Village ninja rush into Amegakure to burn, kill, and loot.

Under the relentless attacks of this Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and a large number of Cloud Village ninja, Amegakure, which resembles an industrial city, is probably doomed.

"Hahaha, Hattori Masanari, surrender! You're doomed. Even if Amegakure succeeds in gaining Konoha's support, Konoha's ninjas are unlikely to send a large army to help you so quickly. We Kumogakure are not easily intimidated. Konoha alone can't scare us. You'll see for yourself how your Amegakure is destroyed right here."

The Third Raikage also saw what was happening in Amegakure, and felt an immediate sense of satisfaction. His heart, which had been filled with anger and resentment, was finally released, and he laughed heartily.

Then, his gaze involuntarily turned to Tsunade in the sky.

He had just fought Hattori Masakazuki when he noticed Tsunade and realized that Konoha was indeed on Amegakure's side. He was also worried and decided to quit while he was ahead if Konoha sent a large number of ninjas to help.

However, as of now, Tsunade is still the only Konoha ninja on the battlefield, which shows that although Konoha has supported Amegakure, the support is not keeping up.

In this battle, the Hidden Clouds will undoubtedly win.

"If you save people but lose land, you can save both people and land; if you save land but lose people, you can lose both people and land."

Kirito muttered to himself upon hearing the Third Raikage's piercing laughter, a cold smile playing on his lips.

He had long anticipated that Amegakure wouldn't be able to hold out.

It seems that Konoha's support is out of the question, so he has no choice but to resort to his last resort.

The next moment, he produced a flashbang and threw it in the direction of Amegakure.

The flashbang exploded, and a fleeting, dazzling star appeared in the sky above Amegakure.

As soon as the flashbang was fired, some Amegakure ninjas hidden in Amegakure emerged from the shadows.

Most of them were old ninjas, not only old, but also physically disabled.

They looked at the shining star in the sky with resolute eyes, then took out an explosive talisman from their bodies and placed it somewhere.

"Bang bang bang~"

Soon after, the sound of numerous explosions echoed from all over Amegakure.

This was a premeditated explosion, because the explosions first appeared inside Amegakure and then gradually spread outwards.

At this moment, the numerous Cloud Ninja in Amegakure realized that something was terribly wrong. They stopped worrying about looting the large amount of wealth left in Amegakure and quickly rushed out of the village.

They were all seasoned bandits with a strong sense of crisis, and they already knew that Amegakure was a trap.

However, they had already been lured by the vast amount of treasure left in Amegakure. The more they looted, the more they wanted to delve deeper into Amegakure to find even more treasure. Now, it was too late for them to leave.

In an instant, the flames from countless explosions engulfed numerous buildings, a large number of Cloud Ninja, and some remaining Rain Ninja in Amegakure.

"You bandits will be buried with the old Amegakure, and you will become the cornerstone of the new Amegakure's reconstruction."

Kirito looked down at the explosions and sparks in Amegakure with his Byakugan, watching the Cloud Ninja who were too greedy to leave Amegakure and died in the explosions around him. He spoke coldly.

When the Cloud Village attacked the Amegakure Village, he began to deliberately plant a large number of explosive tags and explosives underground in the Amegakure Village.

He entrusted these tasks to his trusted subordinates, without even informing Hanzo.

Because of this, the message was successfully concealed, and he finally succeeded in luring the Cloud Village bandits into a trap and killing them all.

The situation in Amegakure could not be kept secret from Tsunade, the Third Raikage, and others.

Although Tsunade didn't have the Byakugan and couldn't see the specific situation in Amegakure, she still witnessed the entire process of the explosion. The explosions that occurred layer by layer from the inside out undoubtedly indicated that this was a conspiracy.

"This time, Yunyin really tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead. No, they were blown half to death."

Tsunade stared blankly at the ongoing explosions in Amegakure, gasping for breath and breaking out in a cold sweat.

Clearly, this was Amegakure's resolute decision to perish together with the others; even in defeat, Amegakure intended to drag the people of Kumogakure down with them.

He abandoned his home to drag the people of Yunyin down with him.

It was truly a case of mutual destruction.

Tsunade deeply felt just how fierce the Amegakure's blood was.

After this battle, the fierce spirit of Amegakure will surely be known throughout the ninja world. Anyone who wants to cause trouble for Amegakure in the future will have to think twice before acting.

Those who also felt the fierce and unyielding spirit of Amegakure included the Third Raikage, the Fourth Raikage, and Burubi, who was in Amegakure. They watched as many of their comrades were engulfed by the explosions and flames that kept appearing in Amegakure, and their eyes were bloodshot with rage, and their hearts were filled with regret.

At this moment, there are at least six thousand people from the Hidden Cloud Village in the Hidden Rain Village. With so many old bandits dead here, even if the Hidden Cloud Village defeats the Hidden Rain Village, they will still be the losers.

They shouldn't have provoked Yu Yin, and they shouldn't have considered these lunatics as weak and easy targets.

"Hattori Masanari, you are so cruel."

At the same time, outside Amegakure, Hanzo of the Salamander stood on the head of Fukui of the Salamander, watching what was happening in Amegakure. He instantly understood what was going on and said with a mixture of pleasure and sorrow.

From today onwards, Yu Yin's home is gone.

Chapter 245: The Whereabouts of the Rinnegan

"Hattori Masanari, I'm going to kill you!!!"

The Third Raikage roared with a ferocious expression, his eyes filled with bloodlust and hatred.

The Hidden Cloud Village is finished this time.

In order to achieve victory as soon as possible, he threw tens of thousands of Cloud Village ninjas into the battle. This move did indeed allow the Cloud Village to crush the Rain Village's last line of defense, and also prevented Konoha's reinforcements from arriving in time.

However, he underestimated Hattori Masanari and Amegakure's ferocity. He never expected that they would sacrifice Amegakure, an industrial city of immense value and significance to Amegakure, to drag Kumogakure down with them.

He didn't know the true extent of the Cloud Village's losses, but since his son and Burubi's team had stormed into Amegakure to loot, one could only imagine what the Cloud Village ninjas inside were going through; heavy losses were certain.

If the number of casualties exceeds five thousand, it will be a devastating blow to Yunyin and will trigger a series of serious consequences.

The reason why other forces in the ninja world tolerate the oppression of Kumogakure is because Kumogakure is powerful enough. However, if Kumogakure suffers such heavy casualties and its strength is greatly reduced, those forces that have been oppressed by Kumogakure in the past will definitely be eager to make a move.

At this moment, his first thought was of that bastard Onoki. Given that old man's personality, he would definitely take advantage of Kumogakure's misfortune.

The culprit behind all of this is the despicable Amegakure, Hattori Masanari.

He had to kill him with his own hands to uphold his dignity as the Raikage and the Hidden Cloud Village.

Upon realizing this, the Third Raikage instantly unleashed a terrifying surge of chakra. The electric current flowing on the lightning armor formed by the Lightning Release Chakra Mode changed from blue-white to black, releasing a large amount of black electricity.

Lightning Release: Black Spot Difference!

A huge black electric leopard suddenly appeared.

It let out a thunderous roar, then transformed into a streak of black light and charged toward the rock giant.

The next moment, the black electric leopard punched a huge hole in the rock giant's torso, and then quickly rose up along the torso, heading straight for Hattori Masashige above the rock giant's head.

Above the rock giant, Kirito stared coldly at the black electric leopard controlled by the Third Raikage. Then, he clapped his hands together, and a surge of wind-style chakra erupted from his body, instantly creating a massive wind wall in front of him.

Wind Release: Wind Barrier!

As soon as the wind wall appeared, the black electric leopard pierced through the head of the rock giant and rushed straight at Kirito.

Unfortunately, no matter how powerful it was, it couldn't penetrate the wind wall's defenses.

That's for sure; the center of the wind wall is a vacuum zone, and lightning simply cannot penetrate it.

The Third Raikage's furious attack ultimately failed.

"This guy actually had a Wind Release technique up his sleeve."

The Third Raikage was filled with gloom when he realized that even his hidden trump card couldn't harm Hattori Masane.

His Lightning Release: Black Spot is a special Lightning Release technique he developed on his own. Its power and speed far surpass ordinary Lightning Release. He successfully defeated the troublesome rock giant with his first move, but he still couldn't do anything to this despicable Amegakure.

He had already greatly overestimated Hattori Masanari, but he didn't expect that the other party hadn't even used his full strength when fighting him, and had been holding back a Wind Release technique with considerable power.

"Kill me? Hmph, you should think about how to save your subordinates who survived the explosion. If they don't get timely treatment, they'll definitely die. Oh, right, even if they don't die, they'll be crippled. But as the Raikage, you certainly won't abandon them, will you?"

Kirito looked at the Third Raikage's ferocious black face and deliberately mocked him loudly.

Upon hearing this, the Third Raikage grew even angrier, but he completely extinguished the thought of killing Hattori Masashige.

The other party is right. The most correct thing for him to do now is to quickly lead people to rescue the compatriots who survived the explosion, instead of staying here to fight to the death with the other party.

Moreover, since the other party deliberately spoke so loudly, if he didn't go to provide support, he, as the Raikage, would not only be labeled as reckless and brave, but also as cold-blooded towards his own people. At that time, his prestige in Kumogakure would definitely plummet.

"Listen up, everyone here, go and provide support immediately. Ignore this guy completely."

The Third Raikage suppressed his rage and shouted loudly.

The rock giant has been shattered, and the falling rocks not only inflicted significant damage on the Cloud Shadows in the swamp but also provided them with a stable foothold.

Most of them already knew that their comrades who had stormed into Amegakure had met with terrible misfortune, and they felt both relieved and indignant. When they heard the Third Raikage do this, they quickly stepped on the rocks in the swamp and rushed towards Amegakure.

Kirito glanced at the movements of the Cloud Village ninja below, sneered, and began to unleash new Earth Release ninjutsu to attack.

But at that moment, a group of normal-sized black electric leopards attacked from below.

This was precisely the work of the Third Raikage.

"Lightning Release: Black Spot, this already looks somewhat like Storm Release."

Kirito rolled his eyes as he watched the black electric leopards attack from all directions, nimbly weaving and turning as they attacked, and frowned slightly.

There was nothing he could do. He was now being targeted by the enraged Third Raikage, who was unleashing so many powerful lightning releases in one go, disregarding the strain on his body. He had no choice but to defend himself, and Wind Release: Wind Barrier appeared once again.

But soon he discovered that the Third Raikage's real target was not him, but Tsunade, who was not far away from him.

Without the Byakugan's assistance and with her own sensory abilities not being particularly strong, Tsunade found herself in grave danger when the Third Raikage targeted her.

Before she could react, she was struck by a black electric leopard, instantly feeling excruciating pain all over her body. She couldn't help but let out a scream, and her Earth Release: Super Light-Heavy Rock Technique was also broken by Lightning Release: Black Spotted Jutsu, causing her to fall rapidly.

"So, you're the Third Raikage, aren't you? Bullying the weak and fearing the strong."

Upon hearing Tsunade's scream, Kirito's expression changed, and he cursed under his breath before rushing over to provide support.

In his haste, he fell into the Third Raikage's trap, his defenses faltered, and he was struck by a black electric leopard, suffering considerable damage.

After taking two hits from the Third Raikage's Lightning Release: Black Spot, Kirito finally managed to catch Tsunade as she fell from the sky in a princess carry.

"I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Tsunade said with an embarrassed expression.