Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

"Yes, sir! I'll make everyone here eat shit, hehehe~"

Abi dispelled his disguise and detached himself from Madara Uchiha, letting out a cheerful laugh.

As soon as he finished speaking, he and the other White Zetsu quickly left with several shadow clones of Madara Uchiha.

The shelter wasn't very large, divided into four areas: three small and one large. The three smaller areas formed a triangle that protected the large central area, where the ordinary villagers of Amegakure were located.

At this moment, the villagers of Amegakure in the large area were all uneasy. They still did not know what was happening on the ground, but the violent tremors coming from the ground made it clear to them that the battle on the ground was not over yet.

Many people were worried about the battle situation, fearing that Amegakure would be defeated.

Because once Rain Village is defeated, those of them hiding here will be discovered sooner or later, and their fate will no longer be in their own hands.

Many of them were secretly complaining about the higher-ups in Amegakure, wondering why they had been hidden here instead of somewhere else.

Of course, these people who harbored complaints were mostly from the middle class or above in Amegakure. They didn't care about the survival of Amegakure; they only cared about their own lives and property.

Their property had long been forcibly left in Amegakure on the ground, and now they couldn't even control their own lives, which made it hard for them not to feel resentful.

However, they dared not voice their discontent here, because they found that most of the people around them were talking badly about hating the Hidden Cloud Village and traitors.

In fact, they were not interested in the Will of Rain proposed by Hattori Masashige either, but the lower-class 'commoners' were very interested in it and strongly identified with it.

Over the past year, the demeanor of these commoners has changed. In the past, they were very respectful to the nobles of Amegakure, but now the stern respect has disappeared, replaced by an attitude of neither servility nor arrogance, and recently, they have even begun to scrutinize.

They knew why these untouchables were like this: it was because some of them had become shameful traitors.

Traitors are hateful no matter where they are.

They also hated the traitors who betrayed them, because it was these traitors who made them, the nobles of Amegakure, the enemy of these lowly people.

There was a time when, if they had discovered that these lowly people dared to look at them like that, they would have immediately taught them a lesson.

But I don't dare to now, all because of those despicable Hattori Masashige.

He lowered the barbarians' threshold to become ninjas, giving them the opportunity to master ninjutsu. His damned Abubu organization was filled with a large number of ninjas who had been converted from barbarians, and he even made good use of them.

This has led to their decreasing control over Amegakure and their diminishing influence.

It's all Hattori Masanari's fault, and also the fault of that weak-willed bastard Hanzo of the Salamander. It's because he always gave in to Hattori Masanari that these nobles have fallen to this state, and now they can't even loudly complain about Hattori Masanari.

Unsurprisingly, if they dare to speak ill of Hattori Masashige in this wretched underground safe haven, those brainwashed commoners will surely see them as traitors and tear them to shreds.

"When will this end? I hope Yinda kills Hattori Masanari soon."

As Sanshoku Kizo listened to the vibrations above his head and looked around at the lowly people encouraging each other and talking about the victory that Masanari would bring to Amegakure, he felt extremely sad.

"Oh!"

Suddenly, an explosion was heard from not far away.

Upon hearing the explosion, Sanshoku Kizo immediately stood up from the ground, his face showing a look of panic.

He thought that the Rain Village had been defeated and that the Cloud Village had broken in.

The thought that the people of Kumogakure were ruthless killers who would kill even if they begged for mercy made Takazo Sanshoku shout in fear, "It's all Hattori Masanari's fault, that idiot! If he hadn't provoked Kumogakure, we Amegakure wouldn't be in this state."

"What you said is absolutely right. It's all his fault. He shouldn't have provoked Yunyin."

"I don't want to die! Damn Hattori Masanari, damn Hanzo the Salamander, it's all their fault."

……

Following the words of Sanshoku Kizo, the other nobles of Amegakure began to express their dissatisfaction with Hattori Masanari in fear.

Unfortunately, these nobles were outnumbered in this area.

Before they could finish speaking, an orange-haired ninja guarding the area immediately retorted loudly:

“Shut up, you spineless parasites! It’s clearly Kumogakure’s fault, so why blame it all on Lord Hattori Masanari? Have you all forgotten what kind of life we ​​lived more than a year ago? We were able to eat our fill and live with dignity, all thanks to Lord Hattori Masanari. I will not allow you to speak ill of Lord Hattori Masanari.”

No sooner had he finished speaking than he delivered a powerful punch that knocked Sanshoku Kizo to the ground.

Then, many civilians from Amegakure also stood up to speak for Hattori Masanari:

"Yahiko is absolutely right. We won't allow you cowards to say bad things about Lord Masanari."

"I think these guys are all traitors, let's beat them up together."

"Yes, they're all traitors, beat them to death."

……

In an instant, the negative emotions that had been suppressed in the hearts of many villagers were stirred up.

But just as they were about to vent their anger on these Rain Village 'nobles' they usually disliked, the sound of explosions outside came again, which finally brought them back to their senses and made them realize that their sanctuary might really have been discovered by the enemy and was now under attack.

"Konan, Nagato, you stay here, I'll go check on things."

Upon seeing this, the orange-haired ninja Yahiko whispered to his two companions beside him.

As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed out without waiting for their reply.

Konan and Nagato exchanged a glance, instantly understanding each other's thoughts, and then rushed out as well.

Many of the other Amegakure ninjas who remained in the larger area followed Yahiko and his companions, rushing towards the three smaller areas they were responsible for guarding, wanting to help the Amegakure ninjas there resist the enemy.

Soon, they witnessed an incredible scene.

Because they discovered that the people who attacked the shelter were actually Konoha ninjas.

"Why? Didn't your Konoha already form an alliance with our Amegakure? Do you intend to betray the alliance?"

Yahiko watched as a blond ninja wearing a Konoha headband killed a Jonin from Amegakure who was left behind, and shouted in grief and indignation.

"An alliance? Hmph, what right does the Hidden Rain Village have to form an alliance with our Hidden Leaf Village? This is not betrayal at all. You only have yourself to blame for being too weak."

Upon hearing this, the blond ninja sneered and then threw a row of shuriken at Yahiko.

Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato behind him quickly drew their kunai and deflected all the shuriken that were attacking them. Then they all formed hand seals, trying to use their best ninjutsu to attack.

However, they were too weak. Their ninjutsu couldn't hit the blond ninja at all, and they could only watch helplessly as he quickly killed the other Amegakure ninjas around him like chickens.

"Pfft~"

Another Amegakure dies in front of the three of them. He is cut in half by the blond ninja with a ninja sword, and a large amount of blood spurting from his body falls onto their faces.

"No, don't come any closer, ah!!!"

Xiao Nan, whose willpower was the weakest, was the first to break down and screamed in fear.

Upon seeing this, Yahiko immediately wanted to protect Konan, but then he heard sharp screams coming from the large area of ​​the shelter.

"No, you can't do this! You people of Konoha deserve to die a horrible death! Die, all of you!!!"

Upon hearing these screams, Yahiko instantly understood what had happened. Countless familiar faces flashed through his mind, all stained with blood. His eyes turned red, and he felt an intense hatred for the Konoha ninja who had betrayed Amegakure.

Chapter 247: Seizing Madara Uchiha's Fatal Flaw

"Hate, hate! Hate to the core!"

Madara Uchiha looked at Yahiko with a look of utter hatred towards him and was very satisfied with his masterpiece.

He felt no guilt about framing Konoha for the murder of Amegakure civilians.

In fact, this was just a very clumsy attempt to frame someone. Anyone with a brain would never actually believe that the Konoha ninja were the murderers of the Amegakure civilians.

From a purely economic standpoint, this offers Konoha absolutely no benefit.

However, it's because Yahiko and the other young ninjas are still too young.

It would be enough if he could plant a seed of hatred for Konoha in the hearts of these minor ninja clans. When the interests of Amegakure and Konoha clash in the future, these seeds of hatred would sprout and grow rapidly.

"Ha, it seems my actions were somewhat superfluous. The Rinnegan is destined to be recycled, and there's no point in keeping these two little guys. Keeping Nagato is merely to let him temporarily serve as a biological vessel for the growth of my Rinnegan."

As he spoke, Madara Uchiha looked at Nagato, who was clinging tightly to Yahiko, and saw the Rinnegan in Nagato's eyes. Suddenly, he felt a little disheartened and sighed inwardly.

As expected, the Rinnegan has already been exposed to the enemy.

It's no longer appropriate for him to leave Nagato in Amegakure to fend for himself. The most important thing is to take him away and then use other methods to train him into the kind of person he wants.

Although it was a pity that Nagato had lost his bond with Yahiko and Konan, since with continued training, it wouldn't be difficult to mold Nagato into the person he wanted, the situation had changed and he was helpless.

"There's nothing to regret. It's just a minor mishap. There are plenty of ways to mold him into the person I want him to be."

Madara Uchiha quickly put aside his unpleasant feelings and looked at Yahiko with a chilling murderous intent.

"Be careful, Yahiko."

Nagato, with his exceptionally keen insight, instantly discerned what Madara Uchiha intended to do and shouted loudly.

At the same time, he quickly formed a hand seal with his right hand, successfully completing the seal with one hand.

The next moment, a thick earthen wall blocked his and Yahiko's path.

Earth Escape·Earth Flow Wall!

However, although Nagato, who was only 12 years old, had the Rinnegan, his strength was still too immature, and he had not yet successfully activated the true power of the Rinnegan. The earth wall he created by using Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall with all his might could not stop Madara Uchiha's attack.

A flash of light.

Madara Uchiha sliced ​​the earthen wall in two with his ninja sword, and then appeared over the wall in front of Yahiko and Nagato. The terrifying killing intent emanating from him made the two of them tremble with cold, their bodies completely out of control.

"Move, move, move faster!"

Yahiko and Nagato kept shouting in their hearts, trying their best to regain control of their bodies through willpower.

However, even Kage-level ninjas were deeply affected by Madara Uchiha's killing intent suppression, let alone the two young ninjas who had not yet truly stepped onto the battlefield. The control they were facing was many times worse than when Sasuke encountered Orochimaru in the original story.

Thus, Yahiko and Nagato could only watch helplessly as Madara Uchiha's ninja sword slashed towards Konan, whom they were protecting.

"Do not!!!"

At the critical moment, Nagato let out a shout, and his Rinnegan suddenly shone with a blinding light. He then swung a palm at Madara Uchiha.

A powerful, invisible repulsive force appeared.

Caught off guard, Madara Uchiha was instantly sent flying.

At the same time, Nagato's body was instantly drained, leaving him skin and bones, and he experienced ringing in his ears and a splitting headache.

Even so, he still insisted on shouting, "Yahiko, hurry up and take Minami and run!"

"What are you saying? I will never abandon you. We'll die together."

Yahiko had already broken free from Madara Uchiha's killing intent. Hearing Nagato say this, he shouted with red eyes.