Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

His mission wasn't to waste time here. He had just planned to kill Orochimaru and Jiraiya, but that was just a side effect. His real mission was to destroy the enemy's headquarters.

How could he have been so easily controlled by anger?

This is clearly not right.

Although he does have a very bad temper, given his composure, he shouldn't let anger cloud his judgment.

The Third Raikage quickly closed his eyes and examined his body thoroughly. He immediately noticed an abnormal black chakra appearing on his head, like a black snake tightly coiled around it.

This is a Yin Release chakra.

If he hadn't been skilled in using Lightning Release Chakra Mode and had a thorough understanding of the chakra flow within his body, he might not have been able to detect the slight intrusion of Yin Release Chakra into his body.

This wisp of Yin Release chakra was like a persistent thorn in his side, tightly wrapped around his head. Clearly, unless a professional was brought in to remove it, he could not expel it from his body on his own.

"It must have been that disgusting guy who did it. After he stabbed me with his sword, he even left such a dangerous thing on my body. If my son hadn't reminded me, I might have been taken advantage of by that guy."

The Third Raikage thought to himself with a grim expression, finally beginning to feel wary of Orochimaru.

In his eyes, Orochimaru, a Kage-level ninja from Konoha, was actually quite weak. If it weren't for the help of Jiraiya, a Konoha ninja, he could have killed him with just a small price to pay.

But I never expected the other party to be so difficult to deal with.

The opponent's combat strength is not very strong, but they are good at self-preservation and have some very insidious methods. If you are not careful, you will fall into their trap.

Just like him now, he was only stabbed and then unknowingly fell victim to the attack.

The wisps of Yin Release chakra wrapped around him were clearly formed by some kind of Yin Release ninjutsu, which could affect his mental state.

His wisest course of action now is to immediately return to headquarters and have the medical ninjas remove these wisps of Yin Release chakra.

However, he was currently on a mission to destroy the enemy's main base, and could not choose to retreat at this time.

Moreover, once he retreats, the course of the war will definitely be unfavorable to Kumogakure.

"Never mind all that, as long as that guy succeeds, it's worth the risk."

The Third Raikage quickly made a decision, then turned to his son and said, "Be careful, don't get hit by that disgusting rotten snake."

"No problem, they can't do anything to me."

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Raikage spoke with unwavering confidence, then suddenly transformed into a bolt of lightning, dodging a longsword that was thrusting rapidly out from beneath his feet.

Meanwhile, the Third Raikage had already vanished in a flash of lightning.

Orochimaru emerged from the ground, wielding the Kusanagi sword, his face grim as he stared in the direction the Third Raikage had gone, secretly lamenting his loss.

The trace of Yin Release chakra he left on the Third Raikage was a newly developed soul ninjutsu called the Poison of the Undying Corpse.

This soul ninjutsu was developed by him based on the Eight-Headed Serpent Technique. He split his own soul based on his obsession and then injected this wisp of soul containing his obsession into the body of another person, so as to continuously cause soul damage to the enemy.

During this process, it will also continuously affect the enemy's mind, causing them to gradually lose their senses and eventually fall into self-madness.

This is the first time he has used this soul ninjutsu in actual combat since he developed it, and so far, the effect is good. If the Third Raikage continues to stay here, he is confident that he can keep the Third Raikage here if he is given a little more time.

Unfortunately, the other party was too mobile, and he had no way to stop them from leaving.

With that thought in mind, Orochimaru stared at the Fourth Raikage, the guy who had ruined his plans, with murderous intent in his eyes, and then said, "Jiraiya, let's join forces and kill this guy."

……

The Third Raikage activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and charged into the fray, breaking through the numerous obstacles set up around the Konoha headquarters with overwhelming force.

His goal was clear: head straight for the largest tent in Konoha's headquarters, which was Konoha's command center there. Destroying it would cause the Konoha ninjas on the front lines to lose their minds and fall into chaos.

At that time, Yunyin Shengji will arrive.

However, he also knew that things were not that simple.

Sure enough, just as he was about to approach the central tent of Konoha's headquarters, a barrier formed by purple flames instantly enveloped the central tent.

Moreover, an even larger purple flame barrier rose up around the central tent.

Sealing Technique: Four Purple Flame Array!

Upon seeing this, the Third Raikage immediately braked and quickly changed direction to avoid touching the flame barrier formed by the Four Purple Flame Array.

"A barrier-type sealing technique, huh? That's really troublesome."

The Third Raikage said unwillingly.

It was so close to success.

At the same time, many Konoha ninjas lying in ambush around the area attacked the Third Raikage. Because the central tent was protected by the Four Purple Flame Formation, they launched their attacks with abandon, and all the ninjutsu they used were Wind Release ninjutsu that countered Lightning Release.

In an instant, wind-style ninjutsu such as Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, Wind Release: Vacuum Wave, and Wind Release: Vacuum Ball were all fired at the Third Raikage.

The Third Raikage tried to dodge, but due to the hand seals formed by the Four Purple Flames Formation, his space to dodge became very limited. In the end, he was hit by many Wind Release ninjutsu. Fortunately, his lightning armor was strong enough that he was not injured.

"How is this possible? This guy was hit by so many wind-style ninjutsu and he's completely unharmed."

"His lightning armor has terrifying defensive capabilities."

"Everyone calm down. Let's try attacking again. No matter how tough his lightning armor is, it's impossible for it to be completely unharmed. As long as we keep attacking, we'll definitely be able to destroy this guy."

……

The Konoha ninjas, all skilled in Wind Release, were astonished to see the Third Raikage unharmed. They quickly regrouped and prepared to join forces again to use Wind Release ninjutsu against the Third Raikage.

The Third Raikage would never give these Konoha ninja another chance, so he decisively charged towards the area with the most people.

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen Konoha ninjas were killed by the Third Raikage with his bare hands. However, just as he was about to continue slaughtering other Konoha ninjas, a dark red chakra hand suddenly emerged from the ground and grabbed him tightly.

Then, a dark red chakra giant emerged from the ground, with Uchiha Chizuru at its center.

Seeing that Chizuru had successfully captured the Third Raikage with Susanoo, the other Konoha ninja seized the opportunity to launch wind-style ninjutsu attacks on the Third Raikage, but they still failed to break through the lightning armor on the Third Raikage's body.

"Hahaha~, it's useless. You trash can't possibly break my Thunder Armor."

The Third Raikage laughed arrogantly.

This wasn't just him boasting; his lightning armor defense was something that ordinary wind-style ninjutsu couldn't break through. Although these Konoha ninjas in front of him were all quite strong and their wind-style ninjutsu was powerful, they were still far from being able to break through his lightning armor defense.

As long as his chakra doesn't run out and his lightning chakra mode isn't deactivated, his lightning armor will never be destroyed.

"That's really tough. What about this move?"

Seeing the Third Raikage's arrogance, Chizuru said quietly.

The next moment, her Mangekyou Sharingan in her left eye suddenly lit up.

Suddenly, the Lightning Release chakra mode on the Third Raikage was deactivated.

Kaleidoscope: Divine Sky!

After Chizuru successfully deactivated the Lightning Release Chakra Mode on the Third Raikage using her Mangekyou Sharingan, she immediately spat out a burst of intensely hot Hokage energy.

Fire Release: Luxurious Annihilation!

Under the raging flames, the Third Raikage, now without the protection of his lightning armor, let out a scream.

To Chizuru's and the other Konoha ninjas' annoyance, the Third Raikage let out a scream and then vanished in a puff of white smoke.

The Third Raikage they had gone through so much trouble to eliminate turned out to be just a shadow clone.

Meanwhile, explosions suddenly occurred in other parts of Konoha's headquarters, and many warehouses storing large amounts of supplies were engulfed in flames.

Chapter 283: Kagura's Mind's Eye

Inside the central tent, Tsunade, hearing the continuous explosions outside, frowned and asked Hyuga Karen beside her, "Karen, what's happening outside? Where did the explosions go? Didn't they say they'd already caught that guy?"

"Lady Tsunade, there was an explosion elsewhere in the camp. Enemy spies have infiltrated and attacked our supplies. Also, that Third Raikage was just a shadow clone used to distract us."

With her Byakugan activated, Hyuga Karen surveyed the entire Konoha camp and immediately shared the information she had discovered.

"How could that be? The people guarding the supplies are our own people who have been trusted after going through layers of checks. How could there be spies among them?"

When Tsunade heard that the supplies had been destroyed, her expression changed drastically, and she said in disbelief.

But since things have come to this point, remedial action must be taken as soon as possible.

She immediately gave an order to a high-ranking ninja from the mountain tribe in the tent: "Send people to put out the fire immediately, and destroy as much of the supplies as possible."

The mountain clan's Jonin immediately complied, using a wide-range teleportation technique to relay Tsunade's orders to the Konoha ninja in the Konoha camp.

As Tsunade's order was relayed, many ninjas skilled in Water Release rushed to put out the fire, and the fire in the camp was quickly brought under control and prevented from spreading further.

"Damn it, these barbarians are actually starting to use their brains. But with the espionage capabilities of Kumogakure, it shouldn't be possible for them to break through Konoha's counter-espionage and reconnaissance methods so quickly. There must be an external force assisting Kumogakure."

Tsunade thought to herself with a grim face.

In an instant, the face of a terrifying person flashed into her mind, and a sense of fear arose in her heart, but she quickly suppressed it and remained calm so that no one else would notice.

Regardless of whether Yunyin received that person's assistance, now is not the time to think about such things. She must find a way to minimize the impact of the damaged supplies.

Warfare is not only about the fighting strength of the ninjas on both sides, but also about their logistical capabilities.

Konoha's Land of Fire is indeed rich in resources, but a large portion of the supplies transported from the Land of Fire to the Land of Rain were used by her for disaster relief, feeding the large number of refugees in the Land of Rain.

The reason why Amegakure's impression of Konoha improved so much, and why they respected Tsunade so much, were willing to follow her orders, and even sent Nagato, an outstanding ninja who was extremely important to Amegakure, to protect her, was precisely because of Tsunade's act of kindness.

Therefore, the supplies left in the Konoha headquarters were not much, only enough to support the Konoha ninjas on the battlefield for about a month.

If these supplies are destroyed, the Konoha ninja here will go hungry, which will be a huge blow to morale.

"Hua Lian, can you find the location of that old bastard Yun Yin?"

"Tsunade asked."

Hua Lian shook her head and said, "No, that person was very cautious and didn't get too close to the main camp."

After learning that the Third Raikage who came was a shadow clone, she tried her best to find the Third Raikage's true body. She even used the cursed seal chakra to temporarily enhance her Byakugan and expand her detection range, but still found nothing.

"Nagato, it's up to you. Use your Kagura Mind's Eye to find the Third Raikage."

Seeing that Hanae's Byakugan had failed to find the Third Raikage, Tsunade turned to Nagato beside her for help.

Kagura knew about the Mind's Eye, a unique sensory ability of the Uzumaki clan, because her grandmother, Mito Uzumaki, possessed it.

Therefore, she knew that Kagura's Mind's Eye had a very wide range of perception, capable of sensing an enemy's chakra even from tens of kilometers away. If it was a known specific target, it could also accurately sense the opponent's location and movements.

"I understand, Lady Tsunade."

Nagato nodded in agreement, then closed his eyes and activated his chakra, quickly spreading the perception of Kagura's Mind's Eye.

Meanwhile, outside the central tent, Chizuru stared at the palm of her Susanoo giant's left hand with a grim expression.