Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

She really lost face this time, and suffered a huge loss.

She used her Mangekyou Sharingan eye technique, Shinku, on an enemy's shadow clone. At this moment, she deeply hated the shadow clone ninjutsu.

However, her fear of the Third Raikage has now increased several levels. She has always thought that the Third Raikage was just a reckless brute because he had been attacking this place all by himself for the past month.

There were quite a few of those instances.

During this time, she also fought the Third Raikage several times, but because the opponent was too fast, she never had the chance to use her Divine Void to remove the Lightning Release Chakra Mode from his body, which is why he escaped time and time again.

This time, she deliberately lay in ambush and successfully launched a sneak attack, but she never expected that the other party would send a shadow clone.

Clearly, the other party has been putting on an act for the past month, with the aim of making them think that he is a reckless and impulsive man, so that they will look down on him and think that he only knows straightforward ninjutsu like Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

Now, the opponent has outmaneuvered them all with his shadow clone technique.

The chemical reaction produced by combining Shadow Clone Jutsu with Lightning Release Chakra Mode is truly astonishing.

"That guy was originally a monster with a chakra level comparable to a tailed beast, so the chakra level of the shadow clones he created was naturally terrifying. Combined with the powerful defense brought by the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, the weakness of these shadow clones being easily destroyed disappeared."

Chizuru sighed inwardly, feeling pressure from the Third Raikage for the first time.

Since obtaining the Mangekyou Sharingan, along with two powerful eye techniques and the formidable Susanoo, she believed that apart from Kirito and Madara Uchiha, there were no ninjas in the ninja world she could fear. However, the Third Raikage brought her back to reality.

The opponent was indeed stronger than her. The simple tactic of combining Shadow Clone Jutsu with Lightning Release Chakra Mode made her hesitant to use the Mangekyou Sharingan eye technique, which could dismantle all ninjutsu, so she dared not use it again.

The side effect of permanently losing power is not an exaggeration.

During this time, she tried to find Tsunade, a medical genius, to see if she could restore the vision of her Mangekyou Sharingan. The result was that a peculiar substance was born inside her Sharingan, and this substance was the real culprit for the decline of her Mangekyou Sharingan's power.

Tsunade explicitly stated that this substance is deeply connected to the Sharingan, and that forcibly removing it would definitely affect the Sharingan, with unpredictable consequences.

Chizuru knew that her current strength was based on her Mangekyou Sharingan. Once the Mangekyou Sharingan was destroyed, she would revert to her original form, and her strength would even decline drastically.

Therefore, her requirement for using the Mangekyou Sharingan and Susanoo is to avoid using them if possible, and to only use them on people of value.

Having weapons and not having weapons make a difference.

She believed that as long as her Mangekyou Sharingan was not destroyed, it could still exert a great deterrent effect on the enemy.

Now, she has discovered that this kind of intimidation is nothing special to some top experts. They don't even need to fight her in their true form to force her to use the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan to fight.

For example, her hated rival has that ability.

"That guy didn't make a move just now, could it be that he just wanted to see me make a fool of myself?"

Chizuru suddenly thought to herself.

While the Shadow Clone Technique can perfectly replicate the real body, achieving an indistinguishable effect that even the Byakugan cannot differentiate between them, given that guy's abilities, it's impossible that he didn't realize the Third Raikage was a clone.

Shadow clones are ultimately fake; they have no soul inside.

Thinking about it this way, Chizuru became more and more convinced that what she was thinking was true, and that Kirito, that bastard, just wanted to see her make a fool of herself.

Upon realizing this, Chizuru stomped her feet in anger, but there was nothing she could do. She cursed inwardly, "Damn it, you must have done this on purpose, sending someone else to attack me. You're something else."

On the other side, in a cave seven or eight kilometers away from the Konoha camp.

The Third Raikage's imposing figure was standing here, accompanied by a strange creature, half-white and half-black, which was none other than Black Zetsu.

"Hey, where are those chakra replenishers? Get them over here right now."

The Third Raikage gave Black Zetsu a command with a hostile expression.

"Hehe, it seems that Lord Raikage's shadow clone has been defeated. However, the fact that it lasted so long before being defeated is enough to ensure the success of the plan."

Upon hearing this, Black Zetsu chuckled sinisterly.

The plan was to have the Third Raikage's shadow clones distract the ninjas in Konoha's main camp, allowing the White Zetsu to infiltrate the camp and destroy supplies.

From the current perspective, the plan has been implemented very successfully.

Having lost a large amount of supplies, Konoha's battlefield situation will be very unfavorable for them. If the war drags on, Kumogakure might be able to win without a fight.

In fact, neither the Third Raikage nor Madara Uchiha ever thought of defeating Konoha with a single victory in a war.

Madara Uchiha knew better than the Third Raikage how deep Konoha's foundation was. Even if tens of thousands of Konoha ninja were to perish here, as long as those top combatants still existed, Konoha's ability to generate new blood could produce another batch in a few years.

Therefore, weakening Konoha through bloodshed was Madara Uchiha's ideal method.

Of course, it would be even better if Kirito Tohsaka, Chizuru Uchiha, and others could be killed in the process.

"Stop arguing and get reinforcements over here quickly. I need to recover my chakra as soon as possible. That shadow clone just now consumed most of my chakra, and I can't recover it in a short time with just soldier pills."

The Third Raikage didn't want to waste time chatting with Black Zetsu, and said coldly.

The tactic of combining Shadow Clone Jutsu with Lightning Release Chakra Mode is good, but it consumes too much chakra. The Shadow Clone Jutsu will take away a lot of his chakra, causing his main body's strength to be greatly reduced.

Normally, he would never use a method that weakens his own strength to fight.

Because he is able to dominate the world with his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, a ninjutsu, he relies on his chakra comparable to that of a tailed beast and his powerful physique. If he loses either of these, his combat power will drop significantly.

For example, right now, his chakra has dropped to less than a quarter of its peak level. With this amount of chakra, he can only continuously activate Lightning Release Chakra Mode for half an hour.

Even with the help of premium military pills purchased at a high price from the Higanbana Pharmaceutical Company, it would still take several hours to restore chakra.

There's nothing he can do; he's not a tailed beast and doesn't have that kind of terrifying chakra regeneration ability.

Fortunately, his new 'ally' has some special means of replenishing chakra. Some humanoid creatures that are pale white and look almost identical can directly transfer their chakra to him without any side effects.

The problem is that these humanoid creatures don't have a lot of chakra. One person can't replenish too much, so many people need to do it at the same time to fill their chakra reserves.

Unfortunately, his new 'ally' was rather stingy and didn't give him any chance to study these humanoid creatures.

"Please calm down, Raikage. It's not a good thing for you to go out so soon. This cave is sealed by a barrier personally set up by Lord Madara. It's very safe. Even the most powerful sensory ninjutsu won't be able to detect this place."

"Your Excellency only needs to wait patiently until Lord Madara's signal arrives, and then cooperate with him to deal with Konoha."

Black Zetsu continued calmly.

However, under the impatient, cold gaze of the Raikage, it still caused some White Zetsu in the cave to appear and replenish the Third Raikage's chakra.

With the help of more than a dozen ordinary White Zetsu, the Third Raikage's chakra was replenished.

He then completely ignored what Black Zetsu had just said, and once again used a large amount of chakra to create a shadow clone. The shadow clone used Lightning Release Chakra Mode to rush out of the cave and head towards the Konoha camp again.

"Just as Lord Madara predicted, this guy won't follow the plan properly at all. That's good, though. With him dead, it will be much easier to retrieve the Eight-Tails in the future."

Black Zetsu did not stop the Third Raikage's actions, but he sneered inwardly.

From beginning to end, they were simply using Kumogakure to wear down Konoha. Whichever side lost, it would be advantageous for them.

As Madara Uchiha's lifespan was extended and his strength gradually returned to its peak, the Eye of the Moon Plan was officially launched, aiming to seize the tailed beasts from the various ninja villages one by one.

Shortly after the Third Raikage rushed out of the cave, Karen and Nagato in the Konoha camp quickly discovered his whereabouts and immediately informed Tsunade.

Nagato's Kagura Mind's Eye allowed him to clearly sense the amount of chakra within the enemy's body. After careful examination, he informed Tsunade that the Third Raikage's chakra was still at its peak: "Lady Tsunade, that person's chakra is still enormous, and there is no sign of it being significantly depleted due to using the Shadow Clone Technique."

"How is that possible? You all sensed it just now. The shadow clone he sent had an enormous amount of chakra. His main body must have consumed a lot of chakra. He's not a Jinchuriki or a Tailed Beast, so how could he recover his chakra so quickly?"

Upon receiving the information, Tsunade exclaimed in disbelief.

Chapter 284: Flying Thunder God Formation

Tsunade had already witnessed how terrifying the combat power of the Third Raikage's shadow clones, combined with the Lightning Release chakra mode, was. They were definitely not much weaker than the original body. After all, once the weaknesses of these shadow clones were eliminated, they would be virtually indistinguishable from the real person.

If it weren't for Chizuru's Mangekyou Sharingan eye technique being so powerful that it broke through the Lightning Release chakra pattern on the shadow clone, it would have taken much longer for the other Konoha ninjas to break through the lightning armor on the shadow clone by using Wind Release ninjutsu together.

"Things are getting complicated. If this guy has some special means to quickly recover his chakra and continues to send shadow clones here to cause trouble, the order of the headquarters will definitely be disrupted, seriously affecting the front-line battlefield."

Tsunade finally realized how troublesome the Third Raikage was, and said through gritted teeth.

"Lady Tsunade, I roughly know where that person's true form is hidden. Please allow me to find it."

Upon seeing this, Nagato thought for a moment and then decisively stepped forward.

Although this war is mainly between Konoha and Kumogakure, in the end, Konoha broke out into conflict with Kumogakure because it was supporting Amegakure. As a member of Amegakure, it is time for him to play his role.

Thanks to Kagura's Mind's Eye ability, he had just discovered the location where the Third Raikage's shadow clone had appeared.

As expected, that is where the Third Raikage is currently hiding. The reason he has been unable to find him for so long is probably because there is some kind of powerful sealing barrier there, which is blocking his senses.

“No, Nagato, I acknowledge your strength, but that black barbarian is not someone you can fight right now. You are the future of Amegakure. That guy entrusted you to me, how can I let you go to your death?”

Tsunade resolutely refused.

Nagato wanted to persist, but was stopped by Tsunade's stern gaze and had no choice but to give up obediently. At the same time, he felt even more respect for Tsunade, the princess of Konoha.

No wonder Lord Hattori Masanari often said that as long as this Konoha princess was around, Amegakure could cooperate with Konoha with peace of mind.

Because the other party's character is truly impeccable.

Seeing that she had successfully persuaded Nagato, Tsunade quickly ordered someone to bring her a map that detailed the surrounding terrain. She smiled and said to Nagato and Karen, "Nagato, Karen, take a look at this map. Whether we can find that hateful black barbarian depends on the two of you."

Upon hearing this, Nagato and Karen exchanged a glance and immediately understood.

Then Nagato told Karen the coordinates he had found, and Karen used his Byakugan to quickly pinpoint the approximate location of the Third Raikage on the map.

At the same time, the Third Raikage's shadow clone arrived.

This time, he came prepared. The numerous deployments Konoha had made against him in the camp had been completely exposed. The Konoha camp was no longer a dangerous place for him, and he could come and go as he pleased.

The ninjas in the Konoha camp had already received a warning from Tsunade, and as the Third Raikage's shadow clones were about to arrive, they used different ninjutsu to attack, defend, and restrain them.

However, ordinary ninja techniques are completely useless against the Third Raikage's shadow clones when they activate Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

Because he was so fast, ordinary ninjutsu couldn't hit him at all. Even if he was affected by a large number of ninjutsu, his lightning armor easily blocked them.

The Third Raikage's purpose in sending his shadow clones here again was simple: to wreak havoc and kill.

Thus, the Third Raikage's shadow clone rampaged through the Konoha camp, smashing numerous buildings to pieces, and even using the simple Fireball Jutsu to set fires all over the camp.

Many Konoha ninjas tried to stop him, but he mercilessly killed them by crashing into them.

After activating Lightning Release Chakra Mode, the Third Raikage's shadow clones, moving at high speed, were like a dump truck moving at full speed, and flesh and blood could not stop them at all.

"Damn it, come and fight me if you dare."

Chizuru, having activated Susanoo, watched helplessly as the Third Raikage's shadow clones wreaked havoc in the camp, and she shouted angrily.

"You little brat from the Uchiha clan, you've got quite the nerve. But I don't have time to deal with you right now. If you have the guts, come find me in Kumogakure later."

The Third Raikage's shadow clone sneered, continuing to intensify the destruction of the Konoha camp, and focusing on the locations of supplies that were heavily guarded by the Konoha ninja.

If all these supplies are destroyed, his raid will be a perfect success, and soon the Hidden Cloud Village will have a significant advantage in this battle.

Without logistical support, he didn't believe that these Konoha ninjas who came to fight in the Land of Rain could defeat their Cloud Village.