Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

Moreover, by then, that old bastard Onoki will definitely not miss this opportunity and will surely take advantage of the situation to kick someone when they're down.

"Damn it, damn it, I'm still too weak."

Chizuru tried to stop the Third Raikage's shadow clones time and time again, but each time she missed. She watched helplessly as other Konoha ninjas died at the hands of the Third Raikage's shadow clones, her heart filled with resentment and helplessness.

Yes, she is still too weak.

She couldn't even defeat a single shadow clone of the Third Raikage, so how could she possibly defeat Madara Uchiha?

"I said, can you not be so competitive? While being competitive isn't a bad thing, being too competitive and not being able to see the other people around you is a bad thing."

I understand that you want to avenge your grandfather yourself, but don't forget that you are a Konoha ninja, and only then should you be Uchiha Chizuru. When you find that you cannot defeat the enemy on your own, you should think of joining forces with your comrades to defeat them.

Ninjas are never a profession that involves fighting alone.

A voice, filled with disappointment and frustration, suddenly appeared in Chizuru's mind, jolting her out of her resentment and regret, and then filling her with shame.

As soon as he finished speaking, a tremendous force of gravity suddenly descended upon the Konoha camp.

Everyone in the camp was immediately knocked to the ground by the sudden, immense gravity, including the Third Raikage's shadow clone.

However, the Third Raikage's shadow clone was protected by lightning armor and was not actually harmed. It quickly stood up from the ground and then planned to rush out of the Konoha camp.

Because he knew that it must be that hateful Hattori Masashige from Amegakure returning.

"Damn it, wasn't he supposed to have gone to Iwagakure to provide support? How come he's back so soon?"

The Third Raikage's shadow clone pondered, filled with doubt.

Under the immense pressure of gravity, his speed will be greatly limited, and his evasion ability will be significantly reduced. At this time, the enemy's powerful but inaccurate ninjutsu is very likely to hit him.

And then there are those mysterious and unpredictable sealing techniques.

He must get out of here quickly.

However, as soon as he stood up, he found that he could not move, because his legs were firmly grasped by two powerful sand hands, and a large amount of sand turned into chains quickly wrapped around his body and imprisoned his chakra.

After the Konoha camp suffered massive damage and the location of the Third Raikage's true form was discovered, Tsunade finally made Kirito, who had been lying low for a long time, take action.

"The sand, it's the Konoha ninja who killed the Third Kazekage who's here."

Upon seeing this, the Third Raikage's shadow clone was greatly alarmed and realized that his end was near.

He just wants to disappear as soon as possible so that his memories can be transmitted back to his original body, allowing his original body to retreat quickly.

But he soon discovered that his thoughts had been discovered by that terrifying Konoha genius; he was merely restrained, and the other party had no intention of killing him.

Meanwhile, in the hidden cave where the Third Raikage and Black Zetsu were located.

Black Zetsu suddenly shuddered, a look of 'fear' on his face, and shouted to the Third Raikage beside him, "Damn it, the enemy has discovered this place! Let's get out of here quickly!"

It had just warned the Third Raikage when it burrowed into the ground and disappeared, decisively abandoning the Third Raikage.

The Third Raikage was still using several White Zetsu to recover his chakra when he heard Black Zetsu's words. He immediately lost his composure, cursed Black Zetsu for having already escaped, and activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode, rushing out of the cave.

But as soon as he rushed out of the cave, a purple flame barrier enveloped the area within dozens of meters of the cave, making him a caged bird, unable to escape easily.

Sealing Technique: Four Purple Flame Array!

Then, he saw a black-haired boy wearing a Konoha headband emerge from the ground in front of him, and a large amount of sand surged up from his feet, forming a huge sand pillar that looked down at him.

"Lord Raikage of Kumogakure, I have long admired your name."

Kirito looked down at the Third Raikage, who looked as if facing a formidable enemy, and said with a smile.

"Likewise, but I really didn't expect Konoha to dare send you to deal with me at a time like this. Kirito Tohsaka, aren't you afraid that Konoha is being attacked by Madara Uchiha right now? With you not in Konoha, there should be no one to stop him, right?"

Seeing that he had nowhere to escape, the Third Raikage decided to go all out and fight Kirito to the death. He said coldly.

"It seems that guy is indeed colluding with your Cloud Village. But please rest assured, Raikage, Konoha is not as fragile as you think. Even without me, that rat in the gutter can't destroy Konoha."

Kirito shook his head and smiled confidently.

This wasn't just him bragging, because when he came here, he had already left some trump cards in Konoha. As long as Madara Uchiha dared to offend Konoha and target certain people, he would definitely make him suffer a great loss.

Moreover, he now has a way to quickly return to Konoha.

This technique originates from the Flying Thunder God Technique.

In fact, he had already come into contact with the Flying Thunder God Technique during that month. After he returned to Konoha, the Third Hokage immediately summoned him and taught him this ninjutsu, hoping that he could master it.

Unfortunately, his spatial talent was not very good, far inferior to Minato's. It would be virtually impossible for him to master the Flying Thunder God Technique using only his physical body.

But that's okay. If you don't have enough talent, you can make up for it with skill.

He didn't expect to master the Flying Thunder God Technique in one go. Instead, he disassembled the technique and then recombined it using sealing techniques, thereby reducing the spatial talent requirement for learning this ninjutsu.

Finally, the Flying Thunder God Formation was born.

While the Flying Thunder God Formation is far less flexible than the Flying Thunder God Technique and far more complex to use, it has the advantage of being able to teleport instantly like the Flying Thunder God Technique. As long as the coordinates are set up in advance and there is enough chakra, Kirito can use it to return to Konoha at any time.

Finally, although the Flying Thunder God Formation is more complex than the Flying Thunder God Technique, requiring at least three skilled users to work together to execute it, Kirito's sealing techniques are so powerful that he can easily complete the formation on his own.

Kirito was confident that as long as he continued to optimize and improve the Flying Thunder God Formation, he would eventually be able to use this ninjutsu in actual combat and unleash its power, which was no less than that of the Flying Thunder God Technique.

"Hmph, you have no idea how powerful that person is. You will definitely regret stopping me here in the future."

The Third Raikage roared, then exerted force with his feet, transforming into a bolt of lightning that rushed towards Kirito atop the sand pillar.

In an instant, Kirito was hit head-on by the Third Raikage, but his entire body turned into a large amount of sand. It was clear that what the Third Raikage had just destroyed was only a sand clone of Kirito.

The Third Raikage's expression grew even more gloomy upon seeing this.

His worst fears came true: his opponent intended to wage a protracted war against him, exhausting his chakra to death.

If it were any other ninja, he would only laugh at the opponent for using such tactics, thinking it was just self-deception. But Tohsaka Kirito is different. The opponent is a Jinchuriki, and it is clear that he can control the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki.

Such a Jinchūriki has virtually inexhaustible chakra.

Therefore, he will be the first one to run out of steam in this protracted war.

Even more seriously, he had recently used up most of his chakra to create shadow clones, and now he only had a quarter of his chakra left at his peak.

He must find a way to escape this barrier as soon as possible, or he will die here sooner or later.

"Break it."

A black electric current instantly surged from the Third Raikage's body as he shouted.

The next moment, a huge black thunder leopard charged towards a wall of fire barrier.

Lightning Release: Black Spot Difference!

The black thunder leopard struck the wall of the fire barrier formed by the Four Purple Flames Array, and a huge explosion immediately occurred. However, after the explosion subsided, the wall of the fire barrier remained completely undamaged.

The Third Raikage's heart sank as he saw that the fire barrier wall was intact.

At that moment, Kirito suddenly emerged from the ground in front of him, laughing as he said, "It's no use. The Four Purple Flame Formation is not a sealing barrier that can be broken by ordinary ninjutsu. Why don't you try your Hell Thrust: Ichikan Honjutsu, which is known as the strongest spear? Maybe it can break the Four Purple Flame Formation."

Before he could finish speaking, Kirito's head was pierced through by the Third Raikage's hand chop, using the Hell Strike: Ikan Honjutsu.

Chapter 285: Capturing the Third Raikage

"Wow, that's really fast."

After Kirito's head was pierced, a new Kirito emerged from the ground, making a sarcastic remark.

As they spoke, Kirito, who had been there before, turned into sand and scattered, creating another sand clone.

The Third Raikage decisively killed the newly appeared Kirito again, but it was still a sand clone, and two more new Kirito appeared.

The Third Raikage now harbors deep hatred for Kirito, this junior who dared to mock him here, and continues to relentlessly pursue and kill all Kirito and his companions.

In a short time, a large number of 'Kirito's' died tragically.

"Are you satisfied now, Lord Raikage?"

One minute later, Kirito, who had already lost hundreds of sand clones, reappeared in front of the Third Raikage and spoke to the Raikage, who was already slightly out of breath.

"What exactly do you want? Kill me or torture me, it's all up to you. How long do you intend to toy with me?"

The Third Raikage didn't waste any more chakra this time to kill Kirito's sand clone in front of him, and shouted angrily.

After fighting for so long, he realized that the terrifying enemy in front of him was not in a hurry to kill him. There were only two reasons for this: either the other party really wanted to play him to death, or the other party wanted to discuss something with him.

Although his understanding of Kirito Tohsaka was only superficial, he probably understood that such geniuses, who were beyond the imagination of ordinary people, were very proud. Their behavior might be different from ordinary people and very strange, but they would definitely not be lowbrow.

Therefore, the other party's purpose in doing so was only one: to fully demonstrate his overwhelming strength in front of him, making him deeply understand that he was at his wit's end and that if he didn't want to die, his only choice was to obediently listen to him.

"As expected of Raikage, you are indeed clever. Then I will not beat around the bush. Please surrender, Raikage. This war has been resolved. You should already know very well how dangerous Uchiha Madara is."

If we continue fighting, he will be the only one to benefit. After all, he possesses the terrifying forbidden technique of Impure World Reincarnation. The more people die, the more numerous and powerful his undead army will become.

Do you really think he won't turn his guns on you after destroying Konoha? He's a complete madman.

Seeing that the Third Raikage was finally willing to talk properly, Kirito got straight to the point and stated his purpose.

While killing the Third Raikage here could severely injure Kumogakure, it might truly make the feud between Konoha and Kumogakure irreconcilable, since the next Raikage would be his son.

With the hatred of his father's murder on his shoulders, and given the Fourth Raikage's personality, it was absolutely impossible for him to reconcile with Konoha.

Most of the ninja in Kumogakure are probably the same.

The title of Kage is not only a testament to an individual's strength, but also a symbol of the village's prestige. By killing the Third Raikage, he was essentially shattering and crushing the face of Kumogakure.

If the Hidden Cloud Village cannot exact revenge, they will have a hard time surviving in the ninja world and will live in shame forever.

Therefore, Kirito never intended to kill the Third Raikage.

In fact, it would be better to capture them alive than to kill them.

If he can capture the Third Raikage alive, the Fourth Raikage will definitely not dare to make any rash moves. Even if the people in Kumogakure oppose his opinion, it will be useless.

This might cause rifts within the Hidden Cloud Village, leading to fierce infighting and leaving them no time to attend to the Hidden Leaf Village.

"You want me to surrender? Impossible. I would rather die here than surrender. In Kumogakure, there are only Raikage who die in battle, not Raikage who surrender."

When the Third Raikage heard Kirito ask him to surrender, he resolutely refused, and even when Kirito later brought up Madara Uchiha's conspiracy, he did not hesitate for a moment.

"Why are you doing this? Isn't it good to be alive? Why do you have to seek death? Once you die, you might really have nothing left. In fact, the moment you die, Madara Uchiha might use the Impure World Reincarnation technique to turn you into his dead puppet."

Kirito, seeing that the Third Raikage refused, was not angry and continued to persuade him.

At the same time, his chakra spread out across the surrounding ground, transforming into numerous sealing techniques that rapidly combined in the ground to form a complex and massive sealing array.

"I have nothing more to say to you. Let's keep fighting."