Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

Since that's the case, we might as well drag Konoha down with us.

If Iwagakure is gone, what's the point of keeping this ninja world alive? We might as well go down with Iwagakure.

Iwagakure still has nearly 10,000 ninjas. Although they lack Kage-level ninjas, there are still hundreds of Jonin and thousands of Chunin. This is still a considerable force, and it can definitely be of great use in helping Madara Uchiha destroy Konoha.

Furthermore, he believed that with Madara Uchiha's abilities, he could definitely unleash tremendous power from the remaining Iwa ninja, causing heavy damage to Konoha.

"Is this old guy really serious? It's amazing that he came up with this way to threaten me."

Kirito really didn't expect that Onoki would ultimately use Madara Uchiha to threaten him.

He wanted to laugh at this, laughing at how the other party would entrust the fate of Iwagakure to a madman like Uchiha Madara.

But he didn't laugh in the end, because the joke wasn't really funny. If Onoki really did that, Konoha would be in big trouble. It was hard to imagine the destructive power that would be unleashed if Iwagakure fell into Madara Uchiha's hands.

However, Kirito was not easily intimidated. He issued a final ultimatum to Onoki, who was already showing signs of madness, and said in an unquestionable tone: "Half of the people stay here. This is my bottom line."

Chapter 289: The Eight-Tails Descends

With a single sentence, the fate of thousands of ninjas was decided.

When Onoki heard Kirito's condition, his face turned pale. He wanted to refuse Kirito's cruel condition immediately, but reason told him that if he did not agree to Kirito's condition, he and all the Iwa ninja here would perish here.

At that time, Iwagakure will truly be doomed.

Sacrificing some people is the same as sacrificing the future of Iwagakure.

From a purely rational perspective, the choice is self-evident.

"You're forcing me to make Iwagakure and Konoha perish together, and aren't you afraid people will say you're indiscriminately killing people if you do that?"

Onoki staggered back a few steps, staring at Kirito with a predatory gaze.

"I said, this is my bottom line. If you don't accept it, then come at me, Iwagakure. I'm not easily intimidated. Also, let me correct you, I didn't kill indiscriminately. You Iwagakure are invaders. Even if I kill you all here, I won't be blamed. At most, some brainless idiots will call me an executioner, but to Konoha and Amegakure, I am a hero."

Kirito ignored Onoki's dangerous gaze and sneered.

How could an intruder possibly flee from him in a threatening manner, then try to act tough and push his luck?

The enemy should be completely annihilated.

This is his attitude towards enemies, because being merciful to enemies is being cruel to one's own people.

His offer to kill half is already a significant concession.

Seeing that Kirito refused to back down even slightly, Onoki truly wanted to go berserk immediately, to make Kirito understand their Iwagakure's determination to perish together. However, reason ultimately prevented him from uttering such harsh words. Just as he was still engaged in a heavy internal struggle, a voice that sent chills down his spine appeared:

"Kirito-sama is right. They are invaders and it would be best to kill them all."

As the voice appeared, a White Zetsu clone arrived, appearing in front of Onoki, then walked to Kirito's side and fought alongside him.

“服、部、正、成”

Onoki saw the White Zetsu clone, the one who killed their Iwagakure Jinchuriki and stole the Five-Tails, and said through gritted teeth.

His eyes revealed endless hatred, and his heart was filled with endless regret.

He didn't regret not helping Amegakure fight against Kumogakure back then; he only regretted not taking advantage of Amegakure's heavy losses at Konoha to launch an attack on Kumogakure and eliminate Hattori Masashige, this scourge. Instead, he cooperated with them, leading to the current situation where they have become too powerful to control.

"Onoki, you brought this situation upon yourself, but thanks to you, Amegakure was able to join forces with Konoha."

The white Zetsu clone sneered, its face equally covered in frost.

Back then, Amegakure and Iwagakure cooperated closely and were in the honeymoon period of their cooperation, which benefited both sides. However, they never expected that Onoki would sit idly by and watch Amegakure be invaded by Kumogakure, ignoring his request to join forces against Kumogakure.

It is precisely because of Iwagakure's strategy of allowing Kumogakure to invade Amegakure that the Land of Rain has been ravaged by Kumogakure to its current state.

If Iwagakure had made any statement when Kumogakure first launched its attack on Amegakure, Kumogakure would never have dared to wreak havoc on the Land of Rain so recklessly, and Amegakure wouldn't be reduced to its current state with only a handful of people left.

"Humph."

Upon hearing this, Onoki snorted coldly, offering no argument. He then looked at Kirito's flesh puppet and said, "I hope you keep your word."

As soon as he finished speaking, he took out a specially made flashbang from his body, injected chakra into it, and threw it into the sky.

The next moment, a bright yellow light bullet appeared in the sky.

When the rock ninja on the ground saw it, many of them showed strong resentment, but even more so joy and relief at surviving a disaster.

In an instant, countless Iwa ninjas retreated.

The Iwa ninjas were mostly skilled in Earth Release. Upon seeing the flashbangs signaling retreat, they immediately used Earth Release: Earth Dragon Concealment Technique, a ninjutsu for burrowing underground and disappearing without a word.

However, the very next second after the flashbang appeared, a rock giant rose from the ground. It was incredibly huge, nearly fifty meters tall. As it took its massive rocky legs and then landed back on the ground, a powerful earthquake suddenly occurred.

"Hattori Masanari, you deserve to die! Are you really willing to be Konoha's lackey?"

Onoki was furious at Hattori Masanari's actions, which were caused by the rock giant created by the Earth Release: Goryoku-shiki technique.

When the rock giant kicked him, he seemed to hear the screams of countless rock ninjas being shaken to death and buried alive in the ground.

"It's better to be Konoha's dog than Iwagakure's dog, Onoki. Now that you've made your decision, just watch as I wipe out all of you invaders right here."

The White Zetsu clone stood atop the rock giant's head, shouted loudly, and then continued to control the rock giant to hunt down the Iwagakure ninja.

With the support of the Five-Tails' chakra, a traitor within him, he easily cast Earth Release: Super Light-Heavy Rock Technique on the nearly fifty-meter-tall behemoth beneath him, greatly increasing its agility and movement speed.

Controlled by the White Zetsu clone, the rock giant was like a nimble giant, rampaging across the battlefield, each strike taking away many Iwa ninja who couldn't escape in time.

Of course, Onoki couldn't let the White Zetsu clone slaughter the Iwa ninja. He immediately wanted to use Dust Release: Particle Style to destroy the rock giant, but just as he was about to act, Kirito's cold and piercing voice rang in his ears: "Tsuchikage, do you intend to break the contract?"

Kirito's words caused Onoki immense pain, but he dared not make any further moves. He could only watch helplessly as a large number of Iwa ninja were hunted down by Hattori Masanari and other Konoha ninja and Amegakure ninja, suffering heavy losses.

Upon seeing this, Kirito's eyes were filled with coldness, devoid of any sympathy.

That's how war works. Only when people die can some people truly understand the cruelty of war, mature quickly, see the situation clearly, and develop enough awe to stop them from harboring any covetous thoughts.

In Kirito's view, the current massacre of Iwagakure will at least deter Iwagakure from making any rash moves for at least ten years.

Peace is always won through fighting, not given as charity.

"Damn Konoha, damn Amegakure, damn Kirito Tohsaka, damn Masanari Hattori, you just wait, Iwagakure will not let this go."

At this moment, Onoki cursed viciously in his heart, vowing that he would make Konoha and Amegakure pay the price in the future.

At the same time, countless fleeing Iwa ninja were also cursing.

Similarly, war can also sow the seeds of hatred in the hearts of both sides.

Meanwhile, in the eastern part of the Land of Rain, on the battlefield between Konoha and Kumogakure, the battle is gradually coming to an end.

The turning point was the appearance of a ninja.

He was the Third Raikage, but when he reappeared here, he was no longer as arrogant and imposing as before. He was bound hand and foot, with a black rod inserted into each of his limbs, and nailed to a cross-shaped wooden frame.

Upon seeing this, the people of Yunyin all looked on in disbelief, and their morale quickly collapsed.

Conversely, the people of Konoha, seeing the Third Raikage captured, were all incredibly excited, their morale soaring.

Thus, the scales of victory quickly tipped in Konoha's favor.

"Dad, wake up!"

The Fourth Raikage roared angrily, then kept trying to get closer to the Third Raikage, wanting to snatch him back from Konoha.

However, before he could get within a hundred meters of the Third Raikage, Orochimaru, in his cursed seal form, and Jiraiya, in Sage Mode, unleashed powerful ninjutsu to stop him, giving him no chance to get close to the Third Raikage.

"You damned bastards, get out of here."

The Fourth Raikage was filled with rage when Orochimaru and Jiraiya blocked his path again. He quickly dodged their ninjutsu attacks, then charged at Orochimaru and sliced ​​Orochimaru's head in two with a single stroke.

However, Orochimaru, now under the Cursed Seal, seemed oblivious to this and instead launched a close-range attack, spitting out a large amount of black venom that sprayed onto the Fourth Raikage's lightning armor, instantly corroding several holes in it. This forced the Fourth Raikage to retreat hastily, preventing Orochimaru and Jiraiya from taking the opportunity to kill him.

With his incredible speed and tailed beast-level chakra, the Fourth Raikage was still able to hold his own against Orochimaru and Jiraiya working together.

However, the combined efforts of Orochimaru and Jiraiya prevented him from finding an opportunity to defeat them one by one, and also prevented him from saving his father.

The two sides remained deadlocked.

On the battlefield, it wasn't just the Fourth Raikage who wanted to bring back the Third Raikage; many Cloud Village ninjas were also fighting desperately. But even the Fourth Raikage didn't have a chance to save the Third Raikage, let alone them.

At the location of the Third Raikage, the Konoha ninja had already laid a trap, waiting for these Kumogakure ninja who wanted to rescue the Third Raikage to come and die.

Burubi, one of the eight Jinchūriki, was also trying to rescue the Third Raikage, but he was entangled by five Konoha Jonin who had mastered the modified Adamantine Sealing Technique.

The five Konoha Jonin worked together seamlessly, using the Adamantine Sealing Technique, a sealing jutsu that counters tailed beasts. Although they couldn't kill or capture Brubi, they were enough to keep him occupied and prevent him from playing a role on the battlefield.

After Kirito taught the village the improved version of the Adamantine Sealing Technique, the Third Hokage taught this sealing technique to ninjas in the village who had sealing skills.

After nearly two years, Konoha has trained a group of ninjas who can use the improved version of the Adamantine Sealing Technique. Now they have officially appeared in the war in the Land of Rain, and their appearance has caused trouble for the jinchūriki of the two great ninja villages.

"Damn it, if this continues, the hope of saving Lord Raikage will only get smaller and smaller. Who on earth did this to Lord Raikage? Unforgivable!"

Brubi was furious as he looked at the miserable state of the Third Raikage a few hundred meters away.

As his anger flared, the tailed beast chakra he released became increasingly astonishing. A heart-shaped chakra tail grew out of his body, officially putting him into the Five-Tails' tailed beast form.

"Roar!!!"

After entering the Five-Tails' tailed beast form, Brubi's power increased to another level. With a roar, three of the five chakra chains binding him broke instantly, and the three Konoha Jonin who were attacking him were sent flying backward, coughing up blood.

"Everyone be careful. According to intelligence, this guy has grown five tails. He may lose his mind and cause the eight tails to come out of his body."

At this moment, an older Konoha Jonin shouted loudly, and then used all his strength to suppress Burubi with his chakra chains.

But Brubi in his Five-Tails form was able to break free of the five chakra chains, so how could two mere chakra chains continue to bind him? With a sweep of his two tails, the two chakra chains binding him were instantly shattered.

Then, the five tails behind Brubi transformed into spears, quickly piercing the bodies of five Konoha Jonin and killing them all.

"Wait for me, Lord Raikage, I'm coming to rescue you right now."

After eliminating the five troublesome sealing ninjas, Burubi quickly rushed towards the Third Raikage.

But at that moment, the mocking voice of the Eight-Tails echoed in his mind: "Burubi, where do you think you're going? Do you think my power is so easy to obtain? Just obediently hand over your body, and I'll use you to kill that guy, hahaha~"

As soon as she finished speaking, Brubi found that her body was starting to go out of control, and her consciousness was gradually being consumed by killing and bloodlust.

"No, no, I can't lose consciousness like this! I have to save Lord Raikage! Get back here! Get back here!!!"

Burubi cried out in defiance, using unprecedented willpower to resist the erosion of the Eight-Tails' power, and actually regained control of her body.

The Eight-Tails hated Kumogakure to the core, but it didn't want to miss the opportunity to kill the Third Raikage, so it decisively increased its power output on Brubi again, making him accept more of its chakra.

A surge of powerful tailed beast chakra erupted within Brubi once more, and a new chakra tail began to slowly emerge from behind him.

Brubi also let out a terrifying roar, his expression extremely ferocious and insane, as the Eight-Tails gradually took away his remaining rationality.