Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

"No, no, no..."

Brubi felt her sanity was about to crumble and let out a desperate cry.

"Moo!!!"

A moment later, a huge roar, like the mooing of a cow, appeared on the battlefield, and a colossal creature with eight octopus legs and a cow-like head appeared.

The Eight-Tailed Gyūki has officially arrived.

"Hahaha~, I've finally come out! Die, you human insects, die, Third Raikage."

The bull demon roared excitedly and attacked the surrounding ninjas without mercy, killing them all, whether they were from the Hidden Cloud Village or the Hidden Leaf Village.

With a few sweeps of its eight enormous tails, most of the ninjas within a hundred meters were turned into mincemeat, with only a small number managing to escape.

After clearing the area, Gyuki opened its mouth wide in the direction of the Third Raikage without saying a word, and a huge black chakra ball quickly condensed in front of its mouth.

It plans to use the Tailed Beast Ball to send the Third Raikage to the Pure Land.

Chapter 290: The Great Battle Ends

"You damned beast, what do you want to do!"

The Fourth Raikage saw the Eight-Tails' actions and was immediately enraged. He decisively shook off Orochimaru and Jiraiya and rushed towards the Eight-Tails.

Orochimaru and Jiraiya exchanged a glance, neither stopping them, but quickly followed.

During the process, Orochimaru looked at the Eight-Tails with greedy eyes.

"Once I get this, my weakness of insufficient chakra will be completely solved. At that time, I will be one step closer to immortality. I happen to have Kirito's improved Adamantine Sealing Technique, so perhaps I can give it a try."

Orochimaru flicked his tongue and licked his lips, thinking eagerly.

Through Orochimaru's Cursed Seal Technique, he successfully gained access to the power of Sage Mode. While Sage Mode is powerful, it also has significant drawbacks, the biggest of which is its extremely high requirement for chakra reserves.

Although his chakra level did not reach that of a tailed beast, it was still much higher than that of an elite Jonin.

Even so, after entering the Cursed Seal Transformation, his chakra consumption was like flowing water, with no end in sight. If he hadn't swallowed a spinach pill from the Akimichi clan and a powerful ration pill that he had carefully crafted, his chakra would have been depleted long ago.

This situation made him take notice of the tailed beasts.

There was nothing he could do; someone had shown him how to quickly become stronger using tailed beasts, so it was hard for him not to think about it.

Orochimaru recalled carefully that Kirito's strength began to improve rapidly after he obtained the One-Tailed Beast. Perhaps it was after this Konoha genius solved his problem of insufficient chakra that his earth-shattering strength was fully revealed.

With the speed boost from Lightning Release Chakra Mode, the Fourth Raikage charged towards the Eight-Tails in the blink of an eye, then, disregarding the danger, kicked the Eight-Tails hard in the left cheek.

With its terrifying speed, the Fourth Raikage's furious kick was naturally incredibly powerful.

The massive eight-tailed fox's head was instantly kicked to the side.

However, the Eight-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball was not interrupted, and then it rapidly expanded.

When the Fourth Raikage fell from the sky, the Tailed Beast Ball was almost fully formed.

At this moment, the Eight-Tails laughed loudly, "Hahaha~, die, Third Raikage."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Tailed Beast Ball shot out in the direction of the Third Raikage.

"Do not!!!"

The Fourth Raikage cried out in terror.

He knew how terrifying the Tailed Beast Ball was. Even with the lightning armor formed by his Lightning Release Chakra Mode protecting him, he would definitely die if hit by this attack, let alone the Third Raikage who hadn't entered Chakra Mode.

If the Third Raikage were hit, he would be completely obliterated.

Orochimaru and Jiraiya remained calm and composed upon seeing this, showing little concern.

Thanks to the Yamanaka clan ninjas responsible for liaison on the battlefield, they already knew the ninja configuration of the Third Raikage's forces.

It can be said that unless the enemy possesses space-time ninjutsu or a curse technique that can ignore space, the Third Raikage could never have been taken away by the Hidden Cloud Village or killed.

As the Tailed Beast Ball hurtled toward the Third Raikage, all the Konoha ninja around him had already retreated.

Suddenly, a blond-haired boy appeared in front of the Third Raikage.

The person who arrived was none other than Minato Namikaze.

As soon as Minato Namikaze appeared, he immediately touched the Third Raikage with his hand, and then used the Flying Thunder God Technique again, taking the Third Raikage with him and disappearing from the spot before the Tailed Beast Ball arrived.

"Bang!!!"

The moment Minato Namikaze saved the Third Raikage, the Tailed Beast Ball appeared, exploding in a massive energy explosion.

A massive mushroom cloud rose from the ground, unleashing a terrifying shockwave and fierce winds.

Moments later, an explosion crater several hundred meters in diameter appeared on the battlefield.

Those ninjas who had witnessed the power of the Tailed Beast Ball turned pale and their eyes filled with fear.

At this moment, they all deeply understood how terrifying the Tailed Beasts were.

The battlefield fell into an eerie silence.

"Moo!!! You damned Konoha ninjas, you all deserve to die."

The silence of the battlefield was shattered by the Eight-Tails' angry roar.

It had just clearly seen that a Konoha ninja had rescued the Third Raikage, thwarting its plan to kill him.

In an instant, it turned its anger towards the Konoha ninja.

Upon hearing the Eight-Tails' voice, both sides' ninjas immediately realized what was happening.

The Konoha ninjas all looked warily at the Eight-Tails, and some of the bolder ones had already launched ninjutsu attacks on it.

The Cloud Village ninjas turned and fled, for they had lost their target and it was time to retreat.

"Don't leave, you cowards."

Seeing the other Cloud Village ninjas retreating one after another, the Fourth Raikage shouted angrily.

If they can't save their father, and now Brubi has gone berserk and out of control, if they don't subdue Brubi and save him now, the Eight-Tails might fall into Konoha's hands. At that time, what ability will Kumogakure have to take revenge on Konoha?

The Eight-Tails must not fall into the hands of Konoha.

"Let's retreat. If we don't leave now, it will be too late."

But just as he was about to try to snatch the Eight-Tails back, Elui, the Third Raikage's secretary, rushed over and spoke to the Fourth Raikage.

"What are you talking about? I couldn't save Dad, but now I'm determined to save Brubi no matter what."

The Fourth Raikage, known for his loyalty and strong sense of justice, rebuked him upon hearing this.

Ailu said without fear, "Save? How can you save her? Can you save her by yourself? Besides, there are so many Konoha ninjas here. You have no chance of saving Burubi. Kumogakure has already lost the Third Raikage and Burubi. We can't lose you too."

Hearing Erui's frank words, the Fourth Raikage was heartbroken. He knew Erui was right, but he really didn't want to abandon his comrades and leave. He couldn't bear this humiliating way of life.

"Konoha didn't kill the Third Raikage, which means that Konoha doesn't want to turn against Kumogakure for the time being. As long as we pay a sufficient price, the Third Raikage might be able to return, and the same goes for Brubi. However, if even you die, then Kumogakure really won't have enough power to negotiate with Konoha."

Seeing that the Fourth Raikage still wanted to fight to the death, Ailu tried to persuade him in a roundabout way.

Upon hearing that his father and Burubi still had a chance of being rescued, the Fourth Raikage's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Really?"

"Yes, Konoha now has Madara Uchiha as a formidable enemy. They would absolutely not dare to kill the Third Raikage at this time. If they did, then our Kumogakure would definitely side with Madara Uchiha and fight him to the death."

Ailu analyzed rationally.

After hearing Erui's explanation, the Fourth Raikage finally believed her.

Indeed, Konoha still has Madara Uchiha as a formidable enemy. Unless they lose their minds, they would rather keep their father alive to threaten Kumogakure than kill him and completely ignite a war between Konoha and Kumogakure.

Reason, which had been overwhelmed by emotion and anger, finally returned to the Fourth Raikage.

Then, he glared hatefully at Orochimaru and Jiraiya, who were watching him warily not far away, before turning around and leaving with Erui.

Seeing this, Orochimaru and Jiraiya did not choose to pursue them, but let the two leave, and then turned to head towards the Eight-Tails.

At this moment, the Eight-Tails had already clashed with a large number of Konoha ninja.

Numerous ninjutsu, ninja tools, and explosive tags rained down on it, causing it immense pain and fueling its rage. Its eight enormous octopus tails swept across the surrounding Konoha ninjas, while it spewed out large amounts of ink, spraying it onto many of them.

The Konoha ninjas, their bodies instantly immobilized by the ink, could only watch helplessly as the Eight-Tails' octopus tail swept over them, meeting their demise.

This is the Eight-Tails' ink seal. Anyone hit by its ink, if their physical strength is insufficient, will be immobilized in place and at its mercy.

"Everyone be careful not to get hit by its ink. Its ink has a sealing effect. Use Water Release combined with Lightning Release to deal with it."

Some Konoha ninjas quickly noticed the strangeness of the ink and shouted in alarm.

"Die, you insect."

The Eight-Tails roared angrily, spewing out a massive amount of ink from its mouth once more, shooting it into the sky and creating a rain of ink.

As the dense rain of ink fell, many Konoha ninjas were hit and their bodies were temporarily unable to move.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Eight-Tails swung its eight octopus tails again, killing the Konoha ninjas who were unable to move around. However, a huge fireball suddenly appeared from behind it, causing it to let out a scream. The attack was interrupted, and its body was blasted away by the huge fireball for a while.

It turned its head and immediately saw a huge red toad, and on the toad's head was a white-haired Konoha ninja wearing an elite Jonin vest.

It recognized the person; the other was a Konoha ninja named Jiraiya who had inherited the Sage Mode from Mount Myōboku.

"Did the Third Raikage's son retreat? Damn it, it seems I should retreat too. These stinky toads from Mount Myōboku are not easy to deal with."

Looking at Jiraiya on Gamabunta's body and the two green toads on his shoulders, Yata felt a strong sense of dread and began to consider retreating.

On the other side, Orochimaru was also unleashing his power. He quickly completed the hand seals and spewed out a torrent of water from his mouth, forming a wave that rushed towards the Eight-Tails.

Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!

Where the waves passed, many Konoha ninjas who had been sealed by the ink were freed. They then wisely handed over the main force to the two Legendary Sannin in the attack on the Eight-Tails and retreated to the outer perimeter to wait for an opportunity.

"Bunta, use the toad oil fire bullet."

Seeing that everyone had retreated safely, Jiraiya immediately spoke.

"No problem, watch me grill an octopus. I've never had eight grilled octopus legs before."

Gamabunta responded enthusiastically, and then began to condense the oil within his body.

While Jiraiya was talking to Gamabunta, Orochimaru attacked. He used a large amount of cursed seal chakra to unleash Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation, manipulating the surrounding air.

A giant white wind serpent quickly formed and tightly bound the eight tails.

"A great opportunity, Bunta!"