Uchiha's personal opinion

Ai's eyes bulged like goldfish's, and he let out a sharp gasp.

He then squeezed his legs together and knelt down on the ground.

Sakumo Hatake sheathed his short sword and disappeared underground once more.

Uchiha Tokumitsu, hovering above Susanoo's chest in the distance, witnessed this scene and suddenly felt that his clothes, especially his pants, were a bit thin and he felt a chill...

"asshole!"

Enraged by the severe damage to his vital parts, Ai unleashed a torrent of lightning chakra that scorched the surrounding soil.

The experienced Hatake Sakumo, after his attack, showed no hesitation and made no attempt to finish off the attacker, having already burrowed far away to avoid A's rampage range.

"asshole!"

"asshole!!"

"Sakumo Hatake, you bastard with absolutely no backbone!!!"

In a fit of rage, Ai kept yelling, his powerful lightning chakra bombarding every spot he sensed someone was hiding in.

But it was all in vain; Hatake Sakumo never showed up.

"Shameless!"

Ai, in his impotent rage, looked so helpless.

Even Uchiha Tokumitsu felt a pang of pity.

At this moment, as a green poisonous mist swept down, the Cloud Village's position on the other side was also breached by the third combat echelon led by Hanzo of the Salamander. The ninja army began to charge towards both sides of the breach, completely tearing the line apart.

Basically, the outcome of the battle is decided.

"Lord Ai, let's go!"

A group of Cloud Village ninjas rushed over like madmen and surrounded A, who was in a berserk state.

Running away is shameful!

The thought immediately popped into Ai's mind.

"Kumikage cannot live without you! Let's go, Lord Ai!"

A Cloud Village Jonin shouted anxiously.

But Ai was still very unwilling to give up.

He surveyed the battlefield again and found that the Konoha ninjas had avoided his area and were slaughtering the demoralized Kumogakure ninjas as if they were hunting small animals.

Even the few Cloud Village ninjas who maintained their fighting spirit were quickly surrounded and killed by the local numerical advantage of the Shogunate ninjas.

At this point, Sakumo Hatake was still nowhere to be seen.

"That bastard!"

Ai's teeth were almost crushed.

"Sigh~"

Another sharp pain surged into my mind from the bottom up.

Ai regained consciousness.

I just don't dare to think about how badly I was hurt anymore.

"Sir, hurry! It will be too late if we don't leave now!"

The Cloud Village Jonin grew anxious.

He saw that Susanoo, driven by Uchiha Tokumitsu, was already moving towards him in the distance, and the Cloud Village ninja who tried to stop it were no match for the attack of the giant chakra arm.

Meanwhile, a group of black-haired Uchiha ninjas and several Uzumaki ninjas began to assemble, eager to try their luck.

In particular, a golden light was flashing in the hands of those Uzumaki ninjas, which should be their bloodline limit technique, Vajra Sealing Technique.

Sakumo Hatake still hadn't revealed himself.

If he were at his peak, he wouldn't be afraid of these chickens and dogs at all.

He didn't even consider the so-called number one powerful family in the ninja world a threat.

But at this moment...

After suffering severe injuries to his private parts, it's remarkable that he can still stand and move around; it's simply impossible for him to move as freely as he did before the injury.

"I have to go..."

Ai staggered back a few steps.

Two Cloud Village Jonin, known for their speed, immediately supported him from both sides.

Aiben wanted to shake his hand to show that he could still move, but the constant throbbing pain made him forcefully control this action that stemmed from his pride.

The Cloud Village ninjas who had gathered around began to rush towards the Shogunate ninjas around them, disregarding their own lives, trying to stop the Shogunate's pursuers with their own.

Even the Cloud Village, which was trying to stop Susanoo with its bare hands, began to disregard its own life and unleash a barrage of ninjutsu at close range on Susanoo.

"These little bugs are really annoying..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu was furious.

He then withdrew his Susanoo and summoned a group of Shogunate ninja to attack the Cloud Village, which was attempting to put up a stubborn resistance.

In the distance, a silver blade of light burst forth from the ground, severing the calf of a Cloud Village ninja who was putting up a fight.

"Sakumo Hatake!"

Ai's eyes widened in horror at the sight.

But the Cloud Ninja who was carrying him away from the battlefield didn't care how angry he was inside, and continued to speed away.

Then, Sakumo Hatake burst out of the ground again, and after killing a Kumogakure Chunin, he charged into the Kumogakure's resistance formation once more.

"I have let them down..."

Tears welled up in Ai's eyes.

"I will come back!"

As Ai was being carried away, she roared, "I will definitely come back!"

But no matter what harsh words they uttered, they couldn't change the fact that the Cloud Hidden Army was collapsing like a house of cards.

With the desperate resistance of the remaining Cloud Village ninja, A finally escaped the battlefield.

However, he only had a mere twenty or so Cloud Village ninjas by his side.

Nearly half of them were withdrawn halfway through.

When they left the village, the number of Cloud Village ninja forces heading south reached as high as five thousand...

"Sir...you should go back to the village first!"

A mature-looking Cloud Village ninja stepped forward and said, "I will stay here to continue gathering the ninja army..."

Although the Cloud Village suffered a major defeat and scattered, its five thousand strong force could not be completely wiped out by the smaller number of Shogunate ninja.

If someone continues to gather forces outside the battlefield, they can still manage to regroup and recall a considerable number of defeated ninjas.

"Jonin Oro..."

Ai's lips moved, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

"The people of Kumogakure, born from lightning and fire, should not fear defeat. As long as they do not lose their will to fight, there is always a chance to start over..."

The Cloud Village Jonin advised, "You should go back first. I'll try my best to bring the brothers back..."

"I understand……"

Ai looked towards the distant battlefield again, and then, supported by two ninjas, ran towards the Hidden Cloud Village.

……

"Victory!"

On the battlefield, the victorious shogunate ninjas are brandishing their weapons and shouting victory slogans.

Even though there are still some sporadic local battles, none of them can cause any real trouble.

Uchiha Tokumitsu leaped onto a large tree that had survived the battle, gazing at the battlefield filled with bloodshed and carnage.

Sakumo Hatake and Hizashi Hyuga also leaped onto the treetops.

"What a wonderful world..."

Uchiha Tokumitsu took a deep breath, his expression one of deep rapture.

Hyuga Hizashi followed suit and almost vomited from the strong smell of blood and barbecue.

Chapter 227 The Fruits of Victory

The outcome is decided, and the dust has settled.

Of the more than 5,000 Cloud Village ninja, nearly 2,000 died on the battlefield, and nearly 1,000 were captured, while the Shogunate ninja suffered only a little over 1,000 casualties.

The remaining defeated and fled Cloud Village members are no longer a threat; they'll probably shudder at the sight of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the future.

"However, once the Fourth Raikage takes office, he'll probably still be locked in a life-or-death struggle with Sakumo-kun."

Uchiha Tokumitsu said to Hatake Sakumo in a teasing tone.

During the battle, the sword techniques used by Hatake Sakumo were so powerful that even the eyewitness Uchiha Tokumitsu felt a chill run down his spine, let alone the victim A.

What good person would stab someone in the back door with a knife?

Moreover, putting aside the lethality of this move, the psychological trauma it causes is enough to be remembered for a lifetime!

"Ninjas are not samurai, so it's normal for them to do anything to win."

Sakumo Hatake said without any hesitation, "Besides, if A still cares, then we'll just prevent him from inheriting the Raikage position."

"That makes sense! As expected of Konoha's White Fang!"

Uchiha Tokumitsu laughed heartily upon hearing this.

After this battle, the ninja forces of Kumogakure in the southern part of the Land of Lightning were wiped out.