Naruto: Naruto Hosted by the System

The eight tails were all broken off and became the nine tails' spoils.

Even though they are both tailed beasts, why is his so much weaker than hers?

If this can be explained by the fact that the Nine-Tails is inherently stronger than the Eight-Tails, then the battle between the Two-Tails on the other side seems even more incomprehensible.

That was just a shadow clone! It cut the Two-Tails in two with just a shadow clone!

Moreover, judging from the traces of the battlefield, the opponent seemed to have used only one ninjutsu throughout the entire process, namely the winning golden chain, which defeated the tailed beast known as the "Calamity" in just one move.

In fact, his own situation wasn't much better.

Even now, he still can't understand why someone could use all five bloodline limits.

And that terrifying Wood Release technique—and that wasn't even the opponent's full strength...

At that moment, the Fourth Raikage thought of Killer Bee, who was about to be defeated; the Two-Tails, who had already been defeated; and the ninja on his side who had been killed by Naruto's bloodline limit...

He sighed, looking much older, and said in a low voice, "Yunyin has failed. We surrender."

"We are willing to give half of the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails' chakra as compensation."

Let's stop here.

Naruto glanced at him, said nothing, but simply used his wooden dummy to grab him and head towards the battlefield where the Eight-Tails was.

"Big brother!" Killer Bee was both shocked and terrified, but this gave Kurama the opportunity to distract him, and he chopped off the horn on Killer Bee's head with a single claw.

"Enough with the competition!"

"We have already lost..." The Fourth Raikage said with difficulty.

At the same time, the system also used the Vajra Lock to drag the Two-Tails over.

Although the Two-Tails was split in two, the system's methods were quite sophisticated, and since tailed beasts are creatures composed of chakra, they did not die as a result.

Seeing the system nod at him, Naruto immediately sat down on the wooden dummy's head, and golden chains extended from his body, pulling half of the Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails' tail and horns into his own body.

“If attacking me was not your intention, perhaps I could have taken a less violent approach.”

"But since Killer Bee and Yugito are called perfect Jinchūriki, it must mean that you support what they do."

The Eight-Tailed Fox and the Two-Tailed Fox remained silent.

The system and the Nine Lamas stood guard on the side.

Even before coming to Kumogakure, Naruto had already asked the system to implant the complete version of the Oni-Garra Technique into his body.

Now that the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails' chakra has entered his body, Ashura's chakra is immediately used as fuel to propel Naruto to absorb the chakra.

Halfway through absorbing the chakra, Naruto realized that the Eight-Tails' chakra was still insufficient. The golden chains on his body moved at will, and he severed off another arm of the Eight-Tails.

The eight-tailed creature let out a miserable cry, but dared not express any dissatisfaction.

They were in the wrong this time, and frankly speaking, their lives are now in Naruto's hands, so it's normal for them to be treated this way.

The Fourth Raikage and the others couldn't understand what Naruto was doing, but they couldn't help but sigh when they thought about today's defeat.

Soon, Naruto opened his eyes, indicating that the chakra absorption had gone smoothly.

He then looked at the Fourth Raikage and said calmly, "Now we should talk about compensation."

The Fourth Raikage was both shocked and furious upon hearing this: "Didn't you already take half of the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails' chakra?"

"That's the compensation for your attack on the Sunagakure team."

"You tried to kill me today but failed. Do you intend to just let it go like this?"

Chapter 81 The Land of Thunder, Destroyed! (3000 words, please subscribe)

"What...what else do you want as compensation...?" The Fourth Raikage practically gritted his teeth before uttering those words.

"I will destroy the Land of Lightning," Naruto said without any emotional fluctuation.

"what?!"

This caused the Raikage, Killer Bee, and Yugito to all gasp in surprise.

“How could such conditions be agreed to... Even negotiations aren’t conducted like this…” Yugito found it hard to believe.

She had thought Naruto might make exorbitant demands, such as requiring the Land of Lightning to pay reparations, cede territory, or hand over its ninjutsu reserves.

While these ideas are also hard to accept, they are still more reasonable than Naruto's "annihilation of the Land of Lightning".

It's like going out to buy groceries; the vendor might let you bargain, but if you just try to overturn their stall, that doesn't seem right, does it?

"Your conditions are no different from asking us all to die." The Fourth Raikage's face turned red.

Rather than accept these conditions, he would rather fight to the death.

“Then I can give another condition, or rather, some explanation of the above requirement.”

Naruto glanced at the three people in front of him and pointed at the Fourth Raikage.

"Go and kill the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning, and then the Land of Lightning will join the Ninja Alliance."

"Oh, by the way, the Ninja Alliance is a new organization that I'm about to create. You can understand it literally."

The Fourth Raikage's expression didn't improve much because of this new condition.

Good news: He's not going to cause trouble.

Bad news: He wants us to give him our stall.

The Fourth Raikage understood this.

What ninja alliance? To put it bluntly, it's all about annexing the Land of Lightning and making them lose their sovereignty.

"Is there a third option?" he asked after a long silence.

Then he quickly added, "In Kumogakure, there's a place called the True Waterfall, which is very beneficial to Jinchūriki. I can tell you where it is..."

But Naruto shook his head: "After joining the Ninja Alliance, the True Waterfall will naturally become the property of the Ninja Alliance."

The Fourth Raikage glared at Naruto and said, "Then what's the difference between your second condition and the first one?!"

"The difference is that many people will die in the first condition."

“I am not someone who likes to kill innocent people. The ordinary people living in the Land of Lightning have done nothing wrong, yet they have to die because of your mistakes. This is very unfair to them.”

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Raikage looked at Naruto in surprise.

As a ninja, how could he be thinking about the lives of ordinary people at this moment?

Then, Naruto controlled the golden chains to point them at the hearts of the three people.

"One more thing, if you agree to the second condition, storm the Daimyo's mansion and twist the heads off those vegetarian bastards, then the three of you can also survive. Only you will have to carry the burden of crime and defect, while the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails can continue to live in the Land of Lightning."

"Anyway, you've actually been unhappy with those nobles for a long time, haven't you?"

"Give me your answer now: join the Ninja League or die."

The Fourth Raikage remained silent.

He actually started to consider Naruto's suggestion.

The first option, "annihilate the Land of Lightning," is not even worth considering.

The second option, in essence, means that the Land of Lightning cedes its entire territory to the Land of Fire, and he kills the daimyo in Naruto's place, bearing the subsequent infamy.

In fact, the first option already includes the second option.

The Fourth Raikage gradually figured out Naruto's thoughts: he wanted to leave himself with a good reputation while the three leaders of Kumogakure were disgraced. In comparison, he could easily win over the hearts of the people of the Land of Lightning.

The Fourth Raikage wasn't stupid; he just preferred to solve problems in a simple and brutal way.

Just like this operation, he has given Naruto extremely high importance. Not only did he, as the Kage, personally take charge, but he also mobilized two Jinchuriki, along with dozens of Jonin. This configuration is enough to attack a country.

The problem is that Naruto's strength far exceeded their expectations.

At that moment, the Fourth Raikage felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

Before the operation began, he mocked Sunagakure: "The enemy has come to your territory, yet you still show such weakness."

Looking back now, Sunagakure's choice was actually much more correct than Kumogakure's.

"...Alright, I accept your second option." The Fourth Raikage closed his eyes and said this in a heavy tone.

They had no choice at all.

Naruto smiled slightly upon hearing this and released the chains binding the three of them.

Killer Bee and Yugito looked at the Fourth Raikage in disbelief: "Big brother/Raikage-sama...are you really going to do as he says and kill the Daimyo?"

The Fourth Raikage's expression was also very grim. He closed his eyes and sighed, "What other way is there?"

Killer Bee and Yugito fell silent, then deactivated their tailed beast forms and stood beside the Fourth Raikage.

“We’ll go together,” Yukito said firmly.

"Yo! I'm going to stand with my brother through thick and thin!" Killer Bee started singing his weird rap again, but his expression was very serious.

"You..." The Fourth Raikage was deeply moved.

But he still punched Killer Bee and Yugito once each.

"Enough! You two are Jinchūriki, you can't decide your own life and death anymore!"

"As the Raikage, I issue my final order—after this matter is over, lead the Land of Lightning to join the Shinobi Alliance!"

Yugito opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he just sighed.

Killer Bee remained silent, but he raised his fist.

The Fourth Raikage understood immediately, bumped fists with Killer Bee, and then parted ways.

He arrived at the gate of Daming Prefecture.

The gatekeeper was surprised to see him: "Lord Raikage, are you here to see the Daimyo? Why didn't you tell me beforehand?"

Then, seeing the Fourth Raikage approaching, he realized something was wrong and unconsciously took a step back. "I'll go inform..."

However, before he could make a move, the Fourth Raikage grabbed him by the collar, threw him aside, and knocked him unconscious.

The Fourth Raikage continued forward, quickly attracting the attention of even more guards.

"Halt! What do you intend to do to the Daimyo?!"