Naruto: Starting as Tsunade's Desk Mate

Orochimaru was starting to appreciate Killer Bee. Although he was a little weaker, he was surprisingly well-intentioned. He liked this kind of junior.

"Your name is Killer Bee, right? The Fourth Raikage's right-hand man. Your performance has earned my approval, so I don't mind wasting a little time talking to you."

Orochimaru stood atop the savior's head, spread his arms, and pointed to the ravaged land.

"Open your eyes and look at the cold reality before you. The power that Konoha possesses now is beyond what a single country or village can contend with. Continuing to resist will only cause Kumogakure to bleed to its last drop of blood and cause countless ninjas who could have become brothers to die in vain."

The goal of the current Hokage is not simply killing and destruction. His ideal is to completely break the cruel cycle of mutual hatred and slaughter that has plagued the ninja world for hundreds of years, sever the chains of hatred, and establish an unprecedented, unified, and lasting peace. This is not wishful thinking, but a path paved by our absolute strength.

Your bond with the Raikage is touching, but true brotherhood should not be a stumbling block on the path to a peaceful world.

Your surrender is not a shameful betrayal, but a roundabout way to save the entire Hidden Cloud Village. You should also understand that with the current strength of the Hidden Cloud Village, facing the Hidden Leaf Village's stubborn resistance will only lead to certain death.

Surrender, Chirabi. This is not the end of the war, but the beginning of true peace. For those who trust you, make the wisest and bravest choice.

Orochimaru's words were eloquent and persuasive, employing both soft and hard tactics. He even thoughtfully devised an excuse for Killer Bee to surrender, a roundabout way to achieve his goal. Anyone who knows how to weigh the pros and cons should know which option to choose.

If Killer Bee had even a shred of weakness in his heart, he might have surrendered to Orochimaru's offer. However, Killer Bee's mental fortitude is among the strongest in the ninja world. He single-handedly isolated the entire village, and the word "surrender" has never existed in his dictionary.

Killer Bee immediately launched into a rap.

"Yo! Trying to persuade me to surrender? Save your breath, you idiot!"

The spirit of the Hidden Clouds will never fade! Yeah!

As long as the Raikage brothers are around, this isn't over! Hey!

Want to mess with Kumogakure? You'll have to get past the Tailed Beast Ball first! Hmph!

What are you talking about?

Upon hearing Killer Bee's reply, Orochimaru was immediately speechless. He quickly concluded that Killer Bee was the kind of weirdo with an abnormal thought process, and he immediately abandoned any further communication, directly controlling the Savior to unleash his ultimate attack.

However, just before the black light gathered, Orochimaru suddenly felt the Savior's body tremble. He turned his head and saw that, without him noticing, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki had quietly crept up behind the Savior and fired a Tailed Beast Ball directly at the blue energy node on the Savior's back, interrupting the Savior's ultimate attack.

The shattering of the blue gem gave Killer Bee hope for success. He immediately fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at the Savior's leg, where a blue gem was embedded in the shinbone.

Orochimaru controlled the Savior, raising it dozens of meters high, just in time to dodge Killer Bee's attack. The Two-Tails Jinchuriki then fired a Tailed Beast Bomb, but Orochimaru, who was already prepared, easily blocked it with his magic shield.

The two Jinchūriki kept circling around the Savior, seemingly trying to attack him from both sides to outnumber him.

Orochimaru immediately used the Summoning Jutsu to summon Manda.

In Ryuchi Cave, strength is paramount, and the current Manda naturally holds Orochimaru in high esteem, completely lacking the arrogance he displayed in the original timeline.

"Lord Orochimaru, please give your orders," Manda said.

Orochimaru said calmly, "Help me entangle that cat demon."

"No problem, Lord Orochimaru." Upon hearing Orochimaru's instructions, Manda immediately charged towards the Two-Tails, appearing very obedient.

If Gamabunta can fight the One-Tailed Beast, then it is only natural that Manda, whose combat power is roughly the same, will not be at a disadvantage when fighting the Two-Tailed Beast for a while.

A thrilling drama titled "Cat vs. Snake" is about to unfold.

Orochimaru stopped paying attention to Nekomata and focused his attention on Killer Bee.

Killer Bee had been feeling a bit relaxed, but now that Manda had held off the Two-Tailed Nekomata, and Orochimaru's gaze was fixed on him, he suddenly felt the pressure mounting. Killer Bee clearly sensed that Orochimaru was about to get serious.

Orochimaru made his move immediately, clasping his hands together, and two wooden dragons flew out, directly attacking Killer Bee in his fully transformed tailed beast form.

While the Seven-Tails, Chongming, moved nimbly in the air, the wooden dragons were even faster. This was originally a technique used by Hashirama Senju to capture tailed beasts. In just a moment, the two wooden dragons directly entangled the Seven-Tails. The Wood Release's ability to absorb chakra was triggered, and Killer Bee immediately returned to human form from his fully tailed beast state. His chakra had been almost completely absorbed by the two wooden dragons.

The wooden dragon grabbed Killer Bee and flew to the top of the Savior's head. Orochimaru used various sealing techniques to seal Killer Bee's chakra, and then stuffed him into the Savior's body.

With the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki dealt with, the remaining Two-Tails was naturally easier to handle. Using the same method, two wooden dragons flew straight towards the Two-Tails, Nekomata. With the help of Manda, the capture operation went even more smoothly than the capture of the Seven-Tails. Orochimaru directly used the same method to seal the Two-Tails with wooden golems and stuff it into the Savior's Body.

With both Jinchuriki captured, Kumogakure lost its nuclear deterrent, and its destruction was only a matter of time.

After being entangled by the two Jinchuriki, most of the Cloud Ninja had already withdrawn from the battlefield. Only a small number of ninjas were still fighting against the artificial demons. Orochimaru glanced over and got a general idea of ​​the situation.

Chapter 141 The Death of the Fourth Raikage

On the devastated battlefield, a hundred or so Cloud Ninjas were struggling to resist the surging tide of demons. The corpses of Cloud Ninjas lay scattered on the ground. These artificial demons, once they died, turned into black smoke and vanished without leaving a trace.

Orochimaru saw this from afar and directly controlled the Savior to launch a long-range attack. Dozens of energy balls streaked across the sky like meteors, and immediately exploded when they landed near the Cloud Ninja. The demons seized the opportunity to swarm forward and completely annihilate this rearguard force.

After several screams, seeing that there were no living people around, Orochimaru used his magic to summon the huge black stone tablet again. The artificial demons that had been hovering on the battlefield for a long time all returned to the embrace of the black stone tablet like swallows returning to their nests.

Once all the artificial demons had returned to Limbo, Orochimaru took out his detection device and checked them. After confirming that no demons had been missed, he resumed his journey, his destination being Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village).

Orochimaru had visited Kumogakure once before, so this time he seemed quite familiar with the place.

However, the Fourth Raikage had no intention of letting a dangerous person like Orochimaru enter the village. When Orochimaru was still some distance away from Kumogakure, he was discovered by the Kumogakure's sensory ninja.

There was no way around it; the savior was simply too conspicuous. Wherever Orochimaru went, the common people of the Land of Lightning saw him as if he were a god, and they all knelt down to pray.

The Fourth Raikage first ordered the villagers to evacuate, then gathered the elite Cloud Ninja and intercepted Orochimaru on the way.

"Orochimaru! Where is Killer Bee?"

The Fourth Raikage immediately shouted angrily upon seeing Orochimaru.

Orochimaru smiled as he manipulated the Savior, causing parts of Killer Bee and Yugito to emerge from the Savior's body. He feigned regret and said, "Did you hear that? Two-Tails Jinchuriki, your Raikage only cares about Killer Bee's life or death, he doesn't care about you at all. Is a village like this worth protecting?"

Yugito the Two-Tailed Girl angrily spat at Orochimaru, but said nothing.

There was some distance between the two, so the spittle didn't land on Orochimaru. However, he still wasn't going to let the Jinchuriki in front of him continue to offend him. He waved his hand, and the two Jinchuriki gradually shrank back into the Savior's body.

Killer Bee only had time to call out "Big Brother" to the Fourth Raikage before he vanished from the Savior's body.

"Kirabi!"

The Fourth Raikage felt a sense of relief upon seeing that Killer Bee was still alive, but was immediately enraged.

"Orochimaru, release Killer Bee right now, or you'll regret it."

Orochimaru's smile grew even brighter. His voice was hoarse as he slowly and deliberately said, "Now that things have come to this, you're not worried about the safety of the village, but you're concerned about your good brother. Is the village not as important as your brother?"

Faced with Orochimaru's provocation, the Fourth Raikage snorted coldly and did not answer. He waved his hand, and a chakra cannon was pulled up, its muzzle aimed at the savior.

The Cloud Ninja's research into the advanced technology—the Chakra Cannon—once destroyed a meteorite in the original timeline. This is a super weapon capable of striking into outer space and possessing the power to destroy the moon.

The moment the Fourth Raikage returned to Kumogakure, he ordered his subordinates to charge the chakra cannon, which was now ready to be used against the Savior. However, unfortunately, once the attack was launched, Killer Bee might not be able to be saved.

When Orochimaru saw the chakra cannon, he immediately realized that this thing was definitely meant to deal with the savior. The Fourth Raikage was no fool; he wouldn't use something that wouldn't work.

Orochimaru acted decisively, immediately canceling the summoning jutsu and teleporting the savior back to Limbo Hell. He then quickly landed on the ground, avoiding the angle of the chakra cannon's attack.

Below was a forest. Orochimaru fell into it, and the Fourth Raikage immediately disappeared from sight. However, he was not in a hurry. He simply waved his hand to make an attack gesture, and many elite ninjas immediately surrounded the forest.

In the eyes of the Cloud Ninja, even though Orochimaru is very strong, if he is surrounded by a large number of Jonin, he will be badly injured even if he doesn't die. They believe that the previous defeats were all due to the artificial super weapon, the Savior. Now that the Cloud Ninja has also brought out their own super weapon, the difference in strength between the two sides in this aspect can be wiped out.

Orochimaru landed on the ground and immediately began forming hand seals to cast the Impure World Reincarnation technique. An Yan believed that Orochimaru could form an army all by himself because he had multiple skills to summon henchmen.

One by one, upright coffins rose from the ground, their lids opening automatically, and one by one, the powerful figures who had died reappeared in the ninja world: the Second Raikage A, the Second Tsuchikage Mu, the Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki, the Third Kazekage, Chiyo, Ebizo, the Fourth Mizukage Yagura, the Seven Ninja of the Mist, and the Jonin who had died on battlefields throughout history.

Not only the reanimated ninjas, but Orochimaru also summoned a black stone tablet at the same time as the reanimation. To prevent the stone tablet from being shattered by the chakra cannon when it was erected, Orochimaru summoned the stone tablet horizontally.

Before the Cloud Ninja even arrived in the forest, the black stone tablet had already flattened the entire forest, and artificial demons gushed out like fountains, flowing towards the Cloud Ninja like a surging ocean.

Thunder roared, water surged forth, and various ninjutsu struck the demon torrent, but they were like stones sinking into the sea, without causing the slightest ripple.

The Fourth Raikage's expression changed drastically. The number of artificial demons Orochimaru summoned this time was several times greater than before. Previously, there were about 20,000 to 30,000 demons summoned, but now there were at least 70,000 to 80,000. Once the number of demons exceeded 10,000, it was boundless. The Allied Shinobi Forces of the Fourth Shinobi World War only had 80,000 combined. Now, these 70,000 to 80,000 demons could easily defeat a small village like Kumogakure.

Orochimaru forcefully suppressed the Cloud Ninja with his strength. The Fourth Raikage was originally at the forefront, but he was then targeted by several Second Hokage and subjected to a brutal beating. His Lightning Release Chakra Mode was almost broken. He only managed to hold his own against the Second Hokage by relying on his speed.

If even the strongest member of the Cloud Ninja is like this, what about the others?

Several Kage-level experts or elite Jonin were hidden among the demons, and they would suddenly launch a sneak attack on the Jonin in the Cloud Village. The people brought out by the Fourth Raikage were quickly eliminated one by one.

The Fourth Raikage was anxious but powerless, and could only let out a grief-stricken roar. The Second Raikage were not easy to deal with. As powerful figures who had survived from the Warring States period, they easily made the Fourth Raikage expose a weakness. Then, the Second Tsuchikage used Dust Release to turn half of the Fourth Raikage's body into atoms and make it disappear.

The Fourth Raikage's remaining half-body fell to the ground, struggling to continue his attack, but he could no longer rise. Blood flowed everywhere, and he died in resentment. Before he died, his eyes were fixed on the direction of Kumogakure, as if he was feeling guilty for not being able to protect his village.

Chapter 142 Battlefield of the Bird Kingdom

With the Fourth Raikage dead and all the elite Cloud Ninja killed, leaving only an empty shell of the Hidden Cloud Village, it was easier to deal with. Orochimaru's army pressed in and surrounded the Hidden Cloud Village. He first asked if any of the Cloud Ninja had surrendered, but the Cloud Ninja were too stubborn, and no one was the first to surrender.

Orochimaru then ordered the reanimated ninjas to slaughter all the ninjas of Kumogakure, leaving only women and children alive. They clung to each other, looking at Orochimaru with fear and hatred.

However, Orochimaru didn't take it seriously. Instead, he packed up all the ninjutsu scrolls and other research materials from Kumogakure, and then opened the Titan communicator to announce the destruction of Kumogakure to Konoha.

An Yan was in a meeting when Orochimaru's virtual image suddenly appeared, and everyone's attention was drawn to him.

Orochimaru also saw the Jonin team through the communicator. He said calmly, "An Yan, I have wiped out all the ninjas in Kumogakure. Now there are only some women and children who need to be re-educated. The village should send someone over as soon as possible to finish things up."

"Alright, I understand. You stay there for a few days and I'll send someone over to take over right away."

An Yan said this, then hung up the call and turned to look at the Genin team.

"Who wants to go to the Land of Lightning to do follow-up work?"

Everyone lowered their heads and remained silent. No one wanted to leave their hometown. They had stayed in the Land of Lightning for decades. Not to mention the assassination attempts by the remnants of the Cloud Ninja who were loyal to the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning, they also found it difficult to part with their relatives and friends.

Seeing this, An Yan couldn't help but chuckle: "Look at your behavior. Now that Konoha has annexed Kumogakure, the plan to annex the Land of Lightning will inevitably proceed. With Titan Technology in hand, building a few high-speed railways will be a piece of cake. At that time, it will be possible to travel between Konoha and Kumogakure in half a day. You don't need to worry about anything else."

The Jonin looked at each other, and finally the clan leader of the Kurama clan stood up.

"Fourth Boss, our Kurama clan wants to try our luck in the Land of Lightning."

An Yan touched his chin and nodded.

"While the Kurama clan is powerful, it's not enough for one clan to suppress a country. Who else wants to go to the Land of Lightning?"

The head of the Shimura clan also stood up. Since Shimura Danzo's death, the Shimura clan's development has slowed down considerably. It would be better to go directly to the Land of Lightning to become an elder and start developing again.

An Yan nodded, and then the patriarch of the Moonlight Clan also stood up and expressed his desire to develop in the Land of Thunder.

Although they are all small, relatively weak ninja clans, with the addition of some commoner ninjas, they should be able to suppress a country without any problem.

An Yan immediately arranged the follow-up matters. Since the Cloud Village had been directly conquered, the Land of Fire should take the opportunity to annex the Land of Lightning. It was time to get the Daimyo of the Land of Fire to help.

While An Yan was arranging these trivial matters, time rewinds to a day earlier, to the Land of Wind.

The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, led all the elite Iwagakure troops in an attack on the Land of Wind, determined to win. However, he was intercepted in the Land of Birds by Minato Namikaze and the elite Konoha troops.

The Land of Bears and the Land of Birds are small countries on the border of the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth. However, the Land of Bears is surrounded by poisonous canyons, making the Land of Birds a necessary route for the Iwa ninja to attack the Land of Wind. For this reason, Minato led his men to ambush them there.

The Land of Birds is lush with trees and has a beautiful environment, with numerous lakes and trees, making it an ideal hiding place for Wood Release ninjas.

When the Iwa ninja force passed through the Land of Birds, all sorts of strange flowers suddenly bloomed on the trees in the forest, sprinkling pollen. The Iwa ninja immediately fell into all sorts of strange states: some were unconscious, some were dizzy, some had their rhinitis acting up and were sneezing uncontrollably, and some even fell into a hallucination, seeing little people dancing.

For a moment, the Iwa ninja were in a state of chaos. Just then, the Konoha ninja launched an attack, and kunai, shuriken and various ninjutsu overwhelmed the vanguard of the Iwa ninja force.