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Mei Terumi's lips trembled slightly as she whispered, "Is there really no other way?"

Looking at the girl whose face was a little pale, Ye shook his head.

“I know it’s hard for you to accept, but this is the harsh reality that’s about to happen.”

"Of course, I also hope it doesn't happen. If Yagura really does win big under these circumstances, I will congratulate him."

"But what happens next, as I predicted..."

"Then let only blood and death wash away the bloody fog that shrouds the village."

Chapter 70 The Mad Konoha

Mei Terumi walked out of Night's tent somewhat dejectedly. Not long after, Yukiko, Yumi, and the others also arrived at Night's tent and stayed for a long time before leaving.

The next day.

The tent flap was lifted again, and a member of the Kirigakure ANBU said respectfully, "Lord Yoru, Lord Yagura is holding a pre-battle meeting. Please come over, sir."

"I see."

Ye nodded calmly, tidied himself up a bit, and then went to Yagura's tent to attend the meeting.

As night fell, Yagura, sitting in the main seat, revealed a satisfied expression.

However, some figures seemed to be missing from the main tent, such as Mei Terumi and Mangetsu Hozuki.

However, Yagura didn't pay too much attention to it. When the number of people had arrived, Yagura stood up and said, "The people have arrived. Based on the Mizukage's decision and the analysis of the current situation, we have formulated a new battle plan."

"In the upcoming battle, we will launch a series of attacks on Konoha's positions. The attack plan is divided into three parts, namely..."

Hearing Yagura's instructions, no one spoke, but many people's eyes fell on Yoru.

The current battle plan completely contradicted Yoru's original idea, yet Yoru sat there, unmoved, not even lifting an eyelid. Those present were all intelligent and could naturally deduce what was going on, but everyone tacitly remained silent, simply listening quietly as Yagura outlined the battle plan.

The battle plan was simple. Since it was uncertain where the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki would be taken by Minato Namikaze, Yoru would first follow a group of Kirigakure elites to launch an attack on Misawa Bridge, the current core position of Konoha. Once the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki or Minato Namikaze appeared, they would then restrict the target.

Then the main force of Kirigakure began to advance towards Higashimatsu Mountain, heading straight for the heart of Konoha.

Everyone nodded in agreement, and Ye had no objections either.

"The core of this mission still lies with Yoru." Yagura's gaze fell on Yoru: "I believe that you, Yoru, can restrain the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki or Minato Namikaze. If they avoid you, then you can simply turn the entire Misawa Bridge into a land of freezing winter like Tsunan Town and Higashimatsu Mountain!"

"...I did my best...Hmm?!"

"boom!!!"

Ye frowned slightly, raised her head and looked in one direction, as if she wanted to say something.

But the next moment, a deafening and terrifying explosion interrupted Ye's words.

An indescribable, terrifying energy erupted, instantly sweeping across most of the Misty Concealment Formation.

The light from the energy explosion flashed from the mist-shrouded position, and for a moment, the brightness of that light even surpassed that of the sun!

The world fell silent in an instant. The pressure in the air was almost suffocating, and a sense of impending doom surged into their hearts. Countless Hidden Mist ninjas instinctively looked toward the source of the energy burst, their expressions varied, but most of them were stunned. They had never imagined encountering such a situation, not even once.

The surrounding tents, fortifications, and other structures were all reduced to ashes in the terrifying energy explosion, leaving only bare ground. The earth sank downwards, and the energy explosion, akin to divine punishment, descended in an instant.

Countless Hidden Mist ninjas were annihilated by this energy before they even had a chance to utter a wail or scream.

Once the energy dissipated, most of the mist-shrouded area had disappeared.

Amidst the smoke-filled ruins, the surviving Mistfolk struggled to their feet, their expressions bewildered and dazed.

"real or fake……"

"is that a lie……"

"Why is this happening? Is it an enemy attack? Why..."

The next moment, all the surviving Hidden Mist ninjas stared in disbelief at what they were seeing.

What came into view was a barren open space, completely devoid of anything. All the tents and fortifications had vanished, just like the situation in Jinan Town back then!

Everything happened too fast, giving them no time to adjust. It was hard to imagine that what was happening before their eyes was Kirigakure's position, a position where Kirigakure had won one victory after another and had almost seized the initiative in this war!

"What the hell..."

Several figures rushed over quickly. Looking at the ruins in front of him, Yagura clenched his fists, an unprecedented anger surging up, but his eyes were filled with shock and terror!

"The Tailed Beast Ball erupts."

A Jonin in charge of the barrier team said in a deep voice, "The barrier team successfully sensed the arrival of the enemy, but the Tailed Beast Ball was released too quickly, giving the barrier team no chance to react."

"Damn Konoha! How dare they! How dare they!!"

Yagura roared in anger. He hadn't expected Minato Namikaze to actually go so far as to charge into their territory with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, just as Yoru had predicted, and unleash the Tailed Beast Ball!

This is so unlike Konoha! This is extremely unlike Konoha!

Yagura wanted to find the enemy, but there was no sign of the enemy in front of him.

All eyes were on Ye.

Their first thought was of everything that had been said in the tent a few days earlier.

Under the pressure of continuous battles, huge losses, and the loss of positions, Konoha is very likely to go mad. And once Konoha starts to go mad, there is a high probability that they will suffer Konoha's frenzied revenge!

Therefore, Night hoped that they could abandon the current position of Kirigakure and shift their target to other places, thereby avoiding this wave of madness from Konoha.

Unfortunately, for some reason, Ye's idea was abandoned.

And now, Konoha has truly gone mad!

Under everyone's gaze, Ye's expression remained extremely indifferent. He didn't even reveal the slightest extra emotion, simply gazing quietly at everything before him.

After a moment, he seemed to have made a decision and turned to walk towards the outside.

"night."

Yagura's lips trembled, but he received no response from Ye.

"A Moonless Night on Water!"

"You are the general, Yagura."

"Instead of venting your powerless rage here, what you should do now is treat the wounded promptly and readjust the defensive fortifications." Night paused slightly, glancing indifferently at Yagura: "Since Konoha has begun to go mad, then if I'm not mistaken, the second strike should come soon. You need to be prepared to deal with it."

"We were lucky this time. The other side probably wasn't sure of the location of our main tent, so the Tailed Beast Ball didn't land on us. But we won't be so sure next time."

"And you, where are you going!"

Yagura growled.

"Yakura."

Night's hand landed on the hilt of Hyōrinmaru's sword.

"I can't stop you from destroying the advantages and future of the Hidden Mist Village, but I can..."

"Make Konoha pay the same price."

Chapter 71 Danzo Shimura

"The water gate is very well done."

Inside the Misawa Bridge, Danzo Shimura looked at the latest battle report, a slight smile appearing on his gloomy face: "The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki combined with space-time ninjutsu is indeed the result one would expect."

The successive defeats on the Mist Village front not only thwarted Konoha's elite forces but also affected other fronts, causing Konoha to face increasing pressure.

Danzo even learned that Hiruzen had sent both Koharu and En to deal with the situation in Iwagakure!

"Just two more times, and this battle should be over soon. Then we can take Minato and Kushina to the Iwagakure battlefield." Danzo pondered, then asked in a deep voice, "Have we found that guy with Wood Release and the Mangekyou Sharingan?"

"No trace of him has been found yet."

Danzo's trusted lieutenant, Ryoma Aburame, shook his head and said in a deep voice, "However, we found the remnants left by that guy in the Minatomondo, which do indeed contain extremely active substances similar to the first generation of cells."

"They can directly apply the effects of the first-generation cells to the limbs, and the limbs can fight freely without any rejection reaction... Their research progress on the first-generation cells is no less than, and may even be greater than, ours!"

Danzo's expression was quite unpleasant.

Research on primary cells has never stopped, but because the activity of primary cells is too high, almost all experimental subjects will show the phenomenon of 'lignification'.

The only successful individual was 'A'!

No, that can't be considered a success at all. If the experiment had been successful, they should have been able to mass-produce Wood Release ninjas like 'Armor'. But after Armor, they were unable to create a second living being!

If we don't count those twisted, deformed, monstrous wooden experimental subjects that turned out to be failures.

"We must find a clue about that guy no matter what!"

Danzo's cane slammed heavily on the ground: "Activate your insect swarm. If there's nothing around, then penetrate deep into Kirigakure's territory, or even go to Kirigakure Village!"

"Since that guy appeared at the same time as Mizuki Yoru to deal with us, he must be connected to Kirigakure, and it's even possible that he was created by Kirigakure..."

"Slandering others out of thin air like this is indeed the style of Ren Zhi An."

A sudden sound sounded.

With a calm smile on his face, Yoru said to Danzo and Ryoma Aburame, "May I ask if you know if Konoha's White Fang committed suicide by throwing mud at him like this?"

"You are younger than I imagined."

Danzo gazed at the night that had appeared out of nowhere, quite calmly, as if he were not surprised by its appearance.

"Thanks for the compliment."

"I think the reason why Minato Namikaze brought the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to attack our Kirigakure base was your doing."

Ye smiled calmly and went straight to the point. Schemes and tricks are only necessary when one's own strength is insufficient. If one has enough strength, the most effective way is to directly intimidate others with power.

Yoru believed that he was quite strong now. Although he couldn't defeat the combined forces of Minato Namikaze and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, he could easily overpower Danzo. So he chose what he thought was the simplest method.

“That’s right. But this is just our counterattack. After all, you were the ones who first sent the Three-Tails Jinchuriki into our territory.”

Danzo said calmly, without trying to hide anything.

Just as Ye thought, as long as one has enough strength, there is nothing to fear.

Yoru believed he could easily manipulate Danzo, and Danzo Shimura thought the same thing.

"If you insist on saying it that way, then to be precise, it should be that you sent the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to the battlefield first."

Night scoffed at Danzo's explanation. No wonder someone who always had to find a reason for everything he did couldn't compete with Hiruzen Sarutobi against the Third Hokage, Minato Namikaze against the Fourth Hokage, or Tsunade against the Fifth Hokage.

Night said calmly, "Of course, such an argument is meaningless. Since you made Minato Namikaze and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki take such actions, you were already prepared for a fight to the death. Indeed, Kirigakure cannot stop us from facing the Flying Thunder God Technique combined with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but I am also very curious about what kind of power and means you will use to stop me."

"To have achieved this level at the young age of fourteen, you certainly have reason to be proud. Your talent is also one of the most outstanding I have ever seen in my life."

Shimura Danzo looked at the night and shook his head: "But you are too arrogant. Arrogance is always the beginning of one's downfall."

Aburame Ryoma, standing beside Danzo, suddenly unleashed countless parasitic insects, perfectly blocking all of Yoru's escape routes and surging towards him.

Swarm of insects.

But the next moment, those parasitic insects that could devour flesh and chakra fell off Ye's body one by one, like shattered ice shards, falling to the ground and shattering into pieces.

[Target A 'Aburame Ryoma' detected; side quest triggered;]

【Task (One)...】

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[S-rank target 'Shimura Danzo' detected; side quest triggered;]

【Task (One)...】

"The elites of the Aburame clan, huh? I've practically wiped out all the bloodline clans of Konoha these past few days, like the Hyuga, Uchiha, Ino-Shika-Cho, but I haven't touched anyone from your Aburame clan yet. Today should be a day when I can finally achieve my goal."

Danzo narrowed his eyes. The parasitic insects of the Aburame clan can directly devour chakra. Under normal circumstances, Ice Release should be unable to be used when enveloped by parasitic insects, because the chakra would be devoured by the parasitic insects the moment it was formed.

But at this moment, Ye's ice escape completely froze all the parasitic insects without even causing them the slightest damage.

"So this is your Ice Release technique? It's quite special."

"However, this is not the reason why you can be so arrogant in front of me!"

Danzo waved his hand, and immediately more than a dozen Root ninjas appeared all around.

Chakra surged, and the Root ninjas quickly began to cast their spells.

These Root ninjas had a very clear objective. They didn't use any lightning or fire techniques, but instead used restrictive techniques like wind and earth to try and restrain Ye.