From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 172 What falls from the sky may not be Lin Daiyu, but could also be a human Jinchūriki.

Danzo felt exhausted; she finally understood the complex feelings Hiruzen had back then.

This body is in excellent physical condition; if it were the same body as before, it might not have been able to withstand such a dramatic ups and downs.

Rain and strong wind poured in through the broken windows, soaking Danzo to the bone. She slowly sat down, leaning on a chair, feeling her limbs were icy cold. It wasn't the cold wind, but rather the anticipation of the perilous situation she was about to face that made her want to curse Fugaku's entire family.

Good news kept pouring in from the three directions of rock, mist, and sand, but it was the Cloud Ninja who shattered the beautiful future she had envisioned into pieces.

Danzo could even imagine that even if she eventually quelled the three wars, she would not have any credit for it.

Since the founding of Konoha, all three Hokage have never been attacked at their doorstep!

This is simply a great shame and humiliation!
Moreover, the crucial point is that such a huge scapegoat is about to fall on her head, and she has absolutely no way to deal with it.

"Damn it, I shouldn't have acted so hastily!" She was incredibly frustrated. If Hiruzen Sarutobi were still awake, she wouldn't be the one taking the blame. "Hiruzen, you're always so lucky, why am I always so unlucky!"

"And White Fang, I should have known better than to act so hastily. If he were still here, I wouldn't be in such a passive position!"

"And Tsunade and Jiraiya, damn it! If they were still in the village, why would I send that good-for-nothing Fugaku Uchiha?"

"The most despicable one is Uchiha Muneki. If it weren't for him, how could this situation have arisen? I must kill that bastard!"

"Damn it! Why is everyone working against me?!"

Danzo, wallowing in self-pity, completely failed to consider that all of this was her own doing.

At this moment, the person who was awakened by the burst of flames quickly received an order from Danzo, the acting Hokage, relayed by Linjiao.

Konoha is about to be invaded! Everyone, prepare for battle!

Meanwhile, the members of the barrier team were urgently transforming the detection barrier into a defensive barrier around the giant transparent sphere.

But... a sudden change occurs!

Suddenly, violent ripples appeared on the upper left of the huge transparent sphere.

"Oh no, someone has infiltrated!"

The leader of the barrier class looked terrified and issued a warning.

But the next second, the instant he finished speaking, a terrifying earthquake struck, and the entire house collapsed, burying the entire barrier team.

At the same time, Danzo, who was angrily berating others in his office, was shocked by what he saw.

Wuwuwu——!
The atmosphere emitted a piercing shriek as a massive black shadow, trailing a fiery red tail, ripped through the dark clouds and plummeted at an alarming speed across the sky, where streaks of lightning crisscrossed the heavens.

The clouds, rolling like thick ink, were even plowed into a furrow by that incredibly fast figure.

One after another, regular circular sonic boom clouds exploded behind the extremely fast-moving black shadow, and countless gusts of wind followed behind it, roaring and flowing down like wind dragons, forcibly creating a hole in the rain curtain, falling with an extremely strong sense of oppression and power.

"It's an intruder! Evacuate immediately!"

Someone shouted a warning to the ninjas in the fall zone.

In fact, no reminder was needed. Anyone with a modicum of common sense knew that this was not a safe place to stay and ran frantically towards the outside.

Whoohoo!
The falling black shadow resembled a burning meteorite.

As they approached the ground, a terrifying wind pressure comparable to a hurricane swept in all directions. The ninjas who were still close to the ground instinctively grabbed onto nearby supports to avoid being blown away.

"They're here!!!" After the loud shout, everything fell silent.

However, it wasn't true silence; rather, the object erupted with an unbearable volume the moment it hit the ground.

Most of the ninjas suffered temporary hearing loss, with ringing in their ears, and could only feel the earth trembling wildly.

Boom! ! !
The earth shattered upon impact, and the ground in the southeast corner was covered with cracks.

In an instant, a terrifying force ripped the surface rock layer off the ground. The shockwave spread fiercely through the air and the ground, causing large areas of houses to collapse one after another like wheat being harvested. The howling wind, like a tangible raging torrent, destroyed everything within its range with devastating force.

The nearby ninjas were even thrown into the air by the shockwave.

Then, in terror and confusion, he crashed heavily to the ground, watching a huge mushroom cloud rise from the ruins.

The aftershocks lasted for several tens of seconds, and the visible shockwave resembled a tsunami, leveling an area within a radius of several hundred meters.

Large plumes of smoke and dust shot high into the sky, and a mushroom cloud was clearly visible amidst the ruins.

In an instant, the sudden disaster plunged the entire Hidden Leaf Village into silence, and a silent fear swept over everyone.

"Come on"

Inside the Hokage's office, Danzo had completely given up hope.

Amidst the billowing smoke, a massive black shadow, resembling a mountain and tens of meters tall, vaguely appeared, radiating an invisible sense of oppression. Its chakra was almost tangible, causing the surrounding atmosphere to tremble.

Everyone was nervously swallowing, their eyes fixed on the terrifying giant shadow in the smoke and dust.

A liquid, indistinguishable between sweat and cold sweat, secreted from under the skin, flowing down the cheeks and dripping from the jawline. The hair seemed to sense a great threat, standing on end like bristles, and the nerves felt like taut piano strings.

Finally, someone, unable to withstand the invisible pressure, roared out.

In an instant, the silence was broken, and everyone, driven by their survival instincts, unleashed their most proficient ninjutsu.

Fire Release, Water Release, Wind Release—they erupted with astonishing roars in the darkness.

The sheer density of ninjutsu was astonishing, like streaks of fire illuminating the dark night, or fireworks bursting in summer, all converging in one spot!

After the intense bombardment of ninjutsu, the smoke and dust slowly dissipated.

However, when the smoke cleared, everyone witnessed a scene that left them feeling suffocated and deeply powerless.

Within the deep crater created by the crash was a massive creature with a bull-like head, all four limbs, and eight octopus-like tentacles that danced in the air. Each lash of the rain curtain produced a deafening explosion, causing the air currents to surge and spread.

Even from a great distance, Danzo could feel the extreme violence emanating from that enormous creature!
"Eight-tailed bull ghost!"

Her eyes narrowed repeatedly, and finally, unable to withstand the surging blood and qi, she spat out a mouthful of blood.

Cloud Ninja, they're toxic!

Who doesn't know the importance of the Tailed Beasts as a strategic balancing force?
Who would throw their most important tailed beast into someone else's village like a projectile during a war?
Upon receiving the intelligence, Danzo considered a thousand possibilities.

Among them was the worst scenario: the Raikage had the Eight-Tails use a Tailed Beast Ball to blast through the barrier outside Konoha Village.

But he never expected that the Eight-Tails would appear in this way!
The Fourth Raikage is a young man who has no martial ethics!
February 19th, overcast, sandstorm.

I never imagined I'd be suffering from insomnia... If I can't sleep tonight, I feel like I'll have to get sleeping pills.
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