From undercover in Konoha, to I am the Hokage!

Chapter 125 How strong is it? (5k)

The fate of this entire Konoha army, which fought hard to guard the pass but eventually became bait, was obvious.

In just three hours, the entire garrison that had fought bloody battles for seventeen days was breached in one fell swoop by the Hidden Cloud Ninja who had discovered the 'weak point'.

"kill--!"

Roaring, screaming, wailing.

The dull thud of heavy footsteps hitting the ground, the metallic clang of ninja tools colliding, the burning sound of ninjutsu and blades piercing flesh, and the sound of water bags bursting.
All kinds of sounds filled Meicun Yejuan's ears.

The Konoha commander-in-chief stared with bloodshot eyes, watching the ninjas who were the rearguard screaming in pain one after another under the blades of the Kumogakure ninjas who outnumbered their number several times, and his heart ached.

All the ninjas behind him looked at him quietly with unwilling or sad eyes.

Meicun Yejuan held the blood-stained order sheet tightly in his hand.

In the end, he could only shout out:
"retreat!"

For ninjas, the village's orders are absolute.

No matter what the order is.

The last of the troops withdrew from the pass.

Danzo Shimura, who was standing on a distant cliff, quietly watched the ninjas like ants below him, sparsely retreating along the road they had opened up in the forest.

The Hidden Cloud Ninja following behind crushed the last bit of resistance and, led by a strong man, penetrated the entire line of defense like a blade and headed straight to the rear.

The artificial eye on the right side of Shimura Danzo's body shrank rapidly under the drive of chakra, and the image in his field of vision continued to expand, finally locking onto the man's face.

The Third Raikage.

Even though they had never met on the battlefield before, Danzo Shimura had seen various photos of the opponent countless times.

At this moment, after locking onto his real target, his expression suddenly became serious.

If the ninja's sacrifice had value, then they should be sacrificed.

Obviously, compared with the huge goal of the Third Raikage, the lives of just a few hundred Konoha ninjas are not worth mentioning at all.

In Danzo Shimura's opinion, being a superior requires such decisiveness.

Compassion does not command troops.

While observing the advancing Third Raikage, he asked the Root Ninja behind him:
"Are you ready?"

"Yes."

A Root ninja half-knelt on the ground behind him and quickly replied: "The ambush and barrier preparations have been completed. We are just waiting for Mimura Jonin and his group to lead the target to the designated location."

"very good."

Shimura Danzo nodded slightly, his expression calm.

He had made many contingency plans long before the battle began.

With the strength of the Third Raikage himself, and now he has become the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, although it is not yet known how he will cooperate with the tailed beast, given his caution, people will naturally estimate it higher.

In order to complete this ambush, he not only led a large number of Konoha ninjas to ambush on both sides of the canyon behind, but also prepared a large number of sealing team personnel to set up a large barrier to limit the speed of the Third Raikage.

With his level of wind jutsu, it would not be difficult for him to break the lightning jutsu armor of the Third Raikage. The problem was how to catch him.

As for the tailed beasts, there is even less to say.

Since the beginning of the plan, Danzo has already searched through Konoha's internal records of all the tailed beast capture records related to the First Hokage.

No matter which file it was, it all stated in a very absolute tone that Wood Release was absolutely effective in restraining the Tailed Beasts.

All the tailed beasts that were entangled by the First Hokage's Wood Release almost all lost all resistance in an instant, and became pets that were held obediently in his palm - the reason for this was the Wood Release's ability to absorb chakra.

Among these records, the Wood Release Ninjutsu that appears the most times is the Kuan Nuryuu Tarutoku, which combines Wood Release with sealing techniques, and the Tree World Descent, which is used to limit the movement range of the tailed beasts.

The combination of these two ninjutsu is a serious blow to the tailed beasts.

During this period of time, Danzo Shimura had already mastered the simultaneous use of these two ninjutsu many times.

Wind Style restrains Lightning Style, and Wood Style restrains the Tailed Beasts.

Now that Shimura Danzo has mastered both Wind Style and Wood Style, the Third Raikage who has transformed into a tailed beast is the best opponent for him to prove himself.

As long as he could capture the Third Raikage and the Eight-Tails, how could a mere crime hold him back?
Thinking this in his mind, a calm smile slowly appeared on Shimura Danzo's face.

So, he instructed the Root Ninja behind him:

"Plan begins."

"Yes."

The Root ninja behind him immediately responded.

"Thunder Escape·Earth Walk!"

Spider-web-like lightning spread forward from the ground at an extremely fast speed, covering the bodies of several Konoha ninjas in just a moment.

Immediately afterwards, a burly Kumogakure ninja who was skilled in swordsmanship flew out from mid-air. The blade in his hand, which was like a silver chain, easily tore into pieces the bodies of the still howling Konoha ninjas.

Figures flew up from the treetops like locusts, constantly passing through the air and rushing densely towards the direction of the Konoha ninjas. The several times number was enough to offset the gap between the jonin and the genin.

Even if there were one or two steadfast Konoha jonin guarding the back to cover their companions' retreat, they would be torn to pieces by the swarming Kumogakure ninjas in a few seconds.

Ninja is a profession with extremely high attack and low imitation.

Even a powerful jonin like Hatake Sakumo would die miserably if stabbed in the vitals by a genin's kunai.

This speed of advancement, no matter how you look at it, seems to be justified.

However, the Third Raikage, who was walking in front of the entire team, keenly noticed the abnormality.

Although this Konoha troop, which had been defending the pass for so many days, had indeed reached its limit, it seemed too easy for them to be defeated during the rotation.

Then, as if he realized something at that moment, a hideous smile appeared on his face.

"Is it finally here?"

"Sahara Kiri."

"I have been waiting for you for a long time."

The Third Raikage muttered to himself as he asked a Kumogakure jonin behind him, "Are they still following us?"

"Yes."

The Kumogakure jonin immediately responded, "All according to your request, following behind your troops in the order of the Shadow Guard."

"That's good."

The Third Raikage suddenly felt more confident and the smile on his face became more satiated.

Want to ambush me?

Then I will let those two insidious guys, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Sahara Kiri, experience the feeling of being ambushed!

Following behind him were the special black thunder troops trained by the Third Raikage with dozens of Cloud Village jonin during this period, as well as a group of elite sealing squad ninjas.

Specifically used to target Sarutobi Hiruzen and Sawara Kiri!
With confidence in his heart, the Third Raikage seemed to become much tougher when he launched the charge, and he continued to charge towards the retreating Konoha ninja troops in front without hesitation.

The pursuit between the two sides continued along the entire road. The Konoha side went from resisting step by step in the beginning to suffering heavy casualties, and then gradually evolved into a large-scale rout where they could not take care of anything.

Until the two parties, one chasing and one fleeing, broke into a large canyon.

This should be it.

The Third Raikage immediately had an idea in his mind.

The smile on his face became more and more intense, as if he couldn't wait to see the stunned expressions on the faces of those two sinister guys, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Sahara Kiri.

"Wow—"

as predicted.

Almost immediately after the Third Raikage led his troops deep into the middle of the canyon.

The Konoha ninjas who had been lying in ambush on both sides of the canyon immediately emerged from both sides.

As their chakras were quickly injected into the corresponding fulcrums of the barrier, a large hemispherical barrier that almost enveloped half of the canyon suddenly covered the entire sky.

The ignorant Kumogakure ninjas were shocked when they saw this scene, and even their pace of chasing the Konoha troops slowed down a lot.

Countless Konoha ninjas on both sides of the canyon emerged from the jungle in large numbers. The horrifying scene made their hearts tighten.

The troops in front immediately sent a warning to the rear:
"ambush!"

"There are ambushes on both sides of the canyon!"

However, before the voice could be heard, the Konoha ninjas, who had been patient for a long time, flew down from the canyon and pounced on the scattered Kumogakure ninjas in front of them.

Even many Konoha ninjas running in the front immediately realized the opportunity, and launched a desperate counterattack in twos and threes against the Kumogakure ninjas behind them.

Suddenly, the troops of both sides squeezed into a ball like a convection tide, making all kinds of noises.

At this time.

The violent roar, like that of a wild beast, suddenly pierced everyone's eardrums.

"Hell Thrust·Four Pen Hands!"

Almost at the same moment as the sound was rang out, a majestic figure like a stream of light, at a speed that was difficult to capture with the naked eye, slammed into the group of Konoha ninjas on the opposite side, making crisp sounds of broken bones and torn muscles.

Large amounts of blood rose up among the crowd like fog.

None of the Konoha ninjas that stood in his way could match him.

Only after he had penetrated the entire group of Konoha ninjas that were charging back and leaping down, did the blood-soaked Third Raikage stand still and roar towards the canyon:

"Now that you're here, come out quickly!"

"Don't let me look down on you, the little people of Konoha."

However, the figure that finally walked out slowly from the crowd made the Third Raikage's expression pause.

I saw a middle-aged man wearing a black robe and with short hair standing up like a hedgehog slowly walking out of the crowd.

As he walked forward, he slowly peeled off the layers of bandages wrapped around his right arm.

He stared at the Third Raikage opposite him with cold eyes as if he was looking at a dead person.

The surrounding ninjas immediately realized the current situation and retreated to the sides, leaving the battlefield for the two top warriors from both sides to avoid being affected. "Is it you?"

The Third Raikage's tone seemed to be somewhat puzzled:

"The Darkness of Shinobi, Danzo Shimura?"

"Where are those two guys Sarutobi Hiruzen and Sawara Kiri?"

"Let them out."

"You dare to set a trap for me, a fellow of your level?"

"Humph."

Shimura Danzo threw away the bandage in his hand, narrowed his eyes slightly, and stared coldly at the bear-like figure in front of him with a knife-like gaze, but there was no fluctuation in his tone:

"Your big talk only goes so far, Third Raikage."

"Take a good look."

"What kind of ninjutsu did I die under?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly formed seals with his hands and pressed them to the ground.

"Netherworld: Nightmare Tapir."

There was a bang in my ears, and then I saw an orange-skinned leopard with an elephant's trunk appear behind Danzo.

Seeing this, the Third Raikage simply sneered.

But the next moment, his eyes suddenly widened, and a layer of almost net-like blazing lightning suddenly erupted from the surface of his majestic body, completely covering his entire body, and the furious roar from his mouth was deafening:
"That's all you're doing?"

"Who on earth gave you the courage to look down on me?!"

"Thunder Release Chakra Mode!"

The moment the voice fell, his figure suddenly disappeared from the spot, and a heavy explosion sounded in the air.

The moment the Third Raikage disappeared, the pupil in Shimura Danzo's right eye suddenly shrank to the extreme, and he quickly depicted the direction of the opponent's movement in his brain with a high frequency frame rate beyond the imagination of ordinary people, and his body suddenly lowered.

"Om-!"

At this moment, the heavy knife suddenly cut into the air where his head had just been, making a dull sound like a heavy hammer hitting a drum.

However, it was all in vain.

The Third Raikage's expression changed, and he immediately kicked towards the short-statured Danzo Shimura.

"boom!"

Even though his arms were already blocking, Shimura Danzo was still kicked more than ten meters away by the heavy kick. His feet were firmly pressed to the ground and his arms made a creaking sound.

However, it was blocked.

Shimura Danzo showed a cold smile on his face.

The power of the first generation is unmatched.

The Yang Release Chakra contained in just one arm also greatly improved his physical fitness during this period of time, plus this eye was able to capture the opponent's speed.

Even if it's just physical skills.
Before this thought could leave Danzo's mind, his expression suddenly froze.

The figure of the Third Raikage, who had just lingered on the opposite side, had disappeared without a trace, leaving only a cloud of rising dust.

Almost instinctively, Danzo Shimura immediately put his right arm in front of his chest!
"boom--!"

The next moment, a roar like an explosion suddenly resounded from his chest and abdomen, shaking out circles of pure white ripples like waves.

"vomit!"

Shimura Danzo suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

But he reacted immediately the moment he was hit, adjusted his body in mid-air, slid down to the ground in a half-prone position, and stared at the figure of the Third Raikage.

At the same time, the almost broken right arm was filling the sunken gap at a rapid speed, making the torn muscles full again.

The Third Raikage still stood there, as if feeling the touch just now.

At the same time, he turned and looked in the direction of Shimura Danzo.

"Is the capture range the right field of view?"

"It seems that you didn't replace both eyes."

"Besides that, there's also that arm."

Danzo Shimura was suddenly shocked.

what happened?

In just a moment, he completely saw through his cards.

How did he find out?
The Third Raikage seemed to have no intention of explaining to him at all. He walked slowly towards Danzo Shimura with a smile on his face.

"Is it weird?"

"Just now I only moved sideways for a split second, and you immediately lost sight of it. That must be a problem with your eyes."

"It's really unexpected that something like a toy like this can give you such courage."

"Asshole!!"

Shimura Danzo's defenses suddenly broke down as if a secret deep in his heart was exposed. He uttered an angry curse accompanied by heavy breathing, and immediately formed seals with his hands.

"Wind Escape·Vacuum Continuous Waves!"

In an instant, dozens of invisible air ripples like blades were spit out from Danzo Shimura's mouth, suddenly blocking the entire movement range of the Third Raikage.

But why hide?
The Third Raikage stood there quietly, looking calm as he watched these breeze-like impacts hit the surface of his Lightning Release Chakra Mode one after another, causing layers of diffusing ripples.

He walked towards Danzo Shimura despite the impact of these wind iki.

If you look closely, you can notice that there is actually a thin layer of dark red chakra outer layer wrapped around the inner layer of his Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

The Third Raikage said calmly, "As early as the last time I fought with Sarutobi Hiruzen, I discovered the flaws of this so-called Lightning Release Armor - or rather, it should be the flaws that existed in the Five Elements Release Technique."

"The relative restraint between ninjutsu will cause tiny gaps to appear between dense chakras."

"Since then, I have tried to fill some of it with the power of the Eight-Tails."

"look."

As he spoke, a sarcastic smile appeared on his dark face.

"boom--"

The ripples of extremely sharp wind-style chakra gathered together and suddenly blew on the surface of the Third Raikage's body at a distance of less than two meters, exploding into balls of air that spread out in the surroundings.

Even the ground between the two people's feet was swept away by the extremely sharp wind chakra, leaving a thick layer.

However, the Third Raikage didn't even move.

The expression on Shimura Danzo's face seemed to become somewhat stunned and somewhat unbelievable.

How come this is completely different from what he expected? !

"damn it!"

Almost enduring this powerful wind-style ninjutsu, the Third Raikage suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed Danzo Shimura's neck with a bang.

"I ask again, where are Sarutobi Hiruzen and Sawara Kiri!"

The big hand like a bear's paw almost crushed Shimura Danzo's neck vertebrae in one breath.

However, at this extremely close distance, Danzo's eyes suddenly widened.

"Wood Release: Tree Binding Kill!"

The moment his hands completed the seal.

Countless tree roots suddenly spread out rapidly from the surface of his pale right arm, forming dense spikes that pierced straight towards the direction of the Third Raikage!

“Duo duo duo——!”

But they all missed.

Danzo Shimura half-knelt on the ground, covering his neck where hand marks were left, and breathing hard, but his eyes were fixed on the figure of the Third Raikage.

How could this be?
This question kept flashing through his mind.

He clearly knew how to use wind escape to counter lightning escape's weakness, his body had become younger, and he clearly knew how to use wood escape, but in the end he ended up in such an embarrassing state.
What is going wrong?
The moment he saw these wooden spikes, the Third Raikage's pupils couldn't help but freeze.

However, he seemed to have noticed something wrong immediately, and as he looked at the tree root-like spikes that covered an area of ​​several meters, a calm smile slowly appeared on his face.

"Wood Release? You actually have mastered this kind of thing."

"It really scared me."

"but."

As the Third Raikage spoke, the light emitted by the Lightning Armor on his body began to grow more intense:
"With just your own abilities, how can you display the strength of the First Hokage?!"

That disdainful voice was like a heavy hammer, striking hard at the dark side in Shimura Danzo's heart that he was most unwilling to face, causing him to suddenly become a little hysterical. He opened his eyes wide and looked straight at him.

"How much strength do you have compared to the first generation?!"

Shimura Danzo kept his hands in a seal formation, and all the chakra in his body burst out like a blue flame, forming a blazing flame circle. Even his voice seemed to become a little hoarse:

"Then I'll let you see it for yourself!"

"Wood Release: Advent of the World of Trees --!!!"

At the same moment his voice fell, the lightning chakra on the surface of the Third Raikage's body also exploded to the extreme. He looked at the man in front of him with a ferocious smile, and the long hair behind his head stood up like a lion's mane in the lightning.

"Hell Thrust·Three Bon Hands!"

In an instant, endless huge tree roots and sun-like lightning collided in the center of the battlefield.

There was a deafening roar.

　First update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)