In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 395: The Impact of the Hokage's Death

Qingshui patted Luosha's shoulder and continued to comfort him:
"Connect the forearm to the puppet prosthesis that can receive simulated biological signals. Even if the seal effect is not as good as before, it can at least ensure the stability of normal life. When there are other ways, or when the soul can be recovered, I will use the art of creation and regeneration to help you restore your hands.

If you can put enough chakra metal into the puppet to replace the chakra in the meridians of the prosthesis, then your strength can be restored to at least 70% to 80%, so you don't have to worry too much for the time being."

Hearing that he could recover 70% to 80% of his strength, Luo Sha felt a little better.

That way at least he could retain a strength close to that of a shadow level, and the gap wouldn't be too big.

Even though that would require expensive chakra metal, Luosha doesn't have much else but a lot of money, and he has plenty of gold sand!

It's a pity that now Luo Sha's hands are sealed and most of his strength has been damaged. Before he makes a chakra metal puppet prosthesis, he is no longer suitable to appear on the battlefield again.

"Seal the information about Luo Sha's hands being sealed. All other details of this battle will be made public. Also, send a message to Mr. Ebizo, asking him to quickly dispatch a group of people to help us occupy the rear.

It doesn't matter even if they are senior ninja school students. It's a good opportunity to give them some experience. The main force will continue to move forward. Konoha was defeated this time and will not be able to organize a large-scale resistance in a short period of time. We can take this opportunity to take over the entire western part of the Land of Fire."

Shimizu looked at the bodies of Konoha's strong men such as Sarutobi Hiruzen who were taken away by the Sealing Squad, and gave instructions to Ye Cang.

The losses of the 5,000 main forces were not great. With the abilities of the ninjas, they can advance directly now, and maybe even take down some of the Konoha ninjas taken away by Orochimaru and Jiraiya.

"The Third Hokage is dead, Konoha Village, what are you going to do this time?"

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"What should we do now, Orochimaru?"

In a hidden forest, Jiraiya leaned dejectedly against a stone, looking at his most trusted companion with hopeful eyes.

From childhood to adulthood, Orochimaru has always been the smartest and most talented among them. In retrospect, his analysis of the situation and the choices he made were all the most reasonable.

Even though he is now stronger than Orochimaru after activating the Sage Mode, Jiraiya still focuses on Orochimaru.

Because Jiraiya is the type of person who doesn't want to be the boss and doesn't want to take on responsibilities.

Orochimaru looked at the bonfire rising in front of him, fiddling with the dead branches in his hand, with a look of contemplation in his narrow eyes. The firelight reflected on the face of the next Hokage chosen by the Third Hokage before his death, and even revealed a hint of sadness.

He is not yet the person in the original time and space who has made up his mind to cut off all ties and ruthlessly pursue eternal life and truth.

No matter how much he is transformed or how rational he becomes, Orochimaru is still a human being, not a snake.

The bond between the three ninjas and the Third Hokage was cultivated and established when they were young. Until now, Sarutobi Hiruzen has never done anything to offend Orochimaru or anything else that would make Orochimaru unhappy.

Now, before the death of the Third Hokage, in order to cover his and others' retreat, he took the initiative to stay behind to cover their retreat and passed the position of Hokage to Orochimaru.

This actually makes it impossible for Orochimaru to sever this bond if he wants to in the future.

"Jiraiya, I need you to help me. Help me with all your strength."

After a long time, Orochimaru threw all the dead branches into the fire, and looked at Jiraiya seriously with his snake-like sharp eyes.

"We are good brothers. As long as you need me, I will help you even if it costs my life. Just like when we were kids, you disguised yourself as a bad guy to help me chase Tsunade. Didn't you also risk your life that time?"

Jiraiya forced a smile and gave Orochimaru a thumbs up.

There were several black lines on Orochimaru's forehead.

How could he have known at that time that disguising himself as a bad guy and helping Jiraiya to act out the heroic act of saving the damsel in distress would nearly cost him his life, and that he was nearly killed by a punch from Tsunade with extraordinary power?

"Not just you, but also some people you can help me unite, Tsunade, a few elder advisors, all the Jonin in the village, and your disciple Minato and his Jinchuriki girlfriend. I need you to assist me in my fight."

Having said this, Orochimaru paused.

"Just like when the Second Hokage died in battle, the young Sarutobi teacher relied on Danzo and other classmates to secure the position of Hokage, and united all the forces that could be united in the village to win the First Ninja World War."

The Sand Village is indeed very strong, but it is not time for Konoha to despair yet.

The third Hokage died, but the three ninjas and several other powerful men of the older generation are still there, and the younger generation's Minato Namikaze has also grown up. With so many powerful men, Konoha can still be defended.

But these forces need to be united.

And Jiraiya is very important at this time.

Now that the Third Hokage has died, Jiraiya, who can enter Sage Mode, is Konoha's strongest individual combat force, and many things in the future will not be able to avoid him.

In order to gain Tsunade's support, when the Third Hokage died and Konoha was in danger, as long as Jiraiya stood on his side, Tsunade's position could be easily swayed.

As Jiraiya's disciple, Minato Namikaze must have followed Jiraiya's footsteps. Moreover, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is Minato Namikaze's girlfriend, and the Jinchuriki's attitude will play an important role in many cases.

In other words, as long as Jiraiya can firmly support himself, more than half of Konoha's high-end combat forces will be united.

As for the remaining old guys, Utane Koharu and Mito Kado En can try their best to win them over. Danzo is the one Orochimaru is most worried about, but the overall situation has been decided and it is enough to suppress Danzo. In addition, Konoha is indeed in the most critical moment. No matter how unwise Danzo is, he will not start an internal fight at this time.

With these cards, and some more planning and operations, Orochimaru believed that with his own abilities, even if it would be difficult to defeat the Sand Village led by Shimizu, he was still confident of defending Konoha.

"I believe in you, Orochimaru! I will also try my best to convince the rest of the village!"

Jiraiya said firmly.

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The news of the Third Hokage's death in battle spread quickly.

With so many Sunagakure ninjas witnessing it, the news spread very quickly.

For a moment, the ninja world was shaken.

How many years has it been since a shadow died in battle?

The last time was when the Second Mizukage and the Second Tsuchikage died together in the Second Ninja World War, and the time before that was when the Second Raikage and the Second Hokage died in the First Ninja World War, respectively, in the rebellion of Kinkaku and Ginkaku.

To this day, less than a year has passed since the Third Ninja World War began, and yet another Kage has died!

Sarutobi Hiruzen was the first of the three Kages of the five major ninja villages to die in battle.

"The monkey died?"

Ōnoki, who was sitting in the Tsuchikage's office and flipping through the latest information, felt a headache.

How come you, Sarutobi Hiruzen, are such a loser? !
The death of the Third Hokage was a huge blow to Konoha, and it would also affect the Iwagakure, which had formed an alliance with Konoha. If nothing else, Konoha became weaker, which meant that they, Iwagakure, would have to bear greater pressure.

While secretly cursing Sarutobi Hiruzen for being useless, Ōnoki also immersed his mind in the information and began to read it carefully.

"What the hell! Fighting against Sarutobi Hiruzen and the three ninjas, Jiraiya and Orochimaru, all by himself? And the three thousand elite soldiers of Konoha?"

Ohnoki sat up straight and read it again to make sure he was not mistaken.

Sarutobi Hiruzen is also his old rival. The strength of both sides is similar and it is difficult to tell who is better.

Sunagakure has the ability to kill Sarutobi Hiruzen, so maybe they also have a way to kill him.

"In order to preserve the main force, he took the initiative to cut off the rear, and was finally killed by the Sand Village army and the three bloodline ninjas of the Sand Village, namely, the Shimizu of the Leaving Style, the Yekura of the Burning Style, and the Rasa of the Magnetic Style. The old monkey did the same thing as his teacher."

Ohnoki read the information over and over again and finally came to two conclusions.

With Konoha's current strength, it is highly likely that they will not be able to defeat Sunagakure, unless other variables arise.

However, Konoha has a strong foundation after all, and Orochimaru is a wise man. If Konoha retreats and defends with all its strength, it will be difficult for Sand Village to defeat it.

The two sides still have a fight to go, but Sunagakure is definitely the one with the upper hand.

Another conclusion is that Shimizu's strength has surpassed that of the five contemporary Kage and is not something that a single Kage can contend with alone.

"This kid's strength probably hasn't reached the level of Uchiha Madara back then. But even if the year ends, he's only sixteen years old. He still has several years to grow up. There's no guarantee that he won't reach Madara's level."

This guy must be eliminated!
If another Uchiha Madara appears, this time, there will be no second First Hokage who can stop him!

Then all other ninja villages will suffer!
Although this guy is already very strong, so strong that even a ninja overlord like Konoha cannot be eradicated even if he sacrifices a Hokage, it is precisely because of this that an alliance is needed!
But they still have to think about how they should deal with it if that guy appears on the battlefield against Iwagakure.

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"Dad, according to what you and Uncle Todai said before, this time, should we form an alliance with Sunagakure and seize the land of Konoha?"

In the Hidden Cloud Village, the Fourth-Kage Ai put down the dumbbells and asked the Third-Kage Raikage.

The Third Raikage was silent for a few seconds before speaking:

"The Sand Village is a little too strong, stronger than we expected. If we help them, Konoha will definitely lose, and we can indeed swallow a lot of benefits. But if we let the Sand Village get stronger, I'm afraid it will leave troubles in the future. What we swallow now may have to be vomited back with interest in the future."

"Then let's..."

"Humph, the Sand Village must be suppressed and guarded, and I also want Konoha's share of the benefits. If you give up such a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation, your father will not be able to sleep at night.

By the way, how is the situation now? "

"He has become friends with the Eight-Tails and has the potential to become a perfect Jinchūriki. He is currently training on Kame Island and should be able to come out soon."

Speaking of his adopted brother Kirabi, the fourth generation Ai showed a heroic smile on his rough face.

"My Lightning Chakra Mode has also reached its peak. I am confident that I can catch up with Flying Thunder God within a certain distance. By then, the new generation of AB combination will join forces. Even if we encounter that Shimizu from the Upper Sand Village again, we will..."

"Can't win."

The Third Raikage interrupted his son.

"I know, but I will definitely not be as embarrassed as Orochimaru and the others. For example, if I become a perfect Jinchūriki and transform into a tailed beast, my attack power and resistance to blows will be very strong. In a head-on competition, I may not be worse than you, dad.

Even if that guy breaks Konoha's Flying Thunder God, my speed is enough to catch up with him and fight him until Bi comes to support him. In terms of ability, Bi and I are more suitable to deal with that guy than others."

The fourth generation Ai clenched his fists and said confidently.

He felt that after Killer Bee finished his training and was able to fully control the transformation into a tailed beast, even if he could not defeat Shimizu by then, the two of them would be able to compete with Shimizu by relying on their respective characteristics and cooperating with each other, even if it would be difficult to defeat Shimizu.

The death of the Third Hokage in battle was a piece of news that shocked the ninja world. All forces would conduct in-depth investigations and understand what happened and how exaggerated Shimizu's strength was.

Everyone was thinking about how to respond if their ninja village encountered such an enemy.

Except for Kirigakure.

Not because they were Sunagakure's allies, but because they had just suffered a crushing defeat.

The Fourth Mizukage Yagura looked calmly at the two bodies covered with white cloth and the remaining members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen who were covered in wounds.

"I'm sorry, Lord Yondaime, we didn't expect that Uchiha Fugaku would..."

"No need to say more."

Yagura waved his hand and said coldly.

"I know everything that happened."

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen lowered their heads even lower.

"Select new users of the double swords, the flatfish, and the long sword, the sewing needle as soon as possible. Our war with Konoha is not over yet. The Sand Village has already eliminated the Third Hokage, which has relieved our pressure. We cannot afford to be outdone by them.

You still have a chance to make amends, take the body out, don't let me down."

"Yes!"

The five ninja swordsmen carried out the two companions killed by Uchiha Fugaku and closed the door.

Sensing that the ninja swordsmen had gone far away, Yagura turned around, pressed a mechanism on the table, opened the secret passage behind the wall, and went down.

In the spacious underground cave chamber, the hunched Uchiha Madara was leaning on a hard couch, with tubes connected to his body that led directly to the Outer Path Demon Statue.

At this moment, he looked much older than he was two years ago. He looked like he would die at any moment and was completely supported by the outer demon statue.

"Master Madara, I believe your plan has been implemented perfectly?"

A mass of squirming black mud crawled out of Yagura's body and said hoarsely.

"The plan has changed. Uchiha Fugaku did open the Mangekyō Sharingan according to our plan, but his ties with Konoha Village have not been severed, and he still has a wife and children in Konoha.

So we have to use the backup plan.”

Uchiha Madara opened his eyes and said.

(End of this chapter)