Konoha's Hextech Ninja

In terms of money, they acquired supplies worth nearly one billion taels, and this only includes the portion that can be quickly converted into cash.

Some things, like the land deeds of Kusagakure, are worthless now that Kusagakure is gone. Yagami Yoruichi's clone didn't even bother to take them.

In terms of ninjutsu and secret techniques, Yagami Yoruichi obtained all the ninjutsu and secret techniques recorded in the Grass Village.

However, after looking through it, Yagami Yoruichi found that there were no very powerful techniques here. Many of them were just common ninjutsu that were casually modified and renamed to become 'secret techniques' unique to the Grass Village.

This thing, at best, only enriches Konoha's ninjutsu inventory; it's not of much value.

Regarding system rewards.

The total number of ninjas in Grass Village is over a thousand, but many of them escaped the calamity because they were on missions elsewhere.

In addition, the system's judgment criteria are quite strict.

Within the Grass Ninja Village, only over six hundred units were classified as 'hero units' by the system. In addition, there were ten thousand 'super soldiers' and civilians classified as 'ordinary soldiers,' which brought Yagami Yoruichi a huge sum of over 500,000 gold coins.

It has to be said that, with the blessing of the [Gold Coin Rain], the reward that Yagami Yoruichi gets for killing an enemy is now much higher than before.

This large sum of gold coins is enough for Yoruichi Yagami to exchange for more than a dozen hero templates, or to purchase a large number of [Attribute Forging Items] to improve her own attributes.

The number of layers in the [Horned Dragon] has increased by more than 900, which has significantly improved Yoruichi Yagami's strength.

Unfortunately, the overall strength of the Grass Village was too weak. Despite killing so many Grass Village ninjas, the [Soul Devouring] Hextech only increased Yoruichi Yagami's [Spirit] attribute by less than 9,000 points.

As for enemies classified as 'super minions' and 'regular minions', they cannot trigger the [Horned Dragon] Hextech, nor will they grant Yoruichi Yagami any additional attributes.

Back in the village, Yagami Yoruichi simply sorted out the spoils from the destruction of Kusagakure and didn't rush to exchange them for anything.

Our current strength is sufficient.

After defeating Iwagakure and destroying Kumogakure, there will be even more benefits.

We can decide what to exchange later.

"By the way, there seems to be another group of people from Kusagakure who are in Hozuki Castle, where the Sage of Six Paths left behind the Box of Elysium."

Remembering the events of the movie, Yagami Yoruichi hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and muttered to herself, "Forget it, I'll make the trip after the war is over. The people in Hozuki Castle aren't worth the trip."

I waited another night.

The next day, Yagami Yoruichi sensed that the Flying Thunder God Mark had been activated, so she left a note, activated the Flying Thunder God Technique, and left.

At the border where the three countries meet, Yagami Yoruichi appears.

Through her senses, Yagami Yoruichi discovered that only Uchiha Fugaku and the few sensory teams he had brought with him were still there.

The person I was waiting for never came.

"Where is Jiraiya-senpai?" Yagami Yoruichi asked. "He should have arrived by the agreed time."

The reason for choosing the meeting point at the border of the Land of Earth, the Land of Rain, and the Land of Grass was to make it convenient for Jiraiya, who was in the Land of Rain, to come.

He was closer than anyone else; he should have arrived long ago.

"This is a letter delivered by the toads of Mount Myōboku at the request of Lord Jiraiya." Fugaku Uchiha handed over a scroll and said, "I haven't seen it."

"A letter?" Yagami Yoruichi had a bad feeling and unsealed the scroll to open it.

Upon seeing the contents, Yagami Yoruichi immediately frowned.

Jiraiya not only rejected Yagami Yoruichi's invitation, but also did not intend to join forces with Yagami Yoruichi to wage war against Iwagakure.

Instead, he advised Yagami Yoruichi that she shouldn't have started a war before Iwagakure revealed its intention to attack Konoha.

The entire letter is filled with the beautiful fantasies of an idealist.

Seeing this, Yagami Yoruichi couldn't help but curse inwardly.

If you didn't want to participate, you should have said so earlier!

When the secret agents sent you a message, you didn't say anything. Now that the die is cast, you're saying you're not coming?!

If we take it a step further, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to accuse Jiraiya of desertion in the face of battle.

Out of respect for Tsunade, Yagami Yoruichi wouldn't do anything to Jiraiya over this, but her already low opinion of Jiraiya quickly diminished.

He spends all his time thinking about the prophecy of Mount Myōboku. Is he a ninja of Mount Myōboku or a ninja of Konoha?

Yagami Yoruichi cursed inwardly for a while, then said, "Jirai isn't coming either. Fugaku-senpai, we need to change our tactics."

The original plan was for Fugaku Uchiha and Jiraiya to hold back the Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchuriki respectively, preventing them from escaping.

After defeating Onoki, Yagami Yoruichi will quickly arrive and capture the two Jinchuriki.

As for the remaining ordinary Iwa ninja, a single Wood Release technique could easily clear them out; it would just require a little more chakra.

Wood Release, even more effective than Lightning Release, which is theoretically the most effective counter to Earth Release, is used against the combined Earth Release techniques most proficient in Iwagakure.

No matter what kind of earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of defensive technique), it cannot withstand the damage caused by plant growth.

But now, Jiraiya doesn't come anymore.

Yoruichi Yagami was unsure whether the Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchuriki were the 'perfect Jinchuriki' in this era.

However, if that were the case, it would be very difficult for Fugaku Uchiha, with only the Mangekyou Sharingan, to restrain two perfect Jinchuriki.

Add to that the presence of Kage-level fighters like Onoki and Kyoto, and it's possible that one or two Kage-level powerhouses might escape from Iwagakure.

Yoruichi Yagami wasn't afraid of a head-on fight; what she feared was that after the Kage-level ninjas of Iwagakure fled, they wouldn't confront her directly but instead would ambush ordinary Konoha ninjas, attacking them and then running away.

If such a situation were to occur, Konoha would certainly suffer heavy losses.

So either don't fight, or if you do fight, you have to at least control all the Kage-level powerhouses.

With Jiraiya absent, the original tactics are no longer feasible, and a change in plan is necessary.

After thinking for a moment, Yagami Yoruichi immediately looked at the sensory team and asked, "Can you find two Jinchuriki without alerting the Iwa ninja?"

After a pause, Yagami Yoruichi added, "According to village intelligence, the two Jinchūriki of Iwagakure have a bad relationship with the Tsuchikage, so they are rarely in the village. I need you to find them and subdue the two Jinchūriki before attacking Iwagakure."

“We can give it a try,” said a ninja from the Aburame clan. “However, it will take some time.”

Several other commoner ninjas from different ninja clans, or those skilled in sensory perception, also chimed in, expressing their willingness to give it a try.

“Then let’s do it.” Yagami Yoruichi took out a Flying Thunder God kunai and distributed it to all the members of the perception team, saying, “If you find a target that is suspected to be a Jinchuriki, contact me and I will go there immediately.”

The captains of several perception teams stepped forward to receive the Flying Thunder God Kunai, and led their respective members to disperse and enter the Land of Earth.

Chapter 220 The Death Seal, the End of Iwagakure

The Land of Soup.

Jiraiya went to the Land of Rain, and Konoha lost a powerful Kage-level wielder on the northern battlefield. After repeatedly testing and confirming that Jiraiya was indeed not there, Kumogakure seized the opportunity and almost desperately committed all its forces.

Furthermore, he used the Six Paths Treasures, a precious treasure within the Hidden Cloud Village, to launch a sneak attack and severely injure Minato Namikaze.

Originally, he alone could have fought the AB duo to a draw using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

However, after being seriously injured, even with emergency treatment, his combat strength was only partially restored. He struggled to deal with either member of the AB duo, let alone fight two against one.

Relying on the advantage of their top-tier experts, Kumogakure successfully destroyed Konoha's main base on the front lines, severely damaging Konoha's forces and killing at least a thousand ninjas.

Minato Namikaze, struggling to get out of his hospital bed, barely managed to repel the Cloud Ninja's attack with the help of Hiruzen Sarutobi and others, before leading a small group of ninja to stay behind and cover their retreat.

The rest of the wounded were evacuated to the battlefield further back.

However, the Yunren relentlessly pursued them.

Left with no other choice, the rearguard could only fight back desperately to hinder the advance of the Cloud Ninja and try to delay the arrival of reinforcements from the village.

In a desolate wilderness.

To avoid interfering with the battle between ordinary ninjas, the two Jinchuriki who had fully transformed into Tailed Beasts, the Fourth Raikage, were fighting against Hiruzen Sarutobi, Minato Namikaze, who were leading the rearguard, as well as the two former elders, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane.

"I can't hold on any longer."

Minato Namikaze's injuries continued to worsen, and they began to significantly affect his reaction speed.

Just now, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport behind the Fourth Raikage in an attempt to launch a sneak attack, but he almost had his head smashed by the Fourth Raikage's punch.

If he hadn't used the Flying Thunder God Technique again in the emergency to escape, he might have really died here.

"My chakra is also running low. We can't outlast the Tailed Beasts in a battle of attrition," Hiruzen Sarutobi said, panting heavily.

He was already old and his physical functions were severely declining. After a series of intense battles, he had very little chakra left.

Meanwhile, the two tailed beasts opposite seemed to have hardly used up any chakra, freely unleashing terrifying attacks.

After Mitokado Homura threw out a series of explosive tags, barely forcing back the Fourth Raikage's attack, he immediately shouted, "Hiruzen, think of something quick! This can't go on!"

The current situation is very unfavorable for Konoha.

The original plan was to hold off the enemy for at least an hour.

However, because the two most crucial combatants were in extremely poor condition, Konoha's side showed signs of defeat after less than half an hour of fighting.

Once their defenses are breached and the Hidden Cloud Village ninjas catch up with the retreating main force, it will be a massacre!

"Minato, switch! I'll deal with the Eight-Tails!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi approached Minato Namikaze and said rapidly, "I have one last desperate move..."

"Is it the Reaper Death Seal?" Minato Namikaze's left hand hung awkwardly at his sides, while his right hand barely gripped a kunai. He smiled slightly. "That's exactly what I was thinking. At this point, only the Reaper Death Seal can change the course of the battle."

"Minato, you're still young!" Hiruzen Sarutobi, seeing that Minato also wanted to use the same method to drag the enemy down with him, quickly advised, "I'm old. Dying on the battlefield is my destiny. You are the future of the village; there's no need for you to die here with this old man!"

"Third Hokage, your chakra reserves are no longer sufficient to seal the Eight-Tails, are they?" Minato Namikaze said bluntly, "In your current state, even if you use the Reaper Death Seal, you can only seal the Two-Tails at most. As for sealing the Eight-Tails, only I can do it."

Upon hearing Minato Namikaze's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi fell silent.

In less than two days, three consecutive high-intensity battles had already drained his body.

Although they are both tailed beasts, after fighting for a while, everyone knows that the strength of the Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails is not on the same level at all, and the difficulty of sealing them is also vastly different.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's remaining chakra was indeed insufficient to seal the Eight-Tails.

Even sealing the Two-Tails would be extremely difficult.

"What about the Raikage?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked.

His original plan was to seal the two tailed beasts himself using the Reaper Death Seal. Without the pressure of the tailed beasts, Minato Namikaze, together with his two old teammates, would be able to hold off the Fourth Raikage and buy enough time.

But if both of them were to die, even if Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu were combined, they wouldn't be a match for the Fourth Raikage; they would struggle to even delay him.

Wouldn't the Fourth Raikage be invincible on the battlefield then?