Konoha's Hextech Ninja

However, the 'Rune Imprisonment', infused with a full 20,000 points of chakra, instantly froze him in place, rendering him unable to move.

Despite Brubi's desperate struggle, it will take some time for him to break free from the 'rune imprisonment'.

"Ten thousand chakra points can only trap someone for seven or eight seconds? That's a bit longer than the Third Raikage's... The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki's power is inferior to the Third Raikage's?"

"But I remember that when it went completely berserk, the Eight-Tails in its fully tailed beast form seemed to be able to suppress the Third Raikage in terms of power. Was it because of the Jinchuriki?"

Yagami Yoruichi analyzed the situation and noted down his speculations.

Breaking free from the 'rune imprisonment' requires nothing but pure power.

The stronger you are, the faster you can break free.

The Third Raikage and Brubi showed completely different performances when facing the 'Rune Imprisonment', clearly indicating a significant difference in their power.

On the battlefield, Yagami Yoruichi didn't have time to think too much and quickly used the Flying Thunder God Technique to get to Hatake Sakumo's side.

Leaving behind a clone to deal with the Third Raikage's attack, Yagami Yoruichi immediately took Hatake Sakumo and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave once again.

"Has everyone retreated?" Hatake Sakumo gripped his sword, panting heavily, his voice tinged with obvious exhaustion. "We need to buy at least ten minutes. Can you manage that?"

"Just leave it to my clone."

Yagami Yoruichi said something, put one hand on Hatake Sakumo's shoulder, and used the Flying Thunder God Technique again.

When they reappeared, the two had already blended into the evacuation team and appeared next to Nara Shikaku.

Yagami Yoru had already stated his plan to use clones to cover the retreat and then escape the battlefield using the Flying Thunder God Technique. His sudden appearance at this moment did not cause any panic or commotion.

The four sides rearranged their formation and made room for each other.

Many ninjas looked at Yagami Yoruichi with expressions of admiration and disbelief.

After this battle, all the ninjas who witnessed Yagami Yoruichi's performance had no doubt about her strength anymore.

Behind them, there were continuous loud booming sounds and the huge noise caused by the explosion of ninjutsu.

The entire team didn't have time to look back and check the situation; everyone was pushing their speed to the maximum to escape the battlefield as quickly as possible.

Yagami Yoruichi's three clones continuously unleashed large-scale ninjutsu to hinder the Cloud Ninja's attempts to pursue them.

After the fierce battle just now, especially the massacre when Yagami Yoruichi charged into the crowd.

The number of Cloud Ninja has plummeted from over six hundred to less than four hundred.

A full third of them died.

Many of the remaining Cloud Ninja were also injured.

But all the Cloud Ninja who still retained a considerable degree of fighting power had bloodshot eyes and were desperately trying to break through the obstruction of Yagami Yoruichi's clone and catch up to kill Yagami Yoruichi's original body.

In just a few days, the Cloud Ninja's hatred for Yagami Yoruichi had reached its peak.

This also put considerable pressure on Yoruichi Yagami.

The three clones had to unleash their full ninjutsu to barely hold off the Cloud Ninja and prevent them from giving chase.

After barely holding on for about ten minutes, Yagami Yoruichi's clones had exhausted their chakra and dissipated one after another.

The Third Raikage, maintaining his Lightning Release armor, strode forward, trying to catch up.

But he was stopped by a ninja.

"Lord Raikage!"

A Cloud Ninja wearing a beret shouted, "We can't chase them anymore! Lord Burubi can't hold on any longer!"

"Compare?!"

Upon hearing this, the Third Raikage immediately stopped in his tracks.

The moment he turned around, he saw Brubi quickly remove his tailed beast cloak and fall heavily to the ground.

"Compare!"

The Third Raikage rushed to Brupi's side and saw that Brupi's body was covered in burn-like wounds and that he was unconscious. He anxiously shouted, "Medical ninja! Where is the medical ninja?! Come and save Brupi!"

Among the Cloud Ninja Force, the few medical ninjas were all busy, racing against time to save the wounded.

The others also stayed behind, doing their best to save their comrades who still had a chance of survival, without bothering to pursue the Konoha ninjas any further.

……

On the other side.

After Konoha's Blood Song was destroyed, Yagami Yoruichi used her last remaining chakra to teleport with the Blood Song, severing all traces of her pursuit.

Although the distance of this transmission was not far, only twenty kilometers, it was enough to ensure that the Cloud Ninja would not be able to find their group in a short time.

The main force did not stop to rest.

Some of the ninjas who were in relatively good condition carried their injured or exhausted companions on their backs and rushed to the camp at full speed.

They only breathed a sigh of relief after returning to the camp. They left a few sensory ninjas to keep watch while the rest of them ate and rested.

Hatake Sakumo, however, had no intention of resting at all. He called Nara Shikaku and Yagami Yoruichi to go to the temporary command room to discuss matters.

"Let's talk while we eat."

Hatake Sakumo pointed to the food that the ninjas who stayed behind at the camp had prepared on the table, said a few words, and then began to eat heartily.

Yagami Yoruichi didn't stand on ceremony and started eating and drinking heartily.

Ninjas, especially the powerful ones, have an astonishing appetite.

Chakra doesn't just appear out of thin air.

The more intense the exertion, the more one needs to eat to replenish physical strength and chakra.

Military rations are only suitable for emergencies.

Even the most stingy ninja villages, when they have a fixed base, will at least be guaranteed a normal supply of food.

Chapter 171 A Triumphant Return: Choices to Enhance Strength

The food at the camp wasn't particularly delicious, but it wasn't bad either.

The ingredients were all of good quality, but the chef's skills were just average.

It's not as good as the restaurants on Konoha Village's commercial street, but it's still much better than just grabbing something in the wild.

During wartime, one cannot expect too much in terms of enjoyment, so this level of comfort is already quite good.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Hatake Sakumo put down his bowl and said, "The results this time were very good, exceeding expectations."

As he spoke, Sakumo Hatake looked at Yoruichi Yagami and said, "It's mainly Yoruichi-kun's credit. I will record three S-rank missions for Yoruichi-kun. These missions are far from enough to reflect Yoruichi-kun's merits, but this is the highest authority I can give in a single battle."

As the frontline commander-in-chief, Sakumo Hatake wielded considerable power, but he was still subject to restrictions from higher-ups.

The number of 'mission quotas' that can be issued in a small-scale skirmish, a battle, or even the entire war is determined by the village.

In the previous battle, Yagami Yoruichi killed at least a hundred Cloud Ninjas and suppressed the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, in addition to covering the retreat at the end.

Three S-rank missions are far from enough to demonstrate Yagami Yoruichi's contributions.

But this was already the highest reward within Sakumo Hatake's authority in a single battle.

Yagami Yoruichi had learned about this situation from Namikaze Minato, so she didn't make things difficult for Hatake Sakumo and nodded, saying, "I have no objection."

"I will note Yoruichi's contribution in the mission log, but how the village decides is beyond my control."

Sakumo Hatake said one sentence and immediately moved on to the next topic: "The Sensory Team has already locked onto the Cloud Ninja's whereabouts. If they make any moves, the Sensory Team will issue an alert immediately."

"Judging from the last battle, the Cloud Ninja are still very strong. Although there were considerable losses, the loss of the core elite ninjas was not too great. Most of the dead were genin and chunin."

Nara Shikaku interjected, "If the Cloud Ninja are determined to attack Konoha, Konoha will definitely not lose, but it will suffer huge losses. If it affects the territories of some of the great noble clans in the Land of Fire, we will also be under pressure from the Daimyo."

Upon hearing Nara Shikaku's words, Hatake Sakumo was slightly taken aback.

He was only considering the war itself.

If the Cloud Ninja continue their attack on Konoha, what kind of losses will they inflict on Konoha, and how many ninjas will die in battle?

Nara Shikaku, however, considered the issue from a political perspective.

After all, Konoha needs to support so many ninjas, and the income from mission assignments alone is simply not enough.

A significant portion of their income came from grants from daimyo and nobles.

In return, Konoha needs to protect the interests of the daimyo and nobles.

If their industries are affected by the war, Konoha will indeed be under great pressure.

If the losses of a daimyo or a powerful noble are too great, pressure can be exerted through the daimyo, potentially reducing Konoha's fiscal allocation for the following year.

Although Hatake Sakumo was not politically astute, he was very intelligent. After being reminded by Nara Shikaku, he immediately realized the crux of the problem.

He quickly stood up, opened the large map hanging in the command room, and searched carefully on the map for a moment.

“This area is ‘Shiya Business Land’,” Sakumo Hatake drew a circle on the map.

This is the outer region of the Land of Fire, the territory of a great noble family closest to the south.

Further south, there is still a lot of land, but it belongs to some minor nobles who don't have much influence in the upper echelons of the Land of Fire. Even if it falls, the impact on Konoha will be very limited.

"The name '溡埃俊卑松褚挂粚' is somewhat unfamiliar."

In fact, Yagami Yoruichi was completely unfamiliar with all the bureaucrats and dignitaries of the Land of Fire, and had almost no dealings with them.

"The Shiaoyao clan is one of the F clans of the Fire Kingdom. Its current head is the Minister of Agriculture of the Fire Kingdom, and has great influence in Kyoto."

Nara Shikaku gave a brief introduction and continued, "The price of food in Konoha is very high. If we offend them, we'll have to spend more money to buy food in the future."

With just a few simple sentences, Yagami Yoruichi was already very impressed with the character.

In ancient times, during Yagami Yoruichi's previous life, only a few top-tier powerful families could control a country's grain prices to a certain extent.

"Ninjas clearly possess extraordinary strength, yet they are overshadowed by a group of ordinary people. This world is truly..."

Yagami Yoruichi listened to Hatake Sakumo and Nara Shikaku's conversation while inwardly making sarcastic remarks.

The general strategic direction is simple: set up layers of barriers along the southern border of the Land of Fire to prevent the Cloud Ninja from launching a surprise attack on the rich region in the central part of the Land of Fire.

The bottom line is that the fighting must not escalate to the 'Fire Kingdom', lest we offend this noble family that wields significant influence in the upper echelons of the Land of Fire, leading to a decrease in Konoha's subsequent fiscal revenue.

According to the map, the closest point to the landing site of the Yunren is about several hundred kilometers away.

This distance seems far, but given the speed at which ninjas advance, they could reach their destination in a day or two without intense combat.

If we disregard the safety of the marching troops along the way, the speed would be even faster.

"Yoruichi-kun, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki can use part of the Tailed Beast's power, which is very troublesome," Sakumo Hatake said to Yoruichi Yagami. "Only you can deal with him."

"Give me the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki." Yagami Yoruichi did not refuse.

Brubi is not a 'perfect Jinchūriki', although he is very close.

However, without complete reconciliation with the Tailed Beast and without receiving its wholehearted help, one can only exert a small portion of the Tailed Beast's power.

Even without the geographical advantage of the ocean, Yoruichi Yagami is confident that she can suppress Brubi.

Moreover, after the last battle, Yagami Yoruichi took advantage of the chaos to gain a large amount of kills. She only needs to spend a wave of them and convert them into strength, and her combat power will increase significantly.

At that time, it will be much easier to press the cloth.

"Ryze's skills should theoretically be much stronger. But in actual combat, they are only effective when clearing out mobs. Against strong opponents, whether it's the Third Raikage or Brupi, the effect is rather average, not much different from ordinary ninjutsu."

"I don't know where the problem lies, but we'll need to test this aspect in the upcoming battles..."

A thought flashed through Yagami Yoruichi's mind.

In the following meetings, Yagami Yoruichi barely expressed her opinion, leaving all the decisions to Hatake Sakumo and Nara Shikaku.

In this war, Yagami Yoruichi's objective is very clear.

On the one hand, you need to get enough kills and use the system rewards to get a high amount of attributes, so that your combat power can truly enter the 'super shadow level'.

On the other hand, it is to gain a sufficiently high reputation.

Becoming Hokage at the age of eight is a bit far-fetched.

However, considering future development, it is very important to optimize the equipment and processes.

The statement that "only those who are recognized can become Hokage" seems a bit ridiculous to Yagami Yoruichi. If someone has the strength to suppress the entire village, anyone can become Hokage.

However, if one can have enough prestige among ordinary ninjas, one can avoid a lot of trouble and not have to spend too much energy on internal village struggles.