Konoha's Hextech Ninja

Konoha suffered great losses.

The Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, his two advisors Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, and the frontline commander Minato Namikaze all died in battle.

Besides these four, the already small number of ninjas from the four major clans suffered another devastating blow, with fewer than 500 surviving.

Among the powerful figures with some reputation in several clans, such as Sarutobi Hiruzen's eldest son, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, were all key targets of the Cloud Ninja's pursuit, and they were all killed; not one of them survived.

But in the final battle, the Cloud Ninja also fared poorly.

Minato Namikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi used the forbidden technique 'Reaper Death Seal' to seal the Eight-Tails and the Fourth Raikage.

Although they failed to seal the Two-Tails, Hiruzen Sarutobi's Reaper Death Seal destroyed most of its power. Subsequently, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane joined forces and perished together with the Two-Tails' Jinchūriki, plunging the Two-Tails into a long period of resurrection.

More than half of the Cloud Ninja who possessed the Six Paths Treasures also died.

Both sides ended up suffering heavy losses.

The Cloud Ninja, relying on their numerical advantage in lower and middle-ranking ninjas, occupied the Land of Hot Springs.

However, after the reinforcements brought by Nara Shikaku and others arrived, they were no longer able to launch an invasion of the Land of Fire, and the battle line was barely held in place.

After reading this information, Yagami Yoruichi felt a little relieved.

Although Minato Namikaze's death was unexpected.

However, the deaths of Hiruzen Sarutobi and his two companions, as well as the heavy losses suffered by the four major clans, were not a bad thing for Konoha; on the contrary, they were a good thing.

"Does the village know about this?" Yagami Yoruichi asked.

“Minato Namikaze sent a message to the village the day before he sacrificed himself,” Shikaku Nara said. “According to the message we received two hours ago, the Hokage is already on his way to the front lines. He should be departing this morning.”

"Send a message to the village, telling them they don't need to come. Send people to take the wounded back, and leave the rest to me."

Yagami Yoruichi said to Uchiha Fugaku, who had come with her, "Fugaku-senpai, I'm entrusting the safety of the headquarters to you."

Minato Namikaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the others fought a fierce battle with the top experts of Kumogakure, resulting in mutual injuries.

Even if there are still Kage-level powerhouses in Kumogakure, their numbers are not many, at most one or two.

Considering that there must be a strong person in charge of the Hidden Cloud Village, it is highly likely that there will be no more Kage-level experts who can be sent to the front line, or at most one.

With Uchiha Fugaku's strength, and with the cooperation of the Konoha troops, it would be more than enough to defend the camp.

Nara Shikaku subconsciously asked, "Lord Yoruichi, you want to..."

"This war should end."

Yagami Yoruichi gave a speech and immediately created several wooden clones, which took to the air and flew off in different directions.

Earth Release: Super Light Heavy Rock Technique.

This extremely difficult ninjutsu was mastered by Yagami Yoruichi in less than a day.

Although my proficiency isn't particularly high, it's more than enough for flying.

The clones swept through the area, grabbing anyone they sensed to confirm their identity.

If they are not Konoha ninjas, kill them on the spot.

Meanwhile, along the way, whether it was the small countries sandwiched between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning, or all the great nobles and daimyo within the Land of Lightning, all of them were captured by Yagami Yoruichi's clone and all their property was confiscated.

In the agreement reached between Yagami Yoruichi and the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, these small countries, including the land of the Land of Lightning, would be annexed by the Land of Fire.

The daimyo and nobles will also be handed over to the daimyo of the Land of Fire for disposal.

But Yoruichi Yagami will definitely not let go of their property.

These things don't require much effort; a few clones can easily handle them.

Meanwhile, Yagami Yoruichi's true form headed straight for the stronghold of Kumogakure.

A few hours later, outside Yunyin Village.

"The outside has been almost completely cleared out; we can take care of Cloud Hidden Village now."

Yagami Yoruichi sensed the chakra within her body and formed hand seals to create four wood clones.

The clones quickly moved to the four corners outside Yunyin Village, forming a square that surrounded the village.

"Ninja Technique-Four Red Sun Formation!"

The four clones simultaneously formed hand seals, unleashing an astonishing burst of chakra. A crimson barrier rose up, enveloping the entire Hidden Cloud Village.

Inside Yunyin Village.

The village advisor, Tsuchida, who remained behind, was frantically dealing with the mess left by the Fourth Raikage's death.

Suddenly, a member of the secret service rushed into the office, shouting, "Lord Tsuchidai, something terrible has happened! A special barrier has sealed off the village; it looks like an enemy attack!"

"A barrier?"

Startled, Tu Tai abandoned the documents he was working on halfway through and quickly got up to look out the window.

Under the cover of night, a massive crimson barrier was clearly visible, covering the entire Cloud Hidden Village.

"This is..."

Tsuchikage recalled the sealing techniques that Kumogakure had stolen from the Land of Swirl during their invasion, and quickly identified one of the barriers: "This is the Four Red Yang Formation! It's known as the strongest sealing barrier, even the Tailed Beast Ball can't break it!"

"The Four Crimson Sun Formation?" the Dark Guard exclaimed in surprise. "Is it an upgraded version of the Four Purple Sun Formation? Doesn't that barrier require four Five Kage-level experts to activate? What kind of force has so many powerful individuals?!"

Kumogakure is already one of the most militarily ambitious and powerful ninja villages in the world.

Even at its peak a few years ago, there were only a handful of powerful individuals qualified to participate in setting up the 'Four Red Sun Formation'.

The Third and Fourth Raikage, the two Jinchuriki, plus Tsuchikage who is temporarily shouldering the responsibility of Kumogakure.

There are only five people in total. If four of them are selected to use the Four Red Sun Formation to trap the enemy, only one person will be left to fight the enemy, which will greatly weaken the fighting power of Cloud Hidden Village.

Therefore, although this sealing barrier is strong, the Hidden Cloud Village has never used it once since it was taken from the Land of Swirls.

If Tu Tai hadn't been Tu Ying's advisor, having seen almost all of Yunyin Village's secrets and possessing extensive knowledge, it would have been difficult for him to recognize the origin of the Four Red Yang Formation at a glance.

The Four Red Yang Formation is generally used to trap the enemy and prevent them from escaping.

The enemy hasn't shown themselves yet, so let's use the Four Red Sun Formation to trap the entire Hidden Cloud Village...

Upon realizing this, Tu Tai's expression suddenly changed drastically, and he hurriedly shouted, "This is bad! Quickly send people to evacuate the villagers to safety, and the rest of you, come with me to hold off the enemy!"

With that, Tu Tai broke the window and jumped out.

The secret service also hurriedly went to deliver the message.

But before they could gather all the ninjas in the village, Yagami Yoruichi had already prepared to attack.

"Let's start with three simple attacks. Only those who survive are qualified to surrender to Konoha."

Yagami Yoruichi hovered high in the sky, his hands forming hand seals: "Wood Release - Descent of the Flowering Tree World!"

Huge flowers bloomed, spraying highly poisonous pollen, and poisonous fog almost instantly filled the entire Misty Village.

With the restrictions of the Four Red Yang Formation, the entire Cloud Hidden Village became a completely enclosed space.

In this environment, the deadly toxins that descend upon the flowering and tree world will be amplified to the extreme.

Since the goal was to destroy Kumogakure, Yagami Yoruichi did not hold back the intensity of her attack as she had when attacking Sunagakure and Iwagakure.

The chakra, at the highest level of the Kage level, was unleashed to its fullest extent, elevating the destructive power and attack scale of each ninjutsu to an incomparably terrifying degree.

Even the poisonous fog that descends upon the flowering tree world has increased in toxicity by a significant level.

Many people, after just one breath of the poison gas, clutched their necks in agony, their faces turned blue, and they collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.

Only a few ninjas with sufficient combat experience held their breath the moment they sensed danger and escaped unscathed.

However, even a powerful ninja cannot sustain the inability to breathe for very long.

Combat effectiveness will drop sharply as one suffocates.

Before they could even locate the enemy, Yagami Yoruichi's next attack arrived.

Yagami Yoruichi gathered about half of his chakra and pointed downwards: "Flame Storm!"

Boom!

In the very center of Yunyin Village, the earth cracked open, and a terrifying pillar of fire shot into the sky, spewing out scorching magma in all directions.

The terrifyingly high temperatures are simply unbearable for the human body.

Without the protection of chakra at the 'Kage' level, or special defensive ninjutsu, even a tiny bit of chakra would immediately burn through bones and internal organs, turning the person into a giant fireball.

Seeing this terrifying scene that seemed to be the end of the world, Tsuchida was horrified, but he still managed to remember his mission. He desperately channeled his chakra, formed hand seals, and spat out a clump of sticky rubber from his mouth: "Lava Release - Protective Wall!"

The viscous rubber, under the influence of chakra, quickly stretched and hardened, forming a wall that blocked the spread of magma.

However, it can only block one direction.

The remaining ninjas used various techniques, such as Earth Release or Water Release, to defend themselves. However, these techniques only slowed the spread of the lava or protected a small area around them.

In just a few minutes, nearly two-thirds of the entire Cloud Hidden Village was covered by scorching lava.

The screen was constantly flooded with kill notifications, so many that Yoruichi Yagami couldn't keep up with them all in a short time.

Ignore the system notifications that keep popping up.

Yagami Yoruichi looked towards the only earthen platform in Kumogakure that still retained 'Kage-level' combat power.

"Lava Release: Earth Platform, for the sake of Konoha, please die."

Yagami Yoruichi stretched out his hand and pointed towards the earthen platform.

In the palm of his hand, terrifying chakra gathered, and an orange-red chakra ball appeared. Then, as the chakra was compressed more and more, the color gradually darkened to almost black, and then gradually turned into a nearly transparent fireball.

"Shattering Flames!"

With a wave of his hand, Yagami Yoruichi sent the fireball flying from his hand toward the earthen platform.

A chilling sense of crisis washed over him, and Tsuchida abruptly stopped his ninjutsu, desperately jumping to the side.

However, the Shattering Flame, with its tracking properties, is not something that can be easily dodged.

The fireball spun once in mid-air before crashing into the earthen platform at an astonishing speed and then exploding violently.

Boom!

A massive fireball rose within the barrier of the Four Red Sun Formation.

The terrifying heat and impact blasted a huge crater hundreds of meters deep in the middle of Yunyin Village.

The already dwindling life force vanished in an instant.

Only a small number of survivors remain, hidden deep underground in shelters.

These were the first villagers sent to the shelter after they realized there was an enemy attack.

Apart from these few survivors, not a single living person could be found on the entire surface of Yunyin Village.

Yagami Yoruichi used her [Wind Perception] to investigate and confirmed that Kumogakure no longer had the power to resist. Then, she formed hand seals and unleashed a Great Explosion Water Shock, extinguishing the burning lava on the ground.

As white steam billowed, Yagami Yoruichi removed the seal of the Four Red Sun Formation, simultaneously dispelling one ninjutsu after another.

After waiting for a while until the steam completely dissipated, Yagami Yoruichi sent a clone into the ground to capture the remaining less than two thousand Kumogakure villagers who had already fallen into a coma using Wood Release.

"Are they all children?" Yagami Yoruichi was taken aback when he saw these survivors, and then abandoned the idea of ​​eliminating them completely.

The size of Kumogakure was slightly larger than that of Konoha before Hatake Sakumo succeeded to the throne, and its population, including commoners, reached six figures.

So many people died under Yagami Yoruichi's attack, and Yagami Yoruichi originally intended to wipe out all the remaining survivors as well.

But when she saw that these were just a group of very young children, Yagami Yoruichi found it hard to bring herself to do it.

"Forget it, let's send them to an orphanage. If anyone grows up and wants revenge for Yunyin Village, we can kill them then."

Yagami Yoruichi muttered to himself, leaving a few shadow clones to clean up the mess, while his main body used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport back to the border camp.

Chapter 223 Emerald God - Aion refuses to live here!

With the help of Nara Shikaku and thousands of Konoha ninja, it took more than a month to barely finish clearing the ruins of Kumogakure and salvaging all the property, files, and ninjutsu and secret technique scrolls that had not yet been destroyed.

Of course, there are also many corpses of Kumogakure ninjas with certain status and strength.

Although the vast majority were destroyed in the lava ignited by the [Flame Storm].

However, the number of Jonin corpses that were 'rescued' still reached several hundred.

The information in these people's brains was also of great value to Konoha, and it was all packed into a sealing scroll and taken away.