Only I can make Konoha Village great again.

When the Fourth Raikage and Killer Bee saw Orochimaru sealing the tentacles, they immediately realized they had been tricked.

Killer Bee and Gyuki both erupted in fury. Killer Bee roared, "Give me back Hachi's body!"

With a roar, Killer Bee fully transformed into a tailed beast, becoming a gigantic eight-tailed Gyūki before everyone's eyes. Its seven tentacles grew even thicker, and a small tentacle even sprouted from them.

This ability to regenerate is truly amazing.

Upon seeing the Eight-Tails, whose strength was second only to the Nine-Tails, appear, Orochimaru's golden vertical pupils were filled with solemnity.

He hesitated for a moment, then decided against using the Eight-Headed Serpent Technique to unleash his full power.

This current state of neither winning nor losing, and having gained a slight advantage, is in the best interest of us.

Displaying more power will not make subordinates more loyal, but it will arouse greater vigilance from political enemies and cause unpredictable changes in the Third Hokage's attitude.

In an instant, his body transformed into eight giant venomous snakes, each about the size of Manda, which pounced on Ai and Killer Bee. Manda also took the opportunity to break free of its restraints and launched another fierce attack.

After Killer Bee transformed into his complete form, the Eight-Tails, he immediately unleashed the Eight-Tailed Beast Coil, wrapping his tentacles and tail around himself and spinning at high speed, creating a massive storm.

This is a true natural disaster!

Wherever the storm passed, not only could Orochimaru hide, but the ground, rocks, cherry trees, and even the corpses of ninjas were swept into the sky and torn to shreds.

The heart of the battlefield, Sakurahara Fortress, became the target of the Eight-Tails' attack.

The storm's impact caused extensive cracks in the fortress walls, sending mountains of corpses and rubble flying into the air, turning the storm a red and black hue.

Even the battle between the Konoha ninja and the Kumogakure ninja was forcibly interrupted by the storm.

Orochimaru shook his head helplessly and immediately gave the order to retreat: "Everyone retreat! We'll move to the next position to meet the enemy!"

The Konoha ninjas had given prior notice, and upon seeing Orochimaru's retreat signal, they didn't hesitate to abandon some burdens, take their wounded comrades, and withdraw from the fortress as quickly as possible.

The Fourth Raikage noticed the movement of the Konoha ninja. His brow furrowed, he shouted, "Killer Bee, the Konoha ninja are trying to escape! Use the Tailed Beast Ball! Kill them!"

As he gave the order, he darted forward, charging towards Orochimaru.

Upon hearing the order, Killer Bee immediately joined forces with the Eight-Tails, Gyūki, to gather chakra in the mouth of the bull's head. They fused it according to the Yin-Yang Release 2:8 ratio, forming a terrifying black chakra ball.

This is the source of the Tailed Beasts' intimidating power: the Tailed Beast Ball!

The newly formed Tailed Beast Ball emitted a destructive aura, exuding extreme evil and an unbelievably ominous presence.

Its chakra density is so high that it is despair-inducing.

Under the horrified gazes of countless ninjas from Konoha and Kumogakure, an indescribable amount of chakra gathered into the Tailed Beast Ball, causing its size to continuously expand.

At that moment, all the ninjas realized that the legendary Tailed Beast Ball was incredibly powerful, capable of destroying a mountain and even altering the terrain.

The rumors are true!

The Konoha ninja frantically accelerated their retreat, while the Kumogakure ninja fled in terror.

Nobody wants to experience the power of a Tailed Beast Ball explosion!

Orochimaru didn't want to either.

However, his golden snake eyes did not focus on the Tailed Beast Ball, but instead stared intently at the charging Raikage A, and used the Snake Shedding Technique just before being hit.

Orochimaru's body was pierced by a palm wrapped in lightning, and then he transformed into countless small snakes and scattered to escape.

With just a small trick, the Fourth Raikage lost track of Orochimaru.

Killer Bee then launched a Tailed Beast Ball, which struck Sakurahara Fortress precisely, unleashing energy that could destroy everything.

The entire fortress collapsed with a roar, sending debris flying and dust billowing everywhere.

A massive fireball shot into the sky, cooled and turned black hundreds of meters above the ground, eventually becoming a rolling mushroom cloud.

The Fourth Raikage closed his eyes in resentment.

Having his younger brother Killer Bee fire the Tailed Beast Ball was his last attempt to keep Orochimaru alive.

As it turns out, regardless of whether he had absolute confidence in his subordinates or was extremely cold-blooded, Orochimaru truly didn't care about the Konoha ninjas.

He truly had no emotional flaws.

Ai clenched his fists and muttered, "Orochimaru, don't get cocky!"

"Today, I can raze Sakura Plain to the ground; tomorrow, I will surely turn Konoha Village into ruins!"

He was still unwilling to accept it. He didn't care about the Konoha ninjas, he didn't care about the Sakurahara fortress, so how could he not care about Konoha Village either?

Once the Cloud Village army reaches Konoha, I don't believe Orochimaru won't come out and fight to the death!

Killer Bee muttered resentfully, "Sigh~ It's over already. What a pity, Chin and I weren't done playing yet."

"Orochimaru, next time we meet, I'll blow you to bits!"

The battle for Sakurahara Fortress ended with the Cloud Village's Jinchūriki blowing up the fortress, allowing the Cloud Village army to occupy Sakurahara.

However, the Cloud Village army also suffered heavy losses, and the morale of the Cloud Village ninjas was severely damaged.

Moreover, after Orochimaru's massive retreat, he immediately rebuilt a new defensive line, giving the enemy no chance to launch a surprise attack.

However, after suffering heavy casualties, the Konoha ninja lost confidence in their weak field defenses.

They asked Mitarashi Anko, "Orochimaru-sensei, Sakurahara has been destroyed. Can this place still be defended?"

Orochimaru immediately knew what was going on: "Hehehe, you greedy little girl, what good food did they give you that you're questioning me on their behalf?"

Red Bean held up five fingers: "Five meals of barbecue!"

Orochimaru waved his hand dismissively: "This is too cheap. Tell them to increase it to ten meals."

Hongdou was overjoyed: "Okay, teacher!"

Orochimaru affectionately patted Anko's head and said softly, "Actually, their doubts are valid!"

"The previous battles were all commanded by Yamanaka Chujiu. In terms of command ability, I am far inferior to that kid."

"I will personally lead the battle in Sakurahara, while that kid Chu Jiu will naturally lead another battle that will decide the outcome."

"Sakurahara is lost, it's destroyed, but it doesn't matter!"

"A weak defense doesn't matter!"

"Because the Cloud Village will not attack again; they have already failed!!"

Orochimaru, toying with a small snake in his hand, confidently declared Konoha's victory.

Then, as if remembering something, he reminded Hongdou, "Remember to tell those bastards that they just need to know what happened, but don't go around making a fuss about it."

"To avoid causing trouble for my precious student."

Hongdou puffed out her cheeks: "With Senior Brother Chu Jiu being so powerful, what trouble could possibly arise?"

Orochimaru smiled but offered no explanation.

He asked Anko to relay the message, not to ask the Konoha ninjas to keep it a secret, but to confirm with everyone: Stop guessing, the one who commanded you before was Yamanaka Hatsukyu.

Now that the war has been won, many things should be prepared in advance.

For example, making the ninth day of the lunar month in the mountains famous.

For example, it could make the Konoha ninjas start thinking about choosing sides.