Only I can make Konoha Village great again.

Yamanaka Hatsugu had no intention of keeping anything to himself, and explained to all the Konoha ninjas through the communication snake:

"I forbid everyone from killing Cloud Village ninjas for three reasons."

"First of all, the ambush has achieved its expected results, accomplishing our goal of killing and hindering the Cloud Village pursuers. There is no point in continuing to kill."

"Secondly, turning the wounded Cloud Village ninja into corpses after achieving victory will not further weaken the Cloud Village, but will instead lighten the burden on the Fourth Raikage."

"It takes at least one Kumogakure genin to care for a wounded Kumogakure ninja, but it only takes a little time to bury the body of a Kumogakure ninja."

"Death outside of battle cannot deter the Cloud Village ninja; on the contrary, it will become the best material for the Fourth Raikage to inspire his fighting spirit."

"Finally, as the victors of the battle, we are entitled to show appropriate kindness, which will not only help weaken the hostility of the Cloud Village ninjas, but also strengthen the moral sense of us Konoha ninjas."

"Our Konoha Village is the strongest, most prosperous, and safest ninja village in the ninja world. We Konoha ninjas should also be the most moral and righteous ninjas."

"I believe that Konoha ninjas who are righteous and moral, who can take the initiative to abide by discipline, and who can strictly obey orders will definitely be able to show amazing fighting spirit at critical moments."

Orochimaru remarked, "Hatsukyu, you're right. Konoha ninjas should uphold morality and enforce justice!"

The Konoha ninjas were thrilled: No seats! We Konoha ninjas are the strongest, most moral, and most righteous ninjas!

The battlefield was quickly cleared, the bodies of the Cloud Village ninjas were neatly arranged, basic medical treatment was provided to the Cloud Village wounded, and the seriously wounded were placed in tents.

The Konoha ninja also organized the lightly wounded members of the Kumogakure ninja, assigning them to take on the responsibility of guarding the area and caring for their seriously injured comrades.

After that, the Konoha army withdrew from the battlefield, crossed the border between the Land of Hot Springs and the Land of the Moon, and entered the Land of the Moon.

The Land of the Moon is a peaceful country, separated from the Land of Fire by the Land of Hot Water and adjacent to the Land of Lightning, and is firmly controlled by the Hidden Cloud Village.

Because of the strength of the Cloud Village ninjas, the Land of the Moon had a very low profile during the Fourth Shinobi World War, and this was the first time that the Leaf Village ninjas had attacked the country on a large scale.

Throughout the various wars, the Moon Ninja obeyed the orders of the Hidden Cloud Village and fought against ninjas from various countries.

Especially for Konoha Village, Tsuki-ninja were the obvious enemy. Therefore, after Konoha's army entered the Land of the Moon, Orochimaru set his sights on Tsuki-nin Village.

But he missed his target.

The Hidden Moon Village implemented a scorched-earth policy ahead of schedule, leaving not only no ninjas behind, but also all movable furniture, emptying the village completely.

Yamanaka Chuuku sneered, "They must have received our intelligence that we let the wounded ninjas go on the battlefield. They want to take advantage of the high moral standards of the Konoha ninjas."

"They're so blind!"

"The Hidden Moon Village is not a home for ordinary people to live on. It is a military base operated by the Hidden Moon Ninja and an important military fortress for the Hidden Cloud Ninja when they attack Konoha. It plays a vital supporting role in the combat power of the Hidden Cloud Army."

"We Konoha ninjas have a high moral standard. We have pity on ninjas who lay down their weapons, we sympathize with helpless civilians, and we are willing to provide assistance whenever we can."

"But we are not foolish enough to abandon the enemy's military outposts!"

"Pass on my order! Set it on fire!"

"Burn down all the buildings in Tsukinin Village! Blow up the reservoir! Fill in the irrigation canals and spread salt in the farmland!"

"I will make sure that not a single blade of grass grows in Tsukihime Village! So that it can never again provide assistance to the Kumogakure army!"

Destruction is much easier than construction. In just four hours, Yamanaka Chuji's orders were carried out, and the entire Tsukinin Village was engulfed in flames.

With their backs to the raging flames, the Konoha army marched resolutely northward.

Behind them were over three thousand Cloud Village pursuers. Although this army was decimated in the ambush, the Fourth Raikage and the eight Jinchuriki, Killer Bee, were still extremely threatening.

Ahead of the Konoha army were the Moon Ninja, who were enraged upon seeing the fire, and the last remaining ninja available from the Hidden Cloud Village, forming a combined ninja force, including the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, Yugito.

With wolves blocking their path ahead and a wounded tiger hot on their heels, the Konoha ninjas were in a truly perilous situation.

But everyone was determined to attack Kumogakure, believing that victory would rightfully belong to them under Yamanaka Chukyu's command.

At this moment, Yamanaka Hatsukyu's orders proved invaluable; the injured Kumogakure ninjas who had been healed by Konoha became a huge burden for the Kumogakure pursuers.

No matter how unwilling the Fourth Raikage was, and no matter how scarce the resources were in Kumogakure, Kumogakure had no choice but to bite the bullet and treat the wounded, thus consuming a huge amount of medical supplies.

They even had to leave behind thousands of Cloud Village genin to take care of all the injured ninja.

The Fourth Raikage's roar echoed through the heavens: "That devil, Yamanaka Hatsukyu! How could his heart be so black?"

"He is a demon! The most evil person in the world!"

"Select the most elite Cloud Village ninja and follow me! Chase them at top speed!!"

"Even if I, the Fourth Raikage, only bring Killer Bee, I will make Yamanaka Hatsuku taste defeat!"

"No, I will kill Yamanaka Hatsukuni to avenge the fallen Cloud Village ninja!"

Orochimaru stopped in his tracks, his golden pupils slightly contracting as he turned to look in the direction of Tsukihime Village.

"My snake saw the Fourth Raikage, and he personally chased after me."

"He seems to have traveled light, selected elite ninjas, and marched much faster than we have."

"Chu Jiu, do you have any ideas?"

Yamanaka Chuuku chuckled wickedly, "Such speed, it seems I've thoroughly angered the Fourth Raikage."

"It's alright, we can continue to set up an ambush to prevent the Raikage from pursuing at full speed."

"Alright, we'll do as you say." Orochimaru didn't hesitate at all. "Do you need me, Sensei, to deal with the Fourth Raikage this time?"

Yamanaka Chuuku shook his head and said, "Don't worry, Orochimaru-sensei, you don't need to fight at all."

He pointed to the faintly visible, knife-edged mountains ahead and said, "The mountains of the Land of Thunder are as sharp as knives, making them the perfect terrain for ambushes with traps."

Orochimaru clapped approvingly upon hearing this, then gave the order via the communication snake: "Speed ​​up! We'll storm the Land of Lightning tonight!"

Upon hearing Orochimaru's order, the morale of the Konoha ninja soared, and they roared and quickened their marching pace.

Upon entering the Land of Lightning, the Konoha ninjas traversed towering peaks, unable to see the sun above and surrounded by a constant roar.

The roaring sound was half from the thunderstorm in the sky and half from the landslide and falling rocks caused by the lightning strike on the mountain peak.

Lightning strikes and landslides are common natural phenomena in the Land of Lightning.

Rocks falling like rain could injure Ren Ze while he was marching, and they could also pile up and block the road, cutting off supply lines.