Konoha: Becoming a God Starting with Aburame

Chapter 160 The Third War Ends, Return

The Cloud Ninja's retreat was very decisive, or rather, the Cloud Ninja had already formulated a comprehensive retreat plan before the battle began.

As soon as they saw Konoha's reinforcements, the Cloud Ninja immediately retreated.

Only the Third Raikage remained, blocking the advance of the Konoha ninja.

This was not reckless, but a decision made by the Third Raikage after careful consideration.

For the Hidden Cloud Village now, every bit of power is extremely precious, and the Third Raikage must do everything possible to preserve the village's vitality.

This is his responsibility as the Raikage.

In fact, even if Konoha's reinforcements hadn't arrived, the Third Raikage had already planned to end the war.

Because the casualties among the Cloud Ninja were simply too great.

The Third Raikage has been trying his best to gain an advantage for the Cloud Ninja, but the gap in raw strength between the Cloud Ninja and the Leaf Village is too great due to the presence of the Guyver Armor.

While the Third Raikage was able to break through the defenses of the Guyver Armor, and so were the Fourth Raikage A and Killer Bee, ordinary Cloud Ninjas could not break through it.

Unless one's strength reaches a terrifying level, a war cannot be turned around by just a few people.

No matter how brilliantly the Third Raikage, the Fourth A, and Killer Bee performed, they could not hide the fact that the Cloud Ninja were being gradually annihilated by the Leaf Ninja.

Now that things have come to this, it's time for the Cloud Ninja to retreat.

The Third Raikage showed no fear in the face of the densely packed Konoha ninja. He was confident that as long as he wasn't surrounded, he could easily escape.

This is the source of the Third Raikage's confidence—the strongest spear and the strongest shield.

It's a pity they couldn't stop Minato Namikaze, who used the Flying Thunder God Technique to catch up with the Cloud Ninja forces.

It has to be said that Minato Namikaze's space-time ninjutsu was truly masterful; even the Third Raikage couldn't match his speed.

Konoha is truly a cradle of geniuses!

However, it doesn't matter. The Third Raiden firmly believes that the Fourth A and Killer Bee can handle Minato Namikaze well.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

When the Konoha ninjas saw that the Cloud Ninjas were about to retreat, they wanted to create an opening for the Third Raikage so that they could rush in and catch up with the Cloud Ninja forces.

And... they attempted to surround the Third Raikage in the center of the Konoha ninja forces, and then take down the Third Raikage once the Konoha reinforcements arrived!

The Konoha ninjas were confident that if the Third Raikage dared to confront them head-on, they would beat him to death.

"snort!"

The Third Raikage snorted coldly and shattered the fireball, which had become even more explosive with the help of Wind Release ninjutsu, with a single punch.

Then the Third Raikage looked at Jiraiya and said in a deep voice, "Getting past me won't be that easy!"

Jiraiya is very powerful, and with the help of the Titan armor, it would be very difficult to kill him.

However, the Third Raikage had no intention of killing Jiraiya. Putting aside whether he could actually kill him, and the price he would have to pay for killing Jiraiya—Jiraiya was no weakling, and he could easily be taken down in a one-for-one exchange.

The actions that Konoha might take against Kumogakure in a fit of rage would be unacceptable to the Third Raikage.

It's enough to cover the safe retreat of the Fourth Hokage, A, and Killer Bee leading the Cloud Ninja forces.

Furthermore, Jiraiya is not a master of Wind Release techniques, so dealing with him would be extremely difficult.

All they need to do is stall for a moment and get off the battlefield before their chakra runs out.

Seeing this, Jiraiya, piloting his Titan suit, charged straight toward the Third Raikage with immense force.

If the Third Raikage chooses to fight head-on, then Jiraiya will take the opportunity to have a contest and try to keep the Third Raikage alive.

If the Third Raikage chooses to evade, Jiraiya will ride the Giant Armor to catch up with the Cloud Ninja forces.

Seeing this, the Third Raikage also stopped holding back his chakra and activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode at full power, unleashing intense lightning from his body.

The Konoha ninjas, in coordination with Jiraiya, unleashed a barrage of ninjutsu at the Third Raikage.

The Third Raikage ignored the ninjutsu released by the Konoha ninjas and instead charged towards the giant armor piloted by Jiraiya, knocking away all the Konoha ninjas blocking his way.

Hell Thrust! One-Shot Punch!

A hand strike cuts through the air! Tear the air apart!

Under Jiraiya's control, the Titan armor showed no fear, unleashing a powerful punch with overwhelming force.

It collided with the Third Raikage's One-Shot Hand, which was rolling over like a dump truck.

moment.

The two fast-moving figures collided instantly.

boom!

The Third Raikage was blasted backward by the Titan's armor, his feet carving two deep furrows in the ground before he finally came to a stop.

The Third Raikage, who had stopped, was panting heavily. After a long battle, especially the head-on fight with the giant armor, his chakra had been greatly depleted.

The Titan armor also paid a heavy price, its entire left hand being shattered into pieces by the Third Raikage.

"So strong!"

Jiraiya stared intently at the Third Raikage, the Third Raikage's oppressive aura mirroring that of Hanzo he had faced years before.

But Jiraiya still charged forward again, piloting his Titan suit.

The Titan's left hand was shattered, but it still has its right hand, right?

As long as it is not completely destroyed, the Titan armor can still fight. As a war machine, its combat endurance is terrifying.

Looking at the still imposing Titan armor, the Third Raikage remarked with a sigh:

"A war machine, truly deserving of the name! If only it were from the Hidden Cloud Village!"

"Aburame Shiatsu..."

The Third Raikage pondered the name, wanting to find an opportunity to try and see if he could bring it to Kumogakure.

Although it's a bit shameful to do this, if it can bring tangible benefits to the Hidden Cloud Village, then so be it.

If it has to be shameful, then let this generation lose all its glory. The next generation can simply enjoy the honor they bring.

Then, the Third Raikage sighed, glancing at the Konoha reinforcements rapidly approaching in the distance, and said in a low voice:

"This time, the Cloud Ninja has failed, but the Cloud Ninja will not fail forever!"

Just as the Third Raikage finished speaking, he broke through the encirclement of the Konoha ninja before they could complete their encirclement.

Jiraiya watched as the Third Raikage, his body crackling with lightning, sped away, and abandoned any thought of giving chase.

Not long after the Third Raikage left, Tsunade arrived with Konoha's reinforcements.

"Jiraiya, am I too late? Is the war already over?"

"No, you've come at just the right time. Thanks to you, otherwise this war would probably have continued."

Jiraiya also looked at the exaggeratedly curved Guyver armor with a subtle expression, imagining Tsunade's figure inside the Guyver armor.

Tsunade sensed Jiraiya's subtle gaze and knocked him to the ground with a single punch.

"What time is it now? How can you be thinking about such nonsense!"

Tsunade withdrew her fist, then pressed her hand into the ground with a hand seal, summoning a slug.

"Lady Tsunade!"

"Slug, please treat the wounded."

Tsunade stood atop the slug's head and spoke in a deep voice.

The giant slug split into countless smaller slugs, which crawled onto the Konoha ninja and healed them.

At that moment, Minato Namikaze appeared beside Jiraiya using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

"Jiraiya-sensei, are you alright?"

"Haha, I'm perfectly fine!"

Jiraiya sprang to his feet and asked Minato, "How's the situation?"

Minato gave a wry smile: "With the interference of the AB combination, I haven't achieved much."

"That's normal. One is the designated next Raikage, and the other is the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. They are indeed not easy to deal with."

"Don't look so glum. This was the decisive battle between Konoha and Kumogakure, and now we've won! That's the most important thing!"

Jiraiya patted Minato on the shoulder.

At the same time, he shouted loudly to the Konoha ninja around him: "We have won the war against the Cloud Ninja! Konoha has won! The war is over!"

Jiraiya's words elicited cheers from the Konoha ninja, whose joy was evident even through their injuries.

(End of this chapter)