Naruto: In Konoha Village, I awakened Wood Release at the start.

Konoha Village.

After leaving the hotel.

The people of Kumogakure gathered in a dark alley.

The drunkenness in their eyes vanished instantly.

"Follow the original route."

"Avoid the patrol points of the secret police and sneak directly into the Hyuga base."

"Act quickly!"

"If they resist, kill them on sight!"

Troy pulled out a map of Konoha's defenses from his pocket.

A dozen or so dark figures moved swiftly across the rooftops of Konoha like ghosts.

The night is very dark tonight.

Even the moonlight was obscured by thick clouds.

It was as if even God was on their side.

soon.

The Hyuga main family's residence came into view ahead.

Troy made a gesture.

Everyone immediately scattered and climbed over the high wall from different directions.

Everything went too smoothly.

It went so smoothly that it felt almost unreal.

After landing, Troy began to observe his surroundings.

The huge Hyuga courtyard was completely deserted, with not a single patrolling guard, and even the lights inside the houses were off.

"really."

"They probably all drank themselves to death at the banquet."

The last lingering doubt in Troy's mind vanished completely.

He pointed to the largest main house.

"That's Hiashi Hyuga's room."

"His youngest daughter, Hinata Hanabi, just turned three this year and has pure Byakugan blood."

"Go and take that brat away!"

Two Cloud Village ninjas drew their short swords and crept stealthily toward the main house.

They reached out and pulled on the door, then suddenly pushed it open.

"Whoosh!"

They were not greeted by sleeping children.

Instead, it was a cold, sharp glint of light.

Fresh blood gushed into the sky like a fountain.

Two perfectly healthy heads rolled onto the wooden floor.

"There's an ambush!"

"withdraw!"

Troy's hair stood on end.

He roared wildly and turned to jump over the wall.

But it was all too late.

"Gentle Fist Technique: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"

in the dark.

A cold voice rang out.

Followed by.

Countless sharp palm strikes landed on the Cloud Village ninja.

Bang bang bang!

The dull, resounding impacts continued.

Several Cloud Village ninjas didn't even have a chance to form hand seals.

Their chakra points were instantly sealed off, and their internal organs were shattered by the force of the Gentle Fist.

Hiashi Hyuga emerged from the shadows.

The veins around his eyes were bulging, and his white eyes were activated to the extreme.

"Breaking into my Hyuga clan in the middle of the night."

"Where do you think this is?"

Hiashi's tone suppressed extreme anger.

If it weren't for the fifth generation notifying them in advance.

Tonight, his youngest daughter, Hanabi, might really be in danger.

Troy leaned against a large tree.

He gripped the kunai tightly in his hand, panting heavily.

I don't know when.

The nearby walls and rooftops were already filled with masked ANBU ninjas.

Each of them exuded a suffocating murderous aura.

"Lightning Release: Chidori!"

Just then.

The piercing sound of electricity tore through the night sky.

Troy was in despair.

He then realized what was happening.

From beginning to end, this was a deadly trap set up by Konoha!

What negotiations, what banquet?

They were all bait to lure them in!

"Senju Chiba!"

"You're so cunning!"

Troy roared.

He concentrated all his chakra on the kunai, wanting to make a final, desperate attempt.

But Kakashi was too fast.

He was like a blue lightning bolt, instantly piercing through Troy's chest.

The lightning chakra directly shredded Troy's heart.

Troy's eyes widened, but the light in them quickly faded.

From the outbreak of the battle to its end.

Less than three minutes.

More than a dozen elite Cloud Hidden warriors were wiped out.

No one was able to leave the Hyuga base alive.

……

The Hokage's office.

"Lord Hokage."

"The Cloud Village ninja who infiltrated the Hyuga clan have all been killed."

"We suffered no casualties."

Hyuga Hiashi reported to the leader.

His voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"Well done."

"The dignity of the Hyuga clan must not be trampled upon by outsiders."

Chiba leaned back in his chair and praised him with a smile.

Upon hearing this...

Hiashi Hyuga's eyes were slightly red.

how many years.

The Hyuga clan has always lived cautiously in Konoha, fearing that they might arouse the suspicion of the higher-ups.

Nowadays.

He finally felt a sense of security being protected by the Hokage.

"Lord Hokage."

"What should we do with these bodies?"

Kakashi, who was standing to the side, spoke up and asked Chiba a question.

According to past practice.

The corpses of enemy ninjas are usually handed over to the interrogation department for intelligence analysis, or simply burned.

However, these ninjas from Kumogakure were killed on Chiba's own orders.

How to dispose of their bodies naturally required Chiba's personal instructions.

"Oh!"

"Find some of the cheapest coffins and put them in."

"If there's really no room, we'll just use a sealing scroll as a makeshift solution."

"Add some salt while you're at it, so it doesn't smell bad on the road."

"Then."

"Give me this ceasefire agreement, and the heads of those bastards from Kumogakure."

"Pack them all up and send them back to Kumogakure using the fastest post horse!"

"Consider it a return gift from Konoha to the Raikage!"

Kakashi had barely finished speaking.

Chiba then spoke directly, his tone carrying a hint of amusement.

no doubt.

Chiba is humiliating Kumogakure.

But so what?

You've come to my house to steal things?

Am I supposed to just swallow my anger and let this matter slide?

the other side.

Hearing Chiba's words.

The air in the office seemed to freeze instantly.

Kakashi's mouth was wide open under his mask.

Should the bodies and the ceasefire agreement be sent back together?

This is hardly a return gift.

This is clearly insulting Raikage right in the nose!

This is setting the stage for a full-scale war!

"The Godaime."

"If we do that, the Raikage will definitely go berserk on the spot."

"At that time, the Cloud Village will definitely come out in full force..."

Kakashi couldn't help but remind him.

But he hadn't finished speaking.

Chiba stood up, walked to the window, and looked down at the sleeping Konoha Village.

"Rampage?"

"I'm going to make him go berserk."

"Konoha has been weak for too long."

"It's time to show them who the strongest ninja village is!"

Chiba's voice was very soft.

But his tone revealed a confidence that he was in control of everything.

Kakashi swallowed hard.

He didn't say another word, simply accepted the order and left.

Because he knew it very well.

The Konoha of today is no longer the Konoha that always yielded.

This man is named Senju Chiba.

He truly dares to trample the entire ninja world under his feet!

……

a few days later.

The Land of Lightning, Hidden Cloud Village.

The office on the top floor of the Raikage Building.

Boom!

A sturdy desk was smashed to pieces by a terrifying force.

"Senju Chiba!"

"You've gone too far!"

The Fourth Raikage, A, had bulging muscles all over his body.

His golden hair stood on end, like that of an enraged lion.

Mabui and Tsuchida stood aside, forced to retreat repeatedly by the violent chakra.

On the ground were a dozen or so crudely made wooden crates.

The lid of the box has been opened.

Inside were the corpses of Troy and the others.

Because coarse salt was added.

The surface of the corpse was shriveled and twisted, emitting a foul odor.

What drives the Raikage crazy the most.

It was as if the newly signed armistice agreement was still nailed to Troy's forehead!

The blank spaces in the agreement.

A line of text was written in an extremely arrogant font.

Want to use the Byakugan? Trade the Raikage's head for it!

This is blatant humiliation.

This is like tearing off the face of the Hidden Cloud Village and throwing it on the ground to be trampled on!

"Lord Raikage, please calm down!"

"This is clearly a provocation tactic by Konoha."

"We were in the wrong first."

"Troy and his group infiltrated the Hyuga base without permission and were caught red-handed."

"That's why Konoha finally struck with deadly force."

"If we send troops now, we will have no moral grounds whatsoever!"

Despite her fear, Mabuyi loudly tried to dissuade him.

"Yes, Lord Raikage."

"That Senju Chiba has only just taken office, yet he dares to do something so crazy."

"He must have something to rely on."

"It is rumored that he awakened the First Hokage's Wood Release, and his strength is unfathomable."

"We can't act rashly!"

The earthen platform echoed this sentiment.

Hearing the two people's advice to stop.

Instead of calming down, Ray Shadow Ai became even more enraged.

"Moral principles?"

"In the ninja world, might makes right!"

"Konoha killed so many of our people, even Troy perished there."

"If we don't even fart."

"How will Kumogakure maintain its standing in the ninja world after this?!"

Raikage suddenly turned around.

His eyes were bloodshot, like those of a bloodthirsty beast.

"No matter what kind of Wood Release technique Senju Chiba possesses."

"I'm going to beat the shit out of him!"

"Relay my orders!"

"Assemble all main combat troops!"

"Target: The border of the Land of Fire!"

"We will not rest until Konoha is razed to the ground!"

"..."