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

Hidden Cloud Village.

Raikage's office.

"What does it say on it?"

Seeing Mabui's expression.

Tsuchishiro frowned, then asked.

Mabui handed over the scroll.

"Konoha's ransom note."

"They demanded that we prepare 10 billion taels of war reparations within a week."

"And hand over all the Lightning Release ninjutsu scrolls of Kumogakure."

"Otherwise, we'll kill him."

Tsuchishiro snatched the scroll.

After reading the terms and conditions, he was so angry he almost fainted.

"One hundred billion taels!"

"And all the Lightning Release scrolls!"

"Why don't they just rob it!"

The entire annual tax revenue of the Hidden Cloud Village doesn't even amount to this much money.

If it really is given.

For the next ten years, Cloud Village will probably be starving.

"impossible."

"Absolutely not."

A grumpy Jonin roared.

Mabuyi smiled bitterly.

"If you don't agree."

"Raikage-sama and the Eight-Tails will die."

"Without the Kage and the Tailed Beasts, Kumogakure will soon be reduced to a second-rate ninja village."

"Iwagakure and Kirigakure will definitely pounce like sharks smelling blood."

The huge conference room fell into a deathly silence.

No one can bear the consequences of losing their top combat force.

However, this huge sum of money also cost Yunyin his life.

Tap, tap, tap.

A series of heavy footsteps came from outside the door.

A tall woman with a light yellow ponytail walked into the office.

The Jinchūriki of the Two-Tails, Yukito Nii.

Her eyes were cold, revealing a resolute determination to face death.

"Yukito?"

Tsuchishiro was taken aback.

The wooden figure walked to the table and placed its fingers on the scroll.

"Let me go."

Mabuyi was greatly surprised.

"What are you going to do!"

"Konoha is now a den of dragons and tigers!"

"The Eight-Tails has already been captured. If anything happens to you, the village is truly finished!"

Yukito looked coldly at Mabui.

"Do you have a better way?"

"The fact that Konoha didn't attack directly shows that they are more interested in profit."

"I'll bring the intimidating power of the Two-Tails to the negotiations, which should be able to lower the price a bit."

She knew it very well.

In front of that monster, the Two-Tailed Fox might not even be considered a pet.

But this was the last bargaining chip the Hidden Cloud Village had left.

"Put all the available cash in the village into the sealed scroll."

"That new Hokage of Konoha is definitely the type who won't act until he sees a clear benefit."

"..."

After saying all that.

Yukito turned and walked away, leaving everyone with a resolute back view.

Everyone knows this very well.

It's very likely that once the wooden man leaves, he will never return.

……

Konoha Village.

The streets were completely engulfed in cheers.

"Have you heard?"

"The Fifth Hokage single-handedly wiped out five thousand soldiers from the Hidden Cloud Village!"

"My God, that's five thousand people, not five thousand chickens!"

"Even the Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki were captured by the Fifth Hokage like dead dogs!"

"..."

The civilians and ninjas on the street were all talking about it excitedly.

At this moment, their worship of Chiba had reached its peak.

"As expected of a descendant of the Senju clan."

"This is the true god of ninjas!"

"With the Fifth Hokage here, who will dare to bully Konoha anymore?"

"..."

The taverns and teahouses were filled with cheers and shouts of joy.

The villagers' sense of belonging to Konoha skyrocketed.

In stark contrast to the bustling scene, there was a cluster of houses on the west side of Konoha Village.

This is the current residence of the Sarutobi clan.

In a dimly lit room.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sat on the tatami mat, with a cup of tea that had gone cold in front of him.

The wooden door was gently pushed open.

Koharu and Homura walked in, their faces dejected.

The two had changed from their luxurious robes to ordinary clothes, and looked somewhat disheveled.

"Hiruzen".

"You heard the news outside, didn't you?"

Xiaochun sat down in the dormitory, her voice trembling slightly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't speak, but silently exhaled a puff of smoke.

The thick smoke obscured his face, making it somewhat blurry.

Mitokado Yan sighed, his voice filled with despair.

"Five thousand troops... wiped out just like that."

"Wood Release, it's terrifying to this extent."

"Did we really make a mistake back then?"

Koharu turned her head and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with some nervousness.

"Hiruzen".

"Do you think that kid will settle scores with us when he gets back?"

"We have no power left, and 80% of our family business has been taken away."

"If he decides to attack, we won't even have a chance to fight back."

"..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi tapped his pipe on the table, making a crisp sound.

"Won't."

"If he wanted to kill us, he would have done it on the very first day he returned to the village."

"not to mention."

"Over this period of time."

"Have either of your families been harassed by the secret police in the village?"

Koharu and Homura exchanged a glance and shook their heads simultaneously.

No, not at all.

Mitokado Yan was somewhat puzzled.

"Although people were looking at us a little strangely."

"But Chiba didn't obstruct our normal task assignments or supply of materials."

Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a long sigh.

"That's where his intelligence lies."

"He took away our power and wealth, but left us with our lives and status."

"He's telling everyone this in this way."

As long as you obey him, even former enemies can survive in Konoha.

Speaking of it.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the azure sky outside.

"Chiba's reputation is now at its zenith."

"Don't make any underhanded moves; make our people behave themselves."

"As long as we survive, we may have a chance to rise again one day."

"..."

……

at the same time.

The other three great nations of the ninja world were in complete uproar.

The Land of Earth, Hidden Rock Village.

Onoki floated in mid-air, clutching the intelligence scroll tightly in his hand.

His lower back was throbbing with pain.

It wasn't a sprain, it was fright.

"A wooden figure?"

"The Thousand-Handed Buddha?"

"He slapped the Raikage into a pulp?"

Onoki's voice was sharp, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

Heitu stood to the side, looking at his grandfather with a worried expression.

"Old man."

"Don't get agitated, be careful of your back!"

Onoki shoved his granddaughter away.

How could I not be excited!

"This is like the First Hokage has been resurrected!"

Years ago, Onoki had suffered a setback in front of Madara Uchiha.

He had a deep-seated fear of that god-like combat power.

I thought Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha were dead.

The ninja world belongs to these mortals.

Who knew that another outrageous monster would appear in Konoha!

"Relay my orders!"

Onoki practically roared as he gave the order.

"Border patrol troops have retreated fifty miles!"

"No one is allowed to provoke a Konoha ninja!"

Huang Tu spoke up in a deep, muffled voice from the side.

"Dad."

"Isn't doing this a bit too cowardly?"

Onoki slapped his son on the back of the head.

"Coward?"

"That's called strategic avoidance!"

"That Raikage, that stubborn idiot, is probably already in line to meet his maker!"

"Do you want Iwagakure to be plowed up by that Thousand-Armed Buddha too?!"

Onoki looked out the window.

His heart was filled with bitterness.

What kind of blessed land is Konoha that produces such unreasonable monsters?