Naruto Online: Hyuga Branch Family? Let's go all out!

Chapter 226 Unifying the Continent

"We surrender!"

As soon as the third generation of Ai spoke, the fourth generation of Ai and Zakui immediately showed indignation on their faces.

But the two were held by the throat of fate and could not utter a word.

Yahiko spoke first, telling Konan to stop, and then asked, "You're serious about surrendering?"

"Seriously!" The Third Raikage dissipated the lightning chakra on his body, then raised his hands with a helpless expression.

"To be honest, your Cloud Village doesn't have a high reputation within our organization!" Yahiko said coldly. "So, are you truly surrendering?"

"I am!" The Third Raikage's tone was already somewhat strained.

"Why?" Yahiko asked, "Why did you surrender?"

Yup!

The fourth generation Ai and Zaku also struggled to turn their heads, wanting to see the expression on the third generation Ai's face.

We are not afraid of death. We cannot surrender just because we are being controlled. If that's the case, then we would rather die!

Nagato simply let them go. He was skilled and daring; if he could catch them once, he could catch them again.

Finally, the two turned their heads, and the third generation Ai saw the expressions on his son's and subordinate's faces.

He was instantly enraged: "What kind of expressions are those? Do you think I surrendered because of you?"

The fourth-generation Ai looked bewildered: "Isn't that right?"

"How dare you!" the third-generation Ai said irritably. "I can sacrifice myself, so what's the big deal about sacrificing a son!"

"Then you still..."

The third-generation Ai remained silent for a long time, then sighed: "I just... can't see any hope!"

Seeing the two still standing there dumbfounded, the Third Hokage A had to add in detail: "The gap between our Hidden Cloud Village and the Ning Organization is too great. The three of us are already the strongest fighting force in the Hidden Cloud Village, yet we were completely powerless against the command of a single legion of the Ning Organization. And the Ning Organization has three such legions in total!"

The fourth generation of Ai is silent.

"What's more, this isn't even all of them!" The Third Hokage, A, sighed again. "The legendary Sannin, Hatake Sakumo, who made great contributions in the Second Shinobi World War, didn't even go to war!"

What does this mean? It means that they defeated the entire village's more than 20 years of accumulated strength with just the latest generation of young people!

"Then we don't need to surrender! We'll fight to the death!" the Fourth Hokage declared sternly. "I believe that none of the heroes of Kumogakure are afraid of death!"

"Yes, we fought bravely, we died, and then what?" the third generation Ai asked rhetorically.

"Huh?" Fourth Generation E didn't understand. "Just fight, why ask 'then'?"

"A battle must have some meaning!" The Third A shook his head and asked, "Are you loyal to someone? Or do you have an irreconcilable hatred for the Ning organization? Or is the Ning organization an evil organization that will massacre and destroy the city after defeating Kumogakure?"

"Ah..." Fourth Generation Ai remained silent.

Throughout history and across the world, there are generally a few reasons why a city would rather its entire population die in battle than surrender.

First, loyalty to a certain power, such as the 100,000 soldiers and civilians at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Secondly, they harbor irreconcilable hatred towards their opponents, such as the martyrs who endured various forms of torture during the War of Resistance against Japan.

Third, even if you surrender, it won't help; you'll still be slaughtered, as seen in the massacres at the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty.

But to whom does the Hidden Cloud Village belong?

No!

The relationship between Kumogakure and the Land of Lightning is merely one of cooperation and employment; the Raikage and the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning are equal in status.

Does the Hidden Cloud Village have a grudge against the Ning Organization?

No, the Ning organization has only been established for a few years, and this is the first time it has emerged.

Is the Ning organization an evil organization that would massacre villages and destroy cities?

No, the intelligence system of Kumogakure is still working properly. They know the situation of the invaded Kusagakure, Takigakure, Frost Country, and Iron Country.

Only those in power who committed serious crimes were tried. Ordinary people and low-ranking ninjas were not only spared, but were also given money and land by the Ning organization and settled down properly.

Based on these three points, it's clear that there were no psychological barriers for the Hidden Cloud Village to surrender to Ning's organization.

And of course, there's the most important one.

We can't beat them!

It's not the kind of close match where you're just a little bit weaker and can't win; it's the kind of huge gap where there's absolutely no hope of winning.

Whether it was those two Rinnegan or the hundred million small airplanes in the sky, both made the Third Generation A feel despair.

He not only realized that he couldn't win, but also thought that the Eternal Eye and the exploding tag plane were actually more suitable for use on the battlefield!

He also has Lightning Release Armor for defense, but what do those Cloud Village ninjas have?

There's nothing there!

In other words, they can't win in a three-on-three situation, nor can they win in a three-thousand-on-three-thousand or a thirty-thousand-on-thousand situation. The only difference is whether they lose badly or extremely badly.

We've come this far, what else is there to do but vote?

That's all I have to say. It doesn't matter if my son doesn't understand anymore. We'll teach him slowly when we get to the war criminal management center.

"By the way, is what you write in your books true?" the Third Generation Ai asked. "Do you really treat prisoners of war well?"

"Yes!" Yahiko nodded. "I'm very curious about this. Haven't any of you five great ninja villages ever thought about unifying the ninja world?"

"Of course I do! I dream about it!" Third Generation Ai nodded immediately.

"Then why don't you treat prisoners of war well?" Yahiko asked. "I've noticed that in any of your five great ninja villages, once you capture an enemy, you immediately subject them to severe torture, and in severe cases, you even try to extract their memories. No matter which method you use, the prisoner is bound to die in the end!"

"Is there a problem?" Third Generation Ai asked, shrugging.

"What other problems are there? These are huge problems!" Yahiko was speechless. "If you treat prisoners like this, who will dare to surrender on the battlefield? If they can't surrender, won't they fight to the death even if they're outmatched?"

"If you want to unify the five great nations, you'll have to kill everyone from the other four ninja villages!"

"Huh?" Third Generation Ai was taken aback, then suddenly realized.

That seems to be the case?

Yes, why didn't anyone think of that before?

I am willing to surrender because I know that Ning's organization treats prisoners of war well.

If our Hidden Cloud Village also treated prisoners well...

"We've investigated, and there are a total of 3000 to 5000 rogue ninja in the entire ninja world!" Yahiko continued, "And this number should actually be increasing year by year, but because rogue ninja are constantly dying, the total number of rogue ninja has remained in a dynamic equilibrium!"

"These people would rather be rogue ninja than join a major power because none of the five major powers are willing to treat prisoners of war well!"

"If any major power treats prisoners of war well, they can quickly raise an army after acquiring these rogue ninjas, and this army can also become a banner, calling on all those in other countries who are dissatisfied with the village to join."

"If this were done by your Hidden Cloud Village, what difficulty would there be in unifying the world?"

Third-generation Ai slapped his thigh, lamenting, "That's right! Isn't that exactly how it works? How could I not have thought of that!"

At that moment, he became even more convinced of Ning's organization.

Look at their brains! They came up with something that even the five major powers hadn't thought of.

What's even more terrifying is that this preferential treatment of prisoners is just a minor clause among their many terms.

"It's not as simple as you make it out to be!" Sakyi was unhappy, because he was the commander-in-chief at the border, and his job was to prevent wandering ninjas from entering the country.

Now you're suddenly saying this approach is wrong?

Isn't that a denial of his work over the past few decades?

"If we open the floodgates, not only will wandering ninjas get in, but spies will too!"

"As long as you treat them well, spies aren't unredeemable!" Yahiko shrugged. "Besides, spies are a double-edged sword; the enemy can use them, but we can't!"

"To knock down all the poles instead of using them is simply a sign of a lack of confidence in one's own abilities!"

The third and fourth generation Ai exchanged a glance. So that's how it is!

Yes, if a shadow is confident enough and has enough courage, he can even influence a spy, and might even be able to make that spy work for him.

Seeing the blank looks in their eyes, Yahiko smiled. So easily fooled!

That's normal. The ninja world has been fighting for thousands of years, but due to the heavy reliance on ninjutsu, everyone is researching more powerful ninjutsu, but no military strategy has been developed.

As for strategists like the Nara clan, they were not valued in the past due to their weak individual strength, and only began to rise slowly during the ninja village era.

No, they didn't even truly rise to prominence during the ninja village era. It wasn't until the Uchiha clan was destroyed and the Hyuga clan began to cower in fear that they showed some signs of emerging.

This situation only arose because the three races of pig, deer, and butterfly were united.

If this were a world centered on Chinese culture, the Nara clan would have been treasured and revered long ago. How could they have fallen to such a state?

The words spoken to Yunyin and the other two were not idle talk, but rather a message to them.

We can crush you not only in strength, but also in wisdom.

Therefore, surrendering is your only option!

"The three of you, coordinate yourselves and come one by one!" Yahiko said with a smile. "We need to seal your chakra!"

"As expected of the Ning Organization, they do things openly and honestly!" The Third Generation Ai was speechless. He had seen this scene from the tree, but experiencing it firsthand still gave him a strange feeling.

If it were the Hidden Cloud Village, wouldn't they have to find a secret room and do it quietly to seal someone's chakra?

But they told me so clearly, and because of their way of doing things, I trusted the Ning organization even more.

There's a real reason why their organization can succeed!

"Come on, let's start with me!" Third Generation Ai stepped forward.

"Be careful, it might be a trap!" Fourth Generation E and Sakai hurriedly tried to stop them, but Third Generation E gave them a disapproving look.

I've already surrendered, so it's only natural that I'd be killed. What's there to be afraid of?

He used to think that his son and his subordinates were quite useful, obedient and smart.

Looking back now, while being obedient was indeed good, it also made me a bit foolish.

Being clever isn't true intelligence; it's just a superficial cleverness lacking vision.

Honestly, I never thought that far ahead before. What's going on?

For some reason, he thought of that book: "Ning Organization Popular Education Manual".

Perhaps it was this book that broadened his horizons and expanded his perspective?

From now on, this should be listed as essential reading for the Night Moon Clan!

A moment later, seals were placed on him.

Yoruzuki Ai sensed it and found that not only could she no longer sense the original chakra, but she also couldn't extract any new chakra.

At this moment, he completely became a mortal.

Seeing Nagato begin to treat his son and subordinates the same way, the Third Hokage, A, asked curiously, "What will you do with us? I mean, all of us from Kumogakure!"

"All chakra will be sealed, and after three months to a year of training, work will be assigned based on learning progress and strengths!" Yahiko said. "The training period for higher-ups will be longer, possibly three to five years!"

This is because low-ranking ninjas, even high-ranking ninjas, are merely tools in the hands of the ninja village.

Tools don't have their own thoughts, so you can just directly instill the Ning organization's ideology into them.

But not at the higher levels.

The higher-ups not only possessed some basic skills in managing people, but they also held considerable prestige within the ninja village.

If they are released early on, they can use their resources to quickly seize high positions, and if they want to cause trouble, they can also pull out a group of subordinates.

However, if the learning period is extended to three to five years, regardless of the transformation effect, at least their influence in the village will be weakened to almost nothing after three to five years of isolation.

It's impossible to recruit more people now; my subordinates and even family members have all found new jobs, and some may even have started new families.

Everyone has their own life now, going to work, taking care of their children after get off work, living a good life every day. Who wants to cause trouble for the old boss?

If it really happens, it would be a good thing.

People who can't be reformed in three to five years are truly beyond reformation and can only be executed.

With the cooperation of the Third Raikage, the Fourth Raikage, Zaku, calmly accepted the seal first. Then, the Third Raikage fired a signal flare, summoning the Eight-Tails Killer Bee and the Two-Tails Yugito.

After both of them were sealed away, there were no more Kage-level powerhouses on the front lines.

At this moment, the Third Raikage reappeared, first gathering everyone together, and then explaining the surrender.

The Cloud Village ninjas were naturally unhappy, but because they had gathered everyone, there wasn't even a single sentry, so all 60,000 Guining Army soldiers had already entered the fortress.

At this point, the tide had turned against them.

After killing over a hundred die-hards who refused to surrender, the matter of Kumogakure was finally settled.

Afterwards, the gates of the Land of Thunder were wide open, and the Guining Army, with 60,000 troops, marched north in six routes.

Kill the nobles, distribute the land, and establish grassroots government.

They suppressed bandits, built bridges, paved roads, and rescued the people.

They then stormed into the capital of the Land of Lightning without any obstacles and captured the daimyo of the Land of Lightning.

With this, all the major powers on the Ninja World continent were destroyed and brought under the rule of the Ning Organization.

Only two small countries in the far north of this continent remain outside the control of the Ning Organization.

There is a country called the Land of Demons, which is a country where witches have sealed away demons.

There is a country called the Land of Snow, the country where the wind blows and the snow falls.

These two countries are actually very large, but they are sparsely populated and have little armed force. Ning Yuan ordered Shuimen to lead a force of two thousand men, which would be enough to take them down.

That so-called "Wind, Flower, Raging Waves" and "Ice Release" from the Land of Snow could fight Kakashi to a standstill, but against Minato, it was just a sitting duck.

The demons of the Demon Kingdom are a problem; Ning Yuan originally wanted to deal with them himself.

However, after hearing about it, Orochimaru became interested in the immortal demons and took his scientists and forbidden technique experts with him to conduct research.

On December 27, 1946, Miroku, the priestess of the Land of Demons, announced that the Land of Demons had joined the Ning Organization.

On December 29, 1946, the Daimyo of the Land of Snow, Kazahana Hayayuki, announced that he would relinquish the position of Daimyo and that the Ning Organization would take over the Land of Snow.

Thus, after a thousand years of division and endless war, the Ninja World continent was finally unified once again!

(End of this chapter)