Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 97 The Cloud Ninja's Crushing Defeat

"Father...Father, how could this be?"

The Fourth Raikage, who was already severely injured, was shocked to see his father being killed in one move.

Ultimately, it was because the Third Raikage was too confident in his strongest shield. If it were the Fourth Raikage, he would never have dared to let Uchiha Touya's Kusanagi sword pierce his heart, because his Lightning Release Chakra Mode could indeed be broken through his defenses.

"Even the best swimmers drown... With the strongest shield breached, the death of this strongest Raikage was inevitable!"

Uchiha Touya let out a long breath. With the Third Raikage's vitality, even with his heart pierced, he might have been able to live for another ten minutes or even fight a few more times. Unfortunately, the evil energy damaged his body and soul, directly taking the Third Raikage's life.

Reaching out, Uchiha Touya activated his Spirit Binding ability, directly summoning the soul of the Third Raikage, who had a small wound on his chest.

After retrieving his soul, Uchiha Touyu could sense that the soul in his hand had been injured by the evil energy and was slightly weak, but only weak; it was not to the point that he could not use it.

After defeating the Third Raikage, Uchiha Touyu turned his gaze to the Fourth Raikage. The Fourth Raikage, who had been immersed in grief and shock over his father's death, suddenly trembled upon seeing Uchiha Touyu's gaze and shouted:

"Bee, retreat with all the Cloud Ninja!! You are permitted to use Full Tailed Beast Transformation Mode!!"

Killer Bee, who was half-transformed into a tailed beast and fighting Minato Namikaze, was shocked when he heard his older brother's voice. He turned around and saw the Third Raikage's corpse standing there.

"Lord Third... how could this happen?!"

"Let's run with everyone! This time, the Cloud Ninja have been defeated... Run!"

The Fourth Raikage's expression was resolute. Even though his bronze complexion had turned deathly pale due to blood loss and soul damage, the lightning on his body shone even brighter, and even his once-mighty body showed traces of charring.

That was because the body could no longer withstand the excessive amount of Lightning Release chakra, resulting in physical damage and bringing it to the brink of collapse.

While this could raise the Fourth Raikage's strength to its peak in a short period of time, it would leave endless aftereffects in the future. However, it is clear that the current Fourth Raikage is no longer considering the future.

"Tsk, what a nuisance. Orochimaru-sensei, this seriously injured person is yours to handle!"

Uchiha Touyu glanced at the Kusanagi sword stuck in the Third Raikage's chest and made up his mind that he would definitely imprint a summoning jutsu on the sword in the future. However, since he was unarmed and had used up most of his chakra, he decided not to fight the Fourth Raikage to the death.

Although the Fourth Raikage is currently severely injured, an ordinary ninja might have already passed out. However, it is precisely because of his severe injuries and his determination to die that the Fourth Raikage is now in even greater danger than he was in his normal state.

Orochimaru, his face pale, twitched his lips, wanting to say something, but then he noticed that Uchiha Touyu beside him had gradually disappeared into thin air, thanks to his camouflage concealment technique.

"Damn it, you Uchiha brat, get out here and fight me like a man, you damn coward!"

Just as Uchiha Tou's figure disappeared, a blood-red lightning bolt flashed, and the Fourth Raikage's punch missed its mark. He looked around and then roared in fury.

He never expected that the Uchiha brat in front of him would be so shameless. Seeing that he had used a forbidden technique to fight to the death, the other party actually disappeared and escaped!

Feeling the life force draining from his body and his body gradually becoming numb under the influence of lightning, the Fourth Raikage's eyes flashed with bloodlust. He suddenly turned his head and looked at Orochimaru beside him.

Orochimaru's lips twitched, his expression helpless. He stretched out his hand, and nine silver snakes snaked out from his sleeve, forming a silver snake sword. He muttered a sarcastic remark:

"If I took on two more apprentices like that, I'd probably lose my life!"

After disappearing into the shadows, Uchiha Hiyu immediately sneaked back to the Third Raikage's side, retrieved his Kusanagi sword, and then, looking at the chaotic battlefield around him, a smile appeared on his lips.

The Third Raikage is dead, and the Fourth Raikage is almost there too, but only some ninjas on the edge of this battlefield have seen it. It will take at least ten minutes for the news to reach every Cloud Ninja.

Even if the Cloud Ninja receive the message and begin to retreat, it will be difficult for them to shake off the Konoha ninjas who are entangled with them in a short time. In short, it will take at least half an hour for the more than 5000 Cloud Ninjas to truly retreat.

This half hour or so was the best time for Uchiha Hiu to hunt!

……

Night fell quietly, and the battlefield, which had been fiercely contested during the day, had now become a desolate graveyard.

Now only Konoha ninjas remain on the battlefield, collecting the corpses of their former ninjas.

Pale-faced, with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and half of his long hair cut off, Orochimaru, looking rather disheveled, sat on a rock, directing his subordinate ninjas to clean up the battlefield.

A golden flash appeared in front of Orochimaru. Orochimaru glanced at Minato Namikaze and asked:

"How did it go? Did you keep him?"

Minato Namikaze lived up to his sunny appearance, with messy blond hair, sweat-drenched face, panting and pale, looking like he had completely exhausted his chakra.

"No... The Jinchuriki's defense is too strong; my attacks are basically ineffective."

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru showed no regret and calmly replied:

"If they didn't leave, they didn't leave. This time, the Third Raikage and his successor are all dead. If we really killed the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki as well, it might not be a good thing for Konoha."

Konoha is situated in the central part of the continent, a place of constant warfare. From a military perspective, this terrain is such that the strong can conquer the world, while the weak are vulnerable to being devoured by packs of wolves. Unfortunately, since the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha started their civil war, Konoha has lost the opportunity to truly conquer the world.

If Konoha were to act too aggressively now, the other ninja villages, large and small, would inevitably unite and attack it.

Even though the Cloud Ninja and Sand Ninja have been severely damaged, Konoha's losses are still considerable. While no Kage-level ninjas have been injured or killed, nearly half of the lower-ranking ninjas have been killed or wounded.

Otherwise, Konoha wouldn't have only sent less than 3000 ninja to deal with the nearly 4000 invading ninjas from the Cloud Ninja. The lower-level ninjas were already in dire need of manpower.

"Besides... that Fei Yu guy hasn't come back yet. He's probably still trailing behind those Cloud Ninja. With that brat's bloodlust, the Cloud Ninja are definitely in for a rough time!"

(End of this chapter)