My Villainous Life Starting with Naruto

Chapter 126 The Follow-up Battle

"Commander, this is the intelligence from the front."

"Hmm." Hyuga Yuto nodded slightly and glanced at the contents of the scroll.

[The Hidden Stone Village launches a surprise attack on the Hidden Cloud Village forces; the Third Raikage holds off the enemy alone.]

Hyuga Yuto, deep in thought, took the scroll and went to Namikaze Minato's room:

"Minato-senpai, there's something I need your help with."

Inside the room, Minato Namikaze was wrapped in bandages, and behind him, Kushina Uzumaki was tenderly applying medicine to his wounds.

The young man with azure eyes smiled wryly:

"Yuto, you can handle most things yourself while I'm recuperating these past two days."

"No, this is a big deal, I can't make that decision myself."

Hyuga Yuto handed the scroll to Namikaze Minato, and while Minato was reading and pondering, he said to Kushina:

"Kushina-senpai, how is Minato-senpai's injury?"

"Not very optimistic." The red-haired woman pouted.

"The battle with the Moon Goddess consumed a lot of chakra, and then he went to support Jiraiya-sensei, where he was injured by the Rinnegan's technique... He's really amazing, that Akatsuki leader named Uzumaki Nagato."

"Compared to a little over a month ago, Nagato Uzumaki is stronger," Minato Namikaze suddenly said.

"Strong emotions seem to give those eyes new power, and he's still young, he'll grow even more... cough cough."

Minato Namikaze coughed violently, and Yuto Hyuga frowned, veins bulging at the corners of his eyes.

"Your lung injury is quite severe, so it's best to talk less. The doctors at the field hospital aren't very skilled. I'll come over and treat you when I'm done with my work. You need to be careful with this injury; if it's not healed properly, it can lead to chronic problems."

"No need, you'll temporarily assume the position of commander, and there's more to come... Ouch!"

Kushina Uzumaki, her face grim, pinched Minato Namikaze's soft waist before turning to a bright, sunny smile and earnestly addressing Yuto Hyuga:

"Thank you, Yuto-kun. I'll leave Minato to you now."

Minato Namikaze was helpless:

"...Thank you so much, Yuto. It's good that the Hokage is still here. Let's go and ask about the scroll together."

Hyuga Yuto smiled and nodded, then left the house with Namikaze Minato.

This was the sixth hour after the "Moon Goddess Siege Battle," and it was completely dark.

For Konoha, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure, this was a complete and utter defeat.

Moon Goddess swaggered away, not only taking the bait containing Uchiha power, but also taking Hyuga Yoshiko with her!

The disappearance of a young couple from the Hyuga main family basically confirms that the Byakugan has been leaked.

After destroying the Four Red Sun Formation, Nagato Uzumaki engaged in a fierce battle with Jiraiya. By the time Hiruzen Sarutobi and Minato Namikaze arrived, Jiraiya was already on the verge of death.

Nagato had experience fighting the Flying Thunder God Technique and managed to escape after paying a certain price. He even used the seriously injured Jiraiya as bait to injure Minato Namikaze, who was eager to save his master.

Even now, Jiraiya is still in critical condition, and Tsunade is treating him personally, neglecting even Minato Namikaze.

Minato Namikaze needed to rest, so the affairs of the western front naturally had to be temporarily entrusted to Vice Commander Yuto Hyuga. The branch family youths only had time to throw Miko's body into the Shikkotsu Forest before rushing back to the main camp. They've been busy until now and haven't even had time to deal with the spoils of war.

Konoha has sacrificed too much in its efforts to kill Moon Goddess, but apart from some information that cannot be confirmed with absolute certainty, it has gained nothing substantial.

"All operational plans concerning the Moon Goddess will be frozen, and the village will only maintain minimal intelligence gathering activities."

This was a decision Hiruzen Sarutobi reluctantly made two hours earlier.

However, everyone understands that the turmoil caused by the "failure of the four major powers to jointly besiege the Moon Goddess" is far from over.

Somewhere in the main camp, at the Hokage's temporary office.

"That Onoki guy, we really can't let our guard down. He actually took advantage of this brief alliance to set his sights on Kumogakure..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi closed the scroll, looked at the pale-faced Minato Namikaze and the respectfully standing Yuto Hyuga, and sighed inwardly.

What was the configuration of Konoha Village before the start of the Fourth Shinobi World War?

He is Hiruzen Sarutobi! One of the Legendary Sannin! Minato Namikaze! Danzo Shimura! Uchiha! Hyuga! Ino-Shika-Cho! The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!

There were so many experts and fierce warriors that even Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't know how he could lose.

But at this moment, Orochimaru has left Konoha, Danzo Shimura has been expelled from the village's power center, Jiraiya is critically injured and on the verge of death, Tsunade's hemophobia has not yet healed, Minato Namikaze has suffered a lung injury and needs to recuperate, and the Hyuga clan has lost two members of the main branch...

This was almost the weakest moment in the nearly fifty years since Konoha was founded.

The strategy of "the Hokage staying in the village while the younger generation of skilled fighters fight on the front lines to gain fame and experience" has failed.

With Jiraiya seriously injured, fighting on two fronts became a pipe dream.

The current number of Kage-level fighters in Konoha is insufficient to withstand the combined forces of the Wind, Earth, Lightning, and Water nations simultaneously.

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned and said softly:

"Minato, what's your opinion? Tell me."

Yellow Flash replied with a wry smile:

"Lord Hokage, if Iwagakure really kills the Third Raikage A at this time, even if Kumogakure is vengeful, they will have no choice but to retreat, since their Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is also imprisoned and their strength is insufficient."

"In that case, our western front will face the Iwagakure, which is currently riding high, and the Sunagakure, which is skilled in puppetry, while the eastern front will have to fight the Kirigakure alone... or perhaps we'll have to add the Kumogakure, which is in dire straits."

"Even with Yuto healing me, this lung injury will take a month to heal. Yuto and I can hold off the western front, but the eastern front will require the Hokage to personally go to the battlefield. However, the village is currently..." Minato Namikaze didn't finish his sentence.

Hiruzen Sarutobi understood what he meant.

The Hyuga clan suffered heavy losses, and as the Hokage, he absolutely had to go back to quell the unrest, whether it was to offer comfort or compensation.

Danzo Shimura is not an honest fellow, the elders are not of one mind, and the major ninja clans still need to be guarded against and suppressed. During the war, the headquarters must not be allowed to have any trouble.

As the Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi cannot leave the village for too long.

"Minato, just say it."

"Lord Hokage, the Raikage cannot die. We should go and save him, and use this as an opportunity to form an alliance with Kumogakure, so that they can help us withstand the pressure from Kirigakure in the east, and also keep Iwagakure in check... If the Raikage lives because of us, the foundation of the alliance will be more solid."

Hiruzen Sarutobi gently closed his eyes:

"Yuto, what are your thoughts?"

"Lord Hokage, Commander Minato is right."

Hyuga Yuto replied calmly, as if to say, "I am the loyal hand of the Fourth Leader of Konoha."

"Okay." Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly laughed.

Although the village has suffered a severe blow, the new leaves have grown to the point where they can provide shelter from the wind and rain.

"Minato, you stay at the main camp." Hiruzen Sarutobi stood up, rubbed his tired shoulders, and continued:

"Yuto, you, your teacher, and I, let's go on this trip."

(End of this chapter)