Naruto: The whole world knows I am the savior

Chapter 133 War Begins

"Earth Escape - Earth Core Movement!"

After Kakashi formed the hand seals, he pressed his hands to the ground, and the ground within dozens of meters around him instantly trembled. As a renowned copy ninja in the ninja world, he had naturally copied a lot of the Earth Release ninjutsu from Iwagakure.

Rumble!

The violent tremors quickly overwhelmed the underground space of the Cloud Ninja, and the Cloud Ninja quickly realized that an enemy had attacked using Earth Release ninjutsu.

"There are enemies!"

"Quick, get out of here! This place is going to collapse!"

"Ikamo, use Earth Release!"

The Cloud Ninja reacted very quickly, which also explains why Kakashi didn't intend to kill them; otherwise, he could have used Earth Release to block all the gaps immediately.

Bang bang!

The six Cloud Ninjas fought desperately and managed to escape before the underground space collapsed.

"Cough cough. Damn it, which bastard was it?"

Before they could finish their curses, the six Cloud Ninjas found themselves surrounded by two people, with a female ninja on guard in the distance. However, all three of them were quite young.

"A child from Konoha?"

"Damn it, it was you bastards who attacked us!"

"Enough talk, Lomos. Capture them, torture them thoroughly, and then interrogate them to extract information."

The six Cloud Ninja grinned angrily. They had almost died in the cave, and their resentment towards Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto was immense. They were determined to give these three brats a good "welcome" later!

Upon hearing this, Naruto Uzumaki rolled up his sleeves, displeased, and said, "Kids? Looks like I'll have to show you what kids can do."

"Let's do it!"

At Sasuke Uchiha's command, he simultaneously swung out several shuriken with his right hand and threw out a kunai with his left.

The kunai, arriving late but arriving first, collided with the shuriken in mid-air, instantly altering the flight trajectories of all the shuriken.

"Damn it, get out of the way!"

"Ah ah."

Puff puff puff.

Several shuriken pierced the thighs of three Cloud Ninja. Sasuke Uchiha knew that the Cloud Village was skilled in ninjutsu and taijutsu, so he immediately sealed off the enemy's ability to move.

"Naruto!"

"I see."

The two men formed hand seals almost simultaneously as they shouted to each other.

However, Naruto Uzumaki first formed hand seals and used Shadow Clone Jutsu to create five identical clones of himself. This action greatly alarmed the Cloud Ninja, who took out kunai or planned to use ninjutsu to counterattack.

However, Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki's ninjutsu was faster. After using Shadow Clone Jutsu, six Naruto Uzumaki used Wind Release together.

"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"

"Wind Release: Gale Palm!"

The scorching fire dragon and the howling wind attacked from both sides. Seeing this, the Cloud Ninja had no time to use defensive ninjutsu, and only one of them knew Earth Release; they could only dodge.

However, three of them were stabbed in the thigh by shuriken and had no chance to escape.

boom!

"Aaaaaaah!!!"

After the fire dragon collided with the powerful hurricane, it instantly shattered the fire dragon, but the fire, fueled by the wind, turned into a towering wave of fire in the next second; moreover, when Naruto used Gale Palm, he intentionally adjusted the angle, causing the hurricane's wind direction to shift to both sides.

The three Cloud Ninja who escaped were also injured in the arms and legs by the fire wave. Their speed was not much faster than the fire release ninjutsu, and they were only able to escape by using the fire wave of the Gale Palm!

"Take this, Accelerated Rasengan!"

Naruto Uzumaki, holding two Rasengans in each hand, jumped onto the palms of two shadow clones, allowing the shadow clones to use Gale Palm to propel him forward at an accelerated speed.

Meanwhile, Sasuke Uchiha, in perfect coordination, used Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Claw Red Technique on the Cloud Ninja who was a little further away. The fire release, combined with the trajectory of the thrown shuriken, blocked his escape route and severely injured the Cloud Ninja's limbs.

The other two Cloud Ninja who were closer were directly slammed into the lower abdomen by Naruto Uzumaki's two Rasengans, and were then sent flying more than ten meters away with screams.

If Naruto hadn't deliberately reduced the power of the Rasengan, it could have pierced through their stomachs.

"These two are getting better and better at coordinating. Although they often argue, in battle, one signal is enough for the other to understand."

Kakashi, watching from afar, breathed a slight sigh of relief upon seeing the perfect teamwork between Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki; this was all thanks to their actual combat coordination.

Kakashi couldn't help but recall his battles with Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki. Although they weren't quite Jonin level in some aspects, their teamwork allowed them to amplify their advantages many times over. Even when he used his full strength, he found it extremely troublesome to deal with them.

"Alright, Akihito, it's our turn now. Let's extract as much information as possible."

Kakashi patted Hyuga Akito on the shoulder, then quickly headed towards where Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto were.

Both of them were quite careful in their actions, and none of the six Cloud Ninja died. Afterwards, Kakashi and Sasuke Uchiha separated and used Sharingan genjutsu to interrogate each other for information. In no time, they had obtained the information.

However, Kakashi said with a somewhat grave expression, "This doesn't seem good. The Cloud Ninja are already preparing for war, sending messages so frequently. Akito-kun, send the intelligence back immediately. We probably only have four hours left."

A new code is sent every day, and it is received by a special summoning beast. Unless it is the Cloud Ninja himself, the summoning beast can detect it. The next code is received and sent back in two hours, and with the return time of the summoning beast, it only takes four hours.

"The Cloud Ninja are too cautious, so cautious that I suspect they already know Konoha is preparing for war."

Sasuke Uchiha asked, "Kakashi, are you saying our operation has been leaked?"

"No, if we had known, there wouldn't be so few people on the border of the Land of Lightning, and our sudden action was also..."

Kakashi's pupils contracted. He suddenly remembered that this operation was brought forward; it was originally scheduled for a month later. So, it was very possible that the Cloud Ninja knew about their attack plan, only that it was aimed at the month later.

"Sasuke, you and Akito's squad, guard the area. I need to send a message immediately."

Kakashi quickly relayed the situation at the border of the Land of Lightning and his own speculations back using his ninja hawks; it should be noted that he only carried two ninja hawks with him when he was out, but this information was enough for him to use one.

Kakashi's information quickly reached Yosuke Shirakumo. The fact that the Cloud Ninja had taken precautions in advance was indeed unexpected, but fortunately, he had four hours.

"Let's deploy the Flying Castle and have Kakashi quickly attack the capital of the Land of Lightning. Let's move in as well."

Hakuun Yosuke immediately gave the order: there are many places in the Land of Lightning suitable as the main battlefield, but the only place that can be separated from the Cloud Village and the capital of the Land of Lightning and is suitable as a battlefield is the Hirasugi Forest.

"Speaking of which, there used to be a small country here, I remember it was destroyed by the Hidden Cloud Village."

"That's right, Sugi Ninja Village. It happened two years ago. After Sugi Ninja Village was destroyed, the Land of Vegetables was also annexed by the Land of Lightning."

"Let's move out; this place can best limit the abilities of the Cloud Ninja."

"Yes, Lord Yosuke."

After Hakuun Yosuke gave the order, more than a thousand Konoha ninjas immediately sprang into action. Five hundred of them activated the Flying Castle to meet Kakashi's team and prepare to launch an aerial attack on the capital of the Land of Lightning.

The remaining thousand ninjas all followed Shirokumo Yosuke to set up traps on the main battlefield and attract the attention of the Cloud Ninjas.

Moreover, Hakuun Yosuke had no intention of hiding it at all. He blocked the road and drove the civilians in the nearby towns away from the battlefield, so the Cloud Village found out about it very quickly.

The Hidden Cloud Village, with its towering Raikage Building reaching into the clouds, is perpetually filled with deafening thunder due to its exceptionally high elevation.

Bang!

Upon hearing the report from the Anbu, the Fourth Raikage angrily smashed another table. However, at this moment, Mabui was also shocked and had no time to blame the Fourth Raikage for destroying property.

"Say that again? The Konoha ninja are launching a full-scale attack? And they're already near the Hirasugi Forest!?"

The Fourth Raikage's first reaction was disbelief. Shaking his head, he shouted angrily, "How is this possible? Konoha is currently holding the Chunin Exams, and according to intelligence, even if they attack, it won't be for another month. Damn Danzo! Is he messing with us?"

Halfway through his sentence, the Fourth Raikage quickly realized that the information Danzo had given him was incorrect.

"Lord Raikage, Danzo might not be lying to us, but that's not important now. What's important now is preparing for war!"

Mabui calmly said, "I request that Raikage immediately summon Killer Bee, Yugito, and Tsuchidae. We need to counterattack."

"Go quickly and have them gather at Kumogakure, along with Darui and the others."

The Fourth Raikage gave the order to the Anbu, and the Anbu quickly summoned the men.

Upon learning of this, Tsuchida and the others were also shocked. They were indeed preparing for war, but the plan was not to start until twenty days later. Why was Konoha attacking now?

And the one leading the team is none other than Hakukumo Yosuke! The greatest enemy of Kumogakure!

The reason why people knew about Shirakumo Yosuke was because he didn't hide it at all; when he was driving away civilians, he made sure that the Konoha ninjas spread his name.

Once everyone had arrived, the Fourth Raikage was about to say something when Tsuchida suddenly interrupted, "Wait, Raikage-sama, where are Samui and the others? Shouldn't it still be time for the Chunin Exams?"

"The Chunin Exams should have ended yesterday. If Samui and the others had set off a day later because it was too late after the exams, they should be here by now."

Mabui didn't finish her sentence, but everyone in the room understood that Samui and her group would most likely run headlong into the Konoha ninja army.

"Damn it, Tsuchitai, come up with a strategy right now!"

The Fourth Raikage said angrily. Although he was the Kage of a village, he still had to rely on his right-hand men to formulate war tactics.

"Yes, Raikage-sama. According to the intelligence gathered by the Anbu, the Konoha ninja drove out the people from these villages and towns, which shows that they did not want to affect the civilians. Therefore, we can roughly deduce that the Konoha ninja are in this area."

"We can choose to fight the Konoha ninja here, or we can send a large army of ninjas to bypass the area and directly attack the Land of Fire. This way, the Konoha ninjas might be able to withdraw from the Land of Lightning. After that, we can rely on Killer Bee and Yugito's strength to fight Konoha to the death."

"However, after Killer Bee and Yugito leave the village, Kumogakure will have to prepare for war."

Tsuchikage quickly analyzed the intelligence and devised two tactical plans. However, after listening, the Fourth Raikage angrily said, "Tsuchikage, how can we avoid direct combat? Not only will we be ridiculed by the Konoha ninja, but the people of the Land of Lightning will also lose faith in us!"

The others nodded silently upon hearing this. The Fourth Raikage's words made perfect sense. The Konoha ninja had already driven the civilians of the four towns away from their homes. If the Kumogakure did not engage in a direct confrontation and defeat the Konoha ninja, the civilians of the four towns would spread the news.

Even if the Hidden Cloud Village wins the war, its reputation in the Land of Lightning will be ruined.

Tsuchikage sighed inwardly. He had done this to shift the battlefield so that he could preserve his strength to launch a counterattack against Konoha. However, the Fourth Raikage's concerns were also very important. After thinking it over, Tsuchikage abandoned the plan.

After half an hour of discussion, the Fourth Raikage slammed his fist on the table and said, "It's decided then. We'll crush them on the front lines. Hitsuji and Yugito, you two come with me. Tsuchidai, you stay behind to guard the village. If the situation repeats itself..."

"Don't worry, Raikage-sama, I will immediately put everyone on high alert; the village can be rebuilt, and as long as we win the main battle, we can reclaim everything from the Land of Fire!"

Tsuchida confidently stated that in order to prevent Hakuun Yosuke from using the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport into Konoha, the Hidden Cloud Village had conducted many rehearsals.

After the decision was made, the massive war machine of the Hidden Cloud Village was mobilized. The Fourth Raikage led four ninja battalions, totaling two thousand people, plus two Jinchuriki, to the battlefield.

Such actions naturally could not escape the notice of those who were constantly monitoring the Hidden Cloud Village. The Hidden Leaf Village's specially developed surveillance and reconnaissance unit, the Anbu, was able to collect most of the intelligence in the ninja world. Except for those who had a special understanding of the Hidden Leaf Village's secret techniques and bloodline limits, no one could escape their surveillance.

After more than two thousand Cloud Ninja left, Orochimaru, who was on the coast of the Land of Lightning, soon received a message from the Anbu.

"More than two thousand people have been mobilized. Even so, there are probably still seven or eight thousand ninjas in the Hidden Cloud Village. I won't make a move. I'll just focus on controlling the Impure World Reincarnation."

Orochimaru quickly made a decision: controlling the Edo Tensei from a distance was the safest option.

Shortly after receiving the intelligence, Mei Terumi led the Shadow Guard to the seaside and found Orochimaru; the other Hidden Mist ninjas were still on the distant sea, and no one had noticed them yet.

"So the reinforcements Yosuke-kun was talking about were the original Sannin—Orochimaru, you."

When Mei Terumi found out, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Although the three legendary Sannin were not weak in strength and reputation, they were now facing the Hidden Cloud Village. She had only brought two thousand Kirigakure ninja with her, and the intelligence was not as expected. The Hidden Cloud Village had only brought two thousand people with them when they left the village.

"Don't worry, Lord Mizukage. The Cloud Village knows that the person who came is Hakukumo Yosuke, and that he only brought two thousand men. That means he must have taken all the Jinchuriki with him. So the Cloud Village definitely doesn't have many high-level combatants left, and..."

Orochimaru spoke with a hoarse laugh as he formed hand seals.

"I'm not alone here, you know. Impure World Reincarnation!"

Bang bang bang!

Orochimaru immediately summoned the four coffins, which were then opened one by one. Upon seeing the people inside, Mei Terumi was shocked: "This is... that Impure World Reincarnation technique that can summon the dead to fight?"

"That's right, these are all the combat forces I've prepared, and even the sacrifices are special so that they can fully utilize their power in life."

Orochimaru looked at the Third Raikage, the previous Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, the Second Tsuchikage, and Kari from Iwagakure, and was extremely satisfied.

Each of his reanimated bodies can unleash 70% of their former power, but he needs to control them with focused attention.

(End of this chapter)