Naruto: The whole world knows I am the savior

Chapter 136: The Capture and Kill – Epilogue

"Raikage-sama!?"

"Big brother!"

Killer Bee and Yugito exclaimed in shock. In just over an hour, their strongest ninja from the Hidden Cloud Village had been captured.

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!!

Yukito and Kirabi could not accept this result; they absolutely could not accept it.

"Good job, it's rare for this brat to be so helpful."

Kushina couldn't help but praise her, as she was almost at her limit. Although the Adamantine Seal was very convenient for dealing with tailed beasts, her combat experience was far inferior to Killer Bee and Yugito, and she had no experience of fully transforming into a tailed beast before, which was why she was being suppressed.

"Damn it, let go of the Fourth Raikage!"

After a furious shout, Yugito charged angrily toward Shirakumo Yosuke in the form of a cat demon, while simultaneously conjuring a blazing blue flame in his mouth.

"Alright, then I'll return it to you! Only a portion of it."

Bai Yunyangjie's eyes narrowed, and he said with murderous intent.

At the same time, after lifting the Fourth Raikage up with one hand, he retracted the other hand, wrapped it with sharp lightning chakra, and then stabbed forward fiercely!

puff!

"Ughhhhh!!"

The Fourth Raikage awoke from his coma in excruciating pain, letting out a pitiful scream. But not long after, his eyes widened in shock, and he died, his life force completely extinguished.

A hand pierced through his chest, wrapped in lightning chakra and holding a still-beating heart.

"Raikage-sama!!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Yugito was so shocked and angry that she was speechless, and even the blue flames in Nekomata's mouth dissipated.

But what condensed instead was a high-density Tailed Beast Ball of Chakra.

"Die, you bastards of Konoha!"

Seeing the village's Kage killed right under his nose was not only infuriating, but also a disgrace to the ninjas. So, the Tailed Beast Ball condensed by the wooden golem was even bigger than the cat demon's head, and was then launched directly at Yosuke Shirakumo.

"Ha, a boring attack."

As he spoke, Shiraku Yosuke used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport to Kushina's side, dodging Yugito's Tailed Beast Ball.

Rumble!

The shockwave from the explosion shook the earth once again. The terrifying impact even sent the wooden golem flying. Kushina, due to the close proximity and the terrifying shockwave, lost control of the Nine-Tails and was thrown hundreds of meters away after releasing Killer Bee.

After the explosion of the Tailed Beast Ball subsided, Kushina shook her head and stood up, quickly noticing Yosuke Shirakumo absorbing the Nine-Tails' chakra beside her.

"You scared me! I'm so glad you're alright!"

Kushina looked at the dead Fourth Raikage. Although she had seen some corpses, this was the first time she had seen someone die by having their heart ripped out like the Fourth Raikage, especially since he was the Kage of a village.

This prompted Kushina to ask, "You really killed him? This guy is the Raikage of Kumogakure?"

"What, can't the Raikage be killed? If I remember correctly, you were kidnapped by the Hidden Cloud Village when you were a child, so you should have a lot of hatred for them."

While absorbing the Nine-Tails' chakra, Shirokumo Yosuke said to Kushina, "Besides, it's practically impossible to persuade the fighting faction of Kumogakure to surrender. Killing them all is the best option, otherwise we'll be the ones who get hurt. Go deal with the Two-Tails, and remember to capture her alive!"

After saying that, Shirakumo Yosuke grabbed Kushina's shoulder and threw her towards the Two-Tails, sending the astonished Kushina flying.

However, along with her, more than half of the Nine-Tails' chakra also flew out.

The golden Nine-Tails split in two, but its size did not decrease at all. However, Kushina could control much less of the Nine-Tails' chakra, but she also faced one less enemy, and the Two-Tails was easier to deal with.

At this moment, Killer Bee roared angrily, "Damn it, you'll pay for my brother's death! Consecutive Tailed Beast Balls!!"

The death of the Fourth Raikage ignited Killer Bee's fury. He attacked Yosuke Shirakumo without regard for anything else, even if the explosion of the Tailed Beast Ball would hurt him.

"Useless attack"

Upon seeing these Tailed Beast Balls, Hakuun Yosuke immediately controlled his nine tails, shrinking them to his sides and forcefully lashing them out, sending several of Killer Bee's Tailed Beast Balls flying.

It caused violent explosions in the air and in the distant mountains, and one of them was even nearly knocked behind the Cloud Ninja camp by Shirakumo Yosuke.

However, the difference was only a few thousand meters, so it only frightened nearly a thousand Yun Ninja for a long time, with few casualties.

"To deal with a tailed beast like you, transforming into a tailed beast is actually inconvenient."

After deflecting the Tailed Beast Ball, Shirakumo Yosuke withdrew all of the Nine-Tails' chakra into his body. The golden Nine-Tails, which was tens of meters in size, disappeared from Killer Bee's sight, and was replaced by the state that Killer Bee had seen Shirakumo Yosuke in last time.

Its entire body was covered in golden chakra, its outer garment was covered with black marks and magatama, and even the tip of its tail was flaming with golden flames; its face also had Sage Mode markings, but they were mixed with the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.

Tailed Beast Sage Mode!

"This is still the most convenient way!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shirokumo Yosuke disappeared, using the Body Flicker Technique to rush towards the fully-formed Eight-Tails.

"By the way, watch out! He's coming! Don't let him get close!"

"I understand, Hachi! Eight Tailed Beasts!"

After the eight octopus tentacles enveloped itself, it instantly swirled outwards, creating a terrifying storm.

This terrifying impact shattered and blew away nearby hills, completely leveling the few remaining hills.

Soon, the area had become a flat plain.

However, after the dust settled, Killer Bee was surprised to find that Yosuke Shirakumo had not been swept away. Instead, many long chakra arms extended from his back and plunged deep into the ground. He then used his arms to shield himself, which prevented him from being blown away.

After the Tailed Beasts' Eightfold Scroll ended, Shirakumo Yosuke lowered his arms and sneered at Killer Bee, "Heh, now it's my turn, Killer Bee!"

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"What!?"

Upon receiving the news, Onoki was shocked and immediately slammed his hand on the table and stood up. Then, a cracking sound came from his waist, causing him to cry out in pain, his face turning pale: "My back, my back, my back hurts so much! I twisted it!"

After the medical ninjas from the Shadow Guard beside him treated and relieved Onoki's symptoms, he finally felt better.

Ōnoki immediately asked, "What exactly happened? Have Konoha and Kumogakure gone to war?"

"That's right, Father. Not only that, but Konoha and Sunagakure have also gathered at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Grass, and near the Land of Waterfall."

Huang Tu circled the location on the map for Onoki, indicating the location, and continued, "There are about two thousand people. Konoha and Sunagakure haven't made a move yet, but Kusagakure and Takigakure have already sent messengers."

"Where are Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi? Have they returned? Didn't Konoha just hold the Chunin Exams? Why are they at war with Kumogakure?"

Onoki quickly asked, "The Iwa ninja are indeed a bit slow to react in this regard, and their arms race is much slower than that of the Kumo ninja and Konoha."

Iwagakure's strategy was to form an alliance with Kusagakure, Takigakure, and Amegakure, relying on the strength of these smaller nations to bolster their military power. However, Onoki did not expect Konoha to start a war so quickly.

"Didn't that Cloud Ninja kid tell us that Konoha's actions wouldn't happen for at least a month? Why is it so soon?"

Huang Tu shook his head and said, "I don't know, but Father, we have to make a decision now. The Cloud Ninja and Konoha have already started a war. What should we do?"

"Of course, we should join the war!"

Onoki slammed his fist on the table and said, "The conflict between Konoha and us is even greater. You have to understand that we have received two years' worth of missions from Konoha. Otherwise, the village's strength would not have recovered so quickly. If Konoha defeats the Cloud Ninja this time, they will definitely turn around and attack us, just like in the last great war."

Huang Tu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Since Father has made this decision, I am relieved. I thought Father would do the same as last time and plan to participate in the war one last time."

"Last time I was worried about the Cloud Ninja kids, and I didn't expect them to lose so quickly. But since the enmity with Konoha is greater, we naturally have to deal with them first. And what about Kurotsuchi? Any news about her? How's her mission going?"

Onoki quickly asked several questions, but Akatsuchi slowly shook his head upon hearing them.

"There's been absolutely no news of Kurotsuchi, not even a mission notification. I suspect it's failed. And Father, sending Kurotsuchi to contact Shirakumo Yosuke is completely unreliable. That guy is already the Shogun of the Land of Fire and a disciple of the Fifth Hokage. We can't offer better terms, even the Tsuchikage position."

After a moment of silence, Onoki slowly spoke, "In that case, let's abandon this mission. Akatsuchi, immediately gather the village's ninjas, and send someone to inform the Grass Ninja and the Waterfall Ninja. This time, we're probably going to have to conquer Konoha in one fell swoop. Make sure the Grass Ninja and the Waterfall Ninja give it their all, especially the Jinchuriki of the Waterfall Ninja!"

"Notify the Akatsuki organization that they are needed in this war as well!"

"Also, inquire about the whereabouts of Black Soil and Red Soil. Why haven't they returned yet?"

Onoki said unwillingly that Akatsuchi and Kurotsuchi were both promising young talents who would surely become pillars of Iwagakure in the future. If something happened to them, Iwagakure would lose two geniuses.

"Yes, Father, I understand."

After Huang Tu finished speaking, he immediately went down to make arrangements. However, he put the matter of investigating Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi last. Now, he needed to quickly mobilize the ninja army to deal with Konoha, which would also help reduce the pressure on the Cloud Ninja.

As for Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi, such a fierce war broke out right after the Chunin Exams, so Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi probably won't be able to return.

Konoha has already amassed a large army of ninjas on the border; how could they possibly allow the enemy to pass through here?

boom!

boom!

boom!

After the capital of the Land of Lightning was bombed, fifty ninja squads descended from the sky in flying vehicles. They then began eliminating the noble samurai and their ninja guards within the city, continuously announcing their arrival through the loudspeakers of the flying castle.

"Surrender to Konoha immediately, or face execution! Civilians must remain at home; anyone who wanders around or causes trouble will be considered a traitor and may be executed in the street!"

Announcements like these were played repeatedly on the Flying Castle, and the common people of the Land of Lightning's capital knew that Konoha had attacked.

Although they didn't know why Konoha was attacking, these civilians had no chance against the ninjas, so all the civilians in the capital chose to rush home and lock their doors, afraid to come out.

Even some civilians who were fanatically loyal to the daimyo and took it as their faith were quickly killed by Konoha ninjas.

Most of these Konoha ninjas were genin, but after being equipped with scientific ninja tools, their strength was comparable to that of chunin, and they easily dealt with the samurai guards of the Land of Lightning nobles.

Swish swish!

Four figures appeared on the rooftops near the Daimyo's residence. This area was inhabited by nobles and was also the battlefield where Konoha ninjas fought the most.

"That should be the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Lightning. There are probably many samurai and ninja from the Hidden Cloud Village inside. There might even be four or five Jonin. After all, the Shogun killed all the guards last time, so the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning will definitely be very vigilant afterward."

Kakashi scratched his silver-white hair and said to his three students and subordinates, "Sasuke, Naruto, and Karin, you're in charge of that area. Slaughter all the rebels and capture the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning."

"Hey, Kakashi-sensei, you're not kidding, are you?"

Upon hearing this, Karin Uzumaki's eyes widened immediately, and she said, "You just said there might be several Cloud Ninja Jonin there. Are you just going to leave them to the three of us?"

Kakashi waved his hand and laughed, "Of course not, I'll be right behind you, ready to provide support at any time. But you'll have to ask me for help first."

"I need your help."

Sasuke Uchiha clenched his fist, then snorted and said, "No need. Consider this my trial before becoming a Jonin. Karin, if you encounter any danger, just shout for me. I'll show them how powerful the Uchiha are."

"Naruto, you can ask me for help too!"

"Stop dreaming, you arrogant Sasuke!"

Upon hearing the last sentence, Naruto Uzumaki, like a cat with its fur standing on end, retorted, "I will definitely defeat the enemy before you! If I hadn't been distracted during the Chunin Exams, I would definitely have gotten first place!"

"Although they have high aspirations, with such a stubborn temper, it looks like I'll be the one to save them in a bit."

Kakashi thought to himself helplessly, then made a hand gesture to another person behind him. The ninja behind him understood Kakashi's meaning and immediately teleported away to call for help.

"Let's go!"

After saying this, Sasuke Uchiha instantly disappeared towards the Daimyo's residence. Naruto Uzumaki and Karin Uzumaki immediately followed after him.

The Daimyo and various nobles of the Land of Lightning are very important hostages. After dealing with the militant faction of the Hidden Cloud Village, the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning can be used to subdue the neutral and peace-loving ninjas.

Each ninja village is divided into several different factions due to different ideologies. The rise of the martial arts faction in the Cloud Ninja Village is only due to the prevalence of martial arts, but the other factions will not disappear.

The Second Raikage was more inclined to resolve wars peacefully, but he was killed by the militant faction.

Kakashi stood on the rooftop and looked around. Although explosions were still occurring in various parts of the Land of Lightning's capital, the scale was much smaller than before, and most areas were undamaged.

Once they've dealt with the Daimyo's office and the nobles and ministers of the Land of Lightning, their mission will be complete.

Moreover, there's the Flying Castle in the sky, a war machine comparable to a tailed beast, which puts immense psychological pressure on the people of the Land of Lightning; just now, a single cannon shot shattered the city gate and a section of the city wall, comparable to an A-rank forbidden technique.

Once the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning and his ministers and nobles are captured, Kakashi will be able to send messages back to the rear. However, he doesn't know how the battlefield is going.

In contrast, they were much more relaxed here, and the resistance they encountered was barely noticeable.

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"roar!"

"roar!!"

After being bound by a golden chain of chakra tails, the cat demon, transformed into a tailed beast by the wooden puppet, struggled and screamed, but could not break free.

Furthermore, due to the special suppression of the tailed beasts by the Adamantine Seal, Yugito was unable to even deactivate his tailed beast form and escape, and even Nekomata cried out in distress along with Yugito.

"Behave yourself, little kitty!"

Kushina formed hand seals and struggled to suppress Yugito, saying that she had already lost to Shirakumo Yosuke in the bet, and if she couldn't even subdue this little cat, then she would be too useless in this battle.

"You bastard, you scoundrel."

Yumu struggled desperately, his face contorted in pain, but he still couldn't escape the Vajra Seal.

Even the complete Nine-Tails couldn't do anything, and it was only when Kushina, who had been separated into two halves and whose size had decreased significantly, was distracted that she was able to take any action.

Even if Yugito and the Two-Tailed Fox are of one mind, it is impossible for them to break free from the Kongo Chains!

"Behave yourself!!"

With her final burst of power, Kushina released her tailed beast form, retracted the Nine-Tails' chakra into her body, and entered Nine-Tails Chakra Mode. At the same time, the sealing and binding force of the Adamantine Chains increased tenfold, instantly compressing and binding the Two-Tails tightly into Yugito's body.

The next second, Kushina instantly appeared in front of Yugito, who was bound by the Vajra Chains, and quickly formed hand seals, unleashing two highly difficult sealing techniques on Yugito in succession.

"The Four Symbols Seal!"

"Five Elements Seal!"

"Ahhh"

After being hit by two sealing techniques in succession, Yugito was suddenly powerless. Her chakra was directly separated into physical energy and mental energy. Combined with the original iron armor seal on her body, Yugito could no longer even refine her chakra.

"With the disturbance of the three seals, you can't even refine your own chakra, let alone communicate with the tailed beasts."

Kushina spoke with a hint of smugness, but the next second she thought of Shirakumo Yosuke, then turned her head to look at the other battlefield.

"Strange, why is there no sound from over there?"

Kushina quickly used the Vajra Chain to secure Yugito, and then headed in the direction where Shirakumo Yosuke had just been.

But when she arrived, she found that Shirokumo Yosuke had already dealt with his opponent. The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki from Kumogakure was lying on the ground, his life hanging in the balance, while Shirokumo Yosuke sat on a rock, panting with a pale face.

After Kushina walked over, she put her hands on her hips and asked, "Hey, now that you've dealt with the enemy, why are you sitting down to rest? Didn't you know to go help me over there?"

"With half of the Nine-Tails' chakra purified by me, and knowing the Adamant Sealing Technique, dealing with a Two-Tails is nothing. You know you fought the Nine-Tails before."

Hearing Shirakumo Yosuke's words, Kushina shook her head a little shyly, then couldn't help but chuckle and say, "No, not really~~"

"What are you so smug about? You're taking this long to deal with the Two-Tails. I was hoping you could come and help me, but I've already taken care of the enemy and you're only just finishing. I'm really disappointed in you, Kushina."

Yosuke Shiraku stared at Kushina, standing on his high ground and forcefully pounding the moral cudgel on this foolish woman.

"I'm so disappointed. As my 'Uzumaki' jinchūriki, you're not up to the task!"

"Excuse me, wait a minute!?"

Kushina, feeling ashamed, was about to bow her head and admit her mistake when she suddenly realized something. She then put her hands on her hips and angrily asked, "When did you become a Uzumaki Jinchuriki? Does sealing my chakra make me your 'Tailed Beast'?"

"That's not important. Let's come back first. My tailed beast chakra is almost used up, and there's still a war to be fought over there!"

As he spoke, Shirakumo Yosuke placed his hand on Kushina's shoulder and then pulled her back into his body; Kushina wanted to say something, but Shirakumo Yosuke didn't give her the chance at all.

Only after retrieving the remaining Nine-Tails chakra from Kushina did Yosuke Shirakumo's complexion return to normal.

The ninja battle should have been quick, but Killer Bee didn't conserve his chakra at all, forcing Yosuke Shirakumo to fight him head-on. Finally, he found an opportunity to severely injure both Killer Bee and the Eight-Tails, and placed a sealing jutsu on them, thus ending the battle.

"I have enough chakra to unleash a few more Tailed Beast Balls."

After making a mental calculation, Shirokumo Yosuke used the Nine-Tails' chakra to create an arm, pulling Yugito and Killer Bee into mid-air beside him.

These two Jinchūriki are alive, while the Fourth Raikage has already been stored in a storage scroll by Yosuke Shirakumo.

Flying Thunder God Technique!

Swish!

Yosuke Shirakumo returned to Shirakumo Hayama's side on the battlefield once again.

The sudden appearance of someone startled Shirakumo Hayama, but upon recognizing Shirakumo Yosuke, he put the chakra blade back in his hand and anxiously asked, "Lord Yosuke, over there?"

Bang bang!

Yugito and Killer Bee were thrown to the ground by Yosuke Shirakumo, who then said, "These are two Jinchūriki from Kumogakure. They've been sealed away, but they still need to be kept under close guard. I have a great use for them. As for the Fourth Raikage, I've already killed him!"

After saying that, Shirokumo Yosuke took out a storage scroll with the character "尸" (corpse) on it.

"Dead, dead!? And two Jinchūriki from Kumogakure too."

Shirakumo Hayama and the Konoha Jonin beside him were filled with shock and disbelief upon hearing Shirakumo Yosuke's words; however, since Shirakumo Yosuke had already brought everyone back, there was no need for him to tell such an easily exposed lie.

So this is true!

"Excellent! Lord Yosuke, we've got this in the bag!"

"The Fourth Raikage is dead, and two Jinchuriki from Kumogakure have been captured. We... we've got this in the bag!"

"That's right, the next step is to crush the Cloud Ninja in one fell swoop!"

The Jonin in charge of command nearby exclaimed excitedly, overjoyed by the tremendous victory.

Baiyun Youjie waved his hand, immediately silencing everyone around him. Then he said, "Next, we need to win this battle. Hayama Jonin, have the ninjas attacking the Kumo Ninja battlefield retreat."

"Lord Yosuke, what are you planning to do?"

Baiyun Yeshan immediately had a guess in his mind, but seeing Baiyun Yangjie's not-so-good expression, he kindly said, "Do you want to rest for a bit? You don't look well."

Bai Yunyoujie shook his head and said, "No need. Even if we need to rest, we should rest in the Raikage Building in Kumogakure. Let's finish this battle as soon as possible. There's still Iwagakure waiting for us to handle the orders."

"Yes, Lord Yosuke."

Upon receiving the order, Shirokumo Hayama immediately instructed the Yamanaka clan to halt their advance and stop trying to seize the front line.

After the Konoha ninja in front dispersed, Shirakumo Yosuke used Earth Release to lift himself into the air, and then entered Tailed Beast Sage Mode.

Using his Sage Mode perception, Shirakumo Yosuke knew where most of the Cloud Ninja were gathered a few kilometers away.

"Your deaths will bring peace. Blame the Fourth Raikage for refusing to cooperate."

As Baiyun Youjie thought to himself, he raised his hand and conjured a Tailed Beast Ball several meters in size, then threw it directly towards the area where there were many Cloud Ninja.

boom!

The towering flames and terrifying impact caused the ground to shake for dozens of kilometers around the battlefield.

"Not enough"

Only when they are so powerful that they see no hope left will the Cloud Ninja give up resisting; just like facing a meteorite falling from the sky, they will destroy all their hopes with the power of a god. If it is only the Tailed Beast Ball, they will definitely still hold on to some hope.

Although Shiraku Yosuke felt a little sorry for these ninja resources, he let them...

Whoohoo!

Yosuke Shirakumo conjured two more Tailed Beast Balls and threw them one after the other towards areas with a large number of Cloud Ninja, causing a terrifying, earth-shattering shockwave to reverberate across the battlefield once again.

After doing all this, Shirakumo Yosuke deactivated the Tailed Beast Sage Mode and Earth Release: High Platform, jumped to Shirakumo Hayama's side, and said to him, "That's it. The rest is up to you, Hayama Jonin."

The three Tailed Beast Balls drastically reduced the life force in the Cloud Ninja's position, dwindling their numbers from over two thousand to less than a thousand. Moreover, their willpower and morale were almost completely destroyed in the Tailed Beast Ball explosions. The remaining forces could be handled by the Leaf Ninja.

"Yes, I understand."

After taking command, Hakuryuu Hayama quickly issued orders to all the Konoha ninja.

Meanwhile, Shirakumo Yosuke planned to take a rest, as he had used up enough chakra today; but suddenly an ANBU member came to find him with a message, and after reading it, he learned that Kakashi's side was also making good progress.

"Only the Hidden Cloud Village remains."

After giving Kakashi an order, Hakuun Yosuke instructed the Anbu to quickly hand over the scroll to Kakashi.

Once the Flying Castle and their group of ninjas arrive at the Hidden Cloud Village and reunite with Mei Terumi, the Hidden Cloud Village will be destroyed.

(End of this chapter)