Naruto: The whole world knows I am the savior

Chapter 141 The Traitor Kuo Goes Out

"That bastard, it's all his fault!"

Afterwards, Sakura stormed out of the lounge, her fists clenched as she walked toward Yosuke Shirakumo.

Upon reaching Shirakumo Yosuke, Sakura grabbed his clothes in a mix of embarrassment and anger, then raised her fist high, saying, "You bastard, it's all your fault! Uh, what's this?"

Suddenly, Yosuke Shirakumo placed an unfolded scroll in front of Sakura, and Sakura's attention was immediately drawn to it.

"This is the information that will make Sasuke come to you. Sakura, I said I would keep my promise."

Upon hearing Shiraku Yosuke's words, Sakura's expression shifted several times before she snatched the scroll, turned her head away, and said in a mixture of shame and indignation, "Even so, you went too far this time! Next time, next time, this absolutely must not happen again!"

Shirokumo Yosuke smiled, then shrugged and agreed, saying, "Okay, okay, I won't do it again next time. But it's not my fault, Sakura, you're just so cute, I couldn't help myself."

"Cute? What's so cute about it? Do you even need to tell me?"

Sakura was momentarily surprised by the praise and replied shyly; however, she quickly recovered and her joy turned into embarrassment and indignation, and she snorted coldly.

"You don't even need to say that, you bastard!"

"Wait a minute, you can look at this information, but you can't take it."

When Sakura tried to take the scroll, Shirakumo Yosuke stopped her, saying, "After you finish reading it, you can say you saw it by accident. But if you take the scroll, it will be considered stealing confidential information from the village. So Sakura, you can only read it here."

"What the hell? You make me do that kind of thing and I can't even take it with me. Fine."

Sakura puffed out her cheeks in a huff, and then started looking at the scroll that Yosuke Shirakumo had given her. But as soon as she got to the beginning, she noticed something noteworthy on the scroll.

"Uchiha Itachi?"

"That's right. You remember what I told you about Uchiha Sasuke last time? He only has one obsession now, and that is revenge. And this Uchiha Itachi is his enemy. He has appeared and helped Iwagakure in the war two years ago and now."

Yosuke Shirakumo casually mentioned some unimportant information to lure Sakura Haruno. Sakura would definitely use that information to lure Sasuke Uchiha later, but she probably didn't realize that she was also a fish.

"He joined a special organization, was employed by Iwagakure during both Shinobi World Wars, and attacked Konoha several times. There are even intelligence reports and battle records of his actions. How about that? This information should give you and Sasuke Uchiha a long talk."

"Mmm. It's really useful!"

Sakura nodded frantically like a chick pecking at rice; she could already picture Sasuke chasing after her, asking for information about Itachi Uchiha.

"Where should I ask Sasuke to go this time? The fireworks festival is too late, too far away. How about I ask him out in a kimono when we get back?"

Sakura, lost in her fantasy, suddenly felt a sharp pain on her face. Coming back to her senses, she realized her delicate cheek was being pinched by Yosuke Shirakumo. She quickly pulled away and asked, annoyed, "What are you doing?"

Shiraku Yosuke said, "I called you twice just now. How long are you going to stand here grinning like an idiot? Did you even memorize the information?"

"Yes, of course I've remembered it. This information turned out to be quite useful. I won't hold your previous rudeness against you!"

Sakura stammered as she spoke. Although she had just swallowed that kind of thing, she felt somewhat made up for by receiving such useful information. Her resentment towards Shirokumo Yosuke also lessened considerably.

If Yosuke Shirakumo knew what Sakura was thinking, he would definitely laugh out loud; the girl's thoughts were indeed so naive, Sakura was like that, and Hinata Hyuga was like that too. With just a little bait, they would obediently take the bait.

"Oh, by the way, please keep this for me, don't open it and don't ask any questions."

Before Sakura left, Yosuke Shirakumo gave her another scroll.

After saying goodbye to Sakura Haruno, Yosuke Shirakumo returned to the laboratory to observe his clone.

He produced thirty clones in the first batch. These thirty clones were only made because of the equipment's limitations; otherwise, Shiraun Yosuke had planned to produce a hundred.

Although only nine mature clones would be needed in the end, Yosuke Shirakumo could not guarantee that the success rate of cloning was 100%.

Ideally, nine mature clones could be cultivated; even three would be a good outcome, since Yosuke Shirakumo currently only has three tailed beasts.

However, the accelerated development of clones may lead to growth abnormalities, so Baiyun Youjie needs to observe them every day; the observation and control of thirty clones is a considerable workload for him, and even using Shadow Clone Technique would take about half an hour.

next day

Kakashi brought Hayate Gekko and Genma Shiranui to find Yosuke Shirakumo.

Upon seeing the two of them, Shirakumo Yosuke took out a scroll and said to them, "Take this back to Tsunade-sensei. It may contain information about Danzo and the traitors of Konoha."

"A traitor to Konoha?"

When Gekko Hayate and Shiranui Genma saw the character "尸" (corpse) on the scroll, they immediately guessed what was inside.

"Be careful on your way back. I've already sent out many people to chase after those escaped Cloud Ninja. They might not be in the Land of Lightning or the Land of Fire. If anything happens, use this kunai to contact me."

After saying that, Shirokumo Yosuke gave Gekko Hayate and Shiranui Genma a Flying Thunder God Kunai, which had a sealing technique on it that could be activated so that Shirokumo Yosuke could sense it.

"Any other questions?"

"No, Lord Yosuke, we will deliver the scroll to the Hokage as soon as possible."

"Well then, have a safe journey."

After Hayate Gekko and Genma Shiranui left, Kakashi Hatake couldn't suppress his curiosity and asked, "Lord Yosuke, was that the corpse of the Fourth Raikage just now?"

"Well, you're considered a high-ranking member of Konoha now, so I won't hide this from you; however, if you were a little stronger, you'd have access to many secrets. Why don't you go back and talk to Orochimaru?"

Baiyun Youjie advised Kakashi that he had wasted nearly ten years, only knowing how to complete missions and not training for a long time; after developing the A-rank forbidden technique at the age of twelve, he had made almost no further progress.

Kakashi's chakra only increased slowly with age, and he made almost no progress in other aspects. Let alone finding Obito Uchiha, Yosuke Shirakumo would probably just lose his eyes and his life if Kakashi found Obito.

"Well, we'll see after the war ends."

Kakashi scratched his head and said that although he had heard some of Orochimaru's research results from Kaina, he had always kept his distance from Orochimaru due to his previous prejudice against him.

"The ones Hayate Gekko and the others brought were fake corpses of the Fourth Raikage; I gave the real one to someone else. If we weren't short of people, I wouldn't have had to use the people from the old Kumogakure village. Now that Konoha is almost empty, I'll just have to make do for now."

Yosuke Shirakumo said to Kakashi, "Kakashi, the reason you haven't been able to track how those people from Cloud Thunder Gorge escaped is because they used space-time ninjutsu."

"Space-time ninjutsu?"

Kakashi was taken aback by this, then asked, "Is it a secret technique from the Hidden Cloud Village?"

"Of course not, it's Konoha's forbidden technique—the Flying Thunder God Technique!"

Upon hearing this, Kakashi asked in shock, "Flying Thunder God Technique? Why would a Cloud Ninja use a forbidden technique from Konoha?"

Bai Yun Youjie sneered and said, "They not only have Konoha's forbidden techniques, but they also had the Cloud Village develop a barrier to counter the Flying Thunder God Technique. If I hadn't launched the war a month in advance and then suddenly used the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki to shift the war, they probably would have really caught us off guard!"

"They've even developed a barrier to counter the Flying Thunder God Technique. How long has the Flying Thunder God Technique been around? And their battle plan has almost been leaked. Konoha is practically a leaf in the wind. Hopefully, we can get information from the Fourth Raikage's mind. If it's just Danzo, then things will get difficult."

Kakashi felt a little heavy-hearted. Just when Konoha's situation was looking very promising, a traitor had appeared within their ranks.

Then Kakashi suddenly remembered Sasuke Uchiha and asked worriedly, "Lord Yosuke, did Sasuke's team chase after the Cloud Ninja?"

"Don't worry, those two just got lucky and escaped. They don't know the Flying Thunder God Technique."

After comforting Kakashi, Shirakumo Yosuke continued, "Kakashi, I'm also entrusting my Anbu to you. Recently, I've been monitoring all the former Cloud Ninja Jonin. If there's any unusual activity, take them down immediately."

"Yes, Lord Yosuke. But what about your side?"

"I don't need to worry about this anymore; no one can break through my barrier."

Hakuun Yosuke said that the barrier he set up could only be destroyed by force, but with his chakra, ordinary Jonin were powerless against it unless dozens of Jonin gathered together to use a combined ninjutsu.

However, he would definitely have noticed that way, and there are more than 300 guard ninjas in Yunmu City, so the Yun ninjas would have no chance of causing any trouble.

Kakashi left after receiving the order, and Yosuke Shirakumo also returned to the laboratory.

There are only about 1,600 ninjas remaining in Yunmu City, including 1,000 from Kirigakure and over 600 from Konoha; however, there are 6,000 Yun ninjas. Although more than 4,000 Yun genin have changed into Konoha ninja headbands, they still need to be careful.

Besides the affairs of Cloudwood City, the affairs of the entire Land of Lightning also need to be entrusted to Shirakumo Yosuke for him to handle.

Although the four ministers of the former Land of Lightning were not exactly honest, their fear overwhelmed everything after they were warned by having one of their family members killed in front of them.

Furthermore, Hakuun Yosuke promoted many deputies to them, allowing these deputies to learn from the four ministers. Once they were proficient in the administration of the Land of Lightning, they would be replaced.

Mining, resource allocation, gathering craftsmen, manufacturing ninja tools for the front lines, constructing lightning railroads, and so on—all these things required Shirakumo Yosuke to make the final decisions.

Fortunately, Shirokumo Yosuke doesn't need to cultivate; all he needs to do is have the Nine-Tails inside him absorb the Nine-Tails' chakra, continuously accumulating and purifying it.

The path to becoming stronger for Shirakumo Yosuke is very clear: he must become the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki. He has a premonition that only by becoming the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki can he transform his "omniscient ability" into "omniscient divine technique"!

It should be said that only when one's life level evolves to the level of the Six Paths can the power of divine arts be fully unleashed, and one need not worry about the side effects of divine arts.

The future self probably used the ability too many times before becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, which is why his personality changed so much.

dong dong!

The secret agent knocked on the door and came in, silently putting down a scroll before leaving.

After reading it, Shirokumo Yosuke destroyed the scroll. The Anbu had found a clue and were now waiting to catch them in the act.

"Don't let me down."

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In the war on the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Grass, the scales of victory are slowly tipping in Konoha's favor.

Before Mei Terumi's reinforcements arrived, Konoha and Sunagakure were struggling to resist Iwagakure. Both Konoha and Sunagakure were at a disadvantage in terms of ninja team coordination and the battles between top-tier ninjas.

This time, Konoha no longer has Danzo. Although Rasa and the One-Tailed Beast from Sunagakure have joined the battle, Onoki from Iwagakure has also joined, making it more difficult for Jiraiya to deal with them.

Onoki participated in far more wars than Jiraiya, and he could also fly in the sky. He possessed the only bloodline limit in the ninja world—Dust Release.

Unless Jiraiya enters Sage Mode, it would be too difficult for him to deal with Onoki alone without anyone's help.

Furthermore, Iwagakure also has two Jinchuriki who control the power of the Tailed Beasts, a relatively inexperienced but capable Takigakure ninja who can unleash the Seven-Tails, the elite Earth Release ninja Yotsuchi, and five S-rank rogue ninjas hired from the Akatsuki organization.

The top-tier ninjas and ninja squads were no match for those of Konoha and Sunagakure. In addition, although the Grass Ninja and Waterfall Ninja were weak on the front lines, their rear-area harassment was a constant nuisance to Konoha.

If it weren't for Mei Terumi and Orochimaru's timely support, which added a Mizukage and four Edo Tensei warriors, bringing the number of top-tier warriors back up, Konoha would probably have suffered another defeat, or Tsunade would have had to go to the battlefield.

As the sun set, the constant roar of the battlefield gradually subsided.

It is almost a consensus in the ninja world that large-scale battles should not be fought at night; moreover, ninjas have been fighting all day, and even if they take turns, their chakra is still considerable, so nighttime is a necessary time for rest.

Almost simultaneously, both sides ceased their attacks and then slowly retreated to their respective camps.

However, before the battle ended, the Iwa ninja tried to attack Gaara, but Rasa noticed and called on his allies in Konoha to help him retrieve the One-Tailed Beast.

The Iwa ninja's plan failed, and they slowly withdrew. Unable to break through the main battlefields of the Sand, Konoha, and Kirigakure, they were almost completely blocked at the border of the Land of Grass.

The plan to ambush the One-Tailed Beast failed again, and the Iwa ninja had no choice but to retreat.

After retreating to their camp, even at night, Jiraiya and the others dared not rest. They would only take turns resting for a while if they were certain by the next day that the Iwa ninja had no intention of attacking.

The council tent remained quiet for a long time. Only after Nara Shikaku entered did Jiraiya, Rasa, and Terumi Mei turn to him, asking anxiously, "Shikaku, how is it?"

"The casualties are similar to yesterday, but the medical team has been divided into three groups to help the Sand Village and Kirigakure stabilize the wounded. The seriously injured have been assigned to the returning teams tomorrow, so there's no need to worry for now."

Nara Shikaku spread the compiled information out on the table for others to view.

Then, while Jiraiya and the others were looking at the information scroll, he continued, "The ninja units that will participate in the battle alternately have been arranged, and all the patrol teams have been dispatched. If the Iwa ninjas plan to launch a surprise attack, we will receive the news immediately."

"The arrangements are so reassuring; no wonder he's a strategist for Konoha."

Seeing that Nara Shikaku had arranged everything so meticulously, even the wounded from Kirigakure hadn't been overlooked, and that there wasn't a single flaw to be found, Mei Terumi couldn't help but praise him.

Rasa nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Jonin Nara." His only worry was Gaara, but Maki was watching over him, so he didn't need to worry. Everything else had been arranged by Shikaku Nara.

Jiraiya asked, "Where is Orochimaru?"

Nara Shikaku said, "Orochimaru has gone to rest."

He was considering whether or not to address him as "Lord Orochimaru," but Nara Shikaku remembered that Orochimaru was still a criminal, so he swallowed the word "Lord."

"That guy."

Jiraiya snorted. He didn't want Orochimaru to participate in the war at all. He had committed so many crimes, yet he had left the place of imprisonment as if nothing had happened. Was he going to be whitewashed and become a hero of Konoha next? It really annoyed him!

However, Jiraiya had to admit that without Orochimaru, it would have been very difficult to withstand the war against the Iwa ninja.

"Shikaku, what should we do next?"

After Jiraiya asked that question, both Rasa and Mei Terumi looked at Shikaku Nara, hoping to hear some advice from him.

Unfortunately, neither Rasa nor Mei Terumi had a suitable solution to the current situation, so they could only listen to the opinion of this "Konoha strategist".

"Can we send reinforcements from the village, or from other places?"

After pondering for a while, Nara Shikaku asked, "The Iwa ninja have almost gone all out. Their remaining strength can only replace the forces on the main battlefield, but even that won't be enough to defeat us. As long as reinforcements arrive, the stalemate will be broken."

"Reinforcements... It's difficult for the village to send reinforcements. Unless absolutely necessary, Tsunade won't come to the front lines."

Jiraiya also had ANBU members reporting to him constantly. He knew that Konoha's defenses were already quite weak. If there wasn't someone of sufficient importance in Konoha at this time, even the people of Konoha themselves probably wouldn't feel at ease.

It was precisely because Tsunade was always present in the village that many people dared not plot against Konoha.

Nara Shikaku asked, "What about the Cloud Village?"

"It's tough over there too, Nara Jonin."

Mei Terumi shook her head and said, "The combined number of Kirigakure and Konoha ninjas there is only a little over 1,600. They not only have to guard the surrendered Kumo ninjas, but also take care of the stability of the entire Land of Lightning. Even if you send a message to Yosuke, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to spare any ninjas to help you. As for him personally, I don't know."

However, if Kumogakure didn't have the deterrent power of Yosuke Shirakumo, it certainly wouldn't be as peaceful as it is now; moreover, Mei Terumi has already unknowingly begun to lean towards Yosuke Shirakumo.

The balance of power between the five great nations and the five great ninja villages had been maintained for over sixty years. It was Yosuke Hakugumo who broke this balance and destroyed the Land of Lightning and the Hidden Cloud Village.

Mei Terumi sensed Yosuke Shirakumo's ambitions and goals, and deep down she didn't think Kirigakure was a match for Konoha, so she really didn't want to treat Yosuke Shirakumo as an enemy.

"In that case, we'll just have to postpone it."

Nara Shikaku spoke up, "The Iwagakure village has also put in all its strength, and their offensive will become weaker and weaker. We have two countries and regions supplying us with logistics, so the Iwagakure village absolutely cannot compete with us."

"If we drag this out, victory will surely be ours. Most importantly, we still have reserves, while Iwagakure has already laid bare all its strength. They are more anxious than we are, and their attack on Gaara today is proof of that."

The Third Tsuchikage, Yotsuchi, Rōshi, and other somewhat well-known ninjas from Iwagakure have all appeared on the front lines. The only force that Iwagakure hasn't deployed yet is their large number of chūriki and genin.

However, those junior and genin cannot play a decisive role, and Konoha still has the giant snake from Ryuchi Cave and the infinitely resurrected Edo Tensei. News came from the Land of Lightning that a batch of ninja tools and explosive tags will be sent over in ten days.

Yosuke Shirakumo has already integrated resources at top speed and produced ninja tools to support the battlefield. Iwagakure only has the Land of Earth behind them, and they have used up all their trump cards. If the stalemate continues, they will be the first to give up.

Furthermore, Tsunade decided to have the Anbu send the chakra cannons to the front lines, and once they arrived, it would be time to counterattack the Iwa ninja.

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The Land of Lightning, formerly known as the Hidden Cloud Village, is now renamed Cloudwood Castle.

In the underground laboratory of Experiment Field No. 3, Shiraun Yosuke looked at the dozen or so petri dishes in front of him with a satisfied expression.

Of the thirty babies, fifteen survived in just over a month, a survival rate that satisfied Shiraku Yosuke.

Moreover, these fifteen clones are developing normally, and their bodies are equivalent to those of a three-year-old human. The probability of deformities will decrease further, so there is basically no need to worry.

This is all thanks to four or five powerful nutrient solutions that constantly urge the clones to develop, allowing them to grow so quickly; however, these clones have no self-awareness, not even instincts, but their brains are slowly developing.

"...We can already set up cursed seals and perform the spirit parasitism technique, and we can even seal the tailed beast's chakra inside."

Bai Yunyangjie pondered that the earlier a human could transform into a tailed beast, the better. A three-year-old body was the most suitable for transforming a human body into tailed beast flesh and blood. The older the person was, the higher the failure rate would be.

Now we can slow down the growth of other clones. If the fusion of the tailed beast's chakra is successful and the body is transformed into tailed beast flesh and blood, then Yosuke Shirakumo will continue to accelerate the cultivation of clones.

"However, the spirit parasitism technique consumes a lot of my energy. If I split off fifteen spirits at once, will I turn into 'Crazy Orochimaru'?"

In another timeline, Orochimaru, having reincarnated multiple times, even transformed himself into a white phosphorus snake, making him almost inhuman.

Although Shirakumo Yosuke's calculations were correct, and in the end, because he merged with the Ten-Tails, the separated spirits would all return without any major problems, the time they spent separated could not be guaranteed.

"People with strong character shouldn't be affected by this."

Just as Shirakumo Yosuke was about to use the spirit parasitism technique on the clone, the "Nine-Tails" inside him started screaming again.

"Yosuke! Hey! Can you let me out of here? Naruto's already back from his mission, hasn't he? Now all I do is watch you handle official business or train yourself. It's so boring."

"Let me go out and look for Naruto, that's our promise! Are you going to go back on your word?"

Kushina kept nagging at Shirakumo Yosuke, and after hearing his nagging, Shirakumo Yosuke sighed helplessly.

Except when he asked Sakura to help him, and when Yosuke Shirakumo used several layers of seals to isolate Kushina's senses, she could basically open the seal whenever she wanted, and sometimes she would keep asking questions after watching.

"Alright, you can leave now, but you must do so as a shadow clone."

After thinking for a while, Bai Yunyoujie decided that Kushina wouldn't die anyway, and he would know to release the shadow clone whenever there was danger.

"Why don't you take a stroll around Kumogakure too? Didn't you almost become a Kumogakure ninja when you were little?"

"I have absolutely no good feelings towards this ninja village."

Kushina pouted and said that she had almost been taken away from the Land of Fire when she was a child, so she really hated the village of Kumogakure, which had a bandit-like style.

However, Kushina soon saw the seal open and smiled again; although she could open the seal, she could not break through Hakuun Yosuke's chakra, and without the protection of the tailed beast chakra containing Hakuun Yosuke's will, her chakra would soon be absorbed by the Pure Land.

Simply put, no one is protecting her, and if she leaves the sealed space, she can only go to the Pure Land.

After using the Nine-Tails' chakra to remove Kushina from his body, Yosuke Shirakumo saw a red-haired woman wearing white stockings appear in front of him.

Those familiar white-stockinged thighs prompted Shirokumo Yosuke to ask, "Can I rest my head on your lap when we get back, Kuo?"

"Dream on! And you, don't just give people nicknames. You're the Nine-Tails!"

Kushina shouted in shame and anger, then snorted and used her transformation technique.

Bang!

A strange red-haired woman appeared; it was the same appearance Kushina had used when she last met Naruto Uzumaki.

"Hoo hoo. I'm going to find Naruto now. Goodbye!"

Seeing that Kushina was eager to leave, Shirakumo Yosuke reminded her, "Take this scroll with you. If you encounter any Anbu members, tell them I gave you permission."

(End of this chapter)