Naruto: The whole world knows I am the savior

Chapter 146 Sucking the Marrow from the Bones

The border between the Land of Earth and the Land of Grass

The war had spread here. After a prolonged and fruitless siege, the alliance of the three ninja villages of Iwagakure, Kusanagi, and Takigakure slowly retreated due to insufficient logistical support.

Konoha seized this opportunity, utilizing the immortality of the Impure World Body to turn the war against Iwagakure, Kusanagi, and Takigakure into an offensive. After conquering the Land of Grass, they broke through the alliance of the three ninja villages.

On the battlefield of Iwagakure, after Konoha sent the Kumogakure's chakra cannons, the Iwagakure, Kusanagi, and Takigakure ninjas were plunged into a fierce battle; the chakra cannons were powerful and had multiple projectile patterns.

The first shot shattered the strongest combined ninjutsu of the Iwa ninja, and the second shot caused considerable casualties to the Iwa ninja; this was only because the chakra cannon was not fully charged, otherwise its power would definitely be greater than that of the Tailed Beast Ball.

This was originally the ultimate weapon developed by the Cloud Ninja to simulate the Tailed Beast Ball, but unfortunately it was stolen by Hakuun Yosuke before it could be used.

Moreover, after Hakuun Yosuke continuously sent ninja tools and military supplies from the Land of Lightning to the Iwa ninja battlefield, Konoha began to compete with the Iwa ninja in consuming resources.

With the financial support of the two major powers, and with Yosuke Shirakumo still using exploitative methods to ensure that the Land of Lightning continuously produces ninja tools and explosive tags, the Land of Lightning was able to produce them in large quantities.

The Land of Earth was not particularly wealthy to begin with, and in recent years, with multiple wars, the destruction of the Hidden Cloud Village and the Land of Lightning, coupled with the joint blockade of supply routes to the Land of Earth by the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Lightning Village, the Hidden Leaf Village and the Hidden Sand Village.

This has caused the Land of Earth's ninja tool reserves to fall far short of demand!

Genin (lower-ranking ninjas) can't unleash many ninjutsu with their chakra. To kill enemies, they basically rely on ninja tools and explosive tags. However, the number of ninja tools issued by Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village) has been decreasing. When Iwagakure teams encounter Konoha (Hidden Leaf Village) or Sunagakure (Hidden Mist Village) ninja teams in the wild, they run out of ninja tools after a short battle.

If they can't even throw a few shuriken, how can they fight this war?

If Iwagakure is in such a state, then Kusagakure and Takigakure are even weaker, and they are surrounded by several major powers. If Konoha and the Land of Lightning, controlled by Yosuke Hakukumo, impose a blockade on them, they will be powerless to do anything about it.

One night, after a brief pursuit, Konoha, Sunagakure, Kirigakure, and other high-ranking officials held a meeting at their camp.

After everyone had arrived, Nara Shikaku began to speak, recounting the intelligence he had gathered over the past two days: "Lord Jiraiya, Lord Kazekage, and Lord Mizukage, Kusagakure has surrendered to us. They are willing to withdraw from the war, their only request being that we not attack them."

The Grass Village was the first to be terrified, and even the Daimyo of the Land of Grass was afraid. Thousands of ninjas fought in the Land of Grass, and there was also a battle between tailed beasts; even though they were far away, they could feel the earth-shattering noise when they slept at night.

Especially when Konoha broke through the defenses of the three ninja villages, almost advancing to the borders of the Land of Grass and the Land of Earth, and surrounding the Grass Village, the Grass Village could no longer hold out.

Jiraiya said with a smile, "Since they've surrendered, let's accept it, as long as they obediently withdraw from the war."

puff!

A laugh suddenly rang out in the meeting tent. Everyone looked towards the source of the sound and discovered that it was Orochimaru who had been mocking them.

Because the reanimated bodies are an indispensable fighting force in war, and the combined reanimated bodies of the Third and Fourth Raikage can cause Onoki great suffering and free up a lot of fighting force, some tactics must be discussed with Orochimaru.

Jiraiya hadn't expected Orochimaru to mock him, and immediately asked in an unfriendly tone, "Orochimaru, do you have a different opinion?"

"Heh, I'm just a prisoner, why would I have any objections? But even the Land of Lightning and the Hidden Cloud Village have been destroyed, so why are the Land of Grass and the Hidden Grass Village safe just because they withdrew from the war?"

After Orochimaru finished speaking, Jiraiya and Shikaku Nara's expressions changed slightly.

Using the Land of Lightning as an example, Orochimaru was simply saying that they were too weak and had let their enemies go unpunished.

However, ending the war was already the most appropriate idea in Jiraiya's opinion; he had never thought of completely annihilating a country and a ninja village before.

Jiraiya said with a solemn expression, "Orochimaru, destroying a country is too cruel for the civilians here, and our goal is to end the war."

"Wait a minute, Jiraiya. Although I didn't attend the war council, I know that the purpose of this war is the first step in Yosuke-kun's plan to unify the ninja world. The Land of Lightning is a cautionary tale. When did it become a matter of peace?"

Orochimaru chuckled softly, but after he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the tent suddenly changed, becoming unusually heavy.

Although Rasa and Mei Terumi's faces remained expressionless, the Jonin behind them changed drastically, unable to remain calm after hearing Orochimaru's words.

Unification of the ninja world?

If that's the case, will Sunagakure and Kirigakure still exist? Will the Land of Wind and the Land of Water still exist?

However, seeing that their own Kage hadn't spoken, Maki and the Jonin from Kirigakure suppressed their urge to argue.

After a moment of silence, Jiraiya said firmly, "Continuing the war will only lead to greater casualties. The Iwa ninja have already retreated, and the Kusanagi and Takigakure ninja have surrendered. Our casualties are also considerable. I believe we have reached the point where we need to stop."

"Jiraiya, I am merely a prisoner. It was Yosuke-kun who summoned me, which brought me to the battlefield. I have no interest in what you are saying. As for what I am saying today, it is only because I was asked to do so. Otherwise, I would rather go back and rest for a while."

As Orochimaru spoke, he bit his finger and took out a summoning scroll he had specified.

Upon seeing this, Jiraiya quickly asked, "Orochimaru, what are you doing?"

"Spiritual communication techniques."

Bang!

Orochimaru summoned a figure, and Jiraiya, Nara Shikaku, and the others all changed their expressions upon seeing it, for the person who appeared was none other than Shirakumo Yosuke, who was far away in the Land of Lightning.

Upon seeing Yosuke Shirakumo, Mei Terumi asked in surprise, "Yosuke? What brings you here?"

Because the relationship was still somewhat concealed, Mei Terumi couldn't help but ask.

After looking around, Shirokumo Yosuke explained, "...This is my shadow clone. Orochimaru summons me under certain circumstances as a precaution. But it seems we're not in the midst of a war right now. What happened?"

"It seems the situation you mentioned has come to pass, because the plan differs from your initial plan."

Orochimaru gave a brief explanation and then fell silent. He was merely a messenger; Shirakumo Yosuke could ask the questions himself later.

"What happened? I remember the intelligence the Anbu gave me said that the Iwa ninja were already at their limit."

Shiraku Yosuke looked at Nara Shikaku and Jiraiya and asked, "What's the situation now?"

Upon hearing Shiraun Yosuke's question, Nara Shikaku felt somewhat helpless, but still told Shiraun Yosuke everything about the controversy that had just occurred.

"Surrender? There's no such thing as a free lunch. After destroying the Grass Ninja Village, seal all the Grass Ninja away and send them, along with their families, to Cloudwood City via the Thunder Chariot."

After thinking for a moment, Bai Yunyangjie said that a large number of surrendered Kumo ninja, along with their families, had been relocated to a new district near Konoha, leaving Kumoki Castle largely vacant.

The Grass Ninja and their families could move into these vacant houses. Moreover, they had no roots in Cloudwood City and might even face discrimination for encroaching on the original Cloud Ninja's residence. Therefore, they had no choice but to seek refuge with Konoha.

The ninjas were sent to mines or do other hard labor, while their families remained in Cloudwood City as "hostages" and their "hope." If they worked hard, their families could live a good life, and they even had two days of reunion each year.

"As for the daimyo of the Land of Grass, let's leave him be for now, but at least make him sign this agreement, or we'll find another daimyo from the Land of Grass to sign it."

While speaking, Shiraku Yosuke wrote down the agreement he had already prepared.

It's nothing more than handing over half of the taxes, 60% of the various resources of the Land of Grass, assigning missions to Konoha, reporting all matters, big and small, to Konoha, and having the Konoha Police Force take over the domestic security of the Land of Grass. The reason for still assigning missions is that the ninja system has not been completely abandoned.

Once the ninja world is unified and only the Land of Fire remains in the country, Hakuun Yosuke will separate the chunin and genin.

When Rasa and Mei Terumi saw the agreement written by Yosuke Shirakumo, they couldn't help but click their tongues in amazement. This wasn't just bloodsucking; it was marrow draining!

If the Land of Grass agrees, the entire country will be ruined!

If they don't agree, judging from what Hakuun Yosuke said, that daimyo probably won't live past the next day; moreover, the Grass Village has been destroyed, and the only military force of the Grass Country is gone. The Grass Country daimyo can't possibly rely on a few dozen samurai to fight against thousands of Konoha ninjas.

"As for Takigakure, make them hand over the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki. If they don't agree, keep declaring war. However, we don't have to attack them. I'll go find Takigakure myself when I have time. Orochimaru, come with me!"

Orochimaru said speechlessly, "We'll see when the time comes."

Either of them has the strength to fight against or even destroy a small ninja village, even if Takigakure has a Seven-Tails Jinchuriki. This war has already proven that Takigakure's Seven-Tails Jinchuriki can only exert part of the tailed beast's power and poses little threat to them.

Even without Orochimaru, Yosuke Hakugumo could have destroyed Takigakure. Adding Orochimaru would only make Takigakure even more desperate.

Nara Shikaku couldn't help but speak up, "Lord Yosuke, neither the Grass Ninja nor the Waterfall Ninja would agree to this, and what about the Hokage?"

"Nara Jonin, how many casualties will it take to deal with the Grass Village?"

Shirokumo Yosuke interrupted abruptly, saying, "As for Tsunade-sensei, I'll handle persuading her. And regarding military matters, just follow my orders as the Shogun of the Land of Fire!"

"If you feel burdened, then change the commander and let the Jonin of Shirakumo Hayama complete this operation."

Having killed the Fourth Raikage, captured two Jinchuriki from Kumogakure who controlled the power of the Tailed Beasts, and destroyed Kumogakure and the Land of Lightning, Hakugumo Yosuke, the Shogun of the Land of Fire, had reached the pinnacle of prestige and was considered a top-tier (T0) figure in the ninja world.

"Yes, I understand."

Nara Shikakumi Jiraiya lowered his head and fell silent, overwhelmed by a sense of powerlessness, and could only reluctantly agree.

"Then let's do it this way."

As he spoke, Shirokumo Yosuke asked Orochimaru for a new scroll, then quickly sealed some of his chakra on it and gave it to Orochimaru to use as a means of communication.

After doing all this, before dispelling the shadow clones, Shiraku Yosuke turned to Rasa and Terumi Mei and said, "Lady Rasa, Terumi Mei, I'll invite you for tea after the war is over."

"Okay, Yosuke."

"I will definitely keep the appointment then, Lord Yosuke."

After the meeting, the Sand Village's camp was not far from Konoha's. Due to their long-standing alliance, the relationship between the two villages had eased to the point that they were almost like "brother" ninja villages, and their camps almost overlapped.

Although it was already very late at night, the lights were still on in Luo Sha's tent.

"Lord Kazekage, what Orochimaru just said..."

When Maki returned, he couldn't help but ask, "Konoha's ambition has been exposed too much. They've already said to their faces that they want to unify the ninja world. What will become of Sunagakure and the Land of Wind then?"

"I know, Maki. I've known about these things ever since Temari dreamed about the future. I just didn't expect that even after Konoha and Sunagakure formed an alliance, Yosuke Shirakumo still hadn't given up on this idea."

Rasa sighed, feeling quite helpless, and said to Maki; he had just felt like he was in the same boat as the Grass Ninja Village, with no choice in the face of the future.

"You haven't forgotten what Temari said, have you? By gathering the power of the ninja world, a portal to another world has been opened. It seems Hakukumo Yosuke hasn't given up on this idea. If he wants to achieve it, he must first unify the ninja world!"

Maki said anxiously, "But the Sand Village is now an ally of Konoha. Do you think they'll turn around and attack the Sand Village in the end? If that happens, we still have the Hidden Mist Village. I'm sure the Mizukage won't pretend nothing happened after hearing Orochimaru's words today."

"You want to form an alliance with Kirigakure? Or give up that idea, Maki."

Rasa shook his head and said, "Our relationship with Kirigakure isn't good, and think back to what Yosuke Shirakumo said before he left."

"What you're saying? Didn't you say you'd invite the Kazekage and Mizukage for tea after the war?"

"What did he call us?"

"He addresses the Kazekage as 'Lord Rasa,' but calls the Mizukage by his given name!"

After being reminded, Maki also noticed something was wrong. Calling someone by their first name directly implies a very good and close relationship, and when Terumi Mei calls Shirakumo Yosuke, she also calls him "Yosuke".

"When will they..."

"Yes, that's something I don't understand either. How come the relationship between Konoha and Kirigakure has suddenly become so good? Logically speaking, it was Sunagakure who allied with Konoha first."

Luo Sha rubbed his head, puzzled, but he didn't dare to turn against Konoha.

There's no other reason than that Hakuun Yosuke's strength is unpredictable, and he's already somewhat on par with the God of Shinobi; the top fighting force of Sunagakure is nothing more than him, the Fourth Kazekage, and the fully unleashed One-Tail.

But the Cloud Village, which was stronger than the Sand Village, had been wiped out. Rasa had no confidence at all if he were to turn against Konoha.

"That's all for today. I'll have Temari gather some information another day. It seems Shirakumo Yosuke values ​​Temari quite a bit; hopefully, she'll gain something from it."

Rasa waved for Maki to leave. He felt that Sunagakure was at a crossroads of change in the ninja world. Going left or right would bring unpredictable changes to Sunagakure, but he was unsure of what to do.

On the other side, almost the same thing was happening in the Kirigakure camp, but the Kirigakure Jonin who asked the question did not have the courage to question it. After asking a few questions, he was chased away by Mei Terumi.

Mei Terumi knew what Yosuke Shirakumo was thinking, and she was also pondering it herself; putting aside Yosuke Shirakumo's words about wanting to marry her, Mei Terumi often thought about the future of Kirigakure in her capacity as the Mizukage.

However, she hadn't expected the answer.

"Lord Jiraiya"

Hearing Nara Shikaku call him, Jiraiya snapped out of his reverie, shook his head, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Shikaku, I'm fine. Since the order has been given, just carry it out. I trust you to do things."

Nara Shikaku sighed. His thoughts were somewhat similar to Jiraiya's, believing that unnecessary wars were pointless. Since they had already won and the Grass Ninja had surrendered, they probably wouldn't have any thoughts of resistance for the next ten years. Why should they be eliminated?

However, he had no decision-making power. Even as the leader of the Jonin class, with the Shogun of the Land of Fire and the Hokage almost becoming one, he could only obediently follow orders as the leader of the Jonin class.

"Shikaku, I reckon the war will be over soon. After it ends, I plan to leave the village to investigate something."

After pondering for a while, Jiraiya said to Nara Shikaku, "I'm only telling you this now. When you get back, please pass this message on to Sarutobi-sensei."

"What is it?"

"It seems my disciple from the Land of Rain is still alive, and I suspect that the Akatsuki organization hired by Iwagakure was founded by that disciple. He also has the Rinnegan!"

After hesitating for a moment, Jiraiya revealed this crucial information; he felt that he was no longer able to rely on his own strength in the ninja world and needed to borrow the power of his teacher, Sarutobi.

Nara Shikaku exclaimed in shock, "The Rinnegan? The legendary Rinnegan of the Sage of Six Paths, Jiraiya-sama?"

"That's right, so I plan to investigate the Akatsuki. If Nagato is still alive, the Great Toad Sage's prophecy might still hold true. And after the war, I'd feel very uncomfortable staying in the village for too long. I'm a born wanderer, hahaha."

Jiraiya scratched his head and laughed. He felt uncomfortable if he stayed in Konoha for more than two months.

"Oh, right, Shikaku, Tsunade sent an order that I forgot to tell you."

Nara Shikaku was taken aback and asked, "Lady Tsunade? What are the orders?"

"From today onwards, everything between you and me must be relayed through the Dark Division. This guy seems to be investigating something, and we're the ones who suspect him!"

Jiraiya said somewhat indignantly, he couldn't believe it when he heard the order, Tsunade actually doubted him!?

However, upon hearing that even the Third Hokage and the two village advisors had ANBU members by their side, Jiraiya knew that Tsunade was serious and her attitude was very firm.

"An...Anbu? Lord Jiraiya, what are you doing?"

Nara Shikaku had a bad feeling, but this was a sign of guilt. He had previously revealed the battle plan to the Third Hokage, and also revealed a lot of key information. Although the Third Hokage eventually found out a lot of information himself, the fact that he had revealed the information was undeniable.

That's why he felt a little flustered when he heard that the Anbu wanted to follow him.

"I don't know, Tsunade didn't say it explicitly, but in the time leading up to the end of the war, we'll have ANBU members following us."

Jiraiya patted Nara Shikaku on the shoulder and said, "But let's treat it as a good thing. If anything happens, we can assign it to the Anbu. Anyway, we haven't done anything wrong. Let Tsunade investigate."

"I'm fine."

Nara Shikaku barely suppressed his unease, then bid farewell to Jiraiya and returned to his own tent.

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Cloudwood Castle of the Land of Thunder

After two days of cell fusion culture, Yosuke Shirakumo successfully injected the cell fusion gene needle into several of his clones.

And they successfully sealed the Two-Tails' chakra into one of the clones!

After Kushina purified the Eight-Tails' chakra, Yosuke Shirakumo successfully sealed the Eight-Tails' chakra into a third clone on the fourth day, without any rejection reaction.

So far, Yosuke Shirakumo has cultivated three tailed beast clones and separated three of his spirits to parasitize the clones.

However, after separating his spirit body, Shiraku Yosuke became somewhat listless; he had tried to separate as few spirit bodies as possible, but separating a part of a complete soul would indeed change a person.

The original Shirakumo Yosuke could go for days without sleep, but after his spirit body was separated, he became somewhat sleepy.

Inside the sealed space, Kushina was covered in a large amount of golden Nine-Tails chakra and was painstakingly purifying the remaining Eight-Tails chakra.

This was a task given to her by Shirakumo Yosuke: to threaten her by feigning the weakness of his own spirit and using Kushina as a cover.

"That despicable guy, he's clearly enjoying himself."

Kushina complained indignantly, having just secretly broken a part of the seal, allowing her to sense the outside world through chakra.

Right now, Shiraku Yosuke is lying happily on the lap of that big-breasted blonde female ninja, who is feeding him cherries one by one.

Kushina was furious when she saw this, especially since this blonde woman had said her taste was so-so, which was an unforgivable sin.

As for Shiraku Yosuke, he is indeed enjoying himself very much right now.

When Samui brought over the cherries, he only mentioned them briefly and didn't have time to eat them. Samui then suddenly sat down on the sofa and said, "Then I'll feed Yosuke-sama, so he can lie down and read his documents."

After saying that, Samui patted her soft, plump thighs, just like last time.

So Shiraku Yosuke unceremoniously rested his head on Samui's lap, letting his pleasing subordinate feed him fruit while he processed the documents that were delivered to him.

Sometimes, when Samui is taking fruit, she will accidentally press her face against Shirakumo Yosuke's, and then say in a flat tone, "Excuse me, Yosuke-sama."

This lackluster performance made Shiraku Yosuke suspect that Samui had done it on purpose.

After finishing the fruit, Shiraku Yosuke had only processed four documents. Normally, he would have processed at least twenty in the same amount of time.

"What's going on today, Samui? What are you trying to do?"

"Why would you ask that, Lord Yosuke?"

Samui, her beautiful face expressionless, said, "It's just that I'm offering you fruit, Lord Yosuke. Isn't that normal for a subordinate?"

"While ninjas can accomplish missions in any way they choose, I rarely see powerful female ninjas use seduction techniques; that would be an insult."

"No, at least not to me."

Samui said calmly, while thinking to himself, "If this is how it can be proven, then what you said before was correct; otherwise, it's the same future I dreamt of."

"Whatever you want, but don't bother going to see Yugito and Killer Bee today; they've been temporarily moved away."

Shirakumo Yosuke's spirit was somewhat weakened, and even the passive collection ability of the "Omniscient Divine Art" was greatly restrained, so he did not perceive Samui's inner thoughts.

However, he still cautioned, "The fish caught with bait will be killed, so don't bother joining in the fun."

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