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Chapter 132 An era has truly come to an end.

September 27th, Konoha Year 35, was destined to be an unforgettable day for the villagers of Konoha.

This day marked the first air raid in the ninja world, and unfortunately, the target of the air raid was none other than Konoha Village.

During the daytime, entertainment and commercial venues throughout Konoha Village were still bustling with people. From the outside, it seemed that with the wealthiest nation in the ninja world as its backing, the six-month-long war had not brought much change to Konoha.

Apart from a few ninjas or villagers who were rushing around and looked worried, the overall atmosphere in Konoha seemed to be the same as before the war, peaceful and tranquil.

"Mrs. Hatake, why are you out and about while you're pregnant?"

A ninja wearing a Chunin vest, clearly there to maintain order, saw a young woman in loose clothing passing by and quickly went up to greet her.

"...Are you Satoshi?"

The young lady sized up the ninja's appearance and quickly recognized him.

"You're a Chunin now! Time flies. The last time I saw you, you were still struggling to complete missions behind Sakumo!"

"Haha, I had just graduated back then, and I'm so grateful for Professor Sakumo's guidance, otherwise I don't know if I would still be alive today..."

The Chunin scratched his head and smiled, his words filled with gratitude towards Hatake Sakumo.

As the birthplace of the Ninja Academy, Konoha's attitude towards its graduates is no different from that of other villages; they are basically used as cannon fodder.

The Chunin in front of me was born into a commoner family, but he was incredibly lucky to become Sakumo Hatake's student, which gave him the opportunity to learn some real skills and survive until now, even rising to the rank of Chunin.

"Well, it's mainly because you have talent. Otherwise, even if Sakumo taught you very diligently..."

"Huh? Why are there suddenly dark clouds... wait, what's that?"

Just as the young lady was smiling and exchanging pleasantries with the ninja, a sudden commotion arose nearby.

The two turned around and saw that people around them had stopped and were pointing at the sky.

When they looked up again, they saw a colossal object, a full tenth the size of Konoha, hovering silently above it, like a monstrous beast that looked down upon the entire village.

The entire Hidden Leaf Village fell into an eerie, deathly silence.

"What is that...?"

The surrounding crowd stared dumbfounded at this unprecedented scene, completely unaware that it was a weapon from an enemy country, let alone the extent of the damage it would inflict on Konoha.

"Maitreya, this must be a miracle performed by Maitreya!"

Faced with this sight, even devout Maitreya believers began to kneel down, fantasizing that it was a sign of Maitreya's manifestation.

"No, evacuate the crowd immediately and send an alarm to the village! Tell all the villagers to take refuge in the underground safe houses!"

As expected of Sakumo Hatake's wife, the young woman realized something was wrong in no time and quickly reminded the Chunin to evacuate the crowd and warn the village.

hum!

Before the Chunin could react, a series of buzzing sounds emanated from mid-air. The ear-piercing roar echoed in their ears, and for a moment, the crowd below could not even hear what they were saying to each other.

When they looked up, they saw that the enormous creature seemed to be laying eggs on the spot, with countless tiny black dots emerging from its body and scattering like locusts to every corner of the leaf.

Using simple gliding devices, these air ninjas quickly reached above their designated targets and began launching various explosives.

boom!

Instantly, explosions erupted all over Konoha. As if a switch had been turned on, the once silent Konoha came alive immediately after the explosions. People's wails and panicked shouts, along with the rumbling explosions, resounded in all directions.

"It's an attack by enemy ninjas!"

At this moment, the Chunin finally reacted. While frantically warning the village, he picked up the young woman and tried to get his master's wife to a safe place first.

In fact, the Konoha police force responsible for village security had already noticed the anomaly the moment the airship appeared above Konoha.

However, as is widely known, due to certain Sharingan clan members whose identities cannot be revealed, the Konoha Police Force is not actually stationed in the village center. When encountering unusual situations, they need to conduct reconnaissance and assessment first before reporting to their superiors or handling the situation themselves.

Faced with this enormous object floating in mid-air, they were helpless without Susanoo and could only send someone to report to the Hokage Building.

But it was precisely this delay that led to the attack from the Sky Village.

"Damn it, where did these enemies come from? Where are the guards? The enemy is practically at our doorstep and they still don't know? How are they even protecting the village?!"

In the Hokage's office, Koharu, who was left behind, looked out the window at the explosions and the smoke-filled Konoha. She couldn't help but angrily pound on the window and shout.

Ugh~

Before anyone could answer her question, Koharu's battle-hardened nerves frantically sent her a message:

Get out of here! Run, run now!

Xiaochun's expression immediately changed, and she smashed through the glass and left.

boom!

Just three seconds after she escaped the Hokage Building, countless explosives rained down on it as if they were free.

The Hokage Building, which never imagined it would be used as a battlefield, naturally lacked the defensive capabilities of a fortress, and was thus unsurprisingly blown to pieces by the intense bombardment.

"Bastards, how dare you..."

Koharu, trembling, stared at the ruins before her, her anger toward the unknown enemy reaching its peak.

Since the founding of Konoha, even during the two Shinobi World Wars when it was besieged by various countries, Konoha had never suffered such a severe attack.

And now, even the Hokage Building has been blown up under her watch. How could this not enrage her to this extent?

Whoosh!

Before she could give the order to counterattack, dozens of figures fell from mid-air. Some of them were sweeping around the ruins, seemingly searching for something.

Another group of people surrounded Tsukuyomi Koharu, clearly wanting to play some inappropriate games with this still charming and beautiful woman outdoors.

Before Koharu could even issue the order to launch a counterattack, she was surrounded by dozens of people and plunged into a fierce battle.

Without a command center and facing this unprecedented offensive, all the Konoha ninjas were caught in a daze and began to launch local counterattacks based entirely on their own initiative.

However, at this time, Konoha's elite troops were all on the battlefield in the Land of Rain defending against the three countries' attacks. Only a few elite troops and wounded soldiers remained at Konoha's main camp. There were almost no skilled fighters left, so how could they withstand the organized attack from the other side?

Moreover, it is obvious that the Sky Village had already conducted a series of drills for attacking Konoha. These Sky Villages even had dedicated battlefield scouts in mid-air. Once they detected any signs of fierce resistance from the enemy on any battlefield, they would immediately send a signal to mobilize manpower to that battlefield.

Under the asymmetric attack of air-to-ground warfare, Konoha's scattered resistance forces quickly dissipated—until the air ninjas threw explosives at the ninja clan's territory, at which point the situation changed.

"They actually came to our home to beat us up... This monkey is getting worse and worse!"

An old man with white hair and beard, wearing armor riddled with holes, stood on the rooftop, looking down at the densely packed Sky Ninjas in mid-air and the desolate Konoha Village, his words filled with dissatisfaction towards Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Come on, old man, no one can defend against an enemy coming from the air. What does Guan Rizhan have to do with this?"

At this moment, another old man, who resembled a monkey and was also dressed in military uniform, appeared on the roof and comforted the man from before.

This man carries a golden cudgel and is dressed in dark heavy armor. Although he is old, he is still agile and can be vaguely seen as a powerful figure in his youth.

"Ha, Sasuke, is this how you protect your son? No matter what, as Hokage, failing to protect the village is his greatest dereliction of duty! What does this have to do with where the enemy came from?"

The old man was clearly short-tempered and completely ignored Sarutobi Sasuke's explanation.

"Shogo Senju, I know you still resent Hiruzen's actions towards the Senju clan, but all the orders concerning the Senju were personally issued by the Second Hokage. If you really had objections, why didn't you speak up then? Why did you have to wait until the Second Hokage passed away and Hiruzen took over before jumping out to complain?"

"What a despicable person!"

Sarutobi Sasuke also had a fiery temper and didn't tolerate him at all, directly retorting to this elder of the Senju clan.

"you……"

Upon hearing this, the old man with the thousand hands blushed deeply and was about to retort with a tirade.

"Alright, alright, with a formidable enemy at hand, why bring up these old stories?"

Just then, groups of ninjas arrived in the area, interrupting the tense atmosphere between the Senju elder and Sarutobi Sasuke.

Although these people arrived at different times and had different appearances, they were all basically white-haired and thin, and they were all wearing tattered armor with the clan crests of their respective families on it, dressed as Sengoku ninjas.

These people are the elders of the various ninja clans in Konoha who survived from the Warring States period.

Having witnessed the founding of Konoha Village over thirty years ago, the defection of Madara Uchiha, and the two Shinobi World Wars, these dozen or so elderly people present can be considered among the few witnesses to that war-torn Warring States period.

Looking at the figures of his old comrades around him, Senju Shogo could only turn his head away resentfully, ending this pointless argument.

"Alright, the situation is urgent, no need for further words."

Sarutobi Sasuke stepped forward, surveyed the surrounding figures of the old men, and resolutely declared, "We cannot let the enemy destroy Konoha, destroy all our hard work! The young men are out there fighting the enemy; what use are we, these old men whose days are numbered, if we don't help them protect their homeland?"

The many elderly people present looked solemnly at Sarutobi Sasuke. Clearly, regardless of his glorious achievements in his youth or his status as the father of the current Hokage, the elders present acknowledged his command and were ready to launch a full-scale attack.

Of course, most importantly, although the Sky Ninja Village currently holds the upper hand and is dominating Konoha, Konoha will ultimately prevail. And once Konoha wins, there will definitely be a review and accountability process for the war, with rewards and punishments given accordingly.

As Sarutobi Sasuke said, this group of people didn't have much time left. Why not sacrifice their lives to fight for some resources for their clan?

"Being with you all at the end of this life, it doesn't feel bad at all."

Sarutobi Sasuke naturally knew what they were thinking, but he didn't care at all.

As long as he can protect Konoha for his son, he doesn't care what he does.

So he took a deep look at the group of old men who had been his enemies for half their lives and his comrades-in-arms for the other half, turned around, brandished his golden cudgel, and stepped into the battlefield first.

As Sasuke leaped into the air, the golden cudgel in his hand rapidly grew larger, quickly extending to a length of over ten meters.

Sarutobi Sasuke swung the giant club with effortless ease, sweeping swarms of air ninjas down from the sky.

"Ha, Konoha was founded by my Senju clan, how could I let you have all the glory?"

"My Senju clan is the greatest clan in Konoha!"

Seeing this, Senju Shogo couldn't help but follow. He formed hand seals rapidly, unleashing a sea of ​​fire in mid-air, scalding countless Ninja to death.

Unlike the others, now that Senju is dead, what sustains his actions is probably Senju's past glory.

"The Senju clan is a thing of the past; now, the Hyuga clan is the greatest clan in Konoha!"

An elderly man with white eyes stepped forward, his veins bulging at the corners of his eyes. He unleashed a series of Bagua palm strikes into the air, creating invisible air waves.

"Individual bravery can never achieve perfection; only by uniting can we find the strongest path to survival!"

The three old men stepped forward, exchanged a smile, and one of them, dressed in reddish-brown armor, let out a roar. His entire body swelled up as if a balloon had been inflated tenfold, transforming into a giant and descending upon Konoha Village.

"Thirty meters to the upper right!"

"learn!"

A voice appeared in the three people's telepathic network, and another old man, through the long shadow beneath him, manipulated the giant's body as if he were a substitute.

"Ha! Individual bravery can never achieve perfection... That's true, but you've chosen the wrong allies, haven't you, Kuromaru?"

"Woof!"

"Good buddy, let me see how much youthful strength you still have... jabs!"

Two silver-white tornadoes suddenly shot into the sky, sweeping away all the people in the vicinity.

"A coalition of two or three people is called a coalition? Ridiculous! May you be swallowed by my endless swarm of insects!"

An elderly man dressed in armor and wearing sunglasses, with a mixed style, lightly adjusted his sunglasses with his middle finger and looked at his old comrades-in-arms with a mocking expression.

But what responded to his words was a swarm of insects flying out from all over his body!

……

Centered on this point, and with the remnants of the Warring States period fighting back with their lives on the line, Konoha finally held onto its crumbling defenses and quickly regrouped to launch a counterattack against the Sky Village.

Meanwhile, the aerial carrier Anker Bandian quickly noticed the situation. After a brief assessment, a strange sound resembling a bird's call finally came from the air fortress.

Amidst the birdsong, the surviving Sky Ninjas, like weary birds returning to their nests, threw down their last explosives and returned to their "nest".

"Bah! What aerial fortress? It's nothing but a joke in front of the Senju clan... It's not even as much pressure as Madara Uchiha!"

Panting heavily, Senju Shogo looked at the aerial fortress that was finally far away from this sky and couldn't help but smile, but he still kept talking.

"Hey, Sasuke, you said what you just did..."

Senju Shogo turned to look for Sarutobi Sasuke, wanting to continue the conversation, but Sarutobi Sasuke was quietly leaning on his cane, gazing at the setting sun and completely ignoring his words.

Not only him, but many of the old men who had just participated in the battle remained where they were, each ignoring Senju Shogo's words.

"Heh, my Senju clan is indeed the strongest clan. I'll even die later than you old geezers..."

"The Senju clan, the Senju..."

Senju Shogo glanced at the setting sun, a smile playing on his lips, and then passed away peacefully.

On September 27th, Konoha Year 35, the Sky Village launched the first air raid in the history of the ninja world. Due to the depletion of its elite forces and the fact that it had never encountered this type of warfare before, Konoha was almost powerless to retaliate against the air attack.

Ultimately, thanks to the valiant resistance of the elders of the various Konoha ninja clans, the Sky Ninja Village was forced to withdraw from the battlefield, leaving behind a trail of disabled survivors.

Although Konoha ultimately won a hard-fought victory, it paid a heavy price for it.

Leaving aside the damage to Konoha's personnel, buildings, property, and supplies, even the Hokage Building was destroyed by the Sky Village. One can imagine how devastating Konoha's losses were this time.

And that's not even the worst part.

What truly enraged Hiruzen Sarutobi was that all eighteen remaining elders of the Sengoku period had perished here.

The fall of these people also signifies the complete end of an era.

That era, filled with bloodshed and turmoil, brimming with love, hate, and grudges among various ninja clans, witnessed the past of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha's delusions of changing the world, and marked by their earth-shattering power, has come to a complete end.

In contrast, a brand new era is finally rising.

(End of this chapter)