Warlock Invasion of Naruto.

The cliff seemed unable to withstand the terrifying weight of the Tailed Beast Ball, and huge cracks began to appear at the top, as if it were about to collapse at any moment. Faced with such a massive Tailed Beast Ball, the Hidden Mist ninjas all stared blankly up at the Nine-Tails, seemingly without even the courage to resist.

Whoosh!

Everyone only saw a blur before their eyes, and the huge Tailed Beast Ball on the Nine-Tails' head suddenly disappeared, flying over their heads in an instant before landing on the island they had landed on behind them.

boom--!

With a silent flash, the island dozens of miles behind collapsed instantly, and a huge black mushroom cloud rose up with a roar.

A massive amount of air was forced out, creating a terrifying high-pressure shock wave.

The explosion was followed by several seconds of silence before reaching the ears of the Hidden Mist ninja. The dazzling light caused everyone to close their eyes tightly. At that moment, the earth-shattering explosion resounded through the sky!

It looked as if black snowflakes were falling from the sky. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that these were not snowflakes at all, but rather the powder of the black rocks on the island that had been blasted into dust.

The distant seawater was massively pushed aside, and under the power of the tailed beast's chakra, giant waves surged into the sky, forming a hurricane, as if a huge hole had been punched in the sky.

"...Giggle..."

The Hidden Mist ninjas below the cliff seemed to have their throats gripped by an invisible hand, unable to utter a sound, only the clattering of their teeth as their bodies trembled.

A large island capable of holding tens of thousands of people vanished in an instant, with warships and combat supplies prepared by Kirigakure still moored around it.

Despite the great distance, the Nine-Tails was able to deliver a precise strike in an instant.

Is this the power of the Tailed Beasts?

This is probably a realm that humans can never reach!

All five great ninja villages have tailed beasts, and Kirigakure is no exception; their Six-Tails Jinchuriki is still in the village.

Previously, I had only read about the horrors of the tailed beasts in the archives, but only by experiencing it firsthand could I know that what was recorded on paper was far less shocking than seeing it with my own eyes.

All the Hidden Mist ninjas were stunned. Growing up in the Blood Mist Village, each of them was full of bloodthirstiness, fearless of death, and determined to defend the reputation of the Hidden Mist Village as one of the five great ninja villages. But when faced with the Nine-Tails, this monster that was like a natural disaster, they were all at a loss for what to do.

Tailed beasts have always been the ultimate weapons and last resort of all the major ninja villages. Even if a ninja world war breaks out, no village will easily send its Jinchuriki to participate in the war unless it is a critical moment.

Because if something happens to a Jinchūriki, it will greatly affect the village's deterrent power. More importantly, once a Jinchūriki goes out of control, it will not distinguish between friend and foe and will attack all living beings in the surrounding area indiscriminately.

The Hidden Mist Village's attack on the Uzumaki clan was ordered by its higher-ups. Although many Jonin opposed it, the Third Mizukage was determined to go his own way, and everyone had no choice but to obey his orders.

No one could have imagined that the Uzumaki clan would send the Nine-Tails to guard their home.

While Kirigakure was still testing the waters, the Uzumaki clan directly used a 'nuclear weapon' to amplify the attack—it was simply outrageous!

"retreat!"

"Get out!"

The leader of the Hidden Mist Force swiftly ordered a retreat, demonstrating fearlessness in the face of death, which is fundamentally different from simply throwing oneself to one's own death.

Kurama watched the remnants of Kirigakure retreat without making another move. Its previous Tailed Beast Ball attack had wiped out Kirigakure's front lines from the sea. Someone had to bring the panic back to Kirigakure so they would understand the price of provoking the Uzumaki clan.

This is something Nine-Tails learned from White Feather.

"Lord Nine-Tailed Fox, are we just going to let them leave like this?" The white snake crawled to the Nine-Tailed Fox's side. After witnessing the overwhelming difference in strength between the Nine-Tailed Fox and itself, the white snake's words became increasingly respectful.

"No need." Nine-Tails shook its head slightly, then looked in another direction, towards the position where White Feather was stationed, where more Hidden Mist ninja would land.

As soon as Kurama finished speaking, its body rapidly shrank, quickly transforming from a colossal creature twenty or thirty meters tall into a miniature nine-tailed fox less than a meter tall. Most of its chakra was still sealed, and it could only use about one-tenth of its chakra. Its current clone only had less than half of that one-tenth. After releasing the large tailed beast ball, it needed to recover its chakra.

Anyway, it won't be its turn to fight in the next battle.

"You two stay here, Little White, come with me." With a light leap, Nine-Tailed Fox jumped onto the top of White Snake's head, then gave the order to Xin Ya and Green Snake, saying it was going to check on the situation on the front lines.

"Yes!"

Xin Ya and the Green Snake respectfully watched the White Snake and the Nine-Tailed Fox depart.

......

On the southeastern coast of the Land of Whirlpools, about one kilometer from the beach, a force of about two hundred ninjas was gathered in the mountains.

This is the reinforcement that Konoha sent to support the Uzumaki clan. There are about a hundred Uchiha clan ninjas, about fifty Uzumaki clan ninjas, and the rest are Konoha ninjas sent by the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Although the support force was small in number, the Uchiha clan members who came were all elites.

Among them were 25 Jonin, including Uchiha Chiho, Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Munejin, and Uchiha Hachiho, each of whom was an elite member of the Uchiha clan.

The other Uchiha clan members were at least Chunin, each with considerable strength, and most of them had awakened the Sharingan.

It wasn't because the Uchiha and Uzumaki clans had a particularly good relationship, but rather because since they had already decided to come and provide support, they naturally couldn't afford to fail.

Moreover, the stronger the supporting ninjas, the higher the survival rate of the clansmen.

The Uchiha clan wouldn't do something like paying lip service to support others while actually sending out some low-level fodder to make a show of it.

On the contrary, the ninjas sent by Hiruzen Sarutobi were far inferior to the ninjas of the Uchiha clan in terms of overall skill level.

Of course, the main reason is that the Uchiha clan is the elite of Konoha's elite, so it's normal that they are not as good as the Uchiha clan.

The Uzumaki clan does not have many native ninjas. This is mainly because when the Land of Whirlpools was destroyed, the Uzumaki clan's ninjas were the focus of attention for various countries, resulting in heavy casualties. Although many survivors of the Land of Whirlpools returned, the training of ninjas cannot be done in just a few years. It will take at least a generation before the Uzumaki clan can train more ninjas.

Currently, besides Shiraha and Kushina, the only other members of the Uzumaki clan who can somewhat contribute to the clan's reputation are the siblings Sorara and Naomi. With the guidance of Shiraha and Kushina, the two have now reached the level of ordinary Jonin.

"Baiyu, the Kirigakure ninjas are about to land. Shouldn't we ambush them beforehand?"

After Hyuga Hideto activated his Byakugan to observe the enemy's movements, he looked at the composed Shiraha beside him and couldn't help but ask.

Because of his good relationship with Shiraha, and because Hiruzen Sarutobi symbolically sent some reinforcements, Hyuga Hideto volunteered to go.

After Shiraha and Kushina parted ways, the ninjas who had been close to him were all kicked out of the political center.

However, since he was a ninja from a branch family, he didn't care about these things.

Especially after hearing Shiraha say that he wanted to study the 'Caged Bird' and one day give him his freedom, Hyuga Eito decided to follow Shiraha wholeheartedly.

However, he cannot leave Hyuga and Konoha until the Caged Bird Seal is released.

But this did not change his affections for Bai Yu.

"No need," Bai Yu shook his head.

Actually, if he and Kushina had joined forces, it would have been much easier to deal with the Hidden Mist Village. However, being a ninja is not a kind profession. Only by experiencing the baptism of blood can one grow rapidly. Those below must ultimately experience war in order to grow quickly.

Of course, Bai Yu wouldn't let these hard-won talents die easily, so he had already set up a witch array on the beach in advance.

Once the Hidden Mist ninjas reach the shore, their strength will be weakened by the suppression of the magic array. This shift in power will greatly reduce the casualties of the Uzumaki clan ninjas.

In this operation, Kushina only released the Nine-Tails and did not fight personally. This was partly to preserve her strength, as either Shiraha or she had to refrain from action to make the other nations more wary.

In addition, with the rapid development and expansion of the pharmaceutical group in the Land of Demons and the heavy industrial factory in the Land of Snow in recent years, they have gradually attracted the attention of other countries. Therefore, it is unclear whether the move by Kirigakure this time will cause other countries to react.

Kushina is ready to act at any time to prevent other countries from taking advantage of the war between the Uzumaki clan and Kirigakure to attack the Land of Demons and the Land of Snow.

"Why not set traps in advance? That would reduce our casualties," Hyuga Hizashi said. He and Hyuga Eito were the only two Hyuga clan members in the Konoha reinforcements. As the younger brother of the Hyuga clan leader, his presence in the support fully demonstrated the Hyuga clan's emphasis on the Uzumaki clan.

"Have you forgotten that the Byakugan of your Hyuga clan's previous patriarch was taken by Kirigakure? If they send out ninjas who have successfully transplanted the Byakugan, any traps will be meaningless," Uchiha Yatsuho retorted, his tone laced with sarcasm.

The Uchiha and Hyuga clans have always been at odds, and even with war imminent, the Eighth Hokage of the Uchiha clan showed no intention of fighting alongside the Hyuga clan's Hizashi.

During the Third Shinobi World War, the Uchiha clan achieved remarkable feats despite being at a disadvantage due to the Hidden Mist Village's chakra nature being countered and the Hidden Mist Technique being effective against the Sharingan.

However, while the Konoha leadership did reward the Hyuga clan handsomely, the Uchiha clan received only a symbolic commendation.

While the Uchiha clan harbors hostility towards the higher-ups, their antagonism towards the Hyuga clan is also growing stronger.

Hyuga Hizashi frowned upon hearing this, but he held back and didn't say anything more.

"Who said I didn't set a trap?" Bai Yu said calmly, watching the Hidden Mist ninjas begin to land.

"What?" Hyuga Hizashi was taken aback; his Byakugan hadn't detected any traps at all.

"Could it be..." Hyuga Hizashi's expression changed in surprise.

There are very few ways to block the Byakugan's ability to see through things, but the Uzumaki clan happens to have a barrier that can block the Byakugan's ability to see through things.

"You'll see when you get there!" Bai Yu's smile was cold.

Soon, the first batch of Kirigakure ninja landed quickly. Although they knew they might encounter traps or ambushes, they had to carry out the Third Mizukage's orders, so the first suicide squad rushed to the front and scouted ahead with their own bodies.

"No traps!"

After finding nothing unusual, the Kirigakure forces began landing in large numbers.

Within a short time, hundreds of Hidden Mist ninjas set foot on the beach.

The scouting ninjas quickly arrived at a place less than two hundred meters from where Bai Yu and the others were hiding.

"Shiraha." Chiho came to Shiraha's side, seemingly preparing for battle.

Bai Yu shook his head, then looked at the ninjas behind him and said, "Wait one more minute."

Although everyone was confused, they had no choice but to obey his orders.

At that moment, a cry of alarm suddenly came from the Hidden Mist unit.

"Huh? What's wrong? My body is so itchy!"

"Ah! My hand!"

"Ugh~"

"what happened?"

"My eyes! I can't see anything!"

Almost simultaneously, hundreds of Hidden Mist ninjas all underwent changes. Some experienced itching all over their bodies, followed by numbness in their hands and feet; some felt tightness in their chests and had difficulty breathing, followed by dizziness and vomiting; and some suddenly went blind, their vision going completely black.

A nameless panic spread rapidly like a plague, and screams echoed everywhere.

"What's going on?" The people behind Bai Yu stared wide-eyed, shocked by the sudden change.

If they could sense energy fields and radiation particles like Bai Yu, they would discover the area from a hundred meters in front of them to the point where the beach meets the sea.

The entire space was filled with purplish-black radiation particles.

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[Chapter 170: A War of Vastly Unequal Strength (Big Cup Bonus Chapter 4)]

"What on earth is going on?"

"There's a feeling of oppression..."

"Is this a barrier? Why can it cover such a large area?"