Naruto: My setting is above yours.

"He almost captured the Eight-Tailed Fox."

The Third Raikage's anger vanished instantly, his gaze hardening: "So, A and Bee were defeated by him alone?"

Tu Tai nodded: "That's true."

The Third Raikage strode to the French windows, raised his hand, and smashed the window with a single punch: "Make arrangements immediately. I will personally go to the front lines and cut off the neck of this Konoha Ranga!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he leaped away and vanished.

Several Raikage guards hurriedly chased after him, saying, "Lord Raikage, wait!"

"Quickly, after them! We can't let Lord Raikage go to the battlefield like this!"

Tsuchikage sighed as he watched this scene unfold, and then began to clean up the mess for the Third Raikage.

For example, troop deployment!

"I never expected Wood Release to reappear..."

Tu Tai recalled the image of the Wind-Riding Black Horse in his mind.

I had only met him once before, and I never expected that this boy would be so terrifying.

"However, judging from the intelligence, his Wood Release is probably not as good as the First Hokage's. Even if the Raikage can't defeat him, he won't be in danger."

Tu Tai pondered for a moment, then turned to make the arrangements.

If the Eight-Tails had been subdued by Wood Release, he wouldn't have watched the Raikage leave.

Chapter 86 The Third Raikage

"That's absolutely amazing!"

Having removed his mask, Sarutobi Shinnosuke looked at the battlefield before him and couldn't help but marvel.

It is clear that this place was originally a huge forest, but now it has become an open space, full of potholes.

Not only here, but also on the other side of the forest, there was that huge crater; it's unimaginable what kind of attack caused it.

"To have achieved this at the age of 10, he might become the next Ninja God!"

A female ninja with a cat-face mask and a ponytail standing next to Sarutobi Shinnosuke remarked.

What amazed her most was the age of Yu Feng Xuan Ma.

It's unimaginable what kind of genius could possess such formidable strength at such a young age.

At 10 years old... wasn't she still innocently hanging around in the ninja academy back then?

"The God of Ninjas, very likely!"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke smiled, then said with a hint of helplessness, "The world of geniuses is truly unattainable!"

"I originally thought that Minato-senpai was an unprecedented genius, but I didn't expect Genma to be even more amazing."

The red moon nodded.

The Yellow Flash of Konoha, at the age of twenty, had already become famous throughout the ninja world, prompting Iwagakure to issue the order that "if you encounter him, you can abandon the mission."

Despite its outstanding performance, it seems somewhat inferior to the current record of Yufeng Xuanma.

As the two were reflecting on their situation, an ANBU ninja appeared in an instant: "Captain, Lord Sakumo and Lord Genma have something to discuss."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke nodded, and then the three of them leaped away together, arriving at a wooden house deep within the Tree World.

This place became a temporary base.

"Senior Sakumo, Genma!"

Upon arrival, Shinnosuke Sarutobi greeted him.

Genma stood up from the ground: "Shinnosuke-senpai."

Sakumo Hatake nodded slightly, his face gentle, and said, "Genma and I discussed it and agreed that it would be the safest approach for the Anbu to send the prisoners back to Konoha first."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke hesitated, as this contradicted the orders he had received, although he also believed that sending the Cloud Ninja prisoners away first was the right choice.

After all, if there are prisoners, they will have to spare some effort to guard them.

If the Cloud Ninja launches another surprise attack, they will be restrained instead.

However, this would turn them into mere prisoners of war and escorts, thus failing to achieve the purpose of providing support.

Genma, knowing Sarutobi Shinnosuke's concerns, smiled and said, "Senior, escorting prisoners doesn't actually require that many people."

"I will send a clone to help at that time to make sure everything goes smoothly."

"Moreover, reinforcements should already be on their way. Even if Cloud Village sent reinforcements immediately after learning of the defeat at the front, they wouldn't be as fast as we are."

"Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that the Cloud Hidden Society might organize a small elite force for a lightning raid. But if that happens, the chances of rescuing the prisoners are much higher."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke understood Genma Mikazuki's consideration: "In that case, it's even more necessary to send the prisoners away."

"And perhaps prisoners could also be used as bait?"

Xuanma said, "It's not really bait, just a precaution."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke and the masked Akatsuki beside him exchanged a glance, then nodded: "Understood, let's decide on that then!"

“I’ll stay behind with the team. Hongyue, you take a squad and Xuanma’s clone to escort the prisoners.”

This time, he led an entire squad, which consisted of 4 platoons and a total of 17 people, on this mission.

Hongyue nodded: "Understood!"

Genma couldn't help but glance at the female ANBU ninja, secretly wondering, "Could she be Konohamaru's mother?"

He remembered that Konohamaru's parents were known as the Third Hokage's right-hand men in the Anbu.

While Konoha was dealing with the prisoners, in a small town in the Land of Lightning...

The Third Raikage led his support team to this location.

"Lord Raikage, I'm so sorry..."

When Killer Bee saw the Third Raikage, he lowered his head, feeling very guilty.

He is Ai's protector, but now Ai is seriously injured, and even almost got killed because of him and Xiao Ba.

The Third Raikage didn't blame him. He patted Killer Bee's head and then his shoulder, saying, "No need to apologize. You did very well. It's just that you're not as strong as your enemy."

"Go back to the village and cultivate yourself properly; that's the right attitude!"

Killer Bee looked up and said earnestly, "Yes, I will try my best. Next time... next time I see that guy again, I will definitely defeat him!"

The Third Raikage nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, that's the spirit we should have!"

Then, he pushed open the door and saw his son lying on the bed.

Ai was naked from the waist up, her chest tightly wrapped in bandages, with fresh blood seeping out.

"Father~"

Ai tried to get up, but the Third Raikage held him down with one hand: "I know you did your best. You did very well and protected your brother."

"As for the other villagers who were captured, I will personally lead men to rescue them!"

Ai and Killer Bee were both surprised: "You're going to take action yourself?"

The Third Raikage scoffed, "The Wood Release has reappeared, and that brat has even mastered the Lightning Release Chakra Mode. Of course, I must go and see for myself."

Ai's expression turned serious: "The most troublesome thing about that guy isn't his Lightning Release or Wood Release, but his Space-Time Instantaneous Movement Technique."

"He can swap places with any substance within a certain distance, such as air, his own opponent, or even his opponent's weapon. Currently, the distance appears to be within 20 meters, but it cannot be ruled out that it could be further."

"Moreover, his location locking is not visual, but rather sensory ninjutsu."

The Third Raikage remained unmoved: "Don't worry, I'll be careful!"

"Go back to the village and recuperate properly while cultivating your spiritual practice!"

After saying that, the Third Raikage turned and left.

Killer Bee looked at him, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back. After the Third Raikage left, he turned to him and asked, "Big brother, is the Raikage really alright by himself?"

"That guy is really tough to deal with. It would be much easier to handle if someone cooperated with us, right?"

Ai slowly closed her eyes: "No, it might be easier to deal with him alone."

"My father is faster than me, and his attacks are more ferocious."

Killer Bee was somewhat annoyed: "My coordination with Hachi isn't good enough yet, otherwise, I could definitely teach that guy a lesson, you idiot, you bastard!"

Within his body, the Eight-Tailed Gyūki hummed softly: "Then cultivate diligently from now on, and don't slack off."

"However, even if we cooperate perfectly, it will be difficult to defeat that guy."

"Although his Wood Release is not as powerful as the First Hokage's, his Lightning Release is no less than A's, and he also has the Space-Time Instantaneous Movement Technique."

"To take him down, we need to launch an attack that he can't avoid."

Killer Bee's heart skipped a beat: "Eight Tailed Beasts, right? That took out one of his clones back then, you idiot, you bastard!"

……

The second wave of reinforcements from Konoha arrived even faster than Genma had anticipated.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke and his group traveled through the night and arrived in the morning.

Orochimaru, leading reinforcements mainly from the Hyuga, Uchiha, and Sarutobi clans, arrived around 4 PM that day.

Although there were only about 50 people, they greatly eased the tense atmosphere on the front line.

Genma and Orochimaru met for the first time in a wooden cabin built specifically for the commander.

Orochimaru, wearing a Jonin green vest, looked perfectly normal.

Orochimaru was also sizing up Genma.

He had certainly heard some information about the child in front of him, but he didn't expect it to be so astonishing.

So, the Hashirama cells that Tsunade took were for this child?

But it seems that no interstitial cells were detected...

"Was this forest created using Wood Release techniques?"