Double-transformation: I, Sakura Haruno! Will crush the pirates!

Onoki glanced at the Raikage with his aged, decrepit eyes. "After all, in this era when everyone is reducing their military spending, there are still people who are willing to do anything to seek power and collect ninjutsu!"

"what!"

The Fourth Raikage, A, stood up angrily, knocking over the chair behind him.

Seeing that the argument was about to start again, Sakura, who just wanted to finish the mission quickly and go out to relax, looked up.

The dark thunder, formed from domineering power, resounded once more, making his will the sole focus within the conference hall.

It must be admitted that domineering power is extremely effective in both unreasonable and reasonable situations.

"Arguing back and forth won't solve anything!"

The girl in the fitted blazer and shirt stood up, her smile arrogant.

"Why don't you listen to my opinion..."

Chapter 300, I didn't hear you clearly, could you say it again?

In a snow-covered forest, two dark-skinned, burly men and a blond man were running through the tree branches.

Having agreed to a proposal in the council, they are now preparing to return to Kumogakure as quickly as possible to carry out the agreement they reached at the Five Kage Summit.

"Big brother, are we really going to take Konoha's suggestion?" Raikage's bodyguard, Nozomi, approached her superior. "My jutsu senses that guy isn't a good person..."

"Nonsense, what kind of good person would have such a domineering and aggressive aura?" The Fourth Raikage, A, rolled his eyes at his little brother.

"Boss, there's no need to form a coalition, is there? Can't we just find our own? Besides, that's Iwagakure!" After unleashing a small burst of chakra, another guard, Darui, sped up and came behind his own shadow clone, whispering a reminder to protest his dissatisfaction.

After so many years of enmity between the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning, the sudden need for them to work together was naturally difficult for the ninjas of both countries to accept.

Darui worried that once on the battlefield, he would not only have to guard against kunai from the enemy, but also against senbon from his teammates.

"There's no other way. We'll just have to bear it to save Bi!" The Raikage, who was running at the very front of the three, gritted his teeth, his resentment evident in his expression.

As all three of them felt helpless about the matter, Xi stopped, her brows furrowed.

"Big brother, wait a minute, something's happened!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a white light shone from the bushes not far away, and a beam of light filled with a destructive aura shot towards the three of them.

Sensing the dangerous chakra contained within the cylindrical transparent beam of light, A's face showed a look of horror.

"Oh no, Hi, Darui, get out of there quickly!"

In a fraction of a second, Ai reached out and pulled the two of them behind her.

His chakra surged, and he entered Lightning Release Chakra Mode. He raised the heavy arm guards that covered his arms, and the high-frequency vibrations of Lightning Release transformed into a terrifying attack that could pierce through everything.

—Lightning Release: Lightning Cruelty Level.

The cylindrical white light collided with the relentlessly vibrating lightning, immediately unleashing a violent energy shock.

boom! ! !

The explosion scorched the earth, leaving deep burn marks, and terrifying flames shot into the sky, melting the surrounding snow and revealing the blackened soil.

Darui and Shi were too weak; the moment their chakra erupted, they were blown away by the shockwave, and the flames of the explosion did not reach them.

"Big Brother (Elder Brother)!!!" *2

Darui and Shi's exclamations rang out after the explosion, but were drowned out by the roar because they were near the blast.

Ignoring the intense heat that was almost igniting their lungs, the two panicked individuals charged straight into the sea of ​​fire, searching for the Fourth Raikage, A.

Before long, Hi used his technique to discover the Fourth Raikage, A, who was buried in the mud.

"Darui, over here!" Xi Chong's companion called out.

He rushed to the location he sensed with his ninjutsu and dug out the Fourth Raikage from the soil using both his hands and feet.

Even though the Lightning Release Chakra Mode of the Hidden Cloud Village is known for its high health and resilience, A is still a ninja after all. Once the technique is broken, it is only natural that he will be severely injured.

He was in extremely bad shape after facing that attack head-on. His clothes were torn, and he had multiple cuts on his chest, abdomen, and thighs. His exposed skin was also burned and oozing pus.

The most serious injury was to his right hand, which he used to withstand the white, transparent beam of light with his lightning ninjutsu, causing the flesh on it to almost disappear.

The remaining skeleton slumped limply, and blood slowly seeped out, staining the scorched earth.

Upon seeing Darui and Hii appear, the Fourth Raikage finally breathed a sigh of relief and weakly instructed the two, "Dust Release... Onoki... Iwagakure... Back to the village!"

After uttering those few words, the Fourth Raikage fainted due to his injuries, leaving behind two bewildered Shadow Guards. Stimulated by the freezing temperatures of the snowstorm, they reacted quickly, carrying the Raikage on their backs and rushing towards the Land of Lightning.

After the three people from Yunyin left the forest, the spiral-shaped singularity slowly distorted space, and three figures emerged from the center.

The man in the lead was wrapped in bandages, and beneath the exposed skin were horrific burn scars.

The man following behind him was covered by a long robe, and his face was hidden under a hood by a pair of reflective glasses.

The last man had lifeless eyes, wrapped in bandages so that only his eyes were visible, and his pupils were dark gray. He didn't look like a living person at all.

"Didn't you manage to kill that guy?" The first man to emerge turned to the person wearing the snake-patterned hood and asked in a hoarse voice.

"Wouldn't keeping that guy alive better achieve your goal, Mr. Obito?"

The man in the wine-red robe let out an eerie laugh and pulled down the snake-patterned hood on his head.

"Kabuto Yakushi...you bastard!" Obito's cold gaze swept over Kabuto Yakushi, and the purple Rinnegan on one side emitted a glow of chakra.

"Oh, I'm not here to fight you. Don't forget your plan~" Seeing that the other party was really about to fight after being provoked, Kabuto Yakushi quickly tried to calm him down.

"Hmph, I don't need your reminder. Hurry up and prepare the Reanimation Body for the Third Raikage. I'll take you to find Onoki!" After snorting, Obito Uchiha reached out and grabbed Kabuto Yakushi. The spiral-shaped spatial distortion once again swallowed the three of them.

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Meanwhile, Sakura, who had successfully completed her mission and facilitated the Allied Shinobi Forces, embarked on her journey home, boarding a train from the Land of Iron to the Land of Fire.

Along the way, she pondered many times why no members of the Akatsuki organization came to the venue to declare war, nor did they ambush them on the way.

Sakura had to waste her breath and personally introduce the Ten-Tails to the Kage of the other ninja villages.

"Sakura, what about the tenth tailed beast you mentioned..." Kakashi, who had been silent the whole way, finally asked.

Because during the previous Pain attack, the Akatsuki member that Naruto killed was identified as Deidara after being verified by Konoha Hospital.

This leads to another problem: Kakashi's old classmate, Obito Uchiha, is still at large.

When the concept of the Ten-Tails was brought up, Kakashi finally understood what dangerous things the other party was doing.

"I didn't lie to anyone, it's all true!"

Sakura turned her gaze away from the window and looked at Kakashi seriously. "None of us want to see that thing come back to life. It will drain the planet's energy and eventually turn this place into a dead planet!"

Asma, sitting to the side, also had a headache. He pressed two buttons on the train window to raise it and let fresh air cool down his dizzy head.

The train traveled along the road and soon arrived in the Land of Fire. After transiting through several cities, they finally arrived at Konoha Village three days later.

As soon as they entered the village, Jiraiya's large face was shoved in front of Sakura's face. "You...you...you...what exactly happened in the Land of Iron? Kumogakure has declared war on Iwagakure!"

After hearing this, Sakura felt a tremendous sense of disconnect, and all her doubts boiled down to one question:

"Oh, I didn't hear you clearly. Could you repeat that?"

Chapter 301 Tsunade Awakens, On the Eve of War

Repetition is impossible, of course. Jiraiya grabbed Sakura's arm and headed towards the Hokage Building.

Along the way, the giant crater created by Pain has been filled in with earth magic, and the newly built houses on it have gradually begun to show their prosperous outline.

Sakura followed Jiraiya into the political department of the Hokage Building. After arresting two old men, a temporary meeting was held.

"Don't look at me like that. I may not know as much as you do."

Sakura shook her head, sensing what they were expecting with her Observation Haki.

She then recounted the agreements reached at the Five Kage Summit, as well as all the information she, Kakashi, and Asuma had discovered in the Land of Iron.

"You mean the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth are feigning war, but their real target is us?"

Koharu Utatane pondered for a moment, “But the intelligence received by the village is somewhat different. The army that Kumogakure has mobilized is carrying a large number of standard anti-fortress weapons.”

As a country with many plains and basins, the Land of Fire is not suitable for building fortresses to resist invasions. In the past, when faced with large-scale military invasions, it has relied on its vast land and abundant forests to play a strategic deep-land game with the enemy.

Therefore, if the Cloud Village's purpose in this trip is Konoha, there is no need to carry so much unnecessary baggage.

But if it really is targeting Iwagakure, why did the Raikage agree to form an allied army at the Five Kage Summit?

Even the most foolish political creature wouldn't gamble its political credibility for a strategic advantage, let alone suspect the brutes of the Cloud Village.

"Forget it, let's not think about it too much. Let's prepare and send troops to the Land of Rice Fields and the Land of Waterfalls!" Mitokado Homura drew two circles on the map.

As a bridgehead for the Land of Fire to deal with the Hidden Stone Village and the Hidden Cloud Village, the troops were stockpiled in these two places. This allowed them to defend against the two countries' forces, which were expected to start a war in the Land of Frost, from suddenly joining forces and heading south. Alternatively, they could go north to cut off their retreat if they needed to end the war.

This reveals Mitokado Yoshiyuki's shrewd strategic vision and his steady, methodical approach to governance, honed over many years in politics.

This suggestion was immediately supported by the other two people in the office.

Seeing that the group had finished their discussion, Sakura clapped her hands and stood up. "There's nothing more for me to do now, so I'll..."

Unfortunately, before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by a ninja who suddenly burst into the meeting room.

"My lords, Lady Tsunade has awakened!"

The ninja who barged in saw Sakura's unfriendly gaze and immediately bowed his head to report.

This unexpected news startled Sakura. "Come on, take us to see!"

After saying that, he pulled the ninja out of the Hokage Building and quickly headed to the temporary hospital built on Hokage Rock.

Lifting the dark green tent flap, the smell of disinfectant hit the nose. A hospital bed was placed in the center of the tent, and a blonde woman leaning against the headboard was stuffing food into her mouth. The small table attached to the bed was piled with empty bowls.

While serving food, the silent person next to her was also busy cleaning up empty plates, making her quite flustered.

"You're finally awake, Tsunade-nee."

Sakura sat down by the bedside and helped Shizune tidy up the empty bowls. "If you don't wake up soon, I'm planning to take you back to Shikkotsu Forest to find the Slug Immortal."

"For mental healing, you'll have to go to Ryuchi Cave. If you have the ability to beg them..." Tsunade, who was about to retort, suddenly remembered something and didn't finish her sentence.

Because she just remembered that Sasuke seems to be a Sage Mode practitioner in Ryuchi Cave, if Sakura were to ask, she might actually be able to get help from the three great holy lands.

"Ahem, let's not talk about that. Did anything happen while I was unconscious?" Tsunade coughed awkwardly, changing the subject.

"Well..."

Sakura smiled mysteriously, took a few steps back to the outside of the tent, and escorted the several old men who had been waiting for a long time to her side.

The three of them, their eyes bloodshot, approached Tsunade, holding documents taller than a person in their hands.

The girl outside the tent politely lowered the tent flap, stretched, and felt carefree.

Then she lifted her foot and walked towards the Uchiha clan's territory, completely ignoring the sharp explosions that kept echoing behind her.

"Sakura, Sakura, don't go!"

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a.

After the brief boost from the Hokage's awakening, the village's affairs began to gradually get back on track.

The reconstruction of the southern district has been largely completed with Sakura's assistance.

Sakura's father and mother have also moved out of the Uchiha residence, which made Aunt Mikoto quite disappointed for a while.

Inside the brand-new Haruno residence, a special summons was delivered by an ANBU ninja.

"Mom, something's happened in the village, so I won't be eating dinner!"

Sakura quickly greeted Haruno Mebuki in the kitchen and changed into her Jonin vest.

"We're going to be busy again. Honestly, the village always has to call you all together at this time!"

Haruno Mebuki peeked out from the kitchen and watched her daughter run towards the entrance to change her shoes.

"There's no other way, things are very turbulent outside right now!"

Sakura gave a casual explanation, and after being told by Haruno Meibuki to make sure she ate dinner properly, she pushed open the door and went out.

After crossing the main road, which had been widened four or five times by the administrative department, she arrived at the Hokage Building.