Konoha Hypocrite Chapter 10: 252 - 264, a detour fanfic

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Chapter 252.1: Subduing Three Clans, Deterring Allied Forces

Although there were not many ninjas in the Leaf base camp, because most personnel had already been transferred away, the remaining tents were gathered close to the commander's tent. As a result, all the ninjas were crowded close together.

After the bee swarms attack, the entire base camp had nearly turned into a field littered with corpses. Under the gaze of dozens of ninjas, Uchiha Tonan leisurely walked past the piles and piles of dead bodies and walked toward the command tent.

Leaf ninjas' wanted to cheer in joy as they had just survived a catastrophe. But when they saw their dead companions, who were torn in pieces under the bees' attack, a sense of loss overtook the initial relief and they burst into tears. The scene turned into that of mourning.

Soon, Tonan arrived outside the command tent where Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi were standing in front of the passed-out Akimichi Choza. Together, they looked at Tonan approaching them and they stood obediently in the same place, not daring to even breathe heavily.

As soon as he was in front of them, Shikaku pulled Inoichi beside him and both of them knelt on the ground. "Tonan-sama, I'm sorry. All of this happened because of me." By now, Shikaku had completely discarded any sense of self-respect or dignity. After all, according to the intelligence report, there were still a large number of enemy village ninjas eyeing them from the distance.

Now, only Tonan could defend the Kikyo Mountain. Although he was reduced to kneeling like this, it might be able to save Inoichi and Choza's lives. Even if Tonan was angry with him and planned to look on with folded arms, there was a high probability that he wouldn't direct his anger toward the Nara clan.

Shikaku was the western front's commander but he was also the Nara clan's new patriarch. In the distance, the Leaf ninjas looked at him kneeling to Tonan with confusion on their faces.

"Why is Shikaku-sama kneeling to Tonan-sama?"

"He might be thanking Tonan-sama for saving our lives."

"I think he's begging Tonan-sama to take action to block the following enemies."

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"Tonan-sama is a Leaf ninja, this is what he should do. There is no need to kneel. Moreover, Shikaku-sama is the commander-in-chief."

"Shikaku-sama committed a serious sin this time making a mistake in his strategy. This resulted in insufficient personnel to defend the base camp."

"Yes, it seems Shikaku-sama is apologizing."

"Alas… just pretend that we didn't see it. We shouldn't be paying attention to such things anyway… let the higher-ups worry about it."

………

Tonan stood in front of Shikaku and Inoichi and looked down for a long time. Then he smiled and said, "Never mind, the price has already been paid. I'm not such a petty person. You are underestimating my appetite too much."

Shikaku's forehead was already covered with sweat. Hearing Tonan's words, he breathed a sigh of relief and gratefully said, "Thank you, Tonan-sama…"

The corners of Tonan's mouth rose a little and he slowly squatted. Stretching out his hand, he said, "Hand it over. I'll hold it for you for a while."

Shikaku's pupils suddenly shrank hearing Tonan's words. There was no way out… The Nara clan had no path of retreat…

"Why? You don't want to? If you don't want to, then I won't force you." Tonan's voice was gentle but full of misgivings and doubts. And in Shikaku's ears, it was full of threats.

Shikaku exhaled a long breath and raised his right hand tremblingly. He reached into his ninja bag and took out an information scroll. Without delaying too much, he held it in both his hands and like a tribute, presented it to Tonan.

Seeing him behave like this, Tonan narrowed his eyes slightly but his smile grew brighter. He took the information scroll and checked it. This scroll had Sarutobi Hiruzen's instructions to Shikaku on record. This was ironclad evidence.

After the war was over, Tonan could use this to force Hiruzen to step down. Hundreds of ninjas lost their lives in this attack. If the war was won in the end, then these lives would become nothing but trivial loss. But if it was lost, then every wrong decision could become the straw that broke the camel's back.

More importantly, Shikaku himself handed over this scroll to Tonan in front of everyone. What would Hiruzen think when he learned that Shikaku had personally given this to Tonan? Shikaku was a smart person. He knew that doing this meant that the Nara clan was completely tied to Tonan's pirate ship now.

And Ino-Shika-Cho always advanced and retreated together… There were only so many ninjas who carried any weight in Konoha. Now, behind Tonan, there was not only the Uchiha clan but also the three clans of the Ino-Shika-Cho combination.

Such powerful backing could not be neglected.

As far as Tonan was concerned, he wanted to rise to the top relying on a righteous front. He needed to maintain an upright character for this to happen. Only like this, he could keep harvesting crops in the fertile Konoha soil. And for this, he also needed supporters.

It was useless to rely on civilians' support because that was too fickle and did not mean much. Tonan stood up and put away the scroll in satisfaction. He then looked at the pale Shikaku and said, "Don't be so pessimistic. I can replace some things at any time, but the time has not come yet. With me here, no one can touch Ino-Shika-Cho. Because I have the ability to flip the table."

Shikaku suddenly raised his head and stared at Tonan after he heard this. He saw Tonan standing with a bland look on his face. As a perceptive person, Shikaku knew that the more a person spoke, and the more confident he looked, the more he was talking big. But the truly confident people would be calm because they were merely stating facts.

These words were a great reassurance to Shikaku. He lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "Thank you, Tonan-sama." As a reply, Tonan nodded slightly. He then raised his head and looked into the distance. Immediately afterward, he opened his eyes wide, activating his Mangekyo Sharingan.

In his vision, the pitch-black world turned red like fresh blood. Then, the scene in front of his eyes quickly zoomed in and enlarged. Suna and Iwa's hidden ninjas were exposed completely to his eyes.

In the next moment, Shikaku and Inoichi felt a gust of wind and Tonan had already disappeared without a trace in front of them.

In the distance, Iwa and Suna were all set to fight. They had seen the huge black bird shadows hovering above the Kikyo Mountain in the distance as well, and they had also heard that strange beast's roar.

Just then, a Stone ninja appeared in front of Onoki using the Body Flicker Technique and knelt on one knee. "Tsuchikage-sama, some powerful bird-type ninja beasts appeared in the Leaf base camp, and our bees have been wiped out."

Onoki frowned and looked over at the burning Kikyo Mountain in the distance. He muttered, "Powerful bird-type ninja beasts… is it him…"

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Chapter 252.2: Subduing Three Clans, Deterring Allied Forces

The ninja who reported the outcome of the attack on the Leaf base camp to Onoki was the Kamizuru clan's patriarch. The bee swarms were orchestrated by his people. His clan could be said to have done a good job but they lost significantly as well. After all this, he wanted to ensure he was given credit for military achievements at the very least.

Therefore, he did not just report the disappointing news but reminded Onoki of their success as well. He solemnly said, "The bird-type ninja beasts appeared quite late. Leaf ninjas have suffered heavy casualties tonight. According to the last message sent back by the bees, there wouldn't be more than a hundred ninjas that survived the attack. The rest of their comrades are all dead."

Onoki finally relaxed a little and nodded. He said, "Your achievements have been recorded and you will get your due reward."

"Thank you, Tsuchikage-sama." Having achieved his goal, for now, the overjoyed Kamizuru clan patriarch used the Body Flicker Technique to leave.

Even though this tactic did indeed kill a large number of Leaf ninjas, significantly dwindling their numbers, it didn't achieve the effect Onoki had expected. According to his calculation, a battle-type powerhouse like Uchiha Tonan too should have had a difficult time facing the bee swarms.

Even if Tonan couldn't be killed by the attack, he would still need to use the Susanoo to resist it. In that case, as long as his energy was consumed continuously, he would suffer from a backlash. This would be the perfect situation for them to further attack Tonan when his strength was depleted.

Before that though, the bird-type ninja beasts appeared out of nowhere and wiped out all the bees in one fell swoop. And there was still no sign of Tonan. This put a dent in his plans and made Onoki fall into a dilemma.

The Suna and Iwa ninjas were already here. If he didn't lead them to charge, then it would be too anticlimactic and would once again hamper their morale. But if they rushed up blindly, they would have to sacrifice many human lives to force Tonan to suffer a backlash. Wouldn't the loss outweigh the gains in that case?

Pondering about this, Onoki turned his head and asked Ebizo instead. "Ebizo, what do you think? Should we try it tonight or not?"

Ebizo glanced at Onoki and leisurely asked, "Tsuchikage-sama, are you afraid?"

Onoki was startled and angrily replied, "How can I be afraid? I'm just weighing the gains and the losses."

Ebizo squinted his eyes and looked in the direction of Kikyo Mountain. In his heart, regardless of how strong Tonan was, he still had a mortal body and his energy was limited. "This is such a good opportunity, I think we should attack. As long as we don't rush over in a group, we don't need to be afraid of large-scale ninjutsu."

Onoki's eyes lit up. He slapped his forehead and said, "Yes, it's absolutely possible to rush forward, one squad at a time. If he used large-scale ninjutsu too many times, he would soon run out of chakra. And if he only relies on taijutsu to fight, he must rest. Why didn't I think of that?"

Onoki immediately used Ultralight-Weight Rock Technique. His figure rose slowly in the air. He coughed lightly and loudly said, "Everyone, listen to my command…"

However, right at this moment, he looked around and was startled. He saw a black figure standing on a cliff between their side and Kikyo Mountain. Behind the black shadow, there was a sky full of stars and a cold crescent moon.

Although the specific appearance of the shadow couldn't be seen clearly because of the backlight, Onoki could never forget the devilish scarlet Mangekyo Sharingan. Instantly, in his mind, Tonan's image overlapped with that of Uchiha Madara. A figure whom he had seen many years ago but was powerful enough to cast a shadow on his childhood.

If anyone asked who Onoki was most afraid of, the answer would definitely be Madara. Onoki's face twitched and a cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He shouted, "Re… Retreat!" As soon as he issued the command, without waiting, he turned around and fled into the distance. At the same time, after hearing his order, all Iwa ninjas turned around and dispersed quickly as well.

Ebizo was left dumbfounded. This was the last thing he expected from Onoki. A Sand ninja beside him hastily asked, "Ebizo-sama, what about us?"

Ebizo was trembling with anger. He still wanted to order the Sand ninjas to charge. But although Suna and Iwa were allies now, the five great villages had always maintained a competitive relationship. They couldn't let their ninjas charge forward and let others enjoy the benefits.

With no other way out, Ebizo sighed heavily and said, "That old man is a coward. Retreat." Ebizo turned around after speaking. But before leaving, he intentionally turned his head and took a deep look at the black shadow on the cliff.

His eyes were filled with hatred and provocation. After a long time, just like that, all ninjas of the two villages fled desperately. The Mangekyo in Tonan's eyes slowly disappeared. He looked in the direction where the Sand ninjas retreated and touched his chin with his hand as if in contemplation.

Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something funny. He smiled a little and shook his head. "Reckless old man."

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Chapter 253.1: Sobbing Ghost Technique, Whoever Moves Dies

A few days had passed since the allied forces of the two villages attacked the Kikyo Mountain. After Uchiha Tonan returned to the cliff that night, Nara Shikaku immediately took out a blank intelligence scroll and went to meet him.

Shikaku figured out that since he had already chosen to submit to Tonan completely, he should no longer appear to be indecisive. Otherwise, he would be deemed as a person who went whichever way the wind blew, and such a person was very likely to meet a bad ending.

Tonan was not too polite either. He took the blank intelligence scroll and wrote down the report on the same evening on behalf of Shikaku. In most circumstances, things such as battlefield intelligence would be preserved. And after the war was over, the higher-ups would combine it with the results of the war to compare the battle achievements and battle losses.

Of course, the battlefield intelligence would be immediately handed over to Sarutobi Hiruzen. And logically speaking, Hiruzen had a certain leeway to manipulate battlefield intelligence. So, how to write battlefield reports itself was a kind of art.

It was necessary to retain the important details, but it was also critical to not highlight Tonan's achievements too much at a glance. Otherwise, Hiruzen would know immediately that Shikaku had already betrayed him.

Tonan began writing on the blank intelligence scroll…

Iwa and Suna launched a surprise attack on our Leaf base camp late at night, with the Kamizuri clan as the vanguard. The Leaf base camp was understaffed, and as a result, it fell into a disadvantageous position.

For a moment…

Many pages describing how the Leaf ninjas fought heroically and struggled tenaciously under Shikaku's leadership were filled in after that, finally coming to the information about Tonan.

In the end, Tonan, who is suspected to be injured, made a move and resolved the crisis. Then, he, whose strength was greatly reduced, pretended to be calm and appeared outside the Kikyo Mountain. As a result, after weighing the gains and losses, the allied forces of the two villages were unwilling to attack forcibly to avoid greater losses.

Note: Tonan's eyesight has greatly reduced. I earnestly request Hokage-sama to send reinforcements in time to support this battlefront.

Although it was written like this, where Tonan similarly had outstanding military exploits, in the eyes of Hiruzen, it would be like Shikaku followed his strategy and successfully forced Tonan to take action. Taking the initiative to make a move and being forced into making one were two completely different things.

Although the results were the same, and the achievements were also the same, Hiruzen would think that his skill was superior and that he was able to play Tonan in his hands. Moreover, he succeeded in making Tonan's injuries worse.

As the Hokage, he knew a lot about the Uchiha clan's Mangekyo. Hiruzen was well aware of its side effects of going blind as well if it was used for a long time.

A very high-leveled hunter often used weakness as a disguise to lower his prey's guard.

After that, for several days at a stretch, Tonan was totally absorbed in cooping in the laboratory. For a change, he was not conducting human experiments but rather he was researching ninjutsu.

The primary reason for this was that the ultrasonic wave released by his white pigeon ninja beasts on that day gave him an idea. The ultrasonic wave was able to locate the position and interfere with the action of bees, which could be regarded as a kind of special ninjutsu.

At that time, Tonan had a sudden insight, and he planned to develop a super ninjutsu that was contrary to the principles of ultrasonic waves. He wanted to create Infrasonic Waves.

According to his previous life memories and the vast amount of knowledge amassed in his current life, the sound waves with a frequency below twenty hertz were called infrasonic waves. As for the advantage of infrasonic waves compared to ultrasonic waves, it's not easy to weaken, and not easy to be absorbed by air and water.

Moreover, the wavelength of infrasonic waves was often very long, so it could avoid some large obstacles and undergo diffraction. This allowed the infrasonic waves to have an extremely long distance of propagation.

But Ultrasonic waves were different. Because of too much energy, the resistance to propagation in the natural medium was also maximum, and the energy would also be consumed very quickly. Although the infrasonic wave was just a type of low-frequency sound, and it had no destructive power under normal circumstances, the essence of the sound is vibration.

And vibration has something called resonance. Once the frequency of the infrasonic wave was close to or even the same as the vibration frequency of the human organs, it would produce resonance with the organs within the human body, which was very harmful to the body.

If used well, it could even cause instant death due to organ failure.

Once the main principle was understood, there were just two things Tonan needed to do. The first was to get the sound source. This originated from the vibration of an object. Therefore, the sound source could be his own vocal cord or some kind of musical instrument.

Even the objects in the natural world could be controlled perfectly to create vibration.

After the first step to get the sound source was completed, the next was to integrate it with chakra or even the senjutsu chakra that had extraordinary energy. In this way, the power would be enhanced.

In the laboratory, Sasori had just finished tinkering with his puppet. He was bored with not much to do right now so he turned his head and looked at Tonan, who was 'in a daze' state, sitting on the sofa.

Tonan was sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed tightly. He looked very focused, and his mouth opened a little. And then, a deep sound could be heard. This voice was very low. In fact, it very much sounded like breathing.

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Chapter 253.2: Sobbing Ghost Technique, Whoever Moves Dies

After a long time, Uchiha Tonan closed his mouth and opened his eyes. He reached out his hand to stroke his chin and frowned tightly. He was still unable to reduce the sound frequency to the point where it was completely inaudible.

Although other things could be used to replace the sound source, Tonan always believed that all great powers should be on his own body as much as possible. Only in this way, he would have a sense of security.

Seeing the frown on Tonan's face, Sasori put down the puppet in his hand and walked over. He sat down beside Tonan. Then, with a look of concern, he said, "Tonan-kun, you don't need to be sad just because you can't sing well."

Tonan raised his eyebrows a little and waved his hand. He said, "Never mind, I'll practice again. I feel that I have found the key point."

Sasori hesitated for a moment but still nodded his head. In his heart, he was thinking that Tonan knew that his singing was too unpleasant on the ear so he was practicing it because he felt that he would lose face if others heard it.

Soon after, he quietly walked to another space in the laboratory and began to study puppets.

Once the infrasonic wave was successfully researched, it would become a mass destructive weapon for massacring villages and exterminating nations. Due to this, Tonan was unwilling to tell Sasori the truth about what he was doing.

After all, in his eyes, Sasori was just a toy he created that could be used. He left Sasori alone for two reasons. One, Sasori could help him run some errands, and two, he could steal Sasori's research later.

Therefore, when Sasori inquired about this for the first time, Tonan said that he had become obsessed with singing and wanted to become a bass singer.

After a good while, Tonan seemed to have thought of some key aspects. He took a deep breath and opened his mouth again.

In another laboratory, Sasori could vaguely hear the continuous 'ah' 'ah' sounds, and he could only shake his head helplessly. In his heart, he thought, it seems that Tonan-kun is also not as perfect as I thought. He is completely tone-deaf.

……

After a long time, Tonan seemed to have given up singing. The entire laboratory fell silent. Suddenly, Sasori couldn't help frowning. He noticed that the puppet parts in his hands had begun to tremble slightly.

As time passed gradually, the puppet parts shook more and more violently. Now, it could be seen clearly with the naked eye.

"Is there an earthquake…" Sasori muttered. After a long time, the puppet parts stopped shaking and Sasori also didn't take this situation seriously.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Tonan's figure had already appeared in Hatake Kabuto's room. He saw Kabuto's little face look deathly pale, and he was vomiting nonstop while taking support on the wall with his one hand.

The shadow clone, who was patting Kabuto's back intimately, looked at Tonan's main body and said, "Be a bit careful. Go and see if Isan is fine."

Tonan looked at Kabuto's situation and slightly nodded his head. He walked to the room where Hatake Isan was placed. He saw that traces of bright red blood had appeared in the green solution where Isan's young body was soaked. Isan was bleeding from his seven orifices and was in danger.

Tonan hastily placed his hands on the glass container and used the Mystical Palm Technique to heal him. "Fortunately, I came in time. It seems it's a success. This is the result without using the chakra. As for what to call it, let's just call it the Sobbing Ghost Technique."

After a while, Tonan repeatedly confirmed that Isan's state in the solution was stable. Only after that, he left the room.

"Tonan-sama." From outside the laboratory, Yamanaka Inoichi's call came. Tonan went outside and looked at him. Inoichi had a respectful look.

Tonan asked, "Why did you come to see me?" Inoichi put his hands on his knees and bowed deeply at Tonan. He said, "Konoha has sent the information about the latest battle situation. Shikaku asked me to inform you as soon as possible."

Tonan calmly said, "Speak." Inoichi nodded his head and organized his words. He began explaining, "It's the information about the Kumo battlefront. Not long ago, the Kumo eight-tailed jinchuriki became a perfect jinchuriki and entered the battlefield."

"And the day before yesterday, Konoha received a piece of definite information that Sandaime Raikage will also enter the battle in person. So, considering that Kumo has a lot of top combat powers, the higher-ups of Konoha have permitted the nine-tailed jinchuriki, Uzumaki Kushina, to enter the battlefield as well."

Hearing Inoichi's words, Tonan's eyes suddenly condensed coldly. He turned back and went towards the laboratory. He said, "Got it. Tell Shikaku, I'm going to the Kumo battlefront. And before doing that, I'll minimize the pressure here for you all."

Tonan didn't care whether Konoha won or lost, or how many ninjas died in the process. But before Asura's chakra was reincarnated, Kushina must not meet any accidents. Anyone who dared to touch Tonan's power of the Six Paths would die.

Sandaime Raikage was no exception.

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Chapter 254.1: Sobbing Ghost, Impressive Might

Towards the evening, there was a damp and oppressive undercurrent in the air. The sky was gloomy like water, and the dark clouds appeared to be accumulating power.

At the Sand Base Camp, just like the practice since time immemorial, people had chosen flat and relatively high places to set up their camps. The Sand ninjas had not filled the base camp with just tents. Due to the strong gusts of air blowing here from the Land of Wind every day, Suna's forces had speedily built some semi-circular hunts while setting up the camp. They used special stones for this and put curtains as doors.

After the failure of attacking Konoha's base camp some time ago, Sand ninjas began using a squad rotation system to continuously attack Konoha's various strongholds. However, each stronghold was located in a small area, so it wouldn't be of much help if they were to send many attacking personnel.

As a result, many of the Sand ninjas had to remain on standby and were stationed here. The camp's center was also the highest point of this base. Ebizo looked at the information piled up in front of him and frowned. They hadn't lost the war yet, but there had already been a certain scale of turmoil within the Land of Wind.

And the Land of Wind Daimyo was also putting great pressure on Suna. His topmost task right now was to break into the Land of Fire. Then, either rob the Land of Fire's food and grains or force the country to open trade, and release the hoarded grains. However, Suna and Iwa's combined allied forces were stopped by a single kid who had no war experience, Uchiha Tonan.

This situation couldn't help reminding Ebizo of a person. Hanzo of the Salamander who had initiated the Second Great Ninja War had alone defeated the three nations. Eventually, only Konoha was able to resist him relying on its Sannin.

To put it nicely, it was resistance, but to put it bluntly, it was Hanzo who realized that Ame's background was too weak, and relying on his strength alone was not enough to support his great ambition.

In this war, he chose to remain neutral. But Konoha produced Uchiha Tonan, who was very similar to Hanzo. He was troublesome and was unmatched on the battlefield in the same ways. The only good thing was that Tonan would suffer a serious backlash every time he fought.

"Alas…," Ebizo heaved a heavy sigh and got up from his seat. He walked to the window and pulled open the curtain to look at the distant scenery. "An individual's strength can actually reach such a terrifying level."

The rainwater swayed in the wind and fluttered into the tent, soaking Ebizo's face. There seemed to be a curtain of water hanging between the sky and the earth. Along with the sound of gurgling water, everything seemed to become misty. Gradually, the wind became stronger, and the rain curtain shook more and more. It also became denser and stronger, turning into a heavy downpour.

As the rain became heavier, the entire world became clearer, no longer looking bleary. Seeing this, Ebizo gently closed the window and then the curtains. He turned around, preparing to return to his seat to continue and analyze the information. However, just as he turned around, he suddenly paused and frowned. He thought carefully.

Something was wrong.

Ebizo walked over to the window once again. He then not only pulled open the curtains but also narrowed his eyes slightly and stared into the distance with rapt attention. Vaguely, he saw a figure standing in a valley very far away from where he was.

Even though a ninja's eyesight was extremely good, he was unable to see the figure clearly because coupled with the cover of the rain curtain which already decreased the visibility, the distance was too much.

That location would be considered very far even from the security line of the base camp, so there was no need to worry about it too much. Also, this person didn't seem to be wearing a Leaf ninja uniform, so whether he was an enemy or not, couldn't be determined…

"That person seems a little familiar," Ebizo muttered to himself.

At the center of the valley, Tonan looked around and was quite happy with the terrain. He then closed his eyes and immediately began to make preparations. The senjutsu chakra within his body moved rapidly, maniacally circulating and gathering at his throat.

The aura around his body was rising rapidly.

Crackle, boom… Thunder rumbled in the midst of the cloud layer, buzzing in people's ears. At this moment, the rainstorm had completely begun as well and the heavy downpour was like a huge waterfall, covering the sky and sweeping off the wilderness.

The black windbreaker Tonan wore was long since soaked by the rain, but the fierce chakra was lifting it. After a while, Tonan slowly raised his head, and spread out his arms, as if he wanted to embrace the entire world.

Crackle, boom… Thunderclaps struck the sky continuously as if heaven and earth were scared of something. "What is that person doing… I seem to have seen him somewhere…" Ebizo could see that the figure in the rain had spread his arms, and he instinctively felt a pang of fear in his heart.

Suddenly, a light flashed in his mind, and the lone black figure on the top of the cliff of that night appeared. Then, in an instant, the two figures overlapped. Ebizo's pupils shrank suddenly. He immediately took a deep breath and pushed open the window. Taking support on the windowsill, he shouted, "Enemy attack!"

In the valley, Tonan suddenly opened his eyes. Due to the rapid circulation of chakra within his body, his eyes had involuntarily activated the Mangekyo Sharingan. The scarlet Mangekyo Sharingan spun rapidly, and a cruel smile appeared on his face.

Immediately afterward, he slowly opened his mouth as if he was yelling while holding his head high. Ebizo, who was staring at Tonan from the distance, held his breath subconsciously, and the muscles in his entire body tightened unnaturally.

The rain was still falling and the thunder was still rumbling. But the entire world seemed to have frozen.

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Chapter 254.2: Sobbing Ghost, Impressive Might

In the next moment, a scene that greatly frightened Ebizo occurred. An invisible energy wave seemed to have appeared in the air and it smashed the falling raindrops into mist and pushed it to form layer upon layer of white waves, attacking the Sand Base Camp.

The speed of the white waves was extremely fast. They had already arrived in front of Ebizo in a blink of an eye.

Boom… The powerful blast instantly hit Ebizo's face. The layer upon layer of white waves trampled everything on the ground like thousands and thousands of galloping men and horses.

Ebizo's two long white eyebrows were blown up. The crazy blasts came in one wave after another. In an extremely short period of one second, there were already more than a dozen waves. The instant the blasts hit, the entire Sand Base Camp looked like an exploding pot.

"Enemy attack!"… "Someone is using large-scale ninjutsu."… "It's coming from the direction of the valley!".. "I'll go to kill him."

Puff… "Hitoma, what's wrong?"

"What's happening to me? How come I can't feel any power within my body?"

"It feels so uncomfortable…"

The secret of the infrasonic wave was in the overlay and resonance of the previous vibration and the subsequent vibrations. As the Sobbing Ghost continued for longer and longer, its might would also become bigger and bigger.

Three seconds later, the insects and animals within a radius of tens of kilometers frantically fled from this place. Five seconds later, creases that were visible to the naked eye appeared in the air but there was still no sound at all.

Ten seconds later, the refraction of the air was completely disrupted, making people unable to differentiate east, south, west, and north. The ground also began to tremble lightly and the accumulated water on the ground began to form waves like a miniature ocean.

Fifteen seconds later, the entire world flickered between light and darkness like a flashlight. What was worse was that the buildings in the Sand Base Camp began to crack and collapse inch by inch.

Twenty seconds later, the water on the earth's surface and air completely vanished. The buildings collapsed, and the sand genin's internal organs burst, as they bled from seven orifices to death.

Twenty-five seconds later, the stones on the earth's surface began to shake continuously, and the chakra used by chunin to stabilize their bodies began to get disrupted one by one, then they howled in extreme pain and struggled.

Twenty-eight seconds later, not a single chunin was left alive. Even the relatively weaker jonin also died violently after struggling. The shaking stones on the ground exploded and shattered into fine powder. The ground also shook violently as cracks appeared one after another, and the hills not far away from the place collapsed one after another.

Thirty seconds later, the dark clouds in the sky seethed, and as if they were pushed away by a pair of big hands and the blue sky was visible. The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled down, lighting up everything that it touched on the earth.

At the same time, Uchiha Tonan, who was bathing in the golden-red sunlight in the valley, closed his mouth and slowly lowered his arms. He then indifferently looked at the Sand Base Camp in the distance, and the corners of his mouth rose a little as he spat out two words, "Not bad."

After speaking, he took off his half-wet windbreaker and leisurely folded it neatly, hanging it on his arm. Then he turned around gracefully and with his back facing towards the setting sun, he stepped on the hot fine sand and walked away towards the distance.

He didn't even bother to pay attention to how many sand ninjas were killed this time. The human lives of the enemy villages were nothing but numbers. He didn't completely annihilate them because this world still needed Suna to keep Konoha at bay.

At this moment, the Sand Base Camp was in complete ruins. After a long time, a wrinkled arm burst out from the ruins. Immediately afterward, Ebizo crawled out from it in a sorry state. His entire figure was in a mess but he didn't have the extra energy to pay attention to these things at this moment.

He scanned around with a solemn look and saw jonin crawling out from the ruins with haggard faces one after another.

"One…"

"Two…"

"Three…"

……

Ebizo just stood there like this in the same place and counted frantically. By the time he finished counting, people had already stopped coming out from the ruins. But regardless of anything, this number was not something Ebizo could accept.

His mouth constantly trembled and he felt like his back had collapsed a lot. He couldn't stand straight no matter what. On the horizon, half of the setting sun's body had already sunk. The slanting afterglow of the setting sun Illuminated the upper half of Ebizo's body and cast a long shadow on the ground.

All the jonin who had survived this ordeal looked at Ebizo with lifeless eyes, waiting for him to issue orders. Ebizo remained silent for a long time. He then suddenly looked up at the sky and took a deep breath, wanting to roar words of taking revenge for this.

But those words got stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say anything for a moment. A deep sense of powerlessness rose from the bottom of his heart. At this moment, Ebizo had to admit that he was getting old.

After a long time, he said in a hoarse voice, "Go and call back the remaining children. We won't fight anymore… We are returning home."

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Chapter 255.1: Handing Over Affairs, Riding The Wind

In the laboratory, Uchiha Tonan quickly stored various items in his ninja bag, and then without raising his head, he said, "I'm leaving for a while. Isan's condition is stable now. He can be released in about four months."

Hatake Kabuto stood at one side, and looking at Tonan who was walking back and forth in the room, he asked, "Tonan-san, are you going to be away for a long time this time?"

Tonan nodded his head and replied, "The duration of the trip is not certain, so I will try and explain everything as clearly as possible. The shadow clone has a distance limit, so you only have yourself to rely on. If you need any material to study or for research, just go look for Nara Shikaku and ask him."

Kabuto stretched out his hand to rub his eye. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Got it, thank you, Tonan-san."

Tonan turned his head to look at Kabuto. He then reached out and took off his gold-rimmed glasses. He walked over and put his glasses on Kabuto instead. The time for Tonan to transform into a strong powerhouse character was already here. These gold-rimmed glasses were no longer useful to him.

On the contrary, because of the high-intensity study during this time, Kabuto's vision had become myopic. With these glasses, he also had the elegant and easy-going demeanor of Tonan.

Tonan patted Kabuto's shoulder lightly and pointed to the wall of the room. He said, "That fellow outside has profound knowledge of the Ninja World. If you don't understand anything, you can ask him. But I hope that you will resist the desire in your heart and will not be tricked into turning yourself into a puppet."

"Things like puppets seem extremely powerful at first glance, but in fact, transforming into one is equivalent to solidifying all possibilities of the future. I'll also teach you a technique. If the person outside loses control of himself, don't hesitate to use it immediately. After that, don't forget to take back the puppet parts. Those things are very precious. Don't waste them."

After speaking, he stretched out his finger and pointed at Kabuto's forehead. He then used the Mind Reading Technique to transmit a special technique into Kabuto's mind. Tonan had always been used to keeping a few hidden cards in his hands.

When he made the regeneration core for Sasori, he left an explosive tag inside the core. In any case, once the regeneration core was made, Sasori was powerless to change it by himself. This was also a reason why Tonan was at ease with Sasori.

There was no such thing as friends in his mind. It was entirely because Sasori's life was always in his hands. Therefore, he didn't need to worry about him jumping around. But now that he was leaving, what if Sasori went crazy in the Leaf base camp after learning that he had killed most of the Suna ninjas?

The strength of the Leaf ninjas in the camp alone was not enough to stop Sasori. If something were to go wrong, since he was the one who brought Sasori back, he would be the one to shoulder the blame. Therefore, to take the necessary precaution, it was important for Kabuto to know the technique.

After a long time, Kabuto opened his eyes and solemnly looked at Tonan. He said, "I understand, then I'll start to refine chakra immediately to ensure that I can activate this technique at any time."

Tonan narrowed his eyes and smiled. He said in a gentle tone, "I like smart people. As long as you are obedient, most of the things in this world will be at your fingertips. I can fulfill all your desires, that is as long as you are loyal to me. Otherwise…"

As his words fell, his palm covered Kabuto's silverish-grey hair and he activated the Cultivation Curse. In an instant, Kabuto's eyes widened. He collapsed to the ground and curled up. The veins were bulging on his forehead and he was sweating profusely.

"Oh…"

Seeing Kabuto endure the pain, Tonan was quite satisfied with the boy's perseverance. Immediately afterward, the corners of his mouth curled up. He pointed at a white pigeon that was combing its feather with its beak in a corner of the laboratory. "I'm leaving now. If something happens, you can tell it."

Once he was done with all that he had to say, ignoring Kabuto who was struggling on the ground, Tonan left the room. After passing through several rooms all the way, he arrived outside Sasori's room. Hearing footsteps, Sasori turned his head and looked at Tonan.

Soon after that, his gaze moved to the bulging ninja bag around Tonan's waist, and indifferently asked, "Tonan-kun, are you leaving?"

Tonan also nodded his head indifferently and replied, "Cloud Battlefront needs me. I hope you've improved more when we meet next time." Hearing Tonan's words, Sasori nodded his head and got up. He walked to a corner of the room and picked up a scroll. Handing it over to Tonan, he said, "This is the fruit of my latest research. Knowledge must be shared."

Tonan too was not formal. He took the scroll without any hesitation and smiled gently at Sasori, "Many thanks." He then turned around and left the laboratory. At this moment, it was still late at night. The moon was almost as round as a silver plate and the sky was also clear.

The Konoha base camp was completely silent. Tonan's figure flashed a few times and disappeared outside the laboratory. And above the forest, a black shadow quickly passed through the top of the densely packed trees.

In a blink of an eye, he was already far away from the Konoha base camp.

Roar… A strange beast roar could be heard. Then, a huge golden bird sprang out from the forest and Tonan jumped and landed lightly on its back. Just like this, the huge golden bird took Tonan into the sky and flew towards the Cloud battlefront at a high speed.

High in the sky, the bone-chilling cold wind hit his face. It also made his black windbreaker flutter. "There are new crops to be harvested. I feel so happy."

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Chapter 255.2: Handing Over Affairs, Riding The Wind

The next day at the Cloud battlefront, everyone was busy as usual. In every Great Ninja War, the five great villages had one tacit understanding. This was that at the beginning of the war, the battles were to be initiated first on the land of the small neighboring nations.

The Land of Lightning and the Land of Fire were separated by the Land of Hot Water and the Land of Frost. In fact, these two small nations could be regarded as vassal states of the big nations in a certain sense. The Land of Hot Water inclined towards the Land of Fire, while the Land of Frost towards the Land of Lightning.

At the beginning of the war, both sides fought on the borders of the Land of Frost and the Land of Hot Water. It could be said that Kumo was recognized as the second-largest village in the Ninja World. Konoha's combat power on this battlefront was no less than that on the western front.

In the beginning, both sides were engaging in probing attacks. Hence, the scale of the ninjas dispatched by them was not very different. After all, they still had to keep an eye on the war terrain. In a fight between twenty thousand ordinary ninjas and ten thousand ordinary ninjas in a special terrain, the numbers alone wouldn't have any significant advantage.

On the contrary, the ninjas wouldn't be able to exert their full strength because they were too densely crowded. At such time, the battle outcome depended on the peak combat powers.

The commander of Kumo was Quasi Yondaime Raikage 'A', and Konoha's side happened to have Namikaze Minato who had restrained him. Therefore, the overall battle situation was evenly matched at the beginning. But not long ago, Killer B became the perfect jinchuriki and joined the battle.

This time, due to the disadvantage in the peak combat powers, Konoha had to retreat steadily. They were beaten back all the way out of the Land of Hot Water, and could only stick to the Konoha border. Under tremendous pressure, Minato's strength grew rapidly.

Relying on Flying Thunder God Technique, Rasengan, Summoning Technique, and Sage Mode, he was able to gradually fight one against two. Sometimes, innate talent was this inconceivable.

In this war, Sandaime Raikage had never made a move from the very beginning. He was letting Quasi Yondaime Raikage earn enough military achievements.

But now that the war had fallen into a stalemate, and a large number of Cloud ninjas were dying every day, Sandaime Raikage finally couldn't sit still anymore. He set off from Kumo, and leading a large number of elite troops, he rushed towards the Cloud battlefront.

The moment Konoha learned about this, they began to discuss who to send as reinforcements for the forces led by Minato. According to general wisdom, since Sandaime Raikage made a move, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was known as the strongest Hokage, should also follow suit.

But now, Hiruzen felt that he had aged. Moreover, he had already turned into a politician who schemed for power. He was no longer a pure ninja. He had already lost the heart of a powerhouse.

At this time, Uzumaki Kushina stepped forward. When all was said and done, the opponent's side had dispatched the eight-tailed jinchuriki, so it was not inappropriate for Konoha to dispatch its own nine-tailed jinchuriki as well.

In addition, Kushina's Adamantine Sealing Chains could perfectly restrain tailed beasts. Therefore, Hiruzen agreed to her request to join the battle.

On the border, at Konoha's last line of defense, Minato and Kushina stood on the head of Gamabunta, watching the swarm of humans appearing on the distant horizon.

This was Kushina's first time on the battlefield, so she couldn't help feeling a bit nervous. Her palms were drenched with sweat. At this moment, a warm palm tightly held her hand. She turned her head to look over and saw Minato smiling gently at her. He said, "You stay here for now and assist me later. You must remember to give priority to your safety at all times. Don't worry about me. I'll be alright."

Kushina's mood eased a lot. She smiled slightly and replied, "You also have to be careful." Minato nodded his head slightly. Then, as if suddenly something came to his mind, he paused and said to Kushina, "I've got a piece of good news for you. I had received intelligence of the western battlefront. Tonan was able to stop the allied forces of the two countries by himself. Come on, we can't lose to our student."

A look of pleasant surprise flashed through Kushina's face when she heard Minato. She exclaimed, "Really? Has Tonan already grown up so much?" Immediately, she bared her fangs and clenched her fists. She waved them fiercely toward the air and said, "Well, I can't let Tonan think less of me in that case!"

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Chapter 256.1: 'A' And 'B' Uniting, Best Military Tactics

Notes:

Killer B's eight-tailed beast, Hachibi, is called Gyuki. It has four long horns on its head, similar to that of a sheep. Similarly, the nine-tailed beast is called Kurama

In the distance, the Cloud ninjas pushed the battle line to the narrow entrance of the battlefield and stopped. Sandaime Raikage stood in front of the crowd with his hands folded in front of his chest. He looked at Konoha's formation and asked in a confident voice, "Is that the yellow-haired brat who blocked you two?"

Quasi Yondaime Raikage 'A' clenched his fists tightly. With reluctance written all over his face, he replied, "Yes, that fellow knows time and space ninjutsu, and he is very slippery."

Killer B waved his hands. He strengthened his chest and rapped, "Yo yo, very slippery… Can't hit him, can't hit him, ya ya, maintain the rhythm."

Sandaime Raikage narrowed his eyes slightly and moved his gaze to Uzumaki Kushina. He then asked, "Is that red-haired female ninja Konoha's jinchuriki from the information we received?"

Killer B clenched his fists and stretched out his arms. In his rhythmic style, he answered, "Oh… jinchuriki, just like me, a jinchuriki… Gyuki, this fella, he is ready, ready to start wiggling."

Sandaime Raikage touched his chin with his hand and said in a deep voice, "You two proceed first. If you cannot defeat them, I'll make a move." Quasi Yondaime Raikage 'A' was already impatient for some time now. On receiving the instruction, he immediately rushed forward and shouted, "Let's go, B!"

A crimson-colored chakra erupted all over Killer B's body. He dashed after 'A' while strangely calling out, "Yo, maintain the rhythm."

Over at Konoha's side, seeing the same two old opponents rushing over, Namikaze Minato, who was standing on the head of Gamabunta, glanced at Kushina. He firmly instructed, "I'll lead this, you bring up the rear."

Immediately afterward, he threw dozens of specially made kunai with both hands and shouted, "Everyone, retreat, don't get injured accidentally."

The moment the kunai fell to the ground, Minato disappeared from where he was and in a flash reappeared right in the center of the battlefield. 'A' and Killer B looked at each other and together used their moves in a well-practiced way.

"Lightning Style – Double Lariat!"

Boom… The two attacked Minato from the front at the same time. But in an instant, Minato disappeared again and appeared on the other side of the battlefield.

"Damn it! This fellow is too troublesome." 'A' was so angry that his eyes were wide open. It was exactly like this every time they faced each other. They couldn't hit this person at all. At this time, 'A' used his muscle brain to formulate the best strategy he could think of for this battle.

"B, let me fight with him. You go and deal with that nine-tailed jinchuriki." As soon as he said this, 'A' rushed towards Minato. "Lightning style – One Finger Assault."

"Yo yo, Gyuki already can't hold it back anymore." After yelling this out, Killer B's body was covered with a red-tailed beast cloak. He turned into a fiery red light and rushed towards Kushina, who was standing on top of Gamabunta's head.

Gamabunta held the samurai sword at his waist a little nervously and asked in a deep voice, "Kushina, do you need my help?" Kushina was circulating chakra within her body at this moment. She speedily made hand seals and said, "No need, I'm better at dealing with tailed beasts. After all, I'm an Uzumaki descendent."

She clapped her hands and shouted, "Adamantine Sealing Chains." In the next instance, countless thick golden chains emerged from her back and attacked the oncoming Killer B.

Seeing the attack, Killer B's eyes condensed. He dodged from left to right to avoid the golden chains chasing after him while closing the distance between him and Kushina. However, mid-way, the chains blocked him successfully. And before he could struggle, they bound him tightly like flexible snakes.

"What the hell is this awful thing? Yo yo… is this bondage, yo yo." Killer B struggled hard to free himself. Six tails appeared from his tailed beast cloak, and the beast cloak turned into Gyuki's outline but it was still of no avail. At the same time, Killer B in the tailed beast cloak muttered, "Is the Nine-tails suppressed by this thing? It's so difficult to deal with it."

There was a spiritual link between tailed beasts. The nine-tailed beast Kurama in Kushina's body said in a deep voice, "Hachibi, it seems you have submitted to the ninja. You have thrown away the dignity of the tailed beasts. It's truly infuriating."

Eight-tails retorted, "Killer B and I are partners, but you and your jinchuriki are not the same. I never thought that I would meet you again. And now that I have, you are in such a miserable state."

This sentence stimulated Kurama's self-esteem. He tugged the golden chains that bound his body and furiously shouted, "Kushina, beat him." Kushina's red hair was fluttering as she was controlling the chains. With a smug expression on her face, she replied, "I wanted to do that for a long time."

In the next moment, the free golden chains twisted together, turning into an even bigger chain, and ferociously slammed toward Killer B. Bang… The crimson bullhead was immediately beaten to one side.

Seeing Gyuki being taught a lesson, the rage in Kurama's heart dissipated a little. He then said in a cold voice with some good intentions, "I just happened to be restrained here. I advise you that it would be better for you to go fight with that yellow-haired kid. This thing especially restrains tailed beasts. Your jinchuriki is as stupid as you."

Gyuki within Killer B's body suddenly became angry and roared, "Damn it! Today, I'll let this fox see my true strength."

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Chapter 256.2: 'A' And 'B' Uniting, Best Military Tactics

After being stimulated by Kurama's taunt, Gyuki, the crimson bullhead, opened its mouth and a pitch-black Tailed Beast Ball condensed in front of it. Killer B's voice also came from the oxhead's mouth.

"Yo yo, Tailed Beast Ball." Seeing this, all the Leaf ninjas behind Uzumaki Kushina panicked and retreated far away. Kushina, on the other hand, didn't show any fear. In terms of strength, she didn't think that she was the strongest. However, when it came to suppressing tailed beasts, if anyone said she was second, no one else would dare to claim first place.

She placed her palms together and her eyes narrowed. The thick golden chain slapped the side of the bullhead fiercely, making it turn by ninety degrees. The tailed beast ball in front of its mouth was also released early due to this attack. The pitch-black-tailed beast ball flew far away and crashed into a distant hill.

Boom… A huge mushroom-shaped cloud rose and blew up most of the hill. Immediately afterward, Kushina controlled the thick golden chain and kept Killer B firmly bound.

Boom…

……

On the top of the mountain in the distance, Uchiha Tonan stood on the edge of the cliff and stared at the battlefield. At this moment, 'A' was like an angry bull, whereas Namikaze Minato had turned into a bullfighter, constantly playing with him, and making him run in circles.

Killer B's tragic situation made Tonan show a rare expression of deep sympathy. "Innate restraint… he's truly miserable…" One should know that during the Nine-tails rebellion in the original work, even though Kushina was extremely weak, she could use the Adamantine Sealing Chains to restrain it.

Not to mention, at this moment, she was almost at her peak state, and on the other side was the eight-tailed beast who was weaker than the Nine-tails. Fighting it was simply like toying around for Kushina.

"Letting a jinchuriki fight against an opponent who specializes in restraining tailed beasts… Are all ninjas of Kumo so stupid…" Looking at the golden chains flying up and down, Tonan's eyes were filled with greed as he muttered, "This thing should belong to me."

At the Cloud battlefront, Sandaime Raikage watched the battles of 'A' and Killer B, and veins burst in his forehead. He said with great anger, "No wonder the war has been at a stalemate. Those two fellows don't even know how to pick their opponents. They only pick those who naturally restrain them. This fellow 'A' doesn't seem to have inherited my clever mind at all."

The face of a Cloud ninja beside him twitched involuntarily when he heard these words. And he asked with a bright smile, "Raikage-sama, are you going to make a move?" Sandaime Raikage nodded his head and leaned forward. He slightly bent his legs and said, "I just happened to want to catch the Nine Tails Jinchuriki in one fell swoop. This kind of powerful war weapon is more suitable for Kumo."

Boom… An ear-deafening sonic boom was heard. A large circular pit appeared on the ground where Sandaime Raikage stood just before. Everyone saw a faint blue lightning rushing towards Kushina, who was taming Killer B, at a high speed.

Minato, who had the fastest reaction speed, saw this and his pupils shrunk. He thought to himself, "Damn!" He immediately threw several Flying Thunder God kunai in Kushina's direction, wanting to save her.

But as soon as the kunai flew out, 'A' intercepted it. And with a smug smile on his face, he sneered, "Want to go? No way!" Seeing this, Minato's face looked extremely ugly. He used the Flying Thunder God Technique and appeared in another part of the battlefield.

Afterward, while throwing kunai, he loudly shouted, "Bunta! What's that thing?"

Gamabunta under Kushina's feet, who was also paying attention to the overall battlefield situation, noticed the human-shaped lightning rushing quickly toward this direction. He immediately exerted strength on his limbs and jumped high towards the rear.

Kushina's golden chains that bound Killer B were also retracted quickly, and they rushed towards that human-shaped lightning that was flying through the battlefield towards them. But it was a pity that Sandaime Raikage's speed was too fast. The golden chains were unable to touch him at all.

"This thing is useless against me." A look of disdain appeared on his face. He jumped up and tried to grab Kushina with his hand.

"Damn it, can't hit at all." Kushina's pupils dilated suddenly and she desperately controlled the golden chains to stop him. But the speed at which the golden chains retracted was completely unable to keep up with Sandaime Raikage.

As for Minato's specially made kunai, it was still in the air. It was still some distance away from this place. Most of the other Leaf ninjas hadn't even gotten the time to react. Even a few jonin who were not weak in strength just saw a bolt of lightning.

They just thought that someone from Kumo had released lightning-style ninjutsu at Kushina. Only Hatake Kakashi, who already possessed the strength of a jonin and had been paying attention to Sandaime Raikage noticed it. The thought of wanting to help appeared in his mind but his body was still standing in the same spot. He had no time to react at all.

"Damn it… move."

At this moment, Sandaime Raikage had already appeared in front of Kushina. He shouted arrogantly, "The Nine Tails Jinchuriki belongs to me now." In Kushina's trembling eyes, the big hand covered in lightning-attributed chakra was enlarging rapidly. A deep sense of powerlessness welled up in her heart.

"It's over…"

Chapter 257.1: Shocking Appearance, Battle Begins

Just at the critical moment, when all hope seemed to be lost…

Crackle, crackle, crackle… Ear-piercing electric sounds were heard throughout the battlefield, and a dazzling light flew straight toward Sandaime Raikage from the distance. The Raikage's eyes narrowed and he crossed his hands in front of him. Right in the next moment, a lightning-covered fist hit his arm.

Boom… A deafening sound of an explosion was heard and Sandaime Raikage was sent back flying, turning into a blue electric light. The moment he landed on the ground, he stamped his feet hard to hold on but he still slid back hundreds of meters, setting off a long trail of smoke and dust.

At the same time, Uchiha Tonan, who was wearing a black windbreaker, landed firmly on top of Gamabunta's head, the dark material gently fluttering behind him making everything around motionless. The entire battlefield fell into deathly silence for a while.

Soon after, as everyone came back to their senses, all eyes were locked on the person on top of Gamabunta's head in great shock. Everyone loudly exclaimed and began talking in simultaneous conversations…

"Tonan!" "It's Tonan-kun!" "Is that Uchiha Tonan?"

"Hokage-sama sent him over to support us." "How long has it been? How come he feels so different from the time when I saw him in the village?"

"It must be because of the battlefield. After being tempered by blood and war, how can he still resemble his former self?"

……

Tonan had arrived at the battlefield long before this battle had started. The reason why he chose right this moment to appear and not a second earlier, was obviously to increase the shock factor. Like this, he could get twice the result with half the effort in gaining acknowledgments.

"I have to pretend again." Tonan thought to himself in his heart. He turned his head to Uzumaki Kushina and showed a gentle smile. He asked, "Kushina-senpai, are you alright?"

Kushina was stunned for a moment. She looked at Tonan whose height was about the same as hers and answered in a daze, "I… I'm fine." Tonan gave a small smile as if to reassure her, and turned his head to look at Sandaime Raikage who was standing in the center of the battlefield again. He then leisurely said to her, "Leave Sandaime Raikage to me."

The Raikage in the distance was worth his experience. He didn't attack rashly and instead looked at 'A' and Killer B and instructed, "You two, come back."

"Damn it, just a bit more and my tactics would have succeeded!" 'A' was completely unwilling but he had no choice. He reluctantly walked toward the Kumo battlefront and shouted out loud, "B! Come back here quickly."

Upon hearing 'A', Killer B dispelled his tailed beast transformation and turned around. He walked away while swaying his hips sensationally. "Lost the fight, yo yo… Change people, yeah yeah, maintain this gorgeous rhythm…"

On the battlefield, almost everyone's gaze was focused on Sandaime Raikage and Tonan. But only Namikaze Minato noticed something different. His figure flashed and appeared beside Hatake Kakashi. He then pulled Kakashi and left. No one knew where they went.

Tonan watched Sandaime Raikage quietly maintaining a stalemate of sorts for some time. He then took off his black windbreaker neither hurriedly nor slowly. Suddenly, Gamabunta's displeased voice came from under his feet. "You little brat, don't stand on my head!"

Gamabunta knew that Tonan had killed Senju Tsunade, and forced Jiraiya to defect. Therefore, he didn't have any good impression of Tonan in his heart. If it weren't for the fact that both of them belonged to the same side right now, based on his violent temper, he would have already cursed Tonan a long time ago.

When Tonan heard Gamabunta's words, a hint of pallid light flashed through his eyes. He squinted his eyes a little and coldly said, "Oh? What a disobedient summoning beast!"

In the next moment, he lifted his left leg and stomped lightly. Bang… Tonan stepped lightly but Gamabunta felt like he was hit on the head with great force, and his head instantly entered the ground.

"Huh…" Seeing this situation, Kushina quickly persuaded Tonan, "Tonan, this is Minato's summoning beast." Tonan nodded his head lightly and indifferently said, "I'm sorry, this is wartime, but this summoning beast is making the other side feel that we are not united enough. So it needs to be taught a lesson."

"Damn it…" Gamabunta's entire head had sunk into the mud. He was furious and wanted to curse Tonan but he was also afraid of Tonan's strength. His move just now gave Gamabunta an inexplicable sense of powerlessness. After hesitating for a while in his heart, he chose to endure for the time being.

In the distance, Sandaime Raikage carefully sized up Tonan and began to analyze the information in his mind. "According to the intelligence I received, this little kid's ninjutsu is very powerful. Moreover, he has awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan just like Uchiha Madara. So, his ninjutsu and genjutsu are both very impressive. But judging from that punch just now, his taijutsu should also be very strong."

"Is he a ninja with perfect ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu without any flaws? No, the intelligence also said that every time this kid fights with all his strength, he will suffer a serious backlash. It seems he is over-drafting his body in exchange for powerful strength. Since it's like this, the best tactic would be…"

"Don't care about anything else, hit him directly!"

Sandaime Raikage directly threw out the nauseating and complicated information in his mind and yelled at Tonan, "Uchiha Tonan, I've heard of you. You killed Suna's Kazekage."

At this moment, Tonan had already taken off his black windbreaker. He held it with one hand and narrowed his eyes slightly. He calmly replied, "Senior Raikage, I've been looking forward to meeting you and wanted to ask for advice for a long time."

Behind, Kushina said with a worried look, "Tonan, he's very strong, you've to be careful."

The corners of Tonan's mouth curled up a little, and he slowly said word for word, "I'm also very strong."

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Chapter 257.2: Shocking Appearance, Battle Begins

After replying to Uzumaki Kushina, Uchiha Tonan gently threw away his windbreaker. The black cloak rapidly fell to the ground. As soon as it touched the ground, a big cloud of dust rose.

Boom… Everyone felt the ground tremor and they looked at Tonan with shocked expressions. Now, just a thin shirt was left on Tonan's upper body but the muscles underneath it were bulging one after another as if they were about to burst open.

Bang… Bang… Buttons were sent flying in every direction. In the next moment, a powerful chakra current erupted from Tonan's entire body, which blew his hair to stand erect. His entire image was electrifying, as if exuding raw power. The shirt on his body also ripped open, revealing his upper body which was as vigorous as a horned dragon. In addition, the entire person seemed to have even become several inches taller.

Over at the Konoha battlefront, gulping sounds could be heard one after another and the gazes of people were even more colorful. Some looked stunned, while some had a look of awe and worship. Some had even forgotten that they were in the midst of a battlefield and were even drooling.

Uchiha Obito caught a glimpse of Nohara Rin's starry eyes beside him. He grabbed his hair in distress and said, "Why is Tonan always taller than me?"

"This little devil's age is about the same as Kakashi. He is not that old. But those muscles…"

"He matured early." "This is completely ripe…"

"This should be the result of his training. The weight of that windbreaker alone can crush me to death."

"The intensity of his training must be too abnormal." "I just want to feel the muscles on his body."

On top of Gamabunta's head, Tonan pointed at Sandaime Raikage and waved his hand. He said, "Old man, you are a little too close. Step back to avoid hurting the innocent."

Sandaime Raikage had a violent temper. How could he endure such provoking words? His entire body released a powerful electric current and he shouted ferociously, "Little brat, you are very haughty. Only one punch is enough to take care of you."

Tonan tilted his head slightly and activated his Mangekyo Sharingan. Then with a very arrogant look, he said, "Old man, it seems you don't want to step back. Then, let me knock you back."

As soon as he threw out these words, Tonan exerted strength on his legs, and at the same time used the Thunder Spirit Wind Flash.

Boom! A powerful blast appeared on Gamabunta's head. The counterforce of this attack was so great that Gamabunta had to cancel the Summoning Technique. He disappeared from the battlefield, changing into a ball of white smoke.

In the blink of an eye, Tonan had already appeared in front of Sandaime Raikage. His entire body was full of lightning-attributed chakra that stimulated his cells. The earth-attributed chakra strengthened his defense and weight. And the wind-attributed chakra controlled the airflow around his entire body in order to reduce the drag force.

The Mangekyo Sharingan enhanced his dynamic vision. Finally, there was the boost of monstrous strength. He had attacked Sandaime Raikage like an explosive arrow. His speed was unfathomable.

Sandaime Raikage's eyes shrunk. His fists and legs followed Tonan's fighting rhythm, and he counterattacked.

Bang, bang, bang, bang… Due to Tonan's momentum boost, Sandaime Raikage was forced to retreat continuously. The two people moved so fast that ordinary ninjas couldn't even track their movements. All they could see was the dazzling lights moving toward the center of the battlefield at an abnormally high speed.

They could also hear the sounds of rapid sonic booms exploding in their ears. This battle seemed to have become the main stage of two powerhouses, and the ninjas on both sides seemed to have turned into mere spectators. This battle was already out of their hands.

"This… is this taijutsu?" "No, it's not pure taijutsu, both of them are using nin-taijutsu to fight."

"Is this innate talent? I'm afraid that even the Hokage-sama is not so strong." "I'm afraid the Uchiha clan is about to rise again."

"There was a piece of news before that Tonan defeated Sandaime Kazekage. If he defeats Raikage also…"

"I understand what you mean, but isn't he just too young? Perhaps, it's too early for him to be the Hokage."

"Too young? At his age, I had left the battlefield of that time and two years later, I had a child."

"Konoha has given birth to a Ninja World's malevolent spirit again."

While everyone was immersed in their conversations, Kushina could not help but look at Tonan in disbelief.

"Has Tonan already grown to this point?" She muttered to herself as the once lonely and helpless figure curled up in the dark alley reappeared in her mind.

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Chapter 258.1: Breaking Momentum, Toying With Hearts

On the battlefield, the two people fought with their bodies, discarding the conventional ninjas fighting style. Sandaime Raikage relied on his Lightning Style Armor, which was known as the absolute defense. Due to this, he was not afraid of any kind of head-on battle.

As for Uchiha Tonan, he had the bonus of Adamantine Body and Soft Physique Modification, which belonged to both external and internal cultivation respectively. His physical defense was not inferior to that of the Raikage from any perspective.

But after Tonan's momentum was exhausted, he fell into a disadvantageous position. This was because the Sandaime Raikage had rich experience in hand-to-hand combat, and Tonan was not a pure taijutsu ninja. This was the first time he was fighting with just his physical body.

However, what he lacked in ability, he made up for with abundant knowledge. Especially after he performed a large number of human experiments, his understanding of the human body was far beyond that of ordinary people.

Tonan was very clear about which muscle had the strongest explosive power, and which joint was the weakest or the least sensitive under the given situation. Relying on his profound knowledge, his movements became better as the battle continued, and he seized back the advantageous position he had in the beginning, making the Raikage go on the defensive again.

Especially under the effect of Soft Physique Modification, Tonan's moves were extremely tricky. Coupled with their extremely fast movement speed, Sandaime Raikage's previous hand-to-hand combat experiences were almost useless.

Boom… The two people's fists collided, and a huge circular crater appeared on the ground around them. Also, when their fists collided, it gave birth to a violent shockwave, and sand and stones flew across the battlefield as if a sandstorm had been set off.

When the shockwave blew into the Konoha battlefront, everyone squinted their eyes and lowered their bodies. In addition, the surrounding became dark, grayish, and chaotic.

Swish… The two people jumped back simultaneously as if they had a tacit understanding among themselves and dispersed their remaining energy. They then stood across the deep crater facing each other.

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Sandaime Raikage's entire face was red and his eyes were filled with a fanatic look as he excitedly said, "Little kid, I'm very surprised. And it's too unexpected. I like you very much. It's truly satisfying."

Ding! Gained 'A's acknowledgment.

A meaningful smile appeared on Tonan's face, and he replied, "What a coincidence, I like you too." Both the Sandaime Raikage and Quasi Yondaime Raikage of Kumo would abandon their original names and would be called 'A'.

Tonan had never thought that Sandaime Raikage would acknowledge him because of his strength. That's right, both the emotional and intelligence quotients of this kind of very simple-minded fellows were approaching zero.

It's as difficult as ascending heaven in one step to gain their acknowledgment through emotion and belief. But it's very simple using physical powers. After thinking about it, Tonan squatted on the ground and placed his hands on it. He then circulated the senjutsu chakra within his body.

Thump, thump, thump… The sound of a heart beating like thunder could be heard throughout the battlefield. The muscles on Tonan's body became full again. Moreover, along with the rhythm of the heartbeat, the muscles expanded and shrunk again and again.

In the Kumo battlefront, Killer B kept nodding his head, stretched out his hands, waved them, and said, "Yo yo… this is the rhythm…"

'A' frowned and said in a deep voice, "Shut up, B." As for Sandaime Raikage, the fanatical look on his face had increased some more and the lightning armor around his body had become more and more excited.

Rumble… The muscles all over Tonan's body bulged like a dragon's and his entire body emitted an extreme feeling of strength. The ground around him cracked inch by inch like a spider web, and the small stones floated in mid-air as if they had escaped the gravitational force.

In both Konoha and Kumo battlefronts, there was not one person who could stay calm. They were either shocked or in awe. In this battle, Tonan wanted to show his great momentum and his character. He wanted to show off enough to gain more acknowledgments.

Tonan raised his head a little and stared at Sandaime Raikage. He said, "Are you ready?" Sandaime Raikage didn't answer. He just clenched his fists tightly and the Lightning Style Armor around his body instantly became several times thicker.

Boom… On the battlefield, a huge crater appeared in the place where Tonan was standing just a moment ago. Then the two people's figures completely disappeared from everyone's field of vision. Earth-shaking sounds of explosions were continuously heard all over the battlefield.

People could only see the electric current surging in the air and sparks erupting all over the place.

Bang, bang, bang, bang… In the Konoha battlefront, Namikaze Minato took Hatake Kakashi back to the side of Uchiha Obito and Nohara Rin. He had returned just in time to come across this fierce battle scene.

Minato's dynamic response had already far surpassed the average people's dynamic vision, but now, even he could only see afterimages left of the moments when those two people collided.

On the ground, huge craters appeared from time to time as if invisible meteorites were hitting the ground one after another. Everyone could only rely on the deep craters that appeared on the ground to judge where those two people had landed to borrow the strength.

Kakashi stared intently at the battlefield, but he couldn't see the figure of those two people. He muttered with a shocked look, "So strong…"

Minato's forehead was a little soaked by cold sweat as well. He could not help but think of what would have happened if Tonan was not here. "If Tonan hadn't appeared in time, I would've had to face such a powerful opponent. With such speed, I might not be able to dodge him even with my Flying Thunder God."

Immediately afterward, he couldn't help muttering, "Tonan has already surpassed me. Such a battle makes my blood boil." Obito and Rin on one side weren't thinking as much as their sensei.

Obito clenched his fists with excitement written all over his face. He then raised it and shouted, "Tonan, you can do it!"

Rin also placed her hands in front of her mouth and yelled, "Tonan, you can do it."

The cheer may have stimulated everyone because soon afterward, all the ninjas in the entire Konoha battlefront began shouting….

"Tonan, you can do it."

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Chapter 258.2: Breaking Momentum, Toying With Hearts

Uchiha Obito yelled a few times before he noticed that Hatake Kakashi and Namikaze Minato were already next to him. He looked at Kakashi with a confused expression and asked, "Kakashi, why aren't you cheering for Tonan?"

Kakashi was dumbfounded for a moment and felt a little embarrassed. He then took a deep breath and shouted along with everyone else, "Tonan, you can do it!"

……

Ding! Gained Sarutobi Jushin's acknowledgment. Ding! Gained Aburame Chigau's acknowledgment. Ding! Gained Sarutobi Kitaku's acknowledgment. Ding! Gained Kurama Shi's acknowledgment. Ding! Gained Shimura Tohito's acknowledgment.

……

Listening to the continuous system prompts coming all at once, the strength in Tonan's hands became even stronger. After activating the Sage Mode, he had a boost in all aspects and he was practically holding Sandaime Raikage down.

That being said, Sandaime Raikage's Lightning Style Armor was a bit too hard and difficult to deal with. Even if Tonan hit him several times, he was unable to break through Sandaime Raikage's defense. In just a few breaths, the two of them had already collided innumerable times.

Sandaime Raikage seemed to feel that he was in a disadvantageous situation. Therefore, he immediately gave up the defense, and looking for an opportunity, he uppercut Tonan's chin from bottom to top.

Tonan, however, opened his right fist, turning it into a palm, and blocked the oncoming punch. But under the effect of the repulsive force, he was sent flying.

Now! Sandaime Raikage had already calculated where Tonan would land in an instant. Then, the electric current covering his right hand suddenly surged, and at the same time, he shouted, "Hell Stab – Four-Fingered Crossbeam Hand!"

In the next moment, Sandaime Raikage turned into a bolt of lightning and rushed towards Tonan's landing point as per his calculation. In the mid-air, Tonan's Mangekyo Sharingan began to spin rapidly and his dynamic vision was enhanced to the extreme.

The entire world seemed to have paused in his eyes. The sounds of wind, lightning, and cheers seemed to have disappeared. And everyone's movements and expressions were frozen. The only people that were moving in the entire world were him and Sandaime Raikage.

At the same time, the Raikage's speed was just about the same as that of an ordinary ninja while using the Body Flicker Technique. And the timing of the attack was perfect. Since that was the case…

"Ha!" Just when Tonan was about three meters away from the ground, he suddenly opened his mouth and let out a breath. The powerful air current immediately interrupted his momentum and the entire person seemed to be stuck in the air at this moment.

And Sandaime Raikage's Four-Fingered Crossbeam Hand just happened to arrive at that time, stabbing the empty air. Damn! The Raikage's pupils shrunk suddenly and in the scene that reflected in his eyes, a figure slowly entered his field of vision. "I'm using all my strength. I can't retract it!"

The corners of Tonan's mouth rose slightly and he kicked Sandaime Raikage heavily. Bang! The huge smoke and dust rose and it was unknown how many unlucky Cloud ninjas were killed. Everything happened in an instant. Most of the ninjas couldn't even see the process of the Raikage flying backward.

"Father!" 'A' roared and rushed into the cloud of smoke and dust. Killer B also stopped rapping at this time and rushed in with him. As for Tonan, he gently landed on the ground but he didn't follow up with his attack. He just proudly stood in his place and stared straight at the center of the smoke and dust cloud.

The scene was silent for a moment. In the next moment, the Leaf ninjas shouted frantically as if the pot had been blown up.

"We won!" "Long Live Tonan-kun!" "Long Live Tonan-kun!" "Tonan-kun is the strongest!"

Ding! Gained Sarutobi Ichiro's acknowledgment. Ding! Gained Shimura Junsuke's acknowledgment. Ding! Gained Sarutobi…… Ding! Ding!…

He gained too many acknowledgments, causing the system prompts to overlap once again. After a long time, the dust and smoke dissipated.

With 'A' and Killer B's support, Sandaime Raikage walked to the front of the Kumo battlefront. When they saw that the Raikage was still alive, Konoha's side stopped cheering.

"Prepare for battle!" Minato shouted, and the Leaf ninjas took battle stances one after another. Under normal circumstances, at this moment, Tonan should rush forward to deal with the injured Sandaime Raikage.

Then, Konoha's morale would soar, and they would be able to annihilate the Kumo army in one fell swoop, seizing this war's victory. But for Tonan, the main purpose of today's battle was to just set up his character and show off. He had no intention of killing Sandaime Raikage.

At this time, Suna had already lost most of its combat power and it was about to announce its surrender. If Kumo was also defeated here, then Konoha, with its morale soared, wouldn't need him. Konoha would be able to deal with both Iwa and Kiri without him.

This, however, was not beneficial to Tonan's follow-up plans. Only with sufficient external pressure, could he maximize his benefits.

Uzumaki Kushina must return to Konoha to ensure that she would be safe enough to give birth to Naruto smoothly in the future. Obito had to be buried to death so that he would have the opportunity to come into contact with Uchiha Madara, and also get Madara's guidance along the way. And Nohara Rin must die so that Obito could awaken the Kamui.

Tonan didn't know if the butterfly effect would change their fates. But it didn't matter as long as the war didn't end. If they didn't follow the original tragic trajectories, he didn't mind being a behind-the-scenes helper and pushing them into the abyss.

If the worst came to worst, he would just pretend to be a Stone ninja to bury Obito to death, and then give the Three-tails to Rin as well.

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Chapter 258.3: Breaking Momentum, Toying With Hearts

"Cough, cough… I'm fine, you guys, get out of my way." Sandaime Raikage stretched out his hands to push 'A' and Killer B away. He stood upright and took a deep breath. Staring at Uchiha Tonan, he loudly asked, "Why did you hold back in that attack? Obviously, we are enemies."

Immediately after he spoke, the Leaf ninjas once again burst into hushed conversations. "What? Tonan actually held back!" "It's so confusing. But that person is our enemy."

"Yes, if we won the war, we can return home." "Perhaps, Tonan has spent a lot of energy and his strength was not enough at the last moment."

"It doesn't seem like he has exhausted his energy. As I see it, he is too arrogant." "Yes, this is the virtue of all the Uchiha clan members."

"Forget it, lower your voice. If it weren't for Tonan, we would have all been done for this time."

"I was just complaining a little bit. I hope that Tonan can beat the Raikage next time."

Including Uzumaki Kushina and Namikaze Minato, all the others also had puzzled expressions. But when they heard surrounding ninjas saying that all Uchiha clan members were like this, they could also agree with this sentiment from the bottom of their hearts.

When all was said and done, in their hearts, Tonan was always relatively kinder and more innocent. Since he made a mistake this time, they should just teach him and advise him properly later.

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Tonan stood up straight with his hands crossed in front of his chest. Then, looking in the direction of the Kumo battlefront, he said with a look of pity, "You are a pretty good opponent. Without you, I'm afraid that I'll be too lonely in the future."

When he heard this explanation, a moving look appeared in Sandaime Raikage's eyes. He muttered, "Is that what it is…" Tonan shouted back in reply, "Go back and rest. I'm looking forward to fighting with you again."

After speaking, he turned around and glanced sideways. With the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, he said, "Next time, I won't show any mercy."

The Leaf ninjas looked at Tonan who was walking towards them in large strides with a complicated gaze. In their hearts, there was reverence, incomprehension, and even complaints…

Tonan was not surprised because these varying reactions from the Leaf ninjas were well within his expectations. But, so what? It was as simple as turning his hand to deal with the Leaf ninjas. If anyone asked what Tonan was best at, the answer most certainly would be the ability to toy with people's hearts.

In a matter of seconds, he could eliminate their dissatisfaction and even make them feel grateful towards him.

Step, step, step, step, step… The sounds of footsteps were very steady. But in the next moment, a scene that greatly shocked the Leaf ninjas appeared. Tonan's complexion suddenly became deathly pale and blood flowed out from his mouth. But he immediately raised his head a little and swallowed the blood.

His eyes also began to bleed. The blood flowed out from the corners of his eyes, down his face to chin to the throat to the abdomen, and onto his pants.

Minato instantly appeared beside him using the teleportation technique and extended his hand to support him. "Tonan, you…"

Tonan's expression condensed and while lowering his voice, he also used Wind Communication to transmit his voice to the ears of the Leaf ninjas. "Don't support me!"

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"Is this the backlash recorded in the information? It's so serious." Minato's outstretched hands paused slightly and he took advantage of this moment to give Tonan a thumbs up. From the perspective of the Cloud ninjas in the distance behind Tonan, Minato was expressing his approval of him.

Tonan frowned tightly but his footsteps were calm and steady. At that time, his mouth moved and his trembling, hoarse voice was heard in everyone's ears. "Laugh, cheer, don't let them see the flaws."

A deep admiration instantly appeared in the eyes of all Leaf ninjas. In an instant, they believed that Tonan truly tried hard to win this battle but he was powerless to fight any longer. Therefore, he pretended to be strong and let Sandaime Raikage go. This was the best way to handle this because now the opponent would hesitate to attack a rat for fear of smashing the dishes.

Some kind-hearted Leaf ninjas even had tears glistening in their eyes as they raised their hands and shouted…

"Long live Tonan-kun!"

Ding! Gained Shimura Muru's acknowledgment… Ding! Gained Aburame Mizuku's acknowledgment… Ding! Gained Kurama Fusuke's acknowledgment… Ding! Gained Shimura Todoku's acknowledgment… Ding! Gained Hyuga Kiku's acknowledgment…

In the distance, Sandaime Raikage looked at Tonan's proud and straight back and sighed deeply. He said, "I had thought that Konoha will collapse after the setback of losing its sannin. But I never thought that…"

"It seems Konoha will rise again. Retreat. And just to be on the safe side, the army should withdraw from the Land of Hot Water and guard the border of the Land of Frost. After I have rested enough, I'll fight that little fellow again."

After hearing Sandaime Raikage's order, 'A', who was standing beside him, said with some frustration in his heart, "Father…"

In 'A's heart, Sandaime Raikage had always been synonymous with invincibility. But today, that myth was shattered by a nameless Konoha brat. For a moment, all Cloud ninjas including 'A' felt incomparably disinclined and confused.

A warm expression appeared on Sandaime Raikage's face. He stretched out his hands to embrace Killer B and 'A', and gently said, "Losing is losing. I, after all, am already old. The future of Kumo belongs to you all. You two have to work hard to reproduce the prestige of the combination of 'A' and B. That kid is much younger than you two, so work hard to overtake him."

'A' and Killer B looked at each other on hearing Sandaime Raikage's words, then nodded and solemnly replied to their father, "Yes…"

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Chapter 259.1: Recuperating From Injuries, Unexpected Joy

The Cloud ninjas retreated slowly under Sandaime Raikage's orders. Soon after that, Namikaze Minato signaled a few Leaf jonin he was familiar with. Taking the hint, these jonin surrounded them while cheering loudly and encircling Uchiha Tonan in the center.

By this time, Tonan seemed to be unable to hold on any longer. He staggered and fell to the ground. Then he spat out a lot of blood as if it cost no money. Minato stretched out his hand to support him and said in a low voice, "Tonan, you must hold on. The medical squad is coming."

Several jonin from the medical squad rushed into the crowd and came to Tonan's side. Then they took out medical instruments one by one from the storage scroll and began to examine different aspects of his condition.

Tonan secretly used Soft Physique Modification to change the positions of his internal organs and bones, and then said with a frail look, "You all don't need to worry, I'll be fine after resting for a while."

Uzumaki Kushina frowned and said, "Tonan, don't talk, just close your eyes and rest, alright?" She then turned to the medical ninjas and asked in a deeply concerned voice, "How is it? Is it serious?"

At this moment, the medical ninjas who were in charge of examining Tonan had ghastly expressions. One of the medical-nin said, "Squad leader, the initial examination shows that his internal organs have shifted."

Another one added, "His blood is flowing in reverse."

"His bones and joints are also misaligned."

"His heartbeat rate is low, blood pressure is low, and his respiratory rate is also insufficient."

The surrounding Leaf ninjas inhaled a mouthful of cold air hearing the medical ninjas' reports.

"Are his injuries this serious?"

"You all must save Tonan."

A Leaf ninja who was standing outside the encirclement recalled how he had misunderstood Tonan just a moment ago. He slapped himself hard and with tears overflowing from his eyes, he said, "I'm truly not human."

The medical squad leader frowned and instructed, "We must operate immediately. Inject the anesthesia." The medical ninja in charge of anesthesia came over with a syringe and stabbed Tonan's arm. However, the needle didn't pierce through Tonan's skin no matter how he tried.

Looking at that medical-nin in charge of anesthesia trying hard for a long time with his forehead full of sweat, Minato asked with confusion, "What's wrong?"

That medical-nin answered anxiously, "His skin is too hard. The needle can't pierce through it."

The medical squad leader was startled to hear his subordinate's words. He frowned and asked, "Did he temper his skin to this point? It seems we can't use anesthesia, so we can only use a chakra scalpel to perform the surgery directly without anesthesia."

After speaking, the medical squad leader extended his hands and stroked Tonan's abdomen. However, in the next moment, a very serious look appeared on his face. He raised his head to look at Minato and said, "The chakra scalpel doesn't work either. We are completely powerless to do anything like this."

Tonan naturally wouldn't let other people do as they please with his body. Even in front of so many people, what if anyone among these harbored ill intentions? As the saying goes, one should be prepared for unexpected situations. In this world, other than himself, Tonan didn't believe in anyone else at all.

He coughed heavily and weakly waved his hand. "Don't worry, I have some medical ninjutsu knowledge as well. I'll be fine as long as I recuperate for a while. It's not the first time that I have suffered this kind of minor injury. I have a lot of experience. I'll be fine after some time."

Tonan had structured his sentence with much thought. He subtly revealed that he had been seriously injured more than once for Konoha. In an instant, his image grew a bit bigger in the hearts of the Leaf ninjas.

Hearing his words, the medical squad leader sighed and nodded his head. He said, "Alright then, I'll prescribe some medicines for you to nourish your body."

Minato reached out his hands to hug Tonan on seeing the situation and softly said, "I'll take you to the command tent to rest." After speaking, he used the Body Flicker Technique and headed toward the Leaf base camp.

Kushina, Uchiha Obito, Hatake Kakashi, and Nohara Rin followed them. As for the other Leaf ninjas, under the advice of their respective leaders, they continued to carry out post-war missions.

Perhaps, it was because Tonan defeated Sandaime Raikage on the battlefield, Kumo's morale was greatly reduced. The Cloud ninjas continued to retreat from the Land of Hot Water for more than half a month and they didn't engage in squad battles with the Leaf ninjas either.

In just this fashion, Konoha successfully regained the battlefront of the Land of Hot Water. After this, the battle situation of the two sides returned to how it used to be at the beginning of the war. At this time, Suna too had already declared its withdrawal from the Third Great Ninja War because it had lost most of its combat power. Suna had already dispatched envoys to have peace talks with Konoha and sign a new treaty.

Tonan pretended to be injured and recuperated for a long time. When he noticed that it was almost time, he told Minato and the others that his injuries had already healed completely. This made Minato and everyone else as well sigh in relief.

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Chapter 259.2: Recuperating From Injuries, Unexpected Joy

Konoha's base camp on the northern front was stationed on the vast flat land. The rising sun of pure flame had jumped out of the horizon and ascended above the clouds, illuminating the sky…

Uchiha Tonan walked out of the tent with a cup of hot tea in his hands and sat on the wicker chair that Nohara Rin had specially made for him. He drank the tea while basking in the sun. To be honest, he had no other choice. Since Namikaze Minato was holding the fort here, he had to continue to maintain his image. As a result, he couldn't just go and perform human experiments.

Coupled with his status as an injured person, he could only stay in the tent every day, thinking about various theories in his mind. For instance, sound wave ninjutsu could have many miraculous effects. Everything had two sides. In addition to the destruction, it could also be used to enhance physical fitness.

For instance, how to use strong vibration to temper the strength of the physical body. Naturally, he still needed to conduct many human experiments to prove these theories and find the most suitable point. Only after that, it could be used safely on him.

After thinking about it, Tonan picked up his teacup and leisurely took a sip. He then turned his head to one side and looked into the distance. He saw two people running towards his tent.

Seeing them, Tonan put the teacup on the small wooden table and stood up leisurely, preparing to greet them. Not long after, Minato and Hatake Kakashi arrived in front of him. Tonan smiled gently and said, "Minato-sensei, Kakashi, is the mission complete?"

Minato nodded his head and replied, "Yes, everything is going smoothly." Minato then exchanged a glance with Kakashi and a hesitant look appeared on his face. Then he said in a low voice, "Tonan, there was one thing we needed to let you know. Let's go in and talk."

Tonan didn't know what happened, so he nodded his head immediately and replied, "Alright."

After that, the three people walked into the tent together. Once inside the tent, Minato nodded his head and looked at Kakashi. The latter closed his eyes and then slowly opened them. Kakashi's eyes became scarlet and there was a three-tomoe circle slowly spinning in his pupils.

Seeing this, Tonan's pupils shrank and he said in a deep voice, "Sharingan!"

Noticing that Tonan too was taken by surprise, Minato frowned and asked, "Tonan, didn't you know about it? Kakashi suddenly awakened the Sharingan when Sandaime Raikage attacked Kushina last time."

"Fortunately, no one noticed it at that time, and I was afraid of causing a commotion, so I took him away. Both of us discussed for a long time and excluded the possibility that the ancestors of the Hatake clan might have a marriage alliance with the Uchiha clan at some point. Then, it's just you."

Kakashi also asked with a doubtful look, "Tonan, did I awaken the Sharingan because you helped me develop my potential earlier?"

Tonan understood instantly. A deep joy overflowed from the bottom of his heart when he realized the implication.

"It seems that because I gave Kakashi so much life origin when implanting the cultivation curse, he actually got the ability to awaken the Sharingan. Of course, the life origin I gave is definitely not as much as his natural life origin. What I gave is equivalent to a seedling and as long as the soil is fertile enough, it can sprout and grow on its own. It seems I'll have to look for high-quality pastures while planting cultivation curses in the future."

The stronger Kakashi was, the better it was for Tonan. In any case, they were already in his bowl. Therefore, the more delicious, the more preferable. In an instant, Tonan quietly changed his plans. But in front of these two right now, he had to get over this matter.

He sighed and said, "In fact, when I developed your potential, I didn't just open up your conception vein but I also stripped off a part of my bloodline limit and gave it to you. At that time, I was just thinking about enhancing your strength. But I never thought that your talent was so potent that you would awaken the Sharingan, Kakashi. Congratulations, really."

Hearing Tonan's words, crystal-clear tears filled his usually indifferent eyes. Feeling very emotional, Kakashi said, "Tonan… then you…"

Tonan smiled a little and said, "It's nothing, I've already awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan so stripping off a part of my bloodline limit will not affect me too much."

"He didn't say 'not much' but 'not too much'. In other words, this has affected him. That's right… the Sharingan is so precious that even the legitimate Uchiha clan members might not necessarily be able to awaken it. Tonan gave me so much…"

Kakashi took a deep breath and solemnly said, "Actually, I could've become strong by myself. There was no need for you to make a sacrifice for me."

Tonan smiled gently and extended his hand. He patted Kakashi's shoulder and said, "It's not about making a sacrifice. It's just sharing what you have with your comrades. You don't need to take it too seriously."

How was it possible to not take this too seriously? This was the Sharingan. Kakashi also knew that the matter was already done and Tonan had already paid the price. Therefore, he could only look for a way to repay him in the future.

Of course, if Kakashi knew that when Tonan gave him the life origin, he had also set a time bomb in his mind, he might not have been so touched by this generosity…

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Chapter 260.1: High-Level Mobilization, Rising Trend

Now that the origin of the Sharingan was clear, Namikaze Minato heaved a sigh in relief. When all was said and done, the Sharingan was too important. If they couldn't figure out what was going on now, then once the Uchiha clan noticed it someday, it would be very likely that they would misunderstand that Hatake Kakashi transplanted it by killing an Uchiha in the pursuit of power.

Of course, most people knew that if a person without the Uchiha bloodline transplanted the Sharingan, he wouldn't be able to deactivate it, resulting in huge chakra consumption. This was also the reason why the Uchiha clan had never been very worried about the loss of Sharingan.

But if the Uchihas saw that Kakashi could freely control it, they might think that he had mastered some kind of secret technique to control the Sharingan. At that time, it would not be wrong to say that Kakashi might not be able to see the sun the following day.

Tonan keenly observed that Minato was still worried. He turned to Kakashi and said, "Kakashi, if someone from the Uchiha clan asks about your Sharingan, just tell them without hesitation that I gifted it to you. And if they have any questions, ask them to come and look for me."

Immediately after he spoke, the worries on Minato's face diminished. He sighed and said, "Tonan, the Sharingan is the foundation of the Uchiha clan. But you are actually willing to hand it over to Kakashi."

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Kakashi's heart was swelling with emotions at this moment. He didn't know what to say or how to respond. His mind was only filled with thoughts of how to repay Tonan. Tonan didn't pay attention to this gaze of visible gratitude.

He just looked at Minato and smiled, "I let go of the narrow-minded family doctrine in my heart a long time ago. The village, my friends, and my comrades will always be the most important things in my life."

Suddenly, Tonan seemed to have thought of something and turned his head. He patted Kakashi's shoulder and said, "By the way, Kakashi. I adopted two orphans on the battlefield. One of them is named Kabuto and the other one is called Isan. I want to enter their names in the family tree of the Hatake clan. In this way, they will also have a surname."

Kakashi was worried that he wouldn't have the opportunity to do anything for Tonan but a small window of opportunity opened up right here. He straightened his face and cheerfully said, "No problem. I can do this kind of a trivial thing."

Seeing that these two had already drifted to talk about other things, Minato coughed lightly and changed the topic back to the proper business they had come for. "Tonan, I came to see you today because I actually have one more thing to tell you."

Minato's words made Tonan raise his eyebrows and he doubtfully asked, "Do you want me to enter the battlefield? No problem, my body has already healed."

Minato hesitated for a moment and shook his head. He said, "It's another matter. I have already sent back the report of the last battle. And Konoha's side has also sent new reinforcements. In short, there is good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"

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Just this much indication was enough for Tonan to guess that Sarutobi Hiruzen must have definitely dug another pit for him again. Since the hidden scheme was useless, what could be used on the battlefield was probably some high-sounding covert plot. "Tell me whatever you want, I want to hear both the good news and the bad news."

Minato nodded his head and said, "The good news is that since you have the achievements of killing Sandaime Kazekage and resisting Sandaime Raikage, Konoha's senior management officials have made an exception and promoted you as the new chief commander of the Northern front responsible for fighting against Kumo."

The corners of Tonan's mouth curled up a little. He pretended to be excited and said, "It seems that Hokage-sama thinks very highly of me. This way, I have ascended to heaven in one step."

Seeing the happy look on Tonan's face, Minato also forced a smile. Then he added, "As for the bad news, as Kushina is a jinchuriki, she was called back to Konoha yesterday since there was no absolutely dangerous situation. And I'm also instructed to go to the Western front to support and serve as the new chief commander for the time being."

Immediately after he spoke, the tent fell into silence. Obviously, both Minato and Kakashi felt that such a decision was a bit inappropriate. They realized that with such an arrangement, the pressure on Tonan would be too great. But the thought that Hiruzen was planning to kill him by making such a decision never crossed their minds even for a second.

"Are you going to attack Iwa… The Kannabi Bridge battle! What a coincidence. This can return everything to the original trajectory. Is it the arrangement of fate or is someone secretly manipulating from behind the scenes?"

Tonan narrowed his eyes a little and pretended to ponder for a while. Then clapping his hands, he said, "A very wise decision. I'm in favor of it. Konoha has already signed a peace treaty with Suna. Now, there are just three ninja villages left. Among them, Kumo has the strongest combat power, and with our current strength, we don't know how long it will take to win against them."

"The coastline of the Eastern battlefront is too long and adding the natural barrier of the sea, the place is easy to defend but hard to attack. Only Iwa in the Western battlefront is a chance. Neither is Iwa's combat power the strongest nor is there an insurmountable natural barrier blocking it. It's the perfect place to make a breakthrough in this war."

"Also, enough ninjas have already gathered in the Western battlefront. With just an addition of a few more high-leveled experts who are good at sneak attacks and assassinations, they can quickly wipe out the enemy troops in the Land of Rain and suppress Iwa outside the border. Then, after the battle situation there has stabilized, the extra troops can be brought here to counterattack Kumo."

After listening to Tonan's analysis, both Kakashi and Minato felt that it was very reasonable and nodded their heads. Immediately afterward, however, Minato voiced what he was worried about earlier. "But you will be the only one left here. If Kumo's Sandaime Raikage comes to attack again, what will you do?"

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Chapter 260.2: High-Level Mobilization, Rising Trend

On receiving the news of mobilizing chief commanders, Namikaze Minato's biggest concern was whether his former student would be able to deal with Kumo alone at the Northern front.

Waving off his worries though, Uchiha Tonan smiled and said, "You don't need to worry about me. Sandaime Raikage is already very old. He has reached his peak and his strength is not going to grow any further. But I am still young. My strength will only get better with each day. What's more, is that I only need to hold them back. This will really not be a problem."

Even after he said this, the worried looks on both Minato and Hatake Kakashi didn't fade away. Kakashi said with concern, "Even if you can fight against Sandaime Raikage, the eight-tail jinchuriki and their Quasi Yondaime Raikage are there as well. They too are very formidable opponents. No one on Konoha's side can stop them."

Tonan shook his head and said, "Rest assured, when I fight against Sandaime Raikage, those two will not intervene. If they dared to attack Leaf ninjas while I'm fighting against the Raikage, then I'll rush into the Kumo battlefront. If that had to happen, it would only hurt both sides gravely."

The only thing Tonan cared about now was to make Minato take Kakashi and others to the Western battlefront. If Minato refused to go because of him, how would Uchiha Obito follow the original plot and be buried by the Stone ninjas?

"Leave, just leave already! This is an urgent matter, don't worry about me. As long as everything goes smoothly with Obito, not to mention one, I'll be able to hold on to a few more Raikage."

Seeing that Tonan had made his decision, Minato no longer tried to change his mind. With a solemn look on his face, he advised, "Alright, but you still have to be careful. And if you find that you can't salvage the situation, you must escape in time. You indeed are still young. You don't need to die on the battlefield."

Tonan nodded his head with a smile and replied, "I understand. When are you all planning to leave then?"

Minato replied with a straight face, "We have to leave now. I have already informed the subordinates about the situation. You can directly head to the command tent and take charge. Kakashi's strength has reached the level of a jonin and with the addition of the Sharingan, he is more suitable for the Stone battlefront. So, I have decided to take them along as well."

Tonan nodded his head lightly and said, "I'll see you all off."

After speaking, he walked with them until they reached the command tent, and then, he watched them leave. After these two people disappeared from his field of vision completely, he walked back to his rattan chair and sat down. He took out a blank information scroll from his ninja bag.

Picking up a pen, he wrote down things that needed to be explained. Soon after that, he raised his finger and made a hand seal.

Coo, coo… A white pigeon glided over from a distance and landed firmly on the table. Tonan closed the information scroll and placed it on his palm. He said, "Give this to Kabuto." The white pigeon intelligently nodded its head and immediately grabbed the scroll with its sharp claws. Then, it flapped its wings and flew into the sky.

Afterward, Tonan picked up the teacup on the table and drank it in a pleasant mood. His eyes narrowed a little as if he was thinking about something. After a long time, he chuckled. "Seeing that the next battle is about to start, you are doing whatever you can to push Namikaze Minato and Kushina away. Old man, you are so impatient to let me die. Are you truly not afraid of Konoha's defeat?"

After mumbling to himself, Tonan slapped his forehead and shook his head. He said, "That's right, I'm the chief commander now. Once Konoha is defeated, you can still blame the Uchiha clan."

This move from Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't be considered as unusual. In Hiruzen's assumption, Tonan would definitely use all his strength to resist Sandaime Raikage. If he resisted successfully, he would suffer a serious backlash with each battle. In this situation, even if the Northern front was defended in the end, and Tonan was not dead, it could be assumed that he would almost certainly be a cripple.

Moreover, because it's a defensive battle, he wouldn't get many military exploits. And if too many Leaf ninjas died, he would have to bear the responsibility when the accounts would be settled in the end. But if the Northern front was breached, then that meant that Tonan was dead. And the defeat would definitely fall on his head.

If one dead man's back was not enough to bear the responsibility, then it would fall on the entire Uchiha clan. In any case, it would never fall on Hiruzen. Because even a commoner like Minato could block it, but the genius of the Uchiha clan, the number one influential clan of Konoha, couldn't stop it. It could only be blamed on Tonan for not having abilities and just having valor but lacking strategy.

At most, Hiruzen would bear the responsibility of excessively trusting people and not knowing people's strengths well enough.

After a long time, Tonan gently put down the teacup and leisurely stood up. He closed his eyes and spread out his arms, taking in a deep breath.

This was the breath of freedom. Another chance for him to do living human experiments. "Then, I'll take the lives of your Sarutobi clan members to collect some interests first." After thinking about this, Tonan's mood became even better. He turned around and walked towards the command tent in an unhurried manner.

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Chapter 261: Research Project, Cultivating Essence

Two days later, late at night, dim stars were hiding behind a layer of a veil. The moon was appearing and disappearing amid the clouds. A tiny shadow quickly shuttled through the darkness like a black sesame seed flying to the center of the moon. Then, it became larger and larger.

It was a big bird with golden feathers descending towards the ground. And on its back, there was Hatake Kabuto who was holding a glass container. Soon, the big golden bird landed and placed its spread wings on the ground, lowering its head deeply.

A man wearing a white robe was standing in front of it. He was none other than Uchiha Tonan. Kabuto got off the bird while holding the glass container and bowed at Tonan as well. "Tonan-san."

Tonan nodded his head lightly and replied, "If this thing enters the Konoha base camp, it will attract too much attention, so I came to pick you up." Kabuto respectfully replied, "I have troubled you, Tonan-san." Tonan nodded his head again and turned around, walking toward the base camp.

"How are your studies coming along?"

Kabuto followed behind and respectfully answered, "It's good. In the beginning, there were many things I didn't understand. But under Sasori-senpai's patient teaching, I understand almost everything. Now, I've already begun to refine chakra and I've also dabbled a little in human experiments."

Tonan raised his eyebrows and glanced sideways at Kabuto. He asked, "Really? Are you particularly choosing to study the knowledge of the human body?"

Kabuto adjusted his golden-rimmed glasses and replied, "I want to help you sooner, so I put aside the study of other miscellaneous subjects for the time being. I've also taken care of everything in the laboratory. I can guarantee that I didn't leave any traces."

Tonan nodded his head in satisfaction and said, "Not bad, nothing in this world is difficult if you put your heart into it. As long as you use your heart, you can achieve success in anything. By the way, did Sasori leave?"

Kabuto nodded his head and answered lightly, "Sasori-senpai asked me to tell you that he is going to travel around the Ninja World to look for high-quality materials."

Tonan nodded his head slightly and no longer said anything. With Tonan in the lead, the two of them arrived at the command tent without any obstruction. Afterward, Tonan walked to a corner of the tent and made a series of hand seals.

Then, the soil on the ground spun like a whirlpool, and gradually, a hole appeared. "Go down. The main body is inside." Kabuto nodded his head. Holding the glass container that had Hatake Isan in it, he walked down the stairs. Because this laboratory was built right below the Konoha base camp, to prevent the movement in the laboratory from affecting the ninjas above, Tonan had dug very deep.

Even the walls of the laboratory were filled with countless holes to weaken the sound waves. The stairs didn't go straight down. It was a spiral staircase. Kabuto walked downwards for more than ten minutes before he began to hear faint wailing sounds, coming from below.

"Tonan-sama… I'll be loyal to you… please let me go."

"Don't be so pathetic. In any case, I won't eat you."

"Uh… ah… kill me, kill me!"

"Even ants don't live without purpose. As the strongest among the younger Sarutobi generation, why are you making things hard like this? You questioned why I'm being so unyielding when mobilization instruction was given. Persist, I'm not done recording the data."

"Uh… ah… uh…"

Boom… "Bad luck."

Following an explosive sound, everything became quiet. Kabuto finally reached the bottom of the stairs and saw three dark holes in front of him. He didn't know where they would lead.

"The middle one leads to the laboratory, come in." Kabuto immediately took a step forward and walked into the middle hole. After taking a few turns along the passage, the path in front of him brightened. Under the light, the room was filled with blood, and pieces of flesh were slowly flowing down from the operating table to the ground.

These flesh pieces emitted warm air and the entire room was full of a bloody smell. In the middle room, Tonan, who was wearing a spotless white coat, held a pen and paper and was recording the data of the experiment while frowning.

Kabuto walked over to him, stepping on the flesh and blood on the ground, and bowed deeply, "Tonan-san." Tonan continued to record the data, and without raising his head, he said, "The materials store is on the left side, and your new residence is on the right side. It's also the place where you can study."

Kabuto nodded his head. Then, looking confused, he asked, "Don't we need a place to imprison the materials?"

Tonan shook his head lightly and pointed at the recording scroll in his hand. "It's not needed now. We can only use live human study for this experiment. Put down Isan and come over to understand how it works. Do you understand the essence of sound?"

Kabuto carefully put down the glass container on the table. He came to Tonan's side and stood on tiptoe to look at the record scroll in Tonan's hand. Tonan had always been taller than his peers.

He lowered the scroll a little so that Kabuto could see it. "When we speak, our vocal cords vibrate. The vocal cords transmit vibrations to the air, and the air also produces vibrations. These are then transmitted through the air to the people's ears. Then, the brain analyzes the vibrations, thereby hearing the sounds."

Listening to Tonan's explanation, Kabuto thought for a while and his eyes flashed as if he had a sudden realization. "I understand."

A hint of longing appeared on Tonan's face and he said, "I've discovered a very interesting thing. If living beings want to be powerful via cultivation, it needs movements. Regardless of physical or spiritual. And vibration is the most efficient way of movement. It can be subtle to the cellular level."

Kabuto frowned and thought of a blind spot. He asked in confusion, "But why do we need to meditate after movement to refine chakra?"

The corners of Tonan's mouth rose a little and he answered, "Why can't we refine chakra while sleeping? In fact, as long as people are alive, their spirits are in an active state. This is also the reason why the data from this instrument is shown in the waveform diagrams."

"The spirit movement has two basic properties – frequency and amplitude. Meditation reduces the active amplitude of the spirit but increases the active frequency, stimulating their spiritual power. It is the same for physical strength as well. Large-scale movements are not necessarily the best way to cultivate."

"Kumo's Lightning Style Chakra Mode uses lightning-attributed chakra to create an electric current to continuously stimulate the cells in the body. At this time, the cells in the body will vibrate at high frequency, but it's invisible to the naked eye. Therefore, the most efficient method of cultivation relies on refinement, comprehension, and high frequency."

After speaking, Tonan pointed to the mangled corpse on the operating table and said, "Look at this person's flesh, do you see anything different?"

Kabuto looked carefully and sniffed a few times in passing. Then with a look of surprise on his face, he said, "It has a burnt smell."

Tonan nodded his head and said, "I used high-frequency sound waves to stimulate him in all aspects. The vibration spread to every inch and every cell of his body. But his cells vibrated too violently, emitting a large amount of energy, which led to a sharp increase in heat. If you take a closer look at his bones, you can see that they could not withstand the high temperature and started to turn black."

After hearing Tonan's explanation, Kabuto's eyes were filled with confusion, and asked, "But, why did he explode?"

Tonan frowned a little and a strange look appeared on his face as he answered, "Because he held his fart. At the critical moment, he let it go, and it came into contact with the oxygen in the air."

Kabuto nodded his head. After reading books about the human body for more than half a month, he knew that the human body contained a large amount of flammable gas. Tonan put the record scroll on the table beside him and rubbed Kabuto's hair.

"There shouldn't be any war during this time. Make the best use of your time to study, and come to help me in the laboratory when you have free time. I believe that we'll be able to find the limit of the frequency that the human body can endure very soon. If my theory is correct, then this will be a completely new type of cultivation, which can even be popular among ordinary people."

Kabuto's eyes lit up suddenly on hearing this. He nodded his head and said, "I'll do my best to help you, Tonan-san." No one could refuse the temptation of strength. Especially those who had suffered and experienced a sense of powerlessness.

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Chapter 262: Months Long Deadlock, Kannabi Bridge

For several months in a row, both Kumo and Konoha were in a stalemate at the border of the Land of Hot Water and the Land of Frost. Both of the forces didn't launch any frontal attack. Even the number of small assassination squads that sneaked into the other's territory was very few.

The number of Leaf ninjas who died in the battle was lesser than the number of Leaf ninjas whom Uchiha Tonan used for experiments. For him, the longer this war dragged on, the better.

It would be best if it dragged on until the other two ninja villages were completely settled and then when the attention of the entire Ninja World was shifted to this side, he could achieve victory in one fell swoop in a high profile.

In fact, whether he got military achievements or not was already not important. The most important thing was the live human experiments and ensuring that the development of the plot was back on the original track.

On Kumo's side, Sandaime Raikage's injuries had healed well. But all the high-ranking Kumo officials including Sandaime Raikage refused to discuss anything about the battle with Tonan. Because they were afraid.

Last time, the Cloud ninjas had seen the defeat of their Raikage-sama. If it weren't for Tonan showing mercy, their leader might have already died. So what if Sandaime Raikage's injuries were all healed now?

On the day of the defeat, Cloud ninjas had gathered all the information on Tonan and studied it over and over again. The more they studied, the more terrified they became.

Tonan had fought against Suna and Iwa and was able to suppress tens of thousands of ninjas in that battle. He possessed the legendary Susanoo, which was simply a killing machine on the battlefield. He summoned lightning all over the sky and condensed it into a lightning cutter, killing Sandaime Raikage in one strike.

What was even more frightening was that before Suna retreated, its troop was attacked by someone unknown. And the ninjas in their camp had no power to resist. Except for a few jonin, everyone else had died.

Based on the estimation, it happened to coincide with the time just before Tonan left that battlefront. The only good news they discovered was the so-called backlash. Most of the senior Kumo officials thought that Tonan didn't take the initiative to attack because of this backlash.

But they also didn't dare to launch an all-out attack. If by chance Tonan was forced into a corner and fought back desperately, they wouldn't be able to afford it regardless of whether Sandaime Raikage was killed or Cloud ninjas were massacred.

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What's more, Sandaime Raikage had lost last time. Could he win this time just after recovering from his previous injuries? Tonan would not be merciful again. Sandaime Raikage was not afraid of death. The only thing he was afraid of was that if he died, there would be no one in Kumo who would be able to compete with Tonan and Kumo would truly be done for.

Just in this fashion, for several months, the Northern battlefront was the most peaceful of all the fronts. By now, Hatake Isan had already grown and broken out from the glass container. Considering that it was not suitable to bring an infant to the battlefield, Tonan sent some Leaf ninjas to send him back to Konoha's welfare institution.

As for him, he focused on researching the new cultivation method. During this time, Tonan's research was stuck in a bottleneck. This was because the cultivation method of cell vibration had met with several difficulties, and he had no way to break through them.

The first difficulty was that the human heart and lungs had a certain rhythmic frequency and amplitude, and when the cells vibrate, it could easily cause organ failure in the body. The second difficulty was resonance. There were too many cells in the human body, and as long as all of them vibrated, resonance would occur instantly, causing the amplitude to soar, which led to cell rupture.

To break through these two difficulties, Tonan and Kabuto practically forgot to sleep and eat. They used many alive humans for experiments, which caused panic among the ninjas in the Konoha base camp, thinking that Kumo had been launching high-intensity assassination missions.

Unfortunately, their chief commander was Tonan. In context to this situation, he just told them to strictly be on guard against sneak attacks and strengthen their vigilance.

……

On the dark blue sky, there were countless half-bright, half-dim stars. On the border of the Land of Grass and the Land of Earth, the great river surging from the Land of Rain passed through the mountain range and flowed towards the great ocean.

The great river cut the mountain range in half, and there were cliffs on both sides. It was like someone had used a huge ax to cut it. It was straight and very steep. The waterfall between the cliffs cascaded down vertically, smashing into the mountain stream below.

This place was a naturally dangerous place without a human trace. The shortest distance between the cliffs on both sides was nearly a thousand meters. Unless one knew a flight-type ninjutsu, it was impossible to cross it. As for the so-called ninjas treading water and climbing trees, all of it was almost useless here.

First of all, the cliff was too high. Without the chunin-leveled chakra amount, no one could tread down this cliff. Not to mention, one still needed to climb up a cliff of the same height after reaching the other side of the river. Also, the river here was flowing too fast. It wasn't a calm water surface.

If one's chakra control was not proficient to a certain level, one would be swept away by the current immediately after stepping on the water.

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Even if it was an elite jonin who met all the conditions of chakra amount and chakra control, there was still one more fatal obstacle he must overcome. The water vapor was too thick in this place, and the cliffs were covered with liverwort-like plants.

As a result, the cliff's face was too smooth and slippery. It was impossible to step on it stably. But in such a place that nobody cared about, a large number of Stone ninjas appeared tonight.

Onoki, who held a long iron chain in his hands, flew from one cliff to the cliff on the other side. He tied the chain to the big tree that even several people couldn't hug. Afterward, tens of Stone jonin, who also held iron chains, stepped on it and ran towards the other side of the cliff.

Not long after, a rope bridge made up of hundreds of iron chains appeared between the cliffs. Seeing this, Onoki nodded his head in satisfaction, and ordered in a low voice, "The logistic staff should quickly make a bigger bridge as soon as possible. And it must be strong enough to endure the transportation of materials."

Hundreds of Stone ninjas began to lay planks on the rope bridge. Later, various types of reinforced concrete were used to strengthen both ends of the bridge. Although the ninjas moved quickly, it was still very difficult to make such a bridge in one night.

This time, Onoki intended to take advantage of the fact that most of the Leaf ninjas were scattered throughout the Land of Rain. He wanted to carry out a sneak attack on Mount Kikyo from the Land of Grass.

The function of this bridge was not just to allow the chunin and genin behind to pass. It was also necessary to ensure that after the surprise attack on Kikyo Mountain, the follow-up materials could be supplied in time.

For instance, things like explosive tags and various traps. These things would be needed for the defense at that time. The most important thing was that if the attack failed, Iwa would have a route retreat. They wouldn't be trapped in Kikyo Mountain.

The place was within the Land of Grass' territory, so there were no Konoha ninjas patrolling. Onoki and his team built a bridge with peace of mind. But no one among these Stone ninjas noticed that there was a flock of wild geese several kilometers high in the air that happened to be flying past these cliffs.

And at the rear of this flock, there was a white pigeon that had a similar build as those wild geese. The white pigeon crooked its head to one side and looked down.

At this time, Tonan, who was performing live human experiments in the laboratory, was a little surprised. His eyes suddenly changed into Mangekyo Sharingan and began to spin slowly. Gradually, the scene of a group of Stone ninjas building a bridge was reflected in his eyes.

Then, a pleasantly surprised look slowly appeared on his face as he muttered, "Is it finally happening… It seems I must slow down the experiment."

After speaking, he didn't even look at the tortured Sarutobi clan ninja on the operating table. He calmly took off the medical gloves and mask, and then took off the white coat he was wearing. Afterward, he turned to look at Kabuto who was recording the data and instructed, "I'm going out for a while. You should also rest during this time. If anything happens, ask the pigeon to inform me."

After hearing Tonan's instructions, Kabuto didn't ask any questions. He just nodded his head quietly. Tonan wore a black windbreaker, made a hand seal with a single hand, and then flicked towards the ninja of the Sarutobi clan on the operating table.

A tiny air ball pierced through the ninja's forehead in an instant. And feeling the chakra within his body rise slightly, Tonan said with an indifferent look, "Remember to clean up thoroughly and spray more disinfectant."

After this, Tonan left the laboratory. Now that the construction of the Kannabi Bridge had started, it represented that the Battle of Kannabi Bridge was about to break out. And to be on the safer side, Tonan was going to personally escort Obito. The only thing he was uncertain of was whether Uchiha Madara would save Obito as the original work or not.

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Chapter 263.1: Private Battle, Convincing Thoroughly

After Uchiha Tonan left the laboratory, he summoned all high-leveled officials of the Northern battlefront to the commander chief. These officials included representatives of various big clans participating in the war, as well as the squad leaders of the medical squad, logistics squad, corpse disposal squads, and so on.

"Tonan-sama, why did you call us here?"

"Recently, people are getting assassinated one after another within our Leaf base camp. At least, one or two of our comrades are disappearing almost every day. It won't do if it goes on like this. I have decided to go out in person to the Cloud base camp to gather information. Moreover, I want to give them a taste of their own medicine at the same time."

"But Tonan-sama, isn't it a bit too dangerous to do something like this?"

"No, if I want to leave, no one in the Cloud base camp can make me stay there. And when I'm carrying out this mission, someone needs to take responsibility for making arrangements and decisions. So, I have decided to make Shimura Kyugo the interim commander."

"Tonan-sama, I will do my best to complete the duties."

"That's good. Also, my absence must be kept strictly confidential. It is to avoid our enemies from getting anxious when they discover my action and directly rush over to our Leaf base camp and wreak havoc because Sandaime Raikage couldn't capture me at that time. If that happens, it will be troublesome."

After speaking, Tonan's figure flashed and he disappeared in front of everyone's eyes.

The battle of Kikyo Mountain was right around the corner, but Tonan, as the chief commander, naturally couldn't just walk away from this battlefront. If by chance Sandaime Raikage came to attack after he left, what would he do? Therefore, it was better to strike first. Before leaving this battlefront, Tonan had decided to beat Sandaime Raikage until he was bedridden.

At the Cloud base camp, a chunin in charge of guarding the command tent yawned. Although he was said to be a guard, his duty was basically to take care of the aftermath of the violent rage of Sandaime Raikage. For instance, changing tables and chairs, leveling the ground, and so on…

As it was already the middle of the night at this time, the camp's bonfire had no more firewood to burn. The flames were weakening and the darkness in the distance was approaching slowly.

In the Kumo command tent, Sandaime Raikage's snoring was resounding like muffled thunder. Every time he exhaled, the tent would tremble. On the simple floor bed, Sandaime Raikage was lying on his back, and his mouth would move from time to time as if he was having some kind of sweet dream.

After a long time, he turned over comfortably, and his eyelids trembled a little and opened a bit.

All of a sudden, Sandaime Raikage's eyes abruptly opened wide. He sat up in shock and subconsciously activated the Lightning Style Armor, and lightning-attributed chakra instantly covered his body. He saw that the curtain of the tent was opened at some point and a tall person was standing at the entrance.

The person lifted his hand and waved it toward Sandaime Raikage. He asked in a low voice, "Shush… are your injuries healed? Since you are healed, let's go to fight. I can't endure it any longer."

Sandaime Raikage was slightly taken aback for a moment. But soon after, a look of eagerness appeared on his face and he nodded his head. As simple as this, he was taken away by Tonan.

The saying that Cloud ninjas had no brains was indeed true. Tonan was the commander of the enemy troops but at this moment, Sandaime Raikage didn't think that he might be plotting something. Of course, this was also because Tonan had left the impression of being a reckless man and a battle lunatic in his heart.

It could be said that the strength of these two people had already reached the highest level of this era. Under their intentional concealment, the ordinary ninjas who were in charge of patrolling didn't even notice them. But that was just for ordinary ninjas.

Just when the two people stepped out of the Cloud base camp, they saw 'A' and Killer B already standing outside, ready to fight. Sandaime Raikage and Tonan weren't surprised to see them. The Raikage asked his sons in a deep voice, "What are you two doing here at this time? Go back and rest."

'A' glanced at Tonan with disdain and said, "Father, do you want to fight with him?" Tonan suddenly looked tensed and hastily looked around. He said in a low voice, "Lower your voice a little. I've sneaked out to come here. If word gets out that I was here, I'll be punished for sure once I return to the village."

Hearing Tonan's words, 'A' and Killer B's expressions considerably softened. Killer B swung his hands and said with a relaxed look, "Yo yo… it's a duel, it's a duel… B also wants it… yo…"

Tonan turned his head and said to Sandaime Raikage in a low voice, "Let's look for a bit farther and a quieter place. And let's try to finish it before dawn. I must go back after that to deal with annoying official duties."

Sandaime Raikage nodded his head, and the two of them disappeared in an instant, running toward the distance. 'A' and Killer B also followed, but they followed from far behind.

When 'A' exchanged moves with Tonan for the first time they encountered each other, Tonan left a shadow in his heart. In his heart, he had labeled Tonan as someone insidious and despicable.

He narrowed his eyes slightly looking at the backs of the two people that were rapidly getting farther and farther away from him. He then said to Killer B in a low voice, "Later, if father loses, I'll block that fellow, and you are to bring father back to the camp immediately."

Hearing this, Killer B asked, "What if father wins, yo yo…"

"If he wins…"

Chapter 263.2: Private Battle, Convincing Thoroughly

A long time after Uchiha Tonan and Sandaime Raikage fled from the Kumo base camp to a place hundreds of kilometers away, earth-shaking sounds of collisions could be repeatedly heard in the valley.

Boom, boom, boom… The sounds seemed to be able to shatter people's eardrums. A gust of wind was whistling through the valley, withered grasses and fallen leaves were flying all over the sky, and sand and dust were all over. It was a chaotic scene.

In addition to this, multiple streaks of blue lightning were surging in the sky above the valley. And every lightning flash was accompanied by white sparks and an ear-deafening thunder explosion. The initially dull and tranquil night sky was also trembling.

In the distance, the common people of the Land of Frost woke up one after another from their sleep. They walked to the windows one by one to look at the sky on the horizon that kept flashing.

"Is it a lightning strike?"

"How can there be a lightning strike? We can still see so many stars in the sky."

"This must be the fury of the Mountain God."

……

'A' and Killer B stood on top of the mountain, looking down at the two balls of lightning that kept flying all around and colliding. In the beginning, 'A' was still able to see the movements of the two people but as the battle went on, the speed of the two became faster and faster.

Later, he could just barely see the trajectory of two lightning balls. He couldn't see the movements of the people at all. After a long time, he reached out his hands to rub his sore eyes and solemnly said, "The speed of these two people is almost beyond the limit of my sight."

Although Killer B also couldn't see those two people clearly, he had the Hachibi Gyuki as the battle commentator for him. "Ah ya… can't see, can't see the battle… ya ya, keep up this gorgeous rhythm…"

'A' clenched his fists tightly and finally heaved a long sigh. He said, "Once we return this time, I'll have to increase my training."

Boom! Accompanied by an earth-shaking sound of an explosion, the entire valley was filled with lightning. The two people felt like only a black and white space was left in front of them as if they had turned blind. After a long time, the two gradually recovered their eyesight.

"Father!" 'A' shouted with concern and took the initiative to jump down. He landed stably in the valley. He instantly rushed to Sandaime Raikage's side, who was lying in the ruins and supported him.

Step, step, step… Upon hearing the sounds of approaching footsteps, 'A' instantly activated Lighting Style Chakra Mode and looked vigilantly at Tonan in tattered clothes who was walking over slowly.

At this moment, Killer B landed between the two sides, blocking Tonan's path. There was no longer a happy-go-lucky look on his face. It was replaced by a solemn look. But Tonan stopped after walking for a certain distance. Then, taking out a storage scroll from his ninja bag, he said with a satisfied tone, "I'm truly happy. It seems I won by luck this time."

Sandaime Raikage stood up with difficulty and coughed heavily for a bit. He said, "Cough, cough, you are stronger than last time."

"Heal your injuries at ease. I won't lead Konoha to attack your side until you completely recover from your injuries."

Tonan took out a new windbreaker from the storage scroll and wore it. He then turned around and glancing back from the corner of his eyes, he said, "Next time, I'll be even stronger."

After speaking, he used the Body Flicker Technique and left the battlefield. "Old reckless man, it will be your death next time."

After confirming that Tonan had left, 'A' and Killer B sighed in relief at the same time. Sandaime Raikage looked in the direction in which he had left and sighed softly. He said, "Actually, Tonan's heart is not bad. If it weren't for the war, I think he and our Kumo would have become friends."

Killer B nodded his head with a look of approval. But only 'A' had a look of confusion on his face. Because Tonan's action today conflicted with the insidious and despicable impression in his heart.

Sandaime Raikage looked at the change in expression on 'A's face and weakly asked, "What are you thinking?" 'A' shook his head and replied, "Nothing. It seems that I might've misunderstood him in the past."

Hearing this, Sandaime Raikage nodded his head and as if he suddenly remembered something, he asked, "I remember you saying that you fought against Tonan before, but every time I asked you, you always hesitated to talk about it."

'A' took a deep breath and supported Sandaime Raikage. And as he walked, he began to explain, "That time, what happened was that I was…"

A long time later, after listening to the complete story that A shared, Sandaime Raikage patted his shoulder and said, "Tonan probably lacked strength at that time. And a ninja uses tricks when he is weak. In this war, Kumo might not win. After this war is over, I'll retire. I don't think you have to be too hostile to Tonan. I can see that he loves peace in his heart."

'A's not-so-intelligent brain couldn't think too much about anything. In any case, Sandaime Raikage was the person he was close to, and he believed that everything he said was right. He nodded his head and said, "I got it, father."

At that moment, Tonan's insidious and despicable label in 'A's heart was destroyed. Instead, Tonan had now become a reckless, straight-headed, and peace-loving person like himself.

Ding! Gained 'A's acknowledgment.

Chapter 264: Kikyo War, Who's Behind The Scenes

At the Western battlefront, After Suna announced its surrender, Konoha, feeling tremendous pressure, began to switch from defense to offense. Especially after Namikaze Minato took over as the new chief commander, the Stone ninjas were driven out of the Land of Rain in a short period of just a few months.

Moreover, the Stone ninja army was completely suppressed outside the border of the Land of Rain. Just like this, the armies of both sides built a new base camp across the borderline.

At this time, Kikyo Mountain, the Land of Fire's last line of defense, wasn't of much use. It had completely turned into a large transfer point for war supplies and a station for logistical and medicinal personnel. The ninjas who were injured in the front line were also transported to Kikyo Mountain for treatment.

In addition, the captives were also imprisoned here. But just last night, Iwa's ninja troops crossed the Kannabi Bridge on the border of the Land of Grass and carried out a sneak attack on Kikyo Mountain from behind.

There were no traps and adequate combat personnel in Kikyo Mountain. As a result, the Leaf ninjas on the Mountain had little to no ability to resist Iwa's attack. A large number of Leaf ninjas died in this battle. Only a small number of them chose to surrender and most fought to their death.

Moreover, the Iwa captives who were imprisoned in Kikyo Mountain were also released and became an additional fighting force for the village. When the news that Iwa captured Kikyo Mountain spread to the border of the Land of Rain, Minato immediately led a large number of ninjas to attack the mountain, leaving behind Hyuga Hizhasi and Nara Shikaku in charge to defend the border.

Late at night, in front of Kikyo Mountain, the ninjas of both sides fought fiercely. But the terrain of Kikyo Mountain was favorable for the defenders, and the ninja troops led back by Minato slowly fell into a disadvantageous position.

"Fire Style – Grand Fireball Technique."

Uchiha Obito, who had awakened the two tomoe Sharingan, was no longer the bottom-ranked ninja that he was before. It could be said that his fire-style jutsu originally was hard to release but was at his fingertips now, and he made a Stone chunin flee like a rat.

At this moment, a Stone jonin took advantage of the interval when Obito had released his ninjutsu and quietly rushed over from the forest on his side. He then raised his taichi high and slashed it down toward Obito.

Crackle, crackle, crackle… "Raikiri!"

Obito hadn't even realized what was going on before he saw a flash of lightning, which instantly pierced through the Stone jonin's abdomen. Then the lightning light disappeared suddenly and Hatake Kakashi appeared in front of him.

Bang! The Stone jonin's corpse fell heavily to the ground. Obito was so frightened that he subconsciously took a few steps back, and while protecting Nohara Rin behind him, he said, "Rin, be a bit more careful, and stay behind me."

Rin knew that she was weak, so she hastily nodded her head. Kakashi just glanced sideways at the two and then reached out his hand to pull out White Fang from his back, and charged towards the crowd to kill.

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Far away, deep within the dark forest, a pitcher plant slowly emerged from the ground, revealing a half-black, half-white face. This was none other than Zetsu. Zetsu watched Obito on the edge of the battlefield and grinned.

"Ah… the growth of this little fellow's strength is pretty good. He has already awakened two tomoe."

"This kid's nature is indeed suitable for the plan. Let's look for a chance to bring him in front of Madara-sama."

"Wow, his grand fireball is so big."

……

Whoosh… It was unknown if a natural wind had blown or if a ninja on the battlefield had used a wind-style jutsu. The branches and leaves of the trees in the forest swayed a little. Dozens of meters behind Zetsu, a leaf was bent deeply by the blowing wind, letting in the moonlight it was blocking.

A beam of light shone into the forest through the thick leaves. And a human silhouette appeared. The silhouette remained motionless and was pitch black as if it had merged with the surrounding darkness. It was quite like this…

Looking at the battlefield not far away, Zetsu was still commenting about Obito.

"I hope he didn't die in this war. Speaking of war, I can't help thinking about that fellow. When can we go to see how he is doing? Can you stop blocking me and let me satisfy my curiosity?"

"That kind of person is cruel and selfish. He can't be obedient. Besides, he is too strong. Once we get close to him, there is a danger of being exposed."

"Yes… Now that I think about him, I feel like he is standing behind me, staring at me like I was prey. Eh… I'm so scared…"

After Zetsu finished speaking, his body shivered on its own. Then slowly, slowly, he turned his head. His target was deep in the quiet and dark forest. A pale and dim moonlight flickered along with the rhythm of the wind. There, however, was nothing behind him.

Suddenly, the wind stopped. The leaf returned to its original position, blocking the only ray of moonlight again. Then, the entire forest was plunged into darkness again, and the silence was terrifying. After a long time, Zetsu turned his head back and continued to observe Obito on the battlefield with no change in his expression.

"Are you afraid of me?"

"No."

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"I think you are making excuses, otherwise, why would you look back?"

"I'm just being a bit vigilant."

"Then, why did you look for such a long time?"

"I don't have any reasons like that."

……

On the bloody battlefield, the Leaf ninjas and Stone ninjas continuously fell one after another in battle. Hyuga Yuta was a Hyuga clan jonin. He just killed a Stone jonin using his gentle fist alone. But more than half of his physical strength was consumed in that battle.

He kept scanning the surrounding situation with his Byakugan to avoid any sneak attack while panting heavily with his hands on his knees, and roared angrily, "Damn Stone ninjas, if only Tonan-sama was still here…"

While speaking, Yuta's eyes quickly scanned the entire battlefield. Suddenly, he was greatly surprised, and then looked up into the distance. In his Byakugan's field of vision, he saw a figure standing above the forest in the distance.

What's that? His eyes just locked onto that figure and he had no time to see his face clearly but in his eyes, the moon behind that figure instantly turned blood red. And strange lines began to appear on its surface.

In an instant, Yuta felt an explosion in his head. He immediately lost consciousness and fell to the ground.

Swish… A white light flashed and Yuta's head was cut off by a Stone chunin using a kunai. The wind blew again, triggering a wave above the forest sea. Under the illumination of the bleak moonlight, it seemed to stir up pale waves.

Uchiha Tonan, who was wearing a black windbreaker, was standing stably on the tip of a branch, and his figure was rising up and down along with the waves. Several white pigeons had landed on his head and shoulders. And the other white pigeons were circling him while happily flying up and down.

"The joy of farming comes from the expectation of the harvest. Whenever this kind of critical moment comes, my mood can't help but get excited."

Tonan watched the ongoing fierce battle in the distance with indifferent eyes, and slowly raised his arm as if he wanted to grab something. A white pigeon flying around him noticed this, and it took the lead to land on the back of Tonan's hand.

Tonan brought his arm in front of him, used the other hand to stroke this white pigeon's feather, and leisurely said, "A creature like this who wallows in emotion and lacks reason doesn't deserve to have such a powerful strength. Don't you think so…"

The white pigeon humanely nodded its head. It then squinted its eyes, enjoying Tonan's gentle caresses. After a long time, Tonan narrowed his eyes slightly. He saw Minato gathering Kakashi, Obito, and others around him.

Seeing this, a sinister smile appeared on his indifferent face, and he muttered, "Is it finally going to start… I already… cannot wait any longer…"

After speaking, he suddenly disappeared from this place. The white pigeons also flew up in all directions filling the place with cooing sounds.

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