Chapter 180: Victory is inevitable! Will rise in the end!
The Eight-tailed Gyu-ki appeared directly at the rear of Konoha.
This scene made Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had just regained his strength and was about to launch a Jedi counterattack, look at it in disbelief.
"How...how is it possible!"
At this moment, the Yamanaka clan's perception ninja said urgently:
"Oh no! A terrifying chakra suddenly appeared in the back, and one of them is the Third Raikage!"
"Impossible! How could the Third Raikage appear in the back, unless he can fly!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen questioned angrily, but the mountain-sensing ninja turned pale and hurriedly explained:
"Hokage-sama, the Third Raikage's chakra was in front of us before, but suddenly appeared behind us."
At this moment, Hyuga Hizashi stared at the back and said in a deep voice:
"The perception of the Yamanaka Jonin is correct. It is not a ninjutsu that disrupts perception. My Byakugan saw the Third Raikage..."
While they were talking, suddenly a dazzling light rose up, followed by a terrifying gust of wind and a sweeping sound.
The Eight-Tailed Fox in the distance roared wildly.
"Damn you Cloud Ninja, how dare you seal me!"
At this time, the Eight-tailed Gyu-ki had not established any bond with Killer Bee. As Killer Bee used the sleeping technique, his head tilted and the Eight-tailed Gyu-ki appeared directly on the battlefield.
Under the lure of the Third Raikage Ai, a Tailed Beast Ball hit Konoha's defense line directly.
"Not good! Our border defenses have been breached, and a group of over 300 Cloud Ninjas are heading towards the breached defenses in an attempt to outflank us!"
At this time, the perceptive ninja from Konoha finally discovered the problem and exclaimed in surprise.
Attack from both front and back!
The sudden appearance of the Third Raikage and the Eight-Tails from the rear, coupled with a group of Cloud Ninjas that broke through the defense line and rushed over, caused the faces of the Konoha ninjas present to change drastically.
"The Cloud Ninjas are preparing to surround us!"
It was they who formulated the Cloud Hidden Village collapse plan before, but now that they are counterattacking, it is obviously the collapse plan of the counterattack.
Being attacked from both sides, it will be a tough battle once the encirclement is completed. The Cloud Ninja has completely given up the defense line established in the Land of Hot Springs.
Either he could defeat Konoha's defenses in one battle, or he would lose all directions in the Land of Hot Springs.
No matter how you calculate it, they won’t compensate!
"Hokage-sama! Break out! If you don't break out, we will be surrounded!"
"The Cloud Ninjas have abandoned their positions. Nearly two thousand Cloud Ninjas have come out in full force. It will take time for us to provide support..."
All the senior ninjas from the important Konoha families present looked solemn. If the previous one was just a strategic failure, the impact would have been greater.
But it’s different now. The Third Raikage of the Cloud Ninja is clearly coming for their Hokage. His performance on the battlefield just now also proved one thing: no one can stop him.
Not to mention the Eight-Tails!
The berserk behavior of a tailed beast is a disaster not only for itself, but also for the enemy.
"Hiruzen!"
Utane Koharu also showed anxiety. It was too sudden. They were originally preparing for a desperate counterattack, but they never expected that the Cloud Ninja would be so cruel.
So what if they release the Nine-Tails at this time? The two tailed beasts will be a disaster for both sides, but the problem is that in the chaos, can their Hokage withstand this Raikage?
"Including all of us, there are only about 800 combat ninjas, while the number of Cloud Ninjas is twice or even three times ours, and they are about to form a siege!"
"In this situation, someone must serve as bait to buy time for the Hokage to break out."
"Bait! You'll definitely die! Who's going?!"
As various voices echoed, Sarutobi Hiruzen turned pale, and even Utane Koharu recalled the dusty memories of more than 20 years.
At the beginning, they and the Second Hokage were trapped in the Land of Lightning, which is so similar to the current situation!
Also facing difficult choices!
"Huruzen, you are the Hokage of Konoha. If Konoha loses a Hokage at this time, the loss to Konoha will be unbearable!"
"The war has just begun. The turmoil in Konoha will only give opportunities to the ambitious people in the four major ninja villages! Hiruzen, you must not get into any trouble!"
Utane Koharu immediately shouted coldly, pointing out the seriousness of the situation, and then without giving anyone a chance, she shouted at the same time:
"Send a message to Danzo, order him to lead the elite Root and Anbu to cover the retreat of the Third Hokage. Konoha can lose any ninja, but it cannot lose a Hokage!"
As the righteous shouts echoed, the faces of the Konoha jonin around them all became solemn. No one wanted to die, but they were also Konoha ninjas, and protecting the Kage was their duty.
"Tsunade! What are you still standing there for? Immediately organize an elite team to protect the Hokage's retreat. The rest of you just need to hold off the Kumo Ninja for half an hour. This is not suicide!
Half an hour is enough time for our reinforcements to arrive, and then we can drive these Cloud Ninjas out of the border in one go!"
It has to be said that Utane Koharu is still smart. She gave orders with a cold shout, but countless people's eyes were on their Hokage.
Some people avoided looking, some couldn't believe it, and some were full of determination. With all kinds of complicated looks, they all looked at the Third Hokage.
"Everyone!"
At this moment Sarutobi Hiruzen was faced with the most difficult choice in his life. However, facing everyone's gaze, his hoarse voice gradually became firm as he wanted to say something.
"Given the current situation in the ninja world, just as the advisor said, Konoha cannot be without a Hokage!"
At this moment, Namikaze Minato shouted solemnly, his eyes full of determination.
"Hokage-sama, Jonin Namikaze Minato is willing to stay behind and wait for support!"
Although he knew Flying Thunder God, not only had he consumed too much chakra in the previous battle, but the distance was too far for him to sense his own kunai technique, otherwise he would have taken the Third Hokage away long ago.
Although he is much weaker than in the original work, Minato Namikaze is still the man who gives everything for the village.
"Watergate!"
Looking at the determined expression of Minato Namikaze, at this moment Sarutobi Hiruzen seemed to have realized something. He looked at everyone with a determined expression.
"Everyone! I have an unshirkable responsibility for the mistake in this decision, but as Koharu and Minato said, the village must not fall into turmoil!"
At this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen did not realize that the paranoia in his eyes made Tsunade feel fear. The Third Hokage had changed, just like Hanzo of the Rain Village.
Their beliefs became distorted and deformed at some point. They believed that the village would only decline without them, that the village could not do without them, and that any other people would bring turmoil to the village.
The village can be without anyone, but it cannot be without them! Because they are the future of the village.
"Since the establishment of Konoha, our Senju clan has never abandoned any of our companions and fled alone!"
At this moment, Tsunade, who was dressed in armor, showed determination in her eyes and shouted directly. This scene made everyone look sideways.
Given Tsunade's identity, naturally no one dared to ask her to cover the retreat.
As long as she kept quiet and attracted the attention of the Third Generation, no one would say anything about her. However, no one expected that Tsunade would choose to stay so decisively.
"Tsunade you!"
Before the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen could say anything with a complicated look in his eyes, Tsunade just waved her hand to interrupt everyone's discussion and shouted coldly:
"Prepare for battle. The distress signal has been sent out. Half an hour! I, Tsunade, am here! Reinforcements will arrive in half an hour!"
At this moment, when Tsunade looked at the Third Hokage again, there was no emotion in her eyes, only indifference.
At this moment, the already weak relationship between master and disciple seemed to be broken.
Konoha can't live without Hokage? That's a very high-sounding statement, but why did they come back from the Land of Lightning instead of her second grandfather, Tobirama Senju!
"If there are any Uchiha who are willing to cover the Hokage's retreat, execute them immediately. I, Uchiha Nightwish, will stay behind and await support!"
At this time, Uchiha Ye took a deep breath and shouted in a deep voice. This time was beyond his expectations. He thought that the Raikage would be powerful, but he didn't expect the third generation to be so weak.
In other words, the top leaders had miscalculated everything from the very beginning. Even if they had fought head-on on the battlefield, the Third Hokage and the destructive power of the Ninja Army would not have prevented them from being defeated so miserably.
Were they too confident, and were the Four Purple Flame Formation afraid that the Raikage would run away? As a result, they were restricted. How could two ninjas skilled in ninjutsu turrets fight against the Raikage who was good at close combat in a space-restricted barrier?
This is simply creating an unfavorable terrain for yourself!
I thought both sides would suffer losses, but I never expected that the Cloud Ninja would be able to gain momentum.
If they really lose this time, they will be directly beaten into the territory of the Land of Fire by the Cloud Ninja. However, under Uchiha Ye's voice, none of the Uchiha clan's jonin hesitated, only indifference.
The glory of the Uchiha made them run away alone? They would rather fight the Third Raikage in a physical fight!
"Hiruzen, if we don't leave now it will be too late..."
At this time, Utane Koharu was afraid that Sarutobi Hiruzen would hesitate, so she shouted hurriedly and signaled with her eyes. Immediately, two Anbu came forward and drove their Hokage away.
Originally Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes were dazed, and when he was still hesitating he heard the voice of Utane Koharu in his mind and was stunned.
"Huruzen, this is a perfect opportunity to weaken the major families. We didn't ask for it! As long as we are in the village, we can train more ninjas for Konoha, win this war, and defeat the four major ninja villages. The village can't do without us!"
As Utane Koharu's firm voice echoed, it pulled Sarutobi Hiruzen directly over from another intersection, and even magnified a certain thought in his mind!
His body instinctively gave up struggling and was helped by two Anbu as he disappeared into the forest. In the end, he didn't even dare to look back at the abandoned ninja from his fellow village.
As everyone looked at the figure who left without hesitation, the Konoha Jonin who were abandoned on the spot at this moment all showed disappointed looks.
Their shadows really left without hesitation!
As ninjas, they had already prepared to die for the village, but the departure of the Hokage still made them feel inevitably disappointed.
"Everyone! Everybody!"
At this moment, Minato Namikaze looked at everyone with a determined look on his face.
"We are all the heirs of the Will of Fire. As long as we unite, we will..."
"Abandoning your comrades, the Will of Fire?!"
Suddenly a sneer interrupted Minato Namikaze's words, leaving him stunned. He saw Uchiha Ye slowly and calmly stand up and brush off the non-existent dust on his body.
"Ye, we are all for Konoha..."
"Whose Konoha?"
Just as Minato Namikaze was about to explain something, Uchiha Ye's indifferent voice interrupted him again.
At this time, Uchiha Ye stood up and looked indifferently at the remaining ninjas, most of whom were ninjas from major families.
"The Senju and Uchiha clans joined forces to create Konoha. Their original will and belief was to protect children from going to the battlefield. They joined together for the sake of peace.
This is the true will of fire! The second generation Hokage chose to stay in the Land of Lightning to protect the outstanding younger generations. This is our Hokage..."
As Uchiha's indifferent voice echoed, as if mocking the fact that Konoha could not be without the Hokage as a joke, it also evoked everyone's beautiful memories of the village.
"Maybe it was a mistake..."
At this time, Uchiha Ye's indifferent voice echoed, but it sounded like thunder in everyone's ears. After hearing it, the ninjas from the major families were shocked and thought that he was saying that it was a mistake for the Second Hokage to stay in the Land of Lightning.
However, when Uchiha Ye's gaze flashed through everyone and finally fell on Tsunade and Kushina, the two realized that what this sentence meant was that protecting everyone was a mistake.
Why should we protect everyone? Only those who are worth protecting are our companions.
"Everyone, trust me! Leave the Third Raikage and the Eight-Tails to me, Kushina, and Mikoto!"
boom!
As Uchiha Ye's voice echoed, all the jonin present were shocked, and when Tsunade saw this scene, the corners of her mouth curled up to reveal a confident smile.
"Okay! I'm responsible for everyone's safety, as well as the enemies in front of us!"
"Then leave the enemies surrounding us from the other side to me. Of course, we will need your help."
At this moment, the most invisible Aburame Shiguro, who was wearing sunglasses, spoke calmly and slowly took off his coat.
The skin on his limbs, chest and entire body spread dark purple, and it was obvious that it was a highly poisonous substance.
"Then let us, the Uchiha clan, protect you and perform powerful secret techniques!"
At this moment, several Uchiha clan's senior ninjas looked down at him with an arrogant look. Although they usually gave people a disgusting feeling, at this moment everyone had never felt that this face was so safe and reliable.
"And our Hyuga clan!"
As ninjas from big families stood up one after another, some had determined looks in their eyes, while others laughed freely and decided to fight to the death.
Konoha was originally established by the major families, so the first ones to regard Konoha as their home were the major families.
To protect their own home, under the teaching and inheritance of the big family, not only more powerful ninjas were cultivated, but also their character was improved.
Looking at the jonin from various major families standing up one by one, Uchiha Ye smiled.
"Everyone, are you ready?"
"Roar!"
"Up!"
With everyone's loud roar, Konoha burst out with powerful cohesion.
At this moment, seeing everyone's united efforts, Uchiha Ye stretched out his arm and pointed in the direction of Konoha and shouted:
"Protect our Konoha!"
"Protect our Konoha!" Everyone shouted in unison, bursting out with terrifying cohesion.
Uchiha Ya, the legendary genius ninja who defeated the demigod Salamander Hanzo in the second battle, decided to fight the Third Raikage. In the eyes of everyone, his decision was to buy time for them at the cost of his life.
As for winning?
Everyone was silent. The Third Raikage's terror could only be achieved by piling up numbers.
"Ye, I've long said that you're more suitable to be Hokage than me."
Just as everyone was preparing to go to battle, Tsunade's sudden carefree smile startled the jonin who were preparing to go to their own battlefields.
However, Uchiha Ye's figure paused for a moment, and then walked away without looking back, leaving them only a back and a sentence.
"If I succeed, after the war I will aim to become Hokage and let the true will of fire burn Konoha once again!"
"Must win!"
A resolute shout came from the receding figure. At this moment, all the Konoha jonin showed their determination, raised their fists and shouted:
"Must win!"
"Must win!"
Once potential is unleashed in desperate situations, it is the most terrifying!
At this moment, the major families seemed to have found their lost backbone, and their strength was gathered together and then exploded.
Tsunade looked at the disappearing figure, with a strange look in her beautiful eyes.
"Ye! You are a natural leader. Your charm has gathered the fighting power of all the major families in just a short moment. Konoha needs a true Hokage..."
She had only heard from her grandmother about this terrifying cohesion among the major families. This was the kind of natural leadership charm that only her grandfather, the first Hokage, had when he founded the village.
Even by the time of the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, this kind of cohesion was no longer as strong.
"Yo! You will definitely become Hokage!"
As the three of them flashed quickly, Uzumaki Kushina spoke even more firmly, while Uchiha Mikoto on the side had only unreserved trust in her eyes, and Uchiha Ye smiled after hearing it.
"Yes! This is my ambition!"
At this moment, there was only determination in his eyes. Now it was time for him to show his fangs as the new king to the ninja world.
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A little spoiler: the kaleidoscope will be opened next, and Hill will officially be online.
(End of this chapter)
