The Wind Came

The wind is getting stronger!

Dark clouds hung low in the sky, as if the sky were about to collapse, and the icy wind felt like a knife cutting into your face!

Jonin were running around on the rooftops, creating a lively scene!

"Are the Barrier Squad in place yet? Go and urge them on! What are you doing, dawdling like that?"

"Are you out of your mind? The Lord Hokage strictly ordered that children, the elderly, and women should be given priority! Someone's breaking the rules? Then kill them! You idiot, this is the last wave, don't cause any problems now!"

"Are all the Senju Clan members here? And what about the Earth Release ninjas?"

Hokage Building, main conference room.

The place where the elders used to hold meetings has now been requisitioned as the war department to command the entire village in response to external enemies.

Shikaku Nara currently stationed here, serving as the chief of staff and directing the actions of tens of thousands of ninjas throughout the village.

Dozens of the Yamanaka Clan Jonin and their Nara clan members were here, strategizing and communicating with each other. At this moment, a member of the Yamanaka Clan was using a walkie-talkie to curse the execution force on the other side. The Nara clan members had also lost their usual lightness and were serious, cursing the slow-moving personnel as a pile of shit.

"Inoichi, have you managed to contact Lord Katsuki?"

"I'm sorry, Shikaku, Lord Katsuki has already left the Uzumaki Clan's residence. She headed north just twenty minutes ago." Inoichi Yamanaka, sitting in front of the giant machine, opened his eyes and said the disappointing news to Shikaku Nara with great apology.

"They left twenty minutes ago?" Shikaku Nara didn't show any disappointment, his brows furrowed. "Inoichi, is there no way to contact Lord Katsuki directly? With your abilities and the assistance of this machine, you should be able to locate Lord Katsuki, right?"

"It's possible, but Lord Katsuki has refused to speak with me; he's currently fighting."

Inoichi Yamanaka's face was filled with horror.

Half an hour ago.

A strange gust of wind suddenly blew up, a gale that arose without warning.

Just five minutes after the strong winds began, Orochimaru received a message from Katsuki: the strong winds were not a natural phenomenon, but a man-made disaster.

Orochimaru immediately understood that the Akatsuki Organization was attacking. He quickly mobilized his forces, formed a combat department, and gave full authority to Shikaku Nara, ordering him to put the village on high alert as quickly as possible and safely evacuate the villagers to a shelter.

It must be said that Shikaku Nara truly deserves to be called the top strategist of Konoha. Jonin the leader of the Jonin Commander, he commanded the Jonin under his command with ease, making them move with perfect precision. In just twenty minutes, he managed to send the villagers to different shelters and directed the Barrier Squad, the Police Force, and the village's major clans to set up multiple lines of defense.

The only problem was with Uzumaki Katsuki. As the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was a target of the Akatsuki Organization, but instead of hiding, this target came to them, which made Shikaku Nara a little frustrated.

Operations Department.

The noise gradually subsided. The village's internal affairs had been prepared, and now it was just a matter of preparing for the enemy. Therefore, everyone pricked up their ears to listen to the conversation between the two clan chiefs.

"A fight has broken out?" Shikaku Nara was taken aback, then quickly realized what was happening and hurriedly asked, "Who are the enemies?"

"Senju Zen, Uchiha Genso, and the other four all possess powerful Chakra; they must be members of the Akatsuki Organization," Inoichi Yamanaka said quickly, his expression extremely strange. After a moment's hesitation, he added, "Also, there's the Nine-Tails -Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Lord Katsuki isn't the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!?"

"What did you say? Lord Katsuki isn't the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? How is that possible?"

Shikaku Nara was stunned.

"It's true."

A calm voice entered the room, and Orochimaru pushed open the door and walked in.

"Shikaku, you did a great job. I knew I was right about you."

As soon as Orochimaru entered, he grabbed Shikaku and showered him with praise.

"Lord Hokage, what do you mean by saying that Lord Katsuki isn't the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"

"Oh, this? Well, to be precise, a week ago Katsuki was still the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki." Orochimaru pondered for a moment, Shikaku, who looked puzzled, and laughed. "It's alright to tell you. Katsuki has mastered a method to extract the Tailed Beast without killing the Jinchuriki. A week ago, he extracted the Nine-Tails and sealed it into a death row inmate. He did the same with the Five-Tails before."

"I understand, but why did Lord Katsuki do this?" Shikaku Nara was still puzzled.

"Why? Of course, it's to completely eradicate the Akatsuki Organization. I don't have time to go into the details right now. What you need to do now is to ensure the village's defense. What happened in Kumogakure must never happen again in Katsuki Konoha. I've already sent people to support Mizuki."

"I see."

Shikaku Nara nodded, said no more, and continued to direct the ninjas left behind in the village.

Orochimaru stood before the map, looking at the latest version of Konoha, and sighed softly, praying in his heart that Katsuki wouldn't play with fire and get burned.

Half an hour ago.

Katsuki was sitting cross-legged under a pine tree, meditating and sensing the Natural Energy between heaven and earth.

Suddenly a strong wind blew, scattering the snow from the pine trees and onto Katsuki's head.

"Huh? This wind?"

Katsuki opened her eyes, jumped onto the roof, and stretched out her hand to feel the biting cold wind blowing from the north. Her expression suddenly turned gloomy.

"Mind's Eye of the Kagura".

He closed his eyes, Hand Seals, and instantly amplified his senses to the extreme. He traversed the streets and alleys of the village, crossed the high walls surrounding the village, and continued to explore the depths of the forest. Then, twenty kilometers away, he discovered the traces of Senju Zen and Uchiha Genso.

"Ha! What a pair of disobedient fools! All my hard work has been wasted; I even prepared the Nine-Tails for you," Katsuki sighed, raising an eyebrow slightly. "Since you've chosen your own fate, don't blame me for showing no mercy."

Next, Katsuki sent a message to Orochimaru through a member of her clan, then took the death row inmate who was sealing the Nine-Tails out of the dungeon and rushed off alone to the north at top speed.

Running through the forest, Katsuki's spirits soared, and his excited breathing became heavier. Finally, finally, he had waited so long! Since the end of the Third Shinobi War, he had truly not tasted the flavor of battle for far too long. The peaceful days had been so boring that he was about to die of boredom.

Now, finally there's a feast to enjoy, and Kaguya Otsutsuki is the main course in his heart!

"Wait for me! My delicious treat."

Katsuki laughed, carrying the wailing death row inmate, kicking off a tree branch as thick as a thigh, and leaping into the air to face the fierce wind blowing from the north. (To be continued)