Konoha, Hokage's Office.
Kyosuke remained silent for a long time as he read the battle report in his hand, seemingly lost in thought.
The establishment of Iwagakure) seemed to be sending a signal to the outside world.
The Shinobi World is no longer just comprised of Konoha and Cloud; if we intervene, the balance of war will immediately shift.
For a period last year, Iwagakure was already making some moves, and it was he who subdued the Two-Tails, thereby intimidating the First Tsuchikage.
However, judging from various signs, Iwagakure seems to be planning to take action again.
"The training has been effective enough."
"It's time to end this war."
Konoha now possesses four Tailed Beasts: the Nine-Tails, the Seven-Tails- Tails, the Three-Tails, and the Two-Tails.
Apart from Kurama inside Madara, the other three were sealed away by Mito, awaiting the day when other countries would come and pay for their purchase.
In order to end the war as soon as possible and to promote Konoha's products, Kyosuke decided to let Izuna and Cho each control a Tailed Beast.
With the formidable fighting power of the "Beast Tribulation," it was enough to sweep through the entire Cloud. Even the First Raikage could not stop the invincible combination of the Tailed Beast and Susanoo.
As for Kyosuke himself, he wanted to meet the First Raikage in person.
This is Konoha's first war against a foreign power. We must inflict pain and fear on our enemies, so that every person with ulterior motives will tremble with fear at the thought of the consequences of attacking Konoha.
"The second batch of reinforcements from Cloud is arriving." A slight smile played on Kyosuke's lips as he chuckled softly. "Come to think of it, it seems like it's been a long time since I've accumulated a large Points."
"Then I'll go myself."
In mid-January of the third year of Konoha's reign, the war between Konoha and Cloud resumed.
The First Army Group, controlled by Uchiha Chō was wearing Tengu Armor, Two-Tails through the Land of Lightning for the first time, killing everyone in the Land of Land of Lightning.
Upon learning the news, the Raikage personally led the Kinkaku Ginkaku the scene, barely managing to stop the Butterfly's momentum.
In late January, Uchiha Izuna participated in the invasion, and the Seven-Tails, Chomei, soared through the sky, scattering poisonous scales that caused the enemy great suffering.
In early February, the second batch of troops finally assembled, and a massive force of 5,000 men set sail in a grand procession.
In the Land of Lightning, in a wide-open canyon.
As Kyosuke ate the food on the table and drank the specially brewed sake, he looked as if he were out for a spring outing.
In fact, he did come to fight, targeting a 5,000-strong ninja force from Kumogakure.
"Five thousand men! That's more astonishing than any battle we've ever fought before."
"Edo Madara during the Fourth Great Ninja War was no better than this against the Allied Shinobi Forces."
Kyosuke was somewhat worried, not because he was concerned about whether he could win the fight, but because he was thinking about how to keep all five thousand men at bay.
This is very difficult, extremely difficult.
Let alone five thousand powerful ninjas, even if it were five thousand dogs, he might not be able to catch them in time if they scattered and fled.
"Fine, let's keep as much as we can."
Kyosuke opened the System Menu, which he hadn't used in a long time, and carefully examined his current strength.
Name: Uchiha Kyosuke
Age: 24
Physical Strength: Super Kage (Intermediate)
Mental Strength: Super Kage (Intermediate)
Chakra Level: Super Kage (High-Rank)
Mastery of skills: (omitted)
Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan (Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan), Sage Body (Advanced)
Chakra Nature Transformation: Fire (Level 9), Water (Level 8), Lightning (MAX), Wind (Level 9), Earth (Level 8), Yin (Level 8), Yang (Level 9)
Summoning Beast: Xiti, Manda
Ninja Tools: Kusanagi Sword, Yata Mirror
Points: 134600
"It's too much trouble to develop this thing once the lightning attribute is fully mastered." With a thought, a jet-black Truth-Seeking Orb appeared in front of him.
It has no time limit and doesn't require much Chakra; it can exist forever as long as Kyosuke wants it.
He took a deep breath, and then the second, the third... until the seventh Truth-Seeking Orb appeared, he nodded with slight satisfaction.
"It's finally starting to look decent; at least it doesn't look as shabby as it did before."
My gaze shifted to the Points section.
His 130,000 Points were the result of his accumulation during this period.
If he wanted, Kyosuke could immediately exchange for a very powerful Dojutsu.
However, his current combat strength is already quite strong; the real limitation is the Six Paths Level Threshold.
Without entering the Six Paths of Reincarnation, one remains a mortal, not even qualified to fight against Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
For the past six months or so, Jigen has completely disappeared from Black Zetsu's sight; no matter how hard he searches, he can't find that bastard.
Kyosuke guessed that they had most likely already left the Shinobi World and gone to some habitable Planet.
When Jigen returns, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki will appear in his complete form.
A peak Six Paths, or what might be called Half-Step Divine Flame —such a terrifying existence is far beyond the capabilities of a few Super Kage Level cultivators.
For his own sake and for his family's, Kyosuke must reach the Six Paths Level as soon as possible.
"Two hundred thousand Points, Ultimate Sage Body!"
"With it, one can open Six Paths Level passage."
Lost in thought, a loud whooshing sound came from afar.
The speed of ninjas on marches far surpassed that of samurai.
He had just seen the Cloud's reconnaissance force when he came across a huge crowd of people on the other side of the canyon.
"You're finally here." Kyosuke stood up and dusted himself off.
"Who are you?" Several members of the reconnaissance team spread out around, subtly surrounding him.
"Never mind who I am, you only need to know one thing..."
"Clear what?"
"I have you surrounded."
Seeing the enemy utter such arrogant words, the squad leader's face darkened, and he waved his hand, ordering, "Kill him!"
Several Shuriken came flying, interspersed with close-range thrusts from two ninjas.
Their seamless teamwork and measured movements demonstrate that the Cloud Army's reputation as having the strongest military force is well-deserved.
Unfortunately, neither the Shuriken nor the two men's thrusts could break through the Truth-Seeking Orb's defensive mechanisms.
"What the hell is this..." The squad leader was just about to order his men to retreat when he suddenly felt a pain in his neck and saw his own back for the first time in his life.
Drawing his Kusanagi Sword from his waist, Kyosuke floated in the air, surrounded by seven Truth-Seeking Orbs, looking down on the approaching army of ninjas like a god.
Killing is a sin...
No matter how eloquently you try to cover it up, murder is the greatest evil in the world.
From the first time I plunged Kunai into an enemy's chest, I decided to bear this sin.
When Kyosuke landed from the air, the gentleness and liveliness he once had had vanished from his eyes. The indifference that ran deep into his bones made everyone who met his gaze tremble deeply.
"You, you are..." The leader was a burly man with dark skin, extremely strong, and definitely the right-hand man of the First Raikage.
However, his men noticed that their leader's expression had become unusually grim ever since he saw the man.
"Uchiha Kyosuke, what are you doing here?!"
When he called out the name of the newcomer, the 5,000-strong ninja force instantly fell silent.