Kakashi's Despair

Kisame had only lost an arm, Yichen felt a pang of regret.

However, Yichen didn't stop.

He first reached out towards Samehada and used Banshō Ten'in pull Samehada to his side.

Then, he controlled a large amount of Porcelain Mud to seal Samehada directly.

Well, trading a dull knife for Samehada, this trip wasn't a loss.

After retracting Samehada, Yichen used Light Release on Kisame once again.

Kisame's strength is indeed Kage Level, and because of his enormous Chakra, his combat power is not weak even among Kage Level.

However, Kisame has a weakness: he needs to form Hand Seals to perform Ninjutsu.

These days, even among Kage Level characters, performing special moves requires Hand Seals, which is a weakness.

In the original work, it seems that only Kisame in the Akatsuki Organization needs to use Hand Seals when performing Ninjutsu.

For example, Yichen has many Seal-less Ninjutsu, but Kisame does not.

How much combat power can Seal-less Ninjutsu or even form Kisame One-handed Hand Seals, still exert after losing an arm?

The answer is obvious; Kisame knows that he has now completely lost the right to fight Yichen.

Without saying a word, Kisame took advantage of the moment when Yichen Samehada and ran out of the Porcelain Platform.

Yichen still upheld martial ethics; although he hinted that Sakura and Shion had used the Mind Disturbance Jutsu on Kisame together.

However, Yichen did not use the Porcelain Platform beneath Kisame's feet to attack him.

However, Yichen had no intention of letting Kisame go so easily. He quickly rushed over while Hand Seals and using his Light Release.

Meanwhile, on the massive Porcelain Platform, there was still one person who had not yet joined the battle.

This person is Shibi Aburame.

Seeing that Mizukage had been defeated in the blink of an eye, Shibi Aburame, who was watching from the sidelines, was first stunned, and then greatly shocked.

While using his Kikaichū to block Yichen's Light Release, he loudly warned Kakashi.

Kisame cannot die in Konoha under any circumstances, otherwise the alliance between Konoha and Mist ninja will definitely not be able to be maintained.

If Yichen had used the entire village's strength to attack Konoha at that time, would the Mist ninja have come to his aid?

So even though Shibi Aburame is now just a tool Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal, he still has no choice but to fight Kisame to the death for Yichen.

After the Light Release hit a large swarm of Kikaichū, it naturally couldn't harm Kisame.

Kisame took the opportunity to increase the distance between himself and Yichen, and moved closer to Kakashi's direction.

On the other side, Kakashi had set up the Flying Thunder God Coordinates on the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki beforehand, so he was able to abandon Yichen and instantly arrive at the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki's side.

Kakashi, who appeared suddenly, did not hesitate. After quickly assessing the situation, he clapped his hands together and used Wood Release on Shinno.

At the same time, Kakashi said to the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, "Fū, go deal with that Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

The Anbu member, codenamed Wind Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, didn't say much upon seeing this, simply acknowledged, and left.

Shinno had witnessed Kakashi using Wood Release on Yichen before, so although he was surprised by Kakashi's sudden appearance, he was not surprised by the Wood Release he used.

Shinno knew the power of Wood Release and dared not take it head-on. Wood Release can absorb Chakra, which is a nemesis for a ninja like Shinno who has Tailed Beast inside him.

However, in addition to the Zero Tail within his body, Shinno was also skilled in Taijutsu.

Seeing that Kakashi, the Hokage who had mastered Wood Release, Flying Thunder God Technique, and the Mangekyō Sharingan, had come to deal with him personally.

Although Shinno was confident, he was still unsure of himself.

Therefore, he dared not hold back and directly opened all Eight Gates Eight Inner Gates.

To be honest, Kakashi was flustered when he saw Shinno open Eight Gates.

Kakashi is very familiar with the Eight Inner Gates; his good friend Might Guy is the most skilled at it.

Kakashi himself also knows the Eight Inner Gates, but he can only open a few gates, so the amplification effect is not significant; on the contrary, the side effects are quite large.

Therefore, Kakashi doesn't use it much normally.

Kakashi knew that Guy could fight Kage Level opponent with the Seventh Gate open, and if Guy opened the Eight Gates, Kakashi felt that Guy could trade one-for-one with anyone in the Ninja World.

Kakashi felt that if he could open the Gate of Death, he would definitely kill Yichen first.

Based on the above judgment, Kakashi subconsciously believed that Shinno, who opened the Gate of Death, also possessed strength surpassing Kage Level.

Kakashi became even more cautious when he heard Shinno rambling on about being able to open the Eight Gates and survive.

If one can activate Eight Gates and remain immortal, wouldn't that make one invincible?

Various ideas raced through Kakashi's mind, but Kakashi still couldn't come up with a good solution.

So while other battles in Konoha were raging, and Kisame was struggling against Yichen's relentless attacks, Kakashi, the Hokage, simply stood before Shinno, wasting his time in the standoff.

Kakashi completely forgot that Kisame, Itachi Uchiha Might Guy, and others were waiting for his support.

Kakashi dared not approach Shinno at all. He was prepared to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport at any time, and only dared to use Kamui to attack Shinno from a distance.

Shinno had just noticed Kakashi's ability, so he wasn't affected.

After opening the Eight Gates, Shinno's speed is still quite impressive.

He quickly dodged several of Kakashi's attacks, then immediately Kakashi in and launched a counterattack.

But his counterattack immediately exposed his weakness.

While using Wood Release to defend, Kakashi thought to himself, "Is this guy holding back? Is this all the power he has after opening the Eight Gates?"

Shinno, completely unaware that his true strength was about to be exposed, thought Kakashi was intimidated by his power after opening the Eight Gates.

As a result, Shinno's attacks became even more frenzied and unrestrained.

However, judging from Shinno's Isshiki movements, Kakashi felt that Shinno was not holding back.

Out of caution, Kakashi still took the time to test the waters a few more times.

After a while, Kakashi's lips twitched slightly; he realized he had been tricked.

This can be called the Eight Gates? I'm better than him even without opening a single gate.

After figuring out Shinno's true nature, Kakashi no longer hesitated, after all, Kisame was still waiting for his return.

Thus, Wood Release: Birth of Tree Sea, the Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique.

Kakashi unleashed two advanced Wood Release in quick succession: one to restrict Shinno's movements, and the other to directly attack Shinno.

Then, Shinno, who possessed the Zero Tail within him, had an almost limitless amount of Chakra, opened the Eighth Gate without injury, and thought he had surpassed everyone in the Ninja World, met a tragic end.

He was first engulfed by an almost endless number of trees, which were constantly draining the Zero Tail 'Chakra from his body.

Shinno kept trying to break through the trees that were wrapping around him. However, there were just too many trees, and his speed immediately slowed down.

Then, with his movements restricted by the forest, he was struck head-on by a giant Wood Dragon.

Even from a distance, Yichen's Mind's Eye could sense that Shinno's Chakra was completely scattered for that instant.

Fortunately, his research on Dark Medical Ninjutsu and Body Activation Technique has some merit.

Despite the severe injuries he suffered, he is slowly recovering.

Kakashi wasn't stupid; he wouldn't just wait for him to recover.

Kakashi used his Wood Release to repeatedly strike Shinno's supposedly immortal body.

Just then, as Kakashi was about to finish off Shinno, Shibi Aburame's warning reached his ears, as well as Shinno's.

Shinno roused himself and shouted with all his might, "Tsuchikage, save me!"

Then, fearing that Yichen would ignore him, he added, "I'm willing to exchange this Body Activation Forbidden Jutsu with you."

Hearing Shinno's words, Yichen somewhat tempted. Sakura and Karin had already learned Shinno's Medical Ninjutsu, but they had never used this Body Activation Forbidden Jutsu.

Previously, Yichen needed Shinno to cause trouble for Konoha, so it was difficult to forcibly take it from him. However, now that Shinno has brought it up himself, Yichen is quite interested.

After thinking for a moment, Yichen Kisame was too far away to be captured in a short time.

So he reached out his hand towards Shinno, and immediately Shinno, who was being beaten half to death by the Wood Dragon, flew over.

Seeing Yichen intervene, Kakashi frowned. Only then did he notice that Kisame had lost an arm. Startled, he quickly went over to check Kisame's injury.

Kisame gave Kakashi an inscrutable look but said nothing.

Kakashi was a little embarrassed, but now was not the time for him to apologize. Kakashi summoned the Medical Ninja of Konoha and asked them to treat Kisame's injuries.

Then Kakashi first took a look at the battlefield between the False Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Ku, and the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, Kaze.

Seeing that the Seven-Tails was attacking from behind, Kakashi felt a little relieved.

Meanwhile, Kakashi was unaware of the true situation because Itachi Uchiha was constantly using Susanoo.

At least from the looks of it, Itachi Uchiha can still hold on.

Meanwhile, Might Guy and Sokai were still locked in a stalemate on the Porcelain Platform, neither having been defeated.

The only battle that resulted in a clear winner was Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi, but fortunately, they both perished.

Although Kakashi was upset about Hiruzen Sarutobi's death, at least Danzo was dead, which removed a major threat to the village.

Seeing that things were relatively stable throughout Konoha, Kakashi managed to calm himself down.

Then he Yichen said, "Tsuchikage, this person attacked Konoha and is an enemy of Konoha. If you save Tsuchikage, you will be making an enemy of Konoha. I urge you to Tsuchikage carefully."

Yichen sighed and said, "This man's name is Shinno. I didn't know he was the Leader of Sky Ninja Village and had connections with your Sixth Hokage of Konoha."

"We Iwa ninja have no intention of being enemies with Konoha. It's just that this Shinno is the Medical Ninjutsu teacher of two of my disciples."

"Given this connection, the fact that he asked me for help on the condition that I instruct his students in Medical Ninjutsu meant I couldn't refuse."

"Please understand Hokage!"

As he spoke, Yichen waved his hand in the air, and then Sakura and the others from the Porcelain Platform in the air came to his side.

Sakura was very clever; before she even got close, she said to Shinno, "Teacher Shinno!"

Actually, Shinno's current appearance is very different from what Sakura remembers. So Sakura looks at Shinno with great curiosity.

She couldn't understand how the old man had become so young.

Seeing that Sakura was indeed Shinno's disciple, Kakashi frowned again.

Ignoring Kakashi, Yichen extended his hand to Shinno and said, "It's impossible to take you away from Konoha, but I can exchange that Body Activation Secret Technique for time to heal you."

Shinno's heart tightened upon hearing this. To be honest, Kakashi had already instilled a psychological fear in him, and he now wanted to run away.

But in this situation, he no longer has the leverage to negotiate.

So Shinno reluctantly took out a scroll.

Yichen checked it and put it away.

Then Yichen said to Kakashi, "We Iwa ninja love peace. Shinno has a history with Iwagakure, so I have no choice but to help."

"But Shinno's attack on Konoha is your personal grudge, and I cannot interfere."

"Therefore, I can only help Shinno secure one chance to recover. After that, whether the two sides fight or make peace, I will not interfere."

Of course, Yichen's memorial archway was erected for the celebrities in the audience to see.

Kakashi was aware of Yichen's thoughts, but right now he only hoped to quickly deal with Shinno, this monster, and eliminate a potential threat to Konoha.

Since Yichen has made it clear that he will not interfere in Konoha's internal affairs, Kakashi decides to endure it one more time.

Where Kakashi couldn't see, Yichen used Porcelain Release to say to Baki, "Chief Baki, did you see that? I knocked off one of the Mizukage's arms. Konoha has lost another Kage-level Combatant."

"Join us now, and you won't have to worry about Konoha's retaliation, because it's still uncertain whether Konoha can survive today."

"Furthermore, even if Konoha survives today's crisis, do you think they will still have the strength to cross the Kawa and Ame Countries to attack you?"

"Think about it, the territory of the Land of Wind that Konoha occupied, and then think about the Sunagakure regaining its title as Great Ninja Village!"

"Furthermore, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind will definitely increase your Sunagakure's military budget. How about this, after the war, I'll have Konoha reimburse you for the military expenses."

"If you achieve all three, you will be the Zhongxing Lord Sunagakure."

"Chief Baki, the rise of the Sunagakure cannot be achieved without taking any risks. Sooner or later, you will have to face various challenges."

"But I can't guarantee there won't be another opportunity like this next time."

After thinking for a moment, Baki gritted his teeth, stretched out his hand, and wrote in a corner where the Cloud Ninja Representative couldn't see, "If we fight, who Gaara's opponent be?"

Yichen naturally sensed Baki's actions. He was overjoyed and immediately used Porcelain Mud to say, "Don't worry, the Sunagakure doesn't need to deal with Konoha's Kage-level Combatant."

"The Sunagakure only need to deal with the ordinary Konoha ninjas, and prevent the Sky Ninja from being defeated too quickly."

Hearing Yichen's words, Baki had no more reservations and asked again, "When do we make our move?"

Yichen said, "Wait a little longer, I have a backup plan. I'll let you know later!"

Upon hearing this, Baki's heart skipped a beat. Even with Konoha in this state, Yichen still had a backup plan.

Is Konoha really doomed today?

Baki was conflicted. On one hand, he hoped that the Sunagakure would participate in the battle to defeat Konoha, but on the other hand, he was afraid that Konoha would be completely destroyed.

Once Konoha is destroyed, no one will be able to stop Iwa ninja's march toward Unifying the Ninja World.

In the end, the fate of the Sunagakure will not be much better than that of the Konoha.

At this moment, having already agreed to Yichen, and being a man of unwavering resolve, Baki immediately cast a glance at Gaara in the contestant area.

Gaara was puzzled. Baki had been telling him not to mess around, so why was he getting involved now?

Gaara, however, was still willing to obey Chief Baki's orders, and he nodded slightly to Baki.

After a while, Shinno's injuries, which had been repeatedly tormented by Kakashi, finally healed.

Seeing this, Yichen didn't waste any words and directly led Sakura and the others away from Shinno, making a gesture that said, "I promise I won't make a move."

After recovering from his injuries, Shinno did not immediately take action. He was still hesitating whether to continue fighting Konoha to the death.

After being beaten up by Kakashi, Shinno had a clearer understanding of his own strength and had woken up from his previous blind confidence.

Revenge is indeed important; the feud between Konoha and the Sky Ninja is truly one of life and death.

However, Shinno felt that risking his life for revenge was not worth it.

Before coming to Konoha, Shinno dreamed of one day leading the Sky Ninja to conquer the Ninja World.

However, after being lectured by Kakashi, Shinno's unrealistic fantasies disappeared.

But his selfish nature wouldn't change easily. So Shinno wanted to back down.

But at that moment, a change occurred on another battlefield in Konoha.

There, Konoha's Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, Kaze, is fighting against Ku, False Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Although both are Jinchuriki, their fighting abilities differ greatly.

Before that, Feng was probably an Elite Jonin, while Kong was just a child.

Furthermore, Kakashi used Genjutsu on the Seven-Tails, so the side effects of using the Tailed Beast's power were much smaller.

Therefore, although the two fought for a short time, Kong was already being overwhelmed by the wind.

Not only was Sora suppressed, but many of the other ninjas who had stormed into Konoha with Sora were also killed by the wind.

Kakashi was willing to wait for Shinno to slowly recover, and a crucial reason for this was that the wind was about to prevail.

Once Feng wins and is free to act, he can disrupt the balance of the other battlefields.

But at that moment, Feng, Hon control the power of the Seven-Tails smoothly, suddenly felt the power within him repelling him.

"Could the Genjutsu have failed?" Feng was startled.

But before he could make a move, a continuous stream of Seven-Tails Chakra surged from his body.

This scene went unnoticed by the others, and the few who did notice it thought he might be about to unleash some ultimate move to decide the outcome in one strike.

Only Feng himself sensed something was wrong; he hadn't actively drawn the Seven-Tails Chakra.

He reacted quickly; this could only mean that the Seven-Tails had gone out of control. He immediately shouted, "Lord Hokage!"

Kakashi, Yichen, and the others all heard the sound of the wind and turned to look.

Yichen's expression was the same as everyone else's, showing a hint of confusion.

However, while casting a questioning glance, Yichen also sent a signal to Baki: Make your move!

Baki saw the words Yichen wrote using Porcelain Release, but he didn't act immediately. He also looked curiously in the direction of the wind.

The next moment, to everyone's disbelief, Feng, who had already Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, suddenly charged forward and pounced on a group of people, killing them in several heavy blows.

Kakashi's eyes widened, and he roared, "Feng, what are you doing?"

Because the people who were attacked by the wind were all Konoha ninja.

After Kakashi finished shouting angrily, he realized something was wrong; the wind's shout just now was clearly a reminder to him.

This suggests that the Seven-Tails within the wind's body may have gone berserk.

But how could that be? Everything was perfectly fine just a moment ago, and...

Kakashi sensed it and realized that the Genjutsu he had cast on the Seven-Tails was still active.

So why did the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki lose control?

What surprised Kakashi even more was yet to come.

Upon seeing the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki lose control, Baki's face immediately showed shock. Then he took a deep breath and nodded at Gaara.

The next moment, Gaara from the Sunagakure contestants' area leaped away from the Chunin Ninja Exams venue.

As Gaara leaped, a layer of One-Tail Chakra gradually emerged from his body.

Gaara knew his strength was insufficient to participate in a war of this magnitude, so he immediately opted for Partial Tailed Beast Transformation.

Kakashi and Kisame both saw Gaara rushing out of the exam hall because the Chakra fluctuations emanating from him were too intense.

Kisame's gaze sharpened, and he said incredulously, "One-Tail Jinchuriki?"

Kakashi then roared towards the direction of the venue, "Baki!"

But before Baki could respond, Kakashi immediately turned to look at Yichen.

Yichen felt a little guilty, but he still put on an innocent expression.

Yichen's expression seemed to say, "I didn't do anything, why are you looking at me like that!"

Kakashi clenched his fists and stared intently at Yichen. Although he had no evidence, his intuition told him that Yichen was behind it all.

Kisame also noticed Kakashi's expression. After being reminded by Kakashi, he looked at Yichen with the same doubt on his face.

Kakashi's judgment was correct; Gaara was instigated by Yichen, and even the loss of control of the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, Feng, was caused by Yichen.

Yichen had once gained Little Chōmei's approval and was able to use Little Chōmei's Chakra.

When Feng used the Seven-Tails Chakra to envelop himself in battle, Yichen discovered that he seemed to be able to draw upon the Seven-Tails' power.

This is quite amazing; normally, Yichen couldn't do it.

For example, Yichen cannot use the power of the Four-Tails Son Goku from Iwagakure; he can only use the power of the Little Son Goku that Son Goku actively created.

However, the Seven-Tails is not in the right state right now; Kakashi has cast Genjutsu.

The Seven-Tails is currently in an unconscious state, which gives Yichen has gained Little Chōmei's approval, the highest authority to use the Seven-Tails Chakra.

Therefore, Yichen just snatched control of the Seven-Tails Chakra from Feng.

Yichen gave the unconscious Seven-Tails an order to suppress the wind and then attack the Konoha ninja.

Therefore, the current wind is indeed no different from that of a berserk Jinchuriki.

While glaring angrily at Yichen, Kakashi was also thinking about what he should do next.

No matter how hard he thought about it, he couldn't figure out what other options Konoha might have.

Yichen in front of him clearly had ill intentions, and it would probably be difficult for him to go and provide support elsewhere.

Even if they could go to provide support, with three Jinchuriki and Shinno, they wouldn't be able to handle the situation in a short time.

Is Konoha going to be destroyed by my own hands today?

Watching the three Jinchuriki havoc on Konoha and slaughtering its Konoha ninja, Kakashi felt as if his heart was being torn apart.

At this time, Shinno also strengthened his resolve to stay, and he joined the ranks of those slaughtering Konoha ninja.

He felt that Konoha was doomed today, and he didn't believe Konoha could turn the tide given the current situation.

Just then, a roar rang out not far from Yichen.

"Eight Inner Gates - Eighth Gate - Gate of Death - Open!"