Strongest Grass Ninja of All Time

Secret Technique: Paper Release.

This was something he obtained last time he went to the Land of Rain, after completing Konan's special order.

Not bad, actually...

It's quite useful.

Using paper, you can shape anything you want!

He watched as countless paper swords pierced the heavily guarded ninjas all around. Of course, while this move looked spectacular, with countless flying swords darting about, it was his first time controlling so many paper swords, and he wasn't quite used to it.

Therefore, after the initial shock, this group of well-trained ninjas quickly reacted.

Realizing the enemy was powerful, they immediately ordered their subordinates to abandon the Uzumaki Clan and adopt a pincer formation.

Over a dozen Jonin stood on trees or branches, watching Kusana floating in mid-air.

"A Grass Ninja?!"

One of the ninjas, who seemed to be the leader, muttered with a frown.

However...

He didn't know why these Grass Ninjas were taking the Uzumaki Clan.

After all, the Uzumaki Clan nowadays was just a group of wandering ninjas scorned by the ninja world.

No ninja village would accept so many Uzumaki clan members!

Of course, as trained assassins, they wouldn't dare to ask. The more they spoke, the more they exposed themselves.

Their only mission now was... to secretly take away the Uzumaki Clan!

Exchanging glances with his companions, he extended his hand and made a subtle gesture for the operation, "Move..."

However.

Before he could finish speaking.

In the blink of an eye, Kusana had already made his move. This was, after all, the Land of Fire, and staying too long could attract the attention of Konoha ninjas. He needed to quickly and quietly take the people away!

As for who these people were?

Did it matter?

Even if they were Konoha ninjas, Konoha wouldn't acknowledge them, so it was best to treat them as insignificant assassins.

Directly forming hand seals, Kusana said calmly, "Paper Release: Paper Dragon Technique!"

As soon as he spoke.

"?!"

To everyone's shock, a giant dragon made of paper suddenly appeared in the night sky. And it... "Roar!!!"

Let out a roar!

"This ninjutsu..." Elder Haruhito clutched his chest, his eyes wide as he stared at the giant dragon.

Even though the three giant stones that appeared out of nowhere had helped him just now, preventing him from sacrificing himself to buy time for his clansmen, his body, weakened by prolonged wandering and lack of rest, combined with the recent intense battle, still felt unwell.

However.

Looking at the giant dragon before him...

His cloudy eyes were filled with shock as he murmured, "It looks like Lord Hashirama's Wood Dragon Technique!"

At this moment.

The group of assassins also stared at the giant dragon, as if remembering something. Their eyes shifted from shock to vigilance, then with serious expressions, they nodded to each other and quickly reacted. Facing the charging dragon, they unleashed their respective ninjutsu.

"Water Release..."

"Fire Release..."

"Earth Release..."

A variety of ninjutsu were hurled at the paper dragon.

However.

Facing the dragon... the ninjutsu only caused superficial damage.

In that instant.

The dragon charged forward, its tail sweeping out and knocking down several Jonin.

Seeing this.

The Grass Ninjas and the Uzumaki Clan members breathed a sigh of relief, then continued to stare wide-eyed at the figure in the sky.

Uzumaki Jianghe clicked his tongue and said, "Is this the leader of the Grass Ninjas? No wonder he dared to take on the Uzumaki Clan."

Even Oyakamon, who had followed along, felt a lot more at ease seeing this.

Perhaps... coming to the Land of Grass is a good choice.

"Be shocked! The hero who ended the chaos in the Land of Grass, the leader who rebuilt the Land of Grass, the strongest leader in the history of Kusagakure, stands before you now! He will lead the Land of Grass..."

And Mujie, that shameless fellow, seeing his leader display such might, immediately jumped out, raising his hands and saying with a smug look.

However, before he could finish speaking.

"Shut up!" Kusana said speechlessly, looking at Mujie.

This guy...

Why was he still showing off at a time like this?!

As for the ninja of Kusagakure... what use was the strongest leader in Kusagakure's history!

"Take them and retreat!"

With that, "Right, right, right!"

Mujie finally reacted, quickly calling out to the Uzumaki clansmen behind him, as well as the ninja who followed their leader... it looked like they were from the Chinoike Clan.

"Let's go, let's go! We need to leave quickly!"

With that, Uzumaki Jianghe hesitated, "Our leader..."

He even directly addressed their leader.

However, before he could finish speaking, Mujie directly interrupted him, "I told you to run, so hurry up and get out of here! What can you do here now? You have to trust our leader! Look, I'm running away directly!"

Kusagakure selling out their teammates was still as smooth and natural as ever!

Kusana was speechless, almost wanting to keep this guy to fight alongside him.

But at this moment, the more important matter was the assassination ninja in front of him!

"Use Water Release!" the leader of the assassination ninja, seemingly having discovered something, said with a grave tone, "This technique fears water!"

As a ninja, analyzing intelligence was also a must. Just now, he had discovered that... the secret technique of the person in front of him seemed to stall under Water Release, and the parts eroded by water also seemed unusable, turning into ordinary wet paper.

As expected.

As soon as he spoke, he vaguely saw the ninja's expression change. Although it disappeared quickly, as a professional ninja, this momentary glimpse was enough for him to capture.

That's right.

There was only one God of Shinobi, and that was Konoha's First Hokage. This guy was just a powerful ninja whose techniques were somewhat similar to the First Hokage's.

Without any hesitation.

This was a secret operation, and the longer it dragged on, the more likely it was for complications to arise.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

And having obtained crucial intelligence, the others also did not hesitate. They quickly retreated and spread out, surrounding the giant dragon, frantically forming hand seals and using their respective Water Release techniques.

They believed that after this round, the giant paper dragon before them would be defeated. Afterwards... with the weakness of the opponent's technique clearly understood, they believed it would not take too much time to defeat the opponent.

However.

In an instant.

Just as the leading ninja thought they had won, they noticed... the Kusana ninja, who had looked nervous moments ago, now wore a cold smile. Their expressions immediately changed, "Retreat!"

However.

It was already too late!

"Paper Release: Infinite Paper Swords!"

A portion of the paper that had been dispersed by their Water Release techniques instantly transformed into countless swords, piercing them as they approached.

Ordinary Paper Release techniques indeed feared water, but Konan had modified the paper later, making it waterproof paper.

Of course, Konan now was just a little loli who had just started school.

However.

He could also modify it himself, as the secret technique scroll he obtained was quite complete.

But this waterproof paper still had a weakness, which was that it feared oil...

It could be said that there were pros and cons!

In order to quickly deal with these Jonin, he deliberately exposed the weakness of fearing water. After all, so many Jonin... elite Jonin proficient in assassination, were not easy to deal with.

And what if they saw they couldn't win and just ran away later?

Therefore, Kusana had planned to keep these guys here from the beginning.

Seeing the ninja restricted by the paper swords due to their slow reaction, and then glancing at Mujie and the others who had already fled, he quickly floated out several explosive tags and stuck them on.

"Explosive Tags?!"

The assassin ninja noticed this as well, their expression changing once more.

However.

"Explode!"

At Kusana's command, the explosive tags detonated simultaneously.

The battle was over!

Everyone looked at the blinding light and the explosions in the distance, instantly understanding what had happened.

Explosive Tags!

Recalling the events of the battle.

This fight... had been orchestrated by the leader of Kusagakure from the very beginning!

They then remembered what Mujie had said earlier...

The strongest leader in Kusagakure's history!

No wonder he dared to recruit rogue ninja and take in members of the Chinoike Clan exiled from the Land of Lightning!

At this moment.

Their confidence grew significantly; at least... their new leader's strength put them at ease!

Perhaps what the leader said... was true!

The Land of Grass would truly accept them!

As an elder, Haruhito stepped forward again. "Lord Mujie, our leader..."

Before he could finish speaking.

Mujie knew what he was going to say. He waved his hand, a smile on his face, and said confidently, "Have faith in our leader! The leader is an excellent Grass Ninja. If he encounters danger, he'll run faster than us..."

Before he could finish his sentence.

"Bang!"

He was kicked to the ground.

A figure made of paper formed behind him... Kusana looked at Mujie with a dark expression, then at the Chinoike Clan and Uzumaki Clan members, who were looking at him with anticipation and concern.

He immediately understood what they were waiting for.

Smiling, he spread his hands. "Welcome to the Land of Grass! Now... let's go home!"

As he spoke.

The Uzumaki Clan and Chinoike Clan members also smiled, looking at their leader, and shouted in unison, "Yes, Leader!"