Shimura Saburo Becomes Famous Throughout the World

Sen did not answer Kushina. He merely asked her to release her Chakra, instructed Samehada to eat less, and then to replenish him.

After a moment, under the dual healing of the Medical Ninja and Samehada, Sen's body had basically recovered.

He stood up, confirmed that Kirigakure was in a state of collapse, and formed hand seals, creating a Shadow Clone.

As soon as the Shadow Clone appeared, it took on the appearance of Shimura Saburo, holding a kunai. While everyone was engaged in combat, it joined the fray.

"Shimura Saburo is here!" he shouted, targeting a wounded Mist Ninja. "Taste my Great Fireball Technique!"

A massive ball of flame instantly engulfed the Mist Ninja.

"Brother!" A Mist Ninja with a striking resemblance to him cried out beside him, his eyes bloodshot. "I'll fight you to the death!"

"Useless. How can trash like you Mist Ninja possibly defeat me?" Shimura Saburo pulled out his kunai and stabbed directly at the other.

This Mist Ninja was already fighting two Konoha ninja alone. Now, with his brother's death, his mind was in chaos. His kunai attacks lacked their usual skill, and after a few exchanges with Shimura Saburo, he was ambushed and killed by other ninja.

Shimura Saburo spat on the corpse and laughed, "As expected, a waste!"

At this moment, a Jonin from Kirigakure, seeing that Shimura Saburo always attacked the wounded, roared in anger and threw two kunai at him consecutively.

Shimura Saburo quickly squatted down, narrowly dodging the Jonin's consecutive throws, but continued to taunt him verbally.

"You Mist Ninja only know how to ambush. What's the use of that? When this battle is over, do you dare to come to Konoha and ambush me? Or will you hire people from the Bounty Broker to assassinate me?

Considering Kirigakure is a poor village, how can it compare to our Konoha?"

Shimura Saburo's smile reached its peak. "Since you are all going to die here today, I don't mind telling you that Shimura Danzō is my uncle!

His arrangement for you to assassinate Uchiha Sen last time was also part of the plan. A bunch of idiots, you fell for it!"

This voice clearly reached Juzō Biwa, who was struggling in battle.

He suddenly turned his head, his eyes instantly filling with bloodshot veins, filled with immense hatred!

"You bastards of the Shimura clan! I'll collect some interest first!"

Juzō Biwa used the Body Flicker Technique, appearing behind Shimura Saburo. The Kubikiribōchō, carrying the rage of vengeance, swung down swiftly!

However, the expected thud of a falling head did not occur. Shimura Saburo had, at the last moment before being struck, turned into a cloud of white smoke.

Even his mocking voice could be heard at the last moment:

"As expected, you're useless! You can't even distinguish a Shadow Clone with the Kubikiribōchō. What kind of ninja are you? Go back and farm!"

"Aaaah--!"

Juzō Biwa completely lost it! He swung the great sword wildly, accidentally killing a companion next to him!

Watching his subordinates die one after another, endless despair flowed from his bloodshot eyes. He issued his final command:

"Jonin, break through immediately! Others, use Explosive Tags for cover! We will, for you, kill Shimura Danzō's entire clan! With his head, we will mourn you all!"

As the words fell, the eyes of all the surviving Mist Ninja ignited with a death-defying fire! They lit all the Explosive Tags on their bodies and, like madmen, charged towards the Konoha ninja!

"Earth Style: Swamp of the Underworld!" Jiraiya saw this and immediately cast a jutsu to restrict them.

"Retreat first! Use long-range attacks!" Orochimaru also commanded immediately.

"Boom--Boom--Boom--"

Dense explosions sounded one after another. Even with the Swamp of the Underworld blocking them, the Konoha side suffered considerable casualties.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Juzō Biwa and a few other Jonin, heavily wounded, fled the battlefield in disarray.

"Medical team, provide support!" Jiraiya shouted urgently, while covering the nearest juniors.

The battle ended, and everyone began clearing the battlefield.

In this battle, Konoha achieved the near annihilation of Kirigakure at a very small cost.

Even while clearing the battlefield, everyone's hearts were filled with joy. After all, Kirigakure had suffered heavy losses, and it was likely they would not be able to threaten Konoha for a long time.

Seeing everyone start clearing the battlefield, Sen also stepped forward to help.

"Aren't we going to pursue and eliminate them completely?" Sen asked Orochimaru.

Orochimaru saw it was Sen and his face was filled with joy. The success in annihilating so many Kirigakure ninja this time was mainly due to Sen, the bait, playing a crucial role.

"No need. Their main force has already suffered heavy losses, and they won't dare to attack Konoha again in the short term."

Orochimaru patted Sen's shoulder. "You did well this time. When your clan members sent me a message, I thought you wouldn't make it back. Jiraiya rushed with his men and managed to arrive in time."

"Just luck." Sen changed the subject. "Next, our war with Kirigakure is over, right?"

The long hours of command and combat had given the twenty-year-old Orochimaru a furrowed brow. He took a deep breath before saying, "It's over, but not all wars. After dealing with them, we will immediately be dispatched to fight elsewhere. Ninja from other countries are not like the Land of Water, which is short on resources, with uneven ninja quality, making them easy to deal with."

Orochimaru looked at the bodies being placed into body bags, comrades he had eaten with just yesterday, and sighed, "They were ninja I ate with yesterday... and in the blink of an eye, it's all gone. Once dead, it seems like nothing remains."

"Perhaps, one day, war can be prevented?" Sen interjected.

"Heh," Orochimaru's eyes held a hint of mockery. "Instead of believing in such illusory peace, it's better to think about how to achieve immortality and never be killed."

"Didn't you say I was very brave?" Sen looked at Jiraiya and the other two, who were beckoning him from a distance, his eyes flashing with unprecedented light.

"Then I'll make a big gamble. One day, I will unite this world into a single nation. Then, there won't be so many pointless wars."

"Haha, that's a task even the First Hokage couldn't complete. It's good for a young man to have dreams, but it's not good to be too detached from reality," Orochimaru commented casually, taking the casualty list compiled by the Anbu and confirming the specific losses.

"Didn't you also think I couldn't complete this task back then?" Qian Ren asked with a hearty smile. "Want to bet on it?"

The pen in Orochimaru's hand stopped. He looked at the young man before him, and after a long moment, he let out a helpless laugh.

"You, you always come up with something new! If you can truly unite the entire Ninja world, then I'll be happy. I won't have to be a ninja anymore, and I'll have time for my research..."

"Then I hope both of our wishes come true." Qian Ren was quite confident in Orochimaru's research capabilities, but... he'd better not be doing research on him