Wasn't this supposed to be a sneak attack? This was clearly a frontal assault~

That night, around four in the morning, was when people's mental energy was at its weakest and they were most sleepy.

Meanwhile, outside the gates of Konoha, a dense mass of dark figures stood, a huge, surging crowd.

A force of over a thousand Elite Ninja, all of whom Chunin Jonin.

Everyone remained silent, even their breathing was extremely low, and the dense crowd did not make a single sound.

The cold wind howled through the night, lifting the hems of everyone's clothes, but no one was distracted enough to hold them down.

A cold and chilling atmosphere enveloped the entire venue.

Everyone held their breath, their eyelids slightly closed, as if waiting for something...

A quarter of an hour later, a golden figure suddenly flashed across the dark night sky, initially appearing to be in a distant village.

Looking again, they found that the Golden Flash had already appeared at the gate of Konoha.

The newcomer was none other than the Fourth Hokage of Konoha — Minato Namikaze!

Minato was accompanied by a little brat, Konoha Chunin Tōka, the only brat on the field!

However, everyone seemed to have known about Tōka's appearance all along, remaining calm and silent as they stood in place.

Having gone through the first two rounds of the Chunin Ninja Exams, Tōka's abilities were no longer a secret.

The All-Killing Ash Bones is a one-hit kill; even Kage-level wouldn't dare to be injured by it.

Tonight's plans are all centered around Tōka and Minato.

"Ready?" Minato glanced at Tōka, who was yawning incessantly, and a bunch of black lines rolled down his forehead. Wasn't he even a little bit nervous in such a serious atmosphere?

"More or less." Tōka covered his mouth and yawned. It was past midnight when he finished tidying up the house.

He'd only slept for four hours when Minato woke him up; no wonder he was so tired!

Minato's lips twitched slightly. He blamed himself for being careless, but who would have thought that someone who had just returned home wouldn't rest but would instead start cleaning the house?

And it was a thorough cleaning, inside and out!

If I had known it would turn out like this, I should have notified Tōka in advance.

The reason Minato didn't do that was because he was worried that Tōka might try to raise the price, and what if he made some demands that Minato couldn't accept?

It would be better to do things this way: act first and ask questions later, and discuss any requests after the mission is completed.

The cold night wind blew, and Tōka's drowsiness vanished.

"Move out!" Minato gave the order, and more than a thousand ninjas vanished from their spot in a flash.

Countless dark figures leaped through the dense Forest. An eerie silence filled the pitch-black Forest, with occasional strange cries echoing in the distance.

It sounded like the wind rustling through leaves, or like the pitiful cry of a predator killing its prey in the night.

However, Tōka didn't care about any of this.

When Tōka heard about Minato's plan for tonight, he almost jumped up and pointed at Minato's nose, yelling at him.

After realizing he was no match for Minato, Tōka decisively backed down!

Before this, Tōka had been in a daze, but he was completely awakened by Minato's words.

"Launch a night raid on the northeastern camp of Kumogakure!"

Those were people, ninjas, 20,000 ninjas from Kumogakure, one of the Five Great Nations!

Even if it were 20,000 pigs, slaughtering them would still make your hands sore, right?

Tōka was devastated at this moment.

Half an hour ago, Tōka was still comfortably lying in bed, sleeping with his head covered, when he was woken up by Minato in a daze. Then, the scene One Flash and he appeared at the gate of Konoha.

Tōka never expected that Minato would take him out to do a mission in the early hours of the first day.

And it's an S-rank Mission!

They launched a surprise attack on the northeastern camp of Kumogakure, using the same tactic that Kikyoyama used against Sunagakure in the previous attack.

"Tōka, whether we can defeat Kumogakure this time depends on you," Minato said solemnly.

"All Worlds Seal? Impossible!" Tōka shook his head abruptly, directly denying it.

"It's called 'All Worlds Seal,' a very imposing name!" Minato nodded with a smile, then his expression turned serious as he asked.

Why is it impossible?

"Not enough chakra."

Tōka broke out in a cold sweat. He couldn't very well say, "What you're seeing now is just a clone with 30% of the Original Body's chakra, could he?"

Even if Tōka's Original Body were here, it would be impossible for him to use the All Worlds Seal!

The All-Killing Ash Bones - All Worlds Seal requires at least four Shadow Clones with the chakra reserves of Jonin or higher, or three Shadow Clones and one Original Body.

Tōka's main Original Body doesn't even have that much chakra; if he uses Shadow Clone, wouldn't it be even less?

In the battle at Kikyo Mountain, Tōka used the power he gained by sacrificing four White Zetsu.

I can't exactly tell Minato, "Give me four Jonin as sacrifices, and I'll unleash your ultimate attack."

Tōka was certain that once these words got out...

No, no, you absolutely cannot say that out loud, not even in your mind!

"What about last time?" Minato wasn't someone who could be easily fooled. He opened his eyes and stared intently at Tōka as he asked.

Minato vaguely remembered that in the battle with Sunagakure a few years ago, Tōka's chakra level was only that of Genin.

Back then, even Tōka, who was just Genin, could use the All Worlds Seal. Why can't he do it now?

Sure enough, Tōka choked on his words, knowing that Minato would ask that question.

At the time, Konoha won a great victory because of Tōka, so no one bothered to investigate the reasons behind it.

After all, everyone has their own Secret Technique that they don't want outsiders to know.

Furthermore, the Third Hokage believed that Tōka's Bone Release was Kekkei Genkai, and even if the technique was revealed, no one else could use it, so the Kikyo Mountain incident was hastily concluded.

Seeing Tōka's hesitant expression, Minato couldn't help but call out again, "Tōka?"

"I did some preparations last time..." Tōka felt a chill run down her spine from the intense look in Minato's eyes.

I thought to myself, "Sorry, Orochimaru, I've made you take the blame."

Then, as if he had made a major decision, Tōka, with a look of recklessness on his face, said, "Last time it was because Lord Orochimaru helped me."

"Orochimaru?" Minato's pupils contracted sharply, his mind racing with wild speculations.

A Secret Technique that allows Genin to instantly increase their chakra reserves without any side effects.

No, it's not that there are no side effects, but rather that the side effects don't affect the beneficiaries.

Then there's only one possibility: the side effects are occurring on others, possibly related to some kind of Secret Technique involving human experimentation?

Minato was tense, and his entire aura turned cold.

Tōka rubbed her arms and subconsciously created some distance between them.

"It seems the plan needs to be changed." Minato murmured, his eyes One Flash as if he had thought of another scheme.

The original plan was for Minato to quietly bring Dongge into the vicinity of the northeastern camp of Kumogakure, so that Dongge could unleash the All-Killing Ash Bones - Myriad Realms Sealing Technique.

Immediately afterwards, over a thousand Elite Ninja Troops from Konoha will storm into Kumogakure to eliminate the remaining forces.

Minato's mission was to stop the enemy's Kage-level and Jinchūriki.

Once the sneak attack succeeds Kumogakure is driven back, Iwagakure, which has ventured deep into the Land of Fire, will be no threat at all.

The plan is excellent; with the Flying Thunder God at hand, a sneak attack is impossible to defend against.

But the ultimate weapon is unusable...

"Okay, Tōka," Minato suddenly turned to look at Tōka, "You'll be with me in a little while..."

Upon hearing this, Tōka's face instantly darkened, her dark eyes filled with a resentful look.

"Minato, Brother Minato! Are you sure this isn't just suicide?" Tōka thought to himself, endlessly complaining.

The night was as dark as ink, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. Minato couldn't see Tōka's expression, but he saw Tōka nod stiffly.

Perhaps it was because of nervousness, Minato thought to himself, and then gave Tōka a reassuring smile.

It's as if it's saying: Don't worry, I'll definitely protect you when the time comes.

Tōka rolled his eyes dramatically. He didn't believe Minato at all. Protect me? How could he possibly die if he wanted to protect me?

The northeastern camp of Kumogakure and the northwestern camp of Iwagakure formed a pincer movement, supporting each other. If one side made a move, the ninjas from the other side could provide support in less than 15 minutes.

In other words, if Konoha's attack is discovered, they will only have about ten minutes left.

Within these ten minutes, Konoha can face Kumogakure alone. If the time drags on, Iwagakure's reinforcements will attack from the flank.

This would create a pincer movement, putting Konoha's ninja forces in a completely passive position.

One kilometer northeast of the main camp of Hidden Cloud Village, this is the ultimate hiding spot.

Getting any closer would allow them to be detected by the Kumogakure's reconnaissance forces, even though the Kumogakure's reconnaissance capabilities are not as good as those of the Konoha, which possesses the Byakugan of the Hyuga Clan.

However, since it was a hidden village, one of the Five Great Nations, Minato dared not be careless.

One kilometer is the absolute limit.

"Tōka, are you ready?" Minato crouched in the grass and made a hand gesture, signaling the troops behind him to lie in ambush.

"So-so." Tōka really didn't know how to answer Minato, who only had 30% of his chakra and couldn't recover it.

Once the chakra is depleted, the Tsuchi-e no Jutsu will be canceled, and then I really don't know how to explain it.

The Original Body must get here as soon as possible!

"Hiashi, the rest is up to you!" Minato gave Tōka a deep look, then turned to a Byakugan ninja behind him and said.

Upon hearing the words "Hiashi, "Tōka suddenly snapped out of her daze and instinctively looked over.

It really was Hyuga Hiashi! He was talking to Minato the whole time and didn't even notice!

"Rest assured, I will definitely complete the mission." Hyuga Hiashi replied matter-of-factly, displaying the demeanor of a member of a great clan to the fullest.

"I believe you!" Minato smiled and nodded, then reached out and grabbed Tōka's shoulder.

With a whoosh, it left a Golden Flash in the air.

Minato and Touka vanished instantly, reappearing in the very center of the northeastern camp of Kumogakure.

On a Big Tree, Minato's eyes narrowed slightly as he put his thumb in his mouth.

With a snap, I bit my fingertip hard, drawing blood.

Fresh blood spilled out...

Hai-Wu-You-Shen-Wei!

Minato quickly Hand Seals, then slammed his palm down on the tree trunk.

Bang!!

A huge plume of white smoke shot into the sky!

Standing next to Minato, Tōka instantly felt his body grow countless meters taller. The dense Forest around him was gone, replaced by gusts of cold Cold Wind.

Looking down from this vantage point, the entire northeastern camp of Cloud Hidden Village came into view.

The ninja army camp of 20,000 people was truly magnificent, with countless tents spread out before our eyes like a sand table.

"Oh no, it's the Hokage's Summoning Beast!"

"Quickly, sound the alarm!"

"Konoha has launched a sneak attack!"

In an instant, the Kumogakure camp, which had been as smooth as a mirror-like lake, erupted into chaos, with shouts, yells, and commotion filling the air.

Tōka was also dumbfounded at the same moment. How come this wasn't what was agreed upon?

Wasn't this supposed to be a stealth and surprise attack operation?

They were clearly the main force on the offensive...

Why summon Gamabunta? With his enormous size, wouldn't summoning him inside the Kumogakure's camp make him an easy target?

"Tōka, be careful, the Raikage and Tsuchikage will be here soon!" Minato's face was very serious, and his tone left no room for doubt.

"We only have one chance to launch a sneak attack. If we can take down even one of them, this war will be over!"

Tōka's forehead twitched, and a vein bulged instantly.

Kill them? More like being killed!

Despite her complaints, Tōka immediately used her Transformation Technique, turning into a lump that adhered to Gamabunta's head.

"Minato, that brat..."

Gamabunta realized that Shisui the only one on his head, and was about to throw Tōka off when Minato stopped him.

"Gamabunta, please be patient, Tōka can help us win!" Minato said apologetically.

He knew Gamabunta's personality; only those whom Gamabunta recognized could stand on his head and fight alongside him.

"Hmph, just this once!" Gamabunta snorted coldly and drew his greatsword with a clang.

The two stopped talking abruptly. In the central camp of Kumogakure, a figure flashed by like lightning, moving faster than the limits of sight.

With a whoosh!

The Raikage suddenly appeared beneath Gamabunta's feet.

A flash of lightning, against the inky black night, shone like a cluster of dazzling lights, strikingly eye-catching.

The entire Kumogakure camp of Cloud Ninja quickly assembled towards the Raikage.

In the blink of an eye, no less than a thousand Cloud Ninja soldiers surrounded Gamabunta!

"Watch me slap him to death!" Gamabunta roared, raising his forepaw and slapping him hard.

Upon seeing this, Minato changed drastically. He had personally experienced just how strong the Raikage's defense was.

Gamabunta wasn't sure whether the Minato Raikage die from that slap, but Gamabunta's foot was definitely ruined!

With a whoosh, Minato, and a specially made Three-Pronged Kunai engraved with the Flying Thunder God Mark shot through the air.

Immediately afterwards, Minato's hands flew across the page, Hand Seals rapidly.

Chou-Xu-Chen-Zi-Xu-Hai-Si-Yin!

As Minato's hands blurred into afterimages in front of him, he shouted, "Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"

The Three-Pronged Kunai pierced through the air split into two, then four, then eight...

In the blink of an eye, the Three-Pronged Kunai transformed into a dense rain of snow, falling downwards and pelting the Kumogakure camp with a crackling sound.

The Raikage, Gamabunta, paused. Seeing Minato's move, he immediately withdrew his raised right leg and changed his attack.

Bang!

The Raikage stomped his foot hard on the ground, and the terrifying Lightning Release Chakra shook the entire Forest.

At the same time, Raikage spun his body rapidly, using a speed exceeding the limits of vision to generate lightning.

Sizzle...

An electric current flashed, followed by a burst of lightning.

The falling Three-Pronged Kunai were all deflected, creating a vacuum zone within a hundred meters of the Raikage.

In other words, there were no Three-Pronged Kunai bearing the Flying Thunder God Mark within a hundred meters of the Raikage.

"Gamabunta, don't be careless!" Minato warned seriously, as the opponent was the Raikage, renowned for his Lightning Release Taijutsu.

"Understood!" Gamabunta realized that his attack had been somewhat reckless; he should have used his broadsword!

Sudden!!

A chilling surge of chakra flashed across the sky.

Minato's heart tightened, and he subconsciously looked up, only to see a short old man with his hands outstretched, pressing down in mid-air.

"The Tsuchikage? He arrived so quickly!"

"Dust Release: Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"

As the Tsuchikage's low shout rang out, a dazzling beam of white light descended directly, completely enveloping Minato, Gamabunta, and Tōka.

Upon seeing this scene, Minato felt surprisingly calm.

When one's own side is in dire straits, that is also the moment when the enemy is most careless.

The opportunity is now!

Minato suddenly opened his eyes, his massive chakra surging, and his hand seals changed rapidly.

Swish, swish, swish!

Printed in a second!

Buzz!

"Flying Thunder God Technique!"

The target wasn't the Tsuchikage's Dust Release, but rather Tōka hiding on Gamabunta's body!

"Tōka! Make your move!!"

As Minato finished speaking, a huge cloud of white smoke billowed out with a bang, revealing that Gamabunta's Summoning Technique had been dispelled.

At the same moment, Minato used Flying Thunder God to escape the Tsuchikage's Dust Release attack range.

At the same time, Tōka's body suddenly appeared high in the sky, directly above Tsuchikage!

His face was solemn, his hands were clasped together, and he desperately gathered all of his remaining 30% of chakra.

They will scatter beyond time and space, decaying along with the bones!

A surge of chakra, filled with the aura of death and decay, erupted wildly, and a gray spine shot through the air, flying directly into the sky.

All-Killing Ash Bones, Bone Rain Scatter!

In the mysterious darkness, a thick aura of murderous intent permeated the air...