Encountering the Third Raikage, the Strongest Spear and Shield

Konoha.

More than a year later, upon returning to the village, Shiraha could clearly feel the somber atmosphere permeating the village.

However, unlike during the Second Ninja World War, he is no longer the ordinary Medical Ninja who schemed and plotted to save his own life.

Even without considering Kushina's extraordinary strength, he could easily handle a typical Kage Level fighter. Moreover, he had learned various offensive spells, which few people, except for Kushina, had ever seen.

Do you understand the true value of a master-level "Flash?

Even Garaga was nearly blinded by the direct hit.

There's also the "Shadow Touch" spell, which is both offensive and defensive, and is much better than spells like "Shadow Clone Jutsu" or "Hand of the Magician".

"Kushina, shall we go eat first?"

Looking at Kushina, who was standing there in a daze, Shiraha made a suggestion.

"You understand me so well!" Kushina said with a smile, "My stomach is growling!"

"Indeed, since it's already a month late, a few hours later would surely have made the Third Hokage understand." Shiraha said with a smile. In order to handle the aftermath properly in the Land of Snow, the two of them stayed in the Land of Snow for an extra month after receiving the Third Hokage's information.

Anyway, the tone of "going through the motions" in Third Shinobi World War has already been set, so it would be best if all countries fought until their brains were completely exposed.

Because Kushina wanted to eat meat, the two headed straight for Q's BBQ.

Kushina found a seat, while Shiraha went to order food.

"Boss, give me two hundred servings of lamb rolls and two hundred servings of beef rolls."

"Two hundred servings?!" The owner of Q's BBQ thought he had misheard the number. He looked up and said, "Oh, it's Lord Shiraha. It's been over a year since you last came."

"I was away on a mission and only recently returned."

"The lamb and beef rolls will be ready shortly, please wait a moment."

"Um."

"Shiraha, over here!" Kushina stood up from the innermost seat and waved to Shiraha.

Shiraha walked inside.

"Senior Shiraha?!"

A familiar voice rang out.

"Teacher Shiraha?"

Shiraha turned his head and saw four ninjas sitting in the empty seats on the left, all of whom were familiar faces.

"Kakashi, Minato, Rin, and Obito, are you all here?"

"Shiraha." Minato Namikaze stood up. "When did you get back?"

"I just got back. I had no choice; the Third Hokage was pressuring me."

Shiraha spread his hands and said helplessly.

"Oh," Minato Namikaze replied, his gaze unconsciously sweeping left and right.

"Teacher Shiraha, are you not leaving again this time?"

Nohara Rin quickly asked.

"That depends on what task the Third Hokage assigns me," Shiraha said with a smile. "By the way, with the war going on so fiercely, why are you still in the village?"

"We'll be sending the wounded back to the village soon, and after this meal, we'll be heading to the front lines tomorrow," Minato Namikaze explained.

"Hmph! We are the elite squad of the Yellow Flash, why would we stay in the village all the time?" Obito saw Rin's gaze completely focused on Shiraha, and immediately crossed his arms and said proudly.

"Indeed." Shiraha smiled.

Minato Namikaze's reputation as the "Yellow Flash" surpassed even that of Sakumo's "Konoha White Fang of Sakumo."

Even though Shiraha was far away in the Land of Snow, he had heard that Iwagakure had already spread the word that if they encountered Minato Namikaze during a mission, they could abandon the mission without being punished.

It must be said that when it comes to dealing with high-end combat forces, the difference in the strategic thinking between Iwagakure and Konoha is immediately apparent.

If Sakumo were alive today, I wonder what he would think.

Based on his previous achievements, Shiraha not only obtained the "Spirit Transformation Jutsu" but also the S-Rank Space-Time Ninjutsu, the "Flying Thunder God Jutsu".

Unfortunately, he didn't have the talent in that area; in fact, his talent as a ninja was quite average.

Unexpectedly, Minato Namikaze, who was once overshadowed by him at the Ninja Academy, rose to prominence like a comet.

It's really dazzling!

No wonder he's the future Fourth Hokage!

I just don't know to what extent the butterfly effect has reached.

"Shiraha, why don't we eat together?" Minato Namikaze suggested, glancing at Kushina who was walking towards them.

"Okay." Shiraha nodded. "Kakashi, move in a bit."

Originally Minato Namikaze and Nohara Rin were sitting on one side, Kakashi and Obito were sitting on the other. But when they saw Shiraha and Kushina about to take their seats, Obito quickly got up and ran to the opposite side.

Kakashi sat down in a spot against the wall, and Shiraha and Kushina took their seats.

A short while later, the owner brought over a small cart with the meat.

"Two hundred servings of lamb and beef rolls have arrived!"

Looking at the cart piled high with meat, Obito was dumbfounded. "Why did you order so much? Are we going to finish it all?"

"I'm sorry, this is basically a portion for Kushina."

Shiraha reminded him.

"!" Nohara Rin looked at the slender Kushina in surprise, then pinched her own chubby little belly.

Is this reasonable?

Moreover, given how much Kushina- senpai eats, can Teacher Shiraha afford to support her with his salary in the Medical Corps?

A big question mark popped up above Nohara Rin's head.

Oh right! It seems that Kushina- senpai is a rich woman, and she's the one who supports Teacher Shiraha.

Ah, that's alright then!

Kakashi watched as Shiraha skillfully grilled the meat Kushina expertly ate it, a hint of surprise in his eyes. Since learning the Breathing Technique, his appetite had increased significantly, but it was definitely not to this extent.

Given the relationship between Shiraha- senpai and Kushina- senpai, it's impossible that he wouldn't teach her Breathing Technique.

Clearly, her Breathing Technique had reached an extremely high level, which is why she needed to eat a lot to replenish her energy.

It seems that Kushina's true strength is far beyond what a genin Genin.

This meal lasted for more than two hours, mainly because Shiraha and Kushina ate the most.

"Boss, check please."

Minato Namikaze in a gesture of greeting.

"Cheng Hui, round down to three hundred and fifty thousand taels." The shopkeeper smiled and took out the bill.

Minato Namikaze paused as he reached for his wallet. A single meal had cost him the reward of an Rank A mission. Normally, Rank A mission would only yield around a million taels of silver. After deducting the village's cut and the team's share, the team leader would only get around 300,000 taels.

"Ah, boss, I don't have enough money with me. Do you think I could help you?" Minato Namikaze looked a little embarrassed and prepared to go home to get more money.

"Minato-sensei, what a loser!" Obito. Minato-sensei clearly liked Kushina- senpai, yet he messed things up at a time like this.

"Is this the true value of the Yellow Flash?"

Kakashi delivered the fatal blow.

"We do not offer credit." The owner's smile remained unchanged.

"No, no, I meant I'll go home to get it," Minato Namikaze quickly said.

After all, very few people would carry hundreds of thousands of taels with them, right?

It's normal for him to be broke, right?

"Let me do it. You can treat me next time," Shiraha said with a smile, reaching into his robes and taking out a Storage Scroll.

Bang!

A stack of money appeared on the table, amounting to approximately fifty thousand taels.

However, when Shiraha continued to Hand Seals, he discovered that the Storage Scroll was empty.

"?" Shiraha was completely bewildered. What was going on?

He remembered that the tens of millions of taels of his private savings from the Medical Scroll were all in there.

It's over!

Shiraha suddenly realized that when he went to the Land of Hot Water to find Tsunade, he helped her pay off her gambling debts of over 40 million ryo.

Damn it, Tsunade must pay this money back with interest. If she can't pay it back, she should repay the debt with her body and work for her to pay it off.

Seeing everyone looking at him and waiting for him to continue, Shiraha calmly put the money back into the Storage Scroll.

Then, she looked at Kushina: =￣ω￣=

"Oh." Kushina took a sip of lemonade, pulled out thirty-five 10,000-ryo banknotes of the largest denomination from her bodice, and slapped them on the table.

No wonder her chest was so bulging. Nohara Rin breathed a sigh of relief.

However, she glanced at her flat chest again and felt deflated.

She was not only poor, but also flat-chested.

the next day.

Konoha East Gate.

Minato Namikaze's squad assembles.

"Minato-sensei, when is the other team arriving?" Obito asked, puzzled. It was rare for him not to be late today.

"They should be here soon. The Jōnin team won't be late; it's not time yet!"

Minato Namikaze.

"Do you think you're the same as someone who's always late?" Kakashi scoffed.

"Kakashi, what did you say?" Obito's face darkened with anger. It seemed that he had eaten too much fish at Kakashi's house recently, which was why Kakashi kept arguing with him and didn't give him any face at all.

"Obito!" Nohara Rin called out Obito's name in a drawn-out tone, like a parent calling a child who had made a mistake.

Obito's anger vanished instantly, replaced by a smile, "Rin, I was just joking with Kakashi."

A short while later, the Jōnin squad arrived.

"I guessed you were on a mission with me too," Shiraha said with a smile as he stepped forward.

He was accompanied by Kushina, Chiho, and Hideto.

The Third Hokage's mission for Shiraha was to go to the Northern Camp to treat the wounded.

Knowing Shiraha's strength, another task assigned to Orochimaru's Team was to patrol near the border, and if possible, to enter the Land of Land of Lightning to gather intelligence.

This task is simple, in a way.

It's difficult, after all, it's dangerous to enter the Land of Lightning to gather intelligence.

However, Kushina insisted on going with the team, which greatly reduced the danger of the mission.

Unless they encounter the main force of the Kumogakure Village, there will be no danger at all.

As for venturing into the Land of Lightning to gather intelligence, they can simply take a stroll around the area and come back.

In any case, even if Shiraha doesn't help Kushina establish a country, he's unlikely to risk his life for Konoha; Sakumo's example is a good enough warning.

"Shiraha, Kushina, Chiho, and Hideto. I didn't expect it to be you guys. Now this mission can be completed without any problems."

Minato Namikaze.

Shiraha nodded. "I hope so."

Although he hoped for infighting among the Great Nations, he could not allow Konoha to be defeated at the moment.

The villages of Sunagakure and Iwagakure have already clashed with Konoha. Sunagakure is currently locked in a stalemate with Konoha's army led by Orochimaru at Kikyō Castle, and no victor has been decided yet.

Iwagakure has been temporarily repelled.

In situations like this, if even one village from Kumogakure or Kirigakure joins the battle, the situation will deteriorate.

So, depending on the situation, Shiraha and Kushina will lend a hand. The longer this war goes on, the better, and the more ninjas die, the better.

After all, only 44 years have passed since Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara founded Konoha Village, and other countries followed suit in building their own villages.

Since the time of Hashirama Senju's death, Third Great Ninja War have broken out.

On average, a large-scale Shinobi World Ninja World War breaks out every seven or eight years, and it can be said that a generation will die before the war ends.

Even if we survive Second Shinobi World War by sheer luck, a Third Shinobi World War is still possible. The scale of wars is getting larger and larger. Given the current situation, there will definitely be Fourth Shinobi World War after the Third Shinobi World War. It just depends on how long it takes for each country to recover.

It would be better to let more ninjas die in this war, severely weakening the villages and giving Shiraha and Kushina more time to rebuild the Land of Whirlpools.

In this way, perhaps the Fourth Great Ninja War would not have broken out.

The group of eight headed straight for the northern border.

At night, the eight men set up camp in the dense forest and then made a fire to cook.

In the group, Minato Namikaze, Obito, Kakashi, Hideto were in charge of hunting, Nohara Rin, Chiho, Shiraha, and Kushina were in charge of grilling meat.

Sizzle

The wild rabbit in Shiraha's hands sizzled with oil. Just as it was about to be cooked, he sprinkled on various seasonings to cover up the earthy smell of the wild game, making the aroma of the meat irresistible and tempting.

Wow! We can eat soon, I'm starving!

Shiraha muttered to himself, "It's been a long time since I've had a barbecue in the wild. Just grilling meat sounds so interesting."

If I had to describe this feeling, it would be that it has a strong sense of everyday life.

After all, he spent most of his time in the Land of Snow conducting experiments and didn't need to cook for himself.

Shiraha had just finished speaking.

"Give."

"Hey!"

Two roasted rabbit legs were stretched out in front of him, one on the left and one on the right.

Kushina and Chiho were both taken aback, then exchanged a glance.

Chiho gave Kushina her classic 'fake smile'.

There's a murderous aura about him!

Shiraha frowned, sensing that something was wrong.

Kushina smiled kindly, staring intently at Shiraha.

Chiho and Kushina simply held the rabbit leg up in front of him.

[what to do?]

What are you waiting for! Eat Kushina's, not Chiho's!

[Given Kushina's ability to make assumptions in reverse, if I don't eat Chiho, she'll definitely think I'm guilty.]

[I have nothing to hide, so what's there to be guilty about?! Eat!]

Shiraha's brain was like a high-speed computer, first eliminating the option of 'dying on the spot' by not eating Kushina and eating Chiho.

He jumped up and handed the whole roasted rabbit to Kakashi: "Kakashi, help me roast it, it'll be ready soon."

Kakashi took the roasted rabbit and noticed that Shiraha was sweating and looking troubled. He subconsciously glanced at the White Fang Short Sword on his back.

Women are such troublesome creatures.

It will only slow down my speed of drawing my sword.

"Thank you, I was just hungry." Shiraha sat down naturally and took both rabbit legs from either side.

"Mmm, delicious. Kushina's grilled meat is very tender, just to my liking. Chiho's skin is a little charred, but it's also quite good with chili."

After finishing his meal, Shiraha gave his comments.

"See, I told you! A simple test will make it clear. Shiraha brat seems quite nonchalant," said the Mini Nine-Tails Fox inside the Sealing Space.

"Hmph!" Kushina snorted lightly, but her eyes were full of vigilance as she looked at Chiho.

The Hideto was secretly amazed by Chiho's courage.

It's no secret that Kushina was the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki, and Chiho was Jōnin that she dared to pull such a dangerous trick from the jaws of death.

As expected of the Uchiha!

Under the cover of night.

On the western border of the Land of Lightning.

Shiraha, Kushina, Chiho, and Hideto raced through the forest.

The further north you go, the sparser the forests become.

After spending half a month at the border camp, they decided to go to the Land of Lightning to gather intelligence.

At least make an appearance of it.

After all, Chiho and Hideto are still part of the Konoha system, unlike Shiraha and Kushina, who can basically ignore the Third Hokage.

To be honest, given Chiho and Hideto's character, Shiraha really wanted to win them over.

However, considering that the two come from the Uchiha and Hyūga clans respectively, even if they are successfully brought into the future Land of Whirlpools, it would be easy to offend the Uchiha and Hyūga.

After encountering Ban, Shiraha's current actions are mainly focused on stability.

If it weren't for the huge commotion caused by Kushina mastering the Nine-Tails Chakra, and his concern for Kushina's safety, he wouldn't have been so easily provoked by the Root Ninja, directly killing a Jōnin- head with the Third Hokage.

He originally planned to remain stable for more than ten years, but he didn't expect that his existence would be exposed in the 12th year after his transmigration.

Oh dear, what a blunder.

However, he doesn't regret it.

While we can't get Chiho and Hideto to defect from the village, we can develop them into our inside agents in Konoha.

This Ninja World War was the opportunity for Shiraha and Kushina to leave Konoha.

If they were to defect directly, they would become someone that everyone in the Shinobi World would hate.

Even if they are strong enough, they cannot protect their subordinates every moment.

First, gather the Uzumaki clansmen, and then, while the great battle is raging, re-ally with Konoha. In this way, they can nominally gain Konoha's support.

In times of war, allying with Konoha would be of no use whatsoever.

Before this, the Uzumaki Clan had sacrificed their lives for Konoha, but when they were besieged on the eve of Second Shinobi World War II, Konoha still failed to provide timely assistance.

The Land of Whirlpools is located on a peninsula in the southeastern part of the Land of Fire. Even if the main army cannot come to support them in time, if the Third Hokage were to bring some Jōnin to provide assistance, the mere fact that it is the strongest ninja village and that it holds the empty title of "the strongest Hokage of all time" would be enough to scare away a large number of ninjas.

Konoha, or rather the Third Hokage, still harbored the idea of preserving their strength.

That's why they went through the motions but didn't put in any effort, watching the Uzumaki Clan perish.

After the Ninja World War, countries whose strength was greatly diminished by the war would certainly need time to recuperate. Since the focus was on rebuilding the Uzumaki Clan, not the Land of Whirlpools, and given the presence of Konoha as an ally, the daimyo of each country wouldn't force their ninja villages to exterminate the Uzumaki Clan; they would have to consider their own circumstances.

"It's agreed that we'll just take a short trip into the Land of Lightning and then come back. You don't want to be hunted down by the Third Raikage, do you?"

During the journey, Shiraha spoke up.

"Of course," the Hideto replied first. Anyway, he was serving the Main Family's ninjas and wouldn't risk his life. His parents had already died in Second Shinobi World War, and now he was single and didn't have to worry about the rest of the family.

"Be careful from now on," Shiraha warned after they left the dense forest.

"Hmm, the Byakugan hasn't detected any enemies yet." Hideto activated his Byakugan and checked the area within a radius of 1500 meters.

The minimum observation radius of the Byakugan is 1 kilometer, or 1000 meters. As the Hyūga ninja's Chakra increases and the purity of the Byakugan is affected, the observation radius will increase.

The Hideto heard that the Main Family's ninjas, unaffected by the Caged Bird Seal, had a normal observation radius of about 3 kilometers. Warring States Period, there were ninjas from the Main Family who were able to observe things more than 5 kilometers away.

[Someone's coming from 2500 meters away! Such powerful Chakra! Kushina, use Mind's Eye of the Kagura.]

At this moment, the Kurama in the Sealing Space suddenly issued a warning.

Kushina raised an eyebrow. Confident in her own strength and with Hyūga ninjas in her team, she only used Mind's Eye of the Kagura at the very beginning to observe and sense a radius of 10 kilometers.

Kushina closed her eyes, activated Mind's Eye of the Kagura to sense things, and then suddenly opened her eyes:

"There are over a dozen ninjas heading this way from the due west direction, all of them Jōnin! The leader is very strong and is approaching at an alarming speed. What should we do?"

Although she wasn't panicking, Kushina still habitually looked at Shiraha.

"Retreat first. If we can't escape, deal with the lone one that comes along first."

Shiraha reacted immediately, nodding to Kushina at the same time.

"Kurama." Kushina communicated with the Kurama through Chakra.

"I know without you telling me."

Inside the Sealing Space, the Mini Nine-Tails was already sitting cross-legged, beginning to purify its Chakra.

"Retreat!"

The four quickly returned the way they came.

The Third Raikage, A, activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode, his body covered in blue lightning, and his speed suddenly increased.

"Raikage-sama! Wait for us!"

"BOSS!"

More than a dozen Kumogakure Jonin, but soon they couldn't even see the Third Raikage, A's, back anymore.

"Every time the BOSS encounters an enemy, he charges in too fast, giving us no chance to fight back."

The only sensory-type Jōnin in the team remarked, his words brimming with pride.

Although the Kage of each of the Five Great Shinobi Villages have all been on the battlefield, only their Raikage-sama has always been at the forefront of every battle, big or small.

These Kumogakure ninjas could only ever chase after that solid, wall-like figure.

As long as they could see the Raikage-sama's back, not a single Kumogakure Ninja would back down.

The existence of the Third Raikage, A, is the unifying force of Kumogakure.

"Hurry up and wipe out all the enemies. This time, we're going to launch a surprise attack on Iwagakure. We can't leak any information."

Another Kumogakure Jonin.

"You're overthinking it. I sensed four ninjas, but only one of them has very strong Chakra. Even if the BOSS is fighting four against one, he can probably take them down quickly. Let's hurry over there; we might even catch a glimpse of the BOSS making his move!"

"Good!"

The dozen or so Kumogakure Jonin around them shouted in unison.

Everyone was rushing on their way.

If you can't help, at least be a good audience member and don't let Raikage-sama 'perform' all by himself.

In about a minute, the Jōnin from Kumogakure finally arrived at the scene of the battle, their speed far exceeding that of a cheetah running at full speed.

In the Kokuyoru, all that could be seen was a ball of blue lightning and a golden figure locked in combat.

Boom--!

It was as if a thunderclap had suddenly sounded from the ground.

To the astonishment of the Kumogakure Jonin, the blue lightning bolt flew backward from mid-air and crashed heavily into the ground.

"BOSS!?"

The Third Raikage, A, jumped out of the pit and looked at Kushina, who had turned into a small golden statue, and said in surprise, "I never thought that there would be someone in the Shinobi World who could defeat me in a head-on confrontation with sheer power?"

"What?!"

The Kumogakure Jonin were speechless, their mouths agape.

The Third Raikage is hailed as the ninja with the Strongest Spear and the Strongest Shield, and is considered perfect in both offense and defense.

Previously, when the Eight-Tails went out of control, the Raikage-sama, in his human form, fought the Eight-Tails- Eight-Tails for a day and a night, eventually exhausting it. It's astonishing that such a ninja could be at a disadvantage in a battle of strength.

Could the ninja on the other side be a humanoid Tailed Beast?

The strongest Tailed Beast, Kurama, transformed?

It's a Konoha ninja! Only then did everyone notice the three people beside the golden figure: Shiraha, Chiho, and Hideto.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the power of the Kurama, right?" The Third Raikage, A, exclaimed. "What an amazing young girl. You're probably only around 20 years old. I never imagined Konoha would possess Perfect Jinchuriki for the Kurama. I underestimated the Third Hokage."

"You may leave."

The Third Raikage, A, frowned slightly as he looked at the crimson aura that had enveloped Kushina's golden cloak.

"Or is it absolutely necessary to determine a winner?"

"Let's go." Upon hearing this, Kushina left with Shiraha, Chiho, Hideto.

Seeing the four leave, a Jōnin Kumogakure whispered, "Boss?! They just let them go like that? That's the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. If we joined forces, we should be able to..."

The Third Raikage, A, waved his hand, watching Kushina and the others disappear quickly, and said in a deep voice, "I am not confident of winning against that little girl."

"How is this possible?"

The Kumogakure Jonin were shocked. Even if the Kurama was stronger than the Eight-Tails, they outnumbered the Nine-Tails and could easily take out the other three first, and then gang up on the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki.

Once the Kurama is captured, the Kumogakure will be one step closer to unifying the Shinobi World.

"She has transcended the realm of ninjas; we cannot defeat her by sheer numbers." The Third Raikage, A, dispelled his Lightning Release Armor, then turned and left. "Let's go! Back to the village!"

"Back to the village? Boss, aren't we supposed to be attacking Iwagakure?" Kumogakure Jonin asked instinctively.

"Are you an idiot? Konoha is hiding the Perfect Jinchuriki of the Kurama. It's one thing if we didn't know before, but now that we know such important information, if we fight Iwagakure again, wouldn't that benefit Konoha?" Before the Third Raikage could answer, Kumogakure Jonin replied.

The Third Raikage, A, added, "Share the information with Ōnoki, and he'll know what to do."

"Yes!"

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