Breakthrough

As a result, Leaf Village, having suffered heavy losses in its grassroots combat forces, realized after clashing with the Cloud Ninja in the original timeline that it really couldn't continue the fight and had to back down to the Cloud Ninja, knowing that the Cloud Ninja was habitually threatening them, but not daring to take the risk.

Then Leaf Village sent Hizashi Hyuga's body over, Byakugan was naturally destroyed. The Kumogakure leaders also knew that this was Leaf Village's bottom line. If they caused any more trouble, they would really fight to the death. They only wanted to rob, not fight to the death, so peace was achieved.

But in this timeline, the ninja clans of Leaf Village had the exact opposite attitude; they were terrified that the Cloud Ninja would suddenly stop fighting.

When the main force of Leaf Village set off from Hidden Hot Water Village, the members of each ninja clan were full of vigor and high spirits, their fighting spirit incredibly strong.

Through this period of frequent harassment and scout battles, the lower-ranking ninjas from the ninja clan have already earned the battle merits they deserved, and with military supplies in place, they have no more worries.

Now it's time for the Jonin to rack up battle merits.

On Blue Star, there was a great man named Napoleon who liked to concentrate artillery for use, calling it the "King of War."

In the Hokage world, the king of war is called Jonin, and everyone has known for a long time that when there are enough Jonin to fight, some of them should be brought out to fight together.

The main force of the Leaf Village ninja army, numbering over ten thousand, spread out after leaving the village.

It still uses the traditional approach of a multi-faceted, in-depth approach.

The main problem is that if we don't do it this way, we'll just be feeding free kills. It's only when Jonin position. Chunin Genin should just stick to their squad formations and stick to their duties.

The Konoha Ninja, now officially in action, headed straight for the stronghold where the main force of the Cloud Ninja was located.

As for the Cloud Ninja Army, if we consider the entire Land of Hot Water, they have already lost the ability to gather intelligence on the surrounding areas.

But they haven't lost the ability to send out scouts.

Therefore, the battle between the two sides resumed after the Konoha Ninja approached the city that the Cloud Ninja had used as a base.

This did not hinder the advance of the main force of the Leaf Village ninja army.

Like most Jonin, Uchiha Shingen traveled with Jiraiya.

Pakura was indeed sent out; her Scorch Release is more suitable for small-team combat.

Even while walking, Uchiha Shingen did not stop absorbing Natural Energy.

He finally saw the great city in the distance.

Once, this great city was the core area of numerous battles between ninja clans. Its once prosperous streets became a gloomy graveyard, and over the years, bones accumulated, making it a place where eerie and terrifying ghosts gathered.

But after the country was divided into one village, this major city, located at a key transportation hub, regained its prosperity.

Otherwise, the Cloud Ninja wouldn't have chosen this city as their base.

Jiraiya led a group of Jonin to the high ground, gazing at the battlefield.

Below, on the plains, ninjas from Leaf Village and Cloud Village were fighting fiercely, their blood staining the earth red.

On the city walls, the Cloud Ninja Army's Jonin were also waiting for an opportunity to break the deadlock.

They also noticed the crowd on the distant high ground; they knew that was their true adversary.

They already knew about the destruction of South Gate City.

The cunning Leaf Village accomplished this overnight through some unknown means. There were traces of large-scale Five Elements Escape Techniques at the scene, all the Cloud Ninja stationed at South Gate City were killed, and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki also went missing.

Nobody believed Killer B dead.

The fact that there were only a very small number of traces at the scene that could only have been caused by Partial Tailed Beast Transformation is clearly illogical.

They could only have been captured.

However, to destroy South Gate City so thoroughly, preventing Killer B from even releasing his Tailed Beasts in its complete form, could only be accomplished by multiple Kage Level ninjas leading a group of Jonin.

There was absolutely no way Jiraiya and his group of Leaf Village Jonin could sneak up to South Gate City. The Cloud Ninja were not to be underestimated; Jiraiya and his group had been staying in Hidden Hot Water Village all along.

Therefore, the Cloud Ninja Army suspects the Rock Ninja.

It could even be the Sand Ninja, since the Sand Village is an ally of the Leaf Village, and they would be happy to fight the Cloud Village.

Not being one of the five major villages, they couldn't muster this kind of strength.

They have already sent a message back to the village, requesting that the village send more people to investigate.

Of course, within the military, they announced that Killer B had gone on a secret mission.

As a result, today, the Konoha Ninja suddenly launched a large-scale attack.

The timing was incredibly awful; it was right before the next batch of military supplies for the Cloud Ninja Army arrived.

The upheaval at South Gate City significantly weakened the Cloud Ninja army's supply capabilities. Without this transit point, the cost of transporting military supplies skyrocketed, while security was greatly reduced. The Leaf Village Ninja army not only weakened the Cloud Ninja army's intelligence network in the field but also attacked transport convoys.

This has resulted in the Cloud Ninja Army's military supplies being even tighter than when they first received the news from South Gate City.

Many low-ranking Cloud Ninja are not even properly equipped with Explosive Tag.

At this moment, the Fourth Raikage stood on the city wall. His imposing figure made his shadow much larger than everyone else's.

His face betrayed no emotion.

Only those who know him well understand that this expression indicates that the Lord Raikage in a very bad mood.

"Yugito Nii," he suddenly said.

"Lord Raikage," a female ninja responded.

"I'll keep Jiraiya occupied for a Jiraiya. Your task is to kill as many Konoha Ninja as possible, and avoid getting entangled with their Jonin."

"Clear."

"The rest of you, just like last time, keep your opponents occupied."

"Yes!"

Everyone shouted loudly.

They were all seething with anger; the fighting style of the Konoha Ninja lately had been absolutely disgusting.

"Excellent! Let's go!"

After the Fourth Raikage finished speaking in a muffled voice, he jumped off the city wall.

"This is really reckless, Lord Raikage..." The guards smiled wryly, but there was nothing they could do, so they all jumped down one by one.

Those who jumped down with them were the other Cloud Village Jonin.

Hizashi Hyuga, who had been keeping an eye on them, immediately announced the news to the Leaf Village Jonin.

"The Raikage has been dispatched, as have the Jinchūriki."

"I see, Hizashi." Jiraiya stretched his limbs. "Then let's go."

After saying that, he jumped down from the high ground.

A group of Leaf Village Jonin laughed and followed Jiraiya's steps.

The Uchiha Clan and Sarutobi Clan clans were the happiest.

Among the eight great ninja clans, these two clans are most adept at battlefield assaults, and this kind of scenario is what they enjoy most.

Uchiha Shingen didn't laugh.

Mainly because I don't have time.

There's no time for silly grins; absorbing more Natural Energy is the important thing, as we'll be using it soon.

He followed the movements of his tribesmen, and after a few leaps, he had already rushed ahead of the others.

Jinchūriki? That's fantastic!

Let's try the Adamantine Sealing Chains that Nine-Tails Fox borrowed at night first; we didn't even have a chance to use it when attacking South Gate City.

He ran faster and faster, quickly putting distance between himself and the others, and then he began to summon spirits.

With a deafening roar, a gigantic Black Snake descended upon the scene, with Uchiha Shingen standing atop its Black Snake.

"Black."

"Lord Shingen, please give your orders."

"See that cat? Charge at it!"

Chapter Thirty-One: Breakthrough

The giant serpent covered in black phosphorus attracted the attention of everyone on the battlefield as soon as it appeared.

"Orochimaru?" That was the Fourth Raikage's first reaction.

But I soon realized it was impossible.

Who turns around and attacks their ally right after starting a partnership?

If that's the case, why would Jill defect? Does she have any conscience in the Ninja World?

Orochimaru?

"Leaf Village actually has a character like this." The Fourth Raikage was somewhat surprised, but didn't think much of it.

It's just a summoned beast.

"Let Yugito Nii deal with him!" he ordered, then turned and charged towards Jiraiya.

The main goal is to prevent this white-haired guy from using a buff like last time.

Lightning Release Nintaijutsu is indeed powerful and can handle most combat environments. Its weakness is that it lacks area-of-effect damage and cannot be used as a battlefield bulldozer. Therefore, the Fourth Raikage's goal this time is only one: to prevent Jiraiya activating his buffs.

Even without activating any buffs, he was confident he could prevent Jiraiya from being distracted by killing ordinary Cloud Ninja.

With his Lightning Release Chakra Mode fully activated, this man charged into the Konoha Ninja formation like a knife cutting through tofu, shoving aside anyone who stood in his way as easily as flipping a piece of paper.

He charged all the way to Gamabunta's feet, and before Gamabunta could stop him, he had already thrown a punch at Jiraiya accompanied by lightning.

The Jonin from both sides then engaged in battle.

In the distance, Uchiha Shingen only glanced at it before turning his attention back to the Two-Tails Jinchūriki, who had already Tailed Beast Transformation.

Along the way, Hei had already run over and killed a large number of Cloud Ninja.

Based on their respective Ninjutsu systems, Cloud Village and Iwagakure prefer to use relatively dense formations for large-scale battles.

The giant snake of Ryūchi Cave is the nemesis of this formation.

There's a reason why ordinary Cloud Ninja's Lightning Release Taijutsu can't break through their defenses, and why Genin need to rely on Explosive Tag for their Five Elements Release techniques.

Lightning Release Taijutsu is already considered the most cost-effective among lower-level ninja skills, but its rank makes it useless.

Furthermore, Lightning Release Taijutsu and Lightning Release Nintaijutsu are two different things; Lightning Release Nintaijutsu cannot be mastered by anyone Jonin level.

The Lightning Release Taijutsu practiced by the vast Cloud Ninja is simply a matter of using the penetrating power of Lightning Release to perform Taijutsu.

In terms of technique and destructive power, Hatake Kakashi Chidori the pinnacle of Lightning Release Taijutsu; ordinary Cloud Ninja clearly could not possibly possess such mastery.

Therefore, Uchiha Shingen didn't need to put Majestic Attire on Black Snake to deal with these Cloud Ninja.

Thus, the Cloud Ninja suffered horrific losses along the Black Snake's path.

They either get ignored by the Black Snake and run over, or they get smashed into One-Tail and sent flying in a bunch with a casual flick of its body.

The Cloud Ninja are known for their bravery, not for being impatient with life.

The densely packed Cloud Ninja retreated and quickly disappeared into the distance.

At the far end of the road Yugito Nii, who had already completed his Tailed Beast Transformation.

Like Killer B, she was also Perfect Jinchuriki, and she transformed into the complete form of Tailed Beasts.

Now, she truly is a big cat.

As he watched the large cat open its mouth towards him from afar, Uchiha Shingen clasped his hands together.

The ground trembled, and several enormous, ice-sculpted arms burst forth from the earth, facing the Cloud Ninja who had already run some distance to the left. Dense spikes sprouted from their palms.

The next moment, he swung his sword fiercely.

A deluge of ice spikes shot out into the distance.

This area-of-effect saturation attack came too suddenly; many Cloud Ninja off guard and pinned to the ground by ice spikes, their blood splattering everywhere.

Some had their hands and feet pierced, some had their abdomens stabbed, and others had their necks and heads stabbed—a clear sign of their impending breakup.

Yugito Nii, who had witnessed everything, angrily unleashed Tailed Beast Bomb.

However, by using this wave of ice spikes to clear the ground, Uchiha Shingen had already fulfilled the prerequisite for the Flying Raijin: Guiding Thunder.

The Cloud Ninja ran very fast, and their ice spikes traveled a great distance, ensuring the Black Snake's safety.