Konoha: Muzan of the Hatake Household—Red Lotus Gets Taught a Lesson
Bone spikes tore through the darkness. A spear pierced through one of the gaps and shot straight toward Inoichi Yamanaka. Blood blossomed in the air, spraying everywhere. In the end, he desperately fought his way out of Muzan's encirclement with Choza Akimichi.
The Konoha ninja had paid a terrible price. It had not been just the two of them who had acted to rescue Choza Akimichi. Other forces nearby had also held Muzan's side in check, preventing them from focusing on Choza Akimichi. Even so, both Choza Akimichi and Inoichi Yamanaka were severely injured and on the verge of death.
It was still unknown whether they would survive.
Konoha's defeat was now inevitable. Fortunately, the three of them had stayed behind to cover the retreat, allowing the remaining forces to leave the battlefield first. Otherwise, Konoha's elite might have all died here.
Yet the situation remained bleak. As the saying went, they had retreated again and again until there was nowhere left to retreat.
Konoha now faced an awkward predicament. Although its main camp was some distance from Konoha, behind it lay the region where the Fire Daimyo resided—the center of power in the Land of Fire. No one knew how many people would be implicated by Konoha's defeat this time.
Konoha was not the only one in trouble. At this stage, every faction was tied together; one tug could move the whole body. Upon hearing the news, the daimyo nearly fainted on the spot.
"Damn it! Konoha was defeated! How did they lose so quickly? They even lost so much of the Land of Fire! Damn it!"
After recovering from his terror, the daimyo was filled with rage. Was the Land of Fire going to perish in his