Hinata Unleashed Her Full Aura, Forcing the Hot-Tempered Raikage Back!
Naruto set the tone and turned to go save the person.
"Stop!"
Raikage A took a step forward, blocking the way for everyone. His frenzied, azure Lightning Release Chakra erupted, causing even the steel slabs beneath his feet to tremble violently.
"Naruto Uzumaki, don't think you can boss me around just because you have big fists! When it comes to alliances, trust comes first! Does Hidden Leaf even deserve to talk about protection?"
Terumi Mei raised an eyebrow, while Ōnoki floated in mid-air, observing coldly.
The Raikage pointed his thick finger at the Hidden Leaf seats, his voice booming. "Back then, Hidden Cloud Village delegation died in Hidden Leaf, and to quell the incident, you forced Hizashi of the Hyuga Branch Family to commit suicide to take the blame! A spineless village that can't even protect its own Kekkei Genkai or its own clan members, yet now it dares to boast here that it will protect Jinchūriki and ordinary people? It's utterly ridiculous!"
These words were extremely harsh, directly reopening Hidden Leaf's most humiliating diplomatic wounds.
Kakashi's hand tightened on his Forehead Protector, his eyes dimming completely. That history was a thorn in the hearts of the older generation of Konoha Ninja that they could never remove. Sasuke snorted coldly, his left Mangekyo Sharingan spinning wildly. The Uchiha Clan had also been victims of this kind of compromise politics, and he deeply resented it.
Tsunade's face turned ashen, and she shattered the solid wood armrest with a single blow.
Naruto's eyes darkened, and Golden Yang Release Chakra flickered across his body. Just as he was about to make a move, a clear, firm, and unwavering voice came from beside him.
"Raikage"
Hinata stepped forward.
(I can't hide under his wing forever; today, I will support Hyuga Clan's backbone.)
She raised her face, her usually timid expression now cold and stern. Veins bulged around her pure white eyes. Even more chilling was the deep blue light emanating from the whites of her Byakugan.
The Raikage's breath hitched. He had seen countless Hyuga Main House, but he had never seen such an oppressive Byakugan.
"Handing over Uncle Hizashi back then was the most shameful past for Hidden Leaf and the Hyuga Clan." Hinata looked directly at the Raikage, her words clear and distinct. "Pushing someone to their death doesn't bring peace, it brings humiliation. The Hyuga Clan truly owes the branch family far too much."
There was no concealment, no excuses, just a direct admission.
This candor took Raikage, who was preparing to use the situation to his advantage, somewhat by surprise.
Hinata reached into her ninja tool pouch and pulled out a black scroll stamped with the Hokage's seal and the Hyuga Clan crest. With a flick of her wrist, she slammed it heavily onto the shattered round table.
"This is the Hyuga Clan's reform document, completely abolishing the 'Caged Bird Cursed Seal.' The divide between the Main Family and the branch family has been completely severed!"
Hinata's voice wasn't loud, but it resonated throughout the hall.
"The Hyuga Clan of the past survived by sacrificing members of the branch family. But the Hyuga Clan of today has no Caged Bird, and no scapegoats! From this day forward, anyone who tries to harm even one member Hyuga Clan the Hyuga clan will have to step over the corpses of our entire clan!"
Deathly silence. The entire Hall of Five Kage was completely silent.
The Raikage stared blankly at the petite yet imposing girl before him. This hot-tempered Raikage had actually been forced back half a step by the aura of a Genin Hidden Leaf.
Naruto's lips curled into a proud smile. He stepped forward and casually put his arm around Hinata's shoulder, his azure eyes fixed on the Raikage.
"Did you hear me? Old scores can be kept, but no one can use them to trap the next generation." Naruto's tone was domineering. "Raikage, do you still want to cling to decades-old grievances and watch civilians outside be slaughtered as sacrifices by the Akatsuki?"
"Big brother, Hidden Leaf kid said was really cool. Jinchūriki aren't weapons. Don't be confused anymore, you idiot!"
From the shadows in the corner of the hall, Killer B, wearing sunglasses, appeared out of nowhere and even swayed his hips.
The Raikage's lips twitched violently, and the veins on his forehead throbbed. "By! When did you sneak in, you bastard!"
"You must listen to the Jinchūriki's heartfelt words, only by joining forces can the five villages win~" Killer B continued his rap.
Although comical, these few words completely dispelled the tense Yakumi in the room. As the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Killer B Bee's attitude represented the Raikage's most tender side.
The Raikage took a deep breath, and the raging lightning around him subsided completely. He withdrew his fist from the table and looked directly at Hinata.
"Hidden Cloud will not send anyone to provoke the Byakugan again."
This was the first time in his life that the Fourth Raikage A, had bowed down and yielded to a junior from Hidden Leaf.
Tsunade stood up at the opportune moment, flicked Hokage Haori, and kicked away the broken wooden planks blocking her path.
"Since no one has any objections, then shut up and get to work! Hidden Leaf's territory, target: North Exit, move out!"
Ōnoki snorted coldly, his body slowly rising into the air. "The elite of Iwagakure won't fall behind Hidden Leaf."
Terumi Mei parted her red lips slightly. "Hidden Mist, follow me into battle."
Without a word, Gaara transformed into a raging cloud of yellow sand and swirled out the window.
On this snowy midday, the Five Kage, facing an absolute external crisis and a complete internal showdown, finally managed to barely coalesce into a single force.
Naruto looked out the window at the blizzard raging outside, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Sasuke, Kakashi-sensei, Karin, stay close. Today, I'm going to chop off all Obito Obito's claws!"
The Land of Iron, the northern gateway.
The once wide evacuation route has now been transformed into a living hell.
The ground cracked open into a bottomless chasm, and dozens of thick, bluish-green tree roots twisted wildly. These roots of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path seemed to possess life, piercing directly through the chests of more than a dozen heavily armored warriors and suspending them high in the air.
The blood flowed down the tree roots, only to be greedily drained in an instant.
Thousands of civilians preparing to evacuate crowded in the open space in front of the pass, watching the horrific scene before them in horror. Screams and cries mingled with the biting wind and snow, sending chills down one's spine.
Even more despairing is that in the shadows where the tree roots intertwine, the soil churns, and one by one, pale-faced "White Zetsu" slowly crawl out of the ground. They have no breath, no emotions, only the instinct to kill.
"Ah--"
A woman leading a child fell to the ground in the snow during a shove. A White Zetsu opened its mouth full of sharp teeth, raised its pale, sharp bone blade, and slashed down viciously at the woman's neck!
At the critical moment.
Boom!
A golden flash tore through the blizzard.
Naruto crashed to the ground like a meteorite, slamming into the woman. His violent Pure Yang Chakra materialized into a golden shockwave, which exploded outwards from him.
Within a ten-meter radius, the White Zetsu didn't even have time to scream before they were instantly crushed into pools of pale, fleshy pieces by this absolute violence.
"Roll!"
Naruto straightened up, his right fist blazing with dazzling golden light, and slammed it into a root as thick as a bucket.
Crack! The roots, as hard as iron, burst open, spraying out a foul-smelling liquid.
In the void, Obito's nauseating Otogakure echoed, "Naruto Uzumaki, the roots of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path have already connected to the ley Leyline of the Land of Iron. Can you save a hundred people, or even ten thousand? Enjoy this feast!"
Before the words were finished, the snow-capped mountains on both sides of the pass shook violently, and even larger and denser roots burst out of the soil, sweeping over the civilian camp.
In that suffocating moment.
"Lightning Oppression Horizontal!" Raikage transformed into a streak of blue lightning and descended from the sky, shattering the sea of trees sweeping in from the right with a single hand chop.
"Dust Release Particle Style: Atomic Dismantling Jutsu!" Ōnoki floated in mid-air, his palm erupting with blinding white light, vaporizing the roots on his left side along with the space itself into nothingness.
"Sand Waterfall Funeral!" Gaara pressed his hands down, and endless yellow sand surged from the ground, transforming into an indestructible, thick barrier that firmly protected the civilians behind him.
The Five Kage stood side by side at the forefront of the battle.
Naruto dusted off the wood chips on his hands and stared at the extremely ancient and violent Chakra fluctuations deep underground. That was definitely not Obito's Chakra, but rather that of some monster that had been forcibly awakened.
He turned his head, glanced at the Allied Shinobi Forces who were on high alert, and a sneer of arrogance curled at the corner of his mouth.
"Hidden Leaf takes this job. Anyone who crosses the line will be killed without mercy!"
Deep underground, beyond the reach of Naruto's Byakugan, a dark red wooden coffin inscribed with the character "Madara" was slowly being pushed open, creating a crack Demonic Statue of the Outer Path...