"Ha, Aoshi, what are you doing here so late at night?" The ninja rubbed his eyes, yawned, and looked at his companion who had walked to the railing late at night, saying, "I'm so sleepy!"
"It's you, Tai. You're on night watch tonight, and you're still dozing off?" Aoshi stood on the deck, shook his body, and said, "If Uzushiogakure sends ninjas for a surprise attack now, it would be terrible."
"Relax." Tai stretched, stood up, and said, "We have so many ninjas guarding this place. Even if Uzushiogakure wants to launch a surprise attack, how many ninjas would they need to send to be enough?" He also stood at the railing, loosened his belt, "You have to remember, the ninjas of Uzushiogakure need to sleep too."
It's impossible to send so many ninjas to their deaths late at night, and Uzushiogakure doesn't have as many troops as they do here!
"Sleeping on the ship is just uncomfortable." Aoshi helplessly looked at the bright moon in the sky and said, "Most people haven't been sleeping well these past few days. I don't know when the war will end."
It's been going on for over five months now.
What are the Five Great Shinobi Villages waiting for?
Blocking Uzushiogakure's communication with the outside world, grinding them down bit by bit every day, no one dares to act rashly. Perhaps this is the safest method, but...
Aren't they afraid that the Daimyo of Uzushiogakure will return early?
Right now, no one knows what's going on with the Daimyo of Uzushiogakure, nor why...
Such a powerful figure would disappear without a trace like this.
"It seems everyone is waiting..." Tai shook his body, not as troubled as Aoshi, and simply fastened his belt, saying, "Waiting for the Fourth Hokage of Konoha to use Space-Time Ninjutsu to destroy Uzushiogakure's chakra cannons before we launch a full-scale assault." His face showed a helpless expression, "But who knows what's going on with Konoha? There hasn't been any movement until now."
"Forget it, these are matters for the higher-ups." Aoshi sighed and said, "I'm going back to rest. It's my turn tomorrow."
As soon as the words fell...
"BOOM!!!"
A loud noise suddenly came from the bottom of the ship, and then...
"Explosive tags?!" Tai and Aoshi looked at each other, their faces filled with shock...
Is Uzushiogakure really not afraid of death?
They quickly shouted loudly, "Enemy attack!!!"
...
"Who are you?" A young boy with deep green hair, holding a staff taller than himself, widened his eyes and looked at the person wearing a white mask, roaring in a low voice, "What are you doing here?"
He looked at the three burned ships around them...
Fortunately, they were discovered in time, otherwise, the Daimyo of the Land of Water would have complaints again.
He had already spent tens of billions to buy a piece of junk, what's wrong with investing a bit in Kirigakure to rebuild the fleet?
You have to understand...
Only a Shinobi Village can protect a country.
"Fire Release? From the Uchiha clan?"
As the Fourth Mizukage, he was well aware of those eyes...
Mangekyō Sharingan...
And the Rinnegan that had been causing a stir recently!!!
"Pain of the Deva Path?"
Thinking of this, his face immediately became alert as he looked at the masked man before him...
"The leader of the Akatsuki organization, who, together with the Daimyo of Uzushiogakure, deceived the entire shinobi world?"
No!
According to the intelligence, he should have both eyes as Rinnegan!
Why does he only have one Rinnegan and one Mangekyō Sharingan now?
Suddenly...
Yagura seemed to understand something inside...
No wonder every time the Mangekyō Sharingan appeared, Pain of the Deva Path also appeared. And back then, that Mangekyō Sharingan 'awakened' the sword spirit of Frostmourne and froze a large area of forest...
It seems there must be some relationship between Uchiha Shin and Pain of the Deva Path.
But possessing the legendary Rinnegan of the Sage of Six Paths...
Why would such a powerful person cooperate with Uzushiogakure?
Yagura tightened his grip on his staff. Now was not the time to think about these things. He turned his head and signaled the Kirigakure ninjas behind him to leave. This...
was not a situation they could participate in!
And it's so late, why haven't Kisame and Zabuza sent back any news?
Could it be...
They were captured again?
Thinking of this, Yagura's face immediately showed a conflicted expression...
Could it be that the Daimyo of Uzushiogakure is pretending to be missing, setting a trap to take down all Five Great Shinobi Villages?
No wonder Konoha and Iwagakure didn't agree to launch a full-scale attack immediately and kept testing instead. So they all had doubts internally, just trying to pressure Uzushiogakure. But now...
Is this really a trap?!
"Hmph!" Obito was momentarily stunned, then said indifferently, "Insects!"
He was currently playing the role of Pain of the Deva Path. According to Kakuzu's advice, it's best to be arrogant, aloof, not talk much, and go wherever there's money...
Although it always felt wrong, based on the story Kakuzu told about selling the Seven Ninja Swords...
It seemed to fit this pattern.
So...
Just imitate Clan Head Fugaku, or Director Madara would work too. Both of them have the traditional Uchiha poker face...
Cold enough!!!
Although he couldn't find the legendary colored contacts for the Rinnegan...
As long as he acted cold enough, it should be fine!
"Despicable invaders, Kirigakure!"
"..."
Hearing Pain's words, Yagura frowned and raised his club...
"Water Release: Great Waterfall of the Isonade."
It seemed he wouldn't get any answers by asking further. In that case...
He could only capture him first!!!
...
"Launching from the sky?" A young man with brown short hair, wearing a black ninja uniform with a mesh undershirt, looked at the sky, frowned, and muttered, "Just like the airships made by Uzushiogakure?"
This is also a powerful weapon of war, using the ability to float to carry long-range weapons into the sky...
"It seems the situation is a bit troublesome."
He raised another Sand Gold shield, looking at the vast sea around him...
Here, he couldn't unleash his full strength. It was already quite an achievement to be able to protect this one large ship.
But if this continues...
The fleet really would be destroyed by the weapons in the sky!!!
"I must think of a way."
As the Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure, in this current situation, he must step up and protect the entire fleet!
Rasa clenched his fist, turned to look at the Suna-nin beside him, and said, "Gather all the ships together. We must find a way..." He looked up at the giant strange object floating in mid-air, continuously firing chakra cannons, "...to destroy it!!!"
...
"Has it started?" Uchiha Shisui stood on the rooftop of the clan's stationed area, looking at the flashes of light constantly appearing over the sea, and murmured, "I hope Obito-nii is okay."
He sighed helplessly inwardly...
"Why won't Obito-nii let me go to the battlefield even though I'm so strong now?"
Looking at this country that remained peaceful even during war...
"I've worked hard too! I can help Obito-nii too!"
Is he still not strong enough?
He looked up at the sea where the battle had begun...
"I will definitely become stronger!"
He clenched his small fist...
Just like Lord Jun back in the day...
He went to the battlefield at seven years old, although Shisui was already past seven now...
...
"A Jinchūriki?" Obito looked through the Rinnegan at the fully transformed Fourth Mizukage, frowned, and said, "It seems this must be what the academy's Tailed Beast history called a Perfect Jinchūriki."
Fully transformed into a Tailed Beast, yet still able to maintain consciousness...
It seems he's really in trouble this time!
He glanced at the ninjas watching menacingly from the surroundings...
"Whatever, I'll just follow Minister Komaki's plan for now, maximize the losses for Kirigakure!"
He didn't have time to confront the Fourth Mizukage here now...
His figure began to distort, planning to move to another ship to cause destruction.
"Space-Time Ninjutsu?" The Fourth Mizukage saw this and immediately reacted, firing a Tailed Beast Bomb at him, saying, "Don't think about leaving here!"
As soon as the words fell...
"Lord Mizukage, behind... behind us..."
A ninja suddenly rushed forward in a panic, saying, "There's an enemy attack from behind too!"
"From behind too?" Yagura looked at the masked man who had suddenly reappeared before him, frowned, and muttered, "It seems the enemy is split into two groups acting separately."
However, he didn't know...
Obito was also confused...
He hadn't received any news about reinforcements!
Frowning, he glanced back, then looked at the Fourth Mizukage before him...
Had the higher-ups changed the battle plan at the last minute, planning to take down Kirigakure in one fell swoop?
Just as he was about to say something sarcastic to fish for information...
"He... he..." The panicked ninja looked at the masked Obito, was momentarily stunned, his eyes wide with disbelief, and said, "How did he get here so fast?"
"...? Huh?" Obito heard this, tilted his head in confusion, pointed at himself, and said, "You mean me?"
...
"Hah!" Shijō panted, looking at the shirtless middle-aged man with dark skin, pale yellow hair, and a very strong build in front of him, and muttered, "As expected of the Fourth Raikage!"
He didn't expect their surprise attack to fail. Looking at the Uzu-nin lying beside him, he clenched his fist...
It was all his fault!!!
If he hadn't been so overconfident and led the team, perhaps it wouldn't have turned out like this...
Everyone dead!
He looked up at the man next to the Raikage, who also had dark skin and pale yellow hair, wearing sunglasses, with seven swords on his back...
A Perfect Jinchūriki?
A trace of helplessness and reluctance appeared on his face...
It seems he really can't go back!!
The Fourth Raikage and his... brother were just too strong!
He, a pure taijutsu user, simply couldn't defeat them.
A bitter smile appeared at the corner of Shijō's mouth...
"It seems I've become a bit arrogant since creating the Seven Heavens Breathing Method!"
He actually dared to be so presumptuous as to lead a team deep behind enemy lines for a surprise attack, and even got his teammates...
To die so meaninglessly, so disgracefully!
Shijō took a deep breath, calming the grief in his heart, and looked up calmly at the Raikage before him...
"Fourth Raikage!!!"
"A taijutsu expert from Uzushiogakure?" The Fourth Raikage, A, looked expressionlessly at Shijō, who could still stand despite his severe injuries, and said with a tone of respect, "I've only heard my father mention that Konoha also has a pure taijutsu master. I didn't expect to encounter one here as well."
Looking at the pale yellow glow on Shijō's body...
"It seems this pure taijutsu secret technique causes significant damage to your body."
He sighed...
"Surrender, taijutsu user of Uzushiogakure. You cannot defeat me!"
If he could obtain this secret technique and combine it with Kumogakure's Nin-Taijutsu...
Perhaps his strength could reach another level, and then even if the Daimyo of Uzushiogakure returns, he wouldn't need to fear!
However...
"Ha!" Shijō shouted loudly, roaring, "The soldiers of Uzushiogakure never surrender!"
He once again unleashed the limits of the Seven Heavens Breathing Method and charged forward...
Ever since Grandpa Madara taught him taijutsu...
He had never thought of giving up, never thought of surrendering!
"In that case..." Raikage A nodded slightly, still expressionless, and said, "I'll have to go through the trouble of obtaining information from your corpse." He turned his head to look at the eager Killer B, "Bee, don't intervene!"
Even if he is an enemy, facing such a warrior...
He, the Fourth Raikage, will show respect!
Then...
He shouted loudly and charged forward as well.
And at that moment...
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
A giant fireball appeared, and...
"This farce should end. Even if you made a mistake, the higher-ups will judge you, not you rushing to your death!"
A cold voice sounded after the explosion with a "BOOM"...
"Come back with me for now, Shijō!"
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