I, The New Hokage of Konoha - Chapter 232
“Enemy attack!
The Konoha Village army had crossed the border not long ago, and the sound of alarm and signal flares filled the air as the captain of the Cloud Ninja Sentinel team stationed at the border of the Land of Lightning shouted.
Although the Land of Lightning had joined the Five Nations Alliance, and war was set to break out in just two days, this confidential information had only been circulated among the upper echelons of the Hidden Cloud Village, and ordinary ninjas were still unaware.
At this moment, when the Cloud Ninja captain stationed at his post discovered a large number of Konoha Village ninjas approaching with murderous intent, his mind exploded in an instant, and his face was filled with terror.
Konoha Village had actually invaded the Land of Lightning!
War was about to erupt again!
“Run!”
The Cloud Ninja captain, who had already completed his mission, was about to lead his squad to escape.
But it was too late.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Four thick trees suddenly sprouted from under their feet, and without any resistance, the chests of the four Cloud Ninjas were instantly pierced open.
“This is…”
The Cloud Ninja captain, whose mouth was already full of blood, looked down at the trees that pierced his chest. His eyes widened in horror.
Then, with his last ounce of strength, when he tried to lift his head, all he could see was a red and white robe.
“As expected…”
Before finishing his sentence, he breathed his last with a deep sense of fear and concern.
“Ignore the rest and continue forward!”
Passing through the Cloud Ninja squad without a second glance, Yuki led three thousand Konoha Village ninjas towards the Hidden Cloud Village without changing direction.
Such a large-scale march on enemy territory could not go unnoticed.
But Yuki didn’t care. Most of the Cloud Ninja forces were gathering in the Hidden Cloud Village, and the external border defence forces couldn’t stop them at all.
Just like now, a force of five hundred Cloud Ninja border guards immediately pursued them upon seeing the signal, intending to use ninjutsu and ninja tools to delay the Konoha Village army’s progress until other Cloud Ninja units arrived and devoured the Konoha Village army in front of them.
The strategy was correct, but the Cloud Ninja had clearly overlooked who led the Konoha Village.
Still, it was Yuki alone who took action. In an instant, the Cloud Ninja unit that had deliberately maintained its distance from the ground suddenly erupted violently, and large trees sprang up from the ground, swiftly entwining the Cloud Ninja around them.
“Ah! Save me!”
“Damn it! It’s Wood Release!”
“The leader is the Hokage of the Konoha Village! Run!”
…
In an instant, a series of terrified screams echoed from within the Cloud Ninja unit.
People’s names, trees’ shadows.
The Cloud Ninja, who had suffered a bitter defeat at the hands of the current Hokage of the Konoha Village, were terrified of the former.
At this moment, when they realized that the leader of the Konoha Village was the Hokage, they immediately lost their fighting spirit and turned to escape, not wanting to die in vain.
But they had to ask the trees beside them if they wanted to escape.
In a short time, more than half of the five hundred Cloud Ninjas were lost, and in the end, only dozens escaped into the sky.
Yuki was not interested in pursuing them and continued leading three thousand Konoha Village ninjas on a lightning-fast raid towards the Hidden Cloud Village.
The next time, as the Konoha Village army moved through the Land of Lightning as if it were uninhabited, one Cloud Ninja unit after another tried to intercept them, but Yuki all easily defeated them.
Finally, the news of the Konoha Village Hokage’s personal attack had completely spread, and no more Cloud Ninjas were foolish enough to go and die.
Instead, the scattered Cloud Ninja began to gather towards the obvious target, the Hidden Cloud Village, and informed the Fourth Raikage Ei about the Konoha Village’s invasion, who was busy at the time.
…
“What did you say? Konoha Village has actually invaded???”
Upon hearing the news, the Fourth Raikage Ei could not believe it at all.
“It has been confirmed without a doubt! There are a total of three thousand Konoha Village ninjas, and this time, it is the Hokage of the Konoha Village, the Fourth Raikage, who is leading them, and their target is the Hidden Cloud Village! Lord Raikage, we need to prepare immediately!” an anxious Cloud Ninja who had rushed back reported.
“Da** it!”
The Fourth Raikage Ei was no longer angrily clenching his fists in vain.
He never imagined that the Konoha Village would not even wait for a moment and would initiate a war so quickly, and they even directed their attack at the Cloud Ninja first.
“It seems that what Yomito said is true. The Konoha Village has squeezed us like the ripest persimmon!” Ei’s face was full of frustration at this moment.
But the deed had been done, and now he could only prepare to deal with it.
Seek help from the other four nations?
The situation was too sudden, and they would not arrive in time, even if they sent reinforcements.
Especially since the one leading the attack on the Konoha Village was the Hokage of the Konoha Village, Ei’s brother, Ei’s contact with him was cut off, and there were still two days left in the three-day deadline.
Now, the Cloud Ninja could only rely on themselves.
Thinking of this, Ei turned around and looked at the square behind him, which was already filled with Cloud Ninja.
In the centre of it all, the box called the “Box of Bliss” stood tall, and at this moment, black jutsu patterns were radiating out from it, connecting to every Cloud Ninja inside it.
It could be seen that on the square, at this moment, there were a total of six thousand Cloud Ninjas pouring their chakra out of their bodies, transmitting it through the jutsu patterns under their feet into the Box of Bliss.
The latter accepted it all without discrimination, and you could faintly see the faces of joy, anger, sorrow, and joy on the faces of the people around it becoming more vivid compared to the beginning.
Compared to the secret offering of chakra to the Box of Bliss in Kusagakure, the Cloud Ninja, using the barrier formation, did not consume any of their own people and efficiently provided a large amount of chakra.
It could be said that in the short time that had already begun, with the massive transfer of chakra from six thousand ninjas, the amount of chakra absorbed by the Box of Bliss had already exceeded the total amount of chakra offered in Kusagakure over the past few decades.
‘It seems that we need to increase the effort!’
In his heart, Ei’s gaze was firm, and he quickly ordered:
“Inform Earth, Water, Wind, and Iron nations that Konoha Village has initiated a war outside of the planned timeline, and the Fourth Great Ninja War has already broken out. Let them launch an attack immediately!”
“Inform the Barrier Division, activate the village’s protective barrier to its maximum efficiency!”
“Inform the security team, evacuate the villagers immediately!”
“Inform the Cloud Ninja outside, return to the village as quickly as possible. Here, we will make the final stand against the Konoha Village invaders!”
“Yes!”
As Ei’s voice fell, all the Cloud Ninja present immediately sprang into action.
A rabbit will bite when it’s cornered.
Not to mention the Cloud Ninja, who had no way to retreat.
At this moment, if the previous chakra transfer of all the Cloud Ninja was still smooth and normal, then now, except for leaving a tiny amount of chakra to avoid self-destruction, the rest was being transmitted to the Box of Bliss.
In this extreme atmosphere, Ei walked to the side of Killer Bee and Yomito and said:
“Killer Bee and Yomito, I need you to put in your utmost effort now!”
Before, Ei had some instinctive caution about the Box of Bliss and didn’t let the two Jinchuriki really exert themselves in case of any unexpected situations.
But now, in the face of the imminent threat of the Hokage and the sword about to fall, Ei had no time to spare and had to go all out!
“Understood, big bro!”
“Roger, Lord Raikage!”
Killer Bee and Yomito nodded solemnly.
The next moment, the chakra of the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails, which were much larger than that of ordinary ninjas, surged out of their bodies, rushing toward the Box of Bliss through the black jutsu patterns.
Soon, under the massive influx of chakra, the Box of Bliss finally emitted a deep and dim light.
“Come on! Let me see if you’re as legendary as they say!”
I took a deep breath, full of anticipation.
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