Just as the sealing talismans were surrounding the Two-Tails Jinchūriki, Yugito, and about to fall, eight golden chains of the Adamantine Sealing Chains burst forth from within Yugito's body.
A golden figure walked out from within Yugito. Yugito looked at this figure, her mind trembling. This was Uzumaki Mito!
Uzumaki Mito smiled at Yugito. "This energy was left within you long ago. I was afraid that one day you might be at a loss when facing sealing techniques, so I used it to protect you."
At this moment, within Konoha.
Uzumaki Mito opened her eyes, a smile on her face. "It seems the bit of energy I left back then has been drawn out." This step was just something she did casually back then. She never expected it to come in useful today.
Then, Uzumaki Mito closed her eyes and began to remotely control the energy.
When the golden Mito looked at the sealing technique in the sky, the corner of her mouth twitched. "Just this old sealing technique! I thought it was something complicated!"
She gently waved her hand. The Adamantine Sealing Chains pierced through the talismans. Instantly, the talismans lost their effect and turned into dust.
Seeing the Adamantine Sealing Chains, the sealing squad from Kumogakure immediately cried out in disbelief, "I've seen it! The Adamantine Sealing Chains, ranked number one among sealing techniques!"
"That phantom figure is... it's Konoha's Uzumaki Mito-sama!"
Darui's expression changed. The sealing squad was already useless. Damn it! What should he do now? How could they capture Yugito? Meanwhile, on the other side, Pakura was completely suppressing the Fourth Raikage, A.
"Needle in the Sea Bottom!" Pakura suddenly shouted. A woman's heart is like a needle in the sea bottom. She used this move much more powerfully than Rōshi. Her entire body transformed into a molten rock state, and her hands slammed towards the Fourth Raikage, A!
The Fourth Raikage, A, pupils constricted. He jumped backwards, his body in mid-air.
An opportunity! Pakura seized the moment, quickly forming hand signs. "Lava Release: Scorching River Rock Technique!" She finally spat out five or six molten rock balls. At this moment, the Fourth Raikage, A, had no point to leverage. He gritted his teeth. Substitution Technique!
Boom, boom, boom, boom! The Scorching River Rock Technique all hit the substitution log in mid-air, burning it to ashes.
Pakura roared, "Son Gokū, sense where he is!"
"Understood!" Son Gokū began sensing the Fourth Raikage's chakra, then roared, "Behind you!"
Pakura executed a backflip, swinging her right hand. "Scorch Release: Superheated Vacuum Jet!" Several ash-red fireballs shot directly backwards. The Fourth Raikage, A, who had been charging, turned pale. Damn it, is this Four-Tails Jinchūriki's combat awareness really this strong?
"Lightning Release Chakra Mode! Lightning Release Armor! Activate!" Zzzzt! Lightning attribute chakra surged violently, transforming into armor protecting the Fourth Raikage's entire body. Although the Superheated Vacuum Jet hit it and did not directly cause damage to the Raikage, the excessively high temperature still scorched the Raikage's chest.
The Fourth Raikage, A, spat out a mouthful of blood, his body unable to stop itself from retreating backwards. At this moment, the Two-Tails Jinchūriki, Yugito, saw her chance. She thought, 'Matatabi!'
"Understood!" Matatabi was now in sync with Yugito's heart, lending her chakra to Yugito to use. Yugito's tailed beast cloak appeared, two tails instantly growing. She got down on all fours and rapidly sprinted.
Her claws aimed for the right moment, stabbing towards the Fourth Raikage's back!
Seeing this, Darui's pupils dilated. He formed hand signs with both hands. "Storm Release: Light Fang!" Storm Release chakra transformed into translucent blue light beams shooting towards Yugito. Seeing her enemy right before her, Yugito had no intention of dodging, preparing to withstand this Storm Release attack head-on.
Just then.
"Wood Release: Advent of a World of Trees!" Nawaki jumped down from the top of the city wall, blocking the path in front of Yugito. Immediately, the earth trembled. Huge tree trunks erupted from the ground, blocking the Storm Release light beams!
"Masa ka! Wood Release? Could it be... Hashirama Senju?" At this moment, Darui's heart sank to the bottom. However, he realized it wasn't Hashirama Senju, but a short-haired youth who bore a seventy percent resemblance to him!
"Nawaki, thank you!" With no more danger, Yugito accelerated abruptly. Her claws pierced into the Fourth Raikage's kidneys. The Fourth Raikage, A, roared, "Hah! Get away!" Lightning Release chakra exploded once again, blasting the Two-Tails Jinchūriki, Yugito, away.
Yugito didn't care. A vine appeared on the ground, catching her and placing her beside Nawaki. She spat out a mouthful of blood, clearly injured. However, her eyes were now full of bright light.
It was worth it! With that claw strike, the Fourth Raikage, A's kidneys were ruined! Even if he didn't die now, he would die sooner or later! Not to mention she had left Matatabi's flames inside the Fourth Raikage's kidneys.
The Fourth Raikage, A, erupted once more, but after the eruption, he fell to his knees. Feeling the condition of his injured body, he couldn't help but spit out another mouthful of blood. "My waist, my kidneys!!!!"
He panted heavily, wanting to stand up, but after losing two vital organs, he became extremely weak. Darui shouted, "Raikage-sama!" and rushed to rescue him.
However, Nawaki clapped his hands together. "Wood Release: Wood Dragon Technique!"
The wooden dragon formed once again, chasing after Darui. Darui's pupils constricted. These techniques were recorded in history as Hashirama Senju's techniques. Hashirama Senju had long hair, but this person had short hair.
That meant he was the First Hokage's grandson, Nawaki Senju!
Darui jumped, preparing to dodge the wooden dragon. As he expected, the corner of his mouth turned up. He planned to capture the leader first to capture the followers. If he captured Nawaki, he wasn't afraid Konoha wouldn't retreat.
But the next moment, the wooden dragon twisted its body, executing a Dragon Raises Head!
By the time Darui reacted, it was too late! The wooden dragon bit his waist, roaring as it charged towards the Fourth Raikage.
Seeing this, the Fourth Raikage forced his already ruined body to move once more. Darui could not die. He was the future hope of Kumogakure! Then let him use his own broken body to save Darui!
He erupted once more, activating the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, stimulating his cells and muscles with high-voltage electric current as he flew towards the back of the wooden dragon. He rode on the wooden dragon's back, grabbing its head with one hand.
The wooden dragon was stunned. But due to the Fourth Raikage, A's immense strength, it had no choice but to release its bite. Seeing this, Darui performed the Substitution Technique, his body slowly landing on the ground. There was a clear dragon tooth piercing wound on his chest, but it wasn't serious. With proper rest, he would recover.
The Fourth Raikage, seeing his goal achieved, suddenly felt the tightly stretched string in his mind snap at this moment. He let go, allowing his body to fall from the air, finally crashing to the ground with a heavy thud.
He spat out another mouthful of blood, feeling his consciousness begin to blur. Vaguely, he seemed to see Yugito looking at him!
"Yugito, you... why... did you betray us? My father and I treated you well!" In his dying moments, the Fourth Raikage looked at Yugito.
He didn't understand. Yugito smiled. "What do you think? Young master, you controlled my family, then killed them, all just to cultivate a perfect Jinchūriki."
The Fourth Raikage suddenly understood. He sighed. "So you knew all along. Then I don't die unjustly. Back then, I thought about pleading with my father, asking him not to be so extreme. But I'm sorry, I couldn't persuade him."
Yugito's eyes were now red. "In that case, go down and apologize to them!" After saying this, Yugito raised her palm, cat claws growing out, piercing through the Fourth Raikage's skull.
The Fourth Raikage only felt his body lighten. All the burdens weighing on him had now vanished into nothingness. The revival of Kumogakure, the survival of Kumogakure... he no longer had to worry about any of it. How wonderful.
Thinking this, the Fourth Raikage's pupils gradually lost their color. Yugito completely broke down crying. Nawaki Senju half-knelt, putting his arm around her shoulders, letting her rest her head against his chest.
Yugito didn't stand on ceremony either, directly leaning into Nawaki's embrace. At this moment, the shackles in her heart were broken, and she felt much lighter.
Darui wanted to return to the city to fight again, but at some point, the city walls were already filled with Konoha shinobi. Beside them were bound shinobi from Kumogakure.
For a moment, he felt unsteady on his feet. Just then, Uchiha Izuna reached out a hand and caught him. "Don't be in such a hurry to fall, Fifth Raikage-sama!"
Hearing Uchiha Izuna's words, Darui couldn't help but frown. "What do you mean, sir? After breaking into our Kumogakure, capturing our shinobi, you still want me to become the Fifth Raikage?"
"Heh, the unification of the ninja world is inevitable. Your resistance will only increase casualties. Now that Kumogakure is in Konoha's hands, if you want to live, if you don't want the villagers of Kumogakure to all die, please obey obediently." Uchiha Izuna's eyes held a warm smile.
Darui originally didn't care much, but upon hearing about the villagers of Kumogakure, he fell silent. Then he knelt on the ground. "Please, Konoha shinobi-samas, spare the villagers of Kumogakure. They are innocent. The fault lies with me and the Fourth Raikage-sama!"
Uchiha Izuna shook his head and sighed, helping him up. "Darui, I know you. I know your ambition, I know your ability. The reason we spared your life is precisely because we want you to help Konoha manage Kumogakure."
"I can promise you this. After Kumogakure comes under Konoha's jurisdiction, your official positions will remain the same. Except for the Raikage, who will be appointed by Konoha, everything else you do as before. However, once Konoha issues an order, please, Kumogakure must not refuse. Also, the name Kumogakure will be abolished and changed to Konoha's Cloud Division." Uchiha Izuna didn't care about Darui's thoughts. This was just a notification. If you're willing to cooperate, then cooperate. If not, then get lost. He was only saying this much because he saw talent in him.
Darui was not a fool and naturally understood his meaning. After thinking it over, he knelt on the ground. "Kumogakure is willing to accept all demands from Konoha's Upper Village. Henceforth, Kumogakure will be renamed Konoha's Cloud Division. I will immediately announce this to the ninja world!" Darui said solemnly.
Uchiha Izuna smiled. He knew Darui was a smart person. Talking with smart people was simple! He patted Darui's shoulder. "Work hard. Whether Kumogakure can prosper depends on you now!"
After saying this, Uchiha Izuna waved his hand. Logistics personnel began moving the prepared barbecue and delicacies from outside into Kumogakure. Izuna pulled Pakura along, Nawaki pulled Yugito along, Uchiha Fugaku... let's not mention Uchiha Fugaku.
Everyone headed towards the Raikage's office in Kumogakure. There, the Konoha shinobi would hold a victory celebration feast!
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