It should be said that the moment he learned about the arrival of the large Waterfall ninja army...
The Hidden Cloud Village Jonin named Kamini simply couldn't believe his ears and eyes. A mere small ninja village actually dared to attack proactively!?
And the most crucial point was, they had penetrated this deep before the Cloud ninja discovered them!?
This wasn't a small unit arriving.
But a large force of fully two or three thousand people.
"Bastard! Bastard! Send the signal immediately, notify Lord Raikage!"
Kamini's expression became extremely ferocious, roaring sternly.
"Yes! Lord Kamini!"
A Hidden Cloud Village Chunin on the side had long taken out a signal flare. Almost as Kamini's words fell...
Whoosh!
Bang!
He fired the signal flare directly.
Exploding in the high sky, flashing an incredibly brilliant bright shadow.
"Go!"
"Yes!"
Immediately after, he actively led more than a dozen subordinates around him to advance. He wanted to further investigate the specific intelligence of the enemy.
This was his duty.
Moreover, Kamini also had sufficient confidence in his own strength. One must know he also eyed the position of the next Raikage covetously.
Before, there was Darui, who was much more excellent than him, suppressing him. Now that Darui was dead, Kamini's heart became completely active. He wanted to perform as much as possible in this great battle, winning many merits, letting his companions and Lord Fourth recognize him.
'The next Raikage must be me!'
Kamini clenched his hands tightly, a look of unprecedented desire flowing deep in his pupils.
The signal flare exploding loudly.
While telling the Fourth Raikage and others in the rear the news of the enemy attack, it was also telling Menma and the others that the fact they had been completely discovered.
But at this distance...
It didn't matter anymore.
"Shibuki-san, Utakata-san!"
Menma turned his head to look at Shibuki and Utakata on the side, shouting loudly.
"Mhm!"
"Don't worry!"
Under the synchronous response of the two...
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Figures dispersing and advancing respectively.
The Waterfall ninja in the rear also split directly into three columns at this moment. Menma led more than a thousand Waterfall ninja to conduct a frontal assault in the middle.
Utakata led seven hundred Waterfall ninja, while Shibuki and Fu led more than eight hundred Waterfall ninja to be responsible for the left and right pincer attacks respectively!
A very simple and direct tactic.
Menma wanted to achieve success in one go.
For the Cloud ninja here, every single one of them, Menma wanted to keep them here as much as possible. If it could be done...
It would be best to kill that Fourth Raikage here!
"Right here, right today, use your Cloud ninja blood to cast my first step!"
The fox pupil posture gradually appearing in Menma's eyes.
A soaring chakra aura permeating from his body.
"Hmph!"
The captured fluctuation.
The completely locked position.
Whoosh!
With a stomp of Menma's foot, chakra erupted further.
In an instant.
"Who is it!?"
Kamini, who had just advanced to the frontal position, hadn't had time to investigate anything yet. The next second, a red light flashed.
Menma flashed to a close point.
This chilling aura rushing towards his face.
Feeling it directly...
Kamini's pupils couldn't help but shrink.
Swish!
Blooming lightning.
The sharp sword edge whipped out.
Under one slash.
Kamini could only rely on instinctive reaction, flipping his hand to take out a kunai, blocking horizontally in front of him.
Clang!
Metal collision!
Roaring sound.
Sharp friction sound.
The sensation of violent vibration transmitted.
The kunai was almost unstable in his hand.
"Bastard!"
Making Kamini's expression become extremely ugly.
He didn't expect the assailant to have such strong power? Even he was about to be unable to resist!?
A momentary crossing.
This face he hadn't seen clearly at all.
Kamini didn't realize the person in front of him was Menma.
Moreover, Kamini still far underestimated Menma's strength. At the crossing point, the permeating chilling edge.
Menma held that Sword of the Thunder God.
Further raging erupted chakra.
Hum!
Trembling sword glow.
"Hah!"
Accompanied by Menma's deep shout.
"Bad!"
The sharp sword edge bursting out accordingly.
Crack!
A crisp sound fell.
The kunai held by Kamini was cut apart amidst his incredibly ugly expression.
The sword edge pointed.
Directly feeling the aura of death.
Kamini jerked towards the outer side abruptly.
Attempting to avoid the fatal assault.
"Hehe, naive!"
However, all this was perceived by Menma. Twisting his arm in mid-air, the sword edge easily turned and slashed down.
Squelch!
Diagonal slash.
Sinking into the shoulder position.
Blood spurting out accordingly.
"Ugh!?"
As a piercing pain assaulted...
Kamini's expression instantly became distorted, unable to control a cry of pain.
Wanting to escape the attack.
Unfortunately, Menma wouldn't give such a chance.
Swish!
The blade slashing down horizontally rapidly.
Cutting directly along Kamini's throat and chest cavity all the way down.
With a forceful pull.
In an instant.
The body was directly divided into two sections.
Blood splattering everywhere.
Life force fading away rapidly.
Vision becoming completely dim.
Thud!
This Hidden Cloud Village Jonin with absolutely no room for resistance...
Was easily killed by Menma on the spot.
Almost in a flash.
In these short few seconds...
Other Cloud ninja on both sides simply didn't have time to react before seeing their captain die on the spot.
And in such a crushing, cruel way.
These Cloud ninja all looked at Menma, whose face was splattered with some blood, with shocked and fearful expressions.
"Kill them all!"
Meeting the disbelief of these Cloud ninja...
Menma still had that indifferent look.
Cold words falling.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
In the rear position.
The arrived Waterfall ninja swarmed up like a tide, directly encircling and suppressing these Cloud ninja completely.
"Summoning Jutsu!!"
Menma also bit his finger subsequently, forming seals directly.
By the time all those Cloud ninja were killed...
Bang!
Palm pressing down in the void.
Poof!
Massive white smoke spreading out accordingly.
The familiar figure of the lizard Urushi appeared directly under Menma's feet.
"All personnel, advance!"
"Ohhhhhh!"
Falling firm words.
Boom!
Huge figure stepping forward.
Under Menma's leadership.
Waterfall ninja launched a frontal assault with high morale towards the Cloud ninja camp close at hand!!
The strong posture of sweeping away fallen leaves in the autumn wind.
For the current Menma.
Personal strength had solidly reached the level of top Jonin, or even quasi-Kage. This was established without using other means. Using a little Nine-Tails chakra, ordinary Jonin were not a match for Menma in one round at all.
This Cloud ninja named Kamini.
Strength was still decent.
Could block Menma's first strike.
However, it was only "decent."
"Minor characters" who didn't leave names in the original story, no matter how strong, wouldn't be that strong. There were gaps between supporting roles too.
It can only be said that Kamini still overestimated himself.
He simply didn't have the potential and capacity to become Raikage.
Dying at Menma's hands was also a very normal thing. The dozen or so ordinary Cloud ninja he led also all died on the spot. Even if there was a gap in quality, this blatant numerical advantage...
Could easily pile these Cloud ninja to death.
Rumble!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Numerous figures pressing forward with great strides.
Under the leadership of the lizard Urushi summoned by Menma, thousands of Waterfall ninja also exploded with their strongest chakra momentum, launching a raid indomitably towards the Cloud ninja camp.
At the same time.
In front of the Cloud ninja camp.
As early as the moment the signal flare was fired...
Cloud ninja subconsciously gathered actively.
The Fourth Raikage standing at the very front had a face full of anger and shock. He really hadn't expected that a mere Hidden Waterfall Village actually dared to initiate an attack on their Hidden Cloud Village troops!?
And under the circumstance where he, the Fourth Raikage, was leading.
This was simply provoking the pride of their Hidden Cloud Village!
And it was a pincer attack from three angles.
Wasn't this a posture of wanting to wipe out their Cloud ninja completely!?
If this could be tolerated, he, A, wouldn't be worthy of being the Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village.
"Yugito!"
"Yes, Lord Raikage!"
The words roared out by the Fourth Raikage A.
A slender figure flashing out from the side accordingly.
It was exactly the Two-Tails Jinchuriki of the Hidden Cloud Village.
"The bunch on the left is left to you to handle. No need to hold back for this old man; crush them all!"
"Yes!"
Yugito nodded heavily with a cold face in reply.
Although in the violent environment of the Hidden Cloud Village, Yugito belonged to the kind of ninja with a relatively gentle personality, her gentleness was given to companions, to existences who were not enemies. Once on the battlefield, for the interests of the village, for the safety of companions, Yugito would also kill ruthlessly.
She was ultimately still a Cloud ninja!
"Samui, the command on the right is left to you. No need to advance, just hold it, wait until this old man solves the enemy in front!"
So far, the quantity and quality of the incoming enemies were not very clear.
Although the Fourth Raikage A was furious inside, the more so, the calmer and more rational he was in on-site tactical arrangements.
Since they dared to raid, they must have their own confidence and assurance.
The Fourth Raikage A naturally needed to be fully prepared.
However, he still had sufficient confidence in his own strength. At worst, pay some more casualties.
He absolutely wanted to let these raiding Waterfall ninja understand what true cruelty meant.
"Yes, Lord Raikage!"
Samui also stepped forward immediately. After responding in a deep voice, she leaped and led a part of the Cloud ninja to rush towards the right battle line position.
A great battle triggered at the touch.
Both sides close at hand.
Each other could already be clearly seen.
Boom!
The Fourth Raikage A also exploded with his strongest chakra momentum at this moment. A layer of extremely intense azure blue chakra coat swept over his body instantly.
At the moment it attached to the whole body.
The terrifying power of thunder bursting out.
It was exactly the signature move of successive Raikages—Lightning Release Chakra Mode!
Greatly improved defense and offensive power.
Bang!
In an instant.
With a stomp of the Fourth Raikage A's foot.
The air wave bursting out.
Leaving an extremely conspicuous deep pit in the original position.
Whoosh!
The figure of the Fourth Raikage turned into a stream of light, rushing wildly towards the position of Menma assaulting frontally at high speed.
A figure like lightning.
The moment it arrived rapidly.
This rushing feeling of sharpness.
Even Menma couldn't help but hold his breath at that moment.
The burly figure entering the view, that massive aura assaulting blatantly.
"!?"
From the side-up position.
Rumble!
A punch blasting down.
Menma's expression hardened.
Swish!
Arms blocked horizontally upwards.
Bang!
Heavy punch blasting down heavily. After a loud noise.
"Ugh!?"
Feeling that huge force attacking, Menma's expression also became very grave. Four eyes met at close range.
"Menma Uzumaki!!!"
The roar of the Fourth Raikage like rolling thunder.
The pressure that could be felt nakedly.
Compared to the Third Raikage, the Fourth Raikage was indeed slightly inferior, but the strength displayed at this moment...
Was undoubtedly at the strong Kage level.
Under the first collision.
Menma, who was a bit late to react...
Suffered a hidden loss.
This speed! This power!
Indeed the top existence in the current ninja world.
The lizard Urushi Menma stood on couldn't withstand this power. Its four limbs bent, almost sinking in.
Compared to those top summoned beasts...
Menma's summoned lizard was still a notch lower.
Unable to compare with Kage-level existences.
Menma also knew this very well.
"Hmph!"
At this moment.
Words snorted coldly.
Violent Nine-Tails chakra raging accordingly. The fully revealed fox pupil posture. The scarlet Nine-Tails chakra attaching similarly. In a moment.
That rapidly soaring momentum.
In the rear position.
Six demon fox tails appeared instantly.
Boom!
Power bursting out from the top.
Bang!
With a push and a press.
Whoosh!
Power oscillating back.
Menma forcefully pushed away the Fourth Raikage A.
With a sway of his body, he left his summoned beast's head directly, initiating a strong attack against the Fourth Raikage A actively.
And at the same time.
Waterfall ninja and Cloud ninja rushing over also fought directly into a ball.
"Your Excellency Raikage really lives up to the name. Such a rough welcome ceremony really makes me overwhelmed with favor."
Two people facing directly.
Looking at this menacing Fourth Raikage in front of him.
The corners of Menma's mouth raised a faint arc, saying with a smile.
Among the current Five Kage (including Mei Terumi who hadn't ascended yet), the Fourth Raikage was definitely a top-tier existence in combat power.