But to risk the lives of so many strong warriors just to spite them... they would definitely regret it!
The Third Raikage didn't care what the opposition was thinking. After speaking his piece, his body transformed into a bolt of lightning, and he took the lead, charging straight at the shinobi alliance.
Uchiha Fugaku, Hatake Sakumo, and A followed immediately.
"Bee!"
Hearing A's shout, Killer Bee's body instantly surged with terrifying chakra. In the blink of an eye, the massive form of the Eight-Tails appeared before everyone.
"Roar!"
With a furious bellow, a gigantic Tailed Beast Bomb was launched toward the shinobi alliance.
Seeing this, a group of Iwagakure ninja immediately slapped their hands onto the ground. "Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall of Ten Thousand Miles!"
Thick walls of earth rose from the ground one after another, instantly forming an impregnable shield.
However, in the very next second, the Tailed Beast Bomb smashed through every single earthen wall and detonated within the alliance's ranks.
Boom!
In just an instant, the shinobi alliance suffered heavy casualties.
But what made them despair even more was the second Tailed Beast Bomb following close behind.
Boom!
The earth shook and the mountains trembled once more as the alliance took another devastating hit.
"Quick! Stop the Eight-Tails! We can't let it release any more Tailed Beast Bombs, or we won't stand a chance!"
They had run simulations for this scenario.
Immediately, a squad composed entirely of elite jonin rushed toward the Eight-Tails' position.
"You'll have to get past us first!"
"Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite!"
The Third Raikage's figure flashed past, and the bodies of over a dozen ninja were instantly reduced to fine powder.
Hatake Sakumo, A, and Uchiha Fugaku followed close behind him.
The four of them were like a sharp knife, ruthlessly chiseling through the shinobi alliance's formation.
"Fire Release: Great Flame Technique!"
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
Dozens of alliance ninja joined forces to release a combination ninjutsu, the massive area of effect instantly swallowing the Third Raikage's body.
But a second later, the Third Raikage charged out completely unharmed. "Hahahaha... are you trying to tickle me?"
"Real battle is about killing in a single strike!"
As the Third Raikage's voice fell, several more ninja died at his hands.
With so many troops in the alliance, he only needed to point his fingers and charge back and forth.
Not far from the Third Raikage, A moved with similar lightning speed.
He didn't possess the Third Raikage's freakish defense, so he specifically targeted areas where the alliance troops were dense.
Many enemies, worried about hitting their own comrades, didn't dare release large-scale ninjutsu.
A was like a loach, slippery and impossible to catch.
"Exhilarating! This is exhilarating!" A shouted loudly.
As long as he stuck close to the alliance ninja and tore into them, he was in no mortal danger.
After all, although his defense wasn't as high as his father's, ordinary kunai and low-level ninjutsu couldn't hurt him.
And with every elbow strike, he took an enemy's life.
On the other side, the scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan in Uchiha Fugaku's eyes spun rapidly.
He captured every movement of his enemies. No matter what attack he faced, he made the correct choice in the shortest amount of time.
Uchiha Fugaku's magnificent swordplay, combined with his powerful evasion skills, made him look like a butterfly dancing amidst blood and fire.
"Attack together! Even if we hurt our allies, it's better than letting him pick us off one by one!" someone in the alliance shouted.
But in the next second, his heart was pierced from behind.
Staring at the blank gaze of his comrade behind him, his eyes went wide with unwillingness.
Not only did they have to constantly resist the Sharingan's Genjutsu and the opponent's exquisite swordsmanship, but now they also had to guard against comrades who might be controlled by Genjutsu...
He was just an ordinary Genin; who could tell him how he was supposed to fight this?!
Uchiha Fugaku paid no attention to his fallen opponents, simply continuing to wave his long sword and slaughter his way through.
During his time in Kumogakure, he had learned their Lightning Release Body Flicker technique.
Although he couldn't master nintaijutsu like the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, his physical attributes had received a massive boost.
Speed, strength, stamina... almost every aspect had been elevated.
As his long sword slit the throat of another Konoha ninja, Fugaku spoke coldly, "This time, we are no longer comrades. Curse your unfortunate fate for not possessing the Sharingan."
"No, don't kill me! Sakumo-sama, you saved me once before, have you forgotten?"
Hearing the pleading of the Konoha ninja before him, Hatake Sakumo's eyes held no emotion.
He swept his short sword across, and the ninja instantly lost all signs of life.
Unlike Uchiha Fugaku's flashy fighting style, Hatake Sakumo's offense followed only one principle—
Fast, accurate, ruthless!
Using the least amount of stamina and the simplest methods to kill the ninja blocking his path—that was the essence of his swordsmanship.
The ninja from other villages were managing reasonably well; after all, the renown of Konoha's White Fang had spread throughout the shinobi world during the Second Shinobi World War.
But for the Konoha ninja, this was their first time facing Hatake Sakumo in a life-or-death struggle.
When they were comrades, they hadn't felt it as intensely, but now that they were enemies, they finally understood just how terrifying the White Fang—the man who made enemies tremble at the mere mention of his name—truly was.
No matter how many of them there were, no matter what methods they used, they seemed unable to stop him from harvesting their lives one by one with his fierce attacks.
A trace of inexplicable unwillingness welled up in the hearts of all the Konoha ninja.
Why?!
Hatake Sakumo was clearly a ninja of their village, yet now he had become a blade slaughtering them!
And the Uchiha clan...
Their powerful Kekkai Genkai had now become an insurmountable mountain on the battlefield.
They clearly belonged to their side originally... they had protected them countless times before...
Why had things turned out like this?!
"Bastard! Why is this happening?"
In the rear of the shinobi alliance, Shimura Danzo slammed his palm onto the table in anger.
The faces of the commanders from the other villages were also incredibly gloomy.
Originally, they thought Kumogakure had lost its mind sending only five ninja to intercept them.
But unexpectedly, the bizarre scenario of five people holding off ten thousand was actually happening!
The Eight-Tails was constantly firing Tailed Beast Bombs from a distance, while the Third Raikage, A, Hatake Sakumo, and Uchiha Fugaku used the chaos created by the explosions to charge through the crowd repeatedly.
An alliance of ten thousand ninja was actually being held back by them.
Moreover, as the battle dragged on, many had already lost their will to fight.
It had to be remembered that there were nearly ten thousand Cloud ninja watching the battlefield like tigers stalking prey from the sidelines!
"Everyone, if we continue to hold back our strength, we will inevitably suffer a miserable defeat in this battle."
"What do you think?"
Hearing Orochimaru's words, several other commanders nodded silently.
Ebizo of Sunagakure said in a deep voice, "Our village will send out ten elite Jonin."
Kitsuchi, sitting in the corner, saw everyone's gaze focus on him and quickly waved his hands. "Our Iwagakure isn't as wealthy as you guys. Sending a thousand ninja to participate is already our limit."
Hearing this, the others immediately shot him looks of disdain.
You brought a thousand elderly, weak, sick, and disabled troops, and you dare say you did your best?
Truly shameless.
But since Kitsuchi had put it that way, the others couldn't do much about it.
In the end, they were only temporarily united; there was no way to forcibly compel the others to do anything.
Finally, Shimura Danzo slapped the table. "Then it's settled."
"Dismissed!"
After the meeting ended, the top-tier combat power brought by each village threw themselves into the battlefield.
The addition of dozens of elite Jonin had an immediate effect.
"Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Jutsu!"
Thick fog spread out, swallowing the entire battlefield.
Immediately after, a ninja wearing dark glasses extended both hands forward. "Secret Technique: Insect Jamming Technique!"
"Secret Technique: Insect Sphere!"
A massive amount of kikaichu spread through the Hidden Mist, instantly engulfing A.
Seeing this, A gave a cold snort.
The combination of the Mist and the insects greatly hindered his sensory abilities, making it difficult for him to charge recklessly as he had at the start.
Especially those insects—there were too many of them.
They attached themselves to his body, constantly eating away at his chakra armor.
Although they couldn't threaten him yet, they caused his chakra consumption to double.
"No good, I have to break out."
A made a split-second judgment and pushed his Lightning Release Chakra Mode to the limit, but an inescapable net had already been laid around him.
The Aburame clan, the Inuzuka clan, the Yuki clan...
The elite Jonin of these three clans, coordinating with the surrounding elite ninja, successfully pinned A down, even if they couldn't defeat him.
"Hidden Mist Jutsu..."
"Hmph!"
Uchiha Fugaku snorted coldly, showing little fear on his face.
Although the Hidden Mist Jutsu countered the Sharingan heavily, he was confident he could finish off his opponent the instant they appeared.
Just then, a ninja wearing a Kirigakure forehead protector charged out wielding a large sword.
Uchiha Fugaku immediately thrust his long sword into the enemy's body, but the pierced area strangely turned into a puddle of water.
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