No surprises occurred.
After the artillery fire ceased, the fleets of the three great ninja villages immediately arrived at the shore.
"Where is Minato?" Orochimaru looked at the patch of ruins on the shore, littered with broken metal and artillery pieces, frowning as he said, "And where are the Uzushiogakure ninja?"
Why have they all disappeared?
He immediately felt that something was wrong.
Especially Kakashi and Rin...
What exactly is going on?
Teacher Minato should be waiting for them here!
Why is he gone?
Could it be that Teacher Minato was already taken away by Lord Jiraiya?
But...
Why are there no Uzushiogakure ninja either?
The moment the ninja from the three great villages set foot on shore...
"Swish—!!"
Countless Uzu-nin rushed out, forming hand seals.
Explosive tags!!
"Dammit! Explosive tags!!" The Third Kazekage saw this and immediately shouted, "Take cover!"
As soon as the words fell...
"Boom!!"
A violent noise followed by flames erupted.
"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique"
"Magnet Release..."
"Earth Release..."
"..."
All the ninja used their defensive jutsu to resist the explosive tag attacks.
After a moment, the dust settled.
Looking at the large crater formed by the explosive tags...
Komaki sighed inwardly, muttering, "As expected, the damage caused this time isn't as severe as last time."
After all, the three great ninja villages are all here, unlike last time when only the Second Mizukage was present!!
"Attack." Komaki said lightly, "Shadow Clone Technique!!"
Take action quickly before they can react.
However...
"Attack." Ōnoki floated in mid-air, also saying lightly, "Remember your missions."
As Kage, one should have the demeanor of a Kage.
For example...
Looking at the Kazekage beside him, and Orochimaru representing Konoha...
They were all waiting for the Daimyō of Uzushiogakure.
That legendary, youngest Kage!
This is an unspoken rule of the ninja world wars: unless forced into a corner, the Kage of a village generally stay back to observe the battles of their lower-ranked ninja. Otherwise...
The strength of a Kage is too great; the slightest misstep could cause enormous losses.
So...
For the safety of the ninja from each village, the unspoken rule of the battlefield is for soldiers to fight soldiers, and generals to fight generals.
"Here he comes?" Orochimaru licked his lips, squinting at the red-haired youth also floating in the air, and said with a smile, "The Daimyō of Uzushiogakure!"
The situation isn't too bad. Uzumaki Jun looked at the ninja below. Although the number of Uzushiogakure ninja isn't large...
The explosive tags and shadow clones are still effective.
Especially the armor invented by Sasori; it can both attack and defend. Against ordinary Jōnin, it's basically a battlefield harvester!!
And then...
"That old monkey actually didn't come!" Uzumaki Jun sighed disappointedly inwardly.
Indeed, there's a reason that guy lives so long. Probably, that old monkey thinks every day...
He must not die, he absolutely must not die. If he dies, the next Hokage will definitely, in order to protect his children, confiscate the Sarutobi clan's assets. Then, they will create rumors so no one knows who his children and grandchildren are. At the same time, to avoid suspicion from enemies from other villages, they must constantly slander them and send them to an orphanage, where they eat expired food and receive subsistence allowances that aren't enough to live on.
After all...
He must have offended many people in his time. Once he dies, someone will surely seek revenge. The next Hokage would be doing this for the good of his children!
Otherwise, what if his grandchildren get killed by old enemies later?
So he cannot die. As long as he doesn't die, his sons and grandsons will have nannies at home, bodyguards when they go out, private tutors for lessons, and surely a group of sycophants following behind them, shouting...
"Young master XXX, you cannot die!"
"You have the potential to become a Kage. You can't die here like us, so run!"
Only an elite education can ensure his descendants become Hokage!
Of course...
This is all Uzumaki Jun's speculation...
To be honest, he really doesn't want to think this way, but whenever he sees Konohamaru's living conditions compared to Naruto's, he wants to point at the old monkey's face and yell, "Why do you have so many ideas?"
Indeed...
His ability to survive for so long is a skill in itself!
Probably, if Orochimaru hadn't suddenly launched the Konoha Crush plan back then, the old monkey could have brought Naruto along to fight Madara!!
As for the Tsuchikage Ōnoki...
That guy can fly, knows Dust Release, and no one attacked his village in his old age, so he managed to live so long.
Uzumaki Jun narrowed his eyes looking at the representatives from each village and said lightly, "The five great ninja villages..."
"Heh, so shameless!"
"Hmph!" Ōnoki snorted coldly, looking at the Daimyō of Uzushiogakure, and said, "As long as Uzushiogakure returns the missing-nin from each village and compensates for the losses of this war, Iwagakure will definitely withdraw."
"If not..."
Ōnoki looked at Uzumaki Jun with the air of a senior...
I'll beat you up!!
"..."
Not only is his nose big, but his face is also this big?
Uzumaki Jun smiled and said, "Do you really think you've won?"
He is a powerhouse who can fight a hundred thousand ninja!
So...
"Rasengan!!" Uzumaki Jun aimed it at Orochimaru, who had been staring at him with a smile, and struck.
That look is too disgusting.
"Rashōmon." Orochimaru was startled, then directly used Summoning Technique...
Really, he didn't say anything!
Why attack him?
However...
"Space-Time Ninjutsu?!"
Seeing Uzumaki Jun suddenly disappear, Orochimaru's expression changed immediately.
"Boom!!"
Uzumaki Jun appeared behind Orochimaru and struck with a Rasengan, but...
Earth Substitute: Splitting!!
It was a substitute technique made of mud!
"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"
A cold voice, as if stared at by a snake, came from behind.
Uzumaki Jun quickly used the Flying Thunder God Technique to disappear from the spot, and then...
"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique."
A massive flame shot from his mouth towards Orochimaru.
"Triple Rashōmon!" Orochimaru frowned, forming a hand seal for the summoning technique, and shouted.
Something seems a bit off?
It seems like...
His strength isn't as strong as I estimated!
Orochimaru immediately narrowed his eyes, seeming to have thought of something, and then...
"Come help quickly!"
He shouted to the Tsuchikage and Kazekage watching from the sidelines.
These two Kage actually want to sit back and watch the tigers fight?
Don't dream.
"Earth Release: Rock Golem Golem." The Tsuchikage frowned after watching the Uzushiogakure Daimyō's attack style for a while and muttered, "Seems different from what I thought."
Although his strength didn't exceed his expectations...
The Space-Time Ninjutsu is still quite annoying.
So...
"Magnet Release: Sand Iron Rain." The Third Kazekage also prepared to end things quickly, shouting loudly, "Surround his space."
"..."
Hearing the Third Kazekage's words, Uzumaki Jun narrowed his eyes. Surround his space??
Is he tired of living?
He was just taking it slow to capture a scientist capable of building mechas, and also waiting a bit.
After all, below...
These ninja have probably realized the tools their Kage bought for them...
Are completely useless here!!
Sigh~!
Looks like I'll have to change my alias to sell equipment later. Probably, the name Pain will become infamous.
And...
Do they really think his strength has been stagnant all these years?
Now...
It's time to end this.
Something seems wrong over there in Kirigakure!
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