Jiraiya looked at Tsunade's expression, and lightly sighed. This necklace indeed held a heavy meaning for Tsunade.
However, did this necklace have some special function?
"It's nothing. Just make sure to keep this necklace safe."
Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly shook his head, smiled, and said.
Danzo, Homura Mitokado, and Utatane Koharu, who were pricking up their ears to eavesdrop, all froze.
Jiraiya was also stunned for a moment, then looked at Tsunade, who was on the verge of exploding in rage, and couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
"Since the Four Great Shinobi Villages have joined forces to attack Konoha, let them know the price they have to pay for attacking Konoha!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi exuded killing intent, his tone icy.
After speaking, he was the first to walk out of the alternate dimension.
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Roar!
Accompanied by Isobu's roar, a Tailed Beast Ball turned into a red light and blasted towards Konoha.
Crack! Crack!
A sound like breaking glass came from the defensive barrier.
The next moment, the defensive barrier, which was similar to one created by the Flying Thunder God Technique, completely shattered.
Boom!
The residual wave of air generated by the Tailed Beast Ball explosion spilled out the moment the barrier shattered.
The barrier squad closer to the front was directly blown away by this residual wave, and even three barrier Ninja at the very front were directly killed before they could react.
With the shattering of the defensive barrier, it seemed like an invisible signal.
"As expected of Konoha, to be able to withstand several attacks from a Tailed Beast Ball."
Kitsuchi looked at Konoha, a hint of admiration in his tone.
"I don't have time to listen to a bunch of nonsense here!"
Darui stood at the very front, glancing at Kitsuchi.
Immediately after, Darui turned around and looked at the Cloud Shinobi troops behind him: "Everyone get ready, start the attack!!"
Whoosh!
Without any unnecessary words, as soon as the last word "attack" fell, a large number of Cloud Shinobi turned into streaks of afterimages and attacked towards Konoha.
Not only the Cloud Shinobi, but also the Rock Shinobi led by Kitsuchi, the Sand Ninja led by Maki, and the Kirigakure simultaneously launched attacks on Konoha.
No strategy was needed. The number of Ninja led by the Four Great Shinobi Villages alone was two to three times that of Konoha's Ninja.
This was an absolute advantage in numbers. In such a situation, using any strategy would only be a restriction on themselves.
"Ninja skilled in Earth Release, build defenses! Other Ninja, launch long-range attacks!"
Nara Shikaku shouted loudly, his face full of seriousness.
Facing the absolute numerical attack from the Four Great Shinobi Villages, Nara Shikaku knew from the beginning that Konoha absolutely couldn't stop it.
Quantity leads to qualitative change!
Unless it's an absolute powerhouse, in the face of a war between Ninja, individual strength will be weakened to the extreme.
Even Ninja of the Three Ninja level, or even Tailed Beasts, once surrounded by a large Ninja army, will only end up defeated or sealed.
A large number of Ninja skilled in Earth Release from the Konoha side stepped forward, building defenses like external city walls.
At the same time, various Ninjutsu and secret techniques poured out from the Konoha side, blasting towards the Ninja of the four villages.
Super Size Technique!
Akimichi Choza let out a loud shout, his body quickly began to swell, stepping out of the defense formed by Konoha, and curling up his entire body.
Human Bullet Tank!!
Combining the two Ninjutsu, Akimichi Choza seemed to turn into a giant meat grinder, crushing towards the Ninja of the four villages.
"A member of the Akimichi Clan? I'll take you on!"
Kitsuchi had a calm expression on his face, formed hand seals, and quickly pressed them on the ground.
Earth Release - Opening Earth Rising Excavation!
The ground rumbled, and the next moment, the ground, shaped like a volcano crater, suddenly bulged upwards from underground like a volcanic eruption.
The Human Bullet Tank that Akimichi Choza had transformed into happened to roll under this Earth Release and was suddenly pushed into the air by the rising crater.
Akimichi Choza quickly dispelled the Human Bullet Tank technique to reduce the impact on himself, and at the same time, stretched out his body.
Akimichi Choza, flying into the air, his huge figure was like a dark cloud, covering the many Ninja below.
Seeing this scene, Kitsuchi's calm face showed a cold smile, he formed hand seals again and pressed them on the ground, shouting:
"Earth Release - Mountain Earth Technique!"
Semi-circular Earth Release like small mountains quickly rose from the ground on both sides, not only destroying the terrain in front of Konoha in an instant.
It also formed a pincer attack, surrounding Akimichi Choza in the middle.
Kitsuchi's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly brought his hands together with force!
The two semi-circular Earth Release, like small mountains, directly clamped Akimichi Choza, and at the same time, kept crushing towards the center.
This scene also instantly attracted the attention of everyone on the battlefield.
"What momentum!"
Maki, who was leading the Sand Ninja, couldn't help but let out a cry of admiration.
At this time, even Naruto and the others in the back could clearly see the Ninjutsu that looked like small mountains.
"So strong!"
Sasuke looked up, swallowed, and stared blankly at the scene in front of him, speaking involuntarily.
And Naruto and the others standing on the other side were also somewhat stunned.
This was the first time they had seen a Ninjutsu of this level. Their previous battles were completely insignificant compared to this.
Crash!
Suddenly, the two small mountain-like hemispherical Earth Release began to collapse rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Just as Kitsuchi, who was activating this Ninjutsu, not only stopped maintaining his Chakra, but also stood frozen in place.
"Not good, it's Genjutsu!" A Rock Shinobi let out a light cry.
"It's not Genjutsu, it's a member of the Yamanaka Clan from Konoha."
Akatsuchi walked over from the side, raised his fist, and punched Kitsuchi hard in the stomach.
At this moment, Inoichi Yamanaka from the Konoha side suddenly opened his eyes, and then couldn't help but touch his stomach.
"Are you okay?"
Nara Shikaku reached out and pressed Inoichi Yamanaka's shoulder.
"It's nothing. We're all old opponents, and the other side has several times more people than us. This big battle won't be easy."
Inoichi Yamanaka shook his head and said with a bitter smile.
Due to Kitsuchi's Ninjutsu, cracks appeared in the defense formed by Konoha, and the Ninja of the four villages began to attack in the direction of these cracks.
At the same time, a large number of Ninja in Konoha also gathered here, starting to defend and attack.
Hiss—
Streaks of pale green mist drifted from a distance, spreading towards the Konoha people.
The Konoha Ninja who didn't notice, as soon as they smelled this mist, immediately collapsed limply to the ground.
"Although our Sand Ninja troops are few in number, the number of people killed by poison may not be less than yours."
Seeing the Konoha Ninja who were poisoned, Maki's face showed a faint smile.
"This mist is poisonous, quickly block this gap." An Anbu Ninja shouted.
Earth Release - Heavenly Falling Clay!
Several Konoha Ninja rushed out from the side and formed hand seals together.
A huge alternate dimension appeared above Konoha, and then a large amount of red clay fell from the sky, instantly blocking the crack.
At the same time, several Wind Release Ninjutsu were blown outwards from the Konoha side, and the mist filling the air gradually dispersed a little.
The Cloud Ninja Village's troops were the ones rushing to the front, various Lightning Release Ninjutsu flashed one after another, causing a lot of damage to the defense formed by Konoha.
Even though the Konoha people had a favorable terrain, they were facing several times the number of Ninja and an endless stream of Ninjutsu from each village.
The plan that Nara Shikaku had formulated in advance was completely unable to cope with such a complex situation.
In a short time, the first layer of defense formed by Konoha was directly breached.
A large number of Konoha Ninja and the Ninja of the four villages began to engage in battle.
And the young Genin in the back, even if they wanted to participate, no one dared to give them a chance.
In this kind of battlefield, Genin like them? If they didn't have special means, they would probably be instantly killed in a short time, after all, this wasn't a one-on-one battle.
Kakashi and the others directly joined the battle, and randomly assigned a Chunin to lead the young Genin and have them retreat towards the direction of the second layer of defense.
Tragic!
The entire battlefield could be described as tragic. In an instant, the sounds of killing echoed throughout Konoha.
A large amount of blood stained the ground. In just a short moment of engagement, the Konoha people were already suppressed.
The number of enemies was simply too many. The Ninja resisting in Konoha were almost fighting one against two, or even one against three.
Yūto still sat quietly on Isobu's body, watching the battlefield in front of him with a calm expression.
Unless you have absolute strength to suppress them, war will never be reversed by individual will.
"At this rate, I'm afraid the Jinchuriki of each village won't even need to be used." Yūto rested his chin on his hand and said quietly.
If someone were to appear in the sky now and look down at the battlefield below, they would find that although the Ninja of the four villages were fighting against the people of Konoha, the Kirigakure were at the very back of the other three Ninja villages.
At this time, on a hillside some distance away from the Konoha battlefield.
A masked man and a peculiar-looking fellow with a yin-yang face suddenly emerged from a vortex.
"Indeed, after telling you this news, you couldn't help but come and see."
White Zetsu looked at Obito, who was wearing a mask, with a smiling face.
Obito didn't speak, but just looked into the distance at the somewhat blurry Konoha, remaining silent for a moment.
"Isn't it a bit far here? Why not get closer?"
Seeing that Obito didn't speak, White Zetsu didn't care and scratched his head, continuing to ask.
"There are several Jinchuriki there, and Pain should also come here. There's a possibility of being discovered."
Obito's slightly low voice sounded from the side.
White Zetsu nodded as if he understood, then suddenly froze for a moment, and immediately said: "He's here!"
As White Zetsu's voice sounded, a vortex surrounded the two again, and they instantly disappeared.
Not long after, Pain and Konan slowly appeared not far from where White Zetsu and Obito had just disappeared.
Pain glanced thoughtfully in the direction where Obito and the other had just disappeared, then turned his head back to look at Konoha.
"Will this affect the plan?"
Konan looked at the distant battlefield, slightly frowning.
"No." Pain said stiffly.
"As long as there are Large Countries, will the Ninja World never stop fighting?" After a moment of silence, Konan's tone was a little low.
"War between countries is always just for profit, and war will inevitably cause Pain. Perhaps it is only because of this that people will yearn for peace even more."
"Feeling the Pain and yearning for peace, this is the will of a god." Pain's stiff and firm voice slowly reached Konan's ears.
Konoha Battlefield.
This battle was destined from the start for the disadvantaged side to be quickly defeated.
A large number of Konoha Ninja corpses lay on the ground.
No one felt grief at this time, because the next moment they themselves might be the ones lying on the ground.
When Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others came out and saw this scene, everyone's eyes were red.
"Damn it!"
Danzo clenched the staff in his hand, his face full of anger.
Just as Jiraiya and Tsunade were about to rush out, Hiruzen Sarutobi reached out and stopped them.
"The technique left behind by Shodai(1st)-sama will solve everything."
After speaking, Hiruzen Sarutobi patted Jiraiya's shoulder under Jiraiya's somewhat surprised expression and said softly: "Konoha is in your hands now."
Just as Jiraiya was about to say something, Hiruzen Sarutobi took a step and flashed out.
"Ninja of the four villages, Konoha is not that easy to invade!!"
An angry shout echoed throughout the entire battlefield.
All the Ninja who were fighting paused slightly and couldn't help but look over.
Hiruzen Sarutobi held a large scroll, pulled it open fiercely, and pressed it on the ground.
On one side of the scroll, the name of the technique was clearly written.
Sage Art - Wood Release - True Several Thousand Hands!
A little late~