"Baki, go to the Konoha Hospital and tell Kankuro to bring Temari so we can withdraw. I'll take Gaara directly."
Rasa, the Fourth Kazekage, who had originally intended to intervene, was utterly shocked when Sarutobi Hiruzen showed up and was instantly killed. He immediately thought about leaving Konoha, this place of trouble, as quickly as possible.
"Yes, Lord Kazekage!"
Baki nodded upon hearing the command and instantly disappeared. Seeing Baki leave, Rasa looked at Kurotome, who was still eating snacks, and the corner of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.
How could this Little girl be so calm? It seemed there was nothing worth her attention except the snacks in her hand.
"Lord Rainbow Shadow, are you not planning to withdraw from here?"
"No need."
"No need? Why?"
"Just no need."
Hearing Kurotome's reply, Rasa deeply understood Sarutobi Hiruzen's feelings. This girl really didn't say anything.
"Then I wish Lord Rainbow Shadow a safe return to Rainbow Ninja Village. I'll withdraw first."
After saying that, Rasa didn't wait for Kurotome's reply, turned around, and sped towards Gaara's direction.
"Kakashi-sensei? What should we do?"
Naruto looked at the bird-people with wings everywhere and was at a loss for a moment.
In fact, it wasn't just Naruto; all of Konoha's Twelve Genin were a bit bewildered at this moment. How could a war suddenly break out like this?
Kakashi saw that several Jonin could barely contend with one enemy, and a hint of struggle flashed in his eyes.
This current situation was clearly caused by Rainbow Ninja Village. He was in a dilemma, unsure whether to act or not.
"Kakashi-sensei, which side should we help after all?"
Sasuke Uchiha, with his Two-Tomoe Sharingan open, also asked, looking at the battle scenes everywhere.
"Sasuke, what do you mean by that? Of course, we should fight against the enemies invading Konoha!"
Ino Yamanaka, who heard Sasuke speak, looked at him with a shocked expression. She hadn't expected Sasuke to say such a thing.
Although Sasuke heard Ino Yamanaka's question, he didn't respond to her.
After he saw his parents alive, he already considered himself a member of Rainbow Ninja Village. Konoha? He didn't want to stay in such a dirty village for another moment.
"Sasuke, Naruto, stay where you are and don't move."
Ultimately, Kakashi's emotions prevailed over his rationality. Both of his parents were in Rainbow Ninja Village, and his father's death itself was related to Konoha's higher-ups.
Not stabbing Konoha in the back at this moment was already doing them a favor.
"What?! Kakashi-sensei, are you going to betray the village!"
Hearing Ino Yamanaka's gasp, the other Konoha's Twelve Genin who had gathered all turned their attention to Kakashi and the two others.
"Ino, I advise you all not to move. Don't worry, it will be over soon."
Kakashi didn't answer directly, only instructing the other Genin not to act. The truth was indeed as Kakashi said.
Half an hour later, all of Konoha's resistance forces were annihilated, and Shikaku Nara announced Konoha's surrender on its behalf.
Konoha's two advisors, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, were captured the moment the war began.
Shimura Danzo, seeing the unfavorable turn of the battle, had intended to bring his Root ninja out to save the day.
But before he could even leave the Root base, he was captured alive by a team led by a Four-Winged Angel.
The so-called Izanagi was simply a joke to an Angel.
"A Chen, Konoha surrendered too quickly. It's not fun at all."
Milim sat cross-legged in mid-air, looking down at Rimuru accepting Shikaku Nara's surrender, and complained to Zhong Chen with a bored expression.
"Milim, the combat power was vastly different to begin with, so what's fun about it? Besides, it's only ten thousand lime coins in total. Why are you risking your life?"
Zhong Chen also sat cross-legged beside Milim, looking at her with an expression that said, "This child is beyond teaching."
This guy actually wanted to put in effort. Wasn't this disrupting the market environment? If she took action, wouldn't I have to take action too?
It's well known that 'overachievers' are very annoying.
"Wow! A Chen, what you said makes so much sense!"
"Right? For such a small amount of money, it's really hard for us to do things for her."
Seeing Milim come to her senses in time, Zhong Chen expressed his relief.
"Lord Demon Lord, on behalf of Konoha, I formally surrender to you. I hope you will treat the villagers of Konoha kindly."
Shikaku Nara, with many Jonin, knelt on one knee before Rimuru, sincerely pleading.
Rimuru, however, suddenly showed a brilliant smile and loudly said:
"Hehe, don't worry. Since you've surrendered, you are now a part of our Monster Country Federation. We treat our own people very favorably, you know."
"You agree, right, Kurotome?"
Shikaku Nara was still a bit confused when he heard Kurotome's name. Who was that? But the next moment, he was utterly shocked.
A petite figure wearing a Rainbow Shadow's straw hat suddenly appeared before them.
"Lord Rainbow Shadow!!!"
"What Lord Rimuru says is all correct. Here, potato chips."
Kurotome ignored the shock of Shikaku Nara and the others, instead showing a smile and handing the bag of potato chips in her hand to Rimuru.
"I say, Little girl Kurotome, isn't your preferential treatment a bit too obvious!"
Zhong Chen's figure suddenly appeared behind Kurotome at some point, immediately giving her a flick on the head, then loudly shouted at the Little girl who was squatting with her head covered:
"No matter how many times I ask you, you don't give me any, but Rimuru didn't even say anything and you gave her some! My mind and body have suffered immense damage, and only five thousand lime coins can soothe my fragile little heart!!!"
Kurotome, with one hand covering her small head and the other holding the bag of potato chips, looked up at Zhong Chen with an expressionless face and spoke in an incredibly calm tone:
"Lord Zhong Chen always snatches my snacks and doesn't pay back his debts. Kurotome will not voluntarily share snacks with Lord Zhong Chen, hmph."
Zhong Chen, who had been standing on the moral high ground, pointing fingers at Kurotome, stiffened when he heard the words "owes money" and then cautiously asked:
"Uh... I owe you money? How much?"
"Three thousand lime coins..."
Hearing Kurotome's words, Zhong Chen's expression immediately changed. Oh no, this was another creditor.
"Host, how many people do you owe money to?"
"Uh... do you believe me, System, if I say I can't remember?"
"This System believes you're lying! You're a Great Luo Golden Immortal, and you can forget about owing money? You clearly just don't want to pay it back!"
"Damn it, can you not expose me? System, if you keep this up, do you believe I'll punch myself twice!"
"...You win!"
Zhong Chen, having defeated the System, suddenly changed his expression. A supremely fake smile appeared on his face as he rubbed his hands together and squatted down.
"Kurotome-chan, look, you hurt my heart, so you owe me five thousand. I owe you three thousand. So, aren't you the one who owes me two thousand?"
"How about this, I'll take a loss, and you just give me one thousand. Let's be friends, okay?"
After hearing Zhong Chen's words, not only Kurotome, but even Shikaku Nara and the others kneeling on the ground were dumbfounded.
This person was too shameless, wasn't he? How could he even say such things?
"A Chen, I've already recorded your statement just now and sent it to Sakuya. She said she's coming right over."
"What!!! Rimuru, you scoundrel!!!"
"Master, you should first explain your actions to me..."