Chapter 337: Earth Shattering (3)

Uchiha Fugaku stood on the hill and looked at the village. His eyes were filled with fatigue and worry. There were violent chakra fluctuations in the air around him. It was obvious that a great battle had just ended, and he was naturally the winner.

"Deputy Hokage, the Vulpix has been successfully sealed into the Jinchuriki's body, and the enemy has temporarily retreated. Should we let our brothers take a break?" A bloody Konoha ninja asked breathlessly. After an intense battle, the strategic location of Kouqiu Mountain was still firmly in Konoha's hands, but the price paid was too shocking.

"In just a few hours, the two sides launched a brutal battle over a hill covering several square kilometers. The hilltop even changed hands several times within a few minutes, and blood dyed the bare rocks red."

This is the textbook description of the Battle of Hill Hill, which tells the story of the blood and tears of both sides in just a few words.

Uchiha Fugaku looked at his subordinates who were limp on the ground, knowing that they could not continue fighting, so he said in a deep voice: "Everyone, rest where you are. Let the medical and communications teams take over first, and let Uchiha Seiji come to see me."

The Vulpix has been sealed, and it has lost strategic significance for the Hidden Mist Village to continue fighting for Mount Kochi. Next, he needs to take action around protecting the Vulpix.

"Qingji, the four of you make hand seals to release the Uchiha Flame Formation and protect the Jinchūriki within the barrier. Unless the Hokage himself comes, you are not allowed to leave even if the sky falls!"

The scarlet red barrier shot up into the sky, deeply hurting the broken heart of the Mizukage. He wanted to lead his men to charge again to take back the Vulpix that belonged to the Hidden Mist Village, but he knew very well that once such an order was given, he, the Kage of the village, would immediately become the target of public criticism, and it would not be surprising for the army to collapse.

"Damn Konoha, damn Uchiha clan, damn Mizunoe clan!"

The Mizukage cursed the enemy in his heart, especially the Mizunotsuki clan, the ninja clan that had rebelled against the village. He severely cursed all eight generations of his relatives. In the recent battle, the Mizunotsuki clan ninjas had erupted in a terrifying fighting spirit. Many clan members even rushed into the Kirigakure army with detonating tags tied to their bodies, completely destroying their own morale.

The head of the Anbu took off his extra mask, looked at the Mizukage gloomily, and said coldly: "Now that things have come to this, scolding is useless. I hope the Mizukage will come up with a set of rules for the future of the village."

"Where are the consultants? Why don't they come to discuss important matters?"

"He was killed by Uchiha Fugaku's eye technique. He died right in front of me."

The Mizukage's face sank: "Where are the clan leaders?"

"Each of them should go and recall the scattered troops."

The Mizukage sighed and said, "The Hidden Mist Village has been passed down for more than 40 years, but it seems that it will be exhausted today. If we had insisted on developing according to the policy set by the Second Mizukage, and had not continued to participate in the Ninja World War after conquering the Whirlpool Country, perhaps the situation would be different now."

The Second Mizukage, apart from his mustache and lack of eyebrows, was well-known in the ninja world for his great talent and strategy. After the death of Senju Tobirama, he went to the Land of Whirlpools against all odds and seized this springboard in the middle. He strongly advocated the development of the ninja clan by letting a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought come together, recruited civilian ninjas into the Anbu to strengthen the power of the Kage, and put forward the development goal of "a hundred boats compete in the current, but I remain unmoved". In that year, the Hidden Mist Village made a qualitative leap and even became the second ninja village in the ninja world. It can be said that he was very smart.

Unfortunately, the Second Mizukage fought with the Second Tsuchikage because of personal hatred, and both sides died in the end. In addition, the failure to properly train a successor led to the decline of the strength of the Kirigakure, and eventually it was on the verge of destruction.

In fact, to put it bluntly, as an island country, the development of the Hidden Mist Village cannot escape its own limitations. It is fine to entertain itself behind closed doors, but once it enters the international battlefield, it will be immediately beaten back to its original form. Blindly striving for superiority is the way to bring disaster to a country, and the combination of kindness and force is the kingly way.

"Look, Konoha's ninjas are emerging like mushrooms after rain, but we can't even put together the Seven Ninja Swordsmen now. This is the tragedy of a small country with few people!"

After hearing what the Mizukage said, the Anbu chief fell silent. He was the head of the clan and had been in a high position for many years. Naturally, he had seen the situation of the village. However, even so, he decided to take the risk of making a suggestion: "Sir, the most urgent task is to gather people and organize a breakout. If you give up, the Hidden Mist Village will really cease to exist."

"Breakout?"

The Mizukage gave a bitter smile: "After losing the protection of the Three-Tails and the Six-Tails, the Konoha ninjas invaded our land as easily as entering an empty land. What's the point of breaking through?"

"Should we surrender to the enemy?"

"Baiyun Yeshan will never give up. Surrendering will only lead to a faster death."

The Mizukage perked up and said, "Go contact the Akatsuki organization and tell them that we are willing to serve as a vassal state, on the condition that the heritage is preserved!"

A vassal state is the exclusive name for second-rate ninja villages. They do not have the strength to be independent in the ninja world, so they have to bow their heads to the five major countries in order to seek peace for one night, just like the Land of Grass and the Land of Rivers.

The head of the Anbu clenched his right fist and said bluntly: "In this case, why don't we surrender to Konoha? No matter how cruel Baiyunyeshan is, he will not kill all of our ninjas. He will only punish the main culprit."

The Mizukage stared at his subordinates deeply and said: "If we join the Akatsuki organization, we still have a chance to survive. If we surrender to Konoha, our leaders will surely die."

"The previous Mizukage resolutely chose death for the sake of the village. As his successors, are we still afraid of death?"

The Mizukage closed his eyes and hoped for the best: "You go and gather the troops, and we will have one last fight for the Vulpix. If we succeed, it'll be fine, but if we fail, we will surrender to Konoha!"

.......

The man in black was sweating profusely at this time. The Mangekyō Sharingan in his right eye socket was spinning wildly. He pushed the chakra in his body to the extreme and tried several secret techniques, but still could not break free from the restraints.

Ye Shan put his hands behind his back and stared at the man in black calmly. Several Anbu ninjas were half-kneeling beside him waiting for orders.

Most of the night has passed, and the stars in the sky are gradually becoming sparse. In two hours at most, the long-lost sun will rise as usual and spread its light over the village.

"I thought this incident would bring unbearable losses to the village. In fact, you are indeed capable of doing so. But what you and I didn't expect was that the old party in the Whirlpool Country would choose to return to support at the first opportunity; we didn't expect that the ninjas along the way in the Fire Country would voluntarily sacrifice their lives to delay your offensive and buy precious time for the village to set up defenses."

"The Impure World Reincarnation Technique is indeed very tricky, but it seems that the caster has not yet fully mastered it. At most, the reincarnated person can exert half of his strength, and half of his strength is not enough to turn the tide of the battle."

"What you didn't expect is that my strength has reached a level that ordinary people can hardly imagine. No, to be precise, you are unwilling to believe that a civilian ninja can surpass a bloody ninja. Thousands of years of experience have constrained your cognition, and your long-term superiority has made you complacent."

Ye Shan smiled confidently: "But you don't think about why Sarutobi Hiruzen loves and hates me; why Shimura Danzo died unclearly; why the Raikage and Tsuchikage died without leaving a single body! Along the way, I have seen many secret techniques and killed many bloodline limit ninjas. Do you think you can drown me?"

"The Uchiha clan does have a space-type Mangekyō Sharingan! I've even seen Amaterasu's Susanoo. What does your little trick mean to a continuous attack?"

"I know what you are waiting for. You are waiting for the so-called Six Paths of Pain to come to the rescue. However, Utatane Koharu's information comes faster than them! Without the mystery, what do I have to fear from a few ninjas?"

"I hope you guys can fight for it. I want to lay the foundation for Konoha's ten years of rapid development with this one battle!"

The self-confidence that came naturally from Ye Shan made several Anbu ninjas' hearts waver. They wished they could die for such a leader immediately. The man in black had a gloomy face and knew that he could not delay any longer. His ability to become a virtual entity could only last for five minutes at most. Once five minutes were up, he would be faced with an overwhelming attack!

"Hokage, the enemy's chakra begins to gather at his left eye, and it seems that he wants to perform some secret technique!" The Anbu ninja immediately noticed his opponent's intention. Under his white eyes, any attempt by the enemy to mobilize chakra would be exposed.

Ye Shan nodded and said, "You guys step back, I'm going to kill the enemy in one go!"

"Full concentration - Silent Kill!"

A large amount of chakra gushed out from the acupuncture points all over Ye Shan's body, quickly forming a square transparent barrier, and the man in black was at the center of the barrier.

"This is the latest move I have mastered. It can destroy all the cell activity of the target in an instant. The disadvantage is that it takes a lot of time to prepare. You think I have been chatting with you all the time? I said that you think too little of me, Baiyun Yeshan!"

"Heroes in the ninja world are emerging one after another like fish in the river. In the past, there was Hashirama Senju who surveyed the ninja world. Now it is my turn, Baiyun Yeshan, to lead the way."

"You scum, you don't understand what great event I want to do. You are always obsessed with your own little calculations. You turn a blind eye to the fact that so many people in the ninja world are starving and freezing, and you only care about your own ideals to destroy everything. Ask yourself, when will the Akatsuki organization, which claims to be a peace-loving organization, lower its head to see what the poor people in the Rain Country eat and drink?"

"These remnants of the old times really make me sick!"

"A great change is coming. An era in which chakra is used for productive life is coming. I will not allow anyone to destroy this era."

This is the result of more than twenty years of hard work, and finally the ambitions are realized. It is worth it for Baiyun Yeshan!

Unfortunately, Yamashiro Tatsu, Hatake Sakumo and others could never see it again.