Chapter 113

The Four-Tails Jinchūriki, Roshi, inquired.

Since he had decided to become a missing-nin, he also had to secure his own path of retreat.

Cloud Hidden Village.

He definitely could not stay there.

However, the Third Raikage had also provided a decent option, which was to go to the Senju of the Forest in the Leaf Hidden Village to retire; after all, he still had an agreement with Senju Xingye to hand over the Four-Tails.

Faced with the brotherhood of a life-saving grace, even for a war weapon like a Tailed Beast, the Third Raikage could let go with ease.

"Hmm."

"My word is my bond."

"I will never resort to trickery."

"......"

The Third Raikage crossed his arms over his chest and said in a deep voice.

Having fought for so long, it was not just the Leaf side that was showing signs of fatigue; the Cloud side was in no better shape.

Therefore.

In his heart.

The idea of temporarily withdrawing his troops had already taken root.

The Leaf Hidden Village was indeed not so easy to chew through.

Since he intended to retreat, he might as well do a favor for Brother Xingye before leaving, granting him a wave of massive prestige to help them ascend to the position of Fourth Hokage.

Once the Senju of the Forest held power.

They could turn around and form an alliance with Cloud, completing the union of the two strongest Hidden Villages.

By then.

With their brotherhood combined.

They could even arrogantly declare: "I'll take on ten!"

The remaining Sand, Rock, and Mist, along with the numerous medium and small Hidden Villages combined, wouldn't be enough for the two brothers to fight; wouldn't it be wonderful to just split the ninja world between them then?

"Good."

"Then leave it to me with peace of mind."

"My acting skills are absolutely top-notch; there won't be any slip-ups."

"........"

Regarding the Third Raikage's character and temperament.

The Four-Tails Jinchūriki, Roshi, still trusted him quite a bit; he was a true man of iron and blood.

Of course.

If it were Sarutobi Hiruzen or Ōnoki saying this.

Roshi certainly wouldn't even bother with them; it would be a miracle if these two old schemers spoke the truth. If one really believed their ghost stories, they wouldn't even know how they died.

"Tailed Beast Transformation!"

The next second.

The Four-Tails Jinchūriki, Roshi, entered the state of full Tailed Beast Transformation.

Accompanied by a heaven-shaking roar, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others couldn't help but stiffen.

Originally.

In the 3v3 Kage-level battle.

Both sides were able to maintain a stalemate, and even after Jiraiya activated Sage Mode, they could hold a slight upper hand.

But.

The Third Raikage appeared.

The Four-Tails Jinchūriki joined the fray.

This combat power was instantly unbalanced, alright!

"What is going on!"

"Isn't the Four-Tails the Tailed Beast of the Rock Hidden Village?"

"Why would it appear here, fighting for the Cloud Hidden Village!"

"This is troublesome; our Kage-level combat power is completely insufficient unless Xingye and Tsunade join the battle."

"........"

Sarutobi Hiruzen was dumbfounded on the spot.

No, it was one thing for the Third Raikage to show up, but why was there a buy-one-get-one-free deal, with an extra Four-Tails?

Was this any way to play? They were bringing out three Tailed Beasts!

If it weren't for the fact that our Leaf's Nine-Tails wasn't on the battlefield.

How could we let you be so arrogant and domineering!

However.

Looking at the battlefield as a whole.

Senju Xingye had long since slipped away to some unknown corner.

Senju Tsunade was in charge of medical duties in the rear and didn't seem to have any intention of going to the front lines to fight; pinning hopes on them was simply too slim.

Could it be—

Is the Leaf going to suffer a crushing defeat today?

If it really reached that point, Sarutobi Hiruzen would certainly not hesitate to recall Orochimaru and gather the strength of the entire village for a desperate last stand.

Even if Cloud won, he would make them pay a heavy price.

"Sarutobi! I'm here to assist!"

Dragging his injured body.

Faced with this dire situation, Shimura Danzō had no choice but to bite the bullet and step out.

He wanted to trap his good friend Sarutobi Hiruzen to death and then take over the position of Fourth Hokage himself.

But.

This did not mean.

That he could tolerate the Leaf Hidden Village being completely conquered!

If the Leaf Hidden Village was gone, what would be the point of him being Hokage?

"Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite!"

"Lord Danzō, watch out!"

Almost instantly.

The two elite Jōnin guards meticulously trained by him, who were protecting Shimura Danzō, were beheaded on the spot.

Carrying an unstoppable momentum, the Third Raikage instantly killed the two.

And.

With the remaining force, he charged toward Shimura Danzō.

Even with his subordinates blocking for a moment, the Third Raikage's strength was not something someone of Shimura Danzō's level could contend with; his whole body was shrouded in the shadow of death, making his back go cold, and he desperately tried to shift his body to dodge the blow.

"Whoosh—"

Accompanied by a severed arm falling.

A large amount of blood sprayed out as if it were worthless.

Along with it.

He also slashed a deep wound across his right cheek.

Taking away Shimura Danzō's right eyeball.

To clear the obstacles for his good brother, the Third Raikage also struck without hesitation, intending to kill this guy, Shimura Danzō.

It was just a pity that this strike only performed an amputation on his right arm and blinded his right eye, failing to kill him in one blow, but the next strike would take his life!

"Lord Danzō!"

"Lord Danzō, hurry away, let us cover the retreat!"

"If you want to hurt Lord Danzō, you'll have to step over our bodies!"

"......."

Seeing Shimura Danzō heavily injured. ===== CHAPTER 116 =====