Chapter 124: The Possibility of a Konoha Civil War

When Yamanaka Chujiu said he would destroy a nation, he was not just talking.

After destroying Kirigakure, capturing Terumi Mei and Zabuza, and converting Genji into a Living Puppet, he selected ten Jonin from the captives and converted them into Living Puppets one by one.

Suikazan Fuguki, as the captain of this Living Puppet unit, secretly headed to the Water Capital to lie in wait.

When Yamanaka Chujiu led the Konoha ninja to attack and the Water Capital was in chaos, the Living Puppet unit descended like divine soldiers, protecting the entire family of the Water Daimyo and the major nobles of the Land of Water, breaking through the encirclement of the Konoha ninja.

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And then there was no then.

The entire clan of the Water Daimyo vanished, the major nobles of the Land of Water were nowhere to be found, and the entire upper echelon of the Land of Water was wiped clean.

At this point, the only remaining "Jade" of the Land of Water was the Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, and the four thousand Mist Ninja around him were the last bit of strength the Land of Water had.

But Karatachi Yagura had been defeated by Orochimaru in the Land of Waves, and the Mist Ninja were tightly surrounded, leaving them with no chance of victory.

If Karatachi Yagura were not a puppet himself, he might not have continued to resist, but instead would have voluntarily surrendered to Orochimaru to minimize meaningless casualties and preserve as much of Kirigakure's vitality as possible.

Unfortunately, he was not his own master.

Even more unfortunately, the one controlling him was the "idiot" Obito, who was completely incapable of understanding complex concepts like the future and potential; he could not accept that he had just lost everything.

Ignoring all negative conditions, Obito commanded the Mist Ninja to launch a desperate charge, attempting to overcome the Konoha ninja with courage.

As everyone knows, courage alone cannot win a victory.

Especially courage without a brain, which often becomes reckless behavior that leads to death.

The Konoha ninja did indeed suffer huge losses in the Land of Waves, but the Mist Ninja had bled themselves dry.

The final four thousand Mist Ninja were all tough bones.

They stubbornly held on until only a thousand remained, and only when they heard that Kirigakure and the Water Capital had been breached by the Konoha ninja and that the Water Daimyo had gone missing during his flight did their morale completely collapse.

The desperate Mist Ninja used Kunai to slash their Headbands, abandoned their status as Mist ninja, and voluntarily became rogue ninja.

Then they fled the Land of Waves in groups of three or five.

Uchiha Obito had nowhere to go and could only flee to the Land of Rain with the Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, adding a powerful Shadow-level ninja combatant to the Akatsuki organization.

Kirigakure was occupied, the Mist Ninja army was wiped out, and the Fourth Mizukage chose to flee.

Although no surrender treaty was signed for Kirigakure, the war had ended in an indisputable manner.

As the news spread, the Ninja World was shaken!

Land of Lightning, Kumogakure, Raikage Office.

Upon hearing this intelligence, the Fourth Raikage's face turned livid, and he fiercely smashed his desk: "Kirigakure no longer exists. Orochimaru and Yamanaka Chujiu... they are truly ruthless!"

"Damn it, we must fully support the Third Hokage and help him stop Orochimaru from becoming the Fifth Hokage!"

"Otherwise, otherwise the destruction of our Kumogakure is only a matter of time!"

Killer Bee's expression was ashen, but he still asked: "Nii Yugito... are we giving up on her?"

The Fourth Raikage paused abruptly, then trembled twice, but forcibly controlled himself and replied gloomily: "Giving up. We can't get her back."

"At least before eliminating Orochimaru, we definitely won't be able to get her back..."

"Don't do useless work..."

Land of Wind, Sunagakure, Kazekage Office.

The Fourth Kazekage had just visited the jinchuriki Bunpuku; the old monk's body was getting worse and worse, and he certainly wouldn't last much longer.

The Kazekage summoned the high-ranking officials of Sunagakure to discuss the candidate for the next One-Tail jinchuriki.

Just then, news arrived that Kirigakure had been occupied and the Fourth Mizukage had become a rogue ninja, shocking all the high-ranking officials of Sunagakure into a daze.

The Fourth Kazekage muttered in disbelief: "Kirigakure is just gone like that?"

Chiyo said: "Genji of Kirigakure is still alive, so the village will likely be rebuilt, but whether it can recover to the level of the Five Great Ninja Villages is hard to say."

"Moreover, even if Kirigakure is rebuilt, it will be just like us..."

"No, it will definitely be worse than us, controlled even more deeply by Konohagakure."

The Fourth Kazekage clenched his fists, his bones emitting a creaking sound of friction: "In other words, Konohagakure's power will become even stronger, and the possibility of us getting revenge is becoming smaller and smaller..."

Chiyo glanced at him: "Heh, not just that."

"To be precise, we are no longer qualified to think about revenge; the only thing we need to think about is: how to avoid being targeted by Orochimaru and how to ensure Sunagakure is not breached by Konoha ninja."

Ebizo sighed deeply and said nothing.

The Fourth Kazekage cursed bitterly a few times, then changed the subject: "Follow this list and prepare for the jinchuriki transfer!"

Land of Earth, Iwagakure, Tsuchikage Office.

The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, sat blankly at his desk, staring listlessly at the scenery outside the window, clutching a report from the Land of Water in his hand.

Unfortunately, he didn't even have anyone to consult with; he had to digest this massive bad news all by himself.

Before today, Onoki had felt that the future was full of hope.

First, Kumogakure was ambushed by Konoha ninja and was actually taken down, severely damaging its vitality.

That proud and stubborn child, the Fourth Raikage, was forced to sign a surrender treaty and pay a huge sum of money.

Onoki believed that Kumogakure must have suffered huge losses, but Konohagakure had also paid a huge price.

Otherwise, that fierce poisonous snake, Orochimaru, would never have let go of the opportunity to destroy Kumogakure.

Then, Iwagakure's spies obtained a piece of intelligence from Konohagakure: the complete set of techniques for cultivating terraced fields on the Near-Water Hills.

For the Land of Earth, this technique was simply a miracle, a great technique capable of doubling the nation's power.

Onoki had ambitiously begun to formulate a plan, preparing to roll out the construction of terraced fields across the country.

As long as there was enough farmland, there would be enough food, which would lead to a larger population, and eventually, more ninja would emerge.

The gap between Iwagakure and Konohagakure only had two points: insufficient number of ninja, and insufficient top-tier geniuses.

In fact, as long as the number of Iwagakure ninja can be increased, more geniuses will certainly emerge, narrowing the gap with Konohagakure.

Who would have known, Orochimaru, without the support of the Third Hokage, mobilized the ninja of Konohagakure himself and conquered Kirigakure again.

This time, he does not seem to intend to hold back; he directly captured the Water Capital, drove away the Daimyo of Water and the Fourth Mizukage, and put on a posture of completely occupying the Land of Water.

The more Onoki read the intelligence, the more wary he became: "I knew Orochimaru was crazy, but how could he be crazy to this extent?"

"Even the Daimyo of Water has gone missing; is he trying to set himself against the Daimyo of the entire Ninja World?"

"No, I cannot just foolishly watch Orochimaru run wild; I must do something..."

"Roshi, that's right, I must bring Roshi back; I cannot let him continue to wander outside."

"Iwagakure must concentrate its strength; we cannot let Orochimaru think that we are also an opportunity to be exploited."

A cunning glint flashed in Onoki's eyes: "I cannot just defend; I must counterattack and find something to keep Orochimaru busy."

"The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, his days must not be easy; perhaps I should help him..."

"It would be best if I could intensify the conflict between the two and create a civil war in Konohagakure!"

"It seems it is not impossible..."