Chapter 160: Jiraiya and Tsunade Fall into the Trap

What Yamanaka Chujiu wanted was never to hold power, but to thoroughly purge the old order of the Ninja World and reshape its landscape with his own will.

Now that Konohagakure has returned to the pinnacle of the Ninja World, the Fire Daimyo has been placed under house arrest by him, Kirigakure has been controlled, Kumogakure is barely managing to protect itself, Iwagakure dares not act rashly, and Sunagakure is the next target for annexation.

In the entire Ninja World, there are only two forces that Yamanaka Chujiu fears.

The first is Nagato, who killed the Amegakure leader Hanzo, and the Akatsuki organization he commands.

But the most dangerous ones are those Konoha Ninja who fear Orochimaru, are hostile to the new order of Konoha, and yearn to regain power.

After all, reform, in its essence, is about taking back the excessively occupied interests from the original power-holders and redistributing them to the majority in a relatively fair manner.

Therefore, no matter how large Yamanaka Chujiu makes the cake, it can only alleviate conflicts; there will always be people dissatisfied with the results of the reform, hating him to the bone.

These Konoha Ninja are not only powerful, but what is even more detestable is that they are right inside Konohagakure.

Even if Yamanaka Chujiu picks them out one by one through the Mind Severing Realm, he cannot directly remove these ninja without any evidence due to a lack of sufficient prestige.

His credibility is only recognized by a few Konoha Ninja, such as the four thousand who participated in the Northern Expedition to Kumogakure, the seven thousand six hundred in the Eastern Expedition to Kirigakure, the two thousand two hundred orphans of the Rising Sun Organization, and the three hundred ninja of the Hyuga Clan.

Even Itachi Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha, who are convinced by Yamanaka Chujiu, as well as the benevolent Uchiha Clan, cannot accept excessive wantonness.

So, internal enemies are the hardest to deal with.

Yamanaka Chujiu holds the cheat of emotional perception and clearly knows who is an enemy and who is a friend, yet he cannot resolve these detestable enemies.

In Yamanaka Chujiu's view, Konohagakure is like a huge cake, but it is covered in maggots; they are devouring the cake he worked hard to "cook," yet he cannot take action to clear them.

That feeling of frustration and disgust is enough to drive him crazy.

The result was the forcing out of this baiting plan.

Now, the plan has succeeded.

More than half of the maggots on this cake of Konohagakure have voluntarily left the cake, and no longer hiding their true nature, they have metamorphosed into flies that everyone finds repulsive.

Holding the banner of the Daimyo, they have gathered into the massive Anti-Snake Alliance, and under the banner of crusading against Orochimaru and overthrowing the new Konoha regime, they are marching toward the Valley of the End.

Yamanaka Chujiu is extremely satisfied, wishing he could laugh out loud.

Orochimaru sees his student's joy and chuckles, "Your thoughts, kid, are always impossible to fathom."

"Forget it, I don't care what you're thinking, as long as you can ensure the prosperity of Konohagakure and support for my research, that is enough."

Yamanaka Chujiu smiles, "I guarantee it!"

Orochimaru watches the approach of the ninja army on the screen, looking at his two old classmates, a flash of fighting spirit appearing in his golden slit pupils.

"Although it's a bit of a waste of time, I haven't been active for a long time, and I haven't seen Jiraiya and Tsunade in even longer. Coming out to move around this time is just right to verify the research results of these past two years and thoroughly settle these troubles."

As he speaks, Orochimaru turns into a snake skin.

Even Yamanaka Chujiu, who is sitting face-to-face with him, does not know when Orochimaru left.

But he knows clearly that the Clone left behind by Orochimaru not only has real-time thinking and adaptability but also real emotional feedback, making it completely impossible to distinguish between the original body and the Clone.

To reach this level, it is almost becoming an incarnation.

Orochimaru has left, and Yamanaka Chujiu sits alone in the cave, silently watching the Anti-Snake Alliance army rapidly entering the kill zone on the screen.

Boom—!

From the direction of the entrance where the two statues are located, an earth-shattering explosion sound comes.

Someone triggered the pre-buried traps, detonating tens of thousands of Explosive Tags.

The massive explosion makes the earth tremble violently; the two statues are affected by the blast, and rubble falls from high up, splashing into the waterfall.

But the army's movement cannot be stopped by a single explosion; ninja and samurai swarm into the Valley of the End like a tide, as if they were fish swimming against the current.

The ninja at the very front of the school of fish has a head of wildly flying white hair.

His cheeks are painted with red oil paint, his physique is tall and burly, and his whole body radiates surging chakra fluctuations; he is none other than Jiraiya, one of the legendary Sannin.

At another arrowhead of the school of fish, Tsunade wears a green robe, her blonde hair tied behind her head, her expression cold and solemn.

Following behind Jiraiya are the Wandering Ninja hired by the Daimyo's money, each one strange in appearance and fierce in expression.

Behind Tsunade are large numbers of defecting Konoha Ninja; because they are dissatisfied with the rule of Orochimaru and Yamanaka Chujiu, their fighting will is firm, and their actions are very orderly.

Half a step behind the two is Mifune, the General of the Land of Iron, and behind him are four thousand samurai, all clad in pitch-black armor, holding sharp Chakra Metal samurai swords.

The discipline of the samurai is stronger than that of the ninja, their marching sound is frighteningly uniform, exuding a heavy feeling like a mountain that cannot be moved.

Walking at the very end of the Allied Forces are the Kirigakure Rogue Ninja; their current status is peripheral members of the Akatsuki organization.

Because they have suffered successive devastating blows, and because Kirigakure is recovering rapidly, the Kirigakure Rogue Ninja are increasingly declining and are not favored by the Fire Daimyo or Jiraiya.

At this moment, only Yamanaka Chujiu knows that behind the Akatsuki organization hides a terrifying power capable of overturning the battle and shaking the entire Ninja World.

And not just one!

The ten-thousand-strong Allied Forces are full of momentum.

Even after being attacked by the Explosive Tag traps, their determination has not changed, nor has their morale been dampened.

On the contrary, they are even more convinced that the defenses of the Valley of the End are weak and that Orochimaru and Yamanaka Chujiu are hiding here, conducting unknown, terrifying research.

This is the perfect opportunity to overthrow the rule of the Fifth Hokage of Konoha.

Just as the Allied Forces, guided by intelligence, rush all the way to the cave laboratory, the earth trembles again.

An invisible Barrier erupts, and a transparent membrane of light rises from the ground, sealing off the Valley of the End from all directions.

Immediately following, a Barrier of Earth Style chakra, a seal of Water Style chakra, and Fire Release and space sealing formations are layered onto the light membrane, with dense runes flickering in the air, making one look on in awe.

Barrier: Five Elements Heaven and Earth Net!

Jiraiya's pupils shrink: "Not good! It's a trap!"

The extreme sense of crisis rising from the bottom of his heart makes him shout: "Everyone be careful, set up defensive formations!"

Tsunade's expression is gloomy as she directs the Konoha Ninja to set up formations quickly.

Mifune, the General of the Land of Iron, also quickly adjusts the orientation of the samurai, forming a pincer formation with the Konoha Ninja.

But there is a big problem on Jiraiya's side; no matter how hard he tries, the hired Wandering Ninja cannot form ranks.

And the louder he commands, the more chaotic the wanderers become.

In the end, he could only helplessly give up, merging alone into the ranks of the Konoha Ninja, leaving those Wandering Ninja to scurry about everywhere.