Chapter 611: Attack on Kumogakure
What Toneri Ōtsutsuki gave Madara Uchiha wasn't scattered chakra from the One-Tail to the Nine-Tails, but a complete, unified mass of Ten-Tails chakra carrying immense energy.
The Gedo Statue was currently lacking significantly in Seven-Tails, Eight-Tails, and Nine-Tails chakra. If this mass was absorbed, the statue's revival process would take a huge step forward.
From the sound of it, the other party seemed to have more of this chakra.
Madara Uchiha looked at the sky. Is he really from the moon? How much more Ten-Tails chakra does he have?
"A pure Byakugan... Why does he want that?" he mused. After thinking for a long time, he had no leads.
The Hyuga and Uchiha were often mentioned together. The Uchiha ancestors had studied the Byakugan countless times. According to records, the Byakugan's potential was vast, but throughout the long Warring States period, he'd never heard of any Hyuga ninja developing its potential to the absolute peak. The Uchiha could awaken the Mangekyo through spiritual trauma, but the Hyuga couldn't. The secrets within their eyes had never surfaced.
Does this guy from the moon know something?
Madara quickly tossed these thoughts aside. All that mattered was that the Byakugan was useless to him, but very useful to the other party.
He had already awakened the Rinnegan; he wasn't about to go searching for the Byakugan's secrets. Transplant a Byakugan? Was he crazy? If he really did that, he felt Ino would laugh himself to death.
The Hyuga Main Family never left the village. To get a pure Byakugan, one had to enter Konoha.
He was a proud man. Toneri had given his part of the trade first, and this item was indeed a huge help to him. Therefore, he would complete the trade. Once the Infinite Tsukuyomi was activated, there would be as many Byakugan as one wanted. He'd just give the guy a pair then. As for whether that person would fall into the Infinite Tsukuyomi... he didn't care.
Toneri Ōtsutsuki was also "watching" him from the moon. Back then, the Sage of Six Paths had split the Ten-Tails thoroughly. There was no chakra in its husk. However, Hamura Ōtsutsuki, while bored on the moon and researching the Ten-Tails, had used Yin-Yang Release to convert a portion of the husk into Ten-Tails chakra.
Now, Toneri was using this converted chakra for a trade. It was a classic case of a descendant recklessly selling off his inheritance. He didn't care if he lost it; the stuff was useless in his hands anyway.
Sasuke led the army to annihilate Kusagakure.
Sai from the Intelligence Division was responsible for relaying intel from within Kusagakure. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. Knowing the enemy's numbers, positions, and abilities, and outnumbering them... it was impossible to lose.
Sasuke had asked Sai where this detailed intel came from. Sai, deadpan as ever, remained silent. You might not believe this, but the Intelligence Division bought all this intel from Kakuzu using public funds!
Kakuzu was a strange one. When shouting "Down with Yamanaka Ino!", he shouted the loudest, but then he'd turn around and do business with Ino's subordinates. What could be bought, what could be sold... their cooperation was actually quite pleasant.
Kusagakure was pacified, but some remnants followed Kazuma and his son in retreat to Hōzuki Castle.
That place was a remote island, easy to defend and hard to attack. Plus, the Box of Ultimate Bliss was still open. Most importantly, it was a prison. There was no "profit"! Kakuzu and his good buddy Hidan ran off. The Intelligence Division had no more intel. The Konoha ninja prepared to wait for the other four villages' forces to arrive before attacking.
The frequent movement of personnel from the five great villages gave Zetsu an opportunity.
White Zetsu used the opportunities of guard rotations, supply transports, and wounded returning to the village to kill ninja from the five villages, impersonate them, and infiltrate the villages.
These White Zetsu acted silently, and their disguises were flawless. Let alone the high command, even their comrades who spent every day with them didn't notice they had been secretly replaced.
Konoha was the primary target for infiltration. Madara's order to Zetsu was to gather as much intelligence as possible, find the locations of Konoha's key assets, especially Yamanaka Ino. Then he could proceed with his next move.
The Seven-Tails Jinchuriki was secretly protected by Konoha. The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was in Konoha. The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki was in Kumogakure.
Madara Uchiha had been a commander who led his clan in wars; he understood the military strategy of avoiding the strong and striking the weak.
Konoha had a pile of masters. Ino never budged, just squatted at home all day. Minato Namikaze and his son were both strong. Kakashi was also a strong ninja. Tsunade and Sasuke could return to reinforce at any time. Additionally, Jiraiya had secretly returned to the village. If all these people swarmed him, even he couldn't stop them, no matter how skilled.
Relying on Kazuma and those lunatics wasn't enough to muddy the waters. He was decisive, immediately ordering the grand army of White Zetsu, cloned from Hashirama's cells, to move out.
This was no longer small-scale infiltration. 100,000 White Zetsu moved underground, heading straight for Kumogakure. Madara was going to capture the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki alive.
Kumogakure's barrier was instantly destroyed by the infiltrated White Zetsu.
Upon hearing the news, the Fourth Raikage flew into a rage, smashed through his office wall, and rushed to the battlefield.
"What the hell is this stuff?" He punched one White Zetsu, exploding it. It was a sticky, gooey mess, not looking like a normal life form. He looked around and saw that everything fighting the Kumo ninja was this stuff.
As far as the eye could see, they were endless.
The Kumo ninja's fighting spirit was beyond doubt. From top to bottom, they fought to the death. The old ninja Dodai, who had witnessed the Gold and Silver brothers capture the Nine-Tails, disregarded his old age of ninety, wielding a giant Fūma shuriken, shouting as he fought, encouraging the young ninja.
Darui, C, and other Jonin led their squads into the fray.
Unfortunately, there were too many White Zetsu. In the original timeline, even the Allied Shinobi Forces of the five villages suffered massive casualties dealing with this many. Now, it was just Kumogakure, and they were being surprise-attacked from underground. The Kumo ninja's defense lines were broken one after another.
Large numbers of young ninja fell into pools of blood.
The cries of women and children, mixed with the sounds of explosions and collapsing buildings, seemed so helpless.
"C! Organize the elderly and children to evacuate! Hurry! Forget your belongings, just get out of the village!"
"Darui! Where's Darui? Quick, take the Jonin squad and hold the western front! Don't you dare retreat until I give the order!"
"Mabui? Where's Mabui?"
The Fourth Raikage was shouting orders with his gravelly voice. A military organization like a ninja village... the first requirement for its leader is combat prowess! It doesn't matter if you're brainless; as long as you can hold the front line in battle, it's fine. Of course, being strong and smart is the best.
The Fourth Raikage's personality was impetuous, but he had good judgment. He immediately activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, accompanied by dazzling lightning, charging left and right through the Zetsu ranks, as if possessing infinite stamina, knowing no fatigue.
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