"Naruto: Ice God"Chapter 153: As Long as Kumogakure Launches an Attack, Everything Will Be Fine
Hiruzen Sarutobi perfectly demonstrated what it meant to wield a staff with power, unleash Fire Release with intensity, throw punches with precision, and swing his staff with unwavering resolve.
Rasa, who had never faced him in battle before, experienced firsthand what it meant to confront the Professor of Ninjutsu.
The Five Nature Transformations were masterfully wielded by this veteran Hokage.
Especially that final combined elemental jutsu—if Rasa hadn't desperately resisted, more than half of the elite forces he'd brought would have been buried here.
He had thought Konoha's White Fang was already invincible, but this man was even more formidable. Whose subordinate could this be?!
Feeling profound humiliation, Rasa wasn't sure whether it was from shame or the medical ninja aggravating his wounds, but he sharply inhaled.
Hearing Rasa's intake of breath, the medical ninja treating him paused momentarily before continuing their work.
After a considerable time, the ninja finally withdrew their hands, looking apologetically at Rasa: "I'm deeply sorry, Lord Kazekage. Your injuries are too severe—you need to return to the village for proper treatment."
Return to the village?
Return to the village? Impossible—he would never return in this lifetime!
As long as Hiruzen Sarutobi drew breath, Rasa would not go back!
Everyone from both Konoha and Sunagakure had witnessed the infamous scene of him being sent flying by Hiruzen Sarutobi's staff. If he didn't reclaim his dignity, how could he ever lead Sunagakure's forces again?
Besides, who said he had truly lost?
Victory sometimes lies not on the chessboard itself—you can defeat your opponent from outside the game.
As long as Kumogakure launched their offensive, everything would turn out fine.
"Just patch me up temporarily."
"But..."
"Enough, Yu. Let me handle this."
The medical ninja attempted further persuasion, but just then Chiyo, having finished changing clothes, arrived to discuss their next move with Rasa. Hearing his words, she immediately grasped his intent and dismissed the medical ninja.
"Such tremendous force... That old bastard Hiruzen Sarutobi—after all these years, his strength has actually improved further."
Upon seeing Rasa's severely swollen shoulder, Chiyo instinctively frowned.
The attack had completely shattered Rasa's shoulder bone.
"Fourth Kazekage, Yu is correct. You really should return to the village for treatment."
After examining Rasa's injuries, Chiyo's expression grew grave.
She wasn't concerned about Rasa as an individual—her worry was that if he became permanently disabled, who would mine gold dust to boost Sunagakure's revenue?
"Advisor Chiyo, let's wait a bit longer. If I leave now, this war will become utterly meaningless."
Rasa's expression was even more serious than Chiyo's.
At this moment, he could only hope the Fourth Raikage would prove capable—preferably launching a direct assault into the Land of Fire itself, forcing Sakumo Hatake to redeploy Hiruzen Sarutobi and leave Kikyo Mountain unguarded.
As long as that objective was achieved, even complete disability wouldn't matter to him.
However, events clearly wouldn't unfold according to Rasa's expectations.
On the Kumogakure battlefield, the Fourth Raikage once again encountered his destined rival—that Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze.
"Damn it."
The Fourth Raikage had always prided himself on never suffering defeats in terms of speed, yet in this war against Konoha, he had been thwarted twice.
Once by that brat called Shimura Feng Bai, and once by Minato Namikaze standing before him now.
"You didn't bring your brother along?"
Glancing at the few attendants behind the Fourth Raikage, Minato Namikaze pulled out a Flying Thunder God kunai and tossed it onto the battlefield.
"Are you underestimating me? Even without Bee, I can defeat you!"
Hearing his opponent mention Killer Bee, A immediately interpreted this as Minato's mockery. His Lightning Release Armor blazed even brighter, and his hair stood on end from the stimulation of lightning-natured chakra.
"Die!"
"Flash Step Hurricane Super Spiral Whirlwind Dance—Second Form!"
Minato Namikaze evaded A's punch, targeting the ninja the Raikage had brought instead.
In just an instant, the Fourth Raikage's attendants were defeated amid flashes of yellow light.
Missing with his punch, A spun around to strike behind him, only to find empty air once again.
He couldn't catch him—absolutely couldn't catch him.
Even when he memorized all the Flying Thunder God kunai positions, Minato could still emerge from new locations to land hits.
Fortunately, his opponent's attacks weren't particularly fierce—even those specialized kunai couldn't penetrate his Lightning Release Armor's defense...
Or so it should have been.
"Rasengan!"
Feeling a sudden heavy impact on his shoulder, accompanied by a violent explosion, A was sent flying, his face bearing traces of disbelief.
What kind of technique was this, that could actually—
"Minato landed a hit! Everyone, attack!"
Hiashi Hyuga, who had been observing Minato's battle from a distance, loudly issued the command upon seeing this.
"Once this battle ends, I can finally prepare my wedding with Kushina."
Watching his side's continued victories, Minato—whose wedding plans had been disrupted by war—thought to himself.
...
"Hey, what's for dinner today?"
Shifting perspective back to Shikkotsu Forest, Pakura sat beside Katsuyu, loudly questioning Feng Bai, who had just finished his training.
"Why do I feel like I've become a babysitter? Remember your identity—you're a prisoner of war, understand?"
Feng Bai was thoroughly exasperated. Why did it seem like his complexion mysteriously darkened wherever he went?
Was this some lingering effect from those early-game hundred-pull bonuses?
"Oh, so what's for dinner?"
"Sukiyaki." Although he maintained in his heart that his complexion remained as pale as ever, his skillful movements betrayed Feng Bai.
Watching Feng Bai's busy figure, Pakura lightly sipped the wine in her cup, feeling that this kind of life wasn't so bad after all.
"Gently swaying in the dark night, the dancing flames of scattered petals~"
Humming softly, Feng Bai noticed Pakura's gaze, but out of trust in his own curse marks, he didn't devote much attention to her.
After all, this was personally taught to him by Danzō, the curse mark master of Konoha, and it had been inscribed while the target was unconscious and completely defenseless. If this could still backfire, he'd change his name to Shimura Backfire!
Calling both the person and beast to gather around the campfire, Feng Bai spoke for the first time about his arrangements for Pakura.
"I'm planning to conclude my training in Shikkotsu Forest soon."
"Is that so? Taking me back to Konoha?"
Pakura replied indifferently.
After being abandoned by her village's leadership, her heart no longer held any attachment to her home village. What drove her to live now was revenge.
She wanted to kill—kill Sunagakure's leadership, kill those damned Kirigakure ninja, drive them all out, leave not a single one.
As long as she could achieve this goal, it didn't matter where she served.
"Not returning to Konoha for now. I have some matters to attend to."
"Fine, suit yourself." Pakura shrugged, focusing intently on waiting for the ingredients in the pot to finish cooking.
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