bookbashuk Chapter 250 Losing Both Wife and Army
Chapter 250 Losing Both Wife and Army
Chapter 250 Losing Both Wife and Army
A deafening explosion rang out, followed by a tremendous scream. A, who was locked in combat with Minato, immediately recognized the voice – it was the Eight-Tails' voice, and Killer Bee's voice as well.
He wanted to go and support Killer Bee, but Minato Namikaze was incredibly difficult to deal with. No matter what he did, he couldn't launch an effective attack on Minato.
The unsolvable aspect of space-time ninjutsu lies in this: there is no way to counter it. It truly allows one to fight or leave at will.
Previously, due to his momentary negligence, a Cloud Village Jonin had already died tragically under Minato's Rasengan. Now, hearing Killer Bee make such a sound, he knew that they had no chance of winning this battle.
"Buina, retreat immediately and tell the ship not to wait for us anymore." Ai forced Shuimen back with a punch and gave the retreat order to his companions not far away.
The Cloud Village Jonin named Buyina calmly glanced at A, then looked at the mushroom cloud rising in the distance, nodded, and turned to rush towards the sea.
Minato never expected that this Cloud Ninja would escape. Today's battle went exceptionally smoothly, and he intended to leave all these Cloud Ninjas in the Land of Rivers.
However, there was no Flying Thunder God Kunai in that direction, so he could only chase after it in a blink of an eye. But A was no pushover either; in terms of speed alone, Minato couldn't match A.
Thus, the two battlefields, which were not far apart, finally became one-on-one situations.
"Ai, have you thought about the current situation? You could have easily returned to the Land of Lightning, so why did you have to come and attack Konoha?"
This was exactly what Minato was curious about. Kumogakure sent a hundred men to the Land of Wind to plunder supplies. They wreaked havoc on Sunagakure's territory for more than two months. Although half of them died in battle, they were mostly Chunin, and the harvest was quite substantial.
After all, in the eyes of the higher-ups, Chunin can be produced in batches. As long as there are enough resources, a batch will die and another batch will appear soon. As long as Jonin don't die, the village's foundation will remain.
At this point, they should have protected their gains and returned to the village as soon as possible to reap the rewards of their victory. Why did they have to go through all that trouble to attack Konoha?
Was it all to coordinate with the Cloud Ninja's attack at the front lines and give Konoha a warning?
What could Ai say? Could it be that he simply disliked Konoha and loathed its despicable inaction, which led him to launch a sneak attack on Konoha's camp?
Unexpectedly, the plan, which was going smoothly, was disrupted by one accident after another. First, a skeletal giant blocked their way, and now they were ambushed halfway. The Cloud Village suffered a great loss this time.
"Since you're unwilling to talk to me about this, then I won't. Let's settle this with our skills!"
After saying that, Minato's figure vanished from the spot in an instant.
Upon seeing this, Ai immediately became more alert, his eyes quickly scanning the surroundings for the locations of the Flying Thunder God Kunai that he had memorized.
One second, two seconds passed, but the figure did not appear until Ai had been on guard for almost half a minute, at which point his expression suddenly changed drastically.
"Damn it, that despicable Minato Namikaze!"
After uttering the curse, his entire body crackled with lightning as he rushed towards Killer Bee's location in the distance.
On Taiyi's side, facing the enormous Eight-Tails alone, he was much more relaxed. The Eight-Tails did not have an absolute advantage in combat power over him; it was just using its large size and thick skin to entangle with Taiyi.
Killer Bee was already regretting it at this point. He had been blinded by anger and shouldn't have fully transformed into his tailed beast form. Against an opponent like Taichi, it would have been better to fight him in human form.
With his current size and strength, he is completely unable to hit anyone, so it's all in vain. He doesn't even dare to cancel his tailed beast transformation now, for fear that Taichi will seize the opportunity to kill him in one blow.
Just as Killer Bee was having a headache, something terrifying happened: Minato Namikaze, the blond ninja, suddenly appeared next to Taichi.
The two seemed to have anticipated this, and immediately separated to launch their most ferocious attack on Killer Bee.
Just moments ago, he was worried about Ai's life or death, but under the pressure of his own life or death, Killer Bee immediately focused all his attention.
Water Release, Fire Release, Rasengan—one ninjutsu after another, seemingly without any chakra, rained down on Killer Bee, causing him to cry out in pain.
However, the Eight-Tails lives up to its name. Its vitality, defense, and even size are far superior to Shukaku's. The two have been fighting around the Eight-Tails for so long, and all they've heard is its cries, but they haven't seen it seriously injured.
"Taiichi, we're running out of time," Minato called out, knowing that Ai was about to arrive.
Taiyi also became ruthless, forming a hand seal with one hand and releasing the Yin seal on his forehead. With a sufficient supply of chakra, the short sword in his hand was immediately enveloped in bright golden flames.
He threw three Flying Thunder God kunai at the top of the Eight-Tailed Fox's head. Then, the kunai multiplied in the air, one became two, two became four, until they became hundreds of kunai that flew upwards.
This change startled Killer Bee, who lashed out with his tails, knocking down seventy or eighty kunai, but one of the real Flying Thunder God kunai managed to escape.
Immediately afterwards, Taiichi flashed and appeared above the Eight-Tails' head, raising his short sword high and frantically pouring chakra into it. The bright golden flame blade extended out from the short sword and grew to more than three meters long in the blink of an eye.
As Taiichi swung his long sword, it slashed down from above towards the Eight-Tails' head, clearly intending to split it in two.
At the critical moment, the Eight-Tails tilted its head and used its hardest horn to block Taiichi's blade. However, Taiichi was not to be outdone. He poured in chakra and enhanced his superhuman strength. The flames on the blade shone brightly. Finally, with a roar from Taiichi, the long sword cut the horn in two.
"Awooo!" The painful howl echoed through the heavens and earth. The Eight-Tailed Gyūki was extremely aggrieved. It was already ugly enough after the Third Raikage cut off one of its horns, but today it had another one cut off. Now it was perfect, they were symmetrical!
The enraged Eight-Tails instantly seized control of the body, its eight tails lashing wildly above its head, weaving a dense net.
Taiyi originally wanted to take advantage of the situation and deliver another blow, but now he realized that it was best to slip away first. It was a real pity to miss this chance for a decisive strike.
Taiyi looked into the distance and saw a figure flying towards him with sparks and lightning, reaching the Eight-Tails in just a few blinks.
"Bee, stop fighting! Let's get out of here!" A shouted at the Eight-Tails, which was still wildly waving its tentacles, trying to bring Killer Bee back to his senses.
Killer Bee lived up to his reputation as a perfect Jinchūriki. Even though Gyūki was still angry, Killer Bee immediately took over the body.
The waving tentacles stopped, and Ai immediately jumped onto the top of the Eight-Tails' head. Then, Killer Bee controlled the eight tentacles to shrink, wrapping himself into a ball with the tentacles.
Taiichi and Minato naturally heard Ai's shouts, but they weren't about to let the two retreat so easily.
Taiyi, Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.
Minato, Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.
With the help of the wind, the bright golden flames instantly transformed into a sea of fire, engulfing the eight-tailed creature that had been curling up.
Seeing that the flames were about to engulf the Eight-Tails' body, it began to spin wildly in place. Its massive size generated a powerful airflow, like a tornado connecting the sky and the earth. The space within a radius of hundreds of meters was affected by this violent airflow, and even the trees were uprooted.
The Eight Volumes of Tailed Beasts.
This is the Eight-Tails' ultimate move, a powerful tool for clearing out the entire field. Minato and Taichi had no choice but to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to retreat frantically.
When everything calmed down, Minato and Taichi returned to the center of the battlefield, leaving only a thick, severed tail behind them.
"They escaped?" Minato asked suspiciously.
"This is the Eight-Tails' ability to escape by cutting off its tail; it's really not easy to kill it," Taiyi explained. "But we didn't come away empty-handed."
Taiyi pointed to the severed tail in front of him, and the severed horn that had been cut off not far away.
"These are all excellent research materials; we should each have one."
Upon hearing this, Minato smiled and nodded. The two of them used sealing techniques to seal the two severed limbs, one for Taichi and one for Minato.
After everything was tidied up, Taiyi once again used his chakra perception to scan the entire battlefield. However, he inadvertently discovered that a ship was slowly sailing away from the sea in the distance.
Although the two groups fought for a long time, in reality, it was a very quick battle, and the actual fighting time was not long.
The Cloud Village Jonin who delivered the message had only just informed the ship not long ago, and the ship had only sailed a short distance.
"Senior Brother Minato, it seems our gains today are more than just this!" Taiichi said with a smile, pointing towards the sea. "That boat hasn't gone very far."
Minato's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood what Taiichi meant. Without hesitation, he shouted "Chase!" and charged out first.
Taiyi chuckled and followed suit.
The two arrived in less than two kilometers in a short time. Seeing the ship in the distance, they did not hesitate and chased after it by wading through the water.
The ninjas who remained on the ship had already evacuated, leaving only ordinary people from Kumogakure. Taichi and Minato naturally wouldn't massacre these people. After leaving a shadow clone to watch over them, the two of them swaggered over and began searching the entire ship.
A moment later, Minato let out a cry of surprise, and Taichi immediately flew to Minato's side upon hearing the sound.
Following the gaze of the water gate, what came into view were several large boxes of sealed scrolls.
"These...could they be the looted supplies that Kumogakure plundered in the Land of Wind this time?!" Taiichi said in disbelief.
Minato chuckled and immediately unsealed a scroll, from which a large amount of ore material emerged.
"That's true!" Taiyi's words were full of joy. This time they had really made a fortune, while the Yunren had lost everything.
The two exchanged another sly laugh and quickly packed up all their belongings. However, when they thought about how to transport these things back, they were stumped.
That makes sense; if there were few items, the Cloud Ninja would have taken them with them when they retreated, and wouldn't have left them behind.
What a happy problem!
"How about I have the toad take it back to Mount Myōboku first?" Minato suggested.
"Great idea!"
The two chuckled again.
By the time the supplies on the ship and the corpses of the Cloud Ninja from the battlefield were completely collected, it was already evening.
The task of cleaning up the battlefield took longer than the actual fighting.
Having accomplished everything, the two exchanged a glance and vanished from their spot in an instant.
When they reappeared, the two had already returned to the Konoha camp.
Without delay, Taiyi rushed to the central army camp upon his return, where he ran into Minato, who was also on his way.
The two walked into the tent together, and seeing Jiraiya still frowning, they shouted, "Jiraiya-sensei, we're back!"
Still preoccupied with the losses at the previous camp, Jiraiya didn't even notice Taichi and the other two entering, and was startled by their loud shout.
He was about to get angry, but when he saw the two of them smiling, he immediately realized something was wrong. This must be something good, otherwise, given Minato's personality, he wouldn't be fooling around with Taiichi.
Fortunately, Taiichi didn't know what Jiraiya was thinking, otherwise he would probably have argued with Jiraiya, asking if he was the kind of person who would act recklessly.
"What good news is this? How many Cloud Village brats have you killed?!"
The two exchanged a glance, and Taiichi gestured for Minato to report. Minato then happily said, "Apart from the new generation of the AB duo and a Cloud Village Jonin, all the Cloud Village ninjas who attacked us this time were intercepted and killed by us."
Jiraiya's eyes widened instantly, his face filled with disbelief.
Several staff officers who were still discussing post-war deployments in a corner of the tent stopped their discussion and turned to look at Shuimen in shock.
Seriously! Seriously! Seriously, this is fucking unbelievable!
If it weren't for Minato saying those words, they would have accused him of falsely reporting his war achievements.
"No exaggeration?" Jiraiya couldn't help but ask. It wasn't that he didn't believe Minato, but the results were so great that even he found it hard to believe.
"Although there was an element of luck in the battle, the results are real." Minato nodded again to confirm, and then took out the sealing scroll containing the corpses of the Cloud Ninja and placed it in front of everyone.
"Ah~ Hahahaha!" Jiraiya threw his head back and laughed loudly, his little tongue almost sticking out of his throat.
This was a complete release of pent-up emotions; Taiichi and Minato, his two disciples, had redeemed him from the embarrassment he had previously lost.
"Jiraiya-sensei, that's not all," Minato continued. "We seized all the supplies that the Cloud Ninja looted from the Land of Wind, including five large boxes of sealed scrolls, all containing minerals."
Jiraiya was speechless. Had the Cloud Ninja accepted a job offer from Konoha?
Having traveled all the way to the Land of Wind, only to end up sending people and supplies to their deaths, even Jiraiya felt embarrassed.
"Where are the supplies located?" Jiraiya asked. These supplies were quite valuable and needed to be handled carefully.
"Don't worry, teacher, I've put the supplies at Mount Myōboku," Minato said confidently.
"Good, good, good." Jiraiya's three "good"s proved his joy. He turned to Taichi, who had been standing to the side, and said, "Taichi, go back to the village immediately and report this good news to the Hokage."
After saying that, he turned around and went back to the table, took back a scroll and handed it to Taiyi, "This is my report scroll about Yangping, you can take it back to Konoha as well."
Tai's eyes lit up as he took the scroll. He hadn't expected Jiraiya to be so efficient, managing to get things done in his spare time. He was indeed a reliable and good teacher.
"No problem, Jiraiya-sensei, I'll go back right away and report this great news to the Hokage."
With that, he activated Flying Thunder God Technique, and his figure instantly disappeared from the spot.
Looking at the spot where Taiyi had disappeared, the advisors couldn't help but share the same thought: "Taiyi is truly a lucky general! He just arrived, and he's already resolved such a serious matter!"