Chapter 281 Lu Li's Shadow Clone
Chapter 281 Lu Li's Shadow Clone
At the border of the Rain Country, the sky cleared up once again, a rare occasion in the country because the Rain Art had stopped.
The wind blows through the clouds, the sun shines on the earth, and the warmth of the afternoon makes people lazy.
A group of ninjas rushed out of the woods in the bright sunshine, crossed the river, and plunged straight into the heart of the Rain Country like a sharp knife.
"Hey, Hokage, don't be so aggressive. We should scout here first before moving forward."
During the journey, the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki, who was flying in the air, spoke.
Uchiha Fugaku, who was running in the front, stopped when he heard this and turned to look at the others, "Everyone, this is a surprise attack. Scouting in the Rain Country will only give the other side more time to prepare."
"What the Hokage said makes sense, Ohnoki, stop relying on your seniority. Now that we have chosen the leader of the coalition forces, we should trust his judgment."
The Fourth Raikage Ai said that he had been looking forward to today's battle to destroy the Akatsuki organization for a long time, and believed that Uchiha Fugaku's judgment was correct.
They have already raided the village, but are still continuing to conduct reconnaissance. Isn't that giving up the advantage of the surprise attack?
He had previously placed Natural Disaster in the Akatsuki organization as a spy, with the purpose of finding out the details of the Akatsuki organization and finding an opportunity to destroy it.
Now that the relationship of exploitation between the two parties has ended, he can no longer say that Tianzai is a spy from Kumogakure. Otherwise, Konoha and Kirigakure will take the lead in holding him accountable, so the fact that Lu Li is a spy from Kumogakure can only be buried underwater.
Fortunately, the use of relationships has come to an end, and the situation of joining forces to attack Akatsuki has become a foregone conclusion. He can finally get rid of the Akatsuki, which is his inner demon, today.
"I believe in the Hokage's judgment. He has extensive battlefield experience and is the only person in the ninja world who has fought off a natural disaster head-on. We should continue to go deeper."
The Fifth Mizukage Zabuza spoke, supporting Uchiha Fugaku.
Well, it's strange that Uchiha Fugaku was the 'new Kage' who had just become Hokage, but he got the position of leader of the coalition forces in the Five Kage Conference.
This is mainly because Uchiha Fugaku showed amazing strength in the battle of Konoha, and the reputation of the Susanoo technique has spread throughout the ninja world, and the Kages of various villages are very afraid of him.
He has strength and reputation, and as the number one victim, the Hokage of Konoha, he is naturally the one who hates the Akatsuki organization the most. It is logical and reasonable for him to be the advantageous candidate for the leader of the coalition forces.
The way the Five Kage elected their leader was very strange. They actually adopted a voting system and let the five Kage vote. As a result, the Raikage, Tsuchikage, and Kazekage of course did not want to vote for others. They all voted for themselves and persuaded others to believe in them.
As expected, each of them only had one vote, but Uchiha Fugaku was different. Not only did he vote for himself, but the Fifth Mizukage Zabuza also voted for him...
So, he naturally became the leader of the ninja coalition.
The three Tsuchikage families were not opposed to it. After all, Uchiha Fugaku was strong enough, and in their opinion, he hated Lu Li and the Akatsuki organization enough, so it was just right for him to be the leader of the coalition.
As for why Zabuza voted for Uchiha Fugaku, it was not strange in the eyes of other Kages. After all, Kirigakure was also a victim. Perhaps the two of them had more resonance, and Uchiha Fugaku would be easier to get votes in private.
And the Tsuchikage and others would never have dreamed that the leader of their coalition forces... was actually a traitor.
Uchiha Fugaku certainly didn't want to attack Akatsuki, as it was a thankless task. After all, Lu Li was tied to the interests of the Uchiha clan, and he also told him how powerful the leader of Akatsuki was. Coming to attack the Rain Country was simply an act of seeking death.
But the trend was irreconcilable and he could not go against it. He could only try his best to fight for power and cooperate with Zabuza to get the position of leader of the coalition forces.
Everything was going smoothly, but problems arose in the first few days.
According to Uchiha Fugaku's original plan, he was going to advance slowly with his army, and when Lu Li and the others were ready, they would engage in a spectacular battle at the border of the Rain Country.
Oh, of course he and Zabuza will work very hard... just slack off.
By then, with their tacit understanding with Lu Li, they will definitely achieve a situation where Kirigakure and Konoha have few casualties, but the other three major ninja villages suffer heavy casualties.
In this way, Konoha's crisis will be completely resolved, and the other major countries will no longer have the energy to attack them. Konoha will have a long period of peaceful development.
As for Zabuza, he only found out during the Five Kage Tournament that he was also "one of their own". After being surprised, he realized that the so-called Ninja Alliance was a joke.
Because the two apparent "victims" were actually Lu Li's subordinates...
Under such circumstances, Uchiha Fugaku felt that this battle was very easy to operate, but unfortunately something unexpected happened a few days ago.
The reason is that the Tsuchikage blew himself up...
Ohnoki frankly explained the deals he had made with the Akatsuki organization over the years, and combined the events of Konoha and Kirigakure in a simple and easy-to-understand manner to analyze the danger of the Akatsuki organization with everyone.
Ohnoki's meaning was very clear, that is, they could not lead a large army of ninjas to attack. Ordinary ninjas would just be serving as food, which was completely meaningless. It would be better to send out only the elite troops to launch a surprise attack.
Uchiha Fugaku certainly didn't want to agree to this plan that was not in Lu Li's favor, but the Raikage and the Kazekage both agreed with Ohnoki's idea, and it would be very suspicious if Fugaku and Zabuza went against it.
Helplessly, he could only say that Ōnoki's move was a wise one and passed the resolution.
He thought at the time that this was not a big problem. Fewer people would only reduce the losses of other ninja villages. But as long as he passed the information in advance, Lu Li would be able to respond.
However, he later discovered to his embarrassment that he could no longer contact Lu Li.
So, the current situation has emerged. Uchiha Fugaku has led the elites of the five major ninja villages into the Rain Country, but he doesn't know what is happening on Lu Li's side.
The only thing he was sure of was that Lu Li said during the last contact that he had arrived in the Land of Rain. Fugaku felt that he had to be the first to rush in, and as soon as he saw Lu Li, he tried to use illusion to exchange information with Lu Li.
"The leader of the Akatsuki organization has the Immortal Eyes. If you fight him without collecting intelligence, you will suffer a great loss. Boy, don't think that he is an enemy of the same level as the natural disaster."
Ōnoki was a little upset by what Zabuza said to the Raikage, "The Sage's Eye is a legendary existence, and its ability is completely unknown."
"On the same level? It's as if you've fought Scourge before."
Uchiha Fugaku looked unhappy, "Stop talking about this, hurry up and march. According to the information you told me before, shouldn't the leader of Akatsuki be in the highest tower in the Rain Country?"
He didn't know where Ohnoki got such accurate information, but the other party said it was highly credible.
To be honest, Uchiha Fugaku didn't want to attack the Rain Country at all. After all, the deterrent power of the Rinnegan was very great. Even the arrogant Uchiha had to admit that it was the pinnacle of eye techniques and bloodline limits.
Now he only hoped to meet Lu Li as soon as possible, and then take his confidants with him to make a move, pretending to be defeated by Lu Li and escaping into seclusion.
After all, there is still a limit for both sides when meeting Lu Li. If he encounters the leader of the Akatsuki organization who is unaware of the inside story, he will not be sure to escape unscathed when facing the Rinnegan.
"Stop arguing. I believe in the Tsuchikage's intelligence and the Hokage's decision. Let's head straight to the tower."
The Fourth Kazekage, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up, "I want to see how powerful the legendary Samsara Eye is." At this moment, a voice came from above, "What a pity, you won't be able to see the Samsara Eye today."
Many strong men looked upwards vigilantly, and saw a man in black clothes and a black knife looking down at them on top of a tower.
"Natural disaster!"
"Land from!"
People warily called out the identities of the newcomers and took fighting stances one by one.
Just as the wind blew through the clouds, the light shifted, and half of Lu Li's body was illuminated by the sun, while the other half was hidden by the shadows of the clouds. With an elusive smile on his face, he slowly drew out the Prisoner from his waist.
"Five Kage... what a magnificent lineup."
Lu Li commented with a smile, his eyes scanning the crowd. In this special attack team, each family had five or six experts.
The Konoha side was led by Uchiha Fugaku, and in the team were Kakashi and the elite jonin of the Uchiha clan. Itachi did not go with them, as he wanted to stay in Konoha for fear that the new regime would not be stable.
The combat power of Kirigakure is equally strong. Although Zabuza, the Fifth Mizukage, is a bit weak, his deputy Mei Terumi is a real Kage-level combat power, and is looking at him with resentment on his face.
In addition to this, they also found the rebel ninja Yugao (Bubble) from Kirigakure from somewhere. He is the Six-Tails Jinchuriki of Kirigakure.
This time, the Cloud Village is serious about destroying the Akatsuki organization. The AB combination is in place. In addition, the two Yuzukimon, Darui, Samui, Karui and other elite masters of the Cloud Village are also dispatched together. It is obvious that they have no intention of reminiscing about the old relationship with Lu Li, the former spy.
The situations in Iwagakure and Sand Village were similar. They all sent out their strongest forces. Among them, the Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, who was well aware of the horror and threat posed by the organization, really spent all his money at all costs and brought out the two Jinchūriki in the village, as if he was determined to fight to the end.
To put it roughly, the lineup Lu Li is facing now is the Five Kage plus the five Jinchūriki of the Two-Tails, Four-Tails, Five-Tails, Six-Tails, and Eight-Tails.
There are really not many people in the current ninja world who can face this lineup and win.
When Lu Li took a step in the air, the surface of his body had changed. Dark purple lines of ghosts and gods appeared, and dragon scales clung to his skin. He entered the immortal mode right away.
"Be careful, his Sage Mode is troublesome."
Uchiha Fugaku acted like a responsible leader of the coalition forces and gave instructions to everyone, but in fact what he said was all nonsense.
Before he could make a move, a man rushed out from behind him. It was the Fourth Kazekage of the Sand Village. "I want to see how strong the so-called natural disaster is."
His actions were done with great force, and when the magnetic escape technique was activated, countless gold sands gushed out of the black teapot, flowing upward from bottom to top like a waterfall, pressing towards Lu Li.
The Akatsuki organization attacked Sunagakure and wanted to kidnap his son who was the Jinchūriki, which made him very angry. As the Kazekage, he certainly would not be afraid of Lu Li's statement and launched the first attack right away.
boom--
The gold sand waterfall brought about by the magnetic escape hit Lu Li like a stream of water. What surprised Fengying Luosha was that Lu Li did not move at all, and not even a grain of his gold sand landed on Lu Li.
The golden sand waterfall seemed to hit an invisible barrier in front of Lu Li, and then flew upwards, making Luo Sha feel that his sand was beginning to be out of control.
Lu Li was in the sand curtain, his voice was flat, "Magnetic escape? Has anyone ever taught you that electricity and magnetism are inseparable?"
Thunder surged around Lu Li, and instantly changed the magnetism of the gold sand, controlling it to bombard downwards.
Seeing this, the ninjas below jumped in all directions to avoid the bombardment of Sha Jin.
The Fourth Kazekage was a little embarrassed when he saw this scene, but he was still a ninja who bore the name of Kage after all, so he did not panic. Instead, while seizing control of the Sand King, he shouted, "I'll help you create opportunities!"
The other actors felt annoyed after hearing this and thought, if you can't do it, stop talking so nicely and don't even try to create opportunities.
But now is not the time to make sarcastic remarks or engage in internal strife. One by one, the shadows started moving, including Uchiha Fugaku and Zabuza, all of whom attacked Lu Li.
It's just that the coordination is very stiff. After all, these people are not in harmony with each other, and with two traitors, the coordination is even worse.
In the eyes of everyone, Lu Li was spinning the Demon Prisoner in his hand, and slashing out with a sword energy carrying lightning, which immediately brought the battle to a white-hot stage.
At this time, the special attack team also forgot about going deep into the Akatsuki organization to kill the leader, but first wanted to deal with Tianzai, who they regarded as the "second person in charge of the Akatsuki organization."
With the continuous release of powerful ninjutsu, buildings in this area of the Rain Country collapsed, the terrain turned upside down, and an atmosphere of fear spread in all directions.
The people of the Rain Country fled in fear, praying for the coming of God. However, this time Pain did not show up as quickly as he had in the past to deal with the invaders.
When the ninjas from the five major countries started fighting, they did not care about the civilians of Rain Village at all. Most of them were ninjas who had experienced the Third World War or even the Second World War. They were already accustomed to such cruel scenes and had rich experience in fighting in the territory of the Rain Country.
After all, when they were fighting in the past, they often used the Rain Country as a buffer zone and fought directly here.
The people who died were not from their country, so they didn't care.
"No wonder the leader would hate you..."
Lu Li sighed as he drew his sword. The blade was sharp and a dark red arc flashed, breaking through the chests of Fengying and Zabuza, but the blow to Zabuza was shallow.
The five Kage did not speak during the battle, but only commanded their own ninjas to coordinate the attack. Finally, Ohnoki found a perfect opportunity, "Dust Release. Original World Separation Technique!"
The translucent mass flew towards Lu Li and exploded in front of the horrified gazes of the other shadows.
"Ohnoki, are you trying to kill us!?"
The hot-tempered Raikage was the first to curse, and the other Kages also looked unfriendly.
"You guys are not dead, are you? Besides, my attack did hit the target and eliminated the dangerous opponent."
Ohnoki looked at Lu Li's broken body in the dispersing smoke and dust, and said righteously.
At this moment, Lu Li's body suddenly exploded with a bang and turned into a puff of smoke...
Then, from the high tower behind everyone, a voice came, "As expected of the Five Kage, you dispersed my shadow clones so quickly."
(End of this chapter)