Chapter 208 : This is hell.
The death of the Third Raikage dealt a heavy blow to the Ninjas of the Hidden Cloud Village.
Ever since Uchiha Yuzuru died, the Third Raikage had been the spiritual totem of the Hidden Cloud Village.
Now that the Third Raikage had fallen in battle, the Ninjas of the Hidden Cloud Village all felt as though they could no longer see any hope.
The defense line of the Land of Lightning contracted once again, having retreated to the outskirts of the Hidden Cloud Village.
However, looking at the other four nations, it seemed they had no intention of letting them go at all.
The number of Hidden Sand Ninjas, Hidden Stone Ninjas, Hidden Mist Ninjas, and Konoha Ninjas gathering on the outskirts of the Hidden Cloud Village grew ever larger...
Time slipped by in a flash.
Three years had passed since the beginning of the Fourth Great Ninja War.
After the death of the Third Raikage, Uchiha Obito became the Fourth Raikage.
Everyone pinned their hopes on him, believing that this Ninja, who had been entrusted with such a heavy responsibility by Uchiha Yuzuru on his deathbed, must have his own unique strengths.
Under immense pressure, Uchiha Obito felt like he was going crazy.
Only he himself understood that he was nothing at all; not only did he lack intelligence, but his strength was also a cut below people like Shisui, A, and Fugaku.
Yet, burdened with everyone's hopes, he could only grit his teeth and persevere, trying his best not to show any emotions.
At this moment, Uchiha Obito sat in the Raikage's office, looking at the log scroll in his hands.
In the 58th year of Konoha, Uchiha Yuzuru died, and Tsunade went missing.
In the 59th year of Konoha, Konoha Village attacked the Hidden Cloud Village, the Fourth Great Ninja War began, and Orochimaru defected.
In the same year, all the smaller nations affiliated with the Land of Lightning were conquered by the enemy, and the flames of war spread to the mainland of the Land of Lightning.
The Third Raikage launched a surprise attack on the Hidden Stone Ninjas, but after being besieged for three days and three nights, he died of exhaustion.
A and Killer Bee attacked the Konoha Ninjas, but were ambushed by the Konoha Ninjas led by Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze, and A had one of his arms severed.
In the 60th year of Konoha, Hatake Sakumo fell in battle while under siege by the Fourth Mizukage and a group of elite Hidden Mist Ninjas.
Uchiha Obito closed the scroll, his expression numb.
"Brother Yuzuru, what exactly should I do..."
"If I also had the same power as you, then I wouldn't have to defend the Hidden Cloud Village to the death..."
Just as Uchiha Obito was muttering to himself, Hatake Kakashi pushed the door open and walked in.
There was a hideous scar over his right eye, making him look like an unsheathed blade, full of murderous intent.
"Obito, the Hidden Cloud Village is now surrounded on all sides, and the enemy is preparing to launch a full-scale attack."
"This time, there is no way out."
Uchiha Obito stood up and said in a deep voice: "I know. It is nothing more than a desperate fight to the death."
"Call Shisui, Fugaku, Killer Bee, A, and the others all here."
"Yes!"
Once everyone had filed in, Uchiha Obito said in a deep voice: "We have no way out left; today is the final battle."
"Shisui, Fugaku, you go and fight the Hidden Stone Ninjas."
"A, Killer Bee, you fight the Hidden Mist Village."
"Yugito, Kakuzu, you are responsible for holding off the Ninjas of the Hidden Sand Village."
"Kakashi, Might Guy, you attack Konoha with me."
Uchiha Obito made a simple arrangement and was the first to walk outside.
The others immediately followed.
Everyone knew that if they won this battle, the Hidden Cloud Village could linger on for a while longer.
If they lost this battle, the Hidden Cloud Village would likely be wiped off the map of the Ninja World.
With the Hidden Cloud Village's preemptive strike, the battle began.
To everyone's surprise, this battle proceeded exceptionally smoothly.
Good results were achieved on all four battlefields, pushing the enemy back dozens of miles.
However, the enemy still did not retreat, but instead set up camp right where they were.
Over the next few months, Uchiha Obito and the others had to endure high-intensity combat every day.
Everyone knew clearly that the enemy wanted to drag them down to their deaths.
Finally, late one night, Uchiha Obito finalized a decapitation plan.
Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Fugaku activated Susanoo and, under the siege of twenty thousand Hidden Stone Ninjas, killed Ōnoki and Kitsuchi.
The price was that both pairs of Mangekyo Sharingan went blind, and the two of them also died at the hands of the Hidden Stone Ninjas.
A and Killer Bee killed Yagura Karatachi, fought desperately to kill thousands of Hidden Mist Ninjas, and were finally surrounded and killed by the Hidden Mist Ninjas.
Kakuzu used the information gap of Earth Grudge Fear to kill Chiyo, and then was besieged to death.
Yugito, after causing a scene in the Hidden Sand Ninja camp, was sealed and imprisoned by Rasa.
On the Konoha battlefield.
Uchiha Obito, Hatake Kakashi, and Might Guy led their men in a charge, but were quickly forced into a dead end.
One perfect Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Minato Namikaze, and one Sage, Jiraiya, with two toads on his shoulders...
Just these two were enough to slaughter almost all the Hidden Cloud Village Ninjas on the battlefield.
"Now it is time for me to make an entrance."
Might Guy pressed hard on his own heart, and red steam rose from his entire body.
"The Crimson Beast of the Hidden Cloud Village, the climax of burning youth!!!"
In an instant, Might Guy rushed into the ranks of the Konoha Ninjas; Jiraiya tried to block him but was kicked to death instantly.
Minato Namikaze was nowhere to be seen.
Might Guy killed nearly ten thousand Konoha Ninjas in an extremely short amount of time.
In the end, his whole body lay on the ground like charred coal, devoid of any signs of life.
"That was almost the end of me."
Minato Namikaze clutched his severed arm, looking at Might Guy on the ground with lingering fear.
If the Nine-Tailed had not warned him in advance, allowing him to use the Flying Thunder God to leave before Might Guy launched his attack, it probably wouldn't have been as simple as losing just one arm.
"Kill!"
Following Minato Namikaze's order, the remaining few thousand Konoha Ninjas immediately charged toward Uchiha Obito and Hatake Kakashi.
Might Guy's body was also shattered into pieces under the trampling of the crowd.
"Flying Thunder God!"
Minato Namikaze appeared abruptly in front of Uchiha Obito, his Kunai slashing fiercely.
Before Uchiha Obito could react, he felt his body being struck.
Hatake Kakashi's throat was slashed open by Minato Namikaze; he used his last ounce of strength to open his mouth, wanting to say something, but only the sound of "gurgle, gurgle, gurgle" could escape his throat.
Watching his best friend die before his eyes, Uchiha Obito knelt on the ground.
He clutched his head in agony, looking at the flames rising into the sky from the Village and the anguished cries of his clansmen...
"No, no, this isn't real..."
Recalling everything that had happened over the past few years, Uchiha Obito shook his head, muttering as if he had lost his mind.
A few years ago, everything was clearly so beautiful; why did it evolve into the way it is now?
Why?
Why!
If only he could also possess the same power as Brother Yuzuru, able to move his clansmen and companions to a safe place...
Uchiha Obito looked at the bright red blood on his hands, feeling as though he were in endless darkness; all beauty was gone, and the air was filled everywhere with the scent of death.
"Brother Yuzuru, this... is Hell." Uchiha Obito glanced at the lifeless Hatake Kakashi lying beside him, then suddenly stood up and roared at the sky.
"I will never acknowledge a world like this!!!"
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