106: Chapter 106 The Six Paths Set Out to WarInside Naruto's office, Mei Terumi, wearing a dress Naruto had prepared for her—a dress made of smooth fabric and with a very flattering cut—stood by the window, watching the bustling traffic outside.
This outfit is beautiful, but it's a bit too figure-hugging, making me feel uncomfortable when I walk in it.
She took a deep breath, turned around, and looked at Naruto, who was lounging lazily on the sofa, taking a nap.
"that..."
She spoke, her voice softer than usual, "Regarding the Hidden Mist.could you help me look into it?"
Naruto sank his head into the cushion and changed to a more comfortable sleeping position.
"How do you plan to investigate?Should you just send someone to tell your elders to be sensible and hand over the information?"
Mei Terumi was taken aback.She walked to the sofa, hesitated for a moment, and then sat down next to him, gently nudging him with her arm.
"I know this is difficult… but Elder Yuan has shown me great kindness, and I cannot let him die without knowing the truth, nor can I bear the stigma of being a traitor forever…"
She lowered her head slightly, her thick, long hair falling down to Naruto's face, carrying a unique fragrance, and her voice was choked with emotion.
"Please, Naruto.I'll do anything to help you find out the truth."
Naruto slowly sat up a little, twirled a strand of her hair between his fingers, and circled it around his fingertips.
"Willing to do anything?"
Naruto looked her over again.
Mei Terumi's heart raced; she knew the crucial moment had arrived.She softly hummed in agreement, her eyes lowered in submission.
Naruto released her hair and leaned back into the sofa.
"Alright, I'll let you off the hook since you're so sincere."
"Hibari's intelligence network is in dire need of someone who can coordinate and analyze it.You used to be the Mizukage, so your ability to analyze problems should be pretty good."
He pointed to the desk next to him, which was piled with many documents.
"From now on, you will sit there and go through all the intelligence the Chamber of Commerce has on the movements of the Five Great Nations and the Mist Village.Summarize the key points and your judgments, and then report back to me."
He grinned."The position.let's call it senior secretary for now.Want it?"
Mei Terumi's face quickly turned red again.
Senior Secretary?
That bastard's tone was clearly a way of trying to annoy her!
Her chest heaved violently, and she wished she could spray a mouthful of molten metal onto his face.
She quickly suppressed her complicated emotions, knowing that this was the best possible outcome at the moment, at least she could access core intelligence.
She lowered her eyes and forced out a few words through gritted teeth:
"…I'll do it."
"Ah, that's right.First, sort these documents into categories.Put the urgent ones on the left and the ordinary ones on the right.Make me a cup of tea, a strong one."
Mei Terumi gritted her teeth, bent down to make tea for Naruto, and placed it within easy reach of him.
He then walked to his desk and picked up the stack of documents.
As my fingers touched the cold paper, an indescribable sourness welled up in my nose.
She was once the Mizukage, who ruled one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, but now she has to do this here…
She took a deep breath, tried to mentally prepare herself, and began to look down at the documents.
Just then, the office door was knocked a few times and then slowly pushed open.
Sakura walked in carrying a plate of sliced fruit, a sweet smile on her face.
"Naruto, you must have been busy for a long time.Have some water."
Her voice and footsteps came to an abrupt halt when she saw Mei Terumi standing by the desk, head down, organizing documents, wearing that overly conspicuous dress.
Those green eyes quickly scanned Terumi Mei's rosy cheeks, her proud figure, and the documents she was organizing in her hands.
An unnamed anger suddenly flared up.
Wow!You've only been gone one night, and you've already come into my office?
Dressed like that?Organizing files?You're kidding me!
Sakura's smile became forced, with a hint of sourness.
"Looks like I've arrived at the wrong time?Did I interrupt the chairman and the new secretary's work discussion?"
Her pronunciation was exceptionally clear.
Mei Terumi paused her fingers as she sorted through the documents, but remained silent.
She had no time to pay attention to the little girl's jealousy.
"You've come at the perfect time," Naruto said, oblivious to the sourness in her voice."I was just thinking about having some fruit, so bring it over and let me try it."
Sakura walked over gracefully, placed the fruit plate on the coffee table, sat down next to Naruto, picked up a grape, peeled it, and offered it to Naruto's lips.
"President, try this, is it sweet?"
His eyes kept glancing at Mei Terumi, his expression full of provocation.
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In Kumogakure, the sky was overcast, with thick, dark clouds covering the mountain peaks, just like any other day.
The Fourth Raikage frowned, plotting his next move against the Akatsuki.
Several huge plumes of white smoke suddenly exploded in various districts of Kumogakure!
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"
A terrifying surge of chakra instantly swept through the entire village!
With deafening roars, all sorts of enormous and ferocious summoning beasts, such as split-dogs, giant centipedes, berserk rhinoceroses, and Yatagarasu, appeared as if summoned from hell and began to indiscriminately and frantically destroy the Hidden Cloud Village!
"Enemy attack!It's summoned beasts!There are a huge number of them!"
"Protect civilians!Evacuate!Evacuate immediately!"
"Form ranks!Stop them!"
The Cloud Village ninjas reacted incredibly quickly, with countless figures leaping out from all directions, roaring and forming hand seals.Lightning, water waves, and earthen walls lit up, blocking these raging behemoths.
However, these summoned beasts seemed endless, and they were defeated faster than the Animal Path Pain could summon.Some of the summoned beasts even had the bizarre ability to split and multiply as they were defeated!
Chaos escalated into disaster in an instant!
The buildings collapsed under the trampling of the giant beast, the light of ninjutsu intertwined with the flames of the explosion, and the cries of civilians mingled with the roars of ninjas.
The Raikage smashed the specially made glass in front of him with a punch, his eyes wide with fury as he stared at the village below that was instantly engulfed in flames.
"dawn--!"
His roar drowned outAmidst the tremendous noise.
The other five figures, dressed in black robes with red cloud patterns, also appeared silently at several high points in different directions from the village.
The Asura Path's arm deformed, unleashing a barrage of missiles and lasers, precisely targeting and eliminating the Cloud Village's commanders and key Jonin.
The Human Path is like a ghost, traversing the battlefield.As soon as it touches the top of a Cloud Village ninja's head, their eyes dim, their soul is sucked away, and they collapse limply to the ground.
The Hungry Ghost Path spread its arms wide, continuously absorbing high-powered ninjutsu to support the other Pains.
Pain, the Deva Path, hovered above the Hidden Cloud Village, coldly looking down at the inferno he had created himself.
In a secluded grove on the outskirts of Kumogakure, Nagato's figure was hunched over the trunk of a giant tree, coughing violently from time to time, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
Xiao Nan, who was standing next to her, handed her a handkerchief, her eyes filled with worry.
"Nagato, is this.really necessary?"
Nagato wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his voice extremely weak from exhaustion, his Rinnegan flashing with extreme obsession: "Necessary.Konan."
"The Hidden Cloud Village has repeatedly provoked and offended the kingdom of the gods; they must be punished."
"These great powers, indulging in arrogance, must be made to personally experience pain."
"Only by experiencing the same pain can they.gain a slight understanding of the truth of this world."
Inside the Hidden Cloud Village, the Raikage had already clashed with Pain.
"Lightning Release: Lightning Cruelty Level!"
The hand blade, wreathed in raging lightning, slashed fiercely towards the Heavenly Dao!
"Shinra Tensei".
An invisible, powerful repulsive force erupted suddenly, centered on the Heavenly Dao!
Raikage felt an irresistible force surge through him, sending him flying through several buildings before finally coming to a stop, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
What kind of technique is this?How could it so easily deflect his full-force attack?
War, ruins, and despair gripped the hearts of every Cloud Village ninja.
Their pride and strength seemed so pale and powerless in the face of these people.
Just then, Pain opened his arms and slowly rose into the air, floating directly above the Hidden Cloud Village, which had become a sea of fire.
The cold declaration clearly reached the ears of every desperate Cloud Village ninja below:
"I can carry a bag of rice up several flights of stairs (feel the pain)."
"I can carry a bag of rice up to the second floor (think about the pain)."
A massive, incomprehensible, terrifying chakra began to gather within his body!
"I'm so tired from just one bag of rice (accept the pain)."
"I'll wash that bag of rice (you understand the pain)."
Above the Hidden Cloud Village, the air began to distort, and Pain's body flickered intermittently.
"I washed so much mud off a bag of rice (for those who don't understand pain)."
"Red beans in a black bowl, I dig them up until they're rotten (unable to understand true peace)."
"Every mouth is covered in mud (from now on)."
Lei Ying suddenly looked up at the god-like figure in the air, and a chill ran straight to the top of his head!
"No--!"
"Who will give you a bag of rice?(Let the world feel pain)."
"So spicy!"
Pain suddenly spread his arms wide, and a human-shaped character hung high in the sky!
Buzz—!
There was no sound, or rather, the sound had been swallowed up by something much larger.
First, there was an invisible, absolutely repulsive force field centered on the Heavenly Dao, like a constantly expanding transparent sphere, instantly expanding outwards!
The earth is trembling and wailing!
Wherever the light passed, everything was utterly destroyed and overturned!
Houses, streets, ninja tools, corpses, and still standing ruins.everything turned into the finest powder the moment it came into contact with that white light!
It was as if an invisible, giant divine hand had wiped the entire Hidden Cloud Village off the map.
The blinding white light replaced all colors and dominated the entire field of vision.
The light lasted for several seconds before slowly fading away.
Where the Hidden Cloud Village once stood, only a huge, smooth, mirror-like hemispherical crater remains!
Apart from a few scattered buildings on the edge that were fortunate enough to be outside the attack range, symbolizing that a powerful ninja village once existed here, the central area.was completely empty.
The Fourth Raikage knelt on the edge of the deep pit, trembling as he looked at the apocalyptic scene before him.
His village.his home.the culmination of the efforts of his ancestors.
That's it.gone?
"Ah.ah ah."
He opened his mouth, but couldn't make a decent sound.
In the distance, Turtle Island.
Kirabi, who was receiving treatment, suddenly lost all color in his face behind his sunglasses.
He could no longer feel the village.
That familiar, massive aggregation of chakra belonging to the Hidden Cloud Village vanished.
The village's location was left with only an endless, suffocating emptiness.
"Big brother.the village."
He muttered to himself, ripped off the IV tubes and bandages, and ignored the cries and attempts of the medical ninjas behind him.A burst of violent tailed beast chakra erupted from his body, and he transformed into a streak of blood-red light, rushing madly toward the direction of Kumogakure.
His mind went blank; he forgot everything—rap, rhythm, everything.
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