Natsuki appeared and took away the unconscious Yugito Nii.
He then opened a space door and returned to the Hidden Leaf Village base camp
with Tsunade and Nawaki.
As for the Hidden Cloud Village ninjas at this stronghold, they were
inconsequential; it didn't matter whether they were killed or not.
After all, their objective had already been achieved.
Nawaki defeated Yugito Nii and captured the Two-Tails.
"It's over!"
Seeing Yugito Nii captured, the Hidden Cloud Village ninjas all revealed
expressions as if they had lost their parents.
On one hand, they were shocked by Nawaki's strength, and on the other, they felt
worried about the future of the Hidden Cloud Village.
A Jinchuriki is a ninja village's strongest fighting force.
Now that the Hidden Cloud Village had lost the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, it could be
said to be a disastrous loss.
Although they still had the even more powerful Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.
Hidden Leaf Village base camp.
"How did it go?"
Uzumaki Kushina asked hastily upon seeing them.
"With me taking action, it was naturally a piece of cake!"
Nawaki said very proudly, "I captured the Two-Tails Jinchuriki alive!"
"Don't get a swelled head!"
Tsunade glared at him and said, "This isn't your true strength!"
"It's fine to be happy for a bit."
Natsuki smiled and said, "Being able to capture the Two-Tails Jinchuriki alive
this time, Nawaki will definitely get a title."
"Exactly!"
Nawaki's eyes lit up, and he said, "I hope it's a very imposing title!"
"You can choose one yourself,"
Natsuki suggested.
"Let me think."
Nawaki immediately fell deep in thought.
The first thing he thought of was that this title had to be related to Wood
Style: Wood Golem Jutsu.
After all, he relied on Wood Style: Wood Golem Jutsu to defeat Yugito Nii.
But... choosing a title was much harder than he imagined.
Because the characteristics of Wood Style: Wood Golem Jutsu weren't distinct
enough.
It was a humanoid shape.
Natsuki's title was the Dragon of Konoha.
Was he going to call himself the Man of Konoha? That would be very weird.
"The Tiger of Konoha,"
Tsunade suddenly said.
"Ah?"
Nawaki scratched his head and said, "But this title doesn't sound like it has
anything to do with me."
"You and Natsuki are teammates, one dragon and one tiger is just right,"
Tsunade explained. "Besides, no one said a title has to be related to strength;
it can also be related to identity."
Nawaki subconsciously looked at Natsuki.
"As long as you like the title,"
Natsuki said carelessly.
In the original work, titles could be said to be of all sorts and varieties.
Adding a Tiger of Konoha was nothing.
In his previous life, there were also quite a few similar titles, like the
Fierce Tiger of Jiangdong, the Tiger of the Major Crimes Unit, and so on.
"Then this is it!"
After thinking for a moment, Nawaki decided.
"You guys rest, I'll go make the arrangements."
Natsuki turned and left.
"Nawaki."
Tsunade suddenly thought of something and asked, "How did you still have chakra
when you countered the Tailed Beast Bomb?"
"It was chakra spat out by Samehada,"
Nawaki replied.
"So that's how it is."
A smile appeared on Tsunade's face. "I almost forgot that Samehada can absorb
and store chakra."
"For this, I have to thank Natsuki,"
Nawaki explained. "He transferred a massive amount of chakra into Samehada
beforehand."
Tsunade couldn't help but freeze.
Why was it Natsuki again?
Looking at the excited Nawaki, she thought to herself that he didn't even know
how many favors he owed Natsuki.
But she also understood her younger brother; he was careless and didn't pay much
attention to these things.
It seemed she was the only one who could find opportunities to repay some of
those favors for him.
Natsuki arrived at the Anbu ninja tent.
Following his orders, the Anbu quickly passed the news down.
For the Hidden Leaf Village, this was undoubtedly another great victory.
This victory was even greater than killing Dodai last time.
After all, there were many higher-ups in the Hidden Cloud Village, but only two
Jinchuriki.
Hidden Cloud Village base camp.
"What did you say?"
The Fourth Raikage A's face changed drastically, and he stood up abruptly.
A terrifying aura permeated.
The Hidden Cloud Village Jonin standing in front of him instantly felt his heart
tremble, and his face turned deathly pale.
"How did the Hidden Leaf Village know Yugito's location?"
Blue B asked with a solemn expression.
"And with such a fierce battle, how could we not notice anything?"
Another Hidden Cloud Village Jonin asked in confusion. "Since when did the
Hidden Leaf Village have a powerhouse so skilled in barriers?"
Hearing this, the Fourth Raikage A couldn't help but clench his fists.
He was both angry and having a headache right now.
"We must strengthen our targeting of Natsuki,"
The Fourth Raikage A said through gritted teeth.
Fighting up to now, the Hidden Cloud Village had already lost a higher-up and a
Jinchuriki.
The most fatal part was that the Hidden Cloud Village hadn't even gained the
upper hand yet.
If this continued, the Hidden Cloud Village would highly likely lose.
Blue B and the others fell silent upon hearing this.
The Fourth Raikage A clearly wanted to take a gamble.
Before the war even started, they had analyzed Natsuki.
The final conclusion was that to defeat him, the Hidden Cloud Village had to
bring out all their fighting forces, which meant the Jinchuriki and the Fourth
Raikage.
But this carried risks.
If they didn't eliminate Natsuki, the Hidden Cloud Village would face a
disastrous defeat.
Normally, when the Hidden Cloud Village fought the Hidden Leaf Village, holding
out for half a year or a year was no problem.
But holding out wasn't the goal; defeating the Hidden Leaf Village was the goal.
Because of this, none of them voiced any objections.
"First, try to grasp Natsuki's whereabouts."
Blue B thought for a moment and said, "It would be best if we can catch an
opportunity when he's alone."
"Not necessarily the best."
A Hidden Cloud Village Jonin said, "He has Space-Time Ninjutsu, he can escape."
"We have to find an opportunity where he has no way to escape,"
The Fourth Raikage A agreed upon hearing this.
"We can emulate the method Kinkaku and Ginkaku used to kill Senju Tobirama,"
Blue B pondered for a moment and said.
There were two reasons why Senju Tobirama, who possessed the Flying Thunder God
Jutsu, died at the hands of Kinkaku and Ginkaku.
First, he had to fight a rear-guard action and couldn't use the Flying Thunder
God Jutsu to escape.
If he escaped, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others wouldn't be able to leave.
Second, Kinkaku and Ginkaku were powerful.
Not only could they undergo Tailed Beast Transformation, but they also possessed
the Sage of Six Paths' Ninja Tools.
The Sage of Six Paths' Ninja Tools were rule-based ninja tools.
Without knowing the rules, it was easy for Senju Tobirama to fall for their
tricks.
The Fourth Raikage A's spirits instantly lifted.
Although the Hidden Cloud Village no longer had Kinkaku and Ginkaku, they had
Blue B and him.
The combined strength of the two of them was completely not inferior to Kinkaku
and Ginkaku.
And the Hidden Cloud Village also had a Sage of Six Paths' Ninja Tool, the
Kohaku no Johei (Amber Purifying Pot).
As long as one responded to the wielder's words, they would be sealed into the
pot.
The Third Raikage had used it multiple times to seal the rampaging Eight-Tails.
It would be impossible for Natsuki to escape from the pot either.
This was a ninja tool from the legendary Sage of Six Paths.
"This method is very good."
The Fourth Raikage A immediately said, "We'll follow this method. First,
determine Natsuki's whereabouts, then look for an opportunity."
An hour later.
Hidden Leaf Village base camp.
Natsuki received intelligence that the Fourth Raikage A was preparing to deal
with him.
Because White Zetsu was truly unparalleled in the ninja world when it came to
intelligence gathering.
In the original work, White Zetsu sneaked into the Five Kage Summit without
being discovered.
After reading the intelligence, Natsuki couldn't help but smile.
To be honest, he wasn't really surprised.
This could be considered the only way the Hidden Cloud Village had to deal with
him.
The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, the Fourth Raikage A, plus the Sage of Six Paths'
Ninja Tool, the Kohaku no Johei; almost no ninja could withstand this
combination.
Including Tsunade, Uzumaki Kushina, Namikaze Minato, and others.
Because they didn't know the rules of the Kohaku no Johei.
In the original work, the Hidden Cloud Village didn't use the Kohaku no Johei
until the Fourth Great Ninja War, in order to seal Kinkaku.
Bringing it out early now also showed that the Hidden Cloud Village was under a
lot of pressure right now.
Natsuki stroked his chin.
He knew the rules of the Kohaku no Johei, so he didn't have to worry about it.
As long as he didn't respond to it, it was completely useless.
He only needed to deal with the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and the Fourth Raikage A.
With his current strength, he was confident in dealing with them.
Looking at it this way, he could beat them at their own game.
That is, deliberately satisfying the Hidden Cloud Village's conditions and
falling into their trap.
Then he could deal with them alone, saving the Hidden Leaf Village from
unnecessary sacrifices.
However, there was also a problem. After this battle, the war would likely end.
His plan to help Uchiha Shisui, Hatake Kakashi, and the others farm titles would
fall through.
Thinking of this, Natsuki made a decision.
He would have the final battle with the Hidden Cloud Village after Uchiha Shisui
and Hatake Kakashi had farmed their titles.
But for the two of them to farm titles, they had to rely on quantity.
After all, there weren't many named ninjas left in the Hidden Cloud Village.
As for the remaining Fourth Raikage A, Blue B, and others, they wouldn't be able
to win even if they encountered them.
The next day.
The news of the Hidden Cloud Village's Two-Tails Jinchuriki, Yugito Nii, being
captured alive spread throughout the ninja world.
Hidden Stone Village, Tsuchikage's Office.
"What a familiar script."
Ohnoki rubbed his temples, feeling irritated.
"The Hidden Cloud Village still has the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki."
Kitsuchi was silent for a moment and said, "The Fourth Raikage's strength is
also not weak; they might not necessarily lose to the Hidden Leaf Village."
In the previous war, he lost to Tsunade and became a captive of the Hidden Leaf
Village.
The Hidden Stone Village paid a massive price to get him back.
Upon seeing Yugito Nii captured, he immediately thought of the Four-Tails
Jinchuriki, Roshi.
Roshi didn't have such good luck.
He thought that after the war ended, the Hidden Cloud Village would be able to
exchange for Yugito Nii back.
"Hard to say."
Ohnoki shook his head and said, "I have a premonition that the Hidden Cloud
Village will lose."
Actually, it wasn't really a premonition.
The Hidden Leaf Village had held the upper hand ever since the war started.
The Hidden Cloud Village had already lost Dodai and Yugito Nii.
Although they still had the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, the Hidden Leaf Village also
had the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
In terms of strength, the Nine-Tails was still widely recognized as the number
one Tailed Beast.
Besides that, Natsuki, Nawaki, Orochimaru, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Jiraiya, Tsunade,
and a host of other powerhouses were extremely troublesome.
It was no exaggeration to say that in terms of the number of powerhouses, the
Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Stone Village combined could barely match
the Hidden Leaf Village.
Barring any accidents, the Hidden Cloud Village would highly likely lose.
"The Hidden Cloud Village losing is not a bad thing for us,"
Kitsuchi pondered for a moment and said.
The Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Stone Village were enemies.
Now that the Hidden Stone Village had suffered disastrous losses, their strength
was far inferior to before.
If the Hidden Cloud Village won, they might turn around and attack them.
But if they lost, they would sue for peace with the Hidden Leaf Village and pay
a massive price.
Most likely, they would end up in the same state as their Hidden Stone Village.
"But with the Hidden Leaf Village dominating, our situation in the future won't
be too good,"
Ohnoki sighed and said.
"As long as the Hidden Stone Village still exists, there will be a day when we
catch up to the Hidden Leaf Village,"
Kitsuchi said in a deep voice.
"I hope so,"
Ohnoki nodded and said.
At this time, neither of them realized that Natsuki wasn't the traditional ninja
they imagined.
Compared to the Hidden Stone Village, the Hidden Sand Village and the Hidden
Mist Village didn't have so many worries.
Hidden Rain Village, Leader's Office.
Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato all arrived on time.
"I hope one of you can go to the Land of Moon to help."
Natsuki looked at them and stated his purpose.
Konan subconsciously took a step forward.
She met Natsuki's gaze, and although she didn't say anything, she expressed a
strong willingness.
"I am the leader of the Hidden Rain Village, it's not good for me to leave."
Yahiko looked at Nagato.
"Konan wants to go, then let her go,"
Nagato said in a calm tone.
Because of his parents' death, he had some grudges against the Hidden Leaf
Village.
However, if Natsuki requested it, he would still go.
"Konan, come with me."
Natsuki then opened a space door.
He took Konan back to the Hidden Leaf Village base camp.
"Konan."
Natsuki introduced, "From now on, you will be the head of the Hidden Leaf
Village Anbu, in charge of the Hidden Leaf Village's intelligence work."
"...?"
Konan was stunned, a look of surprise appearing on her face.
She knew the importance of the head of the Anbu.
Having a non-Hidden Leaf Village ninja serve as the head of the Anbu, wasn't
this a bit too incongruous?
This was completely different from the help she had envisioned.
"What? Unwilling?"
Natsuki asked with a smile.
"I am willing,"
Konan immediately responded.
The more important the head of the Anbu was, the more she could help Natsuki.
"Here is this mask for you."
Natsuki raised his hand, thought for a moment, and projected an Anbu mask.
This Anbu mask didn't have an animal pattern, but rather the paper flower
pattern from Konan's original work.
"Thank you, Natsuki-sensei."
Konan took the mask and put it on her face.
"And the Anbu uniform."
Natsuki handed her a summoning storage scroll and said, "There are nine sets of
uniforms inside; if it's not enough, come find me."
"Mm."
Konan nodded.
"I'll take you to meet the other Anbu members."
Natsuki left the main tent.
But before that, he first took Konan to her tent.
Afterward, he and Konan went to Elephant's tent and had him assemble all the
Anbu ninjas.
"From now on, she is the head of the Anbu,"
Natsuki spoke.
Although Elephant and the others were puzzled, none of them said much.
Whether it was prestige or fame, Natsuki was currently maxed out in both.
He could be considered an existence whose word was law in the Hidden Leaf
Village.
Natsuki then introduced the current situation of the Anbu to Konan, including
White Zetsu.
"I understand, Natsuki-sensei,"
Konan nodded and said after listening.
Elephant and the others couldn't help but feel shocked in their hearts.
When did Lord Hokage get another new student?
But no matter what, at this moment, everyone knew that Konan was an existence
not to be provoked.
Seeing this, Natsuki didn't say much more.
This was undoubtedly beneficial for Konan to take control of the Anbu.
Although even without this, she could still take control of the Anbu with her
abilities, it would just be a bit slower.
Natsuki didn't give her too much time to adapt.
After all, helping Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Shisui farm fame relied on Anbu
intelligence.