Naruto: I'm in Konoha, my name is Uzumaki Menma

Chapter 23 The Tragic Casualties of the Hidden Cloud Village
Yunlei Gorge, a place specifically for cultivating the power of pillars, can no longer be called a 'gorge'.

The combined effect of the Tailed Beast Ball and the Small Rasengan is not as simple as 1+1=2.

Several mountain peaks within a few kilometers of Yunlei Gorge were leveled, and a giant pit with a diameter of over a thousand meters and a depth of over a hundred meters appeared in the center of Yunlei Gorge.

The river, now cut in half, is rushing in, carrying with it pebbles.

Inside the pit, the exposed rock strata have undergone a vitrified crystalline state under the scorching heat.

The eight-tailed Gyūki's mutilated body struggled to rise from the ruins, while the surrounding crystalline soil cracked and collapsed.

"Cough... Big brother~ are you alright~" Killer Bee spat out a mouthful of blood, still managing to rap.

Killer Bee, in his tailed beast form, protected Raikage A with his body, but his own back was also blasted to pieces by the terrifying force of the explosion, with wounds exposing bone.

"Bee!" Raikage A quickly helped up Killer Bee, who had lost his tailed beast form.

If Killer Bee hadn't protected him in his tailed beast form, the Fourth Raikage A would probably be the one lying on the ground severely injured right now!

Raikage A carried Killer Bee on his back and quickly sped towards the direction of Kumogakure.

The explosion still lingered in his mind, leaving him with lingering fear.

Village...

When Raikage A arrived at the outskirts of Kumogakure and stood on a mountain peak, he saw that the center of Kumogakure was as if it had been erased with an eraser; the Raikage Building had completely disappeared.

Several mountain peaks, including the Raikage Building, were blown in half.

The Cloud Village ninja suffered heavy casualties, and the entire village was filled with thick smoke. Medical ninjas moved through the smoke, busy rescuing people everywhere.

The cries of agony pierced through the smoke of battle, causing the Fourth Raikage to feel deep remorse.

"Lord Raikage!" Two figures landed beside Raikage Ai.

He looked closely and saw two figures made of wood and earth.

"Killer Bee!" Yugito's pupils dilated slightly when he saw the heavily injured Killer Bee.

Yugito, who is also a Jinchūriki, is very clear about Killer Bee's strength.

Even without the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki intervening, Killer Bee, the strongest Jinchuriki of the current era, was beaten to this state by the enemy!

“Because of protecting me…” Lei Ying Ai clenched his fists.

He had forbidden Killer Bee from leaving the village because he feared that his brother Killer Bee would suffer a similar siege after the death of his father, the Third Raikage.

But today, after a mysterious enemy came knocking on his door, it was this brother who shielded him from that terrifying explosion!

"What happened with the explosion in the village? Where are those two enemies?" Raikage A asked Tsuchida after handing the heavily injured Killer Bee over to the arriving medical ninja.

The elite Jonin, who was deeply trusted by the Third Raikage A, said with a heavy expression, "When I arrived, the battle was already over."

"Where are Darui and the others!" Ray Shadow Ai shouted hoarsely.

“Darui, Xi, and Samui only suffered minor injuries, but Mabuyi was too close to the explosion center to evacuate in time and is still being rescued…” The ruins in the center of the village were reflected in Tutai’s single eye.

"Of the other ninjas who participated in the battle, two Jonin are confirmed dead, two Jonin and three Special Jonin are seriously injured, seven Chunin are confirmed dead, and sixteen Chunin have had their chakra drained and their fate is unknown."

"In addition, the explosion destroyed the center of Kumogakure, and the number of dead and injured is estimated to be no less than two hundred."

Unlike Konoha, which is situated on a plain, Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village) was built atop mountains. Therefore, the power and shockwave of the explosion were largely neutralized by the mountains. Furthermore, as a ninja military base, the majority of Kumogakure's villagers were ninjas with chakra, and these were also counted as casualties. Thus, the tragic loss of seven Jonin, Special Jonin, over twenty Chunin, and more than two hundred Genin villagers was comparable to a crushing defeat in a major battle!

If the main force of the Cloud Village's ninja forces hadn't been fighting against the Leaf Village's ninja forces within the Land of the Moon and the Land of Hot Springs, the casualties might have been even greater.

Moreover, Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki who is the 'strategic nuclear weapon' of Kumogakure, was also seriously injured!

Bang!
The Fourth Raikage, A, punched a nearby mountain peak, creating a crater two meters wide!
"Have those two enemies been captured?!" Lei Ying Ai gritted his teeth, wishing he could tear them to pieces immediately.

But Tu Tai shook his head with a sullen face.

He then offered a guess: "According to Darui and Xi's descriptions, the two enemies that could float disappeared right after the explosion. They... shouldn't be human... they were summoned beasts!"

"What!" Raikage A was furious when he heard that the two mysterious enemies who had held back dozens of elite ninjas from Kumogakure were actually summoning beasts.

"How did they get into the village?" Lei Yingai's knuckles turned white as he thought about it and became angrier.

Tsuchitai said, "I sent people to question the guards on duty at the village entrance today, as well as the ninja who encountered that mysterious person with Killer Bee, and also interrogated the caravan that entered the village today."

"According to preliminary information, the enemy used illusion magic to control the caravan leader and entered the village under the name 'Danzo.' This is a sketch of him." Tsuchida handed the information he had gathered and a sketch to the Raikage.

It is truly remarkable that Tu Tai was able to compile the initial intelligence information in such a short time.

Looking at the sunny and cheerful boy in the portrait, Lei Yingai became even more furious.

"Activate the entire intelligence network of Kumogakure immediately! We must find this guy!" Raikage Ai crumpled the sketch into a ball, gritting his teeth as he said, "Issue a bounty on the Exchange Shop! Seventy million taels! If anyone provides intelligence leads, Kumogakure will also give them a reward of ten million taels upon confirmation!"

A bounty of 70 million ryo is already higher than the bounties of many Jinchuriki of Tailed Beasts.

The bounty for Utakata, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, was only 50 million ryo.

Of course, Raikage Ai didn't expect to kill this mysterious enemy through a bounty. The most important thing he did by issuing the bounty was to spread the information, make other villages pay attention to this mysterious person, and cause him some trouble.

The Hidden Cloud Village has spies in other villages. If this mysterious person is involved in a battle with another village or something, the Hidden Cloud Village can obtain intelligence leads.

"Yes!" Tsuchitai immediately ordered a trusted ninja to handle the matter.

"Furthermore..." Raikage A looked at the village in the distance, where a large area was now empty, and said unwillingly, "Let's make peace with Konoha."

Rumble!
The dark clouds that had been dispersed by the explosion gathered again over Kumogakure, and the raindrops that fell seemed to carry the pungent smell of gunpowder, washing over Kumogakure's wounds.

The pain of war shrouded the entire Hidden Cloud Village.

In the 54th year of Konoha, news of the attack on Kumogakure by mysterious ninjas spread like wildfire.

Each ninja village sent out spies to investigate the losses suffered by Kumogakure.

Not long after, Kumogakure agreed to Konohagakure's terms for a ceasefire, and the final battle of the Third Shinobi World War finally came to an end, ushering in a brief period of peace for the shinobi world.

Meanwhile, a mysterious ninja named Danzo, codenamed Shura, has a bounty of 70 million ryo placed on his head in the underground black market!
Even providing useful information can earn you a reward of ten million taels!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Meanwhile, deep within the roots of Konoha.

Seeing the bounty for 'Danzo' on the updated bounty list brought by his subordinates from the gold exchange, Shimura Danzo flew into a rage and tore the brand-new bounty list to shreds.

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