Chapter 294: The Collapse of the Ninja Alliance's Morale
Now, with the cowardly behavior of the Great Toad Sage, the entire Ninja Alliance was shaken, their momentum heavily suppressed.
At the very least, what had once been overflowing morale was now filled with hesitation and doubt.
After all, didn't everyone just see it? Even the Great Toad Sage—one of the legendary figures of the world—was so frightened by the mere arrival of the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Yuta, that he didn't even dare to breathe.
Because of this, the forces that had already aligned themselves with Konoha—such as Amegakure, Takigakure, Kirigakure, Ancient Loulan, and the Land of Demons—collectively breathed a sigh of relief. Confidence surged within them, as even fools could see that the balance of victory was tilting toward Konohagakure.
No—tilting wasn't the right word. The scales had already fallen heavily on Konoha's side.
The morale of the Ninja Alliance was crushed.
Of course, when one side rejoiced, the other despaired. While Konoha's allies celebrated, the ninja coalition—led by Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Otogakure—was plunged into chaos and frustration. They had barely begun their invasion of the Land of Fire, only to be struck with a brutal wake-up call by Uchiha Yuta.
Yes, a wake-up call.
The truth was undeniable: Mount Myōboku, which had just pledged itself to the coalition, had immediately raised the white flag after witnessing Yuta's power.
They saw Uchiha Yuta strike down Fukasaku and Shima of Mount Myōboku in an instant. And how did the Great Toad Sage respond? By cowering, refusing to confront Konoha's Hokage. Instead, he placed the blame on his fallen followers, claiming it had nothing to do with him.
It was disgraceful. For countless people across the shinobi world, the image of the legendary Great Toad Sage had been shattered beyond repair.
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In Kumogakure, outrage erupted. The civilians and shinobi clenched their fists, their faces twisted with fury.
"Damn it! This so-called Great Toad Sage has disgraced the entire coalition!"
"What use is the Sage of Six Paths if this is the kind of messenger he sends? That old toad is no sage—he's a cowardly mutt!"
"Pathetic! He couldn't even muster the courage to say one harsh word against the Fifth Hokage—Uchiha Yuta!"
The anger spread like wildfire. Some even cursed the Great Toad Sage's entire lineage, furious that someone who had been revered for centuries turned out to be so worthless in the face of true strength.
"If you don't have diamonds, don't try to carve jade," one elder spat. "If the Great Toad Sage had no power, he should never have played the role of a leader!"
To make matters worse, he had claimed to represent the will of the Sage of Six Paths. But now? People saw it as nothing more than a disgrace to that name.
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Similar fury erupted in Iwagakure and Otogakure. The shinobi there were left speechless, humiliated. They had no fear of enemies as strong as gods, but they dreaded allies as useless as pigs.
And the Great Toad Sage had proven to be just that—utterly useless.
"I'm convinced," one shinobi muttered bitterly. "This is what the Great Toad Sage amounts to? Afraid of death, bowing his head like a lackey in front of the Fifth Hokage…"
"The coalition's momentum is broken. Can it even recover from this humiliation? Everything now depends on whether Uchiha Madara will act… or if the Sage of Six Paths himself will appear to turn the tide."
All eyes turned toward Madara Uchiha, for the Great Toad Sage had proven beyond doubt that he was unreliable.
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Meanwhile, in the Land of Fire, countless coalition shinobi stood frozen, their eyes fixed on the figure of the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Yuta, hovering in the sky.
Even though Yuta had done nothing more than descend from the air, his presence alone suffocated them. His invisible pressure weighed upon their bodies and spirits alike.
Some could only stare blankly at the Great Toad Sage's cowardice.
They had imagined countless possible outcomes—but never this. Never that the legendary sage of Mount Myōboku would immediately surrender without a word of defiance.
And under the live broadcast playing across the heavens, the entire ninja world had borne witness.
The coalition, which had marched with such bluster, was now humiliated before all. Their supposed ally had crumbled, and the Fifth Hokage's strength was undeniable.
Even the Great Toad Sage had been reduced to silence before him.
And so, as Uchiha Yuta stood tall above them, the morale of the Ninja Alliance collapsed like a house of cards.
The balance of power had shifted—and everyone knew it.
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