488 - Raikage's Helplessness!! - Naruto: Strongest Shinobi System With a Glitch

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A dense ring of Shadow Clones closed in, completely surrounding C and the remaining Hidden Cloud ninja.

Hinata glanced over at Kitazawa and slowly lowered her moon-chasing bow.

Given how things had unfolded, there was no longer any chance for her to show off her skills.

"You did well today," Kitazawa said, standing where he was and looking at her.

"It's all thanks to Kitazawa-sensei," Hinata replied, shaking her head.

After all, both the Tenseigan and the moon-chasing bow had come from Kitazawa.

"No need to be so modest."

Kitazawa raised his hand and lightly tapped her forehead. "This plan was proposed by you; it has nothing to do with me."

Hinata smiled shyly, though her heart was full of joy.

As they chatted, the remaining Hidden Cloud shinobi were all captured.

Itachi and the others escorted them back to Konoha's temporary camp.

Kitazawa did not leave with them and was instead assigned his own tent.

Once inside, he immediately summoned White Zetsu.

Hinata destroying four thousand Hidden Cloud ninjas with arrows was something that absolutely had to be spread far and wide.

Even if she didn't lift another finger in this war, that alone was enough to make her name echo throughout the ninja world.

Feats like that only appeared in the histories of the Five Kage.

After a moment's thought, Kitazawa gave Hinata a title: Konoha's Moon Goddess.

It fit—her bow was called the moon chasing bow, and the Hyuga Clan's ancestor was Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.

Receiving his orders, White Zetsu sank into the earth and disappeared.

The Anbu were already efficient at spreading information.

With White Zetsu involved, it was like giving a tiger wings.

Kitazawa estimated that by tomorrow morning, Hinata's name would be known across the entire ninja world.

By then, he would also be able to complete his system mission.

By the next day, the ruined temporary camp of the Hidden Cloud Village had come alive again.

The belated Fourth Raikage, Dodai, and the others stared in shock at the familiar corpses scattered everywhere.

Four thousand ninja from the Hidden Cloud's vanguard unit had been wiped out in a single night, and in complete silence?

What was even more absurd was that they hadn't received any warning at all.

In other words, not a single one of those four thousand ninjas had escaped.

Every last one had been killed or captured by Konoha.

"How could this happen?"

The Fourth Raikage's face was dark as he spoke.

Mabui immediately sent the Anbu to investigate what had happened during the night.

Even though he was burning with impatience, the Fourth Raikage could only wait.

Because Kitazawa had already sent White Zetsu to spread the news, it didn't take long before the Hidden Cloud Anbu returned with intelligence.

"That's impossible!"

Dodai's eyes went wide; he simply couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"You're saying Hyuga Hinata wiped out our vanguard unit with four thousand arrows from the west side of the Land of Moon?"

The Fourth Raikage asked the question almost reflexively.

"To achieve that result, two conditions must be met. One is being able to see far enough. The other is having a wide enough attack range," Mabui said, taking a deep breath and analyzing calmly. "Especially the first one—it's extremely important."

No matter how wide the range of Hinata's moon-chasing bow was, it would be meaningless if she couldn't see the target.

Only if she could see them could she hit them.

"This is far too far beyond common sense."

Samui frowned. "Are you saying Hinata's Byakugan can see the entire Land of the Moon?"

"A normal Byakugan cannot possibly have such a vast field of vision," Dodai said, his tone utterly certain. "Forget the Byakugan—I've never even heard of a sensory ninjutsu with that kind of range."

Mabui rubbed her temples. "That means all our movements will be under her control."

Silence fell over the tent.

Ninjutsu always had a range.

If they wanted to attack Konoha's shinobi, they would have to get close.

But if Hinata's Byakugan really could cover such a massive distance, she would see them coming and reposition in advance.

On top of that, ambushes and surprise attacks would become meaningless.

"Right now, it's just our speculation," Samui said, trying to offer some comfort. "Maybe Konoha used some special method last night."

"That's possible too," Mabui replied heavily. "We need to verify it."

"How do we test it?" the Fourth Raikage asked at once.

"We launch surprise attacks on several key Konoha outposts or strongholds," Mabui said after a brief pause. "If all of them fail, it means Hinata's Byakugan really does have a terrifying range."

"Very well," the Fourth Raikage thought for a moment. "Dodai, you're in charge."

"Yes, Raikage-sama." Dodai turned and left the command tent.

"If it's confirmed to be true, what should our Hidden Cloud Village do?" The Fourth Raikage asked, looking toward Mabui.

"All our conventional tactics will become ineffective," Mabui answered gravely. "We either drag things out and wait for the other Hidden Villages, or we stake everything on the Chakra Cannon."

The Fourth Raikage could only sigh inwardly.

Dragging things out was completely unrealistic.

The war hadn't even lasted two full days, and Sunagakure and Iwagakure had already taken heavy losses.

Hidden Cloud was in the same situation.

Only Hidden Mist, relying on the protection of the sea, had yet to suffer any damage.

Frustration burned in the Fourth Raikage's chest.

They clearly had a huge advantage in numbers, yet their performance was this pathetic.

Had Konoha already become this strong?

Even so, it was impossible for Hidden Cloud to be the first to surrender.

Inside the main tent of Konoha's temporary camp in the Land of Waterfall—

"Hahaha!"

Hyuga Hiashi couldn't hold back his laughter.

In just one day, Hinata's name had spread far and wide.

People had already been talking about the new Konoha Three Sannin, but compared to Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto, Hinata's reputation had lagged behind.

Now, with the feat of wiping out four thousand Hidden Cloud shinobi with a single arrow, her fame had finally caught up to that of her two teammates.

From this point on, the title of the new Konoha Three Sannin was truly deserved.

Hiashi was even certain that the next Hokage would definitely be chosen from among the three of them.

"Hinata really did amazingly this time," Shion said with sincere admiration.

"This is youth!" Rock Lee declared, giving a thumbs up.

"Neji, can you do that too?" Tenten asked curiously.

"I can," Neji nodded. In fact, he was even more adept at using multiple arrows.

"It's too late for them to try and copy it now," Hiashi said, returning to the matter at hand. "Ōnoki has already led his forces to rendezvous with the Iwagakure vanguard."

"They'll be on guard now. They'll definitely strengthen their defenses," Neji added.

"You've guessed correctly."

Hitashi spoke up. "Right now, the Iwagakure temporary camp is surrounded by thick earth walls."

"But they'll have to leave that camp sooner or later."

Hiashi Hyuga smiled. "Neji will always be a powerful deterrent to them."

Night fell.

After dinner, Kitazawa headed to the open training ground outside Konoha's temporary camp in the Land of Moon.

[Current Mission: Help Hinata become famous.]

[Mission Reward: Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack.]

[Host has completed the mission; reward is being issued. ]

Kitazawa's gaze fell on a tree standing not far away.

After taking a moment to digest the flood of information in his mind, he slowly raised both hands.

Space warped in an instant. Countless chakra fists materialized and crashed forward.

The tree he had targeted was reduced to splinters.

Kitazawa nodded in satisfaction.

With his current strength, there were almost no shinobi who could withstand his Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack—

Unless they were from the Ōtsutsuki Clan.

Kitazawa felt that once the Fourth Great Ninja War ended, he could even consider releasing Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.

Judging from his recent system missions, he would be gaining many Ōtsutsuki abilities.

By then, dealing with Ōtsutsuki Kaguya would be easy and almost effortless.

Lowering his hands, Kitazawa exhaled.

Just as the official databooks described, the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack was Taijutsu.

In other words, he could pass it on to Neji and Hinata.

As for the other Hyuga, their strength was lacking; they weren't qualified to learn it.

After all, the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack was a Kekkei Mōra.

Neji and Hinata could learn it only because they had awakened the Tenseigan.

The Tenseigan allowed its user to create truth-seeking orbs manually; in theory, it forced them to master all seven elemental chakra natures.

Kitazawa snapped back to reality and was just about to return to his tent to rest when a White Zetsu emerged silently from the ground.

"Hokage-sama."

Bowing slightly, White Zetsu produced a scroll. "There's new movement from Sunagakure's side."

Kitazawa raised an eyebrow, a bit surprised.

Among the Four Great Ninja Villages, Sunagakure had suffered the heaviest losses so far.

He hadn't expected them to be the first to act.

He took the scroll and unrolled it.

The contents were simple.

It reported that Sunagakure had constructed five new strongholds.

On its own, that wasn't much of an issue.

Strongholds were essentially larger outposts capable of housing more Sunagakure shinobi.

However, thanks to Konoha's use of White Zetsu, their true objective had been quickly uncovered.

Sunagakure had installed a Chakra Cannon in one of the strongholds.

Which meant the other four were just decoys.

Kitazawa rubbed his chin.

A Chakra Cannon's power was on par with a Tailed Beast Ball.

If Sunagakure had brought something like that to the front lines, they would definitely want to squeeze every bit of value out of it.

In other words, they would be making a major move soon.

"I understand. You may leave."

After dismissing White Zetsu, Kitazawa returned to the temporary camp, exchanged a few words with Fugaku, then took Konan and left for the Land of Rivers.

Something big was about to happen here, and he needed to be prepared on all fronts.

Konoha's temporary camp in the Land of Rivers.

Kitazawa appeared directly inside Kurenai's tent.

She was already lying in her sleeping bag, about to rest.

The moment she saw Kitazawa, she instinctively sat up.

"Why are you back at this time?"

Kurenai casually folded up the sleeping bag.

When she slept alone, she used a sleeping bag so she could react to emergencies at any moment.

But now that Kitazawa had returned, there was no need for her to sleep in it.

With his current strength, he could respond to any situation.

"I received word from White Zetsu that the Hidden Sand Village plans to use the Chakra Cannon, so I came back to check on things," Kitazawa explained as he sat down beside her.

"I see."

Kurenai had known about this for some time already, so she wasn't surprised.

"How is the situation now?" Kitazawa asked again.

"There are no new developments for the time being," Kurenai replied, shaking her head.

"Then we'll see tomorrow," Kitazawa chuckled. "Don't worry, any movement from the Hidden Sand Village won't escape White Zetsu's eyes."

"Mhm."

Kurenai lay back down. "Goodnight."

"Are you very tired?" Kitazawa reached out and gently brushed her cheek.

"It's mainly mental exhaustion," Kurenai said with a yawn. "I've been on missions all day."

As for physical fatigue, the Yang Seal Kitazawa had given her had long since taken care of that.

"Goodnight."

Not wanting to disturb her further, Kitazawa simply held her as the two of them drifted off to sleep.

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A new day dawned.

After breakfast, Kurenai headed out on a mission with Yakumo, Karin, and Kiba.

Kitazawa stayed behind, waiting in the tent for White Zetsu's report on the Hidden Sand Village's next move.

It wasn't until sunset, when Kurenai's team returned, that Kabuto immediately convened a meeting of the Fourth Division's Jonin.

With nothing else to do, Kitazawa went to the meeting as well.

"The Hidden Sand Village's offensive was much more aggressive today," Kabuto said slowly.

"We felt it too," Kurenai said with a nod.

"This is likely related to the Chakra Cannon," Kakashi said calmly.

"But there's been no movement at the Chakra Cannon's stronghold," Shibi said, puzzled.

Because Shino was in Kakashi's Team 2, many members of the Aburame Clan had also come to the Land of Rivers.

"I suspect the Hidden Sand's goal is to locate our main base," Kabuto said in a low voice.

"You mean once they confirm the location, the Hidden Sand Village will use the Chakra Cannon against us?" Kurenai's eyes narrowed as she asked.

"It's entirely possible," Shibi said thoughtfully. "Using the Chakra Cannon to destroy our main base would undoubtedly have the greatest impact."

"Tomorrow, I'll have White Zetsu draw out the movement trajectories of the Hidden Sand Village's ninja," Yakushi Kabuto said after thinking for a moment.

Under normal circumstances, creating such a trajectory map would be very difficult.

But with White Zetsu, it became simple.

"If we confirm their target really is our main base, how should we counterattack?" Kurenai asked again.

"We'll beat them at their own game," Kabuto said after a short pause. "We'll leave them an empty base and move to outflank their main base instead."

"That's a great idea!" Kurenai said with a smile. "If it works, this war can finally come to an end."

"As for the specifics, we'll wait for White Zetsu's intelligence tomorrow," Kabuto said with a nod. "Everyone has worked hard today. Go back and rest."

The Jonin meeting adjourned.

Kitazawa and Kurenai returned to their tent.

Time slipped into the next day, and once again, the sun sank toward the horizon.

"Judging from this map, the Hidden Sand Village's target really is our main base," Kabuto said as he spread a map open.

The map was crisscrossed with numerous lines.

Each line marked the route of a Hidden Sand Village ninja squad.

Although the trajectories looked chaotic, there was a clear pattern.

They were gradually converging on Konoha's main base.

"Next, we'll let the Hidden Sand know the location of our main base, then split into two groups."

Kabuto said calmly. "One group will destroy the Chakra Cannon, and the other will outflank their main base."

"To avoid arousing Sunagakure's suspicion, we shouldn't send too many ninjas to destroy the Chakra Cannon. "

Shibi said after a brief pause.

"I agree."

Kabuto replied.

"Then my team and Kakashi's team will go."

Kurenai volunteered.

"You two are indeed the best choice. Two Jinchūriki are enough to complete this mission."

Kabuto said, then added after a short pause, "But it's best to move only after Sunagakure has fired the Chakra Cannon."

"Understood," Kurenai replied, nodding.

"The movement of our main force will be easy for Sunagakure to detect," Kabuto said, turning to look at White Zetsu. "When the time comes, I'll need you to confuse their senses."

He was referring to the five thousand White Zetsu that Kitazawa had said were assigned to the Fourth Division of the Allied Shinobi Forces.

"Yes, Lord Kabuto," White Zetsu answered immediately.

"Everyone, go make your preparations." Kabuto said with a smile.

As far as he knew, the other three divisions were still locked in fierce combat.

If the Fourth Division under his command could be the first to bring down Sunagakure, then he would not have betrayed Kitazawa's trust.

With Konoha's deliberate leniency, Sunagakure soon learned the location of Konoha's main base.

Rasa and the others suspected nothing.

The reason was simple.

In sheer numbers, Sunagakure's ninja nearly doubled Konoha's.

With such a large numerical advantage, pinpointing Konoha's main base wasn't difficult.

At a certain Sunagakure stronghold in the Land of Rivers—

Rasa stood before the Chakra Cannon, staring at it in silence.

The village's only real chance at victory now rested on this weapon.

Even with their advantage in numbers, it meant little in front of a Jinchūriki.

Especially when Konoha had two.

By this point, Karin and Kakashi had already used the power of their Tailed Beasts.

In truth, there were three.

But Kabuto had yet to draw on any Tailed Beast power.

"Lord Kazekage,"

An ANBU entered and reported, "We've confirmed that most of Konoha's ninja have returned to their main base."

"Very good."

Rasa said with a nod. "Go and summon the other jōnin."

The power and range of the chakra cannon depended on the chakra supplied.

A single ninja could never activate it; it required the combined effort of many.

With enough chakra, the chakra cannon could even shatter the moon.

A short while later, thirty Sunagakure jōnin gathered in the tent.

"Everyone, tonight is the night that will decide Sunagakure's fate."

Rasa said in a low voice. "At midnight, you will all operate the Chakra Cannon together."

"Yes, Lord Kazekage!"

They answered in unison.

"ANBU, continue to monitor Konoha's main base." Rasa ordered.

"Yes, Lord Kazekage."

The ANBU turned and left.