Konoha's Sunagakure battlefield.
Frontline base camp.
When Yoru returned victorious, the morale of Konoha's frontline base camp reached its peak!
That day, laughter and cheers filled the entire Konoha camp. There were even a few Konoha ninjas who were so excited that they ignored military orders and secretly drank a few cups.
As for the command level of the base camp, they did not choose such a celebratory day to make trouble for those drunken Konoha ninjas.
After several days of joy, the shadow of the decisive battle descended over Konoha's frontline base camp.
When they learned that the Third Kazekage and the One-Tail Jinchuriki were about to arrive on the battlefield, the ninjas in Konoha's frontline camp were indeed shocked for a moment, but they did not feel afraid at all!
"What is there to fear?! We have the great Lord Yoru!"
"Lord Yoru is invincible!"
"Follow Lord Yoru's footsteps and achieve unparalleled military merit!"
Yoru's undefeated battle record had raised his prestige to the absolute peak! All of Konoha's ninjas had become his fanatical supporters!
They firmly believed that forget some damned Third Kazekage and One-Tail Jinchuriki—even if several more Kage-level experts joined them, their Lord Yoru could still raise his hand, cut them down, and send them straight to hell!
Yes, they were just that inflated with confidence!
Long live Lord Yoru!
And among Konoha's frontline camp, many female ninjas had already regarded Yoru as the lover of their dreams.
While all the Konoha ninjas were busy preparing feverishly for the decisive battle, inside Yoru's tent, Yoru looked at Tsunade, a trace of emotion in his eyes.
Under Yoru's gaze, Tsunade's face flushed red. She glared at him fiercely.
"You finally reached Kage level. I really waited for you for a long time."
Just as Tsunade was about to speak, the first sentence this man said made her feel the urge to hammer him to death!
There was no bullying people like this! No matter what, I still count as your teacher!
Tsunade looked at Yoru, feeling both embarrassed and furious.
She did not know when it had started, but this man had completely surpassed her, becoming taller and more powerful. His broad back stood in front of her, shielding her from wind and rain.
No matter what happened, as long as she told this man, he would only say one thing to her.
"Don't worry. Leave it to me."
And no matter how difficult the problem was, once it landed in this man's hands, it would always be solved.
This feeling intoxicated Tsunade.
But this guy's words were sometimes just too infuriating!
At this moment, Tsunade truly wanted to punch that face in front of her—the face with the smile she had once liked most—with a blast of monstrous strength.
Do you think everyone is a monster like you?
I'm only twenty-four, and I've already stepped into the Kage level! In the shinobi world, that's already an unrivaled genius, alright?!
Tsunade felt extremely indignant inside.
Hm?
Just as Tsunade was thinking about giving Yoru one of her waist-twisting specialties, Yoru smiled and stepped forward, gently embracing her.
"The war is about to end. After we return, we…"
"Mm."
In this atmosphere, Tsunade softly gave a quiet hum. This was her response to the man she loved.
She was willing to give everything to this man.
After receiving a satisfactory answer, Yoru became wildly happy.
"Lord Yoru!"
Just then, an untimely voice came from outside.
Tsunade sprang out of Yoru's embrace like a coiled spring.
Yoru looked at Tsunade's current appearance and smiled. Then he turned his head and shouted loudly, "What is it?! Don't you know I'm busy here?!"
Outside the tent, the Konoha ninja who had come to deliver the message trembled.
Oh no! I seem to have made Lord Yoru angry! What should I do? Waiting online—this is urgent.
"L-Lord Yoru, I'm sorry, I…"
Hearing the Konoha ninja outside sounding as if he were about to cry from fright, Yoru found it somewhat amusing. Was he really that scary?
What Yoru did not know was that his proud battle record had already grown more and more exaggerated as it spread. Most importantly, every time people saw a man casually return with several heads in hand—and those heads all belonged to famous powerhouses of the shinobi world—even if they were enemy heads, how could they not be afraid?
Moreover, one had to know that the enemies killed by Lord Yoru never had intact corpses!
Yoru's cruel methods had made the shinobi world increasingly frightened. This man was an outright demon! His methods were extremely brutal!
On top of that, the Rain ninjas who had already been scared out of their wits by Yoru had embellished the stories across the shinobi world. With that, Yoru had completely transformed into a terrifying figure capable of stopping children from crying at night!
There were even rumors that Yoru liked to eat human flesh raw! He had been described as an ultimate devil!
"If you don't behave, Demon Yoru will come!"
This was how adults in the Land of Rain and the Land of Wind fiercely scared disobedient children.
And when the children heard that legendary name, their faces would fill with terror. They would cover their mouths and shake their heads again and again, indicating that they were good children.
Lord Yoru, please don't eat me!
These rumors gradually began to affect Konoha's ninjas as well.
Although Lord Yoru was very kind to his own people, what if they angered him?
This… I don't want to be eaten alive!
Just as the Konoha ninja who had come to deliver the message grew increasingly terrified, the flap of Yoru's tent opened, and Yoru walked out.
"L-Lord Yoru"
When the ninja saw Yoru come out, he lowered his head deeply, afraid that Yoru would swallow him alive.
Yoru looked at the Konoha ninja, who was so frightened he was about to faint, and smiled.
"Alright, I'm not blaming you. What is it?"
That warm tone, to this Konoha ninja's ears, was simply heavenly music.
At this moment, the ninja was filled with gratitude and excitement. He had offended Lord Yoru, yet Lord Yoru did not blame him at all. His heart was filled with reverence and awe toward Yoru
As for how he had offended Lord Yoru? As long as Lord Yoru was unhappy, then he had offended him!
This was the privilege of the strong.
"Lord Yoru, Lord Orochimaru invites all of you lords to the command tent for a meeting."
After catching his breath, the Konoha ninja respectfully spoke to Yoru
Yoru encouraged the ninja with another couple of words. The ninja's face flushed with excitement as he respectfully withdrew.
A smile appeared in Yoru's eyes as he watched Tsunade, who had already tidied herself up, walk out of his tent.
Seeing Yoru's gaze fall on her, Tsunade felt a little embarrassed and sweet at the same time.
After Tsunade calmed her emotions slightly, the two of them walked toward the command tent.
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