Chapter 148 We must go and provide immediate support!
"Is that...is that Souji-nii? Why is he here?"
Minato stared in utter shock at the Heavenly Dragon that appeared in the sky above the Cloud Village camp in the distance.
"Souji..."
Jiraiya also looked solemnly at the Cloud Village camp.
Although he didn't have much contact with Souji when they were in the Land of Rain, he had a good impression of him.
Having been in his thirties and weathered countless storms, Jiraiya believed he had a good eye for people, and in his view, Souji was someone he could trust.
However, the recent incident involving Kirigakure has made him somewhat suspicious.
Disrupting the balance of the five great ninja villages is absolutely contrary to Konoha's consistent strategy.
After confirming with the Hokage, he learned that this was not the Hokage's intention, and he was completely unaware of it beforehand.
From beginning to end, it was a personal dictatorship under the CEO's leadership.
Unlike his disciple Minato, Jiraiya didn't have a close relationship with Souji.
He was also much more mature and immediately suspected that Konoha high-ranking officials might have special ideas... or even ambitions!
When Jiraiya saw that Souji had attacked Kumogakure without instructions or permission, he was even more surprised and uncertain.
What exactly is this person trying to do?!
After his initial surprise, Minato regained his composure and said:
"Teacher, we must go and support Souji immediately!"
"Support? Minato, he's..."
"I see!"
Minato said in a deep voice:
"I know that many people are suspicious of him because of how he handled Kirigakure, but what Souji did did not harm anyone in Konoha.
On the contrary, it prevented many people from being injured or killed."
"His actions may indeed conflict with the Hokage's ideas, but even so, it can't be said that Souji was wrong!"
"He is still a Konoha ninja, that is, our comrade. We cannot stand idly by at this time!"
"..."
Hearing Minato's words, Jiraiya scratched his head and sighed.
"Alright, let's not discuss whether you're right or wrong for now.
Anyway, we definitely can't just stand by and watch. With his strength, he should be able to cause a lot of chaos in Kumogakure.
We can take advantage of this opportunity, whether it's to make contact with him or to attack Kumogakure..."
Jiraiya said this, but before he could finish, he couldn't continue.
"What's going on?
Kumogakure is retreating...is he going to withdraw?"
Jiraiya's eyes widened slightly, feeling quite puzzled.
Souji launched a surprise attack, and before long, the entire Cloud Village began to retreat...
Is this a retreat? How could this be?
Could it be because it couldn't withstand Souji's attack...?
"Are you kidding me? How could that be? There are only a few of them..."
Jiraiya and Minato shared the same thoughts, and therefore were equally bewildered.
The two immediately summoned a Yamanaka clan ninja in charge of reconnaissance.
This ninja could use the Yamanaka clan's secret technique to attach his consciousness to birds, allowing him to conduct reconnaissance even in distant places.
Upon the arrival of this mountain clan ninja, before the two could even ask any questions, he immediately reported in a flustered manner:
"Report! Lord Mochizuki Souji launched a surprise attack on the Kumogakure camp.
The Raikage personally engaged him, and then..."
"What happened next?!" Jiraiya asked anxiously.
"Lord Mochizuki Souji clashed head-on with the Raikage, and with a single blow... defeated the Raikage!"
"What!?"
Jiraiya and Minato were both shocked to hear this.
The mountain clan ninja continued his frantic report:
"Many Jonin from Kumogakure are currently engaged in battle with Lord Mochizuki, while the entire ninja army has retreated, taking the Raikage, whose fate is unknown..."
"This, this..."
Jiraiya and Minato looked at each other, both at a loss for what to do because they couldn't believe it.
In a confrontation, he defeated the Raikage with a single blow, leaving the Raikage's fate uncertain.
That Raikage whose Lightning Release Chakra Mode was as powerful as a monster?
Because a single blow could mean certain death?
Just as the two were stunned by their surprise.
Iwagakure is already retreating.
Although not as skilled as the Yamanaka clan, Iwagakure also has ninjas adept at reconnaissance and sensory perception.
Upon hearing the report that Souji had struck the Raikage and left him in critical condition, the Tsuchikage Onoki immediately ordered a full retreat.
I don't know if this is a secret technique or something else…
There are too many unbelievable secret techniques in the ninja world.
Even the extremely powerful Raikage was taken down with one careless move.
Although I was inevitably shocked, Onoki had no doubts and immediately decided to retreat.
Even the Raikage was finished, and although Onoki was equally confident in his own strength, he had no intention of confronting Souji head-on at this moment.
In short, we should avoid confrontation for now, thoroughly investigate Mochizuki Souji's background, and then consider how to deal with him...
Ōnoki flew in the sky, gazing at the retreating Cloud Village from afar, feeling extremely depressed.
If it were just a matter of being forced back by Sarutobi, then so be it.
They were both among the Five Kage, and Sarutobi, as the Hokage, also had an incredibly impressive record.
Being forced back by him wouldn't be a big deal.
But now, without even a confrontation, he and over ten thousand Iwagakure ninja were forced to retreat because of a young junior from Konoha...
This is absolutely shameful!
However, the opponent has already defeated both the Mizukage and the Raikage, and the Raikage may even be dead...
As the Tsuchikage, leading Iwagakure and over 20,000 ninja, he simply couldn't act rashly out of pride and without any knowledge of the situation, and forcefully confront Mochizuki Souji!
"Damn it! Mochizuki Souji! After the Mizukage, now even the Raikage... Does he intend to..."
...
At the cost of more than thirty Jonin lives, Kumogakure successfully withdrew from the Land of Frost and returned to its headquarters in the Land of Lightning.
Souji watched the Cloud Village disappear into the distance and did not continue the pursuit.
Although as long as he had that idea, it wouldn't be difficult for him to simply leave all the Jonin alive, let alone wipe out more than 10,000 Cloud Village ninjas.
However, just like with Kirigakure, as long as we weaken the power of the four major ninja villages so that they cannot fight against Konoha for a period of time, that will be fine.
It would be more appropriate to actually kill them all.
The reason the Third Raikage was killed was simply that this Raikage was truly powerful, extremely warlike, and led the Cloud Village in a very aggressive style.
Such a powerful and warlike figure can only be killed to establish one's authority and add another kill to the record of a Kage-level opponent.
The same goes for the future Fourth Raikage; he could indeed be killed on the spot, but it would be better to leave him alive.
Although in the original story, the Fourth Raikage was able to cooperate normally with the Tsuchikage, who had a blood feud with his father, that was after twenty years.
Seeing his father's death, Fourth Raikage will definitely go mad in a short time and want to take revenge.
This, on the contrary, will cause the Cloud Village to restrain itself and dare not act rashly.
That's human nature.
When something big happens, even if you panic, you can calm down if you see that others are even more emotional than you
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