Simultaneous time travel: Why are they all against the protagonist? Chapter 099

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~

In an instant, the entire outskirts of the Hidden Cloud Village were engulfed in a sea of flames. The Hidden Cloud Village was already located at a high altitude, and with this, the villagers found it even harder to breathe, especially the immigrants who had just moved from the Hidden Leaf Village and had not yet adapted to the environment.

“What’s going on!? Why are there so many Hidden Leaf ninjas in the village!?”

Mabui, who had been acting as Raikage for the past month, gritted her teeth and questioned the Anbu personnel.

“This… It is said that Uchiha Ran first infiltrated our village alone, and then used an unprecedented ninjutsu to transfer a large number of Hidden Leaf ninjas here.”

Large beads of sweat dripped from the masked face of the Hidden Cloud Anbu member beside her.

They had actually appeared right at their doorstep in the blink of an eye.

This meant that the strategy the Fourth Raikage had implemented before his death—to bomb any enemy forces that entered the Hidden Cloud Village’s line of sight with Tailed Beast Bombs—could no longer be carried out.

Mabui’s expression changed drastically.

There were indeed space-time ninjutsu that could transport people.

Their Hidden Cloud Village even had a similar forbidden jutsu—Heavenly Transfer Jutsu.

But that technique could only be used to transport supplies, because the extreme transfer speed would tear a person’s body apart.

So far, only the Third Raikage had successfully used it for personal transport.

And that Uchiha Ran could actually transfer so many people at once… Mabui shook her head vigorously. No, now was not the time to think about such things. They had to immediately confront the enemy.

“Where is Killer Bee-sama?!”

Although Mabui, as the acting Raikage, was technically of a higher rank than Killer Bee, she still used an honorific out of habit.

“At this time, Bee-sama should still be cultivating in the Valley of Lightning. Everyone has been keeping the Fourth Raikage-sama’s death a secret from him, but it’s probably reaching its limit…”

“Call him immediately!”

Mabui decided decisively.

“This… Mabui-sama, with Bee-sama’s personality, if he knew that the Raikage-sama had been killed, I’m afraid… the entire village would be affected.”

Yugito and Killer Bee were both perfect jinchuriki of the Hidden Cloud, but why did the Fourth Raikage only allow Yugito to go out on missions while forcing Killer Bee to stay in the village?

Wasn’t it because that guy’s personality was too unreliable?

However, this matter had, in a way, saved Killer Bee’s life.

Because later, Yugito was ambushed and killed by the Zombie Duo while on a mission.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Just then, Mabui and several Hidden Cloud Anbu members saw a blur of movement in the distance, darting across the rooftops of various buildings.

A fleeting flash of a sword sliced across the throats of their ninjas, who then fell to the ground with “thump, thump” sounds in the next second.

“The Yellow Flash!?”

The eyes behind the Anbu masks of the Hidden Cloud ninjas widened.

They would never forget the battle in the Third Great Ninja War, where that man alone suppressed the Fourth Raikage and Killer Bee, two top-tier combatants.

Although the recent attack wasn’t as sharp as that man’s, it was undoubtedly the Flying Thunder God!

“Now is not the time to worry about so much! We must use all available combat power!”

Mabui practically roared.

The Anbu members dared not waste words and quickly headed to the valley to inform Killer Bee.

“Damn it! Stop right there!”

On the other side, seeing someone rampaging through her own ranks, Yugito, who had originally intended to focus her energy on Uchiha Ran, reluctantly shifted her target.

“Fire Release: Fire Rat Orb!”

Blue flames spewed from Yugito’s mouth, transforming into countless small fireballs in the second they were released, like a blue version of the Phoenix Flower Jutsu.

These small fireballs then immediately transformed into rat-like shapes, chasing after the dark shadow.

Flaming rats with tracking capabilities—this was the flame of the Two-Tails Matatabi.

The dark shadow paused, revealing her true identity—Uchiha Izumi!

Facing the dense swarm of blue fire rats scurrying towards her, Uchiha Izumi remained unmoved, tossing a kunai with runes inscribed on its hilt high into the air.

That was the Flying Thunder God kunai of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju!

Swish!

In her Flying Thunder God state, Uchiha Izumi burst out with speed far exceeding that of the blue flames, reaching high into the sky.

Even with the Two-Tails’ flames possessing tracking abilities, they couldn’t keep up with the speed of the Flying Thunder God.

High in the sky, Uchiha Izumi caught the Flying Thunder God kunai she had just thrown up and flung it towards Yugito.

“That kunai—”

Yugito’s expression changed drastically, as Uchiha Izumi instantly reappeared.

Puchi!

Catching the thrown kunai once more, she sliced a clean cut into Yugito’s side.

Splash!

Blood spurted from Yugito’s waist, drenching the ground.

“Yugito-sama!?”

The surrounding Hidden Cloud ninjas cried out in alarm.

Gurgle gurgle~

Like boiling water, deep red bubbles surged from Yugito’s body, rapidly transforming into a chakra cloak.

And the wound that Uchiha Izumi had just cut healed at a visible rate.

“The power of a Tailed Beast, huh?”

Uchiha Izumi turned her head slightly.

“I truly underestimated you just now. Now, I’ll show you some real skill!”

Yugito’s voice suddenly heightened, her facial skin gradually peeling away, transforming into a small monster with a completely crimson body and two tails wildly swaying without wind.

Partial Tailed Beast Transformation!

“It seems like this isn’t an opponent I can defeat without paying a price.”

Uchiha Izumi sighed lightly, her three-tomoe eyes rapidly spinning until they connected.

Mangekyo Sharingan!

…

Clang!

Blades clashed, sending out dazzling sparks.

Samui, a 22-year-old Hidden Cloud chunin, took two steps back, holding her main weapon, a short blade.

Standing before her was a white-haired boy, wearing a Hidden Leaf Anbu mask and wielding a bone blade. Judging by his physique, he appeared to be around 12 years old.

“Extracting bones from your body as a weapon… You, are you from the Kaguya clan of the Hidden Mist Village!?”

Samui’s brows furrowed tightly in disbelief. “I heard that this clan was completely wiped out years ago after they launched an uprising in the Hidden Mist. I didn’t expect any of their bloodline to remain, and… why are you a Hidden Leaf Anbu!?”

Kimimaro, wearing the Hidden Leaf Anbu mask, remained silent. After observing Samui for a few moments, he muttered to himself, “Blonde hair, large breasts, and a rare fair complexion for the Hidden Cloud Village…”

After muttering to himself, Kimimaro retracted the bone blade into his body and turned to leave.

“Hey! What do you mean?”

Samui, seeing him about to leave, couldn’t help but scold him.

Kimimaro said coldly, “The… Minister’s orders were not to kill blonde, fair-skinned women with large breasts, but I’m not good at controlling my strength, so forget it.”

Samui was full of questions. What in the world was he talking about?

Less than half a minute after Kimimaro left, Atsui rushed over. “Sis! Sis! Do you want to hear the good news or the bad news first?”

“Spit it out!”

With a war going on, this brat still had the nerve to fool around. Samui couldn’t help but curse and gave him a knuckle rap on the head.

Atsui rubbed the large bump on his head, feeling wronged, and thought to himself what was so good about this woman.

It just goes to show that no matter how beautiful a sister is, in her brother’s eyes, she’s still a devil who can rip off your scalp.

“The bad news is that a large number of Hidden Leaf ninjas have invaded, and I think we’re probably going to lose. The good news is that even if our village loses, our treatment won’t be bad, and I can even become the Hokage’s brother-in-law.”

Atsui rubbed his hands, a little excited.

Immediately after, Atsui received another round of brutal beatings.

…

Boom—!!!

The village gate direction suddenly shook violently.

A few seconds later, a hundred-meter-tall, blue-flame-burning cat demon rose from the ground, instantly attracting the attention of everyone in the village.

“It’s finally here! Perfect Tailed Beast Transformation!”

“Yugito-sama is finally serious! We’re saved!”

“Yugito-sama! Don’t worry about our safety! Kill these damned Hidden Leaf ninjas!”

If it were Hidden Leaf villagers, especially those from before, they would definitely be worried about whether doing something like this in the village would affect them.

But the Hidden Cloud villagers were different. They knew very well that if things continued like this, everyone in the village would be finished. Since that was the case, it was better to bring out their ultimate weapon and fight to the death!

On the roof of the Raikage building, Su Ran sat cross-legged. Beside him were Hinata, Sasuke, Naruto, Neji…

The future Hidden Leaf rookies were all gathered here!

But there were also many nameless background characters whom Uchiha Ran couldn’t name, and who didn’t even appear in the original work, also gathered here.

Iruka Umino was also watching them nearby.

If it weren’t for the chaotic battle outside, just looking at this scene, one might think it was an elementary school field trip.

According to the suggestion of Uchiha Yashiro, the new principal of the Ninja Academy and assistant to the Fifth Hokage.

Although the New Hidden Leaf wasn’t so insane as to send children to the battlefield, it was at least necessary for them to understand the cruelty of war.

After all, after the Third Great Ninja War, the Hidden Leaf had become too lax.

One must remember that Obito Uchiha, who graduated at age 9 and became a chunin at age 12, was still called a dead last back then. In this era, even if he wasn’t the top student, he would definitely be in the top three.

These young kids now were indeed too complacent.

“Th-that’s… Ugh!?”

Seeing the fully transformed Two-Tails in the distance, Naruto inexplicably felt a strong sense of familiarity.

But halfway through his sentence, Naruto suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen and stumbled to his knees.

“Hey! Naruto!”

While the other students hadn’t reacted yet, Sasuke was the first to speak.

“Don’t worry, difficulty breathing is normal.”

Uchiha Ran said nonchalantly, “I guess the big fox in his belly is getting emotional.”

Naruto, his face still showing pain, looked at him in disbelief, not understanding what the new Hokage meant by that.

Uchiha Ran gave Iruka a look, and Iruka, seeing this, quickly added, “That’s the Hidden Cloud Village’s jinchuriki. A jinchuriki is…”

Iruka began to ramble, explaining the concept of “jinchuriki” to the current students.

And without realizing it, all the students’ gazes focused on Naruto.

Just now, Iruka-sensei said that the Hidden Leaf also had its own jinchuriki—the Nine-Tails jinchuriki.

And the adults in the village used to curse Naruto as the “Nine-Tails Fox,” which meant…

Naruto buried his head lower and lower. So… this was the truth?

Sasuke looked pained, while Sakura continued to watch Sasuke, forming a stable triangular relationship.

“I don’t understand,”

Uchiha Ran suddenly spoke, drawing everyone’s attention back to him.

“Why is everyone discussing how jinchuriki are unstable or even a threat to the village, as if their existence bodes ill? Ten years ago, the previous Nine-Tails jinchuriki was Kushina, the Fourth Hokage’s wife. Before that, it was Mito Uzumaki, the First Hokage’s wife. Both couples made great contributions to the Hidden Leaf, and the villagers welcomed them wholeheartedly. That vibrant, flourishing scene is still vivid in my mind.”

“Jinchuriki sacrifice themselves, forced to become the ultimate weapon of a village. They should be treated with respect, not discrimination.”

“Lift your head, blonde kid. You, my friend, are a true hero.”