Naruto: People are in Konoha, the system arrived 20 years earlier Chapter 137

After heavily injuring Isobu, Hiruzen and Sakumo continuously flickered, quickly arriving beside Isobu.

Hiruzen turned to look in Hayato’s direction and nodded.

Hayato understood immediately, forming a hand seal with his right hand.

“Ice Release: Ice Binding Coffin!”

Countless ice chains condensed and emerged from the water, wrapping around Isobu’s body.

Although these chains couldn’t compare to the Uzumaki clan’s Adamantine Sealing Chains, they were sufficient to restrict Isobu’s movements.

Moreover, Hiruzen had already wounded him, making this an excellent time for entanglement.

On the other side, Hiruzen replicated the technique, condensing chakra into the five fingers of his right hand.

“Sealing Jutsu: Five Elements Seal!”

Hiruzen twisted his right hand clockwise on Isobu’s body, disrupting its chakra flow.

Then, he nodded seriously at Sakumo, who immediately came before Isobu.

“I am ready, Hokage-sama.”

Following that, Hiruzen quickly formed hand seals with both hands.

“Sealing Jutsu: Four Symbols Seal!”

The process was smooth. The suppressed Isobu’s entire body was gradually sealed within Sakumo.

“Cunning humans!”

Isobu’s voice echoed through the area, then unwillingly merged into Sakumo’s body.

After completing all this, Hiruzen let out a long breath.

Regardless, the outcome was good. Now, Konoha had three Tailed Beasts.

His trip to Kirigakure was not in vain.

Next was cleaning up the mess in Kirigakure.

The two appeared together beside Hayato and the others. Looking at everyone, he nodded with satisfaction.

“You all did very well this time, but things aren’t over yet.”

Since he was already here, how could he leave without completely resolving the hidden dangers here?

The remaining task was to find the stubborn remnants of Kirigakure’s forces and eliminate them completely.

In any case, this Ninja World War had already yielded abundant gains for Konoha.

“Hokage-sama, let’s return to the battleship first and then make a long-term plan,” Hayato suggested at this moment.

It would be difficult to find the remaining people in Kirigakure with just the few people present.

Moreover, several of them were injured and urgently needed rest.

Anyway, they weren’t the ones in a hurry now; it should be Kirigakure.

Their last trump card had also become Konoha’s spoils of war. The remaining situation was either desperate resistance or surrender.

He believed the coming times would be difficult for Kirigakure.

Hiruzen heard this and agreed with Hayato’s idea, “Then let’s go back first. You all lead the way.”

They had just sealed a Tailed Beast inside their bodies and indeed needed time to suppress it.

They even needed to spend some time familiarizing themselves with the Tailed Beast’s power, striving to use it as soon as possible.

It was indeed not suitable for major actions now.

Hayato and the others led the way, while several other Jonin carried their injured teammates, moving together towards the battleship.

Hiruzen followed at the rear of the group.

Hayato and Sakumo walked side by side. Hayato turned his head to look at Sakumo.

“Sensei, do you know that the village has also launched wars against other countries?”

This was what Hiruzen had told him when he first met him.

However, the situation was urgent at the time, so Hayato hadn’t asked for details. Now that they had some free time, he wanted to know if Sakumo was aware.

This way, he would know if Hiruzen had planned this before sending them to Kirigakure,

Or if it was a temporary decision made later due to special circumstances.

Sakumo’s face showed a hint of shock upon hearing this; he truly hadn’t known this news.

“Against other villages too? Is it one of the other three great nations?”

Hayato slowly shook his head, “I haven’t asked Hokage-sama who the specific target is. I thought you might know, Sensei.”

It seemed this was decided after they set off for Kirigakure.

But he had a feeling that Hiruzen’s targets were not just one great nation; perhaps two, or even three.

Otherwise, most of the village’s high-end combat forces wouldn’t have been dispatched.

The reason Hayato considered these things was that he thought Hiruzen would probably arrange for him to go to another battlefield to provide support after this was over.

After all, he had the Flying Thunder God, making him the best candidate.

He couldn’t refuse at this time; this war was a great opportunity for him to gain prestige.

It would lay the groundwork for his future bid for the position of the Uchiha clan head.

After a brief thought, Hayato shook his head, clearing these thoughts from his mind.

Let’s focus on the present first; the matter in Kirigakure wasn’t over yet.

After a long journey, the group finally arrived at the coast where the battleship was located.

Sakumo sent a message to his teammates on the battleship and waited quietly.

Soon, the battleship in the deep sea gradually rose to the surface.

This was Hiruzen’s first close encounter with this naval combat behemoth.

He exclaimed repeatedly, “It’s truly magnificent.”

When Orochimaru had successfully developed it, he hadn’t had time to observe it in person. Today, he took this opportunity to visit it properly.

Soon, the hatch opened, and everyone entered one by one.

The injured teammates headed to the medical area, where there were advanced medical instruments and many medical ninjas.

This was also an important guarantee that the war’s casualty rate could be kept so low.

Since Hiruzen was visiting for the first time, Hayato and Sakumo led him on a tour inside the battleship.

The atmosphere was very harmonious, as they had just won a battle.

Then, some rejoiced while others grieved.

At this moment, inside the cave where Kirigakure’s high command was hiding, illuminated by lamplight,

The Third Mizukage’s face was solemn. He didn’t know if his move was right or wrong.

Sitting opposite him were Kirigakure’s Elder Genmei and a group of the remaining Kirigakure Jonin.

He had gathered everyone he could; others had lost contact.

The scene fell into a deathly silence.

After a while, a Kirigakure sensory ninja entered the meeting room, looking flustered.

This sensory ninja was responsible for monitoring the outside situation and then reporting back to the Third Mizukage and the others.

“Third Mizukage-sama, something terrible has happened.”

Hearing him say that, the Third Mizukage’s heart leaped into his throat.

Of course, he had also sensed the Tailed Beasts’ chakra gradually disappearing just now, but he still held a glimmer of hope.

Perhaps the Tailed Beasts had defeated the Konoha ninja and then left.

“What’s the situation in the village?” Genmei asked with a serious expression.

At this moment, he knew he couldn’t panic. As an elder of Kirigakure, if he also lost his composure, then Kirigakure would truly be finished.

The sensory ninja’s voice trembled slightly as he slowly spoke.

“The Six-Tails and the Three-Tails are no longer in the village. It is suspected that Konoha has already taken control of them.”

What!

The Third Mizukage shot to his feet, his expression stunned.

He would rather the Tailed Beasts had perished with Konoha than be controlled by Konoha.