Crossover Anime: Plundering the Heavens and Building a Dimensional Empire

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As for whether this is right or wrong?

Tsunade didn't know.

At the very least, Konoha still has members of the Senju clan. Even if they have given up the Senju surname, their bloodline remains. So Tsunade can't be so heartless as to let all of them suffer, can she?

That's impossible, so the change of power should ideally be smooth, without getting too ugly.

Chapter 61 The Death of the Fourth Raikage, Panic at the Cloud Village Headquarters

"That depends on the third generation."

Bai Mu said calmly, his tone very composed.

How Hiruzen Sarutobi acts will determine whether the power shift in Konoha will be bloody or not. If he insists on resisting, then the only outcome will be sending his corrupt leaders to their deaths.

If things were more stable, things could be more respectable.

But if you're unwilling, then it's simply undignified.

If you don't want to be dignified, then you naturally need to be dignified. This is perfectly reasonable and nothing strange about it.

"This..." Tsunade opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but the words stuck in her throat, because she knew very well that it was impossible to get Hiruzen Sarutobi to stop making trouble.

Furthermore, if he were to become the Fourth Hokage, he would likely become Hiruzen Sarutobi's enemy and turn against his teacher.

Power is truly terrifying; it has completely corrupted people's hearts, turning them into something unlike human beings, instead turning them into power-hungry old fogies.

Upon returning this time, Tsunade discovered that Hiruzen Sarutobi had become obsessed with power and would not allow anyone to undermine his rule.

There had been signs of this before, but now it's getting more and more insane. It's gotten to the point where they're sacrificing the village's interests to maintain their rule. But is that the right thing to do?

Hiruzen Sarutobi no longer cared; he only cared about his own Konoha, the Konoha under the rule of the Third Hokage. He feared that the Konoha under the Third Hokage would not be recognized and would be considered heretical.

"If you ask me, you just need to wait to take over. Shiramaki is very experienced in this area, so you don't need to worry about it," Esdeath said meaningfully.

What she meant was that Bai Mu was pushing her to the throne and make her emperor.

The thousand-year-old empire has completely collapsed.

Who is the new emperor?

is her!

The new emperor of the empire, Empress Esdeath.

"I don't care," Tsunade replied, clearly too lazy to care. As long as Konoha didn't collapse, that was all that mattered. As for Hiruzen Sarutobi's life or death, she couldn't concern herself with that.

It's because Hiruzen Sarutobi has a lot of problems. Just from the fact that Miroku Sarutobi led the Anbu and Root members to ambush him halfway, she knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi was no longer normal. He was willing to sacrifice even the village's pride for power.

Of course, Tsunade herself didn't have any good feelings towards the Uchiha clan, but that doesn't mean she had to go to the same extent as Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura, harboring endless malice towards the Uchiha clan.

Yes, you were influenced by my great-uncle, but he didn't blindly reject the Uchiha clan. Your approach is completely wrong and has gone to extremes; it's an abnormal practice.

……

Meanwhile, at the Cloud Village's main base.

Killer Bee rushed back, filled with rage and endless sorrow, and hurriedly summoned the high-ranking officials of the Cloud Village's front-line headquarters.

Meanwhile, the high-ranking officials of Kumogakure, led by Tsuchidae, finally learned of the Fourth Raikage's death in battle, along with the loss of twelve elite Kumogakure ninja.

It can be said that this exploration mission ended in failure, with only Killer Bee returning and Kumogakure losing its strongest fighting force—the Raikage!

More importantly, the Third Raikage died first, and the Fourth Raikage, who had just taken office, was also gone.

The deaths of two successive Raikage were a devastating blow to the Hidden Cloud Village.

It's fair to say that the current leadership of Yunyin is completely at a loss.

Even someone as seasoned as Tu Tai was somewhat bewildered and fearful. He was clearly unaware of this fear, but at this moment, all the high-ranking officials in the camp who were holding the meeting here fell silent.

Who can speak?

Who can break the silence at this moment?

There's no one around; Killer Bee has become withdrawn.

Tutai was at a loss, his eyes vacant. Mabuyi was just a secretary, his words carrying little weight. Samui was willing but powerless, and Darui was too young. As for the others…

Well, needless to say, none of them are enough to support the overall situation.

The Third Raikage died first, and then the Fourth Raikage was gone too.

Two figures disappeared from Hidden Cloud Village one after the other.

This is a really big blow.

So right now, there's simply no one who can step up and stabilize the situation, no one who can take over this mess. Who can stabilize it? The only answer is no one.

However, Killer Bee, driven by hatred, came to his senses first, and he knew that he could not delay any longer and had to make a decision on the next step.

How to do?

This needs to be made clear.

"Uchiha Hakumochi will definitely come. We've reached a life-or-death moment. What should we do next? What do you think we should do?"

The Hidden Cloud Village is facing a life-or-death crisis. What should they do?

This determined the future of the Hidden Cloud Village.

"Lord Tsuchitai, what do you say?" Samui took a deep breath, looked at Tsuchitai beside him, and asked with a serious expression.

"I do not know either."

When questioned, Tu Tai looked worried. If he knew the answer, why would he be like this? It can only be said that he didn't know what to do next.

"I think we should back out."

Darui then spoke.

His tone was very firm, indicating that it was time to retreat.

“Retreat? How can we retreat now? It’s too late.” Kirabi shook his head, not believing that a successful retreat was possible. There were still at least three thousand people in the camp, and even without supplies, it was impossible to evacuate everyone completely.

Darui believed that retreating was not an option now, and that retreating was necessary for the future of Kumogakure. So he immediately responded: "It is impossible for everyone to evacuate, but we can evacuate a portion. The rest can stay behind to hold off the enemy and buy time for the evacuees. We must preserve Kumogakure's elite forces."

To protect the living forces of Kumogakure, it is necessary to sacrifice some people; a portion of the ninjas need to remain at the headquarters to hold off the enemy.

Those who stayed behind were doomed to die, regardless of whether the ambush succeeded or not.

"Darui, don't forget Yukito. Don't you care about her?" Samui, upon hearing this, thought of Yukito, who had been sent out on a raid mission.

If Yugito also gets into trouble, then the power of Kumogakure will almost plummet. Now that Raikage-sama is gone, the Jinchūriki cannot afford to suffer any losses.

"We can only notify her to evacuate, but who should we send?" Tu Tai had already regained his composure and wisdom, but he was still at a loss when it came to this matter.

Time is running out. This is a mission with a slim chance of survival, so the key is who can go.

"I'll go."

Samui volunteered.

She knew very well that there were no suitable people to take on such a heavy responsibility, so she had no choice but to go herself.

As for the consequences?

That's not important. It would be best to evacuate if possible, but if not, we can hide. Anyway, the Land of Hot Water isn't small, so we can hide there.

Hiding for a while doesn't necessarily mean she can't survive, so she plans to go find Yukito.

Chapter 62 Raid on the Hidden Cloud Base

“Samui, this…” Mabui looked worried, concerned for Samui’s safety, but the problem was that her worries were useless, because there was no one else available, so this was the only option.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine."

Samui said in a deep voice, emphasizing that he would be fine and that all they needed to do was trust him and not question him. He added that they needed to believe he could do it.

They acted immediately, and Samui couldn't possibly act alone; he had to bring at least a small team. But this team definitely wouldn't have any Jonin; only Chunin-level ninjas would accompany him.

But a small team of three Chunin is already very strong, not to mention that she is a Jonin leading the team. As long as they are careful, they will not give themselves away.

Moreover, they only have one goal: to take away the Two-Tails Jinchuriki; they don't care about anything else.

"There's no time to lose, evacuate immediately. Leave all useless supplies behind, we just need everyone to be safe." Samui had already left the main tent to gather an elite squad to assist him, so Tutai knew he couldn't waste any more time and immediately made the final arrangements.

The Cloud Village's discipline is impeccable; when told to evacuate, they immediately assembled and began to withdraw from the camp one after another, following the superior's instructions.

The first batch of ninjas has already evacuated. Their reaction speed and mobilization ability are top-notch. Moreover, the fact that someone was able to step forward and remind everyone to cheer up when the core leader was gone and the news of the Fourth Raikage's death caused turmoil among the high-ranking personnel on the front line, shows that there are indeed many high-quality ninjas in Kumogakure.

Killer Bee, needless to say, although he briefly became withdrawn due to the death of the Fourth Raikage, he recovered immediately and asked everyone what to do.

Samui, Darui, and others also performed exceptionally well; one wanted to bring back the Two-Tails, while the other was determined to stay behind to cover their retreat.

However, Tutai, Kirabi, and others opposed the idea of ​​staying behind, arguing that such a talented person as Darui should not be left behind, as he represents the hope of the next generation of young people.

Therefore, in the matter of covering the rear, there were some people who could sacrifice themselves, and there was also a group of old Kumogakure who followed the Third Raikage. Those old Kumogakure members were willing to stay behind to cover the rear.

This group of old black-skinned men were the Third Raikage's Shadow Guard, a total of twelve people, serving as the Third Raikage's black-skinned bodyguard.

All of them were dressed in black; this was the politically correct stance of the Hidden Cloud Village.

There are more blacks than whites, and blacks are mostly high-ranking officials.

While there are white-skinned individuals, they are few, or rather, extremely few. Those who can become the Raikage's confidants are mostly dark-skinned, with white-skinned individuals being few and far between, such as Tsuchidae.

Samui isn't exactly a high-ranking member; he was just recently promoted by the Fourth Raikage and is considered an elite ninja of the Jonin rank, but not yet high enough to enter the inner circle.

They are only qualified to participate in meetings on the front lines, but they are not qualified to participate in high-level decision-making within the village.

Currently, the only people with decision-making power on the front lines are a few veterans, led by Tu Tai.

Killer Bee is a Jinchūriki. Don't be fooled by the fact that he's the Raikage's brother; a Jinchūriki is still a Jinchūriki.

The decision-making power does not lie with him; it still depends on the local leader and those elders.

But now that the Raikage is dead, and the Fourth Raikage has died in battle, Tsuchida has to shoulder the responsibility. He was one of the Third Raikage's confidants, highly respected, and the Fourth Raikage trusted him. So now Tsuchida is the highest-ranking commander on the front lines.

Even if many Cloud Villages don't understand the matter of evacuation, since Tsuchikage has ordered an evacuation, it must be obeyed.

Furthermore, the Jonin of Kumogakure already knew that the Fourth Raikage had died in battle.

If we can't fight this battle now, then we have no choice but to retreat.