"Pretentious!"
With a loud shout, the Raikage lunged at Funan again.
Mifune followed closely behind, also heading towards Funan.
Funan looked at the two with a mocking smile and let out a light laugh.
[Swish!]
As the Raikage lunged to attack, Funan easily evaded the blow.
The Raikage looked at him with a mix of disbelief and distrust.
[Buzz!!!]
The Raikage activated the Lightning Release Chakra Mode to the limit and stared at Funan coldly.
[Swish!]
The Raikage appeared in front of Funan and launched himself with all his power to hit him.
[Boom!]
With a loud bang, the ground cracked, and a crater formed after the Raikage's impact.
However, Funan reappeared at the other end.
"I'm sorry, but you still haven't managed to get me."
"Don't forget about me!" Mifune shouted furiously, appearing right behind Funan.
As he was about to attack, a huge hand descended from the heavens and crushed him, sending him flying.
"Ah!" Funan yawned and said: "Of course, I didn't forget you, although I didn't pay much attention to you either."
Mifune steadied himself with difficulty, spitting out blood and looking at Funan with a grim expression.
Mifune was not the Raikage; his body was not that resilient. Taking a hit from Susanoo almost killed him, had he not reacted quickly.
The Raikage looked at Funan with a grim face.
He had tried to attack him again and again, but he failed to land a single blow; he always ended up evading him.
This can't go on like this!
He could continue to resist, but Kumogakure could not afford that luxury.
The Raikage turned to Mifune and said: "Mifune, where are your samurai? Didn't we agree that a large number of samurai would come to support us? But you are the only one here."
After a brief silence, Mifune gave the answer. "They are on their way."
A hint of anger flashed across the Raikage's face.
Funan stared at the Raikage with a smile on his face.
He wasn't the least bit worried; except for Fugaku, who was a bit limited, everyone else could take their time.
They had a lot of explosive tags. If they continued to fight, the only one who would suffer would be Kumogakure.
Even if Fugaku couldn't hold on, they could always have Guy open the seventh gate or send the Three-Tails to confront the Eight-Tails.
"That's right!" Funan suddenly thought of something and formed seals with his hands.
At the same time a slug appeared near Fugaku's body and began transferring chakra to him.
"In this way, Fugaku can hold on for a while longer!"
Funan laughed even more happily. "As for the Mangekyo, there is no rush. The fruit of the God Tree can slow down the negative effects."
"Raikage, don't stop. Let's continue with this!"
"You..." The Raikage had seen with his own eyes how a slug crawled towards Fugaku who was covered by the Susanoo.
"Raikage-sama, we must retreat!" Mifune's deep voice broke the silence.
He understood; no matter how much chakra Funan had left, if he continued to delay them, Kumo would suffer enormous losses.
The Raikage looked at Funan with a fierce expression, his eyes filled with rage.
"Retreat?" Funan laughed and said: "My chakra may be running low but holding you two back is no problem. Do you really think you can retreat now? What a joke!"
"Raikage-sama!" Mifune looked at the Raikage, who still maintained a furious expression as he stared at Funan.
Does the Raikage not understand that they must retreat?
But how to do it? Retirement is not something that is achieved simply because one wants to.
The Raikage seemed to have lost his mind, but he was actually more sober than Mifune.
[Boom!]
At this moment, an accident happened again.
Numerous spears made of rocks flew towards Funan.
"What the hell?" Funan was surprised.
[Swish!]
Funan dodged these attacks in an instant, and at the same time, he began to make seals with his hands.
[Swoosh!]
Before Funan finished making seals, a long sword emerged from the ground and stabbed fiercely.
The fierce attack made Funan feel a tingling sensation on his skin.
The Kusanagi sword?
Funan sneered and said: "Orochimaru-san, what's wrong? You're still involved in this matter. Now you're getting braver and braver. You dare to participate in the war of the five major shinobi villages."
In the middle of his sentence, the Kusanagi sword pierced Funan's body.
[Bang!]
Instead, a piece of wood appeared.
Funan's real body has appeared at the other end.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
A familiar voice sounded in Funan's ears.
"Damn it!"
Funan was stunned. This buddy is here too.
The one-eyed Danzo, no, he now has both eyes, and one of his eyes is even a three-tomoe Sharingan, was staring at Funan coldly.
Funan had to admit that that look was very fierce.
Funan was excited!
After not seeing Danzo for so long, Funan felt that nothing was interesting. And now, seeing him again, he felt revitalized.
"Danzo-chan!!!" Funan called him affectionately. "Long time no see, are you okay? I miss you so much!"
Everyone present paused for a moment.
"Uchiha, Funan!" Danzo said word by word. "As expected, the Uchiha clan is an inherently evil race. And you, too, are a brat with evil in your blood."
"Yeah, yeah, you are so damn right!" Funan nodded repeatedly.
What a familiar tone!
What familiar words!
Funan's eyes were wet.
For him, the three great pleasures in life were eating, accompanying his women and... torturing Danzo.
Ever since Danzo had been forced to become a missing-nin, Funan had felt that her life was becoming boring, that the colors were duller.
Sometimes he regretted whether he was too harsh on Danzo.
Otherwise, how could Danzo become a traitor!
Had he known, Funan probably would have been more merciful.
But now, here he was again, facing him. How should he act?
[Swish!]
After avoiding the attack, Funan stood to one side.
On the opposite side were the Raikage, Mifune, Orochimaru and Danzo.
Funan was surprised.
"Wow, Raikage, you actually united all of Konoha's missing-nin. You certainly have the makings of a leader."
The Fourth Raikage had an even more gloomy expression. He cast an icy gaze towards Orochimaru and Danzo. "What's the situation with you?"
"Huh?" Mifune was startled.
"Don't worry, Raikage!" Orochimaru laughed and said: "We just don't want Uchiha Funan's enemies to fall too quickly."
"Hmph!" The Raikage grunted, reluctantly accepting the explanation.
"Alright!" Danzo waved his hand and said: "Everyone, it's time to retreat."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk!" Funan sneered. "Danzo-chan, I'm not surprised. Wherever you go, you seem to be the natural leader!"
Sensing the sinister look of the Raikage, Danzo's face turned cold.
"What? Raikage, you want to lead Kumogakure to continue fighting Konoha?"
The Raikage remained silent.
"Hmph!" Danzo snorted and sent a signal.
Suddenly, a group of people came out and launched an attack on the shinobi of Konoha.
Raikage's eyes lit up and he immediately issued an order to retreat.
In an instant, the Kumo army began to retreat in masse.
"Hmm?"
Funan frowned slightly and looked at the shinobi who suddenly appeared.
They were suicidal warriors.
After they appeared, they immediately rushed towards the shinobi of Konoha regardless of anything.
They also carried a large number of explosive tags on their bodies. This self-destruction method successfully blocked the shinobi of Konoha.
Funan clasped his hands together.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation"
The flames rose into the sky, as if it were the end of the world. The sight shook everyone present.
Danzo and the others couldn't believe the magnitude of this ninjutsu.
"It's time to retire." Danzo said, casting one last glance at the Raikage.
"Retire? That easy…?" The Raikage was about to object, but his voice trailed off.
A figure appeared before them, and everyone looked at the newcomer in astonishment.
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
A gigantic wall of water emerged like a reverse waterfall, facing Funan's fire release.
The water collided with the flames, generating a dense cloud of steam.
However, the blood flames were not something that a simple water release could defeat. Soon, the wall of water broke.
The ninja who launched the ninjutsu was exposed to Funan.
"So it's you…" Funan smiled.
That ninja faced the blood flames without fear, without dodging, persisting in his ninjutsu.
It was a suicide attack, sacrificing himself to give time for the others to escape.
Finally, under the pressure of the blood flame, he was reduced to ashes, and his ninjutsu vanished.
In his final moments, a spark of life appeared on his lifeless face. He looked at Funan, then at the flames of blood. "Uchiha? Impure World Reincarnation? Who… dared to use me…?"
Funan looked expressionlessly. He was not completely satisfied with this battle.
While fighting the Raikage, Mifune had taken the opportunity to attack him. Then, Orochimaru and Danzo treacherously joined the attack.
Finally, Orochimaru used Impure World Reincarnation and resurrected the Second Hokage.
Funan decided not to continue the pursuit.
His goal was to leave the Raikage or Mifune behind, but now he couldn't do that even if he wanted to.
"It seems I have too many enemies." Funan murmured.
"Also, if Orochimaru has summoned the Second Hokage, that means he can summon the First Hokage as well… that's when things will get really interesting."
Funan pouted. He did not believe that even with the complete Susanoo he could face Senju Hashirama if he entered Sage Mode.
Sage Mode?
Shit!
Sure, I still had Sage Mode!
Funan scratched his head suddenly.
Accustomed to hiding his strength, he had forgotten that he had mastered Sage Mode.
If he used it, would he really be inferior to the First Hokage? If he wasn't, could he then consider eliminating the four shinobi villages quickly and absorbing the shinobi's vitality before facing Kaguya?
While thinking, Funan returned to the camp.
With the Raikage and the others retreating, the Kumo-nin had also retreated in masse.
At the last moment, the Eight-Tails broke off a piece of its tail and transformed into a clone to block the other people in Konoha.
Now, that piece of tail had become a supplement for Funan to absorb.
"Hokage-sama!" Fugaku strode over and said: "I request to go to battle. Kumogakure has been seriously injured. This is the best opportunity for us to attack."
Funan shook his head and threw a bottle of potion over.
"Don't worry, Fugaku, let's have a meeting first!" With a serious look, Funan added: "I am the Hokage. I cannot limit myself to seeing only what is in front of me."
With Orochimaru's grandson here, we can't attack at will.
Without hesitation, Fugaku drank the medicine. Instantly, a powerful energy gathered in his eyes, and he sighed in relief.
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