Konoha Notes.

Chapter 319 Sky Fortress

Chapter 319 Sky Fortress

Ever since Hiruko encountered Shuji's retreat, Obito Uchiha had been waiting.

Now that he's shown up in person, he's not here to unleash a ninjutsu. Whether he intends to continue his advance or gather more forces, he's prepared.

By pushing the Land of Snow away early on, the Fuuka Nurarihyon was originally a pawn, only used to attract the power of the Hidden Cloud Village, and even the Leaf Village. It didn't matter that even the five great ninja villages had invested a lot of military force here.

However, things are not going well now. The maritime blockade is not a problem, but the channels for purchasing and transferring supplies through various small countries are becoming increasingly sluggish, and the items on the procurement list are becoming more and more difficult to circulate.

Currently, things are proceeding relatively smoothly, except for the few lines operating secretly through the Land of Rain.

However, this will accelerate the exposure of Rain Village, and the large number of interactions will inevitably affect the methods Rain Village uses to maintain its secrecy.

Moreover, with Nagato and Konan also temporarily leaving, the only way to maintain control of Amegakure is with the people they left behind.

This means that point will soon become unusable as well.

This feeling is very familiar.

Even though they weren't attacked all at once, it felt like they were sinking into deep water, with resistance coming from all sides, gradually squeezing the air and creating a suffocating feeling.

Once he became familiar with it, he realized what was going on.

"We've been exposed."

"The only one who actually took action was Hiruko, so he shouldn't have leaked any information—was it because of Juzo Biwa—after all, he was a veteran member who had acted as an agent for the organization before—"

However, it doesn't matter. The main reason for choosing a place like the Land of Snow, and even setting up the project here before the geothermal generator was operational, is its location.

Since they cannot attract major powers to come to them, nor can they achieve their goal of putting pressure on Kumogakure and undermining the alliance of the five great powers while accumulating strength, they cannot achieve this goal.

Let's try a different approach.

The nautical charts covered the entire conference table, densely marked with the latest joint patrol routes and key blockade areas.

And the suspicious chakra signal points reported back by the perception class.

Ai looked at the chart and listened to today's summary.

The conversation with Onoki didn't go smoothly; the old man didn't quite agree with the idea that there was a Madara Uchiha behind the Land of Snow.

He had met Madara Uchiha and experienced his style firsthand. How could Madara possibly be the leader of Akatsuki, a group of mercenaries he had previously manipulated?

It's not like the original storyline where almost all the tailed beasts were captured. Back then, when Obito said he was something, Onoki was skeptical. As for dealing with the Akatsuki organization, that was no problem at all, since his family's tailed beasts were really all gone, and his apprentice was kidnapped and died.

However, the request to have Iwagakure cooperate in monitoring the whereabouts of large quantities of goods was barely approved.

Because the response from Kirigakure was relatively quick after Shuuji's arrival. The official reason given was that the Daimyo of the Land of Water had given an order that Fuuka Noutō was a usurper.

Therefore, they are willing to provide updates on the escort missions for specific sensitive materials and fully cooperate with any joint operations at sea.

Furthermore, given that Konoha and Sunagakure are all in agreement, and the information sharing is limited to bulk or sensitive goods, Onoki wouldn't necessarily want to go against the grain.

"—That concludes today's summary. Additionally, the Third Sensing Team reports that there are intermittent, weak, anomalous chakra fluctuations seventy nautical miles to the southeast. The nature of these fluctuations is unknown. They have been marked as 'Observation Point Nine' and are under continuous monitoring."

Ai nodded, and the light continued to fall on the sea chart.

"Hmm—the blocked net, the suffocating waves, the suppressed drumbeats are pounding in my heart—" came a broken whisper from the side.

Ai's temple twitched.

"The boss's roars, the tedious reports from the perception class, and this irritating smell of waiting—all of these are material for inspiration! My next hit song will pave the way with this high-pressure rhythm—!"

"Shut up, Bee!" The Fourth Raikage yelled at Killer Bee. "Listen, the Sensory Squad's mission is to monitor the high-altitude situation 24/7. That's the weakest link in the current defense system."

Suddenly, a sharp alarm sounded throughout the entire Hidden Cloud Village.

Aidan smashed through all the walls and landed on the dome of the Raikage Building.

Just a few kilometers away, a stretch of sky that had been shrouded in thick clouds and fog for years underwent a strange change. A point of yellow light appeared, gradually growing brighter and brighter, just as the fog dissipated.

The ultimate weapon of the Sky Ninjas, the flying fortress Anker Bandian Fortress, has suddenly appeared.

"What is that?!"

Some people were staring blankly at the light in the distance.

"Get into cover immediately! Ninjas, assist in the evacuation of civilians! Hurry!" Ai roared.

The moment he gave the order, a golden beam of light burst forth, instantly piercing through the top of the mountain blocking their path and heading towards Cloud Village.

Just then, a figure rushed out.

"Idiot! Bastard! The village is in crisis!"

"Compare!"

Killer Bee instantly completed his full Tailed Beast transformation, blocking the path of the golden beam of light. The eight octopus-like tails of Gyuki thrashed wildly, and its enormous mouth suddenly opened, with black and red chakra condensing and compressing at an astonishing speed.

The Tailed Beast Ball shot out and collided head-on with the golden beam!

boom!

The world seemed to be filled only by this one deafening roar.

Black and red light collided, annihilated, and exploded violently in the air! An unprecedentedly huge energy sphere expanded in mid-air, then transformed into a terrifying shockwave, spreading outwards in all directions in a spherical shape!

The clouds in the sky were cleared away, and large areas of the forest below were reduced to scorched earth. The violent tremors even reached the Hidden Cloud Village, causing many buildings to shake.

"Whoa—!!"

Killer Bee, now fully transformed into a tailed beast, roared. His massive body was propelled backward by the shockwave of the explosion, his eight tails digging deep into the ground, creating eight deep trenches. Gyuki used his body as a barrier, forcefully blocking most of the remaining energy blast.

After the strong winds subsided, the smoke and dust gradually dissipated.

Ai stood at the edge of the dome, his shadow robes fluttering in the gale. His gaze pierced through the settling dust, looking towards the southeastern sky.

There, a massive aerial fortress is rising.

The thrusters spewed out even more intense blue flames and quickly disappeared into the clouds.

The alarms had not yet stopped when the attack temporarily ceased.

Ai stared in the direction where the fortress had disappeared, his eyes twitching with rage.

"Earth Platform," he turned to Earth Platform, who had somehow appeared on the rooftop, his face extremely grave, "Bring out the chakra cannon from the village's experiments!"

His gaze returned to the sky, which was now empty, yet the shadow of the fortress seemed to still linger there.

"Next time, if that thing dares to cast its shadow on the land of the Land of Lightning again—"

"Bomb it down!"

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