Chapter 223: The Invasion of Kumogakure Village.

Above Kumogakure Village, a figure in a wheelchair suddenly appeared, looking down at the assembled crowd.

The Raikage was making a pre-battle speech. Although the war hadn't started yet, he was well aware that Konohagakure, with geniuses like Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata, but caught up in post-war reconstruction, was bound to experience turmoil.

This was their chance. If they didn't take advantage of Konohagakure's weakest moment, once Konohagakure recovered and its geniuses fully matured, other villages would be in big trouble.

By then, whether to wage war or not wouldn't be their decision to make. It would be Konohagakure's world. Konohagakure could completely dominate the other ninja villages with its overwhelming strength, gaining more benefits for itself.

No village wanted to see this happen.

So, these ninja villages would inevitably try to weaken Konohagakure in their own ways, but they would only weaken it, not aim to annihilate it completely.

The reason is simple: geopolitical factors. Iwagakure Village and Kumogakure Village don't border Konohagakure. Even if they managed to topple Konohagakure, the Land of Fire Daimyo and geographical location would become obstacles to their continued occupation of Konohagakure. Moreover, such a fight to the death would inevitably bring great sacrifices, something they wouldn't want to do.

"Raikage, there's someone over there!"

Suddenly, someone pointed to the sky at Naruto in the wheelchair and shouted with all their might.

"Huh? What?"

The Raikage looked up at the sky and quickly noticed Naruto's presence. He glanced again at the shocked sensory ninja not far from him, feeling surprised himself.

Although he wasn't a sensory-type ninja, he had some sensory abilities. To completely evade his and other sensory ninjas' detection and brazenly appear above Kumogakure Village was enough to show that this guy was no ordinary person.

"Who are you?" the Raikage asked loudly and bluntly.

"Me? Hehe, I'm the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki from Konohagakure Village, Uzumaki Naruto," Naruto replied with a smile, shifting his position in the wheelchair as he looked down at the Raikage and the people below.

"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? What do you want to do!" The Raikage, catching the key term, couldn't help but feel nervous. He had heard that Naruto was Konohagakure's perfect Jinchuriki and also mastered the Flying Thunder God technique, posing a great threat to Kumogakure Village.

He was the spark that could ignite war!

Please note that this translation aims to be as accurate as possible while correcting grammar where necessary and maintaining a casual tone akin to an English novel. If there are any specific phrases or terms that you would like to be translated differently, feel free to let me know.

Killer Bee is Raikage's brother and also a perfect Jinchuriki. No one knows better than Raikage just how strong a perfect Jinchuriki can be, not to mention one that's stronger than the Eight-Tails, the Nine-Tails.

Moreover, Naruto has learned the Flying Thunder God Technique, just like Namikaze Minato. With its incredible speed and destructive power, he's an absolute meat grinder on the battlefield. He can't be allowed to grow unchecked; pressure must be applied to Konohagakure to take action against their own prodigy.

Heh, isn't that just what Konohagakure loves to do?

"It's nothing, I just felt... your attitude towards Konohagakure seemed a bit unfriendly, so I just teleported over here with the Flying Thunder God Technique," Naruto replied with a smile.

The Flying Thunder God? Teleported directly!

A drop of cold sweat ran down Raikage's forehead. Perhaps others don't understand how terrifying this is, but he's acutely aware that it's like having an enemy's atomic bomb teleport directly into your home, ready to explode at any moment.

"Hmph, you're mistaken. We, the ninjas of Kumogakure Village, have always loved peace. How could we possibly be unfriendly?" Raikage said after a moment's thought, trying to balance his emotions.

He didn't want to say this, but Naruto is a perfect Jinchuriki, and moreover, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. If he were to go berserk in Kumogakure Village, the whole place would probably need a complete overhaul.

That said, it doesn't mean Raikage is afraid of Naruto. He believes that with himself, Killer Bee, and a host of powerful ninjas, they should be enough to suppress the Nine-Tails. But the problem is Naruto's ability to use the Flying Thunder God Technique. Even if they could suppress him, it's useless; he could just teleport away when weakened and return to wreak havoc on Kumogakure Village once he's recovered.

They have no way to deal with this!

"Oh, is that so? So you're also lovers of peace? That's great to hear. I was actually planning to cause a big ruckus with the Nine-Tails, hahaha." Naruto openly threatened, his smile filled with a mocking tone.

"Damn it..."

Raikage clenched his fists, furious, but he dared not say more. If Naruto were to release the full power of the Nine-Tails within Kumogakure Village, the entire village would suffer. He would be the village's greatest sinner; he had to endure.

The expression on Killer Bee's face was also very serious.

Because...

"Hey, Bee, the Nine-Tails is completely different from before. I can feel it. The Nine-Tails' power is now far above mine. If its power fully erupts, the entire Kumogakure Village could be reduced to ashes," the Eight-Tails Gyuki said seriously from within the sealing space.

"Huh? Who would believe that? The timid Eight-Tails, the cowardly Gyuki, yeah! Don't be afraid of the Nine-Tails, let's be Gyuki again, yeah!" Killer Bee continued to rap optimistically.

"I'm not joking!"

Gyuki emphasized again, staring at Killer Bee with its huge eyes, continuing, "I don't know why, but the Nine-Tails' chakra has undergone a drastic change. Its intensity has far surpassed the concept of Tailed Beast chakra. Its power might have reached or even exceeded that of the legendary Ten-Tails. We absolutely cannot fight it."

"..."

Killer Bee gradually realized the severity of the situation. Even with his optimistic and carefree nature, he couldn't help but ask, "Eight-Tails, Nine-Tails, we're all Tailed Beasts..."

"Bang!"

The Eight-Tails gave Killer Bee a knock on the head, saying bluntly, "Speak human!"

"Oh."

Killer Bee rubbed his head and said, "Why is it that you're both Tailed Beasts, yet the Nine-Tails can become stronger, but you can't? Theoretically, the Nine-Tails' power shouldn't be able to increase just like yours, right?"

"Indeed, the power of the Tailed Beasts has an absolute limit. The more I train, the clearer I feel this limit. But the Nine-Tails has surpassed this limit; its aura doesn't even seem like that of a Tailed Beast anymore."

Gyuki's gaze became more intense as he continued, "So, there's only one possibility... the Nine-Tails is no longer a Tailed Beast. It has become an existence that transcends Tailed Beasts, completely breaking through their limits, no longer restricted by a cap on its strength."

"The Nine-Tails is no longer a Tailed Beast?"

Killer Bee's mouth twitched slightly, feeling that the current situation seemed quite unfavorable for Kumogakure Village, but he had no way to change it.

He pondered for a moment and asked, "Wait, how do you know about this?"

The Eight-Tails fell silent.

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