Four Against One

(A/N:-2000 words)

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In the following days, multiple assaults by the Ninja Alliance were all blocked by Takuya alone. The Ninja Alliance suffered nearly 20,000 casualties, while the casualties on the Konoha side remained at zero.

Under such a lopsided battle loss ratio, the morale of the Ninja Alliance plummeted to rock bottom. This wasn't a fight; it was a death sentence. Despair filled the hearts of every Ninja Alliance member.

Meanwhile, the Konoha ninjas were high in spirits. Ever since Takuya arrived on the battlefield, they never imagined the war could be so easy. They simply stood behind Hokage and applauded daily as he decimated the enemy. The feeling was simply unparalleled.

If Lord Hokage had been born earlier, would Konoha have suffered so many casualties in the first two Ninja Wars?

At the Ninja Alliance Headquarters.

"Boom!"

With a loud noise, the conference table was smashed to pieces by Raikage A.

"Damn Takuya, I must kill him!" A roared angrily.

During this period, the ninjas of Cloud Village suffered heavy casualties. The vitality Cloud Village had finally recovered after the Second Ninja War was once again severely hit. All of this was Takuya's fault!

"Raikage, calm down," Onoki said solemnly. Things were already like this, what use was anger?

"It seems we were wrong. The Fourth Hokage is something else," Yagura Goji sighed.

Initially, when news came out of Konoha that Takuya had become Hokage, killed Hiruzen, and eradicated the Sarutobi clan, Shimura clan, and several major ninja clans, they thought Takuya was an idiot.

When Mifune suggested that Takuya might be confident of victory, they laughed and ridiculed him. Now, in hindsight, they looked like fools.

With the power Takuya had shown so far, he might actually be able to lead Konoha to victory on his own!

"The morale of the military is now unstable; we cannot continue like this," the Third Kazekage frowned. If Takuya was allowed to continue his massacre, the Ninja Alliance would collapse.

"Of course, I know we can't go on like this. But, what can we do now?" A said unhappily.

"How about we take action together? As long as we join forces, no matter how strong Takuya is, he cannot be our match," the Third Kazekage said solemnly.

After hearing his words, everyone's eyes brightened.

"You're right, but once we appear on the battlefield, the rest of the battlefields may be in danger," Onoki said, a bit helpless.

In this Ninja World War, there wasn't just one battlefield. The biggest was where Takuya was, but several smaller ones existed. Orochimaru, Tsunade, Minato, Sakumo—all the masters of Konoha were active in these smaller battlefields.

If they all appeared on the battlefield where Takuya was, then if Konoha launched a full counterattack, the remaining battlefields would suffer heavy casualties.

"Sigh... there are still too many strong men in Konoha. Even if our four ninja villages unite, we are still a bit stretched," Onoki sighed.

From the time of Hashirama and Madara, Konoha had been strong until now. Their background was truly terrifying.

"I can't control that much now. Only by killing Takuya can we hope to make a comeback," the Third Kazekage said coldly.

After hearing his words, everyone fell into deep thought. The Kazekage was right—they couldn't control that much now.

"Then it's decided. Send someone to lure Takuya tomorrow. Once Takuya enters our encirclement, we will join forces to kill him," the Third Kazekage's words were eventually recognized by everyone.

They decided to kill Takuya together!

The next day, the Ninja Alliance continued to charge at Konoha's camp as usual. Not surprisingly, under Takuya's powerful offensive, the Ninja Alliance was defeated again. Seeing their fleeing figures, Takuya snorted and prepared to chase after them.

"Husband, don't chase them. It's dangerous. This time, the Ninja Alliance retreated too quickly," Kushina said, taking Takuya's hand and speaking in a deep voice.

"It's fine. At most, there's an ambush?" Takuya said indifferently. He also felt that something was wrong; the other party's performance was a bit too obvious. However, Takuya didn't take it to heart at all. The Ninja Alliance should already know that with his strength, even if he was surrounded by tens of thousands of ninjas, they would pose no threat to him. But the Ninja Alliance did it anyway. There was only one possibility—this time, the Kazekage, Raikage, Tsuchikage, and Mizukage were all here.

After thinking about it, Takuya had a sneer on his face. In this case, it would save him the trouble. He could kill them all in one go, ending the war.

Thinking of this, Takuya did not hesitate and continued to charge forward at an extremely fast speed.

"Everyone, follow up!" Kushina yelled. Although she had faith in Takuya, it was better to be careful. Under Kushina's order, all the Konoha Shinobi followed closely.

"Fire Style: Explosive Wind Dance!"

"Fire Style: Dragon Flame Jutsu!"

"Wood Style: Cutting Technique!"

With Takuya's speed, he quickly caught up with the Ninja Alliance. Under the horrified expressions of the opponents, Takuya began to release powerful ninjutsu one after another.

Along the way, bodies of the Ninja Alliance piled up. Finally, after the lives of thousands more ninjas were lost, the Ninja Alliance led Takuya to the designated location.

It was a desert. Looking around, there was no life except for the endless sand. Seeing the Ninja Alliance stop in front of him, Takuya also slowed to a halt.

At that moment, a sound broke through the air. A blue lightning bolt quickly approached Takuya.

"Lightning Style: Lariat!" A shouted. His thick arm aimed for Takuya's neck. However, Takuya instantly turned sideways and, in the same motion, delivered a whip kick to A's body.

"Boom!"

With a loud noise, A's body flew hundreds of meters away before hitting the ground hard.

"Raikage, don't be so impulsive. You can't handle the Hokage on your own," Onoki, Yagura, and the Third Kazekage slowly appeared from behind the dunes and stood beside A.

"Snort! I just want to see how strong this Hokage is," A got up from the ground, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. With his speed, it was still a sneak attack. He didn't expect Takuya to dodge it.

While dodging, Takuya also landed a hard blow. This made A realize Takuya was indeed formidable. However, the stronger the opponent, the more A's fighting spirit ignited. Fighting strong men had always been his favorite thing.

"Let's take action together," Onoki suggested. "We can't afford any more mistakes."

"Agreed," said Yagura.

"Let's go," added the Third Kazekage.

With that, they prepared to confront Takuya together.

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"This isn't kids playing house," Onoki snorted lightly.

The Third Kazekage and Yagura also nodded. Although they were "Kage," they had their own pride. However, facing a powerful opponent like Takuya, they could only choose to join forces.

"Snort!"

After hearing what the others said, A felt very unhappy, but he could only agree. After all, this duel related to the entire ninja world's situation. He couldn't ruin everything because of his own pride.

After reaching a consensus, they surrounded Takuya from four directions. Seeing this, the ninjas of the Ninja Alliance became excited.

"Great, this time, Takuya will definitely die!"

"That's right, we can finally avenge our fallen comrades."

"With four Kage joining forces, even Hashirama and Madara couldn't stand against them, right?"

"Lord Kazekage is a master of Magnet Style and is known as the strongest Kazekage in history. The Hokage is no match for him."

"Our Tsuchikage-sama is formidable too. He has mastered Dust Release, which exceeds the limits of other techniques. No one can oppose him."

"Hmph, our Raikage-sama is the fastest in the ninja world!"

"Mizukage-sama is the strongest!"

"Okay, don't argue anymore. Takuya is dead today anyway."

"But... being able to face four Kage at once, the Fourth Hokage is definitely one of the greatest in the ninja world."

The Ninja Alliance murmured excitedly. They didn't believe that Takuya could survive the siege of four Kage.

At this moment, Kushina led a group of Konoha Shinobi to the scene. Seeing Takuya surrounded by Onoki and the others, the expressions of all the Konoha ninjas changed.

"You despicable guys!" The Konoha ninjas shouted curses. It was shameless for four Kage to besiege Lord Hokage simultaneously.

"Master Kushina, let's go together! We must rescue Lord Hokage."

"That's right, as long as Lord Hokage is alive, we will not lose."

"Lord Hokage has worked hard for us for so long. Now it is time for us to repay him."

The Konoha ninjas drew their weapons, ready to fight to the death. Even if it meant death, they would fight for a chance to save their Hokage.

"Quiet," Kushina commanded. "We have to believe in Hokage. Even if he's surrounded by four Kage, Takuya will not be defeated!"

Although she felt unsure, she always believed in her husband. Feeling Kushina's conviction, the Konoha Shinobi gradually calmed down. If Mrs. Hokage had faith, they had to believe too.

Under everyone's gaze, Onoki, A, Yagura, and the Third Kazekage slowly approached Takuya.

"Even if it's four against one, we have to win. Hokage, don't call us cowardly," Onoki said solemnly.

"Yeah? I wouldn't call you cowardly. Four to one sounds fun," Takuya chuckled.

Suddenly, Wood Clones burst from the ground—exactly sixteen. Sixteen Wood Clones surrounded Onoki, A, Yagura, and the Third Kazekage.

"This is called four-on-one. Don't call me despicable. After all, you are Kage," Takuya said calmly, crossing his arms.

"Asshole!" Onoki and the others gritted their teeth. This guy was too arrogant. Did he really think he could deal with them using a few Wood Clones?

"Alright, let me ask you a question. Should these clones use Susanoo or not?" Takuya smiled.

Before Onoki and the others could answer, a cold and chilling Chakra surged out of the Wood Clones. In an instant, statues of Susanoo rose from the ground. Though not in their complete form, the strong sense of oppression was enough to shock anyone.

"Damn it! This guy is too much," Onoki clenched his fists. In Takuya, he felt the same oppressive presence that Madara had brought. That terrifying sense of ultimate oppression!

"Okay, try your best to entertain me," Takuya said, sitting cross-legged on the ground, watching like he was enjoying a show.

The sixteen Susanoos launched an attack on Onoki and the others.

"Boom!"

Susanoo raised their long swords simultaneously, slashing at Onoki and the others, who immediately scattered.

"Don't underestimate me, you bastard!" Raikage A yelled angrily, disappearing in an instant. The next second, he appeared above Susanoo.

"Lightning Style: Guillotine Drop!" A raised his right leg and struck Susanoo hard.

"Boom!"

With a loud noise, A's leg hit Susanoo's head, causing a crack to appear. But the crack was instantly repaired by powerful Chakra, and A was punched away by Susanoo.

"Boom!"

A's body flew like a cannonball, hitting the ground hard. If it weren't for the Third Kazekage using Magnet Style to catch him at the last moment, A would have been seriously injured from that blow alone. However, this also caused the Third Kazekage to show a flaw, and the Susanoo attacking him struck with a long sword.

"Boom!"

Although the Third Kazekage used Magnet Style to block Susanoo's attack, he was still knocked away by the powerful force.

"Boom!"

There was another loud noise, and the Third Kazekage also hit the ground hard. Yagura's situation was similarly grim. Surrounded by four Susanoos, he could barely fight back. These figures were not only huge but also attacked with incredible speed. Moreover, no matter what kind of attack, it seemed impossible to harm Susanoo. Not long after, Yagura was slapped to the ground. The next second, four Susanoos raised their long swords to strike down.

At the crucial moment, Onoki used Earth Style to pull Yagura to safety, preventing him from being killed on the spot. Compared to the others, Onoki was in relatively good condition; he could fly high to avoid Susanoo's attacks. But that was all.

As Onoki and the others fled in panic under Susanoo's assault,

 both the Ninja Alliance and Konoha ninjas were stunned. Any of the "Kage" who could look down upon the ninja world were being chased and beaten like lost dogs.

How could it become like this?

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