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Chapter 42: Chapter 42

'Making his life a hell aside, how the hell do I survive this shit?' Kazuo thought as his mind whirred into action.

'I don't have the three-pronged Kunai from Minato anymore so I can't summon him to the battlefield like some Pokemon, I'll need to figure something out.' Kazuo thought before releasing a long-winded sigh.

'Let's just gather more information first, I'll stay underground for longer this time, if I stay under ten meters underground then even the Raikage won't be able to pinpoint and kill me that easily if at all.' Kazuo thought as he waited for the right time once more.

Just like in the previous turn, Kazuo headed underground and after getting the signal some time later, detonated the explosion tags.

This time, however, Kazuo didn't rush to head above ground and only started heading to the backlines of the leaf forces without actually going above ground.

He had already mapped out the location and knew how long he needed to head to arrive at his destination.

With him being underground, he couldnt really discern where he was however he had calculated the speed that he traveled whilst using the hiding like a mole thechnique and then calculated how many seconds it would take him to arrive at a specific location.

This was the method he had used to plant the explosion tags as well.

Counting only the distance wouldn't have worked considering Kazuo couldn't see whilst underground however he could predict the amount of time it would take him to arrive at destinations he had previously scouted out.

Arriving at the back of the leaf shinobi forces, Kazuo stood still as he awaited the arrival of the Raikage.

One second, two seconds, three...

After forty-seven seconds, Kazuo finally felt it.

The very earth shook as explosions started rocking the ground above him.

An intense battle was being fought whilst he hid underground.

***

Above ground, Shikaru Nara was looking at the menacing figure of the fourth Raikage, a grim expression on his face.

"At this rate, we will face complete annihilation, we need to quickly get Minato here, do you have it?" Shikaru asked as he looked at the anbu on his left.

"Yes, sir" The anbu quickly responded as he took a kunai from his bag.

It was a three-pronged kunai with a seal inscribed on its handle.

Shikaru nodded as he injected a faint amount of chakra into the seal and threw it into the ground.

Nothing happened, however.

"We have to hold out until Minato arrives, it will take at most five minutes," Shikaru said toward the Anbu and Captains around him.

"Five minutes? I don't think we can handle that Commander." The civilian captain said as his mouth twitched.

*Sigh*

Releasing a shallow sigh, Shikaru closed his eyes for a moment before snapping them open a moment later.

A glint appeared in his eyes as his mind started thinking at incredible speeds.

"The only way is to deter him with suicidal attacks," Shikaru said before turning his head toward a small group of ninjas who had yet to rush toward the Raikage.

All of the ninjas in the specific group Shikaru was looking at had poker faces on and no discernable emotions showing.

"It's your time, use anything, your life included to stop and slow him down for at least five minutes," Shikaru commanded, his voice stern as he looked at the shinobi who turned to face him and nodded their head.

No emotions showed even after Shikaru had practically signed their death certificate.

"The root huh..." Aoki mumbled as he looked at the shinobi rushing toward the Raikage and falling one after the other.

"Where's the kid?" The Inuzuka woman asked as she looked around however she couldn't catch sight of him.

Hearing her question, Aoki quickly made a single hand seal and the veins around his eyes bulged.

His pupilless white eyes seemed to gain a small fractured ring in the middle that somewhat resembled a pupil.

Looking around, the man quickly nodded toward the ground.

"He's underground, he must have already sensed the Raikage and chosen to stay hidden instead. It's a smart move considering that the Raikage would undoubtedly have chased after him first." Aoki answered once more before closing his Byakugan.

"So the little kid is a coward eh?" Inuzuka said though her tone clearly displayed that it was merely a joke on her side.

"He's already finished his part of the mission, the rest is left to us." The civilian ninja said in response to her words.

He had felt the need to protect Kazuo's reputation even in these circumstances, Kazuo was after all a genius Civilian ninja who could help the Civilian council later on.

Even if he died, Kazuo couldn't fall down in this battle.

Hearing his words, Shikaru turned his sight to the man for a slight second before releasing a light hum.

'Sadly Lord Danzo already has his sights on him, he won't survive this war even if he does survive this battle.'

With those thoughts, Shikaru turned his gaze toward the ongoing battle once more.

The Raikage was plowing through the shinobi of the leaf as if they were merely wheat and potatoes whilst he was the farmer.

"It's time for us to join the battle as well," Aoki said before activating his Byakugan once more and using shunshin to head closer to the lightning monster.

'One minute left' Shikaru thought as he watched the rest of the captains follow Aoki, he however made no move.

'That kid really resembles me sometimes' Shikaru thought as a light smile appeared in his expression.

The smile however was shallow and clearly showed the amount of stress that Shikaru had at the moment.

***

'The fighting still hasn't stopped, if it doesn't for another three minutes then I'll have to leave otherwise I risk using all my chakra.' Kazuo thought as he closed his eyes and focused on his hearing only, trying to discern the situation above ground though his efforts proved futile.

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Here's the daily chapter.

Some explaining. If I remember correctly the Root was known by high-ranking shinobi during these times and it was also supported by the Hokage so they arent the illegal organization that they were during Naruto's time, that's why I felt it was all right for a small group of them to be out in the open and used by Shikaru.

Also, I saw people saying how Kazuo would fight the Raikage, sadly in the face of overwhelming power, nothing Kazuo has or could do would be able to even scratch the man.

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Chapter 43: Chapter 43

Explosions continued to shake the entire ground as Kazuo lay hidden underground.

He counted every second in his mind, he needed to be precise otherwise any mistake could lead him into an even worse situation.

After counting to seventy seconds, The ground finally stopped shaking.

'Either everyone is dead or Minato has arrived, I don't see any other solution as to how the battle ended.' Kazuo thought, he had tried to think of countless ways that the leaf could win the battle however he had only come up with one.

Shikaru had taken the three-pronged kunai that he had dropped and used it to summon Minato.

*Sigh*

'Worst comes to worst, I'll just die and go back to the start of the loop.' Kazuo thought before slowly heading above ground.

As his head and then torso appeared above the ground, Kazuo quickly looked around.

Hundreds of corpses were scattered, most of them entirely missing the upper part of their bodies, as if they had been punched by an immense force.

'The Raikage really is fucking strong.' Kazuo thought as he quickly caught sight of the man.

The Raikage was around one hundred meters away from Kazuo, with a large muscly build and a lightning aura around him.

His blonde hair had gone up in spikes and he had a furious expression on his face.

Before him stood a single man with bright yellow hair wearing a Jonnin flak and blue ninja pants.

'So you have arrived Minato Namikaze.' Kazuo thought as he looked at the legendary ninjas staring at each other.

At that moment the Raikage's eyes turned toward Kazuo who had just fully emerged from the ground.

"So it was you kid." The man said, his voice being clearly heard, likely enhanced by his chakra.

"Me? No, im just a Chunnin sir, how could I?" Kazuo asked with a light smile.

He hadn't used chakra to reinforce his voice however the Raikage still heard him.

"You fucking leaf ninja, always spawning geniuses as if they're mushrooms." The Raikage said before disappearing from Kazuo's view.

In the next second, Kazuo saw the Raikage once more.

He was right in front of him, his fist already heading toward his face.

*Boom*

The punch however landed on the ground rather than on Kauzo.

Looking around, Kazuo found himself next to Shikaru, he had been teleported more than two hundred meters away from his previous location in an instant.

Meanwhile, Minato once more stood before the Raikage.

"Head back to the village, there's nothing more you can do here, the mission is accomplished," Minato said with a loud voice whilst starting directly at the Raikage.

Shikaru nodded and quickly turned to address the remaining shinobi who had managed to somehow survive the rampage of the Fourth Raikage.

"Follow me, we're leaving here," Shikaru said before quickly using the body flicker jutsu and starting to run in the direction of the land of fire.

Kazuo didn't hesitate as he immediately followed the man.

Even a slight hesitation in a place like this would lead to his own demise.

As Kazuo headed further and further away, arriving at around four hundred meters away from the Raikage he stopped.

Turned around and with a large toothy grin on his face he looked directly at the man.

"I fucking killed 'em all, what are you going to do about it huh? Tell every woman in the cloud that their Daddy did it." Kazuo practically screamed to make sure the Raikage heard him clearly.

For a moment after, silence engulfed the entire clearing, the only thing being heard was the lightning flashing around the Raikages body.

The surviving leaf ninjas turned to look at Kazuo as if he were some kind of madman.

Kazuo however only gave one last smile before using the body flicker and disappearing from his location.

Behind him, Kazuo heard an enraged roar however he didn't turn or stop, merely continuing to run away.

'With that, every ninja should know that it was me who caused the devastation, this way Shikaru or anyone else won't be able to steal my achievements, this also increases my standing inside the hidden leaf and further cements my standing as a prodigy.' Kazuo thought as he ran away.

Minutes passed and they soon turned into hours as the ninjas continued running through the forests and clearings along the way.

Finally, they were returning to their home, the hidden leaf village, the greatest of all military forces in the elemental nations.

Seeing that the danger had mostly passed, the shinobi turned to Kazuo and asked with wide surprised eyes.

"You planted the explosives that killed the cloud forces?" One of them asked, his voice clearly tinged with disbelief.

Kazuo smiled and answered the man.

"I did, it was dangerous however I wanted nothing more than to take revenge for our fallen comrades. Those cloud bastards got what they deserved." Kazuo said, his voice sounding slightly furious.

His words combined with his newly gained charisma and acomplishments seemed to resonate with the entire remaining leaf forces as their eyes gazed at Kazuo.

They didn't utter words of praise, Kazuo had already surpassed what all of them put together had achieved in their battles.

He had risen up further in their minds, becoming someone who couldn't be touched, merely idolized.

The situation also made it so that jealousy didn't plant its seed, only leaving admiration behind.

Shikaru who witnessed everything had a slight gleam in his eyes.

'Sadly you won't get to enjoy this for long Kazuo, the orders of the root must be carried out.' Shikaru thought as he ordered the ninjas to camp out at the small clearing they were in for the night.

The hundreds of shinobi had dwindled down to a measly force of seventy.

Quickly the Ninja stopped and set up camp using the sealed tents that they had in their scrolls.

Unlike before, the guarding unit which used to consist of only twenty ninjas turned into fifty, they couldn't afford to be ambushed with such a small force, if they did then they could be facing complete annihilation.

Hours passed and soon midnight arrived.

Four ninjas rose up from their beds and geared up quickly.

Their mission? Don't let the Target wake up to see the morning.

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Here's the daily chapter, thanks a lot for reading and I hope you enjoyed the chapter.

I saw what everyone said about the root and I agree as well however I've written around 10 chapters ahead so I hope this won't be too much of a turndown. Sorry about that and ill write better in the future.

If you want to read 10 chapters ahead and help support me further then check out my Patreon at:

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Thanks for reading once more.

Lots of Love

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