LRAB Chapter 73 This battle, victory is assured!
Chapter 73 This battle, victory is assured!
Chapter 73 This battle, victory is assured!
In fact, ever since Shiba Kiyokawa gave his speech at the izakaya, the conflict between the Akatsuki and Hanzo of the Salamander has become semi-public.
Over the next two months, the friction between the two sides intensified, to the point that local covert battles and clashes took place almost every week!
The reason why Shiba Kiyokawa never launched a full-scale attack was because he was waiting for an opportunity.
Wait until the ninja world descends into further chaos, leaving the surrounding major ninja villages utterly unable to attend to the Land of Rain!
Fortunately, the wait didn't last too long.
In the middle of March, a momentous event that shook the entire ninja world broke out!
Iwagakure mobilized more than 10,000 ninjas, and through sheer numbers, buried the Third Raikage of Kumogakure, who was known for possessing the strongest spear and the strongest shield!
This news caused an uproar throughout the entire ninja world!
Although Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage of Konoha, has been using public opinion to boast that he is the strongest Hokage over the years, the leaders of the major villages in the ninja world have long had a consensus: among the five Kage of this generation, the strongest is the Third Raikage!
This is also the biggest source of confidence that has allowed Kumogakure to frequently provoke Konoha and challenge its position as the number one ninja village in recent years.
But today, this strongest has finally fallen!
What happened next was unexpected by Iwagakure, but also expected by most people in the ninja world: Kumogakure did not become depressed or retreat in the slightest because of the fall of their Kage.
Instead, they immediately mobilized the entire village on an unprecedented scale, sending a large number of new-generation ninjas to the front lines!
These brutes from the Land of Lightning seemed to have no idea what the word "stability" meant, and didn't even consider whether the hasty handover of the Kage would bring chaos to the village.
The newly appointed Fourth Raikage, A, didn't even consider returning to the village to take up his post. After donning his divine robes at the front lines, he immediately launched a revenge campaign!
The entire northern part of the ninja world was thrown into chaos!
The intensity of the Ninja World War has escalated further!
Meanwhile, the Misty Lands in the south were also stirring up trouble, frequently raiding the coastlines of the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind.
It's clear to everyone that it's only a matter of time before Kirigakure joins the battle! And that time won't be long.
When this news reached the Land of Rain, Shiba Kiyokawa immediately slammed the map heavily on the table.
The moment he'd been waiting for—was now!
Chaos is a ladder!
Now that chaos has broken out in the ninja world, the ladder to heaven will soon appear!
At this point, there were less than 100 days left until the most recent death outcome calculated by the fate observation system.
But he was no longer going to wait!
He will personally end the countdown of fate!
On this day, when Shiba Kiyokawa gathered the Akatsuki members together again, the weather turned against them, and a torrential downpour began.
In the rain, everyone stood silently with their heads slightly bowed, enveloping this small space in a solemn atmosphere.
(In reality, Yahiko definitely wouldn't be standing in the first row; just get the feel of the atmosphere in the picture.)
After the integration was completed, Shiba Kiyokawa turned around, faced the crowd, and began his final pre-battle speech.
"These past few days, I believe everyone has felt the approach of war! We have also heard many rumors, and those people in the north have denounced us as traitors, saying that our betrayal of Hanzo the Salamander is a betrayal of the Land of Rain."
Shiba Kiyoka's voice mingled with the sound of rain, rising from a low murmur to a loud one.
"But is that really the case? Is it really our Akatsuki organization that betrayed the Land of Rain?"
As we all know, five years ago, Konoha invaded this place! Back then, you, me, and all the ninjas of the Land of Rain fought back fiercely! But when we were about to win, what did that man do?
That man who called himself our leader ended the war and acknowledged our enemy! He bestowed the title of the Three Legendary Sannin upon three rising stars of Konoha! With this, he propelled his prestige, status, fame, and power to their zenith! He made the entire ninja world remember his demigod-like reputation!
But what about us? What about the Land of Rain?! Who remembers our suffering?!
Who betrayed this country? Who betrayed the land beneath their feet?!
The next moment, Shiba Kiyokawa opened his arms in the rain, as if to embrace a brand new future in this downpour.
"Today, we will correct the mistakes of the past and reclaim everything that belongs to us! For this, we need a brand new leader, a visionary leader!"
A great man who had the courage to confront demigods and annihilate all enemies!
He has arrived! He has appeared right before you!
And he will lead the people of the Rain Kingdom to victory!
At that moment, the solemn atmosphere was broken, and everyone cheered and shouted enthusiastically!
Just then, Karasu instantly appeared behind Shiba Kiyokawa, planted a straight pole into the ground with one hand, and immediately unfurled a black flag with red clouds above the pole!
This is a flag designed by Shiba Kiyokawa based on the black coat with red clouds worn by the future Akatsuki team in the original work. The imagery of clouds and rain perfectly represents the Land of Rain, while red symbolizes blood.
The red of the Red Priestess is the red of war!
"Our words today may be forgotten in the future, but our struggle will be remembered by this land forever!"
If I unfortunately die in battle in the future, please wrap my body in the Akatsuki flag!
Gentlemen, victory in this battle is assured!
After saying that, Shiba Kiyokawa clenched his right fist and slammed it into his left chest.
The next moment, all the Akatsuki members standing in the rain mimicked his movements in unison, pounding their fists against their hearts and shouting—
"Victory is assured in this battle!!"
"Victory is assured in this battle!!"
"Victory is assured in this battle!!"
The deafening shouts echoed three times in a row through the rain!
At this moment, the White Zetsu lurking in the shadows, mechanically recording everything, was completely terrified, anxiously repeating: "Rinnegan host, emotional abnormality! Rinnegan host, emotional abnormality! Beyond expectations! Beyond expectations!"
Unfortunately, neither Black Zetsu nor the intelligent White Zetsu Tobi were present at this time.
Black Zetsu was too arrogant. He thought he could stir up trouble and control everything in the ninja world by hiding behind the scenes, but he didn't realize that someone had stolen his home right under his nose!
They want to corrupt and drive the Rinnegan's host to despair!
However, Shiba Kiyokawa smashed the script to pieces, and together with Nagato, broke free from the shackles of fate and raced all the way!
At this moment, Hanzo the Salamander is still in his luxurious villa in the capital of the Land of Rain, watching beautiful women arrange flowers.
Danzo Shimura was still sneaking across the border with his Root confidants, infiltrating the Land of Rain.
Black Zetsu was still smugly directing the White Zetsu, who was disguised as a Rain Ninja, to secretly cause trouble.
No one expected that on such an ordinary rainy day, the Akatsuki would mobilize all its forces—
A demon, starting with his usurpation of the Akatsuki organization, took his first step towards overthrowing the entire ninja world!
(End of this chapter)