Naruto: Dual System Power At The Beginning

If this continues, he will be beaten to death by the opponent. He can't keep getting beaten like this, or else he won't last until the opponent's stamina is exhausted—he'll be finished before that.

At this moment, the Fourth Raikage had only one thought, returning to the main battlefield to coordinate with Killer Bee was the only way to defeat the opponent.

Turning his body, he suddenly sprinted towards the direction of the main force.

How could Ryosuke possibly let him go?

He immediately gave chase.

In terms of speed, he was now far superior to the opponent.

With a powerful punch, he struck the opponent's back, slamming him into the ground.

The earth trembled, sending up a large cloud of dust.

Even the Fourth Raikage's strongest Lightning Armor was shattered by the blow.

Having already expended a great deal of chakra in his previous battle against Hyuga Hiashi, and now suffering such a heavy blow, he could no longer endure.

He actually lost the fight.

The Fourth Raikage passed out on the spot.

Without his chakra shield, the Fourth Raikage couldn't withstand even a single strike from Ryosuke.

After all, ninjas are high in attack but low in defense.

Looking at the unconscious Fourth Raikage, Ryosuke deactivated the Eight Gates Released Formation. Even he felt a bit weak now—he had kept the gates open for quite some time and needed to recover properly.

The war was finally over.

Hyuga Hiashi rested briefly. His body barely recovered as he looked at the Fourth Raikage, now lying there like a dead dog, feeling a great sense of satisfaction. He then turned to Ryosuke.

"This time, it's all thanks to you. Otherwise, I might have died."

Ryosuke smiled and said, "We're comrades. Helping each other is only natural. This victory was also thanks to the Hyuga clan leader for holding off the enemy's strongest force."

"It's time to head back."

The Hyuga clan leader nodded.

But deep down, he didn't agree with that statement—it was thanks to Uchiha Ryosuke.

Without him, they wouldn't have won.

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At the main camp of the Konoha alliance army, Hyuga Hiashi, Uchiha Fugaku, and Uchiha Ryosuke were seated together.

The three of them were no longer as tense as before the battle. Instead, they looked completely at ease.

This time, the two-clan alliance had fought against the elite forces of the Hidden Cloud Village and achieved a decisive victory.

The crisis facing their clans was eliminated, and their triumph would even send shockwaves throughout the ninja world.

Was there any other alliance of two clans in the ninja world capable of defeating a top-tier ninja village?

No, absolutely not.

Now, the only issue left to resolve was how to deal with the captured Cloud Village ninjas.

Neither Hyuga Hiashi nor Uchiha Fugaku could think of a good solution.

If they killed all the prisoners, the conflict with the Hidden Cloud Village would become irreconcilable.

Although many elite ninjas from the Hidden Cloud had been captured, the village still had nearly ten thousand more ninjas. If all the prisoners were executed, there would be no turning back, and they would be locked in a prolonged conflict.

Not only would this make the Hidden Cloud Village their mortal enemy, but even within Konoha, other ninjas might resent their clans for such a slaughter.

They didn't want to see such an outcome. However, simply letting them go felt unacceptable.

Uchiha Fugaku turned to Ryosuke. "Ryosuke, what do you think? How should we handle these people? If we kill them, it will be a big problem."

Hyuga Hiashi also looked at Ryosuke. Not only had Ryosuke saved his life, but his battlefield performance had also been incredibly fierce.

After returning to the battlefield, he had asked his clansmen about what had happened during the battle, curious about how they had defeated the Hidden Cloud Village forces.

What he heard shocked him.

Uchiha Ryosuke had activated the Eight Gates and forcibly ripped the Two-Tails Jinchūriki out of its Tailed Beast form before knocking him unconscious.

Then, against the Hidden Cloud Village's numerous ninjas, he had essentially taken them down one by one with a single punch each.

None of the Cloud Village's Jonin or Chunin could even last a single exchange against him.

Hearing this, even Hyuga Hiashi couldn't help but admire him—he was just too strong.

So, he greatly valued Ryosuke's opinion.

At this moment, Uchiha Ryosuke calmly spoke. "If the clan leaders think that killing them would cause too much trouble, then why not demand a massive ransom before releasing them?"

"Otherwise, this war would have been a loss for us."

Fugaku was intrigued. "Ryosuke, what kind of ransom do you have in mind?"

Ryosuke laid out his plan. "We've captured a lot of ninjas, haven't we?"

"Let's set the ransom at 10 million ryo per Chunin."

"For Jonin, 30 million ryo each."

"And since the Hyuga clan leader's daughter was so greatly offended, how about demanding 200 million ryo in compensation?"

In the original storyline, Asuma was worth 35 million ryo on the bounty market.

Setting the ransom for Cloud Village's Jonin a little lower, at 30 million ryo, was already quite generous.

Fugaku gasped. At first glance, 10 million per Chunin and 30 million per Jonin didn't seem excessive for a village.

But they had captured nearly 300 Chunin and close to 100 Jonin.

A rough estimate placed the total ransom for Chunin at 3 billion ryo and for Jonin at another 3 billion ryo.

Adding in the 200 million ryo compensation for the Hyuga clan, that was nearly 6.2 billion ryo.

Even factoring in some losses due to casualties, the total would still be around 6 billion ryo.

What an astronomical figure!! How many years' worth of missions would it take for the Hidden Cloud Village to earn that much?

He couldn't help but say, "Ryosuke, that number is way too high. The Hidden Cloud Village probably can't afford such a ransom. 6.2 billion ryo would drain their entire treasury—even their finances for the next ten years. The village isn't wealthy to begin with; otherwise, they wouldn't always be eyeing Konoha."

"They simply can't pay that much."

Ryosuke, however, remained unfazed.

"It would be difficult for them to come up with 6 billion ryo immediately, but they can always pay in installments."

"If they can't pay it all in one year, they can take ten years. If ten years isn't enough, then twenty."

Uchiha Fugaku's eyes widened.

Ryosuke truly was ruthless. If they went through with this plan, the Hidden Cloud Village would be financially crippled, unable to develop its military strength, and might even regress.

"Ryosuke, this is brilliant."

Hyuga Hiashi was equally excited. A compensation of 200 million ryo would significantly boost the Hyuga clan's wealth while also restoring their honor.

"Ryosuke, I appreciate you helping the Hyuga clan seek justice. But about the ransom…"

Before he could finish, Ryosuke spoke. "Don't worry, the ransom will be split 60-40 between the Uchiha and Hyuga clans. Would the Hyuga clan leader find that acceptable?"

Judging by contributions on the battlefield, the Hyuga clan might not deserve 40% of the ransom.

But to secure their alliance with the Uchiha clan, Ryosuke needed to offer them real benefits.

His money wasn't so easily taken.

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