Naruto: I Survived Two Wars Without You, System!

Two kilometers above the eastern front line of Konoha's camp. 

Onoki observed the Konoha ninjas still holding their ground despite the combined assault from Sunagakure and Iwagakure, his brow slightly furrowed. 

According to his calculations, surrounded by over three thousand enemies attacking from both the eastern and western fronts, even though Jiraiya was quite powerful, the Konoha forces should have begun collapsing within ten minutes under the pressure of being outnumbered three to one. And at that moment, the Sunagakure Puppeteer Squad appearing directly behind the Konoha ninjas would have delivered a devastating blow! 

But who could have predicted that Suna would reveal itself so early? 

Under the pitch-black night sky, the wide-range Magnet Release and Scorch Release techniques had been so visible that he could see them clearly from seven or eight kilometers away. 

Moreover, that man known as the Golden Flash proved far stronger than he had imagined! Using only his masterful Flying Thunder God Technique, he managed to help the vastly outnumbered Konoha shinobi halt their enemy's advance. 

"Konoha really does breed one genius after another!" 

Onoki sighed, briefly showing envy in his eyes. 

Compared to Konoha's endless stream of talents, Iwagakure hadn't produced anyone truly eye-catching for quite some time now. Kitsuchi was too honest by nature, with only decent combat ability. And possessing absolutely no talent for managing the village—if he were to inherit the title of Tsuchikage, Iwagakure might immediately begin its decline. 

"A dead genius is of no value. What do you think, Tsuchikage?" 

A calm yet indifferent young voice came from a short ninja beside Onoki, wearing an Iwa forehead protector. 

"Indeed, Mizukage." 

Onoki gave a slight nod, subtly glancing out of the corner of his eye at the diminutive figure beside him. 

Konoha wasn't the only place to produce geniuses! 

This Fourth Mizukage from Kirigakure standing before him, and the blindfolded ninja behind—whose eyes were covered by an Iwagakure forehead protector—yet could clearly sense the entire battlefield while even carrying his own Mizukage into flight—he was also an extraordinary prodigy! 

"Mizukage-sama, Tsuchikage-sama, two minutes ago, the enemy that suddenly appeared from the south has already defeated Suna's Rasa and Pakura. Rasa is severely wounded and has fled northwest with Pakura, who sustained minor injuries." 

The blindfolded ninja gently spoke while reporting the battle updates occurring several kilometers away. 

"…Indeed as the Mizukage said, he truly is an extremely dangerous opponent!" 

After a brief silence, Onoki turned his gaze toward the southern part of Konoha's encampment. 

Earlier, he had chosen to ally with Kirigakure despite old grudges, mainly due to strategic considerations across the entire ninja world. As for the intelligence provided by the other side, he always maintained a skeptical attitude. 

A "regular" Konoha ninja who inherited the jutsu of the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama, secretly took the legacy of the Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki, assassinated the Third Mizukage, incited Kumogakure and Kirigakure into war, and escalated the conflict between Kirigakure and Sunagakure. 

Like a venomous serpent lurking in the shadows, silently observing the entire ninja world, plotting to ignite fierce wars among the other villages, waiting to reap the benefits while absorbing all hidden villages into one. 

Could that possibly be true?

Yet this so-called 'ordinary' Konoha ninja, Kei Yamanaka...

First, he entered Root and became Deputy Director. Later, just as the Mizukage had speculated, he assassinated Hanzo of the Salamander from Amegakure!

And he impersonated an elite Mist Anbu, successfully framing Mist for those actions.

This intelligence's credibility had already reached nearly fifty percent in his mind!

Now, that guy had really appeared on the battlefield, and within just two minutes, effortlessly defeated Rasa and Pakura together.

Though Rasa was young and relatively inexperienced as a candidate for the Fourth Kazekage, with his Magnet Release Gold Dust technique and the support of Scorch Release Pakura, even he himself would have to be cautious when facing them.

But now the facts were right before him.

Even though Onoki was stubborn, he had no choice but to admit this was a truly dangerous enemy he'd never encountered before.

Moreover, this enemy seemed even more powerful and dangerous than what Mist had reported!

"If nothing goes wrong, I believe the enemy will soon appear on the main battlefield. Shouldn't the Tsuchikage descend first and take Kitsuchi with him?"

That youthful voice sounded again.

Others might not be aware of Konoha's Leadership's encirclement plan, but how could it possibly escape White Zetsu's reconnaissance?

Thanks to his interference, Sunagakure and Iwagakure deployed over a thousand more troops to ambush Konoha's camp than originally planned.

Even if Konoha reinforcements arrived quickly,

with numbers being roughly equal, the encirclement plan had already collapsed.

His original goal was simply to test whether they could eliminate a high-ranking Konoha figure this time—

to escalate the intensity of war between Konoha, Suna, and Iwa.

Who would have thought—they'd actually caught a big one!

Kei Yamanaka, someone so deeply hidden, was truly the one who worried him the most because he couldn't bear to see Konoha ninjas slaughtered by a three-way siege and chose to reveal his power, defeating Rasa and Pakura.

Since the enemy had acted, and Rasa and Pakura had already escaped alive, then aside from directly rushing in to aid the front lines and continuing to act, the enemy had no other option!

A hidden enemy and an exposed one posed very different levels of threat!

Once Onoki witnessed Kei Yamanaka's power,

he would quietly spread rumors among the other hidden villages about this person's past 'terrifying feats'.

He wouldn't need to do anything else.

Iwa, Suna, even Kumogakure...

Everyone would begin suppressing, containing, and even plotting to kill this person in tacit understanding!

Even if they couldn't eliminate him outright,

this would plunge the ninja world into even greater chaos!

With four hidden villages acting simultaneously, they could place maximum pressure on that individual.

By then, his real plan could finally begin!

——————

Amid the faint whistle of kunai slicing through the air,

Kei Yamanaka transformed Sage Mode into a black light form, concealing the glowing trail radiating from his body.

Activating [Silent Walker], he masked his presence and melted into the darkness.

Activating the Flying Thunder God Technique directly through the central battlefield,

he silently emerged directly beneath the floating figures of Onoki and two Iwagakure ninjas.

Gazing upward at the sky kilometers above.

Under his close-range sensory perception, the incredibly subtle presence of the Rinnegan—and just as subtly concealed aura of a tailed beast—

It forced Kei Yamanaka—who was about to propel himself skyward—to abruptly stop mid-motion.

Impossible!

How could these two Iwagakure ninjas possibly exude both the presence of the Rinnegan and that of a tailed beast?

Though these two had somehow managed to mask their uniquely powerful chakra fluctuations,

at such an extremely close distance, Kei—who, after fusing with the Yin-Yang Sage Ascendant, had undergone a strengthening and evolution of his sensory perception—could still detect them clearly.

The Rinnegan's presence, a tailed beast's aura, and a short man barely ten centimeters taller than Onoki...

Could it be...Yagura Karatachi?

Kei squinted his eyes.

He wanted to activate the System Ability to check the Personal Panels of the three individuals, but one kilometer was just too far.

According to official records, Onoki stood at 1.3 meters, and Yagura at 1.4 meters.

From where Kei stood, they looked smaller than grains of rice!

Something like this—you literally can't make them out!

"Looks like Yahiko's trio got left behind with Shin? Oh well. Deal with it later..."

[Sage Mode Unleashed!] Boom!

Kei bent his knees, crouched low, slammed his palm against the ground, and then exploded upward with his legs. His form blurred into a streak of jet-black light, rocketing straight up into the sky!

Let Black Zetsu scheme all he wants.

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