Naruto: Thousand Hands of Glory

The Land of Earth, Iwagakure Village, is surrounded by hard rocky mountains. This terrain gives it a natural defensive advantage, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack, providing a solid guarantee for the village's safety.

At the same time, this terrain also limits the communication between Iwagakure Village and the outside world to a certain extent, making it appear more closed and isolated.

In the center of Iwagakure Village, the tallest building is the Tsuchikage Building, whose conical top has become the landmark of the village.

There is a huge word "earth" engraved in the center of the building, which can be clearly seen from any corner of the village.

In the tense atmosphere, a team of Iwagakure Anbu ninjas were hurriedly shuttling through the rocky path, rushing towards the Tsuchikage Building.

"Lord Tsuchikage! The result of the war between Konoha and Sunagakure is out. Sunagakure was defeated and the Third Kazekage was captured by Konoha ninjas."

The leading Anbu ninja half-knelt in front of a short middle-aged man with a prominent truffle nose, and reported the important news in a hurried tone.

The Third Tsuchikage Ohnoki flipped through the information in his hand and said in a deep voice: "Even that guy was captured? It seems that Konoha's foundation is still deep. What kind of extraordinary genius has appeared this time?"

Ever since the ninja world began to implement the ninja village system, Konoha has always been the strongest in the ninja world and has always been the number one enemy of all the villages in the ninja world.

However, the Iwagakure Village developed steadily and rapidly with its tenacious and unshakable "Will of Stone", while Konoha had experienced several wars and internal strife. The Third Tsuchikage believed that one day the Iwagakure Village would become the strongest.

"Yes, Lord Sandaime, it's the young man who used Wood Release mentioned in the previous report. According to intelligence on the battlefield, he has become Konoha's new Nine-Tails Jinchuriki." The Anbu ninja reported with a hint of awe in his tone. After all, he was facing Lord Tsuchikage, who possessed the only bloodline in the ninja world.

"And what?" Oonoki raised his head, his eyes sharp, and asked.

"Moreover, intelligence shows that he is suspected to have mastered the power of the Nine-Tails and become a perfect Jinchūriki. And in this battle with the Third Kazekage, he has mastered the Woodman Technique of the First Hokage." The Anbu ninja added.

"Wood Release plus the power of the Nine-Tails..."

The Third Tsuchikage Ohnoki couldn't help but stop flipping through the information, and when he mentioned Wood Release, he couldn't help but recall his past nightmare.

Even now, when I think back to the man who was called the Shura of the Ninja World, I can still feel the terrifying aura of that man. Fortunately, that man is dead, and he died in Konoha's internal strife.

The ninja god who defeated this man also passed away not long after, otherwise there would be no place for other villages in the ninja world.

The Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki's thoughts drifted back to the end of that era. He still remembered the complicated expression on his teacher's face when he heard the news of the death of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

But Konoha is like a child favored by God. After experiencing countless internal and external troubles, it still produces many talented people.

After the last war, talented ninjas such as Hatake Sakumo, the three ninjas of Konoha, and now Yanagishita who inherited Hashirama's Wood Release appeared one after another. Fortunately, the Iwagakure Village is not doing badly now!

"Lord Tsuchikage! How do we plan our operation this time?"

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The land of thunder.

The Hidden Cloud Village, this mysterious village is built on the top of a towering mountain, surrounded by clouds and mist, like a fairyland.

From time to time, deafening thunder echoed in the sky, adding a bit of mystery and majesty to the village.

The geographical location of the Hidden Cloud Village is unique, it is extremely hidden and almost isolated from the world.

The steep mountains and misty clouds formed a natural barrier, making it difficult for any foreign ninja to invade easily.

In the office of the Raikage Building in the Hidden Cloud Village, the atmosphere was solemn.

The burly Third Raikage Ai sat sideways on the sofa in the office. His burly figure formed a sharp contrast with the surrounding environment.

He frowned as he listened to his secretary relaying the latest information about Konoha and Sunagakure. From time to time, he flipped through tiny documents in his hands that did not fit his size at all. The scene was full of incongruity.

But this is the characteristic of the Raikage of the Hidden Cloud Village. Each generation of Raikage looks big and strong, seems to lack patience, and is just a group of reckless men, but this is just their disguise.

Beneath their rough appearance, they hide delicate minds and excellent strategic vision.

After listening to the report, the Third Raikage turned his gaze to the young man standing aside, who was the future Fourth Raikage.

Although he is still young, the Third Raikage is very satisfied with his son and has long since determined his position as his successor.

The Third Raikage often brought the Fourth Raikage with him and would occasionally hand over some matters to the young Raikage in order to train his abilities as a Kage.

"Ai, is this Yanagishita the Konoha genius you mentioned before?"

"Yes, Dad, that's him. I didn't expect him to grow so fast."

The Fourth Raikage thought of the young man he once faced and the crushing defeat he had inflicted on him. He thought that the gap would narrow with his own efforts.

But he didn't expect that after such a short period of time, he would leave him far behind. While he was still serving as his father's assistant, Yanagishita had already sealed the tailed beast himself and captured the Third Kazekage alive.

"Ai, when facing someone stronger than you, you must be more determined. Your potential is far beyond that of ordinary people!"

The words of the Third Raikage were full of encouragement and trust. He could see that his son had an obsession with Yanagi. This was not a bad thing. Sometimes, pressure was the motivation for practice.

"Dad, I understand!"

The Fourth Raikage Ai looked at his father with admiration in his eyes.

In his mind, although Yanagishita was powerful, he only defeated the weakest one-tailed beast. Moreover, the Third Kazekage was captured alive by his peers, which was undoubtedly an insult to his father who was also a Kage.

He believed that his father, the Third Raikage, who was able to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Eight-Tails, the strongest tailed beast after it, was the true strongest in the ninja world!

"Ai, very good. How do you think our Cloud Village should benefit from this war?"

The Third Raikage nodded in satisfaction, then examined his son.

"Dad, I think the Sand Village suffered such heavy losses this time, why don't we get a piece of the pie?"

"Stupid! Not to mention the distance between Wind Country and our Thunder Country, just the poor land of Wind Country, what benefit can it bring to us? Attacking Wind Country is nothing but chicken ribs!"

"So what does Dad mean?"