Naruto: Kushina's Redemption, My Revenge

Right now, Minato Namikaze was consumed with simmering anger and frustration. Yet he had no way to argue against Chinya.

Because what Chinya said was correct. In this situation, receiving serious injuries practically meant certain death.

Besides, in the end Dagi had willingly chosen to sacrifice himself.

Still, Minato couldn't help but feel furious.

If Dagi had fallen to an enemy attack, Minato would have mourned his loss, not felt anger.

Because they were all enemies—kill or be killed.

But what Minato couldn't accept was that Dagi's death had been caused by explosive tags given to him by Chinya.

And even worse, it was Chinya who had sent him to his death.

Minato shouted in anguish, "Chinya, are you really so cold-blooded? If one day you find yourself in danger, wouldn't you hope a teammate would come to save you?"

Chinya scoffed disdainfully, "Cold-blooded? Interpret it however you like. If I ever find myself in danger and die, it just means I wasn't capable enough—don't trouble yourself over me.

Let me make one thing clear—this battle isn't over yet. Every second we waste here could cost another comrade their life—and those deaths, Minato Namikaze, will be on your head."

After saying that, Chinya used the Shifting Body Technique to vanish and rejoin the battlefield.

Minato was now filled with regret.

His anger had clouded his judgment. This was not the time to confront Chinya.

He unleashed his rage on the enemy ninja, fighting harder than ever, indifferent to whether they were high-ranking officers or not.

Chinya did the same.

The commanders, realizing both he and Minato were specifically targeting them, had already gone into hiding, continuing to issue orders from cover.

Orochimaru and Jiraiya continued to be the most effective in eliminating enemies.

By now, both of them were drenched in blood, continuously unleashing their favorite ninjutsu to kill foes.

Meanwhile, Manda and Gamabunta no longer faced regular ninja as opponents. Instead, they were locked in battle against summoned beasts conjured by Cloud and Hot Water ninjas.

Now facing numerous summoned beasts and attacks from enemy jutsu users, Manda and Gamabunta found themselves at a disadvantage. They could no longer dominate the battlefield as before, forced instead into a fighting retreat.

At this moment, Chinya fixed his eyes on a certain ninja amid the chaos.

A man whose age seemed close to that of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

This man wore the forehead protector of Hidden Hot Water Village, yet his strength clearly surpassed other Hot Water ninjas.

Chinya grabbed a Hot Water ninja and pointed toward the older man, asking, "Who is that man? Answer me within three seconds!"

The Hot Water ninja was absolutely terrified. He immediately answered Chinya's question, "Y-yes! H-he is our leader!"

After getting his answer, Chinya killed the captured Hot Water ninja without hesitation.

He narrowed his eyes, observing the leader of the Hot Water Ninja pouring every ounce of strength into the battle.

Finally appeared!

Their goal wasn't to take control of the Hidden Hot Water Village. With their current numbers and combat power, there was absolutely no way they could kill all the Cloud ninjas or drive them out of Hidden Hot Water.

So how could they expel the Cloud ninja from Hidden Hot Water Village and ensure Hot Water ceased cooperation with them?

The key lay with the leader of Hidden Hot Water Village.

In Chinya and Orochimaru's plan, expelling the Cloud Ninja from Hidden Hot Water Village had to be done by the villagers themselves.

The goal was to drive the Cloud Ninja out of Hidden Hot Water Village and ensure it would no longer serve as their military base.

As for how to achieve this, they needed to ensure everyone in Hidden Hot Water Village understood that hastily taking sides in a war between two major ninja villages would lead to consequences a small village couldn't afford.

Once Hidden Hot Water Village grasped this truth, the mission would be essentially complete.

At that point, Konoha would announce it wouldn't hold against Hidden Hot Water Village its alliance with the Cloud Ninja, allowing the village to return to neutrality and cease involvement in the conflict between Konoha and Kumo.

Since the Cloud Ninja had already inflicted such heavy losses on Hidden Hot Water Village, even if it returned to neutrality without supporting Konoha, Kumo wouldn't have any valid grounds to accuse them.

When the time came, the plan would succeed.

Chinya summoned a snake to report to Orochimaru that the Leader of the Hot Water Ninja had already entered the battlefield.

At that moment, sorrow filled the heart of the Hot Water Village leader.

This battle had caught every person in Hidden Hot Water Village completely off guard.

Initially, he had allowed the Cloud Ninja to station themselves in Hidden Hot Water Village because he knew the Land of Hot Water was destined to become a battlefield between Konoha and Kumo.

Kumo promised to protect Hidden Hot Water Village on the condition that they were permitted to station ninja within the village.

He had accepted their presence solely for the sake of ensuring his people's survival during the coming war.

But now, wasn't this situation just as if they'd never been protected at all?

He deeply regretted making such a hasty decision to accept the Cloud Ninja's offer.

Once the fighting broke out, those Cloud Ninja showed no concern for their own ninja or the villagers, clearly having no intention of protecting anyone.

Watching his own people die one by one filled him with unbearable guilt.

Originally, he had no intention of joining the fight himself—because once the leader of Hidden Hot Water Village entered the battlefield, everything would change.

Although he had allowed Kumo to station ninja in the village, he did so only for self-preservation. Throughout the ongoing battles between Konoha and Kumo, Hidden Hot Water Village had never taken part in any conflict.

Precisely to avoid permanently angering Konoha.

After all, even if Konoha lost this war, wiping out a small village like theirs afterward would be child's play.

Yet seeing his ninja and villagers die before his eyes, he could no longer restrain himself.

Consumed by rage, the leader of the Hot Water Ninja continued launching Ninjutsu attacks against Konoha's forces.

The snake Chinya had dispatched soon returned.

The snake reported, "Lord Orochimaru says he cannot break free right now. He asks Lord Chinya to keep an eye on the leader of the Hot Water Ninja."

After receiving Orochimaru's response, Chinya observed this leader closely.

His combat strength was decent—but that was about the extent of it.

In Konoha, he'd probably barely qualify as an elite Jonin.

Still, the leader of the Hot Water Ninja possessed extensive combat experience, which stirred up a strong desire in Chinya to fight him.

Engaging him in battle should count as watching him closely enough, right?

Chinya formed hand seals with both hands and took a deep breath.

[Fire Release: Dragon Fire Singing Technique!]

Spewing four blazing dragons toward the Hot Water Village leader, Chinya attacked him directly.

The Hot Water Ninja leader reacted swiftly, drawing on his vast experience. When he realized these four fire dragons couldn't be avoided, he immediately devised a countermeasure.

[Water Release! Water Encampment Wall!]

A vertical wall of water shot up from the ground in front of him, blocking two of the fire dragons.

[Water Release! Water Dragon Blast Jutsu!]

The leader shaped nearby water into a dragon and dove inside it, successfully blocking the remaining two fire dragons.

After fending off the four fire dragons, the leader turned to look at Chinya.

When he saw Chinya, hatred burned in the Hot Water leader's eyes.

Earlier, while watching the battle from afar, the leader had instantly noticed Chinya, who was extremely active on the battlefield.

Although Chinya hadn't specifically targeted the Hot Water Ninja, countless of them had already fallen to her hand.

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