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 st 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, smming him into the ground.

  The earth trembled, sending up a rge 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 cn leader for holding off the enemy's strongest force."

  "It's time to head back."

  The Hyuga cn 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.

  ———

  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-cn alliance had fought against the elite forces of the Hidden Cloud Vilge and achieved a decisive victory.

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

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

  No, absolutely not.

  Now, the only issue left to resolve was how to deal with the captured Cloud Vilge 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 Vilge would become irreconcible.

  Although many elite ninjas from the Hidden Cloud had been captured, the vilge 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 Vilge their mortal enemy, but even within Konoha, other ninjas might resent their cns for such a sughter.

  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 cnsmen about what had happened during the battle, curious about how they had defeated the Hidden Cloud Vilge 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 Vilge's numerous ninjas, he had essentially taken them down one by one with a single punch each.

  None of the Cloud Vilge's Jonin or Chunin could even st 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 cn 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 id out his pn. "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 cn 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 Vilge's Jonin a little lower, at 30 million ryo, was already quite generous.

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

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

  A rough estimate pced 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 cn, 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 Vilge to earn that much?

  He couldn't help but say, "Ryosuke, that number is way too high. The Hidden Cloud Vilge 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 vilge 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 pn, the Hidden Cloud Vilge 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 cn's wealth while also restoring their honor.

  "Ryosuke, I appreciate you helping the Hyuga cn 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 cns. Would the Hyuga cn leader find that acceptable?"

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

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

  His money wasn't so easily taken.

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