The opponent is a legendary ninja who can even outshine the Fourth Raikage, and wouldn't care about the power of an old man like me.

"I..."

Before the Third Hoshikage could finish his sentence, a figure rushed out from the side.

The Third Hoshikage's expression changed: "Wait, Natsuhi, don't be impulsive!"

Natsuhi was a Jonin he had high hopes for, he couldn't just watch her take such risks.

Thus, the moment Natsuhi rushed out, the Third Hoshikage also moved alongside her.

"Commendable courage."

Witnessing a fraction of her power and still having the will to resist, the ninjas of Hidden Star Village weren't entirely without merit.

With some reorganization, they could exhibit considerable combat strength.

If the aim was to silence them, she wouldn't have just knocked down the ninjas of Hidden Star Village from the start, she would have killed them directly.

Only to see massive amounts of purple Chakra surge from the female ninja named Natsuhi, its tangible manifestation even surpassing that of the Third Hoshikage.

It was a gigantic purple Chakra dragon, emerging from behind Natsuhi, its enormous body exerting great pressure.

Ayane still stood with her arms crossed over her chest, her eyes flickering with an astonishing glint.

The purple Chakra dragon launched a frontal assault on Ayane's body, but to the surprise of both the Third Hoshikage and Natsuhi, Ayane's body did not get knocked back by the purple Chakra; she stood there as steady as a mountain, allowing the purple Chakra dragon to attack her.

The result was that the purple Chakra dragon, facing an immensely powerful counterforce, disintegrated rapidly and vanished before Natsuhi's stunned eyes.

Wasn't her Mysterious Peacock Method, which she had been so proud of, a failure?

The opponent simply stood still, allowing her to attack.

Was her body made of iron?

No, it was harder than iron.

"So, are you going to surrender or not? Though my time is abundant, if we drag this on for too long, I will get impatient."

Ayane patiently asked.

At this moment, a Jonin from the Land of Demons brought over a round stone.

The Third Hoshikage and Natsuhi's expressions immediately changed upon seeing the stone, comprehending the situation.

"Is your target the 'Star' of our village?"

This meteorite, from beyond the skies, can enhance a ninja's power, making it inevitable to be targeted by some with ulterior motives.

"Do you mean this stone? While it is indeed a good reason to attack Hidden Star Village, it's unfortunate that it's not, the stone is just incidental."

Ayane's words left the Third Hoshikage unable to agree. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Ayane didn't explain further, she just addressed the Jonin from the Land of Demons beside her, "Imprison them all, specific arrangements will come from above."

So disregarding everything, not considering Hidden Star Village's perspective at all.

The Third Hoshikage and Natsuhi both chuckled wryly, truly underestimated.

But thinking of the power disparity between themselves and the opponent, wasn't this the natural outcome?

As for escape...

The two looked up at the massive barrier enclosing Hidden Star Village, sealing their retreat at its root.

They couldn't fathom why the adversary attacked Hidden Star Village.

If not for the 'Star' treasure, what other treasure did Hidden Star Village possess worth coveting?

Judging by the ninja squad brought by the opponent, Hidden Star Village might be caught in a massive game.

Renegade ninjas, gathering so many elite ninjas under their banner, surely it wasn't for maintaining peace in the Ninja Realm.

Ayane ignored the imprisoned Hidden Star Village members and instead, using her Byakugan, closely examined the meteorite in her hand.

This meteorite's exotic energy endowed Hidden Star Village with the Chakra-activating Mysterious Peacock Method, laying the foundation for the village's establishment.

One could say, the current state of Hidden Star Village owes largely to this meteorite.

"Take it back for Hakushi to examine... hmm, also bring some gifts for the child Aya, I wonder if Hakushi has taken care of things well, hopefully, there's no issue."

Thinking about the child she had with Hakushi, she felt his nature too soft, speaking in gentle tones like a girl, which wasn't a good omen.

A boy should have a more manly demeanor.

At this time, a ninja from the Land of Demons came running swiftly, landing in front of Ayane.

"Ayane-sama, urgent report!"

"Urgent report?"

Ayane blinked, putting down the small piece of meteorite in her hand.

Hidden Star Village was taken, Akakage was carrying the official documents from the Land of Bear, heading towards Hidden Star Village, with some arrangements, the Daimyo of the Land of Bear would understand that Hidden Star Village was now in his grasp.

As it stands, the plan for Hidden Star Village was relatively perfect, including subsequent covert actions, all arranged, where could the problem be?

"From where?"

"Message from Konoha, the Hyuga Clan."

Upon hearing the ninja from the Land of Demons' response, Ayane's expression slightly changed.

Picking up the scroll handed over to her, she opened it with a solemn expression, taking in its contents entirely.

"Ayane-sama, what happened?"

A Jonin from the Land of Demons cautiously came forward to ask.

At this moment, Ayane's aura was wildly stirring, exuding a terrifying presence, as if it might explode at any moment.

At such a level of ninja strength, getting angry was indeed hard to control.

"There are some matters to handle in the Land of Fire. I leave this place to you; I will return promptly."

"Ah? Yes, no problem."

Though they lost a powerful ninja like Ayane, the situation was already set; with the Third Hoshikage and other key figures of Hidden Star Village all detained, Ayane didn't need to personally station here.

Next, once Akakage arrives and completes the handover with the Daimyo of the Land of Bear, putting him at ease should suffice.

Starting now, they were ninjas from Hidden Star Village who would 'loyally' serve the Land of Bear.

"I entrust you with this, ensure the meteorite is swiftly sent back to the Land of Demons."

Ayane nodded, casually instructed, stowed away the scroll, and vanished from sight, heading towards the Land of Fire.

Seeing Ayane hastily leave for the Land of Fire, the Jonin from the Land of Demons speculated blindly.

Was the Third Hokage up to something again?

If so, I truly hope this adorable old man doesn't step down.

When the Fourth Hokage came to power, it brought significant pressure upon them in the Land of Demons.

The Yellow Flash, who on the battlefield, terrified Hidden Rock and Hidden Cloud into submission; the thought of such a person becoming the Fourth Hokage was frightening.

By contrast, this old man seemed much more amiable.

The Land of Demons could rapidly develop post the Third Ninja War due to Konoha's conciliatory external policies.

At times, the Land of Demons didn't need to take much action, and Konoha would pave the way voluntarily.

These were the achievements the Third Hokage established for them in the Land of Demons.