Chapter 107: line with translation of chapter title

You also seem to be only this much?

Hearing Yuzhi's slightly teasing voice, I saw Hikari's long hair flutter without wind as chakra surged.

At that moment, Da Ye Mu really wanted to use Dust Release without reservation.

Two Mangekyou Sharingan, two people who made him feel as if he saw the Uchiha's shadow—such an enemy he absolutely did not want to let live.

Killing the enemy's genius is something every village instinctively does; hunting down the enemy's strong also falls within their 'scope of business'.

But after carefully considering the current state of the ninja world and the abilities of these two, Da Ye Mu also felt a bit down.

Rock Village and Cloud Village already have tense relations; provoking Leaf Village now would be more trouble than it's worth.

The Shadow cannot just go out; it's to prevent being hunted by the other side.

He can kill the Third Hokage, so the other side can naturally do the same; don't blame him for acting if they leak their own intelligence.

But some things cannot be spoken of openly; once they are, everything is ruined.

Moreover, war is never one-sided; if either side starts fighting, the Fourth Great Ninja War is imminent.

"Now is not the time to start war."

Da Ye Mu constantly adjusted his mindset, but he is now fully alert; the instant-kill ability of the Flying Thunder God Technique is no joke.

But he isn't that afraid; the Third Hokage is also a sensible person, and his own abilities also let him relax.

As long as he's careful with the cursed seal, worst case he just flies away; there will always be a way.

"It's time to consider retreating."

After the real situation and his own reason occupied his mind, Da Ye Mu also began to consider how to flee.

Looking at the two giants, he silently gestured to Han behind him and his eldest son, but just then Yuzhi suddenly asked in a low voice.

"You plan to deal with us using this broken stone?"

"Hmph, arrogance is always a ninja's most deadly flaw; I seem to see you as a short-lived guy."

Da Ye Mu was not polite either; he silently used the Super Added Weight Rock Technique while speaking coldly.

"My future fate isn't for you to decide, by the way I'll ask."

Yuzhi's eyes began to spin rapidly; he smirked and started to make insinuations.

"I don't know if you have ever fought the Uchiha clan; if so, perhaps I can hear your evaluation of me!"

As his voice fell, Yuzhi raised one hand, and indescribable chakra burst forth from his body.

His clothes fluttered, his short hair stood on end, and a stream of blood flowed from his eye.

The power of Divine Lightning was pushed to the extreme, and a pitch-black Susanoo, like an Asura, suddenly unsheathed its blade.

At that instant, under that extreme force, the surrounding air seemed to become a vacuum.

Chakra coated the long blade, and as it swung, a visible blade of light shot straight at Da Ye Mu and the others.

"Hurry up and go!"

Feeling that power, Huang Tu and Han's faces turned pale; only Da Ye Mu roared and grabbed the two, retreating quickly.

At the same time, he quickly controlled the stone giant to throw a punch, though his face looked just as grim.

Such unfathomable power, such a fierce aura—this is just too similar, huh?

And the other is no less; could it be that old bastard who died who-knows-how-long ago has been reincarnated?

And reincarnated into two?

Boom—

There was no time to think; a thunderous roar came, and the blade of Susanoo collided with the stone giant.

A strong shockwave of clashing chakra spread out, and the earth violently trembled in an instant.

Under that immense force, the earth actually developed deep fissures that quickly spread outward.

The shockwave swept all around; in the first instant, the forest's trees were uprooted, tossed by violent gusts in all directions.

Roar—

The stone giant, under that extreme force, suddenly let out a howl, like a roar or a wail.

Without Da Ye Mu's power supporting it, its body began to collapse; the arm that first touched the blade shattered inch by inch.

Next came its torso, then its whole body; not long after, the stone giant completely collapsed.

Its body turned into countless fragments of stone that blasted outward, smashing heavily into every part of the forest.

For a moment, the whole land was plunged into trembling and thick smoke.

"Don't struggle; today is your destined death."

On the other side of the forest, Nagato controlled Yahiko's body, looking coldly at the wretched Hanzo; his voice was full of coldness and killing intent.

Hanzo's situation was dire; his clothes were torn to shreds, wounds and blood everywhere.

One of his arms was already broken, yet he could still stand, showing his strong will to survive.

But now he doesn't understand why this dead guy would climb back up.

He also doesn't understand why this lunatic didn't attack those who should be attacked, but instead precisely found him.

At one point he suspected that Danzo might have colluded with the Akatsuki Organization, thus selling him out.

"Who exactly are you? Aren't you already dead?"

Hanzo spoke weakly; before this guy, he truly had no recourse.

No matter what attack he used, it had no effect; even the poison he prided himself on couldn't harm him in the slightest.

"I am an avenger; haven't you forgotten?"

Pain's tone was utterly indifferent, accompanied by the constant rumbling in the forest; a lethal aura completely enveloped Hanzo.

"I've been waiting for this day a long time; originally I was waiting for an opportunity, after all you're good at hiding and have many protectors."

"But now you actually came out yourself; do you think I'd miss such an opportunity?"

Damned Danzo!

Upon hearing Pain's words, Banzang could no longer hold back his anger and began to curse.

He is now increasingly certain that Danzo has colluded with these Akatsuki Organization members; they intend to eliminate him and the Third Hokage.

This would let the Akatsuki Organization seize the Rain Country while giving Danzo a chance to become Hokage!

"What a deep scheme, damned Danzo!"

Banzang suddenly let out a roar, and his words even made Changmen pause in surprise.

Danzo is the target he intends to eliminate; what does this guy mean by those words?

Boom—

But he had no time to think further as a violent shockwave suddenly erupted.

Accompanied by deafening booms, the ground began to sway, and invisible chakra energy waves together with shards of stone raining from the sky swept in instantly!

Boom, boom, boom—

The great trees kept falling, the earth kept cracking open, and at that moment even Changmen was momentarily stunned.

"Opportunity!"

Banzang, though shaken to his core, did not despair at the terrifying scene; instead, he seemed to see an opportunity.

Clenching his teeth against the excruciating pain, he seized the moment a massive stone fell from the sky, suddenly spun around, and his internal chakra flickered slightly.

"Water Flash Body Technique!"

He turned his body into a pool of water; with a hard jolt the water surged outward in four sprays, and he smoothly headed toward the distance.

After escaping Pain's guaranteed range, his body reverted and he then sprinted wildly toward the outside world.

He had already exhausted every ounce of his strength; he still didn't want to die, and his heart burned with hatred for Danzo!

"Where are you going?"

But just as he had just burst out, a moment later he felt a terrifying pull that dragged him straight back.

"I told you, today is your destined death!"

Seeing the cold gaze of the silhouette behind him, Banzang at that moment could no longer hold himself together.

"Danzo, you must die!"

——

"Your struggle is meaningless; now I'll send you on your way!"

On another battlefield, facing the terrifying energy blast and the sky‑filled boulders, Obito stood unmoving.

His words sounded as if he held the advantage, yet his mood was far from good.

Kakashi, that guy actually treated himself as a thief?

He would rather consider himself a thief than wonder why he possesses that eye.

Moreover, this guy knows his own intel, uses his eye to evade his own attacks, and even constantly seeks chances to counter himself?

What on earth is this?

"I must take back my own eye!"

Obito no longer wanted to feel this way, and the terrifying power fluctuation in the distance he knew was definitely caused by Uchiha Haori.

With both eyes so powerful, how could he contend with the Leaf Village's Mangekyou Sharingan without such strength?

"Die!"

Obito let out a low snort and, braving the continuously falling boulders, lunged straight at Kakashi.

"Oh no."

Kakashi had already been battered by the chakra energy wave, leaving him disoriented; if not for his ninja physique far surpassing that of ordinary people.

Moreover, he was relatively far away; otherwise he would have knelt by now.

Continuous fighting had drained his chakra, and now facing this guy he felt unusually troubled.

But he would never allow Obito's eye to be taken again by this guy; he clenched his teeth, dodging falling stones while preparing for battle.

"But why can Obito's eye exert such power there, while mine cannot?"

Kakashi murmured, his crimson Sharingan fixed intently on the Obito charging toward him.

His eye began to spin continuously, the rotation speed increasing.

Suddenly he was stunned, for he realized everything in this world had begun to slow down.

Moreover, whether the constantly falling boulders or the guy before him, at this moment they seemed even clearer!

"What's happening?"

Kakashi murmured, having no idea what was happening; he only knew his chakra consumption rate had suddenly accelerated.

If it were normal times it would be tolerable, but at this moment it was deadly!

"You have nowhere to run."

While he was pondering, Obito had already arrived before him, a hand swiftly extending, and the surroundings twisted at that instant.

Obito's movement was not slow at all, though to Kakashi's eyes it didn't seem particularly fast.

More importantly, for some reason a bizarre piece of information suddenly surfaced in his mind!

"This is..."

Kakashi himself was a bit stunned, but he had no time to think and instinctively began to move.

"Hmm?"

Obito, who had already rushed to Kakashi's front, suddenly froze, having seen a familiar‑shaped Mangekyou Sharingan appear in Kakashi's left eye socket.

"Isn't this my eye?"

At that moment, a twisted vortex materialized out of nowhere and landed directly on Obito's arm.

This familiar feeling almost caused Obito to unexpectedly encounter Yuzhi, but he realized it was probably the ability of his other eye.

"How could this happen?"

Obito was completely stunned—this is his own ability?

Then why does Yuzhi also have a similar ability?

He just doesn't have time to think further, because as space undergoes a frantic distortion, he and Kakashi intersect, and finally each ends up behind the other.

The difference is that beside Kakashi suddenly appeared a golden‑haired silhouette, which quickly steadied the wobbling Kakashi.

Obito staggered but soon regained his footing; however, the side of his sleeve had already become empty, which inevitably stirred a surge of bitterness within him.

"Why... again like this?"

As his inner roar rose, a white arm also slammed onto the ground. —

"This is the power of the Uchiha, I really want to have a good fight with them!"

On the other side of the ruined forest, the Fourth Raikage was leading people in a swift retreat.

But the Raikage, upon seeing the devastated forest and the constantly falling boulders, couldn't help but mutter a line.

His words instantly made the nearby Tu Tai a bit lose composure, as he stared at the two chakra giants in the distance that resembled monsters.

Recalling how their group had been hard‑pressed by Minato Namikaze and Tsunade, he thought that this Raikage was indeed rather bold.

Strictly speaking, the reason it was so difficult for them was that they simply dared not expose themselves too much.

The Fourth Hokage had arrived, and Uchiha Haori was even a step ahead, and both of them possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Under these consolidated circumstances, if they truly tore off the mask, the situation would be dire.

Fortunately, Leaf Village now needs to recuperate and has little desire to reignite the war; otherwise, whether their party could return would be a problem.

"If there's a chance later, Lord Raikage."

Although he thought that in his heart, Tu Tai was still very clear about how to speak,

The exact losses of this operation remain unknown, but they all realized that the preparation situation was likely unfavorable.

However, given the confirmed high‑level combat power of Leaf Village now, the situation doesn't seem particularly terrible.

"But why is that Uchiha Haori so strong? Besides him, is the other one Uchiha Ying?"

Watching the two chakra giants in the distance begin to dissipate, Tu Tai muttered silently to himself.

In fact, not only him, but the Raikage and Killer Bee were also pondering this question.

The intelligence from Leaf Village now is rather scarce for them.

However, aside from Leaf Village's intel, they also have to consider the subsequent issues.

Even without explicitly revealing identities, some matters still need to be blamed where appropriate; staying silent won't yield good results.

"Hm?"

Just as they were pondering, suddenly two more groups surged out from the other two directions of the forest.

Looking around, it turned out to be Ooyagi's party and the Mist Village people?

Mist Village's situation is now poor; they had already rushed to the nearest combat zone, only to meet that terrifying shockwave head‑on!

This circumstance completely exceeded their expectations, especially when they saw the moment three giants appeared; they truly had no desire to fight.

They are ninja and do not fear battle, but that doesn't mean they intend to go to their deaths!

What they didn't expect was that after dodging those damned falling rocks and withstanding the shockwaves, they turned to find Rock Village and Cloud Village.

Moreover, both of these groups still had shadow squads?

"Damn!"

The Mist Village members each wore a grim expression, as if none had anticipated encountering such a situation.

Meanwhile, Ooyagi and the Fourth Raikage examined each other and the Mist Village back and forth, unsure of what they were thinking.

For a moment, the three groups stared at each other in silence.

After a while, Ooyagi suddenly spoke, "Ready to make a move?"

"Forget it."

Tu Tai immediately restrained the eager Fourth Raikage, gently shaking his head and saying,

"Leaf Village's people are still nearby; acting here would only give them a cheap win."

The Mist Village crowd immediately nodded in agreement; they didn't want to get drawn in.

"Hey, when did Cloud Village change its shadow, and didn't announce it to the ninja world?"

Ooyagi mockingly sneered, while Huang Tu and Han Lao behind him stayed silent, though he eventually nodded and said,

"But this is a wise choice; if we fight here, it would only cheapen Leaf Village."

"Hmph, our Cloud Village has plenty of talent, unlike you who still rely on an old thing to command everything."

The Fourth Raikage, not one to be trifled with, let out a cold snort and then continued,

"But since that's the case, we'll each go our own way!"

"Fine."

Ooyagi directly nodded, and the Mist ninjas immediately echoed in agreement.

Having said that, the three parties all headed toward their respective villages.

But as they intersected and brushed past each other, they instantly leapt backward in unison.

"These people will definitely not let us go!"

The Mist Village folk aren't foolish; they're very clear in their minds.

"This operation lost so many people; there must be a reason, both internally and externally, so Mist Village (Rock Village) is the best excuse!"

Ooyagi and the Fourth Raikage both thought the same, turning around quickly to form seals, or perhaps launching an attack outright.

Boom, boom, boom—

In an instant, the shattered earth trembled and roared again—

"Looks like it's over."

When Minato Namikaze brought Kakashi and Tsunade to Yuzhi's side, the Third Hokage glanced at the few people present and spoke softly.

Only his mood was not very good, because only a handful of them had survived.

No one knew the condition of the other ANBU, but judging from the earlier battle intensity and the current situation, their chances of survival seemed slim.

This situation also deeply depressed the Third Hokage, and Minato Namikaze felt similarly troubled.

After all, losing so many, even the Third Hokage and Tsunade almost fell here; anyone would find that hard to accept.

"I think we should now carefully consider who leaked the information."

Tsunade, however, was fine; she glanced at the two troubled Hokages and simply changed the subject.

"Old man, not many know your whereabouts, right?"

"Indeed few, and even fewer know the exact route."

The Third Hokage shook his head, thought seriously, and said,

"I'm afraid that guy went to Leaf Village himself to investigate, after all."

After all, the Third… couldn't finish his sentence; he still recalled what that masked bastard had said before.

That guy's purpose was the Nine-Tails and Danzo!

What Danzo actually did, and why he attracted such a troublesome organization, left the Third Hokage both puzzled and furious.

For a moment, he truly wondered whether he had once been too lenient with Danzo, causing this disaster.

Unconsciously, his view of Danzo changed again.

Having already struggled to let go of his dead wife, now this happened; even if Danzo were close, he couldn't hold back any longer!

"After all, what?"

Tsunade gave the Third a puzzled look; why did he stop halfway through his sentence?

"After all, that guy mastered a space technique, and he bears a grudge against someone in Leaf Village."

Yuzhi paid no mind to that; leaning beside Hikari, he spoke directly.

However, he was a bit tired now, having pushed Shenwubi's power to its current limit, which was no easy feat for him.

Fortunately, his body had already merged with a large amount of White Absolute Cells, greatly enhancing his regeneration.

Otherwise, whether he could even move now, or whether his eyes could see anything, would be serious problems.

The moment he spoke, the others' gazes instantly turned toward him.

Even though they said little, they all knew clearly that without Yuzhi in this sudden incident, the consequences would be unimaginable!

The Third's mind was especially conflicted, because he realized that in recent major Leaf events, none lacked Yuzhi's involvement.

The Shin Wu Pi Bridge, the peace talks summit, the deadly Nine-Tails incident, and even today.

He had been deeply involved in each, even bluntly claiming he led them all!

Putting those aside, the "Uchiha Incident".

"Forget it, let's not overthink this."

He decisively shook his head, glanced at Yuzhi and Hikari opposite, and at the still‑unengaged Shisui, finding the more they thought about it, the less sense it made.

Yet the Uchiha's stability kept improving, and the Police Department's changes were evident to everyone.

"Is today already a day without him, without Leaf Village?"

The Third felt uneasy; he thought he wasn't old yet, but reality told him the times had changed.

Fortunately he wasn't Danzo; he actually thought this wasn't bad, for it showed Leaf Village was full of talent!

"You're saying they're here to seek revenge on Danzo?"

Tsunade recalled the mysterious man's words; seeing the Third and Minato Namikaze silent, she looked straight at Yuzhi and asked.

Just as she finished speaking, a violent tremor erupted in the distance, making them all glance at each other.

After a brief thought, the few of them rushed toward the explosion.

However this time Yuzhi and Hikari arrived last, and Hikari looked at Yuzhi with a mix of worry and reproach, asking

"How are you? Why didn't you ask me for chakra earlier?"

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

Yuzhi gave a slight shake of his head, tilted his head, and lowered his voice so only the two of them could hear.

"In truth, I wanted to test my limits and also leave a deeper impression on the others."

So far in this battle, Yuzhi's abilities have been very restrained.

Although he also used Kamui, everyone who saw it died.

The living only witnessed him using his power normally, such as the Flying Thunder God and Susanoo.

That was the effect he wanted, making it easier for him to quietly scheme later.

Today's fight saw others hold back, but the strongest among the ninja world showed no weakness.

This made Yuzhi realize that, though strong now, his path was still long.

He wants to be like Madara Uchiha, overturning thousands of troops alone, and

"but you don't need to take such risks."

Hikari let out a light hum, dissatisfied with Yuzhi's answer.

"Didn't you say we'd fight together? I don't want you to have another chance."

"Yes, yes, I understand."

Yuzhi nodded decisively; he hadn't expected the consumption to be so great, otherwise he would have told Hikari.

But now it's all hindsight; besides, a man can't claim he's unable.

However, none of that matters anymore; what's important is the insight from this battle, as well as this reward!

While quickly following Minato Namikaze and the others, Yuzhi secretly pondered.

Although this battle's difficulty is actually not as great as the Nine-Tails, in terms of danger it is far higher than the Nine-Tails.

Such a high-intensity, high-quality battle brought Yuzhi a truly substantial gain, especially as he discovered that his own illusion technique seemed to have changed somewhat.

When fighting the Fourth Raikage, at the moment he used illusion to control him, he suddenly felt a different sensation.

He felt that by continuously casting illusion, he could continually pour his thoughts into the Fourth Raikage, thereby influencing him!

Isn't this one of the Separate Heaven God's abilities?

Yuzhi naturally remembered that, back then, by defeating Shisui, he obtained Shisui's illusion talent.

However, over the following year or so, Yuzhi's focus of cultivation was not on illusion.

He had plenty on his plate, and moreover, half of his Mangekyou Sharingan's innate ability was Divine Majesty, so his focus naturally remained on Divine Majesty.

Furthermore, my combat style is already destined; my use of illusion is how to kill enemies more simply, directly, and efficiently.

Yuzhi is purposefully becoming like Madara, and naturally he feels that the simpler the ability, the better.

This is also why he hasn't really used Divine Heaven Ferry in actual combat, because there's no need for it.

However, having an extra special ability is absolutely not a bad thing for Yuzhi.

Moreover, expanding the abilities of the Separate Heaven God is not insignificant; maybe I can give it a try.

Yuzhi also doesn't know whether he can manifest that ultimate Separate Heaven God that completely rewrites will, but gradually he will surely see results.

Furthermore, he isn't incapable of expanding the Separate Heaven God; for example, he recalls that in the game there is also a move called Separate Heaven God Radiance.

Apart from the manifestation of Shisui's illusion talent, Yuzhi's greatest gain is also a talent, but this talent made him overjoyed!

【Side Quest Completed: Assist Minato Namikaze and the Third Hokage in repelling all forces, stabilizing the situation】

【Reward Obtained: Onoki's Chakra Fusion Talent】

Although it is again a talent, and something that requires time and effort to realize.

But the existence of some talents can truly be said to be terrifying!

Bloodline limits are divided into two types: one is fused into the blood and body, like the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan.

The other is formed through chakra fusion, subsequently created, namely various release bloodline limits.

But regardless of which bloodline limit, they are exceedingly rare in the entire ninja world, and fusing chakra is absolutely not a simple matter!

As for those with talent in chakra fusion, Onoki probably counts as one of them.

Even if we include his teacher Wu, I'm afraid the number of people in the entire ninja world who have mastered and eliminated bloodline limits through fusion is barely a handful.

Wood Release appears to be a bloodline limit, but Yuzhi feels it should rather be considered a bloodline limit elimination.

Just look at Yamato: his Wood Release is nowhere near the level of Senju ZhuZhang's.

Wood Release's principle is the combination of Earth Release and Water Release, but such a combination to nurture Wood Release with vital life activity absolutely cannot lack control of Yang Release.

So Da He and them, actually from the very beginning they couldn't truly use Wood Release; they could only be called 'Furniture Release'.

Yuzhi is quite different; not to mention his body is full of White Absolute Cells, he also obtained 'Yin-Yang Release training' and 'Six Paths Technique' from Obito.

If he truly wants to use Wood Release, as long as he puts in more effort and practices more, he might be able to do it.

Even if the power cannot reach the level of Ban and ZhuZhang, it will definitely be stronger than Da He!

Besides Wood Release, there are countless bloodline limits, and the combinations of chakra pairings are also varied.

Yuzhi's goal is to obtain Ghost Net Sprout from Bei Liu Hu in the future, thereby completing the fusion of bloodlines.

But before that, how to handle those bloodline limits is also a problem; however, he now has obtained Da Ye Mu's talent.

This will definitely allow him to do many things more effectively, to complete even more prior preparations!

If Ghost Net Sprout is the stair to godhood, then wanting to climb that stair also requires various conditions.

Yuzhi slightly clenched his fist; his mood right now is really great.

Da Ye Mu's chakra fusion talent is the beginning of this stair to godhood; skillfully using this talent, he continually fuses the bloodline limits he needs.

Then, when he obtains the Ghost Net Sprout technique and has undergone the necessary modifications and improvements, he can truly climb this stair!

Thinking this, Yuzhi's group has already arrived at the scene.

What they didn't expect was that they actually encountered people from Rock Village and Cloud Village here!

But this time, they seemed somewhat off, completely in a hostile state.

Moreover, beside them, there actually was a large group of Mist Village people.

Their group and the Leaf Village group stared at each other, eye to eye.

For a moment, everyone stopped fighting, and everyone fell silent. —

It seems the operation is over; how's your situation?

In a mountain cave far from the town of Tang Country, Chang Men, who was meditating with closed eyes, suddenly opened his eyes, and the next moment he saw Obito jump out from the space.

At this moment, Obito had already returned to his original state; everything looked fine.

But now Obito's heart is also filled with anger; after all, this operation for him truly can no longer be described as a failure!

Mangekyou Sharingan, why did Kakashi also activate it?

Obito neither understands the theory of double-eye resonance, nor does he know what exactly happened.

But Kakashi's words made him unable to bear it; Kakashi using his power to hurt him made him even more broken.

The worst part is, he missed the chance to take back his eyes once again.

Now Kakashi can use Mangekyou Sharingan, so the next time he wants to take back his eyes, the difficulty will only become greater!

We didn't take out that old geezer; reinforcements came too fast.

Although Obito's heart was already broken, when facing Chang Men he still steeled himself to put on a front; at least he couldn't lose face in front of Chang Men.

Is it Uchiha Haori? That power is indeed astonishing.

Nagato nodded and did not blame Obito, which left Obito somewhat speechless.

What's wrong with this guy, how has his personality changed?

"However, the wisdom you displayed this time is rather satisfactory."

Just as Obito felt puzzled, Nagato spoke again.

"Using other villages to ambush the Third Hokage requires extremely high skill and execution."

"But you used us as bait; that didn't seem done very well, right?"

Huh?

What did I do, and when did I use the Akatsuki Organization as bait?

Obito wore a bewildered expression; he had no idea what was happening, and if it weren't for his mask, he would have been exposed by now.

"Nevertheless, thank you; you have kept your promise."

Nagato didn't mind Obito's silence and continued in a deep voice.

"Salamander Hanzō truly thought he could team up again with people from Leaf Village to wipe us out?"

"How laughable, yet this guy is truly cowardly; when he saw people from other villages besieging Leaf Village, they didn't dare to advance."

"If I hadn't happened to notice them wandering outside, I might have missed them."

"Then congratulations, you are now the ruler of the Rain Country."

Obito, in a confused subconscious, muttered something; his mind was a mush.

Hanzō?

When did he arrive?

Cooperate with Leaf Village again to eradicate the Akatsuki Organization?

What the hell is all this?

Obito grew increasingly bewildered, realizing the events seemed completely beyond his control and imagination.

Could it be that someone summoned Hanzō, and Nagato, who was goofing off, happened to spot him?

Thinking of this, Obito's inner anger began to swell.

Why does this plan benefit everyone else, while I end up with nothing?

"The ruler needs more energy to handle other matters; it's not exactly congratulations, but at least the long‑held wish was fulfilled."

Nagato might not know what Obito thought; he still spoke indifferently, though his heart grew more wary.

He is now certain that this whole series of events was orchestrated by Obito, a capability even more dangerous than spatial techniques!

Nevertheless, he knows he cannot show too much hostility now; some matters need to be plotted slowly, so he continued.

"Although this mission ultimately failed, it was unavoidable."

"However, your planning this time was strong; at least the Akatsuki Organization remained undisclosed."

"That's a good thing for us; seems I previously underestimated you."

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Hearing this, Obito at that moment could barely hold himself together.

Plan?

This lousy plan wasn't even devised by him; it was completed by Kurojue.

He did nothing at all, merely relayed some information, and in the end accomplished nothing, only to be hammered again?

"From now on, we'll just cooperate properly."

Obito didn't know how he managed to control his emotions enough to say this calmly.

But as soon as the words fell, he turned and prepared to leave.

He didn't want to see Nagato's face at all, let alone hear what this guy had to say.

Now only one thought occupied his mind—

Damn it, how did the world become like this, you damned bastard! —

"So, it's all a misunderstanding?"

"Exactly, all misunderstandings."

On a wasteland far from the small town of the Soup Country, the Third Hokage, Minato, Ono Ki, and the Raikage and others looked at each other.

They turned to glance at those Mist Village ninja, and for a moment they fell silent again.

Ono Ki and the Fourth Raikage gave an utterly absurd reason—

"We discovered someone disguised as us, so we came to pursue, and ended up meeting them."

The "them" spoken of by the two naturally referred to each other and the Mist Village people.

As for the Mist Village, their story was simple: they were merely on a mission passing through, and got inexplicably caught up.

But such wording made everyone present feel awkward.

A second ago they were fighting for their lives, and the next second their identities were exposed, and they began shouting 'misunderstanding'.

Even if each of them had thick skin, now they were all a bit unable to hold back.

"Since it's a misunderstanding, let's just leave here."

Yuzhi still kept his recent gain in mind, thinking of rushing back to try it thoroughly, and naturally was too lazy to keep fussing.

But he glanced at Zai Bu Zan and Ghost Shark, considered what might happen here, and suddenly smiled and asked.

"But you won't launch an attack right after we turn and leave, will you?"

"Hmph, if it's Cloud Village, that's quite possible!"

Ono Ki glared at the Fourth Raikage, and the Fourth Raikage was equally unyielding.

"We're not Rock Village; that old man is sly and cunning—what can't he do?"

Although they both did it, this does not prevent them from exposing others' shortcomings.

But now they both involuntarily turned their gazes toward Yuzhi, especially the bloodstain on Yuzhi's face.

At this moment, they suddenly thought of a legend, and a question——

Could there be something wrong with this brat's eyes? Could it be that the Third Generation came looking for Tsunade because of this brat?

For a moment, both furrowed their brows, and their gazes involuntarily swept to Tsunade standing nearby.

At this moment, both of them had the same thought: had they attacked the wrong person?

But regardless, everything today must come to an end.

After all, the future is long ahead, whether it is to replace Leaf Village or to nip the future scourge of the ninja world in the bud.

Later, there will still be an opportunity.