Chapter 240: Spot: Izuna, Long Time No See

"Not bad, you all moved quickly."

Leaf Village, inside the Hokage's office.

Yuzhi looked at the report in his hand, smiled and nodded, while Nara Lukiu beside him gave a modest smile without answering.

While Yuzhi was away, his Wood Clone was not idle; it had been working on promoting wartime economic policies.

To be honest, when he first played 'Hearts of Iron', everything wasn't that complicated; it was just a manually switched setting.

But when he actually dealt with all this, he found that the troublesome aspects were far more than he had imagined.

Of course, when the real fighting starts, there are many things he needs to consider.

In 'Hearts of Iron', he only has to consider the working‑age population, factory output, and the troops' morale and organization.

As for casualties and the like, they aren't his concern at all; when needed, he can even click a 'Drain Them' option.

But a game is still a game; in reality, if you ignore casualties, the consequences are unimaginable.

Moreover, in the game he wouldn't even assign a medical unit to the support column, whereas in reality he wishes every squad had a medical ninja.

Fortunately, Leaf Village has plenty of talent; with collective effort, many problems are not as troublesome as imagined.

At least within Leaf Village, Nara Lukiu has helped him solve many of those problems.

Nara Lukiu has been low‑key these years, or rather, he was never the type to seek the spotlight; he prefers to quietly do his own work well.

Moreover, Leaf Village now has a massive council of elders; although the Third Hokage and his peers are old, their abilities are still quite good.

The First and Second Hokage have even crawled out of their graves, and the former Fourth Hokage is still full of vigor.

With so many Hokage gathered together, this little Minister of Administration sometimes really has little to say.

Fortunately his abilities are reliable, and Yuzhi trusts him greatly; many tasks are handed to him, and he can firmly set his own role.

"Then, the tasks to be carried out from now on are yours to handle."

Yuzhi handed the documents back to Lukiu, then continued speaking.

"I hope you can implement these matters as soon as possible, mobilize more ninja to assist the operation, and just finish everything quickly."

"Hokage, no problem."

Lukiu immediately nodded, but he still expressed some concerns.

"But Hokage, the Land of Fire is absolutely fine, though other regions may require consideration regarding cooperation."

"After three years, although our propaganda has been effective, there are always malicious people causing sabotage; if this continues..."

"This matter is also easy to handle."

Yuzhi knew what Lukiu was worried about; he tapped the table and said with a smile.

"Zhi Shui, how is the Police Department's preparation now?"

"Hokage, the Police Department can be deployed at any time."

Zhi Shui stepped out from behind the crowd, speaking with utmost seriousness.

As one of the former Uchiha Three Giants, Zhi Shui has long been able to attend Leaf Village's senior ninja meetings, though he rarely comes.

After all, to him, Yuzhi is the Hokage, so any matter can be directly assigned to him.

Moreover, over the years he has come to understand many intricacies; with so many Uchiha in senior meetings, Yuzhi's decisions garner more votes, causing others to worry.

Therefore, when unnecessary, he simply skips them; only when a problem is truly serious does he attend, as in this case.

"Then dispatch the prepared personnel."

Yuzhi smiled and nodded, then said.

"For matters like this, using the ANBU might cause panic, but if it's the Police Department, everything will improve considerably."

The Police Department's system will inevitably be promoted in the future; first let them adapt gradually, and while maintaining our actions, cultivate local police staff.

"Yes, Hokage."

Zhi Shui nodded; although Yuzhi had already discussed these matters with him, the procedure still needs to be emphasized in front of everyone.

Yuzhi's idea is clear: to embed the Police Department's system into every ninja village across the ninja world, even into towns!

This requires training a large number of police personnel and dispatching many of them.

Such a task is also a challenge for Zhi Shui, but he remains very confident.

Besides that, massive position reshuffles are inevitable to prevent issues in the underlying management system.

Since integration is required, we will go for a full merger; in the future, many people from other villages will inevitably come to Leaf Village for posts.

And Leaf Village, as well as people from former other villages, will rotate posts to different villages, indirectly advancing the integration process.

This matter is not exactly easy, but it is something that must be done.

"Alright, now that these preparations are complete, I think we should also discuss some other serious matters."

Yuzhi nodded at Zhi Shui, then, with great seriousness, spoke.

"Everyone, the war is about to begin; I hope you can be mentally prepared and also set proper expectations."

"This time, we must do it well, do it on a grand scale, and most importantly, you must be ready to fight those Otsutsuki."

"According to reliable intelligence, those Otsutsuki have already arrived."

"What?"

"They've already arrived?"

"This news is really..."

"Looks like it's really troublesome."

Yuzhi's words made the four Hokage sitting nearby glance at each other; this news was truly shocking!

But as they were stunned, they also felt a faint sense of anticipation, wanting to find out what power those Otsutsuki truly possessed.

And whether everything they have prepared would be effective.

This time they didn't say anything like "why not stop and focus on the enemy", because they clearly know what they must do now.

Compared to trying to think about the Ōtsutsuki with one's own mind, perhaps Yuzhi, who has dealt with the Ōtsutsuki and even defeated them, is the one with the most say.

"However, this time we should be able to move around properly."

ZhuZhang sighed inwardly, but soon he laughed.

"I wonder, how did your negotiations with the Akatsuki Organization go? Do they know what to do?"

"Rest assured, they all know."

Yuzhi nodded directly; he knew ZhuZhang was actually asking about Ban, and Yuzhi, of course, did not hide it and said with a smile.

"Everyone is ready; after all, this is for our own home, and no one will relax."

"Good, I understand."

ZhuZhang nodded; now he seemed more interested in all of this.

After all, having completed the "Reconciliation" three years ago, he now looks forward to fighting side by side with Ban, which is what he most anticipates.

"But, Lord Hokage, can you ensure the battlefield location?"

Compared to ZhuZhang, Minato's biggest concern at this moment is still casualties.

"Once you start fighting, many things will be out of control, so casualties become a thorny issue we must face."

"Lord Hokage, I still hope you will consider this carefully."

"Don't worry, I'll handle it."

Yuzhi lightly nodded; he had already considered this matter and knew how to proceed.

"This time, we will surely have a good outcome."

——

"Lord Ban, are we finally going to act?"

In a basement on the outskirts of the Sand Village, a variant of White Zetsu looked at Ban, slightly excited, and spoke.

White Zetsu's former controller was Black Zetsu, but after Black Zetsu was used as nourishment to heal Obito, Ban, who had become the Ten‑Tails jinchuriki, naturally became the true master of these White Zetsu.

How to generate massive combat power, trouble the current Leaf Village, and also give them confidence to unleash their abilities.

After pondering, it seems only these White Zetsu can accomplish all this!

These White Zetsu are numerous; though weak, they are tenacious and fearless of death. Ban knows these traits well and understands why the Moon Goddess wanted to use them as cannon fodder.

Now, Ban has decided to make good use of them, since in some sense these White Zetsu are hard to kill!

"As long as the Ten‑Tails' chakra can cover them, and Yuzhi agrees to retrieve them, they can be continuously produced."

Having thought this through, Ban naturally began preparing to endlessly replicate and create these White Zetsu.

His execution and personal strength truly cannot be compared to Obito's; the White Zetsu Obito produced numbered only a hundred thousand, which doesn't mean they're insignificant.

Without worrying about quality and without needing human bodies as a base, he can produce even more!

"Hmm, it's time to start."

Ban indifferently nodded; it felt as if time had returned to the cave in Grass Country, when only these idiot‑like White Zetsu were by his side.

And since he truly mastered these White Zetsu, he gloomily discovered his connection with them through chakra.

This feeling was something he had never sensed before, making him realize again how foolish he had been, not noticing this at all.

"Die well, but unfortunately I can't strangle you myself!"

Ban cursed Black Zetsu again in his heart, then turned to the White Zetsu and said.

"How are the people you prepared, how's the preparation going?"

"They're almost ready; those people's Wood Release power is quite good, and the one the Lord had me custom‑make is also ready."

The White Zetsu may not know what Ban thinks, and even if it did, it wouldn't care, since now it follows Ban wholeheartedly.

As for Ban's task, it's simple: configure a few White Zetsu strong enough to wield Wood Release like him.

After all, fighting those ninja requires some powerful White Zetsu; it would be absurd if everyone were just as useless as wood, only durable.

Of course, besides those capable of Wood Release, he also did one thing: he created a White Zetsu with decent body strength.

He wondered what this White Zetsu was for, but he has a habit of asking directly when puzzled.

"Lord Ban, are you planning to use Impure World Reincarnation to revive someone? Such a strong body—he must have been powerful in life, right?"

"Hmm, indeed very powerful."

Ban glanced at the White Zetsu, thought for a moment, and said without hiding.

"That's my brother; he's been asleep for a very long time. Now I think it's time to wake him, let him see this world, and ask him some questions."

"Lord Ban has a brother?"

The White Zetsu blinked, then continued curiously.

"Is Ban's brother strong, he—"

"Alright, you'll know when he wakes up; why ask so many questions?"

Ban gave the White Zetsu an annoyed glance; he thought the creature talked too much, though he was used to its childlike nature.

But that brat's destructive power is not lacking at all.

"Go do your task, and bring me the prepared body."

"Yes, yes, yes, Lord Ban."

The White Zetsu immediately nodded, didn't ask Ban why he was in such a hurry, and dived underground.

"Quannai, it's really been a long time."

Watching the White Zetsu disappear, Ban muttered, considering himself a thorough‑action type.

After accepting Yuzhi's proposal, he returned to the ninja world, surveyed the situation, and informed Nagato of the points to note.

He has already begun preparing to use Impure World Reincarnation to awaken his brother; honestly, his heart is very excited, even describable as anxious.

He worries that Quannai cannot accept that he cannot handle the future crisis of the ninja world, and he feels guilty toward Quannai, since he once broke his promise and abandoned the Uchiha Clan.

Even though the Uchiha Clan has now quietly grown to be called the number one prestigious clan in the ninja world, but at this time the Uchiha Clan's family nature has also been completely changed.

No longer the former extravagance, with less brutality and superficial arrogance, and more a peace integrated into Leaf Village, as well as a pride that comes from the heart.

Whether this change is good or bad is hard to say, after all it gave Ban a sense of unfamiliarity, and this change was not under Ban's leadership, which also made him sigh inwardly.

"Hope, Quannai can accept all this; at least the family is getting better and better."

Ban muttered a few words in his heart, but soon he calmed down; although his heart was a little flustered, he knew that at this moment he must not have too much emotion.

After all, there are still many things in the ninja world that he needs to deal with; after all, he still has a major battle to face later.

"The main focus should still be on the major battle; as for other matters, just take it slow."

Quannai, I hope you can help me this time; if that's really impossible, then wait until I create a peaceful world before I wake you up!

——

As Leaf Village's war reform policies were issued, all places under Leaf Village's control in the ninja world began to change.

Especially the establishment of the Police Department made residents of other villages feel something different.

Fortunately, everyone's acceptance was relatively high, and no trouble was caused.

After all, over these years Leaf Village's propaganda has kept up, whether movies, books, or even some TV programs have had a huge effect.

Yuzhi knew even before transmigrating that public opinion is a high ground that must be occupied no matter what; he has always done so, and now the results are quite abundant.

After all, in previous propaganda, the Police Department's role for Leaf Village has always been huge.

And with the deployment of Leaf Village Police Department members, bases began to be established in various places, and they also started recruiting ninja.

This moment ignited the enthusiasm of countless people, after all everyone knows how good the Police Department's benefits are!

Moreover, Leaf Village left a good impression on those ninja who did not choose to resist, giving them the same treatment as its own ninja.

This is essentially fulfilling what was seen in those movies and books; Leaf Village indeed treats them as its own people, with no intention of any distinction.

Furthermore, after being occupied by Leaf Village, their lives have been improving day by day, even if sometimes they have to reluctantly act against former comrades who have become rebel ninja.

But their current living conditions, as well as their families' current standard of living, make them willing to do so.

"After all, they are essentially the same people; the First Hokage could and should have unified them, otherwise it wouldn't have become like this!"

ZhuZhang once again took the blame, and even the number of people scolding him in the ninja world gradually increased, making ZhuZhang feel quite helpless.

But he is after all a broad-minded person, and besides, influenced by Yuzhi's teachings and the Sage of Six Paths' plan, he also did not bother to argue.

Even seeing this current scene of internal harmony, he felt quite pleased in his heart, and his will to fight became even more resolute.

"I will protect all this; this is what we are most worthy of protecting!"

And while the Police Department carried out operations, continuously selecting suitable personnel to join, then promoting the spirit of frantic involution, shining across the entire ninja world continent.

Many ninja also noticed that in the desert borderlands of the Land of Wind, it seems there are large numbers of enemies active!

The Land of Wind is no longer what it used to be, covered by vast deserts; neither Yuzhi nor the people of Leaf Village will allow this to happen.

As for the problem of the Land of Wind, the improvement they came up with is also quite simple.

Directly have those skilled in Wood Release launch a collective strike, whether to show strength or to take this opportunity to train thoroughly.

After all, the number of people in Leaf Village who can use Wood Release is not small, and how much power some people's Wood Release can unleash is indeed worth discussing.

Take Tsunade for example; even though she once used Wood Release when she fought alongside Ziraiye against the great wild tree, her use of Wood Release was only that one time.

Moreover, Tianzang, who has basically had no role to this day and never left the Anbu, has little room to showcase his Wood Release.

Furthermore, compared to destructive power, the significance of his Wood Release in afforestation is probably greater.

Under the operation of this group of Wood Release ninja, Earth Release ninja also dug water channels, sending the abundant water resources of the Land of Rain to the Land of Wind.

The Land of Wind immediately underwent an earth-shaking change; the originally visible desert turned into an oasis, and this change made the citizens of the Land of Wind cheer joyfully.

They themselves do not even know how long they have lived in the gale and desert; their hearts truly yearn immensely for a fertile land where they can settle and live in peace.

Now, Leaf Village has achieved all this; Leaf Village has truly changed their lives, and their support for Leaf Village is the most genuine and also the most steadfast!

However, the Land of Wind's area is really not small, and the desert's coverage rate is really too high.

Even though Leaf Village dispatched many Wood Release ninja, with ZhuZhang not personally taking the field, wanting to fully achieve comprehensive greening is not a simple matter.

Moreover, improving the sandy land cannot be done overnight; fortunately they all understand this, and they also voluntarily maintain all of this.

As a result, they immediately noticed the movements in the borderlands of the Land of Wind.

Such movements were immediately reported to Leaf Village internally, and Leaf Village immediately began to allocate ninja; this immediately let the entire ninja world realize that the footsteps of a major battle are approaching!

"Are we finally going to have the ultimate showdown?"

Faced with this news, everyone's mood in the ninja world is actually not the same.

Some people feel quite complicated, after all truly having to strike down former comrades without pressure, they still feel some reluctance.

However, amidst the complexity, they also yearn in their hearts for all of this to end.

Three years have passed, and the ninja world really cannot be called peaceful; perhaps only by becoming part of Leaf Village or the Land of Fire can one find tranquility.

Now all this must come to an end, which for them might also be a good thing.

Time passed silently, and just a few days after detecting the anomaly in the Land of Wind, the entire ninja world underwent an earth-shaking change.

The benefits of unifying the entire ninja world are also immediately apparent.

In just a few short days, Leaf Village assembled a massive force in the ninja world.

This force alone can almost coordinate all ninja world resources, harmonize supplies from all sides, and mobilize the entire ninja world's combat strength into a powerful army!

Such extravagant armaments, even for Leaf Village which was originally already sufficiently wealthy, are awe-inspiring.

"It seems I really haven't been wrong at all about being scolded; the establishment of the ninja village is truly a terrifying war machine."

ZhuZhang looked at the information in his hand, and his whole head was buzzing.

As the founder of the ninja village, even after experiencing three years of war, this extravagant scene still makes him feel terrified.

"Tch, back then they told you to unify the ninja world, but you ended up refusing this."

Feijian shook his head in dissatisfaction beside him, arms crossed, and spoke in displeasure.

If you had done it back then, we wouldn't need so much trouble now.

Alright, let's not discuss this issue anymore; it's meaningless.

Yuzhi promptly interrupted the Second, handing over the document he held, and then spoke.

The past is over; now we must look toward the future.

For this battle, you two will likely need reinforcements at any moment, and act according to the situation, after all our enemy is quite troublesome.

However, such a war isn't without benefits, after all it can speed up our current integration.

Chaotic war, the terrifying power threatening everyone—self-preservation is the instinct of all humanity.

Throughout history, many instances have shown that originally opposing sides, due to another great threat, unite.

As a result, after many years, the opposing parties disappeared, and the two formerly separate tribes merged into one.

Before transmigrating, Yuzhi had also watched some similar anime, such as the only complete Gundam 00 he ever watched, where those 'Celestial Beings' intended to do it this way.

Of course, they sought peace, but in essence they also promoted the fusion of the Earth Federation.

Alright, I got it.

Without waiting for ZhuZhang's nod, Tobirama took the document, glanced at it, and then spoke.

Are you guarding these jinchuriki? Are you planning to use them as bait? Will the aliens fall for that?

As the power of the Ten-Tails, the value of the tailed beasts is actually much higher than you imagine.

Yuzhi smiled, looking down on the tailed beasts because their strength is sufficient, but their value cannot be overlooked.

Moreover, when a jinchuriki truly erupts fully, their synchronization with the host can reach an extremely high degree, or perhaps these tailed beasts have some 'dedication spirit'.

Then the power they can unleash might actually not be inferior to ours, and even in a short time we might not be able to cope with them.

However, such a jinchuriki is probably hard to find anywhere in the ninja world, at least not yet.

The strength of jinchuriki, Yuzhi still acknowledges; at least Naruto's jinchuriki prowess is hard for him to deny.

Unfortunately, in this world, Naruto's strongest jinchuriki has no chance anymore.

Although Yuzhi also felt some regret in his heart, he didn't overly worry about these issues.

Since you say so, let's just do as you said.

Tobirama didn't hesitate either; he took the scroll, accompanied by his older brother, and turned to leave.

The war is now on the verge of breaking out; troops have already been deployed to the front, and we here also need to keep up.

Although the war zone is temporarily planned in the desert border of the Land of Wind, making all necessary preparations is still important.

Right, Second.

Just as Tobirama turned to leave, Yuzhi suddenly smiled and called out to him.

What's up?

Tobirama turned his head in confusion, and ended up seeing Yuzhi's face full of a mischievous smile.

Although it's uncertain how things are over there, you might still run into your old friend this time.

Old friend?

Tobirama raised his brows; his so-called old friends are all enemies, after all, he doesn't really expect to meet any old friend.

Wait!

Suddenly, Tobirama seemed to think of something; according to Yuzhi, it's hard to say his old friend could be that guy.

Meanwhile, in an underground chamber in the desert...

Madara watched as the impure paper before him fluttered continuously, eventually coalescing into a humanoid figure; his gaze was somewhat complex.

When that figure opened its eyes, it looked around blankly, and only when it gazed at Madara before it did its vision gradually return to normal.

Madara also revealed a rare, tender smile at this moment, then spoke softly.

Long time no see, QuanNai.