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Chapter 204: Nagato feels the sky is clear, and Kumogakure feels it is fine again

Obito's words were highly persuasive, but the content contained in them made Nagato frown deeply.

He glanced down at the scroll in his hand again and said nothing.

The content on the scroll is the information about Mizuno Tsukiyomi who took the attack of the Six Paths head-on during the Nine-Tails crisis. It clearly states that Mizuno Tsukiyomi's current strength is infinitely close to that of the Six Paths Sage, surpassing the former Asura of the Ninja World Uchiha Madara, and the Ninja God Senju Hashirama.

Faced with such an existence, it is no wonder that even after recovering to his peak and mastering a certain level of Wood Release, Obito still felt that Nagato had no chance of winning.

Compared with the Six Paths of the past, what is the mere Wood Release?

“How feasible is such a plan?”

Nagato spoke in a low voice, staring at Obito with his glowing Samsara eyes: "And the Corpse Vein... should be the bloodline of the Hidden Mist."

"You have the Samsara Eye, and you are a natural heir of the Six Paths, so your success rate is very high. As for the Shikotsugi Vein..." Obito paused, then nodded and said, "Shikotsugi Vein is indeed the bloodline of the Hidden Mist Village, and it is the bloodline limit of the Hidden Mist Kaguya clan, and it is extremely difficult to awaken."

"According to our estimates, there are only a dozen people in the entire Kaguya clan who have awakened their Corpse Veins. I hope that you can set your target on a young man named Kaguya Kimimaro. He has awakened his Corpse Veins by nature and is the strongest bloodline of the Kaguya clan in the past hundred years."

"As long as you can take it and fuse it with my top-level genius of Sharingan and Byakugan, once your bloodline fusion is successful, its strength will be pushed directly to the peak!"

"Haha, stop joking!"

Nagato sneered and interrupted Obito's empty promises.

"You and I are both aware of the situation in Kirigakure. With Mizunozuki and Seireitei here, it is impossible for us to capture a genius bloodline awakener of the ninja clan!"

"I will lure Mizuno Yueye out."

"Suction with your mouth?" Konan didn't spoil Obito. If Obito hadn't asked Nagato to go to the Land of Iron, she wouldn't have had to worry about Nagato for so long.

Although Nagato has not only recovered but also become even stronger, this is after all the result of utilizing the special characteristics of White Zetsu.

Whether there is any adulteration in Bai Zetsu’s work, those who understand will know!
Obito glanced at Konan with a cold look. If nothing had gone wrong, he would never have thought of telling Nagato about this plan and causing unnecessary surprises for himself.

But there was no way. The special spores that White Zetsu detected on Fugaku disappeared directly, and the last image detected before the spores disappeared was Mizunoe Tsukiyomi.

There is no doubt that his plan to instigate Uchiha Fugaku to rebel has most likely been exposed, so Obito had to make more preparations and win over the fighting forces.

For this reason, Obito went to find Nagato, who had recovered to his peak and even surpassed his former self!

"Now the three-nation infrastructure alliance of Sunagakure, Konoha, and Kirigakure has been finalized, and large-scale infrastructure construction has begun."

"After the matter in Kumogakure is over, I decided to hold the Chunin Exam in the name of Sand Village and invite Mizuno Tsukiyomi to come and sightsee together."

Obito said in a deep voice: "At that time, you only need to restrict Mizunoe Yoru in the Sand Village, and I will sneak directly into the Mist Village and seize the Corpse Vein!"

"..."

That's a good plan.

Pull and clamp to attack.

After the development of Mizunoe Tsukiyomi over the past few years, the current Kirigakure must be heavily guarded. Coupled with the presence of those guys from Soul Society, a forceful attack would be extremely difficult.

It was indeed a good idea to let Obito sneak in with the help of space-time ninjutsu, and it was not him who went deep behind enemy lines.

Besides...

Nagato's strength has recovered and even improved at this moment. He also wants to see how big the gap is between himself and Mizunoe Tsukiyomi.

Did Mizunotsuki really reach a level close to that of the Six Paths Sage as Obito said?
This is the inner expansion brought about by the increase in strength. If Obito hadn't given him a little reminder now, Nagato would have been like Sasuke who had just opened his Mangekyo, thinking that he was invincible!
"In that case, I'll wait for your news." Nagato said in a deep voice.

"Everything is for our common dream."

Obito's figure turned into a whirlpool and disappeared, taking Zetsu with him. Nagato looked indifferently at the direction where Obito disappeared for a long time, then turned around and continued to look at the Hidden Rain Village below, which was like a steel jungle.

Konan said softly, "That guy can't possibly have such thoughts. He must have some other plan, Nagato."

"I know, but he's not wrong."

"If Mizunoe Tsukiyomi's current strength is really as that guy said, then the method Madara mentioned is probably the only way for us to realize our dream. We have no choice, Konan."

"But!" Xiaonan's pretty face turned anxious.

"There is nothing but, everything is for a better future, everything is for our beliefs and ideals!"

Nagato turned around and walked in front of Konan. His tone was light but extremely firm.

"And for Yahiko."

……

After nearly a month of settling down, the situation of Kumogakure in Konoha has become more and more serious.

The Fourth Raikage angrily accused Konoha of being insincere in the international news of the Ninja World, and made exorbitant demands at the negotiation meeting. After rejecting Konoha's rude demands, the Kumogakure delegation was actually detained by Konoha and there has been no news of them since then.

"If Konoha really wants to negotiate and is truly for peace, then please release our Kumogakure delegation and let them reunite with their families!"

"If Konoha refuses to release our Kumogakure delegation, then we are ready for war!"

The words of the Fourth Raikage in the International News of the Ninja World instantly caused a huge uproar in the Ninja World.

All the major ninja villages were just trying to watch the fun, especially the Iwagakure Village. Ohnoki even held a press conference for the Ninja World on the afternoon of the day when the Fourth Raikage made his speech, blasting Konoha's bad behavior and emphasizing that Konoha's use of the Box of Elysium in the Third Ninja World War had caused great trauma to the Iwagakure.

Public opinion is becoming more and more intense. Although the Hidden Cloud Clan has not yet sent troops directly, the attitude it has shown and the guidance of public opinion have already pushed Konoha to the forefront.

Surprisingly, Konoha, which usually attaches the most importance to public opinion and reputation, remained silent this time.

This made countless people speculate, could it be that what Kumogakure said was true, and did Konoha really want to continue the war?

It was not until half a month later, when public opinion had completely exploded, that Konoha's Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Fugaku, held a press conference in the Ninja World and spoke faintly.

"You, Kumogakure, covet my Konoha bloodline, and secretly acted under the pretext of negotiations, and even wanted to incite the previous Hokage of my village to rebel! If it weren't for the sharp-sightedness of the Hiashi clan leader and the strict defense of the Hyuga clan, you would have almost succeeded!"

"We in Konoha are peace-loving and we long for peace, but we are never afraid of war. Since you, Kumogakure, want to fight, then we will fight you!"

Uchiha Fugaku's domineering attitude and the information he revealed once again ignited public opinion, and this time the Hidden Cloud Village was caught off guard.

According to their intelligence data analysts, the situation in Konoha was extremely bad. Whether it was the economy, the number of ninjas in the village, or the public sentiment, they had all reached a limit long ago.

In this situation, even if Konoha had a pair of Mangekyō, it would not be so confident. As a result, Konoha not only took a tough attitude, but also said that if you want to fight, then we will fight, which really shocked the people on the Cloud Hidden Village side.

The next day.

Kirigakure held a press conference and made it clear that "the Water, Fire and Wind Three Kingdoms infrastructure is a good policy for the country and the people. It is currently the most important project that Kirigakure is responsible for. Any person, organization, force or even country that dares to infringe on the interests of the Kirigakure people will bear the consequences themselves."

"Bang!!"

The Fourth Raikage slapped the desk in front of him and smashed it, then looked at the information in his hand with a smile on his face.

"You are so brave, bluffing like this, do you really think that I, the Cloud Village, am afraid of Konoha!"

"His Konoha has gone through many wars, and what is left in the village now? Just a pair of almost blind Mangekyō. Do you really think that you can do whatever you want with the support of Kirigakure?"

"We have tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Kumogakure, including a pair of perfect Jinchuriki of the Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails. How can he, a broken Konoha, do this?"

Just because I found a good father...

Several Yunyin elders and advisors stood aside and didn't dare to breathe.

Originally, they were really prepared to go to war with Konoha. The reason was that the killed Kumogakure jonin had already passed on the information that the Mangekyō would cause blindness, and the news that Uchiha Fugaku's Mangekyō was about to go blind, to the village.

At that time, Kumogakure had already prepared to continue the war with Konoha after the plan to seize the Byakugan failed.

But I didn't expect that Kirigakure would support Konoha so much and even make such a statement!
If you dare to attack Konoha, I will attack you!

"Fourth generation, why don't we just..."

An elderly gym student tried to persuade the Raikage to let it go, but when he saw the Raikage's gloomy face, the words of persuasion that were about to come to his lips came to an abrupt halt.

Several elder advisors looked at each other, and finally the oldest elder stepped forward and looked at the Fourth Raikage with cloudy eyes.

"Ai, do you want to fight?"

"miss you!"

The Fourth Raikage's eyes were gleaming: "I want to fight!"

"Okay, then let's fight!"

"Great Elder!"

The old man nodded, and the words he said made the consultants around him change their faces and speak hurriedly.

"Over there at Kirigakure..."

"The threat from Kirigakure is always there. Will we, Kumogakure, never develop?" The Great Elder shook his head. "I understand what you mean, but I understand the Fourth Hokage better. I understand what Kumogakure needs at this moment."

"Since the Second Ninja World War, our Kumogakure has been gathering strength. The village's combat power has once leapt to the top of the Ninja World, and because of this, the Third Ninja World War was launched."

"But since the war began, we have been defeated one after another in Kumogakure. We didn't gain any advantage in the war with Sandagakure, we lost the Sandaime in the battle with Iwagakure, and the war with Konoha ended in a whimper!"

"If you count carefully, we haven't suffered any major losses in the past few years. Even though we have suffered small losses constantly, compared to other forces in the ninja world, the strength we have preserved is the best and most powerful."

"But in terms of morale, military sentiment, and public sentiment, our Yunyin has already hit rock bottom after a series of minor defeats..."

The Great Elder looked around, with a hint of self-mockery in his tone.

"Now, everyone in the entire Cloud Village is lamenting and depressed. No one has hope for the future of Cloud Village. Even a large number of businessmen have left, taking away countless assets!"

"It is clear that our Kumogakure is the most well-preserved ninja in the world, but our future is bleak. The root cause is that we have lost the support of the people and the confidence of the people."

Wherever the great elder's gaze swept, all the elders and advisors lowered their heads.

In fact, they knew and understood everything the Great Elder said, but they pretended not to see it and kept paralyzing themselves by saying that they had preserved the most combat power and resources in the war.

But what about reality?

But now, when the great elder lifted the veil, it was clear who was swimming naked.

"The village needs a war and a victory. Even if it is a tragic victory, it is what the village needs right now!"

"so."

The Great Elder looked at the Fourth Raikage and said, "Let's fight, Fourth! Even if there is the threat of Kirigakure, we must fight!"

"it is good!"

The Fourth Raikage nodded heavily. The words of the Great Elder hit home completely. It also made everyone present understand that this war had to be fought.

However, since the war has to be fought, it cannot be fought randomly. They are going there with the goal of victory, not mindlessly charging in and consuming the manpower of Yunyin.

The Fourth Raikage walked to the wall where the map of the Ninja World was hung and said in a deep voice.

"Konoha is not a concern. Even if a Mangekyō that is about to go blind explodes before dying, it will only be a last gasp. We can just delay it for a while and it will be enough to deal with it. The real threat is Kirigakure."

"We have to admit that Kirigakure is very powerful. Even if we don't count Mizuno Tsukiyo, Kirigakure is still the strongest in the ninja world. Especially those Shinigami in Seireitei. We were defeated by them."

"If possible, we'd better not conflict with Kirigakure, so my decision is..."

The finger of the Fourth Raikage went straight across from the Land of Lightning to the River of Light, and finally landed directly in the territory of the Land of Fire.

"Gather the elite troops and launch a lightning attack!"

"We have to defeat Konoha before Kirigakure can react. By then, even if Kirigakure wants to help, we can plunder and retreat to Kumogakure, and use the natural defenses of Kumogakure to defend and counterattack."

"In this case..." Some elders frowned and said in a deep voice: "Our benefits may be very small."

"It doesn't matter what the profit is, we just want a victory!"

The tone of the Fourth Raikage Ai was extremely firm, his eyes were like sharp blades, and his fists were clenched tightly: "A battle to rebuild the spirit of Kumogakure, a battle to shock the ninja world, and a complete victory!"

"We just have to win!"

"Bright"

(End of this chapter)