What the hell is making games in the Ninja World?.

Chapter 425: The Outcome of the Ninja World Version of the Feast at Hongmen and the Completion of Black Zetsu's Capture (4K)

A grand banquet was held at the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Fire.

The long-prepared Feast at Hongmen has finally arrived today.

The Konoha leadership, led by the Fourth Hokage Tsunade, were invited to the banquet, and there were a total of more than a dozen Konoha representatives on the trip.

Among them, besides the Fourth Hokage Tsunade, Hokage assistants Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya, as well as the current high-ranking members of Konoha such as the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, the retired Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi also left Konoha for a long time to attend this banquet as a former Hokage.

This wasn't because Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly wanted to reclaim power, but rather a tradition. When the Hokage position changes, the Daimyo invites the new Hokage to a banquet, and the older generation of Hokage must attend. It's a true passing of the torch and a handover of power, representing the complete retirement of the older generation and the handover of power to the new generation.

Of course, this so-called tradition is being practiced for the first time. After all, previous Hokage were appointed after their deaths, and this kind of succession ceremony is a first. However, the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, had already prepared these steps.

In the original work, Hiruzen Sarutobi did this when he passed the position to the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze. Later, the Fifth Hokage passed it to the Sixth Hokage, and the Sixth Hokage passed it to the Seventh Hokage.

The current situation is simply a matter of reviving this tradition.

Of course, Hiruzen Sarutobi happily attended this banquet simply to complete the steps of the succession, thus fulfilling his Hokage career and living up to the trust placed in him by his teacher, Tobirama Senju.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi was clearly unaware of the truth behind the Feast at Hongmen, so he remained quite calm, and Tsunade and the others did not tell Hiruzen Sarutobi.

As for the purpose, one of them was to let Hiruzen Sarutobi, who represented tradition, see the truth about the daimyo and understand through practical experience the untrustworthiness of the daimyo and the traditional aristocratic class.

Secondly, if Hiruzen Sarutobi knew in advance, he would definitely have doubts about whether to deal with the daimyo, thus affecting the entire plan. After all, even if he is enlightened and empowered enough, he still represents the traditional power. Therefore, there are some things that cannot be told to him in advance, but the outcome must be decided directly.

Thirdly, and most importantly, based on the second reason, Hiruzen Sarutobi's personal mindset and situation are very likely to affect the hidden core objective of this operation—to seize the opportunity to capture Black Zetsu from the main world.

To ensure that Black Zetsu could be captured, concealing the truth from Hiruzen Sarutobi became a necessary step.

In fact, it was Tsunade who suggested hiding the other party's thoughts, and it was unanimously approved by the other two Legendary Sannin.

It can only be said that as a teacher, Hiruzen Sarutobi was indeed unqualified in some aspects. At least in this kind of operation that would subvert tradition, none of the three Sannin trusted Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Of course, Hiruzen Sarutobi hasn't actually done anything wrong. He has even relinquished all power and is now living a leisurely retirement.

Besides the reasons mentioned above, another reason for involving Hiruzen Sarutobi in everything this time is that after experiencing this treacherous banquet, he will definitely be disheartened. When faced with the upheaval of change brought about by the new Konoha, although he may not understand it, he will not interfere or stop it. He may even pull in his old friends to help persuade them not to hinder or resist, but to support Tsunade and the others.

However, this goal is actually the least demanded. After all, with the two previous Hokage having already surrendered, even if Hiruzen Sarutobi is still stubborn, the previous Hokage can still handle him.

However, the current Konoha leadership still holds the Third Hokage in high regard, and hopes that Hiruzen Sarutobi will think things through unless absolutely necessary.

Thus, the Feast at Hongmen began.

The Fire Country Daimyo had his men lie in ambush throughout the banquet, some as guards and others as waiters. The food and drink served to the Konoha people were laced with a secret drug that was colorless and odorless, making it difficult for even top-tier ninjas to detect.

In contrast, this drug cannot directly poison people, but has another effect: it can temporarily make it difficult for the user to mobilize chakra, making them weak and powerless.

This ensured that even if the daimyo and nobles took these secret medicines together, they would be fine. After all, they were just ordinary people, and their ability to mobilize chakra had no impact on them. Yes, the daimyo took them with his subordinates to ensure the smooth administration of the medicine.

After watching as everyone in Konoha consumed the drugged wine and food, the Daimyo's smile became incredibly bright, and he was extremely pleased.

Noticing that the daimyo was in a good mood, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was completely unaware of it, couldn't help but smile curiously and ask, "Daimyo-sama, it seems you're in a really good mood."

Upon hearing this, Daimyo smiled and glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi: "Yes, I am indeed in a very good mood, the best I've been in the past six months."

Hearing the daimyo's words and seeing the smiling face on his daimyo's face, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly felt a jolt in his heart and instinctively had a bad feeling.

However, this premonition also puzzled Hiruzen Sarutobi. After all, he never expected that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire would target the Konoha leadership, let alone that the other party had defied the world and held a trap.

All of this unfolded completely beyond Hiruzen Sarutobi's comprehension; naturally, he couldn't have imagined it at all.

Then, when Hiruzen Sarutobi saw that the daimyo felt the time was almost up, he suddenly smashed a cup as a signal, ordering his prepared henchmen to launch an attack on the Konoha people.

Furthermore, to ensure the success of this attack, the entire Daimyo's residence was immediately enveloped by a pre-prepared barrier, and the Daimyo was immediately led away by his powerful ninja subordinates.

As for the daimyo's men, those who knew the situation immediately ran to safety, while those who didn't were still clueless and panicked.

Faced with the sudden attack, everyone in Konoha was taken aback, at least a few, such as Hiruzen Sarutobi, who were unaware of the situation, were genuinely surprised.

Then, it was an instinctive urge to attack these sudden attackers.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others were soon horrified to discover that their chakra was difficult to mobilize, as if some invisible force was choking the flow of chakra, making it very difficult for them to use it.

Unable to use chakra, their strength naturally plummeted, making them instantly in grave danger when attacked by enemies.

This situation left the people of Konoha 'shocked and furious', at least Hiruzen Sarutobi was 'shocked and furious'.

The retired Third Hokage quickly turned his gaze to the Fire Country Daimyo, who had already moved far away to a safe area. His eyes were filled with disbelief and anger. He had obviously figured everything out because of his own situation, the sudden appearance of the attackers, and the Daimyo's obviously well-prepared actions.

That's why Hiruzen Sarutobi found it unbelievable and incomprehensible, and he couldn't help but let out a grief-stricken roar: "Daimyo-sama, why? Why did you do this?"

Having reached the safe zone, the Fire Country Daimyo, confident of victory, praised his subordinates who had brought him to safety and were protecting him, when he heard Hiruzen Sarutobi's roar.

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire turned his head to look over, then revealed a disdainful sneer and said, "Why? Hiruzen Sarutobi, you still have the nerve to ask why? What is Konoha doing right now? As the Third Hokage, how could you not know what you have done?"

"Damn Konoha, you're just a ninja village. If you're a ninja village, then just behave yourself and exist as one. How dare you touch areas and powers that don't belong to you!"

"Your current rapid development is utterly disrespectful, a desecration of our authority, and an unforgivable mistake!"

"Since you are wrong, as the daimyo of the Land of Fire, I naturally have the obligation and responsibility to correct this mistake!" Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi showed an incredulous expression, even feeling that it was absurd. After all, he could not understand why Konoha's great development would make the daimyo of the Land of Fire feel that his authority had been desecrated and that it was a great disrespect to him.

After all, although Konoha was developing rapidly, it had never interfered with the power of the Land of Fire, nor had it colluded with those nobles. No matter how you looked at it, it seemed as if the Daimyo of the Land of Fire was using fabricated charges to judge Konoha.

In any case, Hiruzen Sarutobi could not accept it, and was therefore filled with shock and anger, feeling a strong sense of betrayal.

At the same time, there was also endless chill and panic, because the high-ranking officials of Konoha were all here. If they were taken away by the Daimyo in one fell swoop, Konoha would be finished, and even the entire Land of Fire would be doomed.

Therefore, although Hiruzen Sarutobi was furious, he still tried to negotiate with the daimyo, hoping to resolve the crisis through negotiation.

Unfortunately, the daimyo's attitude was "I won't listen," and he ordered his men to take action, intending to eliminate everyone just like that.

After all, the most important thing about this kind of real political scheming is to be ruthless enough, to have absolutely no mercy, and to completely crush the enemy when they are in trouble.

In this respect, Daimyo was an excellent political animal of the feudal era; he was truly ruthless and decisive.

This situation filled Hiruzen Sarutobi with despair, but he steeled himself and decided to do everything in his power to protect Tsunade and the others. At the very least, he had to ensure that someone among these people who represented the future of Konoha could escape this trap.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi's decision was made a little too early, because at this point, Tsunade and the others had confirmed that Hiruzen Sarutobi had deeply realized that the old nobles, led by the daimyo, were nothing but insects and mortal enemies to Konoha, and that the two sides were destined to be unable to coexist.

Of course, even if Hiruzen Sarutobi still doesn't fully understand, Tsunade and the others will eventually make him realize it.

As for now...

Tsunade nodded to Minato Namikaze, who nodded in understanding, then instantly entered Golden Body Chakra Mode, followed by the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Golden light instantly enveloped the entire banquet hall, and even outside the banquet hall, golden light shimmered throughout the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Fire.

During this flash, the people on the Daimyo's side were all hit by a precise and fatal throat-slitting blow.

The entire flashing process lasted only a dozen seconds.

When the flash ended, almost all the people belonging to the daimyo in the entire daimyo prefecture were dead, with only a few ministers and the daimyo himself still alive.

In an instant, the sound of corpses falling to the ground was incessant, and then the entire Daming Prefecture fell into an eerie silence.

The daimyo himself didn't even react, and made a confused "Huh?" sound.

Once he came to his senses, the daimyo instantly broke through his defenses and his voice cracked, emitting a sharp explosion.

However, all of this was useless, and even the explosions stopped quickly.

Because, the next moment, Sasuke Uchiha arrived.

He directly activated the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, instantly controlling all the remaining personnel, including the Daimyo, thus signifying that they had completely seized power in the Land of Fire.

In the distance, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was staring blankly at everything, was still somewhat unable to react.

After regaining his senses, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Tsunade and the others with a complicated expression, carefully observing their reactions and expressions. He then took a deep breath and gave a wry smile: "It seems that I'm the only one who doesn't know about this... Can you tell me what happened?"

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya stepped forward, grinning as he pulled Hiruzen Sarutobi aside to explain the cause and effect of the incident to his teacher, hoping to help Hiruzen Sarutobi accept it all.

At the same time, outside the capital of the Land of Fire, another entity emitted a sharp, explosive sound.

"Ahhh~ Lord Madara~ Help me, Lord Madara~ Why? Why are you just standing there watching? Lord Madara~~"

Black Zetsu screamed in terror. He had been subdued by the scientific ninja tools specifically designed to capture him, and during this time he had been subjected to the Intestine Taste Technique and various specially made sealing techniques.

Besides Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Madara, Orochimaru and others were also present here.

Yes, Black Zetsu has been successfully captured.

Just moments before, Black Zetsu was at the Feast at Hongmen, preparing to watch the entire event.

But at that moment, Black Zetsu sensed Madara Uchiha's call, who was using their connection to summon him over.

What surprised Black Zetsu the most was that the location was outside the capital of the Land of Fire.

This surprised and confused Black Zetsu, who couldn't understand why Madara Uchiha would suddenly appear in the vicinity.

However, this was good news for Black Zetsu, and even made him feel excited, because he believed that Madara Uchiha coming here meant that he had finally stopped being addicted to genjutsu games.

So Black Zetsu excitedly ran over and plunged headfirst into the trap that had been prepared for him.

During this time, Madara Uchiha also used his Rinnegan to create Yin-Yang Release black rods to attack Black Zetsu, and found that they were effective, but not very effective.

Since it's not at the Six Paths level, Yin-Yang Release is generally ineffective against Black Zetsu, a Yin-Yang Release creation directly made by Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Now that Black Zetsu is completely under control and being captured, Madara Uchiha, upon hearing Black Zetsu's cries, merely gave a cold snort and said, "Black Zetsu, I already know your true identity. You are the third son of Kaguya Otsutsuki. You have truly deceived me for so long! You have led me astray for so long. You deserve to die!"

Upon hearing this, Black Zetsu, who was struggling and being controlled, was shocked and even horrified. He never expected that Madara Uchiha would discover his true situation, which made him feel extremely confused and puzzled.

They wanted to ask him questions, but the capture had reached its final stage, and they finally put him completely into a black scientific ninja tool container.

From then on, Black Zetsu, who had plagued the ninja world for a thousand years, was defeated.

(End of this chapter)