From undercover in Konoha, to I am the Hokage!

Chapter 149 Preparation (6k)

The Kingdom of Thunder, a remote town on the seaside.

Several merchants and guards who concealed their figures and faces came from all directions and walked into the small town quietly under the cover of a group of people. Then, under a series of agreed-upon codes, they went into various secret places and entered the underground along the secret passages.

Only after walking down dozens of meters and going through several rounds of inspection and seeing the central hall did Jialuo take off the thick scarf around his neck and reveal his face.

When Jialuo approached, the voices inside quieted down at first. After seeing her face clearly, everyone inside finally let down their guard.

"Everyone is here."

"In that case, let's officially start the meeting."

The person who spoke was none other than the current interim Raikage of the Land of Lightning, the second most controversial figure in the entire Hidden Cloud Village.

Now he looked noticeably paler than the last time we met, his cheeks were slightly sunken and his eye circles were very dark.

However, the voice was still steady and loud.

Jialuo, who had just sat down, turned around and looked around, and saw that everyone present was just as the letter she had received said - mugwort, earthenware, large wild trees, loess, red stones, etc.

Now add her side.

The top leaders of the three kingdoms of Feng, Lei and Tu are almost complete.

They all came here because of the "Fire Country Blockade" that the two sousujis had written in their minds.

Of course, even the young Garuro knew very well that this name was just a nice name.

The Wind and Thunder countries, which had direct and in-depth wars with the Fire Nation, suffered disastrous defeats. After the signing of various post-war treaties, they had almost become military vassals of the Fire Nation, with their economic lifelines firmly in their grasp, and post-war disarmament actions were carried out one after another.

In other words, the economic and sea conditions of the Land of Lightning itself are much better than those of the Land of Wind, and the daimyo of the Land of Lightning still provide considerable support to the Hidden Cloud Village, which makes their situation better than that of the Land of Wind.

But in fact, it also causes great damage to one's vitality.

In this situation, mentioning the "blockade" will only make people laugh.

However, they may not be able to cooperate in confrontation, but Jialuo and others are very interested in the joint research and development and sharing of resources mentioned in the letter.

After the opening speech, the two general managers went straight to the point in a calm tone:
".Now our situation is well known. After the Second Ninja World War ended, Konoha's various industries began to suppress our countries. They continued to conquer cities and territories, collected large amounts of funds, and then fed them back to Konoha Village, forming a positive cycle."

"At the same time, Konoha Village opened up its secret techniques and established a high school to train middle and senior ninjas in batches."

"From the current situation, it only takes another twenty years for Konoha to accumulate enough power to swallow up the entire ninja world."

"But unfortunately, most of the things they are doing now are beyond our ability."

Hearing his words, everyone present looked heavy-hearted.

In fact, this is true. When he failed to completely control all parties in the village and had the ability to suppress the entire village by himself, even the most prestigious Ohnoki could not learn from Konoha to establish a high-level ninja school. The third Raikage had the opportunity to do this, but he was dead.

The hot-tempered Ohnoki had only heard half of what was said when he became impatient. He slammed the table hard, and a loud voice that was completely different from the original sound burst out from his short body:
“If you have something to say, say it, and if you have something to say, let it go!”

"I didn't come all this way here just to listen to your nonsense."

Almost at the moment when he finished speaking, Ai behind the two sousujis suddenly flashed with electricity, and the hair on his body stood up, making a crackling sound.

"Ai."

However, the two generals raised their hands slightly, signaling him to stop.

Obviously, he didn't take Oonoki's words to heart.

He continued, "We all know that the reason Konoha is able to overpower everyone and achieve such results is all because of this monstrous young man named Sawara Kiri."

"He is only sixteen years old now, but he already has such strength. If another twenty years pass, I'm afraid even Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara combined will be defeated by him."

"Therefore, collaborative research and development and sharing of resources have become our only way out."

Garuru said coldly, "My Lords, if our countries could really do what you said, then we wouldn't have to worry so much before. We should have divided up the Land of Fire as early as the time of Sarutobi Hiruzen and Senju Tobirama."

"Just like last year, when we, the Wind Country ninjas, were constantly fighting with Konoha in Kikyo Castle, the Thunder and Earth Fronts remained motionless, watching us become exhausted until Konoha broke into the village."

"How do you want us to believe in your sincerity?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but fall silent, and some even glanced at each other with hints of hostility, making the situation quite tense.

In fact, it is true.

Before the appearance of Sawara Kiri, the five major countries were hostile to each other and fought in chaos - even on the eve of World War II, the two countries of Fuu and Tou had a fierce battle in the Land of Rain, but in the end they were unable to divide the country because of the troublemaker Konoha and the existence of Amegakure Hanzo.

Is it really realistic for ninjas who were enemies not long ago to suddenly shake hands and make peace?
"This is exactly what I am waiting for this meeting."

The two generals, however, looked calm, not taking the complicated looks from the people around them to heart at all, and stared directly at Ōnoki and Garuru.

"It is not worth expecting overall peace between villages - even if we can really achieve it, Konoha will not want to see such a scene."

"I believe you two understand this too."

"However, limited cooperation in certain specialized areas can be attempted."

"Especially when it comes to developing weapons against this person, Sawara Kiri, this is in the common interest of all of us."

"I don't think you two will object?"

Ohnoki was silent for a while, then said, "So far, the Land of Earth has never fought against Sawara Kiri head-on. Relatively speaking, you two kids should know him better. Is he really as scary as you say?"

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The two generals and Garuro fell silent.

This problem is really difficult to describe to you.

Seeing this, Ohnoki said to himself, "If my Dust Release cannot break through the rumored invincible defense, then the Iwagakure Village will be willing to cooperate with you. Of course, this depends on what price you can pay."

The self-boasting look made it seem as if he treated the two defeated countries as his subordinates and did not take the content of the cooperation seriously at all.

However, both the two generals and Garuro could actually see that this old man was just trying to gain bargaining chips for future cooperation.

Ohnoki's shrewdness is well-known in the ninja world.

After seeing Sawara Kiri's achievements in battle, which were built up with countless lives, it was impossible for him to say such stupid things for no reason.

Garuru's temper wasn't good either. He sneered upon hearing this and said, "If Senior Ohnoki is willing to fight Sawara Kiri head-on, we would be happy to see it. We just hope he doesn't lose his life in vain and get nothing in return."

"You girl."

Oonoki's eye twitched.

However, he had no intention of continuing the topic of 'confrontation with Sawara Kiri'.

Obviously, he was just testing it.

In comparison, the two generals' words seemed much more down-to-earth: "Regarding the research projects targeting Sawara Kiri, our Lightning Country Research Department has temporarily listed a few projects."

"They are small space interference ninja tools, targeted control seals, large-scale illusions, lethal evil god spells, compound poisons, and many other special research groups."

"However, these contents are currently in their infancy and still require support from talents from various countries."

He looked at the people in front of him and said calmly, "To show our sincerity, these multiple project teams can be placed in different countries according to our talent needs, and hold regular phased research reports - at least, in these projects targeting Sawara Kiri, our interests are completely consistent."

"Excuse me, do you have any additional comments?"

Ōnoki and Garuru looked at each other and nodded slightly.

Next, there is the issue of project allocation.

Only after this discussion was over did the two general managers breathe a sigh of relief.

Neither party had the intention of hindering this operation, and the reason was obvious - the existence of Sawara Kiri had already brought a huge survival crisis to other villages.

The two generals were not the only ones who could see this.

After confirming this, the two generals finally stood up and said to both parties: "Since we have reached a corresponding result on this matter, then, as the initiator of this meeting, I should naturally express my sincerity to you as the Kumogakure ninja."

"Please follow me, both of you."

Although Garuru and Oonoki were confused, they did not think too much about it and followed the two sousujis into the deeper part of the underground base.

It was not until I walked an unknown distance that I saw a huge door.

After three strong and powerful Kumogakure ninjas pushed the door open with great difficulty, everyone present was shocked.

I saw that behind the gate was an extremely deep and dark mountain cliff, closed on all sides and without sunlight.

There was only one huge tree that was a hundred meters tall, and its entire body was extremely pale. Its roots, branches, and rough bark wrapped around the trunk seemed to be wriggling. It was standing there quietly.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion.

Faintly, Jialuo seemed to hear the subtle sound of blood flowing through the roots.

"What is this?"

Ōnoki frowned deeply, staring at the huge tree in front of him that seemed to be made of countless pale flesh and blood, and his voice was cold.

Ai stepped out from the crowd and said calmly, "This is a giant chakra tree that my father cultivated from a piece of his arm cut off from Shimura Danzo's body after he defeated him."

"Originally, we wanted to cultivate the Wood Release ability from it, but we discovered that it can absorb natural energy to grow, so we took a piece and started to cultivate it."

"In just two months, it has become like this."

"According to the research of the Academy of Sciences, this material has very special chakra conduction and storage properties. In the subsequent special research and development, Yunyin will provide corresponding materials to various countries to develop various weapons and seal carriers."

"This is the sincerity of us, the Cloud Hidden Village."

After hearing this, the look in Ōnoki and Garuru's eyes when they looked at the pale giant tree suddenly changed.

Extraordinary chakra conduction and storage properties.

This is a scarce material in the entire ninja world.

Now, how can so many be cultivated at once?

This sincerity is indeed strong enough.

Jialuo took a deep breath and looked at the shadow in the distance - the next ten years from now should be their last chance.

Just as she was thinking this in her heart.

"Bang——" Suddenly, a door behind me was pushed open.

A Kumogakure ninja rushed into the venue and whispered something in the ear of the two sousujis, causing him to frown suddenly.

Soon, his expression became more serious and he said:

"Everyone, please leave via the sea through another passage."

"The Kumogakure sensing unit detected a large-scale chakra reaction fluctuation near the Land of Rice. It may be above the tailed beast."

Upon hearing this notice, the expressions of both parties suddenly became gloomy.

Could it be that he was discovered by Sawara Kiri?

Thinking of this, the group didn't even have time to say goodbye, and immediately dispersed from various roads according to the arrangements of the two.

at the same time.

After walking out of the cave in the mountain, Uchiha Madara's originally decayed and hunched body had been completely covered by White Zetsu's clone, forming a layer of gray armor on the outside, and even the face was curled into a vortex shape, leaving only the pair of scarlet Sharingan exposed.

The familiar Yang Release Chakra poured into his body on a large scale, making his broken body seem to have returned to its long-lost peak period, and he gradually seemed to have regained strength.

He took slow steps and walked forward.

The body is already straight.

To be honest, before Uchiha Hikaru appeared, even he himself had not thought that he could find such an excellent executor.

Originally according to his idea, he should personally train a young Uchiha with a heart full of love, and guide him to awaken the Mangekyo, and completely despair of this world.

However, Uchiha Hikaru's life experience made her naturally fit this requirement.

He awakened his Mangekyo since he was a child and was used as a weapon by the entire family. Until he was sealed, he was hated by everyone around him and slept for a hundred years without seeing the sun.
Who else could have a more perfect life experience than this?
The only thing that gave Uchiha Madara a headache was that even after experiencing so much darkness, the child still held an inexplicable hope for this world in his heart. He refused to accept a world made up of illusions and wanted to live in the real world.

To the extent that, he had to completely crush the tiny bit of hope in the girl's heart before he could allow her to carry out the Moon Eye Plan.

And the hope in Uchiha Hikaru's heart lies in Sawara Kiri.

——The young man who personally released her from the seal.

Now, even he, an old man, has to get involved.

Uchiha Madara felt the weakness coming from his body and the almost decaying muscles that had to be continuously pumped into his body to remain active, and he sighed inwardly.

Even for the invincible ninja, will there be such a day?

Move faster.

Before fighting with Sawara Kiri, he first had to make arrangements for his resurrection.

Uchiha Madara knew very well that no matter whether he won or lost this battle, this body would not be able to hold on for much longer.

And it was obvious that Uchiha Hikaru had no intention of resurrecting him.

To this end, he naturally made other plans.

Slowly, Uchiha Madara looked up at the sky.

At the top of the azure sky, there is an extremely inconspicuous tiny black dot.

Anker Bandik Fortress.

Tianzang looked quietly at the ninjas who were imprisoned in the center of the core, their bodies weak and looking like they were about to melt, with a cold expression.

Shennong stood beside him with a smile on his face, like a most loyal old butler.

Since the two left Konoha, Shennong tentatively confessed everything to Tianzang, and led him back to his original nest to temporarily avoid Konoha's pursuit.

"How long can these guys' chakra power the fortress?"

After watching for a while, Tianzang asked Shennong next to him.

"It should be able to hold out for another eleven days, Master Tenzang."

"Then we need to act quickly."

Tenzo, also known as Yamato, looked at these underground ninjas with a serious expression - these were all various escaped ninjas that the two of them had captured from the wild, as well as some ninjas from small ninja villages.

Anker Bandik Fortress, also known as Angkor Fortress, is the original aerial base of the Sky Ninja Village and is also an extra-large movable castle.

In the early stage of the Second Ninja World War, this small ninja village was easily destroyed by Konoha. Tenzo did not expect that Shennong, as the leader of this ninja village, would actually sneak into Konoha and become a subordinate of Danzo.

However, Tianzang himself doesn't care that much.

All he wanted now was to gather all the support and help himself return to the top of Konoha.

As for whether the people helping him are from the Sky Village or the Earth Village, he doesn't care at all.

"Where's your artificial tailed beast? How long will it take?"

Tenzo frowned, "This body is too different from the Shodaime Hokage in Danzo's memory. The chakra is simply not enough."

"Master Tenzo, the Zero Tail is a special tailed beast made up of the darkness in the hearts of humans."

"This process alone may take several years."

Shennong's expression was obviously somewhat helpless: "For this reason, we, the remnants of the Sky Ninja Village, have not opened this fortress for a long time."

"Damn it."

Tian Zang cursed under his breath.

His plan is not something that can be accomplished with just a fortress and this wood escape technique.

According to the information obtained by Danzo, that Sawara Kiri is clearly a monster that completely surpasses the First Hokage.

If he wanted to kill him, even if he dug out all the secret objects in Danzo's memory and put them together, he didn't know if they would be enough.

Wood Release, Zero Tail, Mangekyō Sharingan, and the legendary immortality of the Land of Hot Springs.

"Wait a minute, the darkness in the human heart?"

As he was thinking, he seemed to suddenly remember something and pressed his hands on his temples.

If I remember correctly, the priestess of the Land of Demons also sealed a monster that exploits the darkness in people's hearts?

What was that guy's name?

As he thought to himself, he slowly walked from the core control room to the deck, facing the howling wind in the sky and looking straight into the distance.

It was not until he thought for a long time that he suddenly remembered the name.

"Wrath!"

But, almost at the same moment when his voice came out.

A figure like a meteor broke through the clouds at an extremely fast speed, drew an arc at the edge of the vision of Shennong and Tianzang, and fell heavily on the sky fortress with a muffled "bang".

The entire sky fortress was like a balance being weighed down, suddenly beginning to tilt to one side, making a series of tiny creaking sounds as if it could not bear it.

Large pieces of debris on the deck were swept towards one place by the inertia of the tilt, and even the air ninjas on the deck were shaken.

"who?!"

Tianzang’s eyes suddenly widened and he turned his head towards the direction where the voice came from.

Almost at the same moment when the voice fell, he had already completed the seal with his hands.

"Wood Release: Explosive Gun Tree!"

The continuous branches were like dense spears, struggling out from under the deck in an endless stream, and stabbed rapidly from all directions in the direction where the figure fell, exploding a series of empty sounds in the air.

However, the figure seemed to completely ignore the tree trunks that pierced his clothes. He suddenly leaped up from his crouching position and in just a flash he was in front of Tianzang.

"Wood Release: The Technique of the Great Forest!"

When Tianzang saw his nimble movements in dodging the branches, he realized that this was a powerful enemy that would be difficult to deal with. He suddenly stretched out his arm forward, and countless winding trees suddenly grew on his arm, surrounding the dark figure and seeming to swallow him up completely in an instant.

But even though the person was in the air, the sensitivity of the dark figure was still far beyond ordinary people's imagination. With a slight roll of the abdomen, the whole body spun several times in the air.

At the same time, his body was suddenly surrounded by circles of dark blue bones, and his giant arm swung out a gust of wind as sharp as a blade in the direction of Tianzang.

"boom--"

In an instant, countless tree trunks growing out of Tianzang's arms were cut off.

Almost subconsciously, Tianzang rolled over on the ground and stepped back several steps, immediately forming seals with his hands.

But this time, before he could finish the seal in his hands, he saw the figure just now shot out like an arrow, and stretched out his palm and suddenly twisted Tianzang's neck, lifting him in the air, immediately interrupting his action of forming the seal.

Tianzang's expression was stunned.

He never imagined that he had inherited all of Danzo's knowledge and mastered the power of Wood Release in this body, but he was suddenly defeated so easily by an inexplicable guy.

What level of power is this?

Sawara Kiri?
No, that's not his style.

The skeleton just now is.
".Susano no Naruto?"

Tian Zang uttered a word with difficulty.

"Oh, that's quite an insight."

Under the pale vortex mask, an old and hoarse voice sounded indifferently: "As a reward, you will take the responsibility of helping me to resurrect."

"What do you mean?"

Before Tianzang could figure out the meaning of his words.

Suddenly, Uchiha Madara had already stabbed a finger into his heart.

"puff!"

　An update today.

　　I was so busy updating yesterday that I ran out of manuscripts. I didn't expect to have to work overtime today and almost ruin my full attendance. ot2
　　
　
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