I will use the ninja world to aid my cultivation of immortality.

A forest somewhere in the Land of Fire.

An ordinary-looking young man forms a hand seal.

"The corpses are sealed away!"

A gentle breeze swept by, and chakra surged from the man's body, but nothing else happened.

"Still not working? It seems that I won't be able to lure them away with 'Corpse Demon Sealing' in a short time."

Emerging from underground, Naraku stroked his chin as he looked at the failed summoning attempt once again.

Death was more patient than he had anticipated.

After suffering two losses, he became more cautious.

It’s time to say it or not.

Given his patience and forbearance, it's no wonder he was able to survive against Kaguya Otsutsuki.

"Then let's try other methods!"

After defeating the wandering ninja on the other side, Naraku made a quick escape.

Chapter 168 Reactions and Crisis

"The Star Country is not a simple country now. The Demon Country was swallowed up by it in one fell swoop. In the future, the situation of the five major countries may evolve into the six major countries."

"It shouldn't be that bad. The five great powers have developed for countless years to reach their current status. Although the Star Kingdom is powerful, it will probably take a long time for it to develop into the level of the five great powers."

“That’s right, I don’t think the five major nations will sit idly by and watch the Star Kingdom develop.”

"The Five Great Nations? They're all busy fighting amongst themselves right now, how could they possibly have time to care about the Star Country? And even if they did have time, the Star Country's strength might be enough to put up a fight against the Five Great Nations."

"Well, if it were that person who made the move, let alone defeating the five great powers, just forcing them to retreat seems to be quite possible."

"Silver Flash, the fastest ninja in the world, the king of assassination, tsk tsk, a person who can earn so many titles is truly awe-inspiring."

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The establishment of the Land of Stars naturally caused quite a stir in the ninja world.

It's not about the merger of the ninja village and the country, but rather the strength and potential shown by the Land of Stars.

Anyone who isn't completely stupid knows that after annexing the Land of Demons, the Land of Stars will inevitably experience even greater development.

Similarly, as the Star Kingdom expands, all factions are on high alert.

It's like a land of earth.

As a neighboring and hostile party to the Star Kingdom.

The Land of Earth is very wary of the sudden expansion of the Star Kingdom.

Iwagakure immediately increased its defenses along the border between the two countries.

This posture clearly indicates that they are wary of the Land of Earth targeting the Land of Earth after the Land of Stars annexes the Land of Demons.

As for the other small countries bordering the Star Kingdom, that goes without saying.

It can be said that apart from the Wind Kingdom, which maintains an alliance with the Star Kingdom, the countries bordering the Star Kingdom are all feeling uneasy.

However, the development of the Star Country is not the center of the ninja world situation; the Land of Fire still occupies the center of the ninja world situation.

The situation in the Land of Fire is exactly the opposite of that in the Land of Stars.

The Land of Fire occupies the center of the ninja world's situation because of the crisis.

In the end, Iwagakure and Kirigakure could not resist their greed.

Just as the Land of Stars was expanding, both sides joined the war against the Land of Fire.

Especially Iwagakure Village.

This fully demonstrates that the alliance is nothing but a piece of waste paper.

The attack on the Land of Fire by Iwagakure and Kirigakure was not initiated by Kirigakure, but by Iwagakure.

It was only after Iwagakure broke the alliance and launched another attack on the Land of Fire that Kirigakure made the decision to join the war.

With the addition of Iwagakure and Kirigakure, a massive war suddenly broke out, with four countries besieging one.

This is not the first time that Konoha has faced off against the other four of the five great ninja villages.

However, in the previous First and Second Shinobi World Wars, due to the grudges between the five great shinobi villages, they mostly took turns fighting.

At most, he can only fight two or three opponents at once.

This is the first time we've faced such a coordinated attack from four other parties at once.

This situation was caused by the Konoha Crush Plan.

Sunagakure and Kumogakure will not be mentioned.

Although Iwagakure and Kirigakure, who went to Konoha at the time, did not participate in the Konoha Crush plan after it began, they also witnessed the situation in Konoha from the shadows.

Therefore, when the two returned to their respective ninja villages with their men and reported that Konoha had suffered heavy losses, neither village was willing to give up this great opportunity.

There's no way around it, the Land of Fire is too rich.

If there are no opportunities, we should create them; if there are, then there's even less need to worry.

If Konoha is in its current state and Iwagakure and Kirigakure haven't taken any action yet, then Onoki and the Third Mizukage wouldn't be qualified to sit in the position of Kage.

The four major ninja villages besieged the area.

Konoha was in a very bad situation.

Just like the war between Konoha and Sunagakure.

On the four battlefields, Konoha, facing an unfavorable situation, would have no choice but to retreat back into its own territory, struggling to withstand the fierce attacks of the four great ninja villages.

Most importantly, in addition to the unfavorable external battlefield situation, Konoha is also plagued by internal conflicts.

Konoha.

Within the root tissue base.

"Danzo, you're awesome! I really underestimated you."

With his right hand gripping a person's head, Naraku probed the other's memories, and soon his face was filled with astonishment.

Re-opening.

Naraku was now in the underground plaza of the Root organization's base.

Besides the person whose head he was holding, there were many other people standing there, stunned.

These people are members of the Root organization.

The Root members around them, frozen in place, were simply acting as if they were under an illusion.

The source of illusion magic is, of course, Naraku.

As for the people whose memories Naraku had probed,

This person is also a member of the Root organization, and also a member of the Mountain Clan.

Yes. This person is one of Danzo's newly promoted right-hand men after Yamanaka Hayato.

This person clearly underestimated the risks of becoming Danzo's right-hand man.

When Naraku arrived at the Root organization's base, he immediately regarded it as the best choice for gathering intelligence.

Before he could even react, this person was taken into Naraku's hands. As his memories were probed, his eyes rolled back and he drooled.

Given his current mental trauma, even if he survives, he will become an idiot.

Let's talk about why Naraku came.

His main purpose in coming to Konoha was actually to find the Shinigami Mask from the mask collection hall left behind by the Uzumaki clan in Konoha.

But, well, we're already here.

So after successfully finding the Grim Reaper mask, he thought he would take the opportunity to find out about the specific situation of Hashirama Senju and the other two.

Don't tell me yet.

Through his current memory exploration, he not only confirmed Hashirama Senju's situation, but also discovered something that amazed him.

Danzo became Hokage and subsequently took over the entire Anbu.

However, the Root organization was not abolished, but retained.

Similarly, he trusted his right and left hands very much, which meant that his right and left hands not only knew a lot about Danzo's actions, but also participated in most of them.

According to the memories that Naraku is currently investigating.

First, there were the three: Hashirama Senju, ... and his companions.

Just as he had guessed, these three were not hiding in the shadows, nor were they actively dispelling the Impure World Reincarnation. Rather, it was Orochimaru who dispelled the Impure World Reincarnation at Danzo's instruction.

To be precise, Danzo sent someone to Orochimaru immediately after the Konoha Crush plan ended.

Subsequently, through a series of transactions, the two sides reached a cooperation agreement, and Orochimaru, taking everyone by surprise, released the Impure World Reincarnation of Hashirama Senju and the other two.

If it had ended there, Naraku would have been surprised at most, but would never have been so amazed.