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Chapter 321 Madara Uchiha's Legacy

I don't understand why the Fourth Tsuchikage is Black Tsuchikage, even though he's either yellow, black, or red.

As the daughter of Kurotsuchi and the granddaughter of Onoki, Kurotsuchi is an excellent Jonin of Iwagakure, but she is only a Jonin and not even considered outstanding.

Heitu's greatest strengths are her beautiful appearance and her extremely eye-catching long legs.

Compared to loess and red soil, the biggest advantage of black soil is that it has a clever mind. With a quick glance, it came up with the reasons that prompted its grandfather to make a decision.

The little girl's eyes widened in surprise as she asked, "Grandpa, were you driven to despair by the Fifth Hokage?"

The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, grunted and jumped off his personal floating rock, landing on the Tsuchikage's enormous desk.

The old man seemed to have completely lost his spirit, and he lay slumped on the desk.

Onoki sighed and said, "Under the leadership of the Fifth Hokage, Konoha Village has grown too fast. It is now so powerful that I feel despair."

"Konoha Village is too powerful. Even if Konoha Village doesn't mobilize and the Fifth Hokage doesn't take action, but only sends out the standing army, our Iwagakure Village has no ability to fight back."

"There's no hope, absolutely no chance. How can this old man still have any energy?"

"With Konoha Village dominating the market, which of the four great ninja villages is most likely to suffer a setback?"

"The same principle applies: as long as you can't defeat the Fifth Hokage, the stronger the Tsuchikage, the more likely you are to attract the Fifth Hokage's attention and be suppressed by him."

Onoki stroked his beard and smoothed it out, then continued, "Given the Fifth Hokage's domineering and unreasonable nature, he might not just be suppressed, but rather beaten to a pulp."

"For the next 30 years, the most suitable Tsuchikage will be a ninja with strong charisma and approachability, who can make the Fifth Hokage feel no threat at all, and who can also make other ninja villages wary."

"Therefore, black soil is very suitable."

Huang Tu scratched his head and said in a muffled voice, "Father, I don't understand."

"well--!"

The Third Tsuchikage let out a long sigh. His son was a pure genetic mutation; all the food he ate went into growing.

At a towering 217 centimeters, he doesn't look like his own at all.

Fortunately, his strength is undeniable; he was able to hold his own against two Jinchūriki.

The problem is he's not very bright.

Anyone with a modicum of self-awareness would know that, given Huang Tu's strength, Onoki would have already made him the Tsuchikage.

Placing his right hand on his chest, Onoki grunted twice before asking, "Kurotsuchi, did you understand?"

Kurotsuchi nodded: "Grandpa, I understand what you mean. The goal of Iwagakure from now on is to maintain its current state and do everything in its power to avoid attracting the attention of the Fifth Hokage."

Onoki was very satisfied with his granddaughter's answer and immediately sat up, full of energy.

"Well said. For the next few decades, the Fifth Hokage will be the greatest source of danger in the ninja world, but he will also suppress all other dangers and ensure peace in the ninja world."

"As long as we don't attract the attention of the Fifth Hokage, Iwagakure can use peace to accumulate strength and resources, waiting for the day when the Sixth Hokage takes office."

Akatsuki patted his round cheeks with both hands and sighed, "It seems that Deidara's defection is not all bad. If he were still in the village, things would be really difficult."

Onoki retorted angrily, "Nonsense! If Deidara hadn't defected, there wouldn't have been any problem at all."

"With that half-missing brain of his, and his shaky Earth Release and Explosion Release techniques, he thinks he can pose even a threat to the Fifth Hokage?"

"No, the Fifth Hokage would only think that Iwagakure is ruled by an idiot and poses no threat at all."

"Although Iwagakure will inevitably suffer some losses due to Deidara's explosion, the sense of security he brings is undeniable, and the effect is definitely better than Kurotsuchi's."

"What a pity, he actually defected to Akatsuki, he's definitely dead this time."

Onoki murmured, "What a pity."

Deidara was a child he had raised since childhood, and was highly valued because of his talent. Now, he could only watch him die, so he was bound to be upset.

Yellow Earth and Red Earth looked at each other, the two simple-minded men unable to understand their Earth Shadow's feelings. Black Earth stepped forward and gently comforted him, "Grandpa, don't overthink it."

"Tell me quickly, what should we do next, Iwagakure?"

Onoki curled his lip: "What else can we do but copy what that Fourth Raikage did?"

"Evacuate all the villagers and their families, gather all the ninjas, and let's go to Konoha Village for a free meal."

Kurotsuchi asked in surprise, "Huh? But Amegakure is right on the way to Konoha. Grandpa, can you beat that guy named Nagato?"

Onoki laughed, "Hehe, Nagato alone could destroy Kumogakure, a feat that only the Fifth Hokage could accomplish. I am no match for him."

"However, the Fifth Hokage said that he would take action to wipe out Amegakure and occupy the Land of Rain."

"At the rate we've been gathering ninjas and dispersing and settling the villagers, they've already occupied the Land of Rain, and we're still not ready to set off."

"So, everyone hurry up and don't keep them waiting, or it'll be too embarrassing!"

As he spoke, Onoki's quick temper flared up.

With his small body, he let out a loud roar, which made the entire Hidden Stone Village spin in circles, and every Hidden Stone Village ninja who appeared in front of him ran away.

Despite Onoki's urging and the Iwagakure ninja's efforts to speed things up, the tasks of dispersing and relocating the ninjas were numerous and complex, with problems at every turn, making it impossible to accelerate the process.

Meanwhile, with the Fifth Hokage, Natsume, promising to raze Amegakure to the ground, Konoha's standing army of 50,000 ninja set off four hours later.

On their journey from the Land of Fire to the Land of Rain, the regular army ninjas received ample supplies along the way.

Weapons, equipment, tents, military rations, medicine, gauze, ninja costumes, and other supplies flowed like a gentle stream into the marching army of 50,000, rapidly enhancing the ninjas' strength.

Before reaching the border of the Land of Rain, all marches, encampments, guard duties, and resupply were carried out according to a pre-established plan, which was practiced twice a year and was very familiar to the standing army.

Once the regular army arrived at the border assembly point, Nara Shikaku had already formulated an attack plan.

With the support of airships, 50,000 ninjas advanced along three routes in parallel and arrived at Amegakure in just one day.

The speed of Konoha's attack was too fast, even faster than the speed at which Amegakure could report back. The vanguard of the standing army even intercepted the Amegakure scouts who were trying to report back.

When Amegakure was surrounded by 30,000 Konoha regular ninja, the entire village was unprepared for battle, with fewer than 700 Amegakure ninja remaining.

Seeing the hordes of Konoha ninja outside the village, the Rain Ninja trembled with fear and turned their gazes toward their leader, Konan.

"Chief Konan, should we resist?" a middle-aged ninja with graying hair asked. "Will Chief Nagato be able to return?"

Konan shook her head and said softly, "The Konoha ninjas are too fast, keeping most of the Amegakure ninjas outside the village. We have no power to resist."

She looked up and saw the figures floating below the clouds, radiating a sun-like glow that illuminated the earth.

"Furthermore, the Fifth Hokage came along, so Nagato couldn't return."

The middle-aged ninja with graying hair closed his eyes in anguish, then asked again, "Chief Konan, what should we do?"

Konan remained expressionless and said softly, "Nagato said, surrender. Don't needlessly throw your lives away."

"Uehara, you were a member of the first Akatsuki, recruited by Yahiko himself. You have sacrificed far too much for the Akatsuki. You should live on."

"True peace is coming; do not die in the last moments of darkness before dawn."

Tears streamed down the face of the middle-aged ninja Uehara, who choked out, "I will listen to Leader Konan. I will lead the Rain Ninja to surrender and will not give the Konoha ninja an excuse to carry out a massacre."

"Chief Konan, and Chief Nagato, please take care of yourselves. Don't, don't die."

Konan smiled for the first time and said gently, "Don't worry, we're just one step away from obtaining the strongest power. When that happens, we'll naturally be able to defeat Konoha and the Fifth Hokage, and bring true eternal peace to the ninja world."

After saying that, Xiao Nan spread her paper wings and soared into the sky, intending to use the dark clouds in the sky to break through the encirclement.

Xia Zuo hovered in the air, radiating light and heat with his [Nuclear Release: Blazing Sun], illuminating the entire Rain Village.

From his vantage point, he naturally saw Xiao Nan's solo breakout attempt, but he made no reaction.

First, he had feelings for Xiao Nan and didn't want to hurt this innocent girl unless he was in direct conflict with her.

Secondly, he needs the Akatsuki to further strengthen its power, which requires him to do his best to eliminate their allies while avoiding excessive reduction of their core combat strength.

In this way, Black Zetsu will act like a gambler, investing more capital into the game.

Some deeply hidden forces will also be unable to resist jumping out, trying to become the final straw that decides the outcome of the battle.

In this way, during the Fourth Shinobi World War, Xia Zuo could clean up the shinobi world as much as possible, laying a solid foundation for future development.

Xia Zuo watched as Xiao Nan flapped its wings with all its might, breaking through layers of rain and entering the thick clouds.

He then smiled and muttered to himself, "I wonder how many monsters I can summon?"

After Konan successfully broke through the encirclement, the Amegakure Jonin Uehara opened the gates of Amegakure and led 683 Amegakure ninja out in formation to surrender to Konoha.

However, the Konoha ninjas searched the entire Amegakure and even the entire Land of Rain, but they could not find the Gedo Mazo that the Fifth Kazekage had seen, nor could they find a single core member of the Akatsuki organization.

Although they conquered the Land of Rain, the disappearance of the Akatsuki organization put the five great ninja villages on high alert.

The Hidden Stone Village gathered all its ninjas and entered the Land of Fire through the Land of Rain, forming an unprecedented Allied Shinobi Forces with the Hidden Leaf Village, the Hidden Cloud Village, the Hidden Mist Village, and the Hidden Sand Village.

The Allied Shinobi Forces had a total strength of 17. This unprecedented and enormous force suppressed the Shinobi World like a mountain, and the situation instantly became calm and undisturbed.

In the land of iron, inside a hidden cave.

At the foot of the Gedo Mazo with its eight burning eyes, Zetsu was giving intelligence to the core members of the Akatsuki organization.

When he mentioned that Amegakure had fallen in a single day, Konan and Nagato both looked extremely grim, yet they couldn't utter a single word.

When he mentioned that the Konoha ninjas had not massacred the Amegakure ninjas and villagers, Nagato said, "The Fifth Hokage was indeed an upright ninja. If he hadn't died in the war, I would have spared his life."

When he mentioned that the Allied Shinobi Forces in the city had a total strength of 17, everyone fell silent.

Kakuzu said in a hoarse voice, "17 ninjas? That's just unbelievable."

"I remember during the Fourth Shinobi World War more than ten years ago, there were no more than 7 ninjas on the battlefield. How come the number has more than doubled?"

Deidara said dejectedly, "This is too much. Even if my explosion is incredibly powerful, I don't have enough clay to deal with so many enemies."

Nagato said, "Once the Gedo Mazo completes its final step and is fully resurrected, it will possess the power to destroy the world. A mere 17 ninjas are meaningless in the face of a weapon of destruction."

Zetsu hesitated before saying, "The problem is we still need time to resolve the Nine-Tails' chakra issue. Will the Fifth Hokage give us enough time?"

Obito Uchiha spoke up, "I suggest we find outside help."

Nagato asked, "Are there other forces in the ninja world besides the Five Great Ninja Villages and those outside of us?"

Obito Uchiha said, "And the samurai from Kusagakure, Sora-no-Kage, and the Land of Iron."

Almost all the core members of Akatsuki shook their heads, with Deidara saying directly, "What use are these weaklings? They couldn't even hold out for a day against Amegakure. Once they're on our side, they'll be finished in half a day."

Obito Uchiha shook his head and said, "The other small ninja villages are naturally not suitable, but the three I mentioned have some advantages that can be exploited."

"The Land of Iron is our current base. We can get direct support from our Akatsuki organization, so it won't be conquered so quickly."

"The Sky Village is weak in terms of physical strength, but they have an aerial fortress and standardized flying ninja tools, which can be the nemesis of the Leaf Village's airships and destroy their overly powerful resupply capabilities."

"The Grass Ninja Village is spineless and not worth hoping for, but they possess a treasure called the 'Box of Bliss,' which is a rather formidable weapon."

"If used properly, the Box of Bliss can even kill tens of thousands of ninjas."

Nagato nodded, then shook his head: "Your suggestion is good, but it's not enough, far from enough."

"I still possess a power." Obito Uchiha reached out and removed his mask, revealing his one-eyed and ferocious true face: "That is the legacy left behind by Madara Uchiha."

Nagato asked, "What was Madara Uchiha's legacy?"

Obito Uchiha was slightly surprised when he suddenly revealed his true appearance, but he was more concerned about what kind of legacy Madara Uchiha had left behind, which Obito believed could save the 17-strong Allied Shinobi Forces.

Obito said, "White Zetsu, 100,000 White Zetsu."

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