Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

Chapter 325 This time, the Akatsuki organization is not alone.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was utterly devastated; if it weren't for his Edo Tensei body, he would surely be weeping.

Tobirama Senju sighed, "Now you finally realize where you went wrong, Fifth Hokage—"

Xia Zuo shook his head and said, "It's good to know where you went wrong, but that's just the beginning. I can only forgive the Third Hokage when he makes amends."

Hiruzen Sarutobi choked with emotion as he thanked the Fifth Hokage, saying, "Thank you, thank you so much for reviving me, giving me a chance to atone for my mistakes even after death."

Xia Zuo ignored him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had a terrible reputation. He made too many promises but fulfilled very few, especially in the years after the restoration, when he didn't keep a single one.

Therefore, before Hiruzen Sarutobi rebuilt his credibility through his actions, he didn't carry a single word of trust.

The topic was brought back by Minato Namikaze, who was engrossed in reading the inscription: "I read these words three times, and I always feel that there are some logical inconsistencies."

"As you can see, although the text is long, it can be divided into two parts."

"The method for obtaining the Rinnegan described in the previous part is absurd, but upon closer examination, it is logical, and there is also evidence of Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan."

"This part should be credible."

"The following part is actually about one thing: collecting the Nine-Tails and the Gedo Mazo to restore it to the Ten-Tails, then becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and finally casting the Infinite Tsukuyomi, with the goal of creating an eternal peace and a perfect world."

"This section is full of logical inconsistencies."

The First Hokage scratched his head and asked, "Fourth Hokage, just tell me what's illogical. I'm too lazy to think about it anymore."

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"Yes, First Hokage." Minato Namikaze bowed politely and continued, "First of all, eternal peace and a perfect world are inherently impossible."

Xia Zuo clapped his hands and exclaimed, "The Fourth Hokage is right. The words 'eternity' and 'perfection' are just beautiful expectations in our hearts; they don't exist in reality."

Minato Namikaze smiled and continued, "The technique 【Infinite Tsukuyomi】 reminds me of Itachi Uchiha. One of his two unique dojutsu is called 【Tsukuyomi】, which pulls a person into a genjutsu world created by the caster, allowing for the most cruel torture."

"If the Tsukuyomi technique can torment people, could it also create a heavenly illusionary world where people can experience the greatest happiness?"

"So, is it possible that the [Infinite Tsukuyomi] is a perfect illusionary world without any limit on the number of people or time?" This time, Uchiha Shisui, Senju Tobirama, and Senju Hashirama couldn't help but nod in agreement.

Minato Namikaze continued, "The final question is, since the Sage of Six Paths was the first Jinchūriki in the ninja world, and the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki at that, why didn't he use the Infinite Tsukuyomi to create a perfect world directly?"

"As we all know, the Sage of Six Paths traveled throughout the entire ninja world, painstakingly repairing the world's damage, saving humanity, spreading chakra, and rebuilding social order."

"This proves that it's impossible to create a perfect world through Infinite Tsukuyomi!"

The Fifth Hokage, Natsume, clapped his hands and shouted, "Well said! Fourth Hokage! You've raised all the questions I was thinking of!"

"There's no need for debate, let's just watch."

Xia Zuo enhanced the power of the Rinnegan for the last time, raising everyone's eye power to the limit of the Rinnegan.

This time, no new text appeared on the stone tablet, but everyone could see traces of alteration. Some characters were cut off, and some were clearly carved on their own.

These modifications were quite crude and obvious, but even with the power of the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, or even the power of the Rinnegan, they were not visible at all.

Only when Xia Zuo pushed the power of the Rinnegan to its limit, to the point that he himself shed tears of blood, could he see it.

The Hokage and Uchiha Shisui all understood that this meant the level of power used to conceal the traces was extremely high, at least above the Rinnegan.

The question that Tobirama Senju raised earlier no longer needs to be answered by Natsume.

Zetsu's power was clearly not strong enough, even weak, but the text accompanying his plans was modified by power exceeding that of the Rinnegan.

Therefore, there are people behind Jue.

Now that Xia Zuo has the power to control the entire ninja world, this is a situation that the ninja world can hardly replicate. If we can't find the person hiding behind Zetsu now, we will never have another chance.

After all, not every generation will produce a monster like Shazo.

The Narutos all believed that Xia Zuo was a monster. His strength surpassed that of Hashirama Senju, his intelligence surpassed that of Tobirama Senju, his ferocity surpassed that of Danzo Shimura, and his cunning was unmatched.

It was truly a stroke of luck for Konoha to have such a Hokage; they wouldn't have to expect another Hokage like him for the next few hundred years.

Tobirama Senju sighed, "Fifth Hokage, I misunderstood you. At this crucial moment, which comes once in a lifetime, sacrifices are necessary for the long-term safety of the ninja world."

Xia Zuo laughed and said, "Long live understanding! Now that all the Hokage have no objection to my launching this war, I'll be asking for your help when we face Uchiha Madara."

Hashirama Senju asked naively, "If we help, won't we be leaking information?"

Tobirama Senju kicked his older brother in disgust: "Big brother, this is also part of the plan, to put pressure on that mysterious person, to make him do more and use more of his power."

"Only when he moves will we know who he is."

Hashirama Senju suddenly realized, "Oh, oh, I see."

"Okay, no problem. I'm willing to help anyone."

Xia Zuo said with a grin, "Don't worry, First Hokage, I will arrange for you to fight Uchiha Madara."

"Huh?" Hashirama Senju was first surprised, then secretly delighted, and finally overjoyed beyond words: "Great, this is wonderful! I haven't seen Madara in so long, I have to ask him how he's doing."

"Ah, no, no, I want to ask him if he misses me—"

"No, ask him if he wants to get beaten up—"

"Well, anyway, I'll do my best!"

With a command from the Fifth Hokage, Natsume, the Allied Shinobi Forces were mobilized.

The unprecedented operation involving 17 ninjas was far more complex than the Four Kage had imagined.

The departure time, marching route, food and water replenishment along the way, designated spots for urination and defecation during the journey, and overnight camping of each ninja battalion all require careful planning.

The plan was to be communicated to the commanders and staff of the ninja battalion in a timely manner, because not every commander understood the orders of the Konoha General Staff.

Next, the ninjas had to be assigned to carry out a lot of auxiliary work in the plan, such as transporting and distributing food, building temporary toilets and then disinfecting and burying them, and preparing the camp in advance.

If a battalion of 300 ninjas is already this troublesome, now there are 550 ninja battalions, plus other special non-battalion formations.

The Konoha General Staff had to formulate more than 800 plans, while the logistical plans to support the march exceeded 1400. Nara Shikaku, the smartest man in Konoha, was overwhelmed by the enormous workload.

In order to complete his mission, he not only forced his own sons to work in the staff department, but also conscripted ninjas from other ninja villages who were good at politics or were relatively intelligent.

Tsuchidae and Azabui from Kumogakure, Baki and Fusa from Sunagakure, Bunga from Iwagakure, Haku from Kirigakure, and a large number of previously overlooked administrative ninja joined the staff department, which kept the staff work afloat and ensured the survival of 17

The marching plan for the army of 10,000 ninjas was formulated and communicated in a timely manner.

The four Kage thus realized that Konoha's greatest strength was not the standing army of 50,000 ninjas, nor the more than 40,000 mobilized ninjas that were mobilized in just five days, nor the pitifully small Anbu, but the obscure Joint Logistics Support Department.

This department, led by Shimi Aburame, mobilized more than 30,000 non-duty ninjas and 120,000 ordinary people. The ninjas were all composed of retired old ninjas, ninja students who had not yet graduated, and medical ninjas from ninja hospitals.

These 15 people, in accordance with the General Staff's plan, provided various forms of support to the Allied Shinobi Forces, ensuring the smooth implementation of the marching plan through their hard work.

The Fourth Raikage's expression changed from dark and gloomy to pale and snowy, and finally he gave up in a sense of relief.

This time, the Cloud Village couldn't learn anything from the Joint Logistics Support Department and had no choice but to give up.

Lei Ying discovered that as soon as he chose to give up trying, the pressure instantly disappeared, he was no longer anxious, he could eat, and he could sleep well. It was so comfortable.

After the Fourth Raikage lay down, the Third Tsuchikage struggled for a little longer before also lying down and giving up.

Mei Terumi, the Fifth Mizukage, gave up from the very beginning, showing no intention of making any effort.

Kirigakure is still in the recovery and healing phase and will need Konoha's help for a long time to come, so there is no need to consider competition at all.

Only the Fifth Kazekage was full of energy, shuttling back and forth between the General Staff, the Joint Logistics Support Department, and the Sand Village Ninja Army every day, striving to learn from the advanced experience of Konoha Village.

During the Third Shinobi World War, it took about a month from the Third Hokage's decision to launch the attack to the arrival of the Konoha ninja army on the battlefield.

This time, it only took the Allied Shinobi Forces three days from the Fifth Hokage issuing the order to attack to entering the Land of Iron.

The marching speed of an army of 17 was almost the same as that of a ninja squad; this speed was absolutely lightning fast.

A large number of White Zetsu within the Akatsuki organization have been activated, gaining unprecedented intelligence capabilities and enabling faster intelligence transmission.

The White Zetsu promptly discovered the Allied Shinobi Forces' actions and quickly relayed the information to Nagato of Akatsuki, Obito Uchiha, Admiral Mifune of the Land of Iron, and Shinno of the Sky Village.

Mifune scoffed at the White Zetsu's intelligence: "Seriously, what kind of intelligence is this?"

"12000 Konoha ninjas advanced 540 kilometers in one day. Is this a ninja army or a ninja squad?"

Shennong, the leader of Kongren Village, had only arrived in the Land of Iron yesterday by riding the Angkor Fortress. Upon hearing this outrageous information, he scoffed and could not believe it at all.

In fact, Nagato and Obito Uchiha also thought it was too exaggerated. The speed at which the ninja army moved violated the common sense of warfare.

But Konan reminded them, "Have you forgotten how Amegakure fell?"

"I personally experienced that nightmare. The Konoha ninjas arrived in the Land of Rain from Konoha Village in just two days, and then surrounded the Amegakure Village in half a day, keeping most of the village's ninjas outside the village, forcing me to give up."

"This time they attacked the Land of Iron using the same fast-paced tactics. We must counterattack immediately, or we won't even be able to muster our forces."

Konan's words jolted Nagato and Obito Uchiha awake. The two looked at each other in bewilderment and immediately decided to launch a counterattack.

Obito said anxiously, "The combination of White Zetsu and Edo Tensei warriors is complete. I will send them into battle immediately."

Nagato said to Konan, "Let the ninjas from Amegakure also go out. We have two more days. We must hold out until Kinkaku and Ginkaku are successfully resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique."

Xiao Nan nodded: "I will personally lead everyone to intercept them, and we will not let them set foot here within two days."

After a period of chaos, the main forces of Akatsuki, including the White Zetsu army, the Edo Tensei Resurrected Corps, and the Rain Ninja army, began to take action.

Shennong of the Hidden Village and Mifune of the Land of Iron were still skeptical, but since the Akatsuki were willing to take the lead, they naturally didn't voice any objections.

Shennong generously said, "I can send out Sky Ninjas to scout ahead. If they encounter the allied forces of the Five Great Ninja Villages, they can launch an attack directly to slow down their movements."

Admiral Mifune had no choice but to take action. He declared, "I'm issuing a mobilization order right now! Gather the chakra warriors and fight Konoha to the death!"

When Konoha Village was mentioned, Admiral Mifune's voice became distorted, his anger coming from the bottom of his heart and was extremely intense.

Unlike in the past when the Land of Iron stood on the side of the ninja world, the Land of Iron in this era chose the Akatsuki organization.

Because the Fifth Hokage adopted an extermination policy against nobles, Konoha Village wiped out the nobles, led by the Daimyo, in one fell swoop, obtained a huge amount of development funds, and soared to great heights.

In the ninja world, Konoha Village is always the model to be imitated, especially when Konoha Village is powerful, its every move will be imitated by all the other ninja villages.

After Konoha Village eliminated the nobles, the economy of the Land of Fire developed rapidly, and other ninja villages followed suit, eliminating their own useless and costly nobles.

The ninja villages of various countries benefited greatly, but the Land of Iron suffered a great misfortune.

The economic pillars of the Iron Country are iron smelting, knife forging, and arms exports. The most profitable business is forging exquisite knives, which are purchased by nobles from various countries.

The ninjas wiped out all the nobles, and the buyers of fine swords disappeared, causing a huge blow to the economy of the Land of Iron.

Even more critically, the Fifth Hokage convened the Ninja World Peace Conference, forcibly pressuring all the ninja villages to cease hostilities.

Not only do the five great nations refrain from war with each other, but smaller countries within Konoha's sphere of influence also enjoy peace.