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Chapter 330 A War Between Chickens

Madara Uchiha jumped straight to the forefront, bypassing Obito Uchiha and Nagato to communicate, and quickly reached an agreement.

But Obito Uchiha felt extremely bad, and he had to close his eyes to hide the resentment that he couldn't conceal.

Madara Uchiha ruined all his plans, so he probably wouldn't entrust the final execution of the "Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan" to him. So who can guarantee that he will eventually get to be with Rin in paradise?

Absolutely intolerable!

Obito Uchiha felt he had been driven to the brink of death, and his descent into darkness intensified rapidly, while his mental fortitude improved in tandem, leading him to devise new plans.

He wanted to kick Madara Uchiha away, then force Black Zetsu to help him, seize and possess the Rinnegan in Nagato's eye socket, and seal the Ten-Tails to become the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki.

Finally, he personally used the Infinite Tsukuyomi to create Rin's perfect world.

But Obito knew that now was not the time to take action.

The Fifth Hokage was terrifyingly strong. He easily destroyed Deidara with a single move, and even crushed his self-destruction with ease. This was not an enemy that he could deal with.

Obito's thoughts about the Fifth Hokage lasted only a second before he completely ignored the existence of Sasuke and began to consider the threat posed by the Allied Shinobi Forces.

The Gedo Mazo was summoned from the moon by Madara Uchiha, so the place where the Gedo Mazo is placed must be able to avoid the moon's surveillance.

Specifically, a giant cave with a top rock layer thickness of over 100 meters and an internal height of over 50 meters is needed to safely house the Outer Path Statue, which is tens of meters tall.

There aren't many places like this in the entire ninja world.

The Land of Iron is the last place. If the Allied Shinobi Forces are not defeated, the Gedo Mazo will be exposed to the Moon Otsutsuki clan because it will have nowhere to hide.

It's hard to predict what the descendants of Otsutsuki Hamura will do at that time.

After much deliberation and calculation, Obito Uchiha decided to abandon his attack on Madara Uchiha and instead immediately attack Nagato to seize the Rinnegan after the Gedo Mazo absorbed the Nine-Tails' chakra.

He said to himself, "Uchiha Madara, just focus on intercepting the Konoha ninja."

"No matter how much you do, as long as I take advantage of the exhaustion that Nagato will inevitably experience after activating the Gedo Mazo, and obtain those eyes, I can defeat everyone and realize my dream."

Obito Uchiha was unaware that he had completely overlooked the Fifth Hokage, Sasuke.

This was not his oversight, but the result of Xia Zuo's nine years of hard work.

From the night of the Uchiha clan massacre in Konoha in 55, Xia Zuo planted the seed of invincibility in his heart.

This seed wasn't a genjutsu. At the time, Xia Zuo didn't have the genjutsu to break through the Mangekyou Sharingan, and even if he did, he wouldn't have been able to break through Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan blockade.

This seed was created by using the act of beating Obito's face as a form of psychological suggestion, encapsulating Obito's helplessness and sense of defeat at the time as a suggestive seed.

Such psychological suggestion does not involve the extraordinary power of chakra, and is usually very fragile. It will dissipate automatically after a few years even if nothing is done.

But over the next nine years, Xia Zuo nurtured this seed with his continued success, allowing it to sprout and grow into a towering tree that is now unshakeable.

The effect of this psychological suggestion is simple: it makes Obito subconsciously avoid the issue when thinking about Shaza, and ignore Shaza's existence for a period of time afterward.

Obito Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan's eye technique is Kamui, which reflects his tendency to escape reality.

Xia Zuo's hints were perfectly in line with Obito's personality, so he naturally accepted them without realizing there was anything wrong with them.

In this way, Obito, who played a crucial role in Black Zetsu's grand plan of "splitting the mountain to save his mother," became a link that could collapse at any moment.

As for exactly when it will collapse, only God knows.

Once the two leaders finalized their war plan, the Akatsuki organization began a full-scale mobilization.

Countless White Zetsu emerged from the ground, forming a neat battle formation. Soon, Konan arrived and used the Summoning Jutsu to summon powerful reanimated ninjas, who then mingled among the White Zetsu to take command.

About 20% of the White Zetsu possess relatively complete intelligence. They use the Wood Release: Mayfly Technique to merge underground, while some sneak towards the Allied Shinobi Forces.

Their mission is to infiltrate the Allied Shinobi Forces and disguise themselves as ninjas.

The commander of this war was Madara Uchiha, not the dim-witted Obito Uchiha.

Therefore, the White Zetsu did not take advantage of the ninja's life to forcibly disguise themselves and immediately carry out sabotage and assassination, creating chaos without any coordination.

That would not only fail to cause much damage to the Allied Shinobi Forces, but would also inform the shinobi in advance that White Zetsu could flawlessly disguise themselves as shinobi.

The result was a huge waste of White Zetsu without achieving any significant results.

Moreover, the resurrected Uchiha Madara was young and irritable, lacking the patience he had when he was old, and immediately wiped out a group of White Zetsu who dared to talk trash.

Under his forceful suppression, the White Zetsu were very obedient, lying in ambush on the designated battlefield with seriousness and quietness.

Only when the battle begins will White Zetsu choose to disguise themselves as a ninja who has died in battle.

Nagato was very satisfied with Madara Uchiha's arrangements: "As expected of the Asura of the Shinobi World, his design for the details of the war is truly impeccable."

An assassination attempt "from behind" during battle can cause the Allied Shinobi Forces to collapse; this is far more effective than an assassination carried out during marches or rest periods.

Madara Uchiha laughed smugly, "I've experienced many wars, although those wars weren't as large as this one, but the principles of war are the same."

"When the strength of both sides is similar, the competition comes down to the grasp of details, maximizing one's own strength and limiting the enemy's strength."

Nagato nodded: "What you said makes a lot of sense."

Madara Uchiha drew a symbol with his hand: "Remember this symbol. When the battle is at its most intense, draw it in the air with chakra, and the White Zetsu will launch their assassination."

Xiao Nan couldn't help but ask, "Why do you do that?"

Madara Uchiha didn't even glance at her, but still earnestly explained the reason: "Because even after I ordered the White Zetsu to successfully disguise themselves, they couldn't immediately carry out the assassination, but had to continue fighting while still in disguise."

"Only when they see this symbol can White Zetsu begin assassinations and creating chaos."

Nagato frowned and asked, "Why go through all this trouble?"

Madara Uchiha chuckled coldly: "Asking such a question proves that you have always relied on brute force to suppress others and have never truly commanded ordinary ninjas in battle."

"When ordinary ninjas gang up on a tailed beast, their continuous ninjutsu attacks are far less effective than a coordinated, simultaneous ninjutsu attack."

"Similarly, sporadic assassinations are less impactful than a large-scale, simultaneous assassination."

"Especially at the critical moment of battle, when both sides have used up their strength to the limit, a sudden burst of a large number of assassinations can cause our enemies to collapse instantly."

"No matter how much of an advantage the Allied Shinobi Forces had before, they could not avoid collapse."

Nagato and Konan looked at each other and fell silent once again.

Madara Uchiha guessed the reason for their silence. He concealed the disdain in his eyes and said with a smile, "Don't worry about judging the timing. The moment the Allied Shinobi Forces join the battle will be the crucial moment."

The Akatsuki members' eyes lit up. The criteria for judgment were simple and straightforward, and there was no difficulty at all. They suddenly felt a strong sense of confidence.

Even Obito Uchiha couldn't help but think: "So commanding a war is actually quite simple."

At the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Iron, a towering tree grew.

After killing Deidara, Xia Zuo realized that the climax of the war was about to arrive, and that the Akatsuki organization could not possibly launch a sneak attack on Konoha from other directions.

So he built a large tree here and notified the Second Hokage to move the headquarters from Konoha Village.

Also accompanying them was Xia Zuo's disciple, Naruto Uzumaki, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

While waiting for them, Xia Zuo sat alone in a small wooden house in a big tree, recalling the plot of the Fourth Shinobi World War.

The Fourth Shinobi World War in history progressed very quickly, taking no more than five days from its official start to its end.

The number of participants from both the ninja world and the Akatsuki organization reached as high as 18, but the war was fought without any strategy or tactics.

The Ninja Alliance dispatched its troops to the front lines and then pushed forward relentlessly without any tactics. Their attack methods were simple, brutal, and mindless, no different from tribal conflicts in protected areas of Africa.

Ok?

It seems like the Star Wars in the Marvel Cinematic Universe follows the same formula.

The ninjas of that time should be grateful, because their enemies, Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu, were also idiots.

They assembled an army of 100,000 White Zetsu, but instead of taking advantage of the White Zetsu's disguise and infiltration into the Allied Shinobi Forces to create chaos, they launched an attack.

They waited until the ninjas had killed all the White Zetsu who had infiltrated, gained sufficient experience in identification, and devised a code to identify the White Zetsu before setting up their formation and engaging the Allied Shinobi Forces in a direct confrontation.

Moreover, there was no flanking maneuvering, no flank attacks, no overlapping firepower from the front and rear, no tactics whatsoever; the fighting was all about fighting to the death, a direct confrontation.

Neither side could be said to have any ninja mindset; they used the same tactic, "pig charge," from beginning to end.

The level of idiocy is beyond words.

Of course, Obito Uchiha was even more foolish; he didn't even know what combined power was.

It wasn't until the White Zetsu army was defeated that they remembered to send the Edo Tensei army to attack.

After the Edo Tensei army was defeated and sealed, the Allied Shinobi Forces' advance was unimpeded until they were stopped by the BOSS at the entrance of his lair.

Then, the Allied Shinobi Forces went offline.

Next comes the much-anticipated family conflict.

The participants included Kaguya Otsutsuki, her son Hagoromo Otsutsuki, and Black Zetsu.

Madara Uchiha and Sasuke Uchiha are the former and current hosts of Indra, the son of Hagoromo Otsutsuki, while Hashirama Senju and Naruto Uzumaki are the former and current hosts of Ashura, the son of Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

Rounding down, all four of them are sons of Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths.

Aside from this family, the only outsiders deeply involved were Obito Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, and Might Guy.

Thinking of this, Xia Zuo couldn't help but laugh. This time it definitely wouldn't be like that.

First, Madara Uchiha was resurrected prematurely using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, and given his strength, he would definitely seize the power to command the war.

Xia Zuo firmly believes that as long as the commander of the Akatsuki organization is changed from Uchiha Obito to Uchiha Madara, the White Zetsu army's tactical design will definitely not be so idiotic.

After all, the Asura of the Ninja World was a veteran of countless battles. He was a legendary figure who fought alongside the First Hokage to conquer the Land of Fire, establish Konoha Village, and conquer the Ninja World through war.

This guy is indeed arrogant and disdainful of others, but his understanding of war and tactical skills are far superior to Obito's.

However, Xia Zuo was more confident in himself. Although he was not good at commanding wars, he knew what large-scale military operations were, and he also knew that once the number of troops exceeded 20, the command, organization, logistics, and marching were all different.

That's why he made ample preparations in advance, established a general staff, and appointed the most intelligent Nara Shikaku as the chief of the general staff.

Nara Shikaku did not disappoint him, organizing the 17-strong coalition army in an orderly manner and designing a rigorous and reasonable war plan.

Although there were no surprises, this was enough.

Large-scale operations only require a reasonable and smooth approach; no surprises are needed.

What surprised Xia Zuo even more was that Shiki Aburame was able to organize the logistics of more than 30 people without making any fatal mistakes.

Xia Zuo was able to sit there calmly, allowing the Allied Shinobi Forces to be commanded by Nara Shikaku and to fight against the unknown Uchiha Madara, because of his confidence in himself.

No matter what kind of unexpected situation arises, he is absolutely confident that he can personally eliminate the accident.

With Xia Zuo's current power, he could even take down Madara Uchiha in his Six Paths form, let alone Kaguya Otsutsuki, that combat idiot.

Even if the Sage of Six Paths were to swallow his pride and directly engage in battle with Xia Zuo, it wouldn't be impossible for them to go toe-to-toe.

So there's no need to worry.

Just as the Fifth Hokage had predicted, none of the ninjas except him realized that the surge in the number of ninjas involved had ushered in a new era of war.

In this new war, Madara Uchiha's rich war experience is no longer relevant; he has become a novice once again.

Nara Shikaku from the Allied Shinobi Forces was also a rookie, and the Fifth Hokage could be considered half a rookie as well.

This war is just a bunch of weaklings fighting each other.

Therefore, when the Allied Shinobi Forces and the White Zetsu army made contact, the battle was extremely ugly, consisting of simple exchanges of ninjutsu and ninja tool projectiles.

Despite their clumsy fighting, both sides inflicted horrific casualties upon contact, with the Allied Shinobi Forces even experiencing the complete annihilation of their entire battalion.

Such a terrifying rate of death was unexpected by everyone. The ninjas, samurai, and white zealots were all stunned and had no idea what to do next.

The four battlefields opened one after another, each producing a frenzied death rate in an instant, followed by a brief silence.

But once the arrow is released, there's no turning back. Since the war has begun, no matter how difficult it is, we can only grit our teeth and keep fighting.

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