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

Chapter 333 Ninja World War or Dream Come True

The battles between the four shadows were dull and tedious, consisting of nothing but screams, gasps, and endless recollections.

For example, Hanzo the Salamander and Jiraiya who supported the Hidden Mist Ninja.

During this period, infighting also occurred among those who had been resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation.

For example, Pakura from Sunagakure and the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, were killed after being sold to Kirigakure. The two fought each other, and Pakura was eventually sealed away by Rasa.

There's no way around it; the resurrected dead look lively and energetic, but they're not afraid of the dehydration and burning effects of the [Scorching Release] technique. The only thing they fear is being sealed.

To Madara Uchiha's surprise, the White Zetsu and the other ninjas were drawn in by the grudges and entanglements of the reanimated beings, and unconsciously entered into gossip mode.

Oh no, it should be called king against king, soldier against soldier.

On all four fronts, White Zetsu stood on one side, while ninjas stood on the other, silently watching the confrontation between the Edo Tensei and related ninjas in the center.

Combat is not popular; what's most appealing is the hidden details during verbal exchanges, as well as the unspoken love and hate from their previous lives.

In short, the battles at this stage were not wars at all, but rather a large-scale dream-realization event.

For example, Haku encountered the Third Mizukage. The Third Mizukage was overjoyed that the bloodline of the Yuki clan was still continuing. He let go of his obsession, which even death could not dispel, broke free from the shackles of the Impure World Reincarnation, and ascended to heaven.

Haku fulfilled his wish to be hugged by his bloodline elder, and he was so happy that tears streamed down his face. His tearful appearance instantly turned countless men in Kirigakure and Konoha gay.

Zabuza Momochi was not disappointed. He wielded the Executioner's Blade and, together with Mei Terumi, cut down the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the First Shinobi.

Finally, he was covered in blood and could only barely stand by leaning on his broadsword.

But looking at the six tightly sealed rice dumplings, Zabuza still laughed maniacally, "The shame of Kirigakure has finally been washed away by me!"

To Hozuki Suigetsu's surprise, he discovered that although the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Ninja Way were reanimated, four of them actually possessed real ninja swords.

With the pair he snatched from Chojuro, his dream collection progress instantly advanced to 5/7.

Amidst his happiness, Hozuki Suigetsu set his sights on Zabuza. The Executioner's Blade in the Demon's hand was not only at 6/7 progress, but also the dream sword he had been pursuing.

"As the Fifth Hokage once said, 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; never underestimate a young man's potential!'"

"Tch, once I can beat you, the Executioner's Blade will definitely be mine!"

The Fifth Kazekage received the Fourth Kazekage's attack and blocked his reluctant Magnet Release: Golden Sands. The father and son then began a heart-to-heart conversation.

But the father-son conflict wasn't over yet. Yashamaru, the brother-in-law of the Fourth Kazekage and the uncle of the Fifth Kazekage, got involved again, telling me from another perspective the meaning of the "love" on Aira's forehead and the origin of the Sand Shield.

Gaara, touched by his mother's love, was redeemed. His father and uncle also let go of their burdens; one ascended to heaven, and the other voluntarily was sealed away.

Because the villages weren't as chaotic as Kirigakure and Sunagakure, while Iwagakure and Kumogakure both experienced similar incidents, the number of such incidents was much smaller.

The reanimated ninjas from these two powerful villages didn't have any wishes; they were almost all defeated and then sealed away.

Too many ninjas had their dreams fulfilled at this moment. Even though no one knew who had performed the Impure World Reincarnation, Kabuto Yakushi still became the recognized master of fulfilling dreams.

However, three unexpected things happened here.

The Second Mizukage, Hozuki Gengetsu, possessed such powerful summoning genjutsu abilities that even though he didn't want to kill anyone, he was forced to use the genjutsu [Magic Illusion: Steaming Pavilion] to trap a large number of Kirigakure ninja within it.

The Second Tsuchikage was extremely skilled in the "Iwa Concealment Technique," possessing exceptional stealth abilities. Even without using the Dust Release technique he developed himself, Onoki, along with his son Kyoto and the Demolition Squad, could not defeat his teacher.

The Third Raikage was even more ruthless; even when he held back, no one could touch him, and he could only move freely among the ninja army.

As time went on, the White Zetsu realized the advantage and, with these three Kage as their support, launched an attack on the Allied Shinobi Forces, breaking the stalemate between the two kings.

The Allied Shinobi Forces had unknowingly used up their last remaining strength, a change that naturally caught Black Zetsu's attention, who promptly reported it to Nagato and Konan.

Konan, who lacked her own opinion, asked Nagato, "Shall we launch it now?"

Nagato, however, asked definitively, "What's the situation in Sunagakure?"

Black Zetsu replied, "The situation is worst in Sunagakure. The Sky Ninjas of Sky Ninjas are putting in effort but not contributing. The more samurai from the Land of Iron there are, the worse they perform. Their morale is almost collapsing from being killed by the Sunagakure ninjas."

Nagato exclaimed in astonishment, "The situation is actually this bad? Didn't the Sky Ninja Village say there was a monster called 'Zero-Tails'?"

Black Zetsu replied, "Shennong probably feels he has suffered too great a loss and wants to use Zero-Tail as a trump card, refusing to use this monster."

Nagato roared, "That damned bastard! He won't even lend a hand now. Does he think the Sky Ninja Village will survive after our Akatsuki fails?"

Xiao Nan also found it hard to understand: "Didn't he see the threat posed by the Konoha airship? That would directly destroy the very foundation of the Sky Ninja's existence, and the Sky Ninja are now the primary target of the Konoha airship's attack. Why isn't he fighting desperately?"

Nagato and Konan sulked for a while, but in the end Nagato gave the order: "Konan, send out the symbol given to you by Madara Uchiha, and let the White Zetsu make its move."

"As long as we defeat the enemies on three fronts, and then have Madara Uchiha hold off the Konoha front, I don't believe the Sand Village ninjas will still be willing to fight to the death."

Just as Konan gave the signal, and the Allied Shinobi Forces had adapted to and withstood the White Zetsu's attack, a large number of assassination attempts suddenly broke out in the rear and in the ranks.

Just moments ago they were close comrades-in-arms, fighting side by side, and he not only killed a White Zetsu with his own hands, but also risked his life to protect her.

The next second, his comrade picked up a ninja sword or kunai and stabbed himself in the back or kidneys.

Despite having been urgently notified that White Zetsu would perfectly transform, almost all the ninjas mistakenly thought it was just a trick like the "Transformation Jutsu" and didn't take it seriously.

Even with repeated reminders, the ninjas still overlooked the danger due to their experience.

Unfortunately, humans cannot predict the danger level of things they have never seen before, and they have an inexplicable confidence in their own experience.

The result was a bloody mess within the Allied Shinobi Forces, while a large number of White Zetsu took the opportunity to shout: "So-and-so ambushed me! Everyone be careful, he's a White Zetsu in disguise!"

It wasn't just White Zetsu shouting; ordinary ninjas were shouting too, and the Allied Shinobi Forces were in complete chaos.

The White Zetsu army immediately seized the opportunity to launch a fierce attack, and sent out a large number of White Zetsu to further infiltrate and disguise themselves.

This time, not only were dead ninjas faked, but even healthy ninjas were faked, and they injured themselves to point at the person being imitated and falsely accuse him of being a White Zetsu.

The most disgusting thing in the world is when a thief cries "stop thief!" When combined with the human psychology that whoever is injured is right, a large number of ninjas are instantly left speechless and unable to defend themselves.

If a falsely accused ninja is accompanied by an impulsive ninja, he will suffer a miserable death at the hands of his own people in the next moment.

Once they realize they killed the wrong person, the new White Zetsu will continue to frame the impulsive ninja as a White Zetsu in disguise.

This is even more terrifying than the previous false accusation, since this guy really killed a ninja, making him extremely suspicious.

Under the assassination attempts, instigation, and framing by White Zetsu, the ninjas turned on each other due to misunderstandings, and dared not trust their comrades in the wild.

When trust among ninjas collapses, the ninja army's organization crumbles, and its combat power drops to zero.

As the White Zetsu army charged into the ninja ranks, the pale white Zetsu could no longer be seen. All the ninjas knew that the White Zetsu had transformed into ninjas.

An unprecedented crisis of trust erupted, and everyone was caught in the chaos.

It wasn't just the ninjas killing each other; because the White Zetsu transformation was so realistic and thorough, even the White Zetsu themselves started killing each other.

What appeared to be two ninjas fighting each other ended in mutual destruction, transforming into two pale white Zetsu, which in turn became two large trees.

As the chaotic battle progressed, the battlefield was increasingly covered by large trees, and the battlefield environment gradually transformed into a forest. The familiar battlefield environment slowed down the pace of the battle, and the frequency of deaths decreased rapidly.

In the central stone forest battlefield, Madara Uchiha stood atop a stone pillar at the edge of the stone forest, watching the neatly arranged Konoha ninja approach and deploy their battle formation.

The Konoha ninjas were highly trained, and their formation changes were so fast that even Madara Uchiha was greatly surprised.

His hawk-like gaze swept over the agile Konoha ninja, identifying their identities: Nara, ...

Yamanaka, Akimichi, Aburame, Inukai, Uchiha and Hyuga, and thoroughly commoner ninjas.

What surprised Madara Uchiha the most was that he saw at least 100 Hyuga with smooth foreheads, ponytails, and headbands around their necks.

Madara was greatly puzzled: When did the Hyuga clan have so many main families?

A few seconds later, his question became: Are all the Hyuga branch families dead?

But that was a minor matter. What truly shocked Madara Uchiha was the Uchiha clan. They, they all displayed a second bloodline limit, and there were even some freaks who possessed three at the same time.

Madara Uchiha's head was buzzing, unsure whether it was a problem with his own memory or with the ninja world itself.

He then discovered that half of the Konoha ninja in front of him possessed bloodline limits, a terrifyingly high proportion.

Madara Uchiha thus forgot his battle plan and did not launch an attack on the Konoha ninjas. Instead, he stood quietly on top of the stone pillar, allowing the Konoha ninjas to take pictures of him.

Madara Uchiha gazed at the ninja army before him, lost in memories, his deep eyes looking into the distance.

He thought of his beloved Hashirama and murmured, "Hashirama should be very satisfied. Your successor, the Fifth Hokage, is truly a perfect Hokage, more to my liking than you."

"If Xia Zuo had appeared before I left Konoha, I probably wouldn't have left Konoha."

"Hashirama, Hashirama, you brought an end to the Warring States period, but your ideals were ultimately wrong."

"After you died, the brief peace came to an end. Even during the lulls in the Shinobi World War, true peace was never achieved. The Shinobi World was still plagued by constant warfare, and small countries were on the verge of collapse."

"True peace only returned to the ninja world after the Fifth Hokage swept across it."

"I acknowledge the Fifth Hokage's talent. Without the Akatsuki's actions, the true peace he created might have lasted for 30 years."

Years, even 40 years.

"But so what? He will die eventually, and war will break out again. This brief peace is just a false peace."

"In the end, Hashirama, you underestimated the desires of the human heart. I am different—this time, I will change the ninja world. When the Infinite Tsukuyomi arrives, peace will no longer be a pipe dream."

"Since true peace is about to arrive, the ninja world will no longer need ninjas like the Fifth Hokage, or even Konoha Village. Therefore, killing Konoha ninjas is an inevitable price to pay."

Madara Uchiha's gaze grew sharper and his killing intent intensified, so much so that even from several kilometers away, the Konoha ninjas could sense it.

Uchiha Shisui stepped forward and said to Hatake Kakashi, "Senior, keep an eye on the team. I'm going to meet our former clan leader."

Uchiha Izumi also stepped forward, and she said with a smile, "I'll go too."

"Since it's a meeting with the former head of my Uchiha clan, how can I, the current head, not go?"

Shisui looked at Izumi with concern: "Clan leader, this is too dangerous."

Uchiha Izumi raised her right hand and extended her index finger. Instantly, a golden, gleaming bone appeared, a finger bone formed from the condensation of chakra and the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Uchiha Shisui and Hatake Kakashi exclaimed simultaneously, "Susanoo!"

Uchiha Izumi smiled and nodded, then asked, "Can I go now?"

Shisui and Kakashi exchanged a glance and said at the same time, "Of course."

So, Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Izumi walked side by side forward, quickly advancing towards the location of Uchiha Madara, and soon arrived at a point about a hundred meters in front of the first stone pillar.

At such close range, Madara Uchiha, with his keen eyesight, naturally recognized the characteristics of the two Uchiha.

He didn't speak, but suddenly opened his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, and the terrifying power of his eyes transformed into a storm, rushing towards Shisui and Izumi.

The two had not expected Madara Uchiha's attack to be so violent, but they did not retreat even a step. Instead, they simultaneously opened their Mangekyou Sharingan and used their eye power to retaliate.

The eye power based on Yin-attribute chakra was originally an intangible and formless existence, but under the intense conflict between the two sides, it suddenly appeared out of thin air, with blue, green and gold arcs of electricity appearing.

What appears to be an arc of electricity is actually an extremely concentrated form of Yin-attribute chakra. An ordinary person who takes a single glance will be instantly trapped in an eternal genjutsu.

Even among the Konoha ninjas several kilometers away, there were unfortunate individuals who fell victim to the attack.

Fortunately, there were many Hyuga and Uchiha ninjas in the standing army. They quickly woke up their comrades who were trapped in the genjutsu and reminded everyone to be careful of genjutsu defense.