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Chapter 339 The Fifth Hokage was too cunning.

The four shadows simply could not refuse the United Nations.

According to Xia Zuo's description of the United Nations rules, the five great nations represented by the five ninja villages will have veto power, which will absolutely guarantee their supreme status and prevent any newcomers like the Land of Rain from challenging them.

Because the new challenger will face joint suppression from the five major powers.

Furthermore, the smooth flow of information among the five major powers will help them avoid unexpected wars as much as possible.

From the current situation, this is the Fifth Hokage trying to limit the disorderly expansion of power in Konoha. How could the Four Kage not accept it?

The Fifth Kazekage, Gaara, asked, "What if a new challenger emerges, withstands our combined pressure, and even wins the war—what then?"

Xia Zuo answered without hesitation: "It's very simple. Either one of the original five great powers is kicked out, or it becomes a unified six-power state."

The Fourth Raikage asked, "Fifth Hokage, why did you propose this international power structure at this time?"

Seeing the doubt and distrust in Ai and Onoki's eyes, Xia Zuo smiled and replied, "Because I am not a god, and one day the vibrant energy I brought to Konoha will disappear."

"An international organization that can uphold its bottom line can now protect you from being swallowed up by Konoha, can shelter Sunagakure and Kirigakure from difficulties, and can protect Konoha in my place until the very end in the future."

"Who can guarantee that their village and country will prosper forever?"

The Fifth Kazekage apologized sheepishly, "I'm sorry, I mistakenly thought you would lie to me again, Fifth Hokage—"

Shaza stopped Gaara from continuing his apology, saying expressionlessly, "History will prove everything."

The Five Shadows Conference has ended.

As the Fifth Kazekage, feeling guilty, was being comforted by the Fifth Mizukage, he was mocked by the Fourth Raikage: "You idiot, you guessed right."

Gaara: "Huh?"

Onoki: "Heh, the Fifth Hokage said history will prove everything," not that I didn't lie to you this time.

Gaara: "Huh??"

Mei Terumi: "Hey~! You two bad people, the Kazekage is still a child, why are you saying it so bluntly?"

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Gaara: "Huh!!??"

Mei Terumi asked, "Speaking of which, did you guys discover where the Fifth Hokage set a trap for us?"

Onoki shook his head and said, "I can't tell. That's that brat Fifth Hokage. I might not even realize I've fallen into the trap he dug."

Ai said, "Even if I had discovered it, I wouldn't have told you, so don't ask."

Onoki: "You greedy bastard, are you trying to take advantage of me?"

Ai: "Hehe, if you and the Mizukage find out, you'll definitely pretend you don't know anything and secretly take advantage of the situation together with the Hokage."

He glanced at Gaara: "Except for the Kazekage, I believe if he found out, he would go directly to the Hokage and ask him to change the rules."

Mei Terumi chuckled and said, "Young people are always so naive and hot-blooded. When I was his age, I wasn't even as good as Kazekage-kun, hehehehe."

Onoki sneered, "Raikage, you're right. That's exactly what I think. In the end, who among us dares to break away from the United Nations planned by the Fifth Hokage?"

The Fourth Raikage remained silent for a long time: "Although I can't see through the Fifth Hokage's scheme, as long as he still intends to use his brain against me, I won't despair."

"After all, he still has his bottom line and won't push Kumogakure to the point of no return."

The Third Tsuchikage: "That's what I think too."

Fifth Mizukage: "Me too."

The Tsuchikage, Mizukage, and Raikage suddenly spoke up: "The Fifth Hokage is too insidious."

Gaara: All the Kage are bad guys. This world is rotten.

Beneath the Gedo Mazo, Nagato, Konan, Itachi Uchiha, Obito Uchiha, Kakuzu, Hidan, and Kisame Hoshigaki gathered, gazing at the colossal Ten-Tails with either fascination or awe.

"So this is what the Gedo Mazo looks like after it's been activated."

I don't know who it was, or how many times they've expressed this sentiment.

These well-informed ninjas, even though they had all seen the Gedo Mazo, could not have imagined that the Gedo Mazo coming to life would be so terrifying.

Even the cold-blooded Kakuzu, and the resolute Uchiha Touch, who was determined to die, could not control the instinctive trembling that was emanating from him.

Only Hidan, a follower of the evil god, was laughing maniacally: "This is God! So this is God! What a pity he's not my God. What a pity!"

Madara Uchiha arrived late, glanced at the Gedo Mazo, and couldn't help but sigh.

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Nagato keenly sensed Madara's mood and asked, "Mr. Madara, what are you worried about?"

Because of this success, and because Madara Uchiha single-handedly held off the strongest army of Konoha, and even fought a great battle against the four reanimated Hokage, Nagato's attitude towards him changed drastically.

At least he is no longer so opposed to Madara Uchiha joining the party, and is willing to address him only with honorifics.

Madara Uchiha replied, "I was fighting four reanimated Hokage on the front lines. After I used [Heavenly Meteor] to summon two giant meteors, the Fourth Hokage suddenly revealed himself as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and shattered the two meteors with a single blow."

Nagato frowned slightly: "The Fourth Hokage is actually the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? There was absolutely no information about this before. Konoha Village really kept it well hidden."

Madara Uchiha: "No, you've missed the point."

"The Fourth Hokage was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and he was also a resurrected dead man using the Impure World Reincarnation technique. So why was Kabuto Yakushi, who completely knew all the secrets of Orochimaru's [Impure World Reincarnation] in Konoha, unable to summon Kinkaku and Ginkaku?"

"Furthermore, the Nine-Tails inside the Fourth Hokage, who was resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, is real and not a simulation. It can completely and truly activate the Gedo Mazo."

"Just when I discovered this and was preparing to capture the Fourth Hokage, the Gedo Mazo suddenly activated. Isn't that too much of a coincidence?"

Nagato's face had turned extremely ugly as he turned to look at Konan beside him.

Konan nodded slightly and then used the [Body Flicker Technique] to disappear. A moment later, she returned: "Yakushi Kabuto has disappeared."

Obito Uchiha was startled: "Kabuto Yakushi is a spy? Then who does he serve?"

Madara Uchiha: "Idiot, his actions are perfectly aligned with Konoha's, clearly he's working for Konoha and secretly manipulating our actions!"

Nagato's face darkened: "The Fifth Hokage, Natsume, it's him!"

Konan asked疑惑地问道, "But Kabuto's actions, while controlling our pace, also became a guarantee for us to activate the Gedo Mazo. Does the Fifth Hokage want us to activate the Gedo Mazo?"

"This doesn't make sense."

Madara Uchiha smiled helplessly: "I haven't been resurrected for long, but I've heard a lot about the Fifth Hokage. Besides his great strength, he was also strong-willed and domineering."

"But have you noticed that what he likes to do most is to beat people up first, making them afraid of him, and then slowly invest in them to attract them to follow him?"

"The Hidden Cloud Village, Hidden Sand Village, and Hidden Mist Village all used almost the same tactics, and you've all seen the results. The Fifth Hokage successfully organized the Allied Shinobi Forces."

"Perhaps the Fifth Hokage has set his sights on the Akatsuki this time?"

Nagato pondered Madara's words: "Strike first, then feed them—"

The veins on his forehead throbbed, and his eyes were filled with rage: "Is he trying to tame us like pets?"

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"So, six years ago, when he suddenly came to Amegakure and defeated me using various means, that was the first time he tried to tame me?"

"Because I later ignored all of Konoha's activities and instead started stealing Tailed Beasts, he only attempted to tame them a second time after failing to do so?"

"Damn it, I won't let him have his way! We, the Akatsuki, are not a dog-like ninja village. We have never been dogs to nobles!"

"I will make the Allied Shinobi Forces experience true suffering and truly understand the preciousness of peace!"

Nagato slowly floated up, and the Gedo Mazo behind him—no, the Ten-Tails—slowly stood up in sync with his movements, radiating a terrifying aura.

Nagato's eyes gleamed, and he asked with a godlike air, "Where is the Allied Shinobi Forces?"

Black Zetsu replied with slight hesitation, "Yes, the Allied Shinobi Forces have retreated."

"They've retreated?" Most of the Akatsuki members exclaimed in surprise. "They were scared off! We've won?"

Kisame Hoshigaki is the purest ninja; he doesn't offer any opinion on this, nor does he even think about it.

However, seeing that Uchiha Itachi beside him didn't seem happy at all, but instead showed concern, Shark Face couldn't help but ask, "What are you worried about, Mr. Itachi?"

Itachi Uchiha frowned and said, "I'm worried about the Fifth Hokage, Sasuke Natsumi. He's the one who orchestrated this situation. No matter how advantageous it seems, I still feel very uneasy."

It wasn't just Itachi Uchiha who was uneasy; even those who were cheering were actually quite anxious. After all, the Fifth Hokage's shadow had just disappeared, so why would he retreat so suddenly?

But after much thought, they still couldn't figure it out. Madara Uchiha and Nagato had no other options but to urge Black Zetsu to closely monitor the movements of the Allied Shinobi Forces.

Two days later, the Allied Shinobi Forces withdrew completely from the Land of Iron and continued their retreat towards Konoha.

The restless warriors of the Land of Iron began to reclaim their lost territories and reclaim their own samurai estates.

The warriors' movements went very smoothly, without encountering any obstacles.

Shennong of the Sky Village could no longer contain himself and made a request to Nagato: "The Sky Village needs land."

The lower-ranking members of Akatsuki also suggested to Nagato, "Take back the Land of Rain, take back Amegakure! That's our home!"

However, Uchiha Tsuru suggested: "Go straight to the Land of Fire, annihilate the Allied Shinobi Forces, and remove the obstacle to peace in the Shinobi World."

Madara Uchiha's suggestion was: "Go straight to Konoha and kill the Fifth Hokage, Natsume."

"Don't forget, Yakushi Kabuto is no longer here. Once my Impure World Reincarnation body collapses, I will have to return to the Pure Land."

Nagato was stunned. He couldn't understand why, when the situation was critical, the Akatsuki was able to continuously receive allies and help, and the entire camp was full of vitality.

After a fierce battle, they repelled the Allied Shinobi Forces and gained divine power enough to control the shinobi world. Their future was bright, and the situation was extremely favorable.

But even in this favorable situation, so many voices suddenly emerged within the Akatsuki organization, showing a trend of fragmentation.

It seemed as if it might split apart at any moment, or even start fighting amongst itself.

Nagato was completely puzzled by this.

Just as Nagato was struggling with his troubles, members of the Akatsuki even took action on their own initiative.

For example, Kakuzu sneaked out to complete a few missions, beheaded a few people, and slightly satisfied his desire to make money.

Hidan followed him, casually killing several ninjas from the Land of Grass and offering them as sacrifices to his god.

Uchiha Itachi also slipped out of the Land of Iron, saying he was going to gather intelligence on the Allied Shinobi Forces.

A few days later, Nagato and Madara Uchiha learned of this situation. The two looked at each other, feeling a chill run down their spines.

Nagato: "Is this the Fifth Hokage Natsume's scheme?"

Madara Uchiha: "He was able to use such a bloodless method to cause the Akatsuki to fall into disarray and become uncontrollable."

"The Fifth Hokage, Natsume, is truly insidious."

Madara Uchiha forcibly suppressed his restless heart and suggested, "We can't wait any longer. We must immediately gather all the ninjas and launch an attack on Konoha, otherwise the Akatsuki will collapse."

Nagato accepted Madara's advice and began preparing for the attack.

But that very night, Shennong, who had received orders from Nagato to return to the Angkor Fortress, took the opportunity of meeting with Nagato to launch an assassination attempt.

Shennong's body was filled with dark chakra containing emotions such as sadness, pain, greed, and lust, and he actually became the jinchūriki of the artificial tailed beast Zero-Tails.

With Zero's control of the Angkor Fortress's heavy cannons, the thick rock layer was blasted open, and Ten-Tails and Nagato were pulled out of the underground cave.

Changmen roared in fury, "Shennong, how dare you betray me! You're courting death!"

Shennong ignored Nagato and instead stared at the Ten-Tails with fascination: "This is the Ten-Tails monster that has been resurrected by concentrating the power of the nine tailed beasts. How wonderful! As the energy source for the five fortresses, I will truly obtain an unshakeable aerial fortress."

"With the Ten-Tails, Sky Village will become a god-like village, surpassing even the Five Great Shinobi Villages!"

Nagato laughed in fury: "Foolish Shennong, actually wanted to take the Ten-Tails from my hands, just so that a small Sky Village could enslave the entire ninja world. How utterly foolish!"

Shennong was actually a frog in a well. He had never seen Nagato's power, nor did he know the true information about Uchiha Madara. He had no concept of power above the Kage level.

Therefore, even though he couldn't understand the status of the Gedo Mazo after seeing it resurrected as the Ten-Tails, it didn't stop him from developing a greedy desire to possess it.

When Shennong successfully sealed the Zero-Tail and felt his own peak Kage-level combat power, he naturally developed the illusion that he was invincible.

So when the Akatsuki members scattered and Nagato sent Konan out to deliver orders, he boldly came to ambush Nagato, intending to seize the Ten-Tails and even directly control the Akatsuki.