Naruto: The Ninja World's Life Buyer

Chapter 260 In the Name of Anti-Humanity, Tailed Beast Intimidation

On a desolate mountain at the border of the Land of Grass and the Land of Waterfall.

Onoki floated in mid-air.

Across from him stood a tall Black man.

The Fourth Raikage, Killer Bee.

Killer Bee exuded a violent aura of lightning.

The Third Raikage died in an ambush by three thousand Iwagakure troops. There was a deep-seated blood feud between the two.

"Tsuchikage."

Killer Bee clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking.

"You better give me a reason not to kill you. Otherwise, even if this is a neutral zone, I'll blast you into mincemeat."

"You can act at any time, Raikage."

Onoki looked at him coldly.

"But if you kill me, the soul of the Third Raikage will forever be a slave to Konoha."

Chirabi remained silent.

"Impure World Reincarnation".

Onoki uttered these four words.

"Orochimaru perfected the Second Hokage's forbidden technique. He resurrected the Third Raikage and the Third Kazekage."

"They are being enslaved by Konoha, they don't need rest, they are not afraid of getting hurt, and they have unlimited chakra."

"If Konoha continues to use this technique—the next time, the one standing in front of us might be the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, or Madara Uchiha."

"At that time, the history of the entire ninja world will be written unilaterally by Konoha. All the villages like ours will have no choice but to submit."

Chirabi remained silent.

He was well aware of the implications. He had seen the intelligence reports describing how the manipulated Third Raikage slaughtered Iwa ninja like a puppet.

That would be more humiliating for him than killing him.

"What do you want?" Killer Bee asked.

"Form an alliance."

Onoki stretched out a hand.

"Let go of the hatred. At least until we resolve the Impure World Reincarnation in Konoha, we can't afford to waste our time on each other anymore."

"We will issue a joint statement to the entire ninja world, declaring the Impure World Reincarnation a forbidden technique that is against humanity."

"A mere statement won't scare that madman Orochimaru," Killer Bee scoffed.

"Of course not."

Onoki's eyes turned extremely ruthless.

"Ordinary ninjas can't defeat those immortal monsters."

"Therefore, we must use—the Tailed Beasts."

Three days later, a statement jointly signed by the Tsuchikage and Raikage spread throughout the ninja world.

[The Impure World Reincarnation technique is a desecration of the dead and a violation of the ethics of life. It is a forbidden technique against humanity. If Konoha does not destroy this technique, it will face punishment from the entire ninja world.]

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Onoki even sent secret envoys to Sunagakure and Kirigakure, attempting to form a four-nation alliance.

But the result greatly disappointed him.

The Land of Wind, Sunagakure Village.

Acting Kazekage Rasa looked at the secret letter from Iwagakure and sneered.

"That old fox, Onoki, is trying to drag us down with him because he can't win?"

"Lord Kazekage, shall we reply?" Ebizo asked from the side.

Ignore him.

Luo Sha threw the letter on the table.

"We signed a mutual aid agreement with the Takaya Trading Company, and now the village's granaries are full of affordable grains sent from Konoha."

"Would you risk your life against Konoha just because of Onoki's slogan? Let them die on their own."

As for the Third Kazekage being resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique? Given the current state of Sunagakure, they can't do anything about it. They might as well pretend they don't know.

The Land of Water, the Hidden Mist Village.

The Third Mizukage didn't even finish reading the letter before throwing it into the sea.

He is cleansing the village's bloodline limits; when it comes to being anti-human, even the Impure World Reincarnation cannot compare to his actions.

In his view, although the Impure World Reincarnation was disgusting, if he could kill more bloodline ninjas in the war, he could actually purify the world.

The rejections from Sunagakure and Kirigakure did not deter Onoki from giving up.

Since we can't gang up on them, we'll just have to do it ourselves.

Northwestern border of the Land of Fire.

The sky was overcast, with dense thunderclouds.

At the edge of the earth, two enormous figures, as massive as mountains, appeared.

The four-tailed Son Goku, his body engulfed in molten lava, let out a deafening roar.

King Mu, with the body of a horse and the head of a dolphin, exudes boiling steam.

The two Jinchūriki of Iwagakure, Rōshi and Han, have entered their complete Tailed Beast transformation state.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the northeastern border.

The sealing squad of Yunyin was escorting an iron cage.

Inside the cage was a little girl who was only eight years old.

Yugito Nii. Matatabi, the Jinchūriki of the Two-Tailed Beast.

She had not yet mastered the power of the Tailed Beasts. Her eyes were filled with tears of fear, and her body trembled.

"Let me out—I'm scared—"

The girl cried out.

But the Cloud Village ninjas around them remained expressionless.

A high-ranking member of the Cloud Hidden Sect looked at her coldly.

"If Konoha doesn't agree to our conditions, then release her seal and let her go berserk."

"Once she uses her Tailed Beast Ball to flatten the Konoha positions in front of her, we'll seal her back."

This is the determination of Iwagakure and Kumogakure.

The three tailed beasts are stationed on the border of the Land of Fire.

Onoki's ultimatum was delivered to the Hokage Building.

[Destroy all samples of the Impure World Reincarnation technique. Konoha promises never to use this technique again. Otherwise, the three Tailed Beasts will launch a saturation bombardment of the Land of Fire's borders with Tailed Beast Balls.]

They didn't expect Konoha to admit defeat, because Konoha had the Nine-Tails. They could use the Tailed Beasts, and Konoha could too.

All they need is for Orochimaru to give up the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

As for the outcome of the war, that can be discussed later.

Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf Village)

Panic is spreading.

The threat of the tailed beasts made everyone uneasy.

Konoha Hospital.

Tsunade is changing the dressing of an injured person.

The wounded soldier was a young Chunin whose leg was blown off in yesterday's frontline clashes.

"Lady Tsunade————"

The young chunin's eyes revealed a deep fear.

"If I die—will the Hokage turn me into one of those monsters that sheds paper scraps?"

"I don't want to—I don't want to be manipulated into killing people after I die—"

Traditional ninjas were not afraid to die in battle. They believed in the Will of Fire and that their souls would return to the Pure Land after death, becoming nourishment for the village.

But the Impure World Reincarnation shattered this belief.

If even the soul cannot find peace after death, what is the point of sacrifice?

Don't overthink it.

Suppressing her anger, Tsunade injected the wounded with a sedative.

"The village won't let that happen."

She turned and walked out of the ward, her expression as cold as ice.

Hokage Building, Supreme Conference Room.

The atmosphere was extremely oppressive.

Orochimaru sat in the Hokage's seat, a disdainful sneer on his face.

"Protest? Ban?"

Orochimaru threw Onoki's ultimatum on the table.

"The barking of the weak."

"They can't defeat the Edo Tensei, so they're trying to use morality to blackmail me?"

"Since they've brought out the Tailed Beasts, that's perfect."

Orochimaru's vertical pupils flashed with a frenzied fighting spirit.

"I can reincarnate the First and Second Hokage. As long as the First Hokage is alive, those three tailed beasts are nothing more than his pets."

"We can use this opportunity to completely destroy Iwagakure and Kumogakure, and unify the ninja world!"

"That's enough!"

A furious shout interrupted Orochimaru's wild thoughts.

Sakumo Hatake stood in front of the conference table.

This hero of Konoha has eyes as sharp as knives.

"Orochimaru, have you gone mad?"

"Reincarnated as the First and Second Hokage? This is the greatest blasphemy against Konoha's predecessors!"

Sakumo felt incredibly angry.

"Go listen to the sounds outside! Look at the wounded ninjas! They're afraid! They're afraid of their own village!"

"If you continue using this technique, Konoha will collapse from within without Iwagakure and Kumogakure even lifting a finger!"

"Is the so-called unification of the ninja world to be built on a bunch of enslaved dead people?!"

Sakumo represents the traditionalists of Konoha, and those ninjas who have principles.

Orochimaru looked at him coldly.

"Sakumo-senpai, if we don't use this power, how many people in Konoha would have to die to stop the bombardment of the three tailed beasts?"

"Are you willing to trade your men's lives for your ridiculous principles?"

The two were locked in a fierce battle of wits, neither willing to give in.

The Jonin in the conference room split into two factions.

One group of militants, having experienced the brutal meat grinder, tacitly approved of Orochimaru's actions. Another group firmly stood with Sakumo, resolutely opposing the desecration of the dead.

The inside of Konoha was torn apart.

"Alright, enough arguing. I am the Hokage, and my word is law."

Orochimaru sneered, silencing all the arguments.

He was not afraid of the war escalating; in fact, he longed for it to escalate so as to test the power of his greatest masterpiece.

"You're insane!"

Sakumo pulled out the bone knife from his back.

A chilling killing intent locked onto Orochimaru.

"Insisting on toying with the souls of our ancestors, dragging the entire village down with you! Orochimaru, you are utterly unworthy to be Hokage!"

"If the Hokage's decision is to destroy the village, as a Jonin, I have the right to stop you!"

Several white snakes slowly emerged from Orochimaru's sleeve, flicking their tongues and poised to strike.

"Want to make a move here, senpai?" Orochimaru's voice turned sinister.

Possessing the perfect Sage Mode, he was completely unafraid of Sakumo.

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