Immortality begins with the ninjas of Konoha.

Chapter 212 Demonstrating Power to Subordinates? (Changes in the Mist-Hidden Environment, No Main Character)

In mid-February, the battle between Iwagakure and Sunagakure continued, and Konoha's plan to strike back completely failed with the appearance of Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.

Faced with the threat of the Tailed Beast Ball, even with Minato Namikaze present, most Konoha ninjas still chickened out.

Especially after Han transformed into a half-tailed beast and unleashed the Tailed Beast Ball, some Konoha ninjas even considered going home immediately. Faced with that catastrophic power, these ordinary ninjas were powerless to do anything.

While battles raged outside, Kirigakure remained peaceful, with little trouble in the village except for ongoing rebellions.

With Osamu Furukawa remaining in Konoha, Obito Uchiha was forced to abandon his spying and quietly return to Kirigakure to enjoy the "grand show" he had orchestrated...

In the misty Kirigakure village, inside the Mizukage Building, the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, was working at his desk like a puppet.

During this time, subordinates reported on their work, and most of the documents were taken over by the masked girl next to him.

Mei Terumi has already taken control of most of the Anbu. With Madara Uchiha revealing his true intentions, she can be said to have indirectly controlled half of the village, making her essentially the Shadow Mizukage.

As evening fell, a vortex appeared, and Obito Uchiha tossed the documents to the puppet, then sat down on the sofa on the right side of the room, sighing in Madara Uchiha's tone, "As expected, it's a false peace. In just over half a year, they've launched a war under the pretext of losing the tailed beasts."

"That's what ninjas are like, always killing for some trivial reason, just like this village, full of mindless tools."

"Not knowing why they fight, nor understanding what love is, this twisted ninja world remains as ugly as ever after all these years."

"Did Sunagakure use the power of the Tailed Beasts?"

Upon hearing the question, Kisame, standing beside Mei Terumi, respectfully replied, "Yes, Lord Madara. The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, manipulated the Tailed Beasts to retaliate and even cooperated with them to intercept the Five-Tails Jinchuriki's attack using Magnet Release ninjutsu."

"In the end, the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, suddenly appeared and used Dust Release to break the sealing techniques of Rasa and the Tailed Beasts."

"After the battle, the two sides temporarily returned to a standoff."

Carrying his bandaged sword Samehada on his back, Kisame was very focused when reporting the information, and at the end, he did not forget to look at Madara Uchiha with a look of admiration.

Noticing his subordinate's gaze, Obito smiled behind his mask. Kisame was a loyal subordinate he had secretly taken in.

Unlike Mei Terumi, a bloodline limit ninja who was chosen by the elders because she cared about the village, Kisame was more pure, and they even recognized his dream of ending the ninja world.

"Very good. War is an opportunity for us to develop. Akatsuki has already accepted some employees, and in the next few months, we hope to monopolize the war."

"I have some missions to complete, and Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, will also be joining us."

Obito spoke these words in a nonchalant tone, and just as he expected, Kisame exclaimed in surprise, his face showing disbelief: "Orochimaru? Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin?"

"As expected of Lord Madara, he can even recruit someone like that into the organization!"

"I will do my best in any mission to fulfill Lord Madara's dream."

Kisame bowed his head and fawned over Obito, while Mei Terumi, having removed her mask, also showed a look of "surprise." She crossed her arms and looked at Obito, asking, "Orochimaru is a crucial figure who possesses information about Konoha's Anbu. If he tries to leave Konoha, he'll likely be hunted down and killed, won't he?"

"That's good. I've done a lot of preparation work on how to take Orochimaru in."

Obito, still exuding an air of absolute control, was about to assign tasks when Kisame suddenly looked at him with a fanatical expression, revealing a mouthful of sharp fangs, and shouted, "Does Lord Madara intend to take this opportunity to demonstrate the power to crush the ninja world?"

"Even if the opponent is a Konoha ninja, they are helpless against Madara's legendary power."

"Perhaps my Samehada sword can also have a feast this time, Madara-sama. Please take me with you to show Konoha the power of a god!"

Mei Terumi almost burst out laughing at Kisame's performance, but with the help of Shu Furukawa's spirit, she managed to control her emotions and looked at Obito with reverence.

Obito, who had initially intended to send the two to provide backup, froze for a moment. However, remembering the abilities of his Mangekyou Sharingan, he decisively agreed: "Alright, it's time for the Konoha ninjas to relive that nightmarish night!"

"Kisame, you are responsible for meeting Orochimaru at the northern border of the Land of Fire and the Land of Iron."

"Mei Terumi, hide and wait near the eastern coastline."

"Leave the pursuit of Konoha ninja to me. With Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin, gone, the ninja world may be thrown into turmoil again. A false peace should never exist."

"Yes, Lord Madara!"

Upon hearing their responses, Obito Uchiha whispered the time again. When Kisame heard it was mid-March, he flattered Kisame, saying he would definitely prepare well.

Under the "reverent" gazes of his two subordinates, Obito transformed into a vortex and disappeared.

Upon returning to the Kamui dimension, White Zetsu immediately lost his composure, his mask disintegrating and white tentacles waving wildly in front of Obito. A comical voice immediately followed: "Lord Madara, the risk is too great!"

"Perhaps this is a plan by Orochimaru and Konoha to lure you out and then gather their forces to kill you."

"Orochimaru is untrustworthy, and the Sage Techniques that guy provided are also problematic—was he bitten by the White Snake Sage?"

"It must be fake. He wants to see you turn into a snake and be eaten by that immortal. Even though you might experience the urge to defecate, being pulled out by a snake..."

"shut up!"

Obito almost imagined the White Zetsu's disgusting suggestion, pointed to his eyes, and then confidently stated, "At this rate of absorption and release, no one can resist this power!"

"Susanoo has also mastered the next stage. Although it can't create its complete form, with its double defense, who can harm me?"

"If it weren't for Black Zetsu hiding the Gedo Mazo, I would have already completed the capture of the Tailed Beasts."

"As long as the cursed seal remains on my heart, I will be unable to carry out the Eye of the Moon Plan. Tailed Beasts can be captured at any time. Removing the restriction is the most important thing for me."

Obito felt somewhat depressed when he thought about the cursed seal Madara had placed on his heart. Madara was also wary of him going it alone and had very limited trust in him.

The White Zetsu's tentacles began to twist again, tapping Obito's head and chuckling as it reminded him, "We still haven't obtained any new information about Furukawa Osamu."

"He doesn't understand Lord Madara, and Lord Madara doesn't understand him either."

"If Orochimaru isn't truly loyal and Furukawa is pursuing us, I suggest we just run away and hide here."

"If Orochimaru were sincere, Madara could have simply absorbed him and escaped, and Furukawa Osamu would have had no way to do so either."

Possessing the Mangekyou Sharingan, which could essentially "cheat," Obito Uchiha moved with ease. However, upon hearing White Zetsu's suggestion, he disagreed, instead replying in a deep voice, "We must demonstrate our immense power in front of these subordinates!"

"Otherwise, if they saw Nagato's eyes, which only a Sage of Six Paths could possess, they might betray me."

"The Nine-Tails is still in that evil guy's hands. This is a good opportunity to probe for some more information."

"To revive the Ten-Tails, we cannot bypass him. Perhaps, like me, Osamu Furukawa has chosen to carry out this plan himself."

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"He wants to rule the ninja world, and I am determined to end the ninja world—that's destiny!"

White Zetsu was speechless. It even felt that Obito's words made some sense. Thinking of Madara's "Hashirama Moment," it sighed twice in a normal tone: "Perhaps these eyes were born to fight against that monster."

"Otherwise, if you had failed last time, not only would your eyes have been gouged out, but your body would have suffered the same ruptured meridians as Madara did back then, and that kind of death would have been extremely painful."

Obito nodded solemnly, and as the mask covered him, he immediately reminded him, "Go to Amegakure. I need to see this ugly world from the front lines. You take this opportunity to meet up with Black Zetsu. I think there's something wrong with the disappearance of the Four-Tails Jinchuriki."

"It's possible that Nagato kidnapped the Four-Tails Jinchuriki. I'll go to the base to check it out."

As night fell, the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, had already returned home on his own. Due to long-term genjutsu control, the transmission of neural signals in his brain had developed serious problems.

Even if the illusion is broken now, this puppet Mizukage won't live much longer. The thought of the village leader meeting such an end filled Mei Terumi with hatred for the decaying village.

Over the years, Kisame learned more about the situation and also lost hope in the village. Fortunately, they retained some members of the reformist faction and secretly stabilized the ninja clan.

The power of Kirigakure is still there; now all that's missing is an opportunity to get rid of Madara Uchiha.

"I didn't expect Madara Uchiha to be so confident. It seems he has a lot of faith in the power of his eyes!"

"How are we going to get rid of him? That kind of eye power... no one in the ninja world could withstand it."

Kisame slowly stated that although Mei Terumi had inscribed a curse mark on his heart, as a Kirigakure ninja, he could simply die; he could not accept that the village would continue to be controlled in the future.

"That's because you know nothing about power!"

"If you're lucky, you might see Lord Xiu. Remember not to use your knife; you, as a spy, have an even more important mission."

"You'll understand when you join Akatsuki. By then, the Land of Water will have gotten rid of the Daimyo. Although we'll still be ninjas in name only, our lives will be completely different."

Mei Terumi puffed out her chest as she finished speaking, declaring that she had long awaited the overthrow of the Land of Water. Suddenly, as if remembering something, she turned to Kisame behind her and whispered, "When you went to the Land of Fire, gather some intelligence. Does Lord Shu have a woman by his side?!"

"I must melt her down with my own hands!"

Kisame was speechless, but seeing the girl's terrifying gaze, he could only nod in the end. Thinking of the lost ninja swords, he couldn't help but speak up for the village again: "With Lord Shu's magnanimity, he shouldn't care about two ninja swords, right?"

"After all, these are ninja tools that Kirigakure has passed down for many years. Let's leave them to the village to continue their legacy..."

"I've noted this down. It's just two ninja swords; there won't be any problem."

Hearing Mei Terumi's response, Kisame secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't understand anything about change, but the legacy couldn't be lost.

As her subordinates took their leave, Mei Terumi gazed at Kirigakure in the night sky while communicating with Osamu Furukawa's spirit through her spiritual form: "Let's exchange my body for those two ninja swords!"

"I know all your evil thoughts. There's nothing I can do. I'll allow you to use my body to your heart's content. It's all for the sake of the village."

"Damn it, that damned woman, I'll kill her!"

Watching the girl go mad in the mental world, Osamu Furukawa's spirit silently recorded the "symptoms": "By absorbing a large amount of ninja death energy [collected], the spirit will also affect the host."

"Extreme emotional states..."

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