Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 283 The Challenged Weakness

As soon as Master Yuan finished speaking, the entire rooftop fell into a deathly silence.

The surrounding high-ranking members of the Mist Shadow faction stared wide-eyed, as if they had heard something utterly unbelievable.

Mei Terumi, the person involved, was completely frozen in place.

Her beautiful eyes widened instantly, and a blush spread across her fair cheeks at a visible speed.

Are you kidding me!

They wanted her to marry Yamashiro Aoba, but he was from another village. This guy had kidnapped their village's Jinchūriki.

However, on the other hand—

Yamashiro Aoba is indeed quite handsome; he'd be a decent husband material.

Aoba was stunned for a full two seconds before she reacted.

Looking at the old man in front of him, he couldn't help but curse him inwardly as an old fox.

The current situation of the Hidden Mist is not good. It is not just a matter of generational gap, but a complete break in the lineage.

The most capable fighter is still the previous Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi.

That's right, Yagura Karatachi is not actually dead yet, he's just in prison.

If Utakata is in his hands and he kills Yagura Karatachi, Kirigakure will be without a single capable leader.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have been Aoba who intervened and controlled the out-of-control Yagura last time.

Because of Aoba's intervention, the fact that Yagura was being controlled by Karatachi was exposed ahead of time, but at this time, Mei Terumi had not yet matured.

Although Mei Terumi has mastered the dual bloodlines, her strength and combat experience are far from sufficient to qualify her as a "Kage"!

Although the news was blocked, there are no secrets in the ninja world.

Yuan Shi is trying to bind him to Kirigakure through marriage. Kirigakure will not only gain a super fighter, but also solve the problem of the tailed beasts.

As for Mei Terumi's personal wishes?

When faced with a village's survival crisis, individual wishes always take a back seat.

"Elder Yuan, you've really got a clever plan."

Aoba chuckled lightly, directly seeing through Genji's intention, "If I'm not mistaken, Mei Terumi is your chosen successor as the next Mizukage, isn't she?"

"You want the Mizukage to marry a Konoha ninja like me? Aren't you afraid your subordinates will cause an uproar?"

Hearing Aoba's words, Terumi Mei was also slightly taken aback.

Is she going to become the Water Shadow?

Although she had always aimed for this goal and trained hard, she was still surprised when the information came from Yamashiro Aoba's mouth.

He then turned to look at Master Yuan.

Master Yuan, leaning on his cane, smiled calmly.

"Your Excellency Qingye is overthinking this. Since I dared to make this suggestion, it is naturally after careful consideration."

"Just a few days ago, I personally communicated with the Daimyo of the Land of Water, and he has agreed to establish an alliance with the Land of Fire!"

"Furthermore, our Kirigakure delegation is already on its way to Konoha."

Upon hearing this, not only Aoba, but also the high-ranking members of Kirigakure and Mei Terumi were stunned.

An alliance?!

Is Kirigakure actually going to form an alliance with Konoha?

Qingye's eyes narrowed slightly, and her evaluation of Yuan Shi rose to a new level once again.

What courage!

After Obito's reign of terror, Kirigakure was in dire need of rebuilding. At this time, choosing to bow down and form an alliance with Konoha, the strongest ninja in the world, was undoubtedly the wisest choice.

This would allow them to gain breathing room for development, and also allow them to use Konoha's deterrent power to prevent other ninja villages from taking advantage of their misfortune.

"Since Konoha and Kirigakure are about to become allies, isn't it precedent in the history of the ninja world for outstanding ninjas from both sides to form marriage alliances to solidify their friendship?"

Master Yuan smiled as he looked at Aoba, "Furthermore, with your strength, becoming Hokage is only a matter of time, so there's absolutely no need to worry about your status."

After hearing Master Yuan's words, Qingye couldn't help but think to herself that he was an expert.

This old guy really knows how to play politics.

Aoba would certainly not accept a political marriage, but if the other party were Mei Terumi, then it wouldn't be impossible to consider it.

"A Konoha ninja married the Mizukage—"

Aoba muttered to himself, "Tsk tsk tsk, thinking about it is actually quite exciting."

Of course, as exciting as it was, Aoba had no intention of selling himself out like that.

"Elder Yuan's proposal is indeed very tempting."

Aoba shrugged, a helpless expression on her face. "Unfortunately, I already have a childhood sweetheart. I can't just abandon her for the sake of an arranged marriage, can I?"

Hearing Aoba say that, Terumi Mei felt inexplicably relieved, but at the same time, a sense of loss welled up inside her that she herself did not realize.

This guy actually refused so decisively?

Am I really not as good as his so-called childhood sweetheart?

However, Master Yuan's reaction once again surprised everyone.

"Hehehe—what kind of question is that?"

Master Yuan waved his hand dismissively and said something surprising: "It's perfectly normal for an outstanding man to have a few female confidantes around him."

"Even the daimyo has several wives. With your power and status, what harm is there in taking a few more?"

Aoba: ————

Mei Terumi: ————

Wow! The older generation really is forward-thinking!

Aoba felt her heart suddenly race; this suggestion was truly impossible to refuse.

"Hehehe, I have felt Elder Yuan's sincerity."

Aoba swallowed hard and took a few steps back. "I will seriously consider this matter. As for the Six-Tails, I will return it to you after I have finished my research."

After saying that, Qingye snapped her fingers, and the sand mat beneath her feet rose into the air again, quickly flying away.

Watching Aoba's disheveled departure, Terumi Mei bit her red lips, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

"Master Yuan, are you really going to let me—"

"Ming."

Master Yuan sighed, interrupting her, "In this ninja world, strength ultimately prevails. Yamashiro Aoba's value far exceeds your imagination!"

Do you know how the First Shinobi World War started?

"I don't know." Mei Terumi shook her head.

"Because Hashirama Senju is dead!"

The Land of Rain, the Akatsuki's secret base.

Deep underground, where the sun never shines, lies the morgue of the Six Paths of Pain, where the air is thick with the pungent smell of formaldehyde.

The dim candlelight flickered, casting a sinister and terrifying light on the scene in the center of the stone chamber.

Xiao Nan stood quietly in the center of the stone chamber, her beautiful and aloof face expressionless.

Before her, an extremely complex array had been drawn on the ground.

At the two key points of the formation, two Iwagakure ninjas, who had fallen into a coma, were bound to their positions.

"Let's begin, Xiaonan."

A cold voice came from the shadows.

Pain slowly emerged from the darkness, his face, which belonged to Yahiko, adorned with black rods, and his purple Rinnegan radiating a chilling power.

Xiao Nan took a deep breath and began to form hand seals.

Although she had learned the Impure World Reincarnation technique and practiced it a few times, this was the first time she had actually used a living person in a real battle.

"For Nagato, for Yahiko's dream—"

Xiao Nan silently recited to herself, her eyes instantly becoming incredibly determined.

"The Impure World Reincarnation Technique!"

With a low shout from Xiao Nan, a cold, gust of wind suddenly swept through the basement.

call! ! !

Suddenly, a cold, gust of wind swept through the sealed stone chamber.

Countless dust and loose soil surged forth from nowhere, as if they were alive, and frantically covered the two Rain Ninja who were being sacrificed.

"Aaaaaah!!!"

The previously unconscious sacrifice was instantly awakened by intense pain, letting out a heart-wrenching scream.

Their bodies struggled violently, enveloped in dust, and their mournful cries echoed through the stone chamber, sending chills down one's spine.

Seeing this bizarre scene, Xiao Nan's face turned slightly pale, and she couldn't help but take two steps back.

Although she could be ruthless for Nagato's plans, this evil ninjutsu that directly sacrificed living people still made her feel physically uncomfortable.

The screams gradually subsided.

As the dust settled, the appearance of the two offerings had undergone a complete transformation.

They wore the black robes of the early Akatsuki organization, their bodies covered with cracks that looked like shredded paper, and the whites of their eyes were an eerie gray-black.

These were none other than Kyusuke and Daibutsu, early core members of the Akatsuki organization!

"here it is----"

Kyusuke slowly opened his eyes, his gaze still filled with confusion.

He looked down at his hands and found them covered with fine cracks, like porcelain about to shatter.

"Am I not... already dead?"

Kyusuke muttered to himself, then suddenly raised his head and looked around.

His pupils contracted instantly when his gaze fell on a figure in the shadows of the stone chamber.

It was a man with orange hair and several black iron rods stuck in his face.

"Yahiko?!"

Kyusuke instinctively cried out in surprise, but he quickly realized something was wrong.

The man before me, though bearing Yahiko's face, had eyes that—

Those were a pair of eerie purple eyes, covered with concentric ripples!

"Nagato's eyes?! How did they end up on you?"

Kyusuke's mind went completely blank. "What's going on? Why am I here? Where's Nagato? Konan, what happened?!"

"Calm down, Kyusuke."

The large Buddha statue beside it appeared unusually calm.

He also looked at his own cracked body, feeling no touch and not even feeling his heart beating, and seemed to understand something.

"It seems that some kind of ninjutsu has summoned us back to the world of the living, even though we should have died."

Hearing the Buddha's words, Kyusuke finally calmed down.

He looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar "Yahiko" in front of him, and then at the "grown-up" Konan beside him, and finally realized that he no longer belonged to the present world. He immediately smiled bitterly.

"It seems a lot has happened since I died—"

Pain looked at the two coldly, offering no further explanation, and went straight to the point.

"Kyusuke, Daibutsu, tell me, what happened back then? How did you die?"

Upon hearing this question, both Kyusuke and Daibutsu's expressions turned serious.

Memories of the time before my death flooded back.

Kyusuke took a deep breath, a hint of barely concealed anger flashing in his eyes.

"Back then, we received intelligence that that bastard Hanzo would be lying in ambush at the negotiation site."

"We immediately organized a team to rush to the rescue, but—on the way, we were stopped by two people, the masked man who had come to see Nagato before, and the guy with the two-faced face that looked like aloe vera."

Upon hearing the words "masked man," Xiao Nan's pupils constricted sharply, and her hands involuntarily clenched into fists.

A chilling killing intent flashed in Pain's Rinnegan.

It really was them!

"Those two guys' ninjutsu is incredibly bizarre!"

Kyusuke continued, "That two-faced monster can summon a large number of white humanoid monsters, which are extremely difficult to kill."

"But the most terrifying one is that masked man!"

A deep sense of powerlessness flashed in Kyusuke's eyes.

"He didn't use any powerful destructive ninjutsu at all, yet he seemed like a ghost that didn't exist in this world!"

"All our attacks—ninjutsu, taijutsu, and explosive tags—passed straight through his body!"

"He's like a phantom projection; we can't touch him at all!"

"To cover everyone's retreat, I used a secret technique that would result in mutual destruction—"

Kyusuke closed his eyes in anguish. "But in the end—it was all for naught. He just stood there quietly, watching me turn to ashes in the explosion, while he himself was completely unharmed."

After listening to Kyusuke's story, the stone chamber fell into a deathly silence.

The Buddha sighed and continued, "After Kyusuke died, I didn't last long either. That masked man's abilities were too strange; I couldn't hurt him at all!"

"but----"

The Buddha smiled nonchalantly, "Being able to come back briefly to see you all, and knowing that you are still alive, I have no regrets."

The Land of Lightning, Hidden Cloud Village.

A deafening roar suddenly erupted from inside the towering Raikage Building.

boom!

The newly replaced solid wood desk was once again destroyed by Raikage's fist.

Raikage A's muscles were bulging, and blue lightning chakra was leaping wildly around him. His eyes were wide open, as if they were about to spit fire.

"Those bastards from Konoha! They've gone too far!"

Ai's roar echoed through the spacious office, making the windowpanes rattle.

Samui stared blankly at the flying debris and documents, seemingly used to it all.

The earthen platform on the side was nothing out of the ordinary.

"Lord Raikage, please calm down."

-

Tutai said in a deep voice, "Enrui's death is indeed heartbreaking, but from the beginning, he acted on his own initiative."

"Enrui sneaked into the Ako clan's territory under the cover of night, attempting to kidnap Ako members, but was killed on the spot by the Ako clan members. Such behavior would be an unforgivable provocation in any ninja village."

As the strategist of Kumogakure, Tsuchikage naturally has a much more rational perspective on issues.

Although he also hoped that Cloud Village could receive the Byakugan, being caught red-handed in this dirty work meant that even if he died, it would be pointless and would have no diplomatic standing.

"So what?!"

Raikage A abruptly turned his head, roaring furiously, "Enrui is the team leader I personally appointed! He represents the face of our Hidden Cloud Village!"

"Even if he has the Byakugan, even if he covets it, Konoha should have handed him over to me alive to deal with! Instead of just killing him in Konoha's village!"

"Konoha is slapping me in the face! They're slapping the face of the entire Hidden Cloud Village! If we don't get a satisfactory explanation from Konoha, who in the ninja world will respect us anymore?!"

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