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Chapter 263 Hoshino Shuichi VS. Three Shadows! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

Minato Namikaze moved very quickly.

The day after Nara Shikaku and his group returned to Konoha, they began to withdraw manpower and send batches of people to Amegakure.

At this point, such a significant move could no longer be concealed.

No one would believe this was an ordinary alliance or cooperation.

On February 1, 1951, the Hidden Sand Village, an ally of Konoha, sent an inquiry letter.

On February 2, 1951, the Hidden Cloud Village, which was also an ally, sent an inquiry letter.

Meanwhile, Kirigakure also began a meeting, but Mei Terumi didn't seem to care.

Given the precedent set by Kusagakure, the situation in Amegakure is self-evident.

Moreover, even if Konoha swallows up Kusagakure, does that mean Kirigakure will end its cooperation with Konoha?

Seeing the elders arguing, Mei Terumi lost her patience and interrupted, "There's no need to discuss this anymore. Let's focus on how to train the next generation!"

"Our enemy is the Akatsuki!"

"We can't possibly turn against Konoha!"

"Even if we turn against each other, there will only be one outcome: the destruction of the village."

"If any of you are confident that you can defeat Shuichi, then we can let him take the position of Mizukage."

For a moment, everyone was silent.

Mei Terumi got up and left, and Ao quickly followed.

Back in the Mizukage's office, Ao couldn't help but advise, "While the Mizukage is right, perhaps you could have been a little more tactful."

Mei Terumi scoffed, "These people always seem to misjudge themselves and the situation. They're being too euphemistic. I'm afraid they might do something that would harm the village."

Ao remained silent for a moment, then asked, "Lord Mizukage, do you think the village should perhaps be integrated into Konoha?"

Mei Terumi looked at Ao and said, "If the village has someone who can rival Hide, then of course there's no problem."

"If not, we have no power to stop Konoha from doing whatever it wants."

"Last time, he could have waited for the Akatsuki to destroy the village before coming out as the savior and taking over the Land of Water in the process."

"With his strength, even the Daimyo can't do anything about it."

Ao was speechless, then sighed, "The foundation laid by successive Mizukage, I never imagined it would one day..."

Mei Terumi said calmly, "Back then, no one expected that the Warring States period would end and that a system of one village per country would emerge."

"Times are changing, and without sufficient strength, one can only drift with the tide."

At home, she is a virtuous wife and loving mother, providing impeccable service to Hoshino Hideichi.

But as the Water Shadow, she naturally has aspirations if she can.

However, it is clear that Hoshino Shuichi's strength is enough to make people despair.

Moreover... it is undoubtedly something to look forward to when one's own children live in an era without war.

She hopes her children will live in the era that Xingxia Xiuyi wants to create.

……

In the conference room of Sunagakure, several high-ranking officials were arguing fiercely, while only the Fourth Kazekage, Chiyo, and Ebizo remained silent.

After a long silence, the Fourth Kazekage asked, "Is there any way to stop Konoha from annexing Amegakure?"

The arguing subsided, and a high-ranking member of the Sand Village spoke up: "On the surface, there's probably nothing we can do. The Rain Village chose to annex Konoha, and as Konoha's ally, we have no reason to interfere."

"and……"

Chiyo suddenly spoke up: "Even if we turn against Konoha, there's nothing we can do to stop it."

The senior executives remained silent.

Chiyo couldn't help but recall the scene when she was captured alive and then released by Hoshino Shuichi.

That figure back then was like a god!

The Fourth Kazekage frowned, pondering a solution, but to no avail.

What can you do when faced with absolute power?

Could they be joining forces with Iwagakure and Kumogakure?

This is not a good strategy.

The Fourth Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage were both defeated by Hoshino-shita Shuichi, and he... the Fourth Kazekage knew very well that he could never be a match for Hoshino-shita Shuichi.

If he were to team up with the Fourth Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage... the Fourth Kazekage felt uncertain.

Chiyo looked at the Fourth Kazekage, but did not rush him to make a decision.

She could understand the torment and pressure that Rasa, as the Kazekage, was currently experiencing.

After a long silence, the Fourth Kazekage spoke up: "Keep a close eye on the situation in Amegakure, and send messengers to Iwagakure and Kumogakure to maintain communication with them."

……

In Kumogakure, the Fourth Raikage angrily smashed his desk, causing his new assistant, Mabui, to pound her heart.

She hasn't gotten used to it yet.

Tsuchishiro was already used to this. Looking at the Fourth Raikage who was letting out a deep roar, he said, "From the moment Konoha annexed Kusagakure, its ambition was already revealed. Now that Amegakure has taken the initiative to integrate, there may be many secrets we don't know about."

"Furthermore, with the marriage between the Fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure and Konoha, Konoha's ambition to unify the ninja world is very clear."

The Fourth Raikage was furious: "Damn it..."

"Could the Eight-Tails be under a genjutsu?"

"Was the so-called Eye of the Moon Project just a fabrication by that ambitious schemer, Hoshino Shuichi?"

When there is no trust, everything will be doubted.

Tsuchishiro shook his head objectively: "Lord Raikage, the Akatsuki manipulated the Fourth Mizukage, even killed him, took away the Three-Tails, and even wanted to take down the Six-Tails. They definitely intend to take down the Tailed Beasts."

"Furthermore, I think the Ten-Tails that the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails mentioned probably also really exist."

"The Two-Tails' attitude is completely different now than it was in the past."

"As for the Eye of the Moon Project, we'll probably need to take down key members of the Akatsuki organization to get more information."

The Fourth Raikage said with a grim face, "That old man Onoki is secretly cooperating with the Akatsuki, isn't he?"

"Let's contact Iwagakure. If Konoha doesn't give up on annexing Amegakure this time, we might as well use Akatsuki to restrain Konoha and get information about the Eye of the Moon Plan."

Tushiro nodded and accepted the order.

The only way to stop Konoha at present is to join forces with Iwagakure and Sunagakure.

……

Outside Amegakure, gazing at the village shrouded in mist and rain, White Zetsu chuckled, "The situation is getting increasingly tense. Nagato's move was truly ingenious."

"I'm really looking forward to the three great ninja villages attacking Konoha!"

Beneath the mask, Obito Uchiha frowned slightly and said calmly, "The three great ninja villages are no match for Konoha and Kirigakure. If all the tailed beasts fall into Konoha's hands, it will only cause us more trouble."

Black Zetsu said, "So, after the three great ninja villages are defeated, they might not be able to resist coming to us to help deal with Konoha!"

"If we could get rid of that Hoshino Shuichi, that would be the best outcome."

"Even if we can't defeat him, weakening the strength of the major ninja villages and leaving them vulnerable will be very beneficial for us in capturing the tailed beasts."

"In any case, this is good for us."

Obito Uchiha asked, "Since Hoshino Shuichi has come into contact with every tailed beast, it's very likely that he left a mark on each one."

"How do we solve this?"

"Nagato wouldn't agree to extract a tailed beast within my Kamui dimension, would he?"

Black Zetsu laughed, "There will naturally be a solution to this, don't worry!"

……

Konohagakure, Hokage's office.

Minato Namikaze reviewed the intelligence gathered from various locations.

Clearly, with Konoha's entry into Amegakure, the situation in the entire ninja world suddenly became tense.

Besides Kirigakure, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure have all been making frequent moves.

Moreover, intelligence suggests that these three ninja villages are very likely to join forces to prevent Konoha from acquiring Amegakure.

At least for now, there is intelligence that the daimyo of the Land of Wind, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Lightning have all sent envoys to the Land of Rain.

Meanwhile, ninjas from the three great ninja villages have begun to appear frequently in the Land of Rain, causing chaos in the Land of Rain.

According to the information currently being sent back from the Land of Rain, Konan is in charge of the overall situation and is able to stabilize the situation.

"It seems the three great ninja villages will join forces."

Minato Namikaze made his judgment, which was not unexpected.

"Genma, go to the Root and have Hideichi come here."

Minato Namikaze gave the order.

"clear!"

Genma Shiranui accepted the order and left.

A moment later, Hoshino Shizuka appeared in the Hokage's office: "Sensei, is it about Amegakure?"

Minato Namikaze nodded: "It seems that Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure will temporarily join forces to coerce us, so we need you to lead a team to the Land of Rain."

Xingxia Xiu nodded: "No problem."

"But I can go alone. Shisui, Yamato and the others can stay in the village."

Minato Namikaze thought for a moment and nodded, "Then let's take Genma and the other two with us tomorrow!"

"They also need further experience."

Hoshita Shuichi smiled and nodded: "No problem."

With that, his body exploded into a cloud of smoke with a bang.

At the training grounds outside the Forest of Death, Hoshino Shuichi, having just completed a training session, couldn't help but chuckle after receiving the memories from his shadow clone: ​​"Does the Raikage and the others think they can defeat me by joining forces?"

"Or have they already temporarily joined forces with Iwagakure and Akatsuki?"

"And Orochimaru's side... I'm actually starting to look forward to it!"

Continue your spiritual practice.

The next morning, after having breakfast, Hoshino Shiki went out and found that Genma Shiranui, Raido Namiashi, and Deivashi had already gathered at the door.

Hoshino Shuichi stepped forward: "I'll take the location. You guys can use Flying Thunder God Technique, right?"

Genma Shiranui said, "The three of us working together should be fine."

As they spoke, the three of them surrounded Xingxia Xiuyi, their hands forming a mudra.

Meanwhile, Hoshino Shuichi used his Listening Technique, which incorporated electromagnetic escape techniques to a higher level, to connect with the three people's brainwaves, that is, their thoughts, consciousness, and spirit, and gave them a clear location.

The next moment, all four of them disappeared.

Four figures appeared in front of the bridge outside Yuyin Village.

The guards at the bridgehead immediately went on alert, but then a joyful voice rang out: "Lord Xiuichi!"

The one who spoke was a ninja from Konoha. The other three, though also wearing Konoha headbands, were originally ninjas from Amegakure. Upon hearing their new comrade's voice, they paused for a moment, then quickly bowed and greeted him: "Lord Shuichi!"

Hoshita Shuichi nodded slightly: "How is the situation?"

The middle-aged man with a thick beard, who was the team leader, spoke up: "Lord Shuichi, because there have been many ninjas spying on us recently, Lord Konan has arranged for us to guard the entrance to this village."

"No other ninjas from other villages have forcibly invaded the village yet, but recently there have been more clashes with outside ninjas, and many of our comrades have been injured."

Upon hearing this, Xingxia Xiu said, "One of you go back to the village to report, and I'll take the others out for a stroll."

After saying that, he turned and left, and Genma Shiranui and the other two immediately followed.

The four men at the bridgehead looked at each other, then the middle-aged captain said, "Feiyu, go back immediately and report to Lord Xiaonan."

"clear!"

The female ninja named Feiyu responded and immediately leaped away.

Hoshita Shuichi, along with Genma Shiranui and the other two, followed their senses and headed north. After a short while, they crossed a mountain and found people fighting on the barren land ahead.

The sudden appearance of Hoshino Shizuka and her three companions slowed the pace of the battle.

"That's... Hoshita Shuichi!"

Some people's expressions changed, and they immediately shouted, "Retreat! Konoha's blue flash is coming!"

Upon hearing this, the others were also startled and quickly withdrew from the battle, retreating.

Hoshita Shuichi just watched as the Cloud Ninjas retreated and left, then led Shiranui Genma and the other two to continue their stroll.

And it kept creating shadow clones, which went in different directions.

Meanwhile, the three of them, including Genma Shiranui, who were with Hoshino Shiki, witnessed the power of the new ninja god for the first time.

Wherever they went, all the enemies retreated in panic, without any will to fight.

After half a day, the group of four arrived at the border of the Land of Birds, forcing the Iwa and Kumo ninja to completely withdraw from the Land of Rain.

Genma and the other two could imagine that the situation must be the same in other directions as well.

He and the other two, including Shiranui Genma, looked at each other in bewilderment. They said they were just going to take a stroll, and they really meant it.

"I'm leaving now. Take care of yourselves."

Hoshino Shuichi withdrew his gaze, and without taking the three of them, he directly used Flying Thunder God Technique to disappear.

"As expected of the God of Ninjas!"

Shiranui Genma sighed.

Raido nodded, then said, "I thought I'd have a chance to test my strength, but I didn't expect to have no chance at all."

"Do you think the Tsuchikage, Raikage, and Kazekage will come in person?" asked Deivashi.

Genma Shiranui pondered, "I'm afraid they will come, otherwise the Fourth Hokage wouldn't have sent Shuichi to the Land of Rain."

Raido Nami said, "Both the Raikage and the Tsuchikage have been defeated by Shuichi, and the Kazekage is probably no match for him either. If the three of them team up, can Shuichi handle it?"

Genma Shiranui nodded: "There shouldn't be any problem, otherwise it wouldn't be us coming, but Uchiha Shisui and Yamato, right?"

……

At the top of the tower in Amegakure, Hoshino suddenly appeared beside Konan, chuckling and teasing her as she gazed north: "What's wrong? Worried about me?"

Konan said, "The three families joined forces and also reached a secret agreement with Akatsuki."

She did have some concerns.

Because she knew Nagato's personality; he wouldn't hold back in battle.

Hoshita Shuichi was delighted to hear this and naturally took Konan's hand: "I guessed it, but the Akatsuki's target is the Tailed Beasts, they won't waste their time on me."

"Of course, they also need to keep me occupied so that I don't interfere with their extraction of the Tailed Beasts."

Xiao Nan struggled, her heart pounding wildly.

Hoshino Hideki pretended not to see it, gripping tightly, and continued, "To be honest, I'm really looking forward to seeing what Nagato and the others will use to stop me."

Konan, feeling helpless, gave up struggling and said indifferently, "Nagato doesn't know this either, but it should be related to Orochimaru."

"He's probably your spy too, isn't he?"

Hoshino Hideichi shook his head: "It's not really, it's just a transaction."

"But if it's him, I'm looking forward to it."

"It looks like Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure are in for trouble."

Konan pondered, "This is also an opportunity to weaken the three great ninja villages. Nagato will probably take advantage of it."

Upon hearing this, Hoshino Hideichi sighed, "Death is inevitable..."

Xiao Nan remained silent.

There are always costs to be paid.

Time passed quickly.

On the third day after Hoshino Shuichi arrived in Amegakure, Genma Shiranui rushed over to report: "Shuichi, Lord Konan, the Tsuchikage, Raikage, and Kazekage have arrived!"

"It's finally here!"

Behind the desk, Hoshino Hideaki stood up, stretched, and said to Konan, "Let's go, let's go meet the Three Kage!"

Xiao Nan nodded and stood up from her assistant's seat.

The next moment, Hoshino Shuichi and Konan disappeared from the office.

Outside Yuyin Village.

Under a rare clear sky, led by Onoki, the Fourth Raikage, and the Kazekage Rasa, numerous Iwa, Kumo, and Suna ninja confronted Konoha ninja.

The moment Hoshino Shuichi and Konan appeared, Onoki, the Fourth Raikage, and the Fourth Kazekage's gazes immediately sharpened.

The four forces stood facing each other across a huge open space on a barren hill.

The Fourth Raikage spoke first: "Shuichi Hoshino, stop Konoha's actions, or we won't let you run wild."

Hoshino Hideichi chuckled, "This is an internal matter between Konoha and Amegakure, so there's no need for Lord Raikage to concern himself with it."

"If that's why you're trying to persuade me, there's no need for that."

"I never give up halfway through what I do."

Onoki sneered, "Ambitious brat, you're trying to start a ninja world war and shatter the existing order of the ninja world."

Hoshino Hideaki nodded: "Lord Tsuchikage is right. It has only been a little over fifty years since the system of one village per country was established, and we have already experienced three Shinobi World Wars. It is time for a change."

"Putting aside past grievances and hatred, I sincerely invite the three of you to join me in accomplishing this unprecedented feat, so that the entire ninja world will be free from war."

The Fourth Kazekage's gaze darkened: "Trying to make us abandon the legacy established by our predecessors with just a few words is far too easy."

"Moreover, your ambition is too great and too far-fetched. Even Hashirama Senju never dared to dream of such things."

Hoshino Hideichi chuckled softly, "Thank you for your praise, Lord Kazekage."

"My current strength has surpassed that of the First Hokage, so naturally I can do things that he wouldn't dare to do."

The Fourth Raikage roared, "Arrogance!"

"The Tsuchikage and the Kazekage seem unable to reach an agreement. In that case, let's make our move!"

Onoki leaped into the air: "Although it's dishonorable to gang up on a junior, there's no distinction of age in the war of ninjas."

The Fourth Raikage crackled with electricity, entering Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and immediately went all out, his hair standing on end: "Let's begin!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the others charged out, like a bolt of lightning heading straight for Hoshino Shuuichi.

(End of this chapter)