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Chapter 269 Who is the mastermind behind this? (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

"So, all that's missing are the Nine-Tails and the Six-Tails?"

"Uchiha Madara asked."

White Zetsu nodded: "Yes, as you know, Konoha is extremely powerful."

"With the Fourth and Third Hokage joining forces, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has mastered the power of the Nine-Tails, making him even more formidable than Mito Uzumaki back then. Even if Nagato and Obito joined forces, they would not be able to defeat him."

"Of course, most importantly, Hoshino Shuichi left a clone in Konoha. You should know that at the level of Lord Madara and others, the strength of a clone is not inferior to that of the original body in a short period of time."

Madara Uchiha nodded slightly: "Then let's go!"

Now he has to admit that he really can't beat Hoshino Shuichi.

If that's the case, then it's impossible to take down the others here, let alone steal the Nine-Tails and Six-Tails from Konoha.

White Zetsu's figure sank into the ground, while Madara Uchiha leaped to Orochimaru's side: "Let's go!"

Orochimaru chuckled: "Looks like we've failed."

Madara Uchiha laughed, "This is just the beginning."

Orochimaru said meaningfully, "You've already revealed your connection to the Rinnegan, so getting Nagato to cooperate obediently won't be easy, will it?"

Madara Uchiha said confidently, "You can rest assured about that."

"However, although you have obtained Hashirama's power and my cells, it will be extremely difficult for you to awaken the Rinnegan."

He could see Orochimaru's ambition at a glance and laughed, "Once the Ten-Tails is fully formed, I can give you Hoshino Shuichi's power to study."

Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and laughed, "Then I'll wait and see."

He didn't trust Madara Uchiha, but the current situation was indeed in his favor.

Whether it's for the Rinnegan or for Hoshino Shuichi's immense power.

These are all things he has always dreamed of!

It would be great if we could study the Ten-Tails.

Of course, it's best not to bring this up now.

The two left, and Hoshino Shuichi watched quietly without stopping them.

However, this action greatly displeased the Fourth Raikage, who arrived and questioned, "Hoshita Shuichi, why didn't you kill those two guys? With your strength, you should have been able to do it."

At this moment, Hashirama Senju and Konan also arrived. After hearing what the Fourth Raikage said, they looked at Shuichi Hoshino with some confusion.

Without even glancing at the Fourth Raikage, Hoshino explained to Hashirama Senju and Konan, "The key isn't Madara Uchiha, the Edo Tensei user, but the Rinnegan."

Konan said, "Nagato will not revive Madara Uchiha."

Hoshita Hideichi shook his head: "Then you are underestimating Uchiha Madara, or rather, the person hiding behind Uchiha Madara."

Konan frowned, while Hashirama Senju and the others were all startled. Onoki said in a deep voice, "Isn't Madara Uchiha the mastermind behind the Eye of the Moon Plan?"

Hoshita Shuichi didn't answer him, but instead asked Senju Hashirama, "First Hokage, you should know that there's a stone tablet at the Uchiha clan's Naka Shrine, right?"

Hashirama Senju nodded.

Hoshino Shuichi then said, "Only members of the Uchiha clan with the Sharingan can decipher the contents of that stone tablet. It is said to have been left behind by the Sage of Six Paths."

"And the secret hidden within is the secret of how the Sharingan develops from the first awakening to the Mangekyou Sharingan, the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, and finally the Rinnegan."

"The Kaleidoscope can only be obtained by killing one's closest and dearest loved one, while the Eternal Kaleidoscope can only be obtained by transplanting the Kaleidoscope of a blood relative."

Hashirama Senju said in a deep voice, "Back then, Madara transplanted his younger brother Izuna Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan."

Onoki asked, "Then, what is the secret of the Rinnegan?"

Why did Nagato of the Akatsuki possess the Rinnegan, while Madara Uchiha also possessed it?

Hashirama Senju was surprised to hear this: "Are there other people who possess the Rinnegan?"

Hoshita Hideaki said, "Nagato has the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan, and even the bloodline of the Senju clan."

"Nagato's Rinnegan actually belonged to Madara Uchiha. There was only one pair of Rinnegan, and that belonged to Madara Uchiha!"

What?

Apart from Konan, Hashirama Senju, Onoki, the Fourth Raikage, and the Fourth Kazekage all showed expressions of shock.

Hoshino Hideaki said, "The method for awakening the Rinnegan recorded on that stone tablet is to combine the power of the Senju and Uchiha clans to obtain the power of all things in the universe."

Hashirama Senju suddenly realized, "I see."

"In that battle back then, Madara did indeed injure me."

Hoshino Shuichi secretly gave a thumbs up: This guy deserves full marks!

He then continued, "Awaken the Rinnegan, collect the nine tailed beasts and seal them into the Gedo Mazo, which is the body of the Ten-Tails, revive the Ten-Tails, then become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and then cast the ultimate genjutsu, Infinite Tsukuyomi, which can bring everyone in the ninja world into a dream."

"This is the origin of the Eye of the Moon Project. It is called the Eye of the Moon because the Infinite Tsukuyomi needs to project the power of the Rinnegan onto the moon in order to cover a sufficiently large area."

The Fourth Kazekage said, "But you still haven't said who's behind Madara Uchiha?"

Hoshino Hideichi said calmly, "I have done considerable research on the cells of the First Hokage and the Sharingan. My understanding of them is much deeper than that of the Uchiha clan or Orochimaru."

"If the inscription on the stone tablet was left by the Sage of Six Paths, it's impossible for it to contain so many misleading statements."

"Leaving aside the awakening of the Sharingan and the evolution of the three tomoe, there wasn't originally such a distinction between the Mangekyou Sharingan and the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan; there was only the Mangekyou."

"The reason for the difference is simply due to the insufficient strength of later generations. It can be said to be a kind of bloodline degeneration, which makes the kaleidoscope risk blindness if used too much, while the eternal kaleidoscope does not."

"However, transplanting the cells of the First Hokage can also make up for this deficiency."

"The Uchiha clan often needs to undergo great stimulation to awaken the Sharingan, especially the Mangekyou Sharingan, which is accompanied by the loss of a loved one, so it is called the cursed eye."

"However, Shisui never experienced opening the Kaleidoscope himself; he opened it little by little through his own efforts."

Hashirama Senju was astonished upon hearing this: "It's amazing that someone could achieve this level of skill, and it's of great significance."

Hoshino nodded and continued, "The awakening of the Rinnegan is not something that can be achieved simply by possessing the power of the Uchiha and Senju clans."

"There are currently three people who possess both the Mangekyou Sharingan and the cells of the First Hokage: Madara Uchiha, Shisui, and Obito."

"But only Madara Uchiha awakened the Rinnegan, while Shisui showed no signs of awakening it."

"And we learned from the tailed beasts that the Sage of Six Paths' Rinnegan actually traces back to the Ten-Tails."

Ten-tailed!

Everyone was startled again.

Hoshino Shuuichi said, "The two direct descendants of the Sage of Six Paths are the elder brother, Indra, who inherited the Sharingan, and the younger son, Ashura, who inherited the Sage Body. These two actually represent two extreme powers: Yin Release and Yang Release, spirit and body."

Everyone seemed to be thinking about it, and then they all nodded in agreement.

"Indra's descendants are the Uchiha clan, while Ashura's descendants are the Senju and Uzumaki clans."

"But it is clear that not every Uchiha can awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, nor can every member of the Senju or Uzumaki clan possess the physical strength, or rather, the Yang Release power, that the First Hokage had."

"It's less a combination of the power of the Uchiha and Senju clans and more a combination of the ultimate Yin Release and the ultimate Yang Release."

At this point, Hoshino Hideichi said with amusement, "I've read through a lot of history and also consulted the Tailed Beasts."

"Since the Warring States period, the Senju and Uchiha have been rivals."

Does this make sense?

Hashirama Senju nodded: "Indeed, the families that were originally brothers have been at odds for generations. There are probably some secrets hidden here, but the Sage of Six Paths, as the originator, would not have left behind such misleading information."

Hoshino Hideichi laughed and said, "The most crucial thing is that the contents of the Uchiha clan's stone tablet have now been altered by Uchiha Madara."

"Heh, if Madara Uchiha can alter things, so can others."

"This sounds like a baseless speculation, but..."

Hoshita Shuichi looked up at the sky: "Do you know where the Ten-Tails' hull, the Gedo Mazo, is sealed?"

Everyone looked up, and Onoki, realizing what was happening, widened his eyes: "Could it be... the moon?"

Xingxia Xiu nodded: "The last technique Madara Uchiha used on me was called Chibaku Tensei. You've all seen its approximate effects."

"If I can't crack it, I'll most likely be made into a giant stone ball and sent into the sky."

The Fourth Kazekage was speechless: "How is this possible?"

Hashirama Senju said with a solemn expression, "Shuichi, do you mean that the moon was created by the Sage of Six Paths to seal the Ten-Tails?"

Xingxia Xiu nodded: "That's just my speculation."

"Because the tailed beasts were created later by the Sage of Six Paths, but the nine tailed beasts are actually the chakra of the Ten-Tails."

"The Gedo Mazo I once saw was the shell of the Ten-Tails."

"After Madara Uchiha awakened the Rinnegan, he summoned the Ten-Tails' hull from the moon."

"Body, chakra, then where did the Ten-Tails' consciousness go?"

Onoki said, "Such speculation does have some merit, so you believe the Eye of the Moon Plan is a conspiracy by the Ten-Tails' consciousness?"

"Is the goal to revive himself using Madara Uchiha?"

Hoshino Shizuka glanced at Onoki with a hint of appreciation and said, "There are many inconsistencies, so this is the only deduction we can make."

"Nagato was a pawn chosen by Madara Uchiha, but wasn't Madara Uchiha also a pawn chosen by someone else?"

The Fourth Raikage immediately said, "Even so, there was no need to let Madara Uchiha go just now!"

"Taking him down will allow us to obtain even more intelligence."

Onoki said, "Even if Madara Uchiha is sealed now, his soul will return to the Pure Land if the jutsu is released, right?"

"The Akatsuki can still revive him using the Rinnegan."

The Fourth Raikage was extremely agitated: "Hoshinobi Shuichi, you didn't share this information with us before!"

Hoshita Shuichi said calmly, "Do you believe me?"

"If you believed, you wouldn't be here today, and the Tailed Beasts wouldn't have been captured by the Akatsuki so easily."

"With my strength, collecting all the tailed beasts would be a piece of cake. It's precisely because I don't want to start a war that I haven't done so."

"Unfortunately, all you people have in your eyes is profit."

"Tsuchikage, didn't the Raikage warn you before not to cooperate with the Akatsuki?"

Onoki and the Fourth Raikage both looked extremely grim.

The Fourth Kazekage frowned and said, "So now..."

Before he could finish speaking, he turned and looked up, only to see birds flying from the south: "They're the village's flying ninja beasts..."

His heart sank.

Soon, a Sand Ninja arrived with information brought by a flying ninja beast: "Kage-sama, urgent information from the village."

The Fourth Kazekage immediately took it and opened it, his face instantly contorted with rage: "Akatsuki, damn it..."

Onoki quickly asked, "Kage, how is it?"

The Fourth Kazekage suppressed his anger and said, "Two members of the Akatsuki broke into the village, took away the One-Tailed Jinchuriki, and caused heavy losses to the village."

"Those two people were Akatsuki members who had been wanted by Konoha before, and they had assassinated the Daimyo of the Land of Grass."

Onoki's face twitched upon hearing this.

Hoshita Hideichi was secretly pleased and said, "It's Kakuzu and Koshikaku Hiromi."

"You, First Hokage Kakuzu, might remember that the people of Takigakure once attempted to assassinate you."

Senju Hashirama listened, lost in thought, and then said awkwardly, "Well... it seems there was such a person."

Hoshita Shuichi was speechless and could only continue, "Kakuzu is proficient in the five great ninjutsu and has five hearts, which represent wind release, lightning release, fire release, water release, and earth release respectively. In other words, you have to kill him five times to truly defeat him. He is a very troublesome guy."

"He used the forbidden technique of Takigakure, Earth Grudge Fear."

"Kakukai Koukai is a rogue ninja from Yu Ninja Village. He stole a forbidden technique from the Jashin Cult and is immortal. Even if his body is cut into pieces, he can still live."

"This guy was captured by Konoha's Anbu, but he faked his death and escaped."

"Don't let him get your blood, or he'll use it as a medium to cast forbidden spells from a distance, harming his opponent in tandem with the harm he inflicts on himself."

Hashirama Senju nodded in agreement: "They are indeed very difficult to deal with if we don't know their intelligence beforehand."

"However, now that we know the information, it should still be in time to send people to pursue them."

He looked at Hoshino Shuichi as he spoke.

Hoshita Hideaki said, "Send a message to Konoha, send men to pursue them together!"

"You are responsible for dealing with Kakuzu and Hiromi. As for the Jinchuriki, my clone will personally go and rescue them."

The Fourth Kazekage secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Thank you!"

At this time, information from Iwagakure Village was also sent over.

Onoki stared wide-eyed at the sight, sweat pouring down his forehead, his eyes turning red.

He wasn't surprised at all that the Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchuriki had been captured.

However... the village was almost completely destroyed, with countless deaths and injuries.

"hateful!"

Onoki gritted his teeth in hatred.

The Fourth Raikage was extremely agitated. Seeing Onoki's state, he immediately asked, "Tsuchikage, what's going on?"

Onoki gritted his teeth and said, "The Akatsuki members have taken control of the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, causing the Five-Tails to run rampant in the village."

The Fourth Raikage sensed something was wrong.

In terms of strength, the Eight-Tails is second only to the Nine-Tails.

He was well aware of the Eight-Tails' strength, especially if it went berserk.

"I'll go back to the village first. We can discuss joining forces to deal with the Akatsuki later!"

The Fourth Raikage turned and left without waiting.

But they hadn't gone far when Hijiri of Kumogakure sent information via a ninja beast.

Boom!

Upon seeing the intelligence, the Fourth Raikage unleashed a powerful burst of chakra in a fit of rage, causing the earth to crack and then sink.

"asshole!"

"I'm going to wipe out the Akatsuki!"

The Fourth Raikage roared.

Looking at the Fourth Raikage's appearance, Hoshishita Shuichi couldn't help but wonder, "Could Nagato have unleashed a powerful attack in Kumogakure?"

Based solely on Onoki's description, Hoshishita Shuichi had already deduced that it was Uchiha Obito who had made the move.

So it was Nagato who went to Kumogakure.

In this way, it would be perfectly reasonable for the Cloud Ninja to experience and understand pain.

Now it seems that the Fourth Raikage has experienced pain very deeply.

But I'm afraid I can't understand suffering.

Onoki said, "Hoshita Shuichi, please go back and inform the Hokage to prepare for the Five Kage Summit and discuss how to deal with the Akatsuki!"

Hoshita Shuichi looked at Onoki with a playful expression: "Aren't you afraid that Konoha will take this opportunity to annex you?"

Onoki said in a deep voice, "If we don't defeat the Akatsuki, there won't be any village left, right?"

He is not even sure how many people in the village are still alive.

The Fourth Raikage roared, "Even if it costs us everything, we must completely wipe out the Akatsuki!"

Nagato nearly destroyed the entire Hidden Cloud Village; such hatred is absolutely unforgivable!

Hoshita Shuichi calculated the time and said, "Let's begin!"

"Save lives first."

"I left the Flying Thunder God mark on the Tailed Beast, but the Akatsuki knew about it. The prerequisite for using the Flying Thunder God is being able to sense it."

"Summon sensory ninjas and locate the Akatsuki's hideout!"

The three of them, Onoki, nodded in unison: "Understood!"

The three of them immediately took action with their respective subordinates.

Although Hoshino Shuichi knew where Madara Uchiha's stronghold was, he naturally couldn't reveal it at the moment.

Nagato and his group probably won't extract the Tailed Beasts in a specific location, but rather they will set up a barrier in advance and use projection to solve the problem of traveling.

However, what Hoshino Shuichi didn't tell Onoki and the others was...

The Akatsuki organization currently has no way to isolate him from the Tailed Beasts' senses.

Even the Divine Might Space cannot do that.

Watching Onoki and the others leave, Hoshishita Hideaki turned to Konan: "Get ready to join the Allied Shinobi Forces!"

Xiao Nan nodded, but the worry between her brows remained.

Knowing what she was worried about, Hoshino Shuichi said, "Uchiha Madara won't do anything to Nagato yet. He knew from the beginning that there was no trust between them, and it was just mutual exploitation."

"Then we'll see who has the better skills."

Nagato is definitely no match for Madara Uchiha; it all depends on how far he can go.

Senju Hashirama listened to the conversation with some confusion, and Hoshishita Hideichi explained, "Konan was originally a member of Akatsuki."

"Madara Uchiha transplanted the Rinnegan into Nagato and manipulated his life. Although we and Nagato are enemies, we also share common goals, so we also cooperate."

"Of course, Obito Uchiha, who was tricked by Madara Uchiha, did not actually defect from the village."

"And there's Orochimaru, who defected from the village and summoned you, First Hokage. He was a disciple of the Third Hokage. Although he's now a member of Akatsuki, he also cooperates with us."

Hashirama Senju was dumbfounded by this complicated relationship. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Shuichi, why are you so bold? You're the one hiding behind Madara?"

Hoshino Hideichi's expression froze upon hearing this.

impossible!

defamation!

Seeing Hoshita Shuichi's expression, Senju Hashirama burst into laughter: "Hahaha, just kidding!"

(End of this chapter)