Ninja World: I've already fought the Five Kage head-on, and the system is only now showing up.

Chapter 23 Various Parties in Motion

For Konoha, the vacant position of Fifth Hokage is the most important thing right now; everything else can wait.

Similarly, for the Sand Village, finding the missing Fourth Kazekage is their top priority.

Aside from the Sand Village ninja currently imprisoned in Konoha, the entire Sand Village ninja community has mobilized, searching for the Fourth Kazekage, or rather, his corpse, with considerable experience, just as they had done a decade or so ago when searching for the Third Kazekage.

In some ways, the Sand Village should thank Orochimaru.

After all, the original agreement was that the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, would lead the Sand Ninja and Orochimaru's Sound Ninja to launch a surprise attack on Konoha.

It's unclear what got into Orochimaru, but he chose to assassinate his ally, the Fourth Kazekage, instead.

If the purpose was to get close to the Third Hokage, deliver a fatal blow, and thus impersonate the Fourth Kazekage...

Orochimaru never showed any intention of launching a surprise attack and killing the Third Hokage in one blow during the Chunin Exams.

If not, then what is the point of assassinating the Fourth Kazekage?

Wouldn't it be better to have one more person, one more helper?

However, it is precisely because Orochimaru assassinated the Fourth Kazekage that the Sand Village is now in a much better situation.

Otherwise, the fact that the Sand Village caused great damage and casualties to Konoha would not have been so easily dismissed by Konoha, who believed that they had been deceived.

It is highly likely that a true war will break out between Konoha and Sunagakure, and as in the past, other ninja villages will fall one after another in the coming period, thus starting the Fourth Shinobi World War in a true sense.

From this perspective, Orochimaru's assassination of the Fourth Kazekage can be considered a meritorious act.

The other three Kage from the Five Great Ninja Villages are still alive.

Therefore, upon receiving information about the attack on Konoha, they all chuckled with schadenfreude, silently giving Orochimaru a thumbs-up and hoping he would continue his efforts in the future.

Then, when they saw the news that Hagoromo Gengetsu had broken free from the Edo Tensei bondage and left Konoha alone, their expressions instantly froze.

While they didn't have as comprehensive an understanding of the Impure World Reincarnation technique as the Hokage, Tobirama Senju, during the Second Hokage's reign, frequently used this ninjutsu to harass his enemies.

They were still able to understand something through the relevant intelligence they gathered.

As expected, Yu Yi Xuan Yue was not resurrected, but rather her soul was temporarily summoned into an impure state.

Even so, one reality cannot be denied.

That is, after decades, Yu Yi Xuan Yue, carrying her own consciousness, truly set foot on the land of the mortal world again.

Hidden Rock Village.

The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, received news of Hagoromo Gengetsu's reappearance while he was being treated for his back pain at the hospital.

Just as he was yelling "Ouch, ouch, ouch," his expression suddenly froze, and then his eyes became incredibly complicated.

"Feathered Robe and Mysterious Moon."

If we were to ask who in the current ninja world understands Hagoromo Gengetsu the most...

If he's second to none, no one can claim to be first.

Who told him to have seen Yu Yi Xuan Yue with his own eyes?

Not in the final battle at Godfall Valley.

But it was much earlier, even before the Five Great Ninja Villages were established.

In the Warring States period, when it was common for five-year-olds to be fighting, Ōnoki was already fifteen or sixteen years old when Konoha was first established, which was considered an adult at the time.

During his more than ten years as a ninja, he had met Hagoromo Gengetsu, the head of the Hagoromo clan who was at the height of his power at that time, several times because of his missions. He had also witnessed the true genius, who was several years older than him, displaying his great power.

There was no need for a literal, solemn reminder, nor for the second-generation Tsuchikage, as a teacher, to repeatedly emphasize its horror.

Onoki had a deep understanding of Yui Gengetsu long ago, and it remained vivid in his memory to this day.

"Who could have imagined that I, who once stood like a lackey, would now become the Third Tsuchikage? The once arrogant you have long since turned into a handful of dust."

Onoki shook his head with a sigh, gestured for the nurse who was giving him a massage to move aside, and got up to put on his Tsuchikage robe.

"Lord Tsuchikage, what should we do?" Onoki's son, Koto, handed over the information and awaited instructions.

Onoki replied without hesitation, "Have the Iwa ninja forces near the Land of Fire's front lines make some moves to scare Konoha. If there's any benefit, we'll take it; if not, it'll at least tie down their attention. As for Hagoromo Gengetsu..."

Onoki pondered for a while, then finally sighed and shook his head, saying, "Send a team to investigate. It doesn't matter if they don't find it."

Even the most dazzling glory has eventually passed.

Even if it reappears, it will only be a fleeting moment of brilliance.

On a personal level, Onoki longs to see Hagoromo Gengetsu, a person he admired in his youth, one last time.

However, from the perspective of the overall interests, the village's resources should not be wasted on meaningless matters.

Ōnoki followed the latter.

but

Onoki's lips curled into a smile as if he had just thought of something.

He wasn't in a hurry about the matter of Yu Yi Xuan Yue, but that didn't mean some other people weren't either.

"Bang!"

A loud slamming sound echoed in the Water Shadow's office.

The young Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, coldly ordered, "Send out all the pursuing ninja units. Find Hagoromo Gengetsu and escort him back to Kirigakure."

As the party that suffered the greatest loss in the Battle of Godfall Valley, Kirigakure not only lost the First Mizukage, but also suffered a significant decline in the reputation of Kirigakure.

More importantly, the Hidden Mist Village, which had just been integrated, was now facing renewed internal strife due to the absence of its central figure in charge.

Even with the Second Mizukage, Gengetsu Hozuki, taking office, his prestige was far less than that of the First Mizukage, and his efforts to unify the village were not very effective.

Moreover, he himself died a reckless death at the end of the First Shinobi World War.

This further fueled the internal strife within Kirigakure, leading to the emergence of the "Blood Mist Era."

Even though the Blood Mist Era has ended, the lingering problems of Kirigakure that have plagued the current Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, for decades still torment her.

It's absolutely not wrong to say that Hagoromo Gengetsu was the source of a series of tragedies in Kirigakure.

Sure enough, Mei Terumi, who is naturally petty, was determined to take down Hagoromo Gengetsu, the person her elders in Kirigakure had reviled since childhood, to avenge their ancestors, no matter what state he was in.

Fortunately, Ao calmly advised, "Lord Mizukage, Hagoromo Gengetsu should still be in the Land of Fire. Given the current unstable situation in the ninja world, such a large-scale conflict could very well cause misunderstandings in Konoha. Please reconsider."

"Besides, that person is already dead, so there's really no need to expend so much energy searching for them."

Even if we find it, so what?

Yu Yi Xuan Yue is dead.

Are you going to kill them again?

Will the other party be afraid?

After much persuasion, Mei Terumi finally abandoned her idea of ​​a major conflict and compromised by sending a group of people to secretly pursue Yui Gengetsu.

At last.

Compared to the nagging and complaining of the Mist Ninja.

The Cloud Ninja were much more straightforward.

Even though it was the First Mizukage who died, the First Raikage only lost an arm.

Upon receiving the message, the Fourth Raikage, A, lifted a dumbbell as thick as his arm and issued the order without hesitation:

"Find Yu Yi Xuan Yue with all our might and avenge the First Raikage's severed arm!"

"yes!"

No one refuted this.

The massive fighting machine, the Cloud Ninja, began to operate efficiently.

(End of this chapter)