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Chapter 153 Black Zetsu: What have I worked so hard for over a thousand years?

This shot is aimed at the mountain.

No, this shot is meant to humiliate Kirigakure!

Regardless of how many flaws this chakra cannon has, or whether it's just a pretty face or not.

And don't worry about whether there are explosive tags and explosives worth tens of millions of taels buried under the opposite mountain peak to ensure effectiveness.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, this chakra cannon fired a shot, destroying the mountain in front of so many dignitaries and representatives of the ninja village. What does this represent?

This signifies that Kirigakure has mastered a strategic weapon that it can control independently, and that after more than a decade of silence following the death of the Second Mizukage, Gengetsu Hozuki, Kirigakure has finally resounded its voice in the ninja world once again.

This cannon shot signifies that Hozuki Shingetsu has officially begun his comprehensive plan, and that Kirigakure has once again stepped onto the historical stage.

All of this was achieved under his leadership, Hozuki Shingetsu, so how could he not be so full of vigor?

"Your village's weapons... are truly astonishingly powerful!"

Chiyo looked at the distant mountain peaks that had been leveled, and a look of envy appeared on her face.

Despite the weapon's many drawbacks, such as slow chakra charging and its massive size making movement difficult, everything else is negotiable in the face of its power.

In particular, the Sand Village vigorously promoted puppetry in order to solve the problems of resource shortage and manpower shortage. This puppetry technique is quite similar to this large machine, which made Chiyo extremely envious and gave her the idea of ​​going back to optimize the puppets.

Night Moon Thunder shared the same idea.

This chakra cannon was originally a product of the Hidden Cloud Village, but the village hadn't been able to develop it in time due to the war.

Having witnessed the power of this giant cannon firsthand, Ye Yue Lei immediately resolved to continue developing it.

There was no way around it; after all, this chakra cannon, in terms of both appearance and power, perfectly matched the Cloud Village's aesthetic of "bigger is stronger, thicker is more robust."

However, unlike Sunagakure and Kumogakure, Iwagakure and Konoha were amazed by the giant cannon, but not particularly envious.

After all, while this chakra cannon is incredibly powerful, as mentioned earlier, it also has quite a few drawbacks, the most crucial of which is its application scenario.

This massive creature, slow to move and recharge, is best suited for either tailed beasts or for docking with the enemy's home base.

But the Tailed Beasts aren't stupid either!

Seeing such a big guy like you charging up there, I would have already sent a Tailed Beast Ball flying.

As for using this cannon to attack the enemy's home base, that's even more ridiculous. If this thing can get within 20 kilometers of one's own home base, then it actually means that one's own home base is already on the verge of defeat. Having it is of little use.

Therefore, Iwagakure and Konoha are two different villages. Iwagakure has a large number of ninjas, and all of its resources are spent on the ninja army, leaving no extra energy to develop this cost-effective giant cannon. Konoha has a large number of elite ninjas, and they are not very interested in this thing.

And this is actually what Hozuki Shingetsu wanted to achieve: that everyone present would acknowledge the immense power of this thing, but also know that it has many drawbacks.

In this way, other villages will not be wary of Kirigakure, since every ninja village has a few hidden treasures.

However, this is only what the representatives of each ninja village can see. What do the ordinary people, nobles, and wealthy businessmen present know?

All they knew was that Kirigakure possessed a powerful weapon capable of shattering mountains with a single blow, so their trust in Kirigakure and their impression of the village were instantly established.

Looking at the amazed expressions on their faces, Hozuki Shingetsu could already imagine the scene of Kirigakure being overwhelmed with missions.

"Since that mountain was indeed destroyed by the weapons of Kirigakure, we are willing to accept our defeat and, for the sake of Kirigakure, agree to Konoha's request for a truce!"

After discussing with Onoki, Chiyo, and the others for a while, Modibi agreed to Hozuki Shingetsu's proposal and agreed to negotiate with Konoha.

The people of Konoha were naturally overjoyed by this news.

Although they knew that given this trend, since all the villages had agreed to come to Kirigakure for this meeting, they must have come with the intention of a truce.

But when this scene actually arrived, they still breathed a sigh of relief.

There was no way around it. Although Konoha was the strongest ninja in the world and the Land of Fire was indeed rich in resources, even the most abundant resources couldn't withstand three consecutive years of fighting on three separate fronts!

Seeing the jubilant crowd, Tsunade quietly put aside her worries.

"Grandfather's last wish has finally been fulfilled!"

However, when she thought about how she would be staying in Kirigakure for the next three years and would have to see the treacherous Hozuki Shingetsu every day, her mood instantly soured.

After calming down a few days ago, she naturally realized that all of Hozuki Shingetsu's previous actions and words were intentional. He deliberately wanted to lead her to that kind of thinking, and then take advantage of her confused state of mind to make his demands.

The thought that she had even secretly begged Dan for forgiveness made Tsunade blush uncontrollably. Under those circumstances, her impression of Hozuki Shingetsu could hardly be described as merely bad.

He practically wanted to use all his knowledge to experiment on him to see how many kunai would be inserted into a human body before he would die, so how could he be happy to stay in Kirigakure for three years?

Hozuki Shingetsu, of course, was unaware of Tsunade's thoughts. He looked around and, sensing the time was about right, loudly and meaningfully introduced the chakra cannon in the distance.

"Haha, I am truly flattered that you all give me this much face! Although our cannon can destroy that mountain with a single shot from 20 kilometers away, it is actually only a semi-finished product. There are still many shortcomings that need to be resolved. Compared with the power we envisioned, it is nothing!"

Hozuki Crescent glanced around furtively, hoping to spot the figure of that strange humanoid plant, and continued, "Our weapon, as we envisioned it, is capable of destroying the moon in a single strike!"

Hozuki Shingetsu spread his arms wide in an exaggerated gesture, "What a pity! The research on this chakra cannon has already consumed a great deal of our Kirigakure's energy to get to this point."

"According to the assessment, if we want to achieve the expected power, it will probably take another ten years of continuous investment from the entire Hidden Mist Village. And that's just for the power increase. The problems of the large size and slow charging will not be solved... Sigh, the cost-effectiveness is really low."

"Our Hidden Mist Village originally intended to develop a weapon as convenient and powerful as the Tailed Beast Ball, but it seems that's ultimately unrealistic. So, let's leave the development of this weapon here!"

When Hozuki Shingetsu said these words, none of the ninjas present reacted.

After all, as long as the problems mentioned earlier are not resolved, even if the power of this chakra cannon can destroy a star in one hit, it will still not be cost-effective.

After all, no matter how powerful it is, you still have to hit someone and make a sound, right?

However, the ninjas present didn't care, but something outside the arena was haunted by Hozuki Shingetsu's words.

Seeing its trembling, excited figure, if I hadn't retained a shred of reason, I probably would have immediately tried to snatch that chakra cannon!

That thing was none other than the big fish that Hozuki Shingetsu had been longing to catch: the mastermind behind the ninja world for a thousand years, and the most filial son in the ninja world, Otsutsuki Black Zetsu!

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As the biggest mastermind behind the ninja world, whether it was out of belief in Hozuki Shingetsu's ability to cause trouble or out of a desire to disrupt the ninja world's situation, Black Zetsu could not possibly not come to Kirigakure and witness this peace truce meeting.

Moreover, Madara Uchiha has become withdrawn ever since his defeat at the hands of Shingetsu Hozuki.

He became indifferent to many things happening in the outside world. After giving Black Zetsu a vague order to investigate major events in the ninja world, he sat alone in the underground cave, constantly reminiscing about the past while calling out "Hashi Hot Mom".

As a result, Black Zetsu gained a great deal of autonomy and could roam freely throughout the ninja world.

Thanks to its unparalleled "Mayfly Technique," it could hear everything clearly from underground when the representatives of the four powers were exchanging words in their tents.

Having witnessed the thoughts and intentions of each village over a thousand years of ninja history, it was fully aware of them all.

Just as it was wondering how the meeting would end in such a tense atmosphere, Hozuki Shingetsu came up with the idea of ​​shooting a cannon at the gate!

Even more unexpectedly, the power of this giant cannon was so great, its power was in no way inferior to the Tailed Beast Ball.

Therefore, the word "technology" was deeply imprinted in the heart of the filial son for the first time.

What it didn't expect was that Hozuki Crescent's last words were, "...according to our design, this weapon is capable of destroying the moon!"

What the hell?

Destroy the moon?

The moon is gone, which means... Mom is here!

When Otsutsuki Black Zetsu thought of this, he was struck dumb, and his entire body instantly stiffened.

Fragments of memories from the past thousand years suddenly flashed through its mind.

If it had known that destroying the moon was so simple, why would it have stirred up trouble in the ninja world and spent a thousand years trying to sow discord between the reincarnations of Indra and Ashura for the sake of a pair of Rinnegan?

When he heard Hozuki Shingetsu say that it would only take ten years for Kirigakure to complete the weapon, his whole body trembled uncontrollably.

If it hadn't retained a sliver of reason, it probably would have jumped out right then and there!

ten years?

Do you know how I've survived these past thousand years?!

As Black Zetsu recalled the suffering and setbacks he had endured over the past thousand years, a wave of bitterness welled up in his eyes.

"What have I been working so hard for for a thousand years?"

If we had known earlier that "technology" was this awesome, the ninja world would have entered the interstellar travel era long ago if we had given it a thousand years!

Fortunately, it was only ten years. Just when it was about to say that it could wait, it heard from Hozuki Shingetsu that the research was going to be terminated because it was too costly and not cost-effective.

When Black Zetsu heard those words, only one thought crossed his mind:

Big Fool Chun!

What are you going to do?

(End of this chapter)