In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 323 The Fourth Shinobi World War

The exterior of the Five Shadows Conference tower-shaped building.

Black Zetsu, who had already separated from White Zetsu, stood in the snow with Obito, who was wearing a black robe with red clouds and an orange spiral mask.

"Are you ready?" Obito asked casually.

"Ah, the White Zetsu clone is ready." Black Zetsu nodded.

Obito continued, "And what about Chiya? Any news?"

"I don't know. The clock tower where Pain used to live in Amegakure is a forbidden area for us. If we rashly enter, we will be killed instantly." Black Zetsu sighed, "We can only hope that he received the message from White Zetsu himself."

"Never mind, it doesn't matter if he doesn't come. Sasuke is enough for the battle anyway, and I'm not here to fight this time," Obito said indifferently.

Just as the two were talking, a pair of arms were put on their shoulders, and at the same time, Qianye's voice came, "I'm sorry, I've lost my way on the path of life, and I've kept you two waiting."

Obito and Black Zetsu were startled and quickly retreated, putting distance between themselves and Chiyo. They only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Chiyo's familiar figure.

"Do you guys have to be so dramatic? You're all companions, I'm not going to eat you!" Qianye said with an innocent look.

Obito's lips twitched violently beneath the mask. He thought to himself, "What are you doing here all of a sudden? Don't you have any self-awareness?"

Black Zetsu, however, said in a slightly tactful way, "That's because you're too elusive."

"So, how far along is the Five Kage Summit now?" Chiya asked, releasing her Observation Haki.

As he began to sense his surroundings, he asked himself, "Are all five Kage present? There's also a White Zetsu in the Five Kage's meeting room. Oh, and Sasuke too. He really doesn't learn his lesson, running off to this place. Isn't he afraid of getting beaten to death?"

Upon hearing that Chiyo had grasped the situation inside the Five Kage Summit building in just a moment, Obito grew increasingly wary. He said in a deep voice, "Since you're already here, that's perfect. Come and hear my plan."

"Are you finally going to get serious? I'm all ears." Qianye's smile faded.

"You must already know about the failed capture of the Eight-Tails, and the same goes for the Nine-Tails. Pain betrayed us and chose to use the ultimate eye technique of the Rinnegan, Rinne Rebirth, to revive everyone in Konoha, including Jiraiya who had already died."

"Obito said in a deep voice."

"The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path requires the Rinnegan to manipulate, so do you want me to retrieve the Rinnegan for you?" Chiya said calmly.

Upon hearing that the Rinnegan had not yet fallen into Chiya's hands, both Obito and Black Zetsu were overjoyed.

They certainly wouldn't let Qianye retrieve it.

Otherwise, it's like a lamb entering a tiger's den; it'll be difficult to get it out again.

"That's not necessary." Obito skipped over the previous topic. "The most important thing right now is to retrieve the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails to prepare for the Eye of the Moon Plan."

"Sasuke's disruption of the Five Kage Summit was just a ruse. Next, I plan to force the Five Great Nations to hand over the Eight-Tails and the Nine-Tails through war."

"The Fourth Shinobi World War?" Chiya asked with interest. "A very good suggestion. One of the most powerful factors that unites people is having a common enemy."

"The ninja world today is really too weak. Even the Five Kage are just slightly stronger ants. Individual ninja villages are simply no match for each other. Only when the five great nations unite will it become interesting."

"So, what do you need me to do? Intimidate the Five Kage?"

"That's right." Obito readily admitted, "Because of your disciple, all my abilities have been broken. Right now, before I can regain Rinnegan, I don't have enough power to start this war."

Without Chika, he could have easily come and gone from the Five Kage Summit using Kamui. But with Chika being such a bug, if things went wrong and the other side united the Five Kage, he might end up stuck there permanently.

Therefore, we need Qianye as a strong ally.

Chiya readily agreed, "Then leave it to me. I'm really looking forward to seeing how far the Five Kage have come."

Obito said, "Alright, Naruto has also come to the Land of Iron. It seems he's here to plead with the Raikage to help you and Sasuke. I plan to go and talk to him next."

"You can wait for me here. I'll use Kamui to take you inside later. Of course, you can come with me to Naruto's place first."

"I really look forward to talking to Nagato, who was able to persuade him to sacrifice himself to revive the dead of Konoha."

Chiya shook his head. "No need. It's just Jiraiya's old trick of achieving peace through mutual understanding. It's too naive. As for the Five Kage Summit, I'll go in by myself."

At this point, Qianye looked at Hei Jue, "Sixth brother, would you like to come in with me and take a look?"

"I don't have your strength. I'll just wait here for you." Black Zetsu shook his head immediately upon hearing this.

The reason it has been able to live for so many years is not because of any mayfly tricks, nor because of any immortality.

It's just one word: 苟 (gǒu, meaning "to live in vain" or "to be worthless

As long as its mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki, doesn't revive, it will continue to live on.

"Whatever you want." Qianye said, flicking his right sleeve to quietly grasp his Zanpakuto, and slowly walked into the building.

"Who goes there? The Five Kage Summit is in progress here. Entry is prohibited."

"Red clouds and black robes, it's Akatsuki! Quickly, inform Lord Okisuke and Lord Urazukado!"

As the thousand nights draw near.

The Iron Country guards stationed around the building quickly spotted Chiyo, and unsurprisingly, the scene became chaotic.

As he drew his sword, channeled chakra, and unleashed a burst of sword energy, launching a ranged attack on Chiya in an orderly fashion, the leading samurai hurriedly instructed their subordinates to use radio to communicate with two of the direct subordinates of Mifune, the general of the Land of Iron.

Qianye didn't give them time to react; it would be too boring if they were discovered too early.

While casually swinging his Zanpakuto to deflect the sword energy of the samurai, he also cast an illusion.

In an instant, in the eyes of the samurai, a large tree sprang up from beneath their feet and bound them instantly.

"It's an illusion that can't be broken... Damn it!"

The samurai tried to suppress the situation, but faced with the vast disparity in strength, everything seemed utterly insignificant.

The sounds of people falling to the ground echoed one after another. The samurai lost consciousness and lay motionless on the ground, unable to move. They could only watch helplessly as Chiya walked past them.

"Tobi, is this alright? The strongest fighting force in the ninja world right now is gathered inside. Especially that Tsuchikage with the Kekkei Tota Dust Release, he's an old relic from the First Hokage's era. Whether Chiya knows anything about him is still unknown."

Watching Chiya disappear into the dark, skeletal entrance of the building, Black Absolute Obito...

It wasn't that Black Zetsu was worried about Chiya, but rather that he couldn't bear to part with this powerful pawn.

If I were to die like this...

The resurrection of Kaguya Otsutsuki, the mother, will have to be postponed.

(End of this chapter)