The world I hear is completely different from yours.

After the two seniors realized that the other party was alone, they felt there was no need to send signals anymore. They told me to hide behind the reef, and then they used invisibility to lie in ambush, preparing to ambush the spy.

The battle that followed was unforgettable for Kisame Hoshigaki: the three-way physical duel and that terrifying water-style technique.

Kisame Hoshigaki was unable to escape the water jutsu's attack range in time, and as a result, he and the reef were directly knocked into the water. It wasn't until three days later that the ninjas of Kirigakure found the unconscious Kisame Hoshigaki on the shore.

Relying on Kisame Hoshigaki's intelligence, the Kirigakure found the battlefield, but the traces of the battle had been completely erased by the sea. The only thing they could confirm was the deaths of Kushimaru Kurihara and Jinpachi Murashi. The Kirigakure found their two ninja swords. At the same time, through records, the Kirigakure found that a giant wave had been stirred up at that time, and guessed that the other side might have summoned a giant summoning beast.

The only clues Kisame Hoshigaki gleaned were the black robe with fiery clouds on the black-robed man's body, the Ultraman mask on his face, and the name of the organization he himself mentioned: "Akatsuki".

"Akatsuki, a giant summoning beast... Senpai, I will avenge you!!" Kisame Hoshigaki made up his mind.

Years later, when an Akatsuki member stood before Kisame Hoshigaki, who had become a rogue ninja, and offered to invite him to join the organization, Kisame simply asked one question: "Does the organization have anyone who can use giant summoning beasts?"

The Akatsuki member nodded, the image of the giant summoning beasts summoned by Pain flashing through his mind.

Without further ado, Kisame Hoshigaki accepted the Akatsuki uniform and ring, and followed him into Akatsuki's secret base: "Pain! I've finally found you. One day I will kill you to avenge my two predecessors!"

And so, unwittingly, one more traitor to the Akatsuki organization was added to Tian Qing's list.

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Chapter 1: Hey bro, you're pretty cocky!

Several years later in Konoha, Ame is standing in front of a huge floor-length mirror, looking at herself and comparing her clothes to the size of her clothes.

A few years later, Ame has shed her girlish naiveté, but perhaps due to Sage Mode, Ame now looks much younger than her actual age, just like she did at sixteen in her previous life: "What happened to the promised dual body? Wasn't it said that my current body is exactly the same as my previous one? Why is the size so different? I felt so defeated when I went to the hot spring with Haruno and Kagetsu last time."

The mirror spoke softly, "Master, don't say that. Nowadays, many men also like this flat-chested type."

Is this supposed to be comforting? Tianqing stared at the mirror, feeling an urge to smash it. Sometimes she also felt that being a listener was actually quite troublesome.

"Tap, tap, tap," after three rhythmic knocks, a maid came in: "Miss Tianqing, the heads of various merchant caravans from other places have arrived, and it's time to head out for the meeting."

"Okay, I'll be leaving right away." Tian Qing nodded and started getting dressed.

Several years have passed, and some families have perished during this time, while others have risen to prominence.

As Amemori's puppet weapon and puppet supply business grew, more and more people joined him, including some wandering ninjas. Gradually, as their puppet business expanded, people began to call them the puppeteer clan of Konoha.

Although the adoptive couple are the nominal clan leaders, almost everyone knows that the real person in charge is their adopted daughter, Miss Tianqing. However, for some reason, Miss Tianqing does not like to be called Miss, so her teammates and friends still call her Tianqing.

"It seems the Second Shinobi World War is about to begin," Tianqing said in his study after the meeting, holding intelligence reports from various merchant caravans.

"Huh? Is there going to be a war?" The maid who was pouring tea asked in surprise. As a young person who had only grown up in recent years, she obviously had no concept of war.

Tian Qing shook his head and said nothing more. It had been almost 20 years since the end of the First Shinobi World War. When he transmigrated to this world, it had already been some time since the end of the First Shinobi World War. Therefore, these young people who were younger than him had naturally not seen the cruel scenes of the Shinobi World War.

However, intelligence reports clearly show that after a long period of time, the various major powers that were severely damaged back then have healed their wounds and gradually recovered their strength. Konoha, with its emerging puppet industry, became the first country to regain its power. Therefore, when the former major powers regained their strength, they were surprised to find an even more powerful Konoha standing before them.

As for the catalyst for World War II, Amehari picked up a piece of intelligence that recorded something few people paid attention to: Hanzo, the leader of Amegakure, had spent enormous resources to finally acquire a salamander as his summoning beast. The affairs of a small ninja village leader were unlikely to attract much attention, and who knew that the salamander's venom would ultimately cement Hanzo's title of "demigod"?

Rain Village is an important steel-producing area in the world, and it is sandwiched between the three major countries of the Land of Wind, the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth. It is not only an important resource-producing area, but also an important military location. Therefore, the Land of Rain has suffered a lot of trouble from the various major countries.

Therefore, when Hanzo suddenly obtained such great power, he was naturally unwilling to be subordinate to the various great powers. So, not long ago, Hanzo, in the name of the head of Amegakure, announced that the Land of Rain would levy a transaction tax on all caravans from various countries entering the Land of Rain, even those from the five great powers.

This is similar to India, a British colony, suddenly announcing that it would tax all British companies, which aroused strong dissatisfaction among major powers. How dare a small ninja village be so arrogant?

How could the usually docile underlings possibly swallow this insult when they suddenly acted so aggressively?

"It seems we need to prepare early." Tian Qing gestured for the maid to record her orders, demanding that all payments be settled with agents and buyers in various major countries. At the same time, she instructed everyone in the clan to start stockpiling food and other consumables, as well as various puppet weapons, and to transport them back to Konoha in the coming days in preparation for a protracted war.

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Chapter Two: Gangdam, Ready to Depart!

Leaving his clan's territory, Ame walked alone towards the Hokage Building in Konoha, where a village meeting was scheduled to take place.

Even though Tian Qing is now the ruler of the Giant Banner Clan, commanding immense influence within the clan's territory, she still doesn't have the habit of bringing attendants when she's out. Tian Qing is very clear about her own nature; regardless of her status or position, she remains herself.

As for issues like protecting their own safety, although the clan is now known as the Konoha Puppet Master Clan, most of them are actually responsible for producing and selling puppets. The puppet masters they are truly training have not yet grown up, so how can they be expected to protect themselves?

"Good afternoon, Advisor Tenharu." The ninja on guard politely opened the door. Over the years, thanks to her strength and contributions to Konoha, Tenharu's reputation in Konoha Village had become quite high, in no way inferior to the battle-hardened Shimura Danzo and the well-connected Sarutobi Hiruzen. In addition, the Puppet Research Department, where Tenharu served as an advisor, had considerable influence. Therefore, many people in Konoha now subconsciously ignored Tenharu's age and compared her to Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzo, and Uchiha Kagami.

Upon entering the conference room, Tian Qing realized she had arrived a bit early. The empty conference room had only a few people in it, so she sat down in her seat, closed her eyes, and began to cultivate, waiting for the meeting to begin.

"You're here pretty early today," Hiruzen Sarutobi greeted him with a smile. Unlike Danzo Shimura, Hiruzen Sarutobi had good relationships with almost everyone, and he would usually exchange a few words with Ameharu.

"Sarutobi, you're here early too." Tensei replied with a smile. Although they both knew that the other was a rival for the Third Hokage, at least for now, their relationship was not bad. In any case, they were still part of the Konoha ninja.

The ninjas had a good sense of time, and soon, many ninjas entered the meeting room one after another. Today's meeting was to discuss how to deal with the provocations of the Land of Rain and the unusual actions of other major powers. Because the matter was of great importance, basically all the leaders of the village's major and minor ninja clans and the powerful Jonin were present.

Finally, when Tobirama Senju sat in the Hokage's seat and signaled the start of the meeting, the meeting room fell silent. Over the years, Tobirama Senju appeared much older; clearly, being the Hokage was no easy task, requiring not only mental and physical exertion but also a significant amount of personal training time. To be honest, if it weren't for the requirements of the Demon Egg, Ame no Hiroshi wouldn't want to become the Third Hokage.

The meeting's agenda was discussed smoothly. Everyone had read the intelligence sent from various places beforehand. Apart from the Land of Water, which was implementing the Blood Mist policy and busy fighting each other, the other major powers had begun to station large numbers of troops on their national borders. The Land of Earth, being the most impatient, had already sent a large army into the Land of Rain.

Therefore, everyone at the conference agreed to the Second Hokage's proposal to send troops to the borders of various major powers and to deploy a portion of the army to teach the Land of Rain a lesson, while also warning the Land of Earth not to interfere recklessly.

As the proverb goes, the things to be discussed in a meeting are usually decided before the meeting even begins. Before this meeting, the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, had already discussed and analyzed the future situation with his trusted disciples and communicated with the major ninja clans in the village. Therefore, on issues such as whether to send troops, how to send troops, and the specific allocation of personnel, everyone tacitly understood and there were no dissenting voices.

Therefore, at the moment the meeting ended, Konoha officially decided to dispatch a large number of troops to the border to deal with possible attacks from other major countries.

As a puppeteer, Tianqing naturally became an important fighting force in the Konoha faction's army heading towards the Land of Wind, since the Land of Wind had a large number of puppeteers.

After the meeting, Tian Qing returned to her laboratory and looked at the second giant puppet undergoing final adjustments.

This giant puppet was created by Tensei after he gained experience in making giant weapons. It was also the first pure puppet creation that did not rely on Devil Fruits. In order to produce a hard alloy that could be used for the puppet, Konoha specially assigned dozens of Jonin to work day and night using Lightning Release and Fire Release to smelt it. Of course, Tensei paid a huge amount of mission commission money to these people.

"Money isn't everything, but you can't do anything without it." This is Tianqing's main takeaway from the years-long manufacturing process.

Because of its extremely high cost, Tianqing also built one as his own custom-made vehicle, a replica Gundam specifically designed for aerial combat and bombing. It is pure white with five pairs of wings on its back. In its original world, it is called the "Freedom Gundam".

"It's time to tell the world the true fighting style of a puppeteer," Tian Qing said, a strange light flashing in his eyes. "This time, how will the fate of the Naruto world be changed?"

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Chapter Three: Fierce fighting on the Eastern Front, but no battle on the Western Front.

Any major power fears the emergence of another major power nearby, lest the latter threaten its position and seize its resources. Therefore, they strive to weaken and divide the power of their neighboring countries. Consequently, after the First Shinobi World War, each major power deliberately left several smaller countries at the borders with other major powers as buffer zones.

These small countries, which serve as buffer zones, often become battlegrounds for conflicts between major powers.

In the Land of Rain, which borders the Land of Wind, the Land of Fire, and the Land of Earth, a bloody war has begun. The Iwa ninja army, which was the first to enter the Land of Rain, fought a fierce battle with the army of the Land of Rain led by Hanzo. The Iwa ninja, who originally thought they would easily defeat their opponents, learned the hard way about the consequences of overconfidence.

In their first encounter, hundreds of Iwa ninja died from poisoning. Hanzo's deadly poison from his salamander became known to the world for the first time in such a bloody way, which also made Hanzo famous.

However, no matter how strong Hanzo was, he was ultimately just one person. A strong individual can decide the victory of a single battle, but not the victory of an entire campaign. In the subsequent battles between the Land of Earth and the Land of Rain, although Hanzo managed to kill numerous Iwa ninja with his terrifying poison each time, the Iwa ninja, with their overwhelming numerical advantage, also routed the Rain army in the same amount of time. When his troops were almost wiped out, the lone Hanzo, to avoid being surrounded, had no choice but to retreat.

Fortunately, the Land of Lightning intervened at this time. Under the guise of being an ally of the Land of Rain, the army of the Land of Lightning invaded the Land of Earth while the Third Tsuchikage was on his way to the Land of Rain, forcing the Hidden Stone Village to withdraw its troops from the Land of Rain.

Hanzo and the Land of Rain achieved final victory through this method, and Hanzo, who led the small country to defeat the large country, was hailed by the world as a "demigod".

Then, the armies of the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind also marched into the Land of Rain, and an even fiercer battle was about to begin.

However, while the Land of Rain was locked in fierce fighting, the Land of Valleys was enjoying an unusually peaceful and leisurely time.

Between the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire, there are some small countries that serve as buffer zones. Among them, the most important country in terms of geographical location is the Land of Valley. Along the border of the Land of Valley, both the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire have stationed a large number of troops to guard against each other. However, since neither side is willing to take the blame for starting a war, the two sides stationed in the Land of Valley have maintained a peaceful standoff while the Land of Rain has become a bloody meat grinder.

Tianqing sat in the tent leisurely eating barbecue. Unlike the other nervous Konoha recruits, as a veteran of the battlefield, Tianqing had no fear of the upcoming battle. In fact, he even had a hint of anticipation.

In the world of ninjas, strength is paramount, so the commander-in-chief of a unit must be the strongest ninja in that unit. However, since a warrior with formidable strength is not necessarily an excellent general, and keeping one's strongest warrior confined to the command center would be a waste of combat power, the command structure of the Konoha forces was divided into two parts to address this issue.

First, the strongest ninja is appointed as the overall commander of the unit, responsible for deciding the general direction of the unit's actions and leading the battle, such as when to start the battle, when to retreat, or when to charge into the enemy lines and unleash their full power. The specific command work after the general direction is decided is handled by the strategic departments dispatched by Konoha. The advisors of these strategic departments have been honed through many battles, have rich experience in combat command, and have also proven their loyalty to Konoha.

This ensures that there is a strong leader in the unit, and also ensures that the command of the unit can remain smooth even when the strong members of our side charge into the enemy lines. Furthermore, it ensures that Konoha has control over each unit and that it is not controlled by one or two strong individuals.

Therefore, although Amemori was the commander-in-chief of the Konoha garrison, he appeared surprisingly relaxed at this time without any specific orders from Konoha.

When the puppeteers of the Sand Village heard that Tensei had arrived at the Konoha camp, they were filled with righteous indignation and declared: This time we must defeat Tensei and prove to the world that the Sand Village's puppet weapons are the real puppet weapons, and that Konoha's counterfeit products are not qualified to appear on the battlefield!

Chikamatsu Hakusa brought along the remaining nine puppets of the Chikamatsu Ten, as well as a large number of elite ninja from the Chikamatsu clan. Before departing, he swore before the entire Chikamatsu clan that he would retrieve the puppet that Amehara had stolen, then annihilate all of Konoha's forces and avenge his humiliation!

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A friend made fun of me today for not having muscles, so I told him that I used to have eight-pack abs, but I went astray while working on my ninth one, which caused me to lose my six-pack.

Chapter Four: The Dawns Here Are Quiet

Not long after, an urgent intelligence report arrived at the strategic command center of the garrison. Subsequently, all senior management personnel of the unit were notified to immediately assemble in the strategic command center for a meeting.

When Tian Qing entered the strategic command center, she found that all the staff members of the strategic department were already there, their faces serious. Even the usually jovial guys were tense. Tian Qing even keenly noticed a hint of anger in their expressions. "Something terrible must have happened."

Taking the intelligence scroll, Tian Qing quickly glanced through it: "The Second Hokage is seriously injured? How is that possible?"

As it turned out, everyone, including Tensei, underestimated the strength of Hanzo and the Salamander. Although Kishimoto did not directly describe the strength of Hanzo and the Salamander in the original work, only vaguely indicating that the power of "demigods" should not be underestimated, Tensei, and even most ninjas, believed that Hanzo's strength was not as great as that of the Kage of the other major powers.

The title of "demigod" is mostly due to Hanzo leading the army of the Land of Rain to repel the army of the Land of Earth, and it was only through a joint attack with the Land of Lightning. If the Land of Lightning had not launched a surprise attack on the Land of Earth, the Land of Rain would probably have been defeated in the end.

However, most people subconsciously overlook the restraint properties of highly toxic toxins.

Once the enemy develops an antidote, the salamander's toxin becomes largely ineffective. However, when the enemy lacks an antidote, it becomes an absolute killing machine. Hanzo and the salamander don't need to attack or even touch the enemy; as long as the enemy stands a certain distance away from the salamander, the toxin will invade their body, and once poisoned, the enemy's only fate is to wait for death.

This is why Chiyo of the Land of Wind and Tsunade of the Land of Fire became famous and hailed as medical geniuses simply for concocting an antidote for the salamander, because everyone else was helpless against the salamander's poison.

The Second Hokage was no exception.

Over the years, the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, has aged considerably. His physical condition has declined significantly compared to his peak years, and even his total chakra reserves have decreased.

This time, Tobirama Senju, as Hokage, personally led the army to invade the Land of Rain. In fact, many people tried to dissuade him, but considering the previous failure in the Land of Earth, Tobirama Senju felt that it was safer for him to lead the army himself.

With his superior water-based ninjutsu and space-time ninjutsu, Tobirama Senju immediately put Hanzo at a disadvantage in their first encounter. However, as the poison took hold, Tobirama's body eventually gave out. Furthermore, due to overconfidence, Tobirama hadn't prepared a sacrifice for the Impure World Reincarnation technique, making it impossible for him to summon the First Hokage for help. He was forced to retreat with difficulty.

However, Hanzo was also seriously injured by Tobirama Senju's unpredictable space-time ninjutsu. Therefore, strictly speaking, the two sides only fought to a draw. But in the eyes of the Konoha ninjas, such a draw was a completely unacceptable result.

When the news reached the Land of Fire, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was originally scheduled to guard the Land of Water, and his three disciples were urgently transferred to the Land of Rain to provide support. A large number of Konoha's elite ninja were also transferred along with them. After Tobirama Senju's unexpected injury, Konoha was sharpening its knives, eager to avenge its leader.

In the orders issued by Konoha to the Wind Country expeditionary force led by Tensei, the hope was that Tensei would launch an operation against the Wind Country as soon as possible to force the Sand Ninja in the Rain Country to retreat, and to prevent those Sand Ninja from taking advantage of Tobirama Senju's serious injury to plunder.

After reading the intelligence and instructions, Tian Qing handed the scroll to the other senior officers. After all the senior officers had read it, Tian Qing spoke: "Tomorrow morning, launch a full-scale attack on the Sand Ninja."

"Yes, sir!!!" A resounding voice echoed in the strategic command center, like a clarion call before battle. As the officers dispersed, the previously languid and leisurely Konoha troops began to awaken. Weapons and supplies were distributed, and large numbers of ninjas began to assemble. At this moment, the Konoha troops were like a sleeping lion, opening its eyes, revealing gleaming fangs in its gaping maw, ready to strike at the enemy.

P.S. War movie titles really do make the best names for these chapters.

Chapter Five: The Longest Day (Part 1)

Late at night to early morning is the time when everyone is most likely to feel sleepy.

"Hmm~~~" Kohachiro stretched leisurely, letting out a soft purring sound like a cat rolling around. Then he smacked his lips, intending to sneak off a nap.

Although as a sentry on duty at the Sand Village camp, he wasn't supposed to slack off like this according to military regulations, during his time on the front lines, he had come to understand that the Konoha troops opposite him probably wouldn't make any moves anytime soon. Just a few days ago, while on duty, he even saw several sentries in the Konoha camp playing cards together.

Previously, Kohachiro had asked his superior, a Chunin who was chewing on a bone, and bluntly told him that according to the judgment of the commanders in the camp, there would be no situation on the front line until at least the end of the battle in the Land of Rain this year. After that, the Chunin waved his hand impatiently, signaling Kohachiro to go away and not disturb him while he was eating barbecue.

Following the example set by his superiors, Xiao Hachiro naturally learned how to take a nap during his duty. Since no one was coming to check, taking a nap to refresh himself was a wonderful thing.

In fact, the Sand Ninja commander's judgment was not wrong. In the original story, Konoha's forces did indeed launch their invasion of the Land of Wind early the following year, after the war in the Land of Rain had ended. However, they did not expect Hanzo's poison to be so potent, even the Water-type master Tobirama Senju could not withstand it. Therefore, they naturally did not anticipate that Konoha would advance the attack time to prevent the Sand Ninja from taking advantage of the situation.

Time passed slowly, and as the starlight in the night sky gradually faded and the horizon began to lighten, Kohachiro suddenly heard a commotion coming from the Konoha camp across the way.