Ninja World: I, Kisame Hoshigaki, am no longer human!

Might Guy charged out first, his figure as fast as lightning, leaving only a blur in sight.

"who?"

The guards were shocked and before they could react, Matt Kai got close and took down several of them in quick succession.

Kakashi followed up immediately, using a summoning jutsu.

Bang.

After a cloud of white smoke dissipated, several ninja dogs appeared in the corridor. They swarmed forward, tackled the guards to the ground, and subdued them on the spot.

Bang. Bang.

With the last two enemies taken down by Shisui's illusion magic, the guards in the corridor were quickly wiped out. Only a door remained between Kazekage Rasa and the four-person team.

"Well done."

Minato Namikaze expressed satisfaction with the performance of the three players.

His three subordinates, Kakashi and Might Guy, are only thirteen years old, and Uchiha Shisui is even under ten. However, all three possess combat power that surpasses that of ordinary Jonin and can be considered the future pillars of Konoha.

With a creak.

Minato pushed open the office door and walked in with three team members. There, they saw Rasa standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with his back to the four of them, looking at the heavy rain outside.

"What happened?"

Hearing the noise, Rasa spoke somewhat sluggishly, then stiffly turned around. When he saw Minato and the other three, he was stunned.

"Captain, Kazekage's condition is very strange; it seems like he's being controlled by illusion magic."

Shisui immediately noticed something amiss with Rasa, frowned, and reported the situation to Minato.

Who are you?

Rasa asked again, his expression blank, his eyes subtly transforming into the Sharingan pattern. He raised one hand, and Magnet Release sand rose from beneath his feet like a fluttering golden ribbon, forming a defensive layer around him.

"It seems the intelligence was correct. It was probably that mysterious person with the Mangekyou Sharingan who manipulated the Fourth Kazekage with genjutsu and orchestrated the invasion of Amegakure from behind the scenes."

Minato's expression turned grave as he deduced the truth of the matter.

What puzzled him was why only Rasa, the puppet, remained in Amegakure. Where had the mysterious man, Danzo, Orochimaru, and Nagato gone?

Minato's mind raced with thoughts. After a quick deliberation and assessment, he decided to first take down the Fourth Kazekage and dispel the genjutsu on him.

With a single glance, his three teammates understood perfectly and instantly launched a coordinated attack on Luo Sha.

"drink!"

Might Guy shouted and once again took the lead, unleashing a Leaf Whirlwind kick straight at Rasa.

With a bang, the gold dust in front of Rosa formed a wall, not only easily thwarting Might Guy's attack, but also wrapping around the latter's thigh.

Rasa remained expressionless, his fingers clenched, preparing to unleash a ninjutsu called "Sand Binding Coffin," using the immense pressure of the sand to cripple Might Guy's leg.

Just then.

Taking advantage of Rasa's attention being drawn to Might Guy in front, Minato Namikaze flashed and instantly appeared behind Rasa, slamming a Rasengan into the latter's back.

Although Rasa's gold dust technique can automatically protect its master, their speed is clearly still not as fast as Minato's.

In such a small office, at such close range, a sudden attack by a yellow flash is impossible to defend against.

A snap.

Minato's Rasengan struck Rasa squarely in the back. Although Rasa's body was covered in a sturdy armor of gold dust, it was shattered by the Rasengan's immense power.

As Rasa was injured and unable to gather chakra, the Magnet Release sand floating around his body immediately scattered to the ground.

Earth Release: Tracking Fang Technique.

Kakashi seized the opportunity, quickly formed hand seals, and slammed his palm into the ground, summoning several ninja dogs that bit Rasa's thighs, arms, and body, completely rendering the latter unable to retaliate.

Finally, Uchiha Shisui stood before Rasa, staring directly into the latter's eyes with his Sharingan, releasing a powerful surge of ocular energy.

The Sharingan pattern in Rasa's eyes gradually faded, and his eyes finally regained their clarity.

With the seamless coordination of the Minato Squad, even the Kazekage was easily defeated.

Ten minutes later.

"Thank you, Konoha ninjas. Without your help, I, the Kazekage, don't know how much longer I would have been controlled by genjutsu."

With a look of deep emotion, Rasa expressed his gratitude to Minato Namikaze and the others.

"Lord Kazekage, please don't be so polite. We are here on the orders of the Fourth Hokage, Jiraiya, to investigate the truth. May I ask, could you provide us with some information about that mysterious person with the Mangekyou Sharingan?"

Minato cut to the chase and asked the question directly.

Upon hearing this, Rasa's expression turned to one of recollection, and he said haltingly, "That night, three people infiltrated Sunagakure. The leader used genjutsu to control me..."

From his words, Minato and the others learned that the mysterious man had indeed colluded with Danzo and Orochimaru.

Moreover, their purpose in using Sunagakure to wage war against Amegakure was to control the entire Land of Rain and then conduct a large-scale search for Nagato and others within the Land of Rain.

Judging from the results, these people clearly achieved their goal. They found Nagato and Konan and used coercion and enticement to bring them into their camp.

Things gradually became clearer.

"As for the identity of that mysterious person, I once heard Orochimaru call him... Obito?"

Luo Sha frowned and uttered the name.

Obito?!

Upon hearing the name, Minato Namikaze and Kakashi, master and student, exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

"Obito? That name sounds so familiar."

Might Guy scratched his head, his reaction as slow as ever, but he finally remembered and looked at Kakashi with surprise, saying, "Kakashi, was one of your former teammates also named Obito, the guy with the goggles?"

Uchiha Shisui, standing to the side, looked surprised and suspicious.

Is this name just a coincidence?

"Impossible. Obito died on the battlefield of the Third Shinobi World War. It could not possibly be him."

Kakashi murmured, his memory returning to the battlefield at Kannabi Bridge. He had witnessed Obito's body being smashed in half by rocks, making it impossible for him to survive.

On his deathbed, knowing there was no hope of escape, Obito gave his intact left eye to Kakashi as a gift for the latter's promotion to Jonin.

Minato Namikaze was also incredulous and asked Rasa again, "Kage-sama, did you really hear that clearly? That mysterious person's name was Obito?"

"Although I was controlled by genjutsu, I'm not deaf. Orochimaru called him that more than once. So, this Uchiha Obito is also a rogue ninja from your Konoha?"

Rasa said coldly, his tone turning displeased. Although he had been rescued by Minato and the others, it now seemed that the three people who had attacked him earlier were also former Konoha ninjas.

It's a disgrace that he, the Kazekage, was so easily manipulated by these Konoha ninjas.

"We are very sorry for what happened to you. However, we have come here to completely eliminate the hidden dangers caused by these rogue ninjas. Please trust us, Lord Kazekage."

Minato Namikaze bowed to Rasa, expressing his apology and readily acknowledging Obito's status as a rogue ninja.

Yes, after the initial shock, Minato calmed down and analyzed the situation, and could now be largely certain—

That mysterious Uchiha clansman was none other than his former disciple, Obito.

Apart from having the exact same name, both only have one right eye left. This astonishing double coincidence is enough to prove that they are the same person.

What puzzled Minato was how Obito, who was supposed to die, survived, how he awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, and how he embarked on an evil path.

These are currently unknown.

Regardless, according to the information gathered by everyone, Obito is no longer the innocent, kind, and optimistic Obito he once was; instead, his personality has drastically changed, and he has fallen into darkness.

After confirming Obito's identity, Minato Namikaze asked Rasa another question that was of utmost concern to him:

"Lord Kazekage, do you know where Obito Uchiha and the others went?"

"They seem to have gone to a place called... Ryuchi Cave? According to Obito, it's to fight against Jiraiya of Konoha and Kisame Hoshigaki, the demigod of Kirigakure, so they also need to train in Sage Mode."

Luo Sha tried hard to recall and told the truth.

"hiss."

Upon hearing this, Minato gasped.

Obito Uchiha, Orochimaru, Danzo, and Nagato—these people together already constitute a terrifying force. If any of them were to learn Sage Mode, the consequences would be unimaginable.

When that time comes, the first target this group will likely seek to retaliate against will be Konoha Village.

Thinking of this, Minato frowned and quickly made a decision.

He took out a blank scroll and wrote down all the intelligence he had gathered that night. Then he cast a spell and hand seals to summon a toad.

After stuffing the scroll into the toad's mouth, Minato instructed the toad to send the information back to Konoha as quickly as possible and deliver it to the Hokage, Jiraiya.

Next, he used a communicator to contact Hyuga Hizashi outside Amegakure and ordered him to come and join the team.

Minato Namikaze's plan was to lead a small team to stay in Amegakure, waiting for Konoha's support while helping Rasa eliminate the spies left by Obito and others, so that the Kazekage could regain control of Sunagakure's power.

Luo Sha also expressed his approval of the plan.

In this way, when Obito and his group return from Ryuchi Cave, they will be met with a trap set by Konoha and Sunagakure.

At that time, we can wipe out this group of traitorous ninjas in one fell swoop.

Both sides immediately began to act intensively.

However, what Minato and the others didn't notice was that while they were talking to Rasa, a small slug was crawling on a drainpipe outside the window.

It raised its antennae and recorded every word of their conversation.

With a "bang," the little slug, as if summoned by some force, vanished.

In a secluded corner of a nearby building, Kisame learned everything that had happened in the office from a small slug.

"Looks like this is going to be interesting."

He thought to himself, a hopeful smile spreading across his face.

Kisame certainly didn't expect that after his previous meddling, Obito, Danzo, Orochimaru, and Nagato and Konan's groups would still be able to get together.

Is this the guidance of fate in the dark?

Moreover, these guys even went to Longdi Cave to learn immortal techniques.

Compared to the original story, Nagato in this world didn't have his legs blown off by Hanzo. If he were to learn the Sage Mode from Ryuchi Cave, it would be extremely terrifying.