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

Tens of thousands of Konoha villagers gathered in the plaza in front of the Hokage Building. On the distant streets, on the balconies and rooftops of buildings along the street, and even on the trees by the roadside, even more Konoha villagers looked expectantly in the direction of the Hokage Building.

To be precise, they were looking towards the Hokage Rock.

"Let's begin."

Jiraiya stood atop the Hokage Rock, spoke calmly, and made a waving gesture.

Boom!

With his command, and witnessed by tens of thousands of Konoha citizens, Kisame's enormous head sculpture was destroyed with a deafening roar, turning into rubble that fell to the ground, raising a huge cloud of dust.

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Konoha Village.

With a deafening roar, the Kisame Hoshigaki statue that had stood on the Hokage Rock for two years was toppled.

From the sea of ​​people below, a thunderous cheer erupted. Everyone felt triumphant, their joy and excitement overflowing.

"From this day forward, the humiliating history of Konoha will be gone forever! Let us all join me in revitalizing our homeland and one day making Konoha the leader of the Five Great Ninja Villages!"

Jiraiya stood on the rooftop of the Hokage Building, raising his arms and shouting to the crowd below, his expression full of passion and fervor.

"Long live Jiraiya! Long live Konoha!" The crowd cheered once again, the deafening roar reaching the heavens.

Next, as the morale of the Konoha people soared, Jiraiya announced that he would immediately assemble troops to form a ninja alliance with the other three major ninja villages and head to the Land of Water to subdue Kirigakure.

For justice and peace.

Upon hearing this, the enthusiasm of Konoha's ninjas soared even higher, with many eagerly signing up, all impatient to go to the battlefield and witness new history.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

After several days of trekking, Tsuchikage Onoki and Raikage A finally arrived in Amegakure. Their purpose was to take advantage of Nagato's injury and reclaim their village's Jinchūriki.

As a result, when they arrived at Amegakure, they found that the place had already fallen into chaos.

Looking around, the streets were littered with the corpses of Rain Village ninja and the ruins of collapsed buildings. The closer one got to the center of the village, the more horrific the scene became, clearly indicating that a fierce battle had taken place.

In front of the tall tower in the center of the village, countless Wood Release trees sprouted from the ground, piercing through Rain Village ninja and suspending them in mid-air. Their blood fell to the ground, pooling to form a lake, resembling a scene from hell.

Wood Release: Hell Chaos

Onoki and Ai looked shocked and exchanged a glance, realizing that it was Obito Uchiha who had caught up with Nagato first and engaged in a great battle.

What's the situation? Did Obito succeed in his sneak attack, or did Nagato defeat Obito?

Just as the two were about to break into the tower to find out what was going on, Yahiko and Konan suddenly led a group of Akatsuki members out of the tower and blocked their way.

Just as Onoki and A witnessed, Obito and Zetsu chased Nagato all the way to Amegakure and launched an attack on him while he was seriously injured, attempting to reclaim the Rinnegan.

However, after a fierce battle, Nagato managed to drive Obito away, forcing him to flee in disarray. But Nagato's own condition worsened, his injuries deteriorated further, and he was in an unprecedentedly weak state.

Under these circumstances, Konan and Yahiko mobilized all the remaining forces of Amegakure to the tower, determined not to allow anyone to approach Nagato until he had used the White Snake Sage's regeneration technique to complete his self-repair and recover.

"You should know why we are here. We don't intend to make things difficult for anyone. As long as the Jinchuriki is returned, we will leave immediately."

Ōnoki floated up and looked down at Yahiko and the others from three meters above the ground, and made a condition to them.

However, Yahiko shook his head and refused Onoki's request, explaining, "Unfortunately, we cannot hand over the Jinchuriki. They were all taken by Kisame Hoshigaki, who ordered them to do so."

what?

Onoki and A were both startled upon hearing this. But then, Raikage A stepped forward and said with a cold smile:

"Do you think I'd believe such a clumsy lie? You say Kisame Hoshigaki sent people to steal the Jinchuriki, but where's the evidence? Are you going to confront Kisame? Too bad, he's dead, there's no way to prove it."

In Ai's opinion, the other party's explanation was clearly just a perfunctory excuse. Nagato had clearly taken the Jinchuriki from the two great ninja villages, yet they were trying to shift the blame onto a dead man—wasn't that treating people like fools?

"What do you want?" Xiao Nan asked, frowning.

“It’s simple. Let us enter this tower and search it ourselves. Then we’ll know whether you’re lying or not.”

"Onoki said in a deep voice. He had a premonition that the Jinchuriki was inside the tower in front of him. As long as he was allowed to go in, he would definitely be able to find the Four-Tails and Five-Tails of Iwagakure."

"impossible."

Yahiko refused again, his attitude very firm.

"Then there's nothing more to say."

Onoki's eyes turned cold, and he said to the Fourth Raikage beside him, "Make your move!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Raikage A roared, his entire body enveloped in dazzling lightning, activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and charged towards Yahiko and the others.

Bang bang bang!

Along the way, any Akatsuki members who rushed up to try to stop him were easily knocked away by him, falling to the ground like rag dolls.

Faced with Raikage A's fierce offensive, Yahiko couldn't hold out for long and was soon defeated. He was pierced through the chest by A's Three-Handed Strike and fell to the ground with a thud.

"Get out of the way. Otherwise, you will suffer the same fate as your companions."

Lei Ying Ai approached Xiao Nan and issued a warning to her.

"Is that all?" Suddenly, a voice came from behind him. Ai turned around in surprise and saw that Yahiko, who should have died, had stood up again, and the penetrating wound in his chest had miraculously healed.

The next second, Yahiko and Konan attacked from both sides, simultaneously targeting Raikage A.

"Raikage, be careful, there's something fishy about these two."

Onoki's gaze sharpened, and he quickly reminded him, before joining the battle as well.

Both Yahiko and Konan are resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique. Not only are they unkillable, but they also possess unlimited chakra, making them practically bug-level beings. If you didn't know their true strength, even if there were ten thousand ninja on the other side, they would wipe them all out.

Unfortunately, their opponents were the Raikage and the Tsuchikage. Especially Onoki, a seasoned and experienced veteran, quickly realized something was amiss during his fight with the two.

Dust Release: Particle Style!

Onoki originally intended to use this move on Kisame Hoshigaki, but failed. Now, he unleashed it, instantly enveloping Yahiko and Konan, evaporating them into atoms.

However, a few seconds later, countless ashes gathered at the spot where the two had disappeared, reforming their bodies.

"As expected, it's this technique. Impure World Reincarnation, developed by the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, is a forbidden ninjutsu that can summon the souls of the dead from the underworld and revive them." Onoki snorted coldly, having already seen through everything.

"Then how should we deal with it?" Lei Ying Ai asked hurriedly.

"There's no need to eliminate them; just use sealing techniques to restrict their movements."

Onoki responded and instructed his son, Koto, behind him, "Prepare the sealing scroll."

"Let me handle this." Huang Tu took out the sealing scroll and charged towards Yahiko and the other person. After a fierce battle, he successfully sealed them, immobilizing them in place and rendering them unable to resist.

As Yahiko and Konan were defeated and fell into the enemy's hands, Nagato finally appeared from the tower.

crunch.

As the gate opened, Changmen, who had lost both legs, was pushed out in a wheelchair.

"That is……"

Onoki and Ai both narrowed their eyes, staring in shock at the person behind Nagato... The person was tall, with long gray-yellow hair, and wearing a diving mask; he looked very familiar.

He was once the demigod of the ninja world, Hanzo the Salamander.

"You actually resurrected Hanzo?"

Onoki looked serious and immediately recognized what Nagato had done.

Indeed, if Nagato could revive his comrades using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, why couldn't he revive even more people, such as those famous and powerful figures in the history of the ninja world?

"Onoki, it's been a long time. The young man next to you must be the Fourth Raikage."

Hanzo gazed at the group and slowly spoke. After being resurrected by Nagato, although his actions were controlled by the latter, he still retained a certain degree of self-awareness.

"Hanzo, you were a renowned demigod in the ninja world during your lifetime. Are you really willing to be controlled by Nagato?"

Onoki said in a deep voice, attempting to turn Hanzo against him and find an opportunity to seal him away. But Hanzo fell silent upon hearing this, not uttering a word.

"Onoki, don't waste your breath, it's useless."

Nagato shook his head, staring at the two shadows before him, then slowly raised his hands and formed a hand seal.

"Be careful."

Onoki and the others were immediately startled and retreated hastily, clearly showing their deep fear of Nagato's power.

Boom!

To their astonishment, two coffins slowly rose vertically from the ground. One coffin had the character "two" engraved on it, while the other had the character "three" engraved on it.

Is it another Edo Tensei?

Upon seeing this, Onoki and A frowned, their gazes grave. If Hanzo alone wasn't enough to contend with the two of them, the situation would be much more uncertain if two more Kage-level shinobi joined the fray.

Just then, with two loud bangs, the coffin lid fell forward to the ground, and two filthy bodies emerged from it.

One person was completely wrapped in bandages, obscuring their face, and carried two samurai swords on their back. The other person was an elderly man with long yellow hair, bronze skin, a lightning bolt-shaped scar on his chest, and a thunder-shaped shoulder mark on his right shoulder.

What the two had in common was that they both emanated incredibly powerful chakra fluctuations, causing Onoki and A's expressions to change drastically.

Because the two people Nagato summoned were the deceased Second Tsuchikage Mu and the Third Raikage. However, perhaps because they had just been resurrected, their eyes were somewhat vacant, like puppets on strings.

"You bastard, how could you do such a blasphemous thing to the dead? Your crime is unforgivable!"

Raikage A clenched his fists and roared at Nagato, appearing extremely angry.

"Raikage, don't be impulsive!" Onoki quickly pulled the Raikage back. He knew that when Nagato summoned these two, they had no chance of winning.

Mu was Onoki's teacher and the developer of the Dust Release kekkei tacitly accepted technique. The Third Raikage was the strongest Raikage in history, having once fought against thousands single-handedly on the battlefield.

These two can be said to have completely overwhelmed Onoki and Ai in terms of strength.

Onoki realized that, let alone reclaiming the Jinchuriki, it would be extremely difficult for them to even leave Kirigakure alive after this trip.

However, Nagato doesn't seem to intend to kill the two here.

"Yahiko has already told you that your Jinchuriki were taken by Kisame Hoshigaki's subordinates and are now in Kirigakure. If you want them back, go and take them back yourselves."

Nagato stared at Onoki and the other man, and slowly said, "Remember, the reason I'm letting you go this time is so that you can go back and lead the armies of Iwagakure and Kumogakure to raze Kirigakure to the ground and completely wipe out Kisame Hoshigaki's power. Now, before I change my mind, get out of here."