Warlock Invasion of Naruto.

"Itachi? Looks like we should lend him a hand," Obito said calmly.

Black Zetsu's eyes flickered, because he knew that Sasuke was the reincarnation of Indra's chakra, so the probability of these two brothers awakening the Eternal Eye was the highest. If used well, it would greatly help the plan. Of course, he couldn't say it outright yet; he had to find a way to let Obito discover it himself.

"What about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? We have no way to infiltrate him. Are we just going to leave him alone?" Black Zetsu asked.

He was still very wary of Kushina's strength. As the youngest son of Kaguya Otsutsuki, the progenitor of chakra, he had no ability to train, but his understanding of the power of the tailed beasts surpassed that of everyone else.

If one truly becomes the perfect Jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails, the power that can be unleashed will be absolutely beyond imagination.

When Kushina was only 18 years old, she defeated Tobi, the White Zetsu, and gained the upper hand in her battle against the Third Raikage, A, who was at his peak.

Nine years have passed, and no one knows how much her skills have improved.

Since Nagato's Rinnegan wasn't his own, Black Zetsu had no idea how much of its power it could unleash.

What if Nagato revives Madara but can't defeat Kushina who perfectly unleashes the power of the Nine-Tails? In that case, Black Zetsu will split apart on the spot.

A single tailed beast would be greatly suppressed, let alone facing the Rinnegan, even the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. However, once it connects with its Jinchuriki, the tailed beast will no longer fear the Rinnegan.

Although the possibility was extremely small, he did not want any unexpected events to occur in the plan that had been awaited for hundreds of years.

Upon hearing this, Obito pondered for a moment before speaking, "Your concerns are valid. In that case, let Kirigakure test the strength of the Uzumaki clan. The other villages should have recovered some of their strength over the past few years. I don't believe they are unmoved by the Nine-Tails and the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques. The genjutsu on the Third Mizukage is gradually weakening; it's time to replace Kirigakure with a new Mizukage."

"Leave this matter to us."

Bai Jue responded.

......

On the other side, after leaving, Chiho quickly headed towards the camp, moving silently through the forest.

At that moment, a dark shadow suddenly appeared on her shoulder. Only under the moonlight could she make out that it was a black cat.

This black cat is the summoning beast of the ninja cat clan, which has signed a contract with Uchiha Hayato's lineage.

Although the ninja cat clan is not good at fighting, the clan is so numerous that it is very useful for gathering intelligence and transmitting information.

"Kuroba Maru, have you found out?" Chiho asked softly, glancing at the black cat on her shoulder.

"I'm sorry, Lady Chiho, all the ninja cats I sent out have gone missing. They must have all been discovered." The black cat named Kuroba Maru looked somewhat sad, after all, those who died were all members of their ninja cat clan.

“It’s my fault. I should have known they had a mysterious background and wouldn’t be so easy to investigate. This matter ends here. Don’t investigate them anymore!” Chiho said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Lady Chiho."

Kuroba Maru replied.

Then, it couldn't help but ask, "Lady Chiho, Lord Hayato was only using Madara to help you awaken your Mangekyou Sharingan. Now that you've successfully awakened it and Lord Hayato is dead, why don't you sever your connection with Madara sooner? They seem to have ulterior motives and might very well be using you!"

"It's nothing more than mutual exploitation."

Chiho didn't try to hide anything and answered directly.

"There is no future for the Uchiha clan if they continue to stay in Konoha. This was destined after Madara Uchiha lost to Hashirama Senju. Therefore, leaving Konoha is the best choice for the Uchiha clan. The Uchiha clan alone can uphold the title of the Sixth Great Shinobi Village."

"If we rebuild the village, it will inevitably lead to conflict with the five great nations, and the situation will likely be even worse then," Kuroba Maru said with some concern. Although it was just a summoning beast, it knew the complexities of the ninja world. The ninja world was vast, but the space available to build a nation was very small.

"I'll wait until I become the clan leader and then integrate the entire Uchiha clan before considering leaving Konoha. Besides, there are so many neutral countries in the ninja world—the Land of Demons, the Land of Stone, and the Land of Swamp—that can all serve as refuge for the Uchiha clan. If all else fails, I can simply lead the Uchiha clan to join other villages. I believe no village can refuse the entire Uchiha clan's invitation!"

Chiho said with a determined expression.

“That’s true, but this matter is probably not easy. First of all, Konoha will not agree, and war may break out. Secondly, it’s hard to say whether other villages will offend Konoha for this, and can a foreign ninja clan gain the trust of other villages?” Kuroba Maru was a little worried. He had made a promise to Uchiha Hayato to take good care of Chiho, and he had to keep his promise. This was the foundation of the ninja cat clan.

"You don't need to worry about that. At worst, we can just bring the Uchiha clan to join the Land of Whirlpools. I trust Shiraha!" Chiho replied.

"..." Kuroba Maru stared wide-eyed at Chiho in surprise. Good heavens, it turns out that after all that, she actually wanted to join Yagami Shiroba.

Chiho asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Lady Chiho, this was your original intention, wasn't it? You never even considered taking action against the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

Kuroba Maru realized what was happening.

“Of course, Shiraha likes Kushina so much, even if I had the ability to kill her, I couldn’t do it.” Chiho replied, “Shiraha is too smart, I can’t hide it from him, so I just don’t do it.”

"Then why are you still cooperating with 'Madara'? They want to take action against the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!"

"Kuroba Maru asked."

Chiho frowned slightly: "If I don't pretend to have a complete change of heart, how can I fool them? I can only pretend to cooperate with them. If they try to harm Kushina, I can step in to help at the crucial moment. Given that she saved my life, I doubt Kushina would refuse to give me half of the White Feather, right? Besides, I was here first, and I knew the White Feather first!"

"So you're planning to offer the entire Uchiha clan as a dowry?"

Kuroba Maru looked completely bewildered.

"What...what dowry?" Chiho retorted, "This is called a powerful alliance! With the Uchiha clan joining the Land of Whirlpools, they will definitely be able to stand on equal footing with the Five Great Nations!"

"All right......"

Kuroba Maru fell silent. After all, they were a race that kept its promises!

But what about Hayato's promise that the Uchiha clan members would turn evil after awakening their Sharingan?

That's it?

......

The Land of Earth.

In the canyon not far from the village of Iwagakure.

Kabuto Yakushi, dressed in the standard uniform of the Iwagakure ninja, hid in the shadows of the stone wall, evading the pursuit of the Iwagakure ninja.

After years of training at Root, he gained Danzo's approval with his outstanding performance and came to find Dean Nonou.

However, after infiltrating Iwagakure for half a month, he still failed to find Dean Nono and inexplicably exposed his identity, becoming a target of Iwagakure ninjas.

With the disguise and counter-surveillance skills that Kabuto Yakushi had learned during his training at Root over the past few years, he could have escaped safely, but he was unwilling to leave because he was worried about Dean Nonou's safety.

Since he has already been exposed, it is very likely that Dean Nonou has also been exposed, so Kabuto Yakushi can only feel at ease when he sees that Dean Nonou is safe and sound.

Whoosh whoosh!

Outside the stone wall, the sounds of ninjas moving at high speed could be heard from time to time.

Kabuto carefully hid himself and patiently waited until nightfall.

Taking advantage of the moonlight, he actually risked returning to Iwagakure once again.

Unsurprisingly, his disguise was exposed once again.

This time, he was hunted down by more than a dozen Iwagakure ninja.

Having finally escaped, Yakushi Kabuto injured his arm and hid under another cliff to receive treatment.

After treating his wounds and climbing back up the cliff, he suddenly heard a whooshing sound behind him.

shhhhhh!

More than a dozen kunai shot out from behind him.

Ding Ding Ding-!

Kabuto quickly took out his kunai and, while parrying, kept dodging.

Suddenly, a petite, masked ninja appeared and launched a fierce attack on him.

Soon, Kabuto Yakushi found himself in grave danger under the opponent's attacks.

Tear~

Kabuto Yakushi gave it his all, abandoning his defense and intending to trade his life for his opponent's. As expected, the opponent relaxed his attack. Taking advantage of this opportunity, his kunai slashed across the opponent's face, but unfortunately, it did not hurt the opponent, only slashing the mask the opponent was wearing.

The face hidden beneath the ninja's mask struck Kabuto Yakushi like a thunderbolt, freezing him in place.

She had fair skin, delicate features, and short, light brown hair. For Kabuto Yakushi, who had undergone Root training, no matter how beautiful a female ninja was, he could kill her without hesitation. However, the woman in front of him was none other than Nono Yakushi, whom he had been longing for, and his adoptive mother!

"Dean!"

puff!

The sudden shout from Kabuto Yakushi made Nono pause, but the kunai still pierced Kabuto's right chest, splattering blood all over Nono's face.

"Who...are you?" Nono stared blankly at Kabuto Yakushi, her face full of confusion.

"Me?" Kabuto Yakushi was stunned. "I am... Kabuto! Kabuto Yakushi!"

The massive blood loss caused Kabuto Yakushi's consciousness to rapidly blur. He shakily reached into his robes, trying to take out the round-framed glasses that Nono had given him. For the sake of convenience during missions, he usually wore contact lenses.

"No! You're not Kabuto!" Nono's eyes widened suddenly.

The words he heard made Kabuto pause, his body completely losing strength, and he fell backward.

As he lay dying, his consciousness gradually faded.

In fact, given his level of medical ninjutsu, this injury, though serious, was not fatal.

However, Kabuto Yakushi had already resolved to die and had completely given up hope of living.

"I'm not... Kabuto, then who am I?"

The constant questioning from Nono Ue made Kabuto wonder what was going on in his mind, and then everything went black.

In a daze, he seemed to hear a man's gentle voice again, saying some contradictory things.

"Sorry I'm a little late, but it's still on time."

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[Chapter 165. Konoha! Unforgivable!]

"Bai Yu!"

When Nono saw the young man suddenly appear beside her, she was startled, but when she saw his familiar face, hope rose in her heart.

For the past few years, she has been infiltrating Iwagakure to gather intelligence and regularly sending the information back to Root.

During this time, she requested to return to Konoha several times to visit the children in the orphanage and to see Kabuto Yakushi, who was training at Root.

Because her spy mission in Iwagakure has been basically completed, even if her disguise and intelligence gathering abilities are strong, they have reached their limit. Unless she infiltrates the upper echelons of Iwagakure, she can find out more classified information, but that would be almost the same as betraying Konoha and joining Iwagakure directly.

However, Danzo allowed her to remain in Iwagakure under these circumstances, only sending her photos of the children growing up periodically. This was also the motivation for Nonou to continue carrying out her missions.

However, due to several recent incidents of espionage within the Iwagakure Village's internal investigation department, Nonou knows she can no longer stay in Iwagakure Village.

Otherwise, if it is discovered, it could lead to renewed hostility between Konoha and Iwagakure, resulting in a diplomatic incident.