Warlock Invasion of Naruto.

If he hadn't been seriously injured and unconscious back then, he would never have stood by and watched the Third Hokage and Danzo wreak havoc in the village.

Even if he was supported by three generations, it wouldn't change his will.

“The Fourth Hokage is right. Once we are defeated, everything in the ninja world will be over!” Nara Shikaku said in a deep voice.

Their words quickly brought everyone back to reality from their daydreams.

indeed.

If we lose, it's all over.

......

Just as the village leaders were discussing how to win the Fourth Shinobi World War, Bai Yu also arrived at a mysterious space.

Everything here is white. Looking around, the ground beneath my feet looks like a calm lake, except the water is pure white. The sky is the same, as if it is covered by pure white clouds.

Staying here, Bai Yu felt his soul was purified.

Soon, an old man with white hair and beard slowly appeared in front of Bai Yu. He sat cross-legged in mid-air with a tin staff on his lap, emitting extremely strong chakra fluctuations.

What is most striking about him are his eyes, with pale purple concentric circles centered on the pupils—the Rinnegan.

"Outsider, why have you come here?" a kind and gentle voice asked.

"You are the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki?" Bai Yu replied, "Nice to meet you. My name is Yagami Bai Yu."

"Otsutsuki, you even know this?"

The Sage of Six Paths was somewhat surprised.

"I know more than you do," Bai Yu said calmly, then extended his fist toward the Sage of Six Paths.

Looking at the fist in front of him, this unique communication method used by the Ninja Clan brought a hint of nostalgia to the Sage of Six Paths' eyes. He then extended his fist and touched it with Shiraha.

"Um?!"

As their chakra combined, the Sage of Six Paths sensed the terrifying chakra of Shiraha, as well as another power that made even him tremble. If he were at his peak, he might have been able to contend with Shiraha, but now...

The Sage of Six Paths immediately understood what Bai Yu meant.

Soon, a large number of memories appeared in the Sage of Six Paths' mind.

"The Otsutsuki clan?!"

At this moment, the Sage of Six Paths finally understood why his mother, Kaguya, had been so fearful all those years ago.

"..."

Seeing the Sage of Six Paths fall silent, Bai Yu asked, "Looking back at Kaguya's actions back then, do you still think she did something wrong?"

“Even if I had known the truth back then, I might still have stopped my mother, just not in such an extreme way.” The Sage of Six Paths sighed, then looked at Bai Yu and said, “Now is your time, young man. What do you want me to do?”

"I want to end the old era and bring about a new era, but the ninjas of the old era were not entirely useless, so I need control of the Pure Land to accept those ninjas who can't keep up with the times."

Bai Yu added.

He planned to use the Divine Tree as the foundation to manage this planet. In this way, even if the ninjas died, their souls would enter the Pure Land. As long as there was chakra to replenish them, although these souls would not exist forever, their time of extinction could be greatly delayed.

In this way, even if someone dies, they will have a chance to be resurrected.

Those top talents who emerge in the new era, even if they die of old age, will be able to continue to live in the Pure Land after their natural death.

In this way, the souls in the Pure Land will be resurrected and return to the present world, and people in the present world will naturally serve the construction of the new era for eternity so that they can see their deceased relatives and friends.

A person may attribute great power to himself, but the knowledge he acquires before reaching the peak is ultimately limited. Therefore, Bai Yu needs the strength of these talented individuals.

The Sage of Six Paths remained silent for a long time. Even though this was his home turf, it seemed he couldn't defeat Bai Yu. Moreover, he was already dead, and unless the ninja world was completely destroyed, he was no longer willing to get involved.

"I understand."

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[284. Chapter 262 The War of Unification (Complete, Free)]

The day after the leaders of the five great ninja villages gathered in Uzushio Ninja Village to discuss the allied forces' battle plan.

A piece of bad news came from Konoha.

Danzo Shimura, the former Hokage advisor and leader of Root, known as the "Darkness of Ninjas," suddenly rebelled and summoned several deceased powerful figures within Konoha Village using the Impure World Reincarnation technique. Among them were the Fourth and Third Kazekage of Sunagakure and the Second Tsuchikage of Iwagakure.

There are also the rogue ninja from Kumogakure, Kinkaku and Ginkaku, who have been sealed away by Konoha.

Despite Jiraiya remaining in Konoha and Tsunade returning to the village, Konoha still lags behind in terms of top-tier combat power.

Jiraiya was severely injured and fell into a coma after being attacked by the Third Kazekage, the Fourth Kazekage, and Danzo.

Tsunade could only barely hold off the Second Tsuchikage.

As for the brothers Kinkaku and Ginkaku, although they no longer possessed the Six Paths Ninja Tools, their strength remained formidable, and they killed several Jonin from Konoha.

In the end, Danzo left triumphantly.

In this battle, Konoha suffered over four hundred casualties, most of whom were Chunin and Jonin, a truly devastating loss.

If Jiraiya hadn't used the toads to deliver information, and if Minato Namikaze hadn't used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to Konoha in time, the casualties would have been far greater.

Immediately, the Kage of each village set off to return to their villages to prepare for the upcoming Fourth Shinobi World War.

A catastrophe is about to sweep across the ninja world.

......

The Land of Fields, nestled in a secluded valley surrounded by mountains, is Orochimaru's secret stronghold.

Bang!

"Orochimaru, why did you use the Impure World Reincarnation technique to deal with Konoha? We agreed to stick to the plan! What exactly do you mean by this?"

In the room at the base, Danzo slammed his hand on the table and angrily questioned Orochimaru in front of him.

According to the original plan that Danzo had discussed with Orochimaru, he was to continue to remain hidden in the shadows.

Once Orochimaru and Madara launch the Fourth Shinobi World War and defeat Minato Namikaze, Jiraiya, Nawaki, Tsunade, and others, he will then turn the tide as a savior.

At that time, he can completely clear his name with this great achievement and become a hero of Konoha and even the entire ninja world.

Unifying the ninja world at that time wouldn't be impossible.

However, Danzo had just returned to Konoha and was waiting for Minato Namikaze to return to the village after the Six Kage Summit to bring back the devastating news that the Fourth Shinobi World War was about to break out, so that he could wait for the right moment to make his move. But Orochimaru suddenly used the Impure World Reincarnation technique inside Konoha to summon the previous generation of powerful figures from other villages, who then wreaked havoc in Konoha.

This completely deprived Danzo of any chance to clear his name.

Moreover, because he killed fellow villager Danzo in Konoha and caused immense damage to the village, Danzo has now become a notorious S-rank rogue ninja, just like Orochimaru.

Although Danzo's reputation wasn't great before, and this wasn't the first time he had killed fellow village ninjas, at least that had some semblance of decency. Now, he has completely broken with Konoha.

Even if he later "repented" during the Fourth Shinobi World War and defeated Orochimaru and Madara, Konoha would never accept someone who had killed hundreds of ninjas as Hokage.

By doing this, Orochimaru completely cut off his escape route.

"Because I discovered that the power of the Demon Sprout Technique is even greater than I expected. Danzo, you now possess a near-immortal body. Although you are still no match for me and Madara, you have already surpassed the vast majority of ninjas in the ninja world."

Right now, Madara and I aren't 100% confident of defeating Shiraha and Kushina. If something unexpected happens, how do I know you won't betray me at a crucial moment?

So, you shouldn't even think about leaving yourself a way out.

You don't actually think I knew nothing about your underhanded dealings with Hiruko, do you?

Orochimaru's eyes flashed with a chilling killing intent as he warned Danzo.

Upon hearing this, Danzo couldn't help but snort coldly. Orochimaru's gaze made his hair stand on end, and he felt a deadly threat, so Danzo didn't dare to utter any harsh words.

His body modification was done by Orochimaru. Although no problems have been found so far, he cannot guarantee that Orochimaru did not tamper with his body.

Danzo remained silent, choosing to back down.

"Next, I and Madara will deal with Shiraha and Kushina. You and Hiruko will be in charge of leading the White Zetsu army to fight the ninjas of the six great ninja villages deep in the desert of the Land of Wind. I will send the previous Kage to assist you."

Orochimaru said in a deep voice.

As he spoke, he clasped his hands together, and the floor of the room they were in suddenly trembled. Then, coffins burst from the ground and stood behind Orochimaru.

Bang! Bang! Bang! With a series of loud bangs, the coffin lids fell one after another.

"This is..." Danzo's eyes widened in disbelief. Although he knew that Orochimaru had controlled many powerful individuals through the Impure World Reincarnation technique, he had not expected there to be so many.

Besides the Third Kazekage, Fourth Kazekage, Kinkaku, Ginkaku, and Second Tsuchikage whom I met in Konoha, there were also the Second Mizukage, Third Mizukage, and Fourth Mizukage from Kirigakure, the Second Raikage from Kumogakure, and the Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchuriki from Iwagakure.

The remaining members, such as the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, numbered in the hundreds.

They hold the advantage in both top-tier and high-end combat capabilities.

"Where is the First Hokage?" Danzo asked, unable to find Hashirama Senju after scanning the room.

"I need the First Hokage's help to deal with Hakuba and Kushina." Orochimaru replied, "The other ninjas are enough for you to fight against the strongmen of the six great ninja villages. Among the five Kage, only Minato Namikaze and Onoki can pose a threat to you now. The others are not worth mentioning."

"I understand."

Danzo knew that Orochimaru did not trust him, and if he wanted to gain Orochimaru's trust or gain greater benefits from it, he would have to perform well first.

......

The six great ninja villages had completed their war mobilization by the third day and had sent almost all of their Chunin and Jonin to the front lines.

The epic battle between the six great ninja villages, an army of 80,000 ninja, and 100,000 White Zetsu is about to begin in the desert of the Land of Wind.

Although the Allied forces did not want to fight in the harsh desert environment, Orochimaru and Madara agreed to meet in the desert of the Land of Wind.

If the Allied forces do not send troops to the desert to intercept them, the White Zetsu army will first pacify the Land of Wind, and then they can move north to attack the Land of Earth, or move east to invade the Land of Fire.

Most importantly, the Land of Demons, which borders the Land of Wind, is home to the headquarters of the Snake Spirit Group, the largest medical organization in the entire ninja world. The Snake Spirit Group is responsible for providing all kinds of medicines and medical scrolls needed for the war.

Without medicines and medical scrolls, the small number of medical ninjas alone cannot meet the huge medical needs, which will greatly increase the casualties of the Allied Shinobi Forces.

Therefore, the allied forces had already taken the lead and arrived at the desert of the Land of Wind to prepare for battle, and blocked the White Zetsu army from all directions.

During this period, as the troops from various villages converged on the desert of the Land of Wind, they all encountered small-scale attacks by the White Zetsu forces and suffered some losses.

At this time, Orochimaru, Madara, and Kushina did not appear.

Strong individuals like them, who can easily alter the terrain during battle, will not easily participate in combat.

And so, fifteen days passed quickly.

The land of wind, deep in the Gobi Desert, has become a meat grinder of war.