The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

But the power of the Hokage.

He must first secure a portion of his power. Command of the ninja army is of paramount importance. Moreover, Danzo desperately needs a victory to enhance his prestige. In the past, he was merely a root of Konoha, an appendage of the Hokage. Today, he must truly emerge from the darkness and become the undisputed light of Konoha!

To become the leader of everyone in Konohagakure.

He was determined to prove that he was the right one and that only he had the qualifications and ability to lead Konoha.

To prove that his mentor's choice decades ago was wrong, and that he was even better than Hiruzen Sarutobi.

This was Danzo's ambition, and even more so, Danzo's obsession.

This is practically a showdown.

With Tsunade's earlier statement about taking responsibility, and Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane's obvious tacit support, Danzo felt that he had a sure thing about securing command this time.

He was, after all, a veteran of Konoha.

He is a Naruto advisor.

He is the one in power at the root.

He is also an elder, like Tsunade's 'uncle'.

Unless Tsunade were to break the rules and exercise the Hokage's absolute authority, Danzo was certain that Tsunade was not that kind of person.

In the more than 60 years since the founding of Konoha Village, there has only been one Kage with such a personality, and that is his mentor, the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.

"Go ahead and refute me if you dare, Tsunade."

Danzo's attitude is now so blatantly obvious.

The two people looked at each other.

Tsunade could also clearly read the meaning in Danzo's eyes.

A tightly clenched lower lip, and a slightly rising and falling chest.

Only after a few seconds of silence.

"Elder Shimura, what are you saying? How could I not trust you? Commanding the front lines can naturally be entrusted to you, Elder Shimura. However, I hope you will think it over carefully. If our Konoha clan goes against Hidden Light Village, it is easy for problems to arise. It is most appropriate to wait for Hidden Cloud Village, Hidden Sunagakure Village, Hidden Stone Village, and Hidden Mist Village to make their stance clear before taking action. I believe Elder Shimura agrees with this, right?"

Tsunade took a deep breath and looked at Danzo with a resolute expression.

'Lady Tsunade...'

Seeing Tsunade make such a decision, Shizune, sitting to the side, subconsciously showed a hint of worry, but she swallowed all her words. The Hokage had already given the order, so no one else could say anything.

"Yes, don't worry, Tsunade. I can figure out the situation. Besides, Shikaku-kun will be going with us, so I'll leave the situation analysis to him."

Seeing that Tsunade had agreed to his proposal just as he had expected, Danzo's gloomy face showed a hint of satisfaction, and he nodded with a smile.

"Ah, that's natural. Kakashi, Shikaku, and Inoichi, you will all assist Elder Shimura and make sure to ensure the basic safety and interests of our Hidden Leaf Village."

Tsunade nodded, turned to look at Kakashi, Shikaku, and Inoichi to the side, and said in a very serious tone.

"Yes, Lord Hokage!!"

Kakashi, Inoichi, and Shikaku responded in unison.

"Then it's settled!"

Danzo's single, exposed eye also revealed a hint of smugness; in his eyes, everything was perfectly as he had planned.

Next, all he needs to do is use his supreme power to suppress Uzumaki Menma, bring the Nine-Tails and all those other tailed beasts back to the ninja village, and he can then smoothly ascend to the throne of Hokage and dominate the entire ninja world.

Exchange what you have and what you don't.

It is a necessary basis for negotiations in the international arena.

Konoha's decision to restart military operations against Hidden Light Village in order to curb its rise will inevitably gain the support of other ninja villages. The reason is simple: the remaining major ninja villages have all suffered varying degrees of damage, and there is not a single ninja village that has maintained a relatively intact fighting force.

I won't go into detail about Kirigakure and Iwagakure.

Having just suffered a crushing defeat, the combined size of the two ninja villages is still less than that of the single ninja village they once were.

The former, in particular, was once one of the five great powers, but now it can only send out two or three thousand old, weak, sick and disabled people at most.

Almost all of the Mist Ninja perished in the previous two battles.

If Iwagakure were to squeeze every last drop out of its ninjas, it could still dispatch eight or nine thousand. However, its high-end combat power would be completely wiped out, leaving only Akatsuchi, who is slightly stronger than an elite Jonin and barely qualifies as a near-Kage. With that, it's really hard to call Iwagakure a great ninja village anymore.

Only Sunagakure and Kumogakure can barely retain a semblance of the dignity of a great nation.

And there's also his own shadow.

There is also a tailed beast.

Under such circumstances, it seems that only Konoha Village can serve as the main force.

Konoha Village is making intensive preparations.

Envoys from various ninja villages were also rapidly converging on Konoha Village.

And it was at this same time.

The land of rain.

In the Hidden Rain Village.

"What did you say?! Join forces with the Five Great Nations to deal with Hidden Light Village? Madara, have you become this cowardly?"

Outside that towering tower.

Pain, as always, stood on the outermost edge with an indifferent expression.

Konan stared directly at Obito, who had only recently arrived in this ninja village, and asked him with an incredulous look as he once again disguised himself as Madara.

It's already the second half of the year. According to the plan, the tailed beast capture plan will begin at the beginning of next year, at the latest a few months from now. When the time is right, we will even declare war on the entire ninja world.

Now they're actually going to join forces with the five great ninja villages?!

Is this guy crazy?

"This is the most reasonable assessment at present. You should have received the previous intelligence. Now there is new information: Uzumaki Menma single-handedly defeated the Third Tsuchikage and the combined forces of the Four-Tails and the Five-Tails. At that time, his own son, whose strength was only slightly inferior to Onoki, was also present. This level of strength far surpasses anyone in the ninja world. If we still follow the original plan, the difficulty we will face will be far greater than before, especially now that Hidan, Kakuzu, and Deidara have all died. You don't want to see the plan fail, do you?"

Obito deliberately spoke in a very low tone.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 463 Nagato Remains Arrogant

"I never expected that the once mighty Asura of the ninja world would be afraid of a junior. That's truly astonishing. Besides, if we're really talking about it, weren't the deaths of Hidan and the other two your fault? If you hadn't disrupted the plans before, things wouldn't have come to this."

Konan looked at Obito with an aggressive air and said.

His words clearly revealed a hint of sarcasm.

There was never much trust between them to begin with; everything was built on that so-called peace plan. Exploitation and vigilance had become commonplace over the years.

They were already very familiar with each other.

Who doesn't know who else?

Therefore, Obito wasn't angry at all. He'd heard Konan's sarcastic remarks for over a decade, so a few more words wouldn't make a difference.

"I did miscalculate regarding Deidara and the others. I didn't expect Uzumaki Menma to arrive so quickly and become so strong. This is my responsibility, and I will find a way to mitigate the consequences. As for fear, I, Uchiha Madara, have never feared anyone. I'm only doing this to ensure the plan can proceed more smoothly. If it weren't for that battle with Hashirama back then, which left me still recovering, what would I have to worry about with just Uzumaki Menma?"

Obito, just like before, deliberately spoke with that slightly awkward, arrogant air.

Severely damaged, losing most of its strength.

This is a necessary 'label' for the Madara that Obito impersonated. After all, who was Madara Uchiha? Even though only a few decades have passed since his time, there are still a number of people who remember him vividly.

How big is the difference between myself and real freckles?

Obito did have some sense of right and wrong.

Based on current information, Uzumaki Menma undoubtedly possesses strength comparable to Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama.

Based on the specific battle details reported by White Zetsu.

Menma could almost single-handedly suppress Onoki, the Four-Tails, and the Five-Tails; this level of strength was absolutely beyond the limits.

therefore.

Obito needs to adjust his strategy.

"hehe..."

"God never fears anyone; only others fear God. Everything is proceeding according to plan. Uzumaki Menma, I will capture him myself. Before my eyes, no tailed beast can escape."

Just as Xiao Nan gave a cold laugh and was about to say something more.

Pain, who was on the horizontal bar, turned around, strolled back, and said calmly.

The arrogance in his words wasn't the kind that Obito deliberately feigned.

It is a true source of pride for Nagato.

In Nagato's heart, he believed that he, possessing the eyes of God and inheriting Yahiko's wishes, was the rightful god of the new era, and that all things in the world should be subject to his will.

What's there to worry about with just a mere vortex-shaped hemp surface?

The Rinnegan represents supreme power.

Madara Uchiha?

Hashirama Senju?

Or are they other people? They can only submit to his eyes.

He is the most invincible one in the world, a god-like being who can rival the legendary Sage of Six Paths from a thousand years ago.

"Pain!"

When Obito saw that Nagato was still so arrogant, his eyes narrowed involuntarily.

Confidence and arrogance are two completely different things.

In this respect, Obito was slightly better than Nagato. After experiencing more things, Obito recognized his shortcomings and was able to make timely and rational modifications to the more risky, or even flawed, parts of his plan.

Obito's entire plan revolved around successfully capturing all nine tailed beasts. Only after the Ten-Tails was resurrected would it be time for him to truly make his mark.

But Nagato was different.

He considered himself the chosen one, and his confidence came from himself. He had obtained the Rinnegan, an eye that only immortals possessed. In this world, could anyone stop him?