I, Naruto Uzumaki, don't need your approval.

This former Nine-Tails Jinchuriki possessed the strength to fight against a ninja village on his own.

Thus, with a unanimous vote, the Hyuga clan abolished the Caged Bird system. This news spread rapidly within the Hyuga clan and soon reached the entire Hidden Leaf Village, becoming a hot topic.

People began to speculate about what had happened to the Hyuga clan.

After all, the Hyuga clan, as a long-established and powerful family, is the most stubborn and unyielding. If they hadn't kept a low profile, they would have been targeted by other Jonin clans long ago.

……

Inside the Hokage Building, Jiraiya and Tsunade also heard about the Hyuga clan.

After learning that the Hyuga clan had abolished the Caged Bird system, the two exchanged a glance and saw surprise and helplessness in each other's eyes.

Jiraiya sighed and said, "It seems we really are getting old. What took us two years to resolve, Naruto solved in a month. I really don't know what methods he used..."

"It might be due to his strength, but Naruto helped us a lot this time."

Tsunade sighed and said, "Now that we've resolved the internal crisis of the village, we can focus our efforts on wresting power from the Daimyo. Recently, the Daimyo has recruited a lot of wandering ninjas, and it seems he intends to abolish Konoha Village."

Jiraiya's expression darkened considerably: "The daimyo is still unwilling to relinquish power. In this competitive era, if the ninja villages and the nation cannot work closely together and use their chakra for national development, they will only perish in backwardness."

"However, if Naruto were in this situation, he would probably go on a killing spree..."

Tsunade paused for a moment, then said, "With Naruto's methods, that would indeed happen. If the Daimyo is not qualified, he might physically eliminate the Daimyo. If that doesn't solve the problem, he'll deal with the person who created it."

"Don't gossip about the leaders of other ninja villages behind their backs..."

Naruto pushed open the office door and looked at Tsunade and Jiraiya expressionlessly: "Besides, I won't kill people indiscriminately. At most, I'll use genjutsu to control them one by one and maintain stability within the Land of Fire."

"However, to fundamentally solve the problem, we must cultivate ninjas who can manage the area."

Tsunade turned to look at Naruto, frowned, and said, "How did you get in? Why didn't the guards give you a heads-up? The barrier around the Hokage Building needs to be replaced next time."

"Talking about barrier techniques in front of Uzumaki ninjas, what are you thinking, Tsunade-senpai?"

"Of course I know that barrier techniques can't defend against this, but the words have to be spoken to the person involved. Do you expect me to be polite to a traitorous ninja?"

Tsunade crossed her arms over her chest and said without any politeness.

Ignoring Tsunade's unpleasant expression, Naruto sat down directly in the seat opposite Jiraiya and said calmly, "Jiraiya-senpai, why did you stop? Just pretend I don't exist."

After pondering for a moment, Jiraiya said, "So you stopped expanding two years ago because you didn't have enough manpower to manage the large amount of territory?"

Naruto agreed wholeheartedly and nodded, saying, "That's right. Otherwise, I would have brought Kirigakure under my rule long ago. But then again, Jiraiya's Land of Fire is also within Uzushio Village's sphere of influence."

Jiraiya was speechless for a moment, but could not find a reason to refute it.

Now, Konoha needs Naruto's protection, and the Land of Fire relies on goods produced by Uzushio Village. Apart from retaining the structure of a ninja village, it has effectively become a protected country of Uzushio Village.

This contradicts his previous idea of ​​having Uzushio Village join Konoha; instead, Konoha has become part of Uzushio Village.

Clearing his throat, Jiraiya asked Naruto, "What did you and Hinata do this past month? How come you got the Hyuga clan to abolish the Caged Bird system as soon as you came back?"

"The Hyuga clan of the Moon Sect wanted to destroy the ninja world, but after I beat them up, they came to their senses a lot."

Naruto said calmly, then revealed a playful smile: "You want to destroy the ninja world without even informing me? In the ninja world, you need my approval to destroy the world."

Jiraiya broke out in a cold sweat; he didn't know if Naruto had the ability to destroy the ninja world.

However, with his super-Kage level strength, he alone is enough to start a ninja world war, requiring several ninja villages to join forces to deal with him.

Tsunade's expression grew increasingly grim, but she forced herself to endure it, deciding to vent her frustrations at the casino later and gamble on whether that brat Naruto would have any bad luck in the future.

Just then, the ANBU entered the office. Upon seeing Naruto, they hesitated about whether to report the information.

Jiraiya gestured for the Anbu to report, and the Anbu then said, "Fifth Hokage, an important intelligence report has arrived from the border region regarding Amegakure and Kusagakure. A week ago, Amegakure launched a surprise attack on Iwagakure and Kumogakure!"

Chapter 298 The Heaven-Defying Eye of the Moon and the Tailed Beast Weapon Plan

"Has Amegakure launched a surprise attack on Kumogakure and Iwagakure?"

This news shocked Jiraiya and Tsunade, who knew very well that the leader of Amegakure was Jiraiya's disciple, Nagato, who possessed the Rinnegan.

Even if one possesses Kage-level strength, one cannot rashly declare war on Kumogakure and Iwagakure.

Unlike Sunagakure and Kirigakure, which are all show and no substance, Kumogakure and Iwagakure are strong on the outside but weak on the inside. Whether it is the Tsuchikage and Raikage, or their respective adult Jinchuriki, they can play a very strong role on the battlefield. In addition, there are tens of thousands of ninjas in the two ninja villages.

Their national strength far surpasses that of Amegakure, which has only a few thousand people.

After his initial surprise, Jiraiya looked at Naruto with a complicated expression and said, "Naruto, I didn't expect that you Uzumaki ninjas are really going to rule the ninja world. You wouldn't have secretly allied with Amegakure, would you?"

Upon hearing Jiraiya's question, the Anbu left behind the scroll and quietly departed.

The conversation between the Hokage and the leader of Uzushio Village was not something a lowly Anbu could overhear. He could easily be killed by six kunai behind his back for some strange reason, such as knowing too much.

Naruto, with a faint smile on his face, gently shook his head and said, "This war was not started by Nagato."

Tsunade frowned: "Are you so sure it wasn't Nagato who started the war?"

Naruto said calmly, "Because not long ago, Nagato joined Uzushio Village because of his defeat, and he is currently serving as the captain of Uzushio Village."

"Nagato lost to you?"

Jiraiya was quite shocked, but then he thought of something and said, "If Nagato loses to you, then who started the war between Amegakure and Kumogakure and Iwagakure?"

“Uchiha Madara.” Naruto gave Jiraiya the answer directly: “More than a month ago, Uchiha Madara defeated Nagato, took back Nagato’s Rinnegan, and took control of Amegakure.”

"They should be carrying out the Eye of the Moon Plan now, targeting the Jinchuriki of Iwagakure and Kumogakure."

"The Eye of the Moon Plan?" Jiraiya was taken aback. He looked at Naruto and asked in confusion, "Naruto, you know that Madara Uchiha is carrying out the Eye of the Moon Plan. Why don't you go and stop Madara Uchiha? They will deal with you sooner or later."

Why should I stop Madara Uchiha?

Naruto glanced at Jiraiya and asked, "The Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Stone Village have asked me for help. Has Jiraiya-senpai forgotten that Konoha and the Hidden Stone Village and the Hidden Cloud Village were once at war? If you go to help them, they will suspect that you orchestrated this whole thing."

"Don't forget, Madara Uchiha was once a rogue ninja of Konoha, and Nagato was also your student."

Jiraiya was speechless. Naruto was telling the truth. Konoha had no reason to intervene. From an identity perspective, Konoha was indeed the most suspicious. There was no need to muddy the waters.

But Jiraiya still felt something was off, so he asked, "By the way, what is the Eye of the Moon Plan? To collect the tailed beasts to prevent the creation of the Ten-Tails weapon, and then destroy some of humanity and destroy peace?"

"Of course not, this is Nagato's plan, not Madara Uchiha's plan."

"That's good, that's good..." Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief. When he first heard about the Tailed Beast Weapon Project, he was really scared by Nagato's disciple. What had Nagato gone through to have the idea of ​​killing hundreds of millions of people to maintain peace?

At this moment, Tsunade, who had always harbored prejudice against the Uchiha, asked, "What is Madara Uchiha's plan?"

"Madara Uchiha's plan was to use the moon to create an infinite moon, causing all life in the ninja world to fall into a deep sleep and slowly die in a beautiful dream."

"..."

When Jiraiya and Tsunade heard this, they completely lost their composure.

The Akatsuki's plans are increasingly outrageous, either creating massacres to deter peace or taking all of humanity down with them. Why can't they have some normal ideas, even something as simple as overthrowing the system of a country or a village?

Naruto smiled slightly.

The more you compare things, the less likely they are to be accepted. Compared to the Infinite Tsukuyomi, the Tailed Beast Weapon Project is nothing. And compared to the Tailed Beast Weapon Project, his plan to gradually reshape the ninja world becomes more palatable.

In this respect, he also has to thank these endless, outrageous plans.

However, is Madara Uchiha really that arrogant? With only the Akatsuki's manpower, he dared to launch an attack on Iwagakure and Kumogakure. Wasn't he afraid that Orochimaru would resurrect the F4 Hokage with Edo Tensei to teach them a lesson?

With that thought in mind, Naruto formed hand seals and sent his shadow clones to Ryuchi Cave using the Reverse Summoning Technique.

A few dozen seconds later, Naruto frowned and, under the gaze of Jiraiya and Tsunade, said somewhat awkwardly, "Jiraiya-senpai, I have also received some important information."

"Orochimaru-senpai has gone missing. We might be facing an army resurrected through Edo Tensei."

This is indeed important news, but do you have to be so calm... Jiraiya thought to himself, then said in a low voice, "It seems this year is really going to be a turbulent one, even Orochimaru is suffering."

Naruto comforted him, "Don't worry about Jiraiya-senpai. Orochimaru may have joined Madara Uchiha on his own initiative."

Naruto's words of comfort made Jiraiya even more unable to hold back. However, Orochimaru's betrayal was nothing new. Or rather, Orochimaru only truly cared about himself, and joining other forces was merely a charade.

As the atmosphere in the Hokage's office grew increasingly strange, another ninja appeared at the office door.

This time it was a Jonin from the intelligence department. He hadn't even stepped into his office before hurriedly saying:

"Fifth Hokage, the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure has sent an invitation to convene the Five Kage Summit. It seems that Amegakure's existence threatens the entire ninja world, and the five great ninja villages must unite to face this formidable enemy!"

"Onoki has convened the Five Kage Summit. It seems that the Four-Tails and Five-Tails have been captured... The Two-Tails and Eight-Tails may already be on their way. Madara Uchiha's next move should be to attack Sunagakure or Kirigakure."

Naruto's loud muttering to himself made Jiraiya's expression grow even more serious.

After dismissing the Jonin from the intelligence department, Jiraiya and Tsunade exchanged a glance, and Jiraiya said to Naruto, "Naruto, are you planning to participate in the Five Kage Summit this year? They're here for you."

"Of course I'll attend the grand event where all five Kage gather..."

After a brief pause, Naruto said with a grin, "However, before participating in the Five Kage Summit, I have two things I'd like to trouble Jiraiya and Tsunade with, and I hope to get your help."

"What are you planning to do? Why are you looking for us?"

Jiraiya and Tsunade's expressions turned serious; Naruto using an honorific title was definitely not a good thing.

Naruto looked out the window, his smile fading, and said, "I have some questions for the two great sages, Gamamaru and Katsuyu. These are very important for the future of the ninja world."

Chapter 299 I heard you have mastered the power of prophecy?

Faced with Naruto's request, Jiraiya considered it seriously for a while, then bit his finger to summon the two sages, Fukasaku and Shima.

The two immortals jumped onto Jiraiya's shoulders and looked around warily: "Little Jiraiya, what kind of enemy do we need to deal with this time? Is it the same group of Byakugan from last time?"

In the last battle against the Otsutsuki on the moon, Jiraiya and Tsunade entered Sage Mode and Hundred Healings Mode respectively, barely managing to repel the enemies who possessed Tenseigan chakra. The existence of those Otsutsuki left a deep impression on Fukasaku and Shima.

Jiraiya shook his head and then said, "There's no battle this time. Naruto just wants to see the Great Toad Sage."

"Naruto, the child of prophecy?"

At this moment, Fukasaku noticed Naruto standing to the side. After sensing Naruto's unfathomable chakra, which was as deep as the earth, his expression became more serious.

Naruto was also observing Fukasaku and Shima, judging from the density of their natural energy.

These two toad immortals are roughly equal to the snake princess of Ryuchi Cave; they are likely both support-type immortals, and their combat power is far inferior to that of large summoning beasts whose combat power increases with their size.

Shima felt very uncomfortable being stared at by Naruto, especially since the faint Ryuchi Cave aura emanating from him made her feel even more disgusted. After all, the giant snakes of Ryuchi Cave usually feed on frogs, making them true natural enemies.

After a moment, Naruto spoke up: "Master Fukasaku, Master Shima, I have long admired your names."

Fukasaku was silent for a moment, then said, “Naruto, Mount Myōboku is the sacred ground of our toad clan. Only those who have signed a contract can go there. Moreover, the Great Toad Sage is always in a slumber, and even we rarely see him when he is awake.”

Then, as if he had made a decision, Fukasaku said, "However, if you are willing to sign a contract, I can take you to Mount Myōboku."

Jiraiya was stunned when he saw this.