Konoha: Offer your heart to the Hokage!

However, even if things turn out that way, his plan can still proceed as usual, just much more slowly.

The variable is that Tobirama is still alive.

With Tobirama presiding over the formal Hokage selection, if one wants to become Hokage, one must shed one's pretense and compete openly with Hiruzen Sarutobi, even at the cost of betraying Tobirama.

Even under the pressure from Tobirama, he was still confident of becoming Hokage, but the farce of brotherly affection would end, and his relationship with Tobirama would become very strained.

Putting aside the fact that these things would damage his reputation if they got out, the more important thing is that when he acts as Hokage in the future, he will be watched by Tobirama, Danzo, and Hiruzen, and every move he makes will be severely restricted.

This is very troublesome...

Even though he went to great lengths to seize the fruits of the Senju and Uchiha wars and to become the Third Hokage, his original intention was to control the overall power of Konoha, thereby collecting the Tailed Beasts and developing forbidden techniques.

He didn't have the energy to scheme against the three masters and disciples, so it was best for Tobirama to die outside the village.

Just as I was thinking about it, Uchiha Yan sent me a call request.

She then pulled her hand out of Jiri's arms and went to the meditation room, her five senses traversing the distance of a country to reach Akatsuki Village.

Uchiha Yan said succinctly, "The specific information about Kusagakure has been collected."

"So fast?"

Shen Er was somewhat surprised.

The Grass Village is, after all, the strongest ninja village below the Five Great Villages. It will take some time to distinguish the stances of the ninjas within it.

"It's quite a coincidence that they separated themselves. The intelligence report mentioned that Kusagakure is secretly plotting something. Those who remained in the homeland were all Kusanagi, Kusanagi no Mi, and the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, along with a group of Sky Ninja, all of whom fled to Hozuki Castle, an overseas territory of the Land of Grass."

The two theatrical films, "Sky Ninja" and "The Box of Paradise," have been combined into one.

The thought flashed through Shen'er's mind, and he immediately ordered, "Get ready, my clone will come looking for you."

That's all.

He then clapped his hands together.

"Wood Release..."

Chapter 151 The Terrifying Legend of the Box of Ecstasy

"Wood Release: Wood Clone Technique!"

Shen Er clasped his hands together in a mudra, and vines sprouted from the ground, quickly merging into a complete wooden clone.

Wood clones last longer than shadow clones, have greater resilience, more chakra capacity, and can use Wood Release ninjutsu developed to date.

He even injected an amount of chakra equivalent to that of a quasi-Kage into it in one go.

At the same time, his back skin and flesh tore open, and the Earth Grudge surged out from his body, creating two physical clones with the Lightning Release Heart and the Storm Release as their cores respectively.

Since Root began its research into puppetry, and Tobirama ordered the participating ninjas to collect enemy remains during the war, Earth Grudge Fear has undergone another evolution thanks to a large amount of nourishment.

The Earthly Vengeance clones, constructed with the heart as their core, have seen a significant increase in control range.

Although cross-sea maneuvering may affect accuracy to some extent, it is sufficient in Shen'er's opinion.

Lightning Release and Storm Release Earth Grudge Clone stood in front of him, their pitch-black bodies flashing with threatening arcs of light from time to time. Coupled with two masks that completely covered their faces, they gave people a strong sense of oppression.

"Go!"

The three clones vanished from their original positions in a flash, moving at an extremely fast speed towards the north of the ninja world.

Shen Er stood still, gazing northward into the ninja world, mentally assessing the gains he would make on this journey.

First, there's Kusagakure. Hozuki Castle's various Fire Release ninjutsu have unique mechanisms, and combining them with Madara's heart might bring some surprises. As for Matatabi, the Two-Tails, he already considers it his for the taking.

Then there are the aerial ninjas. Their flying ninja tools, physical techniques, aerial fortresses, and even the Zero-Tails are all of considerable value. Among them, flying ninja tools are the most practical. Before obtaining the Heavenly Delivery Technique, they are the best choice for short-distance mobility, significantly reducing travel time.

...

three days later.

On the coast of the land of fields.

Shen Er sat cross-legged in the meditation room, his five senses linked with the Earthly Resentment clone, and saw Uchiha Yan, who was already waiting there in a passionate uniform.

The first thing she said to me was, "Will this operation help with the real resurrection you mentioned?"

She kept thinking about this matter and had long been obsessed with it.

“Of course there are.” Shen Er said calmly.

"Then let's set off."

The three clones followed Uchiha Yan onto the ship and headed towards the distant Hozuki Castle.

Shen Er secretly grumbled to himself, "It's beneath the dignity of the mastermind to travel in such a small boat. The first thing I'll do once I acquire the flying ninja technology from the Sky Ninjas is to build a portable flying device."

Combining Sunagakure's puppetry techniques with Sky Ninja's flying ninja tools, and with some aesthetic modifications, might create a Gundam of the ninja world. If we also acquire their laser cannon technology from Amegakure... the Gundam would be even more perfect.

After drifting at sea for about an hour, an island surrounded by floating berries appeared at the edge of Shen'er's sight.

Hozuki Castle is located on an isolated island surrounded by the sea. It was originally a prison used by Kusagakure to hold its own prisoners. Later, thanks to its unique geographical location and special fire-style techniques, it gradually became famous and began to accept commissions from various ninja villages to hold their most vicious and hardened criminals, most of whom were Jonin.

If it weren't for Shinji encouraging Kakuzu to defect, Kakuzu would probably have been sent here and imprisoned by the elders of Takigakure, and then returned to Takigakure to take revenge.

On the edge of the island, a giant floating aircraft can be vaguely seen.

That is Kong Ren's most precious treasure, Angkor Fortress.

He even secretly speculated that there might have been extraterrestrial visitors in the ancient ninja world who left behind advanced technology.

Once fully charged, the chakra cannon mounted on Angkor Fortress can level an entire mountain with a single shot, its power comparable to the Tailed Beast Ball; the Cloud Village's chakra giant can even shoot into space and shatter meteorites.

These two incredibly powerful weapons demonstrate a level of technology that clearly surpasses that of the current ninja world.

At least in Konoha, there is no possibility of creating either of these weapons.

The people at Hozuki Castle also noticed the small boat that had suddenly appeared, and they shone their searchlights directly at it.

Without any warning or inspection, two fire-style attacks came from afar, nearly hitting the small boat where Shen was.

The warning couldn't be clearer.

Clearly, as Uchiha Yan's intelligence revealed, the Grass Ninja and Sky Ninja were indeed plotting something, which is why they reacted so strongly upon seeing outsiders.

Uchiha Yan tentatively asked, "Do we have any plans? Like... infiltration or something?"

"No."

"Just charge straight in."

"..."

"It's on."

After he finished speaking, his Lightning Release and Storm Release clones immediately transformed into streaks of light, walking on water and rushing towards the direction of Ghost Lantern Castle.

Uchiha Yan was somewhat dazed when she saw this familiar scene.

Why does this clone sent by Diablo look somewhat like Illaoi, whom they encountered in the Cloud Thunder Gorge?

The Wood Release clone beside her glanced at her and said calmly, "Aren't you going to do anything?"

"Okay, don't rush me."

Beneath the tiger-skin mask, pure black pupils quietly lit up, and the three-tomoe Sharingan slowly rotated.

Uchiha Yan's ninja boots stepped onto the sea surface and rushed out after him.

Only the Wood Release clone remained on the deck of the small boat, quietly gazing into the distance, monitoring the entire area and preventing any from escaping.

...

Inside Ghost Lantern City.

Ten elders wearing the twelve zodiac animal masks were present. City Lord Wuwo stood to the side, and the rat-faced elder stepped forward and shook hands with Shennong, who was led by Kongren and wore a red headscarf.

"The combination of Grass Ninja and Sky Ninja will surely create the greatest alliance in the history of the ninja world!"

Shennong nodded in deep agreement: "We will join the ranks of the five great ninja villages! No, we will become the sixth great ninja village."

The Grass Ninja possesses a true tailed beast, its own territory, and overseas territories. In addition, with Hozuki Castle and the Box of Paradise, it is truly the number one village below the Five Greats. The Sky Ninja possesses flying ninja tools, dark chakra secret techniques, and the Angkor Fortress.

Individually, they might not amount to much, but if they form a deep alliance and develop together, it can be described as a powerful combination, and given time, they will have the potential to be upgraded to a great ninja village.

After several rounds of secret talks, the two sides found their ideas and demands to be in complete agreement, and can be said to be birds of a feather.

The most fitting point is...

Grass Ninja also enjoys robbing and pillaging, and the negative energy generated in this way happens to be the nourishment for Dark Chakra.

Seeing the multiple benefits of the alliance, the contemporary Shennong did not hesitate and personally drove the Angkor Fortress to Ghost Lantern City to keep the appointment, showing his sincerity.

After the previous Shennong was captured by the Hidden Cloud Village, he disappeared without a trace. He had a heavy burden on his shoulders, and cooperating with the Grass Ninja was one of his ways to break the deadlock.

Both sides agreed to use the island where Hozuki Castle is located as a base, reclaim land from the sea, and build a joint ninja village near the sea, modeled after Kirigakure.

The ocean will become a natural barrier for the United Ninja Village.

Foreign ninjas have a hard time getting here.

On the contrary, the United Ninja Villages, with their flying ninja tools, can ignore the limitations of the sea and launch air attacks at any time.

The original Grass Ninja Village was sandwiched between the Fire and Earth Kingdoms, making its geographical environment too unfavorable for its development. However, it would not be abolished, but rather downgraded to a branch, so that the allied ninja villages could accumulate strength and use it as a base to raid the surrounding ninja villages.

"That's inevitable!"

Elder Rat said with deep agreement, clapping his hands: "Someone! Bring up the Box of Bliss!"

Bang!Bang!Bang!

The ground beneath their feet trembled as several strongmen appeared at the alliance site carrying a massive box of bliss.

The box has four faces on its four sides, representing joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

Shennong looked at the large box and said with apprehension, "This is the legendary..."

"Yes."

Elder Rat puffed out his chest: "The Box of Bliss can grant one wish to the person who opens it. Legend has it that it was the strongest weapon ever used by the Sage of Six Paths. During the time of the Sage of Six Paths, our ancestors of Kusagakure almost obtained the whole world through it."

"Just to open it, you need an enormous amount of chakra."

"Previously, we Grass Ninja had never had the opportunity to open it."