Ninja school teacher, I can become stronger by teaching...

One is tall and the other is short, and both have red hair, giving them the feeling of a rebellious younger brother and a good-tempered older brother.

"Who knows? As long as I'm happy."

Xiaonan smiled gently.

Just like her, Nagato and Yahiko, the three of them have no relatives or blood relationship, but their relationship now is better than that of family.

"Too."

Yahiko nodded, quickened his pace to catch up with Nagato, and put his hand on Nagato's shoulder.

"What else do you want to eat, Nagato? Today is a celebration for you. You are the star."

"Sukiyaki."

"Let's go! Xiaonan, hurry up and don't fall behind."

Chapter 743 The plan to destroy the Ninja Clan was formulated by Mu Yue

After successfully recruiting Kirigakure, Ohnoki began to contact the Ninja Clan.

Finally, they agreed to meet in the afternoon before the semi-finals.

At the agreed time, the four Kages set out together, disguised themselves and entered the Ninja Clan's office area, and finally arrived at the conference room in the Ninja Clan building.

"Since the end of the Third Shinobi World War, Konoha's ambitions have grown tremendously, and it is no longer satisfied with being the largest ninja village.

They want to become the only ninja village in the ninja world and want all ninjas to submit to Konoha."

Ohnoki denounced Konoha's wolfish ambitions in a deep voice.

"The reason why the Five Kage gathered in Rokudo Castle this time is because Konoha secretly convened the Five Kage Conference in order to eliminate the Ninja Clan, which has the potential to become a top ninja force."

"We really don't want to start another war, so we've come to discuss countermeasures with the Ninja Clan."

Kakuzu touched his chin. He knew that the sudden arrival of so many people from the five major ninja villages must be something bad.

However, he did not directly believe what Ohnoki said. This old guy did not look like a good person.

"If it weren't for this, how could Kirigakure, as an ally of Konoha, stand against Konoha?"

Ohnoki looked at the Third Mizukage and said.

As an ally of Konoha, Kirigakure's words are more convincing.

The Third Mizukage nodded and said:

"Konoha's current Hokage, Hanyu Muzuki, is indeed ambitious. As soon as he came to power, he spent a lot of money to reform the ninja school.

The war is clearly over, yet they are so focused on increasing the strength of the ninja village. This must mean they are planning to expand their power by force."

The Third Mizukage then gave several examples to prove Konoha's ambition and danger.

"Kirigakure has always been a peace-loving village. Even if we are allies, we cannot sit idly by while Konoha attempts to start a war."

The Third Mizukage said with a serious face and a righteous look.

Kakuzu:......

Isn't Kirigakure called the Village of Blood Mist? Why is it so peace-loving?

As expected, the position of Shadow is not something that ordinary people can do. He really can't do it if he takes it.

"I think I understand what you mean. Konoha wants to take advantage of the martial arts tournament to unite with you to attack the Ninja Clan, but you don't want to cooperate with Konoha to deal with the Ninja Clan. You want to cooperate with the Ninja Clan to deal with Konoha?"

Kakuzu thought for a moment and then asked in conclusion.

Luo Sha nodded and replied:

"That's right. If we don't stand on the side of the Ninja Clan today, we might be the target of Konoha's destruction in the future."

Kakuzu wanted to ask something, but he noticed that Nagato, who was standing behind Sosuke, had a strange expression on his face, as if he was trying hard to look serious.

"Nagato still hasn't adapted to the current status of the Ninja Clan. What about the Kage? Why should he be so reserved?"

Kakuzu shook his head inwardly, thinking that Nagato lacked confidence.

"Tell me how you want to work together."

Mu Yue spoke.

He had expected the Great Ninja Village to backstab him, after all, Kakashi and the others were so brutal.

Big ninja villages like Iwagakure can tolerate Konoha being stronger than them, but they cannot tolerate Konoha being so strong that it can fight one against three or even four.

But these don’t matter to Mu Yue. As long as the strong men from the five major ninja villages come to Liudao City, it will be enough.

No matter what tricks these big ninja villages want to play, in the end, it all depends on strength.

Mu Yue, who has grown to this point, already has the ability to make everyone listen to him obediently.

It is no exaggeration to say that the current Mu Yue can easily beat the self who had just ended the war and whose white eyes had not evolved yet.

"Konoha's original plan was to have the Raikage win first place in the martial arts tournament, then challenge you, Sosuke, to a duel. The Raikage would consume your chakra, and then, after the battle, Hanyu Mugetsu would immediately seize the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, killing you and Nagato on the spot."

Ohnoki first recounted their original plan, drawing some hatred towards Konoha.

"I really did a lot of preparation."

Kakuzu thought about it carefully and found that there was nothing wrong with it. The Third Raikage, who had powerful combat capabilities, consumed the chakra, and then the strongest Mu Yue attacked and killed.

"The current top four are the Raikage, myself, Sarutobi Hiruzen, and Nagato.

We can do this. I will still follow the original plan and deliberately lose to the Raikage, and then let Nagato recommend Sarutobi Hiruzen to advance, so that the Raikage will meet Sarutobi Hiruzen in the finals.

Since the original plan was to ensure that the Raikage would become the first, Sarutobi Hiruzen would definitely show mercy in the battle.

Then the Raikage can consume Sarutobi Hiruzen's chakra as much as he wants, and then after the battle, when Sarutobi Hiruzen is weak, he can attack again."

Ohnoki spoke out his reformulated plan in one breath.

Since the main purpose of the new plan was to weaken Konoha, Ohnoki felt that there was no need to proceed to the stage of challenging Sosuke, and he could just take action directly after the finals.

"This plan is fine, no problem."

Mu Yue nodded and agreed.

I have to say that Ohnoki is really insidious. If it weren't for Mu Yue's special identity, Konoha would have been in vain if they had been treated like this. The Ninja World War would have been won in vain, and the country would have even suffered a great setback.

A smile appeared on Ohnoki's face, he knew that the Ninja Clan would not refuse.

It’s not because Konoha was blamed, but because of the geographical location, there is a huge hidden conflict between the Ninja Clan and Konoha.

As long as the Ninja Clan takes action against Konoha now, it can not only resolve the crisis, but also solve Konoha's problems in advance.

This was a good thing that killed two birds with one stone, and Ohnoki couldn't think of any reason why Sosuke would refuse.

After finalizing the specific content of the cooperation, the four Kages quickly left the Ninja Clan building in disguise again.

Nagato watched the four shadows leave, his tense face relaxed, and he couldn't help but smile.

For him, who knew Mu Yue's dual identity, the biggest challenge of this meeting was managing his facial expressions.

After leaving the Ninja Clan building, Ohnoki and others did not return directly to their respective hotels, but went to a secluded small hotel to hold another meeting.

"Raikage, when you attack Sarutobi Hiruzen, you must deliberately miss and don't let Sarutobi Hiruzen get hurt too badly."

Ohnoki warned.

"It's true that Konoha is powerful, but the Shinobi Clan also has extraordinary potential. The best outcome is to weaken both at the same time."

"I will."

The Third Raikage folded his arms and nodded.

On the surface, they are joining forces with the Ninja Clan to fight against Konoha, but in fact, the four villages are not standing on any side this time, they are only standing on themselves.

If Sosuke showed any flaw, they would take the opportunity to kill him without hesitation.

However, due to the danger posed by Sosuke, they will not take action against the Ninja Clan unless they can ensure that Sosuke will die.

Except for Sosuke and Nagato, the rest of the Ninja Clan are just potential, while Konoha is really strong and needs more weakening.

……

The next day, the Ninja Clan semifinals officially began.

However, since the top four ninjas were all incredibly powerful, in order to avoid accidentally hurting the audience and to make it easier for the strong to display their strength, the Ninja Clan did not continue to hold the competition at the venue, but went outside the city.

The specific location is at the foot of a mountain near Liudao City.

Ordinary audiences can watch the broadcast at the original venue or on TV in Liudao City.

Only ninjas who have reached the rank of Jonin can go to watch the game in person.

Generally speaking, even a senior ninja from a small ninja village would not be easily killed by the aftermath of a strong man if he is prepared.

Some are happy about this rule, while others are worried. Ninjas who have not reached the level of Jonin want to curse. Not only do the missions require a ninja level, but even watching a competition has such a high threshold.

In order to prevent bloodthirsty spectators from coming to watch the game without knowing their own limitations and being killed by the aftermath, Mu Yue also specially arranged for sensory ninjas to patrol around the stadium to ensure that no accidents would occur.

"What a shame. I can't watch the game with Hong."

Asuma felt a little regretful.

Both Yuhi Kurenai and Bingzu Leitong are still Chunin and are not qualified to watch the game in person.

If Sarutobi Hiruzen had not participated in the competition, he might have chosen to watch the online competition with Kurenai Yuhi in the city.

But it doesn't make sense for my father to not go to the game if he can watch it live.

If I were watching the game live, how would I accurately spot my father's mistakes during the battle?

In the past, Sarutobi Hiruzen kept talking about how many mistakes Asuma made, and asked what would happen if he took over. But things have changed, and this time it is Asuma's turn.

"The Third Raikage-sama versus Ōnoki-sama!"

When the game officially started, the referee called out the names of the players.

The Third Raikage stood up along with Ōnoki and walked towards the area designated as the battlefield.

"The Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage, who do you think will win?"

Obito asked, looking at his friends around him curiously.

"In terms of overall strength, the two are almost the same, but if it's a one-on-one match, the Third Raikage should have a better chance of winning."

Shisui thought for a moment and analyzed.

He has fought against Ohnoki before and has a deep understanding of Ohnoki's strength.

Ohnoki's Dust Release is very powerful, but the speed of its release is a problem. The Third Raikage happens to be faster, which makes it very difficult.

Shisui believes that Ohnoki is more suitable for fighting in a team or legion, and someone should help Ohnoki to restrain the opponent so that the power of Dust Release can be brought into play.

"Yes, competition is different from fighting. Ohnoki can't use Dust Release at full power, but the Third Raikage can use Lightning Release Chakra Mode at will."

Kakashi agreed.

If Ohnoki used Dust Release with all his strength, someone might get killed. And even if the Third Raikage used Lightning Release Chakra Mode with all his strength, he would only strengthen himself. He would just hold back a little when he needed to.

"So you guys thought so too. So did I."

Obito was mixed directly into it.

The facts are similar to what Kakashi and the others analyzed.

At the beginning of the battle, Ōnoki used his flying advantage and Dust Release to beat the Third Raikage, forcing him to flee everywhere and unable to fight back.

An outsider might think that Ohnoki is very powerful and has suppressed the Third Raikage.

But all the masters knew that Ohnoki only looked powerful, but actually achieved no results and even consumed his own chakra.

After discovering that Dust Release was ineffective, Ohnoki switched to large-scale Earth Release.

This time the Third Raikage couldn't dodge, but he didn't need to dodge.

The Third Raikage directly activated the Lightning Chakra and entered the full-strength Lightning Chakra mode. No matter what kind of earth escape technique Ohnoki used, he would break it with his force.

After a while of fighting, the Third Raikage took advantage of the weakness of Ōnoki who was exhausted and defeated him.

"The Third Raikage wins!"

The referee announced the result cleanly and clearly.

Smiles appeared on the faces of the Kumogakure ninjas who were watching the game.