Naruto: I am Ninja World Ghost Story, who are you?

Nagato sighed slightly and began to explain that all the major ninja villages had made the same choice. If they hadn't done so, Amegakure and even Akatsuki would probably have been destroyed before the Three-Tails was resurrected.

It could be a 'death game,' or perhaps it's about various ninja villages becoming stronger.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Nan's face showed a hint of bitterness. "Is this the only way?"

Seeing Konan's troubled expression, Nagato's heart softened: "I... never mind, I'll just find a more reliable female ninja within the village..."

“No.” Konan interrupted Nagato, took a deep breath, and said in a cold tone, “I accept this mission, all for Akatsuki’s future.”

Nagato felt a mix of surprise and sadness, but mostly, an endless inner turmoil.

In the end, he didn't say anything, just hummed in agreement, which confirmed the mission completely.

Subsequently, Nagato decided to send Konan to Konoha Village to find Jiraiya-sensei, hoping to gain a direct understanding of Uchiha Bufan through Jiraiya's connections.

It was a week later when they received Nagato's letter.

Jiraiya did not choose to embark on a journey after the Chunin Exams, but instead stayed in Konoha Village.

First, he was worried about Tsunade becoming a 'ghost story girlfriend'.

Secondly, he was worried about the current state of Konoha Village.

When he saw the 'security guards' punishing the villagers, he intended to step forward to stop them, but was stopped by the ANBU. He then witnessed many ignorant and impulsive merchants, as well as Konoha residents who caused trouble in the streets, die on the spot.

This was a huge blow to him, one of the three legendary ninja.

Despite possessing considerable strength, he was unable to stop the 'Uchiha', and even less able to stop the 'Strange Tales Uchiha' from 'falling in love' with the woman he loved.

"Jiraiya, you're drinking here again."

Tapping.

Inside the izakaya, Orochimaru walked to a booth and looked at Jiraiya, who was half-drunk, with a hint of helplessness on his face.

Orochimaru.

"Weren't you from Echo Village?"

Jiraiya picked up his wine glass, his eyes glazed over, and looked at Orochimaru sitting opposite him.

"What happened in Otogakure isn't important. I'm more interested in learning about the Death Game." Orochimaru had long wanted to participate in the Death Game himself after learning that Kurotsuchi had awakened her Mangekyou Sharingan after clearing it.

Perhaps he too can obtain such power.

"But what you're saying..." Orochimaru began, a slight smile playing on his lips, "is it about Tsunade?"

"Hmph." Jiraiya grunted. He now felt that what Sarutobi-sensei and the Second Hokage said was right; that group was indeed the 'evil' Uchiha!

Orochimaru smiled, poured himself a cup of sake, and took out a letter from his pocket: "This is a letter from your disciple that the village received. Would you like to take a look?"

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya regained some composure and said, "Give it to me."

After taking the letter and opening it, Jiraiya sighed several times after reading what was inside.

"What's wrong?" Orochimaru was somewhat curious. Although he wanted to open it and see, he held back.

After all, he is now a 'victim' who is 'loyal' to Konoha!

"It's Xiao Nan."

"Nagato is now the leader of Amegakure. Back then, Hanzo, out of fear of Akatsuki, used the pretext of negotiations to launch a sneak attack on Akatsuki, captured Konan to threaten the rest of them, and ultimately caused Yahiko's death..." Jiraiya felt extremely guilty. He had thought that Yahiko was killed because of infighting among his disciples, or because of the desire for power to conquer the entire Amegakure, but now he had this result.

"No wonder." Orochimaru took a sip of sake and continued, "So what do you want from me now?"

Jiraiya's lips twitched: "Konan said she wants to meet Uchiha Bufan and asked me to introduce her."

Orochimaru: ...

He couldn't help but cover his forehead: "It seems Nagato has become a politician too."

"I thought he wouldn't be able to let go of his pride since he's been manipulating Yahiko's corpse every day."

"Ah! It's an unstoppable trend, no one can stop it." Jiraiya sighed, raised his cup to clink with Orochimaru's: "Come on, let's drink until we drop!"

Orochimaru smiled faintly: "Alright."

Meanwhile, Rasa of Sunagakure returned after the Chunin Exams and explained the recent events to the elders, immediately issuing an S-rank warrant for Pakura.

After all, he was an elite-level bloodline jonin who harbored hatred for Sunagakure, so he had to be eliminated as soon as possible.

At the same time, they also thought about the actions of other ninja villages and decided to send their own ninjas to befriend the 'Strange Tales Uchiha'.

In terms of age, the Fourth Kazekage's daughter would be a very suitable candidate.

Chapter 63: The Prelude to the Ninja World Crisis (Bonus Chapter)

The land of grass.

in the afternoon.

The sun was shining brightly, and the air was dry.

Logically, this temperature shouldn't produce water vapor, yet it's swirling around a forest, making it impossible for the local residents to see what's happening inside.

It wasn't until the news was reported to the Daimyo of the Land of Grass, who then relayed it to the Hidden Grass Village and dispatched Grass Ninja, that the seriousness of the problem was realized.

"Something terrible has happened! Lord Sakata!"

Sakata Takeya, the leader of Kusagakure, sat in his office, looked at his impetuous subordinate, and frowned: "I'm perfectly fine! Just tell me what's wrong."

He deeply regretted his actions after Konoha pressured Kana Uzumaki's family to exchange their supplies for them.

In particular, upon learning that the other party had shone brightly in the Chunin Exams two months prior, and based on reliable intelligence, the reward that Uzumaki Kana received from the 'Death Game' propelled her to the level of an elite Jonin ninja.

In other words, he, as the leader of Kusagakure, let go of a subordinate who had the potential to become a Kage-level rank.

Every night when he woke up, he was filled with regret. Why didn't he force Kana Uzumaki to stay and use Karin Uzumaki to threaten her into marrying him? That way, he might have been able to make Kusagakure stronger and have more influence in the ninja world.

Unfortunately, it's too late.

The ninja from Kusagakure tried to calm himself down before speaking: "Lord Sakata, actually, there are results regarding the matter that the daimyo recently asked us to investigate."

"Hmm." Sakata Take waved his hand dismissively. "It's about the missing persons case, right? Has the culprit been caught?"

"No."

Upon hearing this, Sakata Takeya frowned: "Then what are you reporting back for? Keep searching!"

"found it."

Sakata Takeya:?

"How dare you play tricks on me!"

"No, no." Kusanagi waved his hands repeatedly: "The culprit is not human, but a misty forest."

"The Misty Forest?"

Upon receiving further information from Kusanagi, Sakata Takeya realized the seriousness of the problem and immediately went to the 'Misty Forest' area that Kusanagi had mentioned.

"what happened!"

"Sakata-sama!" xN

Subsequently, the Kusakabe squad, who had been stationed there, began to report that there used to be a river and a few households living in this area, but now it had turned into a forest.

Moreover, one could only vaguely see the outline of the forest, as the fog blocked any further view.

A small team has been dispatched to investigate, while the rest of the team is stationed on the perimeter and waiting.

"Hmm, well done." Sakata Takeya breathed a slight sigh of relief, then began to circle around the outside of the Misty Forest. He discovered that the diameter of the Misty Forest was about 700 meters, and there was also forest within this 700-meter range. However, at the junction of the forest and the Misty Forest, the internal environment was still not visible.

After waiting for two hours, it started to get dark, and Sakata Takeya became a little impatient, so he sent another small team in to take a look.

The Kusagakure squad, consisting of a Chunin leading three Genin, bowed to Sakata Takeya before gradually disappearing from sight, enveloped in a 'mist'.

As time ticked by, Sakata Takeya finally sensed that something was wrong.

"No! This isn't the real fog! This is a 'game'! It's a 'death game'!"

Sakata Takeya finally discovered the truth, but it was too late. Both teams were already dead, turned into stiff wooden figures. A low murmur could be faintly heard from within the mist:

"Not enough...not enough...I want more..."

......

Several days later, the Land of Earth and the Land of Fire, which are closest to the Land of Grass, received the news.

Hokage Building.

With the information in hand, Tobirama Senju rushed to the office and said to Kakashi, the Fifth Hokage, who was sitting in a chair, "Something terrible has happened. Something has occurred in the Land of Grass."

Standing next to Kakashi, Shikaku couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? The Land of Grass and our Land of Fire don't seem to have a very good relationship, do they?!"

Kakashi nodded slightly.

But the next second, Tobirama Senju dropped a bombshell.

"This is no longer a matter of international relations; it's a massive crisis concerning the survival of the ninja world!"

On the other side, the Tsuchikage Building.

In his office, Onoki received a report from his subordinates, and as he flew through the air, he fell into deep thought.

'The all-consuming mist... expands every day at midnight...'

"How many people has Kusagakure sent?"

"From the initial discovery, two teams were dispatched, and later two more teams were dispatched, one led by a Jonin... but..."

"Say!"

Hearing his subordinate stammer, Ohnoki had a bad feeling.

“Not a single person has returned! Moreover, once someone enters the area covered by the ‘Misty Forest,’ no one can escape.”

"Hiss—" Onoki's pupils shrank. If this continued, the ninja world might be plunged into a world-ending crisis because of the infinitely expanding 'Misty Forest'.

"Bring me Black Soil."

"Yes!"

Onoki needs to ask Kurotsuchi about sending her to Konoha to probe Uchiha Bufan's situation and determine whether it's due to the 'death game' he created or a crisis inherent in the ninja world itself.

Konoha Village thought the same way, and immediately had Tsunade and Kurenai Yuhi 'test' Uchiha Bufan.

Ninja school.

As evening classes ended, Uchiha Bufan walked out of the school gate with his schoolbag on his back, surrounded by a bunch of little fangirls, which gave him a bit of a headache.

"I already told you, I have a girlfriend."

"It's okay, we can accept it!"

"That's right. Those women will grow old sooner or later. When Bufan grows up, he'll be mine."

"its mine!"

Ino knew that Bufan liked mature women, so instead of acting like the other young female fans, she pretended to be mature and stepped forward to help Bufan out of the predicament: "Alright, Bufan has a 'date' today, please don't disturb him."

"That damned Ino! What right does she have to stop us from being free?!"

"that is!"

"Because I'm the leader of the Extraordinary Fan Club!" Ino puffed out her chest proudly.

"Hmph! See you tomorrow, Bufan!"

Amidst the greetings from fans, Bu Fan waved helplessly, saying, "See you tomorrow."

Then, he looked helplessly at the group of people who were hiding far away from him.

"Can't you guys help me stop them a bit?"

"Isn't this a good thing?"

"Being liked by so many girls is a great blessing in life, Naruto, don't you agree?"

"I'm so envious, but I only want Sakura."

"Useless." Sasuke scoffed.

"If that's how you see it, Shikamaru, I'll switch places with you." Uchiha Fufan, hands in his pockets, stepped forward and quipped to Shikamaru, who was making sarcastic remarks.

"Tch, women are such a pain, I'm talking about you." A strange look flashed in Shikamaru's eyes, followed by a sigh. "Let's go home."