What's wrong with having a large harem if you're the emperor of the ninja world?

Kakashi coughed up blood as his chakra defenses were completely shattered.

The sound of the ribs breaking was clearly audible.

He was knocked away like a kite with a broken string, and finally fell helplessly at Di Yan's feet.

Struggling, but unable to get up.

He could only cough up blood, staring intently at Might Guy with his Sharingan eyes filled with pain and confusion.

"Kai...answer me..."

Kakashi's voice was weak and desperate.

The people of Konoha were completely panicked.

They tried to rush to the rescue, but were blocked by the black-clad ninja and the berserk aura of the controlled Might Guy, and there was no time to spare!

Might Guy, however, remained oblivious to Kakashi's questions and everything around him.

He landed steadily in front of Di Yan like the most loyal guard, assuming a standard defensive stance.

His cold gaze swept over all the Konoha ninjas who tried to approach.

He announced it in a calm, yet chilling tone:

"No one may approach the master."

Master...Master?!

The name exploded in everyone's minds like a thunderclap.

Might Guy... actually called Emperor Yan his master?

What exactly is going on?

Di Yan looked at the heavily injured Kakashi at his feet and Might Guy, who was like a puppet in front of him, and the smile on his lips was full of the pleasure of being in control of everything.

He slowly raised his hand and gently snapped his fingers.

Snapped.

With a crisp sound.

In Matt Kai's eyes, a mysterious symbol, extremely complex and radiating an eerie spiritual energy, flashed by.

Then it disappeared.

"Spiritual Pact...complete."

Di Yan murmured to himself, as if admiring a perfect work of art.

He raised his head, meeting countless horrified, fearful, and bewildered gazes.

Di Yan laughed, his voice carrying clearly throughout the entire hall: "What other tricks do you have up your sleeve?"

He had no interest in explaining his abilities to the people of Konoha.

This is the right eye ability of the Emperor Flame Mangekyou Sharingan...'Spirit Contract'.

It is an ultimate illusion technique far more powerful than that of the gods of the other world.

It is not a simple modification of will.

Instead, it forcibly enters into an absolute contract with the target's soul, forcing it to completely submit to it from the depths of its soul.

Of course, such immense power also comes with great limitations.

The cooldown time of "Spirit Pact" is more than three times that of Kotoamatsukami.

Moreover, the number of 'spirit contract' targets that can be controlled simultaneously is limited by one's own pupil power.

Currently...

With Emperor Yan's eye power, the limit of his control is three.

And Might Guy, the Blue Beast of Konoha, is one of them.

This was the trump card that Di Yan left behind before he left Konoha.

Back then, Di Yan and Might Guy were classmates, and there was no suspicion between them.

Emperor Yan secretly planted this pawn, waiting for today.

And Di Yan also found a solution to the problem of the long cooldown time of this eye technique.

His left eye ability, 'Time Reversal,' allows him to manipulate the flow of time locally.

When there was nothing to do, Di Yan would use the power of his left eye to slowly nurture and accelerate the cooling of his right eye's power.

Having accumulated enough over time, I've managed to get three chances to use it.

In other words... Di Yan has actually controlled three people...

What was happening before my eyes was like a final verdict.

It struck the hearts of every Konoha ninja hard!

Whatever the reason, Might Guy's betrayal caused a deep pang in the hearts of everyone in Konoha.

It wasn't just the powerful Susanoo, it wasn't just the hostages, it wasn't just the pressure of external invasion...

Now, even their most trusted companions.

They may have already been controlled by the enemy from the depths of their souls!

Despair is like the deepest darkness.

It completely devoured the last remaining hope of Konoha.

Di Yan looked at Tsunade and the Konoha people, whose faces were ashen, and slowly opened his arms, as if embracing his own territory:

"Now, is there anyone who still wants to resist?"

...

71 Gaara and Itachi Uchiha; Beheading Kakashi

Just when Konoha was in a state of chaos.

A vast desert at the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire.

It has now been completely torn apart by the clamor of war.

Yellow sand filled the sky, and the light of ninjutsu clashed with exploding fireballs.

Shouts of killing, screams of agony, and the sounds of ninja tools clashing were incessant.

However, the main characters on the battlefield were not the ninjas on either side.

Instead, it was a terrifying being as large as a mountain, roaring and rampaging... Shukaku the One-Tailed Beast!

"Hahaha! Idiots! Bastards! Die, all of you!"

Shukaku's unique voice, which was both childlike and incredibly cruel, echoed across the battlefield.

It wielded a massive sand arm.

Each strike caused the earth to shake violently.

It unleashed massive sandstorms and shockwaves, destroying entire swathes of Konoha ninja positions.

A massive Wind Release: Sky Bullet was spewed out of its mouth as if it were free.

It easily tore apart Konoha's defensive fortifications and ninjutsu formations.

Konoha's defenses crumbled under the weight of overwhelming power.

The ninjas struggled to maintain their formation amidst the sandstorm.

People are constantly getting injured or falling down.

"Hold on! You must hold on!"

"Medical team! Quick, save him!"

"Hold on! The Hokage will definitely send reinforcements!"

The commanders and ninjas of Konoha shouted themselves hoarse, encouraging each other.

His eyes were bloodshot and filled with determination.

But more than anything, it's the feeling of powerlessness in the face of cataclysmic power like the Tailed Beasts.

They couldn't understand.

Why would Sunagakure, a former ally, suddenly break its alliance and launch such a large-scale war?

Compared to Konoha's arduous resistance.

The morale of the Sunagakure side was much higher.

Seeing their own Kazekage transform into a tailed beast and unleash such power.

They routed the powerful Konoha ninja army.

The Sand Village ninjas roared with excitement, and their attack became even more ferocious.

However, this was in the rear of the Sunagakure ninja army.

Temari, one of the senior commanders on the front lines, did not look well.

She was wearing a form-fitting black combat suit.

It outlines a slender and agile figure.

Her golden hair was tied back, but the dashing and confident demeanor she once possessed as the "Desert Flower" was gone.

Instead, it was shrouded in an unyielding layer of worry and confusion.

She looked at the one-tailed Shukaku wreaking havoc in the distance.

He frowned deeply as he watched the ninjas from both sides fall one after another on the battlefield.

This war...

It came too suddenly, too strangely.

It was almost entirely the Fifth Kazekage, Gaara, who acted unilaterally.

The decision was made by force, suppressing dissent within Sunagakure.

There is no sufficient reason.

There wasn't even a sufficient Jonin meeting to discuss it.

They unilaterally tore up the hard-won alliance treaty with Konoha and launched a full-scale attack.

This doesn't make sense at all.

This also doesn't align with Gaara's style of striving to maintain peace and repair relationships ever since he became Kazekage!

Temari was filled with immense unease.

She was worried about this nonsensical war.

Ultimately, this will drag Sunagakure into an abyss of no return.

Konoha's powerful foundation is well-known.

Even if they can temporarily gain the upper hand with the power of the One-Tailed Beast.

But once Konoha recovers...

Can Sunagakure truly withstand the other party's wrath?

"Gaara, why have you become like this?"

In a daze, Temari's thoughts drifted back to not long ago.

That time, Sasuke Uchiha defected.

Sunagakure received a request for assistance from Konoha.