I am the savior, do you have any objection?

Although this gesture reminded him of Edward pointing at Alphonse back then, Madara was still dragged away by Hashirama, who was concerned about him.

At this point, Madara Uchiha understood why people who had watched Kerry's livestream in the public chat area always said that it was actually quite good to have Kerry help in Group 5, but you had to keep an eye on him at all times and not let him out of your sight. If he was out of sight for too long, it was recommended to kick him out.

This is like a little devil from a fantasy novel. When you look at him, he will help you make plans and complete tasks. But as soon as he is out of your sight, he will start thinking of ways to torment you.

Although Hashirama couldn't see Madara's expression because his back was to Kerry, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned.

Although she's a bit simple-minded, she understands Madara. She knew that Madara definitely wouldn't be happy if Shimura Danzo came to her.

However, she couldn't let Madara make things difficult for Danzo. If similar incidents occurred again in the future, she hoped someone would come to her.

……

After cleaning up the battlefield, the hundreds of captured ninjas were escorted back to the Land of Fire.

An interesting thing happened during this process.

"Lord Nagon, it was all our country's ninjas who acted on their own initiative. We had absolutely no intention of doing so!"

To atone for this failure of oversight, my lord has specially sent me to deliver the sinner and the offerings of repentance together with you, sir.

A medium-sized country that launched a pincer attack on Uchiha Madara had its officials bring their nation's ninja clan leader to apologize to Kuri.

They put on this whole show as if nobody knew what was going on.

Initially, the plan was to use the power of a strong nation to eliminate one of the two strongest beings in the Land of Fire.

As a result, the reinforcements arrived just in time, and many of the ninjas among them witnessed firsthand the earth-shattering power of Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju.

The current separation between the state and the sacred ninja world is entirely the ninja's own doing.

Knowing that if a key figure wasn't made to take the blame, the entire ninja clan would be implicated, the clan leader had no choice but to sacrifice himself for the sake of his clan and country and become the scapegoat.

Looking at the several bound ninjas, Kerry, who spoke as their representative, glanced at the large cart full of beautiful women and gold and silver, as well as the jade bag secretly slipped into his hand, and nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, I always said that our Fire Kingdom and your country have always had friendly relations and deep friendship. This incident is a loss for you too. We never expected that these families would collude with foreign enemies. We are also very saddened."

Upon hearing Kerry's words, the official's eyes lit up, and he felt that the matter could finally be settled.

"As expected of a ninja who has never seen the world. The things we brought out were less than half of what the master gave me, and he already gave in."

Kerry could even read his inner thoughts.

Kerry smiled and patted the official on the shoulder, and the official smiled and shook hands with Kerry in return.

However, Kerry then changed the subject.

"However, such matters must be thoroughly investigated and dealt with. The occurrence of such a matter must be due to the protection of these traitors within your country. We must severely crack down on these traitors and show them no leniency."

However, considering the significant military losses your side suffered in this incident, let our Land of Fire handle it on your behalf! On our return journey, we happen to pass through your capital. Our weary subordinates can stay for a few days to investigate the truth, which will also help you resolve your internal troubles!

Upon hearing this, the official, who had been smiling, immediately changed his expression and shook his head repeatedly.

You son of a bitch! You want to station troops in the capital?

What's the difference between this and letting rats into a barn?

"This! This! How could we trouble the envoy from the superior state? We can investigate ourselves."

"Hmm—?" Krila asked in a drawn-out tone, pointing to the bound ninjas and then to himself.

Only then did the official realize how foolish his lord's actions were; the plan was to sacrifice the small to save the big.

However, if there are still a few capable individuals who have value in uniting the enemy, then by sending all the experts to the enemy's doorstep, it would not only be a bit embarrassing for the enemy to take action against their country, but the losses would also be greatly reduced.

"What's wrong with that? As long as the background is clean, why not investigate? Why are you making such a fuss, sir...?"

Kerry grinned and lifted the official up with one hand.

Hashirama, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand it anymore.

"Alright, alright, Danzo, stop making things difficult for others."

Upon hearing Hashirama Senju plead for them and their country, the official nodded repeatedly, his eyes filled with gratitude.

In his heart, he was thinking...

"Everyone says that the current general of the Land of Fire, Uchiha Madara, is cold-blooded and perverted, and that the chief advisor, Shimura Danzo, is cunning and treacherous. Only Senju Hashirama is a foolish woman with a soft heart. And it's true!"

But the official was stunned by what Hashirama Senju said the next moment.

"They're just following orders, so there's no point in making things difficult for them. On our way back, we'll march straight to their capital, arrest all the officials who ordered these actions, and then deal with your so-called 'labor'..."

“Labor reform,” Kerry reminded him.

Hashirama strikes with one hand, striking with his palm.

"Yes, yes, labor reform, let them be like the nobles of the Land of Fire, helping the people to work as farmhands and till the land every day. I think the people would love that!"

As he spoke, Hashirama Senju revealed an innocent smile.

The official standing next to him looked utterly despairing after hearing this.

I thought a female bodhisattva was coming, but instead a living Yama appeared.

Damn it, Shimura Danzo only said he was going to do some investigation and take control of the situation.

You came here and tried to wipe us all out! And then you sent us to do hard labor for the common people!

And did I hear some terrible news? Wasn't the Land of Fire supposed to be peaceful right now?

I seem to have heard some news about nobles and high-ranking officials going to work for the common people.

He really wanted to be deaf to everything; if he could hear everything, how could he leave?

……

While the Kree were busy consolidating their forces and preparing for their second direct attack on the two countries with no defensive capabilities, the Kree was also busy preparing for a second direct attack on the two countries with no defenses.

After several twists and turns, Kerry's eldest son, whom he had sent out to search for people, finally found a strange place.

"This is?"

Black Zetsu looked at the strange hiding place, along with the rows of glassware and supplies around it.

"This doesn't look like the place that old man Liudao would stay, but to avoid alerting him, I'd better go back and tell my father first."

Chapter 231 Fast forward to Otsutsuki

After sending troops to conquer the capitals of two countries along the way, and then canceling the country's name, the Land of Fire received surrender documents from the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water.

The terms of surrender were the cancellation of the war, a reduction in tariffs for the Land of Fire, reparations, and the cession of some territory.

Normally, this would be considered the highest level of surrender outside of wars of national annihilation.

All that's missing is sending the two princes to study in the Land of Fire.

However, Hashirama and Madara's current goal is to unify the ninja world, so they had no choice but to refuse outright and instead make a demand on the Land of Fire.

If the two kingdoms of Shuilei give up resistance, then the daimyo and nobles can suffer less and live a life of wealth without having to participate in labor reform.

Kerry knew from the moment he saw the request that the other party would not agree.

And that is indeed the case. No one will give up the rights they have gained. War only makes ordinary people suffer. If they really lose the rights that have been passed down through generations, they would rather die.

Therefore, preparations for the second round are still ongoing.

Hashirama and Madara went to the capital of the Land of Fire to report back, while Kree went to the Land of Wind to suppress a rebellion and await the next expedition.

Kerry was taking a rare moment of meditation that day.

This is very rare for a player like Kree, whose power increases by relying on superpowers and absorbing the souls of others.

The reason is that Kree tried to incorporate chakra into his training system, but he couldn't figure it out no matter what he did.

Because his body lacked the natural meridians of the ninjas of this world, even if Kerry imitated the way ninjas rotated their chakra within their bodies and stuffed the Nine-Tails chakra extracted from Gold and Silver Brothers into his magic circuits, it would not have the same effect at all, and would even cause a significant amount of chakra to dissipate.

Kerry then attempted to simulate chakra pathways at the soul level, but he couldn't quite get it right. It felt like he had hit a bottleneck and was unable to make such subtle changes to his own soul.

[Host, why don't you try cultivating separately with your soul separated from your body?] the system suggested.

"When the soul leaves the body, it lacks strong bodily emotions as a foundation, and it becomes even more difficult to find a way to express itself outside the body."

"I don't think so." The system unusually refuted Kerry's statement.

Your essence is not a living being, but thought itself.

Inside your body, you are not the master of billions of cells; rather, you are merely a reaction mechanism that seeks to benefit and avoid harm.

Upon hearing the system's words, Kerry suddenly understood.

It's as if the leaves that were covering our eyes have been removed, or as if the reflections on the water that were obscured have finally been hidden by the clouds.

"I see, this is truly your most useful episode."

The saying "I think, therefore I am" means that I am thought itself, and thought is not the body, nor is it the master of desire, but rather the slave of desire.

The mind is drawn to hormones produced during happiness and avoids hormones produced during pain. The mind, or "I," is merely a process that makes decisions on behalf of all cells on how to obtain more happiness and avoid more pain.

Memory and various skills are merely my countermeasures library. Whenever I encounter trouble, I retrieve data from the countermeasures library and then think of a way to deal with it.

In some situations, I can give up my immediate desires, but this does not mean that I have become the master of my desires. No matter what I think, desires will still arise. I usually restrain my immediate desires only to avoid pain and to prepare for more intense and greater desires in the future.

Thus, within the body I am a slave, but only when I am detached from the body and only my soul remains is I truly myself.

As Kerry spoke, the power of his soul spun wildly within him, stirring up the deep reflections of the entire world into a chaotic mess.

"Phew..." After a long while, Kerry stopped and glanced at the chat group level.

Very good, you didn't level up.

But Kerry does seem to have crossed some kind of line.

"Wouldn't this be considered a case of magnetic field rotation shattering one's destiny star? Come to think of it, you seem to have quite a bit of experience in this area?"

"Of course, the host is supposed to cultivate and become stronger under the system's guidance. Even if your system is quite unique, it's about the same as using emotions. It's actually an anomaly that someone like you doesn't cultivate at all!"

The system seemed to have finally found some face, adopting a boastful tone that suggested it was extremely pleased with itself.

However, Kerry quickly became too lazy to pay attention to it, because he discovered that Black Zetsu had arrived, which made the system somewhat disappointed.

"My son Hei Jue, why are you in such a hurry to come over? Have you found your elder brother's residence?"

Kerry asked curiously.

I've gotten used to the strange nickname "Black Absolutely Kree".

It emerged from the ground and spoke respectfully to Kerry.

"I'm not sure, but it is definitely a hidden place, and it seems to be protected by a barrier. I had never seen it before."

Then Black Zetsu recounted everything he had seen and heard in that place. Kerry, upon hearing about the strange natural energy array and scientific research equipment, roughly knew who it was.

“That’s probably not your eldest brother’s residence; it’s the residence of your mother’s master, Otsutsuki Isshiki.”

"What?" Black Zetsu was surprised to hear this, although he had heard Kree and Madara talking about Otsutsuki and Kusabi.

However, he had never heard of Kaguya's main family.

Black Zetsu represents Kaguya's will to survive, and it also possesses its own consciousness. Even after Kaguya is unsealed, Black Zetsu remains hidden in Kaguya's sleeve and has not become one with her.

He did not inherit all of Kaguya's memories, only some knowledge necessary for unlocking the seal.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been deceived by Kree. Moreover, given Kaguya's arrogant nature, if Black Zetsu had all of Kaguya's memories, he might have considered himself a second Kaguya and would probably have completely ignored the matter of resurrecting his mother.

"I don't know if you remember this guy. He was the family superior who came to this planet with your mother on a mission. The original plan was to sacrifice your mother so that he could obtain the fruit, but your mother chose to betray him and merge with the divine tree."

It's a pity your mother was too careless. After successfully launching a sneak attack a thousand years ago, she decided to eat the fruit instead, unaware that this move was the method of the young Biguna, which transformed her into an inch-sized form and resided in the body of a passing monk.

However, he was seriously injured, and the monks were too weak to revive him.

If he ever breaks free from his seal, he'll probably take your mother away to punish her. Or he might plant another tree, offer your mother as a sacrifice, and return to the path of alchemy.

Black Zetsu was somewhat frightened upon hearing this, because although he didn't have all of Kaguya's memories, he did retain some of Kaguya's memories, and some of the things he said about Kree matched up.

Now he was even more convinced of Kerry's identity, but he was also increasingly worried.

Each member of the Otsutsuki clan has a corresponding archetype from Japanese mythology. For example, Kaguya corresponds to Houraisan Neethime, Momoshiki corresponds to Momotaro, Kinshiki corresponds to Kintoki, and this particular Kinshiki corresponds to Issun-boshi.

"What... what should we do?" Black Zetsu asked anxiously, not even bothering to ask Kerry why he hadn't mentioned such an important matter earlier.

"Yes, what should we do?" Kerry repeated his words, but what he was thinking was: Could I get that bastard to implant a wedge in me, and then I could eat his soul and gain all his abilities?

Chapter 232 Let your sister beat your butt into eight pieces