Start with a Zanpakuto and build the strongest Mist Village.

The girl opened her mouth wide, unsure of what to say. Her eyes, which once held unparalleled and terrifying power, were now filled with confusion.

Yes, where should she go? Where can she go?

“So, let me help you.” Obito stretched out his hand to Uchiha Hikaru: “Let me free you from this false, confusing world, and let me create a place for you to belong!”

"I……"

"You have always lived as a weapon of your race, but from now on, fight as my partner."

"A partner, huh?"

Uchiha Hikari closed her eyes. After a long while, she exhaled softly, and a smile finally appeared on her icy face.

"I am Uchiha Hikaru."

"I am... Uchiha Obito!"

……

Within the Land of Fire, on the final battlefield between the Hidden Cloud Village and the Leaf Village.

Faced with Mizuki Yoru's words, even though everyone could sense that it was just a chakra projection, no one present dared to make a move.

A person's name, the shadow of a tree.

Minazuki Yoru's terrifying power was gradually built up over the past few years.

Especially in Konoha.

Despite the fact that Konoha and Kirigakure are currently allies and even like brothers, thousands of Konoha ninjas have died at the hands of Mizuki Yoru. Such a reputation is so great in Konoha that it's enough to stop children from crying!

Clearly, Konoha, being the invaded party, wouldn't refuse a ceasefire agreement in response to Mizuki Yoru's words, but what about Kumogakure...?

"Mizukage..." The Fourth Raikage, A, stared intently at Mizuki Yoru, the lightning of his strongest Lightning Release armor surging even more fiercely.

Behind him, countless Cloud Village ninja gripped their kunai, preparing to form hand seals, gathering chakra. The two Jinchuriki were also poised to unleash their power, their Tailed Beast Cloaks beginning to appear on their bodies, as if a great battle was about to begin!

In the end, however, the Fourth Raikage loosened his clenched fist, and the strongest lightning armor hovering around him gradually dissipated...

Meanwhile, atop a giant tree in the distant forest.

A twisted vortex suddenly appeared, and then Obito and Hikaru emerged from it, gazing at the figure in the distance who had ended the war between the two great ninja villages with his own power.

Hikaru looked somewhat surprised, his gaze lingering on the slowly dissipating afterimage of Mizuki Yoru for a long while: "How can someone who isn't even a clone have such a deterrent effect?"

“Yes, that guy is our greatest enemy, currently the strongest in the ninja world.” Obito slowly spoke after watching Mizuki Yoru’s phantom completely dissipate: “I have fought him several times, and even after using all my trump cards, I still couldn’t defeat him.”

"This guy is the biggest obstacle to completing our plan!"

"Your eyes were destroyed by him?" Hikaru's gaze lingered briefly on the kaleidoscope on Obito's mask. "Kamui, this eye technique was extremely rare even within the clan back then. It was only recorded in ancient books, and it was almost one of the most powerful kaleidoscope eye techniques."

"If even you, who possess the strongest 'Susanoo' capable of 'Kamui', are no match for him and even had one of your eyes destroyed by him... then this guy is indeed a troublesome existence."

"..."

Obito fell silent. He had no idea that the strongest Susanoo, with both Kamui combined, could have such power!

Forget about the strongest Susanoo. He's had the Mangekyou Sharingan for years, but he's never even tried piloting a Gundam. He's simply not a qualified Uchiha!

His eye was initially in Kakashi's eye socket, but it disappeared during the battle at Higashimatsu.

Kakashi died at the hands of Yoru Minazuki, so the most likely explanation for that eye is that it was either taken or destroyed by Yoru Minazuki.

Mina no Tsukiyo, it's that damned Mina no Tsukiyo again!

"What are you planning to do?" Hikari was eager to try. As the strongest weapon of the Uchiha clan, her warlike blood far surpassed that of ordinary Uchiha. Hearing Mizuki Yoru's powerful words, she was clearly impatient.

“Since that guy has stepped in to mediate, it means this war is over. After the war ends, I will convene the Chunin Exams in the name of the Fourth Kazekage.” Obito said in a deep voice, “At that time, I will have our organization’s current public leader join forces with you to assassinate Mizuki Yoru!”

"Decapitation operation?"

"No, it's to attract attention and create opportunities for me."

Minazuki Yoru's strength has grown increasingly formidable over the past few years, and the battle in the Land of Iron shattered Obito's confidence.

Even with two top-tier fighters, Uchiha Hikaru and Nagato, present, Obito still felt somewhat uncertain.

There was no other way. Nagato, who had summoned the Gedo Mazo at full power, was instantly killed by that guy Minazuki Yoru. Even without seeing that guy's combat strength with his own eyes, just hearing Zetsu's description was enough to feel the terrifying pressure coming at him.

Add to that the devastating chakra attack on the night of the Nine-Tails' attack...

This plan is still primarily aimed at seizing the Corpse Bone Vein!

Chapter 213 Bloodstained Armor

The Hidden Cloud Village launched a surprise attack on the Hidden Leaf Village!

Cloud Shadow's momentum was unstoppable, breaking through Fire's defense line!

As the Cloud Village army pressed in, Konoha suffered heavy casualties and retreated in disarray!

Deep into the heart of the Cloud Village, the Fourth Raikage and two Jinchuriki carried out a decapitation strike!

The two sides clashed in close combat, and a war between the world's top ninja forces was about to break out, raging fiercely!

Both sides signed a friendly agreement, and the war ended...

The battle report between Kumogakure and Konoha spread like wildfire throughout the ninja world. No one expected that the two sides, who were just exchanging verbal sparring in the news a moment ago, would start fighting each other with real swords and spears the next moment, and that the battle would escalate to such an extent.

Three thousand elite troops, the Fourth Raikage personally set off, plus two Jinchuriki!

Such terrifying combat power is enough to start a war that destroys a country. In addition, Konoha also has Uchiha Fugaku with two Mangekyou Sharingan. A bloody war between the two sides is bound to break out!

Unexpectedly, the conflict between the two sides, which was like a powder keg, was extinguished in the next instant.

It's that guy again, Mizunazukiyo!

When the world learned the details, everyone fell silent.

He single-handedly, without even displaying his own strength, managed to stop the war between the two great ninja villages of Konoha and Kumogakure simply by showing his 'face'.

Is this the power of the world's number one?!

The ceasefire between the two great ninja villages actually boosted Mizuki Yoru's prestige to its peak. Because of Mizuki Yoru, the two villages were in an 'equal' ceasefire relationship, and therefore no compensation agreement was signed.

Neither side has any objection to this. Konoha was already the weaker party in the battle against Kumogakure. If it weren't for Mizuki Yoru's intervention, Konoha might have already been destroyed by Kumogakure. How could they dare to ask for any compensation?

On the Cloud Village side, despite their painstaking efforts and the loss of hundreds of ninjas, they achieved nothing. But reality is cruel.

If you are weak, you will naturally have to obey the will of the strong; if you are weak, you can only survive under the tolerance of the strong.

The only good thing is that he surrendered to Minazuki Yoru.

Yes.

This seemingly shameful act, however, brought the Fourth Raikage great joy after he returned to Kumogakure and studied it in detail.

The scroll that Mizuki Yoru gave him not only contained a series of 'village-level' cooperative projects that would greatly benefit the future development of Kumogakure, but also included a special summoning scroll.

The necromancy scroll hailed as the 'Fourth Holy Land, the Shadow Isles'!

Therefore, neither side had much to say about the peaceful ending. Only a certain old man with a monkey-like face, who was imprisoned and had a connection with monkeys, was painfully tugging at his goatee.

"If it weren't for me, why would Kumogakure have gone to war with Konoha? And if it weren't for me, why would Konoha have to rely on Mizuki Yoru like this!"

"It's all because of me! I'm guilty! I deserve to die!"

The former Third Hokage cried out "I am guilty" in the Anbu prison, but no one who heard these words showed him any pity, only ridicule and disdain.

An old man consumed by power and desire, who withdrew from the stage of history, burdened with sins.

When you loudly proclaim that you are guilty, it doesn't mean you realize your guilt; it just means you know you are about to be punished.

Although Konoha and Kumogakure did not engage in a final battle, the near-annihilation crisis was still felt by all of Konoha's high-ranking officials.

The culprit behind all of this is Hiruzen Sarutobi!

Without a doubt, once the aftermath of this battle has completely subsided, the punishment for this senile and confused Hokage will come.

Even if they aren't executed outright, stripped of all political rights for life, at the very least, the Sarutobi clan will have to pay a heavy price. But how exactly they do it will depend on Fugaku's mood.

Of course, these things meant nothing to Mizuki Yoru, who was far away in Kirigakure. Under normal circumstances, he might have watched a monkey show for some amusement, but at the moment he had a lot of things to do...

……

"Don't be nervous, just follow the normal procedure."

Kirigakure Village, the back mountain exclusively for the Seireitei.

Mizuki Yoru looked at Ringo Ameyuri, who seemed quite nervous, with a smile and spoke gently.

Ringo Yuri looked flustered. Her gaze fell on the figures dressed in white haoris on the high platform of the rock wall. She felt immense pressure and even cursed herself inwardly for volunteering to take on this test.

A test called 'Bloodstained Armor'.

A year ago, Minazuki Yoru completed the testing of the 'Silent Blood Armor' and equipped the first batch of Quincy with it.

Over the past year, these Quincy have personally experienced the immense benefits brought by the Bloodstained Armor. The special power that allows for complete autonomous defense without requiring active activation has brought substantial benefits to all Quincy, especially Ringo Ameyuri, who had been doubting her own path forward.

Putting everything else aside, after mastering the Bloodstained Armor, Ringo Ameyuri was able to remain undefeated for thirty minutes in her first encounter with Hozuki Mangetsu. It wasn't until her spiritual power was completely exhausted and she could no longer maintain the Bloodstained Armor that she was finally defeated by Hozuki Mangetsu using the Water Transformation Technique.

Unwilling to accept defeat, Ringo Ameyuri continued to train, but there was still a gap between her and Hozuki Mangetsu.

The two swordsmen were evenly matched, and with the added advantage of the Hozuki clan's secret technique, no matter how hard Ringo Ameyuri tried, she could not defeat Hozuki Mangetsu, even though she cultivated the 'Lightning Release version of spiritual power' that countered Hozuki Mangetsu.

Now, with the advent of the Bloodstained Armor, Ringo Ameyuri sees an opportunity to defeat Hozuki Mangetsu.

However, due to the unique differences between the moving blood armor and the still blood armor, in order to use the moving blood armor, one must achieve the fusion of one's own spiritual power with the spiritual power of heaven and earth, and use a special technique to enhance one's own power by utilizing external energy.

It is very similar to Sage Mode.

Without specific guidance, the success rate of this technique is almost zero. In order to be one step ahead of others and experience the power of the Blood Armor as soon as possible, Ringo Ameyuri signed up for the Blood Armor test immediately.

Well, and then this scene unfolded.

“Choose a captain, and then go all out without holding back. Show your full power.” Minazuki Yoru said this, but Ringo Ameyuri felt a chill run down her spine.

Before becoming Quincy, they knew of the existence of the captains of the Seireitei, but they didn't really know how strong they were.

However, after becoming Quincy and coming into contact with spiritual energy, they gained an accurate understanding of the strength of these Seireitei captains.

If you don't learn spiritual power, you'll see Captain Death as a frog in a well gazing at the bright moon.

If you learn spiritual power, seeing Captain Death will be as easy as a mayfly seeing the blue sky!

Now, the test of the Bloodstained Armor is to actively challenge the captain, which is really hard for Ringo Ameyuri to handle.

But since things had come to this, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and go.

“I choose…” Ringo Yuri’s gaze swept across the high platform.

Second Division Captain Uchiha Shisui

No, although the Second Division Captain is the youngest among all the Division Captains, in terms of strength, he is absolutely the most terrifying and the most powerful.

Most importantly, the Second Division Captain, Uchiha Shisui, also possessed the power of Hollowfication, making him the strongest person after the Fourth Hokage!

Even if I had both high-HP and low-HP gear, I would still be no match for him.

Ringo Ameyuri's gaze lingered on Uchiha Shisui for only a moment before she quickly looked away, while Uchiha Shisui stood there expressionless, seemingly unsurprised by the situation.

Fourth Division Captain Tsunade Senju...

Ringo Ameyuri looked at Tsunade, who had her arms crossed, with a somewhat unnatural expression.

Although the Fourth Division is a medical rescue team, and Tsunade's reputation as the world's number one medical ninja was already known throughout the ninja world before she became a Shinigami, everyone who has come into contact with her knows that this blonde, big-breasted girl's expertise is definitely not in healing.

That terrifying power—one punch from him could cause mountains to crumble and the earth to split.

With my small frame, even if I wore ten layers of Blood Stasis Armor, I probably couldn't withstand a single punch from her!

Ringo Amori quickly shifted her gaze and continued watching.

Captain of the Sixth Division, Hozuki Gengetsu.

Okay, this one is no different from the former. One is unparalleled in fists, and the other is explosive in ninjutsu. They are the same.

Kushina Uzumaki, captain of the 7th Division.

The former Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, a descendant of the Uzumaki clan, possessed unparalleled sealing techniques and had also developed superb taijutsu with the Fourth Division Captain, making him virtually invincible.

As far as the eye can see, there are monsters everywhere.

Helpless, Ringo Ameyuri could only turn her attention to the last two captains.

Orochimaru, the captain of the 12th Division, and Yagura, the captain of the 13th Division.