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  [To my dearest friend Asuma]

  [Be wary of the -based, aristocratitrol of the vilge's defenses… As far as I know, both the Konoha Military Police Ford the Konoha Guard Force, their external and internal authority, have fallen into the hands of the Hokage advisojo Kaigetsu…]

  [He has also established his own personal guard. The entire vilge’s defense is practically monopolized by Gojo Kaigetsu, pg the safety of the vilge in the hands of a single individual. This is extremely dangerous…]

  Chiriku stopped writing, seething with anger. After a moment of thought, he added two more lines:

  [Today, I bid farewell to the vilge to jouro the Daimyo's estate to participate in the sele process for the Twelve Guardian Ninja. The dark forces at py within the vilge bring tears to my eyes, and I scarcely know what to say.]

  [I only hope that the vilge will prosper iure and that its systems will be further improved.]

  Chiriku set down his pen and pced the letter in an envelope.

  He had prepared two letters for this journey. One was intended for Elder Danzo, and the other for his close friend, Asuma.

  Today’s sele process had thhly disheartened him.

  He had believed the Uchiha genuinely desired ge, but it turned out they were merely solidating power within their own .

  Out of over two hundred Konoha ninja applits, only ten were accepted

  Chiriku saw through the Uchiha’s scheme.

  He had heard that after he stormed out, one of the Sharingan-wielding ninja summoned a ister for the position…

  The esteemed Uchiha , the esteemed Hokage advisor, were openly engaging iism and corruption… The vilge had fallen into the clutches of dark forces.

  oners like him, without background or Kekkei Genkai, had no ce of adva and could only leave the vilge to participate in the sele process for the Daimyo's personal guard.

  As for the vilge’s future, it could only be left to people like Elder Danzo and Asuma, those with iial es, to ge it.

  “Sigh…”

  With a heavy sigh, Chiriku packed his belongings.

  Gazing through the window at the myriad lights of the vilge, he fell into deep thought.

  ‘Does such a vilge eveo exist? Why do we need a Hokage? Why not have the Daimyo establish a specialized anization to govern the vilge? The Hokage is unnecessary; the true power of the ninja should reside with the Fire Daimyo…’

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  …

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  The winds of "Konoha’s War Shinobi" finally reached the shinobi world. Paved by the Land of Fire’s cash, nations big and small opeheir arms (s, as the inal text suggests), allowing the Will of Fire to infiltrate their minds.

  “Konoha’s War Shinobi” premiered in Konoha and would be simultaneously released across the Freat Nations in the following days.

  Of course, there were pces untouched by Konoha’s influence.

  Such as… Amegakure.

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  Amegakure

  perpetually shrouded in rain, with rainwater verging into the innd ke surrounding the vilge.

  In terms of governance, Amegakure, and the Land of Rain, were perhaps the most progressive and brave.

  the normal people and ninja living in the Land of Rain were more ined to believe in the miracle of “no rain on Sundays.”

  In Amegakure, and the Land of Rain, there was only one voice-

  "God!" (Kami)

  Sihe end of the Third Shinobi World War, Amegakure had seemingly detached itself from the rest of the shinobi world, implementing a harsh policy of isotion. Its level of seclusion was even more extreme than that of the Land of Water.

  Intelligence agents sent by other vilges would invariably lose tact shortly after entering.

  Most assumed that the old geezer Hanzo was still exerting his influence.

  Furthermore, the war-torn Land of Rain cked resources like “chakra metal ore” that could incite flict.

  Therefore, other vilges tacitly withdrew, excluding Amegakure from their intelligence operations.

  Among the Five Great Nations’ intelligence agencies, perhaps only Root, led by Danzo, possessed the most up-to-date information.

  However… that was also from many years ago. Danzo, leading Root, had colborated with Hanzo to eliminate Yahiko, the leader of the peace anization “Akatsuki,” and had sughtered numerous Amegakure ninja who followed Akatsuki.

  Sihen, Amegakure had retreated from the world stage.

  Some vilges had attempted to establish trade or alliances with Amegakure for mutual eic development, but the envoys they sent disappeared without a trace after entering the Land of Rain.

  It was on knowledge that the shinobi world was in a period of rapid development.

  It was difficult for a vilge to prosper in isotion.

  Schors studying vilge eics couldn’t uand Hanzo’s thinking. Without trade or cooperation, how could Amegakure develop its ey?

  It was Sunday.

  As promised by “God,” Amegakure enjoyed a bright, sunny day.

  A ninja known as “Tobi,” wearing an e, spiral-patterned mask and a bck cloak embroidered with red clouds, y leisurely on the ground, a bde of grass dangling from his mouth.

  No one khe expression hiddeh his mask.

  “Isobu hasn’t been reborn. That damn Kisame Hoshigaki did inflict serious injuries on Yagura Karatachi during his sneak attack.”

  “But since Isobu hasn’t been reborn, Yagura must still be alive.”

  “Where could he be hiding?”

  Tailed Beasts were masses of chakra and didn’t experience death in the human sense.

  Perhaps they could “die,” but their lifespan was so vast that it was beyond human prehension. Every time they “died,” their memories might be wiped , but their chakra would likely persist.

  Tailed Beasts killed by ninja would respawn like wild monsters, appearing iain areas, waiting to be captured and sealed.

  Tailed Beasts couldn’t be truly killed; they could only be sealed and used as chakra batteries.

  Tobi narrowed his eyes, lost in thought.

  He had developed his influen Kirigakure for many years and had pced several pawns within the vilge. However, their access was too limited to uncura’s whereabouts.

  Oh, that Yagura who occasionally appeared before the vilgers? Having maniputed Yagura’s body and mind for so long, Tobi khat was merely an imposter.

  “Speaking of which, I never expected that old geezer, the Mizukage, to ally with Konoha.”

  “I thought he would retaliate like a mad dog.”

  “So, could it be…”

  Tobi seemed to have stumbled upon a crucial point.

  Something unusual was afoot. Could there be a e between the “Mizukage’s disappearance” and the “Konoha-Kiri alliance”?

  “Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Tsusunade, could he be with her?”

  If Yagura was seriously injured and Kirigakure’s mediinjas were uo heal him, there seemed to be only one pce left in the vast shinobi world-

  Tsuhe foremost expert in mediinjutsu!

  “Tobi, there you are~”

  Bck Zetsu, his body ed in twe leaves, sloroached Tobi. He casually tossed a sealed scroll towards him:

  “Take a look. It might tain something you’ll find iing~” With that, Bck Zetsu crossed his arms and stepped back, assuming a spectator’s stance.

  “Something iing? What could possibly pique my ihese days?”

  Tobi spoke casually as he unsealed the scroll.

  It seemed to tain some sort of recorded image. By iing chakra into it, one’s five senses would be stimuted, recreating the recorded tent.

  Unlike normal movies, this histicated application of genjutsu.

  Unsuspeg, Tobi slowly ied his chakra.

  The moment, his body froze. His pupils stricted as he watched the tent unfold.

  Tobi keenly registered the key words in the rec-

  “Kakashi,” “retirement,” “Kirigakure,” “help”…

  “My, my~” Bck Zetsu spread his hands. “You said you wouldn’t be ied, but look at you now, as if you’ve been caught in a genjutsu.”

  Bck Zetsu stood there, not uttering another word to provoke Tobi. This rec was enough to stir the darkness within him, ensuring his unwavering itment to the pn.

  Pawns… all pawns…

  Nagato was Tobi’s pawn~ Tobi was Madara’s pawn~ Madara was his, Bck Zetsu’s, pawn~

  Apart from Konoha’s ret, rather peculiar, development, everything in the shinobi world was under his trol.

  However, regardless of how the vilges developed, it was all meanio those standing at the pinnacle of power.

  No matter how grand and magnifit Konoha’s buildings became, they were nothing pared to the power of the Rinnegan~ Those foolish Konoha ninja, still immersed in their childish games.

  Oher was revived, the entire shinobi world would shatter like a refle in water~

  The sky over Amegakure had cleared up, a rare occurrence, but Tobi felt no warmth, only an icy chill that pierced his very being.

  Two full hours passed.

  The two figures remained motionless, her making a sound to break the eerie silence.

  Finally…

  Tobi’s body began to tremble violently, his grip on the scroll tightening to the point of near-crushing.

  Tobi… no, he could no longer maintaiobi persona.

  Now, he should be called Obito.

  Beh his mask, Obito’s face was torted in a grimace, ed by a growing rage.

  His voice was low and strained:

  “Kakashi!!!!”

  “How could he? How dare he!”

  Obito’s fury was urained, his hatred twisting his features.

  He had trolled Yagura with genjutsu, implementing the Bloody Mist policies without hesitation. Until every st person in Kirigakure was dead, his hatred wouldn't subside.

  The vilge that killed Rin, he wouldn't spare a single one of them. Killing everyone in Kirigakure would satisfy his rese, but sparing even one would risk leaving a survivor.

  Regardless of Kirigakure's as, it was Kakashi who had personally killed Rin. Obito had initially inteo save his revenge on Kakashi for st.

  Perhaps it was also to reserve the space of his left eye for the Rinnegan. With that in mind, he had deyed killing Kakashi.

  But… what was Kakashi doing?!

  Had he fotten the blood feud with Kirigakure? Was Rin’s death so easily dismissed in his heart?

  It was ughable!

  “Hahahahaha-!!!”

  Obito’s ughter was heart-wreng. In his remaining right eye, fueled by his ocur power, the tomoe spun rapidly, f the Mangekyo Sharingan.

  Even activating Kamui couldn’t ceal the tears streaming down his face!

  Kakashi had fotten, Minato had fotten! But he, Obito, would never fet the blood feud with Kirigakure…

  Bck Zetsu observed Obito’s rea, a sense of unease creeping into his heart.

  ‘Damn, did I overstimute him?’

  They couldn’t afford a direct frontation with Konoha at this stage. They had to accumute power i. Premature exposure would alert the Five Great Shinobi Vilges, which would be disastrous.

  While they were all weaklings pared to the power of the Rinnegan… uhey would bee a formidable obstacle.

  Nagato, after all, didn't possess the inal Rinnegan and couldn't single-handedly defeat the entire shinobi world.

  Exposure now could lead to the worst possible oute-

  They would be uo gather the Tailed Beasts, and the pn to revive Mother would fail.

  Bck Zetsu quickly issued a warning: “Obito, don’t fet the mission you bear.”

  “We ot engage in a direct flict with Konoha at this stage.”

  After his frantic ughter subsided, Obito seemed tain his posure, his voiow icy. “The pn… I haven’t fotten. But killing a couple of people won’t attract the vilge’s attention.”

  Obito covered his right eye with his hand. “With my abilities, killing two people without leaving a trace is child’s py.”

  “…Killing is fine. But who do you io kill? Kakashi?”

  Bck Zetsu breathed a sigh of relief. With Kamui’s power, no one in the shinobi world could stop Obito. Until his abilities were exposed and he became a target, Obito’s Mangekyo Sharingan was invincible!

  “No… that guy, I’ll save him for st.”

  Obitht eye burned with deep-seated hatred. “The director and producer of ‘Konoha’s War Shinobi,’ how dare they create such filth…”

  “I will kill them.”

  The director and producer?

  Information about the two individuals surfaced in Bck Zetsu’s mind. “The director is just a civilian from the Land of Snow. Do as you please with him. But the producer…”

  “Gojo Kaigetsu, the Fourth Hokage’s advisor. Killing him would cause a major i.”

  “The resulting chaos would be far greater than....” Bck Zetsu warned. “Konoha would definitely iigate thhly. They might even e to Amegakure to iigate.”

  “Moreover… based on my observations, Gojo Kaigetsu is not your average in. He’s deliberately cealing his true strength. His chakra reserves surpass those of a Jonin.”

  “I don’t care.” Obito stood up, half his body already phasing into Kamui’s dimension.

  “If they entered Amegakure, Nagato will elimihem, as always.”

  “As fojo Kaigetsu hiding his strength?” Obito’s tone dripped with disdain. “To me, there’s no differeween a Jonin and a in.”

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