The Older Generation of Ino-Shika-Cho Mobilizes

"No!" Shikaku Nara shook his head, refuting Tsunade's guess.

Tsunade responded with a "Hmm?" and gestured for Shikaku Nara continue.

"Orochimaru... probably doesn't like the transplanted eyes, right?"

Shikaku Nara analyzed, "According to intelligence, Orochimaru achieved his goal of immortality through 'Living Corpse Reincarnation'. Under such circumstances, Orochimaru would probably prefer to be reborn into a perfect body rather than having some kind of Dōjutsu transplanted."

Tsunade slapped her forehead, feeling much more awake.

While guessing Orochimaru's purpose, Tsunade, relying on her woman's unique sixth sense, intuitively felt that Orochimaru's goal was the Byakugan of Kirigakure.

However, after Shikaku Nara's calm analysis, Tsunade suddenly thought of the 'Living Corpse Reincarnation'.

After a moment of silence, Tsunade frowned and said, "Now Hidden Cloud Village and Iwagakure have set their sights on Kirigakure, Orochimaru seems to be preparing to get involved as well."

"Could it be that Orochimaru's goal is really just to instigate a war among the Five Great Shinobi Villages?"

That's possible, though.

However, the Akatsuki has not taken any action, and in Sunagakure's plan, only Orochimaru has made a move.

Based on the Akatsuki's modus operandi, they always operate in pairs. This is both a form of cooperation and mutual surveillance.

"If the Akatsuki wanted to stay out of it, Orochimaru has already joined the Akatsuki..."

Tsunade muttered to herself, unable to figure Orochimaru out for a moment.

If Orochimaru's goal was to instigate a war among the Five Great Shinobi Villages, then there must be another mastermind behind it all, and Orochimaru was at most just an executor.

But now, no matter how you look at it, it seems to be Orochimaru's own idea.

Looking at Shikaku Nara, Tsunade asked in a deep voice, "Shikaku, what are your thoughts?"

Shikaku Nara took a deep breath and said in a serious tone, "Although I don't want to speculate like this, but..."

"Lady Tsunade, do you remember the scene that you told me about that Lord Jiraiya saw in the Genjutsu?"

Tsunade's expression changed. "You mean..."

Shikaku Nara guessed, "You've always suspected that the secret medicine taken by the Hyuga Clan was made by Orochimaru."

"But why would Orochimaru help the Hyuga Clan create a secret medicine?"

"If your guess is correct, then there must be some kind of deal between the Hyuga Clan and Orochimaru."

After a pause, Shikaku Nara looked into Tsunade's eyes and said in a deep voice, "And this deal may be related to history from a thousand years ago!"

Tsunade asked, puzzled, "Then what can Orochimaru gain from this?"

"This requires us to investigate!"

Shikaku Nara speculated, "Perhaps it's the power of Tailed Beasts, or some kind of Kekkei Genkai, or maybe it's a secret hidden among the Five Great Shinobi Villages!"

Tailed Beasts?

Tsunade and Shikaku Nara exchanged a glance. They had heard that Gaara had indeed used the power of the One-Tail when the Six Kage attacked Sunagakure.

If Orochimaru was to obtain the power of the Tailed Beasts, then his instigation of a war between the Five Great Shinobi Villages would seem perfectly reasonable.

Orochimaru could only obtain the power of the Tailed Beasts during a war.

Of course, all of this is still just speculation at the moment.

However, Shikaku Nara made a very good point: since Orochimaru was willing to help the Hyuga Clan make secret medicines, there must be some kind of shady deal between them.

Shikaku Nara continued, "Lady Tsunade, this concerns the entire Shinobi World; Konoha simply cannot remain uninvolved!"

Tsunade fell silent upon hearing this.

Of course she knew what Shikaku Nara meant.

Since the chaos in the Shinobi World is already unstoppable, and Konoha is one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, it absolutely cannot stand aside.

Even with Hinata's presence as a deterrent, other ninja villages dare not make any moves against Konoha for the time being.

But why did the Kumogakure Impure World Reincarnation? Wasn't their purpose to fight against the Konoha?

Now even Iwagakure) has joined in.

Meanwhile, in the shadows of the Shinobi World, the Akatsuki lurks, ready to strike. Hinata's power is not invincible; at least the Akatsuki leader's Rinnegan is enough to contend with Hinata.

Last time, he only secretly manipulated the puppets; the Rinnegan's main body only made a move once.

If the Rinnegan's true form were to fight Hinata, it would likely be an earth-shattering battle.

The Raikage saw through this, which is why he dared to disregard Konoha's threats and wantonly plunder the remnants of the Impure World Reincarnation.

"Well!"

Tsunade sighed softly, "The Five Great Shinobi Villages... are indeed hard to trust!"

The reason why the Shinobi World is like this is because of the hostility and distrust between the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

This is an unsolvable problem.

At least for now, even if the Five Kage Summit were held again, it would not be able to resolve the conflicts between the Five Great Shinobi Villages!

After slightly rousing herself, Tsunade closed her eyes briefly, then suddenly opened them. "Since Konoha cannot remain uninvolved, then we have no choice but to actively participate!"

At this point, Tsunade felt a slight bitterness in her heart.

Isn't this precisely the reason why Iwagakure actively participated in the struggle for the Impure World Reincarnation technique?

Since we cannot remain uninvolved, we have no choice but to take the initiative and strike first.

What about Kumogakure)?

The Kumogakure also saw the threat posed by the Akatsuki and Konoha, and believed that only the Impure World Reincarnation could protect the village. Therefore, they plundered the Impure World Reincarnation scrolls from other ninja villages.

Ultimately, it was all due to the pressure of the situation that they had no choice but to do it.

"I will communicate with the Mizukage and send an elite team into Kirigakure to assist them in protecting the Kirigakure Impure World Reincarnation!"

Tsunade stated unequivocally, "This time, we absolutely cannot let the Kumogakure's plot succeed!"

"The Impure World Reincarnation technique must never appear in the Shinobi World again!"

Shikaku Nara a moment, then suggested, "This time, let me go!"

"You?"

Tsunade frowned slightly. With Shikaku Nara gone, Konoha had no one left to discuss plans with.

Kakashi is very intelligent, but he is too unreliable.

Shikaku Nara showed a hint of relief and smiled, "Shikamaru has grown a lot after this incident!"

Tsunade thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "It's better to let the older generation of Ino-Shika-Cho take action; at least there won't be too much risk."

As for Kakashi and Might Guy...

The former lacks mana, while the latter is a five-second wonder; prolonged battles are not their forte.

Furthermore, the number of people going to Kirigakure to assist in its defense should not be too large this time. The main purpose is to investigate Orochimaru's objectives and at the same time prevent Impure World Reincarnation from seizing the Kumogakure.

The Raikage has just seized the Impure World Reincarnation from Sunagakure and is currently in high spirits. Only when he calms down can we move the conflict from the battlefield to the negotiating table.

Each of the Five Great Shinobi Villages has its own concerns and knows where its bottom line is.

In contrast, Orochimaru is the real danger.

"Shikaku, I'm counting on you this time!"

"Leave it to me!"