The Situation

The Fourth Raikage's serious injury had a significant impact on the Kumogakure.

At least the Kumogakure ninjas, who had initially been aggressive, quickly halted their invasion and began to adopt a conservative defensive strategy.

The Konoha Ninja, who were originally trapped in the village, seized the opportunity to launch a major attack, gradually forcing the Kumogakure back to the border of the Fire Country.

Even though the Fourth Raikage was injured, the basic combat strength of the Kumogakure was still superior to that of the Konohagakure. With only 2,000 ninjas, the Konoha had to send 5,000 ninjas to fight against them, including a large number of elites at the clan chief level.

As the strongest ninja village, Konoha not only excelled in the diversity of Ninjutsu and Kekkei Genkai Ninja, but its advantage in Elite Jonin was also undeniable.

Especially the clan leaders of those ninja clans, almost all of them can be regarded as strong among the Elite Jonin, some can even be regarded as quasi-Kage, or simply Kage Level.

For example, Uchiha Fugaku, the head of the Uchiha Clan, was close to Kage Level strength even without awakening the Mangekyo. Then there are the Hizashi Hyuga brothers, Hyuga Hizu and Hyuga Hiyori, from the Hyuga Clan, both of whom are near- Kage Level powerhouses. The Ino-Shika-Cho Trio, when they team up, can also fight against Kage Level opponents...

These can be considered the true strength of Konoha. They did make a move in this battle, but even so, they only managed to force the Kumogakure back without gaining the slightest advantage.

The reason for this is naturally the Chakra Armor of the Kumogakure. This armor, which is almost a mini Susanoo, is incredibly powerful. It increases defense and Taijutsu ability without affecting agility, and amplifies Ninjutsu power... It can be said that, apart from consuming more Chakra, it has no flaws.

This time, the Kumogakure dispatched about half of their Jonin who possessed Chakra Armor, totaling only eight Jonin, yet each of them displayed strength no less than that of the ninja clan leaders.

At the level of ordinary ninjas, although Konoha had the advantage in numbers, its overall combat strength was actually somewhat inferior to that of the Kumogakure, who had been trained in the Training Pod and whose physical attributes had reached the Chunin standard.

If it weren't for the fact that the Kumogakure's morale was low due to the Fourth Raikage's situation, and that the Iwagakure was also showing signs of joining the battle, deploying a large number of troops along the border between the two countries, these Kumogakure would not have retreated so easily.

The three major ninja villages were on guard in the small countries near their Border Line, yet each had its own concerns, and the shadow of war loomed over the entire Ninja World.

At this very moment, Kumogakure and Iwagakure welcomed their guests.

"What do you mean? Providing us with technical support?"

Ōnoki looked at the Sand Ninja in front of him with a strange expression.

"What? If Lord Tsuchikage is unwilling, then forget it!"

The Sand Ninja, his face painted with greasepaint and expressionless, spoke a few words, then stood up, seemingly preparing to leave.

"Wait, wait!" Ōnoki quickly stopped the other party. He could tell that the Sand Ninja in front of him was serious about leaving. This guy was probably the kind of rigid ninja who completely obeyed orders, or even one of those brainwashed secret forces. He was definitely not a negotiating candidate.

However, using such people for negotiations has one advantage: there's no need for any back-and-forth; if they agree, it's a success; if they don't, the deal falls apart. This completely thwarted Ōnoki's plan to probe for information.

Meanwhile, in Kumogakure, they also welcomed the same envoys from the Sea Country Alliance.

The Fourth Raikage and Killer B, the A-B Brothers, were not present. The ninja who received them was the strategist of the Kumogakure Dodai, a ninja named Tsuchida with Sealing Tag in one eye.

Interestingly, the envoy from the Sea Ninja Village opposite him, also named Ao, had a Sealing Tag on his eye. The two were quite similar in appearance, age, and personality.

"Take over Dr. Vegapunk's research?" Dodai frowned, looking at Qing before him. "This isn't a simple matter, is it? Does the Sea Country such a skilled researcher? You can't possibly have Vegapunk come here personally to conduct the research!"

"Furthermore, what good does this kind of thing do for your Sea Ninja Village? You probably wish for the destruction of our Three Great Shinobi Villages, don't you!"

"Don't worry too much about the skill level. What I'm giving you is Dr. Vegapunk's research... Of course, in my heart, the best way would be to wipe out all the ninja villages and rule the continent, but supporting you is Dr. Vegapunk's request... In our ninja village, no one can refuse Dr. Vegapunk!"

"And..."

A look of near contempt suddenly appeared on Qing's face. "Ever since that weapon was developed, the order of this world has become unshakeable..."

What kind of weapon? Dodai knew this must be important information. What kind of weapon could make a ninja like Ao believe it could determine the world order?

"If you have time, your Kumogakure could also keep an eye on the islands in the near sea... perhaps you can find some clues."

Seeing the thoughtful look on Dodai, Qing smiled and said, "Perhaps once you actually see it, you won't think I'm exaggerating!"

Neither the Kumogakure nor the Iwagakure ultimately refused the technological assistance from Vegapunk.

Similarly, the information that Vegapunk had invented some kind of super weapon gradually circulated among these great ninja villages. Both the Wind Country and the Sea Country remained silent about it, which further enhanced its credibility.

While the other three ninja villages were preparing for war, they also began researching Vegapunk's so-called super weapon. Eventually, Konoha and Iwagakure discovered an abandoned Desert Test Site in the Wind Country, where the environment had changed, and Kumogakure also found the remains of a former Rock Island on an island in the sea.

Based on the wreckage, both sides calculated an explosive force of almost astronomical magnitude—enough to cover hundreds of kilometers, easily destroying the island that was entirely made of rock, and also blasting a huge crater in the Desert base.

That wasn't some kind of cutting-edge technology; Vegapunk actually just created Tri-Phase Bomb.

This ultimate weapon of destruction, developed by real humans, possesses incredible destructive power. If there are enough of them, annihilating a planet's surface and destroying human civilization would be a piece of cake. Most importantly, this weapon does not require any Chakra; even ordinary people can produce it.

This rendered the ninja village's decapitation tactics completely ineffective. While the instantaneous destructive power of Tailed Beast may not be as great as that of a nuclear weapon, the combined destructive power of a tailed beast may not be much less than that of a nuclear weapon. However, Tailed Beast can be defeated and sealed, and a ninja village can only have a maximum of two tailed beasts.

As for nuclear weapons, if you let go of the problem, it's not difficult to manufacture hundreds or thousands of them. Faced with such a large-scale weapon that can be mass-produced, no ninja village has the ability to wipe it out.

As the Three Great Shinobi Villages gained more and more knowledge about this weapon through intelligence infiltration, their hearts grew increasingly chilled. Outwardly, this manifested in the fact that the tense atmosphere between the three parties gradually calmed down.

Of course, there is another point. After receiving Vegapunk's support, the remaining two ninja villages began to develop rapidly. With the help of Vegapunk Clone, Konohagakure also entered a state of rapid progress. During this stage of development, all three parties unanimously chose a low-key strategy.

However, at the same time, small-scale ninja battles also began on the Border Line, and the three sides were using the latest technology—or rather, experimental technology.

Although it's described as a three-way alliance, the Wind Country and the Sea Country Alliance occasionally send their own ninjas to join, and they all use the latest technology. It can be said that this battlefield has become a small-scale experimental battlefield.

"This is really troublesome! The satellite launch failed!"

Inside the Research Base, Vegapunk looked utterly frustrated. "Those Otsutsuki on the moon, are they all out of their minds?! They shot them all down as soon as they saw me launch a satellite!"

"Honey, do you need my help? With my current control over gravity, pulling the moon down wouldn't be difficult at all!"

With a smile on her lips, Hancock eagerly spoke to Vegapunk.

"Pulling the moon down directly would be a good idea..." Vegapunk rolled his eyes. "Forget it, that would have too much of an impact."

"It's a pity that the Tenseigan sealed off its space-time abilities, otherwise we could have gone straight up..."

"But it's not a big problem... those Otsutsuki have left behind a Space-Time Passage after all. I'm almost at the spacetime node, and then I'll be able to teleport directly there!"

"Since you've shot down my satellite, then use the entire moon as my satellite base!"

"By the way, any new news about Obito? Sara's been really eager to know the results of your experiments!"

Just then, Pakura, who was also in the Vegapunk Laboratory, asked with a very interested expression.

Sara, as the Queen of Roran, has always had a good relationship with Pakura, the Fifth Kazekage. She was also left at the Research Base by Vegapunk as an experimental assistant. Because she was always asked to help manipulate the Dragon Vein, she was very interested in experiments related to the Dragon Vein.

"That guy... according to the communication, the timing of the time travel is not a problem... However, in the short term, signal communication will not be easy. At least until the data packet of the clone I sent over has completely found a physical body, it is estimated that normal communication will not be possible."

"That guy wouldn't just betray us like that, would he?" Pakura gently pressed Vegapunk's head, easing the irritation on his face, and asked with some concern.

"Hmph, betraying someone isn't easy. Spacetime has a certain repulsive force. Even with Kamui abilities, without my clone's help, Obito couldn't stay in that world for very long."

"If he really wants to stay in that Parallel World, he'll eventually have to ask me for help!"

Vegapunk isn't stupid; he left behind a way to keep Obito in check long ago. If Obito really doesn't find a body for his clone, he'll be bounced back from that world.

"Hey, found it! This is a space band, it should be the frequency of the channel from the moon to here!"

"Excellent! With this frequency, it looks like we can complete our lunar landing mission tonight!"

Time quickly fast forward to evening. After the news spread, not only Hancock and Pakura, but even Nico Robin, who had been staying in the Sea Country to handle government affairs, rushed over using a remote time-space Teleportation Array.

Nico Robin is an archaeologist after all. When she heard about the moon and learned that there was a family on the moon with a history of thousands of years, she naturally couldn't suppress her archaeological spirit.

Although the Ninja World and the Pirate World are different, her curiosity has not diminished at all. In addition, Nico Robin has made great contributions during this period, so Vegapunk took her along.

Fortunately, Robin, the archaeologist, is not Lara, the destroyer of ruins. Vegapunk doesn't need to worry that taking her along will cause the moon to fall, explode, or allow some sealed old lady to take over his body.

Instead of searching for the unknown Earth-Moon portal, Vegapunk, after finding the frequency band, directly used the machine to reopen a spacetime portal along the band. Once opened, everyone could see the desolate ground on the other side.

Soon, Vegapunk, Hancock, Pakura, Nico Robin and others set foot on the moon. Compared to the real world, the moon in the Ninja World is much smaller, and may not even be considered a planet, but more like a super-large meteorite.

The gravitational field and atmosphere here should be due to the Chibaku Tensei Ninjutsu. Normally, a meteorite this size would not be able to form any atmosphere. In fact, in outer space, the gravitational force would be so small that an ordinary person could just jump and float away.

"Are there really people here?" Pakura looked around and asked with some doubt. After all, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like anyone lives on the moon now. Although there is air here, there are no plants or water sources. How could normal people live in such a place?

"Of course they exist, but not here. They should be inside the moon." Vegapunk recalled for a moment, and seemed to remember that those Otsutsuki lived in a Pocket Dimension inside the moon, where the natural environment should be quite good.

"The interior of the moon..." Pakura looked at the Taiseki sphere beneath her feet in disbelief, while Nico Robin and Hancock seemed unconcerned. Nico Robin spoke up directly, "Doctor, you should have a way to get in, right?"

"I've already calculated the frequency bands, so entering the inner space is quite simple." Vegapunk shrugged, reached out and used his ability to manipulate Magnetic Field, and opened a spatial Wormhole a moment later.