A Heavenly Gift

"Honestly, why did I agree to that guy's request in the end!"

Jiraiya muttered to himself as he walked out of the Hokage's Office, a look of utter helplessness on his face. "Damn it, it's just a Crystal Ball and a Telescope Technique, right? And because of that, Jiraiya, Jiraiya, have to go and persuade Tsunade to become Hokage..."

As he spoke, Jiraiya touched his chest, seemingly feeling the pain in his ribs again. "This time, I won't get beaten up again, will I?!"

Although he appeared helpless on the surface, Jiraiya was actually quite relaxed inside. After meeting Vegapunk, Jiraiya could sense that Vegapunk really didn't care much about the Hokage Position.

He was of course unaware that Vegapunk had already taken control of the five Daimyo, so in his eyes, Vegapunk was just a genius scientist who was indifferent to fame and fortune and devoted himself to research.

What kind of harm could such a person cause to Konoha? Completely unaware that Nagato was Jiraiya sent by Vegapunk, he naturally felt free to invite Tsunade to be his scapegoat... no, to become Hokage.

Fortunately, according to Vegapunk, he has a way to cure Tsunade's Hemophobia. This gives Jiraiya at least a bit more confidence. Jiraiya, with Vegapunk's help, Jiraiya can finally enter Perfect Sage Mode by clapping his hands together, just like the First Hokage. He also has more confidence in his ability to withstand attacks.

While Tsunade's departure from Konoha was certainly influenced by a variety of factors, including the shadow of war, the death of her loved ones, and her disappointment with the Konoha High Command, Hemophobia was also a significant contributing factor.

To some extent, the most important reason for Tsunade's departure was to cover up the information about her Hemophobia. Once Hemophobia was cured, Jiraiya felt that there was a 70-80% chance that he could persuade her to come back.

"Besides, didn't Vegapunk develop management robots? Tsunade could just sit back and do nothing... all she needs to do is use her name, right?"

With these thoughts in mind, Jiraiya walked out of the Konoha Gate and embarked on his journey once again.

"So, what did the people of Konoha say?"

The Fourth Raikage looked at Dodai, whom he had sent to Konoha, and asked a question.

"Uh... Konoha doesn't want to get involved in our operation..."

"What's going on? Don't they want to take back the Nine-Tails? Or have they been scared out of their wits by that brat from Amegakure?"

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Raikage frowned and spoke with annoyance.

"It's said that Konoha hasn't even chosen Hokage yet. According to them, this kind of thing can only be decided after the Hokage is chosen!"

"Bullshit! By the time the Hokage is chosen, that damned Rinnegan will have already collected Tailed Beast, right?! As expected, none of these guys from Konoha can be trusted!"

The Fourth Raikage slammed his fist on the table. "We're not waiting any longer! We'll attack together with Iwagakure! Hmph, without Konoha, we'll avoid dividing the spoils! I've heard that the Nine-Tails is the strongest of the Tailed Beast; I'll see just how strong it is!"

"Brother, be careful! Gyūki told me that ninjas with the Rinnegan are not simple!"

Killer B spoke cautiously, "There's likely a huge conspiracy behind them!"

"No matter what kind of conspiracy it is, just crush it!" The Fourth Raikage stood up and shouted, "We are the strongest Kumogakure!"

"Inform that old man Ōnoki that we need to prepare to make our move. Let's go!"

The group of burly men from Kumogakure marched toward Amegakure without hesitation. Iwagakure, which was originally on the verge of defeat, could no longer hold out. Ōnoki was afraid that if Kumogakure were defeated, Iwagakure would also suffer, and he was also afraid that if Kumogakure won, he would not get any of the spoils. Therefore, as soon as he saw Kumogakure make a move, he did not hesitate to send out his Iwagakure troops.

"You arrived pretty quickly..."

In the tower of Amegakure, Nagato stood in the room at the top of the tower, looking at the misty rain outside, and spoke softly with a somewhat inexplicable tone.

"Nagato, do we need Rain Ninja..." Konan asked Nagato with some concern.

"No need! I can handle it all by myself!" Nagato shook his head, rejecting Konan's suggestion.

Are you kidding? With the strength of those ninjas from Amegakure, what can they do against the now-enhanced Iwagakure and Kumogakure besides being a burden?

If I want to unleash my ultimate move, I'll have to consider my own people. It's better to take on both ninja villages by myself!

"That Sasori and Kakuzu..."

"Let them stay in Amegakure! There might be some who slip through the net that we'll need to deal with!" Nagato said nonchalantly, his face full of confidence.

Seeing Nagato's confident demeanor, Konan swallowed her words. Although Nagato had demonstrated his strength to the fullest during the last operation in Konoha, those were, after all, two great ninja villages that had been high and mighty for so many years. It would be strange if Konan had no worries at all.

Even with her worries, Konan knew she couldn't change anything and could only follow Nagato down this dark path.

The only thing that comforted her was that after absorbing several Tailed Beasts, Nagato's strength had become increasingly unfathomable. Even the occasional leaks of Chakra seemed as unfathomable as a vast ocean to Konan.

Seeing Nagato fly off the tower using gravity, Konan gazed at his Nagato figure and murmured, "Nagato, you have to win!"

Having flown out of Amegakure, Nagato sensed the presence of ninja from the two great villages in the distance and narrowed his eyes slightly. "Give them a heads-up first! Come out! White Zetsu Army!"

On the ground, a large number of White Zetsu emerged frantically. This was the legacy left behind by the Black Zetsu, the White Zetsu army transformed from ancient humans.

This White Zetsu unit isn't particularly strong in combat. Although they have physiques and Chakra Chunin, they don't have many combat skills. They certainly wouldn't be a match for the other ninja villages that have been strengthened, but they could easily hold off the enemy's cannon fodder.

Nagato was just one person, while the two great ninja villages sent out troops of at least several thousand men. In addition, the large-scale battles between Jonin involved skirmishes. Under such circumstances, even if he used the Super Divine Push, the huge range of the attack would only be able to kill a few hundred ninjas at most.

At this point, cannon fodder on his side becomes very necessary. After all, he's not fighting alone; he has the Amegakure behind him, so he has to put on a convincing act.

The dense, rain-like White Zetsu quickly covered the entire land, and then, amidst strange cries of "Oh oh oh oh," they charged towards the opposite side one by one.

At the joint camp of Iwagakure and Kumogakure, several Sensor Ninja rushed in, their faces pale. "Lord Raikage (Tsuchikage), there are enemies! There are so many enemies! So many enemies have suddenly appeared!"

Ōnoki and the Fourth Raikage, who were arguing, frowned and walked out of the camp at the same time. Ōnoki immediately flew into the sky, then gasped and almost fell down.

"Hey, old man, what did you see?" The Fourth Raikage below frowned, looked up at Ōnoki, and asked with displeasure, "Are they ninjas from Amegakure?"

"I don't know which ninja village they are from, but I know we're in big trouble!" Ōnoki said through gritted teeth.

Although the minimum strength of ninjas from Major Ninja Villages is constantly increasing, and the elites who have come now are at least at the Chunin, the opposing White Zetsu number 100,000! With such a huge difference in numbers, even if the quality of the ninjas is far superior to that of the opposing side, it will definitely not be easy to win.

"This is a huge problem!?" The Fourth Raikage tilted his head. Apart from that Rinnegan ninja, he couldn't think of any other trouble he could cause by attacking a weak Amegakure.

A few years ago, although Amegakure was weak, it was still Gear Second ninja village, second only to the Five Great Nations. Even the Five Great Shinobi Villages could only be defeated, not crushed. But now, the fighting power of the Five Great Shinobi Villages has been completely transformed. Dealing with a Rain Ninja would be a piece of cake.

"The ninjas on the other side... no, they don't look like ninjas, maybe they're some kind of Cyborg! Judging from their speed, they should have the physique and Chakra of Chunin- level... but there are just too many of them!"

Ōnoki spoke with a serious expression, and the Fourth Raikage frowned, asking, "How many?"

"It's at least ten times the size of our ninja army, definitely more!"

"Ten times? That's at least forty or fifty thousand people!" The Fourth Raikage's expression changed as well. "No! Such a large fighting force could cause too many losses! I have to stop them!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the Fourth Raikage vanished in a flash of lightning. Ōnoki, who was flying in the sky, had just reached out and said, "Don't be impulsive," when he saw that the Fourth Raikage had disappeared without a trace.

"This guy!" Ōnoki said with some annoyance, then calmed down. Anyway, his relationship with the Kumogakure wasn't good. "Fine, let him test his opponent's trump card! It would be even better if he could draw out that Rinnegan!"

As he was pondering this, Ōnoki suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He looked around, his face filled with unease, and muttered to himself, "What's going on? This feeling..."

"Huh!? Why is it dark?"

The feeling of dread reached its peak, Ōnoki suddenly looked up, just in time to see a meteorite hurtling towards the ninja village camp.

"What... what is this?!" Even the well-informed Third Tsuchikage was dumbfounded, let alone the group of ninja below. At this moment, they were completely in chaos. "The sky! Something is falling from the sky!"

"It's a meteorite! We're doomed!"

"Oh no, quickly use Defensive Ninjutsu..."

"Defense my ass! Run! Hopefully we can get out of its blast radius!"

"Lord Tsuchikage, retreat immediately!"

Startled, Ōnoki suddenly realized, "Wait, the direction this meteor fell from... was it Ninjutsu?"

The real meteor falls much faster than this one. By the time you see it, there's practically no time to react. Moreover, Ōnoki could sense a faint Chakra fluctuation on the meteor, clearly indicating that it was created using Ninjutsu.

"What kind of exaggerated Ninjutsu is this! The Rinnegan... is it really that powerful?"

Ōnoki could easily figure out who would launch such Ninjutsu to attack his own camp; he just hadn't expected the Rinnegan to be this powerful.

"Forget it, now is not the time to think about this. I just hope my old bones can hold up!"

Gritting his teeth, Ōnoki transformed and shot straight into the sky, raising his arms towards the falling meteor and shouting, "Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique!"

With a creaking sound, just as his hands touched the fiery meteorite, Ōnoki felt as if his bones were about to break. The intense pain in his waist made him wish he could just cut off his lower body. But in the end, he managed to hold back the meteorite in the sky with the force of almost grinding his teeth to dust.

"Thank goodness, we're saved!"

"As expected of the Lord Tsuchikage! Long live the Lord Tsuchikage!!"

"They actually withstood the meteorite? Is this the power of Iwagakure?"

"That scared me to death! Why would a meteorite fall from the sky?"

Once the meteorite's momentum was exhausted, Ōnoki took a few breaths and prepared to move it away. However, at that moment, he heard a voice in his ear. "As expected of the Tsuchikage! You can even withstand a meteorite. I wonder how many you can withstand?"

Upon hearing this, Ōnoki's expression changed drastically. Just then, he felt his hand lighten, and the meteorite flew away like a yo-yo, arriving beside a Red Hair figure flying over.

Manipulating gravity to control the meteorite, Nagato, with his Rinnegan Nagato, smiled slightly, "It seems that Mr. Ōnoki is not too satisfied with my gift. Is it because the quantity is too small? Then this time I will definitely satisfy Mr. Ōnoki's request!"

As he spoke, another cluster of stars lit up the sky. Ōnoki looked up at the sky blankly, and after a moment he saw the increasingly bright stars turn into meteorites.

At least a dozen meteorites are falling in this direction! Ōnoki's lips trembled, and he finally shouted, "Meteorites are falling!!!"

"Find cover!!"

"Watch out!!"

The expressions of the ninjas in the camp went from excitement to bewilderment to panic in an instant, which was quite a sight to behold.

Upon hearing Ōnoki's roar, the ninjas immediately reacted, scattering in all directions to find cover to protect themselves.

Meanwhile, some powerful ninjas did not hesitate to use their Ninjutsu to try to intercept the meteorites in the sky.

"Earth Release - Earth Mountain Technique!"

"Lava Release - Rubber Wall!"

At the same time, several Jinchūriki of the Tailed Beasts also unleashed the power of the Tailed Beasts within them, and several Tailed Beast Balls shot directly into the sky.