Mist Ninja Battlefield, the Focus of the Shinobi World

Konoha.

"Lord Yoru, for the sake of peace in the Shinobi World, the elite members of the Hyuga Main Family are willing to join the war against the Mist Ninja."

That night, Hyuga Hiashi late-night visit and directly chose to submit.

The Hokage Office Building was brightly lit under the night sky, and there was a huge sand table inside the office showing a panoramic view of all the houses and terrain of Konoha.

Uchiha Yoru stood in front of the sand table, looking melancholy as he gazed at the small flags planted on it, representing the various Kekkei Genkai and secret techniques of the ninja clans, which also symbolized the status of these clans within the village.

"Although there are some vacancies in the central area of the village, everyone wants to come, and there are only so many spots available."

Uchiha Yoru's voice echoed, Hyuga Hiashi respectfully at a ninety-degree angle; how could he not understand the meaning behind those words?

Just a few years ago, the other party only had the right to speak to him because of his family and status as one of the Sannin. Now, however, he has become someone the other party needs to look up to.

Although he lamented the impermanence of life, Hyuga Hiashi directly and respectfully expressed his submission.

"The entire Hyuga Main Family clan ninja pledges allegiance to Lord Yoru, and even to Root! The Hyuga Main Family ninja are willing to obey orders."

Hyuga Hiashi's sincerity was undeniable. Root was a force to be reckoned with in the village; they were feared like the plague.

Now that Hyuga Hiashi has agreed to this choice, it's clear how sincere they are.

Upon seeing the Hyuga Main Family's pledge of allegiance, Uchiha Yoru smiled. "Hiashi Jōnin, I don't like seeing farces between the Main Family and Branch Families. I will try my best to keep the Main Family and Branch Families separate during missions within the village, but I hope you understand what I mean."

"Lord Yoru, Hiashi understand!"

This can be seen as a warning. Now that Konoha and Mist Ninja merged, Uchiha Yoru won't tolerate any trouble from them.

"I will arrange for the Branch Family to be sent to guard the borders of the Land of Wind, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Lightning. As for Kirigakure, I will leave it to Jōnin Hiashi."

In the current Shinobi World, the Three Great Shinobi Villages Wind, Lightning, and Earth are essentially waiting for intelligence from the Kirigakure, so these three areas are on high alert.

For Kirigakure, this was a real war about to break out, Hyuga Hiashi knew that this was their Main Family's pledge of allegiance.

The risks of being a loyal follower of a powerful figure are too great. Branch Family from the main family is a last resort with no other option, while the Hyuga Main Family has always maintained neutrality, pledging allegiance to whoever comes to power.

But this time was different. With so many Kekkei Genkai families joining from Kirigakure and Uchiha Yoru's ambitions, Hyuga Hiashi knew that if he didn't step in, the Main Family would be marginalized.

The Branch Family was already underway, and all that was left was to set sail. He couldn't fall behind, and he certainly didn't want the Main Family to become obscure in the future.

"Lord Yoru, regarding the operation against the Mist Ninja, the Hyuga Main Family ninja are willing to obey orders to the best of their ability, even if they are the blue Jōnin of the Mist Ninja."

This time, a hint of surprise flashed in Uchiha Yoru's eyes. Looking at the rigid Hyuga Hiashi, he couldn't help but smile. It seemed that this Hyuga Clan Head had a lot of courage.

Mist Ninja's Ao possesses the Byakugan of the main branch of the Main Family, while Hyuga Hiashi almost completely demonstrate a willingness to set aside preconceived notions.

"Heh, I see the sincerity of the head of the Hiashi family."

This Hyuga Hiashi Uchiha Yoru was also very satisfied. After all, Konoha was thriving, and it was great that no one was causing trouble. As for the Mist Ninja, they were even less likely to cause any problems.

What kind of life did they live in Kirigakure? It was worse than a dog's life. Now, if they were given a chance to live a normal life, they would be grateful, let alone the better environment and future he has given them.

"Hinata has good talent. Besides Gentle Fist, she could learn Medical Ninjutsu from Tsunade."

Uchiha Yoru also showed his goodwill, and under Hyuga Hiashi's grateful gaze, he pointed to a spot on the sand table.

"Perfect timing! The Yamanaka Clan also has a little girl who will be learning Medical Ninjutsu from Tsunade in the future, and since we're from the same village, you could be neighbors."

Hyuga Hiashi was immediately startled upon hearing this. Looking at the location indicated by the sand table, he realized that Konoha's power center was already on the outer edge, but at least he had joined the circle.

However, to his surprise, several houses bore the crest of the Yamanaka Family, and the thought made him squint.

Indeed, when faced with the prevailing trend, or rather, the survival strategy of large families, separating a portion of the clan is arguably a way to preserve a path.

Inside the dark cave, a pair of cold eyes were visible on a huge, ugly statue.

The circle after circle leads to the Rinnegan.

"Nagato, this is the latest intelligence."

Hidden in the secret room, Nagato's complexion was noticeably better than before. His emaciated body had at least regained some fleshiness, and even the muscles in his legs were trembling, clearly indicating that he had regained sensation.

When Nagato saw the intelligence, he immediately showed admiration and was filled with emotion.

"As expected, Mr. Ye's ambition is the same as ours: to bring peace to the Shinobi World."

The Akatsuki Organization was well aware of the major events that had recently occurred in the Shinobi World. Nagato, upon receiving the news, showed admiration for Mr. Night 'Shinobi World, which had made the entire Shinobi World an ally of him.

Otherwise, how could the Rebel Army of the Mist Ninja have been captured so easily?

"Mr. Ye's ambition is great, but what he is doing is far too long." At this point, Nagato sighed and pulled out the red-covered book that he had read countless times.

"Although he seems to be a force to be reckoned with in the Shinobi World, he can only take down the Land of Water at most. The major ninja villages in the Shinobi World are already wary of him and have begun to isolate him. If Mr. Night makes any move, he will face the entire Shinobi World."

"The God of the Shinobi World! Perhaps it will take another twenty years for Master Ye to achieve that, but until then, I will prove in my own way that my path is the fastest and most effective."

Nagato's eyes gleamed with determination. He admired Uchiha Yoru, and even agreed with his desire for a peaceful and unified Shinobi World, but he also had his own firm Nindo.

Perhaps at this moment, he even harbored the idea of the two sides eventually cooperating and joining forces to dominate the Shinobi World.

He used the war weapons he gathered from the various Tailed Beasts to intimidate the entire Shinobi World, and then acted on the idea of unifying the Five Great Nations with Uchiha Yoru.

"Nagato, Uchiha Yoru's Mangekyo power, and the Fifth Hokage Tsunade's Wood Release —these are not to be underestimated."

Konan was even more cautious; calmly, she took out the intelligence she had gathered from her ninja tool pouch.

"This contains information about the former God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju, and Madara Uchiha, including data on the Ninjutsu used by Uchiha Yoru in Konoha."

Faced with this intelligence, Nagato's expression was solemn, but more than that, it was arrogant. "Konan, I have the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths. Mr. Yoru's strength is a combination of power and strategic planning. Even the village could become an obstacle to his improvement."

He didn't deny the power of the Mangekyo and Wood Release, but he possessed the Rinnegan, the legendary eye of the Sage of Six Paths. How could he possibly lose?

However, at that moment, ripples appeared in the dark space, Konan and Nagato's expressions instantly turned cold.

"Heh, it seems you've all heard about the emergence of a Shinobi World god in Konoha recently."

The Masked Man, Obito, looked at the information in Nagato's hand and immediately let out a hoarse laugh.

"Madara, you must know a great deal about Uchiha Yoru's Mangekyou Mangekyo and Tsunade's Wood Release, right?"

Konan's expression was clearly unpleasant. You clearly knew, but you didn't say anything, and she had to find out for you. It's obvious that there's a lack of trust between the two sides.

That one sentence from them Obito feeling incredibly frustrated. He knew a little bit about the intelligence, but he knew absolutely nothing about the battle Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

He's not real.

"Uchiha Yoru is not to be underestimated. Even in my prime, I would have to be somewhat serious to deal with his strength."

The Masked Man, Obito, with his profound and pretentious demeanor, made Konan and Nagato cautious. Although they had some doubts, they had no choice but to take Madara's words seriously.

Just how strong was Madara at his peak?

"The Akatsuki Organization needs to recruit more people."

At this moment, even the Masked Man Obito felt somewhat aggrieved. Kisame Hoshigaki and Juzo Biwa, whom he had once admired, had both ended up under Uchiha Yoru's command. What kind of situation was this?

The Uchiha Clan's Mangekyo also filled him with dread.

"These are the targets for recruitment, and also intelligence."

It was obvious that Obito was getting a little anxious, or rather, he was wary of Uchiha Yoru, a fellow clansman and classmate.

"Alright, the Akatsuki Organization definitely needs to recruit more people to prepare for our next goal."

The Akatsuki Organization is still short-handed, which is because they have high standards. Their future goal is to recruit Tailed Beasts, so the ninjas they recruit must at least have Kage Level combat power.

"Madara, the existence of the Nine-Tails is of paramount importance, and it's likely that even the Tailed Beasts of Kirigakure will soon fall into Konoha's hands."

The composed Nagato immediately thought of the most crucial issue, Obito instantly narrowed his eyes, nodded, and said in a deep voice, "The Tailed Beasts of Kirigakure must not fall into the hands of Uchiha Yoru, otherwise it will be a huge challenge for Akatsuki in the future."

"The Six-Tails Jinchuriki is Utakata, Mist Ninja. I'll give you the information; capture the Six-Tails first."

Nagato frowned upon hearing this, but he still didn't want to confront Uchiha Yoru too soon, so he nodded in agreement.

"Alright, let's capture and imprison the Six-Tails Jinchuriki first, and extract him when we seal the Tailed Beasts."

Seeing Nagato agree, Obito, wearing a mask, revealed a bloodthirsty smile. "Don't worry, I'll take care of the Three-Tails Jinchuriki."

Upon hearing this, Konan and Nagato frowned, their expressions becoming somewhat grave.

The Three-Tails Jinchuriki was the Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura. This doesn't mean the opponent was particularly strong, but rather that even though the Mist Ninja was weakened, it was still one of the Five Great Ninja Villages.

The Masked Man, Obito, looked so relaxed, as if capturing the Three-Tails was child's play, which was also a way of casually showing off his strength to them.

The Shinobi World was in turmoil, with almost all attention focused on Kirigakure in the Land of Water.

It can be said that the current Kirigakure is a stepping stone to test the strength of the so-called God of Shinobi World Uchiha Yoru. If his performance is genuine, the battlefield will become a quagmire.

Then the entire Shinobi World will turn against Konoha and against this so-called god of the Shinobi World.

After all, this God of the Shinobi World had previously outmaneuvered the entire Shinobi World and made a fool of everyone.

On the territory of the ruins of the Land of Whirlpools.

The former rivalry between the Mist Ninja and Konoha no longer exists; they are now both within the same camp.

Mei Terumi, using the Land of Whirlpools as her base, had already conquered eight islands surrounding the Land of Water and sealed off the Kirigakure.

This time, a large number of Konoha Ninjas and Mist Ninjas under Mei Terumi's command gathered, but the troop strength did not increase much.

Uchiha Yoru's order was for most of the Konoha Ninja to replace the original Mist Ninja in defending the territory, while the Mist Ninja remained the main force.

After all, this is for the sake of peace with Kirigakure. It's one thing to run into an acquaintance while fighting among themselves, but if Konoha Ninja accidentally kills someone's family member, it will cause hatred. It's better to let them handle it themselves.

"Gentlemen, the Fourth Mizukage has already mobilized tens of thousands of Mist Ninja to establish multiple layers of defense on the mainland. This is all intelligence we have gathered."

Tens of thousands of Mist Ninja! This time, it was almost the Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, who gathered the strength of the entire village. However, since it was also a battle fought on home soil, everyone knew that it would be a difficult and bloody battle.

Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Itachi, Kisame Hoshigaki, Ringo Ameyuri, and Might Guy are the Konoha highest-ranking commanders on the front lines of Konoha and Mist Ninja.

The Forehead Protector have now been delivered from behind, and the Jōnin have all replaced their Forehead Protector with brand new Forehead Protector bearing the character 'God'.

At this moment, the five people were gathered around the sand table. Kisame Hoshigaki, as a pure ninja, calmly analyzed the situation of both sides for everyone.

Kisame Hoshigaki was appointed as the supreme commander on the front lines this time, partly because he was a native ninja and partly because he wanted to win over the hearts and minds of the people.

At this time, the tent was filled with many ninjas, all of whom were Jōnin. Because of the change in their Forehead Protector, it was almost impossible to tell which ninjas they belonged to.

"How many more Ninja legion will Lord Yoru send this time?"

Some people still raised this question with doubt, after all, it had been several days and there was still no news of reinforcements.

Faced with this question, everyone showed curiosity. The native Ninja legion of Kirigakure numbered in the tens of thousands. Even if they had the advantage in high-end combat power this time, they would still need at least tens of thousands of ninjas to support them.

However, facing all the doubts, Uchiha Shisui said in a deep voice, "Lord Yoru will only send an additional thousand Ninja legion, mainly Medical Ninjas."

"What!"

Upon hearing this news, everyone was immediately stunned, as if they couldn't believe it.

They only have about two thousand ninjas at their front lines, at most. What's the point of sending another thousand reinforcements? Three thousand against ten thousand? And are those three thousand even on the attacking side, or on enemy territory?

However, faced with everyone's astonishment, Kisame Hoshigaki simply snorted coldly. He, who always took the completion of missions by ninjas as the standard, hated this kind of questioning the most.

"This operation to overthrow the Bloody Mist Policy the Mist Ninja and the Fourth Mizukage will be directly led by Lord Yoru. This is the operational plan for this operation. All Jōnin, come and collect your mission scrolls."

Beneath a stack of mission scrolls were the names of various Jōnin.

When everyone received and opened the mission scrolls, astonishment and disbelief filled the tents, as if they had seen wrong, and they even looked at each other blankly.

I'm totally dumbfounded!

"My lord! Why does my mission seem to be to recruit and gather the defeated ninja?"

"Yes, mine too."

"And mine too, why are we all stuck with this mission?"

At this moment, amidst the murmurs and discussions, everyone was completely dumbfounded. None of them were on any combat mission.

However, faced with everyone's questions, Kisame Hoshigaki, even though he knew the plan in advance, was still filled with shock and fervor. Yoru's strength was probably undeniably that of God of Shinobi.

"Everyone, just obey orders and wait for further instructions. The Ninja legion on the front lines will be dealt with naturally."

Kisame Hoshigaki's indifferent voice echoed in the tent, and the ninjas nodded habitually.

Holy crap! I finished writing so late last night that I made a mistake and only set one chapter to update. I'm so sorry.