Kanami died, and died quietly.
The Ninja Sect sent people to investigate from various angles, but unfortunately, they were unable to reach a conclusion.
"Hmph, it must have been the Uchiha who did it," someone said confidently.
That's true. Apart from those with Indra's bloodline, the Kage Level is the pinnacle that ordinary people can reach.
That kind of person could never be a match for Kanami.
"Very well, it seems this is Konoha's answer."
"Just wait, you'll regret your choice today."
In the eleventh year of Konoha, the Ninja Sect's envoy reached an agreement with the Cloud and the Sunagakure Village.
The two villages formed Defensive Alliance, and from then on, he traveled the Shinobi World as an agent of the Ninja Sect.
The objective is simple: to completely eliminate disputes between nations and to gather strength to prepare for a confrontation with a threat from outer space.
They shouted slogans loudly, but in reality, Sunagakure and Cloud didn't take them seriously at all.
As for the so-called Ōtsutsuki, you Ninja Sect can deal with them. Our main objective is to deal with Konoha.
The Ninja Sect did not say much about this, but tacitly approved of the actions of the two Hidden Village.
In fact, despite their apparent haste, the enemy's arrival was still a long way off.
Even for the Ōtsutsuki, traversing star levels is a time-consuming and laborious undertaking; a journey of several decades is no joke.
Unless the eye power is related to space, relying solely on the Space-Time ability granted by the Karma, traveling is the biggest obstacle to collecting the Chakra Fruit.
Konoha, Hokage's Office.
"This is this month's report." Uchiha Chō sighed deeply, looking very tired.
Recently, she has been on edge, constantly dealing with frequent conflicts in various places.
Judging from the current situation, Sunagakure and Cloud are clearly targeting Konoha; they just need a suitable reason to start a war.
The Ninja Sect, after all, operates under the guise of benevolence; without sufficient justification, they certainly cannot blindly attack the Land of Fire.
That would be detrimental to the work of ruling after the victory.
In other words, Konoha still has time to prepare.
What should we prepare?
Of course, we need to see if we can win over suitable allies.
The Cloud Village is driven by profit, while the Sunagakure is ruthless; these two villages are destined to be enemies. However, the Tsuchikage of the Iwagakure is not one to easily submit to others.
The First Tsuchikage, Ishikawa, was the man who proposed the "Will of Stone." Decades later, he was still able to help Ōnoki rediscover himself. Such a person is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
The two women had a simple idea: to see if they could win over Iwagakure. Even if they failed, they couldn't let the Land of Earth become an enemy.
Then there's Kirigakure, whose gates have been kept tightly locked, refusing even envoys from Konoha. Of course, the Ninja Sect is in a similar situation.
Considering the Sea separating the two countries, and the existence of the Land of Whirlpools as a buffer zone for war, there's no need to worry too much about them for the time being.
"Thirteen conflicts, five in Cloud and eight in Sunagakure. They really spare no effort." Yayoi's tone was calm, as if she didn't take the matter to heart.
Now, compared to the formidable Konoha, the two Hidden Village are nothing.
The real enemy is the Ninja Sect; those guys kill without shedding blood, making them an extremely terrifying group of opponents.
Yayoi even knew that there were probably still powerful figures in the Ninja Sect Clan. During the Chunin Ninja Exams, wasn't Ōtsutsuki Isshiki chasing after an unknown man?
Recalling the clues Kyosuke had once suggested, she focused her attention on a legendary figure: the Sage of Six Paths.
Only he could bring the Ninja Sect into existence and command those guys to stir up trouble in the Shinobi World.
"Unfortunately, your biggest mistake was making an enemy of Konoha."
"In this day and age, the Shinobi World is no longer something you can control."
Seeing that she remained lost in thought, Uchiha Chō gently reminded her, "Be careful, not everyone is willing to be an enemy of the legendary Ninja Sect."
"Oh, you mean, there are also people in Konoha who have secretly sided with the enemy?"
"That's for sure; the world is never short of self-proclaimed intelligent 'sober-minded people.'"
"Heh, abandoning one's country and homeland just for someone else's seemingly grand ambition..."
"You expect a fool who doesn't even love his own family to dedicate himself to the Shinobi World?"
You seem quite angry.
How could Uchiha Chō not be angry? Why did she choose to leave the Uchiha Tobirama Senju altogether and become Tobirama Senju's lackey?
The dog she mentioned was none other than Kagami Uchiha, a genius within the Senju clan who had already secretly sided with the Senju.
Lately, that guy has been jumping around quite happily, proclaiming everywhere that the Senju are the true members of the Ai clan.
The Uchiha is nothing but a narrow-minded group of the Family enthusiasts.
In Die's eyes, this kid was a typical example of someone who had never been beaten.
Anyone who experienced the chaos of the Warring States Period would not utter the foolish statement that so-and-so belonged to the Ai clan.
In short, all he sees is what others deliberately show him.
Yet she boasted of her keen insight, as if she could see through everything, which disgusted Uchiha Chō.
If Izuna hadn't stopped her, she would have already dealt with the traitor.
"Izuna is much more sensible than you," Yayoi mercilessly. "No matter how forceful your methods are, you can't influence people's thoughts."
"Can you control their bodies, and also restrain their thoughts?"
"That's still not allowed..."
"Keeping him alive as a negative example is far better than killing him."
Hearing her say that, Die thought it made sense; the mere Kagami Uchiha couldn't possibly cause any trouble.
Who knows, we might even be able to use this person to expose a traitor hidden within the Family.
"Sigh." Glancing sideways at the thoughtful woman, Yayoi sighed, "Strange, why would Kyosuke entrust the Anbu to you?"
"Hmph, of course it's because Master trusts me and cares about me." Speaking of this, Uchiha Chō was no longer sleepy.
"Tsk tsk." Yayoi smiled slightly and shook her head, looking as if she couldn't comprehend the meaning of ice to a summer insect.
"... You slut, if you keep doing this, believe me, I'll beat you up."
"You little slut with a head full of men, if you can't beat me, then don't try to be a hero."
"It's not like you don't want to."
The two women bickered for a while as usual, then quickly went their separate ways. They had a lot of things to do and no one was really in the mood for a fight.
After she left, Yayoi thought for a moment and created a Shadow Clone to serve as a substitute for handling official business.
The main body then quietly slipped out of the village and headed towards the Space-Time Passage leading to the moon.
The moon, Reincarnation Chamber.
"Hi-ya~"
"Hey!"
"Hoo-ha!"
A group of seven- or eight-year-old Little Boy are diligently practicing their cultivation.
As soon as Yayoi walked in, everyone gathered around and began to chatter about their cultivation achievements.
If any outsiders were here, they would be utterly astonished. These Little Boy may look young, but their strength is formidable.
Even the weakest among Chunin- level, and some of the outstanding boys even possess combat power comparable to Jonin.
If they were placed in the outside world, each of them could become a renowned genius like Kakashi.
"Very good, you haven't disappointed me." Yayoi nodded and said, "Come on, let me see how well you're adapting."
As soon as he finished speaking, large black marks suddenly appeared on the bodies of a group of boys.
The strongest of them even emanated Chakra fluctuations that Yayoi was extremely familiar with.
"Lord Kyosuke..." The woman remained silent.
The things on these boys were "Kwakushi" unique to the Ōtsutsuki.
The only difference is that they bear the Karma from Kyosuke.
This was the method he had prepared for his resurrection.
With the Ōtsutsuki Isshiki Shinju as a precedent, Kyosuke had no choice but to follow suit. To be honest, this thing was indeed much more reliable than Rinne Rebirth.
Plug and play, and no worries about it rebelling.
In fact, if it weren't for Kabuto Yakushi and Black Zetsu causing trouble, Obito never intended to revive Madara Uchiha in the original story.
He was too naive in his youth. Having witnessed so many conspiracies and schemes, could Obito not have realized that Madara Uchiha was the one who betrayed him?
But by then he was already utterly disillusioned with reality, and was simply going with the flow.
Kyosuke didn't want to take that risk, which is why he exchanged the "wedge".
It's nothing more than 100,000 Points. Once he has the ability to travel between stars, he can easily slaughter a Planet and return.
Reincarnation Chamber, Yayoi looked at the strongest of the boys with satisfaction. She knew that Kyosuke's hope for resurrection lay with them.
"Grow up quickly." As she spoke, her gaze shifted to the mask hanging on the wall, and to the Masked Man in Black Robe who acted as a training instructor.
The Shinigami Mask, a trophy looted from the Uzumaki Shrine in its early years.
On his deathbed, Kyosuke sealed his soul inside a mask to prevent anyone from using him to carry out the Impure World Reincarnation.
When the Black Robe found her, Yayoi finally understood everything Kyosuke had arranged and realized why the man wanted to research Clone.
"You've arrived," the Black Robe said. "Have you encountered any difficulties?"
"That's right." Yayoi and revealed all the information about the Shinobi World.
If there were any people in the world she could trust and rely on, then the Masked Man before her was definitely one of them.
Uchiha Chō... that little slut is too scheming and petty; she can only be considered half a slut at best.
"The Ninja Sect, a bunch of restless fellows," the Black Robe man sneered. "No need to worry about them. We'll deal with them as they come. Even if the four villages joined forces, they couldn't withstand Konoha now."
"As for Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo, if I'm not mistaken, he must have been mentally corrupted by the Corrupted Self, otherwise he wouldn't have allowed the Ninja Sect members to run rampant."
"Don't worry about him. The Sage of Six Paths won't act rashly until he finds a way to break through. He's waited for thousands of years, so what's a hundred or two hundred more?"
"I understand." Yayoi nodded, knowing what she should do next.
This was Kyosuke's backup plan for her; if there were things beyond her capabilities, she could come to the moon and consult this Black Robe.
Even without past memories, it is still my own clone, and knows how to handle crises in the Shinobi World.
That's right, the man in Black Robe is a product of Yin-Yang Release, the embodiment of Kyosuke's will...
Number Two!