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The outside world was in an uproar over the war and Konoha's pile of troubles, drawing the world's attention away. If Black Zetsu failed to seize such a good opportunity, he would truly be an idiot.

Amid all this commotion, dark clouds descended directly over Kirigakure.

The Tailed Beast sealing had to follow the number of tails, starting with the One-Tail, then the Two-Tails, and then the Three-Tails. Although Black Zetsu and Nagato had not captured the Tailed Beasts in that order, the sealing still had to proceed step by step.

Thus, Black Zetsu and Nagato set their sights on Kirigakure and Iwagakure.

And the first to bear the brunt was Kirigakure, which had always appeared detached from worldly affairs but actually loved stabbing others in the back.

Separated by the sea, Kirigakure had little contact with the other major villages. To the outside world, it was a mysterious land, and it was not common to see Kirigakure shinobi traveling the mainland.

They were few in number, but each one seemed vicious. Konoha presented itself with a friendly face; Sunagakure was poor; Iwagakure was domineering and rude; Kumogakure was hot-tempered; and Kirigakure was mysterious and brutal. These were the deepest impressions left by the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

Among them, Sunagakure had it the worst. Their country was genuinely a little poor. To put it bluntly, some shinobi villages were not as strong as Sunagakure, yet they were wealthier. Of course, Iwagakure was not much better off.

It was no wonder they went to every length to start wars and plunder resources from other countries.

Once war broke out, even if the great nations could not gain much from one another, the Small Countries around them that became battlefields would suffer first. Yugakure, for example. It had been a perfectly