All five Hokage gathered

Shazo's Wood Clone held Metal Card and looked at Obito Uchiha with a smile.

Watching him almost collapse from fear, watching him shout "Lin's" name, desperately overcoming his fear, and regaining his fighting spirit.

Wood Clone Shazo laughed, "They say that turning evil makes you ten times stronger, while turning good makes you three times weaker. The ancients were right!"

"Before you Awakening your Sharingan, you were truly a liability, a Dead Last who only caused trouble for your teammates and increased risks; you were utterly useless."

"Who knew that after witnessing Rin Nohara's murder and turning to the dark side, you not only Awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan on the spot, but your personality also changed completely."

"Think about how you were just now. You were so scared your legs were weak, but you managed to pull yourself together and regain the courage to fight."

"If you had had such backbone and courage back then, how could Rin Nohara have been murdered?"

After hearing Rin's name for the third time, Obito Uchiha finally snapped, "Shut up, shut up!"

"You are not allowed to mention Rin's name! It was your Konoha that killed Rin. You are not worthy to speak Rin's name!"

Obito clapped his hands together, and Wooden Spikes sprouted from his body, lunging at Shazo's Wood Clone like venomous snakes.

However, when these Wooden Spikes hit Shazo, they did not cause him any harm; instead, they merged with Shazo.

Wood Clone Shazo laughed, "So, changing your personality didn't affect your brain after all."

"I already told you, I am Wood Clone, a creation of the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai. You actually attacked me with Wood Release Secret Technique, aren't you just giving me Chakra?"

"Should I say thank you?"

Obito Uchiha's face flushed red as he cursed, "Bastard, you—"

Before he could finish speaking, he was kicked away by the Wood Clone Wood Clone Shazo, who then rushed up and started punching and Obito Uchiha.

Suddenly, a delightful scream echoed through the Kamui Dimension.

Twelve days later, Obito Uchiha finally managed to outlast Shazo's Wood Clone by exhausting its Chakra. He destroyed the Flying Thunder God mark and dragged his heavily injured body out of the Kamui Dimension.

Black Zetsu was startled when he saw Obito Uchiha. This guy had exhausted his energy due to repeated Self-Healing severe injuries, and he was so thin that he looked like a skeleton covered in skin.

Obito Uchiha felt extremely miserable. He had just struggled back from the brink of death when he learned about the Rōran Great Explosion from Black Zetsu.

Dragging his weary body, Obito Uchiha despair.

He finally understood what the Wood Clone meant by saying he was lucky. If the Wood Clone that appeared in the Kamui Dimension could use this forbidden technique, he would definitely be annihilated without a trace.

Obito Uchiha asked Black Zetsu, "How... how can we defeat the Fifth Hokage?"

"Without dealing with this domineering Hokage, we can't collect the Tailed Beast, and we can't advance the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan."

Black Zetsu also felt somewhat frustrated, but having suffered numerous defeats over the millennia, it had not lost its will to fight.

After thinking for a moment, Black Zetsu suggested, "We need to strengthen our cooperation with Nagato. Only by relying on Nagato's Rinnegan power can we possibly defeat the Fifth Hokage."

"However, we need to show sincerity and get Nagato to truly accept us."

Obito Uchiha, his former arrogance gone, nodded resignedly. "I understand. I can remove my mask and tell him my identity. What about you?"

Black Zetsu said helplessly, "Tell him all my information, including what happened with Madara. Don't hide anything from him except the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan."

"In this way, we've told 99% of the truth, and we'll definitely be able to gain Nagato's trust."

After agreeing on their plan, Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu found Nagato, leading to their previous conversation.

Later, at Nagato's request, they revealed more information. In Obito Uchiha's mind, apart from the Infinite Tsukuyomi Plan, there was nothing left to hide, and they finally gained Nagato's initial trust.

Nagato laughed and said, "Since you have been so honest in telling me all the information, I can forgive you for what you concealed before."

"Remember, this is your last chance. If I find out you're hiding anything again, I'll kill both of you."

Obito Uchiha: "Nagato, please take good care of me from now on."

Black Zetsu lowered its head obediently, behaving like a loyal dog.

The unruly fellow lowered his head, and this sense of accomplishment made Nagato feel great. He finally let down most of his guard and laughed happily.

"Sometimes, a powerful enemy isn't all bad; they can help us resolve internal conflicts."

But Nagato did not let his guard down. He quickly summoned Konan and listened with her as Obito Uchiha recounted more details.

This was a very useful decision, but the observant Konan quickly noticed a problem. "When you were attacked, the Fifth Hokage said he was doing something important, so he could only create one Wood Clone."

"That's the Fifth Hokage, what could possibly be of utmost importance to him?"

Nagato asked, "Could it be the Rōran Great Explosion?"

Konan shook her head and said, "No, the time difference is too great; it simply doesn't match up."

Obito Uchiha finally realized the problem and began to think hard, but the four members of Akatsuki soon gave up.

Nagato, "Don't even think about it, you can't figure it out anyway."

"Black Zetsu, I'm leaving this matter to you. Obtain information about this from Konoha as soon as possible."

Black Zetsu did not refuse and obediently accepted the order.

But both it and Nagato, Konan, Obito Uchiha knew that this was almost impossible to do.

Black Zetsu can indeed pass through Konoha's Barrier; it can even move freely throughout most of Konoha, including some secret laboratories and warehouses.

However, the Kage-level Ninja of Konoha are not so easy to approach. The Fifth Hokage Shazo, Cold Lord, Toad Sage the Jiraiya Orochimaru, Shisui Uchiha, and Uchiha Izumi are all powerful Ninja who can sense Black Zetsu's presence at close range.

Only Tsunade, the strongest Medical Ninja, is relatively easy to approach, but the information she receives is usually related to medicine, which is not something the Akatsuki is interested in.

The information we're investigating is what the Fifth Hokage called "the most important thing," and given the Hokage's usual caution, he would definitely not leave any written record of it.

Either he was the only one who knew, or he only told a few Kage-level Ninja; it was completely impossible to steal.

However, Black Zetsu wasn't worried.

Nagato's tone wasn't harsh; he was clearly just telling him to give it a try.

Success would be great, but failure would not be punished.

Black Zetsu was taken aback when Nagato suddenly said to it, "Black Zetsu, when you go to Konoha to gather intelligence, you must be extremely careful. It's better to give up obtaining information than to be caught by the Fifth Hokage."

"You've all seen what Rōran looks like. I can tell you clearly that I am no match for the Fifth Hokage right now, and I won't be able to defeat him for the next few years."

"Until I gain greater power, I hope you will remain discreet and avoid causing unnecessary conflict."

Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu a glance and replied, "We'll be careful."

Yes, of course they know they can't mess with the Fifth Hokage.

Not only should you not provoke him, you should also avoid him as much as possible.

The Fifth Hokage was not only the strongest, but also a ticking time bomb, and even suffered from paranoia.

Even though the Fourth Kazekage had no intention of betraying Konoha, he still had Orochimaru use him to seduce and test the Kazekage.

Once Kazekage couldn't resist falling for the trap, she didn't hesitate to force him to commit suicide.

Is this something a human would do?

Since the Joint Chunin Ninja Exams and the great explosion in the Country of Roran, all the demons Moryo in the Ninja World have felt the power and terror of the Fifth Hokage.

They huddled in their own dark corners, trembling with fear, no longer daring to show their faces and cause trouble.

The Ninja World thus entered a period of stability.

In the most secret laboratory of Konoha, the First Hokage Hashirama Senju, the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju, the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the Fifth Hokage Shazo curiously watched a blond- Impure World Reincarnation corpse— the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze.

Outside the small circle formed by the five Hokage were the Konoha Sannin, Shisui Uchiha, and Uchiha Izumi —all Kage-level Ninja.

The major event that influenced Shazo's attack on Obito Uchiha was extracting the Fourth Hokage's soul from the Death God and then handing it over to Orochimaru for the Impure World Reincarnation.

With another Dream Dimension gathering, Naruto Shazo finally mastered the power of the Death God, transforming his soul into a Spirit Particles state.

As a result, Shazo gained an enhancement in his Genjutsu abilities, especially his Genjutsu defense, which was elevated to a whole new level.

But none of that matters.

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Importantly, Shazo was finally able to sense the Death God of the Ninja World and communicate with Him.

The state of the Death God in the Ninja World is very strange. He has split into thousands of Death God, yet he has maintained the consistency of divine authority.

Dozens of Death God operated the Law of Death together with precision and strictness. Their awe-inspiring Kamui even made Shazo feel fear and dare not offend this supreme law.

However, when it comes to a single Death God, they are dull and weak, almost devoid of thought, and even behave like a system puppet operating according to rules.

Of the dozens of Death God, 18 were captured by the Uzumaki Clan and sealed in the masks of the Nohmen Hall, which are also the source of power for the Uzumaki Clan's most bizarre Sealing Technique, [Reaper Death Seal].

Fortunately, these Death God have no emotions and do not consider this an act of blasphemy, nor does it affect their operation of the Law of Death; otherwise, the Uzumaki Clan would have been wiped out the day they developed the [Reaper Death Seal].

Because he was able to communicate, Shazo did not learn Orochimaru's method of stealing the Fourth Hokage's soul by finding a loophole in the Death God system.

Following the Law of Death Balance and Exchange followed by the Death God, he exchanged the souls of four Death-Row Convict for the soul of the Fourth Hokage.

Half of the Nine-Tails was also rescued.

After Orochimaru completed the Impure World Reincarnation, Minato Namikaze had not yet regained his senses when the Nine-Tails, with its Yin Release, jumped out, attempting to protect its friend.

It the Roar, "Stay away! Don't come near the Minato, or I'll kill you all!"

The Nine-Tails' act of protecting its Jinchuriki piqued the curiosity of the First Hokage and Second Hokage, who then launched a brutal and inhumane act of watching.

Because they were so close, the Yin Release Nine-Tails was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, its fur standing on end.

But the next moment, the Nine-Tails ' roar was suddenly choked in its throat, "Senju, Hashirama Senju, you, you weren't dead?"

"No, I... I'm dead too. I was killed by Minato Namikaze."

"Then why am I here? Why is Hashirama Senju looking at me? What am I supposed to do?"

Shazo shook his head and laughed, "First, stay away from Kurama. Look how scared it is, it's talking incoherently."

Hashirama Senju scratched the back of his head and laughed, "Haha, this is the first time I've ever seen the Nine-Tails protect humans. How interesting!"

Shazo said, "The Fourth Hokage was the most approachable and diplomatically skilled Ninja of Acting Hokage. He and Nine-Tails spent 12 years inside the Death God's stomach, completely winning over Nine-Tails's heart. It's not surprising that he turned an enemy into a friend."

"Hey, First Hokage, move away a little further! Nine-Tails is terrified of you."

"Oh, oh, okay, I'll take two more steps back." Hashirama Senju asked curiously as he retreated, "Although I don't remember the Nine-Tails being that strong, this Nine-Tails is way too weak."

"It feels like you could kill it with just one hand; it's so weak."

Still not fully awake, Minato Namikaze instinctively answered the question, "Kurama has indeed become weaker because I separated the Nine-Tails into its Yin-Yang parts and sealed them separately."

Nine-Tails snorted arrogantly, "Hmph, it's all that idiot Fourth Hokage's fault that I've fallen to such a miserable state."

Tobirama Senju frowned and asked, "Why did you break the seal on the Nine-Tails? Isn't that just needlessly reducing Konoha's deterrent power?"

Minato Namikaze was fully awake. He opened his mouth wide and pointed at Tobirama Senju, saying, "The Second Hokage?"

"And the First Hokage!"

"Ah, the Third Hokage, Lord Orochimaru, Lady Tsunade, and Jiraiya- sensei."

Jiraiya's tears streamed down his face. "It's good that I can get out of the Death God's belly, it's good that I can get out."

Minato Namikaze looked at his hands and body and quickly realized that he had been rescued from the stomach of Death God and then Impure World Reincarnation.

He exchanged a few words with Jiraiya first, then bowed to Orochimaru and said, "Thank you very much, Lord Orochimaru, for helping me escape from the Hell inside the Death God's belly."

Orochimaru chuckled, "Using the [Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu] is nothing special. You should really thank the Fifth Hokage."

"He used some kind of mysterious Secret Technique to pull you out of the Death God's belly."

The Fourth Hokage bowed again before approaching Shazo and sincerely thanking him, "Thank you for your rescue, Fifth."

Shazo readily accepted Minato Namikaze's gratitude.

He not only rescued Minato Namikaze, but also protected Naruto Uzumaki from the Third Hokage's poison, making him an absolute benefactor to the Minato family.