This time, the Akatsuki was not alone

Hiruzen Sarutobi was utterly devastated; had it not been for his Impure World Reincarnation body, he would surely have been in tears.

Tobirama Senju sighed, "Now you finally realize where you went wrong, Fifth Hokage—"

Shazo shook his head and said, "It's good to know where you went wrong, but that's just the beginning. I can only forgive the Third Hokage when he makes amends."

Hiruzen Sarutobi choked back tears as he thanked the Fifth Hokage, saying, "Thank you, thank you so much for reviving me, giving me a chance to atone for my mistakes even after death."

Shazo ignored him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had a terrible reputation. He made too many promises but fulfilled very few, especially in the years after the restoration, when he didn't keep a single one.

Therefore, before Hiruzen Sarutobi rebuilt his credibility through his actions, he didn't carry a single word of trust.

The topic was brought back by Minato Namikaze was engrossed in reading the inscription. "I've read these words three times, and I still feel there are some logical inconsistencies."

"As you can see, although the entire text is long, it can be divided into two parts."

"The method for obtaining the Rinnegan described in the previous part is outrageous, but upon closer examination, it makes sense, and there's also evidence of Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan."

"This part should be credible."

"The following part actually tells the story of how he collected the Nine-Tails- Tails and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to restore himself to the Ten-Tails, became the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, and finally used [Infinite Tsukuyomi] to create Eternity peace and a perfect world."

"This section is riddled with logical inconsistencies."

The First Hokage scratched his head and asked, "Fourth Hokage, just tell me what's illogical. I'm too lazy to think about it anymore."

"Yes, First Hokage." Minato Namikaze bowed Politeness, then continued, "First of all, Eternity peace and a perfect world are inherently impossible."

Shazo clapped his hands and exclaimed, "The Fourth Hokage is right! The words ' Eternity' and 'perfection' are just beautiful expectations in our hearts; they don't exist in reality."

Minato Namikaze smiled and continued, "The [Infinite Tsukuyomi] technique reminds me of Uchiha Itachi. One of his two unique Dōjutsu is called [Tsukuyomi], which pulls a person into Genjutsu world created by the caster, allowing for the most cruel torture."

"If the [Tsukuyomi] technique can torment people, could it also create a heavenly Genjutsu world where Human Body the greatest happiness?"

"So, is it possible that [Infinite Tsukuyomi] is a perfect, heavenly Genjutsu world without any limit on the number of participants or time?" This time, Shisui Uchiha, Tobirama Senju, and Hashirama Senju couldn't help but nod in agreement.

Minato Namikaze continued, "The final question is, since the Sage of Six Paths was the first Jinchuriki in the Ninja World, and specifically the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, why didn't he use [Infinite Tsukuyomi] to directly create a perfect world?"

"As everyone knows, the Sage of Six Paths traveled throughout the entire Ninja World, painstakingly repairing the world's damage, saving humanity, spreading Chakra, and rebuilding social order."

"This proves that it's impossible to create a perfect world through [Infinite Tsukuyomi]!"

The Fifth Hokage Shazo, clapped his hands and shouted, "Well said! Fourth Hokage! You've raised all the questions I was thinking of!"

"There's no need for debate, let's just watch."

Shazo enhanced the power of the Rinnegan for the last time, raising everyone's eye power to the limit of the Rinnegan.

This time, no new text appeared on the stone tablet, but everyone could see traces of alteration. Some characters were cut off, and some were clearly carved on their own.

These modifications were quite crude and obvious, but even with the power of the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, or even the power of the Rinnegan, they were not visible at all.

Only when Shazo pushed the power of the Rinnegan to its limit, to the point that he himself shed tears of blood, could he see it.

The Hokage and Shisui Uchiha all understood that this meant the level of power used to conceal the traces was extremely high, at least above the Rinnegan.

The question that Tobirama Senju raised earlier no longer needs to be answered by Shazo.

Zetsu's power was clearly not strong enough, even weak, but the text accompanying his plans was modified by power exceeding that of the Rinnegan.

Therefore, there are people behind the seemingly invincible.

Now that Shazo has the power to control the entire Ninja World, this is a situation that the Ninja World can hardly replicate. If we can't find the person hiding behind Zetsu now, we will never have another chance.

After all, not every generation will produce a monster like Shazo.

The Hokage all believed that Shazo was a monster. His strength surpassed that of Hashirama Senju, his intellect surpassed that of Tobirama Senju, his ferocity surpassed that of Shimura Danzō, and his cunning was unmatched.

It was truly a stroke of luck for Konoha to have such Hokage; they wouldn't have to expect another Hokage like him for the next few hundred years.

Tobirama Senju sighed, "Fifth Hokage, I misunderstood you. At this crucial moment, a sacrifice is necessary for the long-term safety of the Ninja World."

Shazo laughed and said, "Long live understanding! Now that all the Hokage have no objections to my launching this war, I'll be counting on your help when we face Madara Uchiha."

Hashirama Senju asked naively, "If we help, won't we be leaking information?"

Tobirama Senju kicked his older brother in disgust. "Big Brother, this is also part of the plan. To put pressure on that mysterious man, to make him do more and use more of his power."

"Only when he moves will we know who he is."

Hashirama Senju suddenly realized, "Oh, oh, I see."

"Okay, no problem. I'm willing to help anyone."

Shazo said with a grin, "Don't worry, First Hokage, I'll arrange for you to fight Madara Uchiha."

"Huh?" Hashirama Senju first surprised, then secretly delighted, and finally overjoyed beyond words. "Great, this is wonderful! I haven't seen Madara in so long, I have to ask him how he's doing."

"Ah, no, no, I want to ask him if he misses me—"

"No, ask him if he wants to get beaten up—"

"Well, anyway, I'll do my best!"

With a command from the Fifth Hokage Shazo, Natsume, the Allied Shinobi Forces launched their attack.

The unprecedented operation involving 170,000 Ninja was far more complex than the Four Kage had ever imagined.

The departure time, marching route, food and water replenishment along the way, designated spots for urination and defecation during the journey, and overnight camping of each Ninja Battalion all require careful planning.

The plan must be communicated to the commanders and staff of the Ninja Battalion in a timely manner, because not every commander understands the orders of the Konoha Staff Department.

Next, the Ninja had to be assigned to carry out a lot of auxiliary work in the plan, such as transporting and distributing food, building temporary toilets and then disinfecting and burying them, and preparing the camp in advance.

If a battalion of 300 Ninja is already this troublesome, now there are 550 Ninja Battalion, plus other special non-battalion formations.

The Konoha Staff Department had to formulate more than 800 plans, while the logistical plans to support the march exceeded 1,400. Shikaku Nara, the smartest man in Konoha, was overwhelmed by the enormous workload.

In order to complete his mission, he not only forced his own sons to work in the Staff Department, but also conscripted Ninja from other ninja villages who were good at politics or were relatively intelligent.

Dodai and Mabui from Kumogakure, Baki and Fusha from Sunagakure, Wenya from Iwagakure, Kirigakure from Iwagakure, and a large number of previously overlooked administrative Ninja joined the Staff Department, which kept the staff work afloat and ensured the survival of 17

The marching plan for the 10,000- Ninja Army was formulated and communicated in a timely manner.

The Four Kage thus realized that Konoha's greatest strength was not the Standing Army of 50,000 Ninja, nor the more than 40,000 mobilized Ninja that had been mobilized in just five days, nor the pitifully small Anbu, but the obscure Logistics Support Department.

This department, led by Shibi Aburame, mobilized more than 30,000 non-duty Ninja and 120,000 ordinary people. The Ninja were all composed of retired veteran Ninja, Ninja students who had not yet graduated, and Medical Ninja from Ninja hospitals.

These 150,000 people, following the Staff Department's plan, provided various forms of support to the Allied Shinobi Forces, ensuring the smooth implementation of the march through their hard work.

The Fourth Raikage's expression changed from ashen to pale as snow, and finally he gave up in resignation.

This time, the Logistics Support Department was something that Kumogakure couldn't learn from at all, so they had no choice but to give up.

Raikage discovered that as soon as he chose to give up trying, the pressure instantly disappeared, he was no longer anxious, he could eat, and he could sleep well. It was so comfortable.

After the Fourth Raikage lay down, the Third Tsuchikage struggled for a little longer before also lying down, giving up the fight.

Mei Terumi, the Fifth Mizukage, gave up from the very beginning, showing no intention of making any effort.

Kirigakure is still in the recovery and healing phase and will need Konoha's help for a long time to come, so there is no need to consider competition at all.

Only the Fifth Kazekage was full of energy, shuttling back and forth between the Staff Department, the Logistics Support Department, and the Sunagakure Ninja Army every day, striving to learn from Konoha's advanced experience.

During the Third Shinobi World War, it took about a month from the Third Hokage's decision to launch the attack to the arrival of the Konoha Ninja Army on the battlefield.

This time, it only took the Allied Shinobi Forces three days from the Fifth Hokage issuing the order to attack to entering the Land of Iron.

The marching speed of an army of 170,000 was almost the same as that of Ninja Squad; this speed was absolutely lightning fast.

A large number of White Zetsu within the Akatsuki have been activated, granting Liao Kong intelligence capabilities and enabling them to transmit information at a much faster pace.

The White Zetsu promptly discovered the Allied Shinobi Forces ' movements and quickly relayed the information to Nagato of Akatsuki, Obito Uchiha, Admiral Mifune of the Land of Land of Iron, and Shinnō of the Hidden Sky Village.

Mifune dismissed the White Zetsu's intelligence with disdain. "Seriously, what kind of intelligence is this?"

"12,000 Konoha Ninja advanced 540 kilometers in one day. Is this Ninja Army or Ninja Squad?"

Shinnō, the leader of Hidden Sky Village, had only arrived in the Land of Iron yesterday aboard the Angkor Fortress. Upon hearing this outrageous information, he scoffed and found it completely unbelievable.

In fact, Nagato and Obito Uchiha also thought it was too exaggerated; the speed at which the Ninja army moved violated the common sense of warfare.

But Konan reminded them, "Have you forgotten how Amegakure fell?"

"I personally experienced that Nightmare. The Konoha Ninja arrived in the Land of Rain from Konoha in just two days, and then surrounded the Amegakure in half a day, keeping most of the village's Ninja outside. I was forced to give up."

"This time they attacked the Land of Iron using the same fast-paced tactics. We must counterattack immediately, or we won't even be able to muster our forces."

Konan's words jolted Nagato and Obito Uchiha. The two looked at each other in bewilderment and immediately decided to launch a counterattack.

Obito said anxiously, "The mix of White Zetsu and Impure World Reincarnation Tensei warriors is complete. I'll send them out to battle right away."

Nagato said to Konan, "Send out the Ninja from Amegakure as well. We have two more days; we must hold out until Gold and Silver Brothers successfully Impure World Reincarnation."

Konan nodded. "I will personally lead everyone to intercept them. We will not allow them to set foot here within two days."

After a period of chaos, the main forces of Akatsuki, including the White Zetsu army, the Edo Tensei Resurrected Corps, and the Rain Ninja army, began to move.

Mifune of the Hidden Sky Village Shinnō Mifune of the Land of Iron were still somewhat skeptical, but since the Akatsuki was willing to take the lead, they naturally didn't voice any objections.

Shinnō generously replied, "I can send out Sky Ninja to scout ahead. If they encounter the allied forces of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, we can launch a direct attack and slow down their advance."

Mifune Admiral had no choice but to take action. He declared, "I will immediately issue a mobilization order, gather the Chakra Samurai, and fight Konoha to the death!"

When Konoha was mentioned, Mifune 'Admiral voice distorted; his anger was heartfelt and intense.

Unlike in the past when the Land of Iron stood on the side of the Ninja World, this era's Land of Iron chose the Akatsuki's side.

Because the Fifth Hokage adopted an extermination policy against nobles, Konoha wiped out the nobles, led by the Daimyo, in one fell swoop, obtained a huge amount of development funds, and soared to great heights.

In the Ninja World, Konoha is always the model to be imitated, especially when Konoha is powerful, its every move will be imitated by all the other ninja villages.

After Konoha eliminated the nobles, the economy of the Land of Fire developed rapidly, and other ninja villages followed suit, eliminating their own useless and costly nobles.

The ninja villages of various countries benefited greatly, but the Land of Iron suffered a great misfortune.

The economic pillars of the Land of Iron are iron smelting, knife forging, and arms exports. The most profitable business is forging exquisite knives, which are purchased by nobles from various countries.

The Ninja wiped out all the nobles, and the buyers of fine swords disappeared, severely impacting the economy of the Land of Iron.

Even more critically, the Fifth Hokage convened the Ninja World Peace Conference, forcibly pressuring all the ninja villages to cease hostilities.

Not only do the Five Great Nations refrain from war with each other, but smaller countries within Konoha's sphere of influence also enjoy peace.