Dispute Rekindled

The White Snake Sage wasn't particularly talented at storytelling.

Through her dry and decaying voice, Kazashiro and Uchiha Hikari roughly learned some inside stories about the Ōtsutsuki's arrival.

The story is quite cliché; the gist is that this land was once home to countless races that cultivated Natural Energy. When the Ōtsutsuki descended, they fought a desperate battle against them, but ultimately all were defeated by Isshiki and Kaguya.

The three immortals of Mount Myōboku, Shikkotsu Forest, and Ryūchi Cave were all insignificant figures in their time. After the fall of many of their predecessors, they all quietly awaited their final judgment.

However, what happened next surprised everyone.

First, Kaguya used a backstab Isshiki, swallowing the Chakra Fruit.

Then, the two filial sons, Hagoromo and Hamura, joined forces to book their mother, who was over a thousand years old, for an indefinite lunar tour, allowing Kaguya peace.

Finally, Hagoromo Otsutsuki founded Ninshu, distributing Chakra to everyone and ushering in the Shinobi World era.

With the arrival of a new era, the three immortals who had successfully survived became highly sought-after.

After all, with the arrival of the Ōtsutsuki, they were the only ones left who could use Natural Energy.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that there may be a few powerful figures in some remote mountains and forests who do not wish to reveal their names.

In short, the Three Great Sage Locations became the only option for ninjas to cultivate Natural Energy, and the White Snake Sage also achieved a comfortable life with no worries about food and drink thanks to this business.

Unfortunately, this wonderful life is now facing a serious test.

That means Isshiki is still alive.

And they were about to lead a group to cause trouble.

"You cannot stand by and watch the Ōtsutsuki rule the Shinobi World, and I do not want to give up my current life, so I am willing to teach you the Senjutsu of Ryūchi Cave."

After figuring out Kazashiro's temperament, the White Snake Sage spoke very frankly.

Kazashiro has no say in the story from a thousand years ago; what he needs to do now is expel the Ōtsutsuki.

Therefore, there is only one answer...

"As is customary, I should be the one to infuse your body with Natural Energy, however..."

The White Snake Sage glanced at Uchiha Hikari, who stood beside Kazashiro, his eyes filled with wariness, and slowly shook his head. "This is a secret technique of Ryūchi Cave. You should absorb Natural Energy and comprehend it on your own."

It wasn't that she was afraid of that Uchiha, but rather that she was worried that he would cause a ruckus in Ryūchi Cave, giving those restless snakes something to do.

The Ice Release that Kazashiro used has already attracted the attention of some people.

Ryūchi Cave is a place where the strong are respected, and the White Snake Sage is able to rule this place because of his extraordinary strength.

But if she reveals a weakness, those stupid snakes will be the first to tear her apart.

Even the three Hime beside her were not entirely trustworthy in her eyes.

The White Snake Sage's experience over a thousand years has taught him never to try to completely trust a snake.

"We cannot agree with this resolution."

At the Land of Iron Shinobi Alliance office, a Stone Ninja representative shook his head and rejected the Konoha representative's proposal.

Just now, Konoha's representative, Hōen Nara, proposed supporting Akatsuki Organization's Yahiko and others to take over Amegakure, arguing that they had led the people of the Land of Rain in their resistance against Hanzo's tyranny and thus had popular support.

However, the location of the Land of Rain is of paramount importance to Iwagakure. The reason they have repeatedly sent teams to explore this area is to take the opportunity to completely bring the Amegakure, which has lost Hanzo, into Iwagakure's sphere of influence.

The Mist Ninja Village representative, Kitsunagare, immediately retorted to the Stone Ninja Village representative, Tsuchikage: "If we continue to allow Amegakure to exist in this state of no man's land, it will likely attract other powerful organizations to take root and flourish here."

Currently, Kirigakure and Konoha have reached many deals in private, and Kitsunagare himself has been instructed by Yagura to unconditionally support all of Konoha's proposals.

The Cloud Ninja representative Aming, also spoke from Konoha's perspective, "That's right, what Amegakure needs now is order and reconstruction."

Sand Ninja, the representative of Issho, said nothing, but given the current situation of Sunagakure, it was irrelevant whether he spoke or not.

"The lack of order is temporary. Once we have thoroughly searched Amegakure, we will rebuild Amegakure together with you all." The Tsuchikage grinned, almost blurting out the truth.

As for this neighbor, Iwagakure naturally hopes that the chaos will continue forever.

They knew Yahiko well; he had a good reputation in the Land of Rain. If they allowed him to take over Amegakure, he would likely be able to complete the reconstruction work in no time.

This is not a good thing for Iwagakure.

After a heated debate, the parties realized that no one could convince anyone else, and each sent messages to their own superiors.

"Has that guy, Ōnoki, still not shaken off his wartime mentality?"

After receiving the message, Sakumo did not show much emotion, but calmly expressed his opinion.

If Ōnoki heard Sakumo's words, he would definitely jump up in anger: Everyone knows that the Akatsuki Organization are Konoha's lackeys. You're shoving your lackeys at my doorstep, would you be happy in my shoes?

Nara Shikaku saw the crux of the matter and shook his head helplessly. "Ōnoki is worried about Yahiko and the others' stance."

Konoha also has something to say about this.

Although Yahiko is currently on friendly terms with Konoha, he is, at heart, a true peace advocate of the Shinobi World.

His goal is to achieve lasting peace in the Shinobi World. Although he currently has a close relationship with Konoha, if Konoha asks him to be the vanguard, or tries to use Amegakure as the vanguard to attack Iwagakure, he will definitely turn against them on the spot.

Ōnoki's concerns were completely unfounded.

Unfortunately, even if Konoha were to say these words, that stubborn old man probably wouldn't believe them.