There is a saying that is very good.
That is, the vast majority of human beings will often look at other people from the same perspective regardless of who they are. Those who can truly look at themselves objectively and look at others calmly belong to a handful of minorities in the true sense!
As the shadow of a village, Sarutobi Hiruzen was the heir selected by Tobirama Senju. He should have been in the minority as mentioned later. In fact, Sarutobi Hiruzen can indeed be in 99% of the cases. He treats things calmly and makes rational judgments, but only in the case of the Uchiha Clan, this Third Hokage has similarities with his close friend Shimura Danzō!
There is also a deep sense of prejudice!
It's just that Sarutobi Hiruzen is not exposed like Danzo, and Obito is also Uchiha Clan, which opens up the most special existence of Mangekyō Sharingan. When Sarutobi Hiruzen looks at Obito, it is born that it has taken the initiative to put on a different filter to analyze!
Of course, filters are filters, but Sarutobi Hiruzen is not as extreme as Danzo. This Third Hokage basically follows the normal way of analysis and guessing!
And in this analysis.
Don't tell me, Sarutobi Hiruzen accidentally guessed part of the truth. Although Obito's intention was not what Third Hokage thought, to connect with an organization similar to Land of the Sky, subvert the rule of Five Great Shinobi Villages, and seize Shinobi World Hegemony!
But there is indeed a powerful organization behind Obito!
Even if there will be a large degree of distortion in the information, at least he can make a judgment that will not be too biased for himself and Konohagakure's next path choice.
Jiraiya is also intellectually inclined to agree with Sarutobi Hiruzen's judgment.
It was only because he had not found any precise and effective information on Shinobi World in the past year or so that he asked this question.
I want to see if my teacher Hokage has any other different opinions.
"You don't need to be too anxious, Jiraiya. The collection of intelligence is not something that happens overnight, let alone a mysterious organization that has never been explored!"
"Yes, I understand, old man."
Jiraiya nodded and said.
This Konoha hero has also made up his mind to slightly change the investigation strategy. Since the large-scale search has no effect, it is necessary to start the investigation through other special channels.
For example, in terms of funds!
If a country or a ninja village wants to operate normally and orderly, it must have important material conditions such as money and resources. Machines also need necessary energy supply and regular maintenance and inspections!
Not to mention humans!
Jiraiya plans to focus on investigating some commercial trade in transnational fields, as well as some gray and even illegal income industries in the next period of time!
These are the areas where money comes in the fastest.
You should be able to get some useful information from here!
Jiraiya in Original Work also used similar means to seize some of the intelligence tail of Akatsuki. In this life, he just followed the same path.
However, the process may be the same.
What the final result will be is an unknown number!
Iwagakure's threat, Obito's revenge, and Danzo's troubles are all important issues that Sarutobi Hiruzen needs to face and deal with.
However, this Third Hokage thinks that the current situation is still within a controllable range. He is already in his sixties and thinks that he has experienced Shinobi World many storms. These problems are not very fatal. No matter how dangerous it is, can it be more dangerous than the predicament that the village faced after his teacher Hokage died in battle??
Therefore, regardless of the time before and after Five Kage Summit, Sarutobi Hiruzen looked very serious, but in fact, he still felt that he could sit still because he was confident enough in his own strength and means, as well as Konohagakure's foundation!
It's just that this Third Hokage obviously overestimates himself and underestimates the enemy. Even if we don't mention the most dangerous external enemies, Shōji and Obito, the cognition of Danzo and Sarutobi Hiruzen in terms of internal problems is already outdated.
This Shadow of Konoha has completely fallen into a state of obsession!
Hook up with foreign enemies.
Raging inside.
There are also a series of taboo things unfolding.
These are serious crimes that violate the village's regulations. However, this Third Hokage still thinks that everything Danzo does is for the village, and any slight transgression can be corrected.
Completely unaware of what kind of disaster his indulgence would bring to himself and the entire Konoha!
Danzo in Original Work was already arrogant enough, but in this life he is even more arrogant!
During this time Five Kage Summit.
Not only was he taking advantage of Sarutobi Hiruzen's absence in the village to sneak into some forbidden areas, but he was also taking further dangerous actions.
For example, the latest Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu obtained from Orochimaru!
It can be said that Sarutobi Hiruzen's indulgence, Danzo's further expansion of his own ambitions, and most importantly, the stimulation brought by Shōji, all made this Shadow of Konoha make more extreme judgments than Original Work.
He no longer intends to endure any longer. He wants to gain the most powerful power in the shortest time, and then go get the Hokage Position that he has longed for, and then lead Konohagakure to defeat many powerful enemies and dominate the entire Shinobi World!
The Mangekyō Sharingan of Obito is an important reliance.
The improved Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu obtained from Orochimaru is also another important basis!
However, all these actions are not as smooth as Danzo imagined. Even if Mangekyō Sharingan is not found, Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu cannot be mastered by himself. It is also difficult to find someone in Root who can master this technique smoothly.
"Bang!"
"Crash!"
In a secret underground base in Root.
Looking at the Impure World Reincarnation result of another failure in front of me.
Danzo's expression also became very gloomy.
In the past, the strength of the person who could channel Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu was not even 10% what it was during his lifetime. The only thing worthy of praise was the immortal attribute of Impure World Reincarnation's body.
If you can't learn it, you can't learn it.
Danzo doesn't really care.
However, Impure World Reincarnation, which has been improved by Orochimaru, can make the person channeled by Impure World Reincarnation have 50% or 60% of the strength before death, or even higher. Of course, this also depends on the mastery of this technique by the caster, and the quality of the sacrifice as Impure World Reincarnation!
To put it bluntly, with the same technique, Impure World Reincarnation channels the same person.
The strength that the summoned person can exert will also vary greatly when different casters choose different quality sacrifices!
The accuracy of Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, which is used in Original Work and Orochimaru in Chunin Ninja Exams, is actually not low.
However, the strength that First Hokage and Second Hokage can exert is still not very high, and Sarutobi Hiruzen will even seize the opportunity and use Reaper Death Seal to solve it.
There are two fatal reasons.
One is the quality of the sacrifice.
They are Otogakure Genin who have appeared in Original Work and participated in Chunin Ninja Exams. With this quality, Orochimaru can reach the third or fourth level of the two Hokage who came out of Summoning Technique. This is Orochimaru's super-level performance!
Later, Orochimaru used the special Kunai to obliterate the consciousness of the two Hokage, further limiting the strength of the two Hokage. This is what allowed Sarutobi Hiruzen to succeed!
Of course, Orochimaru It was also a time of helplessness.
Not to mention the quality of the sacrifices, it was not easy for him to train an excellent subordinate, so he couldn't use those outstanding subordinates as sacrifices.
Use Kunai to obliterate the consciousness of the two Hokage, especially because if you don't do this, do you have to fight while trying to suppress the consciousness of the two Hokage and control them to fight? That is even more seeking death!
From here, it can be seen that after Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu was improved for the first time by Orochimaru, it became very scary unlike before!
Theoretically, if the quality of the sacrifice is good enough and the consciousness of the person being channeled is not restricted at all, it is possible for the summoned person to exert 60 to 70% or even more of the power he had before birth!
And this is enough for Danzo!
Take a look at the special cells that exist around you at this moment. If anyone is familiar with them, they can recognize them. These cells with special fluctuations are all famous people in Konohagakure.
Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Uchiha Madara, Hatake Sakumo, Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki and more!
There are also other Four Great Shinobi Villages's shadows on top of Shinobi World, as well as some famous strong people, as long as they are the cells of these strong people that Danzo had the opportunity to obtain in the past!
It was at this moment that Danzo became the experimental subject of Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu. What Danzo has to do now is to use this technique to channel these strong men, and then control their minds to fight for themselves!
Even if it will limit the performance of these people to a great extent.
But the strength of these people in life was very terrifying, and once the number can be increased, Danzo thinks that it is 100% possible to sweep the entire Shinobi World!
It's a pity.
Experiment after experiment failed.
He couldn't master it himself, and no one in Root could master it smoothly. When the result of complete failure was placed in front of this Shadow of Konoha, Danzo's expression became really scary.
"Trash, let me test it again. You must find out where the problem is! You must master this technique in the shortest possible time, even if the accuracy is lower, it doesn't matter. Do you understand!?"
Danzo looked at the few members in front of him with a sinister expression, who he considered to be the members of Root who had the highest talent and attainments in the arts, and said with a very cold tone.
"Yes, Master Danzo!"
These Root people also immediately bowed their heads and responded when they heard the Danzo order.
Danzo can no longer endure it. In Original Work, the evil Uchiha Clan, which he regarded as a thorn in his side, will be completely destroyed. But in this life, under the leadership of Shōji, Uchiha Clan is gradually ushering in a revival, and it is far more prosperous than ever before!
This touches the reverse scale of Danzo.
For Danzo, Hokage Position is one obsession, and Uchiha Clan is another obsession. However, after experiencing this series of things, Danzo deeply realized that his strength is not enough to fulfill his ambition!
Wood Release, Sharingan, Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu!
This is Danzo's last hope!
'Uchiha Shōji, Uchiha Obito, you all wait for me, I will definitely defeat your evil ambitions, and, Hiruzen Sarutobi, I will definitely prove that you are the wrong one! '
Danzo turned around and strode out of the experimental chamber, with an extremely gloomy look on his face.
Shinobi World, who is in trouble again, has to face different difficulties. Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo are all planning according to their own plans.
The other Ninja Village forces were also marching towards the set goals in an orderly manner. In this time's battle between Yan and Yun, as mentioned before, they not only saw the power of Uchiha Shōji, but also saw the changes in the entire Iwagakure. Chakra Armor The appearance of, as well as some other new weapons, have refreshed the understanding of these people. If the power of those weapons currently displayed is not very great, it is impossible to truly replace traditional ninja weapons and equipment such as Exploding Tag.
The power displayed by Chakra Armor made the senior officials of the major ninja villages alert!
Intelligence gathered through a multi-pronged approach.
Let these Ninja Village executives realize that in a ninja duel at the same level, once the other side is equipped with Chakra Armor, it can easily suppress the other side without any accidents!
In other words, if you consider it more seriously, assuming that all Iwagakure ninjas can be equipped with a Chakra Armor, the overall combat effectiveness of Iwagakure Ninja will be doubled!
This is more terrifying than the terrifying strength shown by Uchiha Shōji alone, and it is even more frightening to these ninja village leaders.
Because they still don't think Uchiha Shōji can be as strong as Uchiha Madara and Hashirama Senju back then, which means that the current Uchiha Shōji is at most a 'Third Raikage plus'!
You can still use the human sea tactic to pile them to death!
Therefore, they will be jealous and afraid of Shōji, but what they value more is the overall strength of Iwagakure. This cannot be said that these Ninja Village senior officials have low vision. On the contrary, under normal circumstances, this is the correct judgment.
After all, in the thousands of years of history since the birth of ninjas, there have been two extraordinary beings, Uchiha Madara and Hashirama Senju. It is reasonable for them not to believe that a third similar being will appear in a short time!
Therefore, the eyes of these high-level people are all on the overall strength of Iwagakure. After Five Kage Summit ends and everyone returns to their own ninja villages, they all want to focus on following up on this aspect, including those who have just been killed by Shisui used Kotoamatsukami to tamper with Fourth Raikage's will. In the previous plan, he also discussed relevant issues with Sarutobi Hiruzen and Rasa!
He believes that by gathering the power of three villages, the secret of Chakra Armor can be cracked in a short time and then copied. At this time, it is no longer a question of being alone. The huge military pressure brought by Iwagakure must be resolved and dealt with first before other issues can be considered!
Terumi Mei, who left early, seemed to have no contact with the Three Shadows of the Village, but after returning to the village, he would also have varying degrees of contact with the Three Shadows through other channels!
The attitude of Kirigakure represented by Terumi Mei is always to be 'limited' on the side of Iwagakure without destroying the current Shinobi World structure. Therefore, Terumi Mei will definitely not miss any method that may improve the strength of his own village and narrow the strength gap between Five Great Shinobi Villages.
The same is true for Rasa.
This Fourth Kazekage is back in Sunagakure.
All the high-level and quasi-high-level Sunagakure Ninjas in the village were immediately summoned. After holding an emergency meeting, Sunagakure also launched relevant research and actions!
As a Ninja Village that was also severely damaged by Iwagakure in recent years and was forced to sign some unequal treaties.
But Rasa is always plotting to take revenge on Iwagakure and regain the Northern Fortress in his own ninja village.
Three-Village Alliance thinks this is the best opportunity for Rasa. He will not miss it. He will try his best to strengthen the power of his ninja village and find an opportunity for revenge at a certain time in the future!
at the same time.
It can also be regarded as being in the center of the continent - the hinterland of Rain Country, Amegakure where the Akatsuki base camp is located!
Nagato and Konan also received messages from Obito from Black Zetsu not long after Five Kage Summit ended.
When I saw some special information records about Uchiha Shōji.
Even the self-proclaimed god Nagato frowned slightly at this moment.
Konan sitting next to him also had a stern look on his face.
"I didn't expect that Uchiha Shōji could be so strong. He defeated Eight-Tails, Fourth Raikage, and Nagato alone. It seems that we need to re-evaluate this Lord Fourth Tsuchikage. Now counting Two-Tails and Eight-Tails, there are four Tailed Beast in the hands of Iwagakure. We must revise our next plan!"
Konan looked at the already skinny Nagato body. A ray of love and worry first flashed in the depths of his beautiful eyes, and then he said this with a very solemn tone.
Although Konan still has unquestionable confidence in Nagato's strength, he is very worried about Nagato's physical condition.
As the last close person who stayed with Nagato all year round, Konan witnessed Nagato's physical condition getting weaker and weaker.
And it became more and more serious as Nagato became more accustomed to and skillfully used the power of his pair of Rinnegan.
You don't even need to look at the internal problems, just look at Nagato's current appearance, which is almost close to the skinny appearance when he debuted in Original Work. It can be seen that Nagato's vitality has been greatly overdrawn!
He is clearly not thirty years old yet, but he looks, especially the atmosphere, like an old man whose life is about to come to an end.
Konan is really worried about whether Nagato will get into trouble due to excessive use of Rinnegan. Originally, Tailed Beast was not so easy to deal with, and now Uchiha Shōji has an unexpected and terrifying enemy.
Konan has to think more about it.
On this point, Nagato actually knows it very well.
As the owner of Rinnegan, Nagato is very aware of how terrifying these eyes are. If he doesn't do anything, he may be able to survive for ten or twenty years. If he fights with others frequently and is a high-intensity enemy.
His lifespan will be greatly devoured again.
But Nagato is fearless!
As long as he can fulfill his ideals and build a truly peaceful world, Nagato will not hesitate to pay the price with his life.
Therefore, when you hear Konan's words, you can fully understand the deep-seated worry in Konan's words.
Nagato is also rare, or to be more precise, he only showed a faint and gentle smile to Konan and said, "Don't worry, Konan, everything is still in our plan, that guy Obito has already taken the initiative to fight with Kumogakure, Sunagakure have contacted, and even Konoha and Obito have made arrangements. We may not need to deal with that Lord Fourth Tsuchikage. We still only need to make all preparations according to the established plan, and then we can start Tailed Beast Capture Plan!"
Obito must inform Nagato of his own plan, otherwise problems may easily arise. Nagato also agrees with Obito's arrangement. For Five Great Nations, Nagato has no favorable impression at all, or it should be said that they are full of malice.
In Nagato's opinion, the reason why this world is so chaotic and dark is because of the existence of Five Great Shinobi Villages!
Because they rely on their own strength to bully small countries wantonly, this results in the world never being able to usher in peace!
Nagato's peace plan to create the ultimate weapon to intimidate the entire world is also based on this point. Aren't you Five Great Nations relying on your own strength to bully other countries!?
Then I will do the same thing!
Use absolute power to make you surrender!
For those of you who are dissatisfied, let us experience what real pain is!
Therefore, I 100% agree with Obito's so-called use of the contradictions between Five Great Shinobi Villages to further stimulate their conflicts so that their next Tailed Beast Capture Plan will go more smoothly!
Five Great Shinobi Villages It's dog eat dog!
"Oh? Did Uchiha Obito propose it himself? Is there any problem here, Nagato?"
After all, he deceived himself and Nagato about his existence, and Konan didn't believe Obito at first. Now Konan becomes wary of whatever Obito says!
Even if there is no possibility of any problems in words and actions in theory, as long as there is a slight possibility, Konan must be suspicious!
It's not that Konan is suspicious, but that Obito is really untrustworthy. She is very worried that she and Nagato will be deceived by Obito again!
"Haha, you don't have to worry about this. Konan, Obito has already explained the detailed plan in it. At Kumogakure's place, he has already taken advantage of the time when Five Kage Summit has just ended to contact that Fourth Raikage. Next, he plans to find a time to go to Sunagakure's place!"