Reactions of the Major Ninja Villages!

Land of Earth.

Iwagakure.

Within a cluster of towering stone buildings.

The Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, floated in midair.

He clutched the intelligence report from Konoha, veins bulging on the back of his hand.

Bang!

Ōnoki viciously slammed the scroll onto the floor.

But because he moved too violently, a crisp crack came from his lower back.

"Ow!"

"My back!"

Ōnoki let out a miserable cry and fell straight from the air.

Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi, standing nearby, were both startled.

The two hurried forward and clumsily helped Ōnoki onto the sofa.

"Old man."

"What are you going crazy for?"

Kurotsuchi curled her lip.

It was the first time she had ever seen her grandfather wear such a furious, exasperated expression.

"What do you know!"

"The Senju Clan... Wood Style!"

"That nightmare-like power has actually appeared again!"

Ōnoki held his aching back.

A layer of cold sweat had broken out across his forehead from the pain.

Yet his eyes remained fixed on the scroll on the floor.

"Isn't it just Wood Style?"

"Our Iwagakure's Dust Release is a Kekkei Tōta that surpasses Kekkei Genkai!"

"What is there to fear from mere Wood Style?"

Kurotsuchi said dismissively.

By the time she was born, Hashirama Senju had long been dead.

She had no idea just how terrifying Wood Style truly was!

Hearing his granddaughter's naive words.

Ōnoki was so furious that even his beard bristled.

He abruptly shoved Kurotsuchi's hand away and struggled to sit upright.

"Ignorant!"

"You never lived through that era of despair!"

"..."

After saying that.

Images from decades ago surfaced in Ōnoki's mind.

That man in crimson armor had brought his hands together in a seal.

An endless sea of trees erupted from the ground, swallowing everything in an instant.

Before that power, even mountains and rivers had to change their shape.

Dust Release?

Before that absolute power.

So-called Dust Release was nothing more than a child's toy!

"Huff!"

"Qianye..."

"That brat from the Senju Clan."

"That useless Sarutobi Hiruzen actually let him live!"

"..."

A moment later.

Ōnoki muttered a curse.

Naturally, he knew about Konoha's situation.

Ever since Sarutobi Hiruzen took office.

Every genius who emerged in Konoha had ultimately died in some accident.

Since Sarutobi Hiruzen was so good at scheming, why had he not killed Qianye too?

"Forget it."

"Pass down my order!"

"Notify the border forces to cease all probing actions against the Land of Fire!"

"All intelligence personnel are to keep a close watch on Konoha's movements!"

"..."

Land of Lightning.

Kumogakure, Raikage's Office.

"Absurd!"

"Impossible!"

"This is definitely Konoha's conspiracy."

"Wood Style has long since vanished!"

"A brat who appeared out of nowhere can use a Wood Golem hundreds of meters tall?"

"Does he think he's writing some kind of storybook?"

A let out an enraged roar.

His thick right arm smashed directly into the solid wooden desk before him.

Boom!

In an instant.

The sturdy desk shattered into pieces.

"Lord Raikage."

"This intelligence was sent at the cost of his life by our informant inside Konoha."

"We have lost contact with the informant. There is a high probability that he has already died in the line of duty."

"Sarutobi Hiruzen stepping down is a fact, and Shimura Danzō being killed is also a fact."

Mabui adjusted her glasses.

Even in the face of the raging Raikage, her expression remained calm.

At her words.

The Raikage's breathing abruptly halted.

He had a violent temper, but he was no fool.

If they had not encountered a power they could not resist.

How could those old men in Konoha, who had held power for decades, possibly step down obediently?

"Darui!"

"Starting today."

"Kumogakure enters highest-level combat readiness!"

The Raikage turned around and looked toward the dark-skinned young man leaning against the wall.

Whether this Qianye was real or not.

The drastic upheaval in Konoha's political situation meant that the Ninja World was about to face a terrifying storm.

Kumogakure had to clench its fist and prepare for the coming impact.

Land of Water.

Inside Kirigakure's Mizukage Office.

The Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, stood quietly before the window.

His childlike face was expressionless, and his eyes were as empty as a pool of stagnant water.

"You may all leave."

Karatachi Yagura spoke.

His voice was flat, without the slightest fluctuation.

Ao and Mei Terumi below exchanged a glance.

Both saw a hint of gravity on the other's face.

They had also read the intelligence concerning Konoha.

The Ninja World's balance of power was about to be reshuffled.

Yet their Mizukage had not issued even the slightest response.

"Lord Mizukage..."

Mei Terumi wanted to say something more.

Ao hurriedly tugged on Mei Terumi's sleeve.

Over these past years.

Karatachi Yagura had changed far too much.

If they accidentally angered him, they might die here.

Mei Terumi was helpless, but she could only leave together with Ao.

As the heavy office door shut.

The air in the office seemed to freeze instantly.

In the empty space behind Yagura.

Space suddenly twisted in a bizarre distortion.

Accompanied by whirlpool-like ripples.

A man wearing an orange mask with a single eyehole slowly emerged from the void.

Obito Uchiha.

At this moment, an uncontrollable, violent killing intent radiated from his entire body.

The Sharingan hidden beneath his mask.

Its three tomoe spun madly, as though blood were about to drip from it.

"Damn it..."

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

A beast-like growl emerged from Obito's throat.

He kicked over the bookshelf beside him.

Yet Karatachi Yagura remained standing in place like a puppet, utterly motionless.

Obito's mindset had completely collapsed.

His Moon Eye Plan had been proceeding entirely according to plan.

He had secretly controlled Kirigakure, weakening the Land of Water's strength.

He had engineered the Uchiha Clan's crisis, preparing to use the opportunity to collect Sharingan.

Those idiots in Konoha High Command.

Had perfectly served as pieces in his plan.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's weakness and Danzo's greed had all been within his calculations.

But now.

All his schemes had been ruined by this Senju Qianye who had suddenly appeared.

"The Senju Clan..."

"I truly never expected this!"

"There was actually such a pure bloodline still alive!"

Obito gritted his teeth.

He understood all too well Wood Style's suppressive power over Tailed Beasts.

Back then, when he controlled the Nine-Tails to attack Konoha, he had taken advantage of Minato Namikaze lacking any means to suppress Tailed Beasts.

If it had been the current Qianye instead.

Forget the Nine-Tails.

Even if Obito himself charged in, he would probably only end up being crushed alive by the Wood Dragon!

Faced with Wood Style of this level.

Even Nagato, who proclaimed himself a god, might not come away unscathed.

"That useless Shimura Danzō!"

"He had so many Root elites in his hands, yet he died so easily!"

Obito cursed furiously.

With Danzo dead.

The balance of power within the Konoha High Command had completely collapsed.

Chiba's rise to power meant Konoha would become a monolith.

A Konoha with absolute unity, led by an invincible monster!

Under such circumstances.

For him to carry out the Moon Eye Plan would definitely be difficult!