Telescope Technique

Boom~~~

The entire desk, along with half of the Third Hokage's body, was shattered by Tsunade's kick.

"Hiss~ Thank goodness that Monster Strength Punch didn't hit me, otherwise I'd probably have to play Go with Shikamaru again in my next life. Sigh~ What a hassle. Anyway, I've already brought him here, I'd better retreat."

Seeing Tsunade's imposing presence, Nara Shikaku silently retreated.

"Tsunade, let me explain. I was genuinely observing the people's conditions, and I had absolutely no evil intentions whatsoever. Besides, all the major ninja clans have protective barriers, and I was just observing the common people's soup..."

Boom~

"Ordinary people can watch this? You incorrigible old fool, damn it!"

Another punch, and the remaining half of the Third Hokage's body shattered.

With a thud, Tsunade it to pieces. Only then did she calm down her raging emotions.

Whoosh whoosh~

A surge of Impure World Reincarnation washed over the shattered Third Generation, and it slowly regained its original form.

"Don't act yet. I called you here because it's really important. The Akatsuki might contact you through White Zetsu soon. I just got news from Yamanaka Arashi that Black Zetsu and Nagato plan to team up with you to deal with the Uchiha Clan and Uchiha Gen. Oh, and they even think you resurrected Madara Uchiha."

Looking at Tsunade in front of him, the Third Hokage, in order to prevent Tsunade from taking further action, hurriedly and quickly recounted all the information that Yamanaka Arashi had sent him.

"Hmm? Join forces with me to deal with Gen? What a brilliant idea. The Akatsuki really has a lot of clever people out there. As for reviving Madara Uchiha? It seems the Akatsuki took Yamanaka Arashi away just to get their hands on the corpses of these dead powerhouses?" Luckily, the Uchiha Clan got there first and revived Madara Uchiha, otherwise it would have taken much longer.

"So, Tsunade, what do you mean?" Hmph, the evil Akatsuki actually dared to scheme against Lord Gen and the Uchiha Clan; they're practically courting their own destruction.

"Hehe, no need for that trouble. Just tell Yamanaka Arashi to arrange a meeting place with them. I'll go and talk to them in person then." He took this opportunity to seal away the pitch-black thing with Uzumaki Xiangzi.

"I see, I understand. I'll let Yamanaka Arashi know." Whew, at least I managed to divert attention. Looks like I can't keep the crystal ball in such a conspicuous place anymore.

Land of Snow,

Hidden Snow Village, the Uchiha Clan Compound.

"What? The Akatsuki contacted you through Yamanaka Arashi?" Uchiha Gen, who was handling matters with Xia, did not stop his discussion of life even when faced with Tsunade.

"That's right, those guys are still up to no good. They said they won't give up until they get their hands on the Nine-Tails and the One-Tail. Moreover, they seem to have misunderstood our relationship. I, the puppet Fifth Hokage, am exactly the kind of person they're trying to win over."

Foolish people, you all Akatsuki. How could I, Tsunade, become someone else's puppet? Do you really think I can play like Namikaze Minato? The Hokage Position, if it weren't for Gen's strong insistence, I wouldn't even bother with it.

"So you're planning to turn the tables on me? Xia, stop fooling around, Tsunade and I are talking about serious business." Gently patting the mischievous Xia, Uchiha Gen turned to look at Tsunade beside him.

"I've already had the old man arrange a time with them. We'll meet tomorrow in the forest ten kilometers outside of Konoha. That Black Zetsu should be there too. If we bring Xiangzi, the sealing master, along and play it safe, we should be able to take him down."

Xia let him escape last time because Xia's Sealing Jutsu weren't very strong, but if I bring Uzumaki Xiangzi with me tomorrow, Black Zetsu will have almost no chance of escaping.

"Is that so? Just to be on the safe side, I'll go with you tomorrow night. After all, you're pregnant now, and it wouldn't be good if you upset the baby." This kind of thing can't be taken lightly. The Akatsuki and Black Zetsu are just too unpredictable. Who knows what kind of trump cards that old schemer who's been hiding for thousands of years might have?

"Gen, I think we should bring Yukina along. Didn't she recently seal away the Little Ten-Tails? With her looks, she might be able to play an unexpected role."

Hinata Natsumi paid close attention to this subordinate who resembled Kaguya-hime, as Natsu Hyuga Gen. After all, she looked so much like the legendary Rabbit Goddess; perhaps Kaguya Yukina was the reincarnation of the Rabbit Goddess?

Although this Grand Master's usual performance isn't particularly outstanding, who knows if she might suddenly unleash her full potential? Gen has invested a lot in Yukina, not only transplanting the Tenseigan into her but also giving her his newly bred Little Ten-Tails a few days ago. With such a massive investment, even a pig could take off, right?

"Hmm? Yukina? That's a good suggestion. I'm quite curious about Black Zetsu's expression when he sees Yukina." After Xia reminded him, Uchiha Gen began to mischievously imagine Black Zetsu's expression at that time.

"We also need to bring Madara Uchiha. Yamanaka Arashi had previously attempted to revive Madara Uchiha under Akatsuki's arrangement, but because of our Dream Fulfillment Plan, we beat Madara Uchiha to it. According to the old man's information, Akatsuki believes that Konoha used the Impure World Reincarnation to revive Madara Uchiha, and Akatsuki specifically requested that Madara Uchiha be brought to tomorrow's meeting."

"From a certain perspective, they weren't wrong. The Uchiha Clan is considered part of Konoha, after all. But why specifically request Madara Uchiha's presence? That should be Black Zetsu's idea, since Madara Uchiha's contribution was indispensable in reviving Kaguya Otsutsuki Madara Uchiha."

So be it. With my current strength, even if Kaguya Otsutsuki were to be resurrected, she wouldn't be a match for me. After all, after so many years of strengthening, even without the Little Ten-Tails, I could easily toy with Kaguya-hime with my Jōgan, which is no weaker than the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan.

"Then we're not bringing Madara Uchiha?" The strength of that progenitor of the Ninja World shouldn't be anything compared to the current Gen, right?

"Let's bring them along. After all, they've been planning this for so long. Besides, if we don't bring Madara Uchiha, Black Zetsu and the Akatsuki might be on their guard. With Obito being such a troublesome character, it'll be too difficult for us to keep them here."

Should we bring Kakashi along? After all, only Kamui can counter Kamui. Speaking of which, is Kakashi able to use the Kamui Mangekyō Sharingan effectively by now?

"Uchiha Obito? That's a troublesome guy. But if we launch a sneak attack during the meeting, even with his space-time Dōjutsu, he probably won't be able to react in time, right?"

After all, the difference in strength was obvious. Given their focus on a sneak attack, coupled with Xiangzi's Sealing Jutsu, even a space-time Dōjutsu wouldn't be able to defend against it, right?