Konoha and Hidden Sand Village Form an Alliance

Sensing something amiss, Black Zetsu once again dispatched White Zetsu to contact Obito.

But the White Zetsu brought back bad news: Obito was missing!

At this moment, Obito is training in the Kamui Space. There are so many things that Obito needs to relearn, master, and finally control.

This is destined to be a long process, but fortunately, Obito is no longer human and no longer needs to worry about things like eating, drinking, and sleeping.

You can fully focus on taking control of your body.

Before entering the Kamui Space for training, Obito was recalled once again by the Undead Army that Moryo had sent to block the Allied Shinobi Forces.

In less than ten hours, its Undead Army was reduced to half its original size.

These legions were indeed ineffective against the Allied Shinobi Forces; although they couldn't kill them, they could be sealed away.

However, they accomplished their mission well, buying time for Moryo spirit to learn how to be a priestess and for Obito to gain initial control over his body.

The Ancient Kingdom of Roran.

After the initial shock, fear, and despair, the high-ranking officials of Hidden Sand Village regained their composure.

With Kabuto's vigorous promotion, Hidden Sand Village also placed its hopes on the Hokage of Konoha, namely Ren.

As for Rasa?

Hmm... The high-ranking officials of Hidden Sand Village could only sigh inwardly.

Hope, even false hope, can give people strength.

Then came a series of practical issues. That's right, not only was Tobi's side having a meeting, but Konoha and Hidden Sand Village were also having meetings.

After all, there's nothing that a meeting can't solve; if there is, then have another one.

Konoha and Hidden Sand Village have formed a deep alliance, binding them together in every aspect.

This statement may be slightly inaccurate; to be precise, it was the forces of Konoha and Hidden Sand Village that formed an alliance in Rōran at this time.

In addition to the existing personnel in the meeting room, the two villages will jointly select a group of ninjas and tell them part of the truth. The remaining ninjas will then have two seals placed in their brains.

One path in Konoha, one path in Hidden Sand Village.

Because no matter what, the disappearance of the two village figures must be kept secret.

Next comes the issue of Dragon Vein; Dragon Vein that have been buried must be cleared out first.

As for the action of converting Chakra into true essence, it has been temporarily suspended.

Even if the equipment were still intact, Konoha and Hidden Sand Village wouldn't dare continue the conversion, let alone destroy it.

After clearing it out, in addition to leaving behind a thousand-strong force on each side, some personnel will also be left to study the Dragon Vein and calculate the time when the Hokage and Kazekage will return.

There's more to it than just this little thing; there's much more.

For example, the most important thing is that concealing the disappearance of the Hokage and Kazekage is not something that can be done simply by sealing their brains.

As the village's Kage, disappearing from the ninjas' sight for so long will inevitably lead to exposure sooner or later; there are simply too many things that need to be done.

In this respect, Hidden Sand Village has a slight advantage over Konoha.

After all, the village's sentiment has always been Hidden Sand Village even though the emperor is gone, the retired emperor and the old lady are still there.

Konoha is in a much more troublesome situation. Although Ren doesn't usually get involved, he can still maintain the operation of Konoha well by selectively informing certain people of the truth.

But Ren loves to be in the spotlight and has always maintained a high level of public exposure in the village.

All of these issues need to be resolved by everyone present.

The meeting lasted until noon on the second day.

After devising a solution, the group didn't rest but immediately began taking action.

It was dusk.

The Ancient Kingdom of Roran, which originally had 7,000 ninjas, now only has a little over 2,000 left.

The remaining 4,000-plus ninjas have returned home after being sealed away.

Yes, the leaders of the two teams returning to the village are 'Ren' and 'Rasa'.

Konoha and Hidden Sand Village reached an agreement: aside from leaving some ninja to guard the Dragon Vein, the Lord Hokage and Lord Kazekage returned to their respective villages with their troops.

This is the illusion that Konoha and Hidden Sand Village are conveying to the outside world.

The remaining 2,000 ninjas have begun to rediscover the Dragon Vein.

"Young man, don't worry too much. We've done everything we can. The rest is up to fate!"

Chiyo looked at the young man beside her, whose eyes were filled with worry, and offered him words of comfort.

Those responsible for matters concerning the Dragon Vein Sunagakure were left behind: Chiyo of Konoha of Konoha.

Kabuto looked towards the horizon, directly in the direction of Konoha, his eyes and expression filled with worry.

Chiyo didn't understand, which is why she remained calm, but Kabuto had a clear understanding of White Zetsu.

Kabuto also knew a little about the ambiguous relationship between Ren and Black Zetsu.

Can the news of Ren- sama's disappearance really be kept secret?

The White Zetsu is alright; they already have specialized equipment to detect its whereabouts.

The difficulty lies in not revealing it to Black Zetsu. Kabuto knows of Black Zetsu's existence, but he doesn't know the details.

Ren always personally contacts Black Zetsu; very little is known about the others.

Hearing Chiyo's comforting words, he smiled brightly.

"Chiyo- senpai is right."

The shrewd and experienced Chiyo naturally noticed Kabuto's absent-mindedness, and shook her head slightly, remaining silent.

Kabuto, on the other hand, secretly made a decision: if Konoha faced an insurmountable crisis before Lord Ren returned, then he would have no choice but to risk using that method.

Kabuto recalled the Summoning Technique that Ren had solemnly taught him. At the time, Kabuto immediately recognized it as a unique Summoning Technique used in the Impure World Reincarnation.

Furthermore, he performed a psychic summoning in front of Ren and saw the legendary ninja within it.

Hopefully it won't come to that!