Ye Zhuo lived a very leisurely life, completely ignoring the concerns of the outside world.
The Land of Land of Lightning is a vast territory, and it has been incorporated into the blueprint of the Shadow Empire ever since.
The Shinobi World was thrown into complete chaos.
Next, Ye Zhuo could transform into a long sword and thrust it at the remaining three major ninja villages at any time.
Some things that were only a concern also followed.
Orochimaru of Hidden Sound Village had been hiding here for a long time. Originally, this place was the safest place imaginable, with the Land of Lightning, the Land of Hot Water, and the Land of Iron nearby as a shield.
Unexpectedly, all these places fell into Ye Zhuo's hands.
The old rule was that Ninja Shadowkhan would fight to the death, while the daimyo remained unscathed.
Until Ye Zhuo appeared, disrupting all the original rules of the game, and with a single kick, the entire chessboard was overturned.
The outbreak of war was inevitable.
The three great ninja villages ultimately decided on Rain Hidden Village was located in the middle.
As a result, the Akatsuki, which was originally hiding here, became somewhat uncomfortable.
They had just saved enough money to begin their search for the Tailed Beasts.
Ye Zhuo then captured the Two-Tails, Three-Tails, and Eight-Tails beasts, greatly increasing the difficulty of the plan.
The fact that all three major ninja villages are holding their meetings here makes things even more complicated.
It's unclear whether a powerful figure has already spent a large sum of money to have the Akatsuki assassinate Ye Zhuo.
"Assassinate the Demon Shadow?"
Konoha Village, Hokage's office.
Hiruzen Sarutobi hand on the table and stood up.
"The Demon Shadow's strength is unfathomable, and it is very likely that it is comparable to the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju."
Previous intelligence has confirmed that he used the Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands technique when capturing the Three-Tails!
"If your assassination attempt fails, war will break out prematurely!"
The other corner of the conference table.
The daimyo of the Land of Fire looked on with disdain.
"Hiruzen Sarutobi, even someone as strong as the Professor of Ninja Shadowkhan has grown old."
He's nothing more than an ambitious schemer.
Was Uchiha Madara strong enough back then? Was the Uchiha Clan weak?
They won't die without a burial place!
"Once the Demon Shadow dies, his summoned beasts will become ineffective."
The daimyo of the Land of Fire would never have had such courage before; he's just desperate and grasping at straws now out of fear of death.
Whether the daimyo of the Land of Hot Water and the Land of Iron live or die is irrelevant.
The great figures of the Land of Water and the Land of Lightning, once their heads fell, assumed that he too would one day be beheaded.
The fear lingered day after day, keeping the Land of Fire Daimyo awake at night.
He had to hire the Akatsuki to assassinate him.
"The Allied Shinobi Forces has not yet been established."
If the assassination fails, can our Land of Fire withstand the army of shadows?
"At that point, they'll just be picked off one by one by the Demon Shadow!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was so angry he was speechless.
"I support Your Majesty in this matter."
Without Hiruzen, the Ninja Alliance could not have been established.
Ohnoki wished Konoha would wither away; rather than wasting Konoha, he'd rather hire Akatsuki.
Danzo made Hiruzen Sarutobi's head spin even more.
Hidden Rock Village.
The daimyo of the Land of Earth was sitting in front of Ohnoki.
"Ohnoki, are we going to hire the Akatsuki? I can offer double the price!"
"Of course, why waste our own strength?"
Ohnoki acted decisively; Hidden Rock Village had hired Akatsuki more than once.
They were already very familiar with this.
In fact, the wars of these past years have always been Xiaolai's responsibility.
This allowed Akatsuki to accumulate a large amount of funds while also undergoing constant training and gaining access to the locations of the various Tailed Beasts and Jinchuriki.
Sand Hidden Village.
Rasa wasn't in a good mood; they had no intention of forming Allied Shinobi Forces.
He even went so far as to immediately kill Hiruzen Sarutobi, ending the old man's era.
Life in the Land of Wind is truly miserable. If they could obtain resources from the Land of Fire, there would be no future for them.
Hire the Akatsuki?
Konoha and Iwagakure are both wealthy and powerful; Sand Village doesn't have that kind of money.
"We have no choice but to hire them; it's not like we haven't done it before."
There are some things we can't do ourselves, so we should try harder.
"Rasa, I'll pay for it."
The daimyo of the Land of Wind couldn't wait for Ye Zhuo to die; he was only doing this to save his own life.
At the time when the Akatsuki was making a fortune.
The atmosphere in Rain Hidden Village doesn't seem good.
"Damn it, Ye Zhuo, that sixth brother, actually controlled three tailed beasts!"
"The Land of Iron is very close to Hidden Waterfall Village, and the Chomei, is also there."
"If we take over Hidden Demon Village, we can easily add the Two-Tails, Three-Tails, and Eight-Tails to our possession."
"I have enough money, I like it!"
"Dear seniors, may I make this trip?"
In the darkness, these people dressed in special robes chattered amongst themselves.
Compared to this panic.
At this moment, the most panicked were Hidden Waterfall Village and Hidden Sound Village.
Using his agility and nimbleness, the Chomei, began his infiltration of the Shadow Empire.
Utakata, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki who escaped from Mist Hidden Village during the Village of the Bloody Mist era, hesitated before embarking on his journey home with Hotaru.
Both of them infiltrated the village solely for their own benefit.
Only one person was truly special.
He wasn't concerned about the survival of his own village, but only about Ye Zhuo's strength and the strength of the Shadowkhan.
This piqued their interest, making them want to try and discover more secrets.
Swish!
A long-haired figure moved swiftly through the forest.
It was Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin and a lover of immortality.
While he infiltrated the Shadow Empire.
Hidden Sound Village.
A tall figure then appeared.
"Has Orochimaru left?"
"That's right, Lord Demon Shadow."
The Nine Shadow Generals have completely taken over Hidden Sound Village, captured everyone there, and seized all of Orochimaru's research findings.
"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind."
The four of you will take over and occupy the entire Hidden Sound Village.
Those who disobey will be taken to build Impel Down.
"You five go and attack Hidden Waterfall Village. The Six-Tails Jinchuriki has already infiltrated my territory."
Ye Zhuo annexed both Hidden Waterfall Village and Hidden Sound Village overnight.
Kaede and Orochimaru were unaware that something was amiss in their own backyard.
[Bite!]
[Main Quest Completed: The Fourth Ninja Village Rising, Bringing Future Technology to the Shinobi World, Attacking the Hidden Sound Village in Ten Days, Obtaining All of Orochimaru's Data, Developing the Seraphim, Scientific Ninja Tools]
[Quest reward obtained: Six Paths Power (Perfect Version)]
The Six Paths Power?
Ye Zhuo gathered a powerful amount of chakra in one hand.
I felt a continuous surge of power within myself.
"Oh, that's quite amazing. This thing seems to have fused the chakra of Yin-Yang Five Elements."
Ye Zhuo couldn't understand why, since he originally possessed all the chakra elements of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements, he hadn't fused them into the Six Paths Power.
It seems the Sage of Six Paths is quite something.
[Main Quest Unlocked: The Ninja Village Rising. Hidden Waterfall Village has Hero's Fountain that can unleash chakra tenfold, but that's not important. Recruiting the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki as a villager is a better choice.]
[Quest Reward: Toad Sage Mode (Perfect Version)]
Nine Truth-Seeking Orb floated behind Ye Zhuo, which he obtained after mastering the Six Paths Power.
"Outrageous, I now possess the Six Paths Power."
They already have the Truth-Seeking Orb, yet they still want to learn Sage Jutsu separately.
"As expected of you, System, the sheer number of bugs you've piled up is outrageous."
[Toad Sage Mode - Perfect Version: No side effects. Greatly enhances perception, speed, strength, and healing abilities. Converts natural energy into Sage Jutsu Chakra at a limited speed. After the Perfect Version upgrade, its power and speed are greatly increased.]
"Understood."
Ye Zhuo silently slipped into the darkness.
Searching for the shadow of Maple.