Five Kage Sign an Alliance! Blood Crow Tsukuyomi and the Stirring Madara Coffin

The battlefield at the northern exit was a scene of utter devastation, with thick, dark blue tree roots broken into countless pieces.

Naruto hovered in mid-air, his Byakugan piercing through the deep rock and soil. The dark red coffin engraved with the character "Madara" instantly disappeared into the depths of the earth Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, Chakra fluctuations completely vanished.

They ran away?

Naruto narrowed his eyes. Obito had escaped quickly, but someone else was controlling the ancient Chakra underground. Kabuto Yakushi?

"Kid, stop looking!" Raikage A's gruff voice boomed from below as he kicked aside a sticky piece of White Zetsu wreckage. "The remaining enemies are all cleared out. Not a single civilian died."

Ōnoki landed from the sky, clutching his aching back and sweat beading on his forehead. "These plant monsters are more troublesome than I thought."

"Back to the venue." Naruto dispelled his golden Yang Release and landed steadily.

Scene change: Evening, Land of Iron Conference Hall.

The dilapidated dome was still unrepaired, and a cold wind howled in. Several bonfires were lit around the hall.

A brand-new parchment scroll lay on the pieced-together table, with the three ironclad rules Naruto had set during the day written on it in black and white.

"I have no objection to the first two points: protecting the Jinchūriki and sharing intelligence."

Ōnoki slammed his withered hand on the table, his beard bristling and eyes wide with fury. "But this third point, joint sanctions? Absolutely not!"

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly tensed. Raikage crossed his arms and watched the show, Terumi Mei smoothed her red hair and remained silent.

Tsunade frowned, about to speak. Naruto pressed her shoulder and stepped forward himself.

"Old Tsuchikage, you old bones really put in a lot of effort when we were dealing with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path during the day." Naruto didn't get angry; instead, he dragged over a chair and sat down casually. "Why are you so suspicious again now that you're back?"

"I've fought my whole life!" Ōnoki floated slightly in the air, looking down at Naruto. "How many times has Iwagakure been betrayed by its allies? These terms of joint sanctions sound nice, but if one day Hidden Leaf takes a dislike to someone, can't you just fabricate a charge and rally other villages to swallow Iwagakure?"

"I don't object to dealing with Akatsuki, but I will never sign a clause that means handing over the hilt of the sword!" Ōnoki declared resolutely.

In the past, Kurotsuchi would definitely have jumped out to speak up. But at this moment, the short-haired girl stood behind Ōnoki, looking down at a file folder in her hand—it was the investigation report on the grain warehouse explosion during the day.

She bit her lip, unusually silent.

"You old man, you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin," Naruto chuckled.

He reached into his ninja tool pouch and pulled out a long black metal nail.

Clang.

The metal nail was thrown onto the table, making a crisp sound.

"This is the Space Nail that Obito used last night to tear through space and send the challenge to me." Naruto pointed to the nail. "It can be planted in the western warehouse of the Land of Iron without anyone noticing, and it will be planted in the Tsuchikage Building of Iwagakure without warning tomorrow."

Ōnoki stared at the metal nail, his eye twitching slightly.

"Do you distrust others, or do you distrust that you too can be betrayed?" Naruto leaned forward, his azure eyes fixed on Ōnoki. "You're worried about Hidden Leaf annexing you, but why don't you guard against the parasites within your own village? Why did Deidara defect back then? Wasn't it because the Iwagakure leadership was suspicious of each other, driving him to become the madman of Akatsuki?"

"How dare you!" Ōnoki was hit where it hurt, his withered fingers tightened around his cane, Chakra surged.

"Grandpa, stop arguing!"

Suddenly, Kurotsuchi raised his voice and slammed the file folder in his hand onto the table.

Among the scattered documents was a map of the Land of Iron's warehouse defenses, along with several tattered Iwagakure- style Explosive Tag.

"Yesterday, what we found in the main grain depot's detonation array wasn't just Hidden Cloud's Lightning Explosion Tag, but also our Iwagakure's stuff." Kurotsuchi's eyes reddened as she stared directly at Ōnoki. "Those rogue missing-nin on the black market who trafficked in weapons have already sold off all our possessions. If the grain depot had really exploded yesterday, all of us, along with the civilians of the Land of Iron, would have been buried here!"

Ōnoki was stunned. He looked at the Iwagakure Explosive Tag on the table, then at his usually unruly granddaughter.

"Defend against Hidden Leaf, defend against Hidden Leaf..." Kurotsuchi gritted her teeth. "That masked bastard is planning to blow us all to smithereens! Without rules, how can we fight this battle?"

Ōnoki's body, which had been suspended in mid-air, slowly descended.

His withered lips moved slightly, and his stubborn anger seemed to have been half blown away by the north wind.

In the vast venue, only the crackling sound of burning firewood could be heard.

"Joint sanctions..." Ōnoki finally spoke, his voice hoarse, "We can add them, but I have an additional condition."

Naruto spread his hands. "Speak."

"The sanctions resolution must be passed by a joint vote of the Five Kage. It cannot be unilaterally decided by your Hidden Leaf!" Ōnoki said, emphasizing each word. "If any country is subjected to unreasonable sanctions, it will be vetoed."

"Make a deal."

Without the slightest hesitation, Naruto pushed the sheepskin scroll directly in front of Ōnoki.

He agreed so quickly that Ōnoki was caught off guard, "You little brat, aren't you going to haggle?"

"Rules are to prevent everyone from crossing the line, not for me to act like a king." Naruto stood up, clapped his hands, and said, "Hidden Leaf doesn't care about one party dominating. I just want the Shinobi World to stop fighting amongst itself, concentrate its forces, and completely crush those Akatsuki rats."

Ōnoki gave Naruto a deep look. This young man's vision was far greater than he had imagined.

Without further ado, Tsuchikage pulled out the seal from his waist and slammed it onto the scroll.

Raikage A stepped forward, picked up a pen, and signed his name: "I'll sign too. We'll protect the lives of Jinchūriki ourselves."

Terumi Mei and Gaara stepped forward one after the other, leaving their marks.

Finally, Tsunade stepped forward and stamped the Hokage seal on her hand.

Thus, the Allied Shinobi Forces, the supreme command center for the Fourth Shinobi World War, was officially established!

As night fell, the Land of Iron entered a state of full military control.

Patrols of samurai and ninja roamed the streets.

The mission's residence, at the end of the third-floor corridor.

Sasuke stood alone by the window, the cold wind ruffling his black hair. He didn't turn on the light, half his face hidden in the shadows.

His left eye had been throbbing since evening.

He opened his palm, and there lay quietly in it a black Crow feather stained with blood. He had found it in the ruins of the western warehouse during the day.

Suddenly, the feather spontaneously combusted without any fire.

A faint, crimson light, following the ashes of the burning feathers, forced its way into Sasuke's left eye.

"Tsukuyomi Space... activated."

The world Sasuke's eyes instantly transformed into a black and white inverted space.

A blood moon hangs high in the sky.

Itachi Uchiha, dressed in a black robe with red clouds, stood on the water with his back to him.

"Brother..." Sasuke clenched his fists tightly, his breath catching in his throat for a moment.

"Sasuke." Itachi didn't turn around, his voice revealing barely concealed weakness, "Obito army was just bait."

Sasuke suddenly took a step forward. "What do you mean? Where are you?"

"The real threat lies underground." Itachi turned around, blood slowly Mangekyō Sharingan. "Obito only told half the truth about the massacre of our clan. Don't believe him, and don't believe any documents or archives left by Danzo. Come to the site of the Lightning Cloud Gorge... There are some things I must personally entrust to you."

The space trembled violently, and Itachi's figure transformed into a sky full of Crow and scattered with a roar.

Sasuke suddenly opened his eyes, panting heavily.

My left eye hurt so badly it felt like it was going to burst, and a line of blood slid down my cheek.

"Lightning Cloud Gorge ..." Sasuke murmured, chewing on the place name, his eyes a whirlwind of killing intent and doubt.

Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open.

Karin rushed in, her face covered in sweat, without even having time to adjust her glasses.

"Where's Naruto? Quickly, tell Naruto!" Karin's voice trembled with extreme fear. "That ancient Chakra from the north exit during the day... it didn't return to Amegakure!"

Sasuke drew his Kusanagi Sword: "Where is it?"

"It's moving towards the border of the Land of Fire!" Karin gasped for breath. "And... its speed isn't Earth Release at all! Someone used Summoning Technique to forcibly drag that monster away!"

Sasuke's gaze turned cold.

Obito was not merely a show of force. The dark red coffin bearing the character "Madara" was the true catalyst for this war.

The storm in the Shinobi World has only just begun.