Candidates and Going Crazy

Konoha.

Inside the Hokage's office.

The room was packed with distinguished guests. Aside from Lord Danzo of the F4, who was out fighting on the front lines, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura had already arrived.

They were now making plans for this war.

"I don't care about what happened before, but if logistics drag us down in this war against Kumogakure, don't blame me for not showing you any courtesy."

The Old Village Chief laid down the harsh words first.

This war was different from the past. Kumogakure had practically pushed into the heart of the Land of Fire. One careless move, and they would lose everything.

If he really let the Raikage drink victory wine in Konoha, his lifetime reputation would be ruined. He absolutely could not gamble with his own future.

"What do you mean by that, Hiruzen? Koharu and I have worked ourselves to the bone for the village for half our lives. We have never done anything to betray it."

Mitokado Homura spoke with righteous indignation.

After all, they were highly respected Hokage Advisors. What was wrong with siphoning off a few resources from war supplies?

Wasn't that only natural?

As for the strained fighting at the front...

That was a command issue. What did it have to do with them? It did not stop them from eating well in the rear.

"I'll only say this once."

But the Old Village Chief was resolute this time, with no intention of tolerating them. He could Turn a Blind Eye in the past, but whenever his position was concerned, the Old Village Chief would definitely show his iron-blooded side.

Hadn't Danzo's position already been stripped away?

However, when Danzo was mentioned, a trace of satisfaction flashed through Sarutobi's eyes. He took out an intelligence report and handed it to the two Hokage Advisors.

"Although I am deeply ashamed of some things Danzo has done, I Had to Admit that his instinct for war has already caught up to mine."

"These are three Strategies to Break the Stalemate that he proposed based on the situation at the Front Line. He believes we can use a Three-Pronged Approach to reverse our decline in one stroke!"

At last, Danzo's three strategies for defeating the enemy were brought into the open.

That was right.

Even if the commanders at the Front Line approved of Danzo's plan, whether to carry it out still had to be personally approved by the Old Village Chief.

Sarutobi intended to cover every angle in this war. Everything had to pass through his hands, or he simply would not feel at ease.

"As expected of Danzo. With these Three Axes, Kumogakure truly won't be able to withstand it."

After reading the intelligence, Mitokado Homura nodded and expressed his approval of Danzo's ideas.

"Especially the step of making Iwagakure work without paying them. That was indeed brilliantly played."

Utatane Koharu gave her assessment as well, and a proud look flashed through her eyes.

"After the village went through the previous Flames of War, where would we find resources to bribe Ōnoki? Letting him Carry the Sedan Chair for Konoha is an honor for Iwagakure."

Konoha was the First Shinobi Village!

We did not help just anyone!

"You two also think this plan is excellent?"

Sarutobi lit his pipe and made one final confirmation of the two advisors' thoughts.

It could not be helped.

The Old Village Chief had put all his talent points into harming people internally. If one spoke of sensitivity toward warfare, he truly could not compare to Danzo. If even he was like that, there was no need to mention the two advisors.

These three had not stepped onto a battlefield even once since taking office. Danzo had surpassed them in this regard long ago. If they did not accept Danzo's proposal now, they had no other options.

Things were already like this anyway. There was no harm in trying.

He also did not believe that once Iwagakure and Kumogakure started fighting, they would still have time to think about payment.

However, in the end, the three of them Gathered their gazes on the last of Danzo's three enemy-defeating strategies.

"Hiruzen, you..."

Mitokado Homura's Eyes Flashed. He did not Say It aloud, but everyone understood what he meant.

Sarutobi really had medicine that could make tailed beasts go berserk!

Danzo's suggestion was for Sarutobi to send the medicine to the Front Line, then find a heavyweight figure to defect directly to the enemy. That person would then get close to the Eight-Tails and drug Killer B, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

"Ahem."

Sarutobi looked somewhat unnatural, inwardly blaming his old companion. Couldn't these things have been discussed in private? Great, now the storm I worked so hard to suppress is about to start up again!

"I'll reiterate this one more time. The Nine-Tails Attack was not my doing. The medicine was left behind by Orochimaru, and it can indeed cause tailed beasts to hallucinate."

"But I heard that the new Eight-Tails Jinchuriki has a rather unruly personality and is not so easy to approach."

With a dark expression, the Old Village Chief chose to change the subject.

"I have heard of this as well. Anyone who can get along with the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is proficient in singing, dancing, and rap."

Mitokado Homura nodded, then suddenly thought of someone.

"I heard that Hyuga Hitoshi, the Clan Head of the Hyuga Clan, has quite a talent in this area. Why not let him—"

But before he could finish, the Old Village Chief stopped him. The Old Village Chief's gaze was obscure. Compared to Mitokado Homura's suggestion, he had thought of someone else.

After the Nine-Tails Attack, during the blame-sharing assembly, there had been one person who was exceptionally wronged, yet endured the most abuse from the villagers.

Hallucinogenic medicine + a Sharingan capable of controlling the Nine-Tails + the son of a hero unable to bear the insults and pressure, defecting from the village...

It seemed no one was more suitable than him!

It was just that the Old Village Chief did not know whether Kakashi could sing and dance.

"We'll discuss this matter later. Execute the first two strategies first."

The situation in the Shinobi World was ever-changing, and the war between Konoha and Kumogakure remained brutal.

But as Danzo headed for the Land of Earth with an important mission, and as Konoha's forces retreated across the entire line, the whole war suddenly became strange.

And the Flames of War underground seemed to have affected the emotions of those in the heavens as well.

At last.

After more than a hundred people tirelessly and frantically Fanned the Flames, before Branch Family Clan Head Otsutsuki Juren had time to create the Purple Tenseigan, war abruptly broke out.

At first, the conflict only erupted in a beef noodle restaurant opened by a Branch Family member.

But after a Main Family Otsutsuki eating noodles coldly stated that he did not eat beef, then killed the Branch Family Shop Owner on the spot, the situation completely Couldn't Control.

He killed someone just because he did not eat beef?

Did the Main Family have to be this outrageous?!

As more and more Branch Family and Main Family clansmen joined the battle, the entire moon became a bloody Asura battlefield.

The Branch Family and Main Family, fighting in deadly earnest, could not even be bothered to move the battlefield. They simply started fighting where they stood!

Under These Circumstances, the Branch Family Clan Head, Otsutsuki Juren, father of Otsutsuki Toneri, naturally had no way to gather his clansmen and sacrifice their eyes.

Left with no choice, he could only command his clansmen to charge head-on, intending to lead them with his own strength and make the Main Family understand just how foolish they were!

But because they had all been taught by the same Master, deciding victory or defeat came down to who was better at Outside the Board Tactics and who could pull off a Sneak Attack!

Battles rarely ended in a direct confrontation, leaving everyone deeply Frustrated.

This caused both sides to increasingly want to prove themselves. The more they wanted to prove themselves, the more Frustrated they became; the more Frustrated they became, the more they fought.

Obviously, at least on the surface, this war was even bloodier and crueler than the war between Kumogakure and Konoha.

On the battlefield.

A Branch Family clansman had just rejoiced after using the Thousand Years of Death to take down a Main Family Member. But before he could laugh, his head flew into the air on the spot. The person behind him had succeeded in a Sneak Attack and turned to seek the next target.

This war had completely spiraled out of control!

But in the next moment.

As golden light shot into the sky, the moon, previously uniform in Color Tone, became as bright as day in an instant. A Golden Moon was slowly rising!

Everyone's attention was drawn toward it.

No, it was not a golden moon. Those patterns, like the vast cosmos, resembled a gigantic eye!

Like a bright moon dyed gold, that mysterious eyeball carrying a terrifying Sense of Oppression slowly floated in the air.

Those with sharp eyes, however, discovered that a handsome man was standing at the center of the golden eyeball.

The man's long hair fluttered despite the lack of wind. Every movement he made gave others the feeling of a spring breeze.

But his next words shocked everyone so badly their legs would not close!

The man first Patted his hands, signaling everyone to quiet down.

Then he spoke in a booming voice.

"My dear compatriots!"

"Now, all eyes on me! I have an announcement to make!"

Blue Light flickered in his pupils. Hyuga Hitoshi tilted his head slightly and continued his cringeworthy, crazed display.

"From today onward, I am the new Clan Head of the Otsutsuki Clan!"

"Who agrees? Who objects?"

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