Deidara and Sasori approached Kumogakure from the sky. As one of the few ninjas in the Shinobi World capable of flight, Deidara was a game-changer for most ninja villages.
Putting everything else aside, if they flew through the sky and dropped bombs, there would be very few people in the entire Shinobi World who could stop them.
"It's unusually quiet down there; it looks like they're ready."
"It doesn't matter, we just need to complete our task. Let's begin."
The Kumogakure hadn't expected the attack to come from the sky first. When the explosion rang out, many of the ninjas didn't even have time to react.
The dozen or so Clay Bomb directly caused casualties among dozens of Cloud Shinobi. However, the Cloud Shinobi reacted extremely quickly, immediately responding after the first wave.
Dozens of bolts of lightning shot from the ground into the sky. Caught off guard, Deidara's Clay Bird had its wings broken, but fortunately he was prepared.
The bird was repaired before it landed.
"Damn it, what is that?"
"It's some kind of Chakra Weapon, capable of attacking high-altitude targets. Be careful, they're better prepared than we thought."
As Sasori spoke, he raised his hand and released more than a dozen puppets, which attacked downwards. Deidara, who had almost been ambushed earlier, was enraged and started throwing Clay Bomb down without restraint.
Thanks to the preparedness of the Cloud Shinobi below, this attack didn't kill many people. But while people can run, buildings can't.
After several rounds, at least seven or eight streets in Kumogakure were reduced to ruins.
While Kumogakure was struggling to cope with the attacks from the sky, four Akatsuki members— Kisame Hoshigaki, Itachi Uchiha, Shin, and Kakuzu —had already taken advantage of the chaos to infiltrate Kumogakure on the ground.
"According to our intelligence, the Two-Tails Jinchūriki should be in the center of the village. It's heavily guarded there, and not so easy to get in."
Kakuzu analyzed the situation, but Kisame's analysis was a bit different.
"It doesn't matter, we can just force her to come out."
" Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique." Kisame, known as the tailless Tailed Beast, possessed an off-the-charts amount of chakra. His full-power Water Release directly covered more than a dozen streets.
"Insolence!" A Raikage roar came from within the Water Release. Then, the water exploded, and the Raikage's tall body, crackling with lightning, appeared before Kisame.
Shin, standing beside Kisame, drew his sword to provide support, slashing at the Raikage's arm with his Sky Blade.
As if he hadn't seen it, the Raikage accelerated even further while already moving at high speed, striking Kisame before the blade even touched him.
With a bang, Kisame's body flew backward dozens of meters.
Then, hundreds of Cloud Shinobi appeared around the four.
When the Great War of the Kumogakure began, Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu also appeared in Amegakure (Amegakure) within a Space Vortex.
"Although it's a small ninja village, it's managed better than I expected. And this rain is some kind of Sensory Ninjutsu."
Madara looked at the ninja village before him and casually commented.
"This technique is called the Rain Tiger at Will Technique, Sensory Ninjutsu that Nagato used with his Rinnegan. He should already know we're here, but it doesn't matter. Today, more than half of the Akatsuki members have been mobilized to attack Kumogakure. No one in the village can stop us."
"Even if they were all here, could they possibly stop me?"
Madara was very dissatisfied that Black Zetsu underestimated him. The reason he didn't rush over directly to take back the Rinnegan was twofold: firstly, the Rinnegan's abilities could counter the Reanimated Body; secondly, the previous Reanimated Body had failed to defeat Aoba, which made him slightly cautious.
But that doesn't mean he really respected the ninjas of this era.
" Lord Madara is right. According to my intelligence, Nagato's body has already been weakened by the Rinnegan. Lord Madara should be able to take him down with ease."
"Hmph. Let's go. He's headed towards the sea; it seems he doesn't intend to fight us in the city."
"Heh, that's the difference between mortals and gods. They're always bound by pointless emotions."
In the laboratory of Konoha, Tsunade is examining Aoba's eyes.
" The Land of Lightning and the Land of Rain are already at war. Are you sure we shouldn't get involved?"
"In a battle of that level, only Kakashi and I could get close. Others probably wouldn't even be qualified to get close. What's the point of interfering?"
"But what about my great-grandfather? Can't he get involved either? Ever since he was resurrected, you've kept him hidden in Konoha. You won't even let him participate in something as simple as capturing Madara Uchiha?"
"Heh, Tsunade. Do you really think I want to capture Madara Uchiha?"
"Isn't that right?" Tsunade was also taken aback. She had always thought that Aoba's goal was to capture Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu, and completely eliminate the danger they posed.
But now it seems he has other ideas.
"Believe it or not, Madara Uchiha's philosophy is actually closer to mine than your great-grandfather's."
"That's true, you're all the kind of people who want to unify the Shinobi World. My great-grandfather would never do such a thing."
"That's right, your great-grandfather was too idealistic. In fact, when Konoha was first established, it was the perfect time for unification. But he actually stopped, and I have no idea what he was thinking."
He wanted peace, but look at the entire Shinobi World, how many years of true peace have there been since his death?
"Actually, he regretted it after learning about the state of the Shinobi World after his death. But according to you, Madara Uchiha now doesn't just want to unify the Shinobi World, right?"
"That's right. According to the inscription on the stone tablet in the Uchiha Clan shrine, when the holder of the Rinnegan approaches the moon, they can use the moon's reflection to cast a super Genjutsu called Infinite Tsukuyomi. This will cover the entire Shinobi World, putting everyone into a deep sleep. Everyone can then live the life they desire in their dreams."
"This..."
Such remarks sound like utter nonsense to Aoba, a transmigrator. However, they actually resonate with many people in the Shinobi World world who have experienced countless wars.
Akatsuki of the Kisame, knew the core of the plan yet still supported it. This shows that the Shinobi World truly was like hell for many.
Why would the Uchiha leave behind such information? Why didn't anyone mention it before?
"Because the inscription on that stone tablet can only be seen by those with the Mangekyō Sharingan. I reckon Itachi Uchiha probably saw it too. But that guy is a fanatic. That kind of personality means he's not easily influenced."
"So, Madara Uchiha wanted to trap the entire Shinobi World in Genjutsu just because of the inscription on a stone tablet?"
"That's right. And I can tell you for sure that the contents of the stone tablet have been altered."