Shamon died.
He died fighting Madara Uchiha... Though he died, his death was honorable. He bought all the Shinobi at their encampment two minutes to retreat...
Sunagakure officially withdrew from the First Shinobi World War. Shamon's apprentice, a young man who could use Magnet Release, succeeded him as the Third Kazekage.
"Dave! This war looks like it's almost over! Where else can we go to make money?" Kakuzu sought Dave out to complain, his face full of worry.
You promised to help me make money. How many hundred million have we even made? It's not enough.
"Don't rush. I'm getting ready to take you out to make money right now. Which of the remaining villages haven't we fleeced yet?" A smile appeared on Dave's face.
"Kumogakure."
"Then that's our target! Just watch how I work this time!"
The next day, a shocking discovery rocked Kumogakure: they had actually found a stone tablet left behind by the Sage of Six Paths a thousand years ago!
When Black Zetsu heard the news in the village, he fell into thought... Why does this feel so familiar...?
The tablet described how, before his death, the Sage of Six Paths had left behind seven divine artifacts. Besides the six great artifacts—the Kōkinjō, the Shichiseiken, the Benihisago, the Bashōsen, and the Amber Purifying Pot—there was a seventh: the Water God Gun.
The tablet went on to describe a tale from a thousand years ago. This artifact had originally belonged to the ruler of the Land of Water at the time, who had used the Water God Gun to unite the Land of Water for a hundred years. However, a hundred years after his death, the Water God Gun somehow fell into the hands of a displaced wanderer in the Land of Lightning. After obtaining this mighty