Tsunade slipped away quickly, and even Ziyun couldn't catch her.
Ziyun could only sigh, and then personally took charge of all of this.
Within a month, all the personnel arrangements were in place.
Of course, those powerful clans of Konoha wouldn't just stand by and watch Ziyun do this.
After all, this would truly make Konoha a vassal of Kumogakure.
However, after being severely punished by Ziyun during one instance of opposition, those powerful clans dared not object anymore.
Have any of those powerful clans voiced any opposition recently?
Inside the Hokage's office, Ziyun sat in the Hokage's seat and asked Yotsuki A Ai.
Now, Yotsuki A has developed her Devil Fruit power to the Awakening, reaching the Peak Kage Level strength. In Konoha, apart from Jiraiya, no one can rival her.
The last time the Kumogakure's Anbu were moved to Konoha, it provoked resistance from many powerful clans.
After all, this meant that these powerful clans were being monitored by Kumogakure, so of course they would resist.
So Ziyun personally ordered a crackdown on these powerful clans, killing a number of people, which finally silenced their voices.
"There aren't any at the moment, but Lord Raikage, that doesn't mean there won't be in the future."
Yotsuki A had a bad temper and felt it would be best to eliminate all the dissenting voices from these major races.
"Alright, you're in charge of handling this matter. If any clan dares to oppose Tsunade, teach them a lesson they won't forget."
"We should find a chicken to kill and show it to the monkeys."
Ziyun sneered.
In fact, if the major clans of Konoha were willing to submit to Kumogakure, Ziyun wouldn't mind accepting them.
But if these powerful clans still want to maintain their former status and treatment in Konoha, then they are failing to recognize the current situation.
Ziyun wouldn't mind teaching such a foolish and powerful clan a lesson.
"Yes, Lord Raikage, I understand. I will do my best to accomplish these tasks."
After nodding, Yotsuki A disappeared.
" Lord Raikage, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."
Orochimaru soon approached Ziyun, his vertical pupils gleaming with greed.
Seeing Orochimaru's expression, Ziyun knew that Orochimaru must have set his sights on something good again and was preparing to seize it.
"Just tell me what's on your mind," Ziyun said.
"I recently learned about a mysterious Akatsuki. Their leader is incredibly powerful; he even possesses the Rinnegan, the legendary eye of the Sage of Six Paths."
As Orochimaru spoke, he unconsciously stuck out his tongue and licked his lips.
The Rinnegan is the foremost of the three great Dōjutsu, an ultimate Dōjutsu even more powerful than the Mangekyō Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan.
Legend has it that only the Sage of Six Paths, the creator god of ninjas, possessed such eyes; it's unexpected that the leader of the Akatsuki also had them.
Upon hearing this news, Orochimaru was naturally restless and immediately sought out Ziyun.
Orochimaru never gave up his pursuit of the Sharingan, but now that the Uchiha Clan belongs to Kumogakure, they are on his side, so he can't easily take action.
However, there was one Uchiha Clan clan member Orochimaru could use against: the traitor Uchiha Itachi.
Uchiha Itachi's reputation within the Uchiha Clan is now completely ruined, Uchiha Fugaku would love nothing more than to kill this filial son.
However, Uchiha Itachi has now joined the Akatsuki and his whereabouts are unknown, so Uchiha Fugaku has not sent anyone to hunt him down.
" Lord Raikage, I think we can attack the Akatsuki and seize the Rinnegan."
Orochimaru revealed his plan.
"Well, I already knew about that, but I have no interest in the Rinnegan."
Ziyun said calmly.
"Really? Then, Lord Raikage, could you grant me permission? I want to infiltrate the Akatsuki to see if there's a chance to steal the Rinnegan."
Upon learning that Ziyun had no interest in the Rinnegan, Orochimaru became even more greedy.
Doesn't that mean if I obtained the Rinnegan, I could use it myself?
"Your suggestion is acceptable, go ahead, but we need to put on a show, otherwise the Akatsuki won't believe you would defect from Kumogakure."
Ziyun thought Orochimaru's suggestion was feasible.
After all, he still needed the Akatsuki to collect the Tailed Beast and work for him. By having Orochimaru infiltrate the organization, he could also obtain real-time intelligence about the Akatsuki.
"However, you must be careful. The leader of Akatsuki is very powerful, and you are no match for him. It's best not to act rashly," Ziyun said calmly.
"I know that, I won't be that stupid."
Orochimaru laughed and said, "If we can't steal the Rinnegan, then we'll get our hands on Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyō."
"Hmph, the Konoha High Command is a bunch of useless incompetents. They've ruined a perfectly good Konoha like this."
Meanwhile, Obito, who was lurking in Kirigakure, scoffed upon hearing the news that Tsunade had become the Fifth Hokage.
He initially colluded with the Konoha High Command, providing them with White Zetsu to Impure World Reincarnation the First Hokage and Second Hokage, believing that this would allow him to eliminate Ziyun and remove the major threat to the Eye of the Moon Plan.
Unexpectedly, the Konoha F4 got themselves into trouble.
Now that Tsunade has become the Fifth Hokage, doesn't that mean Konoha has been incorporated into Kumogakure?
Most importantly, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has now become a member of the Kumogakure.
" Four-Tails, Eight-Tails, Two-Tails, Nine-Tails —they're all now the Tailed Beast of Kumogakure."
Despair welled up in Obito's heart, and even the look in his Mangekyō Sharingan became lost.
The four Tailed Beast are within the protected area of Kumogakure. How are Tailed Beast going to be collected now?
Using force? Probably not. Even if Nagato possessed Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan, it would be unlikely he could defeat Ziyun.
What's the point of just gathering the other five Tailed Beast?
Eye of the Moon Plan seems to be a long way off.
" Obito, you can't give up. There's a way. You have to pull yourself together."
"And don't forget why you performed the Eye of the Moon Plan ritual in the first place."
Seeing that Obito seemed a little confused, the old schemer Black Zetsu encouraged Obito from the side.
Actually, the Akatsuki wasn't without options; they had many methods, such as Impure World Reincarnation Madara Uchiha.
Alternatively, Nagato could be used to revive Madara Uchiha, but Obito wasn't someone who completely obeyed Madara Uchiha's orders.
In fact, Black Zetsu, who has existed for thousands of years, had already seen through it. Obito didn't really want to revive Madara Uchiha; he wanted to carry out the Eye of the Moon Plan himself.
Therefore, Black Zetsu would occasionally give Obito a hint.
"Lin!!"
Reminded by Black Zetsu, Obito thought of someone, and his eyes hardened again.
For Rin Nohara's sake, I must also implement the Eye of the Moon Plan and create a world where Rin exists.
"In short, we'll proceed according to the original plan: first recruit some S-rank missing-nin, and then collect the Tailed Beast."
Obito resumed his normal tone.
Although his resolve was renewed, he still wasn't entirely confident.
Yeyue Ziyun's strength is unfathomable; Obito's Kamui is completely useless in front of him. Even now, Obito doesn't dare to appear in front of Ziyun.
He was afraid that Ziyun might kill him on a whim.
Orochimaru defected from Kumogakure to steal their Kumogakure techniques, but was captured by the Fourth Raikage.
Obito soon received news that Orochimaru had defected from Kumogakure.
Moreover, Ziyun and Orochimaru put on a show together, a show known only to Ziyun and Orochimaru, and even Tsunade, Mikoto, Kushina were unaware of it.
Of course, this is also for the sake of secrecy.
"Jue, go investigate whether this is true or false."
" Orochimaru is one of the Legendary Konoha Sannin, a decent fighting force. If it's true, we could consider having him join the Akatsuki."
Obito ordered Black Zetsu to investigate.
The future of the Akatsuki is very uncertain, so Obito must do his best to find talented people in the Shinobi World.
Even if Orochimaru was from Kumogakure, Obito didn't care anymore.
If Orochimaru could join the Akatsuki, the Akatsuki's fighting strength would increase significantly.
Black Zetsu quickly found out that Orochimaru had indeed defected.
After all, no one else knew about this except Ziyun and Orochimaru; even Black Zetsu was deceived.
"Alright, then summon Orochimaru. I'll have Nagato handle this."
Obito said that he was actually a little wary of Orochimaru.
It wasn't that he was afraid of Orochimaru himself, but rather that Orochimaru came from Kumogakure and was a high-ranking member of the Kumogakure. He was afraid that Ziyun would tell Orochimaru that he wasn't Madara Uchiha.
If his identity were exposed, he wouldn't even be able to control Nagato, so Obito decided to let Nagato carry out the task while he stayed behind the scenes and played the role of the leader.
Nagato did not object to Obito's order and decided to go find Orochimaru himself.