Nagatama Castle, inside a large tent that had just been erected.
After Hiruzen Sarutobi and learning about the current situation, Nagatama arranged for the construction of a room that could represent the Five Kage Summit.
The tent was divided into five areas according to the directions and colors of each country.
The Ninja treated the wound on his waist inflicted by Uka Senju.
After issuing the various tasks, Hiruzen Sarutobi, accompanied by two guards, entered the tent and sat on the side belonging to the Land of Fire!
"Splash!"
Opening the door curtain, a one-armed man with a brown hat on his head, a dark panel, a height of two meters, a muscular body, and a tattoo of the word "Thunder" on his right arm took the lead and walked in.
" Sarutobi, are you planning to hold Five Kage Summit?"
The burly man's rough voice rang out. As he walked towards the area designated for the Land of Lightning, he sneered a few times and continued, "Having been expelled from Konoha, do you still deserve to sit in the Hokage's seat?"
"You..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi reached out and stopped the guard who was about to speak up.
" The Third Raikage wants me to contact the Senju and sit here!"
In response to the Third Raikage's sarcastic question, Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled nonchalantly and said, "I have no problem with that. I wonder if you'd like Senju Toka or Uka Senju to come?"
One is the current ruler of the Senju, and the other is the future ruler of the Senju and the new god of the Shinobi World.
These two are the best candidates for the Senju to come here, and of course, they are also the mortal enemies of the Third Raikage!
If you're going to be so sarcastic, then let's hurt each other and see who's more afraid!
His conflict with the Senju was all about the Senju Clan Members, while the other side's conflict with the Senju was top-down.
If at this moment he were truly willing to pay a heavy price, even his own life.
He didn't think Senju would actually refuse to trade the strength his Senju possessed for the lives of the Sarutobi clan!
"Snort!"
The Third Raikage, who had originally intended to mock Hiruzen Sarutobi, suppressed his anger, sat down in the Raikage's seat, and snorted coldly without saying another word.
Before entering the tent, he had already learned about the forces that Sarutobi had deployed in this area from the intelligence Ninja.
With around 20,000 Ninja, he didn't want to force them to truly join the Senju.
With Sarutobi, Kumogakure won't become a target of the Senju!
So when he couldn't gain the upper hand verbally, he could only swallow his pride and bear it with a slight sense of frustration!
Of course, Hiruzen Sarutobi's words also helped him determine the strategy the other party intended to execute this time.
The intelligence Ninja were able to gather information about Sarutobi's side so quickly and efficiently, most likely because those guys were deliberately cooperating!
According to the information provided by Sarutobi, the Senju currently has more than 40,000 members, and if another 20,000 are added...
Even if clouds and earth were combined, they might not be able to fight the enemy on the battlefield!
... I'm afraid to act rashly for fear of unintended consequences!
"Splash."
The tent's cloth curtain was lifted again.
A person wearing a blue straw hat and whose lower half of his face was covered by his collar walked in with a group of people behind him!
Ignoring the stares of the others in the room, he walked straight to Mizukage's seat, sat down quietly, and said nothing.
The leader of Iwagakure was also brought into this tent by the two Kage.
But once he saw the layout inside, he quickly walked to a corner and stood there, neither sitting down nor taking the spot that belonged to the Land of Earth.
At this moment, no orders have been received from the Iwagakure of Lord Tsuchikage, and he dares not express any inclination or attitude!
Seeing that everyone who arrived first had already arrived, they ignored the actions of the person in charge of Iwagakure.
With a light cough, Hiruzen Sarutobi, as the host, took the initiative to initiate the meeting. " Raikage, Mizukage, you two have already reviewed the intelligence regarding the Senju."
"Would you two be willing to participate in and form this punitive alliance?"
Inside the tent, silence fell for a moment because of the question about the Third Hokage.
The guards brought by the three Kage and the person in charge of Iwagakure all unconsciously lowered their breathing and frequency!
After a long silence, the Third Raikage, sitting diagonally opposite the Third Hokage, tapped the table with his remaining right hand, drawing everyone's attention, and said in a deep voice, "Is the information you passed on to us regarding the Senju genuine?"
Although it's clear that the Third Hokage is unlikely to have falsified this.
But given the magnitude of the matter, he still inquired about it just in case!
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded slightly upon hearing this, meeting the gaze that had turned to him from inside the tent.
He removed the red hat that symbolized the Hokage from his head and placed it on the table in front of him. He then extended his right hand and placed it on top of the hat, saying, "In the name of the Third Hokage of Konohagakure Sarutobi Clan, I swear that the information I previously provided to you regarding the Senju was entirely truthful!"
"The numbers you two saw, along with the personal information about Uka Senju, were all carefully collected and analyzed by our side; there is absolutely no falsification involved!"
After he finished speaking, he withdrew his right hand and waited for the two men to answer the previous question.
He has already answered the other party's concerns in the most direct way.
It's best if both sides express their sincerity in a small way!
Upon hearing the Hokage's words, the guards inside the tent all turned their gazes back to their own Kage!
When the person in charge of Iwagakure heard the Hokage's words, their eyes involuntarily narrowed.
The Hokage provided the answer in the way that best proved himself in the Shinobi World.
He would then need to report what happened inside the tent to his own Tsuchikage as soon as possible.
The three shadows allowed themselves to stay here; wasn't this exactly what they wanted to do?
"Agree!"
The Third Mizukage, upon entering the tent, uttered his first words.
"Alright, Kumogakure will participate!"
The Third Raikage was very satisfied with the Mizukage's statement.
He nodded in agreement, then turned his gaze to Hiruzen Sarutobi across from him and said, " Kumogakure will arrange the troops as soon as possible, but how fast they go will depend on the Lord Hokage!"
Understanding the meaning behind the other party's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi also knew that whether or not war supplies were prepared, and how much, would indeed affect the speed of troop deployment.
At this moment, having directly requisitioned Nagatama Castle, he smiled and promised everyone, meeting Raikage's gaze. "Everyone just needs to have their teams bring rations and a basic amount of combat supplies, and get here as soon as possible."
"Please rest assured, everyone. My war supplies in Nagatama Castle are sufficient to equip and utilize an army of 100,000!"
Upon hearing this, the people from the Cloud, Mist, and Rock factions nodded slightly, understanding Hiruzen Sarutobi's choice.
The head of Iwagakure stood in a corner, silently memorizing all the information.
After deciding on the two Kage to participate, he instructed his guards and the guards brought by Hiruzen Sarutobi to discuss the details!
With this, the Allied Shinobi Forces were officially established. Now, all that was left was for the four nations to bring their forces to Nagatama Castle!
Although neither the Third Tsuchikage nor the Third Kazekage has yet made a statement, everyone understands that once the news from here gets back...
Therefore, the answer for the other two Shadows can only be "participate"!
In that dark underground space called the ' Mountain Graveyard '.
Amidst the specks of green light, a pair of red eyes suddenly opened and looked down.
"Ca~!"
A flame was lit, and the candle's yellowish-gray glow dispelled the darkness in the vicinity!
A humanoid creature, entirely black with two pitcher plant-like appendages on its shoulders, stands beneath a stone pedestal, holding a candlestick.
It bowed respectfully to the person sitting on the stone seat above, who had opened his eyes, and said slowly, " Lord Madara, things have changed suddenly. There have been major changes in Konoha, so I had to come back in person to inform you."
The Uchiha Clan was a key part of the plan.
Ever since the plan was set, the Uchiha has been under its surveillance.
But what happened today is a major blow to the plan.
If they hadn't run fast, that Wood Release would have left it behind!
The original plan was once again disrupted by an unexpected event. While feeling frustrated, it also hoped to use this incident to urge the person in front of it to speed up their actions or step forward directly!
"Tell me, what exactly happened in Konoha?" Madara Uchiha said coldly.
The fact that this thing suddenly returned means that something significant has happened in Konoha.
But... was the information about Hiruzen Sarutobi false?
Or perhaps something else happened in Konoha that Hiruzen Sarutobi was unaware of?
He frowned slightly, awaiting the answer below.
Upon hearing this, the humanoid creature, entirely black except for two plants growing on its shoulders, straightened up.
He took a branch from behind him and handed it to the person above, saying, "Today, in addition to dealing with the Sarutobi Four Clans, Senju also ordered Senju Wood Release to eliminate the Uchiha Clan."
"Based on the latest intelligence, the Uchiha Clan has most likely been wiped out by the Senju's Wood Release!"
The information about Wood Release is already there from that tree branch; it doesn't need to say anything more.
It believed that the adult on the other side could sense something so familiar.
Aside from these two events, there are other developments in the Sarutobi Clan's battle situation or other actions by Senju.
Knowing what this adult had been doing with his eyes closed, it didn't mention it at all!
Because of these publicly available facts, it believed that Hiruzen Sarutobi had already informed those above him!
"Snap!"
A crisp sound of wood breaking rang out from the hand of the person sitting on the stone seat.
A power no less than Hashirama's was born, and those who betrayed him but were his own people were wiped out, thus hindering the plan before it could even begin!
This series of bad news caused Madara Uchiha's emotions to fluctuate wildly.
"Does this really mean we have no choice but to look outside?"
He originally intended to wait and select a person with sufficient talent from among the Uchiha clan members.
But with the Uchiha Clan wiped out, the only way to successfully complete the plan is to choose from other Shinobi Clan!
But... will it really be easy to find someone who can withstand the power of those eyes?
He had some concerns about the plan, but these were not enough to make him consider giving up.
If it's hard to find, then live a few more years, wait patiently, and keep searching!
"Besides the major powers, you should also make sure your intelligence network is more extensive in the Small Countries!"
"Yes, sir!"
The all-black humanoid creature understood the meaning of the voice above.
So, while bowing to acknowledge its mission, it also began to filter the races that could bear those eyes!
It had never really agreed with the ideas of the 'adult' above.
The Rinnegan is the ultimate product of Yin Power; how could it possibly be controlled by someone from the Uchiha Clan, whose element is Yin?
In other words, if the Uchiha Clan wanted to control it, without absorbing some Yang Release and having very high talent, there would be absolutely no possibility of completing the transplant!
As a mother's child, it knows everything about the past!
However, it couldn't reveal anything to avoid arousing suspicion from above, so it could only use time to dispel Madara Uchiha's idea.
In some ways, Senju's extermination of the Uchiha Clan was actually a great help to them!
With the major decision made, Madara Uchiha the subject and inquired about the detailed information regarding the Senju and Konoha.
Although he hated those traitors and didn't consider them his own people, they were still Uchiha after all!
Unable to take action personally, he would still show the Senju what 'rage' truly meant through other means!
Inside a large stone hall located in the center of a small island in the endless sea.
A middle-aged man dressed in a white, modern-style suit, with his blond hair combed upright, nervously and somewhat stammeringly reported to a middle-aged man above him who wore a white haori, a red belt around his waist, red neck and wristbands, his hair gathered on top of his head with a long braid at the back, red earrings, and prominent black tattoos below his left eye and on his chin.
After hearing the bad news from his subordinate, the middle-aged man sitting on the high stone seat slowly opened his eyes with black pupils.
Looking at his subordinate below, whose expression was filled with fear and anxiety, he said somewhat casually, "So, the people you placed in the Land of Whirlpools didn't see anything!"
The blond-haired middle-aged man didn't even dare to wipe the sweat from his forehead. Upon hearing the question from above, he quickly bowed again and said, "Yes... yes, sir. Senju Wood Release did not go to the Land of Whirlpools. Instead, they used this opportunity to launch an attack on the Sarutobi Four Clans."
This plan was proposed by myself in response to requests from higher authorities.
But things went wrong, and despite the organization expending so much effort, the mission objective was not achieved at all?
All these results combined left him with no desire to even curse Senju in his mind.
If he cannot withstand the punishment from above, this day next year will be his death anniversary. Living is more important than revenge!
Jigen remained unaffected by the bad news, calmly asking, "How is the situation in Konoha?"
It was just an observation plan; if it failed, it wouldn't have much of an impact.
The guy in front of him was still useful, at least until he confirmed the situation with the Wood Release technique, he didn't plan to rashly replace him with an assistant!
Upon hearing this, the blond-haired middle-aged man quickly recounted all the information he had gathered before arriving. " The Senju have now won the battle within the village. The Uchiha Clan was completely wiped out by the Senju's Wood Release. Konoha has now completed its reorganization and is currently undergoing unit training."
"Regarding battlefield details and other intelligence, due to the Senju purge, our remaining intelligence personnel in Konoha are mostly ordinary people or marginalized figures; they don't have access to much more information for the time being!"