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Short, light purple hair, a red robe with auspicious cloud patterns, and paper scraps fluttering with her movements...
These characteristics became a shadow in the hearts of all Taki Shinobu.
The first group of ninja from Konan killed their Jonin leader. However, Takigakure quickly assembled a second group to challenge them, but Konan killed their leader as well, and the group scattered and fled.
Then came the third and fourth batches... Perhaps Konan's method of only beheading the enemy was too 'gentle,' or perhaps the will of Takigakure was too firm, until the eighth batch of Takigakure ninja collapsed and fled back to Takigakure, the area near the World of Flowering Trees gradually quieted down.
The process of sealing the Seven-Tails was smoother and faster than Naoki Senju had imagined. Having witnessed the One-Tail, Three-Tails, and especially the Eight-Tails within Naoki Senju's body, the Seven-Tails offered almost no fierce resistance.
The brothers in misfortune remained silently within their own seals, preserving the last shred of dignity for each other. Since they were all sealed away anyway, no one dared to mock anyone else. Even the most talkative Shukaku remained silent.
After becoming the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, Naoki Senju finally gained the flight ability he had always dreamed of!
Three pairs of transparent elytra appeared behind Naoki Senju. The vibrating elytra propelled Senju off the ground, breaking free from the constraints of gravity and soaring into the unbound sky.
Konan's beautiful eyes widened in disbelief as she watched Naoki Senju seal the Tailed Beast in just three hours. One-Tail, Three-Tails, Eight-Tails, and now Seven-Tails —almost half of the Tailed Beast have been sealed by Naoki Senju!
Even the Masked Man couldn't possibly be a match for Naoki Senju now, right?
"What are you staring at? Do you still want to stay here?"
Although the environment in the World of Flowering Trees isn't terrible, it's definitely not suitable for long-term residence, not to mention that it's within the territory of Takigakure, and they'd drive you crazy Tenten.
"... Are you going to capture other Tailed Beast next?"
Konan simply ignored Naoki Senju's teasing; she figured she'd get used to it after spending more time with him.
"No need. The Masked Man can't possibly gather all Nine Tailed Beasts. If he wants to gather Nine Tailed Beasts, he'll have to fight me. Let him gather the other Tailed Beast for me."
Naoki Senju smiled indifferently. Apart from capturing the Tailed Beast itself, the Seven-Tails -Seven-Tails has almost no chance of obtaining its Chakra. Unlike other Tailed Beast, it can summon the previous Jinchūriki. Takigakure is too secluded, so the outside world has no way of knowing who the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki has been.
Obito Uchiha, this is a classic case of luring someone into a trap.
Iwagakure.
Ōnoki irritably pushed the heavy stack of intelligence aside, making it part of the small hill. It contained recent information about the Akatsuki, Konoha, Naoki Senju, Hashirama Senju, and Kirigakure and Sunagakure.
Ōnoki is a little confused about the recent situation in the Shinobi World; it's just too... calm...
Not long ago, Kirigakure had planned an attack on Konoha, which stirred up the entire Shinobi World.
The Fourth Kazekage Rasa, was killed by Orochimaru; the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi in battle; the Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi, was captured; and the Fourth Raikage A, and Killer B were captured...
One major event after another, rarely seen in ordinary times, occurred, yet the Shinobi World remained eerily calm despite all these events. It was understandable that Sunagakure, having lost its Kazekage, continued to operate as usual, given that Chiyo was still in charge of the village.
But can anyone tell him why Kirigakure can still function normally even after losing the Mizukage and most of its elite ninja?
And then there's the Kumogakure, severely damaged and no longer what it used to be...
Looking at the weakened Ōnoki and Sunagakure around him, Kumogakure was so hungry he was practically drooling, but he had to suppress the pro-war faction in his village.
Based on Ōnoki's extensive experience in scheming, this is definitely not right. What lies hidden beneath the calm surface is probably the most ruthless conspiracy. Iwagakure must not act rashly!
"War is endless; as long as there is a conflict of interest, war will break out..."
Konan muttered to herself the whole way. Naoki Senju's Talk no Jutsu seemed a bit too powerful, directly shattering Konan's hope for peace. As long as there is a conflict of interests, war and death are unavoidable. But how can a conflict of interests be avoided?
Conflicts of interest can range from minor to major. The smallest conflict can be a dispute between neighbors, such as a single person being unable to stand the nightly revelry of the couple next door... the scheming of the grocery store auntie and the vendor... or even a probabilistic event like stepping on someone's foot.
The biggest conflicts are, of course, between nations and between ninja villages. For example, Iwagakure complains that Konoha stole their mission orders, Sunagakure is envious of Konoha's natural resources and superior environment, Kirigakure is unhappy with Kumogakure's repeated imposition of tariffs...
These conflicts of interest are irreconcilable and unavoidable.
Kumogakure.
"Mr. Itachi, your Genjutsu is truly outstanding, even magical. Could it be that I've unknowingly fallen under your Genjutsu?"
Kisame Hoshigaki looked at the Kumogakure ninjas who completely ignored them and clicked his Uchiha Itachi in amazement. He had never met anyone who could use Genjutsu to this extent.
Let alone ordinary Genjutsu ninjas, even other Uchiha couldn't do it. After all, he had killed Uchiha clansmen with Mitsudomoe before, so it was nothing special.
The Land of Rain, Amegakure, or more accurately, Amegakure that has become ruins.
Temporary tents were erected around the ruins. These were Amegakure who had returned from a mission only to find that not only their homes were gone, but their entire village was also destroyed.
Fortunately, the timely appearance of ' Pain's Deva Path ' stabilized the situation and immediately organized search and rescue and repair work; otherwise, half of the ninjas in Amegakure might have defected.
Even so, White Zetsu still managed to capture quite a few Amegakure who were preparing to defect, and these 'potential defectors' naturally became fertilizer for White Zetsu.
Although Amegakure was destroyed, this issue wouldn't affect the Eye of the Moon Plan, so Obito and Black Zetsu care too much. At most, they would use the Rinnegan to manipulate the nearly damaged ' Pain's Deva Path ' to make an appearance in Amegakure and stabilize morale.
What truly troubled them was the long-delayed Eye of the Moon Plan.
Kisame Hoshigaki and Uchiha Itachi were tasked with capturing the Two-Tails. Their mission was accomplished, but not entirely.
The initial infiltration and entrapment operations went very smoothly, and the Two-Tails Jinchūriki was even lured outside the village. However, perhaps because the plan was going too well, an unexpected incident occurred.
During the battle, the Two-Tails Jinchūriki, who Complete Tailed Beast Transformation, touched the warning device set up by the Kumogakure. At that time, Kisame Hoshigaki deliberately held back, so the Two-Tails Jinchūriki was still in the upper hand. In other words, touching the warning device was indeed an accident.
Kisame Hoshigaki and Uchiha Itachi were able to easily infiltrate Kumogakure because the A B Combo were captured, Kumogakure lacked sufficient high-level combat power to protect the village. However, they were discovered by Kumogakure again because Kumogakure was lacking in high-level combat power and had to deploy a large number of security devices.