After Jörmungandr displayed his extraordinary Taijutsu, the Vulture realized that there was no way to easily defeat Jörmungandr, so their next target should be Aizen.
They also learned about Aizen from Jiraiya; he seemed to be a ninja skilled in Genjutsu.
Compared to Jörmungandr, who possesses Dark Release Kekkei Genkai and exceptional Taijutsu, Aizen would clearly be easier to deal with.
After all, in the Vulture's view, Genjutsu might work on ordinary people, but they wouldn't be very effective against elite ninjas like them.
Therefore, following Vulture's orders, Root dispatched thirty ninjas to surround Jörmungandr, preventing Aizen Jörmungandr.
The remaining ninjas charged towards Aizen.
However, the Vulture's plan was completely in vain. Instead of stopping it, Jörmungandr on the other side laughed heartily.
The gazes directed at the Vulture were filled with mockery and pity, as if to say that they were a pitiful bunch, undertaking a task as futile as a mayfly trying to shake a tree.
This made him uneasy, but there was no turning back now; they had already reached Aizen.
What puzzled him was that even though they had all rushed in front of Aizen and started attacking, nothing unusual happened.
Their plan went smoothly. Although Aizen was strong, as a Genjutsu ninja, he was naturally at a disadvantage against so many elite ninjas. He was beaten so badly that he was completely powerless to fight back.
So Jörmungandr's look was just misleading him, probably a feigned attempt to confuse him because he feared his companions would be defeated by Root. The Vulture thought to himself.
"Captain Vulture, we've successfully taken care of Aizen. Should we go back and deal with Jörmungandr now?"
At that moment, a somewhat unfamiliar voice rang out, interrupting the jumbled thoughts in his mind and causing him to subconsciously look towards Aizen's location.
A white figure lay dead in a pool of blood. After glancing at the corpse and confirming it was Aizen, he nodded and led his ninjas Jörmungandr surround Jormungandr.
The subsequent plan went quite smoothly. They used their trump card of mutual destruction with Root, and at the cost of three Root ninjas, they successfully eliminated Jörmungandr.
The smooth sailing made him feel inexplicably uneasy, but looking at the real, mangled corpse of Jörmungandr at his feet, he quickly put that feeling aside.
After eliminating the members of the Light Organization, they cleaned up the battlefield briefly and returned to Root to report back to Lord Danzo.
Because they completed their mission so successfully, Lord Danzo rewarded them handsomely by appointing him as the vice-minister of Root.
However, this was not the thing that made him happiest. What made him happiest was something he obtained from the corpses of the Light Organization that could drive the entire Shinobi World crazy and cause a stir.
The scroll bearing the legacy of the Sage of Six Paths.
It turns out that the Light Organization evolved from the Ninshu founded by the Sage of Six Paths. After Sage of Six Paths Ninshu split, a group of people with ambitions for the Shinobi World founded the original Light Organization.
They possessed the secrets of how to reach the level of the Sage of Six Paths, and had been practicing according to this method ever since.
That's why the Light Organization is so special and powerful now.
And now, this method of cultivation is in my own hands.
This means that if one learns it, one has the opportunity to become a sage like the Sage of Six Paths, capable of changing the world.
At that time, Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi Hokage, will all have to submit to him, and he will become the Fourth Hokage of Konoha. He may even be able to unify the entire Shinobi World.
With that thought in mind, the Vulture eagerly opened the Six Paths Secret Record.
The first sentence upon opening this manual is, "The first sword strike after landing: slay the one you desire."
The Vulture was greatly shocked by what he saw. Although he didn't understand, he decided to do as he was told. However, as Root ninja, he didn't have anyone he liked.
Then he quickly looked back, and the second line was, "With no woman in his heart, drawing his sword is naturally divine."
Now the Vulture understood: to achieve the Six Paths, one must be a solitary individual, and he perfectly met that requirement.
Then we begin with the most essential part of the manual: the methods of cultivation.
The text above reads, "Do 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10-kilometer run every day. Avoid air conditioning in hot weather. Stick to this regimen for three years. After three years, you'll become a powerhouse like Six Paths."
Although the manual seemed a bit strange, Vulture didn't think much of it, because the strength of the Light Organization members had already proven its authenticity.
So he began practicing the contents of this secret manual. In order to master this manual, he told Danzo that he had some health problems and needed to recuperate for a while. Danzo was very accommodating and granted him a three-year leave.
So for the next three years, he diligently practiced the Six Paths Scroll every day, year after year, without interruption.
Three years later, the Vulture had gone bald, but it had also become much stronger.
He looked down at his muscular body, clenched his fist slightly, and a popping sound, like air being compressed, was heard.
Feeling the boundless power within his own body, the Vulture was intoxicated.
At this moment, the desire that had been lurking in his heart finally erupted. He felt that he no longer needed to endure Danzo's control, nor did he need to be driven by Hiruzen Sarutobi.
He wanted to take control of Konoha and become the master of his own destiny.
And so, the change began. Vulture first stormed into the Root Base and killed Danzo with a single, simple punch.
Then he rampaged through Konoha, arriving in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi. Before Hiruzen Sarutobi a sound, he Hiruzen Sarutobi him with a single punch and announced to Konoha that he would succeed Fourth Hokage.
The ninjas of Konoha were all intimidated by his strength and had no choice but to acknowledge his Hokage Position.
Even the Sannin, the Wood Release Nova, and the Yellow Flash all submitted to him.
However, he was not satisfied; the territory of the Land of Fire was far from enough to satisfy his enormous ambition.
Therefore, disregarding the dire situation of Konoha, he stubbornly launched a war against the four surrounding ninja villages.
Because Konoha was fighting four against one, and had just ended a war, its strength had not yet recovered, leading to its repeated defeats at the hands of the other four ninja villages, and even its intrusion into the Land of Fire.
Just when Konoha was in dire straits, the Vulture stepped forward. He first single-handedly broke through the combined forces of the four great ninja villages, and then, as if to solve the problem once and for all, he went to each of the four great ninja villages to carry out the act of destroying them.
Because the Vulture's strength was too great, the people of the four major ninja villages were powerless. After suffering heavy casualties, they finally could not withstand it and had no choice but to submit to the Vulture's iron fist, agreeing to the Vulture's idea of merging all the ninja villages.
With the four major ninja villages agreeing to merge, there were no objections from the smaller countries in the Shinobi World.
They all agreed to be merged into the Land of Fire.
And so, the only superpower in the Shinobi World was born. At the same time, in order to glorify the greatness of the Vulture and to curry favor with Vulture, the country's leaders changed its name to the Land of Washi.