Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha is not motivated.

"Kick!"

Kakuzu raised his sword to block Ginkaku's sudden attack, a hint of doubt flashing in his emerald green eyes beneath his mask.
"What are you two retired old folks doing here, getting involved in this mess?"

"How could such an interesting battle be complete without our Silver and Gold Brothers?"

"Oh!"

Silver Horn grinned maliciously and slammed his fist down, unleashing a terrifying force that sent Kakuzu flying several meters away.

"What exactly does your Hidden Cloud Village want to do?"

Onoki looked at the Silver and Gold Brothers who had come to his rescue with wary eyes. There's no such thing as a free lunch. Over the years, Iwagakure and Kumogakure have kept to themselves and their relationship has never been strained, but it's certainly not good enough for the other to travel thousands of miles to help them.

"We're here to confirm some things."

Kinkaku stretched his neck, which had been numb from the Heavenly Delivery Technique, and scanned the room with a scrutinizing gaze before finally settling on the disheveled Danzo. His already fierce eyes immediately flashed with a chilling light.
"It seems that Konoha has really joined the war."

He licked his lips, a bloodthirsty smile creeping across Golden Horn's face.
"not good!"

Danzo, who was being stared at, inwardly cursed. Even without using his senses, he could clearly feel the undisguised malice in Kinkaku's eyes.

These two brothers came for him!
"Have you offended them?"

Xiu, who had been caught in the crossfire of Kinkaku's malicious actions, nudged the somewhat stiff Danzo beside him and asked in a low voice.

"I'm sure I didn't, but..."

Danzo's face fell upon hearing this. He knew very well that he could only act arrogantly within the village; outside the gates of Konoha, his weapons would become nothing more than roadside scallions and garlic.
Without some henchmen, he wouldn't dare go too far, much less daring to provoke the infamous Silver and Gold Brothers. The only possible point of conflict between them might be the identity he'd mentioned earlier.
"Big-butt kid, do you think if I take you hostage, will that old turtle Tobirama Senju come to your rescue?"

really!

Seeing the mocking old face of Kinkaku, Danzo's heart sank to the bottom. No wonder these two retired monsters suddenly interfered; they were after their teacher who had faked his death.

"I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. There are many students in the teacher's class, and I happen to be the least favored one."

Danzo feigned disappointment and shook his head, secretly praying that Senju Hisami wouldn't come. However, he feared his teacher's only legitimate daughter would become a soft ball for the Black Prison bosses.
"It doesn't matter, since it doesn't cost us anything. Let's just consider it a test of your master-disciple relationship."

Golden Horn waved his hand dismissively, his eyes full of mocking amusement.

"Wait! Did you even ask for my opinion?"

Just as Kinkaku was rubbing his hands together in anticipation, Onoki, who had been left out, quickly flew up to Kinkaku, his tone filled with annoyance at being ignored.
"Wouldn't it be great if we took care of a powerful enemy for you for free?"

Kinkaku looked at Onoki, who was blocking his way, with a puzzled expression. Wasn't this little potato nicknamed the Great Wisdom of Iwagakure? How come he had no sense at all?
"They are my spoils of war."

Ōnoki wouldn't hand over Danzo, whom he was about to obtain, to the Gintoki brothers because he hadn't yet acquired the miraculous technology to evenly distribute the power of the Tailed Beasts.
"Oh? So there's no room for negotiation?"

Upon hearing this, Jinjiao crossed his arms, the chill in his eyes clearly visible.
"Well, it's not like there's no room for negotiation."

Glancing at Han, who was fighting the silver-blue knight, Onoki, clearly seeing that Han was gradually losing ground, hesitated for a moment before speaking in a deep voice.

"How do we plan to discuss this?"

"Let's form an alliance, just like last time."

Onoki looked directly into Kinkaku's eyes, his voice filled with seriousness.

"What can Kumogakure gain? The Land of Rain and the Land of Lightning are separated by a vast distance, and it's not easy to travel back and forth between them."

Upon hearing this, Jinjiao lowered his arm, instantly transforming himself from an avenger into the head of a village.
Their revenge against Tobirama Senju was a personal grudge, but if they allied with Onoki, there would be much more to it than that.

"Thirty percent."

Knowing that the other party was testing his bottom line, Onoki gritted his teeth and held up three fingers.

"As long as your Kumogakure is willing to send troops to help, after we win this war, our Iwagakure will give you 30% of the profits."

"You think a mere 30% achievement is enough to make us, the men of Cloud Village, risk our lives for you?"

To be honest, Jinjiao was tempted. If it were just a simple matter of sending troops to provide assistance, it would be a sure-fire way to make money.
As for failure, if Iwagakure can't even handle Amegakure, then its position among the Five Great Nations is really better given to that greedy bounty hunter over there.

Onoki shook his head; his requirements weren't high.
"If you only need to hold off Konoha and Sunagakure for three days, Iwagakure can flatten the entire Amegakure."

"Fifty percent, plus that big-butt brat."

"Deal, but I need to use the person for a while first."

With the situation urgent, Sunagakure and Konoha having openly declared their intention to support Amegakure, Onoki knew that dragging things out would only worsen Iwagakure's situation. Therefore, he gritted his teeth and accepted Kinkaku's exorbitant demands.
"make a deal!"

Kinkaku's eyes lit up upon hearing this. He hadn't expected Onoki to agree so readily; he should have known to ask for more.
"Silver Horn, get rid of these troublesome guys."

After the agreement was made, Jinjiao turned to his younger brother and called out,

"Got it, big brother."

Silverhorn nodded, his gaze shifting back and forth between Kakuzu and Chihiro.
The "obstacles" that the older brother was referring to must be them.

"Crack!"

To speed up the clearing process, Ginkaku deftly pulled out a gray driver from his pocket and fastened it to his waist.

"Mataru! Two-Tailed Matataru! The Deadly Tiger!"

"henshin!"

As the Two-Tailed Card was pushed in, the ferocious tiger that had retreated to the mountains and forests descended once more. A cold blue flame pillar shot into the sky, and everyone present felt a shiver from the depths of their souls, falling into an eerie silence.

"Tsk!"

Watching the silver-blue tiger slowly emerge from the pillar of fire, Kakuzu couldn't help but click his tongue.

One city, four riders?

Is it really going to result in a default on orders?

The next battle was just as hardcore as when he faced Madara Uchiha's Nine-Tails Knight alone.

"Roar!"

At this moment, the first to break this damned silence was Chihiro, who was being fought by his own mother, Gosho. He abandoned the man whose face was scratched and charged straight at the tiger knight who was the same color as him.

"I regretted not being able to fight you last time for a long time."

Seeing Thousand Wings unleash a wild battle roar, Silver Horn brandished his outstretched claws, his face filled with fighting spirit.

"Bah!"

The next second, the two collided solidly, the resulting shockwave carrying a chilling force.
"purple!"

Having gotten a chance to catch his breath, Han didn't even have time to rest. He immediately darted to the edge of the stinking swamp and pulled the upside-down Little Purple out of the bubbling mud.

"Ugh! Han, why are you so slow?"

Upon seeing the light of day again, Xiao Zi opened her mouth and spat out a large puddle of foul-smelling, viscous liquid. She then glared resentfully at the late-arriving Han.

"This is not my fault; the enemy is too strong."

Han touched the crisscrossing claw marks on his body and explained with lingering fear. Then, he frowned and looked Xiao Zi up and down, who seemed somewhat listless.

"But you, an elite Jonin, how come you can't even save yourself?"

"That guy."

Xiao Zi's face darkened upon hearing this. If he didn't explain clearly, Han would laugh at him for the rest of his life because of this.

"It devoured my chakra."

"Eate it?"

Han paused, recalling his earlier display of weakness, and his furrowed brows instantly relaxed.

"No wonder I got more and more tired as the game went on, while he got more and more energetic." "Hmm?"

On the other side, Ginkaku, who was passionately clashing with Chihiro, suddenly frowned. He felt his chakra being drained away at an extremely rapid pace.
"Roar!"

From the triumphant roar he heard, he roughly guessed what had happened.

"Little Silver, be careful."

The Tailed Beast Card's Matatabi licked its paws, its cat face full of solemnity. As expected of a monster that even the old man found troublesome, it was completely unable to resist the opponent's plundering.

"Turns out he's a glutton."

Silver Horn grinned menacingly, pulled a golden Final Descent Card from the card box at his waist, and pushed it into the card slot in the driver, thereby releasing the power of his bloodline.
"Let's see if I collapse first, or you eat your fill first."

With a dazzling flash of golden light, the final tiger, clad in golden armor, makes a limited-edition comeback.

"Roar!"

Stimulated by the aura of the Sage of Six Paths within the Silver Horn bloodline, Wu let out a violent roar, and his state became even more frenzied. He went from hunting with his back bent over to a wild style of crawling on all fours.

"teacher!"

Han, carrying Xiao Zi, appeared beside Onoki in a flash.

"Zi, go away!"

Onoki fanned his nose in disgust, signaling the smelly little purple to get away from him.
"Yes"

"Han, go and take them all down."

Once the stench had subsided a bit, he pointed to Danzo and his companions, who were left unprotected.
"Then him."

Han nodded, his gaze remaining warily fixed on the composed Golden Horn standing to the side.
"You don't need to worry, the Hidden Cloud Village is now our ally."

"Alright, I'll take care of those guys!"

"Whoosh!"

He had barely taken a step when a sharp, short blade aimed at his head hurtled towards him at incredible speed, its cold glint piercing his eyes.
"Bah!"

Just before Han raised his hand to block, Jinjiao's large hand had already swatted the short blade away.

"You greedy bastard, if you don't leave now, you'll never have another chance to go."

Looking up at Kakuzu, who remained in a throwing stance, Kinkaku wore a cold and arrogant expression.
"I'm paid to do what I'm supposed to do, and I don't want my 100% positive feedback record to be broken like this."

Slowly straightening up, Kakuzu shook his head, golden light particles overflowing from his palm. In the blink of an eye, another short blade materialized out of thin air.

"Heh, that's easy. If you don't take any more orders, you won't get any bad reviews, right?"

Kinkaku chuckled and pulled out a gray driver and an Eight-Tailed Card from his pocket.

"Crack!"

"Ox-demon! Eight-tailed Ox-demon! A domineering water buffalo!"

Accompanied by a nostalgic electronic sound, Kinkaku raised his head and, enveloped in a purple halo, gave Kakuzu a healthy smile.

"Buzz!"

The next second, the chainsaw, a symbol of domineering power, came crashing down.

"Oh!"

With a loud bang, the slender silver beetle rider was sent flying by the chainsaw, crashing heavily into the rock wall beside Danzo and the others.
Are you alright?

The group looked at the horn embedded in the rock and cautiously asked,

"Click~ Click~"

Pulling himself forcefully off the rocks, Kakuzu dusted himself off and spoke in a solemn tone.

"The mission difficulty has increased. If you guys want to survive, you'll have to pay more."

"Add! Add! I'll add!"

Danzo immediately nodded vigorously. Kinkaku was after him, and if he fell into their hands, his kunai's anus would likely be permanently enlarged.

"My Lord Beast, a big order has arrived!"

Upon hearing this, Kakuzu grinned and immediately shouted at the Seven-Tails in his mind.

"Hey, Lao Du, can't we just not make this money?"

Chongming sighed deeply, looking at the chaotic scene of the Tailed Beasts' grand assembly outside, and finally sent out his own primordial chakra.

"Take it easy, I have a feeling there's still someone else around."

"That's even better, then we can pay again."

With a grin, Kakuzu accepted Chongming's source power, raised one arm, and a golden card reader instantly materialized.
Immediately afterwards, he activated the Resentment and Fear Secret Technique, and golden cards appeared in his hand.
"One hundred million~two hundred million~three hundred million, hehe, I've made a fortune!"

As one card after another was swiped across the screen, the golden light emanating from him grew ever stronger.

Seeing this, the Golden Horned Swordsman on the opposite side no longer held back. After all, Kakuzu's Emperor Sword was a form approved by Madara Uchiha, and he dared not be careless. He directly took out the golden buckle and inserted it into the driver.
The next second, the cloak and golden skirt, symbols of strength, fluttered in the wind.

"Do you still have the courage to step onto the field now?"

Having witnessed everyone on the battlefield successively unleash their flashy final forms, a smile played on Gintoki's lips as he nudged Senju Hisa's stiff, delicate body beside him.
Duang ~
Wait, why isn't it stiff?
Duang~Duang~
Undeterred, Uchiha Gin elbowed his elbow twice more after realizing something was wrong. Only when Kushina and the others stared at him with righteous indignation did Gin reluctantly lower his elbow.
"Sorry, I made a mistake."

Fortunately, Senju Hisana was preoccupied with the complex battle situation and didn't dwell on Uchiha Gin's mistake.

"Curly Hair, do you think I can win?"

After a moment, she slowly withdrew her gaze, the knuckles of her fingers gripping the Nine-Tailed Fox Card turning slightly white.
"How should I put it? Numerically speaking, you have a very high chance of winning."

Uchiha Gin scratched his head, compared the combat strength of the Gin-Gold brothers and Senju Hishima, and came to a relatively fair conclusion.

"Is it just a number?"

Do you feel like you're always doing something amazing?

Seeing Senju Hisama's displeased expression, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Do you want me to show you how you, with your white hair, died a reckless death in another timeline?
"I'm going no matter what."

Suppressing the urge to deliver a Flying Thunder God Slash to Uchiha Gin, Senju Hisa shook her head, turned to look at the vast horde of Root members behind her. In the darkness, she saw pairs of eyes shining with hope that she would go and save Danzo.
"Lord Feizhen."

With a complex expression, Nono clenched her fists, inwardly exclaiming that this was the style a leading lady should have, something she could never learn in her entire life.

Give me the drive.

Having made up her mind, Senju Hisama and Asano reached out their hands, wanting to transform. Having the Tailed Beast Cards alone wasn't enough; a driver was essential.

"."

After a long silence followed, all that remained of her words was a deathly stillness.

"You didn't forget to bring them, did you?"

Senju Hisa's face darkened. How could you not carry such important equipment with you?
Seeing that the white-haired man was in a difficult position, Uchiha Gin, feeling a surge of kindness, rummaged in his bag for a few moments and finally pulled out an orange rectangular driver that was different from the usual ones.

"I really can't do anything with you. I just happen to have a newly made one here, you can borrow it. This one can hold two cards at once!"

"No charge?"

Looking at Uchiha Gin with surprise and uncertainty, and worried that there might be some hidden charges, Senju Hisana tentatively asked,

"I already elbowed him." (End of Chapter)