In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 519 Six Paths Ninja Tools
Ninja world.

A portal appeared in Shimizu's house.

The two shadow clones exchanged a glance, then one of them went into the basement to cultivate, while the other took a step forward, condensed spatial power, and instantly appeared in the Wind Shadow's office.

Another shadow clone of Shimizu was wearing a shadow robe, sitting at a desk, reviewing documents on a computer.

This was left by Shimizu before she set off.

"You're not the original body?"

The shadow clone, dressed in a shadow robe, hesitated.

Logically speaking, if it were the original body, the shadow clone would be dispelled and its memories retrieved the moment it appeared.

In theory, as long as the skill level is high enough and no flaws are revealed, shadow clones are actually indistinguishable. Not to mention Madara Uchiha, even Kaguya and Isshiki, two powerful Rinnegan Otsutsuki among the Six Paths level, could not see through them.

The same goes for Shimizu. If it were an ordinary ninja's shadow clone, he might be able to find some flaws, but if it were his own shadow clone, he himself would not be able to see through it.

"Not yet. He encountered the Sage of Six Paths and gained a lot. He is currently staying in the outer high-dimensional space, planning to find a different space that suits him to refine his skills."

"Alright, then I'll just dictate it."

The shadow clone, dressed in a shadow robe, shook his head and began to speak.

Two days have passed in the ninja world during the time Shimizu spent in the outer higher-dimensional space.

Just two days ago, the situation in the Land of Earth was settled, and most of the Iwagakure ninjas within its borders had been found.

They would either be killed or flee the Land of Earth as a small, roving force.

However, the entire Land of Earth is currently surrounded by the two great nations of Wind and Rain. If they want to travel by land, they would have to cross the territories of both nations, which is extremely difficult. The only option is to travel by sea.

The vast ocean is indeed difficult to capture, but supplies are also scarce at sea. Without sufficient preparation, even among ninjas who can walk on water, only a small number with a large amount of chakra can escape successfully.

Even if a few escaped from the net within the territory, with organized Sand Village forces stationed in all major cities of the Land of Earth, it is difficult for them to cause any trouble.

The number of Amegakure troops that detached to assist in suppressing Iwagakure ninjas was not large, and they only occupied a small portion of the more valuable territory.

Their real focus was on dealing with the Hidden Cloud Village.

However, Amegakure's performance in the fight against Kumogakure was quite surprising.

The last time they fought against Kumogakure, Amegakure struggled quite a bit, but this time, with Hanzo getting old, his strength has been completely overwhelmed by the Third Raikage.

However, Nagato, the Amegakure candidate, displayed astonishing strength in this battle.

After Hanzo was injured, Nagato summoned the Gedo Mazo and, with the help of the Tailed Beast's chakra, single-handedly defeated the Third Raikage and the Fourth Raikage, A.

The Hidden Cloud Village suffered heavy losses. Its army of tens of thousands was routed by the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, with more than 30% killed or wounded. The Third Raikage was killed while covering the retreat, and the Fourth Raikage, A, escaped with a severed arm. Later, with the help of Raikage Tsuchikage Tsuchikage, Achieved the throne and led the remaining Hidden Cloud ninja to abandon the Hidden Cloud Village. They dispersed into the Land of Lightning and fought a guerrilla war against the Hidden Rain Village.

Only in this way can they continue to resist Amegakure; otherwise, if they gather together, they will only be wiped out by Nagato.

The battle shocked the entire ninja world.

In this battle, Nagato also demonstrated a powerful force beyond the Kage level. Even when facing a strongman like the Third Raikage, he crushed him. Judging from his record, he was not even inferior to Shimizu during the Third Shinobi World War.

If it weren't for Amegakure's unstable foundation and lack of manpower, Kumogakure would have suffered even greater casualties.

Even so, after this battle, the Hidden Cloud Village was practically defunct.

With two tailed beasts lost and the current Raikage killed in battle, only the newly appointed Fourth Raikage and Raikage Tsuchikage Tsuchida remain. The strength of over ten thousand ninjas has disintegrated, hiding in various parts of the vast Land of Lightning in the form of small and medium-sized teams, making it difficult to establish an effective resistance.

They are not much better off now than Iwagakure was before it was destroyed.

Two of the five great ninja villages that once stood at the pinnacle of the ninja world were destroyed in just a few months.

Amegakure's momentum was astonishing, and for a time its prominence was no less than that of its ally, Sunagakure. Hanzo was greatly pleased, and Nagato was riding high, full of pride and high spirits.

"Nagato's strength is not weak. He must have developed most of the basic functions of the Rinnegan. However, the fact that he can combine the abilities of the Six Paths of Pain without relying on Pain is probably not only because he did not have a leg injury, but also because as the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, he does not need to constantly expend his own life force to extract chakra to offer to the Gedo Mazo. He only needs to extract the Seven-Tails' chakra."

The shadow clone Shimizu, dressed in a shadow robe, introduced the information to another shadow clone, number two, who was looking at the text, images, and video materials displayed on the holographic projection.

The Third Kazekage and his 1,500 Sand Village ninjas also contributed to the devastation of Kumogakure. They even witnessed Nagato suppressing the Kumogakure leadership and forcefully killing the Third Raikage with the power of Pain's Six Paths.

Perhaps Nagato intended to use this to intimidate his ally, Sunagakure.

However, this also made it easier for the puppeteers to use the equipment on their puppets to record the battlefield, allowing Shimizu to clearly see just how strong Nagato really was.

"The Seven-Tails' chakra alone might be enough to make up for the deficit, but judging from the fighting power displayed by the Gedo Mazo in this video, it must have been fed the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails to enable it to unleash such power."

Shadow Clone #2 looked at the Gedo Mazo in the video, which was already able to spit out Tailed Beast Balls, and said to Shadow Clone #1.

The Gedo Mazo, though powerful, is just an empty shell and cannot launch a Tailed Beast Ball.

Judging from the video, the power of the Tailed Beast Ball fired by the Gedo Mazo was several times stronger than that of the three Tailed Beast Jinchuriki in Sunagakure.

"The chakra of the three tailed beasts, including the Eight-Tails which is second only to the Nine-Tails, suggests that Nagato may have been holding back and not unleashing the full power of the Gedo Mazo. He was probably on guard against us, since the power he has shown so far is enough to defeat Kumogakure."

The second shadow clone spoke:

"There's no need to revive the Ten-Tails. Although its original strength is enough to defeat it, if Madara Uchiha were to revive as well and become the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, it would be quite a problem. Furthermore, if Kaguya and Isshiki, the two Otsutsuki clan members, were to be brought out, their auras might become the Otsutsuki clan's coordinates for locating the ninja world. After all, a thousand years have passed and neither of them has shown up. If they were to appear, the Otsutsuki clan would definitely come to investigate."

"What exactly did the main body and the Sage of Six Paths discuss? If it's an Otsutsuki like Momoshiki, suppressing them wouldn't be difficult. Could it be that moving Kaguya and Isshiki would attract even stronger Otsutsuki, making it difficult even for the main body and the Sage of Six Paths?"

"That's right. Through the Sage of Six Paths, we can basically confirm that the Otsutsuki God is a multiverse-level existence. After we deal with Momoshiki and the others, other stronger Otsutsuki will come. If we end up drawing out the Otsutsuki God, then we can only rely on the Sage of Six Paths' Pure Land to collect the souls of the ninja world and escape to the outer higher dimensions."

The first shadow clone remained silent for a moment, then slowly nodded.

Even a powerful being at the multiverse level can put considerable pressure on Shimizu.

"In that case, Maki and Ayane Uzumaki should be transferred back to the village to avoid giving Nagato an opportunity. Anyway, Kumogakure is almost destroyed, so we can recall the Third Hokage to guard the Land of Earth. In addition, the construction of Sasori of the Black Sand is complete, and with Ebizo-sensei, even if Nagato attacks us from the Land of Earth, we can hold him off."

"You keep an eye on the two Jinchuriki. As for Sasori, I'll go to the Land of Fire. Although Sasori's strength might not be inferior to Nagato's, and he might even have a better chance of winning with his Scorched Core, Hashirama Senju and Kurama are still holding them off. I'll deal with the core members of Konoha and capture Kurama. Then we'll have four Tailed Beasts at our disposal, plus the strongest, Kurama. They won't be able to revive the Ten-Tails no matter what."

“Alright, let’s get started now. I’ll go inform Ebizo-sensei and take him and Sasori to the Land of Earth. Konoha is your responsibility.” The two shadow clones exchanged glances and nodded. In the blink of an eye, spatial power surged, and the two figures disappeared from the Kazekage’s office.

The Land of Fire, on the border.

Although it's called the border, this place is actually quite close to Konoha Village.

Just like during the Third Shinobi World War, the Sand Village army, led by Sasori, swept all the way to the fortress built against the mountain in front of Kikyo Castle.

This place is less than 100 miles from Konoha. Due to the terrain, Konoha can still barely hold them off.

Unfortunately, that fortress, along with the mountains on both sides, was worn down in several major battles.

Sasori, Kushina (the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki), and Hashirama (the Reanimated Ultron), three Kage-level fighters, engaged in numerous battles here. The surrounding mountains had long since been destroyed by the repeated bombardments of the Scorching Core, the Tailed Beast Ball, and the Wooden Buddha.

"It seems that the situation is still okay. We are unharmed, and our manpower and combat strength are still relatively intact."

Inside the Sunagakure tent, Shimizu listened to Sasori, Rasa, and Karura's reports and nodded in agreement.

"It's a pity that although Konoha lost many people, its main force was not lost. Now that you can spare the troops, it seems that Konoha will follow in the footsteps of Iwagakure. It's time for the war to end."

Scorpion smiled slightly, his expression excited.

He, who always presented himself as a calm and genius, rarely showed this expression.

Although he is a hardcore puppet collector, he also has a heart that yearns to end war and for peace.

His parents died in the war.

And the culprit...

It's Konoha!

Being able to personally participate in the destruction of Konoha naturally filled Sasori with extremely high emotions.

"Can we confirm that all of Konoha's high-ranking officials are on this battlefield?"

Shimizu turned to Rasa on the other side and asked.

Luo Sha opened his mouth and said:

"Koharu Utatane stayed behind in Konoha's rear, which is the capital of the Land of Fire where the daimyo once lived, to raise money, food and other logistical supplies for Konoha. In addition, all the high-ranking officials of Konoha have recently appeared on this battlefield."

Behind them was Konoha Village, and unless absolutely necessary, none of Konoha Village's top combatants would back down at this moment.

Otherwise, their reputation, as well as the relatives, families, organizations, and interests behind them, will all vanish into thin air.

"The Senju brothers, the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki couple, Fugaku Uchiha, Homura Mitokado, Danzo Shimura, and Torifu Akimichi, tsk tsk, even though the Third Hokage and Sakumo Hatake died just a few years ago, Konoha still has so many top-notch ninjas."

Shimizu counted them one by one, then shook her head.

Excluding the Senju brothers resurrected through Edo Tensei, Konoha still has nearly ten Kage-level combat units.

However, in the original timeline, Hiruzen Sarutobi, that old good-for-nothing, was able to lead the Konoha's top four to defeat the powerful Konoha, which was strong enough to dominate the ninja world, into such a state.

His extravagant spending skills are on par with those of Emperor Huizong of Tang and Emperor Qizhen.

"Konoha is indeed powerful. If it weren't for the assistance of those elite Jonin equipped with puppet armor, even if Sasori could contend with Hashirama Senju and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Rasa and I alone would definitely have had a hard time stopping such a large number of powerful ninjas from attacking us. Fortunately, the Fourth Hokage is now free to act. No matter how strong Konoha is, it will not escape the fate of destruction."

Galyu also looked excited.

With the victory of destroying a nation within reach, who wouldn't be excited?
Not to mention that this is Konoha, which has fought the Ninja World War for decades with Sunagakure and has a deep-seated blood feud with the village.

"Can we now assemble a large army and attack Konoha?"

Shimizu continued to ask.

Sasori: "The last time we launched a large-scale battle was five days ago. Since then, we have been in a tug-of-war and resting. Apart from some ninjas who are still on other missions, we can still gather a force of more than four thousand people."

"Very well, then let's assemble! I'm launching a full-scale attack to annihilate Konoha in one fell swoop!"

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Outside the city of Kikyo.

Twelve thousand Konoha ninja, relying on this fortress and led by the village's high-ranking officials, formed a solid barrier, firmly blocking the Sand Village army.

"The Sand Village ninjas are coming! Prepare to defend!"

A middle-aged Jonin from the Hyuga branch family spotted the invading army of Sunagakure in the distance and shouted loudly.

Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze, and other high-ranking members of Konoha quickly mobilized to lead the Konoha ninja in defense.

Orochimaru slammed his hands on the ground, summoning two coffins and the reanimated First and Second Hokage.

Beside him were two burly men with dark skin.

A person wearing a one-eyed blindfold, holding a red and white fan, and carrying a huge orange jar on his back.

The other person had only one arm, a golden rope and a gourd around his waist, and held a silver giant sword the size of a door in his hand, exuding a fierce aura.

They are the Fourth Raikage, along with Raikage Tsuchidai.

"These are... the Six Paths Ninja Tools?"

Tobirama Senju opened his eyes and looked at the equipment on the two of them.

He had fought with Golden Horn and Silver Horn before his death, so he was quite familiar with these things.

“That’s right. The village has been destroyed. If we want to rebuild it, we must defeat Amegakure and Sunagakure. Konoha is now our ally. We need Konoha to send enough strong people to hold off the enemy so that the Six Paths Tools can be activated. Once we succeed, neither the Fourth Kazekage nor Sasori will have any choice but to be defeated!”

(End of this chapter)