I'm in Konoha, and I started with Ashura Chakra.

Five days later.

"Judging by this time, the Five Kage should have arrived in the Land of Iron by now, right?"

"The farthest place from the Land of Iron is the Land of Water, Kirigakure. If the Mizukage arrives at the Ninja Continent and then uses his teleportation technique to travel at full speed to the Land of Iron, he can arrive in a maximum of three days."

"The Five-Shadow Conference is scheduled for a week; should we go ahead of schedule?"

"There's no need. These seven days are only for the Mizukage. The other five Kage certainly won't set off or arrive ahead of time, given the current situation."

"That's true. Let's wait until the seventh day before setting off. Let's not put any pressure on Mr. Mifune."

In the Hokage's office, Tsunade and Yagyu were chatting, discussing when it would be best to set off.

This is the greatest advantage of possessing the Flying Thunder God Technique!

As long as the spell formula is left in advance, it will only take a moment, at most a few seconds.

On the other hand, for those who do not know the Flying Thunder God Technique, unless they also master a similar space-time ninjutsu, even if they are from neighboring countries, it would take at least a day to travel from their own country to another country at full speed using the Instant Transmission technique.

"Yagyu, are you feeling comfortable?"

"Hmm, Karin, your massage skills are no less than Hinata's."

"whee.-"

After confirming with Tsunade when to depart, Yagyu closed his eyes and leaned back on the sofa, letting Karin massage his head.

With their combined senses, anyone who approaches the Hokage's office will be known in advance, and Tsunade has strictly forbidden any members other than female members of the Anbu from spying on the Hokage's office.

So when no one else is around, Yagyu has gotten used to treating the Hokage's office as his own home.

Hearing Yagyu's praise, Karin, dressed in a black suit and now free from chores, grinned foolishly as always and served Yagyu even more diligently.

Tsunade seemed quite used to this scene. After a brief moment of alertness, she continued working, signing and stamping her name in a flamboyant manner, while asking again, "During the Five Kage Summit, each of the Five Kage will bring one or two bodyguards. On that day, do you have anyone else you could recommend as my bodyguard?"

After thinking for a moment, Yagyu said, "Sasuke, I guess."

"Alright, then you can go and tell Sasuke." Tsunade nodded.

Aside from certain world truths and important secrets, Yagyu told Tsunade almost everything.

Tsunade already knew that the Uchiha clan had produced so many pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan, but only one Uchiha Madara, because Uchiha Madara obtained eternal eye power.

The number of cases where blood relatives simultaneously awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan and the blood relative's Mangekyou Sharingan is extremely small.

Over a thousand years, it's very likely that only Madara Uchiha could achieve this.

Furthermore, Madara Uchiha clearly did not want his clan members to kill each other, so he did not reveal that he had obtained eternal eye power.

Now that Tsunade knows the secret of the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and that Sasuke Uchiha has a great chance of becoming the second Madara Uchiha, she values ​​Sasuke Uchiha more than she values ​​Naruto.

At the same time, she was also very excited.

Unexpectedly, during her reign, Konoha was able to replicate the Wood Release and Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan of her great-grandfather and Uchiha Madara.

Once Yagyu becomes the Sixth Hokage, with Sasuke Uchiha's assistance, he will surely lead Konoha back to its peak, and perhaps even further than his great-grandfather.

After all, besides Wood Release, Yagyu also inherited his great-grandfather's intellect and ninjutsu talent.

With this in mind, Tsunade became even more determined. She was determined to persuade the other ninja villages to join forces and destroy the Akatsuki.

She didn't know if the legendary Rinnegan was more powerful than Wood Release.

However, the only things that can threaten Yagyu at present are the Akatsuki organization and the Rinnegan.

Once the Akatsuki is defeated and the Rinnegan is confiscated or destroyed, no one in the ninja world will be a match for Yagyu.

"I see."

Of course, Yagyu had no idea what Tsunade was thinking.

Upon hearing Tsunade's words, he nodded, then squeezed Karin's small hand, smiled at Karin whose face was flushed but who seemed to be enjoying doing something naughty behind someone's back, and then disappeared without warning.

"...Okay, when do we depart?"

Sasuke Uchiha did not refuse the offer to become the Hokage's bodyguard; instead, he readily nodded.

"The day after tomorrow."

Looking at Sasuke Uchiha, who was idly practicing ninjutsu in the abandoned Uchiha clan grounds, Yagyu smiled and said, "Naruto has already gone to Mount Myōboku to practice Sage Mode. You could also go to Ryūchi Cave to practice Sage Mode."

"Do all three sacred lands possess Sage Mode?" Sasuke Uchiha immediately realized something and looked at Yagyu, asking, "You know Sage Mode too?"

"Well, but my Sage Art isn't from the Three Great Sacred Lands," Yagyu lied without blinking. "I'm a user of the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai. Trees are naturally compatible with nature, so one day when I was extracting chakra, I unintentionally sensed a special energy in nature."

"By trying to absorb special energy into the body and fuse it with chakra, one can naturally master Sage Mode."

After saying that, Yagyu clapped his hands and demonstrated to Uchiha Sasuke how to enter Sage Mode.

Seeing Yagyu's pupils turn golden and red blush appear at the corners of his eyes, Uchiha Sasuke immediately activated his three-tomoe Sharingan, peering into the meridians and chakra flow within Yagyu's body, and calmly said, "His chakra is a little stronger than before, but the increase doesn't seem significant."

"While the increase in quantity is indeed small, the increase in the quality of technique is unparalleled."

Yagyu raised his hand, conjuring a huge blue energy ball, surrounded by shuriken formed by vortexes, spinning rapidly and emitting a piercing sound.

Gazing at the enormous Wind Release: Rasengan, Sasuke Uchiha's expression finally changed slightly: "Is that a Rasengan?"

"It's an advanced version of the Rasengan, called Sage Art: Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, just like your Kirin."

"It belongs to the S-rank secret technique." Yagyu said with a smile, "Moreover, it contains Sage Chakra, and its power is far greater than the Rasengan, which combines Chakra Form Transformation and Wind Release Nature Transformation."

"If you master Sage Chakra and fuse it into Lightning Release: Kirin, then Kirin's power will increase dramatically, perhaps even beyond the capabilities of Susanoo."

"Furthermore, Sage Chakra can not only be integrated into the Five Elements, but also into Yin and Yang."

Upon hearing Yagyu's last words, Sasuke Uchiha was finally moved, his gaze burning as he asked, "Sage Chakra also amplifies Susanoo?"

"Of course, Susanoo is a condensation of Yin Release chakra, so it can certainly be enhanced with Sage Mode chakra."

"I see."

Sasuke Uchiha nodded and said no more.

After killing Itachi Uchiha and avenging himself, Sasuke Uchiha was no longer a vengeful person who was willing to pay any price for power.

He now has a transcendent quality.

Cultivation was only for consolidating and improving strength. When the Seventh Squad had a mission, he would go with the team. As his benefactor, Yagyu asked him to do whatever he wanted.

Therefore, the current Uchiha Sasuke is quite different from when he was young; his pursuit of strength has become very weak.

However, upon hearing what Yagyu said, Sasuke Uchiha also developed a slight interest in Sage Mode.

At the same time, I regained some motivation!

Yagyu was no longer his lifelong rival, but Sasuke Uchiha's pride prevented him from catching up with and surpassing Naruto.

Therefore, Sasuke Uchiha planned to visit Ryuchi Cave after the Five Kage Summit to see if he could learn the Sage Mode there.

Seeing that Uchiha Sasuke had regained his fighting spirit, Yagyu nodded in satisfaction.

Today is Sunday, and Amegakure is blessed by the gods; a clear day has arrived once a week.

Sunlight tore through the dark clouds that had perpetually shrouded Amegakure, shining down on the incredibly damp village.

Golden light was reflected in the water accumulating on the rooftop of the steel building.

A figure wearing a black trench coat embroidered with red clouds is looking down at the pedestrians below who no longer need to wear raincoats. His face is expressionless, and his purple-rimmed eyes reveal no hint of his inner thoughts.

At that moment, a hoarse voice rang out:

"The Third Tsuchikage, the Fourth Raikage, the Fifth Kazekage, and Mei Terumi, who just succeeded as the Fifth Mizukage."

They're already on their way to the Land of Iron. At their current speed and distance, the Five Kage Summit should be held in two days.

Pain remained silent, then another voice rang out: "What about Konoha?"

"have no idea."

Both Black and White Zetsu shook their heads. White Zetsu said helplessly, "Ever since the Wood Release ninjas discovered White Zetsu's clones, we haven't been able to plant any spies."

"The invitation to the Five Kage Summit was supposedly delivered personally by Yagyu. It's been many years since the last Five Kage Summit, and it should be convened by the Hokage," Obito Uchiha said in a deep voice. "But Jiraiya is dead..."

Even if information about the Rinnegan were leaked, Konoha wouldn't need to mobilize such a large force.

"The main reason why Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin, was determined to convene the Five Kage Summit was that the Sarutobi clan, the Shimura clan, the Mitomon clan, the Utatane clan, and the Root organization founded by Shimura Danzo had all suddenly turned to ashes and been wiped out."

"I personally went to Konoha and used genjutsu to hypnotize some people, and after verification, these are all true."

Obito Uchiha's eyes, hidden behind his mask, were filled with apprehension: "Before the four great ninja clans were destroyed, the moon in the sky turned red and a pattern resembling the Mangekyou Sharingan appeared. Then, red moonlight shone down, and the Mangekyou Sharingan mark appeared on the back of everyone's hands."

"The sudden demise of the four major ninja clans and the Root organization is very likely due to Sasuke Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan."

In the end, Obito Uchiha said with some helplessness, "However, Konoha suspects that it was done by our Akatsuki organization. The prime suspect is Hyakko, who has a grudge against Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Sannin. They suspect that Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Konoha Elders gave orders to the Sannin to hunt down Hiruko, which caused Hiruko to hate the Konoha Elders. After obtaining the Mangekyou Sharingan, he immediately massacred the Konoha Elders."

Black Zetsu remained silent. He also believed that it was Uchiha Sasuke who was responsible, and that even Yagyu was involved. Moreover, Black Zetsu knew about that technique; it was another use of Tsukuyomi.

However, while Tsukuyomi can inflict real damage on the enemy's mind, it cannot turn damage within the illusionary world into reality.

Therefore, the destruction of the four major ninja clans and the Root organization was definitely not the work of Tsukuyomi.

If it was indeed Sasuke Uchiha who did it, then the eye technique in his other eye is definitely not simple.

As expected of the reincarnation of Indra, he is truly extraordinary!

The thought of Ashura and Indra's reincarnations joining forces again, and possibly replicating the glory of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, put Black Zetsu under immense pressure.

Fortunately, he and White Zetsu had already guided Orochimaru to find Madara Uchiha's body. Under his arrangement, Madara also discovered several White Zetsu clones and conducted research on them, and was modifying Madara Uchiha's corpse.

If Orochimaru were to use the Impure World Reincarnation technique, Madara Uchiha could be resurrected in a state second only to his prime.

If it really comes to a critical moment, he can also control Orochimaru to perform the Impure World Reincarnation technique, or possess Nagato's body and remotely perform the Rinne Rebirth technique.

Thinking of these things, Hei Jue felt a sudden reduction in pressure and gained some confidence.

As the lowest-ranking mastermind, Pain naturally had no idea about these things.

Pain, who was merely a corpse puppet, remained expressionless, while Nagato, who controlled Pain, was in a pleasant mood.

The annihilation of Konoha's four great ninja clans was the best gift he had received this year.

Nagato, whose parents were killed by Konoha ninjas and whose death was also linked to the Gen organization, harbored a deep hatred for the Konoha elders.

Therefore, whether it was Sasuke Uchiha or the Hundred-Faced Demon who made the move, it greatly increased his goodwill towards them. Of course, Nagato did not show this joy, but instead turned his back to Black and White Zetsu and Obito Uchiha.

He asked calmly, "Who are the Tsuchikage's guards?"

"They are Onoki's son, Hirotsuchi, and his granddaughter, Kurotsuchi."

"Have the Four-Tails Jinchuriki and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki returned to Iwagakure?"

"The Four-Tails Jinchuriki seems to have a conflict with Onoki. Although he received Onoki's summons, he did not return to Iwagakure," White Zetsu reported truthfully. "As for the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, he has already returned to Iwagakure."

"Have the locations of the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki been determined?" Pain continued to ask.

"Both the Six-Tails Jinchuriki and the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki are being monitored by White Zetsu clones, who can provide their locations at any time."

"As for the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, he was taken away by the Fourth Raikage and is now one of his personal bodyguards," White Zetsu said. "I don't know where the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is, so I dare not send a White Zetsu clone in."

"Now that the Akatsuki's location has been exposed, there's no need to keep a low profile any longer."

Pain, gazing up at the sun-drenched sky with only a few dark clouds, declared with majesty, "The Five Kage Summit is an opportunity. While the strongest ninjas in the world are not in their respective villages, let's mobilize all of us and capture all the Jinchuriki except for the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails in one fell swoop!"