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

The White Zetsu army's sudden attack caught the Sensing Force off guard.

Fortunately, the White Zetsu clone was not very powerful, and the Sensing Force quickly reacted. They joined forces to cast spells to resist the White Zetsu clone's attack while retreating rapidly.

However, quite a few people were still killed by the White Zetsu clones.

The explosions and dust generated by the Five Elements Escape Technique, coupled with the distraction of fighting the enemy, covering teammates, and the need to retreat, all contributed to the situation.

The perception unit did not discover or realize that some team members, who were clearly dead, had blended into the ranks during the retreat, or even were right next to him.

Since the chakra fluctuations sensed were completely normal, even the most perceptive person wouldn't notice anything amiss.

However, all of this was seen by Yagyu's wooden clone, who had merged with the earth and vegetation.

So when Konoha's sensory units withdrew from the Rain Country, where it rains all year round, and arrived at the camp outside the border where tents had already been set up, Yagyu was already waiting for them outside.

"Wood Release: Wood Splintering Technique!"

Before the sensory unit's ninjas could greet Yagyu, they saw him form a hand seal and whisper aloud.

In an instant, sharp wooden spikes rose from the ground, piercing the bodies of more than a dozen sensory ninjas, stringing them together like a piercing executioner.

The other sensory ninjas didn't have time to scream or shout.

Those sensory ninjas who were strung together with wooden spikes turned into white creatures at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"This is--"

Staring at the White Zetsu clone that had just emerged from the ground to attack them, the sensory ninjas all widened their eyes, their pupils contracted, and their faces were filled with shock and disbelief.

Because they were the most adept at sensing, they failed to notice that the enemy had disguised himself as their comrade.

Moreover, their chakra fluctuations showed no abnormalities whatsoever.

What an incredibly powerful transformation technique!

The thought of the enemy being right next to them, and one that their senses couldn't detect, sent chills down the spines of these sensory ninjas.

If Yagyu hadn't discovered it, they wouldn't have been gathering intelligence; they would have been practically handing intelligence over to the enemy.

If a squad is entirely composed of enemy agents, it might bring back incorrect intelligence to command.

This led to many of their comrades falling into enemy traps, causing huge casualties.

Thinking of this, the special Jonin leading the team bowed to Yagyu and said, "Lord Yagyu,"

Very grateful!

"It's alright. The enemy possesses the strongest transformation and infiltration techniques in the ninja world. If it weren't for my Wood Release being a perfect counter to their ninjutsu, even I wouldn't have been able to detect them," Yagyu smiled. "Just carry out the orders without worry. I won't let the enemy infiltrate."

"yes!"

The sensory ninjas responded respectfully, their gazes towards Yagyu Jikō filled with fervor and adoration.

In particular, the younger members of the Hyuga and Inu families, as well as the Aburame family, felt a strong sense of security and regarded Yagyu as their idol.

The sensory ninjas quickly reported the information about the White Zetsu army to the high-ranking officials, led by Tsunade.

Inside a tent, there was a long wooden table. Tsunade sat in the main seat, with Yagyu to her right and Hyuga Hiashi to her left.

"Isn't that kind of creature a special kind of clone?"

After hearing the report, Tsunade's face darkened. "To be able to create tens of thousands of clones... is that really something the Clone Technique can do?"

"It's not necessarily a clone."

Knowing everything, Yagyu did not reveal the secret of the White Zetsu clone. Instead, he pretended not to understand and speculated, "Last year, a resurrection event occurred in the Land of Demons."

"The ghostly legion they lead is very similar to these white creatures, which may also be some kind of monster."

"I think so too."

Sitting next to Yagyu, Nara Shikaku nodded in agreement and said, "Throughout the history of ninjas, the strongest known clone technique is the First Hokage's Wood Clone and the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique developed by the Second Hokage."

Even these two clone techniques cannot create such a large number of clones, nor can they make the clones so special that they don't even disappear upon death.

Upon hearing this, Tsunade's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and she also felt that what Yagyu and Nara Shikaku said made a lot of sense.

So she gave the order:

"The fact that so many special monsters are hiding underground and ambushing us means that the Akatsuki organization is very likely hiding in the Land of Rain. It will take them at least ten days to seal the Five-Tails to the Seven-Tails."

This period is our best opportunity.

Once we find them, we can not only break their seal, but also wipe them out when they are severely weakened.

Since the sensory units can't get close to Amegakure, let's form a special team to infiltrate the village and gather intelligence.

After saying that, Tsunade immediately turned to Yagyu and said, "Yagyu, you have the Flying Thunder God Technique. No one is more suitable to lead this special team than you. This mission is entrusted to you. You can choose anyone from among them."

"I understand, I'll leave now." Yagyu nodded, then got up and left.

Before long, Yagyu, along with Hinata and Karin, who were best at sensing, instantly left the camp, looking for a gap to bypass the White Zetsu army, preparing to infiltrate Amegakure to gather intelligence.

Like Konoha, the other four major ninja villages also sent out special teams to gather intelligence.

Unlike the passive resistance of Killer Bee and Naruto during the Fourth Shinobi World War in the original story, the current Fourth Shinobi World War sees the Five Great Shinobi Villages taking the initiative to attack.

A ninja's battle is a battle of intelligence.

As the attackers, they must gather useful intelligence before taking action, aiming for a decisive blow.

The location of the Akatsuki organization is exactly the information that the five great ninja villages need most right now.

If the Akatsuki were not in Amegakure or the Land of Rain, they wouldn't have needed to fight the White Zetsu army all the way to Amegakure.

That would just be a waste of time and unnecessary sacrifice.

After all, these identical white creatures are clearly products of special abilities and are worthless.

In contrast, in their own ninja village, it takes at least six years to train a genin.

For example, it takes several years or even more than a decade for Chunin and Jonin to become ninja.

Therefore, even though the five great ninja villages and the Land of Iron did not communicate, they tacitly set up camp outside the border of the Land of Rain, sending sensory ninjas and earth-style ninjas to defend against the approaching White Zetsu army while waiting for the special squad to return.

"A special team from one of the five great ninja villages has come to gather intelligence."

The five great ninja villages had just dispatched a small team, and the Black and White Zetsu, who could share intelligence with the 100,000 White Zetsu, immediately received the news. Then, the White Zetsu smiled playfully and said, "Besides Konoha, there are White Zetsu clones infiltrated into the other four great ninja villages and the Land of Iron."

However, Konoha did not send Yagyu's wood clone to help the four great ninja villages and the Land of Iron eliminate the White Zetsu clone; they were indeed a disorganized mess.

"That's normal. They know that a single ninja village can't deal with us, yet they still haven't mobilized to form a ninja alliance. This shows that decades of accumulated hatred make it impossible for them to let go of their grudges. They might even wish for the other side to suffer heavy losses, then eliminate us before taking the opportunity to finish off the ninja village that suffered the greatest losses." Pain calmly stated Nagato's assessment and opinion of these major ninja villages, then asked, "Which special team is on Konoha's side?"

"It's the Wood Release ninja Yagyu, the young lady of the Hyuga clan Hinata Hyuga, and Karin, a descendant of the Uzumaki clan," White Zetsu reported truthfully. "White Zetsu clones dare not get too close, so their positions cannot be accurately determined like those of the four great ninja villages."

"A general actually appeared right from the start?"

Kisame Hoshigaki was somewhat surprised, and grinned, teasingly saying, "It seems Konoha hates us to the core! Could it be that one of us really did the destruction of the four great ninja clans?"

As he said this, Kisame Hoshigaki focused his gaze on Hyakuma, who had his eyes closed.

Like him, there were also Deidara and Konan.

However, at this moment, Bai Mao seemed to be sensing the outside world, as if he was busy with something, and did not notice the people looking at him at all.

So, Pain took the initiative to change the subject and slowly said, "We can't let the special team come to Amegakure, but we also can't let the five great ninja villages stay outside. We need to lure them into the Land of Rain and use war to draw out the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

So we need to mislead them, make them certain that we're in the Land of Rain, and get them ready. I'm about to use the Transformation Technique!

After he finished speaking, the remaining six Paths of Pain outside the underground base summoned six White Zetsu clones.

Meanwhile, Nagato silently used his ring to transfer the chakra of the Hundred Faces to the other Six Paths of Pain's rings, and then used the Transformation Technique.

Just like the Impure World Reincarnation technique, the six White Zetsu clones quickly transformed into the likenesses of Konan and the others.

"Follow me!" the Human Dao said calmly, then led the clones of Bai Mao and the others to the ground.

Leaving Amegakure, they arrived at a mountain closest to the village, lying in wait to provide false information to the five great ninja villages.

Inside the underground base, Pain, having finished all this, said to Hundred Faces, who had already opened his eyes: "The Transformation Technique can only deceive the four great ninja villages; it may be useless against the Wood Release ninjas."

"Hundred Faces, I need you to use the Impure World Reincarnation Technique to hold off the Wood Release ninja. I will send Pain to assist you."

After saying that, Nagato once again used the Transformation Technique to create a Transformation clone of Pain.

"I understand." Bai Mao nodded.

Nagato's words were exactly what Yagyu wanted to hear.

Fighting against resurrected powerful figures and the leader of the Akatsuki organization, there's nothing more suitable than temporarily playing a minor role.

Immediately, the Hundred-Faced Elephant clone formed hand seals and softly chanted, "Impure Earth Reincarnation Technique!"

In an instant, three coffins appeared in front of the Akatsuki's clones.

As the lids of the three coffins fell to the ground, three figures, their bodies covered in cracks and their eyes lifeless, slowly emerged from them.

Upon seeing these three figures, the Akatsuki members' clones all changed their expressions and their pupils contracted.

"Hey, hey—this lineup is just too outrageous!"

"Faced with a lineup like this, even the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai wouldn't be much better, would it?"

"Bai Mao, you actually had this trick up your sleeve?!"

The three figures were none other than Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage of Konoha, and the Second Hokage...

Tobirama Senju, and the Second Tsuchikage of Iwagakure.

Hashirama Senju is widely recognized as the God of Shinobi, while the Second Hokage and the Second Tsuchikage were the two most talented Kage in the First Shinobi World War.

The former developed countless forbidden techniques, while the latter developed the Bloodline Limit Elimination: Dust Release, which surpasses even Bloodline Limits.

Even excluding Hashirama Senju, the God of Shinobi, these two are among the top five Kage of all time. As members of the Akatsuki organization, it was thought that the Hundred Faces had already mastered the strongest trump card by being able to resurrect the First Hokage through Edo Tensei.

Unexpectedly, besides the First Hokage, he also had so many high-level combatants.

The thought that the Hundred Faces had perfected the Impure World Reincarnation to a high degree, and that both the First Hokage and these two Five Kage could unleash at least 70-80% of their former power, filled Obito Uchiha and Zetsu with confidence.

Nagato also became more confident.

With the help of these three former Kage, even if the current Pain is just a clone, he is confident that he can defeat Yagyu.

If they can eliminate Yagyu, their biggest threat, then Akatsuki will definitely be the victor in this war.

Thinking this, Pain's clone immediately spoke in a deep voice: "Let's begin!"

After he finished speaking, Pain immediately turned into a blur and disappeared. Like them were the Senju brothers and the Second Tsuchikage, who had been resurrected by Edo Tensei and had their consciousness stripped away.

Only Hyakko remained still, instead sitting cross-legged and controlling the Senju brothers and the Second Tsuchikage.

"Um?"

At the same time, Yagyu, who was heading towards Amegakure with Hinata, who had activated her Byakugan, and Karin, who had activated Kagura's Mind's Eye, also stopped at the right moment, then crouched down and touched the ground with two fingers.

A few seconds later, he suddenly said to the two women, "Go back and report to the Hokage that the Akatsuki is hiding in Amegakure. We can launch a full-scale attack."

"yes!"

As if sensing something, Tanaka and Karin nodded solemnly.

Without hesitation, the two women turned around and instantly returned along the same route.

Rumble—·—··

Almost as soon as they were a few miles away from Yagyu, a tremendous, earth-shaking roar came from behind them.

The strong tremors even reached them.

Without even turning their heads, Hinata and Karin, both possessing top-three sensory abilities in the ninja world, could see a dense sea of ​​trees suddenly rising from the ground, forming an astonishingly large rainforest within the Land of Rain, where even light rain falls below.

As soon as the sea of ​​trees formed, nine incredibly powerful chakra fluctuations appeared within the rainforest.

Even Hinata and Karin, who blindly trusted Yagyu, sensed the strength of those nine chakra streams.

At this moment, he couldn't help but show worry.

Because of the sheer size of the forest, even the special squads from the four major ninja villages, scattered in different directions, sensed an astonishing chakra fluctuation in a certain direction.

Those weren't the countless tiny points of light from White Zetsu clones, but rather the shockwaves resembling the explosion of a Tailed Beast or a Tailed Beast Ball. Clearly, someone was unleashing a massive ninjutsu.

Moreover, not far from the chakra of this ninjutsu, there were nine chakra fluctuations that, compared to the tiny sparks of light and electricity like the White Zetsu clones, were like the bright moon.

The various special teams, whose strength and perception were top-notch and who were able to take the lead in gathering intelligence, suddenly looked at each other with solemn expressions and tacitly turned around and returned the way they came.

There's no longer any need to go to Amegakure. They're now 100% certain that the Akatsuki are in the Land of Rain, and that one side has already found them and started fighting.

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