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

Chapter 165: The Six Paths of Pain, About to Be Beaten, and Black Zetsu's Ominous Premonition

Time flies, and eight days have passed in the blink of an eye.

These days, neither the five great ninja villages nor the Land of Iron have set foot in the Land of Rain; only the logistics department is busy.

Everyone is waiting, waiting for the day when Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki will emerge from seclusion.

If the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki fails to become a perfect Jinchuriki, then Konoha will take the lead and clear the way for them.

During this time, the Akatsuki organization had successfully sealed the Four-Tails Jinchuriki and, having finished their rest, began sealing the Five-Tails.

Tens of thousands of White Zetsu either roamed around various parts of the Land of Rain, or sent a small number to infiltrate the territories of the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

However, they soon stopped doing so.

Before the White Zetsu clone sent to Konoha could even get close, it was discovered by Yagyu's wooden clone. Then, the plant roots that the White Zetsu clone needed to use for its technique suddenly came to life, not only binding them but also growing wooden spikes that pierced their bodies and buried them directly in the ground.

The White Zetsu clones sent to other major ninja villages and the Land of Iron successfully infiltrated them; Yagyu wasn't so kind as to send out wood clones to protect those major ninja villages.

However, the White Zetsu clone that had infiltrated the group was exposed not long afterward.

The great ninja villages were very cautious in preventing the enemy from infiltrating. They never let the members of the Yamanaka clan who came to provide support leave, and instead checked their identities every once in a while.

Faced with the secret techniques of the mountain clan, the White Zetsu clones either harbored wishful thinking and were eventually captured and executed, or they decisively burrowed underground and escaped, thus avoiding disaster.

Even so, many ninjas still died at their hands, causing the great ninja villages to feel extremely aggrieved.

The anger in my heart grew stronger with each passing day.

Once they find a way to break the art of disguise, they will surely unleash their fury and greatly increase their strength.

"Naruto did it!"

On the ninth day, Yagyu brought Tsunade some exciting good news.

"Really? That brat, he's become a perfect Jinchūriki so quickly?"

Tsunade looked at Yagyu with surprise and delight. After Yagyu nodded in confirmation, she immediately said to Shizune, who was wearing a green vest but still serving as her deputy, "Pass down the order: I need to speak with the Five Kage and Admiral Mifune."

"yes!"

Jingyin immediately nodded respectfully and quickly walked out of the tent.

Before long, the new talks began.

It could be a coincidence, or it could be a resonance of destiny and bonds.

Shortly after the meeting began, the two wood clones teleported back with Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha respectively.

They simultaneously mastered the power of the Tailed Beasts and obtained eternal eye power.

"Grandma Tsunade, enough with the nonsense, just attack!"

The wood clone that brought Naruto back happened to appear inside the tent of the Five Kage Summit.

Looking at the five Kage discussing the second round, Naruto smiled confidently, just like when he had just learned Sage Mode.

The next second, a dazzling golden chakra aura surged from Naruto's body.

Chakra covered Naruto's entire body, turning his hair and toenails into a golden color.

At the same time, some black runes also appeared on the front and back of Naruto's upper body.

This is precisely the imperfect Nine-Tails chakra mode that has not yet been approved by Kurama.

Even so, the aura Naruto exuded at this moment caused the pupils of the Five Kage, Mifune, and Sasuke Uchiha, who was also on the other side of Tsunade, to shrink slightly.

This is a chakra mode unique to the strongest tailed beast, whose vastness can be seen with the naked eye without needing to be perceived.

For example, from the One-Tailed to the Eight-Tailed, these Jinchūriki at most only have the Tailed Beast cloak and the half-Tailed Beast form with the skin peeled off.

After becoming a perfect Jinchuriki, one transforms into the form of a Tailed Beast.

They simply cannot do what Naruto did, perfectly mastering the power of the Tailed Beasts in human form.

This is one of the special characteristics of the strongest tailed beast!

Naruto's chakra is now no weaker than Killer Bee's when he's fully transformed into a tailed beast, and may even be stronger.

However, apart from Yagyu, no one knew that Naruto currently only possessed half of the Nine-Tails. Yet, even with only half of the Nine-Tails, he was comparable to, or even more powerful than, the complete Eight-Tails.

It's no wonder that in Yagyu's previous life, the forums said that the Sage of Six Paths was biased. After dividing the Ten-Tails' chakra into eight parts, he found that there was still a lot left over after dividing it into a ninth part. So he directly turned the remaining part into a ninth part, creating the Nine-Tails, whose chakra volume far exceeded that of the other eight tailed beasts.

Naruto, of course, was unaware of the shock on everyone's minds.

After entering Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, he immediately stretched out his hands, making a cross shape with his index and middle fingers, and shouted, "Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

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A sound like firecrackers rang out from inside the tent, growing louder and louder until it could be heard throughout most of the camp.

Those who happened to hear this series of sounds outside the tent instinctively looked in the direction from which the sounds came.

Immediately afterward, they were all stunned, and then their expressions changed drastically.

A massive expanse of white smoke spread outwards.

Swish swish swish swish.·—·

A whooshing sound rang out, and golden figures, accompanied by gusts of wind created by their instantaneous movements, quickly dispersed the smoke.

Immediately, countless golden figures burst forth in all directions.

The number is so large, hundreds and thousands, and it is still increasing, perhaps eventually reaching tens of thousands.

The ninjas in green vests instinctively assumed it was an enemy attack and were about to attack the golden figures.

"Don't panic, everyone. That's Naruto's shadow clone."

Just then, the voice of the Yamanaka clan, transmitted through telepathy, resounded in everyone's minds, simultaneously relaying Tsunade and Yagyu's instructions: "Everyone prepare to attack Amegakure!"

"yes!"

The shouts resounded throughout the area.

Without needing to say more or explain, everyone realized that they had found a way to break the enemy's transformation.

Thus, tens of thousands of Konoha ninja began to prepare for battle.

"It's our turn to fight back! Round two—officially begins!"

Seeing countless Narutos scattered through the chakra television, the five Kage, whose powerful senses had even detected them approaching, immediately displayed different expressions.

For example, the Fourth Raikage, who had been feeling incredibly wronged these past few days, had a ferocious expression on his face, as if he couldn't wait to storm into Amegakure and tear the leader of Akatsuki, as well as the Hundred Faces who had desecrated his father's soul, to pieces.

Gaara, who trusted Naruto implicitly, and Mifune, who, though unaware of the situation, could also see Naruto's current strength, both breathed a sigh of relief.

Only Mei Terumi and Onoki remained unfazed.

Both of them only wanted to protect the ninjas of their own villages, and the attack on the Akatsuki organization was also for this purpose.

It would be even better if, after the war, they had a trump card to restrain Yagyu and maintain the balance of power in the ninja world.

As Tsunade, with a smile on her face, shouted out the declaration of war, the chakra television quickly turned static and then went black.

After resting for several days, the six major forces immediately split into different units and once again stepped into the misty rain-shrouded Land of Rain, heading towards Amegakure (Hidden Rain Village) in a flash.

Before they had gone far, swarms of colorful creatures emerged from the ground again, either blocking their path or infiltrating the group to absorb the chakra of the ninjas and samurai and disrupt their rhythm with disguise techniques.

"Rasengan!!"

However, some White Zetsu clones had just successfully blended in using disguise techniques, and their companions nearby couldn't tell the difference between the real and fake clones.

A loud shout suddenly reached my ears.

The confident White Zetsu clone was immediately met with a blue energy ball that either smashed into its body or hit its face, instantly reverting the clone to its original form or even killing it on the spot.

Seeing their comrades transform back into their white forms, the ninjas and samurai, who had initially been skeptical of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki due to their ability to distinguish the real from the fake, were immediately enraged. They attacked the white creatures, venting their pent-up resentment, anger, and hatred for their comrades' deaths.

Naruto's thousands of shadow clones were also mixed in, not only helping ninjas and samurai distinguish between the real and the fake,

It even used chakra to destroy White Zetsu clones.

Despite the great distance, the shadow clone did not disappear into thin air.

This shows that these shadow clones, who also entered Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, possess chakra levels surpassing those of genin and chunin.

No, according to the original work, the shadow clones enter Sage Mode and use Sage Art: Wind Release: Rasengan. The chakra of these shadow clones is even stronger than that of ordinary Jonin.

Just like in the original story, these shadow clones are not only radar, but also powerful support.

"—My disguise has been broken."

The news of the one-sided massacre of the White Zetsu clone quickly reached White Zetsu's ears. He said with a grim expression, "The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha has become a perfect Jinchuriki. He has the ability to sense good and evil and can find the White Zetsu clone based on his emotions."

"Then can't your clone control its emotions?" Deidara asked a very stupid question.

Given that he was only nineteen years old and had joined the Akatsuki organization at the age of twelve, he had been constantly killing people and carrying out missions, and had no time to study and improve himself.

Kisame Hoshigaki and the others did not mock Deidara, but they also ignored his words.

Even powerful tailed beasts have their own emotions and hatred towards humans.

Every human being, even so-called gods, has their own emotions, which are beyond their control.

If the ability to perceive good and evil is ineffective, it means that the person is not extraordinary, but rather that the other party is too powerful, so powerful that the ability to perceive good and evil is ineffective.

Clearly, the White Zetsu clone does not have this appearance.

"Since tactics are failing, let's fight head-on," Bai Mao said with a hint of sarcasm. "If even 100,000 cannon fodder, my elite troops, and all of you combined can't hold out for more than twenty days, it means that with our strength, we simply cannot achieve our plan."

Even if we succeed, with our limited strength, we cannot master this strategic weapon that surpasses the Nine-Tailed Fox. "Hyakuma is right."

Before anyone else could speak, Pain nodded in agreement and said, "Next, we will launch a full-scale war. Your main bodies will continue to be sealed, and then you will send out your clones to assist the White Zetsu clones and the Hundred Faces Impure World Reincarnation army in eliminating the enemy."

"So, at least we're not being used as bait anymore?"

Deidara, who was initially a little annoyed at being ignored, instantly became excited.

Deidara, who was only three years older than the younger generation like Yagyu, also had not experienced the First Shinobi World War, but he knew about the scale of the war from the books.

However, the First Shinobi World War was only a war between the five great shinobi villages.

With the Land of Iron's involvement and the war involving 100,000 White Zetsu, the scale of this war has surpassed that of the First Shinobi World War.

On such a battlefield, the splendor of one's explosive art will surely be maximized.

If it weren't for the fact that the Reincarnation Clone couldn't replace the original body in sealing, Deidara would have long wanted to exchange it with the Reincarnation Clone and have his original body take the stage himself.

"Then, let's get started."

Without wasting any words, Pain once again used the Akatsuki Ring to extract a portion of the chakra from the Hundred Faces and others, and then used the Rinnegan's ability to perform the Transformation Technique.

Before long, the new clone appeared in the cave outside.

Unlike nine days ago when it stayed in one place as bait, this time the Elephant Transformation clone appeared and turned into a black afterimage, leaving the cave. The two of them split up and acted separately.

"Leave Konoha to me, Hyakko and Tobi to take charge of Kumogakure, Deidara and Kisame to take charge of Sunagakure, and Konan to take charge of Kirigakure."

Pain's mental construct issued the order: "As for Iwagakure, Hyakko, you send the Second Tsuchikage to deal with Onoki. There's no need for you to hide and assist me anymore. I already have a general understanding of the strength of Konoha's Wood Release ninjas."

"I understand." Bai Mao nodded and smiled.

However, due to the nature of his thoughts, no one could tell that his smile was full of amusement.

He was very curious about what Pain's expressions would be when he encountered Naruto, who had mastered the Nine-Tails' chakra mode, and Sasuke Uchiha, who had awakened the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

However, Bai Mao is certain that Pain is about to get a beating.

What will happen then?

With the Akatsuki's clones joining the fray, and the arrival of elite troops resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation technique, the second round of the Fourth Shinobi World War quickly broke out and rapidly entered a heated phase.

With his disguise technique ineffective, the White Zetsu clones abandoned tactics and recklessly employed a human wave tactic, seemingly unafraid of death.

Black Zetsu didn't feel any remorse at all for sending the legacy left by his mother to his death.

As long as the mother can be dealt with and the Infinite Tsukuyomi can be used, White Zetsu soldiers can be produced at any time.

However, Black Zetsu had an ominous premonition for some reason when he shared the perspective of the White Zetsu clone who was using Yin-Yang Release to access the battlefield in Konoha.

To be precise, he smelled a familiar scent.

That's a dangerous aura!

Such an aura has been bestowed upon Black Zetsu by only a handful of people over the past millennium.

For example, the brothers Hagoromo and Hamura, his two older brothers.

For example, the brothers Ōtsutsuki Indra and Ōtsutsuki Ashura, and his two nephews.

For example, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha...

Could it be that...

As if realizing something, Black Zetsu's heart skipped a beat.