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Chapter 290 Uchiha Madara has arrived!

Okay, okay...

Is the Land of Rain trying to shirk its responsibility?

Tsunade clenched her fists, finding herself unable to refute the argument, because the truth of the matter ultimately lay with Danzo.

"Now is not the time to shirk responsibility."

As the Hokage of Konoha, Tsunade had no choice but to take on the troubles left behind by Danzo Shimura, though these troubles were nothing compared to those caused by Kagura Akihara.

"Now, let's deal with Akihara Kagura's crisis first."

Tsunade clenched her fists and began to give orders in a deep voice: "Our first priority now is to gather our forces and seal away the past Hokage..."

"Based on my understanding of Akihara Kagura..."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, lowering his head in thought, "Perhaps he's already prepared a plan for the four Hokage to escape Konoha..."

This is a lesson Orochimaru learned long ago.

Before implementing any plan, Akihara Kagura always had the next step planned in advance, leaving them no time to react.

"And what about Naruto's side..."

Jiraiya reminded Tsunade.

"And what about Sasuke..."

Orochimaru also reminded Tsunade.

"Okay, okay..."

Tsunade waved her hand impatiently, feeling that her two old friends were a bit annoying. How could she not know these things? But what could she do even if she knew?

Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha have both fallen into Kagura Akihara's trap, so I can only send the Anbu to find their whereabouts to prevent them from disappearing.

"In my opinion..."

Hanzo of the Salamander looked at Tsunade and suggested, "This crisis may not be something that Konoha Village can resolve alone..."

"Does Lord Hanzo have any suggestions?"

Tsunade frowned.

"Summon all the ninjas in the ninja world."

Hanzo of the Salamander looked at Tsunade and said proactively, "At least we should prepare for the worst. This is a crisis that could destroy the ninja world. The power of Konoha alone may not be enough to stop that dangerous man named Akihara Kagura..."

"I see."

Tsunade had to admit that Hanzo of the Salamander was right.

Because Akihara Kagura has never lost, it doesn't matter whether his enemy is a person or a village.

Hanzo the Salamander looked at everyone present and continued, "Perhaps this is somewhat disrespectful to Konoha, but right now, only by gathering enough manpower and pooling our wisdom and efforts can we hope to resolve this crisis..."

"I agree with Lord Hanzo's idea."

Nagato strongly supported Hanzo the Salamander, and he even recalled a principle his old friend Yahiko had once mentioned: "A single straw is easily broken, but a bundle of straws is easily broken..."

"It's still easy to break..."

Konan had no choice but to take the initiative to remind Nagato.

This was a speech given by their friend Yahiko, who had once recruited some wandering ninjas. He wanted to use straws to illustrate to them how powerful the unity of the ninjas was, but several straws broke during his speech. It was a terrible but memorable speech.

This example of straw...

Xiao Nan had a bad feeling about this.

Because the first batch of Akatsuki members, who had gathered together like straws, were almost completely wiped out, leaving only her and Nagato; could the ninjas who gathered this time to fight against Akihara Kagura really defeat her?

"Having more power is never a bad thing."

Hanzo of the Salamander shook his head and spoke first: "I will first go to the ninja world and try to persuade some people to unite and resolve this crisis in the ninja world, even though I am old and frail, so that we will not be defeated one by one in the end..."

"As far as I know..."

Hanzo of the Salamander looked at Tsunade and the others, and said in a deep voice, "So far, no major ninja village in the ninja world has ever defeated Akihara Kagura..."

"yes…"

Even Tsunade had to admit this.

Although Konoha has never faced the crisis of being attacked, Akihara Kagura once saved Konoha single-handedly, and it is also possible that she could destroy Konoha single-handedly.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Lord Hanzo."

Tsunade must thank Hanzo of the Salamander for his kindness.

"This is also one of my selfish thoughts."

Hanzo the Salamander waved his hand and spoke up, "On the way here, they discussed reviving Nagato to control weapons of war, but any power comes at a price..."

"If Nagato doesn't have to pay a heavy price, at least we can leave behind a qualified successor for Amegakure..."

"Lord Hanzo!"

Nagato called out to Hanzo of the Salamander, forced to tell this respected senior the truth: "My life is nearing its end, and if it comes to an unavoidable situation, I am prepared to sacrifice myself..."

"..."

Tsunade glanced at the emaciated Nagato.

To be honest, based on Tsunade's many years of medical experience, it would be a surprise if Nagato could live for another month or two; there was no way he could last any longer.

"..."

Hanzo the Salamander hesitated for a second, perhaps somewhat surprised. His body trembled for a moment before he slowly nodded.

"I see."

After Hanzo of the Salamander finished speaking, he continued in a deep voice, "Nagato, death is not the end of life. If your life has come to an end, then please do your best to leave your story in the ninja world!"

"Let the ninjas of Amegakure, and everyone in this ninja world, remember that a man named Nagato sacrificed himself for the survival of the ninja world. His will will live on forever."

"Yes."

Nagato's hand suddenly clenched.

"I still need to take care of contacting other ninja villages."

Hanzo of the Salamander gazed at Nagato and continued softly, "The survival of the ninja world does not depend on the strength of one person. I once wanted to shoulder the burden of the Land of Rain, believing that I could bear the peace of the Land of Rain, but in the end, I brought even greater disaster to the Land of Rain..."

"Even though we once called ourselves gods, we are ultimately just mortals. The greatness of mortals lies in their ability to unite the strength of all mortals. This is the will that Yahiko left behind, and it is what I deeply agreed with back then..."

After Hanzo the Salamander finished speaking, he turned to the Amegakure ninja who remained in Konoha and instructed them: "After I leave, you will all obey Nagato's orders."

"Lord Hanzo."

Tsunade stopped Hanzo of the Salamander, who was about to leave, and said in a deep voice, "Once we resolve the internal problems of Konoha, I would like to use Amegakure's territory to hold a Five Kage Summit. I would like to invite all the Kage from the other major ninja villages to attend..."

Amegakure Village…

It really is a suitable place.

Because Amegakure is located in the center of the ninja world, it is very convenient for any major country to travel there, except for Kirigakure, which is located overseas.

"besides…"

Tsunade added, speaking in a deep voice, "If needed, Lord Hanzo can use the Hokage's name to invite others; Konoha will support Lord Hanzo's actions!"

"it is good."

Hanzo the Salamander nodded and readily agreed.

After the demigod ninja finished speaking, he left Konoha directly. At least he had gained Konoha's approval by gathering everyone in the ninja world to resolve this crisis.

"This man once stood like a mountain in the ninja world."

Tsunade watched Hanzo of the Salamander's retreating figure and sighed, "Jiraiya, Orochimaru, I always thought we had already caught up with him, at least in terms of magnanimity..."

During the Second Shinobi World War...

The three legendary Sannin of Konoha were utterly powerless against Hanzo of the Salamander's overwhelming strength.

As the Legendary Sannin of Konoha grew stronger, their horizons broadened, and they all believed that they were already on par with Hanzo of the Salamander. Now, Tsunade suddenly realized that the gap between her and this demigod ninja was not just in strength.

"Should I go find some reinforcements too?"

Jiraiya offered his own ideas.

"I can go and dig up some graves in the village."

Orochimaru also offered his own ideas.

"Shut up!"

Tsunade turned around and swung her fist, smashing the hospital table to pieces.

What's going on with these two old friends? Jiraiya is one thing, but Orochimaru actually wants to take this opportunity to dig up his grave!

"that…"

Nagato looked at the impatient Tsunade, unsure whether he should speak up.

"What's wrong?"

Tsunade's expression softened. She could get angry with Jiraiya and Orochimaru, but she had to maintain a friendly demeanor with others: "Is there anything else I should be careful about?"

"Could you please ask Konoha to contact Sasori of the Red Sand...?"

Nagato looked at Tsunade and spoke up, "The Akatsuki members all have some degree of grudge against Akihara Kagura, especially Sasori, who is very strong..."

"!!!"

Orochimaru frowned, suddenly remembering something, and asked in a deep voice, "Sasori of the Red Sand and Akihara Kagura have had private contact..."

Have they been in contact privately?

Nagato looked at Orochimaru with some surprise.

"That Scorpion guy..."

Orochimaru recalled Sasori throwing him off the steps of the Akatsuki base and whispered, "It's very likely one of Akihara Kagura's men."

and…

Sasori of the Red Sand and Kabuto Yakushi conspired to torture him.

These two guys were assigned by Akihara Kagura to obtain the Impure World Reincarnation technique from him, something Yakushi Kabuto had mentioned before.

"!!!"

Nagato's eyes widened in surprise.

Sasori of the Red Sand was the person he and Konan trusted most in the Akatsuki organization, and he even saved them. How could such a person be a spy for Akihara Kagura!

"I suffered a lot at the hands of that guy back then..."

Orochimaru grinned, a strange smile appearing on his face.

"I remember now, Kabuto Yakushi is still in the village..."

Tsunade immediately realized something and said in a deep voice, "Yesterday, he reported to me about the Konoha Hospital incident. That guy must be one of Akihara Kagura's men!"

As if she had finally found a loophole in Akihara Kagura's defenses, Tsunade immediately ordered the Anbu around her: "Send more men to the Konoha orphanage to detain Yakushi Kabuto and have the interrogation team pry all the information about Akihara Kagura out of him!"

"Perhaps he's already run away..."

Orochimaru shook his head, holding no hope for the matter, and chuckled: "With the support of Akihara Kagura over the years, Kabuto Yakushi has amassed quite a few powerful resurrected ninjas, almost enough to form an entire army of resurrected ninjas. Among them are at least three or four Kage-level fighters. Capturing him won't be easy..."

"Wait, let me calculate..."

Tsunade rubbed her temples again and continued, "In other words, it will take quite a few people to capture Kabuto Yakushi..."

just now…

Tsunade realized a more serious problem.

To seal away the four former Hokage, they must mobilize a large number of Konoha's top-tier combat forces, and even all Jonin-level combat forces, in order to avoid any accidents.

If they were to try and capture Kabuto Yakushi now, given that Kabuto has three or four Kage-level figures under his control, they would need some high-level combat power…

It seems Konoha's fighting strength is somewhat insufficient...

Tsunade's expression turned extremely grim. Since becoming the Fifth Hokage, she had never imagined that Konoha's fighting strength would be insufficient.

Throughout history, the strongest fighting force in Konoha has always been Root.

All the members of Root are dual bloodline ninjas with three-tomoe Sharingan and Wood Release, and each of them has the combat power of an elite Jonin.

In addition, there is Akihara Kagura, the strongest fighter in the village, who can take down a major ninja village single-handedly, so Tsunade never has to worry about not having enough fighting power.

but…

In the event that Root and Akihara Kagura might become enemies...

Konoha's fighting strength immediately suffered a large gap. Tsunade never thought she would face such a predicament one day. When had she ever fought such a poor battle?

however…

To make matters worse.

Just as Tsunade was carefully considering in front of everyone who she should send to search for and capture Kabuto Yakushi, and who should help seal the four previous Hokage…

"Wait, someone's coming!"

Nagato's sensory abilities were exceptional; he quickly detected a terrifying surge of chakra approaching Konoha: "A powerful chakra is heading towards Konoha!"

"Akihara Kagura!"

Everyone present thought the visitor might be Akihara Kagura.

"No…"

"It's not Akihara Kagura..."

Nagato shook his head, his body trembling slightly with unease: "This guy's chakra is a bit strange, it feels somewhat unfamiliar... no, it's also somewhat familiar..."

"All personnel on alert!"

Tsunade could only shout it out loud!

Konoha hasn't even resolved its internal problems yet, and now it's facing external threats!

All the secret agents were immediately notified, and the defense squads were on high alert. A series of piercing alarms blared throughout the village!

"He's here!"

Nagato suddenly looked in one direction!

Nagato was looking in the direction of the Hokage Rock of Konoha Village.

No matter where you are in Konoha, you can see the Hokage Rock, because the Hokage Rock is a sacred site in the village.

A figure clad in red armor completely ignored Konoha's barrier. His body seemed to descend from the sky, landing directly on the Hokage Rock of Konoha, gazing arrogantly at the scenery of Konoha!

"snort…"

"Konoha..."

I'll write more tomorrow, and continue adjusting my sleep schedule...

Fun fact: The name Konoha was actually chosen by Madara Uchiha…

(End of this chapter)