Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 269 Madara's Actions

"bump!"

The fog obscures the view.

Water Shadow Building.

The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, slammed his hands hard on the desk, his youthful face now contorted with rage.

"What did you say?"

"They're all dead!"

At the desk stood the ninja who had returned with the news, his clothes still stained with blood, his face exhausted, and his eyes still filled with deep fear.

"They're all dead!"

"The Fourth Kazekage used some kind of attack, and in an instant, everyone was cut into countless pieces, and blood stained the earth red."

"All the strongholds in the Land of Wind have been destroyed, and the strongholds on the small islands along the coast are being eliminated one by one."

"The Fourth Kazekage... he's too strong!"

Even now, this man still can't forget that noon when the sun was blazing and the Fourth Kazekage suddenly appeared in the sky above the island, holding a woman in his arms and pointing one hand at them.

then.

For an instant.

His surroundings became a living hell, and he was the only one who survived.

He knew that the other party had deliberately kept him to come back and deliver the message.

The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, remained silent and sat down.

Elder Yu Shi stepped forward and asked, "Are you absolutely certain that it was the Fourth Kazekage who made the move?"

"I'm very sure."

"Okay, you can go and rest now," Yu Shi nodded.

After everyone left, Yu Shi looked at the Fourth Mizukage and said, "That should be the Wind Release: Slash developed by the Fourth Kazekage. It is said to be a terrifying ninjutsu that can cut through Tailed Beast Balls."

"My suggestion..." Yu Shi paused, glanced at Yagura, and seeing that he didn't react much, said, "First, suspend the invasion of the Land of Wind and focus all your efforts on gathering information about the Fourth Kazekage's abilities."

The information about the Fourth Kazekage Lee Yo's Wind Release clones was actually known to all the villages, after all, his predecessor was a genius ninja who was famous during World War II.

The ability of wind-style slashing has long been known.

However, not many details have been revealed about the battle in which Li Yao's main body attacked Sunagakure, or the battle between Li Yao's Wind Release clone and the One-Tailed Shukaku.

People don't know much about Li Yao's Wind Release clones, which can be considered as a bloodline limit technique.

At this moment, I heard that Li Yao's Wind Release clone had single-handedly swept away the entire front of the Hidden Mist Ninja's invasion of the Land of Wind, and almost completely wiped them out.

With such a terrifying record, Yu Shi thinks it's better to play it safe.

"I'll go take the trip myself."

"I'll leave the village to you, Elder."

Yagura stood up, picked up a black stick decorated with green flowers hanging on the wall behind him, and slung it over his shoulder.

"Then... be careful." Yu Shi thought for a moment and did not stop the Fourth Mizukage from going.

Because the Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure personally took action, only the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, was able to stop the enemy on their side.

If the intelligence is true, the entire Hidden Mist ninja on the Land of Wind front were killed by the Fourth Kazekage, which would be a devastating loss for the village.

Fog Shadow cannot afford to suffer such a huge loss again.

Someone has to stop the Fourth Kazekage.

And this person is clearly only someone the Fourth Mizukage can do.

Soon, the Fourth Mizukage led a team of ninjas to the Land of Wind.

Li Yaofeng used his clones and Ye Cang to wait for the Fourth Mizukage's arrival at a small oasis outpost along the coast.

Only by defeating the Fourth Mizukage can Kirigakure realize that the price they have to pay for continuing to be hostile to Sunagakure is unbearable.

In this way, Sunagakure can mobilize more forces to attack the Land of Rivers, forcing Konoha to send troops over.

……

The Land of Grass.

Inside an underground base near the border of the Land of Earth.

Madara Uchiha sat on the stone seat, his face withered and his eyes dull and lifeless; his life was nearing its end.

In that battle, the consciousness inside the clone was swallowed by Li Yao's black hole space node, which had a great impact on Madara.

After that, he was forced to run away and change positions by Li Yao.

After all that trouble, he could sense that his body's lifespan would only last for three more years at most.

He must guide Obito towards darkness within three years, making him his pawn.

"Hasn't that guy come out yet?"

"not yet."

Inside the secret chamber, White Zetsu, controlled by Black Zetsu's consciousness, replied.

A year ago, Li Yao stopped in the Land of Wind to study the dragon veins, which was sensed by White Zetsu, who then kept an eye on him.

After the first battle, Black Zetsu kept a close eye on Li Yao. Although his words dissuaded Li Yao from destroying the Rinnegan, Black Zetsu did not let his guard down.

Compared to Madara Uchiha, someone like Li Yao is too difficult to control; he wasn't confident in his abilities.

So his plan is the same as Madara's: to find someone who can carry out the plan, gather the tailed beasts, revive Madara, and activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

A year ago, Li Yao was found by the White Zetsu because he stayed in one place for too long.

Afterwards, Li Yao was swallowed into another dimension by the dragon vein, and Bai Jue kept watching from the same spot.

Now, a year has passed, and Li Yao still hasn't shown up.

However, Madara was still somewhat uneasy and continued to ask, "Have any traces of that guy been found elsewhere in the ninja world?"

"no."

Bai Jue shook his head and continued, "We've searched almost everywhere in the ninja world, but there's no trace of Li Yao. The Uzumaki clan woman who was with Li Yao has also been waiting at the spot where he disappeared in the Dragon Vein."

"Hahaha...looks like that guy's not coming back!"

Ban finally burst into laughter, feeling a huge weight lifted from his heart.

Madara, as the former head of the Uchiha clan, was well aware of the power of the dragon veins.

Long ago, when Loulan still existed, some people entered another dimension due to the energy erupting from the dragon vein.

Without exception, no matter how much time passed after they entered, the time difference between their entry and exit was only a moment, making it impossible to tell that they had entered the alternate dimension.

Therefore, almost no one in the ninja world believed that those people had actually entered another dimension and lived for a long time; they all assumed that they had been affected by the dragon vein and trapped in an illusion.

Only after members of the Uchiha clan entered and returned alive did they begin to believe that the Dragon Vein could allow people to enter other dimensions, rather than being influenced by genjutsu.

Because the Uchiha clansman who once entered another dimension through the Dragon Vein possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan, he could not possibly be affected by genjutsu.

There is no genjutsu in the ninja world that can affect a member of the Uchiha clan who has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan; this is the Uchiha clan's confidence.

So now Ban is pretty sure that there's a high chance that bastard Li Yao won't be able to get out.

After all, according to records, those who entered another dimension through the dragon vein either returned instantly or never returned.

If it weren't for the fact that Li Yao had left behind a shadow clone at the beginning, making it seem like he could return...

In addition, that guy has mastered a special space-time ninjutsu.

Ban had already announced that Li Yao would not be able to return to this world even before Li Yao returned immediately.

Now that a year has passed and Li Yao has still not returned, it's basically impossible for him to come back.

Without Li Yao, no one else can stop him.

"How is Obito?" Madara asked.

"He's already graduated. The ninja in charge of training him is the one who mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, named Minato Namikaze," White Zetsu replied.

Just six months ago, Obito graduated from the Ninja Academy and became teammates with Rin Haruno, whom he liked, as he had hoped. The other teammate was Kakashi, who had graduated early.

Minato is now famous, having made a name for himself on the battlefield of the Land of Earth. With his unpredictable Flying Thunder God Technique, he has already earned the nickname "Yellow Flash".

For the past six months, the pressure of war has not been great because it was the three major hidden villages attacking Iwagakure.

While performing missions on the battlefield, Minato would return to the village whenever he had time to take Obito and the others on small tasks.

So Obito and these newly graduated guys haven't even been on the battlefield yet.

"Let's start planning. We need to guide the four great nations to attack the Land of Fire as soon as possible, so that Obito can get to the battlefield sooner," Ban said.

Only by putting enough pressure on Konoha during the war will a newly graduated genin like Obito be able to enter the core battlefield.

Only by entering the battlefield could he control everything and guide Obito to the dark side.

"Yes, Lord Madara."

White Zetsu received the order and began issuing commands, instructing White Zetsu, who was lurking on the borders of the five great nations, to transform into ninjas from the five hidden villages and attack the five great nations.

(End of this chapter)