From Pirate to Revolutionary Mentor

"boom!"

The impact of the golden energy disappeared immediately after the explosion, and it reappeared when the Fourth Raikage and the others suddenly leaped up.

However, attacks that use space as a means of movement are incredibly fast.

Yugito was lifted up by the Fourth Raikage to avoid being hit, but this caused his back to be scorched by the high temperature, leaving a black mark.

"You can't even manage to escape, so give up."

"We only need the Tailed Beasts; the other two can leave immediately. This is a blessing from God!"

"boom!"

He caught Darui's greatsword with one hand, then slammed it to the ground, absorbing all the black lightning.

Immediately, the color of his pupils changed, and energy rapidly gathered and gushed out.

"boom!"

The explosion was deafening, leaving only a severed tail beneath the dust.

Killer Bee's tail lowered Darui and said in a deep voice, "None of the ninjutsu are effective. Without awakening Haki, we have no chance of winning against them."

Of the four members of the Hidden Cloud Village, only two, including the Fourth Raikage A, have awakened Haki.

Three years ago, Yunyin started offering courses on ideology.

However, it wasn't until the destruction of the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Lightning that the Fourth Raikage awakened Haki. Only Killer Bee achieved his awakening in the first year after being exposed to the new ideas.

The Fourth Raikage consulted him at the time, but all he received was the reply: "I think what you said makes sense and is correct, so I awakened."

Such an answer is not helpful.

It wasn't until the Fourth Raikage awakened that it became clear that perhaps in Killer Bee's heart, he would persist in doing what he believed to be right.

"Bang!"

After the initial clash, the Fourth Raikage's Three-Handed Piercing Technique pierced through the opponent's abdomen, but instead of pressing his advantage, he withdrew and retreated.

The piercing wound slowly healed, and a sharp blade covered in keratin slashed through the air, only to miss its target.

"Is this what domineering is?"

The other person glanced at the abdomen and looked very disappointed.

"If this is all there is to domineering power, then your so-called perseverance and dawn are nothing but a joke. You've only delayed the effects of our abilities, and this is all you've achieved."

The next moment, the two collided again.

During the exchange, the opponent showed no concern about being hit.

Two bloody holes in his shoulder, and his abdomen was also covered in blood.

"No one can kill us, not even that guy from before, he'll come back to life."

"So your struggles are pointless."

……

Along the border, the roar of engines was incessant.

Just as the four members of the Cloud Village were about to be defeated, figures flashed through the forest.

Black Mountain, wielding a giant axe, descended from the sky.

At this moment, his hands were filled with domineering power, and patterns were adorning the giant axe.

"boom!"

The ground shook violently.

Layers of keratin shattered, and the next moment, a cold light flashed, and the skull exploded.

……

The expanded meeting was not held in a particularly grand place; at Mr. Ying's suggestion, it was held at No. 1 School.

However, neither Hanzo nor the students of the first class of the academy were present at this time.

Immediately after the attack, everyone was assigned a mission: to escort all the villages with tailed beasts, including Takigakure, one of the five great ninja villages.

A day later, representatives from various villages arrived, but all of them looked somber.

"The One-Tailed Beast of Sunagakure was taken away, as were the Seven-Tailed Beast of Takigakure and the Four-Tailed and Five-Tailed Beasts of Iwagakure. The situation was already settled before reinforcements arrived."

In a small conference room, after the support operation was completed, Hanzo explained the situation to the people in front of him.

Heishan raised his hand: "The Eight-Tails and Two-Tails of Kumogakure have been rescued, but the Fourth Raikage lost an arm."

Nagato then reported, "The communicator said that by the time we arrived, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki of Takigakure had already disappeared."

Yahiko lowered his head, his hands clenched into fists.

Unlike Sunagakure, the Seven-Tails of Takigakure had not yet been extracted from the Jinchuriki's body, so the Seven-Tails was kidnapped along with a little girl named Fu.

Two years ago, during the operation to liberate various regions, Yahiko visited the village hidden behind the waterfall and met the girl who liked to make friends.

At that time, Takigakure had very little trust in the Revolutionary Army. Their past strength was now history, and the devastation of the three Shinobi World Wars had led them to live in semi-seclusion behind the waterfall.

So at that time, he was unable to bring the girl out, nor could he separate the Jinchuriki, who had become his friend, from the Seven-Tails.

"call……"

After exhaling, Yahiko looked at Hanzo: "Just like before, we used space-time ninjutsu to open a spatial passage and leave. Including the five great ninja villages, except for Kirigakure and Konoha, which received new ideas and education early on, the other three ninja villages suffered heavy losses."

The One-Tailed Beast of Sunagakure was stolen, but fortunately, the perpetrators did not kill everyone and quickly left after taking it.

Onoki of Iwagakure was seriously injured, and the Four-Tails and Five-Tails were taken from him.

The Fourth Raikage of Kumogakure lost an arm, and his three companions were seriously injured, but fortunately, Kuroyama arrived in time.

In contrast, the much weaker Takigakure village... was completely wiped out.

Hanzo looked at the summary document in front of him.

After a long pause, he spoke up: "The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, from Konoha has provided a report. The other side's plan against the Nine-Tails did not involve a direct confrontation with the Fourth Hokage."

The document was shown to everyone.

At that moment, there was a knock on the door of the small conference room.

"Come in."

Then a staff member opened the door and came in: "The Kage of the Five Great Ninja Villages, as well as the representative of Takigakure who was dispatched later, have expressed their intention to participate in the meeting."

Hanzo stood up, and Yahiko, Kuroyama, and the others also stood up.

Under current law, as a member of the expanded meeting, one has the right to request participation in General Administration of Government meetings.

The group walked out.

Hanzo shook hands with several people.

"Due to the enemy attack, I originally intended to give you all a day to rest. However, since you have all expressed your willingness to attend, let's all go together."

Minato Namikaze sighed: "All the participants who possess tailed beasts have been attacked, and some of them have suffered heavy casualties, so they are all holding their breath."

Hanzo nodded. "I understand. Please."

Then, everyone squeezed into the small conference room.

Because the space was small, everyone, including Hanzo and Kurozan, sat down casually.

Onoki, whose forehead was bandaged, didn't care at all. He was floating in mid-air and couldn't sit down. At this moment, his waist was injured and he was also injured.

The Fourth Raikage glanced at Gaara beside him, frowned, and said, "The Sand Village's generational shift is rather rapid. I heard that the Fourth Hokage betrayed the Sand Village?"

Gaara replied in a deep voice, "Lord Raikage, reopening old wounds at this time will only cause misunderstandings. With this expanded meeting convened, does Your Excellency still not understand your own position?"

One sentence silenced the Fourth Raikage.

During the Third Shinobi World War, he clashed with the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa.

Upon hearing that the man in front of him was Luo Sha's son, he casually uttered a provocative remark, just as he had done in the past.

But the other person's words also reminded him.

At times like these, a confrontational attitude is not the best approach.

Those guys attacked the Five Great Ninja Villages and Takigakure Village at the same time; their special abilities were indeed too troublesome.

Most importantly... they can't win against Kumogakure.

"Knock knock".

The table was tapped lightly twice. Minato Namikaze looked at the Fourth Raikage and said, "Times have changed, Raikage. After the establishment of the Thought Class in Kumogakure, the seeds of new ideas and Haki have been sown. But how can these seeds grow into towering trees? They need the right ideas to guide them."

A flawless version after careful inspection!

The Fourth Raikage felt the emptiness in his left arm.

He glanced at the documents on the table, and his pupils constricted slightly.

"You... you've fought against the leader behind those people?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the conference room except for the people from the General Political Office and the representatives from various ninja villages looked towards the Fourth Hokage's position.

In the past, those enemies were only mentioned by the General Administration of Government, but there was only one confrontation, during the Sunagakure recapture operation.

That time, Sunagakure suffered a crushing defeat. If the master hadn't arrived in time, the One-Tailed Beast and the Fifth Kazekage, who was still a Jinchūriki at the time, would have been captured long ago.

Minato Namikaze nodded.

After looking at everyone, he said, "We did exchange blows, but it only caused minor damage. That extraterrestrial's chakra was too immense; it was even able to suppress Haki."

"Moreover, it is speculated that the opponent's abilities are diverse, and what was exposed in the clash with Konoha was only a part of them."

Minato Namikaze then pointed to the documents in front of him: "You can take a look at the details."

Before Hanzo and others could take the lead, the representatives from various villages, including Takigakure, began sharing information and discussing the matter.

Soon, the summary of information regarding the attack on everyone was read.

There were no fools among those present; they were all village leaders, and a single thought flashed through their minds.

That's why when enemies target the Nine-Tails and Three-Tails for capture, they focus on the threat rather than taking direct action like the Nine-Tails did.

Based on this, a knowledge point about the classification and detailed explanation of domineering style came to everyone's mind.

Conqueror's Haki!

In an instant, everyone's gaze, intentionally or unintentionally, turned to Mei Mizukage.

Combining the two, the answer becomes clear.

The enemy's operation failed only in Konoha and Kirigakure. Even in Kumogakure, the Fourth Raikage lost an arm, and the rest were seriously injured.

Only Konoha and Kirigakure suffered minor damage.

In Konoha, no one died or was seriously injured; instead, the Ōtsutsuki was harmed.

"How exactly does one awaken Conqueror's Haki?"

The Fourth Raikage slammed the file on the table in frustration.

This encounter shattered his past pride. If the Revolutionary Army captain hadn't arrived, the four people from Kumogakure who came to attend the expanded meeting would probably have been wiped out, just like the people from Takigakure.

After witnessing the difference, not only him, but everyone wanted to know how to awaken Conqueror's Haki.

The extraterrestrials with the surname Otsutsuki were originally the source of chakra in this world.

All ninjutsu originates from chakra.

This is an unsolvable problem. Various ninjutsu based on chakra are no longer effective against the enemy.

When asked, Minato Namikaze remained silent for a long time.

Onoki and the Fourth Raikage exchanged a glance.

Onoki began, "Since the Revolutionary Army liberated the entire ninja world, a ninja world war like the ones of the past will never happen again, and the Otsutsuki's goal is the entire ninja world. At this time, if Konoha and Kirigakure want to keep things to themselves..."

Upon hearing this, Mei Terumi frowned.

She could feel the gazes in the conference room, and the people from the General Political Department still showed no intention of interfering.

After a moment of thought, Terumi Mei suddenly realized that this was the first expanded meeting.

Perhaps for the General Political Office, this was also a meeting to explore the extent to which the five major ninja villages had changed their mindset over the past.

She was about to speak when it became clear that Minato Namikaze had thought of this before her.

"Conqueror's Haki... is not a power that can be awakened simply by being told, like refining chakra or using ninjutsu. It is even different from Armament Haki; in addition to unwavering will, it also contains the will of all living beings."

Minato Namikaze looked at the Raikage and made a suggestion: "Perhaps Raikage, you should let Killer Bee succeed as the Fifth Raikage. After a few years, Killer Bee may awaken Conqueror's Haki."

The Fourth Raikage was stunned as soon as he finished speaking.

Should we compare?

During the Third Shinobi World War, in a battle with the Fourth Hokage, the latter expressed his admiration for the comparison.

I didn't think much of it back then, but now...

Onoki, standing to the side, also seemed lost in thought.

He was an elderly man, and even his awakened Armament Haki was not very strong.

Among the younger generation, Heitu was assigned to study ideological education three years ago.

perhaps……

"Gentlemen, I would like to know if the Revolutionary Army knows the whereabouts of those people."

Gaara's voice interrupted the question about Conqueror's Haki.

Minato Namikaze also looked at the young Kazekage.

He is about the same age as Naruto, but he is already the Kage of a village. At the same time, he is more concerned about the whereabouts of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, than Conqueror's Haki.

Several years ago, this Kazekage reconciled with Shukaku and became friends.

With the help of the master, the tailed beasts separated but their chakra remained connected, becoming a Jinchūriki in another form.

In this light, it might be the Fifth Kazekage who is capable of awakening Conqueror's Haki.

When asked, Hanzo remained silent for a moment before shaking his head slightly.

"The other party was very cautious."

"After we succeeded, the location where the Tailed Beasts were taken was different from the information we extracted from the minds of those enemies. The place was deserted, and the research institute also confirmed that those enemies were clones."

"Furthermore, that Otsutsuki doesn't care about the life or death of these clones. According to the answer given by the researchers, it's because as long as there are cell samples, these people can be cloned again."

Minato Namikaze looked over upon hearing this: "If that's the case, why don't they clone even more clones?"

Yahiko: "Because of a special gene contained within them, there's a compatibility barrier. Perhaps, apart from that Otsutsuki, the other clones are all unique. This... is also why the other side needs to obtain samples from those dead enemies."

Meanwhile, as the Revolutionary Army held a meeting and Isshiki Otsutsuki arranged to absorb the Tailed Beasts, White Zetsu, who had been hiding in the shadows, also began his operation.

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