Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode.

Chapter 355 The Five Kage Summit

"Hehehe~, that's it, that's it. Despair, humans, despair before absolute power, then run away, surrender, and finally die with resentment and hatred. This is your fate."

On the battlefield in Kirigakure, Black Zetsu, hiding in the shadows, watched as the Kirigakure ninjas gradually succumbed to despair in the face of the overwhelming power displayed by Uchiha Madara, and chuckled smugly.

Its long life was too boring and lonely, so it had to create its own fun to amuse itself.

Of all these forms of amusement, nothing was more interesting to him than toying with humans.

He found it most amusing to toy with ninjas, those guys who were smug about stealing power from their mothers.

Madara Uchiha was the most perfect toy he had ever created, yet he was the one that was destroyed by the descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, Hamura Otsutsuki, or even the reincarnation of his eldest son.

Nothing could please it more.

In the time to come, it will continue to guide Uchiha Madara, so that he can personally end this world full of strife, and then clean up this world to welcome his mother's resurrection.

The six-tailed creature was trapped in a huge tornado, and it was in great pain. Countless wind blades in the tornado were cutting its body every moment.

Although it is not afraid of being cut and has a terrifying self-healing ability, it is almost immortal as long as its chakra is not depleted. However, it is still a living creature and is afraid of pain. The pain caused by its body being constantly cut and reassembled makes it feel like it is about to have a mental breakdown.

"Stop, I surrender."

On the verge of a mental breakdown, the Six-Tails finally couldn't help but surrender to Madara Uchiha.

Upon hearing this, the faces of the many Mist Ninja on the battlefield turned to despair. Even the powerful Six-Tails had surrendered; what could they possibly use to fight against that terrifying giant white serpent?

In an instant, a profound sense of despair enveloped the entire Hidden Mist Village.

Some weak-willed Mist Ninja went berserk, launching suicidal charges against the enemy like madmen, but most of them no longer cared about the destruction of the village and turned to flee for their lives.

With these cowardly Mist Ninjas fleeing, the morale of the Mist Ninjas on the battlefield finally collapsed, plummeting completely.

Seeing this, Madara Uchiha did not pursue the fleeing Mist Ninja, but instead began to seal the Six-Tails, which was lying on the ground like a lump of mud.

Meanwhile, a dozen kilometers north of Kirigakure, the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, was leading a group of people rapidly toward the village. Upon receiving news that the village had been attacked, he immediately abandoned the mission and returned the way he came.

But when he saw the thick smoke rising from the direction of the village, his heart sank to the bottom.

"Who attacked the village? How despicable!"

"I'm furious," said Yagura, a man in his throes.

As he spoke, he subconsciously sped up and overtook everyone else in an instant.

A dozen minutes later, Yagura Karatachi finally returned to Kirigakure, only to find the village reduced to ruins, with the corpses of many Kirigakure ninjas scattered among the rubble.

At this time, the White Snake Sage, Madara Uchiha's Animal Path clone, had already left, taking the Six-Tails with him. Only a dozen or so summoned snakes from Ryuchi Cave remained at the scene.

"ah!!!"

When Yagura saw this, his heart ached terribly, and he couldn't help but let out a heart-wrenching scream.

If he hadn't already been a perfect Jinchūriki, and hadn't reconciled and been of one mind with the Three-Tails, he would have already gone out of control and gone berserk, but this still caused a large amount of Tailed Beast Chakra to gush out from his body.

After the pain, an endless killing intent began to take over Yagura's mind.

The next moment, he charged toward the nearest giant snake and tore it in two with a giant claw formed from the tailed beast's chakra. Then, he charged toward the other giant snakes like a madman, determined to kill all the monsters that were destroying his village.

But just as he successfully killed the third giant serpent, he was suppressed by a terrifying gravity and pinned to the ground, unable to move.

Then, he saw a middle-aged ninja with both the Rinnegan and the Mangekyou Sharingan, who was none other than Pain, the Third Kazekage, under Madara Uchiha.

A great war broke out.

The battle between Pain and the Third Mizukage lasted for nearly half an hour before it ended, and the entire Hidden Mist Village was reduced to ruins and then turned into a white wasteland.

From then on, Kirigakure was removed from the ninja world.

The tragedy that occurred in Kirigakure was undoubtedly a momentous event in the ninja world. In less than half a day, the news spread from the Land of Water to the mainland, shocking all the forces on the mainland.

The Land of Lightning, Hidden Cloud Village.

Because the Land of Water and the Land of Lightning are very close, the Hidden Cloud Village was the first among all the ninja villages to receive the bad news from the Hidden Mist Village.

The Third Raikage was furious because Yugimaru, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, had lost contact with him, but upon receiving this news, his anger vanished instantly, replaced by a chill that ran through his body. He then immediately summoned the village's leaders for a meeting.

At the same time, he ordered the alarm to be sounded, putting the village on high alert.

In the Raikage's office, the Fourth Raikage and many Jonin from the village gathered together. They all had extremely solemn expressions on their faces because they had all learned of the destruction of Kirigakure.

"Enough with the small talk. You are all aware of the situation in Kirigakure. The village is now officially on high alert. Your responsibility is to protect the village and keep the enemy out of it."

The Fourth Raikage said solemnly.

"Yes, Lord Raikage."

All the Jonin said in unison.

As soon as they finished speaking, they all used the Instantaneous Movement technique to disappear from the room, then dispersed and quickly headed to various important passes outside the village, on alert for any enemies that might appear.

"Eluyi, how's the situation in Konoha?"

After the group of Jonin left, the Fourth Raikage immediately asked about his secret technique, Elo.

The destruction of Kirigakure really frightened him. Although he didn't know the full extent of Kirigakure's strength, he had a general idea. In terms of overall strength, Kirigakure was now much stronger than Kumogakure.

Even so, Kirigakure was still destroyed.

The Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Mist Village were neighbors. When their neighbor was destroyed, the Hidden Cloud Village had no idea what was going on, which shows how quickly the Hidden Mist Village was destroyed.

In that case, if the enemy that destroyed Kirigakure were to attack Kumogakure, it probably wouldn't take long.

Upon realizing this, the Fourth Raikage felt a chill run down his spine, deeply sensing the extremely dangerous situation facing the Hidden Cloud Village.

"It's too short a time, and there's still no reply. Raikage, please remain calm. If even you lose your composure, the people below will only become more anxious."

Ailu shook her head and reminded her.

"How can you expect me to stay calm? You know better than I how dangerous the village is right now. This feeling of helplessness is awful, and the thought of having to ask Konoha for help makes it even worse. Right now, I just want to find someone to have a good fight with, rather than keep waiting in fear."

The Fourth Raikage slammed his fist into the iron desk, leaving a deep fist mark, and said angrily.

However, seeing the serious and cold look in Ailu's eyes, he finally took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, and then asked, "Ailui, how much information do we have about the enemy that destroyed Kirigakure?"

Even now, the Hidden Cloud Village still has no clear idea of ​​what kind of enemy destroyed the Hidden Mist Village, only having the pitiful information that a giant snake attacked the Hidden Mist Village.

"There aren't many. There are very few ninja survivors who escaped from Kirigakure. Our people finally found one, but he had gone mad. After seeing our people, he kept shouting the name 'snake,' and then he died not long after."

Our people attempted to directly read his brain to obtain information using ninjutsu, but they also went insane, seemingly suffering a very severe mental shock.

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Ailu shook her head again, her expression turning incredibly grim as she spoke.

Although they were unable to obtain any intelligence, judging from the situation of the survivors of Kirigakure and their intelligence personnel, the enemy who destroyed Kirigakure was undoubtedly extremely powerful and a ruthless individual.

As expected, the situation in Kirigakure is worse than anticipated.

"Damn it, Yuzuki Maru's situation hasn't been resolved yet, and then this happens."

The Fourth Raikage's expression was equally grim, clearly sharing the same thought as Elui.

Then, he shared his guess: "Eluyi, do you think the survivor of the Mist Village mentioned the snake, could it be related to Ryuchi Cave, which has also been destroyed?"

"Actually, I also have this guess. If there is a connection, then the destruction of Kirigakure must be related to Uchiha Madara. Moreover, Yukimaru, the Fourth Mizukage, and the Six-Tails Jinchuriki of Kirigakure are also missing."

When Ailui heard the Fourth Raikage say this, she sighed and then shared her own guess.

The whereabouts of the three Jinchūriki are unknown!

The Fourth Raikage was startled by Erui's reminder.

He suddenly realized a possibility: Yukimaru, the Fourth Mizukage, and the Six-Tails Jinchuriki were all captured by Madara Uchiha, and Kirigakure was destroyed because it blocked Madara Uchiha's path to capture the Tailed Beasts.

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and this could very well be the truth behind the destruction of Kirigakure.

"It seems that Lord Raikage has also figured out why Kirigakure was attacked by the enemy. Although it is humiliating, the truth is probably just like that. That was close. It was definitely the right thing to let Yugimaru leave Kumogakure."

Seeing the Fourth Raikage's lingering fear, Ailu smiled wryly.

Then, her expression turned serious, and she said angrily, "Lord Raikage, this is a disgrace to Kumogakure! To prolong our lives by sacrificing our comrades is not the style of Kumogakure. Please give the order to convene the Five Kage Summit immediately. There is no time to lose."

The emergence of a terrorist capable of destroying a major ninja village poses a tremendous threat and challenge to the other major ninja villages.

The destruction of Kirigakure can be seen as a blatant provocation by this terrorist against all the major ninja villages.

Faced with such a terrifying enemy, if the major ninja villages were to continue fighting amongst themselves, it would be tantamount to courting death.

In Ailu's view, if Kumogakure wants to protect itself, it must unite with the power of other great ninja villages, especially Konoha. They must win over Konoha's help; only in this way will they have any chance to resist Madara Uchiha's attack.

"The Five Kage Summit, huh? Your suggestion is excellent. With such terrible news happening in Kirigakure, it is indeed necessary to convene an emergency Five Kage Summit."

The Fourth Raikage paused slightly upon hearing Ailu's request, then understood her meaning and nodded.

The Five Kage Summit is a meeting convened by the five great ninja villages to resolve their conflicts. The leaders of the five villages will be present, and various issues can be discussed. Since the leaders of each village are present, once an agreement is reached, it signifies the signing of a pact.

The Fourth Raikage has already figured it out: the main purpose of this Five Kage Summit is to unite with other ninja villages to eliminate Madara Uchiha, this major threat.

He had thought that although Madara Uchiha was powerful, he was not a threat and that the power of Kumogakure was enough to defeat him. But now it seems that this idea was a real pity. Madara Uchiha, who had mastered the Rinnegan, was far more terrifying than he had imagined. Using him to restrain Konoha was simply wishful thinking.

. . .

On the other side, in the woods outside Kirigakure, a black-haired boy suddenly appeared; it was Kirito himself.

After teleporting there using the Flying Thunder God Technique, he immediately jumped into the sky, then formed a pair of chakra wings on his back and flew through the air, quickly arriving above Kirigakure.

"It seems this guy doesn't intend to hide any longer. He's taken the Three-Tails and the Six-Tails with him. Counting the Four-Tails from Iwagakure and the Two-Tails from Kumogakure, he's already obtained four tailed beasts. Now that he's also obtained the power of Ryuchi Cave, his strength is indeed powerful enough to destroy a ninja village by himself."

Kirito looked down at the ruins of Kirigakure and said with a solemn expression.

He had considered that Madara Uchiha's strength would greatly increase after destroying Ryuchi Cave, but he never expected that Madara Uchiha would be so ruthless as to launch a surprise attack on a major ninja village, taking the village's tailed beast and destroying it at the same time.

Because of this one butterfly, the original storyline has undergone tremendous changes, and Madara Uchiha has also become increasingly insane.

In the original story, he wasn't this ruthless. Of course, this doesn't rule out the possibility that he was powerless at the time and could only use Obito and Nagato to achieve his goals, while he himself had already died long ago.

For some unknown reason, Madara Uchiha's lifespan has been extended, so he no longer needs to rely on Obito and Nagato to achieve his goals; he can accomplish them on his own.

But no matter what, the final battle is not far away.

"No, I can't just stand by and watch him absorb the Tailed Beasts and become much stronger. I must find him and the Gedo Mazo as quickly as possible so that I can end this madman's plan at the lowest possible cost."

Kirito looked at the numerous unseeing corpses in the ruins below and spoke with a cold gaze.

He must stop Madara Uchiha, that madman, or the fate of Kirigakure today will be the fate of Konoha tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)