Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

"Hahaha, back when the Nine-Tails went berserk, in order to seal it away..."

Minato Namikaze awkwardly scratched the back of his head. As a former Hokage, he naturally knew how powerful the man in front of him was. This man was the one who made the Nine-Tails vomit milk, but he was the one who was killed by the Nine-Tails.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't embarrassed.

"??? Can a little fox really kill people...(⊙_⊙)?"

Grandpa Thousand Hands scratched his head, equally puzzled. He remembered that little fox from back then was quite docile...

“…”

Shinto rolled his eyes speechlessly at Senju-sama's arrogant demeanor; Senju-sama's act was so convincing that it left no trace.

It seems that the art of feigning skill isn't just a Uchiha trait; the Senju also possess it...

"...So who is the current Hokage of Konoha? Sakumo or Jiraiya?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi pulled out his personal pipe from somewhere, took two deep puffs, and then asked Orochimaru and Shinto.

He died before he could make his final arrangements. He had originally intended to promote Nawaki to the position, but he died before he could summon Nawaki back. He had no chance to promote Nawaki, so he thought that after his death, the only people who could become Hokage in Konoha were Sakumo and Jiraiya.

His best buddy group might have a chance to hide, but they don't have the ability. Xiaochun and Menyan aren't stupid either; unless there's really no one else, they won't let their best buddy take over.

(⊙_⊙)(⊙_⊙)

Senju the Elder, Senju the Second Elder, and Minato Namikaze all looked over. As former leaders, they were naturally very interested in who was in charge of Konoha now. Sakumo was alright; that kid was reliable.

If it were some other mediocre talent, that would be terrible.

"The current Fifth Hokage is Nawaki. Although Nawaki's strength is a bit lacking, with Tsunade and Sakumo by his side, things have been pretty good these past few years..."

Orochimaru said, looking at Senju, who was looking exasperated.

"Phew... Nawaki isn't bad after all..."

Seeing Orochimaru's gaze, the second master of the Senju clan was speechless. But after all, he was his elder brother's grandson and the sole legitimate heir of the Senju clan; even if he was being unreasonable, he had to admit it was alright...

"Nawaki? Tobirama, who is this child? (⊙_⊙)?"

We've been brothers for decades. Although Uncle Thousand Hands is a goofball, he's actually quite wise and meticulous. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to keep up with Uncle Madara all the time, even though Uncle Madara wasn't a reckless fool back then.

Seeing his younger brother's expression, Grandpa Senju knew that this Fifth Hokage was very problematic.

"Nawaki is Koma's second child, Tsuna's younger brother, but this child's talent is somewhat less than ideal..."

Second Master Qian Shou spoke to First Master Qian Shou in a more tactful manner.

Although he thought the child's talent was truly terrible, back when they were developing ninjutsu for him, everyone was trying to create the most powerful techniques possible, but this child was the only one who actively requested that the difficulty be lowered, fearing he wouldn't be able to learn overly powerful techniques...

However, he only said these things to his own family; he wouldn't point them out when outsiders were around.

"I never imagined that Kima would have a second child!"

When the old man Senju heard that it was his son's son who had become Hokage, he didn't care about the tone of the second old man Senju and sighed with satisfaction.

"What do you mean 'not ideal'? It's rotten, it's rotten. You cultured people always speak so euphemistically. If it weren't for my protection all these years, your little grandson would have been down there signing in and collecting his reward long ago. Stop chatting, we have important things to do now. We'll talk about that later. We're preparing for the Five Kage Summit. The enemy only has the Eight-Tails and your Konoha's Nine-Tails left to deal with. I estimate that Madara will be making a comeback soon. Orochimaru has enough corpses to keep you occupied for a long time, so don't go back. During this time, you should go back to Konoha with Orochimaru and hide. The enemy probably has someone who also knows this 'Summoning the Dead' technique. When Madara comes out, you can give them a surprise..."

Shinto interrupted the several former Konoha leaders who were chatting away, and then said...

He had no interest in chatting with these people. His purpose in coming was to prevent Orochimaru from being beaten up by the four former leaders of Konoha and to get the Senju brothers to sign a document. Now that he had achieved his goal, he was too lazy to watch the two Senju brothers show off.

It feels good to show off yourself, but it's annoying to watch others show off...

1154. The second male lead was stunned after being kicked through seven doors.

"Obito, we've found the Eight-Tails. The Hidden Cloud Village is really cunning. They actually hid the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki on Turtle Island and even set up a barrier outside. No wonder Kakuzu and Hidan couldn't find him."

Somewhere in the Land of Lightning.

White Zetsu emerged from the ground and came to Obito's side, his hands constantly searching for the little thing below while speaking to Obito.

The Hidden Cloud Village is indeed cunning. If it weren't for his clone infiltrating the Hidden Cloud Village and seeing the chakra fluctuations generated when a Cloud ninja entered Turtle Island with something, he really wouldn't have noticed.

"Hmph! You're really good at dodging!"

Of all the Hidden Cloud Village, only the Fourth Raikage was worthy of Obito's attention. Now that the Fourth Raikage has gone to the Land of Iron to attend the Five Kage Summit, the Hidden Cloud Village is like his backyard. At this moment, Obito reverted to his former arrogant and unruly demeanor.

Having learned the whereabouts of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Obito didn't hesitate and immediately headed towards Turtle Island.

However, Obito overestimated himself and underestimated Killer Bee's compatibility with the Eight-Tails. In the original story, Killer Bee was the first Jinchūriki who could truly and perfectly control the Eight-Tails. While Karin's mother, Shuri, is now considered the first due to Sasori's girlfriend, Killer Bee is still the second. His strength is undeniable. So this time, Obito finally has to face reality; he got beaten up...

Faced with the Eight-Tails, which had completely transformed into a giant octopus, Obito had absolutely no means to cause any damage to it. Fire Release? He extinguished it with a single breath.

Wood Release?

Did he think that awakening Wood Release made him the Thousand Hands Master?

kaleidoscope?

It's just one, and it's a life-saving extradimensional skill that even the ancestral giant can't summon.

In short, facing a super octopus that is both tanky and deals high damage, assassins like Obito, who are neither fish nor fowl and have low defense, are almost always countered.

Rinnegan?

Even Nagato of the Uzumaki clan was drained of his life force; even with the Rinnegan, Obito wouldn't dare to pretend otherwise...

"boom!"

"Damn it! This guy is so troublesome..."

While being chased all over the map by a giant octopus, he was accidentally slammed to the ground by the octopus's tail.

Obito struggled to his feet, looking at the giant octopus with uncontrollable rage.

He really knew too little about the Tailed Beasts. He had previously seen the Akatsuki members capture Tailed Beasts as easily as drinking water, treating them like cats and dogs. He thought he could do it too. Although Kakuzu, Hidan, and even his own little brother Kisame had left him, he never doubted himself. Now that he was alone, with Sasuke Uchiha gone to Konoha, he felt that although facing the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki alone would be a bit troublesome, it wouldn't be a big problem.

Who knew this eight-tailed fox would be so difficult to deal with? It was a perfect combination of offense and defense, and he couldn't break through it at all.

I should have tricked Sasuke Uchiha into coming first; he's a technically skilled individual and shouldn't have personally stepped in...

"Obito, let's go first. This Eight-Tails Jinchuriki can perfectly control the Eight-Tails, so his strength is very difficult to deal with."

Black Zetsu saw Obito looking disheveled and offered some words of advice.

Not only was Obito surprised, but even he hadn't anticipated how difficult the Eight-Tails would be. Ultimately, he had too much faith in Obito; the two were simply not on the same level. If this continued, he was genuinely worried that Obito would be completely overwhelmed...

"hateful....."

Obito cursed under his breath and disappeared from the spot. Although he was unwilling, this Eight-Tails was really too difficult to deal with. It was practically an enhanced version of the Fourth Raikage. Although it wasn't as fast as the Fourth Raikage, its defense was incredibly high. He had used all his skills, but he still couldn't break through the thing's defense. What an adventure!

Next time I'll have to trick Sasuke Uchiha into coming here...

After Obito disappeared, he didn't go looking for the Nine-Tails in Konoha. He couldn't even defeat the Eight-Tails in Kumogakure, let alone the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki in Konoha who knew Sage Mode.

I wonder how things are going with Sasuke Uchiha. Let's try to get him over here first...

...

Meanwhile, in Konoha, after confirming once again that Danzo was indeed dead, the second male lead turned around and headed towards Konoha with his two companions. This time, he not only wanted to avenge his clan, but also to restore the glory of the Uchiha clan in the ninja world.

Dried Danzo is just a dessert before the main course; the real main course is Konoha!

However, the Anbu members of Konoha were not to be underestimated. Although the second male lead's Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan was powerful, he had only recently awakened it, and genjutsu was not his forte. So, while the genjutsu worked well on the Anbu underlings who were on night duty, since there weren't many of them, they noticed something was wrong when these sentries changed shifts. In addition, Danzo's move that swallowed half a bridge left the second male lead's two companions dumbfounded. They had completely forgotten to maintain the barrier, which led to the chakra fluctuations generated by Danzo's Four Symbols Sealing Technique in his final attack being exposed.

The second male lead had barely taken two steps and hadn't even started causing trouble in Konoha when he was surrounded by layers upon layers of Konoha's Anbu.

However, the second male lead with the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan is indeed very powerful. In addition, the two double-flower red sticks of Konoha have gone to the Land of Iron with Rope Tree. The most powerful people left are Asuma and the green-skinned Guy who hasn't opened the gate yet. According to their strength on paper, these people really can't stop the second male lead. Although the second male lead is not as powerful as Madara, Konoha doesn't have Senju right now.

With the second male lead and his two companions unleashing a barrage of attacks, the second male lead's stats reached double digits in less than ten minutes. Even Asuma, who was summoning purple skeletons, only lasted slightly longer than Danzo, but was also severely injured after about ten rounds.

Just when Asuma was about to set off fireworks, it was the green-skinned Kaiqiang, glowing with blue light, who kicked the second male lead's purple skull, shattering it with both feet. In the end, he turned the tide and, to the second male lead's utter astonishment and confusion, forcefully kicked him into the ground, saving Konoha from danger.

It has to be said that the Eight Gates Formation is really awesome, especially since Green Guy is naturally very compatible with it. With seven gates open and this fighting power, even "Conan's dad" wouldn't have the fighting power to take down the second male lead in three kicks.

Of course, this is also because the second male lead in the pants was too arrogant. He had just obtained the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and hadn't even gotten used to its power yet, but he thought he was the king of the world and dared to solo Konoha. He never expected that this weirdo in the tight-fitting clothes with thick eyebrows would have such a powerful Eight Gates technique, which was a hundred times stronger than the Leonardo DiCaprio version of Naruto who had fought him a few years ago.

He was stunned after just three kicks.

1155. Please stand on higher ground, I can't see you anymore.

On the other side, in the Land of Iron, when Nawaki and the others arrived, the representatives of the other three major ninja villages had already arrived, except for the representative of Iwagakure from Onoki.

The first to arrive was the Sunagakure delegation, led by Rasa and Ebizo. Just as they arrived in the Land of Iron, the Kumogakure delegation, led by the Fourth Raikage, also arrived.

Although Rasa and the Fourth Raikage weren't very close, their villages didn't have any conflicts of interest. The fights between their ANBU underlings were usually minor skirmishes, and there was also the favor of Shinto helping the Third Raikage collect his body. So, things were relatively peaceful between the two sides, with little tension.

Although the Fourth Raikage was a battle maniac, he had little desire to fight against Rasa, a powerful mage who could fly like Onoki. Moreover, there was something more important waiting for him: competing to become the leader of the alliance.

He had made preparations well in advance to compete for the position of leader, and even brought his secretary-general with him.

His thinking was simple: if he defeated the Raikage normally, the Raikage was destined to never surpass him. He was the one who brought the village to its peak with his own strength, and he was undoubtedly the number one person in the history of Kumogakure.

Even if he can't surpass his father, as the son, he can't be too far behind. While he's done a decent job since becoming Raikage, he hasn't achieved anything particularly outstanding. If he retires peacefully, his historical status will probably be even lower than the Second Raikage's. Therefore, he's determined to become the leader of the alliance. If he becomes the leader, even if his historical status doesn't surpass his father's, surpassing the Second Raikage should be achievable. With a little more effort, surpassing the First Raikage doesn't seem too difficult...

That evening, the general of the Land of Iron, as the host, naturally had to host a welcome banquet for the representatives of both Sunagakure and Kumogakure. The corruption of the Land of Iron... ugh! Their lavish banquets were notorious.

The Sand Village side was alright, after all, they were all cultured people and their behavior was quite proper. But seeing the group of muscular men from the Cloud Village drinking straight from the bottle, with each of them consuming several bottles on average, made Mifune's eyelids twitch. All the fine wine in his house had been drunk up by these muscular men.

If I'd known these brutes were chugging straight from the bottle, I would have just given them some cheap liquor from outside. Instead, they're using their prized collection to chug straight from the bottle...

The day after Sunagakure and Kumogakure arrived, the Kirigakure delegation, led by the Mizukage, and the Konoha delegation, led by Nawaki, also arrived.

"boom!"

"That old bastard really thinks he's the main character, making so many of us wait for him!"

When the Fourth Raikage saw that only his father's killer, Onoki, hadn't arrived from the Five Great Shinobi Villages, his temper flared up again. He slammed the table in front of him to pieces. The distance between the Land of Earth and the Land of Iron was about the same as that between the Land of Wind and the Land of Mist. Even Kirigakure, which was far from the inland, had arrived, but there was still no sign of Onoki. Thinking about the score he hadn't settled with his father, and now he had to wait for this old geezer, it was no wonder that the Fourth Raikage's expression was not good.

Meanwhile, seeing the Fourth Raikage so agitated, Mifune's eyelids started twitching again. He was beginning to doubt whether he had made the right decision to agree to a meeting with these ninjas in their Land of Iron. Last night, the ninjas had blew up all of his treasured sake, and today they had smashed his own table—an antique, for crying out loud!

Sitting next to Rasa, Ebizo glanced at the raging Raikage and felt a tightness in his chest. The term "old codger" had dragged him into it as well. If he didn't know that all the Raikages were like this, and who the Fourth Raikage was targeting, he would have slapped him across the face.

Even if you can't win, you have to fight...

"Lord Raikage, please be patient. Perhaps the Tsuchikage's reign has been longer and the journey is more distant, so it's understandable that things are slower..."

However, upon seeing the irritable Fourth Raikage, Ebizo had a sudden inspiration.

The main reason he came was... ugh! He wanted Sunagakure to become the leader of the alliance. However, although Sunagakure's main force was strong, they lacked numerical superiority, making it extremely difficult to compete for leadership. Their biggest rivals were the veteran Onoki and Kumogakure, which had absolutely no connection to Akatsuki. Seeing that Onoki hadn't even arrived yet, and the Raikage was already at odds, was actually good for Sunagakure. They could join forces with Kumogakure to eliminate Onoki, and the Raikage owed them a favor because of the Third Raikage's affair. Then...

Thinking of this, Ebizo looked at the irritable Fourth Raikage and found him adorable no matter how he looked at him, and he no longer cared about the old man's previous comment.

"..."