XX-level Hokage

Perched atop the island turtle's spikes, Yamashiro Aoba and Motoi looked around. "Unbelievable," Kushina exclaimed in surprise.

"I never expected the Tsuchikage to have such a whimsical idea," a female ninja from the island turtle said with a smile. Onoki, who was supporting himself on the island turtle, said with dissatisfaction, "Seriously, this is putting even more strain on my back."

"Are you alright? It's better to go to sea, and there's no need to fly that high." Akatsuchi looked at Onoki and said with concern. "Don't talk nonsense, Akatsuchi. Be careful not to be sensed by that giant snake at sea." Kurotsuchi said.

Onoki ignored their conversation and looked ahead, where he could vaguely see rocks and land. "We're almost there," Onoki muttered to himself.

In Kumogakure, the headquarters of the Allied Shinobi Forces, an eagle carrying a box with the character "封" (seal) written on it was rapidly approaching. "It was Konoha's..." said a member of the scout team on duty, who had just spotted the approaching eagle.

"New intelligence, intercept them quickly!" Next to him, another ninja from the reconnaissance team on duty also reacted quickly.

"The X mark confirms it's the enemy's lair, a place known as the Graveyard of Mountains. It's accessible by land to both Yugakure and Shimogakure, so we should send evacuation advisories to those villages. According to intelligence gathered by the infiltrating investigation team, the enemy numbers around 100,000. Considering the main force's movement, we can foresee only a small number will travel by sea, fearing encirclement," Shikaku said, pointing to a specially made map of the ninja world at the round table where the five Kage sat.

“In that case, it will be a matter of who strikes first,” Mifune said.

"First, gather the raiding force and order the assembled companies to form battle formations and confirm their respective formations. Also, inform Tsunade to direct the rear medical support troops to bring their medical ninja tools," Mashiro said to Shikaku.

"Yes, Hokage-sama," Shikaku nodded in response.

"Mabuyi, go and cooperate with the intelligence unit to confirm the intelligence route," Ai said. "Understood," Mabuyi nodded in response.

"Notify the Qing unit of the Sensing Force, tell them to hurry up too." Mei Terumi turned to Chojuro and said. "Yes." Chojuro replied hastily.

The three then quickly left the meeting room.

"Tsuchikage, you finished this while you were gone." Gaara said, taking out a headband with the character "Shinobi" written on it. "Oh, it's already finished?" Onoki said, taking the headband.

After examining it carefully for a while, Onoki smiled and said, "So this is the Allied Shinobi Forces' headband? Quite nice."

"This is my design. Those of you who used to argue endlessly have now united as one [Ninja]. Not only that, the ninjas have also joined forces with the samurai. This moment has finally arrived," Mifune said proudly.

Outside the meeting room, in the Hidden Cloud Village, the Allied Shinobi Forces were distributing headbands to their respective squads.

Sabin and Omoi also put on new headbands. At this moment, Kankuro walked over and said to the two of them, "I am Kankuro, a Sand Ninja who serves as the captain of the surprise attack force."

"Kankuro, what nickname should I give you?" Sai asked thoughtfully. "?" Kankuro was quite puzzled by Sai's question.

Meanwhile, Omoi was carefully scrutinizing Kankuro, thinking to himself, "Is this alright? What if such a young person messes up the mission because of his youthful impetuosity, and in his extreme distress, he suddenly shifts the responsibility to me? What then...?"

Thinking this, Omoi became nervous.

Kankuro, seeing Omoi's sudden change in expression, was puzzled once more. "The headbands have been distributed."

"Medical supplies inspection complete." "Ninja tools inspection complete."

“Food inspection…” An Iwa ninja was counting the food when he suddenly felt something rubbing against his calf. Looking down, he saw a little pig wearing red clothes.

"Who's in charge of managing the livestock? The pigs have all escaped." The Iwa ninja said helplessly, then reached out to pick up the pig, but a pair of arms quickly pulled the pig into his arms.

The ninja looked over and saw a girl with short black hair. Just as he was about to ask something, a shout came from over.

"The captain is here! All troops, line up!" Upon hearing this, the Iwa ninja rushed over.

The girl walked over unhurriedly to the front of the line and said to the group, "I have been appointed as the deputy commander of the medical logistics unit."

The captain is mute. Everyone, please take care of me. First, I want everyone to remember one thing.

“This little guy is nothing,” Shizune said, lifting up Tonton.

In addition, there were some points to note regarding this unit… and that concludes the dismissal. After saying this, Shizune turned and left. She went to a nearby restaurant, went up to the second floor, and pushed open the door to a private room.

Izumi, Shiro, Sakura, and Karin all looked at her with smiles. "That's well said, Shizune-senpai," Sakura said with a smile.

"It's because Lady Tsunade doesn't participate in management at all, and neither of you comes to help," Shizune said angrily. "That's really well said, very cool," Haku said with a smile.

"Really? It took me a long time to memorize these words," Shizune said, touching her head.

Other units also began to assemble.

"You must be Inoichi." A man dressed in Kumogakure (Cloud Village) attire approached Inoichi and asked. "Who are you?" Inoichi asked, somewhat puzzled.

"My name is Tianhua. I've long admired you. Please allow me to record this for you," Tianhua said excitedly.

Chapter 183: Before the War

Just then, Yamashiro Aoba rushed over in two.

"I'm sorry, I'm late." Yamashiro Aoba said affectionately.

"It's nothing, thank you for your hard work this time, Aoba." Inoichi looked at Aoba, nodded, and said.

As Onoki carried the entire island turtle back, Aoba and the other three who had been affected by Tsukuyomi received timely treatment from Tsunade.

Since Itachi showed no hostility and his attack was not very powerful, the four of them quickly recovered and joined the coalition's assembly.

Immediately afterwards, Hai addressed the assembled intelligence unit, saying, "Our intelligence unit is in charge of communication between various units. Intelligence must be transmitted accurately and quickly. Therefore, no matter what intelligence we obtain, we must remain absolutely calm. Do you understand?"

"Yes!" the intelligence team members responded in unison.

"War, ah." Beside the intelligence unit, hope, the commander of the perception unit, murmured to himself.

"Your name is hope, right? Is this your first time on the battlefield?" Qing, who was standing at the rear of the intelligence unit, walked up to Xi and asked softly. "Yes," hope replied.

"For the Allied Shinobi Forces, you are their eyes. Your performance will greatly change the course of the battle, so don't let those eyes cloud your judgment," Qing said, patting Xi on the shoulder.

Upon hearing this, hope nodded solemnly.

As various units continued to assemble, the entire Hidden Cloud Village began to swarm with people.

Mashiro arrived at the restaurant where Izumi and the others were and entered the private room. At this time, only Izumi and Shiro were left inside. Shizune, Sakura, and Karin had also returned to their respective units.

"It's truly magnificent," Bai exclaimed, looking out the window at the densely packed crowd of people.

"It's truly spectacular, with ninjas from all eight directions, and many of them are capable of striking with their palms." Mashiro walked to Izumi and Haku's side and said softly, "I also want to go to the battlefield." Izumi suddenly said.

"Why do you think that? That's not like you at all." Gently stroking Izumi's hair, Mashiro asked.

“I didn’t dare to participate in my past life, and I don’t want to miss it in this life. Besides, with Omikami here, as long as you’re alright, I won’t be either,” Izumi said, rubbing his face against Mashiro’s hand.

“Alright, I’ll arrange a team for you: you, Sakura, Kurenai, Hinata, and Kurotsuchi. That way, I can feel more at ease,” Mashiro said with a smile. “Okay,” Izumi nodded gently.

"Does Haku want to join the war?" Mashiro reached out, pinched Haku's cheek, and asked softly.

Bai listened to this and pondered for a moment before finally shaking her head. She loathed war and killing and no longer wanted to participate.

“I understand. Then you can go with Mabui. She’s the Allied Forces’ strategist,” Mashiro nodded. Then, looking out the window at the Allied Forces, she muttered to herself, “I wonder how many more people will die.”

Then he turned and left the private room. "I'm going back now."

After a while, all the allied forces had officially assembled.

On the platform directly above the Allied forces, the five captains of the combat troops stepped out.

The first unit commander is Darui of Kumogakure, who is considered the Raikage's right-hand man. The second unit commander is Koto of Iwagakure.

Commander of the Third Division: Kakashi Hatake of Konoha Village. Commander of the Fourth Division: Gaara, the Kazekage.

Commander of the Fifth Division, Admiral Mifune of the Land of Iron.

Meanwhile, at Xiao's headquarters.

"The moment has finally arrived," Orochimaru said in unison. He glanced at Obito, then placed his hand on the ground. "Transcendental Reincarnation!"

Suddenly, dozens of coffins rose from the ground.

"First are the Jinchuriki of each Tailed Beast: Toyama Ichisuke, the Jinchuriki of the Two-Tails; Yagura, the Jinchuriki of the Three-Tails; Rōshi, the Jinchuriki of the Four-Tails; Han, the Five-Tails; Utakata, the Six-Tails; and Kaede, the Seven-Tails."

Then there are the five Kage who have already died: the Second Tsuchikage, the Second Mizukage, the Third Raikage, and the Fourth Kazekage.

And the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, including Juzo Biwa, Suigetsu Hozuki, Kushimaru Kurihara, Yuuto Tsubasa, Jinpachi Munashi, Raiga Kurosuki, Yuri Hayashi, and Mangetsu Hozuki.

Next came the powerful figures who died in various villages: Hanzo of the Salamander, Chiyo of the Sand, Dan, Hizashi Hyuga, Itachi Uchiha, and so on.

Finally, our ultimate killer, the Second Hokage, Senju Mitsuhiro; the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato; the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama; and… These fallen powerhouses, plus the 100,000 White Zetsu enhanced by Yamato's body, are truly a sight to behold. Orochimaru said with a smile.

"Let's go," Obito said, turning around. The Fourth Shinobi World War begins!

At this time, the Allied reconnaissance troops...

Hyuga Sousuke used his Byakugan to spot Akatsuki's presence and hurriedly said, "They've moved, and in astonishing numbers."

"You all rejoin the main force as soon as possible and report this matter. I'll stay here to continue reconnaissance of Akatsuki's base," Anko said. "But it's too dangerous for one person to stay here," Hyuga Sousuke objected.

"Rozin, hurry up and leave. I know it's dangerous, but if this information gets out, our allied comrades will be in even greater danger," Anko said seriously. Hyuga Sousuke nodded and led his men away.

At this moment, the army of Ito began to scatter. "Are you Dan?" Ito Himizashi asked.

“Yes, but the only thing we have in common now is that we are all dead, souls of the dead summoned back by forbidden magic, using living people as sacrifices,” he said.

After getting some distance away from Orochimaru, all the Earthwalkers regained consciousness. Although they still couldn't control their bodies, they began to reflect on their current situation.

Xiao's base.

"Aren't you taking Zetsu with you?" Orochimaru asked.

“I’m leaving Zetsu behind as Sasuke’s supervisor to prevent you from taking him away during a lull in the war,” Obito said, looking at Orochimaru. Orochimaru looked at Obito but remained silent.

“I’ve already sent 10 White Zetsu underground, because large movements are too conspicuous,” Obito said softly. “Alright, first of all…” Orochimaru seemed to sense something and laughed.

Anko had reached the outskirts of the Akatsuki base when suddenly, the cursed seal on her neck throbbed with pain. "Orochimaru? No, Orochimaru should be dead," Anko said, shaking her head.

Suddenly, a figure appeared behind Red Bean. "Sneaky Snake Hand"

Red Bean launched an attack instantly.

But the snake that Anko attacked was instantly bitten to death by a much thicker snake. "Orochimaru?!"

Anko's pupils contracted as she looked at Orochimaru's face.

At this moment, in the Hidden Cloud Village, after the captains of the various units of the Allied Forces appeared, the Five Kage also descended onto the platform.

Fourth Mizukage: Terumi Momo. Fifth Kazekage: Gaara.

The Sixth Hokage and Commander of the Allied Forces: Hyuga Mashiro.

The Third Tsuchikage: Onoki. The Fourth Raikage: A.

As the Five Kage appeared, all the ninjas of the Allied Forces began to cheer.

A moment later, Mashiro took a step forward. Then she stretched out her hands and pressed them down.

After all the sound stopped, Mashiro began her speech at the station.

Chapter 184: Confrontation

Fellow comrades of the Allied Forces, throughout the long history of the ninja world, for the sake of the interests of our respective countries and villages, in the long wars from the First to the Third Shinobi World War, ninjas have hurt and hated each other.

Hatred spread, leading to widespread suffering and the emergence of numerous rogue ninjas. As a result, the ninja world we live in is filled with violence and coldness.