XX-level Hokage

"Master, Tayuya prepared lunch today," Temari said, bringing over the food. Looking at the appetizing dishes, Mashiro picked up her chopsticks and began to eat.

Unlike Temari, who grew up in luxury, Tayuya, as a child from Otogakure, had to be self-reliant from a young age, in addition to the daily chores that Mashiro had to provide.

The meals were just ordinary home-cooked food, so Duoyou learned quickly and found them easy to prepare.

"It tastes good," Mashiro praised softly.

Hearing Mashiro's praise, Tayuya felt a strange flutter in her heart.

Because Tayuu was also a child from Otogakure (the Hidden Sound Village), and had been self-reliant since childhood, she was, in some ways, tamed faster than Tehan.

After finishing her meal, Mashiro went to the Hokage's office.

Because Shizune was sent on a mission some time ago and Mashiro mysteriously disappeared, Tsunade was handling all the village's official business herself. Therefore, when Mashiro entered the Hokage's office, Tsunade was still full of resentment.

"The busy man is back," Tsunade said sarcastically.

"Lady Tsunade, throat." Shizune could only sigh helplessly from the side; Lady Tsunade was becoming more and more like a child.

"What's wrong? Haven't you been resting well these past few days?" Mashiro asked knowingly. Then she hugged Tsunade from behind and rested her head on Tsunade's shoulder.

"Or I could find an opportunity to hand over the Hokage position to you directly. Anyway, the only ones who would really object are those two old guys." Tsunade rolled her eyes and sighed as she spoke.

Tsunade hadn't noticed before, but when Shizune and Mashiro were both absent, she realized how tedious and time-consuming official duties were. "It's not time yet," Mashiro said softly.

"Do you still want to follow the same old ways from your past life?" Tsunade asked.

"No, I've already learned my lesson from the past, and I won't repeat it this time. War is inevitable, but this time I won't be the one to initiate it," Mashiro said calmly.

"Do whatever you want, but don't harm Konoha's interests. That's my bottom line." Tsunade turned around, looked directly at Mashiro, and said seriously.

"You can rest assured about that. I left many of my belongings in Konoha. I won't do anything I'll regret. On the contrary, I'll deal with someone who poses a huge threat to Konoha in a while," Masashi said with a smile.

"I'm so indulgent towards you because I trust you as you are now. Otherwise, even if I like you a lot, I wouldn't so easily delegate the power of the Hokage to this extent," Tsunade said.

Seeing Tsunade's serious expression, Mashiro smiled and then began to help her with Jizan's official duties.

The next day, in the laboratory at the "Root" headquarters. "Is everything ready?" Mashiro asked.

"Everything is ready, sir," Tono Fusuke said respectfully. He was the deputy director of the research institute, and since Kabuto was conducting other research, he was in charge of this experiment.

Next, a huge black cube was pushed over by two people. Then, the wooden figure was also brought over.

"Let's begin." Mashiro walked up to Yugito and released the Tailed Beast seal from her body, causing the Two-Tails' chakra to pour out.

Mashiro gave a signal, and a masked member of Root stepped forward, then clasped his hands tightly together. "Forbidden Technique: Reaper Death Seal"

The phantom of the Grim Reaper appeared, and the Two-Tails' form was fully revealed. The Grim Reaper extended his scythe and cut the Two-Tails in two. Just as one half of the Two-Tails' chakra was about to disappear along with the Root,

Mashiro gave another look.

Another Root member, wearing a mask, stepped forward and formed hand seals again. "Forbidden Technique: Toki Seal."

The phantom of the Grim Reaper reappeared, severing the connection between the previous Root soul and the Two-Tails' chakra.

At that moment, Tono Kakusuke activated the massive black cube, and instantly, the enormous Two-Tails chakra was absorbed into the cube. The two Root members also died on the spot.

"What have you done?" Yugito asked, her voice trembling slightly.

"It's nothing, you can go back now. I'll release you in a couple of days," Mashiro said softly. Then, a member of the Root faction led Yugito away.

"My lord, the chakra storage device is a success!" Tohno Kakusuke said excitedly.

"It was indeed a success, Assistant Fang. You truly are an exceptionally talented researcher," Mashiro praised.

Tono Kazusuke was even more excited to receive Mashiro's praise.

Mashiro's plan was simple: use the Two-Tails to test the chakra storage device.

Therefore, Mashiro needs the cooperation of Yukito and Matatabi, as well as two sacrifices to perform the Reaper Death Seal.

The sealing of the demons is essentially exchanging one's own soul for the help of the Grim Reaper. Therefore, in order to complete the experiment...

The first victim needs to be like Minato before, splitting the Two-Tails in two, sealing one half into the Jinchuriki's body, and merging the other half into their own soul.

The second victim needs to have the Shinigami separate the Two-Tails' chakra from the soul of the first victim.

Of course, all of this is based on the cooperation between the tailed beast and the jinchūriki. When Minato split the Nine-Tails, firstly, there was no jinchūriki to interfere, and secondly, the Nine-Tails was under Obito's control at the time.

Mashiro, with only one Mangekyou Sharingan, cannot control the Two-Tails. Moreover, the power of this Mangekyou Sharingan is only one-third of Mashiro's. If the Two-Tails doesn't cooperate and unleash a Tailed Beast Ball the moment the seal is broken, Mashiro doesn't want the Root organization to be reduced to ruins.

These two victims were also brainwashed. Not everyone can learn the Reaper Death Seal, so those two victims actually only knew the Reaper Death Seal.

All of this was done for one purpose: to test the chakra storage device, which plays an irreplaceable role in Mashiro's future plans.

Chapter 64: The Angel of the Rain Kingdom

The weather in the Land of Rain is always gloomy, and continuous rain is the keynote of this country.

In Amegakure, the numerous tower-shaped buildings and the well-developed drainage system give this poor and backward ninja village an industrial feel.

Located at the crossroads of three countries, Amegakure has been plagued by constant warfare, and later experienced the reign of terror under Hanzo of the Salamander. Amegakure remains in a state of perpetual chaos.

An atmosphere of sorrow pervaded the air.

At this moment, Mashiro was walking on a muddy road in Amegakure. Apart from the children running by the roadside, the people of Amegakure, whether civilians or ninjas, seemed to be filled with a deathly silence.

Only when you look at the tallest tower will hope appear on your face.

Inside the Tower of God, when Mashiro stepped into Amegakure, Nagato had already sensed her through the Rain Tiger Free Technique. He controlled Pain to say to Konan, "Konan, go see that girl who sneaked in. If you can, absorb her into Akatsuki; otherwise, deal with her."

Xiao Nan nodded upon hearing this, then turned into a pile of white paper and vanished on the spot.

Mashiro originally didn't want to come to Amegakure so early, but as events continued to change, many things were beyond her control. She needed to go to the Land of the Demon King, and in order to prevent Fang Yi from doing so, she decided to eliminate the threat from the Land of the Rain first.

After walking for a long time, they finally found an inn. The innkeeper was an old lady. Perhaps because she hadn't encountered any guests for a long time, she was quite hospitable to Mashiro and showed her all the rooms until Mashiro found one she liked.

Mashiro chose the leftmost room on the third floor, which had a very large window. The view of the rain outside through the window was very pleasant, and large windows often attract beautiful birds.

"I just found out that a big bedside table would attract beautiful birds, and I didn't expect it to attract them so quickly, and even a beautiful angel," Mashiro said, sitting on the edge of the bed.

Sheets of paper seeped in through the cracks in the doors and windows, intertwining to form an image of a blue-haired woman in a black robe with a blood-red cloud print. "Hyuga Mashiro, what brings you to Amekaku Village?" Konan said coldly.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm just a tourist passing through Amegakure. I was just looking around out of curiosity." Mashiro said softly, looking at the rainy scene outside the window.

"God has issued a decree inviting you to join Akatsuki and contribute your strength to achieving world peace." Konan didn't believe Mashiro's nonsense and said coldly as before.

"God? Then you must be an angel from God's side. Perhaps you came with wings." Mashiro turned to look at Konan and said calmly.

"If you choose to refuse, I will represent God and punish you." Konan said to Mashiro, as sheets of white paper floated down from her body. "This is an inn. The owner is an old woman. She has some difficulty walking. Perhaps she has children, or perhaps she died in the war long ago."

"If you want to start a war here, I have no objection. After all, this old lady is a commoner from Amegakure, right? Angel." Mashiro looked at Konan and said with a hint of sarcasm.

Xiao Nan paused for a moment, as the white paper fluttering down around her kept returning. She looked at Zhen Shiro and said, "I will try my best to take you down as quickly as possible."

“No need. There’s a tall tower over there. Let’s go up to the tower. Since you gods and angels all pursue peace, I’ll do as the Romans do,” Mashiro said, pointing to a tall tower not far from the window.

Konan gave Mashiro a deep look, then turned into a pile of white paper and disappeared from the spot. "I will be waiting for you on the tower."

After Konan left, Mashiro listened to the sound of rain outside the window, "drip, drip, drip," and then disappeared into the shadows.

Konan had already arrived at the top of the tower, quietly waiting for Mashiro's arrival. "Were you waiting for me?" Mashiro's voice came from behind Konan.

Konan immediately turned around to fight back, but was grabbed by Mashiro. Then she felt her body sinking. In a panic, Konan was about to use the Paper Clone Technique to escape, but Mashiro reached out and put her hand on her shoulder.

Illusion: Dark Walk Technique

Xiao Nan's vision suddenly went completely black.

Then she felt all the papers she had scattered were burned by the fire.

Then, her entire body sank down.

At this moment, the Six Paths controlled by Nagato also arrived, but it was too late. Only a shadow remained where they stood before they vanished in an instant.

Mashiro knew that he would be summoned by Nagato Town as soon as he entered Amegakure, and as a god, he would definitely send angels to communicate with him. So after leaving the original room, Mashiro used the Shadow Legion to cover the area with shadows.

From the moment Konan entered the room, the Shadow Legion began to infect her own shadow, the shadow of every piece of paper she scattered. As a result, Mashiro easily pulled her into the Shadow Kingdom.

In the Shadow Kingdom, everything is pitch black and blood red, like the end of the world.

On a massive, broken floating rock, a soldier from an alien squad was tightly binding Konan, with Mashiro standing right in front of her. "Where is this?" Konan looked around at the completely unfamiliar surroundings, her eyes filled with surprise and astonishment, but not fear. "This is the Shadow Kingdom." Mashiro leaned back slightly, and another alien soldier appeared out of thin air, intertwining with her to form a soft chair.

Mashiro rarely enters the Shadow Kingdom because, although she can control the Shadow Legion, she is ultimately not a Shadow creature and cannot exist within the Shadow Kingdom.

If he stays there for too long, and if others are brought into the Shadow Kingdom by Mashiro, Mashiro must also stay in the Shadow Kingdom at the same time. The more living people he brings, the faster Mashiro will be corrupted by darkness.

Therefore, this was the first time Mashiro had brought someone into the Shadow Kingdom. Because Mashiro had no contact with Konan in her previous life, the dream had a very limited impact on Konan. Therefore, Mashiro could only increase her mystery and prestige by bringing Konan into the Shadow Kingdom.

"The Shadow Kingdom, the ninja world actually has such a place." Konan said with some surprise. When she first entered, she used her chakra to check, and this was not a genjutsu space.

“Strictly speaking, this is not the ninja world.” Mashiro said calmly, then she gently raised her hand, and all sorts of shadowy soldiers appeared.

Seeing the monster suddenly appear, Konan took a deep breath. This really didn't seem to be the ninja world. "Who are you?" Konan looked directly at Mashiro and asked seriously.

"Who am I? I am the younger sister of the Sage of Six Paths, Otsutsuki Rei." Mashiro unbuttoned her robe, then pulled open her collar to reveal the Mangekyou Sharingan on her chest, and said.

"The Sage of Six Paths, his sister?" Xiao Nan felt as if her brain had gone blank.

"In the beginning, the Mother of Chakra gave birth to two brothers. Later, the Ten-Tails caused chaos. The Sage of Six Paths and his brother joined forces to seal the Ten-Tails and divided its chakra into nine parts, forming the nine tailed beasts we know today. After that, the Sage of Six Paths stayed in the ninja world and founded Ninshu, while his brother went to the moon. This is probably the story of the Sage of Six Paths that you know."

"But I'm going to tell you now that the Mother of Chakra didn't give birth to two children, but four." Mashiro said righteously, spouting nonsense.

However, Konan was completely persuaded by Mashiro's words. Normally, most people would think Mashiro's words were false, but Konan was different. She could see the Rinnegan every day, and she herself was carrying out the plan to revive the Ten-Tails.

Mashiro takes advantage of this; those who only have a superficial understanding are the easiest to deceive. Obito had already been deceived once, so she wouldn't mind deceiving him a second time.

Chapter 65: The Rinnegan

"Do you think I would believe that?" Xiao Nan asked, suppressing her wavering resolve.

“I will make you believe me. As one of the four offspring of the Mother of Chakra, I possess the abilities of memory and sin. Therefore, I know many things, such as Nagato, Yahiko, the fact that the three of you are all Jiraiya's students, and that Yahiko chose to die to save you.” Mashiro stood up and walked to Konan, saying this.

Hearing what Mashiro said, Konan's heart was in turmoil, because what she said was a little-known secret, and no one else knew about Nagato's existence except for her.

Looking into Konan's eyes, Mashiro knew that she had begun to believe. After all, whether it was Nagato, Konan, or the already deceased Yahiko, they were all idealists. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been deceived by Obito first, and then persuaded by Naruto's words. As long as they could be given a satisfactory reason and a beautiful fantasy, they would believe without hesitation.

"How do you know all this?" Konan asked Mashiro, her expression no longer calm as before.

I actually know more than just that. I also know that a masked man who calls himself Madara Uchiha told you about the Ten-Tails. "Mashiro said, looking at Konan. At the same time, the Alien Corps soldiers released Konan, but she didn't move at all.

After hearing Mashiro mention Madara Uchiha, Konan was completely filled with self-doubt, and she had come to believe what Mashiro had said earlier.

“Nagato’s physical condition is not good right now. He’s been summoning the Gedo Mazo and using the power of the Rinnegan for a long time. His life is almost over,” Mashiro said again.

Konan looked at Nagato's mouth; this was indeed her biggest worry, but she couldn't convince him. Then, Mashiro's next words dealt her another heavy blow.

"Do you know why? Because those eyes, though belonging to a sage, have such strong side effects. It's because they weren't actually Nagato's; they were transplanted from someone else."