XX-level Hokage

"Hurry up and leave, I'm very busy," Deidara said, clearly annoyed.

Then the clay bird took off, carrying the three people on its back into the sky. They traveled for a short while.

Orochimaru, controlling the reanimated Itachi, suddenly cast a genjutsu on Deidara from behind, immobilizing him before releasing Itachi's consciousness. "What... this is Earth Reincarnation?!" Itachi, sensing his body's condition and looking at his hands, immediately understood what had happened. "Long time no see, Itachi," Orochimaru said softly.

Itachi looked behind him and saw Orochimaru. He was immediately surprised and said, "Orochimaru, you're still alive?" "I guess I was just lucky," Orochimaru replied.

If he had actually transferred his soul into Sasuke's body back then, perhaps he would have really been gone.

"Then..." Itachi instantly activated his Mangekyou Sharingan, preparing to unleash Amaterasu, but found it had no effect.

"Don't forget, you're currently in a state of reincarnation and under my control. However, the talisman I used is an improved version and won't completely imprison you," Orochimaru said with a smile.

"Is there something you want to say to me?" Itachi asked calmly.

He didn't believe Orochimaru would release his consciousness for no reason. "I want to make a deal with you," Orochimaru said.

"Oh?" Itachi asked, a rare hint of confusion in his voice. "Do you know Uchiha Zero?"

On the other side, Onoki, along with Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi, arrived at a border of Kumogakure. "The sea is just ahead; we'll have to fly from there," Onoki said.

"Yes, it's been a long time since I've flown. I'm really looking forward to it," Akatsuchi said excitedly, raising his hands.

"You seem so excited, Akatsuchi. Maybe we're about to fight." Kurotsuchi said, bending down towards Akatsuchi.

Onoki reached out and touched Akatsuchi, who then flew into the air. Once airborne, Akatsuchi was very excited and flew around, bobbing about.

"I told you not to get so excited, I can't stand it, kid." Kurotsuchi was having a really bad day. She had specially worn fishnet stockings to see Mashiro, but she hadn't been able to say a single word to her.

"Damn it, it seems really interesting, but I can't wear it on my face like him. That bastard Akatsuchi..." Kurotsuchi clenched her fists and thought to herself as she watched Akatsuchi flying around. She also wanted to fly and relieve her depression.

“Your turn next, Kurotsuchi,” Onoki said, then reached out and touched Kurotsuchi’s waist. Kurotsuchi’s face immediately turned red, but she still forced a smile and said, “I really can’t help it.”

Chapter 180: The Island Turtle War (Part 1)

Meanwhile, on the island turtle, Naruto and Killer Bee are organizing the island turtle's animals to enter a cave.

"News has come from the Allied Forces that the intelligence has been leaked, and the Akatsuki might come looking for us, so it's safer to hide inside the island turtle's shell." Not far.

"Under a tree," Motoi began.

"Naruto still has no doubts about this mission and is absolutely full of enthusiasm," said Yamashiro Aoba, looking at Kai.

"That's for the best. If Naruto finds out about the Third Shinobi World War, things will get complicated. He definitely won't stay behind the scenes; he'll rush to the front lines." Kushina genuinely didn't want Naruto to participate in the war. Having experienced the Third Shinobi World War, she knew all too well the cruelty and danger of war.

"That's right, that's something we must avoid, after all, our goal in this war is to protect Naruto," said Yamashiro Aoba.

In a stretch of sea off the Land of Lightning, a giant clay bird carrying Orochimaru, Itachi, and Deidara flew overhead. "According to Zetsu's intelligence, the coordinates are nearby," Orochimaru said.

"It must have moved, right? I once heard that there was a giant tortoise in the Hidden Cloud Village, its body as big as an island," Itachi said softly.

As for Deidara, he remained silent. He was still under Itachi's genjutsu, and in his eyes, Orochimaru and Itachi were both extremely quiet.

Just then, Onoki appeared out of thin air and threw a punch at Orochimaru. Itachi reacted in time and blocked Onoki's attack with his body. The attack pierced through Itachi's body, and Itachi reached out and threw Onoki away.

"I didn't expect the ambush to be the Tsuchikage," Orochimaru said, looking at Onoki floating in the air.

"It was just a preliminary exploration. Judging from the feeling just now, I didn't expect that the legendary Uchiha Itachi would actually be resurrected by Edo Tensei," Onoki said calmly.

Rong remained silent.

"Also, you must be Orochimaru, Sarutobi's disciple. And what's the deal with that bird and Deidara?" Onoki asked, looking at Deidara. At that moment, Itachi dispelled the genjutsu on Deidara, and Deidara, now awake, saw Onoki and exclaimed in surprise, "I never expected to meet you!"

Old man.

Then Deidara flung several small sticky birds from his hand, which flew towards Onoki. "!" "!" "!"...

An explosion rang out, the smoke cleared, and a wall of earth that appeared out of nowhere blocked Deidara's attack.

The earthen wall disappeared, and Akatsuchi and Kurotsuchi appeared beside Onoki. The earthen wall that had blocked the attack was indeed created by Akatsuchi. "I was quite surprised. I thought you were dead, Deidara," Onoki said.

"Brother Deidara, you're still alive? I haven't heard from you for so long, I thought you had been killed by that ninja. How are you still alive?" Kurotsuchi said in surprise.

"Hahaha, you really didn't die!" Akatsuchi said with a laugh, happy that Deidara was still alive.

“Don’t just focus on having fun, Akatsuchi,” Onoki said. “Huh?” Akatsuchi turned to look at Onoki.

“This brat is our enemy now. Don’t hold back. Capture him alive and bring him back to the village,” Onoki said.

"You're the one who's dead! Damn it, I'll kill you right now, you old man who doesn't respect my art!" Deidara said angrily. "Enough! I'll catch you all!" Onoki said angrily.

"Are you planning to hinder our actions? But I anticipated an ambush. Do you think I only have one plan in mind?" Orochimaru said with a sinister smile.

In the sea, a giant sea serpent was constantly swimming.

It came up behind the island tortoise and then bit its tail.

The island tortoise suddenly cried out in pain, its beak emitting a painful groan, and then the entire island began to tremble. The tortoise's agonizing cries also reached this place.

Orochimaru, upon hearing this, muttered to himself, "Looks like we've found it. Deidara, let's go."

"Why should I listen to you? I want to show that old geezer what real art is," Deidara said, dissatisfied.

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru glanced at Itachi.

Itachi activated his Sharingan, and Deidara was once again controlled by genjutsu, riding a giant clay bird towards the island turtle.

"Then they found the island turtle. You two, follow me." Sensing something was terribly wrong, Onoki hurriedly followed. Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi, upon hearing this, also quickly followed.

At this moment, as the island turtle trembled, it was as if an earthquake had occurred on the island turtle. Naruto and Killer Bee, who were organizing the animals, both fell to the ground. "What's going on?" Naruto looked at the sky and asked in confusion.

"Oh no, someone attacked the island turtle!" Killer Bee immediately sensed something was wrong. Meanwhile, Orochimaru and his two companions were rushing towards the island turtle at top speed.

“This shape should be the place,” Orochimaru said. “It really is a giant, moving tortoise,” Itachi said softly.

"Awaken Deidara and have him use a bomb to stop this giant turtle from moving," Orochimaru said.

"Oh no, they're too fast!" Onoki was rushing over with Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi. But it was too late.

Several clay jellyfish exploded simultaneously, flipping the entire island turtle over. Inside the turtle's shell, Naruto and his friends experienced firsthand what it meant to feel dizzy and disoriented.

"Something must have happened outside, but we absolutely cannot let this place slip by. We absolutely cannot let Naruto go outside. You guys figure out a solution." (Stability)

From behind the figure, Motoi spoke.

At this moment, the island turtle had fallen into a coma, and Orochimaru and his two companions landed on its belly.

"Orochimaru, you and Itachi go find the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and fight them. There are still some scores to settle," Deidara said to Orochimaru.

"Then let's do it this way." Orochimaru didn't object to Deidara's suggestion at all. Just then, Onoki and the other two arrived.

"Deidara, witness my terror!" Onoki said angrily.

"Yabai, the old man has gone berserk." Although Deidara had just made a domineering attempt to take on three opponents at once, he still broke out in a cold sweat when he actually saw the enraged Onoki.

"You haven't forgotten, have you?" Onoki clasped his hands together, then opened them, and a transparent cube appeared out of thin air. Akatsuchi watched Onoki's movements nervously; he hadn't expected him to actually use this move.

"Something's getting increasingly wrong. Is he planning to use the Dust Release technique?" Deidara thought to himself, realizing the danger. "This is really bad." Deidara hurriedly steered the giant clay bird away into the distance.

"Don't even think about escaping." The transparent cube in Onoki's hand transformed into a transparent triangular pyramid, pointing directly at the direction Deidara had fled. Just as he was about to launch it, Akatsuchi suddenly hugged Onoki from behind, causing the Dust Release he had gathered to dissipate. "What do you need me for, Akatsuchi?" Onoki asked, puzzled.

"If we use this trick, the island turtle will really be doomed," Akatsuchi said nervously.

"Damn it, this is a problem! This guy is way too big, he doesn't look like an animal at all," Onoki said angrily. Taking advantage of this time, Deidara also escaped Onoki's attack range.

“There’s a flaw.” Deidara quickly circled behind Onoki and threw a clay bird at Onoki’s back.

By the time Onoki and Akatsuchi noticed, the Clay Bird was already in front of them. "Hah!"

Deidara quickly formed hand seals and detonated the clay bird. "Boom!"

"Old man!" Black Earth called out with great concern.

Looking at the smoke from the explosion, Deidara laughed triumphantly.

But when the smoke cleared, a rock giant appeared, and Onoki and Akatsuchi sat on its back, unharmed.

Akatsuchi summoned a rock giant at the last moment, which blocked Deidara's sneak attack.

"Damn it! It's Akatsuchi's clay figure, why is it always sticking to the Tsuchikage's side, getting in the way?" Deidara instantly realized the situation and said angrily. Then Deidara rode the giant clay bird and flew away into the distance again.

Meanwhile, Orochimaru led the Itachi of the resurrected earth into the island turtle's shell.

Onoki watched Deidara fly into the distance and Orochimaru and Itachi walk into the shell.

"Lure Deidara away from this giant turtle and then quickly take him down; his power is too troublesome here." In just an instant, Onoki made his decision.

"Akatsuchi, Kurotsuchi, you two go and follow those two. Don't fight them head-on, just hold them off. I'll take care of Deidara and then head over there," Onoki said, then quickly flew towards Deidara's direction.

Chapter 181: The Island Turtle War (Part 2)

Inside the tortoise shell, Naruto stood up and asked, "Something's not right. Why has the world suddenly turned upside down?"

“Oh, yes, this kind of thing does happen occasionally on this island, it’s a very rare phenomenon.” Motoi explained, scratching his head, while Yamashiro Aoba nodded emphatically beside him.

"I see. I'll go outside and take a look," Naruto said.

"No, aren't we supposed to be training with Killer Bee? It's better to focus on training," Kushina said. "Oh dear, I still want to go outside and take a look," Naruto said.

"Leave the situation outside to us. What, don't you trust me?" Kushina said, feigning anger. "Naruto should realize something's wrong now, this is troublesome," Yamashiro Aoba thought to himself, feeling a sense of foreboding.

"Of course I believe Izumi-nee, I'll go train right now," Naruto said casually. "Wow~" This surprised Yamashiro Aoba greatly.

For some reason, Kushina's identity was not revealed. Naruto naturally had no doubts about his mother's words.

“Let’s go take a look.” After Naruto left, Kushina said to Motoi, Aoba Yamashiro, and Guy.

Meanwhile, on the path leading into the turtle shell, Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi caught up. Kurotsuchi instantly formed hand seals and unleashed a Lava Release attack at Orochimaru. However, it was easily dodged.

Just then, Kushina and the others arrived.

"Orochimaru and Itachi???" Upon seeing the two, both Yamashiro Aoba and Kai couldn't believe their eyes. According to their intelligence, Orochimaru and Itachi should already be dead.

Orochimaru was killed by the Third Hokage and the current Hokage working together, while Itachi was killed by the rogue ninja Sasuke.

“These are all familiar faces. Guy, Aoba is here too, and…” Orochimaru glanced at the group, his gaze finally lingering on Kushina’s face for a moment. “This is…” Itachi looked at Kushina with shock and disbelief in his eyes.

Mikoto and Kushina were very close friends, and Itachi had met Kushina many times, so he couldn't possibly be mistaken. "What's going on?" Itachi looked at Orochimaru and asked softly.

I was also incredibly surprised, but as long as it involved that person, everything was understandable. "Orochimaru spoke up. "Itachi?" On the other side, Kushina's gaze swept past Orochimaru and landed on Itachi.

"This one who looks like a snake is called Orochimaru. He was a disciple of the Third Hokage and one of the legendary three, but now he is a rogue ninja of Konoha."

As for the one beside him, his name is Uchiha, also a rogue ninja from Konoha who once slaughtered his entire clan. "Yamashiro Aoba explained to Kushina, "So he really is Mikoto's child." Kushina's eyes held a complex expression.

"Why are they taking so long to appear? Let's hurry up and take them out," Heitu said as he flew through the air.

"If I remember correctly, you're the Tsuchikage's granddaughter?" Yamashiro Aoba asked, looking at Kurotsuchi. "Perfect timing, take us to find Naruto," Orochimaru said with a smile.