XX-level Hokage

“I hope it’s really as you say,” the weasel asked.

"You believe me now, don't you?" Orochimaru looked at Itachi and said with a smile.

Naturally, he didn't completely trust Orochimaru. He had an incredibly powerful backup plan. If Orochimaru was telling the truth, this plan would be used against that person; if Orochimaru was lying, then this plan would be used against Orochimaru.

At this moment on the battlefield, the Edo Tensei user Mo suddenly disappeared, causing all the Allied Shinobi to breathe a sigh of relief. "The sand didn't react; they must have already retreated," Gaara said softly, opening his eyes.

“Since it’s a resurrection, the best strategy is to continue fighting by leveraging the advantage of immortality,” Onoki said, letting out a sigh of relief.

"Although no battle has taken place, their mere presence is a huge threat to the Allied Forces," the Fourth Generation Ai said seriously. "We don't know when they'll launch an attack; the lack of action is actually more troublesome," Mei Terumi said, frowning.

“You guys go down first, I’ll stay alert for a while longer,” said the Fourth Generation A. “Me too, I’ll observe from here a bit more,” said Mei Terumi.

Of the four Kage, the Tsuchikage is an old man, the Kazekage is a child, and the Raikage and Mizukage voluntarily took on the task of keeping watch. Gaara and Onoki walked down the mountain.

Matsuri brought Gaara a wet towel along with a yukata.

“Master, please use it. In this weather, we must conserve our strength,” Ji said.

Gaara shook his head, looked at Onoki, and said, "Give this to him first." "Auntie, you mean this short old man?" Yukata asked curiously.

“Foolish yukata, this is Lord Tsuchikage,” Cha hurriedly said, then handed the wet coins to Onoki.

As night fell, after the Allied Forces cleaned up the battlefield, the ninjas held a grand banquet to celebrate their hard-won victory. "Where are my ninja tools? Give them back to me!" Tenten, already drunk, tugged at Ino's sleeve and whispered.

"Didn't I say we couldn't use it?" Ino replied sternly. Using that banana leaf fan every day had caused considerable side effects, making Namino very...

They were worried, so they confiscated it.

"Yada~, that was really useful, it's such a pity," Tiantian said in a slightly coquettish tone.

Darui and Shikamaru did not attend the banquet. After vaguely guessing Obito's plan, the two were very worried. At this moment, Yotsuchi also came over.

“I have already informed them that Madara has taken the headquarters' ninja tools, and the tailed beast's chakra has been stolen. What a mess,” Darui said to Huangtu. “If only I had thought of that sooner…” Shikamaru was also quite annoyed at this moment.

"No. You all did a great job. There's nothing we could do if we couldn't stop them. In short, we've repelled the enemy today," Huang Tu comforted him. (Cloud Ninja Village)

Haiyi removed his intelligence device, his face extremely grim, and said, "About 40,000 out of 80,000 are the number of ninjas who fell in the Allied Forces today."

Aoya slowly stood up and said, "5 out of 10 sides, that's the number of enemies defeated today." "Both sides lost half their forces." Shikaku frowned slightly.

“But we have living, breathing people on our side, while the other side…” Haiyi’s tone was incredibly heavy. Meanwhile, on the other side…

Naruto, Killer Bee, and Kushina are rushing over.

“Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, for convenient lighting,” Killer Bee said with a smile, looking at Naruto who was shining brightly in front of him.

“Although Naruto has learned the Nine-Tails Mode, his relationship with the Nine-Tails is not harmonious. The Nine-Tails is still continuously absorbing Naruto’s chakra, but in order to let Naruto get used to the Nine-Tails’ chakra state, it can only be maintained like this.” Kushina said with great concern.

“Don’t worry, Naruto is very motivated right now. As long as he absorbs the Nine-Tails’ chakra one more time before his chakra runs out, everything will be fine,” Killer Bee said.

"This is the only way." Kushina was still very uneasy. At this moment, she was inside Naruto's body.

Kurama was sensing Naruto's physical condition.

"You recklessly use my chakra. I will always be inside you, always watching you, Naruto. You'll always be so naive," Kurama said. "It seems my chakra has restored much of your health. It's quite rare, Kurama. You rarely speak; I know you're lonely and want to find..."

"Let's chat, but I'm busy right now, we'll talk later," Naruto said to Kurama.

"You really think you can end the war single-handedly? That's impossible. You've vaguely sensed the enemy's strength, haven't you? Besides, you know Madara's methods..."

Knowing that it would be difficult to predict his actions, I decided to use my power... The Nine-Tails revealed its true nature.

"I won't fall for your tricks," Naruto said, turning his head away with a haughty air.

"Hahahaha, it seems you've gotten smarter." Kurama laughed, looked at Naruto, and said.

"Let's talk after the battle. Gana, I'm leaving now." Naruto turned around, waved, and disappeared into the mental space.

"If your comrades are killed, hatred will follow. Do you want to defeat all your enemies before that happens? In any case, defeating your enemies means bearing their hatred. Do you really think you can shoulder that responsibility?" Nine-Tails stood up, brandishing its nine tails, and said.

"Don't always underestimate me," Naruto said, turning around with utmost seriousness.

"You don't understand at all, you're too naive. Can you really erase all hatred and shoulder all of this?" Nine-Tails said angrily.

“He really doesn’t understand, and he’s really naive, but he might actually be able to bear the hatred you’re talking about.” Just then, a clear female voice suddenly came.

At this moment, Naruto's eyes were lifeless.

Nine-Tails also noticed this side and looked around the spiritual space.

At this moment, in the mental space, Naruto and Killer Bee stopped moving and stood on a large tree, completely calm.

"Naruto? Killer Bee?" Kushina called out hastily, sensing something was wrong. But neither of them responded.

"Don't worry, they're alright." Mashiro suddenly appeared behind Kushina and said softly. "Mashiro, what are you doing here?" Kushina asked in confusion.

"Shh, wait for me a moment." Mashiro held up a finger to Kushina's lips and whispered, then closed her eyes.

At that moment, in Naruto's mental space, Mashiro appeared out of thin air in front of Kurama. "We meet again, Kurama."

Chapter 191: Izumi and Itachi

"You are... a brat from the Hyuga clan?" Kurama asked, his face fierce as he looked at Mashiro who had suddenly appeared.

"Nine-Tails, what kind of person is Naruto in your eyes?" Mashiro asked softly. "What?" Nine-Tails asked, somewhat puzzled.

Mashiro's eyes instantly turned into light blue Rinnegan as he stared straight at Kurama, saying, "Your heart must be very complicated, facing Naruto. After all, in some ways, he is very similar to the Sage of Six Paths."

"What are you looking at?! What's your relationship with the Six Paths Elder?" Nine-Tails roared.

"Hamura once told me that Kurama was a crybaby. Is it resentment that turned you into what you are now?" Mashiro said softly. "This name... you do know the old man." Kurama's expression calmed down.

"Perhaps there are other things I can't tell you, but Hamura needs your strength, so try to trust Naruto. He will give you the answer you want." Mashiro looked at Kurama and said seriously.

“The answer.” Nine-Tails’ tone was somewhat deep.

Mashiro smiled and disappeared from Naruto's mental space.

In reality, Mashiro gently opened her eyes and then reached out to hug Kushina. "Did you miss me?" Mashiro asked softly.

"I don't even want to think about you," Kushina said, her face slightly flushed.

Seeing this, Mashiro chuckled and asked, "Naruto should know about your relationship by now, right?" Kushina nodded gently.

“That’s good. I will reveal your identity after the war,” Mashiro said softly. “We’ll see then,” Kushina said somewhat flusteredly.

For some reason, she didn't want to return to her identity as Kushina Uzumaki, because if she did, she would become very far removed from Mashiro.

"How did you end up here? And you suddenly took control of Naruto and Killer Bee. You startled me," Kushina asked.

"It's nothing, just adding a safety net to ensure things go smoothly," Mashiro said softly. "How's the battle going?" Kushina nodded and continued to ask.

"Of the 80,000 allied troops, 40,000 were killed or wounded, and of the 100,000 enemy troops, 50,000 were defeated. On the surface, it should be an evenly matched contest, but in reality, the allied forces were at a disadvantage," Mashiro said softly.

Hearing these numbers, Kushina frowned slightly; this war was far more brutal than she had imagined.

"Don't worry, Naruto will be alright. He's already activated Nine-Tails Mode, and almost no one can defeat him in a short time," Mashiro said softly, seeing the worry deep in Kushina's heart.

"While I am worried about Naruto, I respect his choice. I understand his heart. What makes me uneasy is how many more orphans this sudden war will create," Kushina said.

Mashiro did not answer.

He gently kissed Kushina on the cheek and said, "It will be over soon, I promise." Then he disappeared into Kushina's shadow.

After Mashiro disappeared, Naruto and Killer Bee also regained consciousness.

At this moment, at the raiding party's encampment, the weasel brushed past the entire raiding party. Meanwhile, at the garrison of the second medical unit...

The medical ninja team led by Shizune is urgently treating the wounded.

"Two medical ninjas, please come here and help. We need to perform resuscitation now, quickly!" Shizune said urgently to the two medical ninjas beside her, looking at the condition of the injured person in front of her.

The two medical ninjas who had been called rushed to Shizune's side.

Silently, Tuntun was moving back and forth between a dozen tents, carrying supplies.

"Is it alright to carry so much?" A medical ninja asked, placing three boxes of medical supplies on Ton-Ton's back. "Hmph."

The porcupine carried the supplies and quickly set off.

Outside the makeshift medical station, several sensory unit ninjas stood at the entrance, guarding against a sudden enemy attack. Just then, one of the sensory unit ninjas suddenly ran over.

"No, this is terrible! Toyosuke, Takemaru, and Hinoha have been killed—assassinated!"

After a while, several sensory ninjas and ninjas responsible for protecting the medical unit gathered in front of the bodies of the three assassinated ninjas. "Clean and efficient, enemy personnel have infiltrated." "Inspect these three bodies," one of the sensory ninjas said.

"They actually targeted Jonin medical ninjas, but how did they manage that? To get in here, they first have to undergo a rigorous chakra verification process."

"No, only I can do it," said one of the guards responsible for protecting the medical corps.

The second medical team was stationed in a valley that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, with only one road leading in.

"Don't panic. The enemy might have infiltrated by impersonating one of our own. From now on, everyone in the second team needs to be carefully screened," Shizune said seriously.

"No need for that, it's right here." A voice suddenly came.

The group turned to look, and there it was, suddenly appearing not far away, his right hand gripping a White Zetsu. "Uchiha Itachi? How could you..." Before the White Zetsu could finish speaking, Itachi snapped its neck.

"Uchiha Itachi?! I didn't expect them to even revive you." Several ninjas responsible for protecting the medical unit instantly assumed fighting stances.

Itachi didn't speak, tossed aside the White Zetsu he was holding, and walked forward step by step. Just then...

"Melting Escape: Lime Condensation Technique"

Kurotsuchi's attack instantly targeted Itachi.

Itachi jumped backward, dodging Kurotsuchi's attack.

Izumi, Sakura, Kurenai, and Hinata appeared around Shizune.

"Sakura, Izumi, what are you doing here?" Shizune asked in surprise, looking at the group.

She remembered that before setting off, Mashiro had temporarily formed a team of five, including Izumi, to carry out a classified mission. Shizune had barely finished asking her question when she sensed something was off.

Sakura touched her hair, Hinata's face flushed slightly, Kurenai looked up at the sky, and even Izumi looked embarrassed. They really didn't want to admit it, but they were lost. Yes, lost.

Because of the war, all civilians in this area have been evacuated, and the ninjas are all in their respective assigned areas.

Because the five of them got lost and had no one to ask, they had to find their way on their own. Eventually, they found the raiding squad and, on their advice, went to the second medical ninja team, where they were then attacked.

Heitu stepped back to the group, frowning as he said, "It's that guy. This is troublesome."

After fighting Itachi, Kurotsuchi already knew Itachi's strength. In her opinion, even if they fought together, it would be difficult to defeat Itachi.

"Uchiha?! He's definitely a troublesome guy." Recognizing his identity, Kurenai's expression turned serious. She had also suffered a crushing defeat at Itachi's hands and knew all too well how terrifying he was.

No one noticed that Izumi's expression became slightly strange when Naruto's name, Uchiha Itachi, was mentioned. "Still want to struggle?" Itachi approached step by step.