XX-level Hokage

But for some reason, the Orochimaru who appeared did not speak, and his expression was very wooden.

However, due to his impaired eyesight, Rong didn't notice this. The sword in Susanoo's hand pierced Orochimaru's body in an instant.

In an instant, Orochimaru's body began to melt. "What's with that sword?" Hyakuzetsu asked in astonishment.

"The Totsuka Blade, also known as the Sealing Sword of the Sake-Slaying Sword, is said to imprison those struck by it in a world of illusionary magic, where one is permanently sealed away. The sword itself is a strike from the Kusanagi Sword, which possesses sealing techniques. Orochimaru has been searching for it," Black Zetsu said.

"Itachi is indeed incredibly powerful," Whitebeard unconsciously exclaimed. "It's over, Sasuke."

As the Totsuka Blade sealed Orochimaru, Itachi said softly.

At this moment, Itachi finally couldn't hold on any longer, coughing up large amounts of blood and collapsing to the ground. "What happened? Itachi's ninjutsu?" White Zetsu asked upon seeing this.

“That ninjutsu called Susanoo seems to be quite a burden,” Black Zetsu said.

However, Sasuke can't even use his Sharingan now, and his cursed seal has been stripped away. This is already Itachi's victory, isn't it? "White Zetsu said, looking at Sasuke who reappeared after the Yamata no Orochi disappeared."

"Now your eyes are mine," Itachi said coldly. At this moment, his eyes had completely turned gray-black.

"Let me take it down slowly, cough cough cough..."

As Itachi spoke, he clutched his chest and coughed violently again, blood flowing continuously. "Itachi's behavior is a bit strange right now," Black Zetsu said.

Itachi coughed up blood and knelt on the ground. His Susanoo also reverted to its original form, Rin. Seeing this, Sasuke quickly pulled out explosive shuriken from his ninja pouch and fired them at the enemy.

Chapter 153: Konan and Samui (Part 1)

The explosion brought a cloud of smoke, which dissipated, revealing Itachi unharmed. His Susanoo had used its shield to block Sasuke's attack.

Itachi struggled to his feet and walked step by step toward Sasuke. Sasuke retreated in fear.

In a panic, Sasuke threw out all the explosive shuriken from his ninja bag. Explosions rang out continuously, but only made Itachi pause for a moment.

"That ninjutsu called Susanoo, that shield can deflect all attacks," White Zetsu exclaimed in surprise.

"That's right, that's also a magical artifact, something called the Eight-Foot Mirror that can deflect everything, and it also has the Ten-Fist Sword attack, making it practically invincible," Black Zetsu exclaimed in amazement.

Your eyes... mine

Itachi approached Sasuke with trembling steps.

Seeing this, Sasuke mustered his last strength and leaped up to attack Itachi. He was instantly repelled by the Yata Mirror and crashed heavily to the ground.

Sasuke struggled to get up, but Itachi was already in front of him.

Sasuke retreated in panic, but there was a stone wall behind him, forcing him to lean against it.

Itachi extended his blood-stained right hand towards Sasuke. Sasuke had no way to avoid it.

Itachi extended his hand towards Sasuke, and at that moment, Itachi seemed to laugh and whispered something. Then he gently touched Sasuke's forehead with his finger.

Immediately afterward, Itachi's hand fell, leaving a bloody gash on Sasuke's face. Rin collapsed, and Susanoo disintegrated.

Itachi's head slammed against the wall, and his entire body crashed heavily to the ground. Sasuke gasped for breath.

The surrounding Amaterasu began to burn, and rain suddenly started to fall. "You can't be kidding, itachi died then?" White Zetsu asked incredulously. "Sasuke won," Black Zetsu said calmly.

"It's really hard to accept this willingly," White Zetsu said. "What's wrong?" Black Zetsu asked.

"Itachi's abilities should be more than this, and his movements are quite sluggish. Didn't you also say that his appearance was a bit strange?" White Zetsu said.

“Indeed, he couldn’t dodge the attacks he should have been able to, and he was coughing up blood frequently during the battle. Perhaps Itachi was already carrying some kind of serious injury,” Black Zetsu said.

"Never mind, go tell Obito the result," White Zetsu said. Zetsu disappeared into the soil.

Sasuke stared blankly at Itachi's corpse beside him, blood streaming from his eyes.

With his eyes closed, Sasuke collapsed heavily to the ground. Meanwhile, outside the shrine...

Suigetsu and Jugo were lying unconscious on the ground, while Kisame and Yukikaze sat to one side. Looking at Kisame beside her, Yukikaze felt extremely nervous.

The battle had only been going on for a short while when Mizuki and Jugo were defeated. If she hadn't revealed in time that she was sent by Mashiro, she probably would have been lying on the ground too.

Suddenly, Kisame stood up.

The sudden movement startled Yukikaze.

Kisame glanced in the direction of the shrine; he had already sensed Itachi's death. Putting aside their differences, Kisame actually held Itachi in high esteem.

"Little girl, I'm leaving now. Your companion has won." With that, Kisame turned and left.

Meanwhile, through the shared vision of the Shadow Legion, Mashiro also learned the outcome. "Itachi, this time you died a worthy death," Mashiro said softly.

If I had known, in my past life, Mashiro had killed him through Izumi's hand.

Mashiro still remembers Itachi's surprised and shocked expression. "What?" Mashiro asked, looking up at Mashiro.

"It's nothing, go out and have a look around, we're done with our work." Zhenbai patted Bai's bottom and said.

Upon hearing this, Shiro got up from Mashiro's lap, tidied her desk, and then turned and left the study. Mashiro yawned.

Now that this is the case, Mashiro can attend the Five Kage Summit with peace of mind.

Lost in thought, Mashiro sank into the shadows. Meanwhile, in the Hokage's office...

Samui was reviewing the documents in her hands. After a few days of adjustment, she had fully immersed herself in her work. "Don't you want to take a break?"

A soft body embraced her from behind and whispered something.

“There are still some things to take care of, please let go, Mashiro-sama.” Samui was already used to Mashiro’s unpredictable appearances and occasional strange movements. *Thud*, Samui is really heartless. I was just trying to let you rest more. As she spoke, Mashiro’s hand gradually moved upwards, stroking Samui…

Its enormous softness.

“If it weren’t for Lady Mashiro dumping most of the work on me, I think I would be able to rest better,” Samui said calmly, seemingly unaffected by Mashiro’s sudden action.

"Really?" Mashiro tightened her grip, like a skilled ramen chef kneading dough. Samui's face flushed, and she bit her lip, remaining silent.

A moment later, Mashiro stopped kneading the dough, put her arm around Samui's waist, and said, "Actually, a lot of the work doesn't need to be done so personally. Just delegate it to the subordinates. Those ministers aren't just sitting around doing nothing."

Samui nodded slightly, as if letting out a long-suppressed "hmm".

"Come with me to see someone next. She should have arrived in Konoha by now," Mashiro said softly, releasing Samui.

Samui regained her composure and said softly, "Yes, Mashiro-sama." Meanwhile, Konan had already arrived in Konoha.

Because of the warrant given by Mashiro, Konan easily entered the gates of Konoha without waiting for Mashiro to come; she walked straight ahead.

Looking around at the prosperous and peaceful scene, most of the people wore smiles. "Is this Konoha? The hometown of Jiraiya-sensei and Mashiro," Konan murmured to herself.

Konan first learned about Konoha from Jiraiya. At the time, she, Yahiko, and Nagato were being trained by Jiraiya, and in his spare time, Jiraiya would tell her stories, including those about Konoha.

"Just as Jiraiya-sensei said, it's prosperous and peaceful. I wonder when Amegakure will become like that," Konan said with some emotion.

"Excuse me, young lady, are you lost?" An older woman suddenly approached Xiao Nan and asked. "Huh?" Xiao Nan looked at the woman, unsure of what to say.

"Don't worry, I often got lost when I came here not long ago, but I got used to it after a while. But you're from Amegakure, which is a very far place," the old woman continued.

"Um, aren't you a native of Konoha?" Konan asked softly.

“No, I’m from the Land of Waves. I came to Konoha with my husband a week ago,” the woman nodded and said.

Thanks to Mashiro's policies, Konoha expanded very quickly. With the implementation of the factory system, many of the Land of Waves' management came to Konoha, some skilled workers also moved there, and even people from other parts of the Land of Fire and other countries' chambers of commerce came to Konoha.

This middle-aged woman is a new Konoha resident who came from the Land of Waves. She saw Konan looking around and wearing a headband from Amegakure, so she assumed that Konan had also moved here and was lost, and kindly came over to ask her.

Having figured out what had happened, Xiao Nan said softly, "No need to trouble yourself, Da Chan. My friend will be back to pick me up in a bit."

"That's good. But even if you get lost, it's okay. Most of the people living in the outer villages of Konoha have only recently moved here, and everyone is very nice." The woman smiled and turned to leave.

Konan looked around and entered the inner village area of ​​Konoha.

The so-called inner village area, which is the original Konoha, differs from the outer village in that its architectural style is more uniform, it is more prosperous, and there are more ninjas.

After all, the architectural styles of the outer villages are quite diverse. Because the expansion project is still ongoing, it also appears somewhat empty. There aren't many ninjas; most of them are just workers. But even so, in Konan's opinion, it's much better than Amegakure.

As Konan continued forward, she suddenly saw Mashiro's portrait on the Hokage Rock in the distance. "I kind of like it," Konan murmured to herself, gazing at Mashiro's image.

"How is it? Is it nice?" Mashiro appeared behind Konan without her noticing and said softly. "It's alright." Konan turned to look at Mashiro, then glanced at Samui beside Mashiro, and said softly. "Welcome to Konoha, Konan." Mashiro stepped forward and gave Konan a gentle hug.

"Oh, right, let me introduce you. This is Samui. Your rooms are next to each other, so you can get to know each other and maybe become good friends. Oh, and there's another person I'll introduce to you tomorrow. The three of you probably aren't very familiar with Konoha right now, and your personalities aren't quite there yet, so you can spend more time together." Mashiro released Konan and said softly.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Nan looked at Samui. Samui also looked at Xiao Nan:

"Hello, my name is Samui, and I'm from Kumogakure (Cloud Village)." "Konan, I'm from Amegakure (Rain Village)."

Chapter 154: Konan and Samui (Part 2)

After bringing Xiaonan back to the villa, Mashiro arranged a suitable room for her—the third room on the west side of the third floor. From then on, many people gradually moved into Mashiro's villa.

Of the nine rooms on the second floor of the villa, they are, in order: Tehan, Tayuya, Mashiro, the study, Hinata, Hanabi, Izumi, and two empty rooms remain. The third floor of the villa has a different layout from the second floor, divided into east and west sides, with a total of ten rooms.

Of the five rooms on the east side, three are already occupied: Yakumo, who hasn't moved in yet, and Shiro, who was living there but has already left Yukito. There are two empty rooms left.

Three of the five rooms on the west side are already occupied: Kushina, Samui, and Konan.

He led Xiao Nan into her room. Xiao Nan looked around at the furnishings; it had almost everything she needed, including a kitchen and bathroom. "Is there anything I can do for you?" Xiao Nan asked softly, looking at Zhen Shiro.

Although she longed for a peaceful and beautiful life, she did not want to be idle.

"Is Konan trying to give you something to do?" Mashiro asked softly. Konan nodded gently.

"Alright then, you'll be my assistant tomorrow, working with Samui to help me with the Hokage's duties and manage Konoha," Mashiro said, reaching out and gently stroking Konan's face.

Konan is quite adept at handling official business and managing the village, since she usually manages the entire Amegakure village on Nagato's behalf due to Nagato's special physical condition.

But Konan hesitated when faced with Mashiro's words, asking softly, "Are you sure you want someone from another ninja village like me to interfere in Konoha's affairs?" Mashiro smiled and nodded gently, saying, "I don't usually care about the differences between ninja villages. Samui is from Kumogakure, but he's still using my secret techniques."

So there's no need to think too much about it.

Mashiro didn't care, after all, her goal was to rule the entire ninja world, not just Konoha Village.

Hearing this, Konan sighed softly and laughed, saying, "That's just like you. But I estimate it will be a few days before I can take office. I want to visit Nagato in the next few days and then travel around Konoha."

“That’s fine. Jiraiya is coming back soon, so he can show you and Nagato around Miha.” Mashiro said softly, as if she had thought of something. “Jiraiya-sensei?” Konan’s expression became complicated when she heard Mashiro mention Jiraiya’s name.

"If Jiraiya knew that Nagato, Yahiko, and I were the founders of Akatsuki, would he blame us?" Konan said with a hint of self-deprecation.

"Maybe yes, maybe no, but I think even he can't deny that you have a lofty ideal and are working hard for it. If it weren't for those people's plotting and sabotage, perhaps you really could have achieved it, at least in the Land of Rain." Mashiro hugged Konan and said softly.

If it weren't for Danzo and Obito, and if Yahiko hadn't died, the Akatsuki would have taken a normal path, liberating the Land of Rain and experimenting with peace there. As for whether they could achieve peace in the ninja world, that would probably depend on fate.

Yahiko, Minato, and Naruto are all idealists, especially Minato, who is the perfect idealist. Mashiro doesn't think highly of these people, but she admires them. Idealists are not just dreamers; they are genuinely trying to make the world a better place.

Hearing Mashiro's words, Konan hugged Mashiro back and whispered in her ear, "You always manage to say things that make me happy." "Really? Then let me do something to make you happy." Mashiro twisted her arm, biting Konan's ear, and whispered.

Konan didn't speak; in some situations, silence is consent. Mashiro gently kissed Konan and immersed himself in his cultivation.

A panting sound. She landed on the bed.