I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

Not everyone has superhuman reflexes and speed like Senju Unting, who can dodge Kamui as easily as playing house.

Although Rasa, who had taken precautions, reacted in time and eventually escaped Kamui's range, he paid the price of losing most of his left shoulder blade.

While quickly summoning gold dust to stop the bleeding on his shoulder, Rasa also conjured a sand mat to keep a great distance between himself and Obito. Rasa's gaze was full of solemnity.

Although they had received information about Obito beforehand, some things could only be truly understood through actual combat.

After their encounter, he realized he had overestimated himself.

It seems that the question now is no longer whether Obito can be captured, but whether I can escape unscathed.

On the other side, unaware that his opponent was considering retreating, Obito, not wanting things to get any worse, continued to unleash his full power with his left eye Kamui and charged towards Rasa, determined to eliminate this threat as quickly as possible.

In the time that followed, the sounds of spatial fluctuations and sandstorms resounded continuously.

Finally, after a quarter of an hour, the noise abruptly stopped.

Upon closer inspection, one could see the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, kneeling on the ground, one arm missing, while the other was tightly gripping Obito's arm, which was piercing his heart.

Knowing his death was imminent, he glanced longingly at Sunagakure before resolutely speaking to Obito:

"Let's all die together!"

The moment the words fell, they were deliberately sprinkled on Obito's body. As if activated, Rasa's blood rapidly released a large amount of fine gold dust that was difficult to see with the naked eye. It spread quickly to Obito's skin and burrowed into his body like bloodsuckers.

This was Rasa's final trump card for Obito.

Even though Obito intangibly transformed himself, the gold dust that had already penetrated deep into his body could still operate during this opening, piercing Obito's vital heart through the flow of blood.

With his last breath, Rasa looked forward to watching Obito's final fate.

To his surprise, Obito remained calm and said, "As expected of the Kazekage!"

Boom!

A powerful burst of chakra erupted from within the earth.

Under Rasa's gaze, a giant samurai in sky-blue armor instantly enveloped Obito's body.

Then, under this new force, all the gold dust that was tightly attached to Obito's skin and even penetrated deep into his body was squeezed out.

In the end, the unharmed Obito looked down at the utterly desolate Rasa and pulled out the hand that was stuck in his heart.

"Susanoo...?"

Rasa, filled with resentment, breathed his last, never expecting Obito's Susanoo to reach such a level.

During the Fourth Shinobi World War, following the Fourth Raikage, the Fourth Kazekage, one of the Five Kage, also perished.

Ironically, neither of them died at the hands of Konoha, which is quite remarkable.

At this moment, Obito, having accomplished the feat of betraying his ally, felt no particular emotion.

After taking one last look at the fallen body of the Wind Shadow, he vanished without hindrance.

A few minutes later, the Sand Ninja reinforcements finally arrived. The moment they saw Rasa, their expressions changed drastically, and they cried out in despair:

"Kazekage-sama!!"

Chapter 325 What a good person!

When Yun Ting led a thousand Konoha ninjas, weary from their journey, to Sunagakure, they were met with a scene of utter devastation.

Thanks to Obito's divine assistance to Konoha, after the Fourth Kazekage Rasa was killed, the Sand Ninja, leaderless and in a state of panic, not only failed to break up into smaller groups as Rasa had envisioned, but also began to wage guerrilla warfare against Konoha in the Land of Wind.

Even the defenses of Sunagakure (the village of Sand) are not completely perfect.

As a result, the Konoha army led by Yun Ting wiped out the Sand Ninja, whose morale had plummeted, even faster than planned.

Even if some scattered Sand Ninjas tried to resist, their efforts were much weaker than expected.

This is a great thing for Konoha.

Soon, after taking full control of Sunagakure, Yun Ting understood the reason behind it through questioning the Sunagakure prisoners of war.

"Obito is such a good person!" he couldn't help but exclaim.

If Obito hadn't dealt a heavy blow to his ally and killed the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, Konoha wouldn't have been able to occupy Sunagakure so easily without paying a heavy price.

Furthermore, if Rasa were to actually implement his guerrilla tactics, the Land of Wind would certainly remain restless for a long time to come.

Now, all those original threats no longer exist.

If Yun Ting didn't know Obito's true nature, he would have really thought that Obito had abandoned the darkness and wanted to return to Konoha.

After all, with the opponent personally killing the Fourth Kazekage and diverting much of the hatred from the people of Sunagakure and Iwagakure, Konoha's rule over the Land of Wind would undoubtedly be smoother.

"Next, Obito should be heading to Kirigakure, right?"

Looking out the window at the endless yellow sand, Yun Ting thought to himself, "Even the poorest and most remote parts of the Land of Fire are better than this."

He could easily guess Obito's plan.

All they wanted to do was collect the tailed beasts and summon the Ten-Tails.

However, now that the Nine-Tails, Two-Tails, and Eight-Tails are all in Konoha, and the Three-Tails' Jinchuriki has also been captured, Yun Ting really can't see what purpose Obito is in doing this.

Collect everything you can first, and then wait for the right opportunity?

Yun Ting shook his head.

Regardless of what Obito thought, he wasn't in a hurry at all, having four cards in his hand.

Let Obito go and cause trouble in Kirigakure first.

If they could deliver a vicious backstab to the Mist Ninja like Sunagakure did this time, drawing their hatred away, that would be even better.

"Someone come here!"

With this in mind, Yun Ting quickly summoned his subordinates to arrange the follow-up affairs of Sunagakure and the Land of Wind.

Once Tsunade arrives to hand over the reins, he will head to the Land of Waves. Regardless of the effectiveness of Obito's betrayal, it will soon bring an end to the last of the five great ninja villages, Kirigakure, which is stubbornly resisting.

As for the Land of Iron, Yun Ting had already sent Itachi Uchiha, who was unharmed, to lead a group of people to provide support.

I imagine it won't be long before we receive news of victory.

Thus, the Fourth Shinobi World War will come to an end in less than a month.

......

Just as Yun Ting had guessed.

After capturing the One-Tailed Jinchuriki, Obito, in a hurry, headed straight for the Land of Water.

While passing through the Land of Waves, although they knew that the three big fat meats, the Two-Tails, the Three-Tails, and the Eight-Tails, were there, the thought of Uchiha Shisui, who had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, being there, and the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails Jinchuriki being equally powerful, plus the large number of Konoha ninjas protecting them, made them hesitant.

After thinking it over, Obito decided to resist the temptation and continue his journey to the Land of Water in a more practical way.

When he finally made his way into the Land of Water and arrived at a pre-arranged secret location, a tall man wearing a black Akatsuki trench coat with red clouds was waiting for him.

"Oni-ko, where's Pipa Juzo?" Obito revealed himself and asked.

"After the new leader died, he left the Akatsuki organization," said Kijiro, who had a shark-like face and a hunched back.

"Oh? Then why didn't you leave, Ghost Jiao?"

With Madara dead, the Akatsuki organization, with only a few members left, can be said to exist in name only.

Originally, Obito had no hope of summoning Kijuro and Juzo Biwa, the only two Akatsuki members besides Zetsu.

After all, loyalty is too cheap for rogue ninjas.

But he didn't expect that the order from the ghost would arrive.

Moreover, this was done knowing that the trip was very dangerous.

"For a ninja, the mission is more important than life." In response to Obito's doubts, Kijo calmly stated his own principles.

Then, he touched his groin, met Obito's gaze intently, and said, "Furthermore, that 'real world' you mentioned is also my dream and pursuit! For it, I am willing to dedicate my own strength."

As one of the few people who knew the organization's true intentions from the very beginning, Guijiao strongly agreed with the Eye of the Moon Plan and always adhered to this belief.

In the original work, he was one of the very few who was not influenced by Naruto's talk-no-jutsu and still viewed the world through his own eyes. Even when he was on his deathbed, considering that his capture would seriously damage the Akatsuki's plans, he chose to sacrifice himself.

In terms of dedication to his ideals, he was in no way inferior to Obito.

Such a person would naturally come here.

"As expected, I wasn't wrong about you, Ghost Intercourse," Obito said with satisfaction.

Back in Kirigakure, he used the name "Uchiha Madara" to successfully recruit the demon.

The other party is a true ninja with lofty ideals and pursuits.

He was right about this back then, and he is still right about this now.

"The target of this mission is the Six-Tails Jinchuriki. Let's set off now. I'll explain the reasons for doing so along the way."

In return for his kindness, Obito, now all alone, trusted Kijou, who was still on his side, and was willing to share his thoughts with him.

The two hurried towards the Hidden Mist Village.

Because the Land of Water was blocked by Konoha and unable to leave, apart from the elite ninjas who suffered considerable losses in the previous ambush, the main force of Kirigakure remained intact.

Furthermore, due to the constant harassment of the Konoha Flying Team along the coast of the Land of Water, the Kirigakure ninja had very few troops deployed along the coast, with almost all of their ninja concentrated in Kirigakure.

This approach also suggests that the Mist Ninja wanted to take advantage of the weak defenses along the coastline to lure the Konoha ninja ashore, thus enabling them to engage in a fierce battle rather than being bombed continuously.

The leaves, however, remained motionless, their surface slippery and unyielding.

This meant that the gathering of tens of thousands of Kirigakure ninja in Kirigakure put considerable pressure on Obito's trip.

He wasn't worried about being killed in Kirigakure.

The only concern is that if the Six-Tails Jinchuriki cannot be captured in time, and the Kirigakure forces react and block him, it will be even more difficult to catch him again.

This is also why he called for the remaining two members of the Akatsuki organization to come and help.

Although Juzo Biwa didn't come, the addition of Oni-ko, who is very effective against tailed beasts, will still greatly increase the success rate.

Looking at the Hidden Mist Village walls that were faintly visible in the mist ahead, Obito, having snapped out of his thoughts, nodded to Kisaki. The two of them then flashed into black streaks and sped inward.

Obito, who had secretly controlled the Fourth Mizukage's warehouse for many years, knew everything about Kirigakure, including all sorts of secrets.

Similarly, Kishou, a rogue ninja from Kirigakure, is also very familiar with this place.