Projection magicians starting from the Uchiha clan

"Go and inform the Third Tsuchikage that the Hokage has come to visit and has something to discuss," Iori said calmly, looking at the crowd that had gathered around.

The leading ninja then realized what was happening and ordered one of the ninjas behind him to return immediately and inform the Tsuchikage of the current situation.

"Please wait a moment, Fifth Hokage." The leading ninja stared warily at Iori, but kept glancing at Ishigawa out of the corner of his eye, his eyes full of curiosity.

Despite being strapped to the motorcycle, Ishigawa showed no embarrassment and chatted openly with them about the current situation of Iwagakure.

The Iwa ninjas, seeing that he was asking about things that everyone already knew, didn't hide anything, and the two sides chatted warmly.

Soon, Onoki and Yotsuchi flew over from the sky.

Before they even landed, Onoki's stern voice rang out: "Hokage, how dare you come to Iwagakure alone? Aren't you afraid I'll kill you here?"

"If I approach the village without prior notice and take action, no one can say anything!"

Iori looked around and said, "Should we talk about this here? Or perhaps we could discuss it privately?"

"I have nothing to talk to you about. We Iwa ninja do not want war, but we are not afraid of you either!" Onoki said irritably, but his gaze suddenly turned and he saw Ishigawa who was tied up.

"Wait, you are...you are...the First Lord?!" he exclaimed, his composure crumbling instantly.

[No doubt about it, that chakra, it must be his, but how could it be? The First Hokage has long since passed away, could it be that technique?]

[Wait, that person is... the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju! I knew it! So it's the legendary Impure World Reincarnation technique? Konoha actually perfected it!]

"Long time no see, Onoki, you've gotten old too," Ishigawa said with a slight smile, sounding somewhat nostalgic.

"Is it really you? Hokage, what are you trying to do? Why are you disturbing the First Hokage's peaceful rest!" Onoki was furious. As an old-school ninja, he acknowledged the existence of the Pure Land, and resurrecting the dead was a desecration to him.

"Troublesome. Well then, I'll be blunt. I want to unify the ninja world. What will the Iwa ninjas choose? To submit or to fight?" Iori sighed. He hadn't expected Onoki to actually agree with the theory of the dead resting in peace. Reviving the First Tsuchikage had only angered him.

Onoki laughed in fury: "What are you talking about, Hokage? Release your ninjutsu and let the First Hokage rest in peace, or you'll die right here!"

This is Iwagakure, the stronghold of the Iwa ninja, where tens of thousands of Iwa ninja reside, serving as Onoki's solid support.

He was unwilling to go to war simply because he found it difficult to accept the losses that would result from fighting, but he did not believe that he would lose.

"As expected? Then let me show you fear first!" Iori sighed, her eyes turning purple in an instant.

"What are you going to do?" Onoki looked at Iori as she flew up, his expression grave, and gave the Iwa ninja the order to assemble.

"Feel the pain!" With Iori's words, his chakra surged, and a gigantic Susanoo appeared behind him, its six hands simultaneously forming hand seals: "Heavenly Obstruction Star!"

The sky darkened in an instant, and the Iwa ninja looked up at the sky, their eyes filled with fear and disbelief.

A massive meteorite is falling from the sky, its speed increasing rapidly, as if the world is about to end.

"What's that in the sky?!"

"A meteorite! A huge meteorite is falling!"

"We're doomed, we're dead!"

A massive shadow, like a curtain of death, shrouded the entire Hidden Stone Village.

Once the meteorite falls, Iwagakure will cease to exist.

Just then, a figure soared into the sky. His figure appeared so small in the sky, yet so resolute.

He tried to stop the meteorite, like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

"Earth Release: Light and Heavy Rock Technique!" Onoki used all his strength to reduce the weight of the meteorite to the lightest possible level, and then tried his best to withstand it.

"Well, Tsuchikage, do you want to surrender?" Iori asked, floating to the side and watching Onoki give it his all.

"Iwa ninja, we will never surrender!" Onoki struggled to hold up the meteorite, spitting out those words through gritted teeth.

His face was covered in sweat, but his eyes were incredibly determined.

"Quickly, we can't let the Tsuchikage fight alone." Huang Tu quickly gathered the ninja below. Inspired by Onoki, the Iwa ninja instantly regained their fighting spirit and began to support Onoki.

"Earth Release: Earth Mountain Technique!" With the combined efforts of the ninja army, a massive earthen mountain rose from the ground, supporting the meteorite and preventing it from falling.

Finally, thanks to the efforts of the Iwa ninja, the meteorite stopped.

Onoki smiled in the air, and the Iwa ninja on the ground were even more excited and filled with confidence once again.

"Excellent, excellent, as expected of Iwagakure." Iori clapped his hands and praised, "But what do you plan to do with the second one?"

Onoki's expression changed drastically. As soon as Iori finished speaking, the clouds in the sky parted instantly, and a meteorite larger than the previous one fell from the sky, crashing straight into the stopped meteorite.

The meteorite that had been stopped broke apart upon impact, while another meteorite continued its downward trajectory and fell from the sky.

Looking at the meteorite, even someone as strong as Onoki showed a look of despair.

At this moment of despair, Shihe suddenly roared, "Hokage, you need the Iwagakure ninja as your allies, right? If you stop the meteor shower, I will disband the Iwagakure village and surrender to Konoha!"

Iori turned her gaze to Onoki, who instantly understood that the life and death of the entire village rested on his decision.

Without time to hesitate, he lowered his head and pleaded, "Please stop the meteor shower, the Iwa ninja will surrender."

Onoki would not surrender if it were merely a matter of the ninja army facing a life-or-death threat.

As ninjas, they had long since disregarded life and death.

But when the entire village becomes a bargaining chip, even the most stubborn man can no longer hold on.

"Very good, you have finally made a wise choice. However, since you surrendered after I took action, your treatment will be lower than that of Yunyin."

As Iori spoke, her eye power transformed into a giant, easily catching the falling meteorite with effortless ease, without even the slightest tremor.

The next second, powerful chakra erupted from Iori's hand, shattering the meteorite into pieces.

For a moment, the Iwa ninja fell silent before this power, and even after Iori landed, no one spoke.

Squeezing his body, Ishigawa said to Tobirama, "Put me down. Since I said I surrendered, I won't go back on my word."

After thinking for a moment, Tobirama put Ishigawa down.

Shihe dusted himself off and knelt on one knee before Iori, saying, "Please accept my allegiance. I now believe that you did not destroy us directly because you were merciful."

Onoki and the others also came over and knelt down on one knee without hesitation, fearing that Iori would use the Heavenly Obstruction Star again.

Iori nodded, accepting their allegiance, and then said to Tobirama, "Then Iwagakure is yours to manage. Your treatment will be half a rank lower than that of Kumogakure."

Tobirama nodded, then walked toward Onoki and the others.

After casually leaving a mark in Iwagakure, Iori used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to Konoha.

Chapter 367 The Loyalty of the Mist Ninja

Iori, having returned from Iwagakure, did not linger. After taking Minato with him, he immediately headed to the Land of Water.

On the way, Minato's face was gloomy, and Iori couldn't help but ask him, "Haven't you made up your mind yet?"

Minato sighed, "He is, after all, my disciple, and he hasn't really committed any serious mistakes. I find it hard to make a decision."

"Then think about Menma's situation. If it weren't for him, you in the parallel world wouldn't have died, and Menma's childhood wouldn't have been so miserable." Iori scratched his head and said helplessly.

"But that happened in a parallel world, and he already paid the price there. He didn't succeed in our world, did he?"

After gaining an absolute advantage, Minato's emotions once again prevailed, and he was torn about whether or not to kill Obito Uchiha.

Left with no other choice, Iori could only say, "Then let's give him one last chance. If he surrenders, he can atone for his crimes through meritorious service. If he doesn't surrender, then kill him and save his eyes for Kakashi."

Seeing Iori's resolute expression, Minato reluctantly agreed to his decision.

Using the Flying Thunder God coordinates left by Minato, the two silently infiltrated Kirigakure.

Under the ravages of the blood mist, the Kirigakure ninjas became cruel and belligerent, but their defense of the village was somewhat lax, perhaps because they subconsciously believed that no Kage-level powerhouse like Minato would infiltrate the Kirigakure.

But the next moment, Iori realized he was wrong; he hadn't expected it to happen at this very moment.

"Is this... a rebellion?" Minato asked uncertainly, watching the fighting Mist Ninja.

Iori nodded at the two men in the lead.

The two men, one wielding a guillotine and the other a pair of flounder swords, were none other than the young Zabuza and Hozuki Mangetsu.

"Yagura, prepare to die!" Zabuza, wielding his Executioner's Blade, charged forward without hesitation.

Hozuki Mangetsu didn't speak, but silently followed him into the charge.

"madness."

With a cold expression, the baby-faced Yagura swung his coral staff and charged forward.

From a distance, Minato turned to Iori and asked, "What do we do now? Make a move?"

"Let's wait and see. We'll clean up their mess after they fail."

Zabuza and Hozuki Mangetsu are both proud and arrogant. If Iori were to take action directly, they might not appreciate it and might even think that Iori is meddling in their business.

Ignoring the chaotic battlefield, Iori closed her eyes and began searching for Obito Uchiha.

The next second, Iori opened her eyes: "Found him, and Black Zetsu is with him too."

Seeing Minato still struggling with his decision, Iori sighed and didn't force him to make a choice immediately: "Let's capture him first. Even if you don't want to kill him, you should at least keep him under control."

“I understand, I will catch him.” Minato took a deep breath and nodded to Iori.

Iori put her arm around his shoulder and led him to Obito.

Obito was startled by the sudden appearance of the two people and instantly activated Kamui to escape from the real world.

"Fourth Hokage and Fifth Hokage, why are you here?" Obito's face was hidden behind a mask, making his expression unclear, but his voice was filled with doubt.

"Someone has a score to settle with you." After saying that, Iori used Thunder God Technique to get to Black Zetsu's side, grabbed him and took him away, leaving only Obito and Minato behind.

“Obito, if you surrender, I will beg the Fifth Hokage to spare your life. But if you remain obstinate, perhaps I will have no choice but to kill you as a sacrifice to the Obito of the past.” Minato gripped the Sword of Love tightly and said earnestly.

“So you already know, Minato-sensei.” Obito didn’t deny it, calmly responding to his address. “But unfortunately, I believe that’s the right thing to do. I want to create a real world, a peaceful and stable world.”

"If you want to stop me, then die here!"

"Then let the teacher wake you up!" Minato raised his hand in disappointment, and the Sword of Love shot out instantly.

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"It looks no different from a parallel world. I didn't expect Obito to be so useless after losing Danzo's help?" Iori sat on the ground, constantly evaluating the memories from Black Zetsu.

After Iori's sudden rise to power disrupted Madara Uchiha's plans, Obito's plans regarding Akatsuki were rendered ineffective.

Yahiko is still alive now, and Nagato's strength is far inferior to that of the same period in a parallel world.

Although Akatsuki's beliefs have begun to crumble, with Yahiko's support, they are far from degenerating into terrorism.