Madara, let's change the world together!

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Less than five years after the end of the Third Shinobi World War, the power of the various ninja villages was disrupted, many outstanding talents died, and most of the younger generation had not yet fully matured.

When the Akatsuki members bared their fangs during their weakest period, they inevitably wanted to cooperate to stop the damage in time.

Between nations, there are no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interests.

This is clearly demonstrated in the ninja world.

The five villages hate each other, but they often form alliances after major battles to fight against the enemy together.

However, this alliance agreement was extremely weak and became a worthless piece of paper when the time came, leading to renewed warfare between the villages.

The recurring cycle is poignant, and it has given rise to countless people who yearn for peace.

This time, the five great villages have come together again because of a common enemy, and the place where they gathered is the very location of the first Five Kage Summit—the neutral country of the Land of Iron.

Here, Admiral Mifune of the Land of Iron has made preparations to receive the Five Kage after learning of their decision.

On the moon, Gen Kiyoi and Madara Uchiha are playing Go in a private room.

Well, these two noobs, who don't know much about Go, started placing stones randomly after just learning the rules.

"Yuan, are you really sure things will turn out the way you expect?"

Ban Shi picked up a black chess piece with his two fingers and dropped it onto the chessboard like a shooting star.

Kiyoshi Gen watched as he picked up the white stone surrounded by black stones, his expression somewhat displeased.

Even a single penny must be eaten

"do not know."

"I just wanted to see their reaction to determine what to do after the war ended."

"If they can't even form a united coalition under pressure, then there's a lot more to do in the future."

Kiyoshi picked up a white stone and, in retaliation, captured two of Ban's stones.

He has one more move than Ban, so he's gained an advantage.

No matter what, he attended a prodigy Go class in elementary school in his previous life!

Ban stroked his chin, looking at the chessboard where there was no point that could capture three white pieces at once, and was somewhat disappointed.

He had already carefully read through the detailed plan for the Fourth Shinobi World War.

It has to be said that Gen is quite cunning; even at this point, he still intends to manipulate the minds of these ninjas.

But he liked it very much.

It's a pleasure to repeatedly mold the enemy, from high morale to despair, to give them hope only to crush it with your own hands.

"In short, we are fully prepared for this war."

"Even if the three holy lands forcibly intervene in the battlefield, as long as you obtain Kaguya's power, we will never lose."

Kiyoshi Gen tapped the table with his finger.

As he said, with Aino's intelligence gathering on the various villages, he was certain that the villages, whose strength was far inferior to that during the Fourth Shinobi World War in the original story, could not possibly defeat him, who had been plotting for so long.

Besides, the Hidden Mist Village, Hidden Waterfall Village, and other ninja villages are already under his control. If necessary, he can turn against them and deal a heavy blow to the Allied Shinobi Forces.

He has plenty of ways to bring down the Allied Shinobi Forces, so there's nothing to worry about in that regard.

The worst-case scenario he could imagine was that the three holy lands would come to help the Allied Shinobi Forces with their entire families, or even that the three sages would join forces.

This is unlikely. With Kaguya wreaking havoc on the land all by herself, the three holy lands were all holed up in their own territories. It was only Gamamaru who instigated Kaguya's two sons to turn against her.

What does this mean? It means that either the three holy lands have limited influence outside the holy lands, or the three holy lands are very wary of Kaguya and are even unwilling to confront her directly, and have to find someone else to take her place.

If we can regain most of Kaguya's power, then we will have the resources to attack the Holy Land.

As for the others

The Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, residing in the Pure Land, has limited influence on the present world and is not a cause for concern.

The most absurd thing that would affect his plans is the arrival of the Otsutsuki clan decades earlier than expected, which is of course impossible.

Knowing the hidden power of the Naruto world during this period, and possessing absolute strength, Madara, the army of the first sun, and caravans—how could he possibly lose?

I can't think of a reason at all.

"It seems you've thought everything through."

Ban saw confidence in Kiyoi Gen's eyes, and he certainly trusted his old friend's meticulousness.

Once Kiyoshi decides to take action, it will be foolproof.

"boom!"

"Okay, I won."

Ok?

Kiyoi Gen saw that the five black stones on the board were connected in a line.

Are we playing Gomoku (Five in a Row)?

"That's it now."

Ban replied in this way.

A few days later, Mei Terumi and her group arrived at an inn in the Land of Iron at night.

The Land of Iron is located deep in the mountains, with a cold climate and snow all year round. Mei Terumi and the others had the feeling of stepping from spring into the depths of winter.

"Lord Mizukage, this is the inn built by our First Sun Caravan."

“They heard we came from Mist Village and prepared the most luxurious rooms for us.”

Qing has already spoken with the owner here and received a warm welcome from him.

"Oh, so Wanshanghang also has a branch here."

Mei Terumi was pleasantly surprised; that meant she could finally get some rest before arriving in the Land of Iron tomorrow.

After booking a room and enjoying a delicious, warm meal, I felt like relaxing.

However, some dedicated personnel showed no sign of letting their guard down.

"Lord Mizukage, I'm going to take charge of the guard duty."

Kisame, who carries Samehada on his back, volunteered to take on the security task.

"go Go."

"Qing, remember to thank the boss. Also, we have no reason to enjoy the service for free."

After saying that, Terumi Mei, who was rather bored, saw a hot spring and happily ran over there.

She went directly into the women's-only open-air hot spring and lay down in the spring water under the pavilion.

Outside the eaves of the pavilion, snowflakes drifted like goose feathers, and the steam from the hot spring left many smooth and translucent water droplets on her fair skin.

"Mmm, I feel like my whole body is melting."

Mei Terumi couldn't help but recall her life as the Mizukage over the past month.

She was directly appointed as the Fifth Mizukage by Kiyoi Gen, and because of her outstanding performance in the village, she gained the village's support.

Everyone trusted Kiyoi Gen's judgment, and of course, she did too.

She is confident that she will do a good job on this overseas assignment.

I really miss the days when I could soak in hot springs with my master and Teacher Yuan.

Just as Terumi Mei couldn't help but hum aloud, a shadow appeared beside the hot spring, and a cute, busty loli appeared.

"Aino-chan, you're here! Want to soak in the hot spring together?"

Aino put her hands on her hips.

"Call me Aino-neechan."

"Also, I'm a shadow clone, so enjoying this is useless to me."

"I'm here to tell you about the movements of the other Shadows."

"They should arrive in the Land of Iron around tomorrow morning."

"It's rare to see someone like you who still has the mind to soak in a hot spring."

Terumi Mei smiled back.