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Seeing that everyone had arrived, Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed lightly and said, "The main reason for calling you all here in this way is to avoid being spied on by certain people."

"Some people? Besides our people, who else could have designs on Konoha?"

The third generation Ai spoke in a strange and unsettling tone.

From the time of Hashirama Senju, Konoha was a thorn in the side of the other ninja villages. After all the Senju brothers died, it turned out that Konoha was still very strong.

"Madara, Black Zetsu. Are these two enough?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi chuckled softly, then looked at Hanzo, "Hanzo, you said you encountered Madara before, but it wasn't Madara, it was Black Zetsu."

"Black Zetsu?"

Onoki frowned slightly as he thought of the character "Zetsu" from the manga.

That thing, isn't it just something made up in a comic book?

The others obviously had the same reaction, after all, Jue's pitcher plant and yin-yang face made him look nothing like a normal person.

"Black Zetsu is a special existence. He can control others in some way, and his ability to hide is extremely strong. He cannot be detected by ordinary senses. Without him, Konoha would not be so wary of Madara."

Hiruzen Sarutobi explained.

"So there was a second person. That means, Shamen..."

Ebizo gave a bitter laugh.

Once Black Zetsu's abilities were revealed, he understood everything.

Even though the Sunagakure Anbu didn't detect anyone infiltrating, Shamon still mysteriously disappeared. It was Black Zetsu who did it.

"Wait, allow me to interject, is Madara still alive?"

Although it was a dream, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that the Third Hokage A's eyes seemed to be glowing. He could understand it; the Third Hokage A was very powerful and liked to challenge strong enemies. He might actually be very happy if Madara was alive.

Then, Hiruzen Sarutobi dropped the next bombshell: "Madara has awakened the Rinnegan."

???

The other five people all looked puzzled, surprised, and bewildered.

Samsara Eye?

Isn't that the Sage of Six Paths' eye?

The one under the most pressure is Ebizo. He is glad that he did not act rashly, otherwise he would probably be a real-life "Pain" now.

"We didn't release any information before because we didn't know what Madara was going to do, and you probably wouldn't have believed us even if we told you, but now..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled merrily at Onoki and Ebizo.

The Four-Tails' defection was something that most of the major ninja villages knew about, but they just didn't say it out loud. But what about the situation in Sunagakure?

The other four looked at Ebizo.

Ebizo said with a wry smile, "Our Third Kazekage was controlled by Madara and even became the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast."

Four tails, one tail.

If it were just a coincidence, Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't have needed to hold this secret meeting. Everyone looked at each other, feeling immense pressure.

Hanzo is a bit weak.

Although Amegakure doesn't have any tailed beasts, Madara and Black Zetsu are short-handed and might come looking for them at any time.

No one spoke for a long while.

After a long while, Onoki asked in a low voice, "Can that Senju-sama still fight?"

"Lady Mito still has fighting power, but Madara's Rinnegan is very strong..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shared Konoha's information on Madara's abilities. At this time, it's crucial not to betray others; the more others restrain Madara, the better it is for Konoha.

Chapter 321 Madara: What's going on? Akabane hasn't updated yet?

Just talking about it might not give you a clear idea, but if you connect the Rinnegan with Pain from the manga, you'll immediately have a strong visual impression.

Moreover, the name Ban alone carries immense weight.

Now that there's another Rinnegan, people can't help but compare the current Madara to the former Hashirama Senju, feeling that even if Hashirama were to be reborn, he probably wouldn't be a match for Madara.

How do you fight an enemy like this?

"So, Madara can summon the Gedo Mazo from the manga too?"

After a long silence, Hanzo asked.

"The Gedo Mazo is essentially the body of the Ten-Tails. In ancient times, the Sage of Six Paths sealed the Ten-Tails and eventually divided its chakra into nine, giving rise to the nine tailed beasts. The Gedo Mazo's function is to absorb the nine tailed beasts and return it to its Ten-Tails state."

Sarutobi Hiruzen explained.

The rest of the group fell silent, racking their brains for a solution. Even the Third Hokage, who had previously wanted to fight Madara, gave up the idea of ​​a one-on-one duel with Madara.

If Madara's target was only Konoha, everyone might have remained neutral and watched Konoha and Sunagakure make fools of themselves.

But the tailed beasts...

Aside from Amegakure, which of these six doesn't have a tailed beast?

That's one reason; the second is the difference in the strength of the jinchūriki.

The Jinchuriki of Konoha was Mito Uzumaki, the wife of the God of Shinobi and a genius princess of the Land of Whirlpools. Her strength was perhaps only slightly weaker than that of Hashirama Senju and Madara in their prime.

The Jinchuriki from the other ninja villages are insufficient; none of them can perfectly suppress the Tailed Beasts, and one of them is even controlled by Madara…

Putting themselves in Madara's shoes, they certainly wouldn't prioritize attacking Konoha; instead, they would be figuring out how to acquire Jinchuriki from other ninja villages.

Coincidentally, Madara had an accomplice named Black Zetsu.

If there weren't evidence to prove the existence of Madara and Black Zetsu, no one would believe Hiruzen Sarutobi's empty words. But to pretend to be blind to all the evidence right in front of him would be truly stupid.

However, it's unlikely that any ninja village would agree to a coalition immediately.

Because everyone hasn't seen the freckles yet.

All of this may be true, but it's not enough to make them unite to help Konoha. They're more focused on how to deal with Madara and Black Zetsu while minimizing their own casualties.

After all, that was Uchiha Madara!

Based on the power of the Rinnegan shown by Pain in the manga, rashly attacking Madara would definitely result in extremely heavy casualties.

For a moment, even the Third Hokage, A, who wanted to fight Madara, was at a loss and didn't know how to answer.

"Madara is very strong, but his lifespan is limited and he can't handle large-scale battles. So as long as everyone keeps the Jinchuriki in the village and doesn't go out, and sets up a barrier to keep an eye on Black Zetsu's movements, Madara is unlikely to make a direct move."

Hiruzen Sarutobi knew he couldn't just praise Madara all at once; he had to point out Madara's weaknesses from time to time, otherwise the despair would be too much, and some weaklings might not even have the courage to fight back.

"In other words, Madara is unlikely to take action personally frequently now, so he relies on the power of Sunagakure. He hopes that we will all fall into chaos on our own."

Hanzo suddenly realized what was happening.

"Hmph, it sounds like you don't want us to take this opportunity to make a move. We haven't settled the score with the Land of Whirlpools from last time."

The third-generation Ai sneered.

No one present was a fool; they naturally understood the implied meaning behind Hiruzen Sarutobi's words.

"Your Konoha possesses the strongest sealing techniques and Jinchuriki materials in the world. At a time like this, don't you consider helping us, a weak nation, solve the problem of sealing the Tailed Beasts?"

The Third Mizukage quickly echoed this sentiment.

"No problem. Also, please don't go to extremes and leave some bloodline for the Uzumaki clan."

Hiruzen Sarutobi did not refuse.

Leaking some sealing techniques was part of the Uzumaki clan's plan. Leaking ordinary sealing techniques was fine, since the Uzumaki clan's strongest technique, the Vajra Chain, was a clan ability and not among the sealing techniques.

"Hahaha, our Iwagakure has two tailed beasts. If Madara were to target the tailed beasts, we ourselves would be in great danger. Therefore, we will definitely support this action unconditionally."

Upon hearing this, Onoki immediately expressed his opinion.

Hanzo remained silent. The tailed beasts had nothing to do with him, but dealing with Madara would be very beneficial to him, so he had no reason to object.

"Now that an agreement has been reached, please make yourselves at home."

Having said all that needed to be said, and knowing that remote connection would consume a lot of mental energy, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't try to persuade them to stay any longer. After finishing his sentence, he gestured for them to leave, leaving only Ebizo behind in secret.

The main topic here is Chiyo's daughter. Now, we're explaining the truth to Ebizo so that someone can help us speak up and offer advice later.

Upon hearing this...

Ebizo knew something was wrong. He arrived with a heavy heart, and his heart sank even further after leaving the dream.

Chiyo lost her son.

Reincarnation eye spots.

Black Jue.

Good things haven't happened at all, and bad things keep piling up; this situation is getting more and more difficult.

Once Ebizo left, the dream completely vanished.

Although it was only a brief connection, the mental energy of everyone in the training ground had already been depleted by 70-80%, with Akabane's depletion being even greater, leaving him with only about 20% remaining.

After all, he is responsible for maintaining the operation of the dream, which requires a bit more effort.

However, there are some benefits.

After a long dream, Akabane discovered that his mental strength attribute had actually increased by a little. Although it wasn't much, it was still above 200, and even a little bit was invaluable.

He happened to have some extra points, so he decisively exchanged four points, bringing his mental strength attribute to 230 points.

As his attributes increased, his mental strength also recovered a little.

However, the thought of being exploited by these demons every day until he was barely alive made him anything but happy.

Being able to sleep well is one thing, but that's not the same as being drained of your mental energy.

It wasn't until the third day that he gradually recovered.

Akabane slept soundly and woke up early on the third day—since the dream beasts were no longer absorbing divine energy, they were having some trouble adjusting.

He couldn't fall asleep after trying for half a day, so he was forced to get up and go to the comic book store early.

He slept for two or three days and was a little dazed. It took him a while to figure out how to draw next, so he created four shadow clones to start assigning tasks.

Thanks to the power left by the Fourth Hokage, Naruto did not go berserk and enter the Nine-Tails state. The next phase is roughly the end of the Pain invasion.

After thinking about it, I'll draw at least ten chapters each today to make up for the gaps in the previous updates.

"Very good, everyone get to work!"

……

Sand Hidden Village.

Originally, Ebizo planned to inform Chiyo before leaving the dream, so as not to cause her to lose her mind upon receiving news of the loss of her son. However, Madara acted much faster than he expected. As soon as he arrived at his sister's house, he saw Sunako kneeling in the yard.

He knelt before Chiyo's door, filled with remorse and self-reproach, claiming that he "should not have agreed to Takashi's request," and then told Chiyo the news that Takashi had died in battle.

Chongzheng was the name of her son.

Chiyo was devastated upon hearing this and fainted immediately.

It was too late.

Ebi hid in the back, his body ice-cold.

Ban had calculated every opportunity perfectly, giving him no chance to strike.

Now that Chiyo has heard the news of her son's death, she has lost most of her rationality. No matter how the truth is explained, she will not believe it. On the contrary, she will think that Ebizo is incredibly foolish to believe Konoha's words.

Yes, he understands his sister.

Normally, she is intelligent and sensible, but now she has lost her only son...

Difficult!

In a cave not far away, Black Zetsu quietly returned and said to Madara, "Everything is going according to plan. Chiyo has lost her mind. Sunagakure will not let Konoha go. However... there is someone who is very troublesome."

"Ebizo? Don't worry about him. With Shamon dead, even if Chiyo loses her mind, she can still react if Ebizo dies. Just keep things as they are. One Ebizo can't cause any big trouble."

Ban said calmly.

"Alright."