Chapter 764 Return

The Five Kages meeting held on September 27th ended early due to various accidents. On the night of the end of the meeting, the Five Kages who came to participate in the meeting took their guards and Anbu to leave overnight, and returned to the village to start the pre-war adjustment work regarding the alliance.

Although the meeting lasted only a few hours, the Five Shadows had already had a heated discussion. Although a detailed plan was not drawn up, the general work content was already very concise and clear. As for the details, it is necessary to hold a Jonin meeting in the village after returning to complete it.

At the same time, it was agreed that at the end of this month, they will meet again in the Iron Country to formulate a strategic plan that can be implemented to deal with the Fifth Ninja World War.

As for the rest of the countries who are paying attention to the Five Kages Conference, although they don't know what happened during the talks, they can guess that no matter what was discussed at the talks, the Five Kages have already made some kind of decision together.

Unprecedented drastic changes will also take place in the ninja world.

A war that exceeds the scale of previous ninja wars is coming.

For a time, the people of all countries were panicked.

Especially in the small countries that used to belong to the war zone, they were even more worried, and began to send envoys non-stop to visit big countries, wanting to know an exact answer, and then make arrangements in advance to reduce the loss of their own country.

Almost when the Gokages were on their way home, Nagato rushed back to the Land of Rain overnight. At noon, they landed from the sky at the central tower of Yuyin Village.

Xiaonan, who was wearing a black-bottomed red cloud coat and had a faint worry on his face, also stayed up all night, waiting for Nagato to return in the tower.

Seeing that Nagato came back unharmed at this time, the worry on her face was slightly reduced, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

In any case, it was the scene of the Five Kages Conference, where most of the top ninjas from the big countries were gathered. Nagato participated as the leader of the Akatsuki organization, and they would definitely be targeted by them together, and a big war might break out.

Even though she has full confidence in Nagato's strength, she still feels a little uneasy in the situation of being outnumbered.

The big countries that rule the ninja world, each is a difficult bone, not to mention, the Akatsuki organization is not perfect, with various flaws.

This is also the reason why Nagato must intervene in the Five Kages Conference at this time.

"Xiaonan, you don't have to wait for me like this. The main purpose of my going to the Iron Kingdom is not to fight, but to negotiate."

Seeing Xiao Nan's slightly tired face, Nagato knew that Xiao Nan must have not slept all night, and was in a state of worry all night, and his spirit must not be much better.

"It doesn't matter, I can still hold on. Compared with me, your side is the real hard work. So, Nagato, what is the result of your talk over there?"

Xiaonan shook his head, didn't pay attention to his body, and looked at Nagato seriously.

Nagato opened his mouth and sighed silently.

He didn't answer immediately, but walked forward, towards the corridor, and Xiao Nan followed suit.

"I successfully prevented the Kingdom of Ghosts from entering the Great Power Alliance. However, this matter is a bit strange."

Nagato paused and said so.

"strangeness?"

"Yes. The Baijue found loopholes in the plan of the Ghost Kingdom. Whether it was the combat preparation resources secretly raised in advance, or the elite troops secretly transferred to the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Earth, the timing was very clever."

In Nagato's reincarnation eyes, a rare humanized doubt flashed.

"What do you mean... this is a game that the kingdom of ghosts gave us?"

Xiaonan opened her mouth in surprise.

"It doesn't have to be for us, it may also be for the other five big countries. Although the ghost country is strong, if it wants to swallow the other five big countries in one go, it will suffer heavy losses. That man Chiba Shiraishi, even when he has an absolute advantage, will choose every step of the way and win with the smallest sacrifice. This is his consistent style."

Nagato let out a sigh of relief with a headache, and frowned slightly.

"Then we can choose unexpected ways to attack."

Xiaonan thought for a while and replied.

Nagato shook his head and vetoed: "No, it's not just that. Although Chiba Shiraishi adopts a strategy of steady advancement most of the time and uses the general situation to suppress the enemy, he occasionally uses some tricks outside the chessboard. If he wants to surprise the kingdom of ghosts, this method is also difficult to work. The best way is to defeat it from the front, but this is precisely the most difficult thing to do."

Xiaonan was silent.

To defeat the kingdom of ghosts head-on, if this method is adopted, it means paying an incomparably huge sacrifice.

Even Xiao, who now holds the six-headed and tailed beast, together with Bai Jue, the Dragon Beast Legion, and the core members of Xiao, may not be able to achieve such results from the front.

Moreover, according to Bai Jue's cryptic investigation, the Kingdom of Ghosts still hides many powers secretly, which were not used in the past battlefields.

And this part of power is faintly related to the huge reward platform in the underground black market.

"Unfortunately, if the eight-tailed capture operation does not fail..."

Xiaonan felt sorry secretly.

Now is the time for all parties to increase their chips.

The weight of a tailed beast is definitely not low.

"Don't say that, Kisame and Beiruhu have done their best. Moreover, these are just my personal guesses. Maybe Baijue noticed it, but the country of ghosts was really negligent and let us take advantage of it. There is no other special reason."

It's just that even Nagato himself didn't believe it when he said such a reason.

But he didn't want Xiao Nan to worry too much, so he was relieved like this.

"In the final analysis, in terms of intelligence, we are too far behind the country of ghosts... The more information we have, the more strategies we can choose. Therefore, even if I interfere with the operation of the country of ghosts, I will soon formulate a new strategy to reduce the loss of exposure."

Nagato would not be so naive as to think that just interfering with the Kingdom of Oni's joining the alliance army this time could cause a huge blow to the opponent, and the consequences would be nothing more than a readjustment of the country's strategy.

The kingdom of ghosts has an absolute advantage in information. In order to deal with this war, it must have prepared a variety of strategic plans that can be implemented in advance. Although it created some troubles, it did not affect the strength of the ghost kingdom.

"Sure enough, they are much more difficult to deal with than other big countries."

Xiao Nan nodded in conviction when he heard what Nagato said, without doubting Nagato's judgment.

Then, Xiaonan remembered something and asked, "So, with regard to the people in the Kingdom of Rain, do they agree?"

This is what Xiaonan is thinking about. After decades of fluctuations in the Land of Rain, although the population has dropped drastically, it has remained at more than one million. These populations will be a heavy burden for them in the next battle.

Nagato walked along the corridor and nodded.

"Don't worry, the matter of population migration has basically been negotiated. The date of war will be drawn up by the Five Kages. Before that, we need to move the population of the Kingdom of Rain to the plains of the Kingdom of Rivers as soon as possible to avoid the next war affecting them."

"Then I'm relieved, but be careful of big countries tearing up treaties."

Xiao Nan didn't let his guard down completely.

A treaty, whether it is an oral or written agreement, is not binding as long as one wants to violate it.

Especially these high-ranking powers, once the war is tight, they will adopt various extreme strategic plans without taking into account the so-called morality and ethics.

The Country of Rain has already experienced this kind of thing many times, and will no longer believe in such a boring treaty.

"Don't worry, today is different. Before Akatsuki falls, they will never dare to do this. If we don't follow the rules, then we don't have to follow the rules. The damage caused by ignoring the rules is mutual, not just for one of them."

Nagato remained calm, and was not worried that the treaty would be torn up. At least before Akatsuki fell, the treaty was fully binding.

And this kind of restraint is brought by him, the six-headed tail beast, Bai Jue and the Dragon Beast Legion.

"That is to say, this war, as we thought before, is a situation restricted by Akatsuki, the Kingdom of Demons, and the Alliance of Five Great Powers."

In Xiao's plan, this is the most perfect balance.

"uncertain."

Nagato narrowed his eyes.

"What?"

"Chiba Shiraishi deliberately proposed unlimited monthly readings at the Five Kages Conference, which made the Five Kages panic. After that, most of the warriors of the Iron Kingdom will join the alliance of the Five Great Nations and participate in the crusade against us."

Nagato's swearing words surprised Xiaonan.

"However, we do not intend to release unlimited monthly reading."

Xiao Nan was a little angry, and his voice suddenly sank.

"The point is not whether our purpose needs to be governed by unlimited monthly reading. As long as we have the key to activate it, we will be targeted collectively. This is inevitable."

Even if there is a 1% possibility, the alliance forces headed by the five major countries will definitely be the first to stop it. Such a dangerous weapon, they will not let outsiders get it.

The kingdom of ghosts in order to cooperate with the alliance of the five major powers will probably maintain the same tacit understanding.

After all, in addition to the threat of Unlimited Moon Reading, the Alliance of Five Great Nations also wants to take back the six-headed and tailed beast in Akatsuki's hands.

Therefore, Nagato feels that the next job will not be easy, and it is best to prepare in advance to be one against two.

The only good news is that the Kingdom of Ghosts has parted ways with the Alliance of the Five Great Nations, and it is even more difficult for them to cooperate.

If it is used well, it might become Akatsuki's weapon to attack the enemy.

"Next, Xiaonan, I will leave the work of relocating the population to you."

There are many things to consider, so Nagato handed over the work of relocating the population to Xiaonan.

This period is temporarily in a 'peaceful' stage, all parties are planning to name brands, and there is no point in sneaking around.

Xiao's top priority right now is to transfer the population, and then use the Kingdom of Rain as the core of the entire battlefield to lay out the battle lines and wait for the war to come.

"I see, I will go to the country of the river to discuss. By the way, Kisame seems to have something to ask you."

Xiao Nan nodded and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and left this sentence behind.

After Nagato heard this, he wanted to use this free time to repair the badly damaged Rokudo Payne in Konoha, but he decided to deal with Kisame first.

Due to the geographical proximity, Tsunade and the others, who had been advancing at full speed for more than ten hours, returned to Konoha around noon.

When Tsunade returned to Konoha, the first thing he did was to find Shikahisa and ask him to announce the convening of a Jnin meeting. Regardless of the Jnin stationed at the border, all the Jnin who stayed in the village must participate in this meeting. At the same time, notify the Jonin stationed at the border as soon as possible, and rush back to the village.

The Jnin Conference will be held at 10 am on the 29th, and there is still time for Konoha Jnin to prepare.

"Did so many things happen during the Five Kages Conference? It was really unexpected."

In Hokage's office, after listening to Tsunade's narration of the details of the Gokage meeting, Shikahisa let out a soft sigh. Even he did not expect so many things to happen during the Gokage meeting.

Ghost Country's military measures of secretly raising supplies and secretly mobilizing troops have completely lost the trust of other big countries because they were exposed too timely.

If the leader of Akatsuki hadn't intervened, the Kingdom of Ghosts would definitely raid the border between the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Earth at a certain time.

And the most suitable time is when the Great Power Alliance and the Akatsuki Organization fought to the point of losing both sides. The Kingdom of Ghosts used its status as a member of the alliance to make a surprise attack from behind and perfectly collect the results of the battle.

Kicking the Kingdom of Ghosts out of the alliance is also a security measure for the interests of all countries.

At least in Lu Jiu's view, at this time, still wanting to target the ghost country of the other big countries, this time it is completely outraged by the public. After solving Akatsuki, the Alliance of Five Great Powers will definitely turn around and deal with the Kingdom of Ghosts immediately.

Unless Shion, the maiden of the Ghost Kingdom, is willing to remove Chiba Shiraishi's military leadership position, replace it with a less radical conservative, and forcefully imprison a ninja like Chiba Shiraishi with dangerous ideas... Maybe the Ghost Kingdom may still have the possibility of easing relations with the five major powers.

However, this is simply not possible.

Let's not talk about whether the Miko of the Demon Country still has the power to change the military leader at will, Chiba Shiraishi is definitely not someone who just sits and waits to die.

Besides, Shion, the current maiden of the Demon Country, is the adopted daughter of Chiba Shiraishi. In addition, Chiba Shiraishi is also the Minister of Tuogu who was left by the previous witch to assist the current witch. One person is less than 10,000 people. In addition to the pure theocracy being controlled by the witch, his influence is no longer limited to the military field.

Such a figure whose fame, power, and force have reached the pinnacle of the Ninja World, it is not an exaggeration to regard him as another 'princess', but a 'princess' who rules the 'human world' of the kingdom of ghosts.

A character like this is no longer an existence that can be easily defeated.

There is only one option of frontal defeat.

"Yes, that kid acted too fast, and I didn't expect that Jiraiya's death had a lot to do with him. Even the information about dealing with Payne was deliberately left to Konoha."

When Tsunade thought of this, he was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, he shook his head and smiled wryly.

From this point of view, Konoha still has to 'thank you' for the information from the kingdom of ghosts, to deal with the weakness that Payne cannot be found, and without any precautions, Konoha will suffer more casualties, and Naruto will also be taken away by Akatsuki.

"From a standpoint, he is a formidable enemy that cannot be taken too seriously."

For Jiraiya's sacrifice, Lu Jiu could only mourn in silence.

Even if he didn't go to Yuyin at that time, Jiraiya would be intercepted and killed by ninjas from the kingdom of ghosts on the way, and then he would also leave a message for Konoha to sacrifice in Yuyin.

From the moment he was targeted, Jiraiya could only stay in the Land of Rain forever.

This is Konoha's Sannin, representing Konoha's top combat power.

However, the Kingdom of Ghosts is so understated that it is like crushing an ant to death... Such courage, such strength, made Lu Jiu extremely terrified.

The existence of being as strong as Sannin can't attract their attention?

It is just used to set the chess game, a chess piece in the hand, when not in use, you can throw it away at any time, and replace it with another chess piece.

Lu Jiu felt sad for a while, the gap between Konoha and the other party made him desperate.

Even now that the Five Great Powers Alliance has been formed, Lu Jiu's mood is still not at all relaxed.

"Besides, it was Myogi-san's summoning frog who conveyed information about Jiraiya to Konoha at that time... It seems that there is a problem with Myogi-san."

Shikajiu tried to remind Tsunade in a tactful tone.

Tsunade was silent, and naturally understood Lu Jiu's hidden lines.

Mt. Miaomu is no longer believable.

Miao Mushan, whose spine was broken by the kingdom of ghosts, dare not say all, at least part of it became an accomplice in the design of Konoha by the kingdom of ghosts.

The more he thought about it, the more irritable Tsunade became.

"Forget it, let's not mention this matter. Let's pay attention to the affairs of the alliance. Whether it is the concentration of military resources, or the acquisition and deployment of materials, it is the next work that must be dealt with seriously. In addition, after the Jnin meeting tomorrow, I have to explain this to the daimyo. It seems that there is no time for vacation."

Although the daimyo also knew about this matter, in terms of details, Tsunade needs to discuss with the fire country daimyo again.

Especially the transfer of border population requires the cooperation of Daming Prefecture.

Shikahisa nodded, and did not continue discussing with Tsunade.

What he needs to do now is to collect all kinds of useful information, such as the information of Oniguoguo and Akatsuki, which needs to be rearranged, and the detailed comparison of the combat power of all parties is calculated, so as to make sufficient preparations for formulating strategies in the future.

"The leader."

In a quiet room, Kisame saw Nagato who was looking for him after returning from the Iron Country.

For Nagato's real body, Kisame only has the word 'unfathomable' to describe it.

There has never been a ninja who can make him feel such a strong sense of oppression.

Even the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki who has fought hard, compared with Nagato in terms of oppression, is nothing more than the light of a firefly of rice grains.

If you resist at this time, you will definitely die.

This is the affirmative answer given by every cell in the body.

"I heard from Xiao Nan that you have something to do with me."

Nagato looked calmly at Kisame, a loyal veteran cadre who has worked hard for the Akatsuki organization for more than ten years, and said.

"Yes, there is one thing I want to ask the leader."

Kisame hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Nagato stood quietly, waiting for Kisame to make a request.

"I heard that Yagura's body fell into the hands of the leader."

Seeing Nagato like this, Kisame also put away his hesitant face, and his expression became much more solemn.

"Fourth generation Mizukage? After sealing Mitsuo, his body did fall into my hands."

Nagato did not hide anything, and told the truth.

"What, you want this corpse?"

Then, Nagato accidentally glanced at Kisame.

Kisame nodded and was about to explain.

A scroll slipped out of Nagato's sleeve and handed it to Kisame.

Kisame was stunned when he saw this scroll.

"This is the body of the Fourth Mizukage. Since you want it, I will leave it to you."

After finishing speaking, he put the scroll in Kisame's hand, and Nagato turned and left the room.

Neither doubted nor asked what the purpose of Kisame taking the corpse was, but felt that such an excellent employee needed praise and rewards.

Kisame, who has found all kinds of reasonable excuses, finds that all his preparations are meaningless.

This heavy quality of trust made Guixier feel moved or self-deprecating.

The joy of getting Yakura's corpse also turned into a lifeless emptiness.

Deceit and betrayal, disguise and falsehood...is this the life of a ninja?

Before the betrayal, whether it was the original Suiguashan blowfish ghost, or Yakura, or Nagato, they all gave themselves absolute trust.

The impression of Kirigakure is still in the village that still smelled of blood in the air many years ago.

There bears its own past.

Xiao carries her own present.

"Really..."

Guisha pressed her temple with a headache.

As a spy, I am used to all kinds of betrayal and darkness, so my judgment would be disturbed by such a boring thing, what a failure.

It's just the loss and pain that acts on the heart, which makes Guixie suddenly loathe the current self.

The land of ghosts and the land of earth border.

Sasuke, as always, leads the four people, Shigego, and Uchiha Hoshino, who is the Miko of the Nanga Shrine of the Uchiha clan, to perform border patrol missions at the junction of the two countries.

There are no intense large-scale battles here, only the friction between the squads, and possible assassinations anytime and anywhere, which has become a normal development in the border area.

Came to this place and kept running on the frontier battlefield, Sasuke felt like he had forgotten the world.

It was so boring that Sasuke almost forgot how long he had been here.

Thanks to his outstanding performance, Sasuke is already in this area, becoming the leading squadron leader, leading about a hundred ninjas.

Not surprisingly, among the hundred people, many of them can be called excellent ninjas. Therefore, while performing tasks, Sasuke is also identifying capable ninjas in order to establish a good relationship.

At present, Sasuke has found a total of more than a dozen people, and is planning to find time to get closer.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the team led by Sasuke took a temporary rest behind a large rock that could block the wind.

"Sasuke-sama."

Uchiha Hoshino, who is in charge of communicating with the border forces, is wearing a red and white priestess costume and a fox mask with thick oil paint. His long hair is black and straight, and the overall appearance has a holy and noble temperament.

The normal black pupils displayed in the eyeholes of the mask are not in the form of Sharingan. In the non-combat state, it is necessary to save chakra as much as possible.

"What's the matter, Hoshino?"

Sasuke was sitting on a rock, holding a Kusanagi sword in his hand to support his body, and asked without raising his head.

Since knowing the identity of the other party and his own race, even though his face is pretending to be indifferent, he is still very willing to get close to and trust the other party in his heart.

Moreover, Hoshino is very good in terms of strength and medical ninjutsu, which makes him very satisfied.

What's more, given the other party's age, there is still room for further improvement.

Not to mention the diehard four people and Chonggo, Hoshino is currently ranked first among all the candidates that have been found.

"The headquarters sent an order to let you go back."

Hoshino answered concisely.

"Um?"

"It should be related to some changes at the Five Kages Conference."

"I see."

Sasuke stood up, put the Kusanagi sword back into the belt around his waist and inserted it, then patted his clothes and dusted off the dust.

"Then, until I come back, Hoshino will take my place temporarily."

Leaving this sentence behind, Sasuke didn't wait for everyone to respond, and disappeared into the vast wilderness with a swift and resolute speed.

(end of this chapter)