Gloom is the tone of the entire Rain Country.

In this country, there are also not a few sunny days throughout the year.

Even Yuyin, which is the military center of the entire Rain Country, only gets a short day of clear sky on weekends every week under the guidance of the 'gods'.

Because of the previous several actions, the Xiao organization with Yuyin as the core has achieved some results in the confrontation with several big country ninjas, but it is also relative, the number of core members has begun to decrease sharply, how to replenish the new members of the organization as soon as possible is no longer the biggest problem at present, how to ensure that the organization can operate normally, but it is an urgent matter.

During the period when the leader Nagato fell into a 'deep sleep', the entire operation of the organization was basically carried out by the two of them.

Although Xiao Nan didn't like this weird man who was completely black, for the sake of Nagato and Yuyin, he had to endure the vigilance in his patience and negotiate with him about the next move.

"After Uchiha Sasuke's trouble, the relationship between Konoha and the country of ghosts has become more and more stiff, but judging from the attitude of the Daimyo Mansion of the Land of Fire, they are not currently preparing for the fifth ninja war with the country of ghosts."

Hei Jue held the information collected by Bai Jue, and at this time it was only alone, and the other half of Bai Jue was not by his side.

He didn't wear a coat with red clouds on a black background, but just maintained a pitch-black basic human form, and under Xiao Nan's surprised gaze, he sat on the sofa opposite and spoke.

In the process of Xiaojin's shrinking operation, the reconnaissance work that went out was completed by countless individuals of Bai Jue.

As for the peripheral personnel who were recruited in, they had already been abandoned by the black.

It's not that I'm afraid of the country of ghosts, but I'm worried that the other big countries will suddenly give them a whole thing to do.

After all, the Oni Country's understanding of their organization is far higher than that of the other great powers.

The reason why no action has been taken against Yuyin is mostly due to insufficient preparations.

The power of the Reincarnation Eye is completely unknown to them.

Even for everyone in the organization, the strength of Nagato's ontology is still unknown.

Kuro Jue only knew that Nagato was able to rely on his chakra and the power of the reincarnation eye at this time to communicate well with the will of the ten-tailed body, the outer path golem.

Compared with the ninja god in his heyday, it is difficult to guess whether it is comparable or surpassed.

"If there is no friction between the two sides, it will be very difficult for our side to find an opportunity to intervene. If I'm not mistaken, in addition to the Hokage and the three ninjas, there is also a shinobi named Maitkai, who is also a key target of observation for the organization. ”

Xiao Nan remembered something.

Konoha was restrained by the country of ghosts, so she naturally heard of such things.

Even so, Konoha's power is still strong.

The Hokage is alive, and Jirai, one of the three ninjas, is also out collecting information and acting as Konoha's 'eyes'.

In addition, there is also an extremely dangerous martial arts faction like Tuanzang inside, and at a critical moment, it is even more impossible to ignore his existence than the Hokage and the three shinobi.

"In order of action, the Nine-Tails is the last target of the organization, and until then, go and collect the rest of the Tailed Beasts."

As he spoke, Hei Jue's gaze raised slightly, and in the void in front of him, a clear picture like a projection was generated.

It was the scene of two ninjas fighting in the desert.

A female ninja who drives Susanoh to the fourth stage is engaged in a battle with a Konoha ninja whose body is burning with blood-colored steam.

"This is the scene of the battle between Ruri Uchiha and the Konoha ninja Maitdai more than ten years ago, and I recorded their battle with Hitomi Jutsu. Judging from the degree of battle, this is a well-deserved strength that surpasses the current Five Shadows level. According to my calculations, his son Maitkai also mastered the last of the eight Dunjia. And, most likely, it is already better than blue. ”

Although such a move can only be used once in a lifetime, such a burst is enough.

"Nagato is invincible."

After watching such a picture, Xiao Nan said such a sentence, full of trust in Nagato's strength.

Hei Never retorted, and said: "Of course, I believe that Nagato-sama will not be defeated by anyone, but it is okay to be careful, in the face of a blue Eight Gate Dunjia ninja, you should still be cautious first." Fortunately, in the short term, we will not have a direct conflict with the people of Konoha for the time being, so we don't need to consider such additional factors. ”

"What's next for you?"

"According to the original order, it is currently mainly collected for three tails and six tails. Bai Jue's reconnaissance of the fog Yin began to turn good, and after a little more time, he could directly go over and subdue the two tailed beasts. In that case, we will have six tailed beasts on our side, and we will recover more than half of the tailed beasts. ”

The Black Absolute Regulation said analytically.

Recovered to the six-tailed beast, the power of the beast at that time will inevitably get a new round of skyrocketing, so that the outer path golem has more vitality.

"However, at that time, it will further irritate the big countries with tailed beasts. At present, they have secretly set up a special operations team in Konoha with the aim of taking the tailed beast from us. ”

Xiao Nan's worries are not unreasonable, just the four-tailed beast has already made these big countries begin to tend to unite, if you add two more tailed beasts...... It will inevitably prompt them to further unite, and until then, they must take more perfect precautions.

"It's nothing more than the start of the Fifth Ninja World War."

Hei Jue's eyes were flat, and there was no emotion in his eyes.

"Therefore, our side will take the assumption that the Fifth Ninja World War will definitely break out in the short term, and go to capture the remaining tailed beasts."

Xiao Nan didn't speak, just pursed his lips and looked at the dripping rain on the open-air platform outside.

Hei Jue also fell into silence, admiring the rain curtain outside with Xiao Nan, falling into a short thought, and then his body melted into the ground and disappeared in front of Xiao Nan.

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"It's rare to see you come out, what's the matter, are you suffocating in the laboratory?"

Under the eaves of the outdoor platform on one floor of the tower, the oni shark found Beryuhu who was watching the rain under the eaves.

He was very short, like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy, and in terms of height, even Xiao Nan, who was a woman, was a cut taller than him.

However, as far as the oni shark knows, in the past in the Konoha period, Beryuhu should have been a handsome and tall young man, not this kind of bean body.

Are there any sequelae of the contraindication? The ghost shark thought so.

"Yes, the atmosphere within the organization has become more and more deserted recently, and I used to be able to go to Orochimaru and Scorpion for research and discussion...... Unconsciously, so many years have passed since I joined Xiao. ”

Some of Beiliuhu's eyes looked a little melancholy.

He is not a sentimental person, at most it is a pity that there is no one in this organization who has a common language with him.

Although the core members of this organization are not good people, evil people abound.

Like the ghost shark in front of him, it can be said that he is a notorious existence that was the S-class rebel who assassinated the former Daimyo of the Land of Water.

Another example is the sacrifice of Orochimaru, Uchiha Itachi, Red Sand Scorpion and the like, who also have a lot of blood debts on their hands, including him, the log Konoha Shinobi who left Konoha in order to study forbidden arts.

Even so, he can find a wonderful feeling of belonging to 'home' here.

Probably because things gather like and people divide into groups.

"That's right, you're a veteran of the organization before me, and now the organization has been hit many times, and only a few of us are left. I miss Deidara a little bit now, at least when he and Ah Fei are around, I can liven up the atmosphere. ”

The ghost shark shrugged his shoulders.

Now in every meeting, everyone is silent, who owes themselves a huge amount of money and has not repaid the elongated face.

He and Beiliuhu are not people who talk much, and Hei Jue also doesn't like to say anything warm and warm, and Xiao Nan even closes his mouth to the long door, not putting the rest of the members first at all. As for the white ...... It's all about nonsensical jokes, which most of the time will make the atmosphere of the meeting more rigid.

"Judging from the attitude of the Ghost Country to capture him alive, it should be interested in his secret technique of exploding. He may be seen on the construction site in the Oni no Kuni, doing blasting work. ”

Beryuhu told this bad joke.

But in fact, there is a basis for such a thing.

Most of the prisoners, especially those with ninja abilities, will supervise them to go to the places where construction is needed to do hard labor, which is called 'labor reform'.

Many people go to those construction sites and see their acquaintances who they haven't seen for a long time.

Not surprisingly, Deidara's Explosive Escape Secret Technique should be valued by the construction forces of the Ghost Country to some extent.

After all, the Iwakure Demolition Force is a well-known special force in the ninja world.

Deidara is one of the best.

"It seems that there is no hope of getting him out for the time being."

The ghost shark didn't know what he remembered, he chuckled, and then looked at the rain curtain outside the eaves with Beiliuhu, the rain was more rapid than usual, and there was a sense of heaviness that fell straight to his heart, so that the ghost shark and Beiliuhu were silent at the same time.

"The storm is coming......"

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The Land of Fire, Konoha.

Konoha Village, which had been attacked by Sasuke, began to recover some areas thanks to the continuous work of the construction team overnight.

The worst hit was in the northwest of the village where the advisors lived, and several streets were completely in ruins, and the streets farther away were also affected, with damage far away from the school and the Hokage's office building.

Even with a top-notch construction team, it is not possible to bring this place back to life in a short period of time.

In addition, villagers and ninjas who have lost their homes need to find a place to resettle them before the Northwest Region recovers.

There are a lot of people in this part, but fortunately, Konoha now has sufficient reserve funds, as long as the development funds in the rest of the fields are squeezed out a little, it will not be a problem to get through this difficulty.

Looking at the various construction projects in full swing in the village, Tsunade, who was standing at the window of the office of the dark building, was a little depressed, and sighed melancholy more than once.

Depending on the position of the station, the things to consider will naturally be different.

The trauma that Sasuke Uchiha brought to Konoha was not strictly speaking, not very serious, and the dilapidated building was not a problem to rebuild with the support of the Daimyo's Mansion.

But after such a fuss from the other party, not only the external negotiation pressure, but also the internal voice became chaotic.

In any case, the victims caused by Sasuke Uchiha amounted to hundreds of people, and the families of these victims prayed that the Hokage would bring such a traitor to justice as soon as possible and execute them with capital punishment to comfort the souls of the victims.

Not only that, but some of the forces that had followed the advisory group also began to jointly write a letter, hoping to capture the traitor Uchiha Sasuke as soon as possible and bring him back to the village for trial.

Now once the topic of Sasuke Uchiha is involved in the village, it can almost be described as outraged.

It's just that in this way, a lot of pressure is on her side.

Tsunade doesn't know if someone else deliberately guides her behind this to put pressure on her, but this heavy pressure can't be faked.

Tsunade is understandably indignant about the villagers and ninjas in the village.

But the execution of Sasuke Uchiha, from a practical point of view, still needs to be considered in the long run.

To put it more simply, with Konoha's current strength, it is impossible to do this.

The Daimyo's Mansion is also conservative, and this matter can be passed with a little patience at this time, and there is no need to confront the country of ghosts with great fanfare.

Nowadays, it is still mainly based on the continuous development of military power, and these shames will be recovered from the country of ghosts in the future.

Therefore, Tsunade felt extremely troubled by the situation in which the village was now angry.

"Hokage-sama, the detailed loss report has been counted, do you want to take a look at it now?"

Shikaku walked in and sent a detailed data on the damage caused by the attack.

"No, just put it on the table, I'll see it later."

"Yes."

Shikaku put the document on his desk.

"Are you worried about the troublemakers in the village?"

Shikaku understands Tsunade's difficulties at this time.

"Ah, it's not that it's embarrassing, I can understand the idea that they want to avenge their loved ones."

Just like when her brother and lover died, in addition to pain, she also had long-term thoughts of revenge.

The pain and hatred of the relatives who were killed, such feelings Tsunade has also experienced, so it is very clear that the pain in the hearts of these people, as well as the hatred for Sasuke Uchiha.

And from another point of view, Uchiha Sasuke also came in the name of revenge. As the Hokage, she can arrest or even eliminate the other party for the crime of assault, but the accusation on the point of revenge is really a bit untenable.

Moreover, it is no longer a question of revenge or non-revenge. The crux of the matter has gradually escalated into the historical contradiction between Konoha and the Ghost Country, after all, the three people who control the three worlds of the Ghost Country's military, politics and business have all broken away from Konoha in the name of 'traitor'.

Uchiha Sasuke, in Tsunade's opinion, is just a pawn used by the three of them to test Konoha's strength at this time.

"That being said, it's impossible to get them to let go of their hatred for the time being."

Lu Jiu replied.

And time may erase everything, but it can also make hatred stronger in the heart.

"Let's do this first, let them make a fuss and vent their emotions."

Tsunade sighed, she really wanted to fight back immediately, but at this time, the lack of strength made her more than enough.

If it was on the basis of recovering all of Konoha's strength, she wouldn't mind wrestling with Shiraishi.

But now that Konoha is torn apart, before it can't be unified, it wants to fight head-on with the country of ghosts, and the result will probably be like the previous Fourth Ninja World War, which will suffer heavy losses.

"In addition, on another matter, I will let the intelligence department do a key analysis."

Tsunade remembered something and said to Shikaku.

"What's the matter?"

Shikaku blinked curiously.

"Kaleidoscope of eternity...... Have you ever heard of this title? ”

Tsunade turned around and stared at Shikaku with a solemn look.

"Eternal Kaleidoscope ......"

Shikaku chewed on such a word, but shook his head, indicating that he had never heard of such a thing.

"I also learned about it through some records in the files left by my second grandfather. Ordinary kaleidoscope writing wheels, although powerful, can be accompanied by overuse and the risk of suffering blindness. Therefore, in order to avoid such defects, and in order to make the pupil power of the kaleidoscope stronger, it is necessary to take the kaleidoscope writing wheel eye a step further. ”

"Further?"

After hearing this, Lu Jiu's heart suddenly burst out, and he had a bad premonition.

"Hokage-sama, I want to know, the key to making Kaleidoscope Sharingan go one step further is ......"

The power displayed by the Kaleidoscope Writing Wheel Eye is already so terrifying, if it goes further, with Konoha's current strength, can it really be combated?

"Another pair of kaleidoscope writing wheels is needed, preferably a pair of kaleidoscope writing wheels with direct kinship."

Tsunade said this, leaving Shikaku speechless for a long time.

Tsunade ignored Shikakuna's increasingly ugly face and continued: "The previous investigation of the Dark Ministry into the country of Hayashi made me interested, and with some corroboration you got from the root, I think Uchiha Itachi has probably died at the hands of Uchiha Sasuke. ”

In other words, if Uchiha Itachi's Kaleidoscope Sharingan also falls into the hands of the Oni no Kuni, then Uchiha Sasuke already has the possibility of giving birth to an eternal kaleidoscope.

Although I have a fluke mentality, I think that the country of ghosts did not get Itachi's kaleidoscope writing wheel eye, such as the other party destroyed the eye before dying...... But the chances of that are slim to none.

In terms of information on the writing wheel, in addition to the various information left by her second grandfather between the thousand hands, Konoha has not updated the research on the writing wheel eye for decades.

On the other side of the country of ghosts, there are real objects such as kaleidoscope writing wheel eyes that are directly studied, and the completeness of the research data of writing wheel eyes is even more complete than that of Konoha.

Eternal kaleidoscope, the other party must know the same thing, and even know the principle better than Konoha. After understanding this power, it is impossible for the Oni no Kuni military not to make corresponding arrangements.

"What level of power the Eternal Kaleidoscope will reach, I can't directly give intuitive data. However, I know that the last Uchiha ninja to have this eye was Madara Uchiha. ”

As soon as the name 'Madara Uchiha' was spoken, the atmosphere in the office fell completely silent.

As the Hokage, as well as the leader of the Shangnin squad, they must use this worst-case scenario as a premise at this time to deal with the attitude of the Oni Country from now on.

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Leaving Tsunade, the thoughts that Lu Jiu had in his heart were not only not relieved by the end of the matter, but became more nervous.

Eternal Kaleidoscope, the next level of Sharingan, Madara Uchiha, the Valley of the End...... All kinds of information quickly filtered through Lu Jiu's mind, and finally found that it was impossible to prevent such a thing from happening.

Itachi Uchiha has a kaleidoscope writing wheel eye, which has long been a clear fact.

When Sasuke Uchiha attacked Konoha, he also showed the power of the kaleidoscope.

At this time, the country of ghosts probably has two pairs of kaleidoscope writing wheels that are extremely close in blood.

An Uchiha ninja who may be even more terrifying than Ruri Uchiha will be born in the land of ghosts.

The thought of such a bleak future is like pouring salt on Konoha's wounds.

And Konoha Kamishinobi, who was passing by Lu Jiu's side, wanted to greet him, but found that Lu Jiu's face was dull to gloomy, and he directly dispelled this idea, wondering why the other party became like this as soon as he came out of the Hokage's office.

Isn't the village bad enough at this time?

Lu Jiu ignored the doubts of these colleagues, and his mood was indeed not relaxed at this time.

Compared to the information he got from the Hokage, the previous incident of Sasuke Uchiha's attack on Konoha was not too much of a threat.

All the way to the third floor ward of Konoha Hospital, Lu Jiucai cleaned up the worried look on his face, and entered directly without knocking on the door.

His son Shikamaru, who had just woken up, looked even weaker than he had imagined.

The other party sat on the hospital bed, his head slightly tilted, and his eyes swept out the window. Hearing the sound of the door opening and footsteps, he turned his head and met Lu Jiu's gaze.

"Dad, I ......"

Maybe it's because I've been asleep for a few days, so I just opened my mouth, and my voice was very hoarse.

Lu Jiu, who wanted to say something heavy, was inevitably a little soft-hearted when he heard Shikamaru's hoarse and weak voice, but he still said with a straight face:

"Regarding your rash action this time, there will be relevant penalties later. Be mentally prepared. ”

"Yes. These penalties, I will ......"

Shikamaru didn't refuse, as smart as he was, he naturally knew that his act of colluding with the clan was unforgivable, both in the Hokage faction and in the eyes of those clansmen who regarded him as the heir to the family.

However, before he could finish his words, a cold old voice sounded in the hospital room, interrupting the communication between their father and son:

"Young people will inevitably make mistakes, just reprimand them a little, and if you punish them heavily, doesn't it seem unkind? I don't know if Lu Jiu is willing to give the old man a face? ”

Hearing this voice, the creepy breath made Lu Jiu's spine suddenly burst with cold air, and his body twisted stiffly, looking at the old man who appeared in the corner of the ward at some point, holding a cane.

- Shimura Danzo.

(End of chapter)