Although because of a series of events related to the whereabouts of the Seven Tails, some of the attention of these villages in Konoha began to shift to the country of ghosts, but more attention was still focused on the small country of the country of rain.

When the Konoha ninjas in the Land of Rain began to search in earnest, the Hokage Tsunade, who was located in the rear, was also engaged in the investigation of the Land of Rain.

Among the small nations, the Land of Rain has a very special status.

Not only because this place was borrowed by the big countries many times during the Great Ninja War and used as a front-line battlefield, but the population and economy here have always been very poor.

Every time a war broke out, the population of the country would decrease and it would begin to migrate to other countries. Coupled with the economic destruction, the country's business has not been very prosperous, although there are some businessmen in the country, but basically some businessmen who are not very entered, and there are naturally not many transactions that can be done.

As a result, merchants began to lose and move to the surrounding powers, making the country of Rain even worse.

Almost twenty years ago, after the death of its Yuyin leader, Sanshoyu Hanzo, such a dilapidated situation has been haunting the sky over the Land of Rain. The bloody rule of the roots has also brought a lot of horror to this country.

According to the results of the investigation of the three generations of Hokage Ape Flying Sun Slash, during the period when the root controlled the rain hidden, about forty rain hidden ninjas and more than two hundred civilians of the rain country were secretly extradited to the root base and became experimental materials for the root human experiment. And this is only the results of the investigation on the surface, and the part that is not investigated secretly may be much more than literally.

The wind and rain are shaking, the mountains and rivers are broken, the people are running into exile, the merchants are scattered, the high-level officials are extravagant and corrupt, and they collude with the high-ranking officials of the Fire Country, and it will not be long before they will be swallowed up by the Fire Country in the name of protection, which is the most appropriate description of the Land of Rain at that time.

Unfortunately, before the Fire Nation could take action, the Oni Nation sprung up and fought with the Sand Hide.

Later, in the Land of Rain, he financed the weapons of the Rain Hidden and sent a fleet through the river to deter the Land of Fire, and the leader of the Rain Hidden Place, Payne, attacked the Daimyo Mansion of the Land of Rain, imprisoned the powerful in the Rain Country, and the Land of Rain gained independence, reversing the situation of the enslavement of the Land of Rain when the Land of Rain was at its most decadent.

After that, the matter was very simple, Yuyin became the highest administrative region of the Land of Rain, and the leader of the Yuyin replaced the position of the Daimyo of the Land of Rain, making the position of the Daimyo exist in name only. began to vigorously develop people's livelihood and commerce, and after nearly ten years of efforts, the country of rain, which was originally on the verge of shattering, was directly rejuvenated and began to flourish.

Even Tsunade has to admit that Payne, the current leader of Yuyin, is a very effective leader.

If it were her, sitting in Payne's place, it wouldn't necessarily be better than Payne's.

If it is said that her inheritance of the position of the fifth generation Hokage is a difficult start, then the country of rain that Payne took over is simply a hellish start, and in the end, she miraculously survived and passed the most sinister period. Although militarily, the country of rain has not made much achievements, but politics, people's livelihood and business are thriving.

But...... Such a ninja, whose identity is unknown.

No one had ever seen him as he really was, whether he was male or female, old or young, all of them were unknown.

is like a non-existent leader, but his existence is really seen by the people of the Rain Country, not only becoming the leader of the Rain Country's actions, but also the spiritual sustenance in the minds of the people of the Rain Country.

Every six days, the village will have sunny days on the weekends of each week.

It is rumored that this 'god' continued to reverse the celestial phenomena of that day with his divine power, so that this rainy village also has the power to bathe in the sun.

"Twisting the Heavens...... Lasts a day ......"

Tsunade rubbed his eyebrows.

She had indeed heard that some ninjutsu could reverse the celestial phenomena.

Among Konoha, there are also some Shangnin who have mastered similar techniques.

But for a day, that is, twenty-four hours, how powerful does it take to be able to do this?

Not only is the identity of the other party a mystery, but even the strength seems to be unpredictable and unpredictable.

Now that most of the area of the Land of Rain has been searched, if you want to dig further in the Land of Rain, you need to enter the Rain Hide.

But this kind of request will obviously not be accepted by Yuyin.

If they can make a drastic search in the rain country, they have already made the biggest concession, and if they continue to persecute, they are likely to fall out with Yuyin.

At this juncture, Tsunade doesn't want to cause trouble.

The premise is that there are no problems inside the village of Yuyin.

Entering the rain to search, or returning the same way, has become a question that Tsunade needs to think about at present.

As the Hokage of Konoha, she must not act rashly.

At this moment, someone pushed the door in, and it was Lu Jiu.

He saw Tsunade sitting on the chair next to the desk frowning and pondering, as if he was in some kind of distress, and he knew in his heart, and said, "Hokage-sama, are you bothered by the matter of Yugakure?" ”

"Ah, yes, the search for the Land of Rain has basically come to an end, and only one place left in the rain has not yet been investigated. Me and the rest of the Shadow are now thinking about whether to open a breakthrough from Yuyin next. ”

If you really find something, naturally there is no need to say anything, just send a large army to suppress it all the way.

If Yuyin had no problem, their tough approach would seriously provoke Yuyin's resistance, and maybe even rekindle the flames of war.

This Yuyin current Payne, judging from the information he has collected so far, does not look like a leader who can't fight back, on the contrary, he has a strong desire to attack, and his strength is likely to be at the same level as their five shadows.

This made Tsunade sigh at the good fortune of the Land of Rain, a small country that gave birth to two powerful ninjas comparable to the Five Shadows one after another, no wonder during the Second Shinobi War, it was considered to have the potential to become the sixth great power.

In the final analysis, the military power of the era of one country and one village was tied to the ninja.

When the ninja is strong, the country's military will be stronger.

Ninjas are weak, and the country's military power will also weaken.

As for the Takure, who was assigned to the Seven Tails after the first Five Shadows Conference, although it was once prosperous, it is now in decline, immersed in the prosperity of the past, and has long lost its enterprising spirit. With Yuyin, it is not possible to compare at all.

"Lu Jiu, what do you think is the possibility that there is a problem with Yuyin?"

Tsunade asked the question suddenly.

Lu Jiu didn't think much about it, and said with a helpless smile: "Like this kind of multiple-choice question with only yes or no two answers, the probability is of course half of each." Personally, though, I'm inclined to do a careful search of the inside of Yuyin. I think that the driving force behind the scenes will not be for no reason, let us focus on the village of Yuyin. Moreover, I am actually quite interested in this Payne leader, and I want to see his true face in Lushan, so that I can deal with him better in the future. ”

Tsunade nodded.

Indeed, a thriving country of rain is not a good thing for a big country.

The premise of peace in a large country is the weakening of the surrounding small countries. Only when the surrounding small countries become weaker, the big countries can get more prosperity, which is basically the tacit subconscious behavior of the big countries.

The reason for the decline of Takiyin, which was once prosperous, was not necessarily without Konoha and Iwakuin behind at that time. It's just that he was still young at that time, and he was still studying in a ninja school, and the ruler was his second grandfather, Senju.

With the second grandfather's style of acting, most of them will secretly observe the situation in Takiin and intervene when appropriate.

A village with a tailed beast, even if it is just a ninja village of a small country, is a hidden factor of instability for neighboring large countries.

Only by turning this instability into stability can the land of fire and the land of earth develop with greater peace of mind.

The so-called common peace and prosperity are, in the final analysis, just an unrealistic fantasy in the fierce pattern of fighting for every inch of land between countries.

Even she is, ideally, the country of ghosts is more in line with her appetite, but she is limited to the place of Konoha and cannot make a betrayal move. I know that this is not an easy path, but I always have the idea that miracles will happen.

Although this miracle does not exist.

"In that case, let's ask the daimyo for some advice. In any case, to make such a decision, the approval of the daimyo is still required. ”

Tsunade finalized the matter and saw what kind of statement the daimyo was going to give, whether he agreed with the investigation of Yugakure, or avoided conflict with Yuyin, and after investigating the country of rain, he would evacuate directly.

Lu Jiu nodded.

At this time, Yuyin was the highest administrative body of the Rain Country, and the Daimyo Mansion had already existed in name only.

If you want to thoroughly investigate the interior of Yuyin, in essence, this is already a serious violation of the country's political privacy, and if you don't get it right, you will have a military conflict with the country of rain.

And going to war with a country, this is not something that the Hokage can decide unilaterally, and it also needs the support of the Daimyo.

"Putting aside the matter of Yuyin for the time being, it will take a while to ferment if you want to get the result. How's Shikamaru doing at the roots? ”

Tsunade asked the question instead.

The contact with Shikamaru is personally responsible for Shikaku.

"It's not bad, the roots don't restrict his freedom. As for Elder Tuanzang's body, it seems that it is getting worse day by day, and according to that kid, it may not last for half a year, and he will die. In addition, it seems that Elder Danzo really intends to let go of the power in his hands, revealing his intention to return the martial arts faction to the management of the Hokage faction. ”

"It seems?"

Noticing Shikaku's words, Tsunade frowned.

"Yes, this is only a conclusion obtained through superficial observation, plus he has not met with Elder Tuanzang many times, so he can't completely judge the other party's physical and psychological state at this time."

"Forget it, then you don't have to worry about that guy. In any case, it is no longer difficult to absorb the power of the martial arts faction and unify the village. ”

Tsunade didn't expect that what he couldn't get would be delivered to his hands by Danzo in this way.

If you don't pretend to be sick, then the other party's body is really about to die, so you will be in a hurry to arrange the future.

"In addition to that, that kid revealed one more thing."

Speaking of this, Lu Jiu hesitated and hesitated.

"What's the matter?"

"It's still about that organization. In the case of the extermination of the Uchiha clan, that organization also intervened. ”

"What did you say!?"

Tsunade suddenly stood up from his seat and slapped his hands on the table, causing a loud noise, and his eyes were oppressive, staring at Shikaku's face.

"Well, that's the way it is. At that time, the root team up with someone in that organization, and together with Itachi, an Uchiha insider, it was only in one night that the entire Uchiha clan was successfully slaughtered. ”

Shikaku sighed.

It's the extermination of the Uchiha clan again.

From this point of view, when the Uchiha exterminated the clan, there were too many forces interfering behind.

"And the name of that member, I think Hokage-sama has also heard, that person calls himself in front of Danzo - Madara Uchiha."

"Madara!?"

Tsunade's face was more stunned than frightened.

Madara Uchiha, isn't that a ninja who has long been recognized as dead?

How can it still survive in the world?

"This is a portrait of the man who called himself 'Madara' at the time."

Lu Jiu took out a blank piece of paper from his arms, and on the white paper was a drawing of all people.

The man with a mysterious aura wrapped around his body wears a strange mask like a crow on his face, and the only left eye that is exposed is a scarlet kaleidoscope writing wheel eye.

"Wait, this eye pattern ......"

Tsunade's pupils shrank, and he immediately thought of something.

That day, Uchiha Sasuke attacked Konoha and came to intercept his writing wheel ninja, and the right eye under his mask was in this patterned form, except that it was not the eye on the same side, and the two eyes were exactly the same.

As he spoke, Tsunade took out another portrait from the drawer and compared it to it.

The pattern of the kaleidoscope is exactly the same.

"This ......"

Tsunade's mind was confused all of a sudden.

"According to the investigation of the roots, it was found that this person who called himself 'Madara' was an impostor."

Shikaku continued.

"Impostor?"

"Yes, in order to find out the identity of this 'Madara', Elder Tuanzang sent the roots, checked all kinds of information and materials, and finally found a Kaleidoscope Writing Wheel Eye Model Diagram of Uchiha Madara before his death, and found that the kaleidoscope Writing Wheel Eye patterns of the two Madara were completely inconsistent. Therefore, it is concluded that this 'Madara' is an impostor. As for its identity, the root is still investigating. As for the Sharingan ninja who assisted Sasuke Uchiha that day, he obviously belonged to the Oni Country......"

"How?"

"Root guesses that the other party is likely to be Uchiha Obito who mysteriously disappeared during the Third Ninja War. At the beginning, Nohara Rin stole the Takikure Seven Tails, and the course of its events was a little suspicious, which made the root hearted. Later, Elder Tuanzang sent people to infiltrate Takiyin, found a few parties, explored the memories in their minds, and finally restored part of the truth, and pieced together fragments of information one by one to form a fairly complete clue. ”

“……”

Tsunade's face was cloudy.

"Then this pair of kaleidoscope writing wheel eyes ......"

"Since this is not a kaleidoscope of spots, then it also means that this imposter uses someone else's kaleidoscope. And the Ghost Country's suspected Uchiha Obito's Sharingan endures it, and has the same eyes as him, maybe the kaleidoscope on the left is lost from him. ”

Of course, this is a guess.

Lu Jiu didn't know the specific situation.

It's also possible that the country of ghosts stole someone else's writing wheel eye and installed it on its own.

But no matter what, the writing wheels of these two people are inextricably linked.

Unfortunately, it is very difficult to investigate further.

"Tuan Zang, this old thing, carrying Konoha on his back, has really done a lot of things."

Tsunade cursed.

"You continue to contact Shikamaru, things are a little tricky, I need to go to the Daimyo's Mansion in person."

In three or two clicks, Tsunade gave the order.

"Yes. Well, the affairs of the village ......"

"It's up to you and Hizo to decide that during my absence, if something can't be resolved on its own, a meeting of the Shinobi will be held to discuss it. I'll get back as soon as I can before it gets bigger. ”

With that, Tsunade got up, put on the green coat with the word 'gamble', and quickly left the office, acting in a hurry, without dragging his feet at all.

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"The progress of the investigation in these villages of Konoha has become slow down for a while."

In the central tower of the rain hide, Hei Jue reported to Xiao Nan about the current situation in the country of rain.

"In other words, they're going to point the finger at Yuyin soon, right?"

Xiao Nan was not overjoyed by the news, on the contrary, he felt a chill in his heart.

The slowdown in the investigation does not mean that the villages of Konoha are going home, but they will focus on the uncultivated land of Yuyin.

For a while, Yunyin, Sand Hide, Iwakuin, and Konoha all had ninjas who planned to sneak in, and although they were successfully blocked, it also meant that Yuyin's situation was getting closer and closer to danger.

The current Land of Rain is like a barrel of dynamite, you only need to ignite the fuse, and this bomb will explode in the Land of Rain.

And whether the fuse is ignited or not is not in the villages of Konoha, nor in the rain, but in the hands of the country of ghosts.

Therefore, even if these villages really stop at the last step, the country of ghosts will not let them stop, but wants to completely ignite this fuse, triggering a head-on conflict between Yuyin and several major powers.

"Yes, Konoha's Hokage Tsunade seems to have set off for the Fire Nation Daimyo Mansion, and will discuss with the Fire Nation Daimyo whether to continue to investigate the Rain Hidden in depth. Most of the rest of the countries will be involved. ”

Hei Jue said expressionlessly.

"We don't have much time left to prepare, but we can't be disturbed by Nagato's side. Now you can delay it for a few days. ”

In the face of the soldiers of Konoha and these villages, Xiao Nan is still very jealous.

The situation faced by the country of rain is exactly the same as that of the fourth ninja war, but the difference is that the country of ghosts is strong and strong, and the quality of ninjas is extremely strong, and it is not limited to high-end combat power, and it has the ability to resist the enemy in the wild, and even with the help of intelligence advantages, taking advantage of the lack of cooperation between the villages, so that the people and advantages of the coalition army will collapse and counterattack back.

But Yuyin couldn't do it a little.

It means that this weakness will be grasped by the surrounding powers.

"Another thing, there have been some toads of unknown origin on the streets of Yuyin recently."

The black eyes darkened.

"Toad?"

Xiao Nan's face was stunned, with a little hesitation, and a little sorrow, and then turned calm.

"As long as these toads don't come near the tower, leave them alone."

"I see, but you have to make up your mind as soon as possible, just like Nagato-sama. That three ninjas, no matter how you look at it, are not all the way with us. The peace he hoped for was a completely different kind of peace than the peace that Nagato-sama wanted. ”

"I know this kind of thing, I don't need you to talk about it."

After saying that, Xiao Nan left with a cold face.

Hei Jue shook his head boredly.

A woman is always so sensual and remembers the creature of old love.

I don't know what I remembered, but there was a hint of remembrance in the black eyes.

"Xiao Hei, you offended her miserably, if she blows the pillow wind on the side of Nagato-sama, you will be unlucky."

At this time, Bai Jue, whose mouth was flat, smiled.

"I think Xiao Nan will be the first to slaughter you if she hears your words."

Hei Jue said coldly, sneaking into the floor and disappearing.

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On September 5th, it was cloudy and overcast, and at three o'clock in the afternoon, Tsunade arrived at the Daimyo Mansion of the Land of Fire, and before the Daimyo of the Land of Fire had been warmly entertained, Tsunade refused the kindness of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire because he had something important to do next.

Then, in a quiet room, the Daimyo and Tsunade of the Fire Nation, as well as several high-ranking officials of the Fire Nation, gathered here, in front of them, there were three electronic screens, and next to them, there were thick cables and huge electrical boxes to connect and power them.

Soon, the four screens lit up, each screen split into two halves from the middle, showing the figures of the daimyo of the three countries of the Land Country, the Land of Thunder, and the Land of Wind, and the other half were the three shadows of the ninja village under the rule of the three countries, namely the third generation of the Earth Shadow Onoki, the fourth generation of Thunder Shadow Ai, and the fourth generation of the Wind Shadow Rasa.

The top administrators of the three great powers, as well as the military leaders, all gathered here at the request of Tsunade.

"Hokage, what's the matter, that you summoned everyone to show up? It's best to have a qualifying reason. ”

The first to speak was the fourth generation of Thunder Shadow Ai, and he was very dissatisfied with this abrupt meeting that disturbed his cultivation, so his attitude and tone gave people a rather bad feeling.

"Your Excellency Thunder Shadow, it's better to say a few words, Your Excellency Hokage won't be untargeted, so let's hold a meeting urgently."

It was Kazekage Raksha who spoke for Tsunade.

His appearance and spirit are very good, and it seems that this time should not be bad.

In addition, he is middle-aged, and he still has energy, so he is not like Tsuchikage Onoki, his mental outlook is much worse, and he doesn't even have the leisure to talk to Thunder Shadow.

Tsunade was not polite, but went straight to the main body, and asked the staff next to him to transmit the two portraits to the hands of the daimyo and shadow of various countries.

"It's ......"

Luo Sha thought for a moment, looking at the mysterious person with a kaleidoscope writing wheel eye in his right eye, and suddenly it was the writing wheel eye ninja who disguised himself as a member of the organization and secretly abducted my Airo.

The other person is a kaleidoscope writing wheel eye with the same pattern in his left eye, which made Luo Sha puzzled for a while.

"I won't say more nonsense, old man Ohnogi, I want to ask you, the left eye is the person who writes the wheel eye of the kaleidoscope, the kaleidoscope pattern, do you have any impression?"

As an old-timer in the ninja world, Onoki has experienced a lot in his life, and he is a ninja who has survived before it was opened up in the era of one country and one village.

Compared to her teacher, Ape Fei Ri, she is much older, and she is now nearly eighty years old.

Onoki on the screen, with a thoughtful look, then shook his head.

"No, the old man has never seen a kaleidoscope of this style before. Hokage, what do you mean by this, you ask? ”

"Based on the credible information we've gathered in Konoha, this person once called himself 'Madara Uchiha' and was a member of that organization."

"What!?"

As soon as Tsunade said this, everyone was shocked.

Onogi, in particular, heard this name, as if he remembered something very terrifying, and his pupils shrank suddenly.

Perhaps Madara's name has long since become a legend.

But the ninjas who have actually met him and fought will be intimidated by his terrifying strength and fall into infinite terror.

This Tsuchikage, along with his teacher, the second generation of Tsuchikage None, was one of the victims of the ravages.

"Impossible! Madara Uchiha had already been killed by Lord Pillar in the Valley of the End, which was a fact that the world had long recognized. Moreover, the kaleidoscope of this style is not at all the same as Madara! ”

Onoki said categorically.

Madara's kaleidoscope, he will never forget it in his life.

It was the first time he had been brutally ravaged and unable to fight back.

"In this way, this guy is probably an impostor."

Tsunade couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and after Onoki's personal certification, it ruled out the authenticity of this person as Madara.

If the other party is really spotted, it is really very bad news.

There is no second ninja god in the world to stop the other.

"However, whether this person is Madara or not, it means that this organization does have the mysterious power to control tailed beasts. And now our eyes are focused on the land of rain, so in addition to verifying the identity of this 'Madara' to Mr. Onoki, the second is also to discuss with you whether to investigate further next. ”

There are fewer and fewer places that can be searched in the Land of Rain, and the remaining Yuyin has become the most eye-catching one.

At this time, the Daimyo of the Land of Wind, who was quite bloated, asked, "May I ask the Hokage, is there really a problem with Yugakure?" ”

Tsunade shook his head: "It's because I'm not sure, so I need to ask you if I want to investigate." If we don't investigate, then, after the search, we can evacuate people from the Land of Rain, and there is no need to waste time. ”

"What's there to discuss, our four villages directly sent people to search, does Yuyin dare to stop us?"

It was the fourth generation of Thunder Shadow who spoke, and his temper was as fiery as the bulging muscles of his body.

"Having said that, this is clearly beyond the upper limit of the investigation, and it may lead to a war with Yuyin."

Rosa said this, frowning, as if he was a little hesitant about it.

If it were the past, he would probably not hesitate to say yes.

But now the country of ghosts is putting a lot of pressure on the country of wind, and I really don't want to continue to provoke right and wrong at this time.

Small countries with ninja villages, and small countries without ninja villages, their policies are completely two standards.

"Kazekage, were you scared by the people of the Oni Country?"

The four generations of Thunder Shadow rebuked, he knew what Wind Shadow Raksha had in mind.

"Thunder Shadow, I have to think about the village as a whole. In addition, whether the country of ghosts is strong or not, I think Yun Yin's understanding of this aspect will not be worse than ours. ”

Not to be outdone, Luo Sha replied.

The fourth generation of Thunder Shadow snorted and stopped talking.

The Daimyo of the Land Country became a peacemaker and began to laugh and said, "In that case, let's hold an internal meeting to discuss how to deal with it, and then decide on the policy tendency." While it is important to retrieve the Tailed Beast, it is not possible to frame others for nothing. ”

"Hmph, after all, the members of that organization are basically defector ninjas from your villages, and I suspect that their ability to grow big has a lot to do with your inaction. No matter what, we will definitely continue to investigate thoroughly! ”

The fourth generation of Thunder Shadow gave this tough word and left the table directly.

Seeing this, the Daimyo of the Land of Thunder had no choice but to say sorry and leave the table.

"What an impatient young man." Onoki shook his head and said, "Then, the old man has also taken his leave, and he will seriously discuss with the daimyo in the future, how to act next." ”

As he spoke, the daimyo and shadow of the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind left one after another, and the light on the screen went out.

(PS: Speaking of which, in the original book, the Five Shadows did not recognize Obito as an imposter of Madara, which is likely to be related to the fact that Obito had been using the three hooks to write the wheel eye of Kamui before his identity was revealed...... ）

(End of chapter)