"What is this?"

Onoki, who is in Iwakure, also got the information of the rain country for the first time.

The sheer number of white humanoid soldiers, the huge beasts that resemble carnivorous lizards, are printed on the photographs, and the picture can be said to be lifelike.

Even Onoki was shocked by what was in the photo.

According to the intelligence of the search force stationed in the Land of Rain, the number of humanoid soldiers facing Iwakuin alone has reached tens of thousands, and there are several giant beasts, which are approaching the border of the Land of Earth.

"According to the information we have received before, these humanoid soldiers seem to be called Bai Jue, and as for these giant beasts, they are still under investigation. From the eyes of the giant beasts that have become reincarnated eyes, it is not difficult to see that these giant beasts are artificially controlled. As far as the intuitive feeling of the on-site personnel is concerned, each giant beast has exactly the same destructive power as a large psychic beast. And this is only for the part of Iwakure, and the information exchanged from the villages of Konoha and Sunagakure, they have also received similar "treatment".

Loess, who reported the matter to Onoki overnight, was full of solemn tone.

"In other words, the Land of Rain now has at least tens of thousands of artificial soldiers, right? And these legions of giant beasts that are no different from the big psychic beasts?"

Onoki confirmed to Loess again, and from his frowning brow, he could see that he was not at peace in his heart.

"Yes. In addition, it seems that Konoha was attacked by the members of the "Akatsuki" organization mentioned in their intelligence, and the attacker was a corpse puppet made by ninjas such as Sanshoyu Hanzo - Payne, the leader of the Rain Hidden Surface, secretly controlled by a person named Nagato."

"I really underestimated Yuyin..... Maybe the old man shouldn't have agreed to the conditions of the Oni Country in the first place, and united with Yunyin to put pressure on Konoha to cause the Rain Country to restore its independence."

Onoki sighed, and to be honest, it was impossible for him to have no remorse in his heart right now.

The War of Independence of the Land of Rain was the key to freedom, and in order to get out of the control of the Land of Fire and Konoha at that time, the Kingdom of Oni intervened in the war, and took advantage of the distrust between the countries to provoke the internal strife of the five major countries at that time, causing the Land of Rain to get out of control, so that it has become a major trouble today.

Unfortunately, there is no such if.

At that time, the relationship between the great powers was tense and intense, and if you were not careful, you could continue the Third Ninja World War.

In that situation, there is no other way than to fight separately and secretly calculate other countries, and there will be no way to start cooperating and reach an alliance of interests with each other in order to deal with the country of ghosts like now.

At that time, the country of rain was interfered with by the country of ghosts, and it was an inevitable result that it became independent.

"Tens of thousands of artificial soldiers, as well as this huge army of giant beasts, plus several tailed beasts in the opponent's hands..... This organization, as well as Yuyin, is no longer a tricky existence that can be solved by a single village. Loess, send messengers to send invitations to the shadows of each village, it's time to convene the third Five Shadows Conference."

Onoki shook his head, the current situation in the country of rain has exceeded the control of these big countries, Xiao, or Yuyin has such a huge power, he will definitely not be willing to be small. What's more, they also took away the tailed beasts of various villages, which is an irreconcilable contradiction.

The rise of the country of ghosts has already given them a headache for these traditional powers, if the country of rain also rises like the country of ghosts, or will it rise on the basis of robbing the great power ninja village tailed beast..... Therefore, no matter what, the development of the Land of Rain must be curbed, otherwise Iwakuin will not want to feel at ease.

I believe that the sand and Konoha will also make corresponding arrangements, and they will never let this kind of thing happen. "Yes. Speaking of which, do you need to send an invitation to the country of ghosts as well?"

Loess remembered something and asked.

As the most influential country in the ninja world today, its domestic military institutions are named military, rather than forming ninja villages and enclosure autonomy like other major countries.

And the Minister of Military Affairs, Chiba Shiraishi, who leads the *** side of the ghost, is not weaker than the existence of the Five Shadows in terms of status and influence.

If the country of ghosts can also join in smoothly, participate in the Five Shadows Talks, and then get military assistance from the other party, then it will undoubtedly be more certain to deal with Yuyin.

「.... Let's send it all over, now is not the time to confront the country of ghosts, the most important thing is to stop and recapture the Tailed Beast and destroy this Akatsuki organization."

Onoki closed his eyes, thought for a moment, and then opened his eyes, and a sharp light shot out of his cloudy eyes, and he commanded the loess.

Even if he wanted to exclude the Ghost Country, but thinking of the terrible influence of the Ghost Country now, if the Five Shadows Conference excluded it, it was likely that more incidents would occur, causing the Five Shadows Conference to not be held smoothly.

The Five Shadows Conference, since the establishment of the era of one country and one village, has taken place twice in total.

The first time was to use the first generation of Konoha Hokage Senju Pillar as the main initiator, to discuss the balance of the countries, and to divide the tailed beast. The second time was that Sha Yin was the initiator and targeted the country of ghosts, but in the end it ended in failure, and the countries also acquiesced to the existence of the country of ghosts until the tiger was raised.

And the third one that will be held next, the purpose and tone of its holding Onoki has already been thought out in advance, to strangle the country of rain, to snatch back the tailed beast that was taken, and to destroy the Akatsuki organization.

Loess nodded, respectfully exited the office, and organized messengers to send invitations to the villages and the country of ghosts to participate in the Five Shadows Conference.

A huge number of White Jedi soldiers appeared in the Land of Rain, as well as an astonishing number of giant beast legions, and the countries that got accurate news naturally began to pay attention to it as soon as possible.

For a while, the Land of Rain and the surrounding countries began to become noisy, and began a strict military mobilization to strictly defend the border.

Such a tense atmosphere until Konoha was attacked, causing the conflict between Konoha and Yuyin to be about to break out, which made the situation suddenly even more confusing. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Land of Fire and Konoha will launch a retaliatory military operation in the eyes of Yuyin after that.

The outbreak of such a contradiction is likely to evolve into a new fuse of war. September 22nd.

Nagato manipulates Payne to attack Konoha the day after that.

The ninjas who were wounded in the battle have been fully taken over by the medical force, and priority is given to the seriously injured to treat them, although some of the seriously injured people unfortunately passed away during the operation, but most of the seriously injured people were still preserved by the exquisite medical skills of the Konoha medical ninjas.

In addition, thanks to the more advanced prosthetic technology in today's era, even disabled ninjas with severed limbs can continue to maintain their status as ninjas as long as they are replaced with prosthetic limbs. This can benignly transmit Chakra's military prosthesis, and although it is very expensive, Konoha is not stingy with the cost of this.

In addition, there are also pensions for the families of the ninjas who died in this battle, a total of more than 1,000 ninjas died in this battle, and the departure of these people not only means that the families involved will lose reliable support, but also a heavy blow to Konoha as a whole.

In the end, there are countless damaged and destroyed buildings, and the center of Konoha has been hollowed out under the attack of the enemy, and an incomparably huge crater has appeared, which is shocking at a glance.

Not only because of this giant crater, which will affect the normal operation of Konoha, but in the crater, there are crushed human bodies everywhere, and the flesh and blood are completely squeezed in the soil, which is also a huge challenge for the ninjas of the corpse collection force.

In a word, the corpse collection troops, who had collected countless corpses, had seen such a tragic situation for the first time, and many new workers vomited directly on the spot.

Standing on the edge of the pit, Tsunade sniffed the smell of blood in the air that had not yet dissipated, and frowned as he looked at the countless crushed and mutilated body parts in the pit.

Even Tsunade, who has experienced countless tragic battles, is slightly uncomfortable with such a scene.

It's just that as the Hokage, he can't show his cowardice here, and he must maintain his majestic character in order to reassure the surrounding Konoha ninjas.

「.... These are all the losses suffered by the village in this attack. Although he successfully prevented the other party from infiltrating Naruto's Nine-Tails, the village suffered heavy losses."

Lu Jiu beside him began to report.

Leaving aside the rest of the losses, nearly three thousand ninjas alone appeared

casualties, there are headaches. "Shikaku, you should know the news from the Land of Rain, right?"

Tsunade looked at the Konoha ninja who was collecting the corpse in the deep pit and did not answer the rhetorical question.

Lu Jiu nodded, and took out a stack of photos, which showed the shocking scene of Bai Jue and the Giant Beast Legion marching in the torrential rain. Rao is Lu Jiu, seeing such news, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then a cold sweat broke out on his forehead, knowing that things were completely out of control.

The estimation of the strength of the Xiao organization is seriously wrong.

The power of this organization is even more terrifying than expected.

Konoha, who got the news, hurriedly mobilized troops to reinforce the western border of the Fire Country before dawn, and at the same time issued an order to withdraw all the search force personnel in the Land of Rain.

If it weren't for the fact that Bai Jue and the Giant Beast Legion were just approaching the territory of the great powers, and then, stationed in place, without showing a strong desire to attack, the big battle would have broken out in the early hours of the morning.

No matter how many times Lu Jiu looked at Bai Jue and the Giant Beast Legion in the photo, he felt a dreamy sense of confusion.

I can't figure out how such a huge number of soldiers are created, and they can come up with so much at once, which is no less than an earthquake that swept the whole country for a big country, and the upper echelons also attached great importance to it.

Although the investigation on the bright side of the rain country has been temporarily suspended, the secret vigilance has never been eliminated, it is better to say that such snooping will intensify in the future.

"We can't let the Xiao organization continue to act like this, the other party has already gained momentum, and the other party has made it clear to us that they will not accept any form of compromise, nor will they hand over the tailed beast that they have already arrived. And all of us ninjas will face an unprecedented difficult test next, if Konoha can't survive such turmoil.....

Tsunade's eyes were gloomy, and his face was a little more melancholy and heavy.

Although he didn't say it explicitly, Lu Jiu couldn't understand what the result was. "Hokage-sama means ....."

"Let's convene the Five Shadows Conference to solve this matter, this is not a problem that can be solved by a single village. The Fifth Ninja World War is coming.....

「.... I know, I'll make arrangements accordingly." Lu Jiu listened silently and nodded.

Things have come to this point, undoubtedly to the worst. It is inevitable to convene the Five Shadows Conference.

o The land of water.

The three of Shiraishi stopped in a field clearing, and after a whole day of searching, the three of them basically searched all the suspicious places in the water country, but still found no trace of Nagato, and they couldn't detect Yakura's chakra.

Either the other party dies, or the other party is taken out of the water country.

And the latter is the most likely, after all, if Yakura dies, the three tails in his body will also die with him, which will cause trouble for Nagato's purpose.

"Stop, Yakura has probably been taken away from the Land of Water now, and if you look here again, it won't lead to anything." Shiraishi stopped Ruri and Ayane so that they didn't have to continue their search.

Whether it is the sea area or land of the Water Country, it has been searched around, at least from the bright side, Nagato is no longer in the Water Country.

As for the sky, the air force, which was also hidden by the fog, had carried out a detailed investigation, and there was also no reliable news from there, and the results can be imagined.

"Oops, in other words, the Three Tails and Six Tails will fall into Akatsuki's hands, and now it's the worst situation, right?" Ayane spoke directly about this stinging truth.

"It's not the worst, but the next situation is going to be very tricky for us. Luckily for us, our alliance with the fog has not yet been exposed, so there is still a hand to turn the situation around."

Shiraishi has no hope of rescuing Yakura, and the planning process needs to be slightly adjusted compared to this.

"Without the contact of Yakura, will the fog really make an alliance with us? You know, the forces of the two sides of the alliance have been completely unbalanced."

Ayane thought maliciously.

Although the five generations of water shadows shine beautifully

It's a partnership with the country of ghosts, but in comparison, it's the original collaborator Yakura, who can reassure them more.

Therefore, at this time, Ayane will inevitably be suspicious of the next step of the fog.

It's no wonder that she thinks so, betrayal and calculation between the Allies are always indispensable. Even if the country of ghosts and the fog are still in the honeymoon period of the alliance, no one knows how this relationship will last forever.

The country of demons is so powerful that even collaborators can fear it.

Especially with the loss of one of the five shadows and the two tailed beasts, does the five generations of Mizukage of the misty hidden still have the courage to cooperate with the country of ghosts?

In her heart, will she be afraid of being swallowed by the country of ghosts after cooperation?

After all, when the gap between forces is too large, and one side can have an absolute crushing effect on the other, such cooperation is tantamount to seeking skin with the tiger.

Will that fifth-generation Mizukage really be as relieved as before and hand over his back to the country of ghosts? For this question, Ayane needs to put a question mark.

Even if the country of ghosts doesn't think so, how the mind of the fog hidden on the weak side will change is an unknown amount for the country of ghosts. And such an unknown is a potential hidden danger for the country of ghosts.

"So, do you need me to control that Mizukage with the Sharingan?"

Ruri has the same idea as Ayane, and it is normal for allies to betray and be betrayed.

Since this alliance is no longer stable for the country of ghosts, then, in order to make such an alliance stable again, Ruri doesn't mind using some means to re-stabilize this relationship.

"Not to that extent, no matter what, the fog is our ally, weak or strong. It is an unchangeable fact that the fog needs us, and we need the fog."

Not to mention the destruction of the trust relationship that has been established, once it is exposed, the country of ghosts will undoubtedly be isolated, and most of the small countries that have taken refuge will also have concerns. The path on which trust is erected is arduous and destroys such relationships..... Often it only takes a split second to suffice.

In the long run, it will be harmful to the country of ghosts.

"And as long as that worry in her heart disappears, it's not a difficult thing for me." Hearing Shiraishi's remarks, Ruri and Ayane had to temporarily suppress the thoughts in their hearts.

"Let's go, since the accident on Yakura's side is irreparable, let's discuss the next arrangements with that Mizukage, there is not much time left for us to prepare."

Shiraishi greeted and returned the way he came, and Ruri and Ayane followed him to join Terumi. O

"Three generations, Elder Yuanshi."

When almost all the Fog Hidden Ninjas were dispatched to search for the whereabouts of Yakura and the Six Tails Pillar Ri Hagao, Terumi Ming, who was the fifth generation of Mizukage, was in the remote command of the Fog Hidden and did not directly participate in the search operation.

And after dealing with all the things at hand, he came to a secluded place in Wuyin Village alone. Not to mention the ninja of these cronies of Qing, even the dark department did not follow.

In a rather simple two-story single-story villa building, the third generation of Mizukage, who had retired sixteen years ago, and the elder master who had retired to the second line, were sitting on the couch and playing chess.

In the middle of the chess game, Terumi pushed the door in, came as an uninvited guest, interrupted the chess game between the two, and bowed slightly to the two.

Compared with the past, there are more wrinkles on the faces of the two, especially the Yuan Shi, who has lived since the Warring States Period, is even more old, and the chess pieces in his hands have begun to tremble obviously, and they may fall from his fingers at any time.

He was a ninja of the same era as the first Five Shadows, but now he is no longer in charge of the affairs of the fog, but has left it to her to deal with everything.

Probably the biggest fun now is to play chess and chat with the three generations of Mizukage, who are also retired, reminisce about the past, and then wait for the day when the day of death comes.

"We've heard about the capture of Yakura and Hataka, but even if you treat us as advisors, we two old things have no energy for a long time

Deal with the heavy affairs of the Fog Hidden Village, and now is the time of your young people." It was three generations of Mizukage who spoke.

was forced to step down by Yakura at the beginning, although he is still haunted by Yakura, a rising star, but for the sake of the other party's face for the fog hide, all these years have passed, and he has never made trouble for Yakura, so that the fog can peacefully transition to the Five Generations of Mizukage period.

It's just that he and Yuan Shi have retired, and all the power in their hands has been handed over, plus they are old, even if they want to do anything, they can't do anything.

Zhao Meiming's sudden visit, he and Yuan Shi naturally knew the meaning of their coming, but this era no longer belonged to them.

"The matter of the fourth generation and Hataka is indeed a bit tricky, and my side has prepared for the worst. But I'm more worried about something else than that."

Terumi's face remained unchanged.

Of course, he understood that after such a long time, he had not grasped the whereabouts of the enemy, which meant that the chances of recapturing Yakura and Hataka were very slim.

Seeing that the two were still unmoved, Terumi continued to speak in a calm tone:

"The two of you don't know that as early as the Third Ninja War, the fourth generation secretly received the support of Chiba Shiraishi in the country of demons, and established a fairly reliable alliance with it."

Hearing this, the three generations of Mizukage and the Yuan Shi stopped playing at the same time, and a sharp gaze suddenly shot out from the cloudy vision, sweeping towards Terumi.

Terumi ignored such pressure and looked extremely calm.

No matter how powerful ninjas the two of them were in the past, they couldn't resist the erosion of time, this is the reality. "The Land of Demons..."

Yuan Shi's voice was hoarse and trembling, because of old age, even his vocal cords had problems.

"Really? The old man thought that the guy Yakura had played big enough, but he didn't expect him to be even crazier than he imagined..... It's no wonder that in the previous war, Yakura was defeated in that way and was ridiculed. Some of the *** in the country of water in recent years are not the work of the country of ghosts, but the ghosts of Yakura."

The three generations of Mizukage seemed to understand something in an instant, although it was a question, but they were extremely sure of their guesses. Some things that I don't understand are now enlightened, and all of them are suddenly realized.

"Yes, that's a plan we have launched with the Oni no Kuni, to overturn this era of one country and one village formed by the first Hokage. Once the plan is successful, the Fog Hidden will gain access to the entire Water Country, as well as.... More land and people will push the fog to new heights."

Terumi speaks the appalling truth in calm words.

The era of one country and one village has a long history, and it has been supported by most countries, especially the big countries led by the country of fire and the country of thunder, which are even more admired.

And the fog that exists in the land of water is also one of the beneficiaries. Generally speaking, there is no need for Wuyin to harm his own interests and become the target of public criticism.

If anything....

The faces of the three generations of Mizukage became complicated, and a look of pain flashed in their eyes. "Blood Mist ....."

It was the darkest and bloodiest time in the fog. Caused by his misguided policies.

The most fundamental reason is that in peacetime, the Daimyo Mansion of the Land of Water does not need the Fog Hidden Village to train too many ninjas, so the military budget has been cut year after year, causing the development of the Fog Hidden to stagnate, and even begin to regress.

Forced to be helpless, he could only follow the elitist strategy, but when such an elite strategy was implemented, it caused a serious result that was completely different from what he imagined - blood mist.

Countless outstanding ninjas began to kill each other and cultivate ninjas in the way of raising Gu, although to a certain extent, while reducing the number of ninjas, it also improved the combat ability of the fog hidden ninjas, but it also made the entire fog hidden fall into the abyss.

In particular, the Daimyo Mansion of the Land of Water took this opportunity to secretly collude with the personnel of the Blood Mist Sect of the Fog Concealment, trying to get their hands on the power of the Fog Concealment, which forced the Fog Concealment to a dead end at that time.

Such an unbearable past, as if it was yesterday, is vivid, and it is extremely clear that it is recalled in the minds of the three generations of Mizukage, and it will not be dispersed for a long time.

Terumi didn't answer, but her attitude was already acquiescing, and she was a faction that supported Yakura.

From the Daimyo Mansion of the Land of Water

From the moment he touched the power of the fog, the so-called era of one country and one village had already been strongly hostile to Yakura, and he hated the core high-level people of the water country.

And she is also an experienced person in the era of blood mist, and her hatred and killing intent for the Daimyo Mansion of the Water Country are no weaker than Yakura. "So.... Goyome, are you afraid of cooperating with the Oni Country now?"

Interrupting the communication between Terumi and the three generations of Mizukage, the trembling and hoarse voice of the Yuan Master came, although it was a little lacking in qi, but it hit the point and hit Terumi Mitsuki's soft underbelly.

Zhao Meiming looked into the cloudy eyes of the Yuan Master and nodded.

"I don't know if the next plan is going to be implemented with the Oni Country. To be honest, if the four generations are captured, not only will they lose their tailed beasts, but their connection with the country of ghosts will also become weaker, which will cause a lot of accidents."

Compared with her, a latecomer, Yakura, as the original collaborator, is more worthy of the trust of the Oni Country.

Moreover, because the strength of the two sides is too huge now, Terumi is also very worried that if the country of ghosts succeeds, it will be unfavorable to the fog.

This made Terumi couldn't help but suffer from gains and losses, and she was in a dilemma.

She has too many things to consider, and this choice is a matter of survival, and she can't make the decision alone.

"It's so ugly, Terumi Ming, as the misty shadow of the water, is hesitant at such a critical time! The old man asked you, if you say that you want to quit now, where can Wuyin retreat?"

The three generations of Mizukage suddenly reprimanded loudly.

Negotiating so deeply with the country of ghosts, as the country of ghosts to break into the traditional five powers, once you give up at this time, it is not a rapid retreat at all, but a dead end, so that the fog will never recover.

Because by doing so, not only will the country of ghosts be offended to death, but after the relationship is made public, what the fog has done in the past with the country of ghosts will also be exposed, and it will definitely be rejected by the rest of the ninja villages, and it will completely fall into a desperate situation of isolation and helplessness.

At that time, the fog is not far from destruction.

The reprimand of the three generations of Mizukage made Terumi wake up in an instant, and her face was suddenly ashamed.

"Wuyin, who has come to this point, has no turning back. Moreover, if the country of ghosts pays enough attention to the fog, it will most likely take measures to eliminate the concerns in your heart. After all, your plan is too big, not only you, but also the higher-ups of the Oni Country will have the same concerns, so be patient."

The three generations of Mizukage snorted lightly, very dissatisfied with Terumi's behavior of suffering from gains and losses. If at the beginning of the cooperation, there is still room for rebellion.

But to the point of cooperation, if you want to betray, the price will inevitably be so heavy that the whole fog will be destroyed with it.

"This third-generation Mizukage is right, at this point, there is no second way for us to choose except to continue to cooperate."

At this moment, a voice came from behind.