"Long time no see, Lord Shiraishi."

Lin was very fast, and within ten minutes, he brought Yakushi Nonoyu, who had returned to the country of ghosts, and Yakushi Dou to the laboratory to meet Shiraishi.

"It's true that I haven't seen you for a while, depending on your complexion, the trip during this time should be well planned."

Shiraishi nodded, glanced at Nonoyu's young and gentle face, and spoke.

If you don't know what Ye Naiyu is, most people will think that this is a harmless witch.

But unfortunately, once experienced, there are things that cannot be shaken off.

She has been absorbed into the roots of Konoha since she was a child, learning all kinds of espionage and medical knowledge, and has long been accustomed to disguising her true face, which is almost an instinct engraved in her body, and has nothing to do with her own will.

It's like a ninja who is often active on the battlefield, once he is allowed to return to a peaceful life and stop working as a ninja, it will take a long time to adapt to daily life, and there will be some war stress reactions to a greater or lesser extent.

Ye Naiyu is used to the life of a spy, even if he doesn't have to do spy work now, he is still excellent in disguise.

This, the medicine master who followed behind her, seemed to be the same.

Although the two are not related, standing together, they are like a pair of real mother and son, carved out of a mold.

"I guess it's okay." Ye Naiyu smiled slightly, and from her expression, she couldn't see anything else except a smile: "So, Lord Shiraishi specially called me and Dou over at this time, is there something to ask?" ”

Ye Naiyu didn't think that Shiraishi's boss would ask him to come over for no reason.

Now the situation in the ninja world is very unstable, and the Xiao organization has been exposed to the foreground, which has made many countries panic, Konoha has been attacked, Yunyin Eight Tails has been stolen, and there is also a suspected problem with Wuyin...... In particular, the news that the Five Shadows Conference is about to be held has also been revealed.

A storm of change has arrived.

In this chaotic pattern, Shiraishi, as the military leader of the Oni Country, has no easy burden on his body at all.

"There are some things to deal with, and the main purpose is to ask this adopted son of yours some questions."

Shiraishi didn't deny it, and said the purpose of his summoning the two of them.

After hearing this, he raised his eyebrows, for Baishi, what he learned was limited to the information on paper, but there are often some discrepancies between the information on paper and the reality.

"Do you want to ask Orochimaru-sama about it?"

Dou quickly realized something.

Although he is currently reluctantly assigned to the military of the Oni Country due to Ye Naiyu, he still has a certain awe of the deceased lord Orochimaru.

Shiraishi gave him an appreciative look, and the other party's brain, which was extremely clever and intelligent, deduced the reason just from his words.

"That's right."

"However, I remember that the country of ghosts should have stolen all of Orochimaru's achievements, so there should be nothing for me to add."

Dou was puzzled by this, and looked at Shiraishi in confusion.

"The three holes of the cunning rabbit, the things that appear on the surface, are often discarded. What really matters, doesn't have to be recorded on paper. Maybe the Oni Country has mastered 99% of Orochimaru's achievements, but there is still one percent that is uncontrollably outside the Oni Nation intelligence system. ”

Shiraishi said.

"So, what does Shiraishi-sama want to know is......"

Dou was curious about this, and a smile of interest appeared on his face.

Obviously, he was interested in the fact that the country of ghosts had not been able to grasp the remaining one percent of Orochimaru.

"What do you know about polar particles?"

Shiraishi asked directly.

"Polar Particle ......" thought for a while, frowned and said, "I seem to have heard this talk about Orochimaru-sama, it seems to be a mysterious space substance, which has a very powerful amplification effect on Chakra. Orochimaru-sama also takes this very seriously, and no one is allowed to touch it. ”

"The Three Tails and Six Tails of Fog Hidden Village were taken away by Nagato, the leader of Akatsuki, and the battle ended almost instantly, according to the information I received, Nagato defeated the Three Tails and Six Tails Human Pillar Force, using the special substance of polar particles."

Shiraishi's words made Ye Naiyu and Dou look surprised.

"What does Shiraishi-sama mean ......"

"In addition to amplifying chakra, polar particles also have other uses, such as chakras that block the power of human pillars."

Shiraishi said with certainty.

"This ......" Dou's face showed surprise, and he hesitated: "Orochimaru-sama has never mentioned it to me, and I haven't paid much attention to the matter of polar particles. However, Orochimaru-sama did secretly study a lot of things for the Xiao organization, which were not recorded in the data file. ”

"Really? That's a shame. ”

Shiraishi sighed.

Although I already knew the answer, I couldn't find a breakthrough from the pocket, and I was still disappointed.

"Lord Shiraishi, is this matter important?"

Nonoyu asked.

"If my guess is true, Nagato has a secret weapon against the human pillar force, then the safety of the human pillar force will be greatly reduced, which is not a good thing for us."

Considering the importance of the tailed beast, Rin, who could have participated in the battle, also needs to consider whether to let the other party become one of the combat forces at this time.

"But forget it, it's too early to think about this, and now that the situation is deadlocked, we still have time to prepare."

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Shiraishi said.

The current situation is already very obvious, and the Xiao organization, which has been forced to come to the front of the stage, can no longer fish in troubled waters as in the past, but needs to face the pressure from the rest of the major powers.

It is true that the tens of thousands of Bai Jue, as well as the equally large number of dragon beast legions, looked fierce enough to eat a great country head-on.

But there are three big countries around the Land of Rain.

Yunyin is also actively mobilizing troops to cooperate with the three villages of Konoha, Shayin, and Iwayin.

Maybe these villages won't be able to concentrate all their forces in a short period of time, but it is not a problem to gather enough ninjas of one or two thousand.

At that time, if the rain country is used as a battlefield, even if the rain is successfully blocked, the fierce battle will destroy the entire rain country.

The Land of Rain is not only small, but also surrounded by enemies, so there is no strategic space to go deeper.

Once a major war breaks out, it will be an all-out war, and there will be no buffer room in the slightest.

During this time, the Land of Wind, the Land of Earth, and the Land of Fire had begun to evacuate the border residents and stationed large ninja troops to complete the pre-war mobilization.

These great powers are also waiting, waiting for the alliance to be formed, waiting for the whole state apparatus to work.

It seems that the big war is about to break out, but because both sides are in the accumulation stage, they briefly fall into a strange state of equilibrium.

However, how long can this fragile balance fulcrum be supported under the confrontation between all parties?

For this, Shiraishi needs to put a question mark.

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September 25th.

The surrounding area, with the Land of Rain as the core, has become more tense as time goes on.

Sand Hide has sent 6,000 ninjas on the eastern border of the Land of Wind, Iwakure has stationed 6,500 thousand ninjas on the southeast border of the Land of Earth, and Konoha has deployed 5,000 ninjas on the western border of the Land of Fire, if you don't count the 3,000 Cloud Hidden ninjas who have landed from the River Country, the three villages of Konoha, Sand Hide, and Iwakure alone have concentrated at least 17,000 ninjas. Counting Yunyin, the concentrated ninja force has exceeded 20,000 people.

Almost catching turtles in an urn, the group surrounded the country of rain and blocked all the passages in and out of the country of rain, in an attempt to completely block the road to the outside world of the country of rain in this way.

The White Jedi and the Dragon Beast Legion that appeared in the territory of the Rain Country were also divided into four forces, evenly spreading out towards the Rain Country, and confronting the troops of each village. The opposing sides are exercising restraint and will not detonate this imminent fire until the order from their superiors arrives.

"The shadows of the villages have already left, and the destination is the Iron Country, where they plan to hold the Five Shadows Conference."

After Hei Jue returned to Yuyin Village, he came to the central tower that was filled with wind and rain for the first time, and reported the matter to Xiao Nan, with a solemn tone.

Obviously, the convening of the Five Shadows Conference has put a lot of pressure on it.

The immediate balance is caused by the lack of preparation of all parties, and there is a fulcrum as a balance in which to adjust, but after the end of the First Rank Five Shadows Conference, the fulcrum of this balance will immediately lose its effect.

The 20,000 ninjas deployed on all sides of the Rain Country are not only to prevent the rain from raiding, but also to ensure that the Five Shadows Conference can be held smoothly without being disturbed by external factors.

"What about the Oni Country?"

Xiao Nan asked.

"The invitations from Iwain and Yunyin have been sent, and although we haven't seen them leave yet, I think they won't be absent from this grand event."

Hei Jue looked very sensible.

Although he very much hoped that the Ghost Country would refuse this Five Shadows Conference, so that the pressure on the Xiao Organization would be much less, but such a good thing could only be thought of.

According to his guess, the probability of the Oni Country participating in the talks is as high as 90 percent.

Seeing Xiao Nan's silence, Hei Jue continued to add: "Forcing the Xiao Organization to come to the stage, the preliminary plan of the Ghost Country has been achieved, and if nothing else, they will use the Five Shadows Conference to make a fuss, which will be very fatal to us." ”

It's just such an alliance that the Xiao organization can't stop.

This is not only understood by Hei Jue, but also by Xiao Nan.

The purpose of this Five Shadows Conference is extremely clear, which is to prompt the countries to form an alliance to eliminate the potential threat of Yuyin and recapture their tailed beasts.

War is inevitable.

"Are you going to go to the scene and sabotage their negotiations?"

Xiao Nan asked with a frown.

"No, there is no point in sabotaging their negotiations in the past, their purpose is to form an alliance against us. Before we fight, though, we need to settle a few things. ”

The black eyes are gloomy.

"What?"

"Civilians in the Land of Rain. They have no combat capability, and once a big war breaks out, they will definitely die, and not a single one of them will be able to escape. And because of their presence, it is likely that our side will not be able to meet them with all their strength in order to protect them, resulting in the defeat of the battle. ”

Black Jedi simply speaks of a cruel reality.

In the Land of Rain, which was surrounded by the union of the four villages, all the passages to go out were blocked, and it was not only the White Absolute and the Dragon Beast Legion that were trapped in the country, but also the number of ordinary people who exceeded a million.

If they are not transferred, when the flames of war burn to the entire Rain Country, there will definitely not be one survivor.

After hearing this, Xiao Nan's brows furrowed even tighter.

This question is also what worries her the most.

If Yuyin and Xiao have any weakness, this is their biggest weakness.

"Black Jedi, don't be mistaken, neither me nor Nagato will give up on them, these people are the foundation of the Land of Rain."

Xiao Nan looked directly at Hei Jue's emotionless eyes and said firmly.

"I understand, but there is not much time left for us, we must arrange this matter before the end of the Five Shadows Conference, otherwise it will ......"

Hei Jue paused at this point, but the meaning was already very obvious.

Once the Five Shadows Conference is over, it means that the alliance between the major powers will be reached, and it will be too late to act at that time.

And now, there are only two days left before the Five Shadows Conference is held.

"This thing...... I'll mention it to Nagato. ”

Xiao Nan took a deep breath, knowing that if this matter is not handled well, it will bring irreversible consequences to the Land of Rain, and it must be treated carefully.

Thinking of this, Xiao Nan couldn't help but contact Nagato again, and try his best to complete the migration of the people of the Land of Rain before the end of the Five Shadows Conference.

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At four o'clock in the afternoon, the sun began to sink in the west, and the light and heat were no longer as intense as at noon.

Onoki, who has received feedback from the shadows of each village, is leading the entourage at this time and gathering at the main entrance of Iwakure.

In addition to a detachment hidden in the shadows, the entourage next to Onoki was a male and a female ninja.

The former is nearly two meters tall, strong and powerful, with a very significant danzi nose, and is the elite Shangnin terracotta of Iwain Village. Known for his strange power and earth escape technique, he is also one of the protégés of Tsuchikage Onoki.

The latter has a slender figure, an even height, and short black hair, and looks like a young girl who is no more than twenty years old.

And in addition to the identity of the upper ninja, she is also the granddaughter of Tsuchikage Onoki, one of the few genius ninjas in the rock hide who can create her own blood inheritance limit.

Although the terracotta and black soil can be said to be shallow compared to most of the upper ninjas in Iwain, in terms of strength, among the upper ninjas, they can also be regarded as a strong level. Whether it is in terms of relationship or ability, Onoki has a high level of trust in the two. Participating in the Five Shadows Conference this time and bringing the two of them also shows the importance of the two.

Especially as the latter's granddaughter Black Earth, who was only a teenager and was able to create her own blood inheritance limit, once this ability grows, in Onoki's opinion, it is only a matter of time before she surpasses her father's loess, and it is not impossible to sprint to a higher position of Earth Shadow.

"Loess, the government affairs in the village will be handed over to you for the time being, don't make mistakes for the old man."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it, father."

Loess nodded solemnly and made a serious commitment to Onoki.

"Oh, Dad, you're still the same, it's good to relax a little bit, it's not good to be too serious. Right, old man? ”

Regarding his father's true personality of Loess, Heitu patted him on the shoulder and said, and turned his head and asked Ohnoki with a smile.

"Heitu, don't be so rude, your frizzy personality also needs to be changed."

Onoki glared at this granddaughter, who was neither big nor small, all because of his past spoiling, so that the other party developed this strong personality of losing dignity and inferiority, and now it is too late to correct it.

"Speaking of which, hasn't there been a reply from the Oni Country?"

Onoki looked at the loess.

The Five Shadows Conference is about to be held, and as the Five Shadows, the caliber has been unified, and the reply to Iwakuin has been agreed.

But only on the Oni Country's side, after the invitation was sent, there was no reply, so Onoki didn't know what the hell was going on in the Oni Country.

Loess shook his head and said, "I haven't seen the reply from there, maybe I forgot to reply, after all, they won't miss such an important meeting." ”

"That's why I hate the little ghosts now, and I don't know how to respect the old and love the young at all." Onoki snorted, obviously dissatisfied with the attitude of the Oni Country, "Then so be it, if they don't come, don't worry about that side, let's go." ”

After saying that, Onoki took the lead and turned around and set off in the opposite direction of the main entrance.

"Then, Dad, I'll take care of the village, and we'll be back soon, bye."

Kuroto beckoned, and then followed Onoki's footsteps and headed for the Land of Iron.

"I'm also over, Loess Shangshinobi, and I'll protect Tokage-sama and Black Earth during the meeting."

Terracotta nodded politely at the loess, and followed Onoki and Black Soil.

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Twilight.

Konoha, the main entrance.

Tsunade also gathered his men and assembled at the main entrance.

Accompanying them were the 'Pig' and 'Butterfly' of the Konoha Pig Deer Butterfly Trio, the two of Yamanaka Haiyi and Akido Dingza, in addition to that, another place was given for Naruto to accompany him as a human pillar force to the Iron Country to participate in the Five Shadows Talks.

"Really, Granny Tsunade, why do you want to go with me."

Naruto, who had just come out of the hospital for two days, lacked interest in the Five Shadows meeting.

"I don't want to do that either, but the enemy could target you at any time now, and if you're in the village, you'll make the village attack again. It will be safer to take you to the Five Shadows Conference with you. ”

Tsunade patiently explained.

Naruto clasped his hands to his chest, and could only reluctantly accept this explanation.

"Okay, Naruto, don't be willful, Hokage-sama is also for your good, the village hasn't recovered yet, and it can't withstand another toss. Moreover, according to the information revealed by Yun Yin and Wu Yin's side, it seems that the human pillar force on their side has also been attacked. Your situation is more dangerous than ever, and staying in one place all the time is easy to spot. ”

Hai Yi patted Naruto on the shoulder and said with a solemn face.

After Naruto heard this, he was also distracted, and a sense of crisis suddenly appeared.

"I remember that I thought I had gotten the four-tailed beast ...... before."

"That's right, if the information on Yun Yin and Wu Yin's side is correct, then, now Xiao has obtained a total of seven tailed beasts. In other words, now except for the Nine-Tails in your body and the Seven-Tails whose whereabouts are unknown, the enemy has collected all the Tailed Beasts. If the enemy starts to act again, you will become the focus of their attention, and even Konoha will be in danger. ”

When Naruto heard this, he immediately closed his mouth obediently.

He didn't have the same concept of tailed beasts as before, this kind of creature beyond common sense, even one, can bring unparalleled deterrence, and the Xiao organization has collected more than half of the tailed beasts, just thinking about it makes people shudder.

Ignoring Haiyi, who was appeasing Naruto, Tsunade said to the two people standing in front of him:

"During my absence, I will ask you two to take care of the affairs of the village."

In addition to Nara Kakuku, the leader of the upper ninja squad who has been assisting Zuo, the other is an old man over seventy years old - Akido Torifu.

Within half a year, Konoha had been attacked twice in a row, causing Konoha's prestige to be greatly reduced, causing many villagers to lose trust and security in the village's upper echelons.

Therefore, due to the current critical situation in Konoha, Tsunade also had to invite this respected Konoha veteran to temporarily serve as an advisor to stabilize the hearts of the people in the village at this time.

"Hokage-sama, please rest assured, since it is for the sake of the village, the old man should do his best."

Qiu Dao took the wind and nodded, although his body was old and no longer the majesty of his prime, the face on his face still looked very energetic, giving people a feeling of old age.

While responding to Tsunade, his gaze also glanced over Naruto's face, and he seemed to be curious about the man who fought off strong enemies for Konoha Pillar Force.

Lu Jiu also nodded in the same way, which was in response to Tsunade's request.

With the assistance of the senior of Qiu Dao Feng, his next workload should be much easier.

"I believe in the ability of the two of you, if there is nothing to explain, then I will set off here."

Tsunade felt that the time was almost up, and he could arrive in the Land of Iron a few hours earlier when he set off at this time.

"By the way, I have one more thing to explain to Naruto." Shikaku looked at Naruto.

"Huh? Me? ”

Naruto pointed at himself.

"Yes, the participants of this Five Shadows Conference, in addition to the Five Shadows, including Hokage-sama, there is also Chiba Shiraishi, the Minister of War of the Oni Country. I know that you are strongly hostile to the other party because of some things, but I still hope that you can restrain yourself when the time comes, and do not disrupt the normal convening of the conference, let alone provoke that man, he is very dangerous. ”

Shikaku solemnly admonished Naruto.

On the one hand, this Five Shadows Conference is an important platform for the major powers to unite, although it has not yet been officially launched, but Lu Jiu can already guess what the content of the meeting will be discussed during the meeting of the Five Shadows Conference. Therefore, it is best not to mention irrelevant matters, otherwise it will disrupt the order of the conference, cause the rest of the shadow to be dissatisfied, and easily leave a bad impression on the ninjas of the rest of the village.

On the other hand, the country of ghosts is powerful, even if Naruto is very strong, but if he really makes a move, he will most likely ask for his own hardships, which will hit Konoha's prestige, and he will also fall into the mouth.

“…… I see, Uncle Shikaku, I'll be careful, I won't mess around there. ”

Glancing at Shikaku, Naruto agreed to Shikaku's request.

"So, I wish you all a smooth journey and a quick departure."

Shikaku smiled and nodded.

"Let's go."

Tsunade gave a brief greeting and led everyone in the direction of the Iron Country.

Seeing Tsunade and the others leaving, Lu Jiu saw Akido Fetch staring at the direction where Tsunade and the others were leaving, and he couldn't help but smile and ask:

"What, Elder Takefeng, can you rest assured that this Five Shadows Conference?"

"No, it's not true, after the end of this Five Shadows Conference, most countries will set up an alliance army to deal with the Xiao organization, but after that, there will be a tragic war that far exceeds the previous ninja wars, and there will be countless new names engraved on the memorial monument at that time."

Autumn Road takes the wind's eyes dark, and it seems that he has a premonition of this future.

Immediately, a hearty smile squeezed out of his old wrinkled face, sweeping away the gloom in his eyes.

"Speaking of which, the original six people, in the blink of an eye, only me and Tuan Zang were still alive, whether it was Mirror, Hichi, or Koharu, they all left. Maybe...... Now it's the turn of the old man to die for Konoha and turn into the last 'butterfly'......"

The light of the setting sun, on the face of the autumn road, reflects a fiery red color, bursting with the last vitality of life.

In response to the autumn road, Lu Jiu was silent for a long time, looking at the sunset in the distance and silent.