The Five Shadows Talks held on September 27 ended ahead of schedule on the same day due to various accidents. On the night of the end of the meeting, the five shadows who came to participate in the meeting, with their guards and shadows, left overnight, returned to the village, and began to make pre-war adjustments to the alliance.

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

At the same time, it was agreed that at the end of this month, they would meet and talk again in the Land of Iron to formulate a strategic plan that could be implemented to deal with the Fifth Shinobi War.

As for the rest of the countries that paid attention to the Five Shadows Conference, although they did not know what happened during the talks, they could guess that no matter what was discussed at the talks, the Five Shadows had already made some kind of decision together.

The ninja world will also undergo unprecedented upheaval in the future.

A war is about to come that on a scale larger than any previous ninja war. For a time, people from all over the world were panicked.

In particular, small countries that often belonged to the scope of the war zone in the past were even more worried, and began to send envoys non-stop to visit major countries, wanting to know a definite answer, and then make arrangements in advance to reduce the losses of their own countries.

Almost as the Five Shadows were on their way home, Nagato's side rushed back to the Land of Rain overnight, and at noon, they landed from the sky at the central tower of Yuyin Village.

Xiao Nan, who was dressed in a red cloud coat on a black background and had a vague look of worry on his face, also didn't sleep all night, and had been waiting for Nagato's return in the tower.

At this time, seeing Nagato return unharmed, the worry on her face was slightly reduced, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

In any case, it was the scene of the Five Shadows Conference, and almost most of the top ninjas in the big countries were concentrated, and Nagato participated as the leader of the Akatsuki organization, and he would definitely be targeted by them, and maybe a big war would break out.

Even though she is confident in Nagato's strength, she is still a little apprehensive in her heart when she is outnumbered.

The big countries that rule the ninja world, every one is a difficult bone to gnaw, not to mention, the Xiao organization is not perfect, and there are all kinds of flaws.

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

"Xiao Nan, you don't have to wait for me like this, the main purpose of my trip to the Iron Country is not to fight, but to negotiate."

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

"It's okay, I can still hold on, compared to me, your side is the real hard work. So, Nagato, how did you go there and talk?"

Xiao Nan shook his head, didn't care about his body, and looked at Nagato seriously.

Nagato opened his mouth and sighed silently.

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

"The matter of the Oni Country entering the Great Power Alliance was successfully prevented by me. There's something strange about it, though.

Nagato paused and said. "Strange?"

"Yes. The White Jedes found the loopholes in the plan of the Ghost Country, whether it was those combat readiness resources that had been secretly raised in advance, or the elite troops that were secretly transferred to the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth, the time was very clever.

Nagato's reincarnation eyes flashed with a rare look of humanized doubt.

"You mean to say······· Is this a game that the country of ghosts has done for us?"

Xiao Nan opened his mouth in surprise.

"It doesn't have to be for us, it could be for the other five big countries. Although the country of ghosts is strong, if it wants to swallow the other five powers in one go, it will also suffer heavy losses. That man in Chiba Shiraishi, even when he has an absolute advantage, will choose to take it step by step and achieve victory with the least sacrifice, which is his usual style." Nagato let out a sigh of headache, his brows furrowed slightly.

"Then we can choose

Surprise attack in unexpected ways." Xiao Nan thought for a moment and replied.

Nagato shook his head and vetoed, "No, it's not all, although Chiba Shiraishi most of the time adopts a strategy of steady advancement to use the general situation to oppress the enemy, he will occasionally use some tricks outside the chessboard, and if he wants to surprise the country of ghosts, this method will not work. The best way to do this is to defeat it head-on, but this is precisely the most difficult thing to do.

Xiao Nan was silent.

Defeating the Oni Kingdom head-on, if it were to take this way, would mean paying an incomparably great sacrifice.

Even Xiao, who now holds the six-tailed beast in his hand, plus Bai Jue and the Dragon Beast Legion, as well as the core members of Xiao, may not be able to achieve such results from the front.

Moreover, according to Bai Jue's cryptic investigation, there are still many hidden powers in the Oni Country, which have not been used in the past battlefields.

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

"It's a pity, if the Eight-Tails capture operation hadn't failed.······· Xiao Nan secretly regretted.

Now is the time for each side to increase their leverage. The weight of a tailed beast is definitely not low.

"Don't say that, Oni and Beryuhu have done their best. Moreover, these are just my personal speculations, maybe being detected by Bai Jue is just the real negligence of the Ghost Country, allowing us to take advantage of it, and there is no other special reason."

It's just that even Nagato himself doesn't believe such a reason.

But he didn't want Xiao Nan to worry too much, so he was so relieved. "After all, in terms of intelligence, we are too far from the country of ghosts······ The more information you have, the more strategies you have to choose from. Therefore, even if *** disturbs the Ghost Country's operation this time, it will quickly develop a new strategy to reduce the loss of exposure."

Nagato would not be naïve to think that just interfering with the Oni Country's joining the Alliance Army this time would inflict a huge blow on the other side, and the consequences would be nothing more than a readjustment of the Oni Country's strategy.

In order to deal with this war, the country of Oni, which has an absolute superiority in information, must have prepared a variety of strategic plans that can be implemented in advance. Although it caused some trouble, it did not affect the strength of the Oni Country.

"Sure enough, they're much tougher to deal with than the rest of the big powers." When Xiao Nan heard Nagato say this, he also nodded convincingly, not doubting Nagato's judgment.

Then, Xiao Nan remembered something and asked, "So, about the people in the Land of Rain, do you also agree?"

This is something that Xiao Nan has in mind, after decades of fluctuations, the country of rain, although the population has declined very much, it has remained above one million, and these populations will be a heavy burden for them in the next battle.

Nagato made his way down the hallway, nodding.

"Don't worry, the matter of population migration has basically been negotiated, the date of the war is drawn up by the Five Shadows, before that, we need to move the population of the Land of Rain to the plains of the River Country as soon as possible, so as to avoid the next war affecting them."

"Then I'll be relieved, but beware of the big powers tearing up the treaty." Xiao Nan did not completely let his guard down.

Treaties are not binding as long as they are violated, whether verbal or on paper.

In particular, these high-ranking powers, once the war is tight, will adopt all kinds of extreme strategic plans, and will not take into account the so-called morality and ethics.

This kind of thing, the country of rain has already experienced many times, and will no longer believe in such a boring treaty.

"Rest assured, this time is different from the past, before Xiao falls,

They would never dare to do that. If we don't follow the rules, then we can also disobey the rules, and the damage caused by ignoring the rules is mutual

It's not just against one or the other."

Nagato's face was indifferent, and he was not worried that this treaty would be torn up, at least until Xiao fell, this treaty was fully binding.

And this kind of binding force was brought by him, the six-tailed beast, as well as the white absolute and the dragon beast army.

"In other words, this war, as we thought before, is the tripartite of Xiao, the Ghost Country, and the Five Great Powers Alliance

Constraints on the situation.

In Xiao's plan, this is the perfect balance. "Not necessarily."

Nagato's eyes narrowed. "What?"

"Chiba Shiraishi deliberately proposed the Infinite Moon Reading at the Five Shadows Conference, which made the Five Shadows panic, and after that, most of the samurai of the Iron Country will also join the alliance of the Five Great Powers and participate in the crusade against us.

Nagato's words made Xiao Nan startled.

"However, we have no intention of releasing Infinite Monthly Reading." Xiao Nan was a little angry, and his voice sank suddenly.

"The point is not whether our purpose requires an infinite moon reading to be ruled, as long as we have the key to activate it, it will be collectively targeted, which is inevitable."

Even if there is a one percent possibility, the alliance forces led by the five major powers will definitely be the first to stop it. They will not let outsiders get such a dangerous weapon.

And in order to cooperate with the actions of the alliance of the five powers, most of them will maintain the same tacit understanding.

After all, in addition to the threat of Infinite Moon Reading, the Five Great Powers Alliance also wanted to recapture the six-tailed beast in Xiao's hands.

Therefore, Nagato feels that the next work will not be easy, and it is best to be aware of one enemy and two in advance.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the Ghost Country and the Five Great Powers Alliance have parted ways, and it is even more difficult for them to cooperate with each other.

If you use it well, you might be able to use it as a weapon to attack the enemy.

"Next, Xiao Nan, the work of relocating the population will be entrusted to you."

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

This period is temporarily in the 'peaceful' phase, where all parties intend to be famous, and there is no point in sneaking around.

Xiao's top priority at present is to transfer the population, and then use the Land of Rain as the core of the entire battlefield, arrange the battle line, and wait for the war to come. "I see, I'll discuss it over there in the River Country. By the way, it seems that the ghost shark has something to do with you."

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

After hearing this, Nagato wanted to use this free time to repair the six paths of Payne that was seriously damaged in Konoha, but he still decided to deal with the matter of the oni shark first.

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

And the first thing Tsunade who returned to Konoha was to find Shikaku and ask him to issue a notice of convening a meeting of the upper ninja, and the upper ninja stationed at the border should not be left alone, and all the upper ninja who stayed in the village should participate in this meeting. At the same time, the Shangnin stationed at the border was notified as soon as possible and rushed back to the village.

The Shinobi meeting will be held at ten o'clock in the morning on the 29th, and there is still time for Konoha to prepare.

"During the Five Shadows Conference, did so much happen? It was unexpected."

In the Hokage's office, after listening to Tsunade's account of the details of the Five Shadows Conference, Shikaku let out a light sigh, even he didn't expect so many things to happen during the Five Shadows Conference.

The military measures of the Oni no Kuni's secret collection of supplies and the secret mobilization of troops were exposed in a timely manner, and the trust of other powers was completely lost.

If it weren't for the intervention of the leader of Akatsuki, the country of ghosts would definitely raid the border between the country of wind and the country of earth at a certain time.

And the most suitable time is when the Great Power Alliance and the Akatsuki Organization fight to the point that both sides are defeated, and the Oni Country uses the identity of a member of the alliance to raid behind and perfectly reap the results.

Kicking the country of ghosts out of the alliance now is also a security measure for the benefit of all countries.

At least in Lujiu's opinion, at this time, the country of ghosts, which still wants to target the rest of the big countries, is completely guilty of public anger this time. Solved Xiao, the alliance of the five great powers will definitely turn around and deal with the country of ghosts at the first time.

Unless Shion, the shrine maiden of the Oni Country, is willing to remove the leadership of the Chiba Shiraishi military, replace it with a less radical conservative, and forcibly imprison a ninja like Chiba Shiraishi with dangerous ideas······ Maybe there is a possibility that the country of ghosts will ease relations with the five powers.

However, this is simply not possible.

Not to mention whether the witch of the Oni Country still has the power to change the military leader at will, Chiba Shiraishi is by no means a person who sits idly by.

What's more, the current Oni no Kuni Witch Shion is the righteous daughter of Chiba Shiraishi. In addition, Chiba Shiraishi is also the minister of the previous witch who left behind to assist the current witch, one person is above 10,000 people, in addition to the pure divine power controlled by the witch, his influence is no longer limited to the military field.

Such a person who has reached the pinnacle of the ninja world in terms of fame, power, and force is not an exaggeration to regard him as another "shrine maiden", but a "shrine maiden" who rules the "world" of the demon country.

Such a character is no longer an existence that can be easily overthrown. There is only one option: a frontal defeat.

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

As soon as Tsunade thought about it, he was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, shaking his head and smiling bitterly.

In this way, Konoha still has to "thank" the intelligence of the Oni no Kuni to deal with the weakness of not being able to find Payne, and without any defense, Konoha will suffer more casualties, and Naruto will be taken away by Akatsuki.

"From a standpoint, it's a tough enemy that you can't take too seriously."

For the sacrifice of Jiraiya, Lu Jiu can only mourn in silence.

At that time, even if he didn't go to Yuyin, Jirai would be intercepted and killed by the ninjas of the Oni Country on the way, and then he also left Konoha with the message of sacrifice in Yuyin.

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

This is Konoha's three shinobi, representing Konoha's top combat power. And the country of ghosts is so lightly like crushing an ant······ Such courage and such strength make Lu Jiu extremely frightened.

The existence of the three ninjas, which is as strong as the three ninjas, can't it attract their attention? It is just used to manipulate the chess game, and a chess piece in your hand, when not in use, can be thrown away at any time and replaced with another chess piece. Lu Jiu felt sad for a while, and the gap between Konoha and the other party was so desperate.

Even if the alliance of the five great powers has now been formed, Lu Jiu's mood is still not at all relaxed.

"Moreover, it was the summons frog of Myoki Mountain that conveyed Jiraiya's information to Konoha at that time······ It looks like there's a problem there's something wrong with Myoki Mountain." Shikaku tried to remind Tsunade in a tactful tone.

Tsunade was silent, naturally understanding Shikaku's potential lines. Miaomu Mountain, it's no longer credible.

Miaoki Mountain, whose backbone was broken by the country of ghosts, didn't dare to say everything, at least part of it became an accomplice in the design of Konoha in the country of ghosts.

The more I thought about it, the more irritated Tsunade became.

"Forget it, don't talk about it. Let's still pay attention to the affairs of the alliance, whether it is the concentration of troops, as well as the acquisition and deployment of materials, it is the next work to be dealt with solemnly. In addition, after the ninja meeting tomorrow, I will have to explain this to the Daimyo, so it seems that there is no time off."

Although the daimyo also knew about it, in terms of details, Tsunade needed to discuss it again with the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

In particular, the transfer of people from the border requires the cooperation of the daimyo government.

Shikaku nodded, not continuing the discussion with Tsunade. What he needs to do now is to collect all kinds of useful information, such as the information of the Oni Country and Xiao, and he needs to reorganize it to count the detailed comparison of the combat power of each party, so as to make full preparations for formulating a strategy in the future.

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In a quiet room, Oni meets Nagato, who is looking for him after returning from the Land of Iron.

For Nagato's true body, the oni shark only has four words to describe it: "unfathomable".

There had never been a ninja who could make him feel such a powerful sense of oppression.

Even the eight-tailed human pillar force that has fought hard, in terms of oppression, compared to Nagato, is just a firefly of rice grains.

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

This is the affirmative answer that every cell in the body gives itself. "I heard Xiao Nan say that you have something to do with me."

Nagatome

Guang calmly looked at the ghost shark, a loyal old cadre who has worked diligently for the Xiao organization for more than ten years, and spoke.

"Yes, there's one thing I want to ask the chief." The ghost shark hesitated for a moment and nodded yes.

Nagato stood quietly, waiting for the oni shark to make a request.

"I've heard that the body of that guy in Yakura has fallen into the hands of the leader.

Seeing Nagato's appearance, the ghost shark also put away his hesitant face, and his expression was much more solemn.

"Four generations of Mizukage? After sealing the Three Tails, his body did fall into my hands."

Nagato didn't hide it and told him frankly. "What, you want this corpse?" Then, Nagato took an unexpected look at the oni shark. The ghost shark nodded, about to explain.

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

When the ghost shark saw this scroll, he was stunned.

"This is the corpse of the fourth generation of Mizukage, since you want it, I'll leave it to you to dispose of."

With that, placing the scroll in the oni shark's hand, Nagato turned and left the room.

I didn't have any doubts, nor did I ask what the purpose of the ghost shark was to take the body, but I just felt that for such an excellent employee, I needed praise and rewards.

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

This trust with a heavy quality made the ghost shark feel that he didn't know whether to be moved or self-deprecating.

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

Deception and betrayal, disguise and falsehood······ Is this the life of a ninja?

Before the betrayal, whether it was the original watermelon mountain puffer ghost, or Yakura, or Nagato, they all gave themselves absolute trust. The impression of the fog is still stuck in the village that was still filled with a little smell of blood in the air many years ago.

There carries its own past. And Xiao carries his own present. "Really... ....」

The ghost shark pressed his temple with a headache.

As a spy, I am accustomed to all kinds of betrayals and darkness, and I am really a failure to be disturbed by such a boring thing to interfere with my judgment. It's just that this loss and pain acting on the heart made the ghost shark suddenly disgusted with his current self.

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The land of ghosts meets the land of earth.

As always, Sasuke led the four, Shigego, and the Uchiha Hoshino, the shrine maiden of the Nanga Shrine of the Uchiha clan, to carry out border patrol missions at the junction of the two countries.

There are no fierce large-scale battles here, just friction between squads and assassinations that can be encountered at any time and anywhere, which has become the norm in the border area.

Coming to this place, running non-stop on the border battlefield, Sasuke has a feeling of forgetting the world.

It's so boring that Sasuke almost forgets how long he's been here. Thanks to his outstanding performance, Sasuke was already in this area and became the leading squadron leader, leading about a hundred ninjas.

Not surprisingly, among these 100 people, there are many people who can be called excellent ninjas. Therefore, while Sasuke is carrying out his mission, he is also screening capable ninjas in order to build a good relationship.

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

—At three o'clock in the afternoon, Sasuke's team rests temporarily behind a large rock that can keep the wind out.

"Sasuke-sama."

Uchiha Hoshino, who is in charge of communicating with the border troops, wears a red and white witch suit, wears a fox mask with thick oil paint, and his long hair is black and straight, and the overall look has a kind of holy and noble temperament.

What appears in the eye hole of the mask is a normal black pupil, not a chakra form, and in a non-combat state, it is necessary to save chakra as much as possible.

"What's the matter, Hoshino?"

Sasuke asked as he sat on a rock, holding the Kusanagi sword in his hand to support his body, without raising his head.

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

, Hoshino, both in terms of strength and the medical ninjutsu he showed, was quite outstanding, which made him feel very satisfied.

What's more, with the age of the other party, there is still room for continued improvement.

Not to mention the die-hard loyalists of the Four and Shigego, among all the candidates who are looking for good candidates in the future, Hoshino is currently ranked first.

"There's an order from the headquarters to ask you to go back. Hoshino replied succinctly. "Huh?"

"It should be related to some changes in the Five Shadows Conference." 「.····. I know.

Sasuke stood up, put the Kusanagi sword back on the belt around his waist, and then patted his clothes to dust them off.

"So, until I come back, Hoshino will take my place for the time being." Leaving this sentence, Sasuke didn't wait for everyone to respond, and disappeared into the vast wilderness with a resolute speed.

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