"Bullshit! By the time the Hokage is chosen, that damn Rinnegan will have already finished collecting the Tailed Beasts! As expected, those fellows from Konoha are completely unreliable!"
The Fourth Raikage slammed the table hard. "We won't wait! We'll act together with Iwagakure! Hmph, without Konoha Village, it'll save us from having to share the spoils anyway! I heard the Nine-Tailed is the strongest of the Tailed Beasts; I'd like to see just how strong it can be!"
"Big brother, you must be careful. Gyūki told me that a Ninja with the Rinnegan is no simple matter!"
Killer Bee spoke with a cautious expression. "There is likely a massive conspiracy behind the opponent!"
"No matter what kind of conspiracy it is! We can just crush it directly!" The Fourth Raikage stood up and shouted loudly, "We are the strongest, Kumogakure!"
"Inform that old man Ōnoki, prepare to act, move out!"
The group of muscle-bound men from Kumogakure advanced toward Amegakure without hesitation. The original Iwagakure couldn't hold back either. On one hand, Ōnoki feared that if Kumogakure was defeated, Iwagakure wouldn't gain anything either; on the other hand, he feared that if Kumogakure won, he wouldn't get a share of the spoils. Therefore, as soon as he saw Kumogakure move, he also unhesitatingly dispatched his Iwagakure forces.
"They're coming quite fast..."
In the high tower of Amegakure, Nagato stood in the room at the top, looking at the misty rain outside. His voice carried a hint of an unidentifiable tone as he spoke faintly.
"Nagato, do you need the Amegakure..." Konan asked, looking at Nagato with some concern.
"No need! I only need myself!" Nagato shook his head directly, rejecting Konan's suggestion.
Was she joking? With the strength of those Ninjas from Amegakure, facing the now-strengthened Iwagakure and Kumogakure, what could they do besides be a burden?
When the time came, he would have to worry about his own people if he wanted to use a big move. It would be better to take on the two great Ninja villages alone!
"Then Sasori and Kakuzu..."
"Let them stay in Amegakure! There might be some stragglers that need their attention!" Nagato spoke dismissively, his face showing absolute confidence.
Seeing Nagato's confident look, Konan swallowed the words she wanted to say. Although Nagato had already demonstrated his strength to the fullest in the last operation in Konoha, these were, after all, two great Ninja villages that had stood high for many years. It would be strange if Konan didn't have even a sliver of worry.
However, even with her worry, Konan knew she couldn't change anything and could only follow Nagato to the end.
The only thing that gave her comfort was that after absorbing several Tailed Beasts, Nagato's strength had become increasingly unfathomable. Sometimes, the stray Chakra that leaked out felt as deep and immeasurable as the vast ocean in Konan's perception.
Seeing Nagato fly out of the tower using gravity, Konan watched his back and murmured, "Nagato, you must win!"
Flying out of Amegakure, Nagato sensed the auras of the Ninjas from the two great villages in the distance and narrowed his eyes slightly. "Let's give them a greeting first! Come forth! White Zetsu Army!"
On the ground, a large number of White Zetsu surged forth frantically. This was the legacy left behind by Black Zetsu—the White Zetsu Army converted from ancient humans.
The combat power of this White Zetsu Army wasn't considered very strong. Although they had physiques and Chakra a notch above a Chunin, they didn't have many combat skills. Facing the now-strengthened other Ninja villages, they certainly wouldn't be a match, but it was no problem for them to barely hold off the opponent's cannon fodder.
After all, Nagato was just one person, while the two great Ninja villages had sent a force of at least several thousand. Additionally, large-scale Ninja battles used skirmish lines. In this situation, even if he used Super Shinra Tensei, such a massive strike range would only be able to take out a few hundred Ninjas at most.
At this time, having cannon fodder on his side was very necessary. After all, this wasn't a duel; he had Amegakure behind him, and he had to make the act look convincing.
The dense, raindrop-like White Zetsu quickly occupied the entire land, and then, amidst strange cries of 'oh-oh-oh-oh', they charged toward the opposite side one by one.
In the joint camp of Iwagakure and Kumogakure, several sensory Ninjas rushed in with pale faces. "Raikage (Tsuchikage) -sama, there are enemies, a lot of enemies! A lot of enemies have suddenly appeared!"
Ōnoki and the Fourth Raikage, who were in the middle of a dispute, frowned and walked out of the camp at the same time. Then, Ōnoki immediately flew into the sky, took a sharp breath, and almost fell down.
"Hey, old man, what did you see?" The Fourth Raikage below frowned and looked up at Ōnoki, asking dissatisfiedly, "Is it the Ninjas from Amegakure?"
"I don't know which village they're from, but I know we're in big trouble!" Ōnoki said, gritting his teeth.
Although the lower limit of strength for Ninjas from the major villages was constantly rising, and the elites who came this time were at least at the level of Elite Chunin, the White Zetsu on the opposite side numbered a hundred thousand! Such a massive numerical gap meant that even if they were far superior in quality, winning would definitely not be easy.
"Big trouble!?" The Fourth Raikage tilted his head. Aside from that Rinnegan Ninja, he couldn't imagine what kind of trouble he could have attacking a weak Amegakure.
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