Chapter 163 The reactions of each village
Once the seed of doubt appeared, Orochimaru's thoughts grew like weeds.

The first thing Orochimaru suspected was the relationship between Akatsuki and the Hidden Rain Village.

According to the current leader of the Hidden Rain Village, Yahiko, the Hidden Rain Village has been recognized by Hanzo of the Salamander, so several of the high-ranking members of the Akatsuki organization are being trained as successors.

But if this statement is true, why did the Root lose a large number of ninjas more than a year ago?

Although Danzo Shimura has unrealistic ambitions, he would never take the initiative to provoke Hanzo of the Hidden Rain Village. That action was most likely related to the Akatsuki organization, and he even took action against Yahiko and others.

If his guess is correct, the Hidden Rain Village has the motive to take revenge on Konoha.

But if the Hidden Rain Village really attacks Konoha, it will most likely target Danzo who attacked the Akatsuki organization, rather than his fellow senior fellow student Minato Namikaze of the Hidden Rain Village.

There is no need for Yahiko, the leader of the Hidden Rain Village, to kill his fellow disciples. It is hard to say whether he has the ability to do so.

Could it be Bai Ye from the Akatsuki organization?
Orochimaru changed his suspect and locked the murderer on Byakuya. After all, in the exchange group of the Hidden Rain Village, Byakuya was the only ninja he could not see through.

Bai Ye not only has the ability to kill large summoned beasts in seconds, but he also colludes with Danzo in secret.

If the two of them had colluded with each other during the Nine-Tails Rebellion, it would not be impossible to kill Minato and Kushina.

But the key question is whether Bai Ye has mastered the ability of time and space...

As his thoughts gradually diverged, Orochimaru was not sure how reasonable his inference was, nor did he intend to share this inference with the Third Hokage and others.

Now, he just wanted to complete the Wood Release experiment, end his cooperation with Danzo, and be ready to leave at any time.

Thinking of this, Orochimaru walked out of the lounge and began to prepare for a new round of Wood Release experiments.

The Wood Release Experiment was a human experiment project initiated by the Third Hokage during the Third Shinobi World War. Its purpose was to cultivate Wood Release ninjas by transplanting Hashirama's cells.

When the Wood Release experiment was first launched, countless ninjas who admired the first Hokage signed up for the experiment.

He hopes to become an elite jonin in the village after successfully transplanting Hashirama's cells.

However, the risks of transplanting Hashirama's cells were beyond everyone's imagination. After the lives of countless volunteers were lost, the Wood Release experiment became a forbidden matter in Konoha Village.

However, he and Danzo had been conducting experiments in secret.

He wanted to explore the secret of Wood Release, while Danzo wanted to find a Wood Release bloodline owner.

After so many years of research, Hashirama's cell transplant surgery has almost reached a mature stage. As long as the final human experiment is completed, the most critical data will be obtained.

Arriving at the laboratory filled with the smell of disinfectant, Orochimaru fixed his eyes on the experimental materials on the operating table.

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A few days later, the news of the Nine-Tails Rebellion in Konoha spread to most of the ninja world.

Although the Konoha high-ranking officials led by the Third Hokage tried hard to block the news of the Nine-Tails Rebellion, such a large-scale riot could not escape the eyes of spies from various villages. The news quickly spread to the intelligence agencies of various villages and was placed in front of the desks of the Five Kage.

Inside Iwagakure Village.

After carefully reading the information about the Nine-Tails Rebellion, Ohnoki's old face was filled with smiles.

The Nine-Tails Rebellion caused Konoha to lose the Fourth Hokage and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, which was undoubtedly a great thing for the Iwagakure Village.

It was precisely because of the existence of the Fourth Hokage that Iwagakure lost the war with Konohagakure.

He even once issued an order that if a mission was abandoned when encountering a golden flash, there would be no punishment. This order was an indelible stain on his ruling career.

And because the Fourth Hokage was still very young, he once thought that Konoha might be able to regain the glory of the first generation and overwhelm the other ninja villages.

And now the Fourth Hokage is dead, and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki also died in the Nine-Tails Rebellion.

After losing two powerful Kage-level warriors in succession, Konoha's combat power no longer has any advantage over the Iwagakure Village. If the armistice agreement is torn up now, it may be possible to annex the Grass Kingdom, which serves as a buffer zone between Iwagakure and Konoha.

However, ideas are just ideas.

After sighing softly, Ohnoki gave up the unrealistic ideas in his mind and turned to look at the endless Gobi Plateau outside the window.

Although he really wanted to take the Iwagakure Village to annex the Grass Country in the plains.

But the current strength of the Iwagakure Village no longer allows him to do so. In the previous Ninja World War, the Fourth Hokage almost wiped out the Iwagakure assault force in a small team encounter.

After losing those leading jonin, the Iwagakure Village would not be able to maintain its stability even if it took over the Grass Country.

If the peace treaty is rashly torn up, it will cause dissatisfaction among other ninja villages and daimyos of various countries, leading to a variety of serious consequences.

More importantly, he could no longer find any outstanding commanders to send to the front line.

Although his son Huang Tu is quite powerful, he does not have the ability to change the situation of the battle and cannot take on the responsibilities of the Tsuchikage.

The Four-Tails Jinchuriki Lao Shi and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki Han have the strength of a Kage, but they disagree with his political views.

The two of them have no interest in external expansion and are pure conservatives. Recently, they even traveled around the territory of the Land of Earth under the pretext of staying on the border.

Perhaps my only hope is Kurotsuchi and Deidara.

Kurotsuchi is his granddaughter, and her talent is better than that of Yellow Earth. Deidara is a genius in earth escape in the ninja school, and maybe he can inherit his position as Tsuchikage in the future.

Recovering his gradually dispersing thoughts, Ōnoki finally did not tear up the peace agreement.

Sand Hidden Village.

After launching a major purge in the village and eliminating the opposition, Luo Sha has completely secured the position of Kazekage, thus fulfilling his original wish.

After all, he launched the war against Konoha in order to divert the internal conflicts in the village.

Although the Sand Village is now under dual restrictions from the Daimyo and Konoha due to the treaty, the large number of ninjas consumed in the war has actually eased the resources of the Sand Village.

But even so, the financial crisis of the Sand Village has not been fundamentally resolved.

They can only rely on the method of magnetic gold mining to barely maintain the normal expenses of the ninja village and avoid letting the village fall into a new round of civil unrest due to the inability to pay wages.

After coming out of the underground mine and returning to the Kazekage's office, Luo Sha glanced at the intelligence scroll.

After seeing the death of the Fourth Hokage and his wife in the Nine-Tails Rebellion, Luo Sha's face changed. Although the death of the Fourth Hokage and his wife reduced Konoha's strength, it was a good thing for the Sand Village to launch a rebellion in the future, but at present, Sand Village still needed the deterrent power of Wood Release to prevent the invasion of Kirigakure and Iwagakure.

At this moment, Luo Sha suddenly remembered something and asked the assistant beside him: "Does the intelligence collected by the Anbu specify who started the Nine-Tails Rebellion and killed the Fourth Hokage?"

The Kazekage assistant shook his head and said, "Lord Rasa, the village still doesn't know who killed the Fourth Hokage, but it is said that the Fourth Hokage died in order to seal the Nine-Tails. It should be the Nine-Tails that killed the Fourth Hokage and his wife."

At this point, Assistant Fengying also thought of something and suddenly froze in place.

If he remembered correctly, the Third Kazekage also disappeared inexplicably. The only difference was that the Third Kazekage died after leaving the village, while the Fourth Hokage died in his own village.

After a moment's silence, Luo Sha's face became extremely ugly, and he even felt a little frightened.

Such powerful ninjas as the Third Kazekage and the Fourth Hokage died in accidents, and it is possible that I will encounter such an attack in the future.

If he died, the Sand Village would probably become a second-rate ninja village.

The entire Sand Village cannot be supported by the Jinchuriki Bonfuku and the two elders Ebizo and Chiyo alone. It seems that I have to be more careful when I go out in the future.

In addition, the new Jinchūriki must be selected as soon as possible.

Old Monk Fenfu is already a candle in the wind. Once the seal is lifted, the Sand Village will not have the foundation to support a Shukaku Rebellion. They must be careful, careful, and again careful.

As for the idea of ​​taking advantage of the opportunity to start a war, Luo Sha had no intention at all.

After thinking for a moment, Luo Sha waved to the assistant, then took the paper and pen handed to him by the assistant and began to write a letter to the Konoha Village.

In such turbulent times, the Sand Village must cling to Konoha.

Inside Kirigakure Village.

When the Fourth Mizukage, Karutagi Yagura, received information about the Nine-Tails Rebellion, his face suddenly became serious and he examined it for a long time.

As a Mizukage who has just taken office, although Karatachi Yagura is short in stature and has a baby face, winning the war for the position of Mizukage is not as easy as it seems.

After carefully reading all the information about the Nine-Tails Rebellion, Karatachi Yagura and Rasa looked equally grim.

Konoha encountered the Nine-Tails Rebellion, which was certainly a good thing for the Hidden Mist Village, but the turmoil that the Hidden Mist Village just experienced was no simpler than the Nine-Tails Rebellion.

In order to compete for the position of Mizukage, the major families in the Hidden Mist Village fought each other, and deaths were not uncommon.

If he had not been recognized by the Master, he would not have become the new Mizukage and barely allowed the chaotic Mist Village to have a backbone again.

After becoming the Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura realized how bad the situation in the Hidden Mist Village was. Although the Third Mizukage died while studying ninjutsu, there were also many strange things during his tenure.

First of all, the Third Mizukage was the strongest ninja in the village and he shouldn’t have died so easily.

Secondly, why did the Third Mizukage issue so many bizarre orders during his tenure? Why did the village kidnap the Konoha ninja, make her the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, and go to the Hidden Leaf Village to create chaos?

Not to mention that Konoha has no fewer than a handful of strong men, the Konoha Sealing Technique alone is enough to seal the Three-Tails Jinchuriki.

It can be said that the Third Mizukage's plan was a completely bad move.

Not only would it be difficult for him to play a role, but if the Three-Tails were lost, the village would only have the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, the one disobedient Jinchuriki.

This made people start to wonder whether the Third Mizukage had suffered a heavy blow, or was simply controlled by an illusion, which was why he issued a series of bizarre orders.

But if even a strong man like the Third Mizukage could be controlled, wouldn't he be in danger as well?

Thinking of this, Karutagi Yagura looked at the information about the Nine-Tails Rebellion in his hand again, a cold sweat broke out on his body, and he looked around in horror.

He felt that a huge web of conspiracy had emerged in the ninja world, tightly enveloping the five major countries.

That's why the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure suddenly disappeared, their own Third Mizukage died suddenly at home, and even the Fourth Hokage who mastered space-time ninjutsu committed suicide inexplicably.

At this moment, Goju Yagura suddenly looked behind him and saw a whirlpool suddenly appeared behind him.

Then a masked man wearing a tiger-patterned mask stepped out of the whirlpool. The masked man opened his eyes, and through the holes in the mask, one could easily see the masked man's eyes.

Those were a pair of red eyes that carried an ominous aura.

Yagura Karuta knew that this was an eye. This kind of eye was none other than the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan of Konoha. But isn't three magatama the limit for the Sharingan? Why did other patterns appear?

Could it be that these eyes are the legendary Mangekyō Sharingan?
But how could the Uchiha have the Mangekyō Sharingan? That is only a legend, and according to the legend, the last person who possessed these eyes was the Shura of the Ninja World, Uchiha Madara!
Thinking of this, Karuju Yagura immediately guessed everything.

He knew why the Third Mizukage behaved strangely, why the Third Kazekage disappeared mysteriously, and why the Fourth Hokage died in Konohagakure.

It turns out that Uchiha Madara did not die after Konoha experienced the Battle of the Valley of the End.

Instead, he lurked in the ninja world and began to secretly manipulate the Hidden Mist Village, which is why the Hidden Mist Village could never unite and the Third Mizukage suddenly died at home.

And you will become the next puppet to be manipulated.

No, I must not become a puppet, I must resist Uchiha Madara.

Just when Karatachi Yagura's expression changed, Obito also looked at Karatachi Yagura. He stared at the Mizukage who looked very young and activated the Sharingan illusion.

The Sharingan illusion made Karutagi Yagura stunned, and the speed of his hand seals slowed down by half a beat.

At this moment, a pair of hands suddenly appeared from the ground. The dark arms grabbed Karuichi Yagura's legs and pulled him directly into the ground.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Obito came to the side of Karatachi Yagura and activated Kamui.

A whirlpool suddenly appeared in the void, and after a tug, it directly brought Goji Yagura into the divine space.

For Obito, even with the Mangekyō Sharingan, it was still very difficult to deal with a ninja with the title of Shadow.

Only by bringing it into the Divine Power Space will there be a slight chance of winning.

There is no water or food in the Kamui Space. Even ninjas as powerful as the Five Kage cannot hold on for long. As long as they run out of ammunition and food, they can use the Sharingan illusion to exert control.

The reason for controlling the Fourth Mizukage was very simple. He wanted to use the Hidden Mist Village as a base for training his subordinates.

A peaceful ninja village cannot cultivate powerful ninjas. Only by keeping the Hidden Mist Village in chaos for a long time can it cultivate suitable subordinates.

(End of this chapter)