Naruto: The Strongest Sage.

In a dark cave in the Ninja World, Obito, or Black Zetsu, stood up from the ground.

His face was not very good. Although it had completely controlled Obito's brain and every detail of this body, it still could not completely destroy Obito.

In the spiritual world of this body, there is always a stubborn mental remnant left. No matter what method is used, it cannot be completely eliminated.

This is also the reason why Black Zetsu was unwilling to use this method before. One reason is that it takes time to completely control a person.

It can perfectly acquire the skills and abilities of the person being manipulated, and even simulate the other person's personality. However, it cannot explain some things on the human spiritual level.

Just like now, it has clearly killed Obito, but this guy just doesn't want to die.

In desperation, he could only use a secret technique to temporarily seal Obito's consciousness because the news sent back by White Zetsu made him realize that the backup plan he left behind was about to be completely destroyed by Kamikawa Aoba.

Since he was personally on the field, there was no need for the complicated strategy from before.

Black Zetsu needs two most important conditions to rescue Kaguya: one is the Samsara Eye, and the other is to gather the nine tailed beasts and awaken the Ten-Tails.

These two conditions are not so easy to achieve. The nine tailed beasts are controlled by each village, and the Samsara Eye is in Nagato's hands.

We can't rush the matter of the tailed beasts. Therefore, the current goal is to get the Samsara Eye first. After getting the Samsara Eye back, its combat power can also be improved. It will be much easier to collect the tailed beasts at that time.

Although Nagato was about to be drained of his Samsara Eye, his personality was extremely paranoid about the sword. If they really fought head-on, Black Zetsu would not have much confidence.

After all, the opponent is a member of the Uzumaki clan, who can activate many abilities of the Samsara Eye. The Six Paths of Pain alone is not something that can be easily dealt with.

In Kirigakure, Kuraya sat expressionlessly in the Hokage's office. In front of him was the new Kirigakure Anbu chief.

"Mizukage-sama, we can no longer afford any more losses. We lost too many men in the previous rebellion. The Anbu are now seriously understaffed."

"If we are short of manpower, we can recruit ninjas from the village. Can't we even find this many people in the Hidden Mist Village?"

The head of the Anbu wanted to say that it was really impossible to find them. The main reason was that those who died in the rebellion were all elite soldiers. Some of them escaped.

The several ninjas from the bloodline families who were promoted in the Hidden Mist Village also defected, and the rest were mediocre.

In recent years, in order to ensure the deterrent power of the Anbu, many ninjas from below have been promoted as exceptions. Now it is really hard to find one.

But the Mizukage's orders could not be disobeyed. In the end, he could only nod and leave.

At this time, Iwagakure and Kumogakure also received the news and learned about the internal strife in Kirigakure.

They are currently the two best-preserved anti-Konoha forces. Because of their relatively complete system, Aoba cannot do anything from within for the time being.

And because of the rise of Konoha, the two families now have a rare temporary alliance. It can only be said that there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.

The Raikage's idea was very simple. The three of us should join forces and gather our forces to attack Konoha in one go. We can share the benefits among all of us.

But Ohnoki is an old fox. He knows how difficult Konoha is now. It's not impossible to fight, but how to fight must be planned carefully.

It would be best if Kumogakure and Kirigakure rushed in the front while he took advantage from behind.

But although the Raikage was reckless, he was not a fool. There was no way the other party would be fooled by this strategy.

But the letter from the Mizukage is very interesting. He said that Kirigakure can take the lead, as long as Kumogakure and Iwagakure can keep up.

The first time Oonoki saw the news, he thought it was a trap.

Because at this time, there was a rumor circulating in the ninja world that the Fourth Mizukage Kuraya was controlled by a mysterious person. All the decisions of Kirigakure were made by a mastermind behind the scenes.

This news sounds absurd. He is the Kage of a village, and the Mizukage is a perfect Jinchūriki. How could he be controlled by someone?

But there is no smoke without fire. This news, combined with the Mizukage's strange behavior, still made Oonoki suspicious.

He was originally a very suspicious person. At this time, the situation was complicated and confusing, so he didn't dare to bet casually.

Ohnoki is considered the top one among the five Kage. But he knows that there is no successor to Iwagakure. If something goes wrong with him, the glory of Iwagakure will collapse in an instant.

Because they were on the road, he and the Raikage's team were not very clear about the situation in Kirigakure. They thought it was just a small rebellion, but when they entered Kirigakure, they felt something was wrong.

In recent years, Kirigakure has been isolated from the outside world, and the outside world knows very little about it. But no matter what, in everyone's eyes, Kirigakure is one of the top five.

The reason why they are the top five is because their overall comprehensive strength is not on the same level as other ninja villages.

This comprehensive strength, from the number of high-end ninjas, the training of middle and lower-level ninjas, to economic strength, political influence, and even the defense measures around the village, is one level ahead.

After entering Kirigakure, Ōnoki and his group immediately felt something was wrong.

It's not that I sensed a trap or something. It's just... too weak.

The surrounding defensive barrier, according to the accompanying perception ninja, was almost full of loopholes. All along the way were traces of the war.

The entire Kirigakure was filled with ruin and desolation. Moreover, the ninjas who followed the Mizukage Kuraya were too weak.

Almost none of the famous ninjas from Kirigakure were there. All the ninjas who appeared next to Kuraya were new faces.

This made the Raikage and Ohnoki feel strange. When a foreign delegation arrives, shouldn't they show off their strength?

What does Kirigakure mean by this? Are they deliberately showing their weakness? Or is this Kirigakure's true situation?

Both Ohnoki and Ai looked solemn. They had a premonition that this alliance might not be so smooth.

As they expected, the alliance process was indeed abnormal. The whole process was too...smooth.

The Mizukage accepted almost all of their conditions, and acted as if he would do anything as long as they agreed to join forces to fight Konoha.

However, it was this attitude that made Ohnoki and Ai a little undecided. They looked at each other and prepared to discuss it before making a decision.

This is understandable, after all, it is a major event like starting a war. But what they didn't notice is that

Just outside the venue, Obito's figure appeared silently.

The huge amount of chakra instantly attracted the attention of the vigilant ninja, but it was too late.

"Wood Release. The Flower Tree World is coming!!!"