Year 48 of Konoha, early February, Year 20 of the Red.
The research institutes of the three great ninja villages in the Land of Rain were completely destroyed. A great fire burned fiercely, causing countless casualties, with only two or three ninja escaping.
Immediately...
The name of the one-eyed mask-wearing Mangekyō man spread throughout the entire ninja world once again.
Especially because, according to the surviving ninja, that day...
A ninja sword worth ten billion was destroyed!!
It just went "crack" and broke into two pieces!!
Everyone present was stunned, eyes wide open, watching as the legendary ninja sword, a tale passed down in the ninja world, was lightly snapped by the Mangekyō mask-wearing man, and then...
It broke...
It's said Konoha was almost driven mad with anger, loudly accusing the Land of Whirlpools of selling fakes. Otherwise, how could a ninja sword capable of being passed down for a thousand years be so easily twisted and broken by someone?
And they issued a comprehensive bounty again for Uchiha Shin!!
The Third Tsuchikage was also nearly driven mad, because...
His own guess was actually wrong?
But just how did so many Mangekyō appear in the ninja world?
You must know, the emergence of the Mangekyō...
No one knows, but everyone is very clear that awakening the Mangekyō is extremely difficult!
Of course, all this has nothing to do with him...
The four great ninja villages, while schadenfreuding, joined Konoha in strongly condemning the Land of Whirlpools.
As for Konoha's demand for Kirigakure to return the money...
It was directly ignored by Kirigakure. Returning the money is possible, but you have to return 'Blaze of Joy' first.
Then, Konoha said 'Blaze of Joy' was exchanged for 'Frostmourne'.
Result...
The bickering never ends...
In this situation, the five great ninja villages bickered among themselves while condemning the Land of Whirlpools. They all knew that now the only enemy for the ninja villages is the Red ideology. As for other matters...
They'll settle accounts after the ninja world recovers!
But when the Daimyō of the Land of Water heard this news...
His face turned green. You must know, they had secretly bought Frostmourne!
Tens of billions, and now you suddenly tell me it might be a fake?
Who can withstand that?
It's said the Daimyō's palace replaced a batch of cups that night...
And they secretly went to the Land of Whirlpools to demand a refund. The ninja sword was still perfectly intact, without any damage. But the result...
What are you talking about?
The Land of Whirlpools looked blankly at the Land of Water. They hadn't sold any ninja swords!
If they had sold one, please provide the evidence!
Without evidence, this is extortion!!!
At the same time, they had a group of Uzu-nin carefully escorting a 'Frostmourne', respectfully bringing it out, indicating that their ninja sword was still safely preserved within the country.
Immediately...
The Land of Water's newly replaced cups were replaced again!
What kind of evidence did they have?!
This transaction was clearly done secretly...
Now they really were like a mute tasting bitter herbs, unable to express their suffering!
So...
The Land of Water, in the name of the Daimyō's palace, again sternly condemned the Land of Whirlpools for, as a nation, engaging in fraud, deceiving other countries, and violating the covenant of non-interference, non-deception, and no trickery between nations of the ninja world, and formally declared war on the Land of Whirlpools.
But...
A week passed, and still no action was seen from the Land of Water.
After all, the Land of Water had already fallen out with Kirigakure. The Fourth Mizukage was just waiting to watch the show. As long as the Land of Water wasn't destroyed, that was fine. As for other things like being closely connected, sharing weal and woe...
What does that have to do with their ninja village?
Back then, your esteemed self allied with the Land of Whirlpools to demand that he, the Kage, personally pack up the clans from the village and send them to the Land of Whirlpools. Why didn't you talk about these things then?
Now, when you encounter this kind of problem, you talk about sharing weal and woe?
Fine. Pay first, then we work!
It just so happened that Kirigakure's fleet wasn't fully assembled yet...
Then...
The Land of Water's Daimyō palace replaced another batch of cups...
Making the merchant importing cups from the Land of Whirlpools a fortune!!
As for the Land of Whirlpools...
Facing the condemnation from the five great ninja villages, they maintained their attitude of ignoring it. After all, they had experienced this situation several times already, one more time didn't matter. It's just that now, no one knows where His Highness Jun has gone, which makes them somewhat anxious.
"That Mangekyō..." The Clan Leader pondered and said, "Is it Uchiha Fugaku?"
As someone in the know, he was also aware of Uchiha Shin's true identity. If it were Uzumaki Jun, he probably would have returned by now. If not...
Who else could it be besides the defected Uchiha Fugaku?
After all, the Mangekyō Sharingan is far too rare.
"Sigh!" Uchiha Obito pondered, then nodded and said, "It should be."
Among the Mangekyō wielders he knew of...
Besides His Highness Jun with the cosmetic contacts, the deceased Grandpa Madara, the recently defected Clan Leader Fugaku, and himself who is still in the Land of Whirlpools, he didn't know of any others.
"What does Uchiha Fugaku want to do, do you know?" The Clan Leader pondered, asking with a serious expression, "This is very important for the Land of Whirlpools right now."
After all, Jun is missing, the legendary ninja sword scam is exposed. Who knows what will happen next?
"This..." Obito glanced at the senior officials of the Land of Whirlpools around him, sighed, and said helplessly, "Revenge..."
This could no longer be kept hidden, especially since Clan Leader Fugau personally shattered the grand deception set up by His Highness Jun this time...
He had only just found out himself.
He was simply shocked. So the source of the legendary ninja swords causing such an uproar in the ninja world was actually the Land of Whirlpools?
So...
His Highness Jun's strength is already unmatched in the ninja world, probably even stronger than Grandpa Madara's!
Then where could His Highness Jun have gone?
"And to investigate the whereabouts of His Highness Jun's disappearance." Obito spread his hands helplessly and said, "At that time, Clan Leader Fugaku told me that Black Zetsu might know where His Highness Jun went."
"So that's how it is?" The Clan Leader nodded, falling into deep thought, sighed, and said, "His acting on his own like this already violates the laws of the Land of Whirlpools!"
Is it that black mass?
Jun did know something, but never spoke about it.
So, they are also completely in the dark now...
"Can't we just arrest that so-called Black Zetsu?"
"No." Obito shook his head and said, "According to the Clan Leader, His Highness Jun said that Black Zetsu is too slippery, not easy to catch."
"So, to ensure absolute success, Clan Leader Fugaku decided to follow him, to investigate His Highness Jun's whereabouts, and..."
"See what that Black Zetsu actually wants to do."
Otherwise, he would also agree with Clan Leader Uzumaki to arrest that black mass, because...
It's completely black all over, clearly not a good person at first glance!
"Ah!" The Clan Leader sighed, said helplessly, "If that's the case..."
"Full preparation for war!"
It seems now...
War is indeed about to erupt again, especially once the news of His Highness Jun's disappearance spreads to the ninja world. When that happens...
The situation will become even more dangerous!
And with this Black Zetsu watching covetously from the shadows...
Who knows what exactly will happen?
"Uchiha Madara..."
The Clan Leader muttered the familiar name quietly, then raised his head to look at Obito and said, "If Uchiha Fugaku sends any more messages, report them immediately."
Any news now...
Is very important for the Land of Whirlpools!
"At the same time, order Nagato to quickly resolve matters in the Land of Rain."
Once war breaks out, if the Land of Rain can be an ally, the situation won't be too chaotic. And the Land of Hot Water...
"Tell Hibiki to manage the Land of Hot Water well. Any voices of resistance must be eliminated immediately!"
His eyes sharpened, looking at the senior officials around him...
"The Land of Whirlpools must now race against time, unify all forces!!"