"Has Konoha gone mad?!"
"Do those scoundrels from Konoha want to throw the Ninja World into chaos?"
Upon hearing the news released by Konoha, Fourth Raikage Ai's face turned crimson. His chest heaved as blood surged through his body, and several crimson blood vessels burst in his eyes.
Boom!!!
In his fury, he punched the desk directly. The solid wooden desk in the Raikage's Office was blasted apart by his punch, sending splinters flying everywhere. The entire Raikage's Office was thrown into chaos.
Mabui, holding a stack of documents, swallowed hard as she watched the scene, unconsciously stepping back.
The Raikage's temper was already the most explosive among the Five Kage, and now he was in a fit of rage. At this moment, it was best not to provoke him.
After punching the desk to pieces, Raikage Ai still didn't feel any relief. The anger in his chest was difficult to vent, so he set his sights on the nearby wall, intending to release some of his pent-up rage.
"Wait, Raikage-sama, the village no longer has enough funds to repair the Raikage's Office."
Mabui, who had originally intended to remain silent, hurriedly spoke up, a few drops of cold sweat appearing on her forehead.
After the last defeat, the village's finances had been severely depleted.
The treasury was already in deficit.
If the Raikage's Office were destroyed by Ai at this time, they might truly not have the funds to repair it.
Hearing Mabui's words, Ai, who had been in a fit of rage, gradually calmed down. He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the anger in his chest.
He was well aware of the village's financial deficit. At this moment, he could only restrain his desire to vent his anger with great difficulty.
Otherwise, he might have to work in a Raikage's Office with drafts blowing through it.
"Does that scoundrel Namikaze Mirai want to overturn the entire order of the Ninja World?"
Ai gritted his teeth, filled with indignation.
The Land of Fire's Daimyō had already been killed by him, and the noble class had been almost completely wiped out. Yet even that was still not enough?
Just thinking about the statement Konoha had just released made Ai tremble with rage.
Any country that killed its Daimyō and implemented the new system would be eligible to join the Fire Federation and receive protection from the Republic of Fire.
Was Konoha trying to stir up chaos throughout the entire Ninja World?
It was difficult to imagine what unimaginable actions those wavering small nations might take once they heard this declaration.
Chaos!
The Ninja World was about to descend into great chaos.
As one of the leaders of the Four Nations Alliance, Ai would absolutely not allow Konoha to trample upon the order of the Ninja World, nor upon the rights of Daimyō and nobles.
"Mabui! Immediately draft a statement for me. Any country that dares to defy its Daimyō and overthrow the one-country, one-village system will face joint extermination by the Four Nations Alliance!"
"The Four Great Nations will absolutely not tolerate the existence of such traitors!"
"Yes."
Mabui responded.
She could already imagine what kind of storm this statement would stir up across the Ninja World.
Land of Earth.
Inside the dusty, conical Tsuchikage's Office, Third Tsuchikage Onoki's beard nearly stood on end with rage after receiving the statement released by Konoha.
"Has Konoha gone mad? How could it release such a statement!"
Since taking office as Tsuchikage, this was the first time he had been so furious.
The Daimyō was the supreme ruler of a country and the center of its political power and economy.
Was Konoha's Fifth Hokage trying to exterminate all the Daimyō across the Ninja World?
He took a deep breath and gritted his teeth.
"Kitsuchi, draft a statement for me."
...
Shortly after Konoha released its statement, the Land of Lightning and the Land of Earth, two of the Four Great Nations, almost simultaneously released their own statements.
The contents were nearly identical.
The identity of the Daimyō as the ruler of a country is unshakeable.
The history of the Ninja World has been this way for thousands of years. Konoha's actions were considered rebellious and intolerable to the Ninja World.
Any small nation that dared to imitate Konoha would face joint extermination by the Four Great Nations.
The release of these two opposing statements, from the Republic of Fire and the Four Nations Alliance, instantly pushed the conflict to a climax.
The entire Ninja World was plunged into heated discussion.
Especially the Daimyō and nobles of many small nations, who lived in constant fear day and night, worrying that they might lose their heads if their own Ninja Villages overthrew them.
Under this oppressive atmosphere, some nobles had already begun migrating, fleeing to other countries in search of refuge.
…
Land of Water, Kirigakure.
On the mist-shrouded rooftop of a building, a swirling vortex suddenly appeared, and Obito's black-robed figure emerged from the distortion of space.
A pair of crimson three-tomoe Sharingan looked down upon the village shrouded in thick mist.
"Obito, things outside are already boiling over. Aren't you going to intervene?"
White Zetsu, resembling a pitcher plant, emerged from the floor behind him, revealing his upper body as he spoke.
Fourth Mizukage Yagura was controlled by Obito's genjutsu. If Obito wished, he could easily influence the external situation by having Yagura issue a statement.
"No need."
Obito replied indifferently.
Yagura's personality had always been one that disliked involving himself in outside turmoil. When he had previously manipulated Yagura into proposing the alliance at the Four Kage Summit, it had already attracted considerable attention.
If he continued controlling Yagura to release statements, it would draw too much unnecessary scrutiny and increase the risk of Yagura's genjutsu control being exposed.
Obito knew that many high-ranking officials within Kirigakure were already suspicious of their Mizukage.
After Yagura took office, he re-implemented the Blood Mist policy, which had already caused internal unrest within village. This time, during the Four Nations Alliance, he had also made decisions completely unlike his usual character.
All of these abnormalities had caused people to question whether the Mizukage's will was truly his own.
At a time like this, it was best not to complicate matters further.
"How is Nagato doing?"
Obito asked.
"The Hashirama cells have been successfully transplanted. Nagato's entire legs have been replaced with Hashirama cells, allowing him to move normally. That guy was happy for quite a while."
"He didn't notice anything unusual, did he?"
"Don't worry."
White Zetsu grinned coldly.
"The things I planted were extremely subtle. That idiot Nagato will never discover them. He even thinks he can suppress the Hashirama cells with his Rinnegan."
"But he doesn't realize that even the Rinnegan isn't truly his. He's just a chosen puppet."
"That's good."
Some of the heaviness in Obito's heart finally eased.
Nagato choosing to transplant Hashirama cells at this moment had been an unexpected surprise.
With Hashirama cells, Nagato would be able to develop the deeper powers of the Rinnegan. Compared to before, his strength would improve tremendously.
However, transplanting Hashirama cells also meant planting a hidden key within his body.
At a critical moment, this key might produce unexpected results.
'The Sharingan could only unleash its full power when paired.'
After regaining his missing eye, Obito's strength had soared to a level he had never previously reached.
The balance of power was finally beginning to tilt in his favour.
For the first time since Namikaze Mirai had appeared, Obito finally possessed the confidence to fight back.
"If I hadn't recovered this eye, my situation would undoubtedly have become even more passive. I should thank you, Kakashi, for keeping this eye safe for me."
Obito's crimson Sharingan gazed toward the mist-covered sea, a faint smile appearing in his eyes.
…
Republic of Fire.
Konoha, Research Department.
Kakashi lay flat on an operating table in the laboratory. His left eye socket was bloody and empty, his eyeball gone.
At this moment, he looked incredibly dejected, completely devoid of spirit, as if he had suffered a devastating blow.
The Sharingan that Obito had given him before his death had been stolen by that cursed masked man.
'I'm such a good-for-nothing. After failing to protect Rin, I couldn't even protect Obito's last gift.'
'How will I face that guy in the Pure Land?'
Guilt, pain, regret, confusion, countless emotions churned in his heart, swallowing his spirit and tormenting him endlessly.
"Don't look like that, Kakashi. Losing your Sharingan might not necessarily be a bad thing for you."
Noticing Kakashi's depressed state, Mirai glanced at the data in his hand and spoke in a gentle tone.
"According to the inspection report, your body simply cannot withstand the use of the Sharingan. As someone who isn't from the Uchiha clan, you weren't able to deactivate the Sharingan since obtaining it."
"You could only allow it to constantly consume your chakra, which leaves your chakra reserves in a permanent state of deficit."
"In addition, your physical condition continued to deteriorate because of the burden imposed by the Sharingan."
"The Sharingan is an eye of Yin-style chakra nature, which requires nourishment from the body's Yang-style. Your body has been in a constant state of depletion."
"In the long run, you might..."
Mirai paused and looked at Kakashi meaningfully.
"Become impotent."
Kakashi suddenly felt a chill in a certain part of his lower body and instinctively swallowed.
No wonder he had felt physically weak for such a long time, always looking tired and unwilling to do anything.
His only spiritual comfort had been Jiraiya's new novels, which he read daily and treasured like sacred scripture.
Under the terrifying threat of impotence, Kakashi finally broke free from his guilt and despair and began taking his physical condition seriously.
He was still young.
If he truly became impotent, wouldn't he remain single for the rest of his life?
Perhaps even after Minato-sensei's son Naruto got married and had children, he would still be alone.
"Don't worry. I've already found the best replacement for your missing left eye."
Seeing the change in Kakashi's expression, Mirai knew his words had worked and continued speaking.
"The best replacement?"
A strong sense of curiosity arose in Kakashi's heart.
What kind of replacement could Mirai possibly mean?
"It's this."
An eyeball rested quietly in Mirai's palm.
Calling it an eyeball was somewhat inaccurate as it looked more like a mechanized device.
The white of the eye was covered with numerous blue numerical patterns, constantly converging toward the central gray-brown pupil, giving it a striking cyberpunk appearance.
The back of the eyeball contained no nerves or blood vessels at all.
Instead, it was filled with incredibly intricate circuits.
Just looking at it made one's scalp tingle.
"This is an electronic eye."
"Or you could call it a Bionic Eye."
"A bionic eye?"
Kakashi's remaining right eye widened as he stared at the strange eyeball in Mirai's hand.
A tingling sensation suddenly crept across his scalp.
"Wait… are you saying you're going to put that thing into my eye socket?"
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