"What did you say?"
"How could they be with Uchiha Sasuke?" Code asked, voice seething with anger.
Right now, he could go anywhere in the world except near Six Paths Sasuke, who had once defeated him—a forbidden zone he didn't dare touch for now. But, inconveniently, the two traitors, Amado and Kashin Koji, were right beside Sasuke, making him hesitant and unwilling to approach.
This infuriated Code!
He couldn't fathom how these two parties could have allied.
"I don't know either. Should I check the process?" Eida asked weakly.
Her Senrigan was like a monitor screen, able to choose between live monitoring or historical footage playback at any given time, but not both simultaneously. In other words, she couldn't view real-time monitoring and past recordings at the same time.
"Wait, first confirm where they are. Pinpoint their location!" Code instructed, preparing to verify their position before making a plan.
"They're in…"
At that moment, the Hokage's office door was suddenly pushed open, and a figure entered with a report.
"Hokage-sama, there's trouble!" Sai entered the office, his expression anxious.
As the current leader of Konoha's Anbu and Head of Security, Sai was no small figure. His authority in the village was second only to five others, making him one of Konoha's top officials.
"You idiot, don't you know to knock before entering?!" Code shouted, brimming with rage.
To maintain his elegance and style, Code was a perfectionist who even removed his shoes before entering a guest room. Naturally, he was furious at such a discourteous interruption, especially when he was in the middle of something important. His anger peaked.
"Sorry, I was out of line!" Sai hurriedly apologized, and at the same time, he took in the scene inside the room.
In the office, the newly appointed substitute Hokage was holding a stunning blue-haired girl from behind in an odd position, seemingly engaged in intimate activities.
Sai's heart skipped a beat, but he quickly suppressed his shock. After all, even if their Hokage was committing lewd acts in broad daylight in the office, there was nothing they could do but pretend not to notice.
However, while he could suppress his shock, he couldn't resist Eida's passive charm, equivalent to a Divine Technique. It made Sai unconsciously captivated, unable to help but glance at Eida twice.
"What are you looking at?"
"Nothing…"
Sai hurriedly forced himself to look away from Eida, but this only made Code angrier.
*WHOOSH!*
Code vanished from his spot, reappearing behind Sai at the doorway, his right hand transforming into sharp claws. In an instant, he severed Sai's entire left arm.
*PU-CHI!*
The severed arm fell to the ground, blood spurting out. Sai hadn't expected the Hokage to attack him so brutally. Even if he had reacted, at such close range, he was no match for Code…
"This is your lesson. Next time, remember to knock before entering!"
Code glared at Sai coldly, his gaze condescending, as if looking at an insect.
Sai knelt on the ground, gritting his teeth against the pain, sealing his wound with chakra. He didn't understand why the new Hokage was so cruel and brutal. But faced with the Hokage's lesson and punishment, he could only nod in pained agreement.
"Alright! I'll remember next time…"
"Speak, what's actually going on?"
"The Kara Organization has declared war on the entire world!" Sai reported through clenched teeth.
"What?!?!"
Even Code, who had been calm, was shocked by this news.
(What did you say? The Kara Organization declared war on the entire world? Isn't that the organization I founded? Why don't I know about this?)
"What exactly happened?"
"Just now, the Kara Organization, led by Otsutsuki Sasuke, has officially attacked and occupied Kirigakure! Through the Water Country's network and media, they've issued a declaration of war to the entire world, announcing they will start the Fifth Ninja World War and unify the entire world!" Sai reported concisely.
"Sasuke?!? They're all in Kirigakure?"
Code was so furious that smoke seemed to rise from his head. He immediately turned to Eida for confirmation. Eida nodded, verifying that Sasuke and Amado, as she saw, were indeed in Kirigakure…
This made Code even angrier, and he immediately questioned Sai.
"He occupied Kirigakure?"
"Yes."
"He also declared he'd unify the entire world?"
"Correct."
"Ridiculous, absurd! How could he? How dare he? The Kara Organization, it's clearly mine, mine…" Code roared, jumping in frustration.
He could accept Sasuke defeating him, but he absolutely couldn't tolerate the other party stealing everything from him. Especially the fact that Sasuke so easily took over the Kara Organization and even declared war in his name, as if mocking and insulting his dignity and status as an Otsutsuki. For Isshiki, this was a massive humiliation!
At this moment, he felt the pain of having 'his headquarters completely taken' and all his possessions seized by the enemy!
Most importantly, it seemed he had caused all this himself! Had he defeated himself? This was truly infuriating!
Code felt dizzy with rage, temporarily losing his ability to think rationally. He even doubted the truth of this news.
In his eyes, these Konoha ninjas couldn't possibly be this crazy! After all, there was Naruto—how could he allow Sasuke to attack other villages? Or even actively start the Fifth Ninja World War? It was utterly impossible!
But he had no idea that Sasuke and his two companions were currently free from Naruto's constraints! And when the three of them went wild, they were more ruthless than each other!
"What's the situation in Kirigakure now? What exactly is Uchi… Otsutsuki Sasuke doing?"
"Based on the information and videos released by the Kara Organization, they've fully occupied Kirigakure, and Otsutsuki Sasuke himself has killed the Sixth Mizukage, Chōjūrō! Now, all of Kirigakure is under the Kara Organization's control!" Sai reported with his head bowed.
He hadn't expected Sasuke's side to be so brutal—killing the Seventh Hokage and now the Sixth Mizukage… In the history of the ninja world, there had never been such a vile enemy!
Code grew even angrier upon hearing this and confirmed with Eida again, ensuring that Sasuke had indeed killed the Sixth Mizukage and led the Kara Organization to take over Kirigakure.
"Damn bastard, how dare he do such a thing…"
Code cursed furiously, realizing he might have misjudged that madman Sasuke.
What exactly was the other party trying to do? Instead of focusing on defeating him or saving Konoha Village, he was killing the allied Mizukage and Kirigakure, even claiming he'd unify the entire world!
He couldn't comprehend what was going through Sasuke's mind! Had Sasuke truly gone insane?
"Hokage-sama, the Kazekage, Raikage, and Tsuchikage have sent urgent messages. They want to speak with you to discuss forming an alliance to face the upcoming Fifth Ninja World War."
"What's your decision?"
Sai reported quickly, this being the real reason he had rushed to find their substitute Hokage.
The Fifth Ninja World War was about to erupt, and the other Kage were already impatient. However, forming a Ninja Alliance Force and alliance without the approval of Konoha, the leader of the Five Great Villages, was impossible.
Would they form an alliance force?
How would they counter the Kara Organization's declaration of war? How would they handle this crisis? All of this required a decision from Hokage Uzumaki Code!