Based on the data Kei Yamanaka received from the system during the [Plane Traveler]'s fusion and enhancement—
Most worlds have the ability to sustain and regulate themselves!
Although the Naruto world lacked any records of Six Paths reincarnation, there were still concepts like "Bodhi (enlightenment)" and "reincarnation."
The Pure Land should have been able to cleanse a soul's traces and memories, transforming it into a pure spiritual essence before reincarnating it into the mortal realm, thus completing the cycle with the entire world.
Yet no matter how long ago someone died, they all still remain trapped in the Pure Land today!
Right now, the Pure Land resembled the gaping maw of a ravenous beast, constantly devouring the energy and chakra produced throughout the ninja world!
Kei Yamanaka couldn't immediately brand the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, as the villain solely based on this.
But if someone insisted these events had nothing to do with him—who would actually believe that?
"That already sounds like such a headache of an enemy…"
Pakura groaned, one hand pressed against her forehead as she half-reclined on the chair.
Of them all, she'd fought Mist shinobi the most and knew how dangerous those lunatics could get when there was enough water nearby.
Now adding another ten thousand White Zetsu on top of that, along with the unpredictable appearances of the Otsutsuki Clan…
This can't be serious, right?!
"More than ten thousand enemies, each with at least Genin to Chunin-level strength…"
Kitsuchi also wore a troubled expression.
Even fighting ten thousand pigs running around wildly wouldn't be easy, let alone an army of ninja?
"If those things are fearless soldiers, can't the Mizukage control them into killing themselves?"
Raikage III crossed his arms, deep in thought before finally asking.
"The authority left by Black Zetsu struggles to even lead them into battle. Making them commit suicide is impossible. Don't worry too much though; we have Konoha's top-tier fighters leading the charge in this war. Eliminating the White Zetsu and Mist extremists won't be difficult. Plus, using this war as an opportunity, we can effectively reduce the hostility and hatred among ninja villages."
Kei shrugged his shoulders, revealing his biggest objective.
The main reason he wanted everyone to unite for this battle was largely because he hoped to recreate what happened in the original storyline during the Fourth Great Ninja War—to establish a common enemy for everyone, thereby eliminating, soothing, or suppressing the grudges and hatred between various hidden villages.
If not for this purpose,
He could simply wait while Hikaku Uchiha marked each White Zetsu with Kagutsuchi Seals using her innate ability.
Once all the seals were set, he'd only need to instantly extract the chakra from their bodies, killing all ten thousand White Zetsu at once from chakra depletion!
Because unlike the advanced network decades later—shown in the original timeline—
After Black Zetsu released Hikaku Uchiha from her seal,
Despite marking White Zetsu nearly every day, she'd only managed to imprint around fifteen thousand so far.
Ten thousand White Zetsu—
At best, it would take around eight months to a year.
Kei wasn't short on time.
But after the forced merger of the four great ninja villages, frequent conflicts were inevitable due to deep-seated hatred. It was going to be quite troublesome!
If those tensions continued to grow deeper,
the hard-won unity would collapse just as he set his sights on other worlds.
Wouldn't all his efforts be for nothing?
"Hostility and hatred..."
A sharp gleam flashed in Pakura's eyes.
If the monsters that once besieged Sunagakure led the charge,
combined with the greatest fighters from each hidden village,
then taking down 100,000 White Zetsu and the entire Mist village wouldn't seem so difficult.
As for eliminating hostility and hatred...
Was this really about using war as an excuse to eliminate those ninja who held deep hostility or unresolved grudges against other villages—those who posed a threat?
Pakura's expression turned complex. These past two days, Kei Yamanaka had more than once mentioned how many Mist shinobi had serious issues.
If left unresolved, they could very likely cause endless trouble!
"Don't look at me like that. I'm not Danzo, nor am I as shady as you're imagining. Conflicts are normal after merging villages. Isn't that exactly why people like you exist—to resolve those conflicts?"
Kei Yamanaka immediately knew Pakura had misunderstood him the moment he saw her expression.
"Cough cough."
Pakura lightly cleared her throat, avoiding Kei's gaze without saying much further.
Still, she felt slightly relieved deep down.
She had endured countless injustices along the way. Understanding how that felt, she didn't want to inflict the same kind of injustice on others.
"Is there no way to defeat the 100,000 White Zetsu and the Mist village with fewer casualties?"
The Third Raikage asked gravely.
Even the greatest fighters couldn't protect everyone.
And uniting the four villages into the Allied Ninja Forces, after scraping together every last soldier, they barely numbered over seventy thousand.
They'd be up against 100,000 White Zetsu and over ten thousand Mist shinobi!
Who knows how many lives would be lost!
"There is one, but it comes with higher risks."
"What method?"
"Some tailed beasts' chakra can be extracted and injected into the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to revive the Ten-Tails. Once revived, we can let it reestablish its connection with the 100,000 White Zetsu. Then, cutting down the God Tree would wipe out the entire White Zetsu army."
"What risk could there possibly be? Even if that woman really resurfaces, wouldn't she be extremely weakened since only partial chakra has been restored? Can't our top fighters handle her?"
"The God Tree's presence has an immense pull on the Otsutsuki Clan—even from great distances!"
Kei Yamanaka swept his gaze across everyone before giving them time to think.
A, the Third Raikage, remained silent without speaking further.
Between fighting one super powerful opponent or facing off against 100,000 White Zetsu, his heart actually leaned more towards confronting Kaguya Otsutsuki directly.
If they could take her down fast enough, the 100,000 White Zetsu would perish alongside her!
And the remaining Mist shinobi definitely couldn't withstand a joint assault from the four great hidden villages. Casualties from Cloud would also drop to a minimum!
However, choosing this approach might very well attract other members of the Otsutsuki Clan.
As Kei Yamanaka had warned.
Members of the Otsutsuki Clan almost all possessed strength surpassing even Kage-level experts. Alone, each of them was capable of destroying an entire hidden village, and their abilities were naturally effective against various Ninjutsu techniques and chakra-based attacks!
Was he prepared to face the consequences of such a decision?
Kei Yamanaka's gaze swept over Tsunade, Pakura, Kitsuchi, and the Third Raikage. Noticing their eerily similar expressions, he clapped his hands once, drawing everyone's attention.
"Two choices—pick one. I won't interfere with your decision—you can vote by raising your hands. Let's treat this as our first joint decision since the villages merged."
Tsunade let out a slow breath, glancing at those seated before her, then gave a slight nod of approval.
The others seeing this naturally had no objections either.
"Then, raise your hand if you agree with directly declaring war on the hundred thousand White Zetsu and Kiri."
Kei's voice rang out.
A few seconds ticked by. Seeing the four still sitting quietly, Kei curled his lips into a faint smirk and spoke again.
"Now, raise your hand if you agree with reviving the Ten-Tails, slaying it, and using its power to destroy the hundred thousand White Zetsu, then declaring war on the Mist Village."
Tsunade, Pakura, Kitsuchi, and the Third Raikage successively raised their hands.
It might not be the wisest decision, but if they couldn't even muster the courage to protect their own people against strong foes, how could they call themselves 'Kage'!
Clap… clap… clap…
Kei applauded, the grin on his face barely restrained!
"You bastard…"
The longer Tsunade stared at Kei's strained smile, the more suspicion grew within her.
Could it be that from the start, he'd planned all along to unleash the Ten-Tails and use it as bait to lure out the Otsutsuki Clan!
From what Tsunade knew of Kei Yamanaka, he never feared strong enemies.
Sometimes, he even seemed thrilled to face them.
Earlier, when he presented the two choices, he hadn't pressured anyone into deciding at all.
"You… you're not trying to pass the blame onto someone else, are you…"
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