Shortly after, a formidable armada of fifty warships slipped away from the mist-shrouded docks of Kirigakure, slicing through the waves toward the Land of Lightning. To ensure total stealth, the six tails Jinchūriki Utakata, stood at the lead ship, utilizing his bubble jutsu to wrap the entire fleet in an chakra-concealing bubble veil and turned everybody and everything invisible.
High above the village, sitting precariously on top of the Mizukage tower, a masked figure watched the ships disappear into the horizon. Obito Uchiha adjusted his orange mask, his Sharingan spinning slowly.
"They better put the information I bled for to good use," Obito muttered to himself. "If they waste this advantage, I'll personally slaughter every last one of them."
"The stage is set, Obito," Zetsu whispered, his dual voices overlapped weirdly.
"Good. Let's go sow some discord in the Land of Earth," Obito replied, his body began to warp. "We need Iwagakure to throw themselves into this meat grinder as well." With a soft swirl, he vanished.
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The Raikage sat at the head of a massive table, flanked by Renga, Benihime, Aya, the young Ay, Killer Bee, and Kaien.
"Alright, let's hear your ideas," the Raikage said in a uncharacteristically low voice, his massive forearms resting on the table.
Kaien remained silent and fell into a deep thought. The geographic isolation of the Land of Water was proving to be a nightmare for their intelligence network. Kumo's scouts had no way of knowing exactly when the Mist would strike, or how many forces they were bringing to attack. They couldn't simply leave a massive battalion stationed on the coastline indefinitely, wasting resources while waiting for a phantom fleet.
From the canon knowledge Kaien possessed, the situation was incredibly perilous. The Mizukage, Yagura, would be a perfect Jinchūriki of the Three-Tails just like Uncle Bee but he didn't know if he is, as the timeline of three tails rebirth was not clear. Then there was Mei Terumī, a monstrous combatant wielding two distinct Kekkei Genkai... Lava Release and Boil Release.
Before the Kaien could speak his strategy though he could think of nothing.
Killer Bee broke the silence, though his thoughts were entirely elsewhere. Rapping his fingers on the table, he blurted out a rhyme:
"Yo! Listen up, see! Madara Uchiha's on the loose, wild and free! He just stepped up right in front of reanimated Rōshi back at Iwa!"
The Raikage stared at Bee, his brow furrowing in confusion.
"Onoki was already with Roshi and about to engage Madara," Bee continued, ignoring the glares. "But Madara doesn't even seem bothered by the Tsuchikage. He's completely focused on trying to kill Rōshi right then and there!"
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The Tsuchikage hovered high above the rocky crags, the light breeze catching his robes as he looked down. Onoki had set out to Roshi, the Jinchuriki of the Four-Tails, who was behaving oddly after returning from Kumo. But the scene greeting him was a mess. Standing across from Roshi was a masked figure clad with a visible Sharingan... Onoki immediately assumed this Uchiha was acting on behalf of Kumogakure, as the Uchiha clan joined them.
"That arrogant Raikage brat," Onoki thought as his fists tightened. "It was bad enough that Kumogakure had offered asylum to the remnants of the Uchiha clan, completely reshaping the geopolitical landscape. But to immediately turn around and weaponize them? Sending an Uchiha elite to assassinate or capture Iwa's prized Jinchuriki was a declaration of war in all but name." Onoki didn't care about the intricacies of the man's identity; to him, this was a blatant disrespectful strike by Kumo.
Before Onoki could descend, the Uchiha molded his chakra with terrifying speed.
"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"
With a sharp exhale, the masked shinobi spat a volley of erratic fireballs. At first glance, it looked like a single massive blaze, but it quickly fractured into dozens of smaller, wild flames that darted out like a flock of fire birds.
The mesmerizing dance of the fire was meant to distract. Obito meticulously guided each smaller fireball with his chakra, steering them toward Roshi. Hidden deep within the core of those embers were sharpened shuriken, prepped to shred whatever the fire didn't consume.
Roshi caught off guard by the sheer agility of the attack, took the brunt of the assault. The intense heat instantly liquefied the outermost layers of his flesh. Yet, the Reanimated body started to regenerate the melted tissue almost as fast as it was destroyed.
Watching from above, Onoki's eyes narrowed as he focused on Roshi. Looking at Roshi regeneration look similar to Reanimation jutsu, Onoki realized he had been utterly swindled.
The massive peace treaty Iwa had paid... a staggering five billion ryo, three S-rank scrolls, ten A-rank Earth Style jutsu manuals, and the priceless, highly classified secrets of Steel and Lava Release... had been completely wasted on a deal that was now falling apart before his eyes.
Even Obito, masking his surprise behind his visor, had to recalibrate. His original plan was straightforward: execute Roshi while framed as a Kumo-aligned Uchiha, driving a permanent wedge between the villages before he ever had to reveal himself as 'Madara.'
"But seeing Roshi being reanimated changed things. It was clear Kumogakure had already stripped him of the Four-Tails, but this betrayal guaranteed Iwagakure would to retaliate. With Iwa and Kirigakure both turning their blades toward Kumo, Konoha wouldn't sit idly by; they'd plunge right into the chaos." Obito thought.
Suddenly, a coffin erupted from the ground to reclaim Roshi. Reacting with blinding speed, Onoki lunged forward while weaving a blur of hand seals.
"Earth Release: Ultra-Added-Weight Rock Technique!"
The crushing force anchored Roshi instantly. Turning a glaring eye to Obito, Onoki growled, "Uchiha, go tell your Raikage. I am coming for his head."
Obito merely smirked, letting the old man believe whatever lie kept the chaos brewing.
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Meanwhile, back in Kumogakure, Killer Bee grunted in frustration as his grip on the summon slipped. "Damn it, Onoki used his weight jutsu, I can't pull Roshi back."
Kaien's eyes widened with Obito wielding the Totsuka blade, the information he got from Orochimaru made him conclude its true nature. "We can't let 'Madara' get a single drop of the Four-Tails' chakra," Kaien urged, "and we can't let the old man Onoki keep the proof of our bluff. We can reanimate him later."
Nodding, Killer Bee flashed through the hand seals... Rat, Ox, Monkey, Tiger, Boar.
"Reanimation Jutsu: Release!"
Across the Iwagakure, Roshi's vessel crumbled to ash as his soul finally broke free, returning to the Pure World.
Kaien knew even a bit of a tailed beast chakra is enough to summon Gedo Statue. "And now, how do I convince them to stop them from reanimating Kinkaku, Ginkaku. He should have already eyed Blue B for Eight Tails which Grandma sealed but Konoha should have released the soul into the pure world."
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A/N: Obito plan though turned out to be different, still led to his goal. With this Iwa will also join the fray, now its 2v1... if Konoha also joins it would be 3v1.
Kumo is getting Konoha treatment. In all this wars, it was always ganging up on Konoha for resources. But this time it is for revenge with Kumo offending every village, it is only natural.
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