Not only the Hidden Stone Village, but the Hidden Cloud Village, perched atop high peaks, witnessed a similar scene.
The Fourth Raikage, Ay, sat boldly in the exclusive Raikage's chair. Beside him stood a female secretary with beige hair, tan skin, and a curvaceous figure, who was currently reporting the details of the attack on Konoha.
"According to reliable sources, the Uchiha Clan was completely wiped out in this attack. The few remaining Uchiha members have been designated as Rogue Ninjas by Konoha."
"Among them, Fugaku's eldest son, Itachi Uchiha, has been designated as an S-Rank Rogue Ninja. The younger son, Sasuke Uchiha, is an A-Rank Rogue Ninja, and the Jashin Religion member Tobi has also been designated as an S-Rank Rogue Ninja."
After listening to Mabui's report, Ay let out a disdainful, mocking laugh.
"They clearly possessed the most secret techniques and the strongest bloodline clan, yet they couldn't even handle a small group like the Jashin Religion. It seems the throne of the number one village in the shinobi world should belong to our Hidden Cloud Village instead."
His speech remained as powerful and overbearing as ever.
Mabui sighed somewhat helplessly and said, "Lord Raikage, even so, we cannot underestimate the strength of the Jashin Religion. Recently, it seems their teachings have been spreading within the borders of the Land of Lightning..."
Hearing this, Ay glanced at her and said dismissively, "Cloud ninjas are not like those trash in Konoha. Let C handle this matter."
"Understood. And regarding Konoha?"
Mabui followed up. After all, now that Konoha had suffered a heavy blow, it was the perfect time to take advantage of the situation.
Ay tapped on the desk and said, "Order the border troops to test Konoha's strength within the Land of Fields. If it's confirmed that their power is depleted, we can further encroach upon the Land of Fields."
"Understood."
Mabui held her folder, indicating she understood.
Like other great nations, the Land of Fields served as a buffer zone between the Land of Lightning and the Land of Fire, acting as a battlefield for small-scale conflicts between the two powers.
If Konoha truly faced internal issues now, they would likely be forced to strategically abandon the surrounding small nations when faced with pressure from the Land of Lightning.
After all, just after the Third Shinobi World War ended, Konoha had swallowed its pride and killed Hizashi Hyuga to apologize to the Cloud. Now that they faced both internal and external troubles, abandoning a small nation seemed only natural.
Furthermore, based on Ay's understanding of that old fox Onoki, the Land of Earth would likely be unable to restrain itself as well.
Additionally, since the Land of Wind had recently developed several powerful secret techniques, they would probably take action too.
As Mabui prepared to leave, she heard Ay speak again, "Furthermore, have the Intelligence Corps keep an eye on the Uchiha survivors. If possible, bring any wandering Uchiha to the Hidden Cloud. Konoha doesn't need the Sharingan, but the Hidden Cloud does."
"I understand."
In the Land of Wind, within the Hidden Sand Village.
The Jonin Baki similarly brought an important piece of news to the Kazekage, Rasa.
"Konoha's newly appointed Fifth Hokage, Danzo Shimura, has announced a severe crackdown on the Jashin Religion and has requested cooperation from the Hidden Sand Village."
"As a sign of sincerity, Konoha has suspended its offensive operations on the Land of Rivers battlefield and claimed they can proactively cede several important strongholds."
Baki gave a brief introduction and then handed Danzo's personal letter to Rasa.
The latter sneered. "It seems Konoha has finally recognized the terrifying nature of the Jashin Religion."
Once, the Hidden Sand Village had become the laughingstock of the entire shinobi world because of the Jashin Religion's attack.
Konoha, in particular—claiming to be number one—had aggressively stolen a large number of mission orders from the Hidden Sand.
If the Hidden Sand hadn't boldly invaded the Land of Rivers to demonstrate its strength, they might have fallen into decline by now.
Now that it was finally Konoha's turn, the Kazekage felt an immense sense of satisfaction.
However, every time Rasa recalled the events of that night, his hands and feet would still tremble with rage, and his body would turn cold.
The loss of the One-Tail, Shukaku, remained a constant wound for the entire Hidden Sand Village.
They wanted to solve the Jashin Religion problem and reclaim the Sand's only Tailed Beast at every waking moment.
Therefore, cooperating with Konoha was indeed a good choice.
"Kawanishi, what do you think?"
Rasa looked toward the young man sitting nearby.
As the various secret techniques created by Kawanishi showed great power on the battlefield, his status in the Hidden Sand had risen accordingly. He was now able to participate in high-level discussions and held significant influence.
Had it not been for his youth, Rasa would have already recommended him to become a village elder or advisor.
Hearing Rasa's question, a faint cold light flashed across Kawanishi's glasses. He said respectfully, "Lord Kazekage, I believe allying with Konoha to deal with the Jashin Religion is indeed a good choice."
"First, it can restore our village's reputation. Second, it can announce the Hidden Sand's strength to the entire shinobi world. Third, we can retrieve Shukaku. And fourth, we can make Konoha pay a price."
Rasa nodded upon hearing this; Kawanishi's words mirrored his own thoughts.
Consequently, Rasa immediately convened a high-level meeting of the Hidden Sand. The previously secluded elders, Lady Chiyo and Ebizo, were also invited to attend.
In short, because of this incident, every great nation made its own move, and the situation of the entire shinobi world was quietly changing.
Since Konoha occupied the best territory in the world and had now suffered a heavy blow, many were waiting to step up and claim a piece of the cake.
Additionally, the Jashin Religion—having successfully orchestrated attacks on two great nations consecutively—officially garnered the attention of all major powers.
At this moment, Simu, the mastermind behind these events, was soaking in a blood pool, looking at the data panel in front of him with a satisfied nod.
The Jashin Religion's operation had dealt a massive blow to Konoha, wiping out the entire Uchiha Clan and eliminating the "God of Shinobi," the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi.
It could be said that in the eyes of many forces in the shinobi world, the Jashin Religion was no longer just a simple terrorist organization; they possessed the power to topple a great nation!
Therefore, Simu had gained an incredibly high amount of reputation points this time.
[The Evil God's Growth Game]
[Level]: 6 (Next level requires 400,000 reputation)
[Evil God Reputation]: 301,213
[Ability 1]:
[Womb of the Primordial Creator]
[Gene Bank]: Human Genes, Zerg Genes, RC Genes
[Projects Currently Being Analyzed]:
Jashin Gene (Analysis Progress: 57.8%), Yang Style Ninjutsu (60.5%), Yin Style Ninjutsu (66.3%), Sage Genes (58.2%), Tailed Beast Chakra (Nine-Tails) (12.25%), Uchiha Genes (65.4%), Wood Style Genes (74.1%)...
[Producable Species]:
Sage Art Cursed Seal: Greatly enhances physical constitution and ninjutsu strength by absorbing external Natural Energy.
Eagle Eye: A floating eyeball with the observational power of the Byakugan, usable as a scout.
[Ability 2]:
[Blessing of the Evil God]: Your body is blessed by the Evil God. Until the Evil God falls, you will possess an immortal body.
[Introduction]: I want to create a world with Lord Jashin!
Summarizing the gains:
First, Simu had leveled up again. His soul strength and spiritual power had further increased, meaning his main body's analysis speed for various genes and abilities would significantly accelerate.
Furthermore, his resistance to various soul attacks and Genjutsu would improve.
With his current soul strength, even facing Itachi Uchiha's Tsukuyomi with his main body should no longer be a problem.
In fact, his own soul might even invade and contaminate Itachi Uchiha's spiritual world in return...
Second, Simu had acquired a massive number of experimental subjects this time.
Although it was a shame he couldn't get Hashirama Senju's remains, he had managed to obtain many other Kekkei Genkai.
The most abundant among them were the Uchiha Clan genes.
Since nearly the entire clan was gone, except for the eyes Sasuke had absorbed, the remaining bodies were stripped clean by the insects Simu left behind.
It was precisely with the support of so many genes that Simu's research on the Uchiha Clan could proceed so smoothly, reaching 65.4% in such a short time.
Besides the Uchiha, the second most abundant were the Hyuga Clan genes.
On the battlefield, Simu had used clones to hunt down a large number of Hyuga ninjas.
Although the eyes of those Branch House ninjas would be destroyed by the Caged Bird seal upon death, it did not stop Simu from extracting genetic data from other parts of their bodies.
With this genetic data, Simu could completely clone a new Hyuga subject and use it to study the Byakugan.
The new species created this time, the Eagle Eye, was a species made using Byakugan genes, possessing terrifying vision and insight.
Third, the many secret and forbidden techniques obtained from Konoha.
In a sense, Konoha was truly the undisputed number one in the shinobi world because its collection of forbidden techniques was simply too vast.
Many of them possessed terrifying side effects, and two-thirds were created by the legendary Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.
Simu was very curious about how that Second Hokage managed to create so many forbidden techniques with side effects.
One must use a technique to create it.
How did Tobirama Senju, as Hokage, avoid these side effects?
Or could he not avoid them, ultimately leading to his death in the First Shinobi World War?
Simu could no longer know these things, but in any case, the Scroll of Seals—Konoha's knowledge treasury accumulated over decades—was now in his hands.
Under the terrifying computing power of Simu's main body, these forbidden techniques would likely be mastered in no time.
As for side effects?
Simu, who possessed many clones, didn't worry about such things at all.
If the side effect was losing an arm, he could just chop it off and regrow it after use; it was no hindrance.
If the side effect was losing life force, that was even less of an issue. Simu himself didn't even know how abundant his life force was now.
Thus, Simu could be said to be the most compatible person with all forbidden techniques.
Oh, wait—not a person.
And it wasn't just the forbidden techniques from the Scroll of Seals. He had also copied the secret techniques of the various clans: the Shadow Style of the Nara Clan, the Multi-Size Technique of the Akimichi Clan, the spiritual ninjutsu of the Yamanaka Clan, the insect manipulation of Shino's clan, the Gentle Fist of the Hyuga, and so on.
Eventually, these secret techniques would be modified by Simu and applied to the various monsters produced in the future.
Fourth, Simu had greatly weakened Konoha's strength in this operation, causing the entire shinobi world to become restless.
Under Simu's deliberate guidance, this restlessness would soon evolve into a terrifying war sweeping the entire world!
After all, only through chaos and suffering does faith have the chance to sprout.
Once Simu finished digesting all these gains, his strength would reach another level!
After summarizing his gains, a sudden explosion sounded from outside, causing the entire base to tremble.
Simu immediately learned of the situation through the Black Beetles stationed throughout the base.
The corner of his mouth curved slightly. It seems Sasuke's mental state is quite good.
Thinking this, Simu stretched and stepped out of the blood pool. In the second he left the pool, the blood droplets on his skin evaporated instantly.
Throwing on some clothes, Simu entered the base and immediately saw an intense battle.
Gaara had summoned a vast sea of sand, ready to strike, while Sasuke stood in the center of the sand's encirclement. His Sharingan, filled with bloodlust and coldness, constantly observed for any possible openings, while the long blade in his hand crackled with threads of electricity.
Besides these two kids, Hidan was on the side, shouting repeatedly, "Fight! Fight! Gaara, use the sand to stab his butt hard!"
"Really..."
Simu curled his lips, showing an expression of disgust.
Seeing Simu appear, Gaara prepared to stop the fight.
But Sasuke clearly had no such intention. At the moment Gaara's attention wavered, Sasuke moved like a lightning bolt, turning into a flash of electricity that slashed hard toward Gaara's head.
The electric arc flashed, and Gaara was instantly decapitated!
But in the next second, the separated body turned into a sand explosion.
Gaara's figure then emerged from the yellow sand on the other side.
He watched Sasuke indifferently, then raised his arm and clenched his fist toward Sasuke. Terrifying quicksand surged toward Sasuke from all directions, burying him in an instant and leaving only his head exposed.
At this stage, Sasuke was clearly no match for Gaara.
"Good job, Gaara."
Simu praised. Although he had lost Shukaku, Gaara's control over sand had become quite skilled.
Under Simu's training and body modifications, his chakra reserves had also increased significantly.
As for Sasuke...
After that strange aura appeared, the Apostle of Hatred had fallen into a deep sleep. Only when Sasuke's emotions fluctuated wildly could the apostle's power be drawn out.
It seemed somewhat similar to a Tailed Beast.
If it weren't for that, the Gaara who lost his Tailed Beast would likely have been controlled by the Apostle of Hatred's Genjutsu in a single encounter.