Imperial City, Imperial Palace, Hall of Contemplation.
Shisui lowered his head to read. Noticing an Imperial Guard member enter, he didn't pay it any mind and continued reading.
The Imperial Guard member wore a mask, but the cheerfulness in his voice was audible. "Hiromi is heading to the Land of Earth, Onoki has hurriedly rushed over with Iwagakure, and Sunagakure and Kumogakure are watching from the sidelines. This Allied Shinobi Forces is about to collapse."
Shisui gave an "Hmm" and continued reading, showing no reaction.
"Hmm?"
The Imperial Guard member stared at Shisui strangely. "Are we not going to move?"
"We are not moving." Shisui replied casually and continued reading.
"Why?"
"Don't cause trouble for Hiromi."
When he said this, Shisui stopped reading, raised his head, and looked calmly at the Imperial Guard member.
"But this is a great opportunity to end the Fifth Great Ninja War!" The Imperial Guard member objected.
"Even if it ends this time, there will be a sixth, a seventh." The expression in Shisui's eyes was calm, yet an awe-inspiring aura emerged.
He was very firm. "If we are going to do it, we must do it thoroughly."
"Is there some kind of plan?" The Uchiha Imperial Guard immediately stepped closer, saying excitedly, "Tell me quietly, I promise not to tell anyone else."
Shisui cast a glance at the Uchiha Imperial Guard.
You promise?
If I told you, you would have it spread throughout the entire Imperial Palace in the next second.
He lowered his head and continued reading, saying casually, "Is there anything else?"
"Shisui!" The Uchiha Imperial Guard was dissatisfied.
Shisui's attitude remained the same, he continued reading.
"If you have the ability, go ask Hiromi. Don't come asking me."
The Uchiha Imperial Guard: "..."
It's precisely because I don't dare ask Hiromi that I came to ask you.
In the end, he left in a huff, and while he was at it, spread a rumor that Shisui was incompetent, which is why he had never had a girlfriend.
Hmph!
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Land of Rain, Amegakure.
In the humid air, accompanied by the pitter-patter of rain, a black and white pitcher plant emerged from the ground and reported the movements of Hiromi and Onoki.
Pain, who had been closing his eyes, suddenly opened them. In the next second, five Pains appeared behind him and headed towards the Uchiha Imperial City.
Before they disappeared, a sentence from the Deva Path Pain remained: "Six-Tails is left to you."
Hearing this, Black Zetsu revealed a smile.
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Hiromi's actions caused the eyes of the entire world to focus on him. Everyone was in a state of constant panic, and the small nations could no longer act as if it had nothing to do with them.
Previously, Hiromi destroyed Takigakure because Takigakure provoked Konoha and coveted things they shouldn't have. Now, Hiromi heading to the Land of Earth is different.
If even the Land of Earth, one of the Five Great Nations, cannot stop him, then the small nations will no longer be able to stay out of it.
And Kirigakure, which did not participate in the Fifth Great Ninja War, was in turmoil after losing the Fifth Mizukage Mei. Everyone was very uneasy.
According to Mei's thinking, Kirigakure should have been watching the tigers fight from the mountain, so why did another tiger emerge and eat Kirigakure's Mizukage?
They couldn't figure it out, but they could understand that Mei's thinking must have been wrong. Otherwise, how could she have been captured?
Therefore, Kirigakure simply could not stay out of it. And as one of the Five Great Nations, Kirigakure needed to make a choice more than these small nations.
Should they choose to become sinners in history and surrender to Uchiha?
Or should they choose to join the Allied Shinobi Forces to resist?
They didn't know but they knew that after everything Hiromi does in the Land of Earth ends, there would be an answer to everything.
Amidst all this, an unexpected riot broke out in the Uchiha Imperial City.
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Imperial City, Inner City, Ministry of War.
Naruto stared with wide eyes at the person in front of him. Those rippled purple eyes were very similar to the legends he had read about.
"Rinnegan!" Kakashi stood in front of Naruto, his expression extremely grave.
Upon hearing this, Guy's grave expression froze for a moment. "What is the Rinnegan?"
Instantly, even Pain opposite them couldn't help but freeze for a moment.
Kakashi was already used to it and replied, "The Sage of Six Paths' eyes."
Regarding Rin's resurrection, Kakashi had suspected that Hiromi possessed the Rinnegan that controls life and death, but he had no evidence. Now that the real Rinnegan had appeared before him, he felt as if he were facing Hiromi. The pressure was so terrifying that he found it difficult to breathe.
"Guy! Seventh Gate! Hold him off!"
Kakashi immediately turned around, scooped up the stunned Naruto, and ran towards the Imperial Palace.
Having lost his Sharingan, Kakashi's combat power had been significantly reduced. He thought of the masked man who had suddenly appeared and gouged out his eye that day.
He seemed very familiar, that masked man seemed to be an acquaintance of his.
He had an even stronger feeling that it seemed to be that close friend who should have already died.
If it was him, then Minato-sensei, Kushina-san... the reason Rin left...
He was terrified and kept this matter deeply buried in his heart, not daring to investigate further, nor daring to see Shisui and the others, for fear that the terrifying speculation might be the truth.
Guy trusted Kakashi implicitly. The moment Kakashi moved, he opened the Seventh Gate, his body suffused with blue steam, and charged towards Asura Path.
Asura Path excelled in frontal assaults, possessing immense strength and various modified missiles.
Guy was very happy, he was helping a close friend and enjoying the fight—killing two birds with one stone.
But on the other side, Kakashi looked at Preta Path in front of him with a grim expression.
Looking around, various Summoned Beasts appeared.
Giant Crustacean, Giant Multi-Headed Dog, Giant Drill-Beaked Bird, Giant Ox...
It was as if the gates of hell had opened, and demonic beasts were besieging the city, causing immense panic in the Imperial City, with screams and wails filling the air.
Naruto, who was on Kakashi's shoulder, regained his senses and, seeing the tragic scene around him, was stunned. He didn't understand why everything was fine just a moment ago and suddenly turned into this.
The next second, he saw the Giant Ox smash into the Ichiraku Ramen shop, sending it flying. From within, the screams of the owner, Teuchi, and his daughter, Ayame, could be heard, and blood splattered from the shattered shop, staining the surroundings red.
"Uncle Teuchi! Ayame-nee!"
His eyes turned red, filled with anger, sadness, and pain.
He had just successfully mastered the Rasengan created by his father, wanting to share his joy with Nine-Tails, and then go see Sasuke, Mikoto, and Fugaku.
But... why did it have to be like this!
"Ahhh!!!"
Chakra surged over Naruto, dissolving his skin and turning him into a monster covered in high-density Chakra.
Kakashi felt the pain and hurriedly let go of Naruto. Landing on the ground, Naruto was like a humanoid monster, on all fours, with a ferocious and savage expression. A tail grew out from his coccyx.
"He's gone berserk!" Kakashi felt his scalp tingle.
He couldn't stop the berserk Naruto on his own.
A trace of regret surfaced in his heart, regretting that he hadn't trained in the Hatake Kenjutsu left behind by his father.
The next instant, Naruto let out a beastly roar and charged at Preta Path in front of him.
Preta Path had the ability to absorb Chakra and wanted to grab Naruto. The irrational Naruto was indeed caught and restrained by him but only after a second of quiet, three tails frantically sprouted from his rear, erupting with even more violent Chakra.
Preta Path could still hold on, but as Naruto's tails kept appearing, burn marks like scalds began to appear on Preta Path's hands, the skin even being burned away.
At this moment, the surrounding Summoned Beasts all turned in unison and charged towards Naruto. Besides that, there was also Human Path.
Facing the encirclement of the Pains, Kakashi's expression was grave. He could no longer go meet Shisui and the others, he could only choose to help the berserk Naruto.
'I hope Shisui and the others discover this soon.' He prayed anxiously in his heart.
However, at this moment, inside the Imperial Palace, there was also a powerful enemy.