In an unknown valley.
Suddenly, a space began to distort, and a masked man wearing a black red cloud robe appeared here.
At this time, the masked man felt very bad. This time, he just wanted to experiment with the power of the unlimited Tsukuyomi. If this ability had to be given a name, it would be called the limited Tsukuyomi.
In fact, the masked man would not be like this if he just did not catch the Nine Tails.
After all, Konoha has that existence, and he has never thought about actually catching the Nine-Tails from under his nose.
Therefore, this operation is to catch the Nine-Tails and make a profit, and if you can't catch it, you will definitely not lose money.
However...
The masked man recalled everything in Tsukuyomi's world. Naruto's strength was beyond his expectation. Even Nagato before had not given him such a shock.
So, who can tell him why Naruto has been able to use the power of the nine tails, and more importantly, why the opponent's power after using the nine tails is so strong?
That strength is not on the same level as the Eight-Tails, who is also a perfect Jinchuuriki.
However, the masked man took a deep breath. From this point of view, the next action cannot be so easy anymore. Konoha's power is not only the Kyuubi, but also Xia Li.
Be prepared for the worst and assume that Xia Li is stronger than Naruto.
So, what does Konoha want to do if it has such power and is hiding it so deeply?
The masked man thought about it. As for Xia Li's achievement of unifying the ninja world in the Tsukuyomi world, he actually didn't care too much, because most of the characters in the Tsukuyomi world were opposite.
Therefore, since the Xia Li in Tsukuyomi World has that kind of character, then the Xia Li here probably doesn't have that kind of character.
However, the masked man did not feel discouraged because of this, after all...
A perfect Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki is so powerful, so how powerful will he be after he becomes a real Ten-Tails Jinchuuriki?
The masked man felt that by that time, even Xia Li would definitely be no match for him, right?
Just as the masked man was thinking, a black and white figure appeared on the ground next to him, it was Zetsu.
"A guest is here." Jue said in his unique double voice.
"Huh?" The masked man was a little strange, and then he saw Yuya Yuya sitting there drinking tea... Orochimaru?
"Why are you here?" The masked man also shrank his eyes after seeing Orochimaru.
"Haha, don't be so hostile to me. I'm here to talk to you about cooperation." Orochimaru showed no fear at all when the masked man appeared and said with a smile.
"I don't think we have anything to cooperate with." The masked man frowned. Although the power of Orochimaru in front of him may not be worth mentioning, he also knew that the other party was definitely not a good person. Cooperation or something, he didn't know the other party yet. What's the plan?
"During the Fourth Ninja War, I think you may need my help." Orochimaru looked at the masked man and smiled, "If my guess is correct, you should have gone to Konoha to capture the Nine-Tails just now, right? ? How is it? Do you feel the power of Konoha? ”
Suddenly, the masked man fell silent and glanced at Orochimaru faintly.
Seeing the masked man's silence, Orochimaru smiled even deeper. In this way, cooperation was probably inevitable.
However, there was a misunderstanding between them. Orochimaru naturally thought that the masked man had seen Xia Li's power, but the masked man thought that Orochimaru knew the terrifying power of the Nine-Tails...
"So, what can you help me with? I don't think you are qualified to cooperate with me." The masked man finally decided to listen to what Orochimaru had to say.
Orochimaru looked at the masked man and without hesitation, he began to form seals with his hands. Suddenly several coffins appeared in front of them, and the coffin boards fell down, revealing former members of the Akatsuki organization.
It's just a pity that there are a few missing, such as Nagato, who is still living well in Konoha, and Uchiha Itachi, whose body was taken away by Sasuke at that time. Orochimaru actually felt that It's a pity.
When he was alive, he longed for Uchiha Itachi's power, but he never got it...
"The Nidaime Hokage's forbidden ninjutsu, Earth Reincarnation?" The masked man asked with a solemn tone when he saw this scene.
"Of course." Orochimaru stared at the masked man and licked his face.
"If it's just that, it's not qualified enough." The masked man said. After all, most of the members of the Akatsuki organization are at the shadow level, and they can't actually have much influence on the battle situation.
"Haha, really?" Orochimaru suddenly laughed strangely, and then another coffin appeared in front of them and opened the coffin lid.
"So, what if we add him?"
At this time, Orochimaru looked at the masked man and Zetsu with their eyes wide open, and smiled proudly. This was the right expression.
When he showed it to Xia Li before, he was surprised but not shocked. It seemed that he had expected it. But now the expression of the masked man and Jue was the expression he wanted to see!
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Naturally, Xia Li didn't know that Orochimaru had started negotiating with the masked man.
He only knew that the recent meetings of the Five Shadows had been one after another, and they had been discussing what to do next, and Xia Li, as the commander-in-chief, could not be absent.
In fact, apart from confirming the general direction at the beginning, these meetings do not have much nutrition. After all, the other party's base camp is not yet determined.
Although Xia Li knew it, he didn't intend to tell it at this time.
What the coalition forces are actually doing now is that the reconnaissance ninjas from the five major ninja villages are searching for the masked man's base in various areas.
According to this trend, it is only a matter of time before Akatsuki's base is found.
Of course, although there is no nutrition, there is still some content.
For example, the total number of the ninja coalition this time has been determined. The five major ninja villages plus the warriors of the Iron Country total about 80,000.
Xia Li looked at the list and realized that there was actually a lot of water in the 80,000. Because there are not that many ninjas. For example, Xia Li's number is just over 10,000, so how many ninjas are there in Konoha?
You know, Xia Li is only seventeen years old now. Ninjas younger than Xia Li are basically the future of Ninja Village. It is impossible to put this part of power on the battlefield.
Most of these 10,000 ninjas are already dead. Even if each family can still gather some, it is impossible for Konoha to be able to gather more than 10,000 ninjas.
As Konoha has the most advantageous geographical location, the numbers of the other four ninja villages will only be worse than Konoha.
Therefore, most of the 80,000 ninja coalition are actually samurai.
As for the strength of the samurai, although it is not without strong men, most of them are miscellaneous soldiers. If you really want to fight, it still depends on the strength of the ninja.
In addition, naturally it is the forehead protector of the United Ninja Army. As an unprecedented alliance of great ninja villages, in order to unite the hearts of the people, the power of the five major ninja villages was twisted into a rope, so the forehead protectors of each ninja village were no longer worn. .
Instead, they all wore new forehead protectors. The forehead protectors were not the emblems of the five major ninja villages, but the word "nin", which represented the ninja alliance.
The construction work was handed over to the Suna Ninja Village, which is the best at it. Although Kirikage is the best at making weapons, small parts such as forehead protectors are the most suitable for the Suna Ninja. After all, they have built so many puppets. Being able to mass-produce this little thing with no technical content at all.
Of course, the most important point is to confirm the overall structure of the coalition. For this reason, the Five Shadows had a big fight at the meeting.
In the end, of course, Xia Li finalized the final plan. If not, Xia Li felt that these people would probably fight.
The first is the leader. There is no doubt about this, naturally it is the Five Shadows, with Xia Li as the supreme commander, and the other Four Shadows as the leaders of the alliance.
Since Xia Li is the supreme commander, the position of general staff must naturally be given away. Although it was impossible for Xia Li to give it to Nara Shikaku, he eventually gave it to the Fourth Raikage.
After all, apart from Konoha, the strongest ninja village is the Kumo ninja. Although the fourth generation Raikage is not suitable to be a staff officer, everyone knows that the fourth generation Raikage just sits in this position.
The actual staff members who make suggestions are actually the members below, and the final results of their suggestions must be given to Xia Li before they can be implemented, so this position is just a reflection of status.
The other three shadows didn't strive for much.
As for the position of staff officer, there was actually no surprise. It fell into Azabu Yi's body, Nara Shikaku and Kumo Ninja. They were both intellectual brains that all the Five Shadows were convinced of.
Needless to say, Nara Shikaku, as the deer among the pig deer butterflies, his reputation on the battlefield is not low. As for Azabui, it can be seen that he can help the Fourth Raikage manage Kumo Ninja Village like that.
Next is the intelligence unit. The captains are Yamanaka Haiichi and Kiri Ninja's Ao. No one will object to it either. Yamanaka Haiichi's reasons are the same as Nara Shikaku.
The captain of the medical unit is Tsunade. There is no doubt about this, and no one will deny this decision.
After all, everyone knows that Tsunade Hime of Konoha is the ninja with the strongest medical ninjutsu in the world, and they will probably be treated by the medical team in the future, so the more powerful the medical ninjutsu of the medical team, the more powerful they will be. The more assured he is, the naturally impossible he will be against Tsunade.
The positions of captains of the reconnaissance team, surprise attack team, sensing team, and daimyo escort team are naturally divided among the various ninja villages.
The most important thing is the frontal combat troops.
Xia Li originally planned to set up six frontal combat troops. After all, every ninja village needs a seat representative, and the Iron Country has contributed so much manpower, it is unjustifiable not to give the other side a captain.
However, the final result of the discussion was that there were only five troops because Terumi Mei gave up this opportunity because she believed that after Ao became the captain of the intelligence unit and Chojuro became a member of the Daimyo Guards, the Kiri Ninja side had already I can't find a suitable candidate to be the captain.
Of course, it's not that there are no capable people in the Mist Ninja, but this captain naturally needs to have a good reputation and his own strength must be strong enough. And the Mist Ninja has been closed for so long, and it is really impossible to find a candidate at this time.
Therefore, in the end, the Ninja United Army was divided into five forces, which were...
The first unit, the captain is Konoha Hatake Kakashi, the main force is medium and close combat ninjas, responsible for protracted battles.
The second unit, captained by Kumo Ninja Darui, is mainly composed of ninjas who are good at mid-range combat with hidden weapons and weapons.
The third unit, captained by Iwa Ninja Otsuchi, is mainly composed of close combat ninjas, responsible for killing large numbers of enemies and fighting on the front line.
The fourth unit, captained by Gaara Kazekage, is mainly composed of long-distance combat ninjas and is responsible for supporting the frontline and rear troops.
The fifth unit, captained by Iron Country Mifune, is mainly composed of samurai and ninjas who use special ninjutsu or fighting methods.
The commander-in-chief of the five major armies is Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage. Needless to say, the value of this position is also the position that the Fourth Raikage wants most. Unfortunately, the other party took the position of general staff first, so naturally it is not easy to take it again. Take the position of captain.
Onoki has no intention of competing for this position. After all, he is so old and is not suitable for this position.
In fact, Xia Li also wanted this position, and he hadn't moved for a long time. Unfortunately, as the commander-in-chief, he couldn't take over this position.
Xia Li thought, in fact, the ones who suffered the most were the Mist Ninjas, but there was nothing they could do about it. The current Mist Ninjas indeed had the least talents, and the Mist Ninja Village was also the place where the Akatsuki organization accumulated strength, so they would definitely suffer this loss.
Fortunately, Terumi Mei didn't mind too much. In the end, she just got into the position of captain of the Daimyo Guards. But unfortunately, as the fifth Mizukage, she was also an important combat force in the coalition.
So in fact, this position is only in name, and the real captain is actually Chojuro.
Similarly, the captain of the fourth unit is Gaara. Since the other party is the captain, the real captain naturally falls on...Shikamaru.
That's right, the other Sand Ninja did not take this position, but gave it to Shikamaru. After all, they all knew Shikamaru's ability and was more suitable for this position than them.
At this time, handing it over to the right person may allow more people to survive, and with the current relationship between Konoha and Suna Ninja, they will naturally not object. The most important thing is that anyone with a discerning eye can see that Suna Ninja The relationship between Princess Temari and Shikamaru is a bit abnormal, so naturally we cannot object to it~
However, everything was finally divided, and Xia Li breathed a sigh of relief. Now the meeting could be quiet for a while.
At this moment, Nara Shikaku suddenly ran over.
"What? What happened again?" Xia Li had a headache. The meeting just ended. Is there another meeting?
"Hokage-sama, we have found the base of the Akatsuki organization!" Nara Shikaku said.
"Huh?" Xia Li was startled, then looked solemn, and without saying anything, he led Nara Shikaku to the conference room.
Finally... got to this point. (End of chapter)