Start with the Mangekyō and leave Konoha with Madara.

Faced with the request for cooperation made by the Third Kazekage, the Sky Ninja Village naturally had no reason to refuse.

However, ignoring the intimidating look of the Third Kazekage, the leader of the Sky Ninja Village, Shennong, calmly put forward his own request.

'Mr. Fengying, we can provide the flying technology, and Lingcun needs to provide the puppet casting method. Both parties will jointly bear the financial support required for the research. After the project is completed, we will share the right to use the puppet. The above is the first form of cooperation.'

"The first one?" The Third Kazekage heard the implication of this, 'You mean, there is a possibility of a second way of cooperation?'

Shen Nong did not respond, but walked slowly with his hands behind his back, "Mr. Kazekage, as one of the leaders of the five major ninja villages, how much do you know about this ninja world?"

The Third Kazekage frowned slightly, his tone already somewhat displeased, "What do you mean?"

"As you can see, our Sky Country is remote and weak. If we only rely on internal resources, we won't even be able to build a ninja village. The reason why we are so powerful is because we have mastered the technology of flight."

Shennong stretched out his hand, and his fingertips brushed across the neatly stacked mechanical wings. "Isn't it contradictory? How could a poor and weak country possibly develop such advanced cutting-edge technology and so many amazing scientific tools..."

"The reason is simple. The flying fortresses, flying ninja tools, scientific research methods... all these incredible things you have seen are not from the Kingdom of Sky, but..."

He turned around, opened his hands, and raised a mysterious arc at the corner of his mouth, "All of this is a gift from a mysterious force!"

The Third Kazekage was shocked, but he managed to conceal it perfectly with his extraordinary character and said calmly: "Mysterious forces? It's just nonsense."

"Mr. Kazekage, I used to think these were just bullshit, just like you, but look at this..."

He turned around leisurely, his face filled with pride, "If we hadn't joined them, how could we have achieved what we have today? In other words, even a nobody like me with a mediocre background can achieve such great results, what will you get when you are already at the top..."

The Third Kazekage stared into the other's eyes and said word by word: "You are telling me this openly? Aren't you afraid that I will force you to tell me the secret and kill you to silence you?"

Shennong smiled and shook his head, "Killing the goose to get the eggs, draining the pond to catch fish, this behavior is too stupid, Lord Fengying is a smart man, he knows what choice will be more beneficial to the Sand Village."

"Which country are they from? Which ninja village?" asked the Third Kazekage.

"No, they don't belong to anywhere. I can only tell you that this force has existed in the Ninja World for a thousand years. During this period, it has absorbed countless talents and has always mastered the most advanced technology in the Ninja World. Perhaps... the richest businessmen, the most powerful politicians, and the most valuable scientific researchers in every country... may all be part of them..."

The Third Kazekage was silent for a long time, then turned around, his bright yellow eyes shining, "I am now very interested in your so-called second way of cooperation."

Shennong did not keep the secret and introduced frankly: "The second way is that Lingcun still needs to provide puppet forging technology, mineral resources, and... all scientific research funds, and we, the air ninja, will reveal all the scientific and technological means I have obtained and guide you to contact that force in person."

"From now on... our relationship will become closer and closer, and we will become colleagues." He slowly walked to the side of the Third Kazekage and stood shoulder to shoulder with him. "Don't think it's an exaggeration. If you have met them, you will naturally understand everything."

The Third Kazekage fell silent again, his eyes gleaming.

"Don't be shy. I just proposed two possibilities for cooperation. No matter which one you choose, it will be beneficial to both of us. The choice is always in your hands."

The yellow sand is everywhere and the hot wind blows on my cheeks.

The Third Kazekage stood on top of the bunker, gazing into the sky, muttering, "I have made my choice. Whether it is right or wrong, future generations will judge!"

At least until now, he felt that his original choice was extremely wise, because without this cooperation, the Sand Village would not be able to survive the current crisis.

but……

The real crisis facing the Sand Village, or the crisis facing the Third Kazekage himself... is still on the way.

Because a certain fusion lunatic has completed the development and practice of the "Steel Release" bloodline limit, and according to the perfect evolution plan set at the beginning, earth thunder, thunder wind, wind fire, fire water, yin... thus completing the closed loop and forming the five elements...

His next target was the "Magnetic Escape" which perfectly combined the attributes of "thunder and wind".

The Kingdom of Iron, a laboratory deep in the snow-capped mountains.

"Wait, are you saying that your next target is... the current Third Kazekage of the Sand Village in the Land of Wind?"

Uchiha Nen stared into Beiruhu's eyes and asked seriously.

"Yes, it's him." Beiliuhu nodded and answered seriously.

Everyone sat around the laboratory table, on which was placed a thick stack of documents, which were the information about the Third Kazekage.

Orochimaru sat at the table, supporting his chin with his fingers crossed, and rarely spoke. When he heard the name "Third Kazekage", his thoughts were instantly pulled back to seven years ago.

That scorching hot noon, that Wind Kingdom fortress...it seemed as if everything happened yesterday, like a dream.

It was at that time and place that he encountered the great snake Xinya and witnessed a great battle. Swords cleared the dust, iron spears rained down, divine spears penetrated the sky, and the sand court fell...

That battle brought great shock to the fledgling Orochimaru, and he could not forget it for a long time.

Even today, despite his accomplishments, he still feels that it was the largest and most thrilling battle he has ever seen.

The participants in this war were, one, his most respected master, and the other, the target of Obi-Wan's hunt... the Third Kazekage.

"The Third Kazekage? That's a strong idea. His bounty at the gold exchange is 3 million ryo."

A low and muffled voice came from beside him. The person with disheveled black hair and a mask on his face was none other than Kakuzu who came to the laboratory to apply for funding.

He flipped through the documents on the table for a few times, "Professional advice was given. To assassinate a leader like this, it is best to lure him out of the sphere of influence, unless you three little brats can also single-handedly wipe out the entire ninja village like Shen Yu."

"It is naturally difficult for us to reach the level of the master, but with our current strength, we should still be able to fight." Beiliu said.

"A head-on confrontation shouldn't be difficult. The difficult part is forcing him to fight." Orochimaru pondered for a while and finally spoke.

"When I was training with Master, I watched their battles. The Third Kazekage has strong mobility. He can distance himself at any time and regard the sky as his home ground. If he cannot win, he can retreat at any time."

He added: "Moreover... this guy's combat ability is also affected by environmental factors. If he is given time to prepare iron sand, he will be even more difficult to deal with. Back then, he mobilized the iron sand resources of an entire fortress to fight against Master..."

"If that's the case..." Uchiha Nen stroked his chin and looked at Beiluohu, "Among us, the only one who has the ability to fly is your fusion bird."

Kakuzu sneered, "If the three of you all stand on the same ninja beast to fight the Third Kazekage, you will definitely lose."

"Why?" Beiliuhu frowned in confusion, because that was really what he thought.

"Why?" Kakuzu glanced at him and said, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Even a fool knows this."