Konoha: Who is the good person?

"... Another Hidden Village, with several Kage?"

Ōnoki's expression turned grave, and he subconsciously glanced at Yagura Karatachi beside him.

He hadn't expected that Yamanaka Kei would actually have such great ambitions, as the other party had said.

If there were only one Hidden Village in the ninja world, even if the positions of Tsuchikage, Mizukage, Raikage, and Kazekage were retained,

they would only be empty shells with symbolic meaning, more than practical significance!

The one who truly called the shots would still be the Hokage!

As the Tsuchikage, if he agreed to such conditions, how would he have the face to face the previous Tsuchikage after death, and how would he have the face to face the Iwagakure ninjas who fought for the village!

Moreover, this guy named Yamanaka Kei was far too arrogant and underestimated the power of their Iwagakure Village!

It was just that Roshi and Han weren't here today.

Otherwise, with the combined power of the Four-Tails and Five-Tails, even if they couldn't defeat the opponent, they would never be in such a passive situation!

Damn Kirigakure Village!

Damn Yagura Karatachi!

If you guys had any semblance of humanity, you wouldn't have screwed people over like this!

Ōnoki felt a mouthful of resentment stuck in his chest, unable to swallow it or spit it out, wishing he could kill Yagura Karatachi on the spot.

Who could shoulder the responsibility of Iwagakure Village and fight against this terrifying guy?

It was likely that before long.

Iwagakure Village would become the first village to be annexed!

"My Kirigakure Village will be the first to support your Excellency's unification of the Five Great Hidden Villages. As long as you agree to one small request, I will immediately, as the Fourth Mizukage, lead Kirigakure Village to join Konohagakure Village!"

Yagura Karatachi, controlled by Black Zetsu, quickly weighed his options and spoke first.

From a thousand years ago, his goal had always been very simple.

That was to rescue his imprisoned mother!

As for what happened to the ninja world or the Five Great Hidden Villages, those were never issues he cared about.

So what if they joined Konoha?

The stronger a person is, the more they crave even greater power.

As long as this guy showed even a little curiosity about the power of the Sage of Six Paths, he would still have a chance to undo the seal on his mother!

"Sorry, I won't feel at ease until you're dead."

Yamanaka Kei sneered upon hearing Black Zetsu's words, and he no longer looked at Ōnoki, whose expression was grave.

He clapped his hands together, and the earth began to tremble violently.

Giant tree roots, extending hundreds of meters underground, burst out of the ground and, together with the surrounding trees, stretched towards the sky again!

"Roar～"

A painful roar came from Yagura Karatachi's mouth.

Knowing that he couldn't leave easily, Black Zetsu had no choice but to take a gamble and completely undo the seal on Yagura.

Isobu, the Three-Tails, erupted with chakra.

In the blink of an eye, it crushed countless trees, condensing into the Three-Tails' main body, which was dozens of meters tall!

Tobi took the opportunity to retrieve the Rinnegan power scattered on the Six Paths clones.

He quickly retreated, hiding under the Three-Tails' abdomen, and Black Zetsu also left Yagura Karatachi's body, transferring to him!

Tobi placed one hand against Isobu's abdomen.

Using the power of the Rinnegan, he frantically absorbed the other party's chakra.

He opened one hand downward, directly using the strongest Rinnegan secret technique he could currently use!

Summoning Technique · Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!

Boom～

The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, more than ten times larger than Isobu, the Three-Tails, sent the rampaging Isobu flying from atop its head.

The ten eyes on its massive head were tightly closed, and as it roared, countless vines and broken wood swept in all directions!

Its arms waved and swayed, and countless towering trees snapped and collapsed!

Its massive body stood up from the ground, waving its arms, lunging like a hunting dog towards the golden-red Sage Art: Four Red Yang Formation!

"Sage Art · Wood Release · Four Heavenly Kings Helping an Old Lady Cross the Road!"

Yamanaka Kei made up the name of the ninjutsu off the top of his head.

The huge tree trunks that had already broken out of the ground and merged with the surrounding trees, continuing to stretch towards the sky, quickly turned into four figures of wrathful Vajra, each wrapped in a giant dragon.

From the four sides of the barrier, they pounced towards the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

Shoulder to shoulder, hip to hip, poking eyes, kicking crotches, dragging and pulling, they forcibly pressed it down into the forest on the ground!

Although the four enhanced Wood Men, as individual units, were still slightly smaller than the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which was more than ten times larger than even the Three-Tails,

the combined power of the four was something a husk of the Ten-Tails couldn't withstand!

Rumble～

The forest created by the Advent of a World of Flowering Trees rolled and surged.

It transformed into huge lotus petals, wrapped in golden-red colors, accumulating layer upon layer.

A towering lotus platform, thousands of meters in diameter, rose from the ground.

Countless tree trunks twisted and intertwined on the lotus platform, which was entirely composed of Wood Release, making it difficult for the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which had been pounced to the ground, to extricate itself as if it were trapped in a swamp!

"Roar～!"

Crack～ Crack～ Crack～

Along with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's roars, its limbs were forcibly twisted under the great force of the Wood Release.

Two Wood Men, shaped like wrathful Vajra, reversed and bent the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's arms, holding them tightly in front of its chest.

The other two Wood Men, one in front and one behind, forcibly slammed the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path onto the lotus platform!

Sage Art · Wood Release · Descent of the Buddha: Hands of the Underworld!

Yamanaka Kei clapped his hands together, and the sage chakra around his body burst forth like a river breaking its banks.

The four Wood Men raised one hand high, each with a huge 'Seat' character appearing in their palms, and slammed it heavily onto the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!

Om～

The unique power of the Descent of the Buddha: Hands of the Underworld spread out.

The Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which had been struggling constantly, instantly fell into silence!

No matter how Tobi, hidden within it, urged it on, it no longer reacted in the slightest!

He could only abandon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and, like an arrow released from a bow, rush towards the Four Red Yang Formation above, attempting a last-ditch effort.

Whoosh～

In the next moment, Yamanaka Kei's figure had already appeared on top of the Wood Man standing the highest, using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Looking at Tobi and Black Zetsu, who were still struggling dozens of meters away, he said to the system in his heart.

"System, strip Black Zetsu of the [Yin-Yang Creation] keyword!"

As soon as he spoke.

A black light, visible only to Yamanaka Kei, instantly entered Black Zetsu's body.

"No! Ah～"

Black Zetsu let out a shrill scream that didn't sound human.

Its pitch-black main body, which had shrunk to the size of a palm and was curled up in front of Tobi, also billowed with smoke as if it had been doused in hot oil, uncontrollably detaching from his arms.

The Six Paths-level Yin-Yang Release aura rapidly dissipated.

In a matter of seconds.

This mastermind, who had orchestrated a thousand years of strife in the dark, directly vaporized into a pure chakra aura, dissipating between heaven and earth!

[Ding～ Preemptively killing one of the villain BOSSes, a major deviation has occurred in the development process of the world line, obtaining: Keyword Copy Opportunity × 2, Red Keyword Upgrade Opportunity × 1, Keyword Draw Opportunity × 3, Keyword Gift Opportunity × 3, Keyword Downgrade Opportunity × 1, Keyword Reset Opportunity × 2.]

Along with the system notification.

In the next moment, under the influence of the [Gambler] keyword.

A large amount of the power of fate that had been dissipating from Black Zetsu surged in, quickly transforming into a dense power of luck.

Forcibly elevating Yamanaka Kei's originally azure luck surrounding his body.

Raising it to a deep purple!