The Hokage, having traveled here, of course he'd unify the ninja world!

Chapter 965 Needs Allies

Deep in the desert.

"Knock...knock...knock..."

The sound of the wooden fish drum still drifted leisurely through Sensaji Temple.

A young man dressed in a monk's robe walked through a long passageway and arrived at the innermost courtyard.

"Master, I'm back."

The wooden fish's voice stopped: "Come in."

The young monk then entered.

"Master, Sunagakure has surrendered completely, and the Land of Wind has been entirely incorporated into the Land of Fire."

Master Jiyuan responded softly, but said nothing.

The Sensakusa Temple was established a thousand years earlier than Sunagakure. To them, Sunagakure was just a regime that had been established for a few decades.

It's nothing special; in fact, any item in Sensaji Temple is over a hundred years old.

Sunagakure is simply incomparable to it.

However, the two sides have not had much communication, and due to ideological differences, the Sunagakure government has not paid much attention to Sensakuji Temple.

However, all of this is now just a passing cloud; Sunagakure has vanished.

The young monk continued, "Konoha's attack this time caused virtually no casualties."

“Everywhere they went, they would have Yan Yin lay underground pipes.”

"They purified the seawater they had set up on the coast into fresh water and transported it into the desert."

"Then, a master of Wood Release from Konoha will use Wood Release to accelerate the growth of trees in the desert."

"The greening rate of the desert has now exceeded 50%."

“I went to investigate the surrounding area, and in the places where greening started first, about 80% of the trees survived.”

"As the desert gradually disappears, the land will become vibrant with life."

Jiyuan stood up from his cross-legged position, staring at the lush tree in the courtyard without saying a word.

But the young monk knew that the patriarch had listened and remained silent, which meant he agreed.

"Master, Shukaku is still in Konoha's hands."

Jiyuan slowly said, "It's alright. Konoha has great potential. Perhaps we won't need Shukaku to return for the next hundred years."

"Fayi, you have good talent, go out of the temple."

"Grandmaster...!"

Fa Yi was taken aback. He understood what Ji Yuan meant: he didn't want him to be trapped in this place and wanted him to enter the world.

Although life in the temple was very simple, he had lived there for many years and had gotten used to it.

The key point is that now they are the only two people left in the entire temple.

He left, and then no one was left to take care of the patriarch.

A kind smile appeared on Jiyuan's wrinkled face:

"Don't worry, Sensaku-ji Temple will no longer need to seal Shukaku; it will gradually enter the world."

“If you find a suitable child while you’re away, you can bring them back.”

Fa Yi was startled, his face beaming with joy. He never expected that the patriarch would actually want Qian Sha Temple to enter the world.

So, his entry into the world is equivalent to selecting a successor for Sensaji Temple!

He used to be very worried that Sensaji Temple would not be able to be passed down, but unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better.

"Yes, disciple understands! I will go and prepare things for the Ancestral Master right now."

Fa Yi went down in a flurry of activity.

In fact, Master Jiyuan usually needs very little food and water.

It was just some simple, plain food, with almost no meat.

Even the cooking oil in the temple was consumed by Fa Yi.

Although Master Jiyuan looked old, he was perfectly able to move around without any problems.

From childhood to adulthood, Fa Yi had never seen Master Jiyuan fall ill.

Even over the years, Master Jiyuan's appearance has not changed.

However, once the first impression was formed, he didn't think about why.

After Fa Yi left, Ji Yuan suddenly felt something and looked at the tree again.

The trunk of the once lush sapling has grown taller and a small flower bud has sprouted.

Although it's wrapped up very tightly, you can tell that it will bloom here in the future.

With a light tap of his feet, Master Jiyuan flew up to the tree like a wisp of green smoke.

His body seemed weightless; even the finger-thick branch under his feet showed no signs of bending.

Only after confirming that the emerging flowers were flower buds did Jiyuan fall down from the branch.

[This land is recovering so quickly; the sacred tree is about to bloom.]

Ji Yuan's face was full of relief.

[That's fine.]

……

The Land of Lightning, Hidden Cloud Village.

Raikage's office.

Information from the outside world kept arriving here like snowflakes.

The Raikage and Tsuchidae, among others, never relaxed their furrowed brows.

The situation outside is dire, just as the previous intelligence indicated.

Minato Namikaze was the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki and could use the massive amount of chakra from the tailed beast to perform the Flying Thunder God Technique with multiple people.

There is absolutely no way to counter this Flying Thunder God technique's dash into the Cloud Hidden Realm.

Space-time ninjutsu is inherently very difficult to deal with.

This is evident from the fact that they could only manage a draw against Minato decades ago.

Compared to that, the fact that his son Naruto was also the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki doesn't seem so serious.

Moreover, there is an even more troublesome matter.

The return of Uchiha Chiyo.

Such a master could not possibly have died in the last Shinobi World War without a clear explanation.

Although Rasa said he killed Senyo after the last Shinobi World War.

But Luo Sha had done far too many stupid things, and Tu Tai certainly didn't believe his story.

However, the appearance of Uchiha Chiyo at this time was undoubtedly terrible news for the Raikage.

They couldn't even handle the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Minato, let alone the fully formed Susanoo.

This is absolutely adding insult to injury.

"We need allies, more allies."

Raikage slammed his fist on the table, looking somewhat annoyed, and muttered something under his breath.

Tu Tai took a deep breath, suppressing his agitation, and analyzed:

"Before the Sand Village was destroyed, it must have cooperated with Black Zetsu."

"Many people on the battlefield have already seen the appearance of the First and Second Kazekage."

"And their strength is not low."

"If things really come to a head, we can consider cooperating with Black Zetsu!"

Raikage frowned, but did not immediately refute him.

Although they were all martial arts practitioners in the Hidden Cloud Village, they were naturally averse to the forbidden technique of Impure World Reincarnation, which involved playing with the dead.

But that's because things weren't urgent enough.

Taki-no-kuni is just a small village, so surrendering wouldn't be a big deal.

Anyway, you only have a few hundred people in total.

But the Cloud Village is different; they have always been ambitious and wanted to unify the entire ninja world.

Back when the Third Hokage was in power in Konoha, Kumogakure really benefited a lot.

Not only does the Land of Lightning surpass Konoha in military strength, but it also leads the Land of Fire in all aspects of people's livelihood.

But since the Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Senyo, took office, Konoha has been striving to catch up.

After attracting a large number of talented individuals, Konoha began to surpass Kumogakure in every aspect.

Even in Konoha where Chiyo was absent, the Fourth Hokage suddenly appeared and took charge of the situation.

Not a single moment was wasted.

The Land of Lightning and the Hidden Cloud Village are now lagging behind Konoha in every aspect.

If they wait for Konoha to convert all the resources of the Land of Wind, then the defeat of Kumogakure will only be a matter of time.

Surrender is out of the question. Unless there's no one left to fight to the bitter end, the Cloud Village group will definitely fight to the death.

However, if it were a battle for the life or death of Kumogakure, the Raikage wouldn't care whether it was disrespectful to the dead.

At least if his father were to be resurrected, the battle against Konoha wouldn't be a one-sided affair.

It's important to know that the Third Raikage's body was trained to be far stronger than the Fourth Raikage's.

If he hadn't voluntarily stayed behind to cover the rear, he wouldn't have died at all.

Although the Fourth Raikage has always been strict with himself, he has not yet grown to the level of his father, the Third Raikage.

This isn't just a matter of talent; it's also because there weren't many opportunities for the Fourth Raikage to train in combat.

"Let's prepare. Konoha's next target could very well be us."

The Raikage gave the order in a deep voice, and the others did not harbor any illusions, after all, Konoha and they were destined to be unable to coexist.

Under the leadership of the Hidden Cloud Village, the vast Land of Lightning began to continuously cultivate its military power.

……