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Konoha.
With 20,000 ninjas deployed to the Land of Thunder, the village now felt deserted.
Colt didn't appear before the others; instead, he went directly to the morial Monunt without a word, still holding his sword, Kaminari.
On the site, Kisa was there.
This was why he had returned.
"Sorry, Colt-san, for keeping you waiting," He apologized, his voice hesitant.
Colt had called for him a while back, but he had just appeared.
That was why Colt returned hurriedly.
He had a certain plan for Kisa...
Colt didn't turn his head, his gaze still fixed on the nas etched into the stone tablet.
Kisa didn't mind the lack of response and walked up beside him, also looking at the monunt.
"Is this the condolence tablet of Konoha's legends? It's impressive, being the first hidden village cos with advantages that others lack," Kisa remarked, his expression tinged with sadness.
In Kirigakure, fallen ninjas were often rembered with little more than a dismissive snort from their superiors.
The pension was ager, and recognition was rare.
Konoha, at least, offered its fallen heroes a semblance of respect, providing comfort to those who followed in their footsteps and motivating them to give their all for the village.
Colt chuckled.
"When it cos to brainwashing, our village excels the best."
His eyes lingered on a na, and he pointed it out to Kisa.
"Might Dai-does that na sound familiar?"
"Might Dai..." Kisa muttered, his face changing as he recalled the na's significance.
Seeing Kisa's reaction, Colt smiled.
"That's right, the man who single-handedly took down most of the Seven Ninja Swordsn of the Mist."
Kisa remained silent, realizing that Colt's conversational style was both blunt and sowhat jarring.
"What mission do you have for this ti?" Kisa wisely changed the subject to avoid further discomfort.
Colt didn't prolong the teasing and got straight to business.
"Obito gave you orders, correct? What were they? and do you know where Sasuke is?"
"He tasked with gathering intelligence on the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and capturing him if the opportunity arose. Sasuke received the sa orders. As for Sasuke's current whereabouts, I'm not sure," Kisa replied.
Colt wasn't surprised by the answer.
He spread out his palm, tracing his fingers over two nas on the morial tablet.
"Fifth Mizukage Terumi i is currently roaming the ninja world with so ninjas and the daimyos from various countries to avoid being captured by Obito and used against the ninja coalition," Colt explained.
"However, I think this presents an opportunity."
Colt's voice was calm, but it carried a chilling undertone.
"Kisa, don't you think that in the ninja world, there shouldn't be so many useless people with too much power? They eat and wait to die while holding too much influence."
"This world doesn't need them!"
Kisa was montarily stunned by Colt's bluntness.
The idea was radical, even in the brutal world of ninjas.
Traditionally, ninjas served the daimyos, who controlled the wealth and justice of their lands.
Yet Colt was suggesting sothing entirely different.
After the initial shock, Kisa's face lit up with an excited smile.
"I understand what you an, Colt-san. Civilians don't deserve to hold such power,
especially when there's soone like you, who can rule this world."
Colt gave him a sidelong glance. "It seems you've gotten good at bootlicking."
"I'm speaking from the heart," Kisa replied earnestly.
Colt was beginning to appreciate Kisa's unique perspective.
"Alright, here's the roadmap for the Mizukage's movents. You don't need to act now. When the situation on the front lines worsens, she will be forced to move."
Colt waved his hand, signaling Kisa to leave.
Kisa obediently departed, his heart racing with anticipation for the task ahead.
The thought of replicating Senju Hashirama's legendary feat of shaking the four nations alone filled him with zeal.
Now, Kisa would be the one to cut down all the daimyos.
Colt remained at the monunt, his fingers tracing over the nas on the stone.
"Don't bla ..." he murmured.
As Colt orchestrated his plans, the ninja alliance encountered the enemy on the front lines, finally understanding what the masked man had ant by 'an enemy you never imagined.'
Boom!
Back at the combat command room, the situation was dire.
Both the Raikage and Tsunade had just slamd their fists onto the table, cracking it in
frustration.
"Orochimaru! You've desecrated the souls of the dead again!" Tsunade seethed, realizing that Orochimaru had allied himself with the masked man.
The front lines had reported that Darui's first unit and Kakashi's third unit had encountered forr comrades, relatives, and seniors brought back through the Impure World
Reincarnation technique.
For most of the allied shinobi, this was their first encounter with such a terrifying and
seemingly invincible enemy.
"Hokage-sama, now is not the ti for anger. We need to adjust our strategy imdiately,"
Shikaku Nara urged, his face stern.
The original plans had beco irrelevant; the priority now was to deal with the reanimated
ninjas.
Tsunade waved her hand in frustration.
"Think it over and have Inoichi relay the information to the front lines."
She was furious that Orochimaru had sided with the enemy, feeling ashad in the presence
of the Raikage and Tsuchikage.
Shikaku moved quickly to Inoichi's side, placing a hand on the device on his forehead. "Gaara-sama, please lead the Fourth Unit to support the Third Unit. Mifune will lead the Fifth unit to the First, and the Second Unit should move to reinforce the First Unit as well. We must defend the most critical coastline. All ninjas capable of performing sealing techniques must form teams and ensure they are adequately protected."
Shikaku understood that against the Impure World Reincarnation, the Sealing ninjas were
vital.
The other critical task was to locate the caster controlling the reanimated army. "Tsunade-sama, we should send out the intelligence team imdiately. The sooner we find Orochimaru, the less damage we'll suffer," Shikaku suggested, his expression urgent.
Tsunade didn't hesitate and ordered a special investigation team led by Anko to be
dispatched.
Ōnoki, who had remained silent until now, watched as Shikaku made all the arrangents,
but his expression remained troubled.
"You've already made the necessary arrangents, so why do you still look so worried?"
Ōnoki asked, puzzled.
Shikaku shook his head, a bitter smile forming on his lips.
"Haven't you noticed? Among all the reanimated ninjas we've encountered, none of them are
Kages from the past. Considering what Orochimaru did during his invasion of Konoha three years ago, that just doesn't make sense."
Tsunade, Ōnoki, and Ay, exchanged concerned looks.
The implications were troubling indeed.
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