Crossover Anime: Plundering the Heavens and Building a Dimensional Empire

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Let's give them a taste of their power first!

It's currently unknown what adjustments Tsunade's arrival will cause the Konoha frontline army to make, so let's give the Konoha main force a little appetizer first.

"Lord Raikage, Konoha's supply lines are protected by secure outposts, each guarded by at least three squads. I'm worried that if Yugito were to attack,..."

Upon hearing this, Mabui immediately became worried, believing that it would be difficult for Yugito alone to destroy Konoha's logistics line.

"She is a Jinchūriki, and she commands three squads, all of whom are elites among elites. Just trust her."

The Fourth Raikage chose to trust Yugito and reiterated that this was necessary.

A show of force must be given!

This must be given.

Seeing this, Mabuyi couldn't help but sigh inwardly. There was nothing she could do but compromise and accept it. She couldn't possibly try to persuade him any further.

Didn't you see that the people on the earthen platform didn't say anything?

Clearly, if they know they can't stop it, then they won't try to stop it.

"Furthermore, I will personally lead a team to meet Tsunade of Konoha." The Fourth Raikage decided to personally lead a team of ninjas to investigate the situation.

Although the Fourth Raikage said that Tsunade was no good and only had excellent medical ninjutsu, he was just saying that to encourage his own people. In reality, he valued her very much.

How could Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin, be without strength?

Although the Fourth Raikage was impetuous and appeared to be a burly, reckless man, he was not actually like that. He knew very well that Konoha was full of talented people, even though some had declined in recent years...

However, Uchiha Hakumu has produced another genius. The Third Mizukage was only a Kage, but he was ultimately killed.

Therefore, the Fourth Raikage was well aware that Konoha had sent four reinforcements, and there must be some deeper meaning behind this, so it was necessary to understand the truth.

As soon as the Fourth Raikage finished speaking, Tsuchikage frowned and said, "Raikage-sama, should we wait a little longer? Wait for more specific information before taking action? I think we should wait for information from Konoha. We also need to find out the enemy's whereabouts."

Samui shared the same view, so he immediately said, "Yes, Raikage-sama, I also suggest waiting a bit longer."

"No, I've already decided, I must investigate." However, the Fourth Raikage was unwilling, but rather determined, his tone exceptionally firm.

"Lord Raikage, since you are determined to do so, I naturally cannot stop you, but we cannot be careless in the selection of personnel." Tsuchida knew that he could not stop the Fourth Raikage, so he had to do something else.

“I know that Bi will be traveling with me. We will also recruit three more squads, making a total of twelve elites. How does that sound?” The Fourth Raikage knew what Tsuchidai meant. He could no longer risk going alone, so he absolutely had to bring the Cloud Ninja with him.

After a pause, he gave a serious order: "Tutai, you and Samui stay here to take charge of the overall situation."

……

Konoha Camp.

Tsunade, Hakumaki, Esdeath, and Alice Lise gathered inside the tent to discuss their actions for the next day.

"Shikaku will probably inform the old man, which means tomorrow's operation may be leaked. Although our intention is to get Kumogakure to gather its elite forces to fight us, if the information is leaked, it means that some people within Konoha are putting their own interests above the interests of the village."

In reality, Tsunade didn't want this to happen, but her intuition told her that it was bound to happen.

Hiruzen Sarutobi would inevitably acquiesce, but the person who carried it out...

Without a doubt, it was Shimura Danzo!

Upon hearing this, Bai Mu glanced at Tsunade and said meaningfully, "Tsunade, your understanding of the Third Hokage is quite accurate. However, our Hokage won't do it himself; he'll still instruct the Black Gloves to do it. This glorious aspect must be maintained; we can't let our secrets slip out like this."

“The Dark Side is trying to assassinate you. I don’t think there’s any hope left.” Alice Lise snorted coldly, clearly displeased with the situation.

"It's easy to shift the blame onto someone else, like Kumogakure!" Esdeath said casually, arms crossed.

A ready-made scapegoat!

For politicians, their sons are important, but they themselves are even more important. So when Sarutobi Miroku died, it was a blood feud for Sarutobi Hiruzen, an irreconcilable hatred.

However, they wouldn't act rashly without absolute certainty, and they certainly wouldn't say this is their chance, especially since Bai Mu has arrived at Yunyin's battlefield...

The risk factor is even higher.

Alice Lise just thought that so-called politicians were really disgusting. They were just fooling themselves, right?

Yes, in her view, she was just deceiving herself. She had sent people to assassinate her, but because the assassination failed, she pretended that nothing had happened.

As for how to explain it...

Hehe, just blame it on the enemy, that's the easiest way.

The Cloud Village was the perfect scapegoat, which made Alice Lise truly disgusted and nauseous; she felt they should all be slaughtered.

"So you're saying that if Bai Mu goes back, he won't continue to cause trouble? And this matter will be over because the Konoha higher-ups will directly pin the blame on Kumogakure, is that what you mean?"

Esdeath pursed her lips upon hearing this, thinking to herself, "You're not a naive princess. You've been on the battlefield. Why do you still have to be so innocent?"

Although this is political, so what?

I never pay attention to it; it's none of my business anyway.

Because my approach is the simplest. Generally, as long as you don't provoke me, there's nothing to worry about. But if you do provoke me, it's a matter of life and death!

She said calmly, "You already know, so why bother saying it? Saying it would only make you look naive!"

"I'm not naive!"

Alice Lise corrected this statement, saying she didn't think it was naive to call herself that, and that Esdeath shouldn't just give her any title she wanted.

"Yes Yes Yes."

Esdeath waved her hand dismissively.

Alice Lise frowned slightly, clearly not satisfied. In short, she was very unhappy and in a terrible mood.

Of course, Tsunade wasn't in the mood to watch their performance; she wanted to know Hakubaki's next plan—whether he would launch an attack as soon as he returned to the village after the Fourth Shinobi World War.

"Yes, now that the war is over, are you planning to launch an attack immediately?"

"We'll talk about it later. One thing at a time. I still have time." Bai Mu didn't reveal any plans, but frankly said that he would take it slow.

Tsunade felt that Hakumo wasn't telling the truth, but the problem was that asking further wouldn't seem to yield any results. She knew Hakumo wouldn't say much, so asking was pointless...

Oh, wait, there's something I can still ask you.

Thinking of this, Tsunade asked directly, saying, "You said before that Uchiha Madara was alive and was still choosing so-called pawns, eyeing someone whose name was... Oh, right, it was Uchiha Obito, who just happened to be dead."

Bai Mu shook his head and said, "He didn't die. He was saved by Uchiha Madara."

"Is he really alive?"

Tsunade frowned slightly.

Bai Mu shrugged and said calmly, "Of course, but it's just barely clinging to life, which is why it needs pawns to do things for it, so it can be resurrected later."

"resurrection?"

Tsunade's expression changed, and she immediately asked, "Really?"

Bai Mu explained, "Didn't I already tell you? The Rinnegan is a resurrection technique. During the Second Shinobi World War, didn't you three Sannin fight Hanzo in the Land of Rain? At that time, Jiraiya encountered three kids, one of whom had the Rinnegan. That was Madara Uchiha's eye. The second one was just a vessel, used as a tool for resurrection. As for Obito Uchiha being chosen as the executor of the Eye of the Moon Plan, to replace his deceased self in carrying out his activities, he was ultimately just a pawn."

He paused, then added, "Of course, Madara Uchiha was also a pawn."

Tsunade:"……"

She fell silent for a moment, then sighed, raised her hand to rub her temples, feeling somewhat weary.

Because there's a lot of information, but it has to be said that Madara Uchiha is really going too far. Even after all this, he still wants to do the Eye of the Moon. And the problem is that what he's pursuing is peace.

Well, I don't really know what to say. But looking at the ninja world after my grandfather's death, peace really can't be maintained. It was originally suppressed by my great-grandfather's powerful strength. No wonder Madara Uchiha didn't approve of this kind of peace and wanted to pursue a new peace. But this Eye of the Moon Plan and Infinite Tsukuyomi are very abstract.

Eternal peace!

Is this a dream? This is absolutely outrageous.

Could Madara Uchiha possibly realize this is all a lie? No, someone like him won't be convinced unless you defeat him like my great-grandfather did.

Chapter 57: Encounter with the Fourth Raikage, Beginning the Battle Against Kumogakure

"To stop Madara Uchiha, do we have to defeat him? Just talking won't do, right?" Tsunade asked.

Bai Mu nodded in reply: "Of course, people like Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama cannot be persuaded by words alone. They have their own set of fixed ideas that cannot be resolved by mere talk. Moreover, even if we were to talk, we would have to win the battle first."

Tsunade pouted and said, "Okay, I got it."

Who is my great-grandfather?

She still knew, after all, he was her granddaughter. Even though she had learned the bad habit of gambling from him, she couldn't possibly know what kind of person Hashirama Senju was.

Madara Uchiha, a figure on par with his grandfather Hashirama Senju, was not someone who could be easily persuaded. Therefore, trying to convince him to abandon his plan through so-called conversation was undoubtedly an impossible task. The problem had to be solved through battle.

To put it simply, it means resolving problems with force; whoever has the bigger fist will naturally be able to persuade others.

Although she understood, Tsunade still had questions, so she needed to ask about the situation to avoid saying she didn't know.

"Speaking of which, are you just going to let Madara Uchiha choose his pawns like this? And that Obito Uchiha, will he become Madara's pawn as he wishes?"

Bai Mu said calmly, "Madara Uchiha had already planned it all out. It's not surprising that trash like Kenji Uchiha would become a pawn."

Xian Er?

Tsunade raised an eyebrow, her expression somewhat strange.

She could sense the malice in his words, but it was none of her business. After thinking it over, she decided not to interfere. Bai Mu had his own plans, and she was already on this ship, so there was no way she could get off. The most sensible thing to do was not to dwell on it. More importantly, her current goal was Yunyin. She needed to deal with the troublesome enemy first and end this war.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing. For tomorrow's operation, should our target be the Cloud Village's headquarters, or should we push forward and take down the Cloud Village's strongholds? We need to discuss that."

Tsunade wanted to know this, but Esdeath thought it didn't need to go through all that trouble, her beautiful eyes filled with killing intent: "No need for such complexity, just crush them."

Does it need to be that complicated?

No, that's not necessary. Just run over it and that will solve the problem.

Tsunade:"……"

Does this make sense to you?

She rubbed her temples, feeling utterly exhausted.

……

The next morning.

Tsunade gathered the ninjas of Konoha.

Nara Shikaku still hoped to persuade Tsunade, but unfortunately, Tsunade's mind was made up and there was no way to persuade her, especially since she wasn't taking Konoha ninjas with her to see her off.