Uchiha Madara had originally planned to abandon Renya and complete the "Eye of the Moon" plan on his own.
With his strength, dealing with the mere Allied Shinobi Forces was no problem at all.
Even if that kid joined the Allied Shinobi Forces, he was still confident he could seize the Six-Tails Jinchūriki from within tens of thousands of troops.
He had thought the matter was settled—but who would have expected Renya to play dirty.
He actually harbored the intention of killing the Six-Tails Jinchūriki. Madara absolutely could not allow such a thing to happen!
The moment Uchiha Madara learned the news, he headed for Kirigakure without hesitation.
He had to arrive before the Five Kage made their final decision to kill the Six-Tails Jinchūriki.
Otherwise, once the Six-Tails died, the plan would be impossible to carry out.
...
On the other side, Black Zetsu learned of the news and wore a ghost-seeing expression.
"You… what did you say? The cook… wants to kill the Six-Tails Jinchūriki to stop Madara's 'Eye of the Moon' plan?!"
"Yes," White Zetsu replied honestly.
Hearing this, Black Zetsu's vision suddenly went dark, as if the sky were collapsing.
If the cook's plan succeeded, wouldn't that mean delaying Mother's resurrection?
After finally seeing hope for success, it absolutely could not let the cook interfere!
Without Mother, its existence would have no meaning at all.
No matter what, the cook's plan could not be allowed to succeed…
Black Zetsu truly hadn't expected that the cook it had always favored would suddenly unleash a hidden trump card behind the scenes, catching it completely off guard.
"No, I absolutely cannot allow this to happen!"
It hurriedly said to the countless White Zetsu,
"You are to immediately head to Kirigakure to support Uchiha Madara. Under no circumstances can anything happen to the Six-Tails Jinchūriki!"
Although a single White Zetsu's combat power was average, once they mobilized en masse, they formed a powerful army!
The number of White Zetsu far exceeded that of the Allied Shinobi Forces—perfect for holding them back.
"Forget it, I'll lead you there personally!"
Whether Mother could successfully break the seal was at stake—he had to personally supervise on the battlefield.
Otherwise, with the intelligence level of this group of White Zetsu, there was a high chance they would mess it up.
Thus, the moment the news spread, Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu's White Zetsu army simultaneously rushed toward Kirigakure.
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At the Allied Shinobi Forces' encampment, inside the commander's tent.
"Do you even know what you're saying?! You're actually asking us to kill the Six-Tails Jinchūriki?!"
The Fourth Mizukage immediately couldn't sit still after hearing this.
He couldn't understand why the Hokage would say something like this—could it be that he had been secretly bought off by Uchiha Madara?
The other three also looked at Shimura Danzō in confusion.
The Second Kazekage, Shamon, stared blankly at Danzō, unable to understand what exactly Konoha was trying to do.
First, Uchiha Renya came to the camp, and then the Hokage proposed killing a Jinchūriki.
But he quickly figured it out.
It had to be because the existence of the Allied Shinobi Forces made it difficult for Konoha to collect all the tailed beasts. Holding to the idea of "if we can't have it, destroy it," they decided to kill Kirigakure's Jinchūriki.
That way, Konoha would still be the country with the most tailed beasts!
It could only be said that Konoha's ambition was truly enormous…
Worthy of being the strongest village in the shinobi world—they didn't even feel like pretending anymore.
He wanted to see what excuse the Hokage would use to fool them.
Shamon showed no reaction to this. After all, the one being killed wouldn't be his village's tailed beast.
Besides, Shukaku had already been taken away by someone long ago.
"Hokage, could you explain why you want us to do this?"
Shamon proactively raised the question, hoping to curry favor with the Hokage—still wanting to latch onto Konoha's coattails.
As soon as he spoke, the other three instinctively looked at Shimura Danzō.
"I've obtained intelligence that Uchiha Madara intends to collect the chakra of all the tailed beasts to carry out the 'Eye of the Moon' plan. As long as we kill one tailed beast, his plan will be unable to continue."
He relayed to them what he had learned from Renya.
The three newly appointed Kage fell into silence upon hearing this.
If things were truly as the Hokage said, killing the Six-Tails Jinchūriki was indeed feasible.
At the cost of losing one Jinchūriki, they could stop Uchiha Madara's world-destroying plan—no matter how one looked at it, it was a profitable trade.
Shamon looked at the three silent figures, then at Shimura Danzō.
It could only be described as brilliant—absolutely brilliant!
The Hokage was simply a genius, using just a few words to completely confuse three young Kage.
If the Fourth Mizukage actually agreed with the Hokage and chose to kill the Six-Tails Jinchūriki, it would be even more interesting.
They already knew that Kirigakure's Three-Tails had disappeared many years ago.
Everyone tacitly assumed it had been taken by Uchiha Madara.
At present, there were only two Jinchūriki visible on the surface—
The Six-Tails and the Nine-Tails.
If the Fourth Mizukage truly followed the Hokage's suggestion and killed Kirigakure's last remaining Jinchūriki,
It would result in Konoha simultaneously possessing nine tailed beasts!
Absolutely ruthless—truly ruthless!
The Second Kazekage Shamon secretly gave Danzō a thumbs-up.
Even now, he firmly believed that Uchiha Madara and the so-called "Eye of the Moon" plan were nothing more than fabricated claims by Konoha.
His gaze landed on the silent Fourth Mizukage—it all depended on how he chose.
The gazes of everyone present likewise fell on the Mizukage.
"Mizukage, I think what the Hokage says makes sense," the Third Raikage scratched his head. "If you can't bring yourself to do it, I can help you kill the Six-Tails Jinchūriki."
He was quite willing to help with something like this—it would be easy!
"Since we're killing a Jinchūriki, why not choose to kill your village's Nine-Tails Jinchūriki instead?"
The Fourth Mizukage raised his head and looked at Shimura Danzō.
"The Six-Tails Jinchūriki is protected by the Allied Shinobi Forces. Every time the mysterious person infiltrates, they're intercepted."
"I think he won't be in danger. On the other hand, does your village's Nine-Tails Jinchūriki have the protection of the Allied Shinobi Forces?"
Although the Hokage's argument was quite persuasive, why should their village be the one to make the sacrifice?
Shimura Danzō narrowed his eyes, his expression instantly turning ugly.
"So, are you unwilling to sacrifice the Six-Tails Jinchūriki?"
The Fourth Mizukage did not back down, raising his head to meet Danzō's gaze.
"That's right. I'm confident I can protect my village's Jinchūriki. You should spend more time worrying about your own village's Jinchūriki."
Did the Hokage really take him for a fool?!
Did he really think such a clumsy excuse could spin him around?
In reality, he had long known that the mysterious person was Konoha's Uchiha Renya.
He just hadn't exposed it—he wanted to see how long Konoha could keep up the act.
The Second Kazekage Shamon looked at the Fourth Mizukage in disbelief, subconsciously swallowing hard.
Are young people these days all this bold?
Aren't they afraid of Konoha's retaliation?!
"Fine. Remember your choice," Shimura Danzō said no more, flicking his sleeve as he left the tent.
He was going to inform Renya that the persuasion had failed.
The Fourth Mizukage simply watched Shimura Danzō leave, seemingly not taking him seriously at all.
"This farce ends here."
He no longer wanted to continue playing this thief-cries-thief drama with Konoha.
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