In just a few hours, the news that Sunagakure had been taken over spread throughout the entire ninja world.
It was like tossing a spark into a powder keg—the whole ninja world instantly boiled over.
That was Sunagakure, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, one of the "five rogue powers" of the ninja world. How did they go weak-kneed and kneel in surrender within a single day?
And they lost to just one person. Even the village chief chopped off his hand to apologize.
In response, every faction had a different reaction.
Konoha.
Tsunade supported her face with a heavy expression, looking at everyone gathered in the office.
Naruto shouted noisily, "What happened to Gaara? We have to send people to save him—"
Sakura punched Naruto on the head. "Shut up, Naruto!"
Naruto immediately fell silent, and the office finally became quiet.
Kakashi let out a sigh of relief, then looked at Tsunade. "Hokage-sama, is the Tenseigan really that strong?"
Yesterday he had been hiding in his room reading his little orange book and even jerked off once, so he missed the scene where everyone confronted Kairen.
Tsunade nodded. "Very strong—extremely strong! Shikaku, you explain."
"Understood, Hokage-sama!"
Nara Shikaku stepped forward and began talking about Kairen's intelligence.
In just a few short hours, Kairen's abilities were already laid out on the desks of all the top leaders.
"Moku Kairen first appeared in the desert of the Land of Wind. He possesses a pair of white eyes. Captain Yamato believed he was from the Hyuga Clan, so he brought him back to the village."
"After that, he was taken back by the Hyuga family. Then came the incident where he abducted two eldest daughters of the Hyuga main family and attacked Root."
At this point, Nara Shikaku glanced at Shimura Danzō beside him, whose face had been dark the whole time.
All of Root had been blown up. This old man now wanted to drag anyone he saw back to work.
Nara Shikaku continued.
"During this time, he displayed extremely powerful genjutsu abilities. Anyone who makes eye contact with him will fall into genjutsu."
"He also has a forbidden-technique-level transformation technique, and judging from the Fire Release ninjutsu he has shown, it has reached the pinnacle."
"That's all the intelligence we have on Moku Kairen within the village."
After finishing, Nara Shikaku glanced at his son beside him, who looked somewhat absent-minded.
Shikamaru was indeed dazed. Sunagakure had fallen and changed hands in a single day. He didn't know if that girl was still alive.
Nara Shikaku wanted Shikamaru to pull himself together.
"Shikamaru, you talk about the intelligence on Moku Kairen in Sunagakure."
Shikamaru steadied himself and nodded.
He stepped forward and said calmly,
"According to reports from our intelligence ninjas, Moku Kairen can summon meteors from outer space—each one larger than the entirety of Sunagakure."
"…"
Everyone fell silent. Shock appeared on Naruto's face.
"A meteor bigger than a whole village?"
Just thinking about such an enemy gave Kakashi a splitting headache.
"Is that also an ability of the Tenseigan? That's way too outrageous!"
"There's more than that!"
Shikamaru continued.
"Moku Kairen also possesses… Wood Release!"
"Wood Release!!"
Everyone present was stunned. Wood Release was Konoha's faith—something like Japanese AV.
Tsunade nodded. That was exactly why she found Kairen so hard to deal with.
Naruto asked, "So what should we do now?"
Everyone looked toward Tsunade.
Tsunade's head also ached. What to do? Organize a ninja army to deal with him?
But he took down Sunagakure in a single day—how long could Konoha hold out?
Danzō said darkly from the side, "Anyone who dares challenge Konoha's authority must pay the price. Organize the ninja forces, march on Sunagakure, and take down Moku Kairen."
No one spoke. Naruto jumped out in support.
"The old man is right. We can't let that guy get too arrogant. We have to stop his ambitions."
The atmosphere fell silent again. Kakashi quickly pulled Naruto back.
Neither of these two had brains. Naruto could still be saved; Danzō was already beyond help.
After thinking for a while, Tsunade slowly opened her eyes.
"Wait."
The early bird gets shot. Let's observe how the other ninja villages react first before making a move.
...
After learning that Sunagakure had changed hands, the Land of Lightning made no statement. However, ninja troops along the borders suddenly increased to guard against invasions from other countries.
The Fourth Raikage also showed interest in the Tenseigan, having heard that it evolved from the Byakugan.
For some reason, there were suddenly a lot more aunties hanging around outside the gates of the Hyuga Clan.
Kirigakure made no statement at all. The village had only just gotten back on track with external relations and naturally didn't want to stir up trouble.
Iwagakure's response was more intense. Troops were stationed along the borders to guard against attacks from the Land of Wind.
From the map, after Kairen took over Sunagakure, the closest ninja village was Iwagakure.
Ōnoki had no choice but to stay on guard. Moreover, both tailed beasts in their village had been captured by the Akatsuki, making this their weakest moment.
And yet the Akatsuki, the base organization of the ninja world, was unusually silent.
...
After Konan returned to the Akatsuki, Nagato went to see her immediately.
"So? Did he agree?"
Konan nodded. "He agreed."
She sighed inwardly.
For a recruitment, she practically sold herself. If the other party had dared refuse, he would have tasted all the explosive tags she had saved up.
Nagato looked puzzled. "Konan, why is your face so flushed?"
Konan panicked internally and forced an explanation.
"I got tired from running."
"Oh."
Nagato was skin and bones, completely kidney-deficient, and didn't think in that direction at all.
"Call a meeting. Let's meet our new member."
"Okay."
...
Kairen was flying through the sky with his sister-in-law and Hinata.
He had transformed into a massive eagle, carrying the two Hinata sisters as they soared over the skies of the Land of Wind.
"Waaah~"
Hanabi's face was full of joy, her laughter ringing like silver bells.
Hinata also wore a gentle smile and said,
"Thank you, Kairen, for taking the time to accompany us."
Kairen's current behavior made Hinata feel conflicted.
On one hand, Kairen's domineering seizure of another village made her, someone who loved peace, uncomfortable.
On the other hand, the wetlands Kairen brought to Sunagakure made Hinata feel that his interest in this great desert was a blessing to them.
After all, only Kairen could save this desolate land.
Kairen switched places with a shadow clone, letting it act as the mount, while he moved onto the eagle's back and wrapped his arms around Hinata's waist from behind.
Hinata caught the masculine scent of Kairen and felt a little shy. "…L-let go of me!"
Kairen leaned lightly against her shoulder.
"Hanabi already calls me brother-in-law. What are you still shy about?"
Hinata was helpless and could only let Kairen hold her.
But she didn't allow him to go any further—whenever his naughty hands moved, she would pull them away.
After fooling around for a while, Kairen gradually rested his head on Hinata's thighs.
As Hinata massaged his temples, she asked, "Kairen, what are you going to do next?"
Kairen opened his eyes and looked at the azure sky. Do what?
What could someone who only cares about women possibly do?