A foreigner's journey

Under the Hokage Rock in the Land of Fire, Tsunade looked up at the statues of past Hokages.

The first Hokage Senju Hashirama, the second Hokage Senju Tobirama, the third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, the fourth Hokage Namifukimon, and the fifth Hokage Uchiha Quick Sword.

Looking at the statues of the previous Hokages one by one, and finally looking at the newly carved statue of the Uchiha Speed ​​Slayer, Tsunade was a little distracted for a moment.

At this time, a familiar voice came from behind:

"How is it? Do you feel that the changes in the times have exceeded your expectations?"

There was no need to look back, Tsunade already knew the identity of the visitor before he made a sound. She clasped her hands in front of her body to support the great pair, and said in a melancholy tone:

"Who would have thought that the serious little devil who came to me to learn psychic skills is now the Fifth Hokage."

"It's a pity that his gambling luck is worse than yours. After losing ten rounds of dice in a row, he had no choice but to give up the Shigu Forest psychic contract."

The tall and burly Jiraiya walked up to Tsunade and looked up at the statues of past Hokages:

"How is the old man's injury?"

"It's under control, but his lifespan has been greatly reduced due to severe trauma. To put it bluntly, he only has a few years left."

Tsunade turned around and leaned back on the railing with her elbows:

"Su Zhan asked me to come back not just because of the old man's injury, right?"

Jiraiya's expression also became serious: "Now Konoha Village needs you to reorganize the medical ninja force."

"Then you also know that I have severe hemophobia and cannot go to the battlefield, right?" Tsunade talked about her mental illness very frankly: "I can stay, but I will only be responsible for theoretical guidance."

"This is also the meaning of quick slash."

Jiraiya sighed: "Oh, it would be great if Orochimaru was still alive...Why are [Sannin] always missing a corner?"

"Perhaps this is the fate of the [Sannin]."

Tsunade smiled and stopped talking.

For a while, there was only the sound of the wind and the rustling of leaves, until a ninja appeared not far away: "Tsunade-sama, Jiraiya-sama, and Hokage-sama held an emergency meeting."

"What happened?" Jiraiya frowned.

"Iwagakure ninja troops have begun to attack Mount Kikyo, and the garrison is asking for help!"

Tsunade and Jiraiya looked at each other and sighed.

The war finally begins.

……………………

Yuyin Village was still covered by the torrential rain.

Payne sat on the broken edge of the top of the tallest tower in Yuyin Village and looked at the rainy scenery in the distance.

Xiaonan, a purple-haired beauty wearing paper flowers on her head, walked over from the darkness and reminded softly: "Penn, it's about to start."

There was a hint of fear in her tone that she didn't even notice.

The current Pain and Nagato feel strange to her. It seems that since the creation of the new [Hell Path Pain], Nagato has become very strange, and the way he looks at her is like looking at a fake doll.

"..."

Payne did not answer, but stood up slowly, turned and walked into the dark hall.

Every time he takes two steps, a blurry figure with colorful bright lines will light up in the hall.

Finally, together with Tiandao Payne and Xiaonan, a total of nine figures appeared in this dark and empty hall. The other seven figures with flashing colorful ripples stood fixedly in their respective positions. Only the outline of the body could be barely seen, and the face could not be seen clearly at all.

One of the figures said in a very young voice: "I am finally willing to summon us. I have been here for more than a month and my body is almost rusty. Hmm..."

"Deidara, the boss is just restricting you from moving alone. He's not tying you up so you can't move, right?" Another figure said, and the ring on his hand was [three].

"Hidan, didn't your evil god ever teach you to be respectful to great artists? He is indeed a guy who doesn't understand art at all. Hmm..."

"You kid is too noisy. Hey, Scorpion, take care of him!" The burly man wearing the ring [Nan] shouted impatiently.

Lying on the ground, a huge weirdo with a long scorpion-like tail made a low voice: "Kisame is right. Deidara, please be quiet."

"Now that Brother Scorpion has said that, okay. But does anyone really want to know what the explosion of art is? I can simplify the explanation as much as possible..."

"Shut up!"

"cut……"

The scene finally calmed down temporarily, and a figure with the same three magatama sharingan as Sasuke and Kuzan suddenly asked: "Is the plan to capture the tailed beast completely shelved?"

Hearing this man's question, others also turned their attention to Payne.

"That's right, [Akatsuki] will stop its action plan to capture the tailed beasts from now on." Pain said slowly, his voice cold.

The scene was stagnant for a while, and then broke out into fierce quarrels.

"What about our ambition? Where is our goal? Shouldn't we spend our whole lives as mercenaries fighting for small countries?" Deidara shouted.

"Are you going to give up your ambition to dominate the ninja world? It doesn't matter, as long as I can continue to make money."

"Kakuzu, can we have a higher pursuit?"

"Like believing in your evil god? Get out of here, Hidan, we are not in the same group."

"Hey, aren't we partners?"

"We were just a temporary partnership formed to capture the tailed beasts. Now that the plan to capture the tailed beasts has been suspended, our cooperation should also end."

Looking at the noisy and increasingly chaotic scene, the figure with the Sharingan remained silent, seeming to be thinking about something.

【Everyone is quiet. 】

Payne's voice sounded, and everyone fell silent.

He spread his arms slightly:

“The plan to dominate the ninja world has not changed, and it will be moved forward.

We skipped the step of capturing the tailed beasts and directly intervened in the Fourth Ninja War in the name of [Ame Hidden Village]. "

Deidara immediately shouted: "Huh? Boss, are you crazy? Not to mention other ninja villages, do you know how terrible it is for the old man Ohnoki of Iwagakure Village to get angry! He has to get serious and use [Chen Escape] 】, half of the people in the Akatsuki organization must die! Hmm..."

"Is the 'half of the people' you mentioned your new name? Deidara?" Scorpion said unceremoniously.

"Brother Scorpion! Don't complain about me! I'm serious. Well..."

"This ninja war is different from the past. It is an alliance of two huge ninja villages fighting each other instead of the melee situation of previous ninja wars."

The figure with the Sharingan analyzed calmly:

"Even if the Akatsuki organization gathers together and intervenes in the war as the Amegakure Village, it may be difficult to destroy other ninja villages in one fell swoop. Instead, it will arouse their vigilance."

Kakuzu also said: "Uchiha Itachi is right. The result of this is that other ninja villages are very likely to temporarily put down their grudges and join forces to destroy the Hidden Rain Village and the Akatsuki organization. Without the assistance of the tailed beasts, it will be difficult for us to Gain an advantage in front of the Ninja Army. Listen to me and hide it safely to make war fortune. I have a good way to sell the stolen goods."

At this time, a thunder flashed outside the large hole in the damaged wall of the tower behind Payne, and the rain became even heavier.

"No need to say anything, everyone."

Payne raised his hand, and the ring [Zero] on his right thumb shone coldly under the laser light:

"I already have a complete plan. Listen to me carefully, we have a lot of time..."

In the dark corner of the hall, Payne, the hell path made of Ruan Wenyu's corpse, was looking at the distant rainy scene outside the hole in the wall.

The rain became more violent.

And at the same time,

[Longdi Cave], one of the three holy places, welcomed several uninvited guests.