Chapter 168: No Doubt
The Fourth Raikage—A, finally chose to surrender to the legendary shinobi—Uchiha Madara.
There was no other way.
The Fifth Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village, Uchiha Yuta, was simply too overwhelming.
If Konoha hadn't pushed the Hidden Cloud Village to the brink—stripping them of power and dignity day by day—the Fourth Raikage would never have made such a drastic decision.
"Good."
The masked man—Uchiha Obito—nodded slightly, a pleased look in his eyes.
"You made a wise decision, Fourth Raikage."
And with that—
Even Obito himself found it difficult to believe.
As the leader of the Hidden Cloud Village, he had expected A to resist to the end.
But to surrender so quickly, simply because of Uchiha Madara's reputation?
It felt surreal.
"Yes..."
Madara's lips curled into a cold smirk, his voice carrying an unchallengeable authority.
"Since you've surrendered, you will now obey my commands."
"Hmph!"
The Fourth Raikage nodded without the slightest hesitation.
He had made his choice. If this path led to vengeance against Konoha for their crimes, then he would follow it into the abyss. Whatever it took to make them pay.
"Listen carefully."
Madara's next words sent a chill through the air.
"I want the corpses of the First Raikage, the Second Raikage, and the Third Raikage."
BOOM!!
A's eyes went wide in disbelief.
He had expected many things—but this?
Madara was essentially slapping him across the face.
"You want the bodies of my ancestors?"
A growled, thunder crackling around his body.
"Even if I've surrendered, I won't betray my predecessors like that! You'll have to kill me first!"
"Calm yourself."
Madara's expression didn't waver, as if he had anticipated this outburst.
"You will offer their corpses as tribute. In return, I will use an optimized version of Impure World Reincarnation to resurrect the First, Second, and Third Raikage."
"...What?"
The Fourth Raikage was stunned.
"You're saying... you're going to resurrect them?"
"Correct," Madara said coldly. "I intend to start a war that will engulf the entire shinobi world."
"...I see."
A took a long, hard look at both Madara and the masked man beside him, falling silent.
He wasn't a fool.
The implications were clear: this was no ordinary power play—Madara had far greater plans.
And if he truly could bring the former Raikage back from the dead...
Then perhaps this surrender wouldn't be in vain.
Despite himself, the Fourth Raikage felt a flicker of excitement.
Betraying his ancestors? Digging up their graves?
Forget it—the Law of True Fragrance strikes again.
"Konoha... just wait."
The Fourth Raikage clenched his fists.
"Uchiha Yuta... this time, I won't show any mercy."
"Prepare the corpses," Uchiha Obito said calmly. "It's time we move on—to the Hidden Stone Village, to speak with Ōnoki."
"...Understood."
The Fourth Raikage narrowed his eyes, his thoughts already racing.
"Let's go."
Madara's tone was absolute.
"Yes, Madara-sama."
Fwoosh!
With a swirl of space-time distortions, Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Obito vanished from the Raikage's office.
"Whoosh—"
As they disappeared, the Fourth Raikage let out a deep breath and collapsed into his chair.
His back was drenched in sweat.
Facing the legendary Uchiha Madara was far more pressure than he had expected—even for someone as proud and powerful as A.
Meanwhile — in the Tsuchikage's Office, Hidden Stone Village
"Haah..."
The Third Tsuchikage—Ōnoki—floated above his desk, reading the latest intelligence report with a heavy sigh.
Konoha Village was becoming too powerful.
And the Fifth Hokage—Uchiha Yuta—was growing increasingly unstoppable.
Because of him, Iwagakure's daily operations were being affected more and more. Their reputation across the shinobi world was in decline, and soon, they would be completely overshadowed.
The thought alone made Ōnoki feel like his heart was bleeding.
"Lord Tsuchikage," said one of his advisors anxiously, "What are we going to do?"
"After Konoha took over Takigakure, they also captured the Two-Tails' Jinchūriki and the Seven-Tails' Jinchūriki."
"What exactly is Uchiha Yuta planning?"
The high-level shinobi in the office—Kurotsuchi, Akatsuchi, Lo, and others—wore anxious expressions, many of them beginning to lose hope.
The balance of power in the shinobi world was shifting.
And Uchiha Yuta stood at the center of the storm.
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