When Rasa heard Obito say that Gaara wouldn't die, he finally stopped his aggressive movement.
However, he didn't give Obito a kind look. He slammed him onto the ground and returned to his seat.
Obito didn't seem to mind. He casually stood up, returned to his seat, and continued, "Capturing the Jinchuriki to summon the Ten-Tails was Madara Uchiha's plan. However, the Akatsuki organization has already gone too far to back down now, and two-thirds of the plan has already been completed. There's absolutely no reason for them to stop at this point… Once they summon the Ten-Tails, they can easily defeat us using its power!"
Everyone else felt like they had a lot to complain about but couldn't find the words. You guys are already running wild with your own ambitions—how come you never clean up your own disasters?
And what rotten luck that Madara chose *you* of all people to carry out his plan!
Struggling to suppress his urge to complain, A asked, "Is the Ten-Tails really as powerful as you say? Even if it's several times stronger than the Nine-Tails, shouldn't Old Man Seiki still be able to easily subdue it?"
Everyone else nodded in agreement. If even the Nine-Tails was no match for Seiki, wasn't it just a tiny pup compared to him?
"In myths and legends, it was the Sage of Six Paths who saved the world. And if he saved the world, that means there must have been a crisis capable of destroying it—the Ten-Tails was that very crisis!" Obito emphasized. "It can destroy the world. Now you know how powerful it is, right?"
However, everyone still looked unimpressed.
Destroying the world? They'd heard similar claims dozens of times each year.
Especially Onoki, who looked rather unconvinced.
Didn't the Wish-Granting Casket claim to be the Sage of Six Paths' sacred artifact, said to hold the power to destroy the world as well?
But what happened?
On the day it was unsealed, it fled in fear at the sight of Seiki Shimaseki!
So they thought, *We've heard it all before. How easy could it really be to destroy the world?*
Seeing that no one believed him, Obito gave them his most sincere look and said, "The Ten-Tails really *is* extremely strong. You have to believe me!"
Everyone else replied with indifferent expressions, "Yeah, yeah, we know."
At that moment, a bell-like voice rang out, "Everyone, what he said is indeed true. We are facing a crisis of world destruction!"
Everyone followed the source of the voice. The speaker was a noble and saintly mature beauty.
"Who are you?" A asked.
"This is the honorable miko from the Land of Demons, who possesses the ability of prophecy!" Seiki introduced her.
"The Land of Demons…" Mei Terumi realized something. Were those unfamiliar faces she saw from other small countries?
"A miko!" Onoki mused. "I've heard of her too. I heard that the miko of the Land of Demons has the power of prophecy!"
Rasa thought for a moment before asking, "Honorable Miko, have you foreseen something?"
Miroku nodded with a worried expression, "I saw terrifying visions of withering life and [Tenpenchii], where the entire world sank into ruin beneath the rampage of the Ten-Tails!"
No one spoke, but doubt filled everyone's eyes.
A miko they had barely heard of before suddenly stepping out to claim she had prophesied the apocalypse—no matter how Tsuchi and Seiki stood up for her, it was still hard to believe!
Miroku sighed. She wasn't surprised by this outcome—it wasn't the first time this had happened to her.
Eight years ago, during the peace negotiation ceremony of the Third Great Ninja War, she had approached the Five Great Village Kage of that time, warning them of the calamity she foresaw in her prophecy, but none of them believed her—not even bothering to verify her claims!
"Indeed, someone as powerful and humble as Lord Seiki is truly a rare exception!"
Just then, Seiki spoke, "The Dream World exists upon the spiritual dimension. Perhaps I could attempt to project the images from your prophecy, Miko-sama. However, the process might involve glimpsing into one's inner self, so I must seek your permission first."
"Glimpsing into one's inner self!" Miroku blushed slightly, but then replied gracefully, "That's fine with me, Lord Seiki. Please don't hold back on my account."
"I beg your pardon then," Seiki apologized, lightly tapping his finger. Before them, several scenes were projected.
On a barren and lifeless land, tree-like monstrous figures rampaged freely, shooting oversized Tailed Beast Balls from their mouths, easily erasing entire countries from the map!
Tens of thousands of ninja formed an Allied Force, fighting together with all their strength—but it was useless. No matter how many ninja gathered, they were no match for the monster, easily torn apart in battle.
Finally, the entire world fell silent.
A giant tree, tall enough to reach the sky, stood on the land, with all life gone still, hanging upon it like cocoons!
Staring at these horrifying images, Tsuchi rasped, "This… is this our future?"
The leaders of the smaller nations also became terrified. They had originally been thinking things like, "When the sky falls, let the tallest stand," or "Sit back and watch the Five Great Ninja Villages and Akatsuki tear each other apart."
But according to the prophecy, the Ten-Tails was clearly attacking indiscriminately.
The Five Great Villages might have been able to offer at least some resistance, however minimal. But these leaders hadn't even managed to utter a sound before being wiped out!
"Has the Demon Disaster not yet passed, only to be replaced by the end of the world?"
"What should we do? How are we supposed to handle this?"
Looking at their flustered expressions, Seiki inwardly chuckled, "Turns out the prophecy angle works better than I expected!"
In fact, even Miroku herself didn't know that the scenes she prophesied were actually implanted into her by Seiki through Moryo.
After all, the Miko and Moryo were two sides of the same coin!
As for the content of the prophecy itself, it was merely a slight reworking of the "plot" Seiki had witnessed in a past life—some fragments extracted and shown to her.
After all, prophecies are supposed to be vague. If you saw everything clearly, it wouldn't feel like a prophecy at all!
"That is exactly why I sought out Lord Seiki," Miroku continued, gently biting her red lips as she spoke earnestly, "asking him to share this prophecy with everyone! In the face of such a world-ending catastrophe, we must unite and work together!"
"Oh, I see!" Everyone suddenly understood, their confusion dissolving.
They had previously felt quite puzzled—why would Lord Seiki invite people from these smaller nations?
At this moment, Mui suddenly spoke up, "Lord Seiki, may I request a territory near Konoha be allocated to Kusagakure?"
Such a request should naturally be directed to the Fire Daimyo.
But Mui completely ignored the Daimyos' presence, and no one else found this strange.
During wartime, the authority of the Daimyos was practically non-existent.
Therefore, what truly decided the balance of power in the shinobi world had always been the Kage Summit, not just a meaningless meeting of the five Daimyos!
Seiki feigned surprise as he asked, "Mui, what are you up to?"
Mui sighed. "Dealing with the Demon Disaster alone has already overwhelmed Kusagakure, not to mention the Ten-Tails!"
"In this turbulent era, Kusagakure can only seek protection if it wishes to survive. But I also know that Konoha has limited resources to extend support to us. Even if you, Seiki, agreed, the rest of Konoha would never approve. The only way to justify this protection is for us to become part of Konoha!" Mui fixed Seiki with a piercing gaze. "That's why I wish to bring the entire Kusagakure under Konoha's protection!"
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