The First Hokage is really too strong.
Uehara Naraku can temporarily control Senju Hashirama's body, but doesn't have enough power to extinguish Senju Hashirama's consciousness, temporarily treating Senju Hashirama as a big figurine.
When the Ninja World War occurs, others will directly reveal his true face, and then let the four Hokages appear together...
That scene would be unimaginably beautiful.
Uehara Naraku watched Uchiha Obito put away the coffin and leave together with Namikaze Minato, sighed softly: "I hope that no one has any heart disease, and hopefully those people's mental state will be fine then."
Moreover, the reward for defeating Senju Hashirama was quite substantial.
Side Quest: Defeat the God of Ninja Senju Hashirama (1/1), task completed, reward passive talent skill Sage Body.
Sage Body: Increases Life Energy by 100,000 points, Chakra Energy by 100,000 points, Natural Energy by 100,000 points, enhances Life Recovery Effect by 50%, enhances Chakra Energy Recovery Effect by 50%.
Uehara Naraku retracted his wings, glanced at his attribute panel, furrowed his brow: "With this, it's almost at the limit. Do I attend the Ninja World War with this data?"
Name: Uehara Naraku (Normal Mode)
Life Energy: 623,731
Chakra Energy: 621,590
Natural Energy: 621,590
Life Energy Recovery: 864 points/second
Chakra Energy Recovery: 432 points/second
Natural Energy Extraction: 432 points/second
Skill Cooldown Reduction: 100%
Remaining Gold Coins: 6,630
The final prelude of the Ninja World is about to unfold.
While Uehara Naraku was pondering how to enhance his power for victory in the Ninja World War, others were not idle either; everyone was tensely preparing for battle.
In Konoha Village.
Tsunade and Jiraiya organized all participating troops, including combat troops and medical ninja squads, special operations squads, and more.
Tsunade glanced at the vast army below and slowly raised her fist: "Is everyone ready?"
"Yes!"
"Then let's depart!"
"Yes!"
The heavy sound spread throughout Konoha.
Many Konoha villagers stood by the windows, watching this massive ninja force leave the village; this was all of Konoha's power.
All ninjas in the village were called up, over ten thousand Konoha ninjas, including Jonin, Chunin, and Genin, formed a long stream of people.
The sound of footsteps continued...
Until they left Konoha, quickly dividing into squads and racing towards the Ninja Alliance Command.
"Let's go too!"
Tsunade leaped down from the Hokage Tower, followed closely by Jiraiya, and others jumped down, chasing their direction.
In the Hidden Rock Village.
Third Tsuchikage Onoki, Huang Tu, Kurotsuchi, Akatsuchi, and others stood on a hill, watching a team of Hidden Rock Ninja pass by, with a tinge of worry on their faces.
"I wonder how many will be able to return alive..."
"Old man, you are the Tsuchikage, don't say such discouraging things!"
Kurotsuchi shook her head, smiling refreshingly: "What a mighty show! This is eighteen thousand ninjas; no matter who faces this human sea, there's no way they can have the strength to resist!"
Because there's no need to defend the border lines, the Hidden Rock Village also gathered all ninjas, fully participating in this Ninja World War.
Third Tsuchikage Onoki sighed.
This granddaughter has never experienced any fierce war since she was born; the only time she saw the brutality of battle was when Uehara Naraku invaded the Hidden Rock Village...
These over ten thousand Rock Ninjas are all the assets Onoki has painstakingly accumulated over the years of governance!
In the entire ninja world, it's hard to find another village with more ninjas than the Hidden Rock Village; this number remained from the massive casualties caused by Uehara Naraku's invasion...
In the Hidden Sand Village.
Fifth Kazekage Gaara stood on high ground, watching a line of Hidden Sand Ninja stepping through the desert, walking into the distance against sandstorms.
"Gaara."
Kankuro stood behind Gaara, said in a low voice: "The village's ninja troops have already set out, should we go too?"
"Hmm."
Gaara nodded.
In the next moment, a cushion of sand appeared beneath Gaara's feet, carrying Kankuro and Temari behind him, soaring into the distance: "Then let's go, hurry to converge with the ninja forces from other villages!"
On the sea.
A fleet of ships sped towards the Ninja Continent.
Terumi Mei stood by the railing of a ship, surveying the fleet of sea vessels, the sea breeze blowing her hair to reveal her face.
The armies of the Five Great Countries' Ninja Villages gathered one after another.
The Five Kage had previously agreed that the command center would remain at the newly established Hidden Cloud Village, because it was easy to defend and hard to attack, also to protect the Daimyo and the nobles.
Hidden Cloud Village.
The Perception Squad's gathering point.
Batches of Perception Ninjas, after scouting their own countries, hurriedly came to the Hidden Cloud Village to report and accept the orders of the squad leader.
The Hidden Cloud Jonin, C, was one of the commanders. He glanced at the various teams below and said grimly, "Mr. Zetsu, each team didn't receive any news about Orochimaru. Where should we search next?"
"Couldn't find him anywhere?"
Black Zetsu stood beside C, pondering for a moment before speaking in a gloomy voice, "The Gedo Statue is enormous; if they want to hide, it won't be easy, and the reaction when extracting the Tailed Beasts' chakra will be intense..."
After speaking, Black Zetsu fell into deep thought again, "Could it be that Orochimaru has already revived the Ten-tails? But the rampaging Ten-tails couldn't possibly be without movement..."
"Mr. Zetsu?"
C glanced at the distracted Black Zetsu and continued, "Mr. Zetsu? What's the matter?"
"It's nothing."
Black Zetsu shook its head, then said in a deep voice, "Let's do it this way! The two of us will each lead a team to search the Land of Rice Fields, Hot Water, Iron, and Bear again... Perhaps Orochimaru hasn't extracted the Tailed Beasts yet and is waiting for our Perception Squad to scout through before he acts."
"Alright."
C nodded seriously.
Since Black Zetsu came to report, C had quite admiration for Black Zetsu because of its extremely strong perception ability, worthy of being a former member of Akatsuki.
Contrary to C.
Black Zetsu found these Perception Squads quite useless.
So many Perception Squads, yet besides the advantage of numbers, they had no real function. They still haven't found Orochimaru's tracks; what use are they?
It can only flatter itself...
Relying on its perception ability, Black Zetsu was doing quite well among the Perception Squad, at least making these Perception Ninjas come to admire it.
Indeed, there are no useless individuals in Akatsuki.
This viewpoint was further solidified by Black Zetsu's performance; even the intelligence personnel of this organization were outstanding!
As for the Orochimaru sought after laboriously by the Perception Squad...
In fact, Orochimaru was still lying low in Ryuchi Cave.
Deep within Ryuchi Cave.
The Yamata no Orochi flipped over, re-curling its body, and found a comfortable position with its eight gigantic snake heads, feeling the natural energy seep into its body.
Although unable to train in Sage Mode, the Yamata no Orochi could slowly extract natural energy for its own use, relying on the power of the Curse Seal.
This was the true form of Orochimaru's soul.
Orochimaru had thought of escaping, but unfortunately, the White Snake Sage of Ryuchi Cave, having received orders from Uehara Naraku, refused to let Orochimaru escape.
"Uehara Naraku, that bastard!"
Orochimaru's voice echoed in the area, his tone was somewhat sinister, "Didn't Kabuto say that he was preparing a perfect body for me soon? And how long have I waited already...
Saying this, one of the massive snake heads of the Yamata no Orochi suddenly smashed the wall beside it, Orochimaru's voice became increasingly cold, "What a complete waste! Despite signing a Summoning Contract with him and secretly guiding him in his experiments...
Next time we meet, if Kabuto hasn't prepared it, I'll just steal his body; in any case, I'll revive myself first. What's the point of probing the Rinnegan and the Gedo Statue's secrets when I can do it myself!"
Since Orochimaru tried to switch to a White Zetsu body, was interrupted by Uehara Naraku, and was then captured in his small white snake form, he had fallen into this state.
However, Orochimaru hadn't completely given up.
Because he believed that Yakushi Kabuto was not loyal.
Since Kabuto betrayed him, he would surely betray Uehara Naraku too.
Over the years, Orochimaru frequently used various kinjutsu and experiments to tempt Kabuto into preparing a suitable body for him.
Unfortunately, Kabuto always used Uehara Naraku as a reason to dismiss his requests, though he never completely refused.
The reason Kabuto gave was quite peculiar, that even if Lord Orochimaru could revive and escape, he would ultimately be found by Uehara Naraku.
As for the consequences of being found by Uehara Naraku...
There's no need for Kabuto to elaborate further.
Orochimaru knew the outcome of meeting Uehara Naraku clearly because he had experienced it numerous times.
In that case, it would be better to hold back for a while.
That bastard's crimes are innumerable!
Just as Orochimaru was about to start extracting natural energy again to strengthen his Yamata no Orochi form, a feeling of a Blood Contract Summon surged throughout his body.
"A Summoning Contract? Exactly what I was thinking!"
All the heads of the Yamata no Orochi spontaneously lifted!
The next moment, this gigantic body vanished from Ryuchi Cave, choosing to accept the Summoning Contract from afar!
After Orochimaru left.
The White Snake Sage within Ryuchi Cave examined its own body, sensing that the Yamata no Orochi had disappeared from within Ryuchi Cave.
The White Snake Sage flicked its tongue and sighed, "Orochimaru, that fool, always thinking of escaping... Doesn't this fool realize there's only a path to death outside, and only longevity within Ryuchi Cave?"