"What?!"
Chiyo and Ebizo's hearts sank.
The faces of the other Sunagakure high-ranking officials also changed dramatically, and the air instantly solidified, so oppressive it was suffocating.
Many years ago, a teenage Satoshi treated Shukaku like a toy, beating him. He even incidentally flattened their already barren Sunagakure into ruins.
Today, he's back!
But for him to dare to infiltrate Sunagakure alone, wasn't he looking down on them a bit too much?
Don't think Sunagakure has few people. We implement elite education, focusing on quality.
"Stop him! At the very least, don't let him be so arrogant!"
Sunagakure, main gate.
The sturdy defensive line, symbolizing Sunagakure's last stand, was as fragile as paper. A flash of a blade, and the barrier of rock and steel crumbled.
The elite Suna ninjas stationed there didn't even have time to form hand signs to resist before being trapped by a massive surge of water prison. They could only watch that figure leisurely stroll into their village.
"H-how is this possible?"
"Why can one person's Chakra be… so terrifying?!"
Even from a dozen meters away, Suna ninjas could still feel Satoshi's dangerous aura. They didn't even dare to meet the young Hokage's gaze, fearing he would slice them into pieces like a watermelon.
"Two sirs, what should we do…?"
"..."
"Temporarily avoid his sharp edge."
Inside Sunagakure, a large number of mechanisms were set up.
The purpose was to prevent Kakashi and that bowl-cut guy from sneaking in and raiding Sunagakure.
Every step Satoshi took naturally triggered a large number of mechanisms. He didn't even stop, just casually raised a finger.
A violent water vortex instantly rose from the ground with his body as its center.
The high-speed rotating water roared deafeningly, crushing all incoming attacks. The water vortex was like a living creature, greedily devouring the land beneath its feet. The water beneath his feet continuously spread, covering more and more areas.
The residents of Sunagakure had always longed for ample water to solve their daily problems. But they had never hated these spreading waters as much as they did today.
"Ahhh!"
"Let me go!"
Whips of water, condensed from the flowing water, coiled around Suna ninjas attempting to resist or flee. They were lifted high and suspended in mid-air.
"I am Satoshi, the Fifth Hokage of Konoha. I now represent all the villagers of Konoha in accepting Sunagakure's surrender."
"Damn it…"
Suna ninjas' fists clenched.
Although Sunagakure had lost to Konoha more than once or twice, for you to just barge in and declare acceptance of surrender, isn't that a bit too much bullying?
Chiyo looked at Satoshi, a surge of unidentifiable anger rising within her. She hated white-haired guys the most.
Chiyo took out a puppet scroll. She wanted to fight until the very last moment.
"Still want to fight, Chiyo?"
Satoshi's slender fingers drew out Murasame, and the pattering rain slowly dripped to the ground.
"Tobirama-sama once said that in war, if the enemy resists, just kill them. That will avoid many unnecessary sacrifices."
Chiyo was so angry she felt like she was having a heart attack.
Always mentioning Tobirama, have you even met Tobirama, you brat?
Right, Tobirama also has white hair.
Ebizo patted Chiyo's shoulder and said, "Sister, if we fight here, the villagers will all die. Moreover, we are indeed not his match."
Ebizo knew very well.
As Konoha's top combat power, Satoshi should have been on the battlefield against Iwagakure. His presence here meant that the problem with Iwagakure was resolved.
With Iwagakure and Kumogakure both dealt with, they naturally had nothing left to struggle for.
Chiyo's bloodshot eyes stared fixedly at Satoshi, then painfully swept over the suspended ninjas and the terrified villagers in the distance. Her arm loosened, dropping the scroll to the ground.
"Sunagakure accepts negotiations."
"There are no negotiations. Sunagakure must surrender unconditionally and await Konoha's judgment."
"You!"
Chiyo and Ebizo hadn't expected Satoshi to be so unyielding externally.
But at this point, they had no choice. They could already hear the approaching footsteps of the Konoha army, growing closer.
With the victor's pressure, it surged towards Sunagakure like a tide.
The Konoha army had also arrived.
"We… Sunagakure, surrender unconditionally to Konoha."
"Konoha accepts Sunagakure's surrender."
Satoshi put away Murasame.
"Where are Suna ninjas? Konoha's Green Beast has arrived."
Outside the village entrance, a dense army of ninjas stood.
A green figure carrying a white figure rushed to the forefront like a cannonball. It was the hot-blooded Guy and a resigned Kakashi tucked under his armpit.
"Hmm?"
Guy's eyes widened, and Kakashi's dead-fish eyes also showed a rare flicker of surprise.
Why were the Suna ninjas all dejected, and their weapons strewn everywhere like trash?
"Senpais, it's over. Konoha has won."
A brief silence.
The next second.
"Wooooah!"
A deafening roar erupted from Guy's chest, and he shot into the sky like a lit rocket.
"We won! Victory forever belongs to Konoha!"
In his ecstasy, he casually tossed Kakashi, who was on his shoulder, violently into the air.
Kakashi's shriek pierced the sky. "Idiot! Put me down!"
[Mission Progress Update: Under Tobirama's brilliant leadership, Konoha has successfully won the final victory of the Fourth Great Ninja War!]
[Mission Reward: Tobirama can now fuse Madara's Rinnegan, as well as the power of Tobirama's current Mangekyo Sharingan, which was acquired from an unknown source, possibly Izuna's.]
Hmm?
This reward…
[Begin fusion immediately?]
Yes.
I'll use it for now, I'll switch to something better later.
As soon as the thought arose, Satoshi felt a strange sensation deep within his eyes.
He could clearly feel his ocular power undergoing a radical transformation.
When he opened his eyes again, the distinctive Mangekyo Sharingan pattern had disappeared. In its place were Madara's Rinnegan.
[Tobirama has successfully activated Rinnegan: Madara version]
[Rinnegan abilities: Demonic Statue Chains, Chakra Absorption, Chibaku Tensei, Tengai Shinsei, Limbo: Border Jail, and other Ninjutsu to be developed.]
An unprecedented sense of power surged through his entire body.
Satoshi habitually reached for the small sealing scroll he carried, taking out the two well-preserved trophies, the Rinnegan he had extracted from Nagato.
However, the moment the scroll unfolded, he was slightly stunned.
The purple eyeballs, which had originally contained terrifying ocular power, had now turned into two plain white balls, like two small stones.
"Ah…"
Satoshi lips curled into a smirk.
Now, if Obito, or Madara, or Black Zetsu found out, wouldn't they be so angry they'd die on the spot?
"Hahahahahahaha!"
The powerful power made Satoshi let out an Uchiha-style mad laugh.
Everyone looked sideways, and upon noticing his peculiar eyes, they couldn't help but gasp.
"Did the clan head's Sharingan evolve again? Does this mean the Mangekyo Sharingan isn't the Uchiha clan's ultimate stage?"
"The clan head truly lives up to being the man who can become Hokage. He is indeed terrifying."
…
Inside the cave, Zetsu delivered bad news.
"Madara-sama, our plan has encountered some unexpected issues for the third time."
"What?"
Zetsu chose his words carefully, cautiously saying, "The Rinnegan you left with Nagato, which Satoshi snatched... He used it on himself."
"What?!"
Madara instantly flew into a rage.
Those were his things. How dare you claim them for yourself?!
"Naturally evil Tobirama, you actually turned my noble Uchiha bloodline into this state!" Madara gnashed his teeth in hatred.
These Rinnegan were too important to him. Without them, the Eye of the Moon Plan could not be executed.
Had decades of effort been wasted just like that?
Even angrier was Black Zetsu.
How long had Madara and Obito, those two fools, been working?
He had waited for over a millennium to resurrect his mother, Kaguya.
Now, version 3.0 of the plan had also failed. What was to be done?
Fortunately, Madara was a very proud man. He firmly believed that after Hashirama's death, no one in the Ninja World was worthy of being his opponent.
"Continue collecting the Tailed Beasts. I need to find an opportunity to reclaim those eyes from that brat."
Now, it was Eye of the Moon Plan 4.0.