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Chapter 154 - The Prophet Jigen

"Perhaps we should contact all the Shinobi villages again, convene a new Council of the Five Kage, and take the initiative to promote true unification!"

— Now they should have calmed down!

"It's all the Hidden Stone Village's fault! If they hadn't suddenly come up with this plan to capture Uchiha Yue's eyes and exploit other villages, the Shinobi Alliance would never have collapsed!

— I previously sent toads from Mount Myoboku to the Hidden Stone for exploration. They were the first to break the unity, and they couldn't figure anything out in the end!

— Other villages have achieved some results, but they are still under discussion.

While the wise men on Mount Myoboku were discussing how to promote the true unification of the villages…

***

In Hidden Cloud Village, the shadow of the recently deceased Fourth Raikage still hovered over the villagers. The plan of their superweapon, in fact, was crowned with success: it really had the power, capable, as expected, of killing Uchiha Yue.

It was impossible to find fault with that. The weapon worked, the Raikage's plan was correct. They did everything right.

They killed the Uchiha Yue they imagined, the one with only three lives left.

And then they had to face a cruel reality beyond all expectations. It was as if a meteorite had come from outer space, threatening to destroy the world, and, according to scientists, its destruction would require weapons that exist only in blueprints. And so all the countries of the world quickly united, created this weapon, surpassing all expectations, and successfully launched it.

And then it turned out that the meteorite had not received a scratch. The problem lay not in their actions, but in the very essence of the chosen solution.

For a moment, the entire Hidden Cloud Village was gripped by an oppressive despair. Even if the superweapon failed, how could they defeat Uchiha Yue?

No one was even worried about the two abducted jinchuuriki. The world is about to collapse, and if anything happened to them, they just died a little earlier.

However, it was at this moment that a man named Jigen appeared in the village, bringing both jinchuuriki with him.

By demonstrating his strength, he brought hope to the Hidden Cloud.

Jigen introduced himself as a hermit prophet. He predicted the demise of the Shinobi world: Uchiha Yue would destroy this world. He was not a human, but a living, invincible, and immortal natural disaster.

But there was no need to despair. He saw a glimmer of hope, saw the future. In the Shinobi world, there is a Destiny's Child born to destroy Uchiha Yue. No one can kill Yue, but this amazing Child of Fate will certainly be able to.

Destiny's Child is their only hope!

However, this future was not predetermined. He had to be guided, found. Only by finding a Destiny's Child among people can one awaken his inner strength and destroy Uchiha Yue.

To protect the world from destruction, to destroy a natural disaster like Uchiha Yue, he decided to intervene.

Now, when the Hidden Cloud was plunged into despair, the prophecy of such a strong man became a saving straw, which the village immediately grasped. There was no other way out. Jigen was too strong—the entire Hidden Cloud Village combined couldn't stand up to him.

At Jigen's suggestion, Killer Bee became the new Fifth Raikage.

Killer B believed in the prophecy. To avenge his older brother, he became the new Raikage, unhesitatingly supported Jigen and sent the news of the prophecy to other villages, again offering to discuss the creation of an alliance.

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"Child of Destiny... the Alliance…

Rasa stared at the letter in his hands, deep in thought.

Ever since he realized that Uchiha Yue seemed to be immortal, he had been in painful silence. He did not regret Gaara's wasted death in the fight against an opponent who, as it turned out, could not be defeated. He wondered if Uchiha Yue was really immortal. Could their superweapons really not have killed him?

After much thought, there was no answer, and the despair only intensified. It was possible to kill Uchiha Yue, but not completely destroy her. There were no solutions or hopes against it. The endlessly evolving, immortal enemy was anyone's nightmare.

Some Shinobi of the Village of Hidden Sand, having searched through many archives, have found a way to resist Izanagi. They even sent people to Konoha, but hope died. Uchiha Sasuke is dead. Yes, he's dead. The last Uchiha in the world they could have had is gone!

Great job, Konoha.

Where did Uchiha Sasuke really go? Had he died during their previous plan? What nonsense!

Upon learning of Sasuke's disappearance, Rasa recalled a recent letter from Konoha proposing an alliance, whose plan then made him laugh for a long time. At first, he didn't take it seriously. Persuade a powerful enemy to commit suicide? This is ridiculous! It's better to try to overcome by force.

But now, realizing Uchiha Yue's true power, Rasa thought that there was some common sense in their plan. How to defeat an immortal enemy? To force him to give up hope of life and voluntarily die.

Alas, it only seemed possible. Anyone in their right mind wouldn't commit suicide because of the words of a bunch of weaklings.

Anyway, Uchiha Sasuke's death finally deprived the Village of Hidden Sand of a way to destroy Yue. Sealing? It's a good idea, but what kind of seal can hold back a monster that feeds on energy? Moreover, this monster could absorb kinetic and other forms of energy. It was impossible to seal it.

"Maybe… Maybe this is hope! A Child of Destiny…

***

In the Hidden Stone Village, Oonoki put down the letter, raised his head, and looked towards the Area of Dead Silence. It got colder. Since this area appeared, the temperature on the planet has been steadily decreasing.

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